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，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that thankfulness is indeed a virtue.

—William Bennett

Thanksgiving Day was near. The first grade teacher gave her class a fun __36__ to draw a picture of something for which they were thankful.

Most of the class might be considered economically __37__, but still many would __38__ the holidays with turkeys and other traditional goodies of the season. These, the teacher thought, would be the __39__ of most of her students’ art. And they were.

__40__, Douglas made a different kind of picture. Douglas was a special kind of boy. He was the teacher’s true child of misery, __41__ and unhappy. As other children played at break, Douglas was likely to stand close by her side. One could only guess the pain Douglas felt __42__ those sad eyes.

Yes, his picture was different. When __43__ to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a hand. Nothing else. Just a(n) __44__ hand.

His abstract image captured the __45__ of his classmates, whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers __46__ turkeys. Another suggested a police officer, because the police protect and __47__ people. And so the discussion went ---- until the teacher __48__ forgot the young artist himself.

When the children had gone on to other tasks, she __49__ at Douglas’ desk, bent down, and asked him whose hand it was. The little boy looked away and __50__, “It’s yours, teacher.”

She __51__ the times she had taken his hand and walked with him here and there, __52__ she had other student. How often had she said, “Take your hand, Douglas, we’ll go outside.” Or, “Let me show you how to hold your pencil.” Or, “Let’s do this together.” Douglas was most thankful for his teacher’s hand.

Brushing __53__ a tear, she went on with her work.　　

The story speaks of __54__ thankfulness. It says something about teachers teaching and parents parenting and friends showing friendship, and how much it means to the Douglases of the world. They might not always say thanks, but they'll remember the hand that __55__.

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，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that thankfulness is indeed a virtue.
—William Bennett
Thanksgiving Day was near. The first grade teacher gave her class a fun __36__ to draw a picture of something for which they were thankful.
Most of the class might be considered economically __37__, but still many would __38__ the holidays with turkeys and other traditional goodies of the season. These, the teacher thought, would be the __39__ of most of her students’ art. And they were.
__40__, Douglas made a different kind of picture. Douglas was a special kind of boy. He was the teacher’s true child of misery, __41__ and unhappy. As other children played at break, Douglas was likely to stand close by her side. One could only guess the pain Douglas felt __42__ those sad eyes.
Yes, his picture was different. When __43__ to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a hand. Nothing else. Just a(n) __44__ hand.
His abstract image captured the __45__ of his classmates, whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers __46__ turkeys. Another suggested a police officer, because the police protect and __47__ people. And so the discussion went ---- until the teacher __48__ forgot the young artist himself.
When the children had gone on to other tasks, she __49__ at Douglas’ desk, bent down, and asked him whose hand it was. The little boy looked away and __50__, “It’s yours, teacher.”
She __51__ the times she had taken his hand and walked with him here and there, __52__ she had other student. How often had she said, “Take your hand, Douglas, we’ll go outside.” Or, “Let me show you how to hold your pencil.” Or, “Let’s do this together.” Douglas was most thankful for his teacher’s hand.
Brushing __53__ a tear, she went on with her work.　　
The story speaks of __54__ thankfulness. It says something about teachers teaching and parents parenting and friends showing friendship, and how much it means to the Douglases of the world. They might not always say thanks, but they’ll remember the hand that __55__.

A water bearer in India had two large pots; each hung on the ends of a pole. The water bearer often carried the pole __36__ his neck. One of the pots had a crack(裂缝) in it, __37__ the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water. At the end of the long walk from the stream to the house, the cracked pot __38__ only half full. For a full two years, this went on __39__， with the bearer delivering only one and a half pots full of water to his house.

Of course, the perfect pot was __40__ of its advantages. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, and __41__ that it was able to __42__ only half of what it had been made to do. __43__ two years of what sensed to be a bitter __44__， it spoke to the water bearer one day by the stream. “I am ashamed of myself, and I want to __45__ to you. I have been able to __46__ only half my load because this crack in my side __47__ water to leak out all the way back to your house. Because of my __48__， you have to do a lot of this work, and you don't get full value from your __49__，” the pot said.

The bearer said to the pot, “Did you __50__ that there were flowers only on your side of the path, __51__ not on the other pot's side? That's because I have always __52__ your fault, and I planted flower seeds on your side of the path, and every day while we walk back, you've __53__ them.

For two years I have been able to __54__ these beautiful flowers to decorate the table. Without you being just the __55__ you are, there would not be this beauty to grace the house.”

36．A.above　　 B．over　　　 C．across　　　 D．through

37．A.as　　　　　　 B．while　 　　 C．when　　　　 D．so

38．A.arrived　　　 B．realized　　　　　 C. made　 　　 　D．concluded

39．A.weekly　　 B．daily　　　 　 C．monthly　　　 D．yearly

40．A.ashamed 　　　　 B．proud　　　 C．happy　 　　　　　 D．disappointed

41．A.sad　　　　　 B．pleased　　　　 　 C．comfortable　　 D．safe

42．A.admit　　 B．achieve　　 C．reduce D．attract

43．A.Before　　　　 B. Since　　　 C．After　　　 D．By

44．A.failure　　　 B．success　　　　 C．excitement 　　 　D．satisfaction

45．A.apologize　　 　　 B. talk　　　　　 C．admit　　　 D．apply

46．A.develop B．permit　 C．depend　　　 D．deliver

47．A.takes　　　　 B．causes　　　　 C．makes　　　 D．reminds

48．A.fault　　　 B．success　　　　 C．kindness　　 D．sorrow

49．A.effects　　　 B．efforts　　　　 C．operation　　　 D．attempt

50．A.look　 　　　 B．pay　　　　 C．notice　　　　 D．watch

51．A.but　　　　　 B．and　　　　　　 C．since　　　 D．after

52. A．known about B．told about C．worried about　 D．come about

53．A.cared　　　　 B．watered　　 　　 C．planted　　　　 D．pulled

54．A.pick　　 B．buy　 C．sell D．borrow

55．A.attitude　　　　　 B．way　　　　 　　 C．measure　　　　　 D．appearance

完形填空

　　When Nancy Lublin got $ 5000 from her great grandfather, she never once considered taking a vacation or paying off student loans（借款）. ____1____ the 24-year-old New York University law student began thinking about the clothing ____2____ faced by most of today's low-income women: “If she goes for a job interview ____3_____ dressed, she won't get the job,”Lublin says.“But without a job, she can't ____4____ proper clothing.”

　　A few weeks later, Lublin ____5___ Dress for Success and began searching for clothing and volunteers（志愿者）. She asked women to give away ____6____ business clothes that were ____7____ in good condition. She asked the members of diet centers to give away clothes that no longer fit. At first Lublin ____8____ the clothes in her one-bed-room apartment, but finally she found ___9___ in Greenwich Village church basement, which now ___10___ as the organization's main office.

　　Today, when women arrive at the office for help with job-hunting, they ____11___ a dress, shoes, a bag, stockings and jewelry, and self-confidence as well. Some are trying to enter the work __12___ after being on welfare（福利）for years.

　　__13____Dress for Success fitted its first per son who got help a year ago, more than 1 000 women have received dresses and many have won ___14___. Yarit Polanco was recently __15___ as a law-firm office manager. “Thanks to Dress for Success, I made a good impression（印象）and was accepted.”she says.

　　Donations（捐赠）are now __16___ in, including jewelry and 6 000 pairs of trousers and $ 40 000 worth of handbags. Broadcast journalists have given suits. And Lublin is opening Dress for Success ____17____ in other cities. “Many women have clothes ____18___ around that they'll never wear again,” says a volunteer.“Nancy's ___19___ is simple and practical and the ___20___ has proved so important to those women who are in great need of it.”

A 12-year-old boy saw something in a shop window that set his heart racing. But the 　36 – five dollars – was far beyond Reuben Earle’s money. Five dollars would 　37 almost a week’s food for his family.

But hearing the sound of hammering (捶打的声音) from a side street, Reuben had a(n) 　38 . He ran towards the sound and discovered he could 　39 the hessian sacks (麻袋) which were thrown away and sell them for five cents a piece.

Every day 　40 , Reuben walked down the town, collecting 　41 . On the day the school closed for the summer, no student was more 　42 than Reuben, for he had more time for his “work”. Then one day the time had 　43 .

Reuben ran down Water Street to the 　44 . “Please, Mister. I have to sell the sacks now.” The man took the sacks, 　45 into his pocket and placed four coins in Reuben’s hand. Reuben said a thank you and 　46 home. On arriving home, Reuben uncovered the tin can 　47 he kept the money. He poured the coins out and began to count. He had 　48 .

Then he headed for the shop. “I have the money,” he told the owner 　49 . The man went to the window and 　50 Reuben’s treasure. He wiped the dust off, carefully wrapped (包裹) it in brown paper and 　51 it to Reuben.

Racing home, Reuben shouted, “Here, Mom! Here!” He placed a small 　52 in her hands. She unwrapped it carefully. A jewel box 53 . Dora lifted the lid (盖子), tears beginning to fill her eyes. Dora had 　54 received such a gift; she had no jewelry 　55 her wedding ring. Speechless, she smiled and gathered her son into her arms.

36. A. price　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. cost　　　　　　　　 C. worth　　　　　　　 D. value

37. A. buy　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. offer　　　　　　　　 C. enjoy　　　　　　　 D. expect

38. A. question　　　　　　　　　　 B. try　　　　　　　　　 C. idea　　　　　　　　 D. schedule

39. A. sell　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. collect　　　　　　　 C. fetch　　　　　　　　 D. bury

40. A. before dinner　　　　　　 B. in class　　　　　　 C. at church　　　　 D. after school

41. A. the money　　　　　　　　 B. the sacks　　　　　 C. the paper　　　　　 D. the tin cans

42. A. pleased　　　　　　　　　　 B. surprised　　　　　 C. worried　　　　　　 D. tired

43. A. passed　　　　　　　　　　　 B. ended　　　　　　　 C. come　　　　　　　 D. wasted

44. A. hotel　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. school　　　　　　　 C. bank　　　　　　　　 D. store

45. A. hid　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. reached　　　　　　 C. stole　　　　　　　　 D. put

46. A. stayed　　　　　　　　　　　 B. walked　　　　　　 C. got　　　　　　　　　 D. ran

47. A. when　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. which　　　　　　　 C. while　　　　　　　 D. where

48. A. none　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. enough　　　　　　 C. little　　　　　　　　 D. much

49. A. calmly　　　　　　　　　　　 B. honestly　　　　　 C. proudly　　　　　　 D. angrily

50. A. took out　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. gave out　　　　　 C. set out　　　　　　　　　　 D. left out

51. A. lent　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. threw　　　　　　　 C. handed　　　　　　 D. took

52. A. box　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. ring　　　　　　　　　 C. book　　　　　　　　 D. letter

53. A. opened　　　　　　　　　　　 B. dropped　　　　　　 C. appeared　　　　　 D. broke

54. A. often　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. never　　　　　　　 C. just　　　　　　　　　 D. ever

55. A. including　　　　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　　　 C. as well as　　　　 D. except for