大庆实验中学2019-2020学年度高一下学期阶段检测（一）英语说明：答题时间90分钟，卷面总分120分完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）FiftyyearsagoonahotJuly4thafternoon,anagentshowedusahouseintheSouthFarmingdale--NorthMassapequaarea.MyhusbandandIlikedthehouse.Thepricewas__1__ourreach.Sowemadeourdecisiontobuyit.Buttherewasoneissue.Itwasacornerproperty(房产).Webothagreedtherehadtobea__2__.Soaftermovingin,myhusbandputupafenceandIpaintedit__3__.Therehavebeenmany__4__inourlivessincethatfencewentup.Ourfourchildrenhavegrownupand__5__.Mostoftheold__6__havebeenreplacedwithnewones.__7__,thefenceremains,andatthemoment,sodoI.Thefencehasbeen__8__moreoftenthanIcanremember.Mosttimesabrokenboardortwowas__9__repaired.Duringthepasttenyears,ithasbeenrepaintedprofessionally.Butmore__10__,thewhitefencehadturnedgreenwithmildew(霉菌).Theboardsweretoooldtopaint.SothisspringIhaditrebuiltandrepainted.Withinaweek,however,Iwas__11__todiscoverthatapartofitwasdestroyed.Apost(桩)was__12__andsomeboardswereleftlyingontheground.1don’tknowwhoorwhatdidthis.Thefenceis__13__athing,notalife,butforthefirsttimeintheyearsIhadspentonmycorner,Ifeltdefeated(被打败).Ifeltasifpossiblytherewasa(n)__14__:Timetomoveon,stoptrying.Defeatisnotusuallypartofmymake-up.Thistimeitwas.AsIwastakingaphotoofthedamageforapolicereport,ayoungman__15__mefromacrossthestreet.He__16__himselfasarelativelynewneighbor,andofferedsympathy(同情)forthe__17__.Iappreciatedmeetinghim,andalsohis__18__.ThenexteveningasIatemydinner,Ihearda__19__outside.WhenIwalkedintotheyard,Irealizedthesoundscamefrommyproperty.AsIwalkedcloser,IsawtheneighborIhadjust__20__repairingmyfence.Therewerestillwarm-heartedpeoplewholovedourcommunityandreachedouttoastrangerinmytimeofneed.1.A.belowB.beyondC.withinD.between2.A.fenceB.gardenC.wallD.farm3.A.redB.yellowC.whiteD.green4.A.decisionsB.changesC.storiesD.chances5.A.movedoutB.comebackC.settleddownD.turnedaround6.A.friendsB.classmatesC.neighborsD.workmates7.A.ThusB.ThereforeC.BesidesD.However8.A.rep