第二节完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
"Daddy" Bruce Randolph was around five-feet-eight and slightly built.At the age of sixty-one, he   36   Daddy Bruce's Barbecue Restaurant in the "Five Points" area, a   37   section of Denver.There is debate about   38   his ribs(排骨) were the best in town but no debate on the man himself.He fed people - not just his   39   , but the poor and the homeless.Every Thanksgiving, Daddy and his son began   40   for the crowds of the homeless.He wanted them to have a great    41   on the one day this country celebrates Thanksgiving.
In the   42   years of his project, he paid for everything out-of-pocket.But as time went by, the   43   sky-rocketed as the crowds grew.That's when Daddy's admirers, athletes, politicians, policemen   44   others stepped in to   45  .They donated tons of turkeys, potatoes and ribs and even donated their   46   to stand beside the old man and volunteered to cook and   47   .
It seemed there was an endless   48   of food to feed the crowds.No one ever walked away 49   from Daddy Bruce.It was Daddy who started the whole thing and managed it   50 a few year ago when he edged toward ninety.He had become too   51   to work anymore.He was one of die few people who lived to see a city street   52   in his honor—“Bruce Randolph Boulevard".A couple of years later.Daddy Bruce died.When asked why he   53   to feed the thousands of poor and hungry people for over twenty-five years, his   54   was simple, "You can't beat love.If you give just one thing, you get more things   55  .That’s why I do it."
36.A.built           B.opened     C.passed       D.sold
37.A.poor           B.rich       C.beautiful       D.lonely
38.A.what           B.why      C.where       D.whether
39.A.customers       B.admirers   C.friends      D.volunteers
40.A.cooking      B.looking     C.caring       D.waiting
41.A.holiday       B.surprise    C.dinner       D.thank
42.A.early          B.later      C.past          D.recent
43.A.prices         B.foods      C.customers      D.costs
44.A.as soon as       B.as many as C.as far as     D.as well as
45.A.pay         B.buy       C.interview       D.help
46.A.money        B.time      C.dinner       D.food
47.A.serve          B.pay       C.eat         D.share
48.A.supply        B.hope      C.exchange       D.production
49.A.happy         B.angry           C.thankful           D.hungry
50.A.before        B.after      C.until         D.since
51.A.long           B.old        C.hopeless        D.discouraged
52.A.named        B.rememberedC.built         D.praised
53.A.helped        B.supported  C.expected        D.volunteered
54.A.question      B.love      C.reply         D.plan
55.A.away          B.back      C.out               D.down

I live in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I used to give a lot of money to the homeless, feeling  31  for them. But as time passed, I became a mom with no home, a huge 32    , and hardly any income. As a result, I  33 giving money to the people on the side of the road and became very  34 .
Things started to change for me  35 . I had a home, a backyard for my daughter, and plenty of food, and I started to  36 myself out of debt. One day we saw a homeless person with the  37 , “Will work for food.” I  38 . My daughter commented. “Mommy, you used to always give money to those people in  39 .” I replied, “Honey, they just use that money for  40 , or other bad things.” She didn’t respond.  41 when I said that, I didn’t feel right.
Three days later, I was driving to  42 my daughter from school. A man was standing on the corner, and something deep  43 me said, “Just help the guy.” So I  44 down my window, and he ran over excitedly. He said, “God bless you, I only need 77 cents.” I  45 into my ashtray (烟灰缸) and strangely enough, there  46 three quarters and two pennies.
I picked them up and gave them to him. He  47 with joy and tears in his eyes. “Wow, you just made it  48 for me to see my mom for Christmas! Thank you so much; the  49 that had this great sale is leaving in 20 minutes!” It was a moment I’ll  50 forever. I think that man won’t forget it either, but I was the one who got the best gift in life—GIVING.

【小题1】
A.angry B.gratefulC.sorryD.strange
【小题2】
A.problemB.burdenC.diseaseD.debt
【小题3】
A.continued B.stoppedC.hatedD.appreciated
【小题4】
A.rich B.bitterC.relaxedD.pleased
【小题5】
A.slowlyB.immediatelyC.quicklyD.greatly
【小题6】
A.save B.pullC.runD.feed
【小题7】
A.determination B.signC.childD.advertisement
【小题8】
A.ran away B.turned backC.passed by D.sped up
【小题9】
A.dangerB.loveC.needD.sadness
【小题10】
A.life B.bookC.foodD.smoking
【小题11】
A.And B.SoC.ButD.Even
【小题12】
A.bring up B.carry outC.pick upD.take out
【小题13】
A.on B.insideC.behindD.over
【小题14】
A.rolled B.pushedC.blewD.took
【小题15】
A.reached B.wentC.knockedD.shouted
【小题16】
A.hid B.stoodC.satD.slept
【小题17】
A.burst outB.turned upC.set outD.stood up
【小题18】
A.wonderfulB.meaningfulC.possibleD.interesting
【小题19】
A.planeB.manC.woman D.bus
【小题20】
A.thankB.remember C.respectD.hold


As we know, most of the material things in our daily life have to be bought with money. But money is not all powerful. Money can't buy many things such as time and true love. There are 24 hours in a day. Sometimes when we are very happy, we wish that the period of happiness would last longer. But no matter what we do, or how much money we are willing to pay, we cannot make a day last longer than 24 hours. On the other hand, when we are unhappy, money cannot make the unhappy time pass away more quickly. True love is another thing which money cannot buy. Suppose we have someone who really loves us very much. Once he dies, he can give us no more love. Can our money raise him from death and make him love us as before? Here we can see very clearly that money cannot buy us love. Money can buy us diamond things, beautiful clothes, but never time and love. So money, after all, is not all powerful.
72. According to the passage, it is quite impossible for you to buy ______.
A. true friendship          B. real diamond            C. a large house     D. an expensive car
73. Which of the sentences expresses the main idea of this passage?
A. Money cannot buy time and love.                  B. Money is not powerful at all.
C. Money can buy people material things.           D. Money doesn't mean everything.
74.Through the passage the writer wants to tell people not to ­­­­­­______.
A. make money      B. waste money             C. save money              D. worship(崇拜) money
75. From the passage we can see that in our life, besides something material, we need something ______.
A. spiritual      B. beautiful           C. lovely        D. useful

It was early morning. Peter Corbett helped Mark Wellman out of his wheelchair and onto the ground. They stood before El Capitan, a huge mass of rock almost three-quarters of a mile high in California’s beautiful Yosemite Valley. It had been Mark’s dream to climb El Capitan for as long as he could remember. But how could a person without the use of his legs hope to try to climb it?
Mark knew he couldn’t finish the climb alone, but his friend Peter, an expert rock climber, would be there to lend a helping hand. He and Mark thought that it would take seven days to reach the top.
Peter climbed about 100 feet up and hammered a piton(岩钉) into the rock. Fastening one end of a 165-foot rope to the piton, he let one end of the rope fall down. Mark caught the rope and fastened it to his belt with a special instrument. This instrument would allow Mark to move upward, but would prevent him from falling even as much as a single inch. He next reached above his head and fastened a T-shaped bar to the rope, using the same kind of instrument.
Mark took a deep breath, pushed the T-bar up almost as far as his arms could reach, and began the first of the 7, 000 pull-ups needed to reach the top. High above, Peter let out a cheer. “You’re on your way.”
Seven years before, at the age of twenty-one, Mark had fallen while mountain climbing, injuring his backbone. The fall cost him the use of his legs, but he never lost his love of adventure or his joyful spirit.
For the first four days the two men progressed steadily upward without incident. But on the fifth day an unbearably hot wind began to blow, and as time went by, it became stronger and stronger, causing Mark to sway(摇摆) violently on his rope. But Mark kept on determinedly pushing up the T-bar and pulling himself up. In spite of that, he had to admit that he felt a lot better when the wind finally died down and his body touched solid rock again.
It took them one day more than they had expected, but on July 26 at 1:45 in the afternoon, the crowd of people waiting on the top went wild with joy as the two heads appeared. Mark Wellman had shown that if you set your heart and mind on a goal, no wall is too high, no dream impossible.
【小题1】What had Mark Wellman long desired to do?

A.To finish one of the most difficult rock climbs in the world.
B.To be the first to climb El Capitan.
C.To climb the highest mountain in California.
D.To help his friend Peter climb El Capitan.
【小题2】How did Mark climb the mountain?
A.He fastened the rope to his wheelchair.
B.He hammered in pitons so that he had something to hold on to.
C.He held on to the T-bar and Peter pulled him up.
D.He pulled himself up using a T-bar and special equipment.
【小题3】 How did Mark lose the use of his legs?
A.He lost his footing and fell from the side of a mountain.
B.He fell during his first attempt on El Capitan.
C.His legs were broken by falling rocks.
D.While working out in the gym, he injured his backbone.
【小题4】What was the worst problem Mark had during the climb?
A.He struck against the rock and hurt his arms.
B.A strong wind blew him away from the rock.
C.He kept falling several inches.
D.While swaying in space, he became terrified.
【小题5】How did Mark react to difficulties during the climb?
A.He admitted that he was frightened.
B.He often worried about his friend’s condition.
C.He was able to remain clam and determined.
D.He was joking to cheer himself up.


B
For years I wanted a flower garden.I’d spend hours thinking of different things I could plant that would look nice together.
But then we had Matthew.And Marvin.And the twins, Alisa and Alan.And then Helen.Five children.I was too busy raising them to grow a garden.
Money was tight, as well as time.Often when my children were little, one of them would want something that cost too much, and I’d have to say, " Do you see a money tree outside? Money doesn’t grow on trees, you know."
Finally, all five got through high school and college and were off on their own.I started thinking again about having a garden.
I wasn’t sure, though.I mean, gardens do cost money, and after all these years I was used to living on a pretty lean, no - frills budget.
Then, one spring morning, on Mother's Day, I was working in my kitchen.Suddenly, I realized that cars were tooting their horns as they drove by.I looked out of the window and there was a new tree, planted right in my yard.I thought it must be a weeping willow, because I saw things blowing around on all its branches.Then I put my glasses on—and I couldn’t believe what I saw.There was a money tree in my yard !
I went outside to look.It was true! There were dollar bills, one hundred of them, taped all over that tree.Think of all the garden flowers I could buy with one hundred dollars! There was also a note attached: "IOU eight hours of digging time.Love, Marvin."
Marvin kept his promise, too.He dug up a nice ten - by - fifteen foot bed for me.And my other children bought me tools, ornaments, a trellis (棚架) , a sunflower stepping stone and gardening books.
That was three years ago.My garden’s now very pretty, just like I wanted.When I go out and weed or tend my flowers, I dont seem to miss my children as much as I once did.It feels like they’re right there with me.
I live up in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, where winters are long and cold, and summers are too short.But every year now, when winter sets in, I look out of my window and think of the flowers.I’ll see next spring in my little garden.I think about what my children did for me, and I get tears in my eyes—every time.
I’m still not sure that money grows on trees.But I know love does!
60.By saying "Do you see a money tree outside……, "the mother actually means "__________".
A.Observation is the best teacher         B.Seeing is believing.
C.The outsider sees the most of the game D.It is not easy to gain money
61.The best title for the passage would probably be_______________ .
A.My flower garden           B.Marvin helps to realize my dream
C.Love in Michigan           D.Money grows on trees
62.The underlined word "no-frills" in the fifth paragraph is similar in meaning to ____.
A.wasteful   B.tight  C.absurd      D.helpful
63.From the last but the third paragraph we can infer that the mother is ________________.
A.divorced when she was young        B.not caring for her kids any longer
C.alone but not at all lonely                  D.prouder

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