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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，从每题所给的（A、B、C和D）四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

In the doorway, I looked closely at my 23-year-old son, Daniel. In a few hours he’d be flying to France to   36   a different life. I wanted to     37   him some words. But nothing came from my lips, and this was not the    38   time I had had such moments.

         When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop. He asked, “What is it going to be like, Dad? Can I do it?” Then he walked    39   the steps of the bus and disappeared inside. The bus drove away and I said nothing. Ten years later, a similar   40   played itself out. I drove him to college. As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to give him   41   and confidence as he started his new life. Again, words   42    me.

         Now before him, I thought of those    43   opportunities. How many times have I let such moments   44   , only not to tell him what he has    45     to me. Or what he might    46   to face in the years ahead.

         What does it matter if a father never tells his son what he really thinks of him?    47    I knew it did matter. My father and I loved each other. Yet, I always    48   never hearing him put his    49   into words. Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten. Why is it so    50  to tell a son something from the heart?

       My mouth turned dry, but finally I said, “Daniel, if I could have picked, I would have picked you.” That's all I could say. He hugged me. For a moment, the world   51   , and there were just Daniel and me. He was saying something, but I couldn't hear, for tears misted my eyes. All I was      52      of was the stubble(短须) on his chin as his face pressed    53    mine. What I had said to Daniel was short and    54  . It was nothing to others. However, it was    55   to me.

36. A. experience          B. spend                C. enjoy                D. shape

37. A. show          B. give          C. leave          D. instruct

38. A. last                    B. first          C. very                  D. next 

39. A. upward               B. into                  C. down                D. up

40. A. sign                    B. scene                C. scenery             D. sight

41. A. interest              B. instruction         C. courage             D. direction

42. A. failed          B. discouraged    C. struck           D. troubled

43. A. future          B. embarrassing    C. obvious       D. lost

44. A. last            B. pass          C. fly                    D. remain

45. A. counted                     B. mean                C. valued               D. earned

46. A. think                  B. want                 C. expect               D. wish

47. A. But                    B. And                  C. Instead        D. So

48. A. wondered            B. regretted           C. minded       D. tried

49. A. views                 B. actions                     C. feelings             D. attitudes

50. A. important            B. strange        C. hard          D. great

51. A. disappeared     B. changed       C. progressed         D. advanced

52. A. afraid            B. proud               C. aware            D. tired

53. A. by                 B. against          C. on                 D. with

54. A. simple         B. gentle          C. meaningful       D. moving

55. A. none          B. all            C. anything        D. everything

Just recently I had been wondering if there was much point in doing little acts of kindness. So often they get   36 , and occasionally they come back to bite you!

    Then, just last week, after a long travel, I found myself   37   at a bus station. The bus was four hours late! So, I guess I wasn’t in a good   38  .

    That’s when a woman asked me if I had any spare   39   to help her get a bus ticket.

   “Oh, sure,” I said sarcastically (挖苦地). “How much would you like?”

    As I spoke, I mentally kicked myself for my  40   and reached into my bag for some money. As I handed her five dollars, I heard low sounds from her stomach because of real    41  .

    I reached back into my bag and brought out a   42   I had bought earlier. I handed it to her with a(n)   43   that I hoped would make up for my earlier tone of voice. Getting a   44   look at her now, I realized she was extremely tired, like she had had several months of   45   days!

    As she took the food, a look of   46   washed over her. In return, she tried to give me a Milwaukee bus ticket! I don’t live in Milwaukee and the ticket will probably   47   be used, but I took it.

    A few minutes later she came back over, apologized, and told me she was still  48   of five dollars. I took some singles out of my bag and slipped a twenty in there as well.   49 , the voice in my head told me I was being a fool.

Five minutes later she came back again and tried to   50   my twenty. When I said it was for her so she could get something else to   51 , and that I was completely serious and I wasn’t taking it   52  , she started crying and hugged me.

    From now on, when I wonder if it is   53   trying to help someone, I will remember that woman. Maybe I am really making a   54   for someone. So, sure, sometimes my efforts might not be noticed, and sometimes they might come back to bite me, but they might actually   55   another human being!

1.A. ignored                 B. appreciated               C. acknowledged              D. forgiven

2.A. examined            B. trapped               C. confused                      D. delayed

3. A. habit                   B. place                  C. mood                        D. situation

4.A. change                  B. time                   C. hand                       D. energy

5. A. appearance             B. attitude                   C. selfishness                   D. experience

6.A. pain                 B. anxiety                    C. hunger                     D. fear

7.A. souvenir            B. ticket                  C. gift                       D. cake

8.A. shout                B. smile                  C. apology                    D. praise

9.A. quick                B. gentle                 C. good                        D. cold

10.A. dark                B. tough                  C. mysterious                 D. special

11. A. relief                 B. regret                 C. doubt                      D. anger

12. A. once               B. often                  C. sometimes                  D. never

13. A. ashamed               B. aware                  C. short                           D. proud

14. A. Eventually            B. However                C. Therefore                  D. Besides

15.A. return             B. show                   C. share                      D. earn

16.A. do                  B. trade                  C. add                         D. eat 

17.A. away                B. out                    C. back                       D. over

18.A. hard                B. fun                    C. useless                        D. worth

19.A. difference             B. profit                     C. decision                       D. suggestion 

20.A. excite                  B. help           C. educate                        D. inspire