I live in Albuquerque and I used to give much money to the homeless around, feeling sorry for their misfortune. But later I became a single mom with no home, a huge ---36--- and hardly any income. ---37---, I stopped giving and became very bitter. Several years later, things started to ---38---. I became ---39--- enough to have a home, and ---40--- a backyard, and I started to pull myself out of debt. One day we saw a homeless person with the ---41---, “ Will work for food. ” I ---42---. My daughter asked why I no longer helped the people in ---43---. I replied, “ Honey, they just use that money for ---44--- or other bad things. ” She didn’t respond. But when I said that, it didn’t feel right. Three days later, I was ---45--- to pick up my daughter from school. A man was standing on the corner and something deep inside ---46--- me to help him. So I stopped my car , and he ran over with enthusiasm. He said, “ God bless you, I only need 77 cents. ” I ---47--- into my ashtray and ---48--- enough, there sat three quarters and two pennies. Greatly shocked by this ---49---, I gave him all the money in the ashtray. He ---50--- with joy and tears in his eyes, “ You just made it ---51--- for me to see my mom for Christmas ! The bus offering this great sale is ---52--- right away ! ” It was a moment I’ll never forget. I think that man won’t forget it either, but I was the one who got the best ---53--- in life_____giving. It also ---54--- me that nothing is a coincidence, ---55--- everything has meaning.
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| A. debt | B. duty | C. shadow | D. pressure | 小题2:
| A. In fact | B. In a word | C. As a result | D. All in all | 小题3:
| A. develop | B. worsen | C. vary | D. change | 小题4:
| A. fortunate | B. wealthy | C. generous | D. successful | 小题5:
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| A. decoration | B. expression | C. sign | D. announcement | 小题7:
| A. got by | B. pulled out | C. passed on | D. passed by | 小题8:
| A. emergency | B. danger | C. need | D. panic | 小题9:
| A. food | B. alcohol | C. medicine | D. entertainment | 小题10:
| A. driving | B. jogging | C. wandering | D. cycling | 小题11:
| A. directed | B. challenged | C. permitted | D. drove | 小题12:
| A. reached | B. turned | C. broke | D. searched | 小题13:
| A. amusingly | B. strangely | C. awkwardly | D. naturally | 小题14:
| A. incident | B. condition | C. state | D. coincidence | 小题15:
| A. poured out | B. turned out | C. broke out | D. burst out | 小题16:
| A. necessary | B. difficult | C. possible | D. suitable | 小题17:
| A. queuing | B. leaving | C. setting | D. operating | 小题18:
| A. gift | B. time | C. favor | D. honor | 小题19:
| A. impresses | B. informs | C. persuades | D. reminds | 小题20:
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题型:完形填空难度:中档来源:不详答案 小题1:A 小题1:C 小题1:D 小题1:B 小题1:A 小题1:C 小题1:D 小题1:C 小题1:B 小题1:A 小题1:D 小题1:A 小题1:B 小题1:D 小题1:D 小题1:C 小题1:B 小题1:A 小题1:D 小题1:B | Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often __36__ that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so __37__ with the city that he had to leave. So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Terry and his wife were busily __38__ up their new home, the light suddenly __39__. Terry was regretful to have forgotten to bring along __40__ and had to wait __41__ in a low mood. Just then he heard light, hesitant __42__ on his door that were clearly audible (听到) in the __43__ night. “Who’s it?” he wondered, since Terry was a __44__ to this city. And this was the moment he especially hated to be __45__, so he went to the door and opened it __46__. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor. ”“No,” answered Terry in anger and shut the door __47__.“What a nuisance!” He complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to __48__ things.” After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same girl outside. __49__ this time she was __50__ two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She __51__ me here to give you these.” Terry was very __52__ by what he saw. At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his __53__ in life. It was his __54__ and harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was __55__ nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred (蒙蔽) by his unsympathetic mind.
小题1: | A.complaining | B.telling | C.hoping | D.pretending |
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| 小题2: | A.pleased | B.disappointed | C.exhausted | D.encouraged |
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| 小题3: | A.looking | B.turning | C.coming | D.tidying |
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| 小题4: | A.went on | B.went down | C.went out | D.went through |
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| 小题5: | A.candles | B.matches | C.lights | D.flashlights |
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| 小题6: | A.happily | B.patiently | C.hopefully | D.helplessly |
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| 小题7: | A.steps | B.words | C.knocks | D.screams |
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| 小题8: | A.dark | B.quiet | C.noisy | D.crowded |
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| 小题9: | A.newcomer | B.stranger | C.guest | D.settler |
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| 小题10: | A.called | B.disturbed | C.watched | D.offered |
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| 小题11: | A.surprisingly | B.delightedly | C.impatiently | D.willingly |
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| 小题12: | A.gently | B.kindly | C.politely | D.violently |
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| 小题13: | A.lend | B.sell | C.harness | D.borrow |
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| | 小题15: | A.holding | B.hiding | C.fetching | D.lifting |
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| 小题16: | A.suggested | B.commanded | C.sent | D.forced |
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| 小题17: | A.frightened | B.pleased | C.puzzled | D.surprised |
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| 小题18: | A.failure | B.success | C.complaint | D.determination |
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| 小题19: | A.warmth | B.coldness | C.kindness | D.sympathy(同情) |
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| 小题20: | A.doubtfully | B.hardly | C.actually | D.nearly |
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| | Though there is much to be concerned about, there is far, far more for which to be thankful. Though life’s goodness can at times be overshadowed (黯然失色), it is 41 outweighed. For every single act that is senselessly destructive, 42 are thousands more small, quiet acts of love, 43 and sympathy. For every person who seeks to hurt, there are many, many more who 44 their lives to helping and to healing. There is a goodness to life that 45 be denied. In the most remarkable views and in the smallest details, look 46 , because that goodness always comes shining through. There is no 47 to the goodness of life. It 48 more abundant(充裕的) each time you feel it. The 49 you experience and appreciate the goodness of life, the more there is to be lived. Even 50 the cold winds blow and the world seems to be 51 in foggy shadows, the goodness of life lives 52 . Open your eyes, open your heart, 53 you will see that goodness is everywhere. Though the goodness of life 54 at times to suffer hardships, it is always going on there. For in the 55 moment, it becomes more clear that life is a 56 treasure. And so the goodness of 57 is made even stronger by the very things that would go against it. Time and time again when you feared it was 58 forever, you found that the goodness of life was really only a / an 59 away. Around the next corner, inside every moment, the goodness of life is there to surprise and 60 you.
小题1: | A.always | B.never | C.often | D.usually |
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小题2: | A.there | B.here | C.they | D.those |
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小题3: | A.worry | B.anxiety | C.kindness | D.upset |
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小题4: | A.make | B.put | C.contribute | D.devote |
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小题5: | A.needn"t | B.mustn"t | C.can’t | D.won"t |
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小题6: | A.suddenly | B.closely | C.roughly | D.simply |
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小题7: | A.limit | B.denying | C.doubt | D.point |
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小题8: | A.loses | B.grows | C.plants | D.goes |
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小题9: | A.less | B.fewer | C.more | D.most |
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小题10: | A.when | B.if | C.though | D.before |
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小题11: | A.shone | B.covered | C.decorated | D.suffered |
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小题14: | A.seems | B.looks | C.proves | D.appears |
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小题15: | A.shortest | B.darkest | C.brightest | D.fastest |
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小题16: | A.priceless | B.valueless | C.useless | D.worthless |
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小题17: | A.heart | B.life | C.wealth | D.health |
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小题18: | A.disappeared | B.lost | C.gone | D.left |
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小题19: | A.hour | B.mile | C.month | D.moment |
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小题20: | A.delight | B.regret | C.shock | D.disappoint |
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