2019年北京高考英語試題（試卷版+詳解版）

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2019年高考北京卷英語試題

A

Onthefirstdayofmyfirstgrade,Istoodbythedoorwithbutterfliesinmy

stomach.I1(voice)mybiggestconcerntomymother."HowwillImake

friends?”Shehandedmeadvice.〃Beyourself/7Forthepast20years.Ihavelived

bythesewords.SoonIwillgraduateandbecomepartoftherealworld.Nervously

2(face)challenges.IknowIwillwhisperto3(I)thetwosimplewords"Be

yourself.

B

EarthDay,4(mark)on22April,isanannualeventaimingtoraisepublic

awarenessaboutenvironmentalprotection.Firstcelebrated51970,theDay

nowincludeseventsinmorethan190countriesandregions(地區(qū)).Nomatterwhat

youliketodo,thereisawaytogetinvolvedinvarious6(activity)onEarth

Day.Youcanplantatree,makeamealwithlocallygrownvegetables,orsave

power-thepossibilitiesareendless.

C

Doesthenameofthecollegeyouattendreallymatter?Researchonthe

question7（suggest）that,formoststudents,itdoesn't.Whatstudentsdoat

collegeseemstomattermuchmorethan8theygo.Thestudentsbenefitting

mostfromcollegearethose9aretotallyengaged（參與）inacademiclife,

takingfulladvantageofthecollege'schancesandresources（資源）,Students

shouldhaveaproperattitudetowardscollegebeforethinkingaboutwhichcollege

toattend,anditsnevertooearlytomakenecessarypreparationsforahealthyand

10（meaning）collegeexperience.

第二節(jié)完形填空（共20小題;每小題1.5分，共30分）

Regardlessoftheweatherorthedistance,PaulWilsonwillmakesure

low-incomestudentsinhisneighbourhoodarriveattheircollegeclassesontime.

Aretiredengineer,76-year-oldWilsonhasbeen11freeridestocollege

studentsforthepasteightyears.Sincehefirststarted12hiscartotheyoung

people.Wilsonhas13amastonishing64,000miles,andhashadcountless

pleasantandoftenhumorous14withthestudentshetransportstoandfrom

school.Thestudentswhohe's15havegoneontobecomephysicians,

teachersandengineers,butwhatthey'vealsogotoutoftheirtimeinschoolis

findingarolemodelandafriendinWilson.Somestudents16callhim

"Grandpa”.

TinaStern17ridesfromWilsonforallherfouryearsincollege,andthe

tripsmeantmuchmoretoherthanjustfree18."It'snotjustaride;you'renot

justsittingtherein19silenceorwithyourheadphoneson."Sternsaid.°He

asksyouquestionsandactually20theanswers,sothenexttimeyouridewith

him,he'll21thosethings."

Wilsonfirstworkedasadriverthroughastudent-supportprogrammeofthe

non-profitorganisation.OnPointforCollege.Althoughthe22asksthe

membersonlytodrivestudentstoandfromtheirclasses,Wilsonoftengoes23

toensurethewelfareandsafetyofthestudents.Iftheyhaveproblemswith

registration.

Wilsonisthereto24them.Iftheyrunoutofcertaindailynecessities.

Wilsonwilldrivetotheneareststoreandpurchasewhat'sneeded.Ifastudentgets

hungryonthelongdrivestoandfromschool,Wilsonnever25tobuythema

meal.

Formanystudents,Wilson'shelpisnotonlyappreciated,it'salsoentirely

26forthemtobeabletocompletetheircollegeeducation.Somestudentsdon't

haveareliablecar,whileothershaveto27vehicleswithparentswhoworksix

daysaweek.Forthem,ridingwithWilsonhas28themtocompletetheir

education—butaccordingtoWilson,hebenefitsjustasmuchfromthe29.

“IjustlovedrivingandIlovethesekids,"Wilsonsaid."It'ssucha(n)30tobe

apartofthesekids'lives,evenjustforafewhours,gettingtoknowthemand

hearingtheirstories."

11.A.linkingB.sendingC.offeringD.distributing

12.A.donatingB.lendingC.deliveringD.

volunteering

13.A.pavedB.coveredC.measuredD.wandered

14.A.argumentsB.interviewsC.negotiationsD.wandered

15.A.metB.drivenC.addressedD.

conversations

16.A.evenB.everC.onceD.already

17.A.earnedB.receivedC.assessedD.demanded

18.A.transportationB.styleC.timeD.

communication

19.A.forcedB.awkwardC.ridiculousD.suspicious

20.A.selectsB.recitesC.guessesD.remembers

21.A.actonB.settleonC.checkonD.

agreeon

22.A.clubB.leagueC.collegeD.programme

23.A.farB.aroundC.beyondD.forwards

24.A.assistB.watchC.urgeD.warm

25.A.expectsB.attemptsC.managesD.hesitates

26.A.extraB.unusualC.necessaryD.

adequate

27.A.shareB.fuelC.repairD.

exchange

28.A.requiredB.allowedC.remindedD.

convinced

29.A.experienceB.arrangementC.appreciationD.

employment

30.A.effortB.ambitionC.privilegeD.convenience

第二部分：閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，40分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，共30分）

A

Wanttoexplorenewcultures.meetnewpeopleanddosomethingworthwhile

atthesametime?YoucandoallthethreewithGlobalDevelopmentAssociation

(GDA).Whateverstageoflifeyou'reatzwhereveryougoandwhateverprojectyou

doinGDA,you'llcreatepositivechangesinapoorandremotecommunity(社區(qū)).

Weworkwithvolunteersofallagesandbackgrounds.Mostofourvolunteers

areaged17-24.Nowweneedvolunteermanagersaged25-75.Theyareextremely

importantinthesafeandeffectiverunningofourprogrammes.Wehavesuchroles

asprojectmanagers,mountainleaders,andcommunicationofficers.

Dependingonwhichroleyouchoose,youcouldhelptoincreasea

community'saccesstosafedrinkingwater,orhelptoprotectvaluablelocal

cultures.Youmightalsodesignanadventurechallengetotrainyoungvolunteers.

Notonlywillyouhelpouryoungvolunteerstodeveloppersonally,you'llalso

learnnewskillsandincreaseyourculturalawareness.Youmayhavechancesto

meetnewpeoplewho'llbecomeyourlifelongfriends.

Thissummerwehaveboth4-weekand7-weekprogrammes:

Schedule

Country

4-weekprogrammes7-weekprogrammes

Algeria5Jul.-lAug.20Jun.-7Aug.

Egypt24Jul-20Aug.19Jun.-6Aug.

Kenya20Jul.-16Aug.18Jun.-5Aug.

SouthAfrica2Aug.-29Aug.15Jun.-2Aug.

GDAensuresthatvolunteersworkwithcommunitymembersandlocalproject

partnerswhereourhelpisneeded.Allourprojectsaimtopromotethe

developmentofpoorandremotecommunities.

ThereisnootherchancelikeaGDAprogramme.Joinusasavolunteer

managertodevelopyourownskillswhilebringingbenefitstothecommunities.

FindoutmoreaboutjoiningaGDAprogramme:

Website:www.glodeve.org

Email:humanresources@glode

31.Whatisthemainresponsibilityofvolunteermanagers?

A.ToseeklocalpartnersB.Totakeinyoungvolunteers

C.TocarryoutprogrammesD.Tofosterculturalawareness

32.TheprogrammebeginninginAugustwilloperatein

A.EgyptB.AlgeriaC.KenyaD.South

Afria

33.ThesharedgoalofGDA'sprojectsto

A.explorenewculturesB.protecttheenvironment

C.gaincorporatebenefitD.helpcommunitiesinneed

B

AliceMooreisateenagerentrepreneur（倉U業(yè)者），whoinMay2015setupher

businessAilieCandy.Bythetimeshewas13,hercompanywasworthmillionsof

dollarswiththeinventionofasuper-sweettreatthatcouldsavekids'teeth,instead

ofdestroyingthem.

ItallbeganwhenMoorevisitedabankwithherdad.Ontheouting,shewas

offeredacandybar.However,herdadremindedherthatsugarytreatswerebad

forherteeth.ButMoorewassickofmissingoutoncandies.Soshedesiredtoget

roundthewarning,"Whycan'tImakeahealthycandythat'sgoodformyteethso

thatmyparentscan'tsaynotoit?"Withthatinmind,Mooreaskedherdadifshe

couldstartherowncandycompany.Herecommendedthatshedosomeresearch

andtalktodentistsaboutwhatahealthiercandywouldcontain.

Withherdad'spermission,shespentthenexttwoyearsresearchingonline

andconductingtrialstogetarecipethatwasbothtastyandtooth-friendly.She

alsoapproacheddentiststolearnmoreaboutteethcleaning.Consequently,she

succeededinmakingakindofcandyonlyusingnaturalsweeteners,whichcan

reduceoralbacteria.

Moorethenusedhersavingstogetherbusinessoftheground.Afterwards,

sheandherfathersecuredtheirfirstbusinessmeetingwithasupermarketowner,

whofinallyagreedtosellMoore'sproduct-Cancandy.

AsCanCandy'ssuccessgrows,sodoesMoore'scredibilityasayoung

entrepreneur.Mooreisenthusiasticaboutthecandyshecreated,andshe'salso

positiveaboutwhatthefuturemightbring.Shehopesthateverykidcanhavea

cleanmouthandabroadsmile.

Meanwhile,withherparents*help,Mooreisgenerallyabletoliveanormal

teenagelife.Althoughshefoundedhercompanyearlyoninlife,shewasn'tdriven

primarilybyprofit.Moorewantstouseheruniquetalenttohelpothersfindtheir

smiles.Shedonates10%ofAilicCandy'sprofitstoBigSmiles.Withhertalentand

determination,itappearsthattheskycouldbethelimitforAliceMoore.

34.HowdidMoorereacttoherdad'swarning?

A.Shearguedwithhim.B.Shetriedtofindawayout.

C.Shepaidnoattention.D.Shechosetoconsultdentists.

35.WhatisspecialaboutCanCandy?

A.Itisbeneficialtodentalhealth.B.Itisfreeofsweeteners.

C.Itissweeterthanothercandies.D.Itisproducedtoadentists'recipe.

36.WhatdoesMooreexpectfromherbusiness?

A.Toearnmoremoney.B.Tohelpothersfindsmiles.

C.Tomakeherselfstandout.D.Tobeatothercandycompanies.

37.WhatcanwelearnfromAliceMoore'sstory?

A.Fameisagreatthirstoftheyoung.

B.Ayouthistoberegardedwithrespect.

C.Positivethinkingandactionresultinsuccess.

D.Successmeansgettingpersonaldesiressatisfied

C

Theproblemofrobocallshasgottensobadthatmanypeoplenowrefuseto

pickupcallsfromnumberstheydon*tknow.Bynextyear,halfofthecallswe

receivewillbescams（欺詐）.Wearefinallywakinguptotheseverityoftheproblem

bysupportinganddevelopingagroupoftools,appsandapproachesintendedto

preventscammersfromgettingthrough.Unfortunately,it'stoolittle,toolate.By

thetimethese^solutions'X解決方案）becomewidelyavailable,scammerswillhave

movedontocleverermeans.Inthenearfuture,it'snotjustgoingtobethenumber

youseeonyourscreenthatwillbeindoubt.Soonyouwillalsoquestionwhether

thevoiceyou'rehearingisactuallyreal.

That'sbecausethereareanumberofpowerfulvoicemanipulation（處理）and

automationtechnologiesthatareabouttobecomewidelyavailableforanyoneto

use.Atthisyear'sI/OConference,acompanyshowedanewvoicetechnologyable

toproducesuchaconvincinghuman-soundingvoicethatitwasabletospeaktoa

receptionistandbookareservationwithoutdetection.

Thesedevelopmentsarelikelytomakeourcurrentproblemswithrobocalls

muchworse.Thereasonthatrobocallsareaheadachehaslesstodowithamount

thanprecisionAdecadeofdatabreaches（入）ofpersonalinformationhasled

toasituationwherescammerscaneasilylearnyourmother'snamezandfarmore.

Armedwiththisknowledge.they'reabletocarryoutindividuallytargeted

campaignstocheatpeople.Thismeans,forexamplezthatascammercouldcallyou

fromwhatlookstobeafamiliarnumberandtalktoyouusingavoicethatsounds

exactlylikeyourbankteller's,rickingyouinto"confirming"youraddress,mother's

name,andcardnumber.Scammersfollowmoney,socompanieswillbetheworst

hit.Alotofbusinessisstilldoneoverthephone,andmuchofitisbasedontrust

andexistingrelationships.Voicemanipulationtechnologiesmayweakenthat

gradually.

Weneedtodealwiththeinsecurenatureofourtelecomnetworks.Phone

carriersandconsumersneedtoworktogethertofindwaysofdeterminingand

communicatingwhatisreal.Thatmightmeaneitherdevelopingauniformwayto

markvideosandimages；showingwhenandwhotheyweremadeby.or

abandoningphonecallsaltogetherandmovingtowardsdata-based

communications—usingappslikeFaceTimeorWhatsApp,whichcanbetiedto

youridentity.

Credibilityishardtoearnbuteasytolose,andtheproblemisonlygoingto

harderfromhereonout

38.Howdoestheauthorfeelaboutthesolutionstoproblemofrobecalls?

A.Panicked.B.Confused.C.Embarrassed.D.

Disappointed.

39.takingadvantageofthenewtechnologies,scammercan.

A.aimatvictimspreciselyB.damagedatabaseseasily

C.startcampaignsrapidlyD.spreadinformation

widely

40.Whatdoesthepassageimply?

A.Honestyisthebestpolicy.

B.Technologiescanbedouble-edited.

C.Therearemoresolutionsthanproblems.

D.Credibilityholdsthekeytodevelopment.

41.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.WheretheProblemofRobocallsIsRooted

B.WhoIstoBlamefortheProblemofRoboealls

C.WhyRobocallsAreAbouttoGetMoreDangerous

D.HowRobocallsAreAffectingtheWorldofTechnology

D

Bytheendofthecentury,ifnotsooner,theworld'soceanswillbebluerand

greenerthankstoawarmingclimate,accordingtoanewstudy.

Attheheartofthephenomenonlietinymarinemicroorganisms（海洋彳散生物）

calledphytoplankton.Becauseofthewaylightreflectsofftheorganisms,these

phytoplanktoncreatecolourfulpatternsattheoceansurface.Oceancolourvaries

fromgreentoblue,dependingonthetypeandconcentrationofphytoplankton.

Climatechangewillfuelthegrowthofphytoplanktoninsomeareas；whilereducing

itinotherspotsrleadingtochangesintheocean'sappearance.

Phytoplanktonliveattheoceansurface,wheretheypullcarbondioxide（二氧

化碳）intotheoceanwhilegivingoffoxygen.Whentheseorganismsdie,theybury

carboninthedeepocean,animportantprocessthathelpstoregulatetheglobal

climate.Butphytoplanktonarevulnerabletotheocean'swarmingtrend.Warming

changeskeycharacteristicsoftheoceanandcanaffectphytoplanktongrowth,

sincetheyneednotonlysunlightandcarbondioxidetogrow,butalsonutrients.

StephanieDutkiewicz,ascientistinMIT'sCenterforGlobalChangeScience,

builtaclimatemodelthatprojectschangestotheoceansthroughoutthecentury.

Inaworldthatwarmsupby3℃,itfoundthatmultiplechangestothecolourofthe

oceanswouldoccur.Themodelprojectsthatcurrentlyblueareaswithlittle

phytoplanktoncouldbecomeevenbluer.Butinsomewaters,suchasthoseofthe

Arctic,awarmingwillmakeconditionsriperforphytoplankton,andtheseareaswill

turngreener."Notonlyarethequantitiesofphytoplanktonintheocean

changing."shesaid,“butthetypeofphytoplanktonischanging."

42.Whatarethefirsttwoparagraphsmainlyabout?

A.Thevariouspatternsattheoceansurface.

B.Thecauseofthechangesinoceancolour.

C.Thewaylightreflectsoffmarineorganisms.

D.Theeffortstofuelthegrowthofphytoplankton.

43.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“vulnerable“inParagraph3probablymean?

A.Sensitive.B.BeneficialC.SignificantD.Unnoticeable

44.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Phytoplanktonplayadecliningroleinthemarineecosystem.

B.Dutkiewicz'smodelaimstoprojectphytoplanktonchanges

C.Phytoplanktonhavebeenusedtocontrolglobalclimate

D.Oceanswithmorephytoplanktonmayappeargreener.

45.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.Toassesstheconsequencesofoceancolourchanges

B.Toanalysethecompositionoftheoceanfoodchain

C.Toexplaintheeffectsofclimatechangeonoceans

D.Tointroduceanewmethodtostudyphytoplankton

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，共10分）

Muchoftheworkintoday'sworldisaccomplished（完成）inteams.Most

peoplebelievethebestwaytobuildagreatteamistogatheragroupofthemost

talentedindividuals.46Companiesspendmillionshiringtopbusiness

people.Istheirmoneywellspent?

47Theyfocusedonfootball,basketballandbaseball.Theresultsare

mixedForfootballandbasketballaddingtalentedplayerstoateamprovesagood

method,butonlyuptothepointwhere70%oftheplayersaretoptalent;above

thatleveltheteam'sperformancebeginstodecline.Interestingly,thistrendisn'

tevidentinbaseball.whereadditionalindividualtalentkeepsimprovingtheteam/

sperformance.

Toexplainthisphenomenon,theresearchersexploredthedegreetowhicha

goodperformancebyateamrequiresitsmemberstocoordinate（協(xié)調(diào)）their

actions.48Inbaseball,theperformanceofindividualplayersisless

dependentonteammates.Theyconcludethatwhentaskinterdependenceishigh,

teamperformancewillsufferwhenthereistoomuchtalent,whileindividualtalent

willhavepositiveeffectsonteamperformancewhentaskinterdependenceislower.

Ifabasketballstaris.forexamplefryingtogainahighpersonalpointtotalzhemay

takeashothimselfwhenitwouldbebettertopasstheballtoateammate,

affectingtheteam'sperformance.Youngchildrenlearningtoplayteamsportsare

oftentold,"ThereisnoIinTEAM."49

Anotherpossibilityisthatwhenthereisalotoftalentonateamzsomeplayers

maymakelesseffortJustasinagameoftug-of-war（拔;可比賽）,wheneveraperson

isadded,everyoneelsepullstheropewithlessforce.

50.AnA-teammayrequireabalance-notjustAplayers,butafew

generousBplayersaswell.

A.It'snotasimplemattertodeterminethenatureoftalent.

B.Sportsteamownersspendmillionsofdollarsattractingtoptalent

C.Thegroupinteractionanditseffectdrewtheresearchers'attention.

D.Starsapparentlydonotfollowthisbasicprincipleofsportsmanship.

E.Severalrecentstudiesexaminedtheroleoftalentinthesportsworld.

F.Buildingupadreamteamismorecomplexthansimplyhiringthebest

talent.

G.Thistaskinterdependencedistinguishesbaseballfromfootballand

basketbal

1.voiced2.facing3.myself4.marked5.in

6.activities7.suggests/suggested/hassuggested8.where

9.who/that10.meaningful

11.C12.D13.B14.D15.B

16.A17.B18.A19.B20.D

21.C22.D23.C24.A25.D

26.C27.A28.B29.A30.C

31.C32.D33.D34.B35.A

36.B37.C38.D39.A40.B

41.C42.B43.A44.D45.C

46.B47.E48.G49.D50.F

2019年高考北京英語卷試題解析

第一部分:知識運(yùn)用(共兩節(jié)，45分)

A

、Onthefirstdayofmyfirstgrade,Istoodbythedoorwithbutterfliesinmy

stomach.I1(voice)mybiggestconcerntomymother."HowwillImake

friends?”Shehandedmeadvice."Beyourself/'Forthepast20years.Ihavelived

bythesewords.SoonIwillgraduateandbecomepartoftherealworld.Nervously

2(face)challenges.IknowIwillwhisperto3(I)thetwosimplewords

"Beyourself".

解析1.voiced2.facing3.myself

這是一篇記敘文。作者一年級對交友感到困惑，媽媽的建議Beyourself讓他受益終身。

【1解析】

考查時(shí)態(tài)。句意：我向媽媽表達(dá)了我最大的擔(dān)憂，"我將如何交朋友？"此處的voice是動

詞，"表達(dá)”的意思，作謂語。敘述的是一年級的事情，用一般過去式。故填voiced。

【2解析】

考查非謂語動詞。句意：緊張地面對挑戰(zhàn)，我知道我將輕聲對自己說兩個(gè)簡單的字""Be

yourself.分析句式可知，此處是做句子的狀語，要用非謂語動詞，其邏輯主語是I,與邏

輯主語之間是主動關(guān)系，用現(xiàn)在分詞作狀語。故填facing.

【3解析】

考查代詞。句意：緊張地面對挑戰(zhàn)，我知道我將輕聲對自己說兩個(gè)簡單的字""Beyourself"。

本句的主語是I,當(dāng)賓語與主語是同一人稱時(shí)，賓語要用反身代詞。故填myself。

B

EarthDay,4(mark)on22April,isanannualeventaimingtoraisepublic

awarenessaboutenvironmentalprotection.Firstcelebrated51970,theDay

nowincludeseventsinmorethan190countriesandregions(地區(qū)).Nomatterwhat

youliketodo,thereisawaytogetinvolvedinvarious6(activity)onEarthDay.

Youcanplantatree,makeamealwithlocallygrownvegetables,orsavepower

—thepossibilitiesareendless.

解析4.marked5.in6.activities

這是一篇說明文。文章介紹了地球日這一節(jié)日的歷史和意義。

【4解析】

考查非謂語動詞。句意：地球日于4月22日舉行，是一項(xiàng)旨在提高公眾環(huán)保意識的年度活

動。分析句式可知，設(shè)空處是要做名詞EarthDay的后置定語，且兩者之間是被動關(guān)系，

要用過去分詞。故填marked。

【5解析】

考查介詞。句意：第一次慶祝是在1970年。如今，這一天的活動遍及190多個(gè)國家和地

區(qū)。在年份前要用介詞in。故填in。

【6解析】

考查名詞。句意：無論你喜歡做什么，有一個(gè)方法可以讓你參與地球日的各種活動。根據(jù)設(shè)

空前的修飾詞various可知，此處要用名詞的復(fù)數(shù)形式。故填activities.

C

Doesthenameofthecollegeyouattendreallymatter?Researchonthe

question7(suqqest)that,formoststudents,itdoesn't.Whatstudentsdoat

collegeseemstomattermuchmorethan8theygo.Thestudentsbenefitting

mostfromcollegearethose9aretotallyengaged(^^)inacademiclife,taking

fulladvantageofthecollege"schancesandresources(資源).Studentsshouldhavea

properattitudetowardscollegebeforethinkingaboutwhichcollegetoattend,and

it'snevertooearlytomakenecessarypreparationsforahealthyand

.10.(meaninq)colleqeexperience.

解析7.suggests/suggested/hassuggested

8.where9.who/that

10.meaningful

這是一篇說明文。研究表明，大學(xué)的名氣對學(xué)生來說并不重要，從大學(xué)生活中受益最多的是

完全投入學(xué)術(shù)生活，充分利用大學(xué)機(jī)會和資源的學(xué)生。所以要以正確的態(tài)度來選擇大學(xué)。

【7解析】

考查時(shí)態(tài)。句意：對于這個(gè)問題的研究表明，對于大多數(shù)學(xué)生來說，它不重要。這里表示研

究的客觀結(jié)果，所以用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)，一般過去時(shí)或現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)均可，故填

suggests/suggested/hassuggested,,

【8解析】

考查賓語從句。句意：學(xué)生在大學(xué)里做什么似乎比去哪里(哪所大學(xué))更重要。這里表達(dá)去

哪所大學(xué)，表示地點(diǎn)，作狀語。故用where.

【9解析】

考查定語從句。句意從大學(xué)中獲益最多的學(xué)生是那些完全投入學(xué)術(shù)生活的學(xué)生。are

totallyengaged（參與）inacademiclife.是定語從句，修飾先行詞those,空格處在句中作

主語，代指人，故填who或that。

[10解析】

考查形容詞。這里與前面的healthy并列，修飾后面的名詞collegeexperience,故此處

也要用形容詞。故填meaningful。

第二節(jié)完形填空（共20小題;每小題1.5分，共30分）

Regardlessoftheweatherorthedistance,PaulWilsonwillmakesure

low-incomestudentsinhisneighbourhoodarriveattheircollegeclassesontime.

Aretiredengineer,76-year-oldWilsonhasbeen11freeridestocollege

studentsforthepasteightyears.Sincehefirststarted12hiscartotheyoung

people.Wilsonhas13amastonishing64z000miles,andhashadcountless

pleasantandoftenhumorous14withthestudentshetransportstoandfrom

school.Thestudentswhohe's15havegoneontobecomephysicians,

teachersandengineers,butwhatthey'vealsogotoutoftheirtimeinschoolis

findingarolemodelandafriendinWilson.Somestudents16callhim

"Grandpa".

TinaStern17ridesfromWilsonforallherfouryearsincollege,andthe

tripsmeantmuchmoretoherthanjustfree18."It'snotjustaride;you'renot

justsittingtherein19silenceorwithyourheadphoneson."Sternsaid."He

asksyouquestionsandactually20theanswers,sothenexttimeyouridewith

him,he'll21thosethings."

Wilsonfirstworkedasadriverthroughastudent-supportprogrammeofthe

non-profitorganisation.OnPointforCollege.Althoughthe22asksthe

membersonlytodrivestudentstoandfromtheirclasses,Wilsonoftengoes

23toensurethewelfareandsafetyofthestudents.Iftheyhaveproblems

withregistration.

Wilsonisthereto24them.Iftheyrunoutofcertaindailynecessities.

Wilsonwilldrivetotheneareststoreandpurchasewhat'sneeded.Ifastudentgets

hungryonthelongdrivestoandfromschool,Wilsonnever25tobuythema

meal.

Formanystudents,Wilson'shelpisnotonlyappreciated,it'salsoentirely

26forthemtobeabletocompletetheircollegeeducation.Somestudents

don'thaveareliablecar;whileothershaveto27vehicleswithparentswho

worksixdaysaweek.Forthem,ridingwithWilsonhas28themtocomplete

theireducation—butaccordingtoWilson,hebenefitsjustasmuchfromthe

29./ZIjustlovedrivingandIlovethesekids,"Wilsonsaid."It'ssucha(n)

30tobeapartofthesekids'lives,evenjustforafewhours,gettingtoknow

themandhearingtheirstories."

11.A.linkingB.sendingC.offeringD.distributing

12.A.donatingB.lendingC.deliveringD.volunteering

13.A.pavedB.coveredC.measuredD.wandered

14.A.argumentsB.interviewsC.negotiationsD.conversations

15.A.metB.drivenC.addressedD.conversations

16.A.evenB.everC.onceD.already

17.A.earnedB.receivedC.assessedD.demanded

18.A.transportationB.styleC.timeD.communication

19.A.forcedB.awkwardC.ridiculousD.suspicious

20.A.selectsB.recitesC.guessesD.remembers

21.A.actonB.settleonC.checkonD.agreeon

22.A.clubB.leagueC.collegeD.programme

23.A.far