第三节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Laughter and tears are part of living. But do you find enough time for laughter? I am not asking if you  21  lost of good times.   22  we should laugh during the happy times. But do you also laugh during the  23  times?
Eram Bombeck is known for her humorous books, but she wrote one that  24  a more serious topic:  25 in children. Erma talks with many children with cancer and learns  26  life lessons from them. She learns, for instance, that cancer survivors know how to  27  .
She   28  the experience of 15-year-old Jessica from Burlinton. Jessica’s leg was cut off at the knee because of cancer. She was learning to  29  a prosthesis(假肢). Jessica tells about playing  30  . She kicked the ball  31 and it flew off in one  32  while her artificial leg flew into another. She fell on the  33  and laughed.
Jessica may not have laughed about her cancer, but she laughed about handling the  34  of it. And her laughter helped her a deal.
There is the story of 17-year-old Betsy. She   35  her way to the radiation room for her regular radiation therapy(化疗). As   36  , she dropped her hospital gown and, wearing only her birthday suit,  37 onto the table and waited. The extra people in the room were not the medical students she had thought, but   38 painters giving an estimate on painting! Betsy laughed heartily about the incident. And like Jessica, her  39  to laugh helped her to deal with one of the most difficult thing a young person can endure-cancer.
Do you find plenty of  40  for laughter? You can…if you also find reasons to laugh during the especially difficult times.
Survivors know how to laugh. If you can laugh even when the going is rough, you’ll make it. And you’ll smile at the end.
21.A.lose      B.miss         C.experience       D.laugh
22.A.Of course B.In addition       C.At first     D.First of all
23.A.ordinary   B.difficult       C.pleasant    D.usual
24.A.connected B.reported       C.referred    D.covered
25.A.cancer      B.disability     C.illness       D.laughter
26.A.serious     B.important     C.careful      D.thoughtful
27.A.cry       B.shout         C.laugh     D.face
28.A.describes  B.learns          C.keeps     D.imagines
29.A.put       B.have         C.wear     D.make
30.A.basketball B.badminton          C.volleyball D.soccer
31.A.gently      B.hard         C.slightly     D.Straightly
32.A.way     B.method        C.direction   D.point
33.A.floor     B.table         C.chair     D.bed
34.A.causes      B.results         C.process     D.ends
35.A.fought      B.took         C.made     D.pushed
36.A.common   B.often         C.before      D.usual
37.A.climbed    B.lay           C.jumped     D.sat
38.A.also      B.rather              C.already     D.almost
39.A.strengh     B.willingness       C.ability      D.confidence
40.A.times     B.places          C.days     D.Moments

When I was in the 8th grade in Ohio, a girl named Helen in my class had a terrible accident. As she was   16  to the bus in order not to miss it, she slipped on the ice and fell under the back wheels of the bus. She   17  the accident but was paralyzed from the waist down. I went to see her, in my 13-year-old mind thinking that she wouldn’t live   18   from then on.
Over the years, I   19  and didn’t think much about Helen after that. Three years ago, in Florida, my oldest son was hit by a car while riding his bike,   20  a terrible brain injury. While I was looking after my son, a lady who said she was the hospital’s social worker called. It was a particularly tiring day. I burst into tears for no reason and rang   21 .
A short time 1ater, a beautiful woman, in a wheelchair,   22  into my son’s room with a box of  23 . After 16 years, I still   24  Helen. She smiled, handed me the tissues and hugged me. I told her who I was, and after we both went through the shock of that, she began to tell me about her life since we last saw each other. She married, had children and got her degree so that she smoothed the path for those people who were less   25  than her. She told me that if there was anything she could give me, it would be   26 .
Looking at this wonderful, giving person, I felt   27 . But I also felt the first hope I had since learning that my son was  28 . From this person that I thought would have no quality of life, I learned that where there is life, there is hope. My son miraculously   29  and we moved north, but I owe Helen   30  that I can never repay.

【小题1】
A.walking B.ridingC.runningD.driving
【小题2】
A.Lived B.survivedC.existedD.escaped
【小题3】
A.equally B.calmlyC.quietlyD.normally
【小题4】
A.studied B.movedC.workedD.1ived
【小题5】
A.sufferingB.causingC.bearingD.catching
【小题6】
A.upB.offC.backD.down
【小题7】
A.ranB.walkedC.rolledD.moved
【小题8】
A.tissuesB.presentsC.pillsD.candies
【小题9】
A.realizedB.knewC.recognizedD.reminded
【小题10】
A.richB.healthyC.strongD.fortunate
【小题11】
A.moneyB.hopeC.pityD.medicine
【小题12】
A.smallB.pitifulC.weakD.shameless
【小题13】
A.admittedB.beatenC.hurtD.hospitalized
【小题14】
A.treatedB.worsenedC.relievedD.recovered
【小题15】
A.some money B.some tissuesC.a debtD.a hope

This story began when I was a child. I was born in     46   . Often we hadn’t enough to eat. When never we had some food, Mother often give me  her portion. While she was putting her rice into my bowl, she would say, “Eat this rice, son! I’m not   47   .
As I grew, Mother her    48   her spare time to    49  in a river near our house; she hoped that from the fish she caught, she could give me a little bit more     50  for my growth. Once she caught just two fish, she made fish soup. While I was eating the soup, Mother sat beside me and ate what was still kept on the    51   of the fish I had eaten. My heart was       52   when I saw it. So I gave the other fish to her but she immediately   53  it and said, “I don’t  54    like fish.”
Then, in order to pay for my    55    , Mother went to a match factory. This helped her get some money to cover my school fees. One wintry night I awoke to find Mother filling the matchboxes by candlelight.    56   I said, “Mother, go to sleep; it’s late; you can     57  working tomorrow.” Mother smiled and said, “Go to sleep, son! I’m not      58     .
When I had to sit my final examination, mother accompanied me. Mother    59    for me for hours in the heat of the sun. When the bell rang, I ran to    60   her. Mother give me a glass of tea that she had    61   . The tea was not as    62   as Mother’s love. Seeing Mother covered with sweat, I at once gave her my glass and asked her to   63  too. Mother said, “I’m not thirsty!”.
Now , I’m an employer and my     64   now is to work hard and to repay my mother for all the    65    that she gave me.

【小题1】
A.poorB.specialC.weakD.happy
【小题2】A worried          B. hungry         C. carless          D, foolish
【小题3】
A.looked upB.set upC.gave upD.push up
【小题4】
A.learnB.swimC.fishD.play
【小题5】
A.tasteB.nutritionC.functionD.importance
【小题6】
A.meatB.bowlC.plateD.bone
【小题7】
A.movedB.excitedC.puzzledD.surprised
【小题8】
A.doubtedB.acceptedC.refusedD.overlooked
【小题9】
A.quietlyB.mostlyC.clearlyD.really
【小题10】
A.educationB.healthC.careerD.experience
【小题11】
A.AsB.SoC.UntilD.But
【小题12】
A.stopB.beginC.continueD.enjoy
【小题13】
A.coldB.sadC.sickD.tired
【小题14】
A.waitedB.calledC.wentD.hunted
【小题15】
A.greetB.helpC.askD.meet
【小题16】
A.preparedB.boughtC.foundD.cleaned
【小题17】
A.freeB.strongC.highD.hard
【小题18】
A.changeB.drinkC.throwD.notice
【小题19】
A.beliefB.wonderC.dreamD.work
【小题20】
A.foodB.futureC.waterD.love

Dash of Hope
"Dash" is a symbol which represents every day we've spent alive on earth. Therefore, how you spend your "dash" is important.
Recently I  36  about a little girl named Hope. After learning more about her life, I couldn't help but feel it was not by  37 , nor happenstance(意外事件), that she had been named "Hope". The strong feeling of sympathy and generosity  38  in her young heart made a lasting impression on me and countless others.  39  I never had the opportunity to meet her, I wish I had. It seems as though she was wise beyond her tender years and very, very special.
Hope was a twelve-year-old girl who was  40  a "wish" in early December 2010 by the "Make-A-Wish" Foundation after being  41  that she had a rare type of bone cancer. However, when she found out that more than 150  42  in her area were waiting for their wishes to be achieved , she unselfishly used her wish to  43  that those children have their wishes granted. She also asked that it be done  44  January 16, 2011. Unfortunately, however, the organization informed her that her  45  request could not be granted as the funds were simply  46 . They calculated that they would need to raise more than one  47  dollars in thirty days in order to grant her wish.  48 , but not discouraged, she turned her disappointment into an enthusiasm that inspired caring  49  to take up helping grant the wishes of the other children, and eventually  50  as well. Newspaper columnists and reporters for radio and TV stations  51  the story of this caring young girl who had  52  the hearts of so many and as word spread, the community was challenged. Committees were fanned and schools, corporations and various organizations assisted in  53  money to help make Hope's dream come true.
Her efforts were not in vain as they continue to help others, not only  54 , but spiritually and emotionally as well. At the gathering to celebrate her life, "A Celebration of Hope" on January 16, 2011 , the  55  was made that they had indeed received donations totaling more than one million dollars. Her wish had been granted!

【小题1】
A.heardB.thoughtC.caredD.talked
【小题2】
A.coincidence B.independence C.convenienceD.intelligence
【小题3】
A.lostB.carriedC.expected D.housed
【小题4】
A.UntilB.Unless C.ThoughD.If
【小题5】
A.expressedB.offeredC.made D.sent
【小题6】
A.recognizedB.informed C.reminded D.understood
【小题7】
A.childrenB.citizens C.villagersD.relatives
【小题8】
A.suggest B.askC.arrangeD.order
【小题9】
A.for B.toC.onD.by
【小题10】
A.finalB.formalC.simpleD.noble
【小题11】
A.unbearable B.unbelievableC.unavailableD.uncomfortable
【小题12】
A.thousandB.hundredC.millionD.billion
【小题13】
A.DisappointedB.SurprisedC.WorriedD.Embarrassed
【小题14】
A.committees B.individualsC.corporations D.organizations
【小题15】
A.theirs B.ours C.hers D.yours
【小题16】
A.wroteB.read C.broadcastD.shared
【小题17】
A.touchedB.examined C.wonD.opened
【小题18】
A.findingB.spending C.raisingD.borrowing
【小题19】
A.perfectlyB.physicallyC.healthilyD.thankfully
【小题20】
A.proposalB.decision C.conclusionD.announcement

“Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity,” said the American talk show host Oprah Winfrey. I’ve never watched her show, but when a self-made billionaire gives life advice it’s probably worth listening to.
Her point is that blind luck is very rare. You may have to be lucky to find a good job these days but that does not mean you should sit at home waiting for the opportunity to come to you. If you’re a Chinese, you may already be familiar with the tale of a farmer waiting by a tree stump(树桩) for a rabbit to run out and break its neck.
A book by the UK psychologist Richard Wiseman, called The Luck Factor, argues we can all make ourselves luckier. It’s not about going to a temple to burn some incense(香) hopes that the gods will give you good fortune; it’s practical advice you can follow each day.
Wiseman conducted an experiment as part of his studies. First he divided volunteers into two groups; those who said they were lucky in life and those who said they were not. He gave everyone a newspaper and asked them to look through it to count how many photographs it had inside. On average, the unlucky people took about two minutes to count the photographs while the lucky people took just seconds. Why? On the second page of the newspaper, a command, “Stop counting. There are 43 photographs in this newspaper,” was written in big letters. The unlucky people mostly did not spot the message.
It’s easy to compare this situation to a young person looking for jobs in a local paper. They might search so hard for one type of position that they miss an even better opportunity. People who are “lucky”, in fact, keep an open mind and don’t go through the same routine every day.
I first came to China in 2002 when it was considered a rather strange thing to do. Like many foreigners, my plan was to teach English for one year. Seven years later, and still here, I’ve had many great opportunities such as writing for newspapers and magazines. I did not dream these would have been possible. I’ve also never been sick, had an accident, got into a fight or had problems with the police. Coincidence? After reading about Professor Wiseman’s studies I think not.
As Wiseman advises, I usually trust my own judgment. Your friends and parents may give you advice based on rational thinking, but it’s important to consider how you feel about each choice you make. Your feeling acts as a warning for a potential problem.
Finally, try to turn bad luck into good. Even if you do fall down and break a leg, the time spent at home can be used wisely to study English.
【小题1】Which of the following proverbs most agrees with the writer’s point?

A.Make the best of a bad job.
B.Rome was not built in a day.
C.All is not gold that glitters.
D.A good heart conquers ill fortune.
【小题2】What do you know about Oprah Winfrey?
A.She became famous through her family background.
B.She was very lucky and seldom suffered setbacks in her life.
C.She is a British talk show host.
D.She became successful by her own effort.
【小题3】 The writer quoted the Chinese tale of a farmer in order to show __________.
A.luck is in your own hand
B.bad luck can turn into good
C.you should not sit at home waiting for the opportunity to come to you
D.man can conquer nature

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