第二节:完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)
Learning
experiences happen to us throughout our lives.Not long ago , I had one that I would like to __36____ with
you.
I
was going to Marblehead with my sailboat team.The team was racing down the highway at 85 mph __37__ we realized
we were ___38 .Luckily , we saw a rest area ahead.I had a brand -new(崭新的)$20 bill.I was so 39 because I had never had that
kind of cash before.But
spending it on ___40__ seemed like throwing it away, We all rushed into
the pizza line.
41 , I got a pizza and a drink , and
walked to my table.About
halfway through the meal, I ___42__ I had not actually handed my money
to the cashier.I had just 43__ out, and nobody had
noticed.I felt terrible.
My
conscience (良心) opened its
mouth and swallowed me in one big bite.I couldn't 44_over it.I just couldn't go back to the cashier and 45_ for my stolen pizza.I was so upset that I ____46__ to
give myself the pleasure of an ice cream for 47 that someone would say, "Hey ,
Jeff, why don't you use the change __48__ the pizza instead of that nice
, new $20 bill?" I was not so___49__ of my cash now.
For
the next two years , whenever I was ___50____ of the "pizza
incident," I would say to myself, "Don't think about it."
I
have learned two things from this __51___ .Maybe 1 was a fool for ___52 in to my conscience ,
and being too stupid to appreciate a
53 pizza .But the real lesson is that even if you
get away from what you have done , your conscience will 54 up with you.
This
reflects the saying, "A coward (懦夫)dies a thousand deaths , a hero dies one."I was a coward and have felt
terrible about that accident at least a thousand times.If I had been a 55
and gone back to pay for the pizza.I would have felt a little uncomfortable about it.only once, or maybe twice.
36.A.say
B.spare C.share
D.explain
37.A.as
B.while C.however D.when
38.A.lost
B.tired
C.hungry D.anxious
39.A.excited B.worried C.satisfied D.encouraged
40.A.rest B.food C.travel D.drink
41.A.Unluckily B.Finally C.Immediatcly D.Actually
42.A.forgot B.recognized C.noticed D.realized
43.A.walked B.left C.worked D.found
44.A.look B.get C.turn D.think
45.A.ask B.pay C.apologize D.send
46.A.refused B.wanted C.hoped D.meant
47.A.hope B.surprise C.anger D.fear
48.A.into B.with C.for D.from
49.A.sure B.upset C.proud D.pleased
50.A.asked B.reminded C.thought D.told
51.A.experience B.experiment C.story D.mistake
52.A.turning B.taking C.handing D.giving
53.A.free B.cheap C.plain D.oily
54.A.make B.wake C.catch D.put
55.A.coward B.fool C.loser D.hero