第四节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

I used to live selfishly, I should admit. But one moment changed me.

I was on my lunch break and had 26 the office to ger something to eat . On the way, I 27 a

Busker(街头艺人)，with a hat in front of him. I had some 28 in my pocker, but I would not give them to him, thinking to myself he would 29 use the money to feed his addiction to drugs or alcohol. He 30 like that type-young and ragged. 31 what was I going to spend the money on ? Only to feed my addiction to Coca-Cola or chocolate! I then 32 I had no right to place myself above 33 just because he was busking.

I 34 and dropped all the coins into his 35, and he smiled at me, I watched for a while. As 36 as it sounds, I expected something more to come from that moment—a feeling of 37 or satifaction, for example. But nothing happened 38 , I walked off. “It proved to be a waste of 39 ,”I thought.

On my way home at the end of the 40, I saw the busker again and he was 41 . I watched him pick up the hat and walk 42 a cafe counter. There he poured the 43 contents into a tin collecting 44 an earthquake fund-raising(募捐) event. He was busking for charity(慈善)！

Now I donate any 45 I have to charity tins and enjoy the feeling of giving.

26____

A. left

B. cleaned

C. prepared

D.searched

完形填空。On May 27, 1995, our life was suddenly changed. It happened a few minutes past three,1my husband,

Chris, fell from his horse as it jumped over a fence. Chris was paralyzed (瘫痪) from the chest down, unable to

breathe normally. As he was thrown from his horse, we entered into a life of2with lots of unexpected

challenges. We went from the "haves" to the "have-nots". Or so we thought.

3what we discovered later were all the gifts that came out of sharing difficulties. We came to learn that

something wonderful could happen in a disaster (灾难). All over the world people4Chris so much that letters

and postcards poured in every day. By the end of the third week in a medical center in Virginia, about 35,000

pieces of5had been received and sorted.

As6, we opened letter after letter. They gave us comfort and became a source of strength for us. We

used them to7ourselves. I would go to the pile of letters marked with "Funny" if we needed a8, or to the

"Disabled" box to find advice from people in wheelchairs or even in bed living happily and successfully.

These letters, we realized, had to be shared. And so here we offer one of them to you.

Dear Chris,

My husband and I were so sorry to hear of your9accident last week. No doubt your family and your

friends are giving you the strength to face this10challenge. People everywhere are also giving you best

wishes every day and we are among those who are keeping you close.

Yours Sincerely,Nancy Reagan() 1. A. since

() 2. A. disability

() 3. A. So

() 4. A. wrote for

() 5. A. news

() 6. A. patients

() 7. A. encourage

() 8. A. cry

() 9. A. driving

() 10. A. technicalB. before

B. possession

B. For

B. cared for

B. paper

B. a family

B. express

B. laugh

B. flying

B. differentC. when

C. inconvenience

C. Or

C. hoped for

C. equipment

C. nurses

C. control

C. chat

C. running

C. difficultD. while

D. experience

D. Yet

D. s

三）完形填空（共20小题，每小题1. 5分，满分30分）

One afternoon，my son Adam asked me，“Are all people the same even if they are different in color?”

I thought for a minute，and then I said，“I’ll explain, _21_ you can just wait until we make a quick 22 at the grocery store. I have something 23 to show you.＂

At the grocery store， we 24 some apples—red，green and yellow ones．Back home．I told Adam，＂It’s time to 25 your question．”I put one

apple of each 26 on the table．Then I looked at Adam, who had a 27 look on his face.

“People are like apples．They come in all 28 colors，shapes and sizes．On the 29 ,some of the apples may not 30 look as delicious as the others．”As I was talking, Adam was 31 each one carefully.

Then, I took each of the apples and peeled（削皮）them, 32 them back on the table, but 33 a different place.

“Okay, Adam, tell me which is which.”

He said, “I 34 tell. They all look the same now.” “Take a bite of 35 . See if that helps you 36 which one is which.”

He took 37 , and then a huge smile came across his face. “People are 38 like apples! They are all different, but once you 39 the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside.”

He totally 40 it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.

21．A．although B．so C．because D．if