完形填空(共20小题；每小题l.5分，满分30分)
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处的最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Twenty years ago，I drove a taxi for a living．I met 2l people．But none touched me 22 than a woman I picked up late one night．
I received a call from 23 in a quiet part of town．When I arrived at 2：30 a．m．,the building was 24 except for a single light in a ground floor window．I walked to the door and 25 ．“Just a minute，”answered a 26 ，elderly voice．After a long pause，the door opened．A small woman 27 her 80s stood before me．Beside her was a small suitcase．I took it to the taxi．and then returned to 28 the woman．She took my arm and we walked 29 toward the roadside．
Seated，she gave me 30 ．“I’m on my way to a hospice(临终关怀医院)．I'm in no hurry．Can you drive through downtown?” I saw her eyes shining with 31 in the rearview mirror．“I don’t have any 32 left．”she continued．“The doctor says I don’t have very long．”
During the next two hours’ 33 , sometimes she asked me to 34 in front of a particular building or corner and she 35 stare into the darkness．When we got to the destination，she asked，“How much do I 36 you?” “Nothing，”I said．“You 37 make a living．”she answered．“I have 38 passengers，”I replied，and gave her a hug． She held onto me 39 ．“You gave an old woman a little moment of joy,” she said．“Thank you.”
After that，I drove aimlessly，lost in thought．People usually believe that our lives center upon great moments． 40 great moments often catch us unaware，beautifully wrapped in what others may consider a small one．
A．honest B．familiar C．various D．similar
A．worse B．more C．better D．1ess
A．a store B．an office C．a clinic D．an apartment
A．dark B．tall C．old D．empty
A．looked B．knocked C．1istened D．pushed
A．clear B．10ud C．sharp D．weak
A．of B．by C．in D．over
A．help B．call C．early D．pull
A．freely C．carelessly D．slowly
A．a notebook B．an address C．a present D．an envelope
A．anger B．delight C．tears D．surprise
A．family B．money C．trouble D．idea
A．discussion B．ride C．silence D．cry
A．hurry B．park C．slow D．circle
A．would B．should C．might D．could
A．provide B．charge C．afford D．owe
A．want to B．used to C．have to D．seem to
A．some B．other C．few D．rich
A．doubtfully B．warmly C．honestly D．tightly
A．And B．But C．So D．although
Unemployment will certainly be in double-digits next year--and may remain there for some time. And for every person who __1_ as unemployed in the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ household survey, you can bet there’s another either too __2__ to look for work or working part time who’d rather have a full-time job or else taking home less pay than before. And there’s yet another person who’s more fearful that he or she will be the __3__ to lose a job.
__4__, 10 percent unemployment really means 20 percent underemployment or anxious employment, all of which translates __5__ into late payments on mortgages, credit cards, auto and student loans, and loss of health insurance. It also means sleeplessness for tens of millions of Americans, and, of course, __6__ purchases.
Unemployment of this magnitude and duration also translates into ugly __7__, because fear and anxiety are __8__ grounds for the political resentment against immigrants, blacks, the poor, government leaders, business leaders, Jews and other easy _9__. It’s already started. Next year is a mid-term election. Be prepared for worse.
So why is unemployment and underemployment so high? And why is it _10__ to remain high for some time? Because, as noted, people who are worried about their jobs or have no jobs, and who are also trying to _11__ from under a pil
e of debt, are not going to do a lot of shopping. And businesses that don’t have customers aren’t going to do a lot of new _12__. And foreign nations also suffering high __13__ aren’t going to buy a lot of our goods and services. And without customers, companies won’t __14__. They’ll cut payrolls instead.
This brings us to the obvious question: Who’s going to buy the stuff we make or the services we provide, and therefore bring jobs back? There’s only one __15__ left: The government.
A．keeps to B．sticks to C．shows up D．attaches
A．discouraged B．timid C．sure D．upset
A．first B．next C．last D．only
A．On the other hand B．By contrast C．As a whole D．In other words
A．enormously B．definitely C．exactly D．directly
A．fewer B．more C．better D．worse
A．economics B．trades C．politics D．industries
A．necessary B．fertile C．scarce D．heated
A．opponents B．targets C．victims D．potentials
A．due B．able C．equal D．likely
A．get out B．get around C．get into D．get off
A．programming B．planning C．investing D．advertising
A．signature B．unemployment C．crisis D．inefficiency
A．rent B．run C．sell D．hire
A．manufacturer B．applicant C．buyer D．employer
Thanks to a combination of young businessmen, large numbers of university students and revitalization (新生) efforts by the local and national governments, today’s Nanjing has an36 of youthful exuberance (繁茂) that would have been 37 only a few decades ago. 38 , the city, a booming city of 6.5 million on the banks of the Yangtze River some 185 miles west of Shanghai, bears 39 resemblance to the former capital of China that suffered the worst cruelty and violence of World War II.
40 Nanjing has shown a remarkable capacity for reinvention during its 2,500-year history. And in recent years, the city has moved 41 its tragic past to become a vital engine of China’s economic growth, thanks 42 to its position in the middle of China’s prosperous eastern seaboard. Growth has also 43 thanks to improved ground transportation: A new bullet train linking Nanjing and Shanghai started service last year, 44 travel time between the cities from several hours to just 75 minutes, and a Beijing-Shanghai high-speed line is 45 to open later this year, with a stop in Nanjing. Within the city, two metro lines were built in the last few years; 15 more are planned to begin service by 2030.
Signs of Nanjing’s 46 wealth and optimism can be seen everywhere. In the heart of the downtown Xinjiekou district, a bronze statue of Sun Yat-sen, 47 the father of modern China, looks 48 over a busy 49 area.
There is perhaps no more 50 symbol of the city’s transformation than the Zifeng Tower, a 1,480-foot skyscraper that opened its doors last May. 51 offices, restaurants and an InterContinental hotel, the tower is the second-tallest building in China and billed as the seventh-tallest in the world.
Underlying all this development is a large Chinese and 52 student population — there are several major universities, plus a branch of Johns Hopkins’s international studies school. In fact, art and music 53in all sorts of places.
On a larger 54 , local government officials and private investors are pushing the city as a rising center for contemporary art and architecture, hoping to attract 55 from the neon-bathed streets of its neighbor Shanghai.
A．advance B．affection C．air D．ability
A．unforgettable B．unthinkable C．unbearable D．unnecessary
A．Actually B．Regretfully C．Hopefully D．Consequently
A．close B．slight C．much D．little
A．Because B．But C．As D．Since
A．beyond B．on C．off D．out
A．in addition B．in all C．in part D．in fact
A．started B．enlarged C．existed D．accelerated
A．removing B．cutting C．dividing D．lowering
A．scheduled B．invented C．desired D．meant
A．attractive B．well-received C．newfound D．discovered
A．thought B．treated C．considered D．elected
A．out B．at C．about D．for
A．remote B．regional C．rural D．commercial
A．universal B．visible C．traditional D．political
A．Keeping B．Consisting C．Opening D．Housing
A．British B．western C．American D．foreign
A．spring up B．stand up C．set up D．keep up
A．extent B．degree C．scale D．level
A．businessmen B．students C．tourists D．painters
May was born with a cleft palate(腭裂). When she was a little girl, she had to 36 the jikes from naughty chidren who teased her about her misshaped lip. With all the teasing, Mary grew up 37 the fact that she was“diffrernt”. She was 38 that no one, outside her family,could ever love her until she 39 Mrs. Leonard's class.
In Mrs. Leonards' school at that time, it was 40 for teachers to give their children an annual 41 test. However, in Mary's case, 42 her cleft palate, she was hardly able to hear out of one ear. 43 not to let the other children have another“ 44 "to point out, she would 45 when her bad ear was tested each year. The “hearing test”was 46 by having a child walk to the classroom door,turn sideways, 47 one ear with a fingre, and then 48 what the teacher whispered. When Mary had to turn her bad ear towards her teacher she would 49 to cover her good ear. She knew that teachers 50 often say things like,“The sky is blue,”or“What color are your shoes?”But not on that day. Surely, God 51 seven words in
Mrs. Leonard's mouth that 52 Mary's life forever. When the test came, Mary heard:“ I wish you were my little girl.”You can imagine how deeply these words 53 Mary.
Yes, affirming (肯定）words are 54 to say to the people around you. While words from
a godly teacher can soften a heart, words form you can powerfully set the 55 of another
One's life.
A．play B．make C．bear D．tell
A．hating B．changing C．forgeting D．accepting
A．expected B．requested C．convinced D．informed
A．left B．entered C．admitted D．taught
A．unusual B．common C．admittde D．strange
A．speaking B．reading C．terrible D．hearing
A．instead of B．in addition to C．writing D．in spite of
A．determined B．Supposed C．Delighted D．Satisfied
A．belidf B．mistake C．proof D．difference
A．cheat B．escape C．suffer D．negotiate
A．given B．cancelled C．taken D．passed
A．pull B．close C．touch D．point
A．realize B．recite C．repeat D．create
A．pretend B．refuse C．manage D．decide
A．must B．will C．would D．shall
A．wasted B．put C．take D．write
A．wasted B．cost C．changed D．harmed
A．hurt B．moved C．upset D．scared
A．seldom B．reasonable C．easy D．never
A．purpose B．routine C．result D．course
A U.S man found 300 letters to God floating in the Atlantic Ocean last week. He said on Friday he would 1 them to a church instead of selling them on eBay following protests from religious people.
The letters , sent to a late Baptist clergyman (牧师), were 2put in a sealed plastic shopping bag near a 3in Atlantic, New Jersey.
Bill Lacovara, an insurance adjuster from Ventnor, New Jersey, said he got the bag while on a fishing trip last week.
The letters were 4 to the clergyman, who died in 2004. Someone cleaning his house may have 5 the bag, which Lacovara found about 100 miles (160km) from Cooper’s house.
They include one from a teenage girl asking God to 6 her for her wrongdoing, one from a prisoner who said he was 7 and someone had set a trap for him, and 8 from a man who wanted God’s help winning the lottery, according to media reports.
Lavovara said he could have 9 them on eBay for up to $15,000(7,889 pounds) according to his prediction of the compete price and would have given the money to charity. But he has changed his mind because he said the move caused 10 to some religious people.
“They said they were 11 in me, and I didn’t want to do something that’s going to create 12 results.” he told Reuters.
Some 13 him to burn the letters, throw them back in the ocean or give them to a church, Lacovara said.
Lacovara said about a dozen clergymen have offered to take the letters, and he is evaluating the 14 to make sure the letters don’t fall into the 15 hands.
1. A. donate B. show C. sell D. owe
2. A. hurriedly B. privately C. mysteriously D. occasionally
3. A. river B. lake C. hill D. beach
4. A. taken B. offered C. addressed D. given
5. A. collected B. thrown C. opened D. destroyed
6. A. forgive B. punish C. adjust D. charge
7. A. friendly B. correct C. innocent D. energetic
8. A. others B. another C. the other D. one
9. A. auctioned B. bought C. donated D. discounted
10. A. damage B. offence C. injury D. worry
11. A. absorbed B. involved C. interested D. disappointed
12. A. final B. direct C. same D. bad
13. A. forced B. urged C. questioned D. pleased
14. A. requests B. orders C. commands D. invitations
15. A. wrong B. poor C. tight D. firm
Mikio Tanaka is a devoted father----and prove it by taking three months off to care for his baby boy. That makes Tanaka __36__ of a revolutionary in Japan, where men are __37__ known for working long hours and __38__ in the bars with clients than mixing baby milk and changing diapers (尿布).
“It was __39__, but it was also a lot of fun,” Tanaka said, sitting __40__ the living room floor with his 4-month-old son, Daiki, __41__ on his back. “ I saw the first time he __42__. It was a great experience.”
Tanaka, 31, is one of a __43__ number of fathers in Japan who are taking a bigger __44__ inside the home. Men are a __45__ sight with kids at parks and zoos at weekends, though often __46__ yawning. Books and magazines __47__ fathers on how to play with and care for their kids. For Japan’s __48__ housewives, the changing is too late. In Tanaka’s case, his wife, Ayako, 28, was __49__ to take a full year of leave , for she was a school teacher.
__50__ for Tanaka, a department chief at his company had taken the __51__ leave a few years before, so his plan to __52__ three months unpaid leave was not a total shock to his __53__. Ayako took three months off for Daiki, then it was Tanaka’s __54__ when she went back to work. Daiki started day care full-time at __55__ month. Tanaka said at that time he was able to work again.
A．anything B．something C．everything D．nothing
A．well B．poorly C．specially D．badly
A．working B．dancing C．drinking D．cooking
A．easy B．interesting C．exciting D．tough
A．beside B．against C．on D．above
A．hanged B．hung C．joked D．sang
A．fell asleep B．stood up C．dressed up D．jumped up
A．growing B．falling C．adding D．fixing
A．step B．action C．hold D．role
A．interesting B．different C．common D．short
A．seen B．said C．observed D．blamed
A．drive B．send C．comfort D．treat
A．self-confident B．overworked C．poorly-dressed D．well-fed
A．unfair B．unwilling C．unfit D．undecided
A．Hardly B．Sadly C．Unluckily D．Fortunately
A．immediate B．short C．sick D．same
A．teacher B．boss C．wife D．child
A．take B．give C．make D．offer
A．duty B．fault C．turn D．decision
A．third B．fifth C．sixth D．tenth