第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题l.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入
空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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
By my third day in the hospital, I realized Owen didn’t visit. I couldn’t understand(21)______ my best friend wouldn’t come to see me. Struggling against the pain, I called his house. His Mom(22)______, and when I asked for Owen, she got quiet. “He’s not here right now,” she said. I thought it was(23)______ that she didn’t tell me where he was or offer to have him call me. But I was so weak, I just let it(24)______.I fount out later that Owen’s mom telephoned my parents right(25)______we rang off. My phone call really made her anxious, and she insisted they talked to me. Later that night, my mom (26)______ . Did I remember drinking? Did I remember being in a car? I had no idea what she was talking about, so she finally told me the news: I’d hit a tree. Owen, in the passenger seat, was thrown from the(27)______and killed instantly. The only reason I’d lived was because of my(28)______ .
My first(29)______was of shock. I’d been drink-driving? Hit a tree? Killed Owen? I felt like the worst person in the world. Even after I was able to go home several weeks later, I didn’t want to eat, I didn’t want to talk. I just(30)______at the wall in my bedroom and cried. The only person I wanted to see was Owen. I didn’t feel like hanging out with any of my old friends.
Charles R. Drew was a medical student at Columbia University in New York. Before he graduated, he wrote an article __41___ blood bank, that is, the storing of blood. Up till then, a lot of people had died from loss of blood __42___ there was no blood bank.
When the United States entered the Second World War, it became __43___ to set up blood banks. Dr Drew became __44___ of the Red Cross’s first blood bank. When the Red Cross __45___ blood banks to collect and store blood for men __46__ in battle, black American gave blood along with the whites. At ___47__ their blood was not accepted. Later blood from the blacks was ___48___ but was stored in a __49___ place from “white” blood. Although the best doctors __50___ that there was __51___ difference at all between the blood of blacks and whites, the Red Cross, with the support of the government, __52___ to separate black blood from white blood.
After the war, Dr Drew was ___53__ from Washington with three other doctors to attend a medical meeting in a southern state. In northern Carolina their car went __54___ a ditch(深沟)and Dr Drew was __55___ hurt. He had lost __56__ blood by the time a passing car took him to the __57___ hospital. But they were stopped at the gate of the hospital. “__58__him to the hospital for blacks.” No matter __59___ they said, they could not get into the hospital. They had to take him to the __60___ hospital, but on the way Dr Drew died because he had lost too much blood.
A.of B.on C.for D.in
A.though B.if C.because D.and
A.possible B.impossible C.unimportant D.necessary
A.visitor B.head C.receiver D.supporter
A.started B.expected C.promised D.forbade
A.died B.killed C.wounded D.fighting
A.most B.least C.first D.last
A.received B.accepted C.lost D.found
A.good B.cool C.hot D.separate
A.discovered B.invented C.insisted D.regretted
A.little B.much C.some D.no
A.began B.refused C.stopped D.continued
A.driving B.walking C.arriving D.running
A.from B.into C.along D.off
A.hardly B.nearly C.badly D.not
A.some B.little C.all D.much
A.biggest B.most modern C.nearest D.cheapest
A.Take B.Bring C.Send for D.Find
A.how B.what C.where D.who
A.colored B.better C.farthest D.same
Nancy Volk operated a sidewalk cafe in Anoka, Minnesota to support her family.
Dan Heins, one of the cafe’s regular customers, had a 36 : kidney dialysis(肾透析) from 6 to 10 a.m on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, after 37 at the cafe. The 56-year-old owner of the small cafe, Nancy 38 that Heins' diabetes(糖尿病)was 39 for his kidney failure and the cut-off of his leg. And Dan knew that Nancy, a single mother with three daughters, worked two other jobs to 40 the cafe open and meet her housing loans.
One morning as he ordered his breakfast, he 41 he would be on kidney dialysis the rest of his life if he didn't receive a(n) 42 . Nancy didn't hesitate, simply saying “I’ll donate”. A normal 43 volunteered to give him an organ? It seemed 44 to Dan, and Nancy had to spend a few weeks 45 him she was serious. The day before Thanksgiving in 2009, the results of the medical tests came in: She was a 46 .
While they were 47 the transplant, Dan’s other leg was cut off and Nancy’s financial 48 grew from bad to worse.
Nancy decided to close the cafe last September much 49 she loved it. At the same time, her home was going into 50 . Dan's insurance would 51 her surgery costs, but she was worried too much that she wouldn't be able to work the part-time jobs for six weeks.
Steve Ohlsen, another customer of the cafe, 52 a donation box near the register. In less than one month, people gave Nancy several thousand dollars—enough to ensure 53 on her home while she recovered.
Nancy and Dan had their54 in September. Four months later,Dan is 55 dialysis, and Nancy has sent thank-you notes to her supporters.
A.way B.service C.route D.routine
A.breakfast B.supper C.lunch D.dinner
A.guessed B.knew C.imagined D.concluded
A.serious B.impossible C.responsible D.important
A.keep B.run C.cause D.want
A.shouted B.murmured C.smiled D.informed
A.operation B.surgery C.transplant D.transfer
A.friend B.relation C.shopkeeper D.student
A.exciting B.unreal C.unusual D.moving
A.cheating B.convincing C.informing D.involving
A.match B.partner C.companion D.mate
A.searching for B.waiting for C.looking into D.taking in
A.position B.profession C.situation D.condition
A.although B.while C.though D.when
A.trouble B.business C.service D.luck
A.offer B.provide C.give D.cover
A.made B.laid C.placed D.set
A.payments B.expenses C.repairs D.fees
A.personalities B.supporters C.surgeries D.lives
A.off B.down C.up D.to
In the doorway of my home, I looked closely at my 23-year-old son, Daniel. In a few hours he would be flying to France to 36a different life. It was a transitional(过渡的)time in Daniel's life. I wanted to 37 him some words of significance. But nothing came from my lips, and this was not the 38 time I had let such moments pass.
When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten. He asked, “What is it going to be like, Dad? Can I do it?” Then he walked 39 the steps of the bus
and disappeared inside. The bus drove away and I said nothing. A decade later, a similar 40 played itself out. I drove him to college. As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him 41 and confidence as he started this new stage of life. Again, words 42 me.
Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those 43 opportunities. How many times have I let such moments 44 ? I don't find a quiet moment to tell him what they have 45 to me. Or what he might 46 to face in the years ahead. Maybe I thought it was not necessary to say anything.
What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him? 47 as I stood before Daniel, I knew that it did matter. My father and I loved each other. Yet, I always48 never heari
ng him put his 49 into words. Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten. Why is it so 50 to tell a son something from the heart?
My mouth turned dry, and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly. “Daniel,” I said, “If I could have picked, I would have picked you.” That's all I could say. He hugged me. For a moment, the world 51 , and there were just Daniel and me. He was saying something, but tears misted my eyes, and I couldn't understand what he was saying. All I was 52
of was the stubble(短须)on his chin as his face pressed 53 mine. What I had said to Daniel was 54 . It was nothing. And yet, it was 55 .
A.experience B.spend C.enjoy D.shape
A.show B.make C.leave D.instruct
A.last C.very D.next
A.upward B.into C.down D.up
A.sign B.scene C.scenery D.sight
A.interest B.benefit C.courage D.measure
A.failed B.discouraged C.struck D.troubled
A.future B.embarrassing C.obvious D.lost
A.last B.pass C.fly D.remain
A.counted B.meant C.valued D.existed
A.think B.want C.expect D.wish
A.But B.And C.Instead D.So
A.wondered B.regretted C.minded D.tried
A.views B.actions C.feelings D.attitudes
A.important B.necessary C.hard D.complex
A.disappeared B.changed C.progressed D.advanced
A.pleased B.convinced C.aware D.tired
A.by B.against C.on D.with
A.clumsy C.violent D.moving
A.none B.all C.anything D.everything
When I was about 13, my father would take me on short outings on Saturdays. On the way home, Dad 36 stopped at the Dairy Queen for 10-cent ice creams. I couldn’t 37 it, but I could pray from the 38 we started heading home to that corner where we would either go straight for the ice cream or 39 and go home empty-handed. That corner 40 either mouth-watering excitement or 41 .
On one special day, we were heading home, and again I was praying for the 42 sound of his offer. It 43 . “Would you like an ice cream today?”“That sounds great, Dad!” But then he said, “It sounds good to me too, Son. How would you like to treat today?”
Twenty cents! My mind reeled. I could afford it. I had a weekly allowance of 25 cents, plus some 44 for odd jobs (零活). And 45 it was my money, ice cream wasn’t a good use of it. In a fit (冲动) of 46 , I said, “Well, in that case, I guess I’ll 47 .” My father just said, “Okay, Son.”
But as we headed home, I realized how wrong I was and begged him to 48 . But he just said, “That’s okay, we don’t really need one.” I felt 49 for my selfishness and ungratefulness. He didn’t mind, or 50 act disappointed.
I 51 that generosity goes two ways and gratefulness sometimes costs more than “thank you”. On that day gratefulness would have cost 20 cents and it would have been the 52 ice cream I’d ever had.
I’ll tell you one more thing. We went on another 53 the next week. As we 54 the corner, I said, “Dad, would you like an ice cream today? My 55 .”
A.never B.hardly C.frequently D.strangely
A.expect B.rely C.wait D.get
A.month B.day C.weekend D.time
A.finish B.drive C.turn D.return
A.encouraged B.meant C.suggested D.instructed
A.anger B.shame C.happiness D.disappointment
A.funny B.surprising C.interesting D.beautiful
A.came B.spoke C.rang D.flew
A.extra B.limited C.little D.easy
A.after B.while C.when D.although
A.sadness B.regret C.curiosity D.selfishness
A.accept B.pay C.pass D.resist
A.turn back B.keep up C.stop by D.give in
A.unsatisfied B.awful C.angry D.crazy
A.even B.never C.only D.somehow
A.knew B.learned C.imagined D.recognised
A.dearest B.worst C.cheapest D.best
A.snack B.view C.trip D.corner
A.crossed B.left C.saw D.approached
A.service B.treat C.joke D.code