第二节  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。K_S_5_U

I was on my lunch break in the city,enjoying a salad at an outdoor café, when a shabby homeless lady came walking towards me.She was yelling and    36    everyone who walked past her for spare  37  and she looked like a mess.My  38  reaction was fear...to close off and hope she didn’t come near me,but she did.1 was on the phone and when she    39  yelling,I said,“I’m on the phone,”in the nicest way I could,assuring myself what she needed was a lesson in   40  . She walked away ,mumbling (自言自语),”I’m  41  you . I’m sorry, I’m sorry. I’ll leave”. And she turned the corner.

    42 , I would feel relieved or satisfied, but something in me couldn’t  43   . Without another thought, I looked in my   44   for the spare change I had. Even I started searching through my entire purse, the pockets, everything for all of the change I could    45  find to give.

I got up and walked towards this lady and gave her all I  46  .She held my hand and said,“Thank you!” Her hand was  47  and dirty,but I didn’t mind  48  her hand.1 wanted to be there for her for some reason,when normally I would   49   the other way.She looked at me and said,“Will you touch my face?’’ And for some reason,I did.I put my hand on her cheek and she started to    50   . I could  51   it was as if she had not been touched by a loving, soft hand in ages,   52  . And so I held it there, trying to   53   her with my heart open. It was powerful.

She thanked me and walked away quietly. And I walked away with an open heart, trying to   54  sense of what had just happened. It changed something in me and has made me want to be a   55   person to the people I meet during my day.

36.  A. greeting             B. demanding          C. applying        D. begging

37.  A. change        B. room           C. clothes         D. food

38.   A. usual               B. instant        C. common            D. general

39.   A. came across         B. came out      C. came over     D. came through

40.   A. attitude             B. trouble         C. practice          D. manners

41.   A. shouting           B. hurting       C. annoying       D. threatening

42.   A. Fortunately          B. Normally             C. Luckily       D. Unfortunately

43.  A. rest           B. appear         C. stop             D. exist

44.   A. car                 B. table         C. wallet          D. seat

45.  A. necessarily           B. possibly        C. hardly      D. certainly

46.  A. earned       B. searched      C. found                D. made

47.   A. soft         B. rough          C. 1arge          D. neat

48.   A. washing             B. waving         C. wiping         D. holding

49.   A. lead                B. set             C. turn             D. show

50.  A. cry          B. 1augh           C. yell            D. shout

51.   A. expect       B. sense           C. know          D. 1earn

52.  A . if necessary    B. if any          C. if so             D. if ever

53.   A. persuade            B. comfort        C. entertain      D. amuse

54.  A. take           B. get            C. catch           D. make

55.  A. kinder              B. richer          C. wiser         D. happier

The repairman told me, “No charge Professor Pan! We’re friends.” “I’d rather pay,” I replied.“If it’s free, I can’t afford it!”

Chinese often refuse payment for professional services, insisting, "We’re friends now!" But then they show up later to ask me to tutor them in English, or get them into an American university, and I wish I’d have just paid the 30 yuan I owed them in the first place!

According to the Americans, "There’s no free lunch," meaning that there’s a price for everything, and I’m always looking around to figure out what this means.Many of our neighbours have given us fruit or flowers or costly teas, never asking anything in return.For years, a bicycle repairman has repeatedly refused to let me pay him."Wait until you have something major to fix! "he insists.

I mentioned to a peasant friend that I wished I had a stone mill to grind(磨)flour for bread.A month later he showed up with a beautiful mill that he’d had his uncle in the countryside carve from a solid block of granite(花岗石).

Chinese generosity(慷慨)is a real education for Americans like me, who would rather avoid social entanglements (纠纷) and just hand over the money.But cash can’t compensate(补偿)for the greatest gift--friendship.

When an American saw some of my friends sitting on bamboo stools under the trees, sipping(呷)tea, he said, "They  must have nothing better to do.""Actually, "I said, "they are professors, with plenty to do.But probably you’re right in saying that, at this moment, they have nothing better to do.And neither do I!" And I joined the group.We chatted about tea and Chinese cooking and how much my boys have grown since we arrived.One man said, "They were pocket-sized when you came here.Now

they’re taller than you.How time flies!"

     How life flies.And Chinese are smart enough to share what they know they cannot keep.They freely give of their time, never too busy to help a friend.And they are teaching me, slowly, to both give and receive.So the next time someone says, "No charge.We’re friends! " I will thank them heartily.But if they show up later asking me to tutor them in English, I’ll make sure they tutor my son in Chinese as well, because there’s still no free lunch.

64.The author insisted on paying repairman while he was offered free repairs because he     .

       A.was an honest man

       B.didn’t know the repairman

       C.thought it natural to pay for others’ service

       D.didn’t want to help others in return

65.Generally, the author thinks that Chinese are _________.

       A.generous and always ready to help their friends

       B.good at exchange of equal values

       C.free enough to drink tea and chat with their friends

       D.helpful but don’t treasure time

66.The best title of the passage should be “       ”.

       A.Learn to Both Give And Receive    B.A Good Lesson from Chinese

       C.True Help or Not                    D.Still No Free Lunch

67.Which of the following is TRUE?

       A.The Chinese would rather not take the money to avoid problems in social communication.

       B.When a peasant knew the author needed a mill, he made one for the author himself.

       C.The author thinks that Chinese are wise enough to enjoy the limited life.

       D.The author thinks little of Chinese way of life.

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