(2019·湖北名校冲刺二模)Looking overwhelmed (淹没) by the attention, Rubi Ibarra celebrated her 15th birthday on a big farm in central Mexico. The __1__ to the event by her father __2__ rapidly and made her a star in her country.
Family members had to open a path for the girl through dozens of __3__ and photographers so she could reach the Mass (弥撒) for her on a farm in the state of San Luis Potosi. A large board __4__ “Welcome to my 15th birthday party” with Rubi's picture towered over the tents and tables __5__ with food.
Thousands of people __6__ from across Mexico for the celebration. Rubi's party __7__ national and international fame after a local event photographer posted on his Facebook page a video of the girl's father __8__ a birthday party complete with food, horse races and local bands. In the video, Crescencio Ibarra __9__ describes the party and prizes, before announcing that “everyone is __10__ invited.”
Rubi's mother later __11__ that Crescencio had only been referring to everyone in the __12__ communities, not the world, but by then the video had been picked up many times on YouTube and had been seen by millions.
Mexican airline Interjet published a promotion offering 30% __13__ on flights to San Luis Potosi, under the slogan “Are you going to Rubi's party？” Actor Gael Garcia Bernal made a funny video of the invitation, and singer Luis Antonio Lopez wrote a lovely __14__ especially for Rubi.
Several hundred guests __15__ on the morning of the day for the party, but the number increased as the day __16__ so that by evening there were thousands and the event looked like a rock concert. Cars __17__ the access roads to the communities and police monitored the __18__.
“What happened with Rubi is an interesting example of how the __19__ amplifies (放大) people's personal lives and how __20__ media look for stories on social networks to bring in new audiences，” said Sergio Octavio Contreras, a professor from a Mexican university.
篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一名墨西哥女孩的父亲录制了一段描述生日派对的视频，并在视频中对所有人都诚挚地发出了邀请，这段视频被当地一名活动摄影师在他的Facebook页面上发布了。结果，吸引了成千上万人去参加派对，场景就像是一个盛大的音乐会。
1.A.argument B．invitation
C.plan D．secret
答案：B 根据上文“Rubi Ibarra在墨西哥中部的一个大农场庆祝自己的15岁生日”可知，此处指“她父亲邀请她参加这次活动”。故B选项正确。
2.A.troubled B．moved
C.switched D．spread
答案：D 根据下文“她成了国内明星”可知，此处指“消息迅速传开”。故D选项正确。
3.A.reporters B．doctors
C.teachers D．scientists
答案：A 根据下文“成千上万的人从墨西哥各地赶来参加庆祝活动”可知，此次活动应该是吸引了大量的记者。故A选项正确。
4.A.lying B．saying
C.confirming D．promising
答案：B 根据语境可知，此处指“一个巨大的板子上写着‘欢迎来到我的15岁生日聚会’”。故 B选项正确。
5.A.finished B．linked
C.filled D．shared
答案：C 根据语境可知，此处指“摆满食物的桌子”，be filled with “充满；装满”。故C选项正确。
6.A.heard B．dated
C.kept D．came
答案：D 根据语境可知，此处指“成千上万的人从墨西哥各地赶来参加庆祝活动”，come from “来自”。故D选项正确。
7.A.gained B．accepted
C.touched D．produced
答案：A 根据上文描述可知，此处应指“鲁比的生日派对吸引了国内外的关注”。故A选项正确。
8.A.complaining B．recalling
C.describing D．reflecting
答案：C 根据语境可知，此处指“当地一名活动摄影师在他的Facebook页面上发布了一段视频，视频中女孩的父亲描述了一个由食物、赛马和当地乐队组成的生日派对”。故C选项正确。
9.A.wisely B．impolitely
C.proudly D．guiltily
答案：C 根据语境可知，此处指女孩的父亲Crescencio Ibarra “自豪地描述了派对和奖品”。故C选项正确。
10.A.accidentally B．sincerely
C.unwillingly D．unbelievably
答案：B 根据语境可知，此处应指“诚挚地邀请所有人”。故B选项正确。
11.A.explained B．proved
C.refused D．introduced
答案：A 根据语境可知，此处指“鲁比的妈妈随后解释说”。故A选项正确。
12.A.friendly B．different
C.other D．neighbouring
答案：D 根据下文“not the world”可知，此处指“鲁比的父亲Crescencio只提到了邻近社区的每个人”。故D选项正确。
13.A.protections B．discounts
C.suggestions D．services
答案：B 根据语境可知，此处指“墨西哥Interjet航空公司在飞往圣路易斯波托西的航班上发布了一项促销活动，提供30%的折扣”。故B选项正确。
14.A.diary B．letter
C.song D．book
答案：C 根据语境可知，此处指“歌手Luis Antonio Lopez专门为鲁比写了一首甜美的歌曲”。故C选项正确。
15.A.arrived B．researched
C.took D．carried
答案：A 根据语境可知，此处指“那天早上有几百名客人来参加聚会”。故A选项正确。
16.A.determined B．reached
C.progressed D．formed
答案：C 根据语境可知，此处指“但随着时间的推移，来参加晚会的客人越来越多”。progress “(时间上)推移，流逝”。故C选项正确。
17.A.limited B．blocked
C.controlled D．destroyed
答案：B 根据上文“到晚上就有几千人，整个晚会就像一场摇滚音乐会”可知，此处指“汽车阻塞了通往社区的道路”。故B选项正确。
18.A.competition B．situation
C.adventure D．decision
答案：B 由于太多的人来参加派对，汽车阻塞了交通，此处应指“警察监控着局势”。故B选项正确。
19.A.video B．television
C.newspaper D．Internet
答案：D 根据上文的描述，可知鲁比的生日派对之所以如此吸引人们的注意力，是因为描述派对的视频在网上得到了快速传播。故D选项正确。
20.A.traditional B．fashionable
C.perfect D．special
答案：A 根据语境“media look for stories on social networks to bring in new audiences”可知，此处指“传统媒体如何寻找故事”，故A选项正确。
