第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
As an educator and care provider, I have worked with numerous(大量的) children infected with AIDS. The relationships that I have had with them have been __36__ in my life. They have taught me so many things, and I have especially learned that great __37___ can be found in the smallest of bodies. Let me tell you the story about Tyler.
Tyler was __38___ infected with AIDS, his mother was also infected. From the very beginning of his life, he had to depend on __39__ to survive. At times, he also needed extra oxygen to ___40___his breathing.
Tyler wasn’t __41___ to give up one single moment of his childhood to this deadly disease. It was not __42___ to find him playing and racing around his backyard. All of us were _43__ at his pure joy in being alive and the energy it gave him. Tyler’s mom often said to him jokingly that he __44__ so fast that she needed to dress him in __45___. In that way, when she looked through the window, she could quickly __46__ him.
Unfortunately, he grew quite __47___ and so did his mother. __48___ it became clear that he wasn’t going to survive; Tyler’s mom talked to him about__49___. She comforted him by telling him that she was _50___ too, and that she would be ___51__ him soon in heaven.
A few days before his death, Tyler __52__ me over to his hospital bed and whispered, “I might die soon. I’m not __53__. When I die, please dress me in red. Mom___54__ she’s coming to heaven, too. I’ll be __55__ when she gets there, and I want to make sure she can find me.
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36. A. gifts |
B. problems |
C. suffering |
D. wonder |
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37. A. fear |
B. kindness |
C. courage |
D. happiness |
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38. A. told |
B. known |
C. born |
D. found |
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39. A. doctors |
B. medicine |
C. operations |
D. comfort |
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40. A. give |
B. last |
C. force |
D. cure |
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41. A. willing |
B. pleased |
C. sorry |
D. determined |
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42. A. often |
B. unusual |
C. long |
D. nice |
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43. A. happy |
B. sad |
C. worried |
D. surprised |
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44. A. played |
B. moved |
C. said |
D. lived |
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45. A. red |
B. grey |
C. blue |
D. yellow |
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46. A. feel |
B. stop |
C. find |
D. help |
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47. A. ill |
B. serious |
C. terrible |
D. pale |
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48. A. Until |
B. Before |
C. Because |
D. When |
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49. A. life |
B. death |
C. spirits |
D. heaven |
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50. A. living |
B. escaping |
C. dying |
D. running |
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51. A. with |
B. for |
C. after |
D. around |
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52. A. cried |
B. called |
C. suggested |
D. promised |
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53. A. regretted |
B. lonely |
C. ready |
D. frightened |
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54. A. refused |
B. permitted |
C. promised |
D. agreed |
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55. A. waiting |
B. dressing |
C. playing
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D. going |