Ⅰ．完形填空
(2021·济南五校联考)The Glover kids in Newburgh, New York, want to make a little extra money by themselves before school opens． So, earlier this week, they set up a lemonade stand on the side of the road． 1 was good during the rush hour, at which point some police officers pulled up, and 2 Whitney Glover, mother of the young enterprisers, that some 3 person had called to make complaints about the kids' selling lemonade．
Now, in most stories, that's when the police 4 the stand, telling the kids to take a food handling course, and get a 5 from the related department．．．Then the children go home completely 6 ， for their enterprise is broken． But not in this 7 ． The police officers said the kids weren't doing anything wrong， 8 creating a bit of a traffic jam, and their motivation should be 9 ．The kids also promised to make 10 to their schedule to avoid traffic problems． After 11 for a photo with the kids, they left． Whitney posted the picture on social media with explanatory words．
The 12 story has created a great deal of local 13 and the lemonade business is now booming． Dozens of customers have 14 for lemonade． “Every single time you buy a glass, children look amazed by the 15 of time and efforts to coins in their hands，” Whitney said．
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇记叙文。一群孩子摆摊卖柠檬水，有人举报，警察去了以后并没有责令孩子们撤掉摊位或者处罚他们，而是鼓励了他们。
1． A．Progress B．Business
C．Budget D．Purpose
解析：结合语境可知，在上下班高峰期生意(Business)不错。
答案：B
2． A．demanded B．proposed
C．warned D．informed
解析：根据下文中的“that some 3 person had called to make complaints about the kids' selling lemonade”可知，警察通知(informed)孩子们的母亲，有人投诉孩子们的摊位。
答案：D
3． A．bitter B．generous
C．anxious D．responsible
解析：根据下文中的“make complaints about the kids' selling lemonade”“creating a bit of a traffic jam”可知，打电话投诉的人对孩子们在上下班高峰期摆摊感到愤愤不平。bitter在此处表示“愤愤不平的”。
答案：A
4． A．take over B．leave out
C．shut down D．drive away
解析：结合语境以及下文的“Then the children go home．．．their enterprise is broken．”可知，通常在这时，警察会让孩子们的摊位停止营业 (shut down)。take over“接管”；leave out“遗漏，不包括”；drive away“赶跑(某人)”。
答案：C
5． A．course B．permit
C．fund D．record
解析：根据空后的“from the related department”可知，此处表示告诉孩子们从有关部门取得一张许可证(permit)。
答案：B
6． A．surprised B．frightened
C．depressed D．confused
解析：根据语境可知，(如果)孩子们的生意被迫停业，他们会很沮丧地回家。depressed“沮丧的”。
答案：C
7． A．context B．case
C．reason D．respect
解析：根据下文“The police officers said the kids weren't doing anything wrong”可推知，警察并没有让孩子们停止营业，所以此处表示上文提到的事在这种情况(case)下并没有发生。
答案：B
8． A．other than B．instead of
C．as for D．due to
解析：除了(other than)造成一点交通拥挤之外，孩子们并没有做错什么，而且他们的积极性应该受到赞扬(celebrated)。
答案：A
9． A．managed B．prevented
C．celebrated D．reflected
解析：参见上题解析。celebrate在此处表示“赞扬，赞美，歌颂”。manage“管理”；prevent“阻止”；reflect“反映”。
答案：C
10． A．contributions B．differences
C．objections D．adjustments
解析：结合上文提到的交通拥堵和空后的“their schedule to avoid traffic problems”可知，孩子们承诺会对营业时间作出调整(adjustments)以避免造成交通问题。
答案：D
11． A．posing B．accounting
C．preparing D．searching
解析：根据下文中的“posted the picture on social media”可知，此处表示警察摆姿势(posing)和孩子们合影。pose“(为画像、摄影)摆好姿势”。
答案：A
12． A．refreshing B．moving
C．amusing D．convincing
解析：根据上文信息可知，这件事跟通常的情况不同，所以说这是一个令人耳目一新的(refreshing)故事。
答案：A
13． A．apology B．change
C．support D．discussion
解析：根据下文中的“the lemonade business is now booming”可知，孩子们得到了当地人的大力支持(support)。
答案：C
14． A．stood out B．stood by
C．stopped out D．stopped by
解析：人们纷纷顺路过来买柠檬水。stand out“出色，杰出，更为重要”；stand by“袖手旁观”；stop out“夜里很晚不回家”；stop by“顺便拜访，顺路探望”。
答案：D
15． A．transformation B．devotion
C．attachment D．supplement
解析：结合语境可知，此处表示孩子们看到自己的时间和努力转变为手中的硬币很惊喜。transformation“转变”。
答案：A
