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第二节 完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1分,满分20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(A, B, C, 和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
Leaning against my parents’ wardrobe(衣柜) in the bedroom, I, six years old then, __41__ to their casual talk about budgets and paychecks. I __42__ that my family was poor.
Their money talk continued, and a thought __43__ me: Dad had to __44__ for me. While the story of my birth ranked as a bedtime favorite, I had never considered hospital bills, the meals I’d eaten, or the __45__ of my clothes.
“Daddy,” I interrupted, “how much did I cost?” “Oh, let me see. About a million dollars.”
A million dollars! Because of me, Dad __46__ two jobs. Because of me, he wore __47__ jeans, drove an old car, and had his shoes __ 48__ over and over again.
I went to the kitchen. From a shelf, I took my granny-shaped __49__, which held every penny I owned – seven dollars. I pulled the bank’s plug out, and __50__ the coins into my hand. I had often __ 51__ with these coins in secret and I felt secure pleasure in just knowing they were there.
Whether the topic had changed when I returned to my parents’ bedroom, I didn’t __52__. Tugging ( 用力拉 ) on Dad’s shirt, I __53__ out my first payment on a million dollars.
“Here,” I said. “Maybe this will __54__ to pay for me.”
“What?” Dad’s confused look __55__ my own. Didn’t he remember what he’d said? Didn’t the sight of me __56__ him of how much I cost?
My tear-filled eyes, which I couldn’t seem to take off the bank, finally made __57__ to him.
Dad knelt down and pulled me __58__ . “You didn’t cost a million dollars, but you’re __59__ a million million dollars. And if that’s what I’d have to pay for you, I would do it.”
Today, I often pull out this memory, think about it and feel the __60__ weight of it in my heart.
41.A. heard B. watched C. listened D. joined
42.A. pretended B. accepted C. concluded D. confused
43.A. occurred B. hit C. came D. left
44.A. apply B. apologize C. send D. pay
45.A. style B. price C. material D. quality
46.A. gave up B. worked C. lost D. offered
47.A. old B. new C. expensive D. beautiful
48.A. repaired B. washed C. sold D. bought
49.A. coin B. bag C. bank D. suitcase
50.A. carried B. sent C. returned D. poured
51.A. quarreled B. played C. worked D. laughed
52.A. notice B. care C. worry D. mind
53.A. ran B. put C. held D. set
54.A. get B. reach C. come D. help
55.A. matched B. surprised C. increased D. confused
56.A. ask B. remind C. warn D. teach
57.A. sense B. trouble C. understanding D. money
58.A. down B. up C. away D. close
59.A. selling B. buying C. worth D. saving
60.A. heavy B. light C. cold D. warm
41-45 CCBDB 46 –50 BAACD 51 – 55 BACDA 56 – 60 BADCD