Just recently I had been wondering if there was much point in doing little acts of kindness. So often they get   36 , and occasionally they come back to bite you!
Then, just last week, after a long travel, I found myself   37   at a bus station. The bus was four hours late! So, I guess I wasn’t in a good   38 .
That’s when a woman asked me if I had any spare   39   to help her get a bus ticket.
“Oh, sure,” I said sarcastically (挖苦地). “How much would you like?”
As I spoke, I mentally kicked myself for my  40   and reached into my bag for some money. As I handed her five dollars, I heard low sounds from her stomach because of real    41 .
I reached back into my bag and brought out a   42   I had bought earlier. I handed it to her with a(n)   43   that I hoped would make up for my earlier tone of voice. Getting a   44   look at her now, I realized she was extremely tired, like she had had several months of   45   days!
As she took the food, a look of   46   washed over her. In return, she tried to give me a Milwaukee bus ticket! I don’t live in Milwaukee and the ticket will probably   47   be used, but I took it.
A few minutes later she came back over, apologized, and told me she was still  48   of five dollars. I took some singles out of my bag and slipped a twenty in there as well.   49 , the voice in my head told me I was being a fool.
Five minutes later she came back again and tried to   50   my twenty. When I said it was for her so she could get something else to   51 , and that I was completely serious and I wasn’t taking it   52  , she started crying and hugged me.
From now on, when I wonder if it is   53   trying to help someone, I will remember that woman. Maybe I am really making a   54   for someone. So, sure, sometimes my efforts might not be noticed, and sometimes they might come back to bite me, but they might actually   55   another human being!

【小题1】
A.ignoredB.appreciatedC.acknowledgedD.forgiven
【小题2】
A.examined B.trappedC.confusedD.delayed
【小题3】
A.habitB.placeC.moodD.situation
【小题4】
A.change B.timeC.handD.energy
【小题5】
A.appearanceB.attitudeC.selfishness D.experience
【小题6】
A.painB.anxietyC.hungerD.fear
【小题7】
A.souvenirB.ticketC.giftD.cake
【小题8】
A.shoutB.smileC.apologyD.praise
【小题9】
A.quickB.gentleC.goodD.cold
【小题10】
A.darkB.toughC.mysteriousD.special
【小题11】
A.reliefB.regretC.doubtD.anger
【小题12】
A.onceB.often C.sometimes D.never
【小题13】
A.ashamedB.awareC.shortD.proud
【小题14】
A.EventuallyB.HoweverC.ThereforeD.Besides
【小题15】
A.return B.showC.shareD.earn
【小题16】
A.doB.tradeC.addD.eat
【小题17】
A.awayB.outC.backD.over
【小题18】
A.hardB.funC.uselessD.worth
【小题19】
A.differenceB.profitC.decisionD.suggestion
【小题20】
A.exciteB.helpC.educateD.inspire

Just recently I had been wondering if there was much point in doing little acts of kindness. So often they get   36 , and occasionally they come back to bite you!
Then, just last week, after a long travel, I found myself   37   at a bus station. The bus was four hours late! So, I guess I wasn’t in a good   38 .
That’s when a woman asked me if I had any spare   39   to help her get a bus ticket.
“Oh, sure,” I said sarcastically (挖苦地). “How much would you like?”
As I spoke, I mentally kicked myself for my  40   and reached into my bag for some money. As I handed her five dollars, I heard low sounds from her stomach because of real    41 .
I reached back into my bag and brought out a   42   I had bought earlier. I handed it to her with a(n)   43   that I hoped would make up for my earlier tone of voice. Getting a   44   look at her now, I realized she was extremely tired, like she had had several months of   45   days!
As she took the food, a look of   46   washed over her. In return, she tried to give me a Milwaukee bus ticket! I don’t live in Milwaukee and the ticket will probably   47   be used, but I took it.
A few minutes later she came back over, apologized, and told me she was still  48   of five dollars. I took some singles out of my bag and slipped a twenty in there as well.   49 , the voice in my head told me I was being a fool.
Five minutes later she came back again and tried to   50   my twenty. When I said it was for her so she could get something else to   51 , and that I was completely serious and I wasn’t taking it   52  , she started crying and hugged me.
From now on, when I wonder if it is   53   trying to help someone, I will remember that woman. Maybe I am really making a   54   for someone. So, sure, sometimes my efforts might not be noticed, and sometimes they might come back to bite me, but they might actually   55   another human being!

【小题1】
A.ignoredB.appreciatedC.acknowledgedD.forgiven
【小题2】
A.examined B.trappedC.confusedD.delayed
【小题3】
A.habitB.placeC.moodD.situation
【小题4】
A.change B.timeC.handD.energy
【小题5】
A.appearanceB.attitudeC.selfishness D.experience
【小题6】
A.painB.anxietyC.hungerD.fear
【小题7】
A.souvenirB.ticketC.giftD.cake
【小题8】
A.shoutB.smileC.apologyD.praise
【小题9】
A.quickB.gentleC.goodD.cold
【小题10】
A.darkB.toughC.mysteriousD.special
【小题11】
A.reliefB.regretC.doubtD.anger
【小题12】
A.onceB.often C.sometimes D.never
【小题13】
A.ashamedB.awareC.shortD.proud
【小题14】
A.EventuallyB.HoweverC.ThereforeD.Besides
【小题15】
A.return B.showC.shareD.earn
【小题16】
A.doB.tradeC.addD.eat
【小题17】
A.awayB.outC.backD.over
【小题18】
A.hardB.funC.uselessD.worth
【小题19】
A.differenceB.profitC.decisionD.suggestion
【小题20】
A.exciteB.helpC.educateD.inspire

Angels
My friend Heather mentioned that she had never seen an Angel. Then I remembered the 36  I had with my sister Sandra earlier this week.
This will be Sandra’s first Christmas without her husband. This summer he died in her arms. On Thursday, she was in the store  37  for an ideal card for her two sons and daughter. Time passed by quickly as she  38  the many choices. She wanted a card that sent something special to each of them,  39  she knew they would have a(n)  40  place in their heart this holiday season.
Finally! She found the one that expressed the  41 feeling. The words expressed the feelings that she wished to share. However, a sharp pain pierced(穿透) her heart when she realized that the card was  42 “mom and dad.” She stood there,  43  it close for a long time, unable to move from the  44  . Tears began to run down her cheeks.
“Is there something I can do for you?” a  45  voice asked. She  46  to face a stranger, a woman, who was looking at her with  47  and concern. “Uh…oh...OH!” Sandra responded, “I can’t give this card to my children because…because my husband died and this is the  48  card.”
Hearing this, the stranger’s face softened with sympathy(同情) and love. She reached out and 49  my sister into her arms, giving her unspoken permission to cry in the protection of her embrace(拥抱). She  50  held my sister until her calmness 51  . “Thank you for listening to me cry on,” was what my sister said when all was better. “You are welcome, and I am so sorry for your  52 ,” the stranger answered and said goodbye to her.
During her telling of this event I was feeling  53  that I hadn’t been there. My sister needed me and a stranger had to do my  54  .  “You know,” she went on, “a friend suggested that it was like meeting with an Angel.” My  55  disappeared in an instant. My sister required an Angel, and I think that is exactly what she got.

36.
A. conversation
B. difficulty
C. accident
D. quarrel
37.
A. paying
B. caring
C. calling
D. looking
38.
A. left
B. offered
C. read
D. discovered
39.
A. although
B. as
C. when
D. if
40.
A. other
B. empty
C. safe
D. different
41.
A. sad
B. strange
C. amazing
D. perfect
42.
A. for
B. to
C. from
D. by
43.
A. seizing
B. holding
C. keeping
D. grasping
44.
A. spot
B. stair
C. area
D. home
45.
A. firm
B. proud
C. cold
D. soft
46.
A. walked
B. turned
C. decided
D. woke
47.
A. question
B. shock
C. regret
D. upset
48.
A. harmful
B. special
C. wrong
D. right
49.
A. pulled
B. caught
C. sent
D. protected
50.
A. quietly
B. tightly
C. strongly
D. seriously
51.
A. disappeared
B. went
C. arrived
D. returned
52.
A. failure
B. idea
C. loss
D. death
53.
A. shocked
B. angry
C. happy
D. hopeless
54.
A. task
B. time
C. favor
D. job
55
A. responsibility
B. sympathy
C. guilt
D. hurt


第二节:完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One early morning, I received a call for a taxi. When I arrived at the building, it was 2:30 am and only one room gave off light. Many   31  
would just shout once or twice and then drive away. But I thought this passenger might need my
32  . So I walked to the door and   33  . “Just a minute,” answered a weak, elderly   34  . After a long time, the door opened. A small old woman   35  before me, carrying a small suitcase. I took her suitcase and we walked slowly to the car. She kept thanking me for my kindness.
When we got in the car, she gave me a (n)   36  , and then asked to drive through the city center. But it wasn’t the   37  way. “Oh, I’m in no hurry,” she said. “I’m on my way to Westhill Old People’s Home. The doctor says I don’t have much time   38  .
We drove through the city center. She   39  me the building where she once worked. We drove past the church where she got married. Sometimes she’d ask me to slow down in front of a building or at a corner and   40  sit looking at the darkness, saying nothing. When the sun began to   41 , we drove in silence to the old people’s home. When we arrived, almost   42  a second thought, I gave her a big hug (拥抱). “You gave an old woman a little moment of   43 . Thank you!” she said tearfully.
I was totally lost in thought for the rest of the day. I can’t imagine what would happen if I   44  
to do what I did? We always think that there are no great moments in our lives, but great moments are just in what others may consider a   45  one.
31. A. drivers  B. workers      C. guests D. passengers
32. A. advice  B. help    C. suggestion  D. attention
33. A. stopped B. breathed     C. worked      D. knocked
34. A. sound   B. noise   C. voice  D. shout
35. A. turned up     B. set up  C. got up D. put up
36. A. order    B. address       C. idea    D. reason
37. A. busiest  B. longest       C. narrowest   D. shortest
38. A. left       B. saved  C. lost     D. spared
39. A. gave     B. passed C. showed      D. made
40. A. could    B. would C. should D. must
41. A. move    B. set      C. rise     D. burn
42. A. after     B. with    C. except D. without
43. A. patience       B. courage      C. joy     D. sadness
44. A. refused B. offered       C. planned      D. regretted
45. A. difficult       B. small  C. strange       D. interesting

 

第四节 完形填空(共20小题,每小题1分,满分20分)

Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others, including    26  . One day it was announced to the feelings that the island would   27  , so all constructed boats and left, except Love.

    Love was the   28   one who stayed until the last possible moment. When the island had almost sunk, Love decided to ask for   29  .

    Richness was   30   Love in a grand boat. Love said, “Richness, can you take me with you?” Richness answered, “No, I can’t. There is a lot of   31   and silver in my boat. There is no  32   here for you.” Love decided to ask Vanity who was   33   passing by in a beautiful vessel. “Vanity, please help me!” “I can’t help you, Love. You are all wet and might   34   my boat,” Vanity answered. Just then Sadness was   35  , so Love asked, “Sadness, let me go with you.” “Oh…Love, I am so   36   that I need to be by myself!” Happiness passed by Love, too, but she was so   37   that she did not even   38   Love when Love called her.

   Suddenly, there was a voice, “Come, Love, I will   39   you.” It was a(n)   40  . So blessed and overjoyed, Love even forgot to ask the elder   41   they were going. When they arrived at dry   42  , the elder went her own way.

43   how much was owed the elder, Love asked Knowledge, another elder, “Who helped me?” “It was   44  ,” Knowledge answered. “Time?” asked Love. “But why did Time help me?” Knowledge   45   with deep wisdom and answered, “Because only Time is able to understand how valuable Love is!”

26. A. Vanity                   B. Richness             C. Time                    D. Love

27. A. float                   B. sink                 C. fly                        D. fall

28. A. very                   B. only                   C. likely                  D. first

29. A. advice                   B. help                C. money                D. time

30. A. passing by      B. looking at           C. facing to            D. thinking of

31. A. water                   B. food             C. gold               D. value

32. A. wealth         B. place                C. need                   D. chance

33. A. still               B. also                 C. even             D. just

34. A. dirty                  B. damage          C. turn              D. steal

35. A. far                    B. near              C. distant            D. closed

36. A. joyful                  B. surprised         C. sad                D. hurried 

37. A. happy              B. angry               C. amazed       D. proud

38. A. saw                  B. notice              C. catch                 D. hear

39. A. take                B. fetch                C. ask                  D. carry

40. A. adviser         B. elder                C. younger             D. helper

41. A. how                B. why                 C. when                 D. where

42. A. shore               B. grass              C. land                  D. room

43. A. Realizing            B. Believing          C. Understanding  D. Questioning

44. A. Kindness             B. Time               C. Power              D. Strength

45. A. cried                B. shouted          C. smiled               D. flushed

 

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