第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
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It was summer and I had gotten one of the few jobs a 14-year-old can find—working at Burger King，a fast－food restaurant．It 31 wasn’t a good job，but it meant money， 32 was something I needed.
One day，I was working behind the front counter，taking 33 .The customers were coming and going，and the woman who 34 didn’t seem any different from most others. She ordered her meal and I told her the total. As she searched 35 her purse to find some change，the woman soon 36 that she was about a dollar short. “I’m 37 to say this, but I guess I won’t be able to make my purchase 38，”she said sadly.
That’s when I had the idea of 39 the difference for her. She refused at first，but after I 40, she agreed. She thanked me and moved to the end of the counter to 41 her order. I continued with my work and thought 42 more of it.
About an hour later 43 had slowed down and I was waiting for my next customer. Then I glanced over towards the 44 and saw the same woman whom I’d helped with the money entering again．I 45 recognized her.
She walked straight up to me and said，“I want to thank you again for what you did. You see，I’m a diabetic(糖尿病患者),and 46 I need to eat something right away．That’s 47 I came in earlier．If you hadn’t helped me as you did，I might have fainted(晕倒). Thank you．”
She 48 me two dollars, twice I’d given her.
49 the woman walk away, I realized that God had used me to help me. In the end, I was 50 not only with money but also with the satisfaction of knowing that I’d helped someone out of a tight spot.
31．A．firstly B．badly C．certainly D．finally
32．A．which B．what C．that D．it
33．A．menus B．orders C．water D．food
34．A．reached B．moved C．left D．approached
35．A．through B．over C．about D．across
36．A．recognized B．knew C．admitted D．said
37．A．glad B．disappointed C．sorry D．surprised
38．A．in all B．at all C．above all D．after all
39．A．costing B．spending C．paying D．taking
40．A．supported B．insisted C．stuck D．watched
41．A．pick up B．put up C．pick out D．put out
42．A．none B．anything C．nothing D．something
43．A．customers B．orders C．service D．business
44．A．entrance B．restaurant C．counter D．window
45．A．suddenly B．immediately C．surely D．completely
46．A．seldom B．always C．never D．sometimes
47．A．when B．where C．why D．how
48．A．threw B．handed C．showed D．put
49．A．Watching B．Looking C．Observing D．Noticing
50．A．awarded B．honored C．returned D．rewarded
Mickey was a nice, cheerful, optimistic boy. No one could remember ever having seen him 36;it seemed he didn’t 37 whatever people said to him. Even his teachers admired his good 38. It was so unusual that a story was going around that Mickey’s 39 must be due to some special secret. They asked Mickey so much that, one afternoon, he 40 his favorite teacher, Mr. Anthony, to tea. When they had finished, Mickey 41 Mr. Anthony around the house. When Mickey opened his bedroom door, the teacher 42 . The huge wall was a unique collage (拼贴画) of thousands of colors and shapes! It was the loveliest 43 Mr. Anthony had ever seen.
“Some people at school think I 44 think badly of anyone,” Mickey started to explain, “and that 45 at all bothers me, but that’s not true at all. I’m just like anyone else. I used to get angrier than all the other kids. 46 years ago, with the help of my parents, I started a small collage. With every little piece I stuck on I added some bad thought or act.”
It was 47. The teacher looked closely at the wall. In each one of the small 48 he could read, “fool”, “silly”, “pain”, “bore”, and a thousand other 49 things.
“This is how I started 50 all my bad times into an opportunity to 51 to my collage. Now I like the collage so much that, each time someone makes me angry, I couldn’t be 52 . They’ve given me a new piece for my work of 53 .”
That day, the teacher was impressed by Mickey’s secret to having an optimistic character. Without telling anyone, on that very day, Mr. Anthony 54 his own collage. He would often 55 it to his students. Years later, each house contained its own beautiful works of art, made by those cheerful and optimistic children.
A．angry B．lonely C．excited D．calm
A．understand B．accept C．forget D．mind
A．character B．decision C．method D．dream
A．cleverness B．goodness C．anxiety D．worry
A．introduced B．helped C．invited D．followed
A．promised B．drove C．moved D．showed
A．relaxed B．appeared C．froze D．escaped
A．photo B．decoration C．door D．color
A．never B．often C．ever D．almost
A．something B．nothing C．everything D．anything
A．As B．But C．Because D．Though
A．reasonable B．crazy C．true D．difficult
A．books B．walls C．boxes D．pieces
A．negative B．strange C．clever D．small
A．turning B．throwing C．cutting D．packing
A．belong B．get C．add D．lead
A．quicker B．happier C．more careful D．more friendly
A．literature B．movie C．science D．art
A．left B．began C．missed D．bought
A．limit B．lend C．send D．recommend
I have learnt a lot about Chinese life and culture while teaching in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province and found them very interesting．
First, family life is quite 36in China． In the USA, many young people 37 home after they finish their education and start working． However, in China, it is 38 for people to live with their parents until they get married． 39 , many of my Chinese friends told me that their 40 lived with them and helped take care of them when they were children． It seems that Americans think independence is more important 41 the Chinese think family relationships are more important．
Bargaining is another 42 that I have tried to learn． In the USA, prices are 43 and you can’t ask for a lower price． However in some small Chinese stores and tourist places, you are 44 to bargain． My Chinese friends taught me to ask for 40 percent or 50 percent 45 the original price． If the salesperson doesn’t agree to my price, I should 46 to leave and he might let me come back and sell me the item． It is a skill that you have to 47 if you live in China．
Tipping hasn’t been easier to 48 ． In the USA, many people in the service 49 want to get 50 money for serving customers． Tipping is not a part of Chinese culture． 51 I tried to tip a taxi driver． He looked a little 52 and refused to take the money．
In dinners, perhaps what surprises an American visitor most is that some of the Chinese hosts like to put food into the plates of their 53 ． Actually, this is a 54 of true friendship and politeness． My Chinese friend told me if I didn’t want to eat it, I should just 55 the food in the plate．
A．unique B．different C．private D．harmonious
A．come B．build C．leave D．abandon
A．regular B．true C．common D．usual
A．Also B．However C．Therefore D．Although
A．parents B．relatives C．babysitters D．grandparents
A．while B．since C．when D．as
A．way B．custom C．lesson D．habit
A．made B．agreed C．charged D．set
A．expected B．taught C．suggested D．required
A．up B．away C．off D．on
A．promise B．pretend C．decide D．hope
A．tolerate B．understand C．practise D．consider
A．adjust to B．turn to C．refer to D．stick to
A．area B．department C．branch D．industry
A．easy B．extra C．pocket D．prize
A．Often B．Once C．Sometimes D．Before
A．excited B．satisfied C．frightened D．confused
A．own B．children C．neighbors D．guests
A．signal B．mark C．sign D．feature
A．leave B．remain C．put D．taste
The story is told about what happened on a flight between a passenger and an air hostess. The passenger rang and told the air hostess (乘务员) that he needed a cup of __36__to take his medicine when the plane just took off. She told him that she would_37__him the water in ten minutes.
Thirty minutes later, when the passenger’s ring for_38__sounded, the air hostess was in a hurry. She was kept so_39__that she forgot to deliver (送) him the water. As a result, the passenger was_40__to take his medicine.She_41__over to him with a cup of water, but he_42__it.
In the following hours on the_43__, each time the air hostess passed by the _44__ she would ask him with a smile_45__he needed help or not. But the passenger__46_paid attention to her.
When the passenger was going to get__47__the plane, he asked the air hostess to__48_him the passengers’ booklet (意见薄). She was very__49__. She knew he would write down_50_words, which might result in the loss of her job. _51__with a smile she handed it to him.
Off the plane, she_52_the booklet, and cracked a smile, _53_the passenger put it, “On the flight, you asked me whether I need help or not for twelve times_54_. How can I refuse your twelve sincere（真诚的） smiles?”
That’s__55__! Who can refuse twelve sincere smiles from a person?
A．coffee B．tea C．water D．cola
A．take B．bring C．carry D．hold
A．food B．drink C．service D．medicine
A．tired B．silent C．calm D．busy
A．delaying B．delayed C．delays D．delay
A．hurried B．went C．came D．got
A．refused B．accepted C．liked D．hated
A．seat B．air C．floor D．flight
A．customer B．passenger C．guest D．visitor
A．whether B．when C．what D．that
A．never B．often C．always D．seldom
A．on B．to C．off D．from
A．hand B．take C．throw D．lend
A．glad B．angry C．curious D．sad
A．good B．sharp C．polite D．nice
A．So B．Because C．And D．But
A．hid B．tore C．opened D．closed
A．if B．for C．after D．when
A．in all B．above all C．or else D．orso
A．wrong B．wonderful C．impossible D．right
Billy is fourteen years old and in the ninth grade. He has a 36 job which gets him 37 at five o'clock every morning. He is a38 .
Each morning, Billy leaves the house at 5: l5 to go to the corner39 the newspapers are. The newspapers are delivered （递）to the40 by truck at midnight. He always takes a wagon (手推车) to carry them.
In41 , it is still dark and cold when he gets up, but during the rest of the year it is bright and warm. Billy must deliver the newspapers to the houses of people on his route (线路) in all kinds of weather. He tries to put each 42 on the porch (门廊) where it will be protected from 43 , rain or snow. His44 think he does a good job. Sometimes they give him45 .
Billy46 about $70 per month, and he is saving some of the money to go to college. He spends the rest47 records and clothes. Once a month, he has to 48 money from his customers. Since many of them49 during the day, Billy has to collect the money 50 . Sometimes, when Billy is 51 , his older brother has to 52 the newspapers. Once Billy's father had to help as well.
Billy has seventy customers now, 53 he hopes to get more soon. Some day, if he gets many more customers, Billy might win a prize for being an outstanding(杰出的) newspaper boy. He wants to win a54 to Europe, but he will also be happy 55 he wins a new bicycle.
A．full-time B．strange C．good D．part-time
A．indoors B．outdoors C．down D．up
A．schoolboy B．newspaper boy C．cowboy（牛仔） D．clever boy
A．that B．where C．which D．whether
A．house B．porch(门廊) C．school D．corner
A．autumn B．winter C．morning D．summer
A．newspaper B．magazine C．letter D．email
A．air B．wind C．water D．fire
A．teachers B．parents C．bosses（老板们） D．customers(顾客们)
A．books B．some bread C．a new bike D．tips（小费）
A．makes B．saves C．spends D．pays
A．in B．at C．to D．on
A．give B．borrow C．collect D．catch
A．play B．study C．work D．rest
A．in the morning B．at night C．in the afternoon D．at noon
A．sick B．angry C．at school D．sad
A．carry B．collect C．deliver D．sell
A．then B．but C．so D．for
A．trip B．car C．bicycle D．job
A．because B．whether C．unless D．if
On April 11 Lincoln, Mrs Lincoln and two friends were spending night in talk, when Lincoln suddenly began to discuss his dreams. “I had one the other night. About 10 days ago I went to bed very 36 . I had been up 37 for important letters from the White House for a long time. I could not have been 38in bed when I fell into sleep. I soon began to 39 . There seemed to be a dead silence about me. Then I heard sobs(抽泣)， 40a number of people were weeping. I thought I left my bed and 41 downstairs. There the silence was broken by some pitiful(令人可怜的) sobbing, but the mourners(送葬者)were 42 .I went from room to room, no living person was in sight; but the same mournful sounds of distress(悲痛) met me as I 43 along. It was light in all the rooms; 44 was well known to me，but 45 were all the people who were sobbing as if their hearts would 46 ? I was puzzled and frightened. What could be the 47 of all this? I kept on walking until I arrived at the East Room, which I 48 . Before me was a dead body. Around it were soldiers who were acting as 49 ; there were some people 50 pitifully. ‘‘Who is dead in the White House?” I asked.
“The president，” was the answer.
“It’s 51 !”I said to myself and was surprised. How did he die?”
“He was killed by an assassinator (暗杀者)!” was the answer.
“ 52 came a loud burst of crying from the crowd，which woke me from my dream. I slept 53 that night, and although it was 54a dream I have been rather angry about it 55 .”
A．soon B．late C．quickly D．early
A．reading B．answering C．waiting D．paying
A．tired B．busy C．excited D．long
A．dream B．think C．sleep D．wake
A．as if B．even if C．though D．unless
A．looked B．waited C．wandered D．listened
A．out of sight B．sobbing C．talking D．there
A．got B．looked C．passed D．shouted
A．everything B．nothing C．the room D．one mourner
A．why B．where C．how D．what
A．stop B．burst C．break D．die
A．result B．wrong C．matter D．meaning
A．stood B．stayed C．entered D．wandered
A．mourners B．enemies C．servants D．guards
A．shouting B．weeping C．mourning D．working
A．him B．me C．terrible D．sad
A．So B．It C．Then D．Thus
A．no more B．more C．excitedly D．calmly
A．such B．only C．still D．also
A．forever B．at that time C．all along D．ever since