完形填空 (共15小题，计15分)

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

— William Bennett

Thanksgiving Day was coming. The first grade teacher gave her class a fun assignment (作业) — to draw a picture of   1  for which they were thankful.

Most of the class might be considered poor, but still many would   2  the holiday with turkey and other traditional food of the season. These, the teacher thought, would be the subject of most of her students’ art. And they were.

But Douglas made a   3  kind of picture. Douglas was a different kind of boy. He was the teacher’s true child of weak and unhappy. As other children played at   4 , Douglas used to stand close by her side. One could only guess at the pain that Douglas felt behind those sad   5 .

Yes, his picture was different. When he was asked to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a   6 . Nothing else. Just an empty hand.

His abstract (抽象的) picture caught the   7  of his classmates. Whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers   8  turkeys. Another suggested a police officer, because the police protect and   9  people. Still others guessed it was the hand of God, for God feeds us. And so the discussion went on — until the teacher almost forgot the young artist   10 .

When the children had gone on to other assignments, she stopped at Douglas’ desk, bent down, and   11  him whose hand it was. The little boy looked away and murmured, “It’s yours, teacher.”

She recalled the   12  when she had taken his hand and walked with him here or there, as she had the other students. How   13  she had said, “Take my hand, Douglas, we’ll go outside.” Or, “Let me show you how to hold your pencil.” Or, “Let’s do this together.” Douglas was very   14   for his teacher’s hand. Brushing aside a tear, she went on with her work.

The story speaks of more than 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   15  out.

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

2.                A．congratulate     B．spend          C．celebrate D．consider

3.                A．good           B．interesting      C．exciting   D．different

4.                A．break          B．rest            C．desk D．first

5.                A．noses          B．hands          C．faces D．eyes

6.                A．gift            B．person         C．hand D．turkey

7.                A．thought        B．description      C．respect   D．imagination

8.                A．raise           B．need           C．buy  D．show

9.                A．look at         B．care for         C．take away D．drive off

10.               A．himself         B．itself           C．herself    D．themselves

11.               A．said           B．asked          C．talked D．spoke

12.               A．chances        B．forms          C．ways  D．times

13.               A．much          B．many          C．often D．long

14.               A．thankful        B．helpful         C．careful    D．beautiful

15.               A．moves         B．holds          C．reaches   D．puts

Mr. Klein told the class that a new student, Inez, would join them soon. He ______32______ that Inez was deaf. She “talked” with others by using sign language. Mr. Klein knew sign language, and he decided to teach his students so that they could also “talk” with Inez.

First, they learned to sign the letters. Some letters were hard to ______33_______. Other letters, such as C, were easier because the shape of the hand was the same as the shape of the letter.

The next thing they learned was finger spelling. They signed one letter after another to spell a word. They ____34_______ with two-letter words such as at and on. Then they spelled ___35_______ words.

Finally, Mr. Klein showed that ___36_______ one sign could be used for a whole word. To make the sign for the word fine, a person spreads out the fingers on one hand, ___37___ the thumb to the chest, and moves the hand away from the chest. Signing is not just ___38______with the hands. Expressions on the face are also ___39_____. The students learned to sign a question mark by using expressions on the face.

When Inez first entered the classroom, she looked ____40_______. But the students signed, “Good morning, Inez.” She gave the class a big smile and signed back, “What a wonderful ____41_____!”

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

  My teenage son Karl became withdrawn(孤僻的) after his father passed away. As a 35   parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him, but the more I tried, 36    he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six failing grades for the year. At this rate he would never graduate. I 37    him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked.

One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and pleased for 38 . “ Please God(上帝，求求你), I can’t do anything more for my son. I’m at the end of my rope. I’m giving the whole thing up to you. ”

I was at work when I got a phone call. A man 39    himself as the headmaster. “ I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences. ” Before he could say another word, I choked up(说不出话) and all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this 40  . “ I love my son but I just don’t know what to do. I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It’s out of my hands. ” For a moment there was 41   on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said, “ Thank you for your time, ” and hung up.

Karl’s next report card showed a marked 42    in his grades. Finally, he even made the honor roll. In his fourth year, I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I 43   that his teachers were astonished(震惊的) at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home, he said, “Mum, remember that 44   from the headmaster last year?” I nodded. “ That was me. I thought I’d play a 45   but when I heard what you said, it really hit me 46   I was hurting you. That’s when I knew I had to make you proud.” 

35．A．good                   B．single     C．responsible        D．successful

36．A．the best         B．the less     C. the most        D．the more    

37．A．sent         B．forced      C. allowed        D. pushed

38．A．help                   B．method     C．reasons      D．explanation

39．A．regarded        B．considered         C．introduced    D．looked

40．A．student                B．teacher      C．father            D. stranger

41．A．cry                B．silence          C．laugh         D. answer

42．A．achievement     B．failure      C．improvement   D. exchange

43．A．noticed         B．saw        C. knew           D．learnt

44．A．advice          B．report          C．encouragement         D．call

45．A. game            B．match      C．joke                    D．role

46．A. how long       B．how much       C．how often     D．how many

  Once a young man was traveling by train. It was a long and boring journey. As the train was moving through a wilderness(荒野), the passengers looked out of the windows 35   . When the train reached a bend(弯道)，it slowed down and then a simple house 36   . It was so easy to notice that everybody on the train turned to “enjoy” with eyes wide open. Some passengers even began a discussion about it. The young man was also 37  by the scenery. On his return he 38   the train at the nearest station and found his way to the house. Its owner said that he was troubled by the 39   of the train. He wanted to sell the house, but 40    would buy it.

  41    the young man spent 30,000 dollars on the house. He thought it was a good place for 42    because it was facing the railway bend. When the train moved slowly past, the tired passengers would 43    the house.

  He tried to 44   some big companies and told them that could be used for advertisement. At last the Coca-Cola Company took it to put up their 45   . To everyone’s surprise, the young man was afforded 180,000 dollars for a three-year rent.

  This is a true story. It tells us that discovery is very 46  . Many people have got new ideas from it.

35．A．excitedly         B．quietly           C．safely              D．clearly

36．A．appeared             B．found         C. invented        D．came    

37．A．attacked             B．attracted       C. sticked        D. moved

38．A．got on            B．turned on           C．got off      D．turned off

39．A．track                    B．passengers           C．conductors   D．noise

40．A．nobody           B．someone       C．advertiser         D. everybody

41．A．Gently                 B．Quickly        C．Finally       D．Lately

42．A．discovery      B．renting               C．staying          D. advertisement

43．A．apply for       B．lack of    C. be interested in         D．stay in

44．A．work for       B．join in               C．connect with         D．look up

45．A. messages          B．magazines     C．notices           D．slogans

46．A. interesting      B．important         C．difficult       D．different

  Long ago，in a small village of Wakefield lived two farmers，Harry and Peter．Harry was very hard．working while Peter was  36  ．Every day Harry got up early and came home late，but Peter walked around for fun．

  One summer there was no   37  and the crops(庄稼)were dying．Harry thought，“I must do something to save these crops，or they shall die．”With this  38  in mind，he went out to find a river so that he could dig a canal(沟渠)to his field．He walked on and on, feeling tired and thirsty．After a  39  search，he found a river full of blue water．He was

very happy．He started digging a canal to his field.  40  it was noon his wife sent their daughter to bring Harry home  41  lunch．But Harry did not go．He did not want to

leave his work unfinished．He completed his work  42  at night．He Was very satisfied．

He went home。had a good meal and  43  into a sound sleep．

    Peter did the same．But he was not at all determined(有决心的)．He also  44  digging a

 canal to his field but he didn’t have his work completed．His field did not get  45  water

 and all his crops died．

  Harry’s field would be watered when needed．He had a good harvest because of his hard work．

(  )36．A．cruel     B．1azy        C．careless      D．silly

(  )37．A．rain      B．wind        C．cloud        D．river

(  )38．A．feeling    B．dream      C．problem      D．thought

(  )39．A．quick     B．long        C．slow        D．special

(  )40．A．Whether  B．Although    C．When        D．Unless

(  )41．A．for       B．to          C．with         D．at

(  )42．A．early     B．far          C．1ate         D．deep

(  )43．A．fell      B．1ooked      C．turned       D．walked

(  )44．A．stopped  B．1oved        C：forgot       D．started

(  )45．A．clean    B．enough       C．1ittle        D．fresh