完形填空  (共15小题；每小题1分，共15分)
On a hot summer day in south Florida, a little boy decided to go for a swim in the lake behind his house. In a hurry to dive into the cool water, he ran out of the ­ 36  door, leaving behind his shoes, socks, and shirt as he went.
He  37  into the water, not realizing that as he swam to the middle of the lake, a(n)  38  was swimming toward the 39 . His mother in the house saw the two. Full of  40 , she ran toward the water, screaming at her son as loudly as she could. Hearing her voice, the little boy became  41  and made a U-turn to swim hurriedly to his mother. But it was too late. Just as he reached her, the crocodile  42  him. The mother grabbed her little boy by the  43  just as the crocodile seized his legs.
The crocodile was  44  stronger than the mother; but the mother was much too  45  to pull her son back. A farmer heard the  46  , raced from his truck, took aim and shot the crocodile.
Remarkably, a few weeks later, the little boy  47 . His legs were extremely scarred by the attack of the animal.  48 , on his arms, were deep scratches where his mother’s fingernails dug into his flesh(肉体) in her  49  to hang on to the son she loved.
The newspaper reporter, who  50  the boy after the accident, asked if he would show him his scars（疤痕）: The boy, with obvious  51  , said to the reporter, “But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because my mom would not let go.”
You and I can  52  with that little boy. We have scars, too. Not from a crocodile, but the scars of a painful  53 . some of those scars are ugly and have  54  us deep regret. But , some wounds, my friend, are because our relatives have  55 to let go. In the course of your struggle, they have been there holding on to you.

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A．hurried B．worried C． eager D．anxious

完形填空  (共15小题；每小题1分，共15分)

On a hot summer day in south Florida, a little boy decided to go for a swim in the lake behind his house. In a hurry to dive into the cool water, he ran out of the ­ 36  door, leaving behind his shoes, socks, and shirt as he went.

   He  37  into the water, not realizing that as he swam to the middle of the lake, a(n)  38  was swimming toward the 39 . His mother in the house saw the two. Full of  40 , she ran toward the water, screaming at her son as loudly as she could. Hearing her voice, the little boy became  41  and made a U-turn to swim hurriedly to his mother. But it was too late. Just as he reached her, the crocodile  42  him. The mother grabbed her little boy by the  43  just as the crocodile seized his legs.

   The crocodile was  44  stronger than the mother; but the mother was much too  45  to pull her son back. A farmer heard the  46  , raced from his truck, took aim and shot the crocodile.

   Remarkably, a few weeks later, the little boy  47 . His legs were extremely scarred by the attack of the animal.  48 , on his arms, were deep scratches where his mother’s fingernails dug into his flesh(肉体) in her  49  to hang on to the son she loved.

   The newspaper reporter, who  50  the boy after the accident, asked if he would show him his scars（疤痕）: The boy, with obvious  51  , said to the reporter, “But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because my mom would not let go.”

    You and I can  52  with that little boy. We have scars, too. Not from a crocodile, but the scars of a painful  53 . some of those scars are ugly and have  54  us deep regret. But , some wounds, my friend, are because our relatives have  55 to let go. In the course of your struggle, they have been there holding on to you.

1.A. back              B. front             C. open          D. closed

2.A. swam              B. flew              C. went          D. drived

3. A. child            B. fish              C. animal        D. crocodile

4. A. shore            B. centre            C. middle        D. lake

5. A. shock            B. surprise          C. fear          D. joy

6.A. realized          B. alarmed           C. cleared       D. pleased

7. A. hold             B. arrived           C. closed        D. reached

8.A. body              B. head              C. arms          D. hands

9. A. less             B. much              C. little        D. few

10. A. hurried         B. worried           C. eager         D. anxious

11. A. screams         B. shouts            C. voices        D. sound

12.A. lived            B. saved             C. rescued       D. survived

13. A. And             B. Therefore         C. But           D. However

14.A. force            B. power             C. effort        D. strength

15.A. asked            B. interviewed       C. questioned    D. reported

16.A. regret           B. pride             C. joy           D. worry

17.A. agree            B. disagree          C. admire        D. respect

18.A. past             B. future            C. memory        D. reminder

19. A. kept            B. made              C. left          D. led

20.A. accepted         B. delayed           C. denied        D. refused

    At the meeting, the people were __7__ by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother __8__ the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed(尴尬)and __9__ himself from everyone. He did, however, get within __10__ of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.

    The teacher asked __11__, “How did you get the scar on your face?”

    The mother replied, “__12__ my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was __13__ afraid to go in because the fire was __14__, so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked __15__ but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She __16__ the burned side of her face. “This scar will be __17__, but to this day, I have never __18 _ what I did.”

    At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great __19__ of the sacrifice (牺牲) that his mother had made for him. He held her hand __20__ for the rest of the day.

1. A. enjoyment　　　　　　　　    B. disappointment　　　　　　　　 C. surprise　　　　　　 D. excitement

2. A. would　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. could　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. should　　　　　　   D. must

3. A. noticed　　　　　　　　　　    B. greeted　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. accepted　　　　   D. met

4. A. sick　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. ashamed　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. afraid　　　　　　    D. tired

5. A. included　　　　　　　　　　  B. passed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. covered　　　　　　 D. shaded

6. A. talk about　　　　　　　　    B. think about　　　　　　　　　　  C. care about　　　　 D. hear about

7. A. impressed　　　　　　　　    B. surprised　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. excited　　　　　　  D. comforted

8. A. in sight of　　　　　　　　    B. by means of　　　　　　　　　　 C. by way of　　　　 D. in spite of

9. A. hid　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. protected　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. separated　　　　   D. escaped

10. A. understanding　　　　　　 B. reminding　　　　　　　　　　    C. hearing　　　　　　  D. learning

11. A. carefully　　　　　　　　    B. Seriously　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. nervously　　　　  D. anxiously

12. A. As　　　　　　　　　　  &n

bsp;　　  B. When　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. Since　　　　　　    D. While

13. A. so　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. much　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. quite　　　　　　　　 D. too

14. A. out of control　　　　　　 B. under control　　　　　　　　   C. in control　　　　  D. over control

15. A. helpless　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. hopeless　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. senseless　　　　   D. useless

16. A. pointed　　　　　　　　　　  B. showed　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. wiped　　　　　　   D. touched

17. A. ugly　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. lasting　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. serious　　　　　　  D. frightening

18. A. forgot　　　　　　　　　　    B. recognized　　　　　　　　　　   C. considered　　　　 D. regretted

19. A. honor　　　　　　　　　　    B. sense　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. happiness　　　　  D. pride

20. A. quietly　　　　　　　　　　   B. slightly　　   　　　　　　　　　　 C. tightly　　　　　　   D. suddenly

A wise man was visiting the Ganges, a river which flows through northern India, to take a bath. He found a group of family members on the  16 ， shouting angrily at each other.He  17 his disciples (弟子), smiled and asked, “Why do people shout in  18  at each other？”The disciples 19  for a while and one of them said, “Because we   20  our calm, we shout.”“But, why should you shout  21  the other person is just next to you? You can as well tell him what you have to say in a(n)  22   manner，” asked the wise man. Some disciples gave some other answers, but none  23  the other disciples. Finally the wise man explained, “When two people are angry at each other, there is a distance between their 24  . To cover that distance they must shout to be able to  25  each other. The angrier they are, the louder they will have to shout to 26  that great distance. What 27 when two people fall in love? They don't shout at each other but talk softly, because their hearts are very  28  . The distance between them is either nonexistent (不存在的) or very small.”
The wise man  29 ，“When they love each other even more, they do not  30 ， but only whisper and they get even closer to each other. Finally they 31  need not whisper. They only look at each other and that's  32 . That is how close two people are when they love each other.”
He looked at his disciples and said, “So when you  33 ， do not let your hearts get distant. Do not say words that distance each other more.  34  there will come a day when the distance is so great that you'll not find the path to  35 . You may end up becoming enemies, for instance.”