阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项（共20个小题，每小题1分，满分20分）。

One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods door to door found that he only had one dime (一角银币) left. He was hungry so he decided to    36    for a meal at the next house. However, he lost his nerve (不知所措，慌张) when a lovely young woman opened the door.    37    a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked   38   so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I   39   you?” “You don’t owe me anything,” she replied, “Mother has taught me never to accept  40    for a kindness.” He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt   41   physically, but it also increased his faith in God and the human race. He was about to give up and    42    before this point. Years later the young woman became seriously ill. The  43   doctors were baffled (阻挡). They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists(专家) can be called in to study her   44   disease. Dr. Howard Kelly, now   45    , was called in for the consultation (会诊). When he heard the name of the town she came __46__, a strange light filled his eyes. Immediately he  47  and went down through the hospital hall into her room. Dressed  48  his doctor’s gown (罩衣) he went in to see her. He recognized(辨认) her at once. He went back to the   49   room and determined to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave special   50   to her case.

After a long struggle, the battle was   51  . Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval (批准). He looked at it and then    52   something on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was    53   to open it because she was sure that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill    54   her attention. She read these words…

“Paid in (已缴)full with a glass of   55  .”

(Singed) Dr. Howard Kelly Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she prayed silently: “Thank you, God. Your love has spread through human hearts and hands.”

36. A. search   B. beg     C. wait    D. look

37. A. Because of   B. In front of  C. In case of   D. Instead of

38. A. upset    B. thirsty C. hungry       D. sad

39. A. owe      B. cost    C. lend    D. own

40. A. offer    B. pay     C. help    D. thanks

41. A. quicker B. weaker       C. stronger     D. warmer

42. A. stop      B. continue     C. retire  D. surrender

43. A. local     B. poor   C. kind    D. cruel

44. A. common      B. ordinary     C. rare    D. scarce

45. A. old       B. famous       C. unknown    D. retired

46. A. from    B. to       C. into    D. for

47. A. stood    B. waited C. fell     D. rose

48. A. on      B. in    C. with   D. of

49. A. waiting B. treating      C. information       D. consultation

50. A. interest B. food   C. attention           D. effort

51. A. defeated       B. won    C. lost     D. completed

52. A. changed       B. left     C. crossed       D. wrote

53. A. excited B. afraid  C. nervous      D. surprised

54. A. caught  B. called  C. paid    D. caused

55. A. water    B. coffee      C. milk  D. ice cream

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55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。

One good deed deserves another

    One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods door to door found that he only had one cent left. He was hungry so he decided to   36   a meal at the next house. However, he lost his courage when a lovely young woman opened the door.   37   a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I   38   you?”

  “You don’t owe me   39  ,” she replied. “My mother has taught me never to accept money for   40   of kindness.”  He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house, he felt stronger   41  , and it also increased his faith in the human race.

Years later the young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were   42  . They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists were called in to study her   43   disease. Dr Howard Kelly, now famous, was also in the consultation (会诊). When he heard the name of the town she came from, he immediately   44   from the chair and went down   45   the hospital hall towards her room.　　　　　　　　

      46   his doctor’s coat he went in to see her. He recognized her at once. He went back to the consultation room,   47   to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave special attention to her case.

    After a long struggle, the   48   against the disease was won. Dr Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The   49   was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because she was   50   that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the   51   of the bill   52    her attention. She read these words.

    “Paid   53   for a glass of milk.”

    Tears of joy   54   her eyes as she saw it. She was grateful   55   love could spread widely through human hearts and hands.

A. beg for B. intend for   C. seek for D. pay for

A. On top of   B. In addition  C. Instead of   D. In spite of

A. own B. cost C. owe  D. spend

A. anything    B. something    C. everything   D. nothing

A. benefit B. reason   C. sake D. acts

A. mentally    B. thoroughly   C. physically   D. intellectually

A. defeat  B. stuck    C. hit  D. struck

A. different   B. rare C. infected D. casual

A. raised  B. stood    C. rose D. aroused

A. through B. over     C. cross    D. beneath

A. With    B. Dressed in   C. Dressing in  D. Wore

A. determined  B. concluded    C. decided  D. tried

A. game    B. battle   C. disease  D. treatment

A. doctor      B. patient  C. approval D. bill

A. negative    B. uncertain    C. sure D. unsure

A. back    B. side C. front    D. page

A. paid    B. caught   C. fixed    D. made

A. in turn B. in vain  C. in full  D. in return

A. blew    B. floated C. flooded      D. flew

A. that    B. what C. which    D. whose

Today I am known for my voice. Perhaps the greatest honor came when I was asked to read The New Testament《新约全书》 on　 tape.

But it 36 a long time to believe such good things could happen to me. When I was a child, I stuttered（结巴）so badly that I was completely 37 to speak in public.

38 , when I was 14, Professor Donald Crouch came to my school. He was a retired college professor. English was his favorite subject and 39 was his deepest love. He held a book of poems as if it were a crystal(水晶), 40 pages as if uncovering treasures . When he heard that our school was teaching Shakespeare and other classics, he felt 41 for not being a part of our school sooner.

When he 42 that I not only loved poetry but was 43 it, we became closer. There was, however, one 44 between us—Professor Crouch could not stand the 45 that I refused to read my poems to the class.

“Jim, poetry is 46 to be read aloud,” he said. “You should be able to speak those beautiful words.” I shook my head and 47 .

One day he 48 me.

After handing in a poem, I waited for his 49 . It didn’t come. Instead, one day as the students had gathered together, he 50 me, “Jim, I don’t think you wrote this poem.”

I stared at him in disbelief. “Why,” I started to cry, 51 flooding me, “of course I did!” Well, then,” he said, “you’ve got to prove it by getting up and reciting it from 52 .“

By then the other students had settled at their desks. With knees shaking, I walked up to the front. For a moment I stood there, 53 . Then I began, and kept going. I recited my poem all the way 54 !

Afterwards, Professor Crouch encouraged me to read other writers’ poetry before the public. I discovered I did have a( n) 55　　　 and found my classmates actually looked forward to hearing me recite.

　　 36. A. lasted　　　　　　　　　　　 B . took　　　　　　　　　 C . cost　　　　　　　　　　 D . wasted

　　 37. A. impatient　　　　　　　　　 B. unlikely　　　　　　　　 C . unable D . impossible

　　 38. A. But　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Then　　　　　　　　　 C . Besides D . However

　　 39. A. archaeology　　　　　　　 B. art　　　　　　　　　　　 C . architecture　　　　　 D . poetry

　　 40. A. drawing　　　　　　　　　　 B. turning　　　　　　　　 C . writing　　　　　　　　 D . finding

　　 41 . A. regretful　　　　　　　　　 B. thankful　　　　　　　 C. relieved D . annoyed

　　 42. A. decided　　　　　　　　　　 B. recognized　　　　　 C .learned　　　　　　　　　 D . proved

　　 43. A. reading　　　　　　　　　　 B. reciting　　　　　　　　 C . publishing　　　　　　 D . writing

　　 44. A. difficulty　　　　　　　　　 B. promise　　　　　　　 C . agreement D . difference

　　 45 . A. matter　　　　　　　　　　 B. fact　　　　　　　　　　 C . idea　　　　　　　　　　　 D . belief

　　 46. A. said　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. found　　　　　　　　　 C . prepared　　　　　　　 D . meant

　　 47. A. turned away　　　　　　　 B. sat down　　　　　　　 C . talked back　　　　　 D . gave in

　　 48. A . greeted　　　　　　　　　　 B. scolded　　　　　　　　 C . tricked D . comforted

　　 49. A. help　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. idea　　　　　　　　　　 C . reward D. comment

　　 50. A . challenged　　　　　　　 B. attacked　　　　　　　 C . noticed　　　　　　　　 D . told

　　 51 . A . pride　　　　　　　　　　　 B. anger　　　　　　　　　 C . excitement　　　　　　 D . joy

　　 52. A. heart　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. beginning　　　　　　 C. mind　　　　　　　　　　 D. memory

　　 53. A . puzzled　　　　　　　　　　 B. disappointed　　　　 C . breathless D . aimless

　　 54. A . down　　　　　　　　　　　 B. up　　　　　　　　　　　 C . around　　　　　　　　 D . through

　　 55. A . voice　　　　　　　　　　　 B. sound　　　　　　　　　 C . gift　　　　　　　　　　　 D . interest