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II.完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 

With arms spread wide and smiling with joy, Bobby and Margaret Valsechi meet for the first time. It's a(n)17which captures happiness so much that you can almost touch it. The story behind it, 18 ， is really sad. Just 23 months ago, Margaret's son Stephen 19 in an accident. With great sadness, she decided to 20 his organs for transplant(器官移植).It was a decision that was to  21  Bobby's life.

Born with a heart illness, Bobby 22to live a normal life. But he had become increasingly 23 over the past two years. In March 2010, Bobby was placed on the waiting list for a new heart. His condition got 24 so rapidly that he'd spent five months in hospital, waiting for the 25 . Without it, he had possibly only weeks to live. "While I was waiting for the transplant? it was a(n) 26 of excitement and fear," Bobby recalled. " 27 , the hospital got a possible heart and it turned out to be a good enough 28 ."

   29 Margaret's brave decision, now Bobby is able to live his life to the 30 Grateful for the second chance to 31， Bobby sent Marga?ret a letter expressing his thanks. To their joy, they did 32 with each other two weeks ago and everyone was moved at that moment. "I wanted her to 33 me and how well her son has made me," says Bobby. "I was nervous about meeting Margaret. But the moment I saw Margaret, I could see how 34 she was to meet me. To be able to thank her in person was wonderful. There are no words to 35  how special it was."

   "I never felt it was 36to have another person's heart beating in my body, because my body has accepted it happily. Now I feel I'm looking after it for someone else, and it's looking after me as well."

17.  A. honour        B.  place         C.  chance         D. moment

18.  A. besides        B.  at least      C.  as well         D. however

19.  A. died          B. escaped             C.  appeared       D. suffered

20.  A. sell           B.  check           C.  donate         D. take

21.  A. risk           B.  save            C.  gain            D. join

22.  A. aimed         B.  hated          C.  managed            D. pretended

23.  A. ill             B.  busy            C.  clever         D. free

24.  A. better           B. worse            C.  rarer          D. higher

25.  A. medicine         B.  doctor         C.  family           D. transplant

26.  A. exercise       B.  mixture        C.  light             D. dream

27.  A. Actually          B.  Fairly            C.  Luckily        D. Gradually

28.  A. organ          B.  tip             C.  treatment       D. match

29.  A. In spite of         B.  Thanks to      C.  Regardless of          D.  But for

30.  A. long            B.  old           C.  full             D. last

31.  A. live            B.  smile         C.  think            D. speak

32.  A. meet           B.  connect        C.  agree            D. work

33.  A. love            B.  see             C.  punish         D. admire

34.  A. anxious              B.  thankful         C.  happy          D. painful

35.  A. write              B.  draw           C.  imagine            D. describe

36.  A. strange           B.  common             C. interesting          D. easy

Answer 1

Margaret的儿子Stephen在一场车祸中丧生了 ，尽管悲痛欲绝，她依然决定把儿子的心脏捐献给一名陌生患者Bobby。 H为她的善举，一个年轻的生命得以延续。

17. D前面说到Bobby和Margaret第一次见面，因此这是一个令人髙兴的时刻。

18.D虽然当时的见面很温g，但是它背后的故事却令人心碎。根据上下文可知， 此处是转折关系，故用however,

19 A根据下文捐献器官的情节可知，Margaret的儿子Stephen在车祸中丧生了。

20. C根据下文内容可知，尽管悲痛欲绝，Margaret决定把儿子的器官捐赠出去。

21. B根据下文内容可知，Stephen的器官移植给Bobby,挽救了他的生命。'

22. C虽然Bobby天生有心脏病，但是他一直尽力过着正常的生活。

23. A根据下文内容可知，Bobby住院，'J要新的心脏，故在过去的两年中他的病情逐渐恶化。

24. B 根据该句中"…that he'd spent five months in hospital, waiting for the..."可知，Bobby的病情迅速恶化，不得不住进医院，等待器官移植。

25.D -

26. B在等待移植的过程中Bobby既激动又害怕，心情复杂。

27. C医院得到了一个捐赠的心脏，这对Bobby来说是幸运的。

28. D根据上下文语境可知，Stephen的器官很适合Bobby。 match合适，匹配。

29.B多亏有了 Margaret勇敢的决定，Bobby才得以重生，继续生活。thanks to幸亏，多亏。

30. C通过移植Stephen的器官，Bobby以后就可以充分享受生活了。 to the full完全地，充分地。

31. A有了 Stephen的器官，Bobby得到了重生的机会。

32. A 根据文章开头"With arms spread wide and smiling with joy, Bobby and Mar?garet Valsechi meet for the first time."可知,Bobby和Stephen的母亲Margaret 终于在两周前见面了。

33. B   Bobby想让Stephen的母亲Margaret看看拥有Stephen心脏的自己。

34. C   由上下文可知Margaret见到Bobby时很高兴。

35. D能够当面感谢Margaret对Bobby来说是非常兴奋的，没有任何语言能够描述他当时的特别的心情。

36. A 根据该段的"...because my body has accepted it happily."可知，手术很成功， 因此Bobby对体内有别人的心脏并不感觉奇怪。