第二节 完形填空。(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)
I live in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and
there are some homeless people in the downtown. I used to give a lot of money
to the_36____,feeling sorry for them. However, after becoming a single
mom with no home, a huge__37___and hardly any income, I__38___giving.
Through working hard, things started to
change for the better. I__39___a home for me and my daughter, and plenty
of food, and I starded to_40____myself out of debt. One day I saw a
homeless person with a__41__“will work for food”. I passed by. My
daughter said, “ Mommy, you used to give to those people in need.But now…’’I
replied, “Honey, they just use that money for drugs or other_42___things,’’
But when I said that, I didn’ t feel__43__
Three days later, I was driving to_44___my
daughter from school. A man was_45____on the corner looking worried, and
suddenly something deep inside me said, “Just help the guy.’’ So I_46___down
my window, and he ran__47___with joy. He said, “Kind lady, I only need
77 cents for the bus ticket.’’ I reached into my pocket and found that I didn t
take my__48___. I, with a red face, spread out my hands to show that I
was in no__49__to help him. But just when he__50__away, I called
to him, “Wait a moment!’’ I found in myashtray (烟灰缸) there sat three quarters and
two pennies. _51___enough, it was the very 77 cents.
Tears in eyes,he burst out with_52___,“Wow,
you just made it possible for me to see my mom for Christmas! Thank you so
much!’’
It is the moment that I’ll never forget, _53____I am the one who
gets the best gift in life----_54____. It also strikes me that nothing
happens by accident, _55______it is only 77 cents
36.A. poor
B. old
C. homeless D. sick
37.A. debt
B. chance
C. check
D. problem
38. A. continued B. forgot
C.hated D.stopped
39.A.earned B.sold
C.designed D.built
40.A.push
B.pull
C.force
D.leave
41.A.mark
B.symbol
C.sign
D.card
42.A.dangerous B.bad
C.great
D.good
43.A.sad
B.happy
C.wrong
D.right
44.A.dress up B.pick up
C.bring up
D. call up
45. A. lying B. smiling
C. standing
D. crying
46, A. rolled B. took
C. put
D. brought
47. A. away
B. in
C. over
D. out
48. A. phone B. purse
C. food
D. chequebook
49.A. doubt
B. time
C. hurry
D. position
50 A. ran B. flew
C. drove
D. turned
51. A. Naturally B.
Impossibly C. Surprisingly D.Luckily
52.A.joy
B.shock
C.disappointment D.satifaction
53.A.because B.when
C. although
D. after
54. A. RECEIVING B.
SHARING
C. HELPING D. GIVING
55. A.
unless
B. although
C. because
D. whether