第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题l．5分，满分30分)
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It was a busy morning，about 8:30,when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital。I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for an appointment(约会)at 9:30
The nurse had him take a 36 in the waiting area, 37 him it would be at least 40
minutes 38 someone would be able to see him。 I saw him 39 his watch and decided，since I was 40 busy—my patient didn’t 41 at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound .While taking care of his wound．I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment
The gentleman said no and told me that he 42 to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his 43 .。He told me that she had been 44 for a while and that she had a special disease。I asked if she would be 45 if he was a bit late. He replied that she 46 knew who he was，that she had not been able to 47 him for five years now. I was 48 ,and asked him，“And you 49 go every morning，even though she doesn’t know who you are?”
He smiled and said．“She doesn’tknowme butIknowwho sheis”I hadto holdback 50 as he left.
Now I 51 that in marriages，true love is 52 of all that is。The happiest people don’t 53 havethe best of everything；they just 54 thebest ofeverythingthey have。 55 isn’t about how to live through the storm，but how to dance in the rain.
36 A breath B.test C seat D break
37 A persuading B promising C understanding D telling
38 A if B
before C since D after
39 A taking off B．fixing C looking at D winding
40．A very B also C seldom D not
41 A turn up B show off C come on D go away
42 A needed B forgot C agreed D happened
43 A daughter B wife C mother D sister
44 A. late B well C around D.there
45 A lonely B worried C doubtful D hungry
46 A so far B neither C no longer D already
47 A recognize B answer C believe D expect
48 A moved B disappointed C surprised D satisfied
49 A only B.then C.thus D still
50A curiosity B tears C words D judgment
51 A realize B suggest C hope D prove
52 A agreement B expression C acceptance D exhibition
53 A necessarily B completely C．naturally D frequently
54 A. learn B make C.favor D.try
55 A Adventure B Beauty C Trust D Life
Dear God，
Now that I am no longer young，I have friends whose mothers have passed away．I have heard these sons and daughters say they never 2 1 appreciatedtheir mothers until it was too 22to tell them．
I am 23with the dear mother who is still allve．I appreciate her 24 each day．My mother does not 25，but I do． 26 I grow older and wiser．Irealize what a(n) 27person she is．How sad that I alil 28 to speak thesewords in her presence，29they flow easily from my pen．
How does a daughter begin to thank her mother for giving her llfe I 30’ For the love，patience and just plain hard work that go into 3 l a child? For32a toddler，for understanding a moody teenager，for tolerating a college student who thinks she knows 33？ For waiting for the day 34 a daughter realizes her mother really is？
How does a 35wonlan thank for a mother for continuing to be a mother？For being ready with advice (when asked ) or 36silent when it is most appreciated? For not saying:”I37you so ,”when she could have spoked these words dozens of 38?For being essentially herself-loving ,thoughtful. Patient, and forgiving?
I don’t know how，dear God，except to bless her as richly as she 39an
d to help me live up to the example she has set．I pray that 1 will look as good in the eyes of my 40 as my mother looks in mine．
A daughter
21．A fullyB．trulyC．painfully D mainly
22．A．earlyB．slowC．1ate D．fast
23．A．satisfiedB．preparedC．worried D blessed
24．A muchB．moreC．1ess D．fewer
25．A．standB．moveC．change D exist
26．A．AsB．WithC．For D．Because
27．A．ordinaryB．usualC．strictD extraordinary
28．A．unableB．ableC．eagerD ready
29．A．thereforeB．otherwiseC．but D．however
30.A herselfB．itselfC．themselves D．oneself
31.A．punishing B．blamingC．raising D．praising
32.A．running afterB．running across C．running out D．running for
33 A．something B．everythingC．anything D．not
hing
34．A．thatB．whenC．in which D．where
35 A．grownB．pleasedC．trained D．well-behaved
36 A interrupting B．dislikingC．representing D．remaining
37．A．askedB．toldC．ordered D required
38．A．timesB．daysC．months D years
39．A．gotsB．givesC．deserves D．delivers
40.A．husband B．childrenC．relativesD．neighbours
It was a cold winter day that Sunday. The parking lot to the 16 was filling up quickly. I noticed, as I got out of my car, fellow church members were17 among themselves as they walked in the church. As I got18__, I saw a man leaning up against the wall outside the church. He was almost lying down19he was asleep. His hat was20down so you could not see his face. He wore shoes that looked 30 years old, too21 for his feet, with holes all over them and his toes22 out. I guessed this man was 23 and asleep, so I walked on 24through the doors of the church. We all talked for a few minutes, and someone 25the man lying outside. People whispered but no one took26 to ask him to come in, 27 me. A few moments later church began. We were all waiting for the Preacher (牧师) to take his 28 and to give us the Word, __29 the doors to the church opened. In30the man walking down the church with his head down. People gasped（喘息）and whispered and made _31 . He made his way down the church and up onto the pulpit (讲坛) where he took off his hat and coat. My heart32 .
There stood our preacher… he was the “homeless man”. The preacher took his Bible (圣经) and33 it on his stand.
“ 34, I don't think I have to tell you what I am preaching about today. If you 35 people by their appearance, you have no time to love them.”
16. A. school B. lecture C. park D. church
17. A. arguing B. whispering C. stating D. speaking
18. A. closer B. clearer C. lower D. farther
19. A. even though B. so that C. as if D. even if
20. A. dragged B. pulled C. dropped D. pushed
21. A. big B. bad C. ugly D. small
22. A. reached B. went C. stuck D. ran
23. A. homeless B. helpless C. hopeless D. careless
24. A. out B. by C. across D. from
25. A. invited B. mentioned C. took D. called
26. A. pleasure B. measure C. courage D. trouble
27. A. except B. besides C. without D. including
28. A. turn B. place. C. time D. seat
29. A. when B. before C. as D. after
30. A. rushed B. hurried C. came D. entered
31. A. decision B. choices C. faces D. jokes
32. A. sank B. fell C. broke D. failed
33. A. threw B. set C. laid D. folded
34. A. Brothers B. Folks C. Supporters D. Members
35. A. judge B. hate C. treat D. test
Two friends visited the zoo together. The zoo was very large and it was ____1____ to go everywhere. They had to decide where and which animal to visit as their time was ___2___. So both of them agreed not to ____3___ after choosing a ____4___ at every fork(岔道口).
A road sign at the first fork ____5____ one way to the lion quarters and the other to the tiger hill. They decided on the ____6____ after a ___7____ discussion because lion were “the king of the grassland”. The second showed a division(路口) going separately to the pandas and peacock. They ____8____ pandas as it was the nation’s treasure and went the way. Thus they made choices all along the way and each choice meant ____9____ what they couldn’t help regretting. But they had to make it, and ____10____, for it brooked(容忍)no delay. If they hesitated they would miss ___11___. Only ___12___ decision could offer more chances for sightseeing and ___13____ possible regret.
Life is ____14____ like this------ choices often occur that one has to make, for example, between two ____15_____ jobs, two fascinating wooers(追求者). To get one you ___16____ give up the other ------- you can get half of it. If you __17___ weighing the pros and cons and calculating gains and losses, you will most likely _____18_____ empty-handedness. Don’t be sad about it. ___19___ you have got half of the desirable things in life ------ something that is ___20____ to come by.
1.A. easy B. eagerC. impossible D. possible
2.A. enough B. limited C. tight D. plentiful
3.A. retrace B. come C. go D. go back
4.A. main road B. branch C. crossing D. highway
5.A. showed B. pointed C. intended D. made
6.A. former B. later C. lost D. the third
7.A. brief B. long C. no D. heated
8.A. hoped B. wanted C. favored D. got
9.A. getting B. takingC. grasping D. giving up
10.A. slowly B. immediately C. timely D. easily
11.A. less B. more C. most D. least
12.A. high B. slow C. short D. rapid
13.A. increase B. ridC. reduce D. raise
14.A. just exactly B. more or less C. hardly D. most
15.A. unwanted B. rejected C. enjoyable D. desirable
16.A. wish B. want C. must D. have to
17.A. spend time B. kill time C. have a hard time D. hope for
18.A. start with B. get up C. succeed in D. end up in
19.A. By no means B. Not in the least C. At most D. At least
20.A. stupid B. delighted C. hard D. supported
School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired. I sat at the very front of the bus because of my ____1___ to get home. Sitting at the front makes you __2_____ out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.
Janie, the driver, tries to break the ____3____ atmosphere by striking the match of ___4_____ . I try to mind my manners and ____5____ listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day, ___6_____, her conversation was worth listening to.
“My father’s sick,” she said to no one in ___7___. I could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes. With a sudden change of attitde and interest, I asked, “What’s wrong with him?” With her eyes wet and her voice tight from ____8____ the tears, she responded, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes lowered as she ____9____. “I’ve already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can stand losing him.”
I couldn’t respond. I was ____10____. My heart ached for her. I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great ____11____ my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, ____12____ still is, for her. I wouldn’t like anyone to go ____13___ that.
Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. That was ____14____ her job. She had a whole world of family and concerns too. I had never thought of her as __15______ but a driver.
I suddenly felt I was very ___16____. I realized I had only thought of people as__17____as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I had judged her by job and brushed her off as ____18_____.
For all I know, I’m just another person in ____19_____ else’s world, and may not even be important. I ___20_____ not have been so selfish and self-centered. Everyone has places to go, people to see and appointments to keep. Understanding people is an art.
1.A. anxiety B. determination C. decision D. attempt
2.A. find B. make C. think D. stand
3.A. unpopular B. uncomfortable C. unusual D. unforgettable
4.A. fire B. topic C. conversation D. discussion
5.A. politely B. devotedly C. carelessly D. sincerely
6.A. however B. therefore C. thusD. otherwise
7.A. surprise B. common C. silence D. particular
8.A. fighting B. avoiding C. clearing D. keeping
9.A. told B. lasted C. repeated D. continued
10.A. for sure B. at ease C. in shock D. in despair
11.A. mercy B. pain C. pity D. disappointment
12.A. but B. yet C. and D. or
13.A. over B. round C. through D. without
14.A. almost B. nearly C. ever D. just
15.A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
16.A. sad B. embarrassed C. selfish D. worried
17.A. far B. long C. much D. well
18.A. unfit B. unselfish C. unnecessary D. unimportant
19.A. everyone B. someone C. anyone D. no one
20.A. must B. may C. can D. should
Mother came from our home village. She stayed with us for ten days. When she was ___1____ to leave, she wanted to buy us something ____2___ a present.
“You’ve got ___3____,” she said, “but you seem to have got ___4____. The TV set is yours, but the people who walk back and forth in it are all ___5____, even murderers, corrupt officials and thieves come in and ___6____ it from time to time. The radio cassette player is yours, but it’s all others who __7____ in it. The books on the shelf are yours, but they are all ___8____ by others. The fridge is yours, but all the year round it’s ____9____ frost that comes from God knows where. __10___they make your life easy and comfortable, ___11___ of them BELONGS to you in the real sense of the word.
___12___ the day she was to leave for home, she got up early in the morning and ____13____ back a pickle(泡菜) pot from the market.
“___14____ some pickle in it,” she said, “and have something ____15____ suits your own taste.”
Since then pickles of our own ____16_____ had been added to our diet. When we had guests, we often had pickles ____17____ wine. Slightly intoxicated(excited greatly), everyone would say, “A country flavor, not bad, Not bad, a country flavor (特别的风味)”.
____18___ we had something to our own taste. When we looked at the ___19____, it was standing quietly at the corner. Amid the hustle and bustle of our ____20___ life and in the apartment of reinforced concrete, the pot stood there by itself, brewing an old and simple flavor.
1.A. on B. about C. for D. of
2.A. since B. because C. as D. for
3.A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything
4.A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything
5.A. murderers B. thieves C. actors D. strangers
6.A. out B. out of C. into D. along
7.A. sing B. dance C. plays D. act
8.A. writing B. written C. read D. reading
9.A. full B. filled of C. filled with D. full with
10.A. As B. But C. Because D. Though
11.A. no one B. none C. neither D. either
12.A. On B. In C. During D. Of
13.A. took B. brought C. fetched D. carried
14.A. Do B. Cook C. Make D. Prepare
15.A. what B. / C. that D. as
16.A. smell B. sound C. feel D. taste
17.A. to go with B. went with C. to drink D. drinking
18.A. But B. So C. And D. Or
19.A. pot B. TVset C. radio D. shelf
20.A. ordinary B. usual C. every day D. everyday