高中英语专项练习——完形填空之令狐文艳创作

完形填空
令狐文艳
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We know the kiss as a form of expressing affection
（情感，喜爱）. But long 1 it became it, it was customary in many countries to use it as a(n) 2 of respect. Some native Africans 3 the ground over
which a chief（首领）has walkeD. Kissing the hand
and foot has been a mark of respect from the 4 times.
The early Romans kissed the mouth or eyes 5 a
form of dignified(高贵的) greeting. One Roman emperor allowed his important nobles to kiss his lips, but the
6 important ones had to kiss his hands, and the
7 important ones were
8 allowed to kiss his feet!
Most likely the kiss as a form of affection can be
traced back to primitive（上古的，原始的）times when
a mother 9 fondle(爱抚) her child, just as a mother
10 today. It only remained for society to 11 this as
a custom for expressing affection between arms.
We have evidence(根据) that this was already the
12 by the time of the sixth century, but we can only suppose it was 13 long before that. The first 14 where the kiss became accepted in courtship(求婚) was
in France. From France the kiss spread rapidly all over Europe. Russia, which loved to 15 the customs of France, soon adopted it. A kiss from the Tsar(沙皇) became 16 of the highest forms of recognition from
the Crown.
In time, the kiss became a part of courtship. 17 marriage customs developed, the kiss became a part of
the 18 ceremony (典礼，仪式）. Today we regard it as
an expression of love and tenderness. 19 there are
still many places in the world where the kiss is 20 of formal ceremonies and is intended to show respect.
1. A. after B. before C. until
D. since
2. A. custom B. tradition C. expression D. affection
3. A. watch B. touch C. kiss
D. greet
4. A. earliest B. latest C. longest
D. eldest
5. A. of B. as C. for D. in
6. A. not B. little C. less
D. least
7. A. last B. less C. most
D. least
8. A. too B. also C. only D.
ever
9. A. would B. could C. should
D. will
10. A. would B. has C. doing
D. does
11. A. express B. allow C. kiss
D. accept
12. A. case B. event C. history
D. evidence
13. A. expressed B. practised C.
kissed D. discovered
14. A. city B. tribe（部落） C.
society D. country
15. A. allow B. copy C. spread
D. use
16. A. one B. it C. this
D. that
17. A. Since B. Once C. While
D. As
18. A. meeting B. greeting C. marrying
D. wedding
19. A. And B. Thus C. But
D. When
20. A. bit B. part C. some D.
any
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One of the most remarkable things about the human mind is our ability to imagine the future. In our
1 we can see what has not yet happeneD. For example, while we are looking forward to
2 a new place or country, we
3 what it will be like. We predict( 预料) the
4 people will eat, dress and act. Of course, we do not always predict things
5 . Things
are often very different from the way we 6 them to be.
One of the 7 dreams in history is the dream of
the German scientist, Kekule, who had been 8 to
work out a very difficult problem in physics. He had 9
and analyzed(分析) the problem from every angle(角度)
for days, but there 10 to be no way of 11 out the answer. Then one night he went to bed and dreameD. When he 12 up, he realized that he knew the answer.
He had solved the problem in his 13 .
The hypnotist(催眠者)sat in the chair opposite him
and spoke 14 _: I want you to concentrate on my
voice. Think about 15 . You know nothing but my voice. And as you pay attention to my voice, your 16
will get heavier. Soon you’ll be asleep.
You will hear my voice and 17 my words, but
your body will be asleep, your eyes are too heavy. You
are 18 asleep, and when you wake up you will 19 nothing.
You will forget everything. Now I am going to 20 slowly from one to five. One, two, three, four, five.
1. A. brains B. senses C. minds
D. sights
2. A. visiting B. seeking C. reaching D. discovering
3. A. imagine B. know C. feel
D. guess
4. A. custom B. habit C. style
D. way
5. A. quickly B. simply C. correctly
D. neatly
6. A. required B. wished C. left
D. expected
7. A. funny B. dull C. famous
D. silly
8. A. managing B. trying C. thinking
D. hoping
9. A. studied B. learned C. discussed D. researched
10. A. used B. ought C. seemed
D. had
11. A. making B. finding C. turning
D. letting
12. A. gave B. sat C. woke D. got
13. A. dream B. lesson C. research D. exercise
14. A. softly B. loudly C. slowly
D. firmly
15. A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything
16. A. eyes B. feet C. head D. body
17. A. believe B. repeat C. take
D. understand
18. A. really B. extremely C. actually D. almost
19. A. accept B. remember C. hear D. receive
20. A. count B. say C. add D. speak
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I used to be ashamed of my grandma. I know that's a
36 thing to say, but it was true until today, so I have to
37 it.
The 38 started when my friend Katy found Grandma's
false teeth floating in a glass on the bathroom sink. I
was so used to seeing them that I 39 took notice of them. But Katy shouted, laughing and 40 to talk to them. I had to get down on my knees and 41 her to
shut up so my grandma wouldn't 42 and get hurt.
After that happened, I 43 there were a million things about Grandma that were embarrassing（令人窘迫）.
Once she took Jill and me out to Burger King. 44 ordering our hamburgers well-done, she told the person behind the counter, "They'll have two Whoppers
(巨无霸) well-to-do. " Jill burst out laughing, but I almost 45.
After a while, I started wishing I could 46 Grandma in
a closet. I even complained to my parents. Both my parents said I had to be careful not to make Grandma feel47 in our home.
Then last Wednesday, something happened that 48 everything completely. My teacher told us to help find interesting old people and 49 them about their 50 for a big Oral History project. I was trying to think of someone when Angie pushed me gently.
"Volunteer your grandmother," she whispered. "She's 51 and rich in experience."
That was the last thing I ever thought Angie would say about my grandma.
This is how I ended up on 52 today interviewing my own grandmother before the whole school assembly (集合). All my friends and teachers were listening to her 53 she was a great heroine. I was 54 of my grandma and hoped she would 55 know that I had been ashamed of her.
36. A. funny B. commonC. terribleD. clear
37. A. admit B. receive C. refuse D. show
38. A. quarrel B. accident C. trouble D. adventure
39. A. already B. alwaysC. simplyD. hardly
40. A. enjoying B. pretendingC. imagining D. continuing
41. A. warnB. demandC. advise D. beg
42. A. mindB. hearC. see D. fall
43. A. expectedB. declared C. realizedD. doubted
44. A. Because of B. Except for C. Such as D. Instead of
45. A. died B. cheered C. disappearedD. suffered
46. A. meet B. avoid C. arrange D. hide
47. A. independent B. inconvenient C. unwelcome D.
unfamiliar
48. A. changed B. finished C. stoppedD. Prepared
49. A. interview B. report C. tell D. write
50. A. news B. lives C. advantages D. achievements
51. A. freeB. popular C. interesting D. embarrassing
52. A. show B. stage C. duty D. time
53. A. and then B. even if C. so that D. as if
54. A. sureB. proud C. ashamed D. afraid
55. A. never B. evenC. still D. once
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The party began shortly after Mr. Wood, who lived in the flat below, signed to himself as he heard excited voices and the noisy music. Luckily he had 36 some work home from the office, 37 he kept himself busy for a couple of hours, thus managing to pay no attention to the noise 38 . But by eleven o’clock he felt 39 and was ready to go to bed, though from his earlier experience he knew it was 40 trying to get to sleep. He undressed and lay for a while on the bed, trying to read, but he 41 himself reading the same page over and over again. He then turned off the light and 42 his head in the pillow. But 43 he could not shut 44 the noise, finally, after 45 seemed hours, his 46 was gone.
He jumped out of bed, 47 some clothing, marched 48 up the stairs, and walked into his neighbor’s flat. The owner of the flat, who 49 him in his dressing gown, came 50 the room and, 51 Mr. Wood could say anything, cried, “My dear fellow, come and 52. I know our parties 53 you. I meant to send you 54.” Mr. Wood’s anger disappeared then and there. He said, “I’d better go and get 55.” Minutes later, he
returned, properly dressed, only to find that the party was nearly over.
36．A. taken B. carried C. brought D. fetched
37．A. with which B. from which C. where
D. when
38．A. outside B. overhead C. downstairs
D. nearby
39．A. bad B. tired C. sick D. hopeless
40．A. useless B. necessary C. possible
D. helpful
41．A. had B. found C. caught D. felt 42．A. buried B. rested C. shook D. turned
43．A. till then B. worse still C. strange enough D. even so
44．A. away B. off C. down D. up 45．A. it B. what C. that D. which
46．A. sleep B. strength C. patience D.
anger
47．A. pulled on B. dressed up C. selected D.
wore
48．A. sadly B. proudly C. quietly D.
firmly
49．A. made fun of B. stared at C. was angry with D. caught sight of
50．A. across B. around C. towards D.
by
51．A. as B. before C. though D. until
52．A. meet as B. sit here C. join us D.
scold me
53．A. may trouble B. would trouble C. may bother D. must bother
54．A. a notice B. a message C. an invitation
D. an apology
55．A. washed B. changed C. dressed D. prepared
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One day in September we were doing repair work on my parents’ old house to get it ready for my youngest daughter’s wedding. We had to 36 a great climbing plant that had grown 37 a roof beam（房梁），so that we could repair the roof and 38 the walls.
When my husband was taking the plant away, he found a 39 of a blackbird that had made its home in the leaves. He then 40 something 41 among that mass of earth and straw of the nest. He broke the earth around it into pieces with his finger tips and, to his 42 ,saw glittering gold. It was a child’s bracelet（手镯）. He ran into the house to 43 me.
“You won’t believe that the 44 blackbi rds not only steal the best fruit we 45 to feed on,” he said,“but they also want their children to 46 in a cradle（摇摆）of gold!”
When my daughter came over on the eve of the 47 ,we told her about this 48 occurrence.
“Don’t you remember, Mother?” she said with a loud 49 .“When I was eight, you gave me a bracelet that I 50 a few days later while out playing in the yard? It was this one!”
As the bracelet no longer 51 its owner and was
dirty, I decided to take it into my safekeeping.
In December of the following year, the young couple’s baby son was baptized（受洗礼）.Among the 52 the newborn baby received, I placed his mother’s bracelet, now shining like 53 . I hope that if my grandson 54 loses it, one of the 55 that live in my backyard is somewhere nearby.
36．A．remove B．cover C．grow D．water 37．A．beyond B．over C．across D．through
38．A．build B．paint C．rescue D．print 39．A．nest B．baby C．body D．egg 40．A．moved B．got C．picked D．noticed 41．A．nice B．colorful C．shiny D．special 42．A．horror B．surprise C．delight D．disappointment
43．A．ask B．tell C．show D．give 44．A．working B．cheating C．dreaming D．thieving
45．A．buy B．plant C．store D．collect 46．A．lie B．sing C．listen D．wait 47．A．party B．Christmas C．birthday D．wedding
48．A．importantB．strange C．terrible D．funny 49．A．cry B．sigh C．laugh D．sound 50．A．hid B．threw C．lost D．broke 51．A．fitted B．satisfied C．matched D．interested
52．A．jewels B．toys C．clothes D．presents
53．A．attractive B．new C．modern D．golden
54．A．almostB．just C．even D．ever 55．A．blackbirds B．grandchildren C．neighbors D．mice
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At the beginning of this century, medical scientists made an interesting discovery; we are built not just of flesh and blood but also of time. They were 36 to show that we all have “a body clock” 37 us, which controls the 38 and fall of our body energies, 39 us different from one day one to the next.
The 40 of “a body clock” should not be too 41 since the lives of most living things are controlled 42 the 24 hour night-and-day cycle. We feel 43 and fall asleep at night and become 44 and energetic during the day. If the 24 hour-cycle is 45 , most people experience unpleasant 46 . For example, people who are not 47 to working at night can find that 48 of sleep causes them to 49 badly at work.
50 the daily cycle of sleeping and 51 , we also have other cycles which 52 longer than one day. Most of us would 53 that we feel good on some days and not so good on 54 ; sometimes our ideas seem to flow and at other times, they 55 do not exist. 36．A．anxious B．able C．careful D．proud 37．A．inside B．around C．between D．on 38．A．movement B．supply C．use D．rise 39．A．showing B．treating C．making D．changing
40．A．invention B．opinion C．story D．idea 41．A．difficult B．exciting C．surprising D．interesting
42．A．from B．by C．over D．during
43．A．dull B．tired C．dreamy D．peaceful 44．A．regular B．excited C．lively D．clear 45．A．disturbed B．shortened C．reset D．troubled
46．A．moments B．feelings C．senses D．effects
47．A．prevented B．allowed C．expected D．used
48．A．miss B．none C．lack D．need 49．A．perform B．show C．manage D．control 50．A．With B．As well as C．Except D．Rather than
51．A．working B．moving C．living D．waking 52．A．repeatB．remain C．last D．happen 53．A．agree B．believe C．realize D．allow 54．A．other B．the other C．all other D．others 55．A．just B．only C．still D．yet
7 One spring afternoon five years ago, Jimmy Liao was crying in the hall of Taipei’s Sherwood Hotel, Life seemed 36 . The people who laughed as they walked past were taking their 37
for granted, just as he 38 himself. Now, however, he felt 39 —and he couldn’t even show his disappointment in his 40 .
Seeking more personally satisfying 41 , he had just left a successful job as a commercial artist when it seemed that fate（命运）played a cruel 42 on him. It was at this time that he developed cancer and was 43 to work. But that moment in the hotel was a turning point for Jimmy. He began to 44 the fact that there is no such a thing as fate, only 45 . Since then, he has
published several imaginative, illustrated（带插图的）books.
According to Jimmy, you are 46 you choose to be. You can give up or you can work to be a happier person. Jimmy realized that, while the world 47 seems unfair, your choice can change your life.
This id ea can be 48 in Jimmy’s books, where his characters show the powerlessness they feel 49 making their choices. The message that goes with Jimmy’s drawings, however, is 50 .
Though the world may make us feel small, we must be 51 . Everything will be all right for us—as it is for the“small people”in Jimmy’s books—if we make choices that are 52 for us.
In spite of his new 53 and wealth, Jimmy prefers working 54 at home with his wife and daughter. He spends his mornings drawing. To Jimmy, living a life as he chooses means much more than money and fame could 55 .
36．A．unhappy B．unusual C．unfair D．uneasy 37．A．health B．wealth C．happiness D．illnesses
38．A．ought to B．had to C．needed to D．used to
39．A．ashamed B．disappointed C．helpless D．endless
40．A．crying B．painting C．imagination D．consideration
41．A．home B．condition C．situation D．work 42．A．game B．trick C．role D．part 43．A．unable B．impossible C．unfit D．difficult 44．A．understandB．face C．refuse D．recognize
45．A．failures B．effortsC．choices D．interests
46．A．that B．what C．which D．whoever 47．A．always B．seldom C．sometimes D．usually
48．A．found B．drawn C．written D．accepted
49．A．after B．about C．with D．before 50．A．powerful B．hopeful C．useful D．successful
51．A．great B．strong C．brave D．equal 52．A．scientific B．basic C．right D．simple 53．A．product B．fame C．name D．job 54．A．rapidly B．separately C．slowly D．quietly 55．A．offer B．gain C．gather D．earn
8 You have waited 45 minutes for the valuable 10 minutes’ break between classes. But when the bell for the next class rings, you can’t 36 how quickly time has passed.
If you are familiar with this 37 , you’ll know how time flies when you are having fun-and 38 when you are bored. Now scientists have 39 a reason why this is the case.
Scans have shown that patterns of activity in the brain 40 according to how we focus on a task. When we are 41 , we concentrate more on how time is passing. And this makes our brains 42 the clock is ticking more slowly.
In an experiment 43 by a French laboratory, 12 volunteers watched an image 44
researchers monitored their brain activity.
The volunteers were told to 45 concentrate on how long an image appeared for, then
46 the color of the image, and thirdly, study both duration and color. The results showed that 47 was more active when the volunteers paid 48 subjects.
It is thought that if the brain is 49 focusing on many aspects of a task, it has to 50 its resources, and pays less attention to the clock. 51 , time passes without us really 52 it, and seems to go quickly. If the brain is not so active, it concentrates its 53 energies on monitoring the passing of time. 54 , time seems to drag.
Next time you feel bored 55 , perhaps you should pay more attention to what the teacher is saying! 36．A．guess B．learn C．believe D．doubt 37．A．view B．point C．scene D．experience 38．A．drags B．stops C．backs D．gains 39．A．thought over B．made up C．suggested D．come up with
40．A．change B．develop C．grow D．slow 41．A．sleepy B．bored C．excited D．active 42．A．report B．think C．decide D．see 43．A．produced B．carried C．tried D．performed
44．A．so B．when C．while D．but 45．A．partly B．quickly C．how D．first 46．A．remember B．focus on C．forget D．tell apart
47．A．the researchers B．the experiment C．the clock D．the brain
48．A．much attention to B．more attention to C．attention to many D．attention to more
49．A．busy B．likely C．ready D．sure 50．A．focus B．gather C．reach D．spread 51．A．However B．Furthermore C．Therefore D．Finally
52．A．recognizing B．watching C．noticing D．counting
53．A．enough B．full C．right D．proper 54．A．In fact B．As a result C．For example D．Instead
55．A．in class B．with work C．in mind D．of lessons
9 Do you remember last summer , when angry travelers were urging the government to do something about airline customer service ? Airlines 36 to improve , and they adopted (采用)new standards just before Christmas . 37 as another summer nears , plenty of 38
travelers don’t see much improvement in customer 39 overall .
This month , the Department of Transporta tion’s (DOT) office will publish its first critical 40
on whether airlines are 41 their promises . One survey（调查）suggests problems : the number of 42 to the DOT about the top 10 airlines in the first 43 rose 89% from a year ago .
Hit last summer by passenger complaints and the threat (威慑)of consumer-protection laws by the 44 , 14 airlines 45 to adopt a set of basic customer-service standards called Customers First . The “12 promises” to passengers were introduce d 46 a mjor effort to improve service . Since then , airlines
have been redesigning websites , retraining employees and upgrading technology .
Recently , DOT inspector general Kenneth Mead , at McCain’s request , sent 20 examiners to airports to 47 whether each airline is doing what it promised . Mead warns travelers shouldn’t 48 too much . Most of the promises are 49 better communication with customers , not problems with flights .
“Passengers should show more understanding to airlines about their 50 to better air service .” Spokeswoman Shelly Sasson says . “And when 51 are made , it takes a long time for them to be noticed,” she says .
Now , the efforts may be working . During the first quarter , Delta had the second-lowest rate of complaints among the 52 10 carriers . 53 , its rate , along with other carriers’ , is up from last year . McCain and other lawmakers say there may be a 54 to pass new consumer-protection 55 . 36．A．promised B．managed C．hoped D．refused
37．A．So B．But C．Merely D．Even 38．A．skilled B．experienced C．tired D．puzzled
39．A．flight B．opinion C．service D．travel 40．A．news B．information C．doubt D．article
41．A．honoring B．making C．giving D．improving
42．A．problems B．travelers C．passengers D．complaints
43．A．quarter B．year C．month D．summer
44．A．customer B．company C．government D．public
45．A．wished B．agreed C．remembered D．failed
46．A．to B．for C．as D．by 47．A．explain B．discuss C．discover D．check
48．A．travel B．expect C．complain D．suggest 49．A．aimed at B．considered as C．joined to D．made from
50．A．difficulty B．situation C．reality D．efforts
51．A．suggestions B．rules C．decisions D．improvements
52．A．large B．first C．top D．bad 53．A．Still B．Therefore C．Instead D．Meanwhile
54．A．possibility B．need C．chance D．use 55．A．examinations B．service C．laws D．reports
10 About 1,000 students were having a final exam in a huge lecture hall. Obviously the teacher wasn’t very well liked, who kept shouting out how much time was left. During the exam he was so 36 going around the room making sure that nobody 37 . He asked the students to pile the 38 tests on the huge desk. This made for quite a mess(混乱).
Anyway, everyone needed a fairly good 39 . Many
students did poorly when rushed. 40of the students thought that he must get a good grade, so he went on when the professor said “ 41 down and check up your exam sheets”.
Five 42 turned into ten, ten into twenty, twenty into forty … almost an hour 43 the test was over, our friend finally put down his pencil, 44 up his work, and headed to the front to present his final. The whole time, the professor sat there, 45 waiting for the student to complete.
“What do you think you are doing?” It was clear that the professor had 46 only to give the student a 47 time.
“Turning in my exam,” replied the student confidently.
“I’m afraid I have some bad 48 for you,” the professor gloated(幸灾乐祸), “Your 49 is an hour late. You’re FAILED it. And I’ll see you next term when you 50 my course.”
The student smiled slyly(狡诈地) 51 asked the professor, “Do you know who I am?” “No,” cried out the professor 52 .
The student 53 the professor right in the eyes and sa id slowly, “I didn’t think so,” so he lifted up one of the 54 half way, put his test neatly into the center of the pile, let the pile fall 55 his test in the middle, turned around, and walked out of the huge lecture hall.
36．A．kind B．busy C．strict D．serious 37．A．cheated B．failed C．slept D．passed 38．A．written B．succeeded C．unfinished D．completed
39．A．teacher B．friend C．grade D．paper 40．A．All B．One C．None D．Each 41．A．pencils B．papers C．hands D．books 42．A．students B．minutes C．sheets D．piles
43．A．if B．though C．before D．after 44．A．gathered B．brought C．sent D．made 45．A．strangely B．excitedly C．anxiously D．curiously
46．A．promised B．managed C．waited D．worked
47．A．easy B．hard C．long D．good 48．A．information B．result C．adviceD．news 49．A．exam B．time C．arrival D．turn 50．A．accept B．repeatC．learn D．begin 51．A．and B．but C．so D．however 52．A．cruelly B．calmly C．angrily D．firmly
53．A．searched B．hit C．blamed D．looked 54．A．hands B．eyes C．desks D．piles 55．A．changing B．burying C．improving D．sticking
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Like most people, I was brought up to look upon life as a process of getting. It was not until in my late thirties that I made this important 36 : giving-away makes life so much more exciting. You need not worry if you 37 money.
This is how I 38 with giving-away. If an idea for improving the window display of a neighborhood store
39 to me, I step in and make the suggestion to the
40 . If an accident takes place, the 41 of which I
think the local police could use, I 42 him up and tell him about it, though I am not in 43 here. One discovery I made about this world is to give 44 getting something back, though the 45 often comes in an unexpected form.
One Sunday morning the local post office delivered an important 46 letter to my home, though it was 47 to me at my office. I wrote the postmaster a note of 48 . More than a year later I needed a post-office box for a new business I was 49 . I was told at the window that there were 50 boxes left, and that my name would have to go on a long 51 list. As I was about to 52 , the postmaster appeared in the 53 .“Wasn’t it you that wrote us that letter a year ago about delivering a special delivery to your home?”
I said it was. “Well, you certainly are going to have a box in this post office 54 we make one for you. You don’t know what a letter like that means to us. We usually get 55 but complaints（投诉）.”36．A．decision B．research C．speech D．discovery
37．A．earn B．lack C．spend D．steal 38．A．experienced B．connected C．combined D．agreed
39．A．happens B．flashes C．sticks D．leads 40．A．postmaster B．headmaster C．storekeeper D．policeman
41．A．story B．damage C．challenge D．material
42．A．call B．hold C．break D．pick 43．A．need B．trouble C．common D．charge 44．A．within B．without C．for D．before
45．A．process B．goal C．return D．concern
46．A．curious B．immediate C．special D．heavy
47．A．realized B．addressed C．forgotten D．brought
48．A．invitation B．apology C．instruction D．appreciation
49．A．dealing B．providing C．operating D．starting
50．A．enough B．some C．no D．more 51．A．admitting B．relating C．examining D．waiting
52．A．leave B．shout C．guess D．conduct 53．A．window B．doorway C．library D．yard
54．A．in case B．now that C．even if D．as if
55．A．anything B．everything C．nothing D．something
12 The Florida sun baked my shoulders as I worked along the I-595 freeway near Fort Lauderdale, picking up rubbish. I paused to 36 the sweat off my forehead and look up at the cloudless blue sky.“ 37 can’t it rain?” I thought. That would 38 things down.
I thought about my 39 , who were probably sitting in an air-conditioned 40 right now. I’d had some problems in school, 41 my parents decided to let me 42 full-time with my dad, We both worked for my uncle, who had taken 43 of a maintenance（道路养护）company. It was up to us to keep the roads 44
of rubbish. The job was 45 and dirty, especially on hot days 46 this. I wondered why I ever agreed to do it.
We continued our 47 route along the I-595, 48 for the overpass bridge. Then I noticed an area where some 49 were broken on the ground. It wasn’t like that before.
“Dad! Pull over! I want to 50 something out.”
I jumped off the truck and rushed to the bridge. Something was telling me to 51 …there wasn’t much time. 52 I saw a Toyota that 53 upside down in the tree. Maybe it was a stolen car that somebody 54 there, I thought. Then, just at that 55 , I noticed something moving. It was a bloody leg poking out of the driver’s side window!
“Heeeelp!”a lady moaned.
36． A．wipe B．cut C．put D．send
37． A．When B．How C．Why D．Where
38． A．turn B．keep C．make D．cool
39． A．parents B．school-times C．friends D．school yards
40． A．office B．classroom C．restaurantD．living room
41． A．but B．or C．for D．so
42． A．work B．study C．stay D．spend
43． A．business B．possession C．position D．place
44． A．away B．from C．far D．clear
45． A．easy B．lonely C．smelly D．noisy
46． A．for B．like C．after D．as
47． A．regular B．common C．unusual D．normal
48． A．reaching B．going C．looking
D．heading
49． A．cars B．bottles C．branches D．glasses 50． A．check B．help C．take D．bring
51． A．decide B．hurry C．consider D．stop 52． A．Above B．Behind C．AheadD．Below 53．A．hung B．trapped C．caught D．fell 54． A．stored B．deserted C．lost D．hid 55． A．bridge B．tree C．moment D．way
13
I was cleaning out an old box when an old card caught my eye : Queen City Casket Company . “What is it ?”
I wondered . I 36 it over . There , in faded ink , was
a hand-scrawled（手写的）37 . Immediately my mind traveled 38 many years .
I was nine years old , walking down the cold , wet streets of Springfield , with a bag of magazines on my shoulder . On my 39 that day , I came to that Company finally , whose owner , Mr Rader , had always taken me there to ask his workers 40 they wanted any magazines .
Shaking off the 41 like a wet dog , I entered Mr Rader’s of fice . After a quick glance he 42 me over to the fire-place . Noticing the 43 in the top of my 44 , he said , “ Come with me !” pulling me into his pickup 45 . We pulled to a stop before a shoe store . Inside , a salesman 46 me with the finest pair of Oxfords I had 47 seen . I 48 about 10 feet tall when I got up 49 them . “ We’d like a pair of new socks too,” Mr Rader said . Back in his office , Mr Rader took out a 50 , wrote something on it , and handed it to me . With 51 eyes , I read , “ Do to others as you would have them。