完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
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My husband and I sat outside. A small child about three came up the street, accompanied by her mother. As she saw another girl a few feet away, she gave her admiring comment, “Mommy, I like her dress.” Her mom 1 , “Well, why don’t you go and tell her?”
The little girl walked 2 toward the girl wearing the pretty dress. The other one,
3 the same age, was standing with her 4 turned, alongside her parents. They had not heard the compliment (赞美). Receiving no answer, this little one 5 . My husband said to the other girl, “ 6 wants to tell you something.” As she turned around, 7 was made. Once again, the little one 8 “I like your dress,” and upon hearing those words, the other one gave her a big smile and excitedly 9 “Look, it’s a spinning (旋转) dress!”, at which moment she began to spin. Both of them smiled widely.
Now, the one stopped spinning and said, “It’s my favorite dress and I have (a) 10 that match!” She 11 running toward a stroller (婴儿车) parked nearby.
The mom and daughter started to 12 down the street, 13 the encounter (邂逅) had ended. Moments later, the “spinning dress girl” reappeared, shoes in hand, 14 her new friend who had seemingly disappeared. Now, an elderly couple, seated on a bench, had obviously been
15 of all this. The man 16 the child, saying, “There’s someone coming behind you.” Then we saw one showed and the other 17 the beautiful shoes.
If you can make a 18 better, do it. I have no idea how many others that evening might have 19 this act, hoping to help good things to happen. But such brief moments,
20 together, make up what might very well be the important times in our lives.
A．replied B．scolded C．laughed D．required
A．secretly B．shyly C．heavily D．suddenly
A．usually B．hopefully C．likely D．luckily
A．back B．head C．nose D．hand
A．shouted B．left C．cried D．hesitated
A．Anyone B．Someone C．Everyone D．No one
A．difference B．advance C．connection D．impression
A．suggested B．apologized C．explained D．announced
A．turned B．shared C．jumped D．agreed
A．shoes B．socks C．shirt D．hat
A．took off B．turned down C．put on D．made up
A．lead B．look C．head D．get
A．remembering B．hoping C．saying D．thinking
A．coming across B．looking for C．shouting at D．calling on
A．watchful B．careful C．proud D．fond
A．calmed B．comforted C．stopped D．seated
A．wore B．admired C．compared D．bought
A．moment B．life C．girl D．dress
A．learned B．performed C．praised D．observed
A．seized B．spent C．threaded D．lost
Think you can't be happy？You'll think again after reading this story. Barbara Ann Kipfer hated her feet.They were too big and she always seemed to ____ over them when someone was ____ —usually a smart guy.Come to think of it，her teeth were too big，too.The other kids teased(取笑)her because of the way she ____，and because she wanted to be a sportswriter some day.No matter what she did，she was teased for being “____”．
That's ____ she started writing down things that she liked in a notebook.“It was like a friend，and it ____ me that there are good things，____ everything around me is unpleasant，”she says.She copied the list over and over，____ new things every day.
One day，she decided to ____ her list with some of the girls in her class，hoping they would think it was as much fun as she did.But ____，they made her feel stupid again.“They laughed at me，” she remembers，“I was ashamed，and I ____ doing it.” Here comes the ____ part.When she was in 10th grade，Kipfer found her old notebook and decided to ____ where she left off.“It was like a diary，like a photograph of my life，” she says.She started writing to publishers，asking them if they'd be interested in printing her list as a book.
She kept writing to one company ____，because she liked the types of books it printed.“He kept saying，‘It's just a list，what am I supposed to do with it？’” “You're not ____ to do anything with it.It's ____ supposed to remind people of something they did that was really ____.
Finally，the publisher ____ to turn Kipfer's list into a book，which sold more than 1 million copies！14,000 Things to Be Happy About even ____ it to be New York Times Best Sellers List.____ being a bestselling author，Kipfer also went to realize her dream of becoming a sports editor at the Chicago Tribune.
A．jump B．fall C．turn D．push
A．nearby B．around C．watching D．laughing
A．dressed B．lived C．thought D．looked
A．silly B．special C．different D．shy
A．how B．when C．because D．where
A．reminded B．told C．persuaded D．helped
A．because B．but C．unless D．even though
A．adding B．finding C．making D．giving
A．talk B．discuss C．share D．write
A．then B．naturally C．further D．instead
A．continued B．stopped C．enjoyed D．hated
A．cool B．important C．difficult D．funny
A．find out B．pick up C．think of D．give up
A．in general B．at first C．in particular D．at last
A．made B．going C．advised D．supposed
A．often B．just C．also D．always
A．excellent B．successful C．fun D．true
A．hoped B．agreed C．refused D．considered
A．made B．pushed C．improved D．helped
A．Without B．Instead of C．While D．Besides
It was a cool October evening.Excitement and family members____the hall. I was only a 7-year-old girl, but I was the center of____. Finally, after weeks of preparation, I would____all my hard work in a dance performance. Everything would be____-so I thought. I waited backstage all____in my black tights with a golden belt.In a loud and clear voice, the master of ceremonies____that my class was next.
My dance class was doing a routine on wooden boxes two feet by two feet, facing the____. All I had to do in the next move was put one foot on the box next to mine and keep my other foot on my box. It really was an____move. I was concentrating so much on____the huge smile on my face and holding my head up that I did not look____I was going. I missed my partner's box altogether and____. There I was standing on the stage floor when my classmates were on top of their boxes.I could hear giggles(咯咯笑)coming from the audience, and I felt the____rush to my face. I remembered my dance teacher had told us, "If you make a mistake, keep smiling so the audience will not____." I did my best to follow her____as I continued with the routine.
When the curtain dropped, so did my____for the evening. I____bitterly, tasting the salt from the tears that streamed down my face.I ran backstage, but no one could____me down.
Recently I realized I had been a____that night. I was____, but I fought the urge to run off the stage.____, I finished the routine with a smile on my face.Now when friends and family laugh about the time I slipped during a dance performance, I can laugh too.
A．filled B．visited C．attended D．decorated
A．pressure B．impression C．debate D．attention
A．take over B．show off C．look after D．give up
A．reasonable B．suitable C．obvious D．perfect
A．dressed up B．folded up C．covered up D．mixed up
A．suggested B．explained C．announced D．predicted
A．music B．audience C．curtain D．stage
A．easy B．active C．adventurous D．extra
A．containing B．hiding C．sharing D．keeping
A．why B．whether C．where D．what
A．wandered B．slipped C．waved D．skipped
A．blood B．pleasure C．pride D．tear
A．leave B．cheer C．believe D．notice
A．gesture B．example C．advice D．plan
A．doubts B．hopes C．voice D．patience
A．argued B．shouted C．begged D．sobbed
A．turn B．calm C．let D．put
A．star B．pioneer C．loser D．fool
A．satisfied B．moved C．embarrassed D．confused
A．However B．Instead C．In total D．In return
It was a warm evening and David Fajgenbaum，the 18yearold freshman had just finished his first football practice at Georgetown University. He ____ his parents，letting them know how well things were going. ____，in a soft voice，his father said，“Son，your mom has brain cancer.”
“I went from being happier than I'd ever been to total ____，”says David.Rushing home，he ____ he was dropping out of college to support his mother through her illness.But Anna Marie Fajgenbaum，just 52 years old，____ her son return to Georgetown.
David threw himself into his studies and grew increasingly ____，feeling he was the only person on campus with a ____ parent. One October evening when David was home visiting，Anna Marie woke up ____.She was anxious about David and his two sisters.
“Mom，I'm going to be ____，”David assured her.“And I'm going to help other kids cope with ____.”A smile spread ____ his mother's face. He ____ a support group called Ailing Mothers and Fathers—based on his mom's initials，AMF.
____ Anna Marie died later that month，David started hearing from friends who'd never even known his mom was ____. Some had gone through the same experience. He invited five students who'd lost ____ or friends to his apartment to talk. They ____ to meet every other week and ____ what they were going through. They participated in the Ironman 10K for cancer research，walked to battle ALS，and ran to ____ lung cancer.
Now the support group has 2000 ____ on 23 campuses.“This organization，” says David，“is about one thing：being there for one another. ____ I see those initials，AMF，I see my mom. I know she would like that.”
A．called B．visited C．amazed D．challenged
A．Firstly B．Finally C．Silently D．Generally
A．failure B．embarrassment C．shock D．awareness
A．demanded B．concluded C．promised D．announced
A．insisted B．suggested C．recommended D．preferred
A．annoyed B．confused C．isolated D．pressed
A．sick B．cruel C．strict D．single
A．laughing B．weeping C．lying D．walking
A．crazy B．upset C．curious D．okay
A．loneliness B．panic C．loss D．puzzle
A．across B．beyond C．in D．from
A．tried on B．decided on C．carried on D．acted on
A．Although B．Until C．Since D．When
A．serious B．anxious C．ill D．awful
A．fathers B．relatives C．mothers D．teachers
A．agreed B．chose C．refused D．struggled
A．debate B．share C．consult D．discover
A．predict B．survive C．defeat D．prevent
A．assistants B．candidates C．applicants D．participants
A．By the time B．Every time C．Next time D．The first time
A couple of years ago, I went to a lady's house to buy some vitamins. Upon entering the house, I ________ that there was an electronic keyboard on a stand, leaning ________ the wall. Being a piano music lover and ________, I asked if the woman played. She nodded and added that she had been ________ lessons--at age 54! I told her that it was very ________ that she was pursuing (追求) her ________ to play the piano.
Then she asked me ________ question. "I have been playing for 8 years now," I answered.
"Then you must play a song for me before you leave," she ________. I thought she was kidding and I simply smiled. At the end of the deal of the vitamins, she ________ me of our musical "________". She then showed me to an old upright piano in the living room,________ asked me to play a song for her. I thought ________ and decided to play David Lanz's "Return to the Heart", since she had so much passion for ________, and it was my soul-searching song.
I played the song to the best of my ability, and with my emotions ________ into it as possible. She loved it. ________ I was about to step out of the door, I heard a weak voice calling out, "Young man!"
I turned around. And there was an old lady ________ one little step at a time with the help of another woman. "I wanted to come out to ________ you for the beautiful song that you played. I have been very sick, and it's very hard for me to ________ my bed, but I really wanted to thank you for the song. It made me feel good..." she said. With that, she turned around and walked ________ back to her room.
I was deeply ________ by her appreciation and felt a deeper understanding for the song. It served its purpose beautifully, returning to one's ________ for peace and joy.
A．observed B．watched C．noticed D．caught
A．on B．at C．over D．against
A．player B．teacher C．composer D．starter
A．giving B．attending C．teaching D．reviewing
A．interesting B．wonderful C．moved D．impressive
A．another B．any C．the same D．other
A．advised B．ordered C．demanded D．requested
A．warned B．reminded C．asked D．required
A．course B．task C．discussion D．deal
A．and B．but C．as a result D．what’s more
A．for the moment B．at the moment C．for a moment D．at a moment
A．music B．songs C．the piano D．vitamins
A．dropping B．falling C．pouring D．running
A．Since B．As C．While D．Because
A．taking B．making C．having D．giving
A．thank B．praise C．admire D．owe
A．get on B．get up C．get off D．get down
A．quickly B．calmly C．happily D．slowly
A．shocked B．touched C．delighted D．disturbed
A．world B．heart C．brains D．dreams
You may have heard of Osceola McCarty, an 88-year-old woman in Mississippi who had worked for over 75 years as a ________ woman.
One day after she retired, she went to the bank and discovered that her small monthly ________ had grown to over＄150,000. Then to everyone’s surprise, she turned around and ________ almost all of the money to the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) for a ________ fund for students with financial needs. Immediately, she made national ________.
What you have not heard is how Osceola’s gift had ________ my life. I am 19 years old and the first ________ of an Osceola McCarty Scholarship. I was a ________ student, and I was determined to go to USM. But I ________ being qualified for a regular scholarship by one point on the entrance exams, and a scholarship was the ________ way I could attend.
One Sunday, I came across the story in the paper about Osceola McCarty and her generous ________. The next day I went to the financial aid office, and they told me there was still no money ________ for me, but if anything came up they’d call.
A few days later, I was going out with my mother ________ the phone rang. I was told I had been chosen to be given the first Osceola McCarty Scholarship. I was ________!
McCarty worked hard her whole life, washing clothes by hand. Now that she is ________, she sits most of the day and reads the Bible, that is, when she is not getting rewards. Every time I go to visit her, she has a new ________. She’s even gone to the White House. She is so happy and proud. We have tried to talk her into getting a VCR (录像机) so she can tape the programs and see ________ on TV—she just smiles.
McCarty gave me much more than a scholarship. She taught me about the gift of ________. Now I know there are good people in the world who do good things. She worked hard and helped others, and in turn she has inspired me to ________ when I can some day. So ________ I plan to add to her scholarship fund.
A．cafe B．buffet C．laundry D．laboratory
A．expenses B．profits C．wages D．savings
A．returned B．donated C．delivered D．removed
A．welfare B．project C．scholarship D．research
A．customs B．headlines C．sympathies D．doubts
A．affected B．formed C．disturbed D．ruined
A．designer B．receiver C．contributor D．reporter
A．considerate B．casual C．hard-working D．sensitive
A．advocated B．avoided C．regretted D．missed
A．normal B．wrong C．legal D．only
A．gift B．idea C．decision D．plan
A．left B．raised C．available D．enough
A．since B．before C．though D．when
A．excited B．shocked C．puzzled D．encouraged
A．dismissed B．retired C．promoted D．transferred
A．job B．hobby C．life D．award
A．everybody B．everything C．herself D．us
A．giving B．understanding C．receiving D．loving
A．give back B．give in C．give off D．give up
A．suddenly B．originally C．eventually D．gradually
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