第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题l．5分，满分30分)
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It was a busy morning，about 8:30,when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the
hospital .I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for all appointment(约会)at 9:30
The nurse had him take a   36      in the waiting area,  37  him it would be at least 40
Minutes    38   someone would be able to see him I saw him   39   his watch and decided，
since I was    40    busy—my patient didn’t   41   at the appointed hour, I would examine
his wound .While taking care of his wound．I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment
The gentleman said no and told me that he   42   to go to the nursing home to eat
breakfast with his  43  .He told me that she had been   44   for a while and that she had a
special disease I asked if she would be    45   if he was a bit late. He replied that she   46 
knew who he was，that she had not been able t0  47   him for five years now. I was   48   ,
and asked him，“And you  49   go every morning，even though she doesn’t know who you
are?”
He smiled and said．“She doesn’t know me but I know who she is” I had to hold back
50   as he left.
Now I   51    that in marriages，true love is   52   of all that is The happiest people
don’t   53   have the best of everything；they just  54    the best of everything they have   55   isn’t  about how to live through the storm，but how to dance in the rain.
36 A breath        B.test      C seat            D break
37 A persuading    B promising  C understanding     D telling
38 A if           B before    C since           D after
39 A taking off    B．fixing    C looking at       D winding
40．A very       B also      C seldom         D not
41 A turn up      B show off    C come on        D go away
42 A needed      B forgot     C agreed          D happened
43 A daughter     B wife      C mother          D sister
44 A. late        B well       C around         D.there
45 A lonely       B worried    C doubtful         D hungry
46 A so far       B neither     C no longer        D already
47 A recognize    B answer      C believe          D expect
48 A moved     B disappointed  C surprised        D satisfied
49 A only       B.then         C.thus            D still
50．A curiosity   B tears        C words          D judgment
51 A realize     B suggest       C hope          D prove
52 A agreement   B expression    C acceptance      D exhibition
53 A necessarily   B completely    C．naturally      D frequently
54 A. learn      B make        C.favor          D.try
55 A Adventure   B Beauty       C Trust           D Life

It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the  41  . I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for an appointment at 9:30.
The nurse had him take a   42  in the waiting area,   43  him it would be at least 40 minutes   44  someone would be able to see him. I saw him   45  his watch and decided, since I was   46  busy — my patient didn’t   47  at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound. While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment.
The gentleman said no and told me that he   48  to go to the nursing home to have breakfast with his   49 . He told me that she had been   50  for a while and that she had a special disease. I asked if she would be   51  if he was a bit late. He replied that she   52  knew who he was, and that she had not been able to   53  him for five years now. I was  54  , and asked him, “And you   55  go every morning, even though she doesn’t know who you are?”
He smiled and said, “She doesn’t know me, but I know who she is.” I had to hold back  56   as he left.
Now I   57  that in marriages(婚姻), true love is acceptance of all that is. The happiest people don’t   58  have the best of everything; they just   59  the best of everything they have.   60   isn’t about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.

A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor.
The conversation soon turned into complaints about  26  in work and life. To offer his guests coffee, the  27 went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and a variety of  28  — porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some  29  , some expensive, some delicate — telling them to help themselves to the  30 .
When all the students  31  a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, "If you have  32  , all the nice-looking expensive cups have been taken up,  33 the plain and cheap ones. While it is  34  for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the  35 of your problems and stress. "
"Be assured that the cup itself adds no  36  to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even  37 what we drink. "
"What all of you really want is coffee,  38  the cup, but you  39  went for the best cups … And then you began  40 each other's cups. "
"Now consider  41 : Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain  42 , and the type of cup we have does not determine, nor  43 the quality of life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we  44 to enjoy the coffee. Fully appreciate the coffee, not the cups! Don't let the cups   45 you ... enjoy the coffee instead. "

-- ______________, I can make it home by 8:30 when the football game will be on TV.

   -- Well, it depends on how efficiently you work.

A. Apparently                              B. Fortunately          C. Hopefully                       D. Fortunately

It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the   41   . I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for an appointment at 9:30.

    The nurse had him take a   42   in the waiting area,   43   him it would be at least 40 minutes   44   someone would be able to see him. I saw him   45   his watch and decided, since I was   46   busy — my patient didn’t   47   at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound. While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment.

    The gentleman said no and told me that he   48   to go to the nursing home to have breakfast with his   49  . He told me that she had been   50   for a while and that she had a special disease. I asked if she would be   51   if he was a bit late. He replied that she   52   knew who he was, and that she had not been able to   53   him for five years now. I was   54   , and asked him, “And you   55   go every morning, even though she doesn’t know who you are?”

He smiled and said, “She doesn’t know me, but I know who she is.” I had to hold back   56    as he left.

    Now I   57   that in marriages(婚姻), true love is acceptance of all that is. The happiest people don’t   58   have the best of everything; they just   59   the best of everything they have.   60    isn’t about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.

1.A. school          B. hospital        C. station          D. bank

2.A. breath           B. test       C. seat         D. break

3.A. persuading         B. promising    C. understanding    D. telling

4.A. if                 B. before       C. since        D. after

5.A. taking off     B. giving up    C. looking at       D. getting into

6.A. very               B. also             C. seldom       D. not

7.A. turn up                B. take in          C. come on  D. go away

8.A. needed             B. forgot           C. agreed       D. happened

9.A. daughter       B. wife         C. mother           D. sister

10.A. late          B. well     C. around               D. there

11.A. lonely            B. worried          C. doubtful         D. hungry

12.A. so far                B. neither          C. no longer    D. already

13.A. recognize         B. answer           C. believe      D. expect

14.A. moved     B. disappointed     C. surprised    D. satisfied

15.A. only          B. then         C. thus             D. still

16.A. chat      B. tears            C. words        D. judgement

17.A. realize               B. suggest      C. hope     D. prove

18.A. necessarily   B. completely   C. naturally        D. frequently

19.A. learn         B. make             C. favor            D. try

20.A. Adventure     B. Beauty           C. Trust        D. Life