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。
As the hot tears rolled down her cheeks, I knew I had asked the wrong question. The
___21___reverberated(回荡)in my mind: Widowed or divorced? I looked into the lady’s
__22___, now dampened (使潮湿)with the
__23___ tears my words had caused.
“ Well, you could call me widowed,” she replied. “ My husband
___24___ five months ago .”
“ I am so
____25___ ,” I mumbled. “ I need it to fill out your credit application.”
“Don’t worry about it, honey,” she
____26___. “if I never thought about it, I would not
___27____ the love and the memories we shared. Even after 50 years of
___28____ ,each passing moment would bring a deeper meaning to the word love. Now, trust me, I know how
____29___ that sounds. We had our share of challenging times, but in the end
____30___ of that mattered.”
Unsure of what to say, I laughed
___31___ . I picked up the phone to relay her information. After finally completing the credit application, I _
___32____ to find myself riveted(固定) to the lady’s
face again.
Her eyes began to sparkle
___33___ she continued in a heart-to-heart way. I couldn’t believe someone could open up to a perfect stranger, but it was not my place to
___34____ . I enjoyed listening to her just as much as she
___35___ having somebody to talk to.
“ Have you ever been
____ 36___?” she asked.
I couldn’t help but
___37____. “Ah, no.” I replied. “I’m only 16.”
“Sixteen?” she murmured. “That’s a great age, an age of
____38____. There’s so much worth learning.”
She then spoke in a whipser, “Never take anyone for granted. If you are in
____39___ with someone, let it known. Otherwise, life may pass you by. Don’t spend your life angry . The ridiculous arguments which you think are important won’t even be remembered in a short time.”
Then, she hugged me and thanked me for letting her talk. As she turned to walk away, I could see that tears still hung in her eyes, but the smile that lit her face was amazing. After that, I have never seen that woman again, but her words of inspiration still live in me. At that time, the words were only little bits of advice. Now, ___
40___, they are the words which I try to live by, words that will always remind me of my special friend.
小题1: | A.tunes | B.whistles | C.songs | D.words |
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小题2: | A.eyes | B.hands | C.ears | D.arms |
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小题3: | A.grateful | B.miserable | C.happy | D.sweet |
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小题4: | A.failed | B.worked | C.died | D.retired |
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小题5: | A.sorry | B.lucky | C.anxious | D.gloomy |
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小题6: | A.encouraged | B.explained | C.persuaded | D.comforted |
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小题7: | A.understand | B.remember | C.experience | D.enjoy |
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小题8: | A.teaching | B.struggle | C.marriage | D.life |
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小题9: | A.foolish | B.terrible | C.mysterious | D.wonderful |
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小题11: | A.loudly | B.nervously | C.bravely | D.bitterly |
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小题12: | A.attempted | B.began | C.turned | D.went |
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小题13: | A.as | B.because | C.before | D.until |
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小题14: | A.comment | B.surprise | C.doubt | D.criticize |
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小题15: | A.avoided | B.appreciated | C.imagined | D.considered |
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小题16: | A.blamed | B.interviewed | C.married | D.employed |
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小题17: | A.laugh | B.sigh | C.cry | D.complain |
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小题18: | A.success | B.wonder | C.failure | D.lessons |
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小题19: | A.peace | B.love | C.agreement | D.harmony |
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小题20: | A.but | B.so | C.however | D.although |
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