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Ⅲ、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
When I was a small child, during the war, we were very poor and we lived in a faraway village. One day, on the road, I found the   51   pieces of a mirror. There was a Garman motorcycle accident.
I tried to find all the pieces and put them   52 , but it was not possible, so I kept only the 53    piece and I made it round. I could   54  with it as a toy and became greatly attracted by the   55 that I could reflect（反射）light to dark places where the sun would never shine—in 56 holes and some other dark places. It became a   57   for me to get light into the darkest places I could find.
I   58 the little mirror, and, as I   59 up, I would take it out when I had nothing to do and 60  the game, As I became a   61 , I grew to understand that this was not    62 a child’s game but a metaphor（象征）for what I might do with my life. I came to    63 that I am not the light or the source of light. But light—truth, understanding, knowledge—is 64 , and it will shine in many dark places only if I reflect it.
I am just a single piece of a mirror whose   65   design and shape I do not know.    66 , with what I have I can reflect light into the dark places of this   67  —into the black places in the    68    of men—and change some things   69    some people. Perhaps others may see and do the same. This is what I am about. This is the    70  of my life.
51. A. broken                  B. dropped                   C. pointed                    D. sharpened
52. A. back                   B. down                       C. together                   D. up
53. A. best                   B. longest                        C. smallest                    D. largest
54. A. talk                    B. play                         C. flash                        D. share
55. A. idea                    B. fact                          C. decision                   D. reason
56. A. deep                   B. big                          C. pretty                       D. empty
57. A. job                       B. task                         C. game                       D. trouble
58. A. kept                   B. hid                          C. forgot                     D. lost
59. A. came                  B. stood                       C. grew                        D. went
60. A. watch                 B. continue                   C. remember                 D. change
61. A. man                   B. boy                          C. father                       D. grandfather
62. A. always             B. completely               C. really                       D. just
63. A. announce            B. doubt                       C. understand                  D. expect
64. A. absent                 B. home                      C. far                           D. there
65. A. whole                 B. most                        C. half                         D. other
66. A. So                     B. However                  C. Besides                    D. Certainly
67. A. country              B. village                     C. world                         D. city
68. A. hands                 B. brains                      C. eyes                         D. hearts
69. A. on                     B. in                         C. with                        D. like
70. A. way                    B. standard                   C. quality                       D. meaning

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改编(十三)
Our family finally managed to get together, but in a few days we scattered again to the ends of the earth, and I will begin my new job in a new city. My family has never been ___1 _ in this way . When I think about the    2    future, my heart felt grayish.
When I    3    in the morning, it was raining outside and the sky was as    4   as my mood. My daughter    5    the new skirt that her uncle bought and she flew around the departure hall in the    6    and drew a small and beautiful picture in the dim crowd.
The airplane had a good   7    of newspapers, magazines, television programs, food and drinks. The meal even   8    a serving of Haagen-Dazs ice cream. This small present brightened me up   9   . The gentle smile of the stewardess（空姐）was as beautiful as the   10    after the rain.
When I    11    the airport, the language that entered my   12    was completely different from what I was   13   three hours ago. Although the street lights were as   14   as Allentown’s, the different clothes and expressions of the people    15     me that I am in a new world. I stood in the busy streets like Alice    16   the world in a fairy tale. My heart was    17    with puzzlement about the uncertain future and longing for the new life. When I   18   being able to do what I like once more, that I will make new    19  and that I can enjoy the fun of exploration. I could not   20  to think about starting my new life.
1.A.separated               B.gather                C.divided                     D.surprised
2.A.bright                    B.exciting              C.uncertain            D.unusual
3.A.stood up                 B.got up                C.stayed up            D.woke up
4.A.clear                      B.high                   C.dark                   D.gray
5.A.dressed                   B.wore                  C.liked                  D.had
6.A.station                    B.airport               C.port                   D.house
7.A.offer                      B.number                     C.supply                D.amount
8.A.included                 B.contained           C.followed            D.matched
9.A.successfully            B.especially           C.eventually          D.fortunately
10.A.rainbow                B.ground               C.sky                    D.flower
11.A.got on                  B.got off               C.left away            D.took off
12.A.mouth                 B.eyes                   C.mind                  D.ears
13.A.finding                 B.learning             C.hearing                     D.listening
14.A.long                     B.well                   C.brilliant              D.mamy
15.A.told                      B.reminded            C.suggested           D.explained
16.A.visiting                 B.traveling            C.wandering          D.exploring
17.A.full                      B.filled                 C.satisfied             D.pleased
18.A.set about               B.set out                C.thought over              D.thought about
19.A.friends                 B.enemies              C.mistakes             D.progress
20.A.wait                            B.help                   C.decide                D.afford

选编（十七）
Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process. The instructor asked us to list ___1___ in our past that we felt ___2___ of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud.
This seemed like a very ___3___ process, but there’ s always some ___4___soul in the crowd who will volunteer. The instructor then ___5___ that we find ways to ___6___ people, or take some action to right any wrong doings. I was seriously wondering how this could ever ___7___ my communication.
Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: “Making my ___8___, I remembered an incident from high school. I grew up in a small town. There was a Sheriff ___9___ of us kids liked. One night, my two buddies and I decided to play a ___10___ on him.
After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a s.o.b.(畜生). The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious ___11___. Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office. My friends told the truth but I lied. No one ___12___ found out.”
“Nearly 20 years later, Sheriff Brown’s name ___13___ on my list. I didn’t even know if he was still ___14___. Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed. I tried his number. After a few ___15___, I heard, “Hello?” I said, “Sheriff Brown?” Paused. “Yes.” “Well, this is Jimmy Calkins.”
“And I want you to know that I did it？”Paused. “I knew it!” he yelled back. We had a good laugh and a ___16___ discussion. His closing words were: “Jimmy, I always felt bad for you ___17___ your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it ___18___ all these years. I want to thank you for calling me...for your sake.”
Jimmy inspired me to ___19___ all 101 items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It’s never too late to ___20___the past wrongdoings.
1. A. something        B. anything          C. somebody        D. anybody
2. A. ashamed         B. afraid            C. sure             D. proud
3. A. private          B. secret             C. interesting        D. funny
4. A. foolish         B. polite            C. simple           D. brave
5. A. expected          B. suggested          C. ordered           D. demanded
6. A. connect with      B. depend on        C. make apologize to   D. get along with
7. A. improve         B. continue          C. realize            D. keep
8. A. notes                    B. list                    C. plan                   D. stories
9. A. any               B. most             C. none             D. all
10. A. part                    B. game             C. trick             D. record
11. A. view           B. sign             C. attention          D. remark
12. A. also               B. even              C. still              D. ever
13. A. appears         B. considers          C. presents           D. remembers
14. A. angry         B. happy            C. doubtful         D. alive
15. A. words           B. rings             C. repeats           D. calls
16. A. cold                B. plain             C. nervous          D. lively
17. A. in case         B. so long as        C. unless             D. because
18. A. around           B. out                          C. on               D. away
19. A. build up        B. make up          C. clear up          D. give up
20. A. regret           B. forgive          C. right            D. punish

It was just getting dark. There was a touch of fog and I was on a lonely stretch of road.   36
I was going along cheerfully, thinking about the dinner I would eat when I got to Salistury.
I was going along   37 at about thirty-five miles an hour when suddenly I heard a scream, a 38 scream--- “ Help! ” I looked round, but the only   39 of life was a large, black, rather suspicious-looking car just   40  a bend in the road about a hundred yards away. That was where the cry had come from. I   41  speed and went after it. I think the driver saw what I was doing, for he did the same and began to draw   42  me. As I drew near, the girl’s voice came again, a lovely voice but trembling with   43  .
“Let me go, you coward; you’re hurting me. Oh ! Oh ! ”
I felt my   44  boil. The fog was coming down   45  now, and the countryside was lonelier. I had no 46 that the murderous guy in the car noticed this. Again came a cry.
“Drop that knife, you fool. Oh ! ” Then a cry and a groan（呻吟）.
If I was to save her, it was now or   47 . Perhaps even now I was too late. But if I couldn’t save the girl, I would at least try to bring the murderer to   48 . The car was only a couple of yards away now. I drove the bike right across its   49 , and its brakes screamed as the driver tried to pull it over and   50  into the ditch（沟）at the side of the road. The door of the car was pushed open angrily and a dark, evil-looking fellow stepped out .
“You fool!” he shouted as he came towards me with his fist raised to hit me. But I was   51   than he. I put all I could into   52  that would have knocked out Joe Louis. It   53  him right on the point of the chin; his  54  slowly bent under him, and he dropped to the ground without a sound. I rushed to the car,   55  open the door and looked inside. There was no girl there. Suddenly from the back of the car came a voice.
“You have been listening to a radio play, Murder in Hollywood, with Mae Garbo and Clark Taylor. The news will follow immediately . ”

On a BA flight from Johannesburg, a middle-aged South African lady found herself sitting next to a black man. She called the cabin crew attendant over to complain about her seating.
“What seems to be the problem, Madam?” Asked the attendant.
“Can’t you see?” She said, “You’ve sat me next to a black. I can’t possibly sit next to this dirty disgusting human. Find me another seat!”
“Please calm down, Madam,” the attendant replied, “The flight is very full today, but I’ll tell you what I’ll do—I’ll go and check to see if we have any seats available in club or first class.”
A few minutes later, the attendant returned with the good news, which she delivered to the lady, who cannot help but look at the people around her with a smug and self-satisfied grin.
“Madam, unfortunately, as I guessed, economy is full. I’ve spoken to the cabin services director, and club is also full. However, we do have one seat in first class.”
Before the lady had a chance to answer, the attendant continued.
“It’s most extraordinary to make this kind of upgrade, however, and I have had to get special permission from the captain. But, according to this special situation, the captain felt that it was unbelievable that someone should be forced to sit next to such an obnoxious(讨厌的) person.”
Having said that, the attendant turned to the black man sitting next to the lady, and said, “So if you’d like to get your things, sir, I have your seat ready for you.”
At that moment, the surrounding passengers stood and gave a long-lasting ovation (欢呼) while the black man walked up to the front of the plane…
【小题1】What made the white South African lady angry?