完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
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I’m an adoptive mother. “Tell me the story of me, Momma,” my daughter always when we snuggled(依偎) into my great-grandmother’s rocking chair at the end of the day.
“The first time I saw your beautiful face, it was covered by a blue-and-white hat, by a pale blue blanket. All I could were two pleasantly fat cheeks and a little nose. ”
“And I looked like a tiny fairy baby?” she asks.
“You did,” I always answer. “The nurse a tiny girl to me, and I was so surprised because you felt so . I thought that if I opened the , I’d find no baby there at all, air.”
In that instant, I became a . I was all in a cold room with a stone floor, four thousand miles from home. There was no sterile(无菌的) hospital room, no crying husband----just the two of us. But that moment was just as special, just as magical as if she’d come from my body into my arms. She was my daughter in every way that from that moment.
I my life to a woman I’ve never met, who lives half a world away. Her gave me all I could ever ask for, and I never forget for a moment that it was her decision ---- her tears and her pain ---- that is the foundation on which I’ve built this life love.
As my daughter grows, she’ll understand that sometimes life is a , and you never know who in this world will hand you your baton(接力棒). It could be someone you’ve never , someone who lives a world away, someone you’ll never be able to repay for giving you the life you always wanted never dared to imagine you’d have.
I believe the true gifts of our lives come from the most of sources. If we go forward bravely with our open, we will always be in the right place to receive them.
A．stands B．asks C．sighs D．cares
A．immediately B．nearly C．heavily D．hardly
A．surrounded B．supported C．delivered D．saved
A．seek B．need C．see D．keep
A．selected B．tied C．returned D．handed
A．light B．sleepy C．shy D．strange
A．package B．rag C．blanket D．pocket
A．indeed B．even C．mostly D．only
A．nurse B．mother C．wife D．teacher
A．afraid B．silly C．alone D．upset
A．eventually B．especially C．possibly D．directly
A．mattered B．functioned C．matured D．existed
A．devote B．owe C．spare D．bring
A．punishment B．mercy C．sacrifice D．honor
A．crazy B．quick C．wise D．difficult
A．fight B．competition C．relay D．game
A．praised B．met C．accepted D．missed
A．or B．and C．but D．for
A．unnecessary B．unlikely C．unfriendly D．unlucky
A．hearts B．eyes C．fists D．ears
My dad was a very busy man. After he retired, every morning he’d get up, take a shower, prepare a breakfast, and then draw up his to-do ______ for the day.
In the summer he planted and ______ the garden. In the winter he made sure the pile of logs for the wood-burning stove never got too small. ______ at daylight saving time, he’d make sure to ______ every clock in the house, from the digital one to the old clock he’d ______ Mom on their 15th anniversary. Dad never let a task slip from his ______. Dad took care of everything around our house. If it was on his schedule, it got ______.
Dad passed away in mid-November, 2006. What would we do then? I ______ the clock. It was an hour ahead. Dad never had the ______ to change the time from then on. Both Mom and I ______ to fix every clock except for one — that anniversary clock. It was a ______ — the chimes (钟声) needed to______ perfectly with the numbers on the face of the clock. If not, it would ring out the ______ number of chimes on the hour. We were about to begin our attempt ______ we heard a loud pop and all the lights went out.
My God! I thought. This ______ was already falling apart without Dad. It took the electric company about 40 minutes to come and ______ the lights. We were in no ______ to work on the clock. “Let’s just wait until tomorrow and try again,” I said to Mom.
The next morning the power went out again.______, the electric company responded in half the time it had taken them the night before. With the lights back on we started getting ready for the day. A loud, musical sound ______ the silence. The anniversary chime now has been set to just the right time.
Dad may not be here anymore, I thought, but I should make a ______ for every day.
A．contract B．list C．address D．letter
A．tended B．defended C．visited D．admired
A．Moreover B．Yet C．Even D．Still
A．remove B．paint C．clean D．reset
A．promised B．bought C．told D．reminded
A．idea B．decision C．mind D．feeling
A．done B．known C．hidden D．taken
A．threwaway B．showedoff C．lookedat D．forgotabout
A．hope B．ability C．courage D．chance
A．advised B．hated C．managed D．permitted
A．chall enge B．try C．lesson D．skill
A．run B．match C．prepare D．move
A．right B．same C．wrong D．opposite
A．because B．though C．so D．when
A．place B．country C．world D．time
A．buy B．produce C．repair D．study
A．doubt B．mood C．money D．sense
A．Curiously B．Particularly C．Strangely D．Thankfully
A．opened B．ended C．broke D．mixed
A．noise B．plan C．bid D．choice
In 1982，Steven Callahan was crossing the Atlantic alone in his sailboat when it struck something and sank. He got into a life boat，but his supplies were ______.His chances of surviving were small. ______ when three fishermen found him 76 days later，he was alive—much ______ than he was when he started，but alive.
His ______ of how he survived is fascinating. His cleverness—how he ______ to catch fish，how he evaporated （蒸发） sea water to ______ fresh water—is very interesting.
But the thing that ______ my eye was how he managed to keep himself going when all hope seemed lost，and there seemed no ______ in continuing the struggle. He was starved and ______ worn-out. Giving up would have seemed the only possible choice.
When people ______ these kinds of circumstances （境遇），they do something with their minds that gives them the courage to keep going. Many people in ______ desperate circumstances ______ in or go mad. Something the survivors do with their thoughts helps them find the courage to carry on ______ difficulties.
“I tell myself I can ______ it，” wrote Callahan in his book.“Compared to what others have been through，I’m fortunate. I tell myself these things over and over，______ up courage...”
I wrote that down after I read it. It ______ me as something important. And I’ve told myself the same thing when my own goals seemed ______ off or when my problems seemed too terrible. And every time I’ve said it，I have always come back to my ______.
The truth is，our circumstances are only bad compared to something better. But others have been through the much worse，that is，in comparison with ______ others have been through，you’re fortunate. Tell this to yourself over and over again，and it will help you ______ the rough situations with a little more courage.
A．little B．rich C．few D．enough
A．And B．Yet C．Still D．Thus
A．thinner B．stronger C．worse D．healthier
A．attitude B．assumption C．instruction D．account
A．assisted B．tended C．managed D．intended
A．make B．absorb C．select D．replace
A．attacked B．attracted C．caught D．drew
A．need B．taste C．message D．point
A．firmly B．completely C．hardly D．generally
A．deal B．defend C．survive D．observe
A．similarly B．differently C．gradually D．commonly
A．pull B．take C．break D．give
A．for the lack of B．in the face of C．in exchange for D．as a result of
A．handle B．carry C．follow D．inspect
A．rolling B．using C．building D．making
A．defeated B．recommended C．introduced D．struck
A．far B．long C．ever D．even
A．supplies B．senses C．ideas D．influences
A．how B．that C．which D．what
A．get round B．get over C．get through D．get off
My dad was a very busy man. After he retired, every morning he’d get up, take a shower, prepare a breakfast, and then draw up his to-do ______ for the day.
In the summer he planted and ______ the garden. In the winter he made sure the pile of logs for the wood-burning stove never got too small. ______ at daylight saving time, he’d make sure to ______ every clock in the house, from the digital one to the old clock he’d ______ Mom on their 15th anniversary. Dad never let a task slip from his ______. Dad took care of everything around our house. If it was on his schedule, it got ______.
Dad passed away in mid-November, 2006. What would we do then? I ______ the clock. It was an hour ahead. Dad never had the ______ to change the time from then on. Both Mom and I ______ to fix every clock except for one — that anniversary clock. It was a ______ — the chimes (钟声) needed to ______ perfectly with the numbers on the face of the clock. If not, it would ring out the ______ number of chimes on the hour. We were about to begin our attempt ______ we heard a loud pop and all the lights went out.
My God! I thought. This ______ was already falling apart without Dad. It took the electric company about 40 minutes to come and ______ the lights. We were in no ______ to work on the clock. “Let’s just wait until tomorrow and try again,” I said to Mom.
The next morning the power went out again. ______, the electric company responded in half the time it had taken them the night before. With the lights back on we started getting ready for the day. A loud, musical sound ______ the silence. The anniversary chime now has been set to just the right time.
Dad may not be here anymore, I thought, but I should make a ______ for every day.
A．contract B．list C．address D．letter
A．tended B．defended C．visited D．admired
A．Moreover B．Yet C．Even D．Still
A．remove B．paint C．clean D．reset
A．promised B．bought C．told D．reminded
A．idea B．decision C．mind D．feeling
A．done B．known C．hidden D．taken
A．threw away B．showed off C．looked at D．forgot about
A．hope B．ability C．courage D．chance
A．advised B．hated C．managed D．permitted
A．challenge B．try C．lesson D．skill
A．run B．match C．prepare D．move
A．right B．same C．wrong D．opposite
A．because B．though C．so D．when
A．place B．country C．world D．time
A．buy B．produce C．repair D．study
A．doubt B．mood C．money D．sense
A．Curiously B．Particularly C．Strangely D．Thankfully
A．opened B．ended C．broke D．mixed
A．noise B．plan C．bid D．choice
Bobby had tried to climb to the top of the snowy mountain for at least thirty times. But he had always ______. At first, he climbed very well, but as he went on, he became weak and often looked at his worn-out shoes ______ looking up. Finally, when the clouds gathered around him, he understood he wouldn’t be able to ______ the top that day. He would sit down to rest and then ______.
One day, he went up the mountain ______ by old Peeper, the town optician (配镜师). Halfway to the top, Peeper gave him a pair of ______ sunglasses. “If it starts clouding over, put these glasses on. They’ll ______ you,” said Peeper before he went back. Bobby accepted the ______.
Just as nearly always seemed to happen, bad luck ______ in the form of cloud cover. Bobby remembered Peeper’s ______ and put on the glasses. He could ______ see the clouds with the glasses on, but they seemed so light that he could see the top of the mountain ______ the clouds. And so Bobby kept climbing, leaving the clouds behind, and ______ arrived at the top of the mountain. He felt great. But as he took off the glasses, he was ______ — the mountain below was surrounded by a sea of clouds. Bobby didn’t remember the clouds being as ______ as that, so he looked more closely at the sunglasses, and ______ everything.
Peeper had made a light picture on the glasses, in the ______ of the snow-covered mountain top. It was made in such a way that Bobby could only ______ it if he looked upwards.
Bobby ______ that the only obstacle (障碍) to getting to the top of the mountain had been his own discouragement. He thanked Peeper for using that little ______ to help him understand that his aim was not impossible.
A．waited B．failed C．finished D．rested
A．along with B．because of C．except for D．instead of
A．reach B．find C．miss D．measure
A．look up B．go on C．give up D．run away
A．attracted B．protected C．controlled D．accompanied
A．special B．beautiful C．big D．expensive
A．save B．help C．follow D．test
A．material B．pity C．design D．gift
A．stood B．changed C．returned D．disappeared
A．plans B．words C．thoughts D．points
A．still B．never C．only D．ever
A．beside B．under C．before D．through
A．personally B．finally C．necessarily D．nearly
A．frightened B．angry C．surprised D．disappointed
A．thick B．pretty C．white D．small
A．proved B．explained C．remembered D．understood
A．middle B．form C．way D．place
A．feel B．copy C．see D．touch
A．realized B．agreed C．imagined D．told
A．experiment B．chance C．shock D．trick
I stopped at a red light only a mile or so from my goal of my brother’s house. We were planning to ______ down together to North Carolina to be with my father who was critically ill.
As I ______ at the stop light, I noticed Sharper’s Florist over to the left. It was the same ______ I had stood as a young man nervously ______ some roses for my date — floods of ______ went through my mind. I noticed the liquor (酒) store straight ahead where my father and I had been many times before, ______ the beer of the week. We both liked German beer.
The light finally turned ______. And I made my left turn and went through the ______ section of our hometown. I remembered how each thanksgiving my ______ would be together, including my parents and my brother. I also remembered how my father would ______ some time every thanksgiving, making sure there was no one ______ in the neighborhoods surrounding where we lived. I can remember as a young boy going with him to ______ some food. I was scared. I had ______ been into this part of town this deeply before. But my father seemed ______ and went about his business.
The people seemed to know him and _____ accepted what he came to offer. My father seemed able to give away the food in a way that honored those he was giving to. He would ______ at each place and talk a little.
My father wanted to be sure ______ had food. If there were people he found who didn’t have food, he would ______ and get more. That’s the kind of man he was.
I pulled into the driveway of my brother’s home. I got out of the ______ and my brother Joel was there to meet me. We hugged and Joel said Dad had ______ just an hour ago. How I hoped I could see him for the last time! But I had no chance.
A．turn B．drive C．walk D．slow
A．waited B．thought C．rested D．looked
A．mark B．place C．way D．sign
A．picking out B．making out C．pointing out D．turning out
A．warnings B．complaints C．tears D．memories
A．selling B．drinking C．buying D．producing
A．yellow B．green C．red D．dark
A．high B．low C．poor D．rich
A．friends B．family C．brother D．classmates
A．spend B．waste C．plan D．pass
A．cold B．afraid C．thirsty D．hungry
A．eat B．seek C．send D．cook
A．almost B．never C．nearly D．really
A．calm B．nervous C．angry D．quiet
A．carefully B．easily C．gratefully D．hardly
A．stop B．move C．continue D．run
A．no one B．everyone C．someone D．anybody else
A．step forward B．stand out C．walk down D．go back
A．kitchen B．room C．car D．bus
A．passed away B．lain down C．gone out D．got up