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(2020届湖北省七市高三联考)
In recent weeks customers have been queuing at Donut City, starting at 4∶30 a．m., to buy dozens of doughnuts (甜甜圈). Customers say the doughnuts are 1 . But the taste is not the reason why they've been waiting in 2 to buy them.
It started a few weeks ago, when customers started noticing that something was 3 . Every day for the past 28 years, the friendly husbandandwife 4 of Donut City—Stella and John Chhan—have stood behind the counter 5 doughnuts. But then one day, Stella Chhan wasn't there.
When customers enquired, John Chhan, 62, told them Stella had fallen ill and was 6 in a nursing home. He would visit his wife once all the doughnuts were 7 ．
Dawn Caviola, a 8 of Donut City, thought if enough people would buy a dozen doughnuts every morning, John Chhan could close early and go to 9 his wife.
After Caviola posted the 10 on the neighborhood message board, neighbors and fans responded in a positive way. They started 11 in the dark, ordering dozens of doughnuts.
Jenee Rogers has been a 12 Donut City customer for the past 20 years. She saw a local news story about the 13 to help the Chhans, which included trying to set up a GoFundMe page to 14 money to help the Chhans, but they 15 the offer. Rogers said she and all of her friends started to spread the word to go to the shop 16 and buy doughnuts.
When Stella Chhan 17 fell ill a few weeks ago, John Chhan said, she couldn't speak and had trouble 18 . Now she's talking some and can sit down on her own and she is getting better and better.
In a phone interview, John Chhan expressed how thankful he is to his 19 customers.
“I 20 it，” he said. “I just can't say enough thank you and thank you.”
【语篇解读】 文章讲述了最近几周顾客们从凌晨4∶30就开始排队买甜甜圈，甚至有人会一次性买几十个，而这样的举动其实是为了帮助店主早点去陪伴他生病的妻子。
1．A.cheap B．delicious
C．smelly D．juicy
解析：选B 根据下文中的“But the taste is not the reason”可知，上文应该是说甜甜圈很好吃。delicious意为“美味的”。故选B。
2．A.line B．exchange
C．panic D．return
解析：选A 根据本段第一句中的“customers have been queuing at Donut City”可知，顾客们在排队买甜甜圈。wait in line意为“排队等候”。故选A。
3．A.common B．interesting
C．awkward D．wrong
解析：选D 根据下文语境可知，店主夫妇以前总是一起卖甜甜圈，但是有一天女主人不在了，所以顾客们感觉有点儿不对劲。故选D。
4．A.customers B．neighbors
C．owners D．waiters
解析：选C 根据语境可知，Stella和John Chhan是甜甜圈城的店主。owner意为“所有者”。故选C。
5．A.buying B．selling
C．ordering D．sending
解析：选B 根据上文语境可知，Stella和John Chhan是在柜台后卖甜甜圈。sell意为“卖”。故选B。
6．A.working B．volunteering
C．recovering D．visiting
解析：选C 根据上文中的“Stella had fallen ill”可知，Stella生病了，所以应该是在疗养院休养恢复。recover意为“恢复”。故选C。
7．A.taken out B．sold out
C．called off D．put off
解析：选B 根据语境可知，John Chhan会在所有的甜甜圈都卖完后去见他的妻子。sell out意为“卖完”。故选B。
8．A.worker B．citizen
C．reporter D．fan
解析：选D 根据下文中Caviola的所作所为可知，他在帮助店主John Chhan，所以他应该是甜甜圈城的粉丝。fan意为“粉丝”。故选D。
9．A.accompany B．praise
C．encourage D．recognize
解析：选A 根据上文中的“He would visit his wife once...”可知，此处表示John Chhan卖完甜甜圈就可以早点关门去陪伴妻子了。accompany意为“陪伴”。故选A。
10．A.choice B．movement
C．idea D．advertisement
解析：选C 根据语境可知，Caviola把自己的想法贴在了社区信息栏上。idea意为“主意，想法”。故选C。
11．A.turning up B．putting up
C．taking up D．making up
解析：选A 根据第一段第一句中的“In recent weeks customers have been queuing at Donut City, starting at 4∶30 a．m.”可知，此处表示顾客们凌晨就出现开始排队买甜甜圈。turn up意为“出现”。故选A。
12．A.modest B．regular
C．responsible D．strict
解析：选B 根据下文中的“Donut City customer for the past 20 years”可知，此处是指Jenee Rogers是常来甜甜圈城的顾客。regular意为“定期的，有规律的”。故选B。
13．A.command B．courage
C．effort D．ability
解析：选C 根据下文中的“which included trying to set up a GoFundMe page to 14 money to help the Chhans, but they 15 the offer”可知，此处指的是Jenee Rogers看到了大家为了帮助Chhan所做出的努力。effort意为“努力”。故选C。
14．A.raise B．earn
C．save D．borrow
解析：选A 根据下文中的“to help the Chhans”可推知，此处应表示为了帮助Chhan一家人而筹钱。raise意为“筹集”。故选A。
15．A.sacrificed B．advocated
C．postponed D．declined
解析：选D 根据下文“Rogers said she and all of her friends started to spread the word to go to the shop”可知，Chhan并没有接受筹钱的提议，所以Jenee Rogers才采取了别的方法。decline意为“拒绝”。故选D。
16．A.early B．rarely
C．mainly D．frequently
解析：选A 根据第一段第一句“In recent weeks customers have been queuing at Donut City，starting at 4∶30 a．m., to buy dozens of doughnuts(甜甜圈)．”可知，顾客们会很早去商店买甜甜圈。early意为“早早地”。故选A。
17．A.eventually B．initially
C．occasionally D．gradually
解析：选B 根据语境可知，Stella Chhan起初生病时，不能说话。initially意为“最初，开始”。故选B。
18．A.listening B．seeing
C．tasting D．moving
解析：选D 根据下句中的“Now she's talking some and can sit down on her own”可知，Stella原来不能动。move意为“移动”。故选D。
19．A.honest B．generous
C．polite D．considerate
解析：选D 根据上文语境可知，为了让Chhan能早点去陪伴生病的妻子，体贴的顾客们很早就来排队买甜甜圈。considerate意为“体贴的”。故选D。
20．A.regret B．consider
C．appreciate D．deserve
解析：选C 根据下文“I just can't say enough thank you and thank you.”可知，店主非常感激顾客们。appreciate意为“感激”。故选C。
