三、完形填空
A video showing a 12-year-old boy from Moche, Peru, doing his homework on the sidewalk, under a streetlight, has been watched several million times on social media after being
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by local police.
Staff at the Moche police station first
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Victor Martin late last month, while checking security cameras (监控摄像). They found a young boy sitting on the sidewalk by
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at night. At first, they thought he was doing something bad, but later they realized he was
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writing something in his notebook, taking advantage of the streetlight overhead. Moved by the boy’s
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, the police shared the video on social media.
At the time of this writing, Victor’s heart-warming and
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heart-breaking story has spread all around the world. A local TV station
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to find the boy and sat down with his mother to learn why he was doing his homework in the street instead of at home.
It turns out that the 12-year-old’s family is so
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that they couldn’t pay for electricity, so they just depended on a
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during the night. Unluckily, Victor Martin could
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finish his homework before the sun went down, and recently he couldn’t
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the weak candlelight any more.
“One day, my son said, ‘
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I continue with the candle, I will go crazy! I’d better go outside to finish my homework,’” Victor’s mother said. She
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that Victor’s neck would often become hard to move because of tilting (倾斜) his head to let the candlelight fall on his notebook.
Victor’s mother said that although he
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housework and takes care of the family sheep every day, the sixth grader takes
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very seriously and gets good grades.
(
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) 1. A. shared B. taken C. discussed D. praised
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C
) 2. A. met B. interviewed C. noticed D. caught
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D
) 3. A. itself B. yourself C. myself D. himself
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B
) 4. A. shyly B. actually C. carelessly D. certainly
(
C
) 5. A. wish B. plan C. spirit D. hobby
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C
) 6. A. by the way B. at least C. at the same time D. in the end
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A
) 7. A. managed B. stopped C. promised D. refused
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D
) 8. A. traditional B. popular C. special D. poor
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B
) 9. A. flash B. candle C. camera D. fire
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)10. A. seldom B. even C. only D. still
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B
)11. A. change B. stand C. enjoy D. protect
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)12. A. Although B. Because C. If D. Until
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)13. A. added B. warned C. hoped D. lied
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)14. A. puts off B. worries about C. gives up D. helps with
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B
)15. A. health B. school C. friendship D. safety
