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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选

项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The Blind Boy

A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat(帽子) by his feet. He held up a __36__ which said: “I am blind, please help.” There were only a few __37_  in the hat.

A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his _ 38 _ and dropped them into the hat. He __39__ took the sign, turned it around and wrote some words. He __40__ the sign __41__ everyone who walked by would see the new words.

Soon the hat began to __42__. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy.

That afternoon the man who had __43__ the sign came to see __44__ things were. The boy __45__ his footsteps and asked, “Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?”

The man said, “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said in a different way, __46__ .” What he had written was: “Today is a(n) __47__  day and I cannot see it.”

Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?

__48__ both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people they were so __49__ that they were not blind.

Should we be surprised that the second sign was more __50__?

Be thankful for what you have. __51__ life gives you 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1000 reasons to __52__. Face your past without regret. __ 53___ your present with confidence (自信). Prepare for the __54__ without fear. Keep the faith and __55__ the fear.

36. A. cover                        B. sign                         C. board                            D. note

37. A. cashes                      B. treasures              C. pennies               D. coins

38. A. pocket                      B. can                          C. backpack             D. case

39. A. still                            B. then                        C. already                D. yet

40. A. put on               B. put out                 C. put off                  D. put back

41. A. in case                      B. now that               C. so that                 D. as though

42. A. mix up                      B. show up                 C. fill up           D. make up

43. A. changed                            B. prepared               C. supported           D. reached

44. A. what                         B. why                         C. where                  D. how

45. A. realized                    B. recognized            C. felt                        D. discovered

46. A. though                     B. but                          C. yet                        D. still

47. A. average                   B. successful             C. harmonious        D. beautiful

48. A. After all         B. In the long term   C. Of course          D. As a matter of fact

49. A. happy                       B. disappointed        C. lucky                     D. strange

50. A. effective                  B. brave                      C. surprising           D. scientific

51. A. Once                         B. When                     C. While          D. Because

52. A. smile                         B. exist                       C. survive                 D. prove

53. A. Look into                  B. Search for             C. Deal with            D. Depend on

54. A. tomorrow                B. adventure             C. future                  D. sunrise

55. A. preserve                  B. charge                   C. run                        D. drop

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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选

项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The Blind Boy

A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat(帽子) by his feet. He held up a __36__ which said: “I am blind, please help.” There were only a few __37_  in the hat.

A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his _ 38 _ and dropped them into the hat. He __39__ took the sign, turned it around and wrote some words. He __40__ the sign __41__ everyone who walked by would see the new words.

Soon the hat began to __42__. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy.

That afternoon the man who had __43__ the sign came to see __44__ things were. The boy __45__ his footsteps and asked, “Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?”

The man said, “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said in a different way, __46__ .” What he had written was: “Today is a(n) __47__  day and I cannot see it.”

Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?

__48__ both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people they were so __49__ that they were not blind.

Should we be surprised that the second sign was more __50__?

Be thankful for what you have. __51__ life gives you 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1000 reasons to __52__. Face your past without regret. __ 53___ your present with confidence (自信). Prepare for the __54__ without fear. Keep the faith and __55__ the fear.

36. A. cover                        B. sign                         C. board                            D. note

37. A. cashes                      B. treasures              C. pennies               D. coins

38. A. pocket                      B. can                          C. backpack             D. case

39. A. still                            B. then                        C. already                D. yet

40. A. put on                B. put out                  C. put off                  D. put back

41. A. in case                      B. now that               C. so that                 D. as though

42. A. mix up                      B. show up                 C. fill up           D. make up

43. A. changed                            B. prepared               C. supported           D. reached

44. A. what                         B. why                         C. where                  D. how

45. A. realized                    B. recognized            C. felt                        D. discovered

46. A. though                     B. but                          C. yet                        D. still

47. A. average                   B. successful             C. harmonious        D. beautiful

48. A. After all         B. In the long term    C. Of course          D. As a matter of fact

49. A. happy                       B. disappointed        C. lucky                     D. strange

50. A. effective                  B. brave                      C. surprising           D. scientific

51. A. Once                         B. When                     C. While          D. Because

52. A. smile                         B. exist                       C. survive                 D. prove

53. A. Look into                  B. Search for             C. Deal with            D. Depend on

54. A. tomorrow                B. adventure             C. future                  D. sunrise

55. A. preserve                  B. charge                   C. run                        D. drop

Unless you work as hard as you can, you won’t ______ your classmates.

Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process. The instructor asked us to list__36__ in our past that we felt __37__ of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud.

This seemed like a very __38__ process, but there’s always some __39__soul in the crowd who will volunteer. The instructor then __40__ that we find ways to __41__ people, or take some action to right any wrong doings. I was seriously wondering how this could ever __42__ my communication.

Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: “Making my__43__, I remembered an incident from high school. I grew up in a small town. There was a Sheriff __44__ of us kids liked. One night, my two buddies（同伴） and I decided to play a __45__ on him.

After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a s.o.b. (畜生). The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious __46__. Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office. My friends told the truth but I lied. No one __47__ found out.”

“Nearly 20 years later, Sheriff Brown’s name __48__ on my list. I didn’t even know if he was still __49__. Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed. I tried his number. After a few __50__, I heard, “Hello?” I said, “Sheriff Brown?” Paused. “Yes.” “Well, this is Jimmy Calkins.”

“And I want you to know that I did it.” Paused. “I knew it!” he yelled back. We had a good laugh and a __51__ discussion. His closing words were: “Jimmy, I always felt bad for you __52__ your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it __53__ all these years. I want to thank you for calling me...for your sake.”

Jimmy inspired me to __54__all 101 items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It’s never too late to __55__the past wrongdoings.

I can still remember when I met my best friend．She had just moved into the neighborhood and her grandmother brought her down to   1  me．I hid behind my mother she hid behind her grandmother，   2   to look at each other．Soon we lost the    3 and started playing with each other．

In the 7^th grade，I first intentionally distanced myself from her．At that time, she was  4  family problems and I deserted her to be with me because she got _  5 than ever before．None of my new friends liked her as much as I did because they knew she had_  6 ．However，every summer we couldalways sit at each other’s house and watch soap operas，and talk about all the boys we liked．

It was last year when I noticed the problem．I guess I was too devoted in high school to    7   she needed someone there for her．Anyway，she made a new best friend and so did I．Then I didn’t know why，but she started cutting herself!

She then was diagnosed（诊断）with clinical depression．At first，I was very 8 ，but we still stayed in  __9___．I wanted to be there for her since her new best friend basically  10 __ her and people were calling her  11 ．

Yesterday she came to me and said：“I never knew what a best friend was until you were the only person that would stop me cutting．I  12 you so much，and you didn’t even know you were ___13 me．”

We both cried．And a kind of  14 that I learn from my life so far is never to give up on your friends．Even if they aren’t as warm as others，or people think they are crazy，they need someonethere．If you desert them，you will only be  15 yourself.