完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选
项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The Blind Boy
A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat(帽子) by his feet. He held up a __36__ which said: “I am blind, please help.” There were only a few __37_  in the hat.
A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his _ 38 _ and dropped them into the hat. He __39__ took the sign, turned it around and wrote some words. He __40__ the sign __41__ everyone who walked by would see the new words.
Soon the hat began to __42__. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy.
That afternoon the man who had __43__ the sign came to see __44__ things were. The boy __45__ his footsteps and asked, “Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?”
The man said, “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said in a different way, __46__ .” What he had written was: “Today is a(n) __47__  day and I cannot see it.”
Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?
__48__ both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people they were so __49__ that they were not blind.
Should we be surprised that the second sign was more __50__?
Be thankful for what you have. __51__ life gives you 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1000 reasons to __52__. Face your past without regret. __ 53___ your present with confidence (自信). Prepare for the __54__ without fear. Keep the faith and __55__ the fear.
36. A. cover                        B. sign                         C. board                            D. note
37. A. cashes                      B. treasures              C. pennies               D. coins
38. A. pocket                      B. can                          C. backpack             D. case
39. A. still                            B. then                        C. already                D. yet
40. A. put on               B. put out                 C. put off                  D. put back
41. A. in case                      B. now that               C. so that                 D. as though
42. A. mix up                      B. show up                 C. fill up           D. make up
43. A. changed                            B. prepared               C. supported           D. reached
44. A. what                         B. why                         C. where                  D. how
45. A. realized                    B. recognized            C. felt                        D. discovered
46. A. though                     B. but                          C. yet                        D. still
47. A. average                   B. successful             C. harmonious        D. beautiful
48. A. After all         B. In the long term   C. Of course          D. As a matter of fact
49. A. happy                       B. disappointed        C. lucky                     D. strange
50. A. effective                  B. brave                      C. surprising           D. scientific
51. A. Once                         B. When                     C. While          D. Because
52. A. smile                         B. exist                       C. survive                 D. prove
53. A. Look into                  B. Search for             C. Deal with            D. Depend on
54. A. tomorrow                B. adventure             C. future                  D. sunrise
55. A. preserve                  B. charge                   C. run                        D. drop

科目 英语   题型 完型填空   难度 较易

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