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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Nick was not the kind of boy I had expected to spend my summer with. I was hoping to have a   21   the summer before my busy senior year, but my mother asked me to do her a  22  . One of her colleagues needed a full-time   23  . “You planned to volunteer at the local hospital, why not volunteer to   24   Nick instead?” Then she told me that this six-year-old boy was not a   25   child.

Nick was a lovely little boy who suffered from many disorders. Normal day-care centers would not   26   him. As a baby, he had serious ear infections which left him with equilibrium (平衡) problems. He couldn’t   27   or run properly. I was hesitating (犹豫)   28   I was to take the job when my mother   29  , “Don’t you want to be a nurse in the future? I doubt if you even have the   30  .”

Then I told her I was   31  for the job.

The day started at 7:00 a.m. Nick was my wake-up call! With so much energy and very little   32  , he was quite a mix.

At the park, when he saw all the other children play on the jungle gym and swings (秋千)， the boy’s face   33   up — How he wished he belonged to the group of his age! You would think it would be   34   to get a child to go down a slide (滑梯). Believe me, it wasn’t !  It took time, a lot of time. But with patience and support, Nick took one step up the slide each day. We worked together to face his   35   and gradually he got closer to taking the slide of his life.

Halfway through the summer, he   36   it to the top of the slide. With my arms   37    him tightly, we flew down the slide! I waited for his reaction. After realizing that he was safe and sound, he gave me a big   38   and asked, “May I go down again, alone?”

I had never been happier in my life when I saw this little child climb the ladder and enjoy what other children   39   for granted.

This   40   child taught me that being a nurse means respect, kindness and patience.

21. A. grade                    B. course                   C. project                  D. relaxation

22. A. service         B. favour               C. business              D. trade

23. A. nurse            B. waitress              C. guard                 D. guide

24. A. protect          B. defend               C. attend               D. comfort

25. A. normal                B. naughty              C. clever             D. happy

26. A. admit            B. receive              C. accept              D. adopt

27. A. speak           B. play                   C. stand               D. walk

28. A. if                  B. what                C. why              D. where

29. A. suggested         B. argued               C. challenged          D. commented

30. A. energy           B. courage              C. faith                           D. time

31. A. eager            B. sorry                C. grateful            D. ready

32. A. awareness        B. balance               C. knowledge         D. control

33. A. delighted       B. cheered               C. lit                D. shut

34. A. difficult        B. simple               C. interesting          D. terrible

35. A. fears            B. worries              C. chances            D. situations

36. A. climbed          B. got                        C. managed           D. made

37. A. taking          B. holding              C. bringing          D. greeting

38. A. kiss            B. clap                 C. welcome           D. surprise

39. A. play            B. do                  C. take              D. enjoy

40. A. miserable        B. smart                C. brave             D. special

There is a story about a school teacher named Mrs. Thompson. Standing in front of her   36    grade class on the first day of school, she told the children a lie. She said she   37   them all. But that was   38  , because there was a little boy called Teddy, whom she didn’t like at all.

Mrs. Thompson was    39  that he didn’t play well with other children, that his clothes were    40   and that he always needed a bath.   41    ,  when she received his records, she got a real   42 .

Teddy’s first grade teacher wrote, “Teddy is a smart child with ready laugh.  He does his work neatly and has good manners.” 

His second grade   43     wrote, “Teddy is an excellent student, well liked by his classmates, but he is troubled because his mother has a deadly illness and life at home    44  be a struggle.”

His third teacher wrote, “ His mother’s death has been  45  to him.”

By now, Mrs. Thompson realized the problem and she was 46      herself. She felt even worse when students    47     her beautiful Christmas presents, except for Teddy’s ---- a   48   that was one quarter full perfume（香水）.

After the children left she   49  for at least an hour.

Mrs. Thompson paid particular attention to Teddy. By the end of the year, Teddy had become one of the   50    children in the class. Six years went by when she got a letter from Teddy,    51   that he had finished high school.

There followed another letter years later. Teddy    52      Mrs. Thompson to attend his wedding and asked    53   she could sit in the place usually kept for the    54   of the groom.

Teddy  55   in Mrs. Thompson’s ear, “Thank you for believing in me. Thank you so much for making me feel important”

Mrs. Thompson, with tears in her eyes, whispered back saying “Teddy, you are wrong. In fact, I didn’t know how to teach until I met you.”

1.. A. 5th          B. 1st              C.3rd               D. 2nd

2.. A. praised      B. loved                C. punished             D. treated

3.. A. ridiculous       B. unimportant      C. disappointed     D. impossible

4.. A. known            B. scolded          C. told             D. asked

5... A. clean           B. funny            C. dirty                D. strange

6... A. However         B. Therefore            C. Besides          D. Otherwise

7... A. fear            B. problem          C. surprise             D. puzzle

8.. A. classmate        B. teacher              C. friend           D. leader

9... A. must            B. might            C. need                 D. have to

10.. A. easy            B. necessary            C. fair                 D. hard

11.. A. crazy about         B. ashamed of           C. worried about        D. tired of

12... A. brought        B. sold             C. received             D. afforded

13.. A. box             B. bag              C. bottle               D. pack

14... A. laughed        B. sat              C. cried                D. walked

15..A. smartest         B. tallest              C. laziest              D. worst

16.. A. permitting      B. telling              C. praising             D. regretting

17.. A. encouraged      B. invited          C. frightened           D. begged

18... A. when          B. where            C. why              D. if

19... A. father         B. aunt                 C. uncle                D. mother

20... A. shouted        B. acted                C. waved            D. whispered

Could you help me to find out the reason ____ the brake doesn’t work?

请认真阅读下面对话，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，在标有题号的右边横线上写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。

D=Doctor   T=Tom

D: What’s the matter with you?

T: My forefinger was cut by a knife and b       a lot yesterday .The wound has been troubling me a lot.

D: Did you do anything about it before coming here?

T: I put my finger u       the running water for a few minutes and then tied a bandage around the finger. But it seems useless. I feel the pain isu      .

D: Let me have a look at it. Oh, the wound is infected. Anyway, you should k     it clean.

T: Is it s      ? Do I have to take any medicine?

D: No. It is Only n     to wash the area of cut, dry it and c      it with a piece of clean cloth.

T: Thank you, doctor. By the way, I have a headache once in a w      these days. I don’t know why.

D: How’s your sleep recently?

T: I don’t sleep well. Because I often s       up late to work.

D: You seem exhausted. The headache is probably caused by l      of sleep. You need to take a rest, and don’t worry about your work. You can drink a glass of milk before you go to bed.

T: OK. Thank you!

Believe it or not, that is _______ we have dreamt about for twelve years.