二. 完形填空(30分)

I will never forget one thing, mainly because I learned the meaning of kindness then.

    A few years ago, I went running on a 16  day. It was my favorite activity because the 17   were so clean when it rained. 18  , I saw an old man with  19  clothes picking cans out of a rubbish bin. When I ran past him, I didn’t know 20   I should give him my umbrella. As I was thinking, I was still  21   . But I finally decided to give him my umbrella, as I knew he needed the umbrella much more than I needed it,   22   I ran back, gave him the umbrella and said, “You  23   this more than I do.” To my  24  , he took it with a big smile on his face and repeated, “Thank you! Thank you! God bless you.” I hadn’t expected he would  25  it so much. I walked away feeling  26  . I turned back one last minute and  27  him still smiling. “It was just an umbrella,” I thought, not  28  that it was the  29  that made him happy. He might feel that he wasn’t  30  in the world.

    A few weeks later, when I was running on the same street on a bright sunny day, I  31  the same man who was in the same clothes sitting down resting. The only  32  was my umbrella right beside him, looking like he  33  it. It was very clean and neatly placed. At that moment, I realized it didn’t  34  that I couldn’t give him a house or a job. I only did what I was able to and it made a whole lot of  35  seem to go away.

16. A. snowy         B. sunny        C. cloudy          D. rainy

17. A. parks            B. paths        C. streets       D. gyms

18. A. Hopefully   B. Unfortunately       C. Surprisingly  D. Suddenly

19. A. nice                 B. wet          C. funny      D. clean

20. A. whether           B. when                C. why            D. how

21. A. smiling     B. looking             C. running            D. walking

22. A. for          B. when                C. since           D. so

23. A. care        B. need            C. enjoy           D. like

24. A. excitement  B. disappointment  C. joy      D. surprise

25. A. favor           B. love            C. appreciate   D. admire

26. A. high                 B. good          C. scared     D. amused

27. A. saw                  B. heard                  C. imagined  D. sensed

28. A. expecting  B. watching             C. realizing     D. feeling

29. A. trust           B. confidence        C. respect          D. kindness

30. A. small          B. alone           C. bothered          D. useless

31. A. cared about B. called on     C. passed by   D.looked after

32. A. achievement B. sign             C. choice             D. difference

33. A. valued    B. remembered       C. honored      D. washed

34.A change       B. occur         C. hurt         D. matter

35.A.sadness      B. suffering       C. rudeness     D. feeling

二. 完形填空(30分)
I will never forget one thing, mainly because I learned the meaning of kindness then.
A few years ago, I went running on a 16  day. It was my favorite activity because the 17   were so clean when it rained. 18  , I saw an old man with  19  clothes picking cans out of a rubbish bin. When I ran past him, I didn’t know 20   I should give him my umbrella. As I was thinking, I was still  21   . But I finally decided to give him my umbrella, as I knew he needed the umbrella much more than I needed it,   22   I ran back, gave him the umbrella and said, “You  23   this more than I do.” To my  24  , he took it with a big smile on his face and repeated, “Thank you! Thank you! God bless you.” I hadn’t expected he would  25  it so much. I walked away feeling  26  . I turned back one last minute and  27  him still smiling. “It was just an umbrella,” I thought, not  28  that it was the  29  that made him happy. He might feel that he wasn’t  30  in the world.
A few weeks later, when I was running on the same street on a bright sunny day, I  31  the same man who was in the same clothes sitting down resting. The only  32  was my umbrella right beside him, looking like he  33  it. It was very clean and neatly placed. At that moment, I realized it didn’t  34  that I couldn’t give him a house or a job. I only did what I was able to and it made a whole lot of  35  seem to go away.
16. A. snowy      B. sunny    C. cloudy       D. rainy
17. A. parks         B. paths      C. streets       D. gyms
18. A. Hopefully   B. Unfortunately   C. Surprisingly  D. Suddenly
19. A. nice           B. wet        C. funny     D. clean
20. A. whether        B. when             C. why         D. how
21. A. smiling   B. looking          C. running        D. walking
22. A. for            B. when             C. since         D. so
23. A. care      B. need          C. enjoy        D. like
24. A. excitement  B. disappointment  C. joy           D. surprise
25. A. favor        B. love         C. appreciate   D. admire
26. A. high            B. good         C. scared     D. amused
27. A. saw             B. heard              C. imagined        D. sensed
28. A. expecting  B. watching        C. realizing   D. feeling
29. A. trust        B. confidence      C. respect        D. kindness
30. A. small       B. alone         C. bothered        D. useless
31. A. cared about B. called on     C. passed by        D.looked after
32. A. achievement B. sign         C. choice          D. difference
33. A. valued  B. remembered      C. honored    D. washed
34.A change       B. occur         C. hurt         D. matter
35.A.sadness      B. suffering       C. rudeness     D. feeling

     When the population of the town began to ____(1) from poisoning, the police came to find the cause of the poison. They thought someone was ____(2) the people on purpose but no one knew how it was possible. Some people suspected that the ____(3)   was poisoned. It was a popular food everyone ate and it could have possibly made everyone sick. Anyone who had taken _____(4) of pork would throw it out. Even the poorest of the poor wouldn’t eat it. Signs were _____(5) on poles and letters were sent to everyone to ____(6) people of the park. Shortly afterwards, even policemen in high positions were also getting _____(7).

     Soon it became political and popular._____(8) rushed to the town to talk about politics and promised how they would find the solution if they were _____(9).Everyone was so _____(10) that they didn’t care about politics. They went to the post office to mail posts out asking for _____(11).The poor town didn’t know how to deal with the _____(12).One day, a well-known man from New York came to the town with a huge box _____(13) many instruments and his possessions. He went to ____(14) and the port made measurements. He was quiet and polite. Then one day he made a speech at a newspaper meeting room to _____(15) his findings.

     “I am sorry to _____(16)your water supply is so heavily polluted; it is poisoned. I know who has been poisoning you for such a long time._____(17) is you who have been poisoning yourselves with pollution. A great deal of_____(18) has been thrown into the water day by day. No one here has taken good care of the environment. It is no _____(19) that you have been sick.”______(20) at the news, the people present were lost in thought.

1) A) struggle            B) suffer           C) experience          D) benefit

2) A) saving                    B) killing           C) poisoning           D) robbing

3) A) port                      B) porridge        C) pork               D) potato

4) A) possession         B) care            C) notice              D) hold

5) A) delivered           B) posted          C) put up             D) shown

6) A) inform             B) remind          C) warn               D) tell

7) A) worried                   B) angry           C) upset              D) sick

8) A) Architects                 B) Physicians       C) Politicians          D) Environmentalists

9) A) elected            B) saved           C) helped             D) rescued

10) A) sick             B) fine            C) happy              D) disappointed

11) A) advice           B) help           C) cure               D) medicine

12) A) action            B) situation        C) solution             D) suggestion

13) A) including          B) accepting       C) containing          D) equipped with

14) A) parks             B) schools         C) hospitals            D) pools

15) A) display           B) discuss         C) declare             D) announce

16) A) talk              B) speak          C) say                D) tell

17) A) That             B) It              C) This               D) One

18) A) rubbish           B) fish          C) pork               D) dust

19) A) question          B) reason        C) wonder            D) longer

20) A) Shocked          B) Excited       C) Tired              D) Frightened

There is one thing I will never forget, mainly because I learned the meaning of kindness then.

One day when I was in junior school, I went running on a   26  day. It was my favorite activity because the   27  were so clean when it rained.   28  , I saw an old man with  29   clothes picking cans out of a rubbish bin. When I ran past him, I didn’t know  30   I should give him my umbrella. As I was thinking, I was still  31  . But I finally decided to give him my umbrella, as I knew he needed the umbrella much more than I needed it,   32     I ran back, give him the umbrella and said, “You  33    this more than I do.” To my   34  , he took it with a big smile on his face and repeated, “Thank you! Thank you! God bless you. ” I hadn’t expected he would   35  it so much. I walked away feeling   36  . I turned back on last minute and   37   him still smiling. “It was just an umbrella.” I thought, not   38   that it was the   39   that made him happy. He might feel that he wasn’t  40  in the world.

A few weeks later, when I was running on the same street on a bright sunny day, I   41   the same man in the same clothes sitting down resting. The only   42  was my umbrella right beside him, looking like he   43  it. It was very clean and neatly placed. At that moment, I realized it didn’t   44   that I couldn’t give him a house or a job. I only did what I was able to and it made a whole lot of   45  seem to go away.

26. A. snowy           B. sunny             C. cloudy          D. rainy      

27. A. parks            B. paths              C. streets          D. gyms   

28. A. Hopefully        B. Unfortunately      C. Surprisingly      D. Suddenly         

29. A. nice             B. wet              C. funny            D. clean      

30. A. whether          B. when             C. why            D. how

31. A. smiling          B. looking            C. running         D. walking  

32. A. for              B. when             C. since            D. so

33. A. care             B. need             C. enjoy             D. like

34. A. excitement       B. disappointment     C. joy               D. surprise

35. A. favor            B. love              C. appreciate         D. admire

36. A. high            B. good              C. scared            D. amused

37. A. saw             B. heard             C. imagined          D. sensed

38. A. expecting        B. watching           C. realizing          D. feeling

39. A. trust            B. confidence          C. respect           D. kindness

40. A. small            B. alone              C. bothered         D. useless 

41. A. cared about       B. called on           C. passed by        D. looked after

42. A. achievement      B. sign               C. choice           D. difference

43. A. valued           B. remembered        C. honored          D. washed

44. A. change           B. occur             C. hurt              D. matter

45. A. happiness        B. suffering           C. rudeness          D. feeling

Once upon a time, there was a small village. This village had a srange 36 . Each spring, any boy that had reached the age of majority (成年年龄) was given land and money to 37 a home. The boy had to 38 his home before winter. If his home failed to survive the winter weather, the villagers could not help him in any way.

One spring, Paul and Marc reached the age of majority. They 39 their land and money and decided to search nearby villages for 40 on building their homes. In each village, they found the nicest 41 and talked to the owners. Each owner gladly offered 42 .

After Marc saw several homes, he 43 the best ideas and went back to his own land. Paul, 44 , continued collecting more ideas. Soon he had so many great ideas that he began to 45 some of them. But he always believed he could find even better ideas in the next village.

Marc began building his home. He had several 46 starts, but his home gradually rose from his land. By fall, Marc finished his home. It wasn’t 47 , but it was strong and he would improve it later.

The first snow came and Paul, realizing he was running out of 48 , rushed back to his land. He built the best home he could in the time he had, but it was 49 . The first winter snowstorm damaged his home and he 50 to death. The villagers felt pity for his loss.

Marc 51 the winter. He became a leader in the village, raised a family, and lived a 52 life.

Knowledge is only 53 power. It becomes 54 only when it is organized into definite (明确的) plans of 55 and directed to a definite end.

36. A. festival B. tradition C. atmosphere D. person

37. A. build B. repair C. paint D. visit

38. A. abandon B. complete C. find D. leave

39. A. lost B. hid C. earned D. received

40. A. places B. tools C. ideas D. chances

41. A. parks B. homes C. shops D. shelters

42. A. advice B. money C. rewards D. jobs

43. A. supported B. encouraged C. gathered D. produced

44. A. otherwise B. anyway C. therefore D. however

45. A. translate B. sell C. forget D. replace

46. A. false B. slow C. smooth D. successful

47. A. perfect B. small C. clean D. bright

48. A. energy B. time C. food D. oil

49. A. amazing B. funny C. ugly D. weak

50. A. was burnt B. was scared C. froze D. starved

51. A. hated B. survived C. liked D. avoided

52. A. good B. hard C. dull D. fast

53. A. legal B. dangerous C. potential D. popular

54. A. thought B. imagination C. land D. power

55. A. point B. promise C. duty D. action