D. But China faces the unique problem of tending to an increasingly elderly population. E. Native American elders pass down their knowledge.
F. It was only passed following two disturbing events, though. G. This relates back to the Protestant work rules. 【答案】16. C 17. G 18. F 19. E 20. A 【解析】
本文是一篇说明文，介绍了各种文化下对待老人的方式和老人在该文化中所处的地位。 【16题详解】
全文围绕 How the Elderly Are Treated Around the World，此处需要一个承上启下的过渡句，既要对应全文主旨，又要引出下文，因此 C项（以下是我们可以从其他文化中学习到的对待老人的方法）符合语境。
【17题详解】
本段主旨是讲英美两国对待老人受到新教影响，所以西方文化往往以年轻人为中心，强调个人主义和独立自主等特质，故G项（这一点与新教工作伦理有关）符合语境。 【18题详解】
本空前提及法国在 2004 年通过了一项保护老人的法令，本空后又提到了两个事件，分别由 one…the other…引导，正好与 F项中的 two disgusting events 相对应，故 F项（然而，它还是在两件令人不安的事后通过的）符合语境。 【19题详解】
本段主要讲的是尽管当代美国文化中，大部分人谈死色变，但传统上，美洲原住居民却认为死亡是一件自然而然的事，美洲原住居民部落里，老人因其智慧和生活经历受到尊重，通常由长者把知识传给家里的年轻人，故 E项（美洲原住居民的长者将他们的知识传承下来）符合语境。 【20题详解】
本段围绕中国对老人照顾的方式正在发生改变，本空前提及按照中国儒家传统，中国家庭将孝顺和尊敬老师视为做人的最高美德，成年子女通常需要照看年迈的父母，本空后又提及养老院成为更被人接受的养老选择，故A 项（但由于寿命的增加和人口老龄化，这种传统在中国开始瓦解）符合语境。
第三部分 完形填空（共20小题；第小题1.5分，满分30分）
第一节：阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A.B.C和D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Manuela got up earlier and bought two bags of cat food. She began going to the_____21_____ barbershop on the corner, making her weekly visit to see Hussein, the old barber. Hussein was both_____22_____ and delighted to see Manuela and the bags of food. The two hurried over to the tiny food dishes lined up in the alley. Several _____23_____ appeared soon.
As the two ____24____ and made their way back inside the shop, Hussein’s smile _____25_____ and he explained he was about to ____26____ the barbershop. He had been told to leave within 7 days. His _____27_____barbershop simply couldn’t pay enough rent and the landlord had invited another roomer, one who wouldn't be _____28_____ animals outside.
Manuela’s eyes began to_____29_____ as Hussein expressed his_____30_____ about the homeless cats he cared for. But as fate(命运) would have it, there was something better_____31_____ for the barber and his cats. As Manuela’s blog supporters read her_____32_____ about Hussein, they, one after another,_____33_____ donating to him and his cats. Every day for the next week, Manuela went to Hussein with the_____34_____ . And on the fourth day, something unbelievable happened when Hussein was able to______35______a storefront in an old building near his shop. No electricity,_____36_____ there was potential. Manuela and other people _____37_____ to help paint and clear rubbish while electricians made all the necessary_____38_____ .
In less than two weeks, the barber was back in_____39_____ again. Through the kindness of strangers, ____40____ , his and his cats' whole world was brought back. 21. A. independent 22. A. grateful 23. A. neighbors 24. A. spoke out 25. A. faded 26. A. rebuild 27. A. dull 28. A. purchasing 29. A. glare 30. A. promises 31. A. in store
B. familiar B. patient B. barbers B. backed off B. froze B. sell B. classic B. feeding B. open B. adoration B. by chance
C. expensive C. careful C. cats C. set off C. reappeared C. lose C. remote C. sheltering C. shine C. anxiety C. on purpose
D. ancient D. attractive D. customers D. finished off D. accumulated D. decorate D. wide D. collecting D. flood D. comments D. at present
32. A. review 33. A. suggested
B. letter B. remembered
C. post C. reported C. announcements C. protect C. but C. broke away C. assumptions C. company C. naturally
D. invitation D. began D. contributions D. spot D. so
D. dropped out D. budgets D. business D. directly
34. A. congratulations B. decisions 35. A. return 36. A. when 37. A. came by 38. A. appointments 39. A. comparison 40. A. normally
B. obtain B. and B. cheered up B. connections B. advance B. thankfully
【答案】21. B 22. A 23. C 24. D 25. A 26. C 27. A 28. B 29. D 30. C 31. A 32. C 33. D 34. D 35. B 36. C 37. A 38. B 39. D 40. B 【解析】
这是一篇记叙文。理发师Hussein的理发店生意不好，他面临不得不搬离的困境，他很忧郁，因为他再也不能照顾那些流浪猫了。Manuela在社交媒体上发了一条有关Hussein事情的帖子，结果得到了很多网友的捐款。于是，在这些好心人的帮助下，Hussein得以找到新的门面，继续理发和照顾流浪猫。 【21题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她准备去角落里那个熟悉的理发店，去看望理发师Hussein，这是她每周都做的事情。A. independent独立的；B. familiar熟悉的；C. expensive昂贵的；D. ancient古代的。根据句中的weekly可知，她经常去理发店，所以很熟悉。故选B项。 【22题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：看见Manuela和猫粮，理发师既高兴又感激。A. grateful感激的；B. patient耐心的；C. careful小心的；D. attractive有吸引力的。联系上下文可知，流浪猫是理发师照顾的，所以对别人买的猫粮他心存感激，符合语境。故选A项。 【23题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：很快，几只猫出现了。A. neighbors邻居；B. barbers理发师；C. cats猫；D. customers顾客。根据上文提到的The two hurried over to the tiny food dishes lined up in the alley可知他们去了放餐盘的地方，目的是喂猫，所以猫出现了，符合逻辑。故选C项。 【24题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：他们喂完了猫，就回到店里，Hussein脸上的笑容消失了，他说他不能待在理发店了。A. spoke out大声说；B. backed off退后；C. set off出发；D. finished off结束。根据句
中的“made their way back inside the shop”可知他们已经喂猫结束，所以才回去。故选D项。 【25题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们喂完了猫，就回到店里，Hussein脸上的笑容消失了，他说他开不了理发店了。A. faded逐渐消失；B. froze 呆住；C. reappeared复现；D. accumulated积累。根据下文内容可知，理发师要对Manuela讲伤心的事情，此处笑容消失，符合语境。故选A项。 【26题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们喂完了猫，就回到店里，Hussein脸上的笑容消失了，他说他开不了理发店了。A. rebuild重建；B. sell卖；C. lose失去；D. decorate装饰。根据下文提到的He had been told to leave within 7 days.（他被告知必须7天之内离开）可知，Hussein不能再继续开理发店，选项中和此意义接近的是“lose”。故选C项。 【27题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他的理发店生意惨淡几乎付不了房租，房东已经邀请了另外一个租客，他不会喂养流浪动物。A. dull无聊的，惨淡的；B. classic经典的；C. remote遥远的；D. wide宽的。根据句中的couldn’t pay enough rent（付不了房租）可知生意不好。故选A项。 【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他的理发店生意惨淡几乎付不了房租，房东已经邀请了另外一个租客，他不会喂养流浪动物。A. purchasing购买；B. feeding喂；C. sheltering掩护；D. collecting收集。联系上下文我们知道Hussein在外喂流浪猫，那么此处用新租客不会喂流浪动物，符合语境。故选B项。 【29题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当Hussein说起他对那些流浪猫的担心时，Manuela忍不住泪流满面。A. glare瞪；B. open睁开；C. shine闪耀；D. flood灌满，淹没。根据句意可知，听到Hussein必须搬走和他对流浪猫的照顾，Manuela既感动又惋惜，所以忍不住哭了。用flood能非常贴切地表达Manuela当时的情感。故选D项。 【30题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当Hussein说起他对那些流浪猫的担心时，Manuela忍不住泪流满面。A. promises承诺；B. adoration 喜爱；C. anxiety担心；D. comments评价。根据上文提到新的租客不会喂流浪猫可知，Hussein对流浪猫很担心，担心它们没有食物。故选C项。 【31题详解】
考查介词短语词义辨析。句意：但事有巧合，有些对于Hussein和猫好的事情即将发生。A. in store准备着；B. by chance偶然；C. on purpose故意；D. at present目前。根据下文内容可知，有人会伸出