Winters can be long and ____106____ in the sleepy little town of Manton, Michigan, especially during the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic. Scott Chittle knew something had to be done to ____107____ the 1,555 people who call Manton home. An ice-skating rink (溜冰场), thought Chittle, may be what the children in this community need. ____108____, he had no clue how to build an ice rink.
____109____ there’s YouTube. Soon after watching an online course, he ____110____ a 3,00-quare-foot section of his yard, ordered a large sheet of plastic to ____111____ it, and bought wood to create the walls. Now he needed the ____112____. It took 12 fire trucks to pour enough water to ____113____ the section. Then be waited for Mother Nature to ____114____ the rest. It wasn’t long before Chittle’s backyard became a hot spot. The ____115____ and shouts of children playing made their parents smile. But the ____116____ didn’t stop with Chittle. When word ____117____ that he’d spent $1,400 out of his own pocket to build the ice rink, neighbors, strangers, and businesses donated $3,000 to ____118____ the costs and more.
For Chittle, the ice rink was always about more than kids blowing off some steam. It was also about ____119____ even the darkest times. “I want to show the world what a little effort, the best ____120____, and community can do, not only for others but for the souls of all,” said Chittle.
106．A．risky B．tough C．valueless D．meaningful
107．A．calm down B．play with C．cheer up D．call in
108．A．Therefore B．However C．Instead D．Moreover
109．A．Surprisingly B．Helplessly C．Apparently D．Fortunately
110．A．smoothed B．polished C．watered D．painted
111．A．place B．coat C．decorate D．fix
112．A．fire B．money C．ice D．labor
113．A．fill B．clean C．wash D．wrap
114．A．check B．do C．stop D．get
115．A．quarrel B．reaction C．complaint D．laughter
116．A．opportunity B．challenge C．recovery D．kindness
117．A．read B．escaped C．spread D．confirmed
118．A．cover B．save C．cut D．lift
119．A．wasting B．quitting C．surviving D．observing
120．A．intentions B．experiences C．sections D．wonders
106．B
107．C
108．B
109．D
110．A
111．B
112．C
113．A
114．B
115．D
116．D
117．C
118．A
119．C
120．A
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇新闻报道，主要讲的是Scott Chittle为社区的孩子们建造溜冰场的善举。
106．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在密歇根州寂静的曼顿小镇，冬天可能又长又难熬，尤其是在COVID-19大流行爆发期间。A. risky冒险的；B. tough艰难的；C. valueless无价值的；D. meaningful有意义的。由句中“Winters can be long”和“especially during the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic”可推知，疫情期间，密歇根州寂静的曼顿小镇漫长的冬天很难熬，空格处意为“艰难的”，故选B。
107．
考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：斯科特·齐特尔(Scott Chittle)知道，必须做点什么，让1,555名把曼顿称为家的人振作起来。A. calm down平静下来；B. play with同……一起玩；C. cheer up使振奋；D. call in召来。由上文“Winters can be long”可知，冬天又长又难熬，因此要让人们振作起来，空格处意为“使振奋”，故选C。
108．
考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，他不知道如何建造一个溜冰场。A. Therefore因此；B. However然而；C. Instead代替；D. Moreover另外。由后面的“he had no clue”可知，前后表转折，空格处是“然而”，故选B。
109．
考查副词词义辨析。句意：幸运的是有YouTube。A. Surprisingly出人意料地；B. Helplessly无助地；C. Apparently明显地；D. Fortunately幸运的是。由后面的“there’s YouTube”及他修溜冰场可知，此处表示“幸运的是有YouTube”，故选D。
110．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在网上看完一门课程后不久，他就把院子里一块300平方英尺的地方弄平了，订购了一大块塑料涂在上面，还买了木头来做墙。A. smoothed弄平滑；B. polished磨光；C. watered浇水；D. painted涂颜料。由“a 3,00-quare-foot section of his yard”可知，他把院子里一块300平方英尺的地方弄平，故选A。
111．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在网上看完一门课程后不久，他就把院子里一块300平方英尺的地方弄平了，订购了一大块塑料盖在上面，还买了木头来做墙。A. place放置；B. coat用……覆盖；C. decorate装饰；D. fix修理。由“a large sheet of plastic”可知，他订购了一大块塑料盖在上面，故选B。
112．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：现在他需要冰了。A. fire火；B. money钱；C. ice冰；D. labor劳动。由第一段的“An ice-skating rink”可知，要建溜冰场当然是需要冰，故选C。
113．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：12辆消防车倾注了足够的水来填满这一区域。A. fill填满；B. clean清洁；C. wash洗；D. wrap包，裹。由“pour enough water to 8 the section”可知，消防车倾注了足够的水来填满这一区域，故选A。
114．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后等待大自然母亲来完成其余的工作。A. check检查；B. do做；C. stop停止；D. get得到。由“Mother Nature”可知，给那个区域填满水后就需要大自然来使水结冰，因此是“等待大自然母亲来完成其余的工作”，空格处是“做”，故选B。
115．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：孩子们玩耍时的笑声和喊叫声使他们的父母笑了。A. quarrel吵架；B. reaction反应；C. complaint抱怨；D. laughter笑声。由后面的“made their parents smile”可知，孩子们玩得很开心，发出笑声，故选D。
116．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：但是善意并没有在Chittle这里停止。A. opportunity机会；B. challenge挑战；C. recovery恢复；D. kindness善良。由后面的“neighbors, strangers, and businesses donated $3,000”可知，善意并没有在Chittle这里停止，故选D。
117．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当他自掏腰包花了1400美元建造溜冰场的消息传开后，邻居、陌生人和企业捐赠了3000美元来支付费用，甚至更多。A. read读；B. escaped逃跑；C. spread传播；D. confirmed确认。由“he’d spent $1,400 out of his own pocket to build the ice rink”可知，这是传播开来的一个消息，故选C。
118．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当他自掏腰包花了1400美元建造溜冰场的消息传开后，邻居、陌生人和企业捐赠了3000美元来支付费用，甚至更多。A. cover支付；B. save救；C. cut切；D. lift举起。由“the costs”可知，此处表示“支付费用”，故选A。
119．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：它还关乎在最黑暗的时期生存下来。A. wasting浪费；B. quitting退出；C. surviving幸存；D. observing观察。由“even the darkest times”可知，这个溜冰场关乎在最黑暗的时期生存下来，空格处意为“幸存”，故选C。
120．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：“我想向世界展示，一个小小的努力、最好的意愿和社区可以做什么，不仅对其他人，而且对所有人的灵魂，”Chittle说。A. intentions意图；B. experiences经历；C. sections部分；D. wonders奇迹。由第一段的“something had to be done to ____the 1,555 people”可知，修建溜冰场是一个最好的意图，故选A。
