It’s never easy to admit you are in the wrong. Being human, we all need to know the art of    31   . Look back with honesty and think how often you’ve judged   32  , said unkind things, pushed yourself ahead at the   33   of a friend. Then count the occasions   34   you indicated clearly and truly that you were   35  . A bit frightening, isn’t it? Frightening because some deep   36   in us knows that when even a small wrong has been   37  , some mysterious moral feeling is disturbed; and it stays out of balance until fault is acknowledged and     38   is expressed.

I remember a doctor friend, the late Clarence Lieb, telling me about a man who came to him with a variety of   39  : headaches, insomnia and stomach trouble. No   40   cause could be found. Finally my friend said to the man, “  41   you tell me what’s worrying you, I can’t help you.” After some   42  , the man confessed that, as executor of his father’s will, he had been   43   his brother, who lived abroad, of his inheritance (继承权). Then and there the wise old doctor made the man write to his brother   44   forgiveness and enclosing a cheque as the first step in restoring their good   45  . He then went with him to mail box in the corridor. As the letter disappeared, the man   46   crying. “Thank you,” He said, “I think I’m   47  .” And he was. A heartfelt apology can not only heal a damaged relationship but also make it   48  . If you can think of someone who   49   an apology from you, someone you have wronged, or just neglected, do something about it   50  .

1.	A. communicating	B. expressing	C. apologizing	D. explaining
2.	A. roughly	B. toughly	C. gently	D. honestly
3.	A. risk	B. expense	C. loss	D. mercy
4.	A. that	B. how	C. which	D. when
5.	A. sorry	B. regretful	C. tolerant	D. amazed
6.	A. wisdom	B. pain	C. fright	D. tension
7.	A. ignored	B. committed	C. adjusted	D. promoted
8.	A. regret	B. curiosity	C. devotion	D. envy
9.	A. questions	B. complaints	C. signs	D. conflicts
10.	A. spiritual	B. immoral	C. physical	D. outward
11.	A. If	B. Until	C. When	D. Unless
12.	A. recalling	B. unconsciousness	C. mediation	D. hesitation
13.	A. accusing	B. informing	C. cheating	D. warning
14.	A. calling for	B. begging for	C. reckoning on	D. focusing on
15.	A. relationship	B. situation	C. condition	D. attention
16.	A. burst out	B. brought out	C. gave out	D. let out
17.	A. rescued	B. cured	C. sealed	D. persuaded
18.	A. weaker	B. maturer	C. stronger	D. fruitier
19.	A. borrows	B. receives	C. demands	D. deserves
20.	A. for a moment	B. at last	C. right away	D. in a while

 

 

Wugging, or web use giving, describes the act of giving to charity at no cost to the user. By using Everyclick.com, which is being added to a number of university computers across the UK, students can raise money every time they search, but it won’t cost them a penny.

Research shows that students are extremely passionate about supporting charity — 88% of full time students have used the Internet to give to charity. This age group is often the least likely to have their own income. 19% of 22 to 24 year olds have short-term debts of more than ??5,000. With rising personal debt levels in this age group, due to university tuition fees or personal loans and a lack of long-term savings, traditional methods of donating to charity are often not appealing (有感染力的) or possible.

Beth Truman, a 21 year old recent university graduate, has used Everyclick.com to donate to her chosen charity, the RSPCA, for two years and has seen the “wugging” movement grow in popularity with students. “When you’re at university you become more socially aware, but it’s sometimes hard to give to others when you have little money yourself,” says Beth. “Wugging is great for people in this age group as it allows them to use the technology on a daily basis to give to charity, without costing them a single penny.”

Wugging is perfect for people who want to be more socially aware and supportive but don’t feel they have the means to do so. Students using the web can raise money for causes they care about without costing them anything in terms of time or money, and charities get a valuable source of funding.

Everyclick.com works like any other search engine, allowing users to search for information, news and images but users can decide which of the UK’s 170,000 charities they would like to support through their clicks. Everyclick.com then makes monthly payments to every registered charity. Launched in June 2005, Everyclick.com is now the eighth largest search engine and one of the busiest charity websites in the UK.

According to the passage, “wugging” is actually ______.

A. a website       

B. a charity-related action

C. a school organization  

D. a student movement

In the case of charity, Everyclick.com ______.

A. frees students of the financial worries

B. receives much money from students

C. offers valuable information to students

D. praises students for their money-raising

What does Beth Truman think of the “wugging” movement?

A. It makes Everyclick.com popular in the UK.

B. It becomes easy to do charity because of it.

C. It results in students’ more social awareness.

D. It helps students to save money.

From the passage, we can conclude that ______.

A. most full time students do charity on the Internet every day

B. Everyclick.com helps students pay for the college education

C. “wugging” is a win-win idea for both students and charities

D. Everyclick.com is the most successful search engine in the UK

What would be the best title for this passage?

A. “Wugging”, a new popular term on the Internet.

B. British people show strong interest in charity.

C. More Britain charities benefit from the Internet.

D. Students raise money for charity by “wugging”.

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、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Loving Kindness Is Twice Blessed

I felt gloomy (沮丧的) the other day. The weather had been dark and rainy, and I just didn’t feel so   36   .

As I was sitting at my desk, I   37   it was the birthday of a dear long-time friend — a single, middle-aged woman who has devoted the past 30 years to nursing and loves her   38   .

Knowing that she doesn’t have family in town, I   39   to give her a call. Sure enough, she was on B-shift,    40    to work late into the evening, and wouldn’t have  41     of a birthday this year. As always,    42   , she sounded cheerful and was happy that I   43   .

After I hung up, I couldn’t   44   the feeling that she would really appreciate a little attention on her special day.    45    feeling a little gloomy myself, I tried to put it out of my mind, but as the day passed I couldn’t shake the thought. I   46   gave in, and that evening set off to the hospital with a card, a cheese cake, and some balloons. My friend’s grateful smile and joyful surprise   47   me I’d done the right thing and were a generous   48   for the little effort it had taken.

When I got home, I realized that not only had I cheered up a   49   friend on her birthday, but my own gloomy feelings had also disappeared. Making her day had   50    my own!

Isn’t that the way it is   51   we take the time and make the   52   to do something for someone else? It’s like the little saying, “Loving kindness is twice blessed; it blesses him who gives, and him who   53   .”

Cheering up people on their birthdays isn’t the only thing we can do to make their day. Life constantly presents us with   54   to take an extra step or do a kind deed that will make a difference to   55   . And the wonderful thing is that as we do, it changes things for the better for us too.

36. A. positive                     B. special                            C. nervous                    D. proud

37. A. explained            B. remembered             C. complained        D. informed

38. A. family                B. training                    C. school                      D. work

39. A. continued            B. decided                    C. agreed                      D. refused

40. A. prepared             B.surprised                   C. disappointed             D. bored

41. A. little                   B. many                       C. much                       D. few

42. A. therefore             B. besides                     C. though                            D. otherwise

43. A. admitted             B. apologized                C. succeeded                 D. called

44. A. experience          B. shake                       C. imagine                    D. understand

45. A. Almost               B. Even                        C. Never                      D. Still

46. A. finally                B. luckily                            C. unhappily                 D. hardly

47. A. promised            B. advised                    C. convinced                 D. reminded

48. A. response             B. contribution              C. reward                            D. share

49. A. careless               B. curious                     C. weak                        D. lonely

50. A. troubled                     B. made                       C. wasted                            D. taken

51. A. why                   B. where                      C. when                       D. how

52. A. suggestion           B. friend                      C. call                          D. effort

53. A. tries                   B. receives                    C. expects                     D. cares

54. A. opportunities              B. dreams                    C. choices                     D. regrets

55.A. everyone             B. something                C. someone                   D. everything

 

I felt gloomy (沮丧的) the other day. The weather had been dark and rainy, and I just didn’t feel so   1  .

    As I was sitting at my desk, I   2   it was the birthday of a dear long-time friend — a single, middle-aged woman who has devoted the past 30 years to nursing and loves her   3  .

Knowing that she doesn’t have family in town, I   4  to give her a call. Sure enough, she was on B-shift,    5    to work late into the evening, and wouldn’t have  6     of a birthday this year. As always,    7   , she sounded cheerful and was happy that I   8   .

    After I hung up, I couldn’t   9   the feeling that she would really appreciate a little attention on her special day.    10    feeling a little gloomy myself, I tried to put it out of my mind, but as the day passed I couldn’t shake the thought. I   11   gave in, and that evening set off to the hospital with a card, a cheese cake, and some balloons. My friend’s grateful smile and joyful surprise   12   me I’d done the right thing and were a generous   13   for the little effort it had taken.

    When I got home, I realized that not only had I cheered up a   14   friend on her birthday, but my own gloomy feelings had also disappeared. Making her day had   15    my own!

Isn’t that the way it is   16   we take the time and make the   17   to do something for someone else? It’s like the little saying, “Loving kindness is twice blessed; it blesses him who gives, and him who   18   .”

    Cheering up people on their birthdays isn’t the only thing we can do to make their day. Life constantly presents us with   19   to take an extra step or do a kind deed that will make a difference to   20   . And the wonderful thing is that as we do, it changes things for the better for us too.

1. A. special           B. positive         C. nervous          D. proud

2. A. explained     B. complained           C. remembered       D. informed

3. A. family            B. training         C. work             D. school

4. A. decided       B. continued            C. agreed               D. refused

5. A. surprised     B. disappointed     C. bored                D. prepared

6. A. much          B. many             C. little               D. few

7. A. though            B. besides          C. therefore            D. otherwise

8. A. admitted      B. called               C. succeeded            D. apologized

9. A. experience        B. imagine          C. shake                D. understand

10. A. Almost           B. Even             C. Never                D. Still

11. A. luckily          B. finally              C. unhappily            D. hardly

12. A. convinced        B. advised          C. promised         D. reminded

13. A. response     B. contribution     C. reward               D. share

14. A. careless     B. lonely               C. weak             D. curious

15. A. troubled     B. taken                C. wasted               D. made

16. A. when         B. where                C. why              D. how

17. A. suggestion       B. friend               C. effort               D. call

18. A. tries            B. receives         C. expects          D. cares

19. A. opportunities    B. dreams           C. choices          D. regrets

20.A. someone       B. something            C. everyone         D. Everything

（九）

Wugging, or web use giving, describes the act of giving to charity at no cost to the user. By using Everyclick.com, which is being added to a number of university computers across the UK, students can raise money every time they search, but it won’t cost them a penny.

Research shows that students are extremely passionate about supporting charity — 88% of full time students have used the Internet to give to charity. This age group is often the least likely to have their own income. 19% of 22 to 24 year olds have short-term debts of more than ??5,000. With rising personal debt levels in this age group, due to university tuition fees or personal loans and a lack of long-term savings, traditional methods of donating to charity are often not appealing (有感染力的) or possible.

Beth Truman, a 21 year old recent university graduate, has used Everyclick.com to donate to her chosen charity, the RSPCA, for two years and has seen the “wugging” movement grow in popularity with students. “When you’re at university you become more socially aware, but it’s sometimes hard to give to others when you have little money yourself,” says Beth. “Wugging is great for people in this age group as it allows them to use the technology on a daily basis to give to charity, without costing them a single penny.”

Wugging is perfect for people who want to be more socially aware and supportive but don’t feel they have the means to do so. Students using the web can raise money for causes they care about without costing them anything in terms of time or money, and charities get a valuable source of funding.

Everyclick.com works like any other search engine, allowing users to search for information, news and images but users can decide which of the UK’s 170,000 charities they would like to support through their clicks. Everyclick.com then makes monthly payments to every registered charity. Launched in June 2005, Everyclick.com is now the eighth largest search engine and one of the busiest charity websites in the UK.

6. According to the passage, “wugging” is actually ______.

A. a website       

B. a charity-related action

C. a school organization 

D. a student movement

7. In the case of charity, Everyclick.com ______.

A. frees students of the financial worries

B. receives much money from students

C. offers valuable information to students

D. praises students for their money-raising

8. What does Beth Truman think of the “wugging” movement?

A. It makes Everyclick.com popular in the UK.

B. It becomes easy to do charity because of it.

C. It results in students’ more social awareness.

D. It helps students to save money.

9. From the passage, we can conclude that ______.

A. most full time students do charity on the Internet every day

B. Everyclick.com helps students pay for the college education

C. “wugging” is a win-win idea for both students and charities

D. Everyclick.com is the most successful search engine in the UK

10. What would be the best title for this passage?

A. “Wugging”, a new popular term on the Internet.

B. British people show strong interest in charity.

C. More Britain charities benefit from the Internet.

D. Students raise money for charity by “wugging”.