第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55 各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The restaurant was only a quarter full when we got there. A couple in their thirties were seated about three tables away. Their 36 was a little strange and it caught my attention. I’ve always been 37 to the feelings of other people. I got the immediate 38 that this couple could 39 afford to eat out. At first I 40 the thought, but it kept appearing into my head.
I began to feel a strong 41 to pay for their meals. I wasn’t rich, but I could 42 it. So I followed my intention and 43 the boss to pay their bill. I was told that they had 44 their courses and might still order coffees, but so far the bill 45 $ 75.
When he asked 46 I was paying their bill, I felt a little 47 as I tried to cover my feelings. I finally replied, “When I saw that couple I got the feeling that they had to 48 to get what they’ve got. So I decided to pay their bill. 49 I don’t want you to tell them who paid it or why. Just treat it as a(n) 50 .” When the couple want to settle their account a 51 reaction could be heard throughout the restaurant. Later I asked the boss what happened. He said the young woman broke down in tears and said, “ 5
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is has ever happened to us before. We’ve never 53 anything or been given anything. Things 54 this just don’t happen to us .” But it did happen. Now every time I think of the 55 at the restaurant a smile spreads across my mouth, as I remember how once, I felt a strong desire to give freely to another.
36. A. age B. bill C. appearance D. manner
37. A. polite B. sensitive C. nervous D. important
38. A. order B. hope C. impression D. promise
39. A. hardly B. proudly C. luckily D. freely
40. A. wrote B. felt C. followed D. ignored
41. A. regret B. desire C. success D. danger
42. A. change B. face C. afford D. prevent
43. A. reminded B. advised C. approached D. helped
44. A. refused B.
prepared C. paid D. finished
45. A. came to B. depended on C. gave up D. turned against
46. A. why B. when C. how D. where
47. A. shy B. proud C. excited D. Foolish
48. A. pretend B. continue C. expect D. struggle
49. A. But B. So C. Or D. Because
50. A. problem B. chance C. gift D. adventure
51. A. frightened B. surprised C. disappointed D. bored
52. A. Something B. Everything C. Anything D. Nothing
53. A. experienced B. trusted C. won D. saved
54. A. besides B. for C. despite D. like
55. A. incident B. service C. joke D. food
Nick was not the kind of boy I had expected to spend my summer with. I was hoping to have a the summer before my busy senior year, but my mother asked me to do her a . One of her colleagues needed a full-time _ “You planned to volunteer at the local hospital, why not volunteer to Nick instead?” Then she told me that this six-year-old boy was not a child.
Nick was a lovely little boy who suffered from many disorders. Normal day-care centers would not him. As a baby, he had serious ear infections which left him with equilibrium（平衡）problems. He couldn’t or run properly. I was if I was to take the job when my mother , “Don’t you want to be a nurse in the future? I doubt if you even have the .”
Then I told her I was for the job.
The day started at 7:00 a.m. Nick was my wake-up call! With so much energy and very little , he was quite a mix.
At the park, when he saw all the other children play on the jungle gym and swings, the boy’s face up. How he wished he belonged to the group of his age! You would think it would be to get a child to go down a slide（滑梯）. Believe me, it wasn’t! It took time, a lot of time. But with patience and support, Nick took one step up the slide each day. We worked together to face his and gradually he got closer to taking the slide of his life.
Halfway through the summer, he it to the top of the slide. With my arms holding him tightly, we flew down the slide! I waited for his . After realizing that he was safe and sound, he gave me a big and asked, “May I go down again, alone?”
I had never been happier in my life when I saw this little child climb the ladder and enjoy what other children for granted.
This child taught me that being a nurse means respect, kindness and patience.
A．relaxation B．course C．project D．grade
A．favour B．service C．business D．trade
A．guide B．waitress C．guard D．nurse
A．protect B．assist C．attend D．comfort
A．normal B．naughty C．clever D．happy
A．admit B．accept C．receive D．adopt
A．speak B．play C．walk D．stand
A．wondering B．hesitating C．questioning D．doubting
A．suggested B．argued C．challenged D．commented
A．courage B．energy C．faith D．time
A．eager B．sorry C．grateful D．ready
A．balance B．awareness C．knowledge D．control
A．delighted B．cheered C．shut D．lit
A．demanding B．simple C．interesting D．flexible
A．worries B．fears C．chances D．situations
A．climbed B．made C．managed D．got
A．reaction B．laughter C．answer D．greeting
A．surprise B．clap C．welcome D．kiss
A．take B．do C．play D．enjoy
A．miserable B．smart C．brave D．special
I think I’m one of the luckiest people in the world because of the time I’m able to spend with young people who are not afraid to show their excitement and zest for life. , I would prefer a person with passion and enthusiasm to a person with and talent any day of the week. You can teach and develop skills, you cannot develop a love of life and an optimistic attitude. These are of a person and appear at all times during work or play. Furthermore, they are traits that one is born with and they will never them.
As a and an Independent Education and Career Planning Advisor, I too many children and young adults who are on a road to despair unless someone can find a way to change their attitude towards and indeed life itself!
, society has turned out too many children and young people that are unwilling to put much or thought into their work. Whenever I come across such people— or old, I’m reminded of a boy who went with his mother on a blueberry picking hike into the . The boy filled his mostly with moss(苔藓) and then covered the moss with a thin layer of blueberries so that it looked . But the next morning, he found the blueberry pie which his mother for him was moss.
So , whether you are in school or , if you have enthusiasm and if you are to put in consistent effort along with passion, you will receive the . If, on the other hand, you are and prefer to take short-cuts, you should not expect to achieve the same results.
A．Obviously B．Personally C．Luckily D．Quickly
A．skills B．ideas C．kindness D．courage
A．or B．for C．but D．if
A．choices B．requests C．appearances D．characters
A．use B．deserve C．lose D．cherish
A．journalist B．doctor C．colleague D．teacher
A．search for B．come across C．care about D．depend on
A．learning B．donating C．speaking D．greeting
A．Eventually B．Unfortunately C．Hopefully D．Perfectly
A．equipment B．information C．effort D．possession
A．innocent B．young C．poor D．stupid
A．woods B．corner C．park D．market
A．mouth B．pan C．basket D．hand
A．delicious B．beautiful C．clean D．full
A．collected B．baked C．kept D．bought
A．promise B．guess C．remember D．look
A．in danger B．in distance C．in hospital D．at work
A．willing B．confident C．proud D．careful
A．crop B．trust C．votes D．rewards
A．lazy B．busy C．curious D．stubborn
A few weeks after my first wife, Georgia, was called to heaven, I was cooking dinner for my son and myself. For a , I had decided on frozen peas. As I was cutting open the bag, it from my hand and crashed to the floor. The peas, like marbles（弹珠）, everywhere. I tried to use a broom, with each swipe（猛击）they just rolled across the kitchen．
For the next week, every time I was in the , I found a pea---in a corner, or behind a table leg. They kept . Eight months later I pulled out the refrigerator to clean behind it, and 12 frozen peas hidden underneath．
At the time I found those few remaining , I was in a new relationship with a wonderful I’d met in a support group. After we married, I was reminded those peas under the refrigerator, and realized that my had been like that bag of frozen peas. It had shattered（破碎）. My wife had died; I was in a new city with a busy job, and with a son having trouble his new surroundings and the of his mother. I was a bag of spilled frozen peas; my life had come apart and scattered．
When life gets you , when everything you know comes apart, and when you think you’ll never , remember that it’s just a bag of scattered frozen peas. The peas can be , and life will move on. You’ll find all the peas , including the ones that are hardest to find. And when you’ve got them you’ll start to feel whole again．
The life you know can break apart at any time. But you’ll have to , and how fast you collect your peas depends on you. Will you keep scattering them around with a broom, will you pick them up one by one and put your life back together?
A．drink B．vegetable C．fruit D．meat
A．slipped B．walked C．ran D．moved
A．rubbed B．rolled C．grew D．existed
A．so B．and C．although D．but
A．kitchen B．living room C．bedroom D．storeroom
A．turning up B．getting up C．taking up D．using up
A．left B．ate C．found D．planted
A．presents B．cans C．vegetables D．peas
A．woman B．child C．man D．boy
A．for B．of C．with D．in
A．wife B．life C．son D．friend
A．adjusting to B．leading to C．turning to D．adding to
A．thank B．loss C．help D．love
A．close B．near C．down D．wide
A．get it B．leave it C．take it D．make it
A．grew B．bought C．frozen D．collected
A．specially B．fortunately C．properly D．eventually
A．both B．all C．either D．each
A．move on B．put on C．bring on D．call on
A．while B．because C．or D．since
That was when my son was 6 years old. My son is now 22 but whenever I look at him even as a grown man, I remember the small child with .
Our cat was to give birth. And like all young children, my son was very interested in the birth of the babies. During the following week, he never stopped me for a chance to witness it. At last, I agreed. I answered all his questions and prepared him the best he might not be shocked or frightened.
That when my son arrived home, one baby cat had been born. He was so at what he saw that he would put his hand on the mother cat’s stomach and feel the other babies . When the mother cat began to very loudly, it was clear that the second baby was on its way. My son but never said a word. Then he asked me, “Mum, why does she cry so loudly when the baby comes?” I that it was not a hurtful pain but a pain of great pleasure the mother.
When the of the third baby was coming by the crying of the mother cat, my son hugged (拥抱) me with tears his face, saying, “Mum, I’m sorry for the I brought you to have me.” My heart almost stopped. With a(n) choice of words, I told him that his birth had brought me but smiles, and that I would like to it 100 times.
Now my son is a grown man, but he always that night, for it was on that night that he finally what the word “love” meant.
A．smiles B．tears C．interest D．care
A．willing B．determined C．ready D．upset
A．begging B．searching C．thanking D．commanding
A．unless B．until C．as if D．so that
A．morning B．afternoon C．noon D．night
A．amazed B．frightened C．angry D．sad
A．jumping B．sleeping C．moving D．growing
A．laugh B．cough C．cry D．shout
A．watched B．noticed C．found D．responded
A．realized B．explained C．expressed D．added
A．in B．with C．on D．for
A．loss B．birth C．performance D．protection
A．suddenly B．peacefully C．actually D．naturally
A．calming down B．rolling down C．setting down D．turning down
A．pain B．trial C．cruelty D．violence
A．hopeful B．careful C．useless D．informal
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．join in B．suffer from C．dream of D．go through
A．regrets B．remembers C．ignores D．prefers
A．understood B．decided C．admitted D．doubted
One day a crane(鹤) stood on the bank of a pool with a sad look on his face. A crab (蟹) noticed the bird and asked: “The pool is full of . Why do you stand there as if you have the thought of eating?” “I am ,” said the crane. “Because I heard the fishermen say they will pick up every fish in the pool tomorrow. I shall have nothing to when that happens. I am now prepared to die of .”
The fishes in the pool heard what the crane said, and they said to each other in , “Since he and we have a enemy, perhaps the wise crane can advise us what to do.” So they asked the crane how they may themselves. “There is only one ,” said the crane. “You must get to another pool it is too late. I know a pool nearby. Let me carry you there.”
The fishes among themselves and said: “Since we can’t save ourselves, we must with the crane.” They agreed to let the crane them to the pool. The crane took the fishes to a spot nearby, where he ate them. He returned for more that all the others were safe in another pool.
Finally all the fishes were , and the crab said: “Sir, take me also to that pool, for I I can be with the fishes.” The crane carried him to the spot where he had eaten the fishes. When the crab saw the on the ground, he thought to himself: “I am cheated! Yet when the fishes are , they will die fighting instead of giving up, even if there is no of saving them-selves.” Then the crab fastened his claws upon the crane’s throat and tore at it until the crane died.
A．weed B．shells C．sand D．fishes
A．learned about B．spoken out C．brought back D．given up
A．confused B．careless C．sad D．surprised
A．deal with B．live on C．take up D．find out
A．violence B．coldness C．hunger D．illness
A．whisper B．order C．relief D．return
A．common B．new C．special D．smart
A．enjoy B．save C．improve D．change
A．fisherman B．way C．friend D．problem
A．before B．if C．unless D．though
A．complained B．argued C．explained D．discussed
A．play B．compare C．meet D．cooperate
A．transport B．invite C．follow D．introduce
A．helpful B．greedy C．curious D．tired
A．reporting B．believing C．wanting D．imagining
A．worried B．gone C．disturbed D．bored
A．agree B．decide C．wish D．regret
A．treasures B．holes C．bones D．cranes
A．discovered B．respected C．forgotten D．attacked
A．need B．intention C．doubt D．hope
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