第三节完形填空（共20小题，计分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21￣40各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
At the end of my senior year of high school, I got a job working at a local coffee shop. I thought the job would be easy and stress-free. I 21 myself pouring the best coffees, making delicious doughnut (炸面包圈), and becoming friends with 22 customers.
But I wasn't 23 the people with enormous orders, the women who 24 that the coffee was much too creamy (全乳脂的), or the men who wanted their iced coffees 25 again and again until they reached perfection. I couldn't seem to 26 anyone.
One rainy day, one of my regular customers came in looking 27 . He said he felt like getting in bed, pulling the 28 up over his head, and staying there for a few years. I knew exactly how he felt.
29 he left, I handed him a bag along with his iced coffee. He was 30 , since he hadn’t ordered anything but coffee, I had given him his favorite type of doughnut.
“It’s 31 me,” I told him. “have a nice day.”
He smiled and thanked me before heading back out into the 32 .
The next day, it was still raining. I 33 my afternoon hanging out the window, handing people their 34 . I was completely wet and freezing cold. 35 , no one was tipping that day. Every time I looked into our 36 tip jar, I grew more depressed.
In the evening, the customer from the day before drove up to the window. He handed me a pink rose and a 37 ．He said that not many people took time to 38 others and he was glad there were still people like me in the world．With a friendly wave, he drove away．I ran to the back of the shop and read the note．It read:
Christine,
Thanks for being so sweet, kind and thoughtful yesterday．It's so nice to meet someone who’s genuinely （真诚地） nice．Please don ' t change your 39 ! Have a great day !——Hank
After that, whenever I felt depressed or sick of coffee, I thought of Hank and his kindness．Then I would smile, hold my head up high, 40 my throat and ask 
politely, "How can I help you?"
21．A．believed B．hoped C．pictured D．supposed
22．A．particular B．regular C．special D．common
23．A．thinking B．considering C．guessing D．expecting
24．A．complained B．praised C．doubted D．explained
25．A．repeated B．returned C．recovered D．remade
26．A．fit B．please C．suit D．meet
27．A．satisfied B．happy C．upset D．anxious
28．A．hat B．sheet C．coat D．pillow
29．A．Before B．After C．Until D．While
30．A．embarrassed B．angry C．surprised D．glad
31．A．on B．in C．for D．after
32．A．crowd B．street C．shop D．rain
33．A．spent B．took C．cost D．wasted
34．A．doughnuts B．coffees C．orders D．bags
35．A．Better B．Worse C．Further D．Later
36．A．old B．full C．broken D．empty
37．A．letter B．bill C．note D．gift
38．A．talk about B．care about C．hear about D．know about
39．A．way B．job C．mind D．product
40．A．cut B．force C．raise D．clear
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On my way to work every day, I drive down a street lined with pine trees. One tree in particular my attention. It must have suffered some . Part of its trunk grew nearly parallel to the ground, and then in an effort to its own course of life, the trunk took a 90 degree turn to stand tall and stretch toward the sun.
Each day as I drove by, I saw this bent but determined tree and I would be . It was a reminder to me that I may not have had the best start in life, I could change in the parts of my life at any time.
I was planning to stop one day to get a perfect of my kindred-spirit (志趣相同的) tree. But that week I was busy. After that week, I still didn’t take any action. Every time I drove by the tree I would myself, “Tomorrow, I’ll stop tomorrow to take one.” Then one day, as I drove by “my” tree, I glanced over, and much to my , I found a sawed-off stump (树桩) where that tree had stood. I had my plan until “tomorrow” and tomorrow proved to be too .
What have you been putting off? What would you do today if you knew you would have the opportunity to do it again? Why not do those things that you have been putting off until tomorrow?
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第二部分：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Last spring, I was fortunate to be chosen to participate in an exchange study program. In my application letter, I was careful to how much I wanted to see France; evidently, my excitement really came through in my words. Once I that I was going, all I could think about was the fun of foreign travel and making all sorts of new and friends. While traveling was inspiring and meeting people was , nothing about my term in France was what I .
The moment I arrived in Paris, I was by a nice French couple who would become my host parents. My entire experience was joyous and exciting I received some shocking news from my program coordinator（协调人）; there had been a death in my host parents' extended family. They had to travel outside France for several weeks. That afternoon, I had to out of one family's house and into another. The exchange coordinator told me I'd have a this time and asked whether I could share a bedroom with an English speaker. To avoid the temptation（诱惑） to my native language, I asked not to be with an English-speaking roommate. When I got to my new room, I myself to my new roommate Paolo, a Brazilian（巴西人）, the same age as I, whom I was surprised to find playing one of my favorite CDs! In just a few hours, we knew we'd be good friends for the rest of the .
I left France with many , so when people ask me what my favorite part of the trip was, they are always to hear me talk about my Brazilian friend Paolo and the scores of weekdays in class, weeknights on the town, and weekends France we enjoyed together. I love how people seem so different, but end up being so . The most valuable lesson I gained from studying in France wasn't just to respect the foreign people to respect all people, for your next best friend could be just a continent away. I would recommend an exchange program to anyone who wants to experience foreign cultures and gain meaningful .
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A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater, ___ a bar of chocolate if given the choice, ____ , as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the ____ he felt and the more he wanted that apple.
He stood on tiptoe, ___ as high as he could, but even at his tallest ___ he was unable to touch It. He began to ____ up and down, as high as he could, at the ___ of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple. Still it remained out of ____.
Not giving up, he thought , if only he had something to ____ on . His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to ____the things inside, like his lunch box, pencil case, and Game boy. Looking ____ he hoped he might find an old box, a rock, or, ____ luck, even a ladder, but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use.
He had tried everything he could think to do. ____ seeing any other choices, he gave up and started to walk ___ . At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his ____, and how he really wanted that apple. The more he ____ like this, the more unhappy he became.
____, the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn’t always get what he wanted .He started to say to himself. This isn’t ____, I don’t have the apple and I’m feeling miserable as well. There’s ____ more I can do to get the apple. That is unchangeable, but we are supposed to be able to ____ our feelings. If that’s the case, what can I do to feel better?
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Check Engine Light
As I turned from the parking lot, heading for home, I noticed a yellow light on my dashboard(仪表板)had come on. The symbol indicated that I was to the engine. I noted the water temperature and the oil light quickly to see there were problems that would an overheated engine. Noticing these two gauges (仪表) were okay, I I could ignore the little yellow light that caused such great for at least the moment.
After I reread my owner manual(用户手册), I the check engine light comes on to indicate that there is a problem and that is required. Malfunctions（故障）will often be indicated by the before any problem appears, which may more serious damage to the vehicle. This system is to assist you and your technician in diagnosing any malfunction.
Reading the manual made me think of how we need in our lives to be our “check engine light”. We need to know when a(n) occurs and when service is required in our lives. We need to correct our problems before serious damage surfaces. We need a light to in our minds to help us avoid conflict, pain or disaster. We need a(n) to come on to tell us not to give in to temptation. We need to be that we shouldn’t ignore good and work to make life better for all of us.
God makes a magnificent “check engine light”. He gives you an awareness to keep your pathway . He shows you the beauty of the earth to you to him. He brings people who care about you to help your living. He has provided his word to point the . No one can deny there are many helpful people like “God” around you to lead your pathway from the problems that could damage your living.
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Valentine's Day is known worldwide as a time to celebrate love and romance. But the holiday is also notorious（臭名昭著的） for reminding many singles that they are _____of a significant other.
Instead of feeling sad and ____, many Chinese singles decided to join each other in a crusade against the love birds — proof that the singles are not _____in the festival after all.
Here is some advice posted online by some love-starved online activists on ____ to ruin Valentine's Day for those enjoying romantic _____:
Buy up the odd-numbered _____ for movies so the lovers can't sit together.
Book up all _____ rooms in hotels so the lovers will have no place to spend the night.
____ chocolate and puncture(打孔) condoms in supermarkets.
Walk up to a couple on the street, _____ either of them in the face and crying out "How could you _____ on me?!" (Better if this happens between the same sex).
Take a part-time job to deliver flowers and throw half the bouquets _____.
Some of the strategies have been put into practice. Sina Weibo user @Yanta _____ one photo showing him (or her) slipping Dear John letters into boxes of chocolate in a supermarket. The other photo shows one of the letters _____ "let's break _____. The chocolate will be my last _____ for you."
A café in Luzhou, Sichuan province announced proudly in its Weibo _____ that couples are not welcome on Valentine's Day, singles will be _____ a 10 percent discount in the shop.
_____, the strategies above are not supported by all. "Just think about it. How would you feel when you find the chocolate you bought for a girl is _____ or your wife has to have an abortion(堕胎) due to condoms with holes? Won't it be dangerous to slap（打耳光）a stranger on street?" a netizen _____ calling on people to avoid a possible violent way.
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