完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A Woman and a Fork
There was a young woman was diagnosed with a terminal illness and could only live three months. So as she was getting her things "in order," she   36  her Rabbi (法师）and had him  come to her house to   37  certain aspects of her final wishes.
She told him which songs she wanted sung at the   38 , what scriptures she would like read, and what outfit she wanted to be buried in.
Everything was in order and the Rabbi was preparing to leave   39  the young woman suddenly remembered something very important to her.
"There's one more thing," she said   40 . "What' that?" "This is very important, I want to be buried with a fork in my right hand."
The Rabbi stood looking at the young woman, not knowing quite what to say.
“That surprises you, doesn't it?” the young woman asked. "Well, to be honest, I'm   41  by the request," said the Rabbi.
The young woman   42 . “My grandmother once told me this story, and from then on, I have always done so. I have also, always tried to pass along its message to those I love and those who are in need of   43 . 
In all my years of attending socials and dinners, I always remember that when the dishes of the main   44 were being cleared, someone would inevitably lean over and say, 'Keep your fork.' It was my favorite part   45  I knew that something better was coming...like velvety chocolate cake or deep-dish apple pie…”
So, I just want people to see me there in that casket（棺材）with a fork in my hand and I want them to   46 "What's with the fork?"  47  I want you to tell them: "Keep your fork…the best is yet to come."
The Rabbi's eyes were   48  up with tears of joy as he hugged the young woman good-bye. He knew this would be one of the last times he would see her before her death. But he also knew that the young woman had a better grasp of   49  than he did. She had a better grasp of   50 heaven would be like than many people twice her age, with twice as much experience and knowledge.
She knew that something better was coming. At the funeral people were walking by the young woman's casket and they saw the cloak she was wearing and the fork   51  in her right  hand. Over and over, the Rabbi heard the question "What's with the fork?" And over and over he   52 .
During his message, the Rabbi told the people of the   53  he had with the young woman shortly before she died. He also told them about the fork and what it symbolized to   54 . The Rabbi told the people how he could not stop thinking about the   55  and told them that they probably would not be able to stop thinking about it either.
He was right. So the next time you reach down for your fork, let it remind you ever so gently, that the best is yet to come.
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完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A Woman and a Fork

There was a young woman was diagnosed with a terminal illness and could only live three months. So as she was getting her things "in order," she   36   her Rabbi (法师）and had him  come to her house to   37   certain aspects of her final wishes.

She told him which songs she wanted sung at the   38  , what scriptures she would like read, and what outfit she wanted to be buried in.

Everything was in order and the Rabbi was preparing to leave   39   the young woman suddenly remembered something very important to her.

 "There's one more thing," she said   40  . "What' that?" "This is very important, I want to be buried with a fork in my right hand."

The Rabbi stood looking at the young woman, not knowing quite what to say.

“That surprises you, doesn't it?” the young woman asked. "Well, to be honest, I'm   41  by the request," said the Rabbi.

The young woman   42  . “My grandmother once told me this story, and from then on, I have always done so. I have also, always tried to pass along its message to those I love and those who are in need of   43  . 

In all my years of attending socials and dinners, I always remember that when the dishes of the main   44  were being cleared, someone would inevitably lean over and say, 'Keep your fork.' It was my favorite part   45   I knew that something better was coming...like velvety chocolate cake or deep-dish apple pie…”

So, I just want people to see me there in that casket（棺材）with a fork in my hand and I want them to   46  "What's with the fork?"  47   I want you to tell them: "Keep your fork…the best is yet to come."

The Rabbi's eyes were   48   up with tears of joy as he hugged the young woman good-bye. He knew this would be one of the last times he would see her before her death. But he also knew that the young woman had a better grasp of   49   than he did. She had a better grasp of   50  heaven would be like than many people twice her age, with twice as much experience and knowledge.

She knew that something better was coming. At the funeral people were walking by the young woman's casket and they saw the cloak she was wearing and the fork   51   in her right  hand. Over and over, the Rabbi heard the question "What's with the fork?" And over and over he   52  .

During his message, the Rabbi told the people of the   53   he had with the young woman shortly before she died. He also told them about the fork and what it symbolized to   54  . The Rabbi told the people how he could not stop thinking about the   55   and told them that they probably would not be able to stop thinking about it either.

He was right. So the next time you reach down for your fork, let it remind you ever so gently, that the best is yet to come.

1.. A. contracted       B. contacted            C. attracted            D. attached

2. A. talk          B. identify         C. recognize            D. discuss

3. A. assembly      B. party                C. conference           D. service

4. A. before            B. as               C. when             D. then

5.A. excitedly      B. regretfully          C. angrily              D. breathlessly

6. A. surprised     B. astonished           C. depressed            D. puzzled

7. A. explained         B. introduced           C. admitted         D. hesitated

8.A. praise         B. honor                C. encouragement        D. comfort

9. A. meal          B. course           C. food             D. cause

10. A. so               B. and              C. yet              D. because

11. A. wonder       B. question         C. enquire          D. say

12. A. Later            B. Afterwards           C. Finally          D. Then

13. A. full         B. filled               C. fed              D. flowed

14.A. life              B. funeral              C. fork             D. heaven

15.A. how           B. where                C. what                 D. which

16.A. placed            B. grasped          C. held             D. caught

17.A. sobbed            B. cried                C. smiled           D. laughed

18. A. agreement        B. conclusion           C. argument         D. conversation

19. A. her          B. him              C. them             D. people

20. A. woman            B. funeral              C. incident         D. fork

第三节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。      

It used to be our custom to take handmade baskets to friends on May Day．We would   21   baskets on a doorstep, knock on the door, and then run away as fast as our legs could   22   us．It was delightful to peer (窥视) around a bush and watch our friends open their   23   and pick up the colorful gift,   24   who had left it out for them.

I clearly   25   the May Day of the year when I turned ten．That year I was faced with a(an)   26   involving one of my dearest friends, Pam．We had studied and   27   together nearly every day, but things   28   after a new family had moved into our small town．Pam was spending more and more time at their house and I felt   29  and left out.

When my mother asked me   30   I was going to take a May Day basket to Pam’s house, I responded   31   , “Absolutely not! I hate Pam.” I began to cry.

Mom wiped away my   32   and told me that things and people change．She explained that one of the greatest things friends can do is to give each other a   33   to grow, to change and to develop, and that it’s   34   for one’s friends to spend time with other people.

 I   35  decided to give Pam a basket as a sign of forgiveness, and asked my sister to help me do it．As we watched from our   36   place, Pam picked up the basket and said loudly enough for us to hear, “Thank you, Susie, I hoped you wouldn’t   37   me!”

That day, I made a   38   that changed my life: I decided to hold my friends tightly in my heart, but   39    in my expectations of them, allowing them   40   to grow and to change—with or without me.

21．A．hang         B．place         C．throw           D．give

22．A．send          B．transport          C．carry            D．support

23．A．baskets         B．eyes             C．arms             D．doors

24．A．asking          B．wondering             C．mentioning      D．informing

25．A．remember      B．experience           C．remind                 D．grasp

26．A．plan          B．task              C．opportunity      D．challenge

27．A．lived         B．played             C．traveled           D．discussed

28．A．failed               B．finished           C．changed           D．proved

29．A．started          B．hurt              C．paid             D．injured

30．A．why                B．what           C．whether           D．how

31．A．anxiously      B．weakly           C．angrily            D．happily

32．A．tears          B．thoughts          C．unhappiness     D．freedom

33．A．reason          B．means           C．chance          D．direction

34．A．able          B．impossible       C．acceptable        D．doubtful

35．A．nearly             B．hardly             C．finally             D．generally

36．A．covering          B．hiding            C．cheering          D．passing

37．A．miss          B．forget              C．disturb             D．control

38．A．decision        B．mistake           C．suggestion        D．difference

39．A．deeply          B．shortly             C．highly             D．loosely

40．A．time          B．space            C．sense            D．care

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 

It used to be our custom to take handmade baskets to friends on May Day. We would   1baskets on a doorstep, knock on the door, and then run away as fast as our legs could   2us. It was delightful to peer (窥视) around a bush and watch our friends open their   3and pick up the colorful gift,   4who had left it out for them.

I clearly   5the May Day of the year when I turned ten. That year I was faced with a(an)   6involving one of my dearest friends, Pam. We had studied and   7together nearly every day, but things   8after a new family had moved into our small town. Pam was spending more and more time at their house and I felt   9and left out.

When my mother asked me   10I was going to take a May Day basket to Pam’s house, I responded   11, “Absolutely not! I hate Pam.” I began to cry.

Mom wiped away my   12and told me that things and people change. She explained that one of the greatest things friends can do is to give each other a   13to grow, to change and to develop, and that it’s   14for one’s friends to spend time with other people.

 I   15decided to give Pam a basket as a sign of forgiveness, and asked my sister to help me do it. As we watched from our   16place, Pam picked up the basket and said loudly enough for us to hear, “Thank you, Susie, I hoped you wouldn’t   17me!”

That day, I made a   18that changed my life: I decided to hold my friends tightly in my heart, but   19in my expectations of them, allowing them   20to grow and to change—with or without me.

1.A. hang              B. place         C. throw           D. give

2.A. send              B. transport     C. carry           D. support

3.A. baskets           B. eyes          C. arms            D. doors

4.A. asking            B. wondering    C. mentioning      D. informing

5.A. remember           B. experience                     C. remind         D. grasp

6.A. plan              B. task          C. opportunity     D. challenge

7.A. lived             B. played        C. traveled        D. discussed

8.A. failed            B. finished      C. changed         D. proved

9.A. started           B. hurt          C. paid            D. injured

10.A. why               B. what         C. whether         D. how

11.A. anxiously         B. weakly       C. angrily         D. happily

12.A. tears                           B. thoughts           C. unhappiness      D. freedom

13.A. reason            B. means         C. chance          D. direction

14.A. able              B. impossible   C. acceptable      D. doubtful

15.A. nearly            B. hardly        C. finally         D. generally

16.A. covering         B. hiding       C. cheering        D. passing

17.A. miss             B. forget        C. disturb         D. control

18.A. decision         B. mistake      C. suggestion      D. difference

19.A. deeply           B. shortly       C. highly          D. loosely

20.A. time             B. space         C. sense           D. care