高考真题2023年天津市完形填空-英勇小男孩
There are moments when strangers’ lives collide(碰撞) by accident, and even though they may never see each other again, they’ re changed forever. These can be moments when true character is ___1___ , often through acts of kindness and generosity of unlikely heroes.
Not long ago, I was a(n) ___2___ to that kind of moment. On a summer midnight, my parents and I had just ___3___ a long flight and started to walk through the empty airport when I saw a passenger suddenly fall to the ground. We ___4___ ran toward him. My parents, who are doctors, dropped everything and began trying to ___5___ what had happened. As they asked him questions and searched for a(n) ___6___ information card, other passengers from the flight joined us. My parents ___7___ that the man was hypoglycaemic(低血糖的) and in major need of sugar. ___8___, the only thing we could find was a protein bar. We were ___9___ it would not be enough to save him.
Just then, a young boy, Mecca, arrived at the ____10____ with the flight attendants(空乘人员). He quietly announced, “I have a Snickers(士力架巧克力)!” Nobody responded to him as they were in the ____11____ of trying to save a stranger’s life. Mecca dug deep into his backpack, and ____12____ a Snickers. He then handed it to my father, who was trying to manage with the protein bar.
Within seconds of the Snickers replacing the protein bar, the man regained ____13____. Mecca, a fourth grader, ____14____ this stranger’s life!
No one could have guessed that earlier that night, Mecca had just been through a ____15____ time. His father’s flight was unexpectedly canceled, ____16____ him to fly alone. He had never flown by himself before and was very nervous. His grandmother filled his backpack with candy to make him a little less ____17____.
When we told Mecca’s parents of his ____18____ actions, they smiled from ear to ear. They were surprised that he had saved some candy and was able to think about the candy during the ____19____.
As time goes on, I remain ____20____ by the experience of witnessing a nine-year-old save a stranger’s life. Even today Mecca’s kindness continues to make me smile.
1.1.
A created
B revealed
C introduced
D preserved
解析：选B。B 根据前文“There are moments when strangers’ lives collide(碰撞)by accident, and even though they may never see each other again, they’ re changed forever.”以及后文“often through acts of kindness and generosity of unlikely heroes.”可知，有时候，陌生人的生活会因为偶然的碰撞而交错在一起，即使他们可能永远不会再见面，他们也会永远改变。这些时刻通常是通过非凡英雄的善良和慷慨的行为展现出来的，可能揭示了真正的品格。故选B。
2.2.
A witness
B visitor
C match
D exception
解析：选A。A 根据后文“that kind of moment.”以及后文的内容，可知此处表示作者也是这个时刻的亲历者。故选A。
3.3.
A caught
B confirmed
C gotten off
D put off
解析：选C。C 根据后文“started to walk through the empty airport”可知，作者和父母刚下飞机，走出空荡荡的机场。故选C。
4.4.
A safely
B accidentally
C casually
D immediately
解析：选D。D 根据“I saw a passenger suddenly fall to the ground.”可知，突然看到有人倒下，故作者和家人立刻跑过去。故选D。
5.5.
A get across
B figure out
C take down
D bring up
解析：选B。B 根据前文“dropped everything and began trying to”可知，因为作者的父母放下手里的东西去弄清楚到底发生了什么。故选B。
6.6.
A medical
B financial
C educational
D military
解析：选A。A 根据“information card”以及后文的“the man was hypoglycaemic”可知，在男人倒下后，作者的父母询问相关的医疗信息卡，原来男人是低血糖而倒下。故选A。
7.7.
A recalled
B determined
C admitted
D guaranteed
解析：选B。B 根据“that the man was hypoglycaemic(低血糖的)”可知，父母确定因为低血糖男人才倒下。故选B。
8.8.
A Instead
B Therefore
C Otherwise
D However
解析：选D。D 根据“the only thing we could find was a protein bar.”可知，男人倒下是因为低血糖，需要糖回升血糖，而当前只能找到一个蛋白质棒，前后构成转折关系。故选D。
9.9.
A worried
B confused
C embarrassed
D annoyed
解析：选A。A 根据“it would not be enough to save him”可知，因为当前只能找到一个蛋白质棒，因此作者和家人担心这不足以救助倒下的男人。故选A。
10.10.
A station
B destination
C scene
D department
解析：选C。C 根据“Mecca, arrived at the”可知，一个名叫麦加的小男孩和空乘人员来到了现场。故选C。
11.11.
A chaos
B possession
C habit
D direction
解析：选A。A 根据“trying to save a stranger's life”可知，因为在场的人都处于混乱之中拯救陌生人的生命，因此没人回复他。故选A。
12.12.
A gave away
B set aside
C pulled out
D kept off
解析：选C。C 根据“Mecca dug deep into his backpack,”可知，麦加在背包里翻了半天，掏出一块士力架。故选C。
13.13.
A memory
B appetite
C independence
D consciousness
解析：选D。D 根据“Within seconds of the Snickers replacing the protein bar,”可知，当士力架代替了蛋白质棒，男子血糖恢复，几秒钟后，这名男子就恢复了意识。故选D。
14.14.
A risked
B saved
C sacrificed
D respected
解析：选B。B 根据上文可知，这名男子恢复了意识，因此四年级学生麦加救了这个陌生人的命。故选B。
15.15.
A proper
B tough
C enjoyable
D mysterious
解析：选B。B 根据后文可知，他父亲的航班意外取消，迫使他独自飞行，由此可知麦加刚刚经历了一段艰难的时期。故选B。
16.16.
A forcing
B urging
C reminding
D permitting
解析：选A。A 根据“His father’s flight was unexpectedly canceled,”可知，由于麦加父亲的航班意外取消，由此迫使麦加独自乘坐航班。故选A。
17.17.
A guilty
B anxious
C sensitive
D doubtful
解析：选B。B 根据“He had never flown by himself before and was very nervous.”可知，麦加从未独自做过航班，因此祖母在其包中装满糖果不让他焦虑。故选B。
18.18.
A modest
B ambitious
C heroic
D confident
解析：选C。C 根据前文可知，麦加救助低血糖男人这个举动是“英勇的”。故选C。
19.19.
A flight
B operation
C performance
D emergency
解析：选D。D 根据前文可知，低血糖男子倒下属于紧急情况。故选D。
20.20.
A relieved
B puzzled
C frustrated
D inspired
解析：选D。D 根据“Even today Mecca's kindness continues to make me smile.”可知，在经历此事后，直到今天，麦加的善良仍然让作者微笑，由此一个九岁的孩子麦加拯救陌生人的经历激励着作者。故选D。