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，然后从短文后所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to    36   in order to pay the high tuition (学费) for my brother and me. They don’t act in the    37   waya that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is    38    luxurious (奢侈) for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of the    39   .
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a question to ask you. Is there    40   between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice. She didn’t answer immediately. She    41   her head and continued to sew the quilt.
I was very worried because I thought I had hurt her. I was    42   and I didn’t know what I should do. But at 1ast I heard my mother say the following words:
“Susan,” she said    43   , “Look at this thread. Sometimes it is    44   , but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt    45   . If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen    46   , but it’s really there. Love is    47   .”
I listened carefully but I    48   her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly   49   seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked    50   . It seemed both of them had had a serious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother supported my father    51   on the country road.
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
“Susan, don’t    52   me.” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom.”    53   his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and    54   .But from this experience, I undentand that love is just    55   in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.

When I was young, I had an old neighbor named Dr. Gibbs. He didn’t look like any doctor I’d ever known. He never shouted at us for playing in his yard. I remembered him as a neighbor who was nicer than anyone else in the neighborhood.
When Dr. Gibbs was happy, he was planting trees. And his life’s goal was to make it a forest.
Dr. Gibbs had some interesting theories about planting. He talked about trees that weren’t watered would grow deep roots in search of water. So he never watered his trees. He planted an oak (橡树) and, instead of watering it every morning, he beat it with the rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree’s attention.
Dr. Gibbs died a couple of years. Every now and again, I walk by his house and look at the trees that he planted twenty-five years ago. They’re very strong now.
I planted a couple of trees a few years later. I watered them regularly and took good care of them. Whenever a cold wind blows, they shake their leaves and branches.
The funny thing about those trees of Dr. Gibbs was that difficulty seemed to help them in ways comfort and ease never could.
【小题1】What was Dr. Gibbs’ life goal?

I was having dinner at a restaurant when Tony Steele came in. Tony worked in a _____ years ago, but he is now working at a bank. He gets a ___, but he always ____from his friends and never pays it back. Tony saw me and came and sat ____. He has never borrowed money from me. While he was eating, I asked him to lend me twenty pounds. ______, he gave me the money immediately. “I have never borrowed any money from you,” Tony said, “so now you can pay for my dinner!”

It was a busy morning，about 8:30,when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital .I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for all appointment(约会)at 9:30
The nurse had him take a    36   in the waiting area,    37   him it would be at least 40 Minutes    38   someone would be able to see him I saw him    39   his watch and decided， since I was    40   busy—my patient didn’t    41   at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound .While taking care of his wound．I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment
The gentleman said no and told me that he    42   to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his    43  . He told me that she had been    44   for a while and that she had a special disease I asked if she would be   45   if he was a bit late. He replied that she   46  knew who he was，that she had not been able to    47   him for five years now. I was    48 , and asked him，“And you    49   go every morning，even though she doesn’t know who you are?”
He smiled and said．“She doesn’t know me but I know who she is” I had to hold back    50  as he left.
Now I    51   that in marriages，true love is    52   of all that is The happiest people don’t   53   have the best of everything；they just    54   the best of everything they have   55   isn’t  about how to live through the storm，but how to dance in the rain.
【小题1】A breath       B.test      C seat      D break
【小题2】A persuading       B promising    C understanding     D telling
【小题3】A if      B before  C since    D after
【小题4】A taking off B．fixing       C looking at    D winding
【小题5】A very  B also     C seldom D not
【小题6】A turn up     B show off     C come on      D go away
【小题7】A needed      B forgot  C agreed  D happened
【小题8】A daughter   B wife     C mother D sister
【小题9】A. late  B well     C around D.there
【小题10】A lonely     B worried       C doubtful      D hungry
【小题11】A so far      B neither C no longer    D already
【小题12】A recognize       B answer C believe D expect
【小题13】A moved    B disappointed       C surprised     D satisfied
【小题14】A only       B.then     C.thus     D still
【小题15】A curiosity B tears    C words  D judgment
【小题16】A realize    B suggest C hope    D prove
【小题17】A agreement      B expression   C acceptance   D exhibition
【小题18】A necessarily     B completely  C．naturally   D frequently
【小题19】A. learn     B make   C.favor   D.try
【小题20】A Adventure      B Beauty C Trust    D Life

D
It had been a long time since I had been to Jacksonville, Florida. I had driven to town hoping to see the old barber shop where my hair had been cut as a child.     
I parked my truck and decided to try and locate a telephone to see if the Florida Barber College had moved to a new location.   
After walking about a block I saw an open shoe store. I walked inside and asked if I could use their telephone book. Unable to find a listing for the Barber College, I picked out the number of a local beauty salon, hoping they might tell me if the barber college was still in business. The number was busy, so I decided to wait and try again in a few minutes.
As the salesman and I stood talking the front door opened and a young man about twenty came into the store pushing himself in a wheelchair. “I need a new pair of shoes,” said the customer. As he turned the corner, there was a blanket across his lap. I was shocked to see that the young man had no legs.
“A gift for a friend?” I asked the boy. “No,” he replied. They are for me,” he continued, with a smile on his face. I just smiled back and watched to see what would happen next.
“What type of shoe would you like?” asked the clerk. “How about a pair of cowboy boots?” The man pointed to the back wall where three or four pairs of boots were displayed. The salesman, sharply turning, headed off to the backroom.
“Isn’t this fun?” the boy asked me. I moved my hand to let him know that I did not understand his question. “When I was a kid, my parents used to buy me a new pair of shoes every year. That was such a wonderful feeling. Something I have never forgotten. The smell of the leather and the pride I felt when I walked around the store showing off my new shoes.”
The salesman came walking down the aisle with a large box. He sat it down on the floor, took out one boot and handed it to the young man. The boy closed his eyes. He placed the boot against his nose, and drew in a large breath. I did not know what to say as tears began to fall on the young man’s cheeks. “What type of accident did you have?” I asked him. “Farm accident,” he said, as he tried to clear his voice.
“Do you want the cowboy boots?” the salesman asked him. 
“Oh, yes!” he answered.
“I see buying a new pair of shoes still gives you that good feeling you talked about,” I told the young man, as I smiled. 
“Yes it does.” he said “And I may have someone, and his feet to share it with some day.” 
67. Why did the young man want to buy a new pair of shoes?
A. Because he bought a pair every year.
B. Because he wanted to send a new pair to a friend.
C. Because he hoped to keep it for memory.
D. Because he enjoyed the feeling of possessing a new pair.
68. The author writes about the barber shop at the beginning of the article in order to _______.
A. introduce the background of the story
B. see if the Barber College had moved to a new location
C. find a listing for the Barber College       D. pick out a local beauty salon
69. How did the author feel when he saw a young man without legs buying a pair of shoes?
A. Unexpected.     B. Proud.    C. Sympathetic.    D. Superior.
70. What can you conclude from the passage?
A. The young man was a stubborn person.      B. The author was a man of understanding.
C. The cowboy boots were fashionable then.   D. The disabled envied much those healthy.