(2019·浙江省稽阳联谊学校高三联考)Never give up on the good times! Just ask the residents (居住者) in a Florida Nursing Center, who recently got their very own “__1__ dance party”. And some happy seniors __2__ to taking a trip down memory lane.
Debbie, a local teacher, __3__ with high school students. In addition to providing a good time for the residents, the event helped build __4__ between the students and the oftenforgotten senior community.
“Teenagers don't see wrinkles. They don't see __5__，” Debbie said. “They see someone new to __6__. The elderly have so much knowledge to give to the __7__ while the elderly need the young to bring the __8__.”
Debbie sat down with the residents to __9__ them questions about their own dance party, and was fascinated by the emotional memories that __10__. “One woman was 101 and went to the dance party with the love of her life，” Debbie recalled. “They were __11__ to be married, but he was killed during the war. She still has a picture ... She did __12__ someone else later, but you never forget your first __13__.”
Another resident never went to the dance party as a teenager and was __14__ to now experience her first. “She was __15__ in her wheelchair！” said Debbie.
Delighted by the __16__ of the event, she appeals to those volunteers to remember seniors can __17__ activities apart from BINGO. “People think that they're __18__ to do anything any more when you have __19__ persons, but they are，” she said. “They might move at a __20__ pace, but you should see the joy on their faces.”
篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一些学生与老师关爱居住在养老院的老人，为他们举办了一个舞会，让老人焕发青春。
1．A.senior B．wedding
C．holiday D．graduation
答案：A 由第2空前的“happy seniors”可知此处指举办老年人舞会，故A项符合语境。
2．A.hesitated B．promised
C．thrilled D．arranged
答案：C 根据上文可知，这些开心的老人非常激动，故C项符合语境。
3．A.lived B．worked
C．toured D．exercised
答案：B 根据语境可知，学生与老师共同合作去帮助老年人，故B项符合语境。
4．A.understanding B．confidence
C．partnership D．connection
答案：D 根据语境可知，除了给居住者愉快的时光，这项活动帮助学生和那些常常被遗忘的老年人社区建立联系，故D项符合语境。
5．A.sacrifice B．risk
C．weakness D．potential
答案：C 由语境可知，学生从老年人身上看到的不是皱纹和虚弱，故C项符合语境。
6．A.learn from B．turn to
C．look after D．call on
答案：A 根据语境可知，老人身上有许多学生们要学习的知识，故选A。
7．A.teachers B．students
C．audience D．staff
答案：B 句意：老年人有非常多的知识教给学生，同时，老年人需要年轻人给他们带来活力，故B项符合语境。
8．A.fortune B．dignity
C．reputation D．spirit
答案：D 年轻人能给老年人带来精神和活力，这正是老年人需要的，故选D。
9．A.read B．teach
C．ask D．write
答案：C 句意：Debbie坐下来问老人们一些有关他们的舞会的问题，故C项符合语境。
10．A.flooded back B．picked up
C．faded D．wandered
答案：A 句意：Debbie坐下来问老人们一些有关他们的舞会的问题，被老人们涌现出的那些令人动情的回忆迷住。flood back意为 “涌现”；pick up意为 “捡起；学会”；fade意为 “衰退”；wander意为 “流浪；徘徊”，故A项符合语境。
11．A.forbidden B．supposed
C．forced D．persuaded
答案：B 句意：他们本应该结婚。be supposed to do sth. “应该做某事”，故B项符合语境。
12．A.meet B．expect
C．decline D．marry
答案：D 句意：她后来嫁给了别人，故D项符合语境。
13．A.impression B．love
C．attempt D．performance
答案：B 句意：但一个人永远不会忘了初恋，故B项符合语境。
14．A.nervous B．lucky
C．pleased D．embarrassed
答案：C 句意：另外，还有一位老人在年少时从来没有参加过舞会，现在非常高兴体验她的第一次舞会，故C项符合语境。
15．A.dancing B．sitting
C．trembling D．sleeping
答案：A 根据语境可知，她坐在轮椅上跳舞，故A项符合语境。
16．A.schedule B．ceremony
C．budget D．success
答案：D 根据语境可知，Debbie为舞会的成功高兴不已，故D项符合语境。
17．A.evaluate B．promote
C．appreciate D．investigate
答案：C 句意：她提醒那些志愿者除了Bingo游戏之外老年人还能享受各种活动。evaluate意为 “评价”；promate意为“提升”；appreciate意为“欣赏”；investigate意为“调查”，故C项符合语境。
18．A.unwilling B．unable
C．unsuitable D．uncomfortable
答案：B 句意：那些身边有老年人的人，常认为老年人什么也做不了。故B项符合语境。
19．A.elderly B．disabled
C．stubborn D．optimistic
答案：A elderly意为“上了年纪的”；disabled意为“残疾的”；stubborn意为“固执的”；optimistic意为“乐观的”。全文讲述的都是老年人，故A项符合语境。
20．A.steadier B．faster
C．wilder D．slower
答案：D 句意：老年人可能以比较缓慢的步伐移动，但是你应看到他们脸上表现出来的兴奋，故D项符合语境。
