I live in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I used to give a lot of money to the homeless, feeling 31 for them. But as time passed, I became a mom with no home, a huge 32 , and hardly any income. As a result, I 33 giving money to the people on the side of the road and became very 34 .
Things started to change for me 35 . I had a home, a backyard for my daughter, and plenty of food, and I started to 36 myself out of debt. One day we saw a homeless person with the 37 , “Will work for food.” I 38 . My daughter commented. “Mommy, you used to always give money to those people in 39 .” I replied, “Honey, they just use that money for 40 , or other bad things.” She didn’t respond. 41 when I said that, I didn’t feel right.
Three days later, I was driving to 42 my daughter from school. A man was standing on the corner, and something deep 43 me said, “Just help the guy.” So I 44 down my window, and he ran over excitedly. He said, “God bless you, I only need 77 cents.” I 45 into my ashtray (烟灰缸) and strangely enough, there 46 three quarters and two pennies.
I picked them up and gave them to him. He 47 with joy and tears in his eyes. “Wow, you just made it 48 for me to see my mom for Christmas! Thank you so much; the 49 that had this great sale is leaving in 20 minutes!” It was a moment I’ll 50 forever. I think that man won’t forget it either, but I was the one who got the best gift in life—GIVING.
1. A．angry B．grateful C．sorry D．strange
2. A．problem B．burden C．disease D．debt
3. A．continued B．stopped C．hated D．appreciated
4. A．rich B．bitter C．relaxed D．pleased
5. A．slowly B．immediately C．quickly D．greatly
6. A．save B．pull C．run D．feed
7. A．determination B．sign C．child D．advertisement
8. A．ran away B．turned back C．passed by D．sped up
9. A．danger B．love C．need D．sadness
10. A．life B．book C．food D．smoking
11. A．And B．So C．But D．Even
12. A．bring up B．carry out C．pick up D．take out
13. A．on B．inside C．behind D．over
14. A．rolled B．pushed C．blew D．took
15. A．reached B．went C．knocked D．shouted
16. A．hid B．stood C．sat D．slept
17. A．burst out B．turned up C．set out D．stood up
18. A．wonderful B．meaningful C．possible D．interesting
19. A．plane B．man C．woman D．bus
20. A．thank B．remember C．respect D．hold
1.C
2.D
3.B
4.B
5.A
6.B
7.B
8.C
9.C
10.D
11.C
12.C
13.B
14.A
15.A
16.C
17.A
18.C
19.D
20.B
【解析】
试题分析：本文讲述的是我之前给穷人很多钱，但是后来在自己的经济情况发生变化以后就不再施舍别人。不过后来发生的一件事情让我改变了自己的看法，让我认为帮助别人仍然是我们应该做的事情。
31. C。上下文串联。从上文我给穷人很多钱说明我很同情他们。feel sorry for sb.为(某人)难过；同情(某人)。
32. D。上下文串联。从第41空后面的out of debt可以推断此处选A。
33. B。上下文串联。从前面一句中所讲的“我”没有了家、负债、几乎没有收入可以推断后来“我”“停止”给路边的人钱了。
34. B。“我”以前经常给路边的人钱，但后来“我”没有了家、负债、几乎没有收入，因此变得“愤愤不平的(bitter)”。
40.A 形容词辨析。从接下来的描述指可以看出情况在“慢慢”改善。
41.B 动词辨析。用动词pull显示出我偿还债务的艰难。
42.B 上下文串联。根据will work for food说明是打着“牌子”来说明自己的目的。
43.C 我无意帮助那些人，使用用pass by（经过）能恰当地表示我的心理状态。
44.C 名词辨析。A危险B爱C需要D悲哀；固定搭配。In need需要帮助，说明我当时处于困境之中，需要别人的帮助。
45.D 上下文串联。根据bad things可以判断这里是指不好的事情，用smoking正确。
46.C 连词辨析。但是恰好那里有77美分。这里表示的是转折关系。
47.C 短语辨析。Pick up是指开车接某人。Bring up抚养；carry out执行；take out取出，拿出；
48.B 上下文串联。本句话是指“在我内心深处”所以使用介词inside。
49.A 动词辨析。A摇；B推C吹D拿走；roll down my window摇下车窗。
50.A 固定搭配。reach into my ashtray把手伸进烟灰缸里。
46. C。动词辨析。A躲藏B站立C坐D睡觉。sit在这里的意思是“坐落在，被放在”。
47. A。固定搭配。burst out突然激动地喊叫。B出现C出发D站立；burst out with joy开心地大叫。
48. C。上下文串联“我”的帮助使得被帮助者“有可能”在圣诞节回家看望母亲。
49. D。从上下文内容可排除C、D两项；对于一个需要接济的人来说, 坐飞机的可能性并不大, 况且“我”给他的钱也很少。故选B项。
50. B。上下文串联。与后面的won’t forget对应。
考点：考察故事类短文
点评：本文讲述的是我之前给穷人很多钱，但是后来在自己的经济情况发生变化以后就不再施舍别人。不过后来发生的一件事情让我改变了自己的看法，让我认为帮助别人仍然是我们应该做的事情。本篇完形设空科学合理，考生很容易从中领会大意，从而下手会比较顺利，从选项中可以看出，本大题主要还是考查了词汇的辨析与运用，但更加注重综合语言能力的运用，需要根据故事情节，了解词汇用法的同时，结合语境，做出准确的判断。
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