III．完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分），满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods from door to door found that he only had one dime left. He was hungry so he decided to 21 for a meal at the next house.
However, he lost his nerve 22 a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked 23 so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it 24 , and then asked, “How much do I owe you?”
“You don’t owe me anything,” she 25 . “Mother has taught me never to accept pay for a
_26 .” He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger 27 , but it also increased his faith in God and human race. He was about to give up and quit before this point.
Years later the young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists can be called 28 to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly, now 29 , was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light 30 his eyes. Immediately, he 31 and went down through the hospital hall into her room.
32 in his doctor’s gown he went in to see her. He 33 her at once. He went back to the consultation room and 34 to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave 35__attention to her case.
After a long 36 the battle was won. Dr. Kelly 37 the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because she was 38 that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her 39 . She read these words…
“Paid in full with a glass of milk.”
(Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly
Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she 40 silently. “Thank you, God. Your love has spread through human hearts and hands.”
21．A．call B．make C．beg D．prepare
22．A．while B．when C．though D．unless
23．A．thirsty B．lazy C．tired D．hungry
24．A．slowly B．unexpectedly C．steadily D．hurriedly
25．A．announced B．shook C．replied D．doubted
26．A．reward B．kindness C．hand D．value
27．A．physically B．mentally C．normally D．properly
28．A．up B．for C．on D．in
29．A．rich B．famous C．observant D．vivid
30．A．fixed B．consulted C．filled D．concentrated
31．A．rose B．raised C．got D．left
32．A．Worn B．Having C．putting D．Dressed
33．A．recognized B．knew C．spared D．regained
34．A．desired B．declared C．determinedD．declined
35．A．special B．ordinary C．normal D．no
36．A．decision B．preparation C．struggle D．debate
37．A．ordered B．requested C．confused D．compressed
38．A．negative B．uncertain C．positive D．obvious
39．A．presentation B．preference C．attention D．arrangement
40．A．praised B．pretended C．pressed D．prayed
My parents operated a small restaurant in Seattle. It was open twenty-four hours a day, six days a week. And my first real job，when I was six years old，was 36 the diners’ shoes. My father had done it when he was young，so he taught me 37to do it efficiently(有效地)，telling me to 38to re-shine(再擦亮) the shoes if the customer wasn’t 39.
Working in the restaurant was a cause of great 40because I was also working for the good of the family. But my father 41that I had to meet certain standards(标准) to be part of the team. I 42 to be punctual(守时的)，hard-working，and polite to the 43.
I was 44paid for the work I did at the restaurant. One day I made the mistake of advising Dad that he 45give me $10 a week. He said,“OK. How about you paying me for three mea
ls a day you have here? And for the times you bring 46your friends for free soft drinks?” He 47I owed him about $40 a week.
I remember returning to Seattle after being 48in the US Army for about two years. I had just been promoted(升迁) to Captain at that time. And full of pride，I walked into my parents’ restaurant，but the 49thing Dad said was，“How about your 50 up tonight?” I couldn’t 51my ears! I am an officer in the Army! But it didn’t 52as far as Dad was concerned，I was just 53member of the team. I reached for the mop(拖把). Working for Dad has taught me the devotion to a 54 is above all. It has nothing to do with 55 that team is involved in a family restaurant or the US Army.
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A. cleaning B. shining C. removing D. keeping
37.
A. why B. what C. when D.
how
When I was young, I belonged to a club that did community service work. There was one specific 36 that was unusual for me. I spent three or four hours handing out warm dinner to the homeless 37in the streets. After that I went to a homeless shelter not far from the Bay Bridge.
I was in high school and at the time my sister was too young to 38 . She wanted to help, 39 she made many chocolate chip cookies for me to 40 and hand out to people. When getting to the shelter, I began making sandwiches and 41 them with the crowd. I had the containers with my sister’s cookies in them and began to 42 around, offering them to anyone near me.
I approached an old gentleman and said, “Sir, would you like a cookie?” He stopped and turned around, looked at me and said, “What did you say? Did you call me sir?” I told him I had, and his eyes watered a little bit and said, “No one has 43 called me sir.’ He was completely moved.
It 44 me.
I explained I had been raised that regardless of color and social status, everyone deserved respect. It 45 me to think that just because he was homeless, no one 46 him the honor. It broke my heart. I just didn’t understand 47 no one ever called him sir. I had never thought that anyone was below me because I wasn’t raised that way. Every 48 person deserves to be treated with respect. Years later, I still carry that memory and the 49 it taught me. Sometimes, what we take for granted can50 make a difference in someone’s life.
A．case B．chance C．event D．accident
A．out B．far C．away D．off
A．participate B．decide C．choose D．attend
A．however B．but C．yet D．so
A．enjoy B．eat C．collect D．take
A．shared B．provided C．helped D．returned
A．walk B．turn C．run D．show
A．never B．ever C．still D．yet
A．encouraged B．attracted C．struck D．defeated
A．persuaded B．saddened C．frightened D．moved
A．handed B．offered C．reminded D．promised
A．what B．how C．whether D．why
A．single B．usual C．ordinary D．normal
A．lesson B．class C．truth D．reality
A．possibly B．nearly C．really D．usually
Do you think that a universal language will emerge within the next century? English is 51the lingua franca in many parts of the world, and is the best language currently to know 52business and science, 53I don’t think English will 54become a universal language. I think that if a language becomes the world language, it should be an artificial one. 55, it might seem to many as an effort to 56a certain cultural group. The 57with a universal language is how to 58it, and how to get the governments of the world to agree 59its implementation.
If this were to happen, the international language would be the 60second language of all countries, and legally it would still play second fiddle to the current language of that country. It could allow different tribes in Africa to communicate, or 61communication between small villages in India that each speaks different languages. Not to 62it would mean that one would only have to learn two languages no matter 63in the world he travels.
What 64specifics—what writing 65should it use? Where should its words come from? Should the language be highly inflected or very analytical? And furthermore, how will the language be established?
A．preciously B．uncertainly C．indefinitely D．currently
A．for B．under C．over D．in
A．so B．moreover C．but D．therefore
A．even B．hardly C．still D．ever
A．Otherwise B．Meanwhile C．Nevertheless D．So
A．promote B．exceed C．conduct D．predict
A．problem B．impact C．benefit D．result
A．set B．build C．rank D．publish
A．for B．about C．in D．on
A．normal B．official C．legally D．suddenly
A．cause B．enable C．make D．persuade
A．tell B．mention C．say D．speak
A．how B．what C．where D．whether
A．about B．for C．if D．kind of
A．organization B．change C．management D．system
Do you think that a universal language will emerge within the next century? English is 51 the lingua franca in many parts of the world, and is the best language currently to know 52 business and science, 53 I don’t think English will 54 become a universal language. I think that if a language becomes the world language, it should be an artificial one. 55 , it might seem to many as an effort to 56a certain cultural group. The 57 with a universal language is how to 58 it, and how to get the governments of the world to agree 59 its implementation.
If this were to happen, the international language would be the 60 second language of all countries, and legally it would still play second fiddle to the current language of that country. It could allow different tribes in Africa to communicate, or 61 communication between small villages in India that each speaks different languages. Not to 62 it would mean that one would only have to learn two languages no matter 63in the world he travels.
What 64 specifics—what writing 65 should it use? Where should its words come from? Should the language be highly inflected or very analytical? And furthermore, how will the language be established?
| A．preciously | B．uncertainly | C．indefinitely | D．currently |
| A．for | B．under | C．over | D．in |
| A．so | B．moreover | C．but | D．therefore |
| A．even | B．hardly | C．still | D．ever |
| A．Otherwise | B．Meanwhile | C．Nevertheless | D．So |
| A．promote | B．exceed | C．conduct | D．predict |
| A．problem | B．impact | C．benefit | D．result |
| A．set | B．build | C．rank | D．publish |
| A．for | B．about | C．in | D．on |
| A．normal | B．official | C．legally | D．suddenly |
| A．cause | B．enable | C．make | D．persuade |
| A．tell | B．mention | C．say | D．speak |
| A．how | B．what | C．where | D．whether |
| A．about | B．for | C．if | D．kind of |
| A．organization | B．change | C．management | D．system |
My friend Michelle is blind, but you’d never know it. She makes such good use of her other 36 , including her “sixth sense”, that she rarely gives the impression she’s 37 anything.
Michelle looks after her children pretty much like the rest of us, 38 that she doesn’t push too hard on them, 39 really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitude. She knows when to clean the house. She moves around so fast that often 40 don’t realize she’s blind.
I 41 this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very 42 about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was 43 excited about her finger-painting project.
“Mom, guess what?” said Kayla, all smiles. “I learned how to 44 colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle 45 with us.”
To my great 46 , my child had learnt about color from a blind friend!
Then Kayla continued, “Michelle told me my 47 showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment. She really 48 what I was doing!” Kayla said she had never felt how good finger paints felt 49 Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.
I realized Kayla didn’t know that Michelle was blind. It had just never 50in conversation.
When I told her, she was 51 for a moment. At first, she didn’t believe me. “But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!” Kayla 52 . And I knew my child was 53 because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her artwork. Michelle had also heard Kayla's 54in her work.
We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, “You know, Mommy, Michelle really did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my 55 .”
Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.
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