1. 【2019·北京卷】
一、2019年高考真题
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Regardless of the weather or the distance, Paul Wilson will make sure low-income students in his neighbourhood arrive at their college classes on time. A retired engineer, 76-year-old Wilson has been ___11___ free rides to college students for the past eight years. Since he first started ___12___ his car to the young people. Wilson has ___13___ am astonishing 64, 000 miles, and has had countless pleasant and often humorous ___14___ with the students he transports to and from school. The students who he's ___15___ have gone on to become physicians, teachers and engineers, but what they've also got out of their time in school is finding a role model and a friend in Wilson. Some students ___16___ call him “Grandpa”.
Tina Stern ___17___ rides from Wilson for all her four years in college and the trips meant much more to her than just free ___18___. "It's not just a ride;you're not just sitting there in ___19___ silence or with your headphones on.” Stern said. “He asks you questions and actually ___20___ the answers, so the next time you ride with him, he'll ___21___ those things." Wilson first worked as a driver through a student-support programme of the non-profit organisation. On Point for College. Although the ___22___ asks the members only to drive students to and from their classes, Wilson often goes ___23___ to ensure the welfare and safety of the students. If they have problems with registration. Wilson is there to ___24___ them. If they run out of certain daily necessities. Wilson will drive to the nearest store and purchase what's needed. If a student gets hungry on the long drives to and from school, Wilson never ___25___ to buy them a meal. For many students, Wilson's help is not only appreciated, it's also entirely ___26___ for them to be able to complete their college education. Some students don't have a reliable car, while others have to ___27___ vehicles with parents who work six days a week. For them, riding with Wilson has ___28___ them to complete their education — but according to Wilson, he benefits just as much from the ___29___. “I just love driving and I love these kids, "Wilson said. "It's such a(n ___30___ to be a part of these kids’ lives, even just for a few hours, getting to know them and hearing their ,
stories." 11. A. linking 12. A. donating 13. A. paved 14. A. arguments 15. A. met 16. A. even 17. A. earned 18. A. transportation 19. A. forced 20. A. selects 21. A. act on 22. A. club 23. A. far 24. A. assist 25. A. expects 26. A. extra 27. A. share 28. A. required 29. A. experience 30. A. effort 2. 【2019·浙江卷】
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There are lots of ways to raise awareness for a cause. Usually, the ___36___ the idea is, the more it gets noticed. And that’s precisely why one ___37___ Frenchman has caught our attention. Baptiste Dubanchet is biking across Europe,surviving ___38___ on discarded(丢弃food. The three-month, 1 900-mile journey from Paris to Warsaw is Dubanchet’s ___39___ of raising awareness of food waste in Europe and throughout the world. As you can ___40___, the trip is no piece of cake. While restaurants ___41___ tons of food each B. sending B. lending B. covered B. interviews B. driven B. ever B. received B. style B. awkward B. recites B. settle on B. league B. around B. watch B. attempts B. unusual B. fuel B. allowed B. arrangement B. ambition C. offering C. delivering C. measured C. negotiations C. addressed C. once C. assessed C. time C. ridiculous C. guesses C. check on C. college C. beyond C. urge C. manages C. necessary C. repair C. reminded C. appreciation C. privilege D. distributing D. volunteering D. wandered D. wandered D. conversations D. already D. demanded D. communication D. suspicious D. remembers D. agree on D. programme D. forwards D. warm D. hesitates D. adequate D. exchange D. convinced D. employment D. convenience
year, much of it remains inaccessible because of ___42___ garbage containers, health regulations, or business policies. Only about one in ten places ___43___ him food that would otherwise be discarded. For legal ___44___, most restaurants have a policy against ___45___ food waste. "Some people have even ___46___ their jobs by giving me food," Dubanchet said. What's ___47___ interesting is the attitude various cities have toward Dubanchet’s cause. Berlin has been the ___48___ while the most difficult was the Czech town of Pilsen. There, he had to ___49___ at some ___50___ different stores or restaurants before finding food. The 50 is all the more serious when you consider the ___51___ exercise required to bike from France to Poland. "I have to get food ___52___ because after all the biking I am tired and I need the ___53___,"Dubanchet explained. "Is my ___54___ full or empty? That is the most important thing, not what I am eating." He aims to ___55___ his journey by mid-July. With any luck, he’ll turn a few more heads in the process. 36. A. cleverer 37. A. garbage-eating 38. A. secretly 39. A. purpose