完形填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30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。
Year after year my brothers, sister and I would lie in bed awake on Christmas morning. We were just 36 to hear my father’s voice saying it was all right to 37 . Usually I was the first one jumped out of bed. I can still 38 my growing eagerness(渴望) for the 39 every year.
Even now as I 40 the boxes of Christmas decorations(装饰品) I can see the familiar ones: the presents with our birth years on them, our five stockings, four for the 41 , one for the dog. It used to be easy for us to 42 when to put up the decorations. But now since we all have 43 and social lives, it is usually a hurried activity.
As we get older, the season almost brings a 44 to a little place in our hearts. The worst was year after my grandparents had 45 . We couldn’t go to their house to celebrate the holiday anymore. 46 , we just had a get-together in my house. Now when I 47 to it, I miss the special 48 my grandfather gave me for Christmas. I even miss him 49 me “Jessie”, even though I can’t 50 when people call me that.
Things change, not always for the good, 51 not always for the bad either. And the things that don’t 52 have the most important meaning to us, and I am sure they will be there for the 53 of our lives. After all, every time I hear my father’s 54 “All right you guys, come on down, nice and slow” and we go down the stairs, first my brother, then me, then my sister, then my older brother, I still 55 the true Christmas spirit.
A．advising B．starting C．wishing D．forgetting
A．come up B．come down C．come on D．come out
A．discover B．understand C．receive D．remember
A．year B．season C．habit D．result
A．throw away B．set down C．look through D．give up
A．kids B．girls C．boys D．babies
A．wonder B．get C．record D．decide
A．toys B．balls C．jobs D．candies
A．surprise B．pain C．joy D．disappointment
A．died B．failed C．succeeded D．married
A．Possibly B．Indeed C．Instead D．Luckily
A．move back B．turn back C．step back D．think back
A．gifts B．news C．replies D．tools
A．bringing B．calling C．telling D．introducing
A．follow B．listen C．watch D．stand
A．and B．so C．but D．thus
A．change B．grow C．appear D．happen
A．beginning B．rest C．truth D．happiness
A．letters B．dreams C．promises D．words
A．need B．hate C．feel D．doubt
By the third year of teaching I’d begun to expect Christmas break more for the school holiday and less for the excitement of the children. I was teaching fourth grade and my students had made me 36 . I just had to get through one of the hardest days of the school year.
The morning bell rang. I walked 37 through the cold into the overly heated school building. Twenty-two smiling faces 38 me at the school bus stop. I forced myself to 39 their smiles. Back into the classroom, they 40 , comparing plans for the 41 . I had to remove one student from each arm 42 I could take a seat at my desk for my morning duties. Before I could find my roll book（点名册） my desk was covered with 43 and gifts followed by a 44 of “Merry Christmas” wishes.
“Oh, thank you,” I must have 45 a million times. Each gift was truly special to me, except my 46 mood. It was kind of them to 47 me. After a while, I heard a small nervous 48 say my name. I looked up to see Brandon standing 49 by my desk, holding a small, round gift. “This is for you.”
“Thank you, Sweetheart.” I laid it on my desk with the others.
“Um, could you 50 it now?”
I gently tore at the paper and tape. “ 51 ,” he said, “it’s breakable.” Slowly I opened a small, green Christmas tree ornament（装饰物）, complete with a hook already 52 . It dawned on me what he had done. Then a nearby student said that he just pulled that off his own tree. I tried to keep my 53 back.
Later that day, I sat 54 the ornament in my hands. Was I really so important to this child that he had searched for something to give me? Now every year as I 55 pull a green Christmas ball from my ornament box, I remember the deep influence my students have on me.
A．excited B．tired C．amazed D．relaxed
A．eagerly B．aimlessly C．gently D．heavily
A．watched B．greeted C．delighted D．warned
A．return B．forget C．ignore D．refuse
A．calmed B．settled C．chatted D．argued
A．study B．weekend C．vacation D．lesson
A．before B．when C．after D．because
A．letters B．books C．chalks D．cards
A．knowledge B．collection C．series D．bunch
A．confirmed B．assessed C．responded D．explained
A．pleased B．low C．thrilled D．angry
A．talk about B．think of C．turn to D．connect with
A．call B．sound C．shout D．voice
A．shyly B．bravely C．rudely D．sadly
A．classify B．collect C．open D．check
A．Careful B．Dangerous C．Patient D．Hasty
A．exposed B．adapted C．adjusted D．attached
A．trees B．hooks C．gifts D．tears
A．looking into B．turning over C．giving away D．packing up
A．anxiously B．hurriedly C．delicately D．casually
I had spent over five exhausting（令人疲乏不堪的） years on my essay for my Ph. D（哲学学士）. and was anxiously preparing for my oral boards which were to be held in California, and I had 36 a flight through Minneapolis, where I was to change 37 . My flight was very late, and I was soon in an all—out run to 38 my flight. I had to stop to catch my 39 on a moving sidewalk when I 40 a woman in her fifties 41 with a carry-on bag.
I don’t know 42 , but I looked at her face and blurted out, “Are you going on flight 567 to California?”
She responded, “Yes.”
“So am I ,” I responded．“Give me your bag. I’ll run 43 and tell them to wait for you.” I took her bag and started running again. I 44 onto the plane and told a flight attendant that one more passenger was behind me and to please 45 the plane for her. I 46 myself with her bag, and a few moments later she arrived and was the last person on the plane 47 they closed the doors and 48 . After the plane leveled off, I 49 the bag to her, and she smiled at me and thanked me.
I didn’t sleep a wink in the hotel and arrived at the 50 at seven o’clock in the morning. The 51 kept me waiting for an hour in a room. I walked into the boardroom and was initially frightened by all the 52 in their robes. As I slowly 53 at the faces of all the board members, I noticed the bright face of a woman. She gave me a smile 54 a young schoolgirl. It was the same woman whose bag I had carried ahead the night before. 55 , whenever I made a mistake on any questions, she did a great job of relaxing me.
A．prepared B．caught C．scheduled预定的 D．ordered安排好的；
A．trains B．buses C．planes D．directions
A．catch B．run C．get D．hold
A．flight B．breath C．bag D．companions
A．greeted B．met C．noticed D．seek
A．walking B．struggle C．carrying D．running
A．how B．why C．what D．where
A．before B．immediately C．fast D．ahead
A．raced B．got C．solved D．opened
A．leave B．hold C．remain D．reserve
A．found B．took C．seated D．occupied
A．after B．when C．while D．before
A．left out B．run away C．took off D．carried away
A．presented B．preserved C．proved D．showed
A．place B．university C．palace D．city
A．meeting B．board C．essay D．argument
A．professors B．ladies C．staffs D．teachers
A．stared B．watched C．glanced D．looked
A．like B．as C．of D．from
A．Needless to say B．No matter how C．What’s more D．In the end
I can still remember when I met my best friend．She had just moved into the neighborhood and her grandmother brought her down to 11 me．I hid behind my mother and she hid behind her grandmother， 12 to look at each other．Soon we lost the 13 and started playing with each other．
In the 7th grade，I first lost touch with her．She was 14 family problems and I deserted her to be with the "cooler people" because they knew she had been a 15 person．None of my new friends liked her as much as I did because they knew she had 16 ．However，every summer we could always sit at each other’s house and watch soap operas，and talk about all the boys we liked．
It was last year when I noticed the problem．I guess I was too devoted in high school to 17 she needed someone there for her．Anyway，she made a new best friend and so did I．Then 1 didn’t know why，but she started cutting herself!
She then was diagnosed（诊断）with clinical（临床的）depression．At first，1 was very 18 ，but we still stayed in 19 ．I wanted to be there for her since her new best friend basically 20 her and people were calling her 21 ，and I knew I still cared about her like a sister.
Yesterday she came to me and said：“I never knew what a best friend was until you were the only person that would stop me cutting．I 22 you so much，and you didn’t even know you were 23 me．”
We both cried．And I guess a kind of 24 from my life so far is never to give up on your friends．Even if they aren’t as cool as others，or people think they are crazy，they need someone there．If you desert them，you will only be 25 yourself. So if a friend needs you, and you care for them, you can never desert them.
A．follow B．meet C．join D．support
A．scared B．annoyed C．worried D．delighted
A．temper B．interest C．confidence D．shyness
A．taking up B．getting through C．going through D．making up
A．happier B．cooler C．stronger D．cleverer
A．problems B．shortcomings C．partners D．disabilities
A．admit B．accept C．consider D．realize
A．calm B．considerate C．upset D．helpful
A．place B．touch C．control D．mood
A．confused B．bothered C．reminded D．deserted
A．crazy B．stubborn C．clumsy D．stupid
A．expect B．influence C．appreciate D．demand
A．urging B．blaming C．helping D．hurting
A．honour B．favour C．pleasure D．lesson
A．innocent B．successful C．guilty D．reliable
One evening, Mr. Green was driving his car along a lonely country road. He had _36__ $10 000 from the bank in town. Suddenly a man in rags stopped him and asked for a lift. Mr Green told him to 37 and continued his way. 38 he talked to the man, he __39__ that he had just broken out of prison. Mr. Green was very afraid at the __40__ of the money. Suddenly he saw a police-car and had a __41__ idea. He put on speed and 42 as quickly as possible. Then he found the police-car running __43__ him. After a mile or so, the police-car passed him and 44 him to stop. A policeman came up. Mr. Green had hoped to tell him about the trouble but the man put a gun to Mr. Green’s ___45__.
The policeman said he wanted Mr. Green’s name and _46__ and Mr. Green obeyed. The policeman wrote it down in his notebook and put it in his _47___. “You _48__ appear at the police station”. He said. Then he talked to Mr. Green about __49 driving. Mr. Green started up his car again. He had 50 all hope of his ￡10,000, but as he reached a more lonely part, the robber said he wanted to ___51__. Mr. Green stopped and the man said. “__52__. You’ve been __53__ to me. This is what I can do in __54__.” And he handed Mr. Green the policeman’s __55__, which was stolen while the policeman was talking to Mr. Green.
My best friend is Cocoa, and I live in a senior-citizen apartment. Cocoa is a ten-year-old dog and I am a sixty-nine-year-old lady, so you can see we both qualify as 1 citizens.
He is a 2 companion. He does many amusing things that make me 3 , and when that happens, he is so delighted 4 he just keeps it up.
But one afternoon, Cocoa started acting strangely. I was sitting on the floor playing with him, 5 he started pawing and smelling at the right side of my 6 . He had never done anything like this ever before, and I told him, “No.” To Cocoa, one “no” is usually 7 , but not that day. He stopped briefly, and then 8 ran toward me, throwing his entire weight at the right side of my chest. He crashed into me and I cried in 9 , falling down to the floor. Soon after this, I felt a lump (肿块). I went to my doctors, and after X-rays 10 and lab work were done, they told me I had cancer.
When cancer starts, a 11 of calcium (钙) builds. Then the lump or cancer attaches itself to this wall. When Cocoa jumped on me, the force of the impact broke the lump away from the wall. This made it possible for me to 12 the lump.
I had a complete mastectomy (乳房切除术) and the cancer has not 13 to any other part of my body. The doctors told me if the cancer had gone undetected even six more months, it would have been too 14 .
Was Cocoa 15 of just what he was doing? I’ll never really know. What I do know is that Cocoa not only shares his life with me, he has also made sure that I will be around to share my life with him!
A．good B．standard C．senior D．great
A．wonderful B．tiring C．hungry D．bad
A．leave B．cry C．laugh D．jump
A．as B．when C．and D．that
A．when B．then C．though D．as
A．chest B．body C．shoulder D．arm
A．right B．good C．enough D．unexpected
A．hurriedly B．rudely C．slowly D．suddenly
A．pain B．surprise C．trouble D．danger
A．experiments B．researches C．tests D．papers
A．wall B．cancer C．body D．number
A．watch B．have C．get D．notice
A．ran B．kept C．entered D．spread
A．common B．late C．much D．early
A．ashamed B．aware C．afraid D．tired
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