第二节:完形填空(共20小题.每小题1.5分.共30分) A lesson in caring It was a cold evening and my dau

第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，共30分）

A lesson in caring

It was a cold eveningand my daughter and I were walking up Broadway．I didn’t notice aguy sitting inside a cardboard box．But Nora did．Shewasn’t even four, but she __36__ at my coat and said, “That man’s cold, Daddy,__37__ we take him home?”

I don’t remember myreply．But I do remember a sudden __38__ feeling inside me．Ihad always been delighted at how much my daughter noticed in her __39__,whether it was __40__ in flight or children playing．Butnow she was noticing __41__ and beggary．

A few days later, I sawan article in the newspaper about volunteers who picked up a food package froma nearby school on a Sunday morning and __42__ it to an elderly person．Itwas quick and easy．I __43__ us up．Nora was __44__about it．She could understand the importance of food, soshe could easily see how __45__ our job was．When Sunday came,she was ready, but I had to __46__ myself to leave the house to fetch the foodpackage．On the way to the school, I fought an urge toturn __47__．The Sunday paper and coffee were waiting for meat home．Why do this? __48__, we phoned the elderlyperson we’d been appointed．She __49__ us right over．

The building was in abad state．Facing us was a silver-haired woman in an olddress．She took the package and asked us to come in．Noraran inside．I unwillingly followed．__50_inside, I saw that the apartment belonged to someone poor．Ourhostess showed us some photos． Nora played and when it came time to say good-bye,we three hugged, I walked home in tears．

Professionals call sucha（n） __51__ a “volunteer opportunity”．Theyare opportunities, and I’ve come to see．Where else but asvolunteers do you have the opportunity to do something __52__ that’s good forothers as well as for yourself? Nora and I regularly serve meals to needypeople and __53__ clothes for the homeless．Yet, as I’ve __54__her grow over these past four years, I still wonder ------ which of us has __55__more?

36．A．pulled         B．glanced      C．pointed      D．aimed

37．A．would         B．can     C．need  D．must

38．A．general      B．funny C．heavy          D．simple

39．A．area   B．part   C．eyesight     D．world

40．A．insects       B．animals      C．plants         D．birds

41．A．coldness    B．illness         C．suffering    D．ignorance

42．A．delivered   B．returned    C．devoted     D．posted

43．A．held   B．hurried       C．signed        D．lined

44．A．casual         B．sorry  C．astonished         D．excited

45．A．creative     B．valuable     C．shocking    D．simple

46．A．warn  B．stop   C．allow D．push

47．A．back   B．away C．up       D．out

48．A．Therefore  B．Obviously   C．Still     D．Also

49．A．called          B．promised   C．invited        D．helped

50．A．Although    B．Once  C．Because     D．Though

51．A．stay   B．visit    C．adventure D．challenge

52．A．fair     B．famous       C．difficult       D．enjoyable

53．A．collect        B．make C．order D．wear

54．A．let      B．made C．watched    D．noticed

55．A．increased  B．benefited   C．tried  D．seized              

试题答案

【答案】

36—40 ABCDD  41—45CACDB   46—50 DACCB  51—55 BDACB  

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