第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

I remember one Thanksgiving when our family had no money and no food, and someone came knocking on our door. A man was __36_____ there with a huge box of food, a giant turkey and even some ___37___to cook it in. I couldn’t ___38_____it. My dad demanded, “Who are you? Where are you from?” The stranger announced, “I’m here because a friend of yours knows you’re in need and that you wouldn’t accept ___39_____help, so I’ve brought this for you. Have a great Thanksgiving.” My father said, “No, no, we ___40_____ accept this.” The stranger replied, “You don’t have ___41_____” , closed the door and left.

Obviously that experience had a profound impact(深刻影响)on my life. I ____42____myself that someday I would do well enough financially ___43____ I could do the same thing for other people. By the time I was eighteen I had created my Thanksgiving ritual(习惯). I would go out __44_____ and buy enough food for one or two __45_____. Then I would dress like a delivery boy, go to the ____46____ neighborhood and just knock on a ___47_____ . I always ___48_____ a note that explained my Thanksgiving experience ____49____a kid. The note said, “All that I ask __50______is that you take good enough care of __51_____ so that someday you can do the same thing for someone else.” I have received more from this annual ritual than I have from any amount of ___52_____ I’ve ever earned.

Years ago I was in New York City with my new wife during Thanksgiving. She was sad because we were not with our family. ___53____she would be home decorating the house for Christmas, but we were ___54_____ in a hotel room. When I told her what I always did on Thanksgiving, she got excited.

We packed enough food for seven families for thirty days and went to buildings where half a dozen people lived in one room with no electricity and no heat in winter surrounded by rats, cockroaches(蟑螂)and the smell of urine(尿). It was both an ___55______realization that people lived in this way and a truly fulfilling experience to make even a small difference.

36. A. speaking　　　　 B. standing　　　　 C. looking　　　 D. shouting

37. A. meat　　　　 　B. vegetables　　　 C. pans　　　　 D. firewood

38. A. believe　　　　 B. accept　　　　　 C. help　　　　 D. refuse

39. A. direct　　　　　 B. some　　　　　 C. our　　　　　 D. any

40. A. may not　　　　 B. needn’t　　　　 C. can’t　　　　 D. daren’t

41. A. any money　　　 B. a choice　　　　 C. food　　　　 D. a turkey

42. A. permitted　　　 B. promised　　　 C. asked　　　　 D. said

43. A. when　　　　　 B. so that　　　　　 C. even if　　　　 D. as if

44. A. driving　　　　 B. playing　　　　 C. offering　　　 　D. shopping

45. A. people　　　　　 B. children　　　　 C. families　　　 D. days

46. A. nearest　　　　 B. farthest　　　　 C. largest　　　　 D. poorest

47. A. house　　　　　 B. door　　　　　 C. window　　　 D. gate

48. A. concluded　　　 B. included　　 　　C. wrote　　　　 D. took

49. A. like　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　 C. as　　　　　 D. to

50. A. in return　　　　 B. later　　　　　 C. in future　　　 D. for

51. A. others　　　　 B. yourself　　　　 C. your family　　 D. the presents

52. A. warmth　　　 　B. thanks　　　　　 C. money　　　　 D. encouragement

53. A. Unfortunately　 B. Obviously　　　 C. Normally　　　 D. Gradually

54. A. stuck　　　　　 B. excited　　　　 C. free　　　　　　 D. delighted

55. A. exciting　　　 B. astonishing　　　 C. encouraging　　 D. Outstanding

35．(　 )　　 　and happy, Tony stood up and accepted the prize.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 A．surprising　　　　　 B．Being surprised　　　　　 C．Surprised　　　　　　 D．To be surprising

34．(　 )He found them 　　　at a table 　　　chess.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 A．sat; to play　　　　 B．sitting; to play　　　　　　 C．seated; playing　　　　　 D．seat; playing

33．(　 )Although she has a lot of problems, she managed to remain 　　　.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 A．optimistic　　　　　 B．cautious　　　　　　　 C．concert　　　　　　　　 D．anxious

32．(　 )The old professor told us that every part of the materials should be made use of _________the station.

A. building　　 B. to build　　 C. build　　 D. 　being build

31．(　 )-----Can i pay the bill by check?

　　　　　 ------Sorry, sir. But it is the management rules of our hotel that payment _________ be made in cash.

A. shall　　 B. can　　　 C. will　 D. may