第四节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was on my lunch break in the city，enjoying a salad at an outdoor café, when a shabby homeless lady came walking towards me．She was yelling and    26    everyone who walked past her for spare  27  and she looked like a mess．My  28  reaction was fear．．．to close off and hope she didn’t come near me，but she did．1 was on the phone and when she    29  yelling，I said，“I’m on the phone，”in the nicest way I could，assuring myself what she needed was a lesson in   30  . She walked away ,mumbling (自言自语)，”I’m  31  you . I’m sorry, I’m sorry. I’ll leave”. And she turned the corner.
32  , I would feel relieved or satisfied, but something in me couldn’t  33   . Without another thought, I looked in my   34   for the spare change I had, Even I started searching through my entire purse, the pockets, everything for all of the change I could   35  find to give.
I got up and walked towards this lady and gave her all I  36 ．She held my hand and said，“Thank you!” Her hand was  37  and dirty，but I didn’t mind 38  her hand．1 wanted to be there for her for some reason，when normally I would   39   the other way．She looked at me and said，“Will you touch my face?’’And for some reason，I did．I put my hand on her cheek and she started to    40   . I could  41   it was as if she had not been touched by a loving, soft hand in ages,   42  . And so I held it there, trying to  43   her with my heart open. It was powerful.
She thanked me and walked away quietly. And I walked away with an open heart, trying to   44  sense of what had just happened. It changed something in me and has made me want to be a   45   person to the people I meet during my day.
26.  A. greeting            B. praising       C. applying       D. begging
27.  A. change          B. room          C. clothes        D. food
28.   A. usual              B. instant        C. 1ast           D. general
29.   A. came across        B. came out      C. came over     D. came through
30.   A. attitude            B. trouble        C. practice       D. manners
31.   A. calling            B. hurting       C. annoying      D. abusing
32.   A. Fortunately         B. Normally            C. Luckily       D. Unfortunately
33.  A. rest             B. appear        C. enjoy          D. exist
34.   A. car              B. table         C. wallet         D. seat
35.  A. necessarily         B. possibly       C. deliberately    D. certainly
36.  A. earned             B. searched      C. found         D. mad
37.   A. soft              B. rough         C. 1arge         D. neat
38.   A. washing            B. waving        C. wiping        D. holding
39.   A. lead              B. set            C. turn          D. show
40.  A. cry                B. 1augh          C. yell           D. shout
41.   A. expect             B. sense          C. know         D. 1earn
42.  A . if  necessary       B. if any         C. if so          D. if ever
43.   A. persuade           B. comfort       C. entertain      D. amuse
44.  A. take               B. get           C. catch          D. make
45.  A. kinder             B. richer         C. wiser         D. happier

Jenny was almost five. Waiting with her mother at the checkout stand, she saw a circle of white peals in a box. “Oh please, Mommy .Can I have them? Please, mommy, please!”

Quickly the mother checked the back of the little box and said ,” That’s almost $2.00. If you really like them, I’ll think of some extra chores for you and in no time you can save enough money to buy them for yourself.”

Then Jenny began doing more chores at home and did housework for neighbors. On her birthday, Grandma gave her another new dollar bill and she had enough money to buy the necklace.

Jenny loved her pearls. She wore them everywhere, even to bed.

Jenny had a very loving daddy and every night when she was ready for bed, he would stop whatever he was doing and come upstairs to read her a story. One night when he finished the story, he asked Jenny, “Do you love me?”

“Oh yes, Daddy. You know that I love you.”

“Then give me your pearls.”

“Oh, Daddy, not my pearls. But you can have my Princess.”

“That’s okay, Honey. Daddy loves you. Good night. ”And he brushed her cheek with a kiss.

About a week later, after the story time, Jenny’s daddy asked for the pearls again. And Jenny refused him again.

A few nights later when her daddy came in, Jenny was sitting on her bed with her legs crossed. As he came close, he noticed one silent tear rolling down her cheek.

“What is it, Jenny? What’s the matter?”

Jenny didn’t say anything but lifted her little hand up to her daddy. And when she opened it, there was her little necklace. She finally said, “Here, Daddy. It’s for you.”

With tears gathering in his own eyes, Jenny’s kind daddy reached out with one hand to take the dime-store necklace, and with the other hand to reach into his pocket and pull out a blue case with genuine(真的) pearls and gave them to Jenny. He had had them all the time. He was just waiting for her to give up the dime-store stuff so he could give her the genuine treasure.

67. What did Jenny want to own?

A. a circle of boxes                 B. a pearl in a box

C. a necklace of pearls          D. a necklace of blue pearls

68. What does the underlined word “Princess” mean?

A. It may be the daughter of the king .

B. It may be one of her toy girls.

C. It may mean Jenny`s teacher.

D. It may mean another necklace.

69. Why did tears come down when Jenny offered her necklace to her father?

A. Jenny felt sorry because she would lose her favorite.

B. Jenny felt excited because her father would give her a new necklace.

C. Jenny felt sad because the necklace she had bought was expensive.

D. Jenny `s father spent too much money on the necklace.

70. What’s the best title?

A.The Necklace     B.Father    C.Mother    D.Daughter

In a cab, a woman seemed in such a hurry. She constantly rushed the cab driver to drive quickly. She was so absorbed in her own thoughts of getting to the airport as soon as possible that she was not aware they were going by a different route.

All of a sudden, a young man got inside the cab. He took her handbag in which she had put her visa, passport, and all the money for the trip.

The cab driver, who was in collusion with the robber, left her in the exactly middle of a dark street. She thought that she was rather unfortunate in the very situation.

During the very night, she was told a piece of shocking news. Tears came down her cheek. Flight 360, the plane that she should have got on board, had crashed. Had she not lost her important belongings, she could surely have lost the thing far more precious——her life.

Sometimes bad things really happen. There are times when nothing seems to go our way. So what should we do about it? We must get rid of all these frustrations and start all over again in the faith that we will get what we deserve. 

Don’t waste your time and energy on things that can’t be changed. Continuous worrying will only affect your health and you’ll be doing much more damage than what was previously done.

What if it was the other way round? What if we never ran out of good luck?

There was a man who won the lottery. He became greedy and wasted all his money on everything he could get his hands on.

But when he one day made it to the front page of the newspaper again, it was a different story. He had been killed because of his riches. If you attain good luck, you can never be too secure about it. Life is so unpredictable. You never know what will happen next.

Live one day at a time. We sometimes subject ourselves to unnecessary emotional trouble. But please don’t forget: sometimes misfortune can be the source of happiness. Live for the moment. Do what must be done for the present and the future will turn out just fine. Believe me. And believe in yourself. As Captain Planet always says, “The power is yours！”

1. The underlined phrase “in collusion with” in Paragraph 3 probably means “________.”

A. was forced by                              B. was fighting bravely against 

C. was doing one’s best to beg             D. had cooperated with

2. From the passage, we learn that ________.

A. robbers are sure to get what they want        

B. somebody never runs out of good luck

C. the woman was lucky to miss her flight 

D. if one feels oneself lucky, he or she will continue to be so

3. The writer presents the second example in order to ________.

A. warn people of the danger of winning the lottery

B. tell people life is unpredictable

C. encourage people to buy lottery  

D. persuade people not to be greedy

4. According to the author, which of the following choices is the correct attitude to adopt to life?

A. Never waste any time or energy because time is so limited.

B. One needn’t be worried or feel frustrated. Believe in yourself.

C. Even while everything appears to be going smoothly, we should keep fully alert.

D. Worrying about what you don’t have

5. The passage above is intended to tell us ________.

A. misfortune sometimes is a blessing

B. we should save up for a rainy day

C. fortune just goes with those prepared minds

D. both losses and gains go hand in hand

Alexis was hot and tired. With rage in her voice she shouted, "Pull me up！I give up, I hate this. This is stupid!" It was at that moment when Jason, the adviser on the trip, looked at me and said, "Ed, I'm going to go down and talk with her." I then shouted down to Alexis, "Hold on! You can do this. We know you can!"
Jason grasped another rope, put his climbing harness(系带)on and began to repel down the cliff. Within moments Jason was beside Alexis. She had her cheek directly against the face of the rock with her feet barely resting on a small piece of the cliff that jetted outward. Jason said to Alexis, "I know that you have been on this cliff now for what seems like a long time. Your feet and fingers are cramping(痉挛)up and your forearms feel as though they are on fire. But , Alexis, you are strong, look how far up you are already. You have taken one of the more difficult paths up the cliff. Look Alexis, look at the path you have taken."
At that moment, Alexis moved her cheek away from the rock face and looked down. The bright white chalk she used on her hands to give her a better hold, showed the path where her tired hands had moved her upward on the cliff. Jason was right. Alexis had taken the hardest way up the cliff. Jason then looked straight into Alexis' eyes and in a calm voice he said, "You are not alone out here, there are people who care about you, who want to help you and see you succeed. We are going to do this together. Are you ready?" Slowly she shook her head yes and took a deep breath.
【小题1】Jason went down the cliff because _________.

I was on my lunch break in the city, enjoying a salad at an outdoor café, when a shabby homeless lady came waking towards me. She was _36_ everyone who walked past her for spare_37_ and she looked very dirty. My _38  reaction was fear and I hoped she wouldn’t come near me, but she did.. I was on the phone and when she__39_ , I said “ I’m on the phone” in the nicest way I could, telling myself what she needed was a lesson in _40_. She walked away, mumbling(自言自语), “ I’m_41_ you. I’m sorry, I’m sorry. I’ll leave.” And she turned the corner.
_42_ ,I would feel relieved or satisfied, but something in me couldn’t _43_ . Without another thought, I looked in my _44_ for the spare change I had. I even started searching through my entire purse, the pockets, everything for all of the change I could _45_ find to give. I got up and walked towards this lady and gave her all I _46_. She held my hand and said, “ Thank you!” Her hand was 47 and dirty, but I didn’t mind 48 her hand. I wanted to be there for her , when normally I would  49 the other way. She looked at me and said, “Will you touch my face?” And for some reason, I did. I put my hand on her cheek and she started to 50  .  I could  51 it was as if she had not been touched by a loving, soft hand in ages, 52 . And so I held it there, trying to 53 her with my heart open. It was powerful.
She thanked me and walked away quietly. And I walked away with an open heart, trying to 54  
sense of what had just happened. It changed something in me and has made me want to be a 55 person to the people I meet during my day.