完形填空，阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出一个最佳选项。
Abraham Lincoln was one of the few great men who really were great. _______ he became president, Lincoln spent twenty years as a(n) ____ lawyer – at least in financial terms. But when you_______the good he did, he was very rich _______ .
For example, Lincoln didn’t like to _______ people much who were as poor as he was. Once a man gave him twenty-five dollars, but Lincoln______him back ten of it, saying he was being too ________.
Lincoln won a case for an old woman in________ poverty. He didn’t charge(收费) her for his _____and, in fact, paid her hotel bill and gave her money to buy a ticket home!
He once _____a cheater(骗子) from gaining possession of some land ______ by a mentally ill girl. After he case, Lincoln’s assosciate(同事) came to ______ their fee, but Lincoln reprimanded(训斥) him. His associate ________that her brother had agreed on the fee _____ , and that he was ______satisfied.
“That may be,” said Lincoln, “but I’m not satisfied. That money comes out of the ________of a poor, mad girl; and I would rather ________ than take it. You return half the money at least, or I’ll not take a cent of it as my ________ .”
He was a fool, perhaps, by certain standards. He didn’t have much, and it was his own ________ . But he was a good human being by anyone’s standards.
Lincoln didn’t talk much about religion. But he once said, “When I do_____ , I feel good, and when I do bad, I feel bad, and that’s my religion.”
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Two sons worked for their father on the family farm. For some years, the 16 brother had been given more 17 to do than the older one. The older brother couldn’t 18 why, so one day he asked his father the 19 why he always trusted (信任) his younger brother to do more work.
The father said, "Go to the Kelly’s 20 nearby and see if they have any 21 to sell."
The older brother soon 22 with the answer, "Yes, they have five ducks they can 23 to us."
That father then said, "Good, now please ask them the 24 for the ducks."
The son returned, "The ducks are ￡10 each."
The father asked, "25 can they deliver (交付) the ducks?"
The son returned, "They can deliver the ducks tomorrow."
The father asked the older brother to 26 and watch. He then said to the younger brother, "Go to the Davidson’s Farm and see if they have any ducks for sale."
The younger brother soon returned with the 27 , "Yes, they have 28 ducks for ￡10 each, 29 ten ducks for ￡8 each; and they can 30 them tomorrow —I asked them to deliver the five ducks 31 I told them not to in the next hour. We agreed that if I wanted the 32 five ducks I could buy them at ￡6 each."
The father 33 the older son, who nodded his head. He now 34 why his brother was given more work. His younger brother was actually 35 at it than he was.
A．cleverer B．younger C．taller D．bigger
A．work B．money C．lands D．times
A．agree B．notice C．guess D．understand
A．thought B．fact C．reason D．result
A．shop B．office C．factory D．farm
A．ducks B．chickens C．pigs D．cows
A．appeared B．returned C．brought D．arrived
A．send B．sell C．lend D．give
A．price B．date C．number D．size
A．When B．Where C．How D．Why
A．research B．examine C．teach D．wait
A．idea B．work C．answer D．solution
A．five B．eight C．nine D．ten
A．nor B．or C．if D．as
A．prepare B．deliver C．order D．provide
A．after B．until C．unless D．while
A．normal B．extra C．usual D．last
A．looked at B．laughed at C．listened to D．wrote to
A．wondered B．knew C．promised D．noticed
A．worse B．better C．younger D．kinder
An old friend from abroad（国外）__16__ I wanted to stay with telephoned me from the airport to tell me that he had arrived. I was still in the __17__, but I had done something to get ready for his coming. After explaining where my new room was, I told him __18__ I had left the key under the doormat（门垫）. __19__ I would be home rather __20_, I asked him to go into the kitchen and __21__ himself to some food and drink.
Two hours later, my friend telephoned me from the __22__. At the moment, he said __23__ was __24__ the radio __25__ having a truly wonderful meal. He had cooked two eggs and helped himself __26__ some __27__ chicken from the refrigerator. Now, he said, he was drinking a glass of milk __28__ he hoped I would __29__ him. When I asked him if he had __30__ the room without __31__, he answered that he had __32_ been able to find the key under the doormat. As the living-room window just __33__ the apple tree had been left _34__, he had climbed in. I listened to all this in __35__. There in no apple tree in front of my living-room. There is one in front of my neighbor’s.
A．what B．as C．which D．whom
A．room B．office C．station D．airport
A．that B．where C．why D．how
A．For B．When C．So D．As
A．late B．soon C．on time D．early
A．eat B．help C．cook D．make
A．airport B．station C．bus stop D．living-room
A．I B．he C．she D．my boss
A．repairing B．buying C．listening to D．hearing
A．after B．before C．as D．while
A．to B．with C．for D．from
A．cold B．hot C．new D．warm
A．and B．but C．because D．though
A．help B．see C．join D．join in
A．got B．arrived C．reached D．came
A．joy B．regret C．thinking D．difficulty
A．also B．always C．not D．none
A．in front of B．near C．far away from D．around
A．open B．dirty C．closed D．shut
A．silence B．surprise C．the room D．the office
A poor boy Howard Kelly was trying to make some money for school by selling goods. He found that he had only one coin left. He was so 16 that he decided to beg for a meal at the next house. However, he lost his courage when a lovely young 17 opened the door. Instead of asking for a meal, he asked for a drink of 18 . She smiled understandingly and brought him a 19 glass of milk. He drank it slowly and then asked, “How much is it?”
“You need pay nothing.” she replied. “Mother has 20 me never to accept pay for a 21 .” As Howard 22 that house, he not only felt stronger 23 , but it also made him believe in God and the human beings more. He was about to give up before this.
24 later, the young woman became very ill. She was sent to the big city, 25 Dr Howard Kelly, now famous, was called in for the treatment. When he heard the name of the 26 she came from, a 27 light filled his eyes. Immediately, he rose and went down through the hospital hall into her room. He 28 her at once. From that day on, he gave 29 attention to her case and 30 to do his best to save her life.
After a long time, she recovered. The bill was sent to her room. She was 31 to open it because she knew it would 32 the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked at the bill and saw these words on one side of it,
"Paid in full with 33 ."
Dr Howard Kelly
Tears of 34 ran out of her eyes as she cried, "Thank you, 35 . Your love has got around through human hearts and hands. "
A．worried B．upset C．ill D．hungry
A．gentleman B．lady C．doctor D．mother
A．soup B．milk C．water D．wine
A．large B．small C．hot D．cold
A．said B．ordered C．taught D．allowed
A．kindness B．happiness C．food D．milk
A．went in B．left C．stayed in D．ran from
A．in health B．in mind C．in hand D．in body
A．Days B．Weeks C．Months D．Years
A．when B．where C．then D．that
A．town B．city C．room D．house
A．silent B．angry C．strange D．familiar
A．treated B．realized C．recognized D．saved
A．special B．small C．little D．large
A．wished B．ordered C．made D．decided
A．afraid B．excited C．unable D．certain
A．pay B．take C．spend D．cost
A．all her money B．my pay C． love D．a glass of milk
A．comfort B．joy C．surprise D．sadness
A．Doctor B．Mother C．Boy D．God
I fell in love with Yosemite National Park the first time I saw it, when I was 13. My parents took us there for camping. On the way out, I asked them to wait while I ran up to E1 Capitan, a 16 rock of 3,300 feet straight up. I touched that giant rock and knew 17 I wanted to climb it. That has been my life’s passion (钟爱) ever since 18 the rocks and mountains of Yosemite. I’ve long made Yosemite my 19 .
About 15 years ago I started seeing a lot of 20 , like toilet paper, beer cans, and empty boxes, around the area. It’s 21 me why visitors started respecting the place 22 and treated such a beautiful home-like place this way.
I tried 23 trash(垃圾)myself, but the job was too big. I would 24 an hour or two on the job, only to find the area trashed all over again weeks later. Finally, I got so 25 it that I decided something had to change.
As a rock-climbing guide, I knew 26 about organizing any big event. But in 2004, together with some climbers, I set a date for a 27 . On that day, more than 300 people 28 . Over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of trash. It was amazing how much we were able to 29 . I couldn’t believe the 30 we made—the park looked clean!
Each year volunteers come for the cleanup from everywhere. In 2007 alone, 2,945 people 31 42,330 pounds of trash.
I often hear people 32 about their surroundings. If you are one of them, I would say the only way to change things is by 33 rather than complaining. We need to teach by 34 . You can’t blame others 35 you start with yourself.
A．distant B．huge C．narrow D．loose
A．immediately B．finally C．gradually D．recently
A．imagining B．painting C．describing D．climbing
A．garden B．home C．lab D．palace
A．source B．resources C．waste D．goods
A．beyond B．against C．over D．within
A．more B．most C．less D．least
A．throwing away B．picking up C．breaking down D．digging out
A．kill B．save C．wait D．spend
A．satisfied with B．delighted in C．tired of D．used to
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．cleanup B．party C．picnic D．concert
A．dropped out B．showed up C．looked around D．called back
A．demand B．receive C．accomplish D．overcome
A．plan B．visit C．contact D．difference
A．picked up B．set up C．handed D．set down
A．talk B．complain C．argue D．quarrel
A．doing B．thinking C．questioning D．watching
A．method B．explanation C．example D．research
A．although B．if C．when D．unless
When Pat Jones finished college，she decided to travel around the world and see as many foreign places as she could 21 she was young．Pat wanted to visit Latin America 22 ，so she got a job 23 an English teacher in a school in Bolivia．Pat spoke a little Spanish 24 she was able to communicate with her students even when they didn't 25 much English．
A sentence she had read somewhere stuck in her mind：if you dream 26 a foreign language, you have really mastered(掌握)it. Pat repeated this sentence to her students and 27 that some day she would dream in Spanish and they would dream in 28 ．
One day，one of her 29 students came up and explained in Spanish that he had not done his homework. He had 30 early, but had slept 31 .
“What does this have to do with your 32 ?” Pat asked．
“I dreamed all night，Miss Jones. and my dream was in English?”
“In English?” Pat was very 33 ，since he was such a bad student．She was 34 secretly jealous(嫉妒的)．Her 35 was still not in Spanish．But she encouraged(鼓励)her young student．“Well，36 me about your dream．”
“All the people in my dream 37 English.” the student said．“And all the signs were in English．All the newspapers and magazines and all the TV programs were in English．”
“Great. That's 38 ，”said Pat．“What did all the people say to you?”
“I'm sorry，Miss Jones．That's 39 I slept so badly．1 didn't 40 a word they said．It was a nightmare(噩梦)!”
A．although B．while C．if D．since
A．first B．at first C．1ast D．at last
A．for B．of C．as D．1ike
A．and B．but C．so D．yet
A．say B．know C．read D．write
A．in B．about C．of D．for
A．thought B．realized C．hoped D．wanted
A．English B．Spanish C．Russian D．German
A．bright B．excellent C．best D．worst
A．got up B．gone to bed C．in bed D．woken up
A．well B．soundly C．badly D．heavily
A．English B．1anguage C．dream D．homework
A．surprised B．worried C．pleased D．excited
A．yet B．seldom C．also D．hardly
A．study B．class C．work D．dream
A．answer B．write C．tell D．ask
A．read B．liked C．spoke D．learned
A．wonderful B．terrible C．funny D．strange
A．how B．why C．when D．because
A．hear B．understand C．like D．remember
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