完形阅读篇17

完形阅读篇（十七）

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People in the world sometimes are affected by natural disasters．When Hurricane Harvey hit Texas，Reader’s Digest wrote about impressive rescues．The spirit of serving can be incredibly ___21___．Here is a story from Annalysa Longworth，a survivor of Hurricane Maria，in her own ___22___．

“The total 36 hours of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico was ___23___the scariest event we’ve ever gone through．Our house sits on the north-west coast of Rinc6n．In the ___24___，over 100 mph winds changed direction causing a great amount of water flooding our ___25___．The only place left dry and safe was our kitchen floor，where we were ___26___ to ride out the rest of the storm．It has been 50 days since the ___27___，and we are still without power and water．During our regular afternoon showers，we are glad to ___28___ rainwater but are quickly reminded of the people living without roofs，and how ___29___ it must be for them．Our emotions are consistently in a state of ___30___．

Recently，our good friends told us about a video interview they were doing with Watts of Love，a solar light company．The company generously gave us a headlamp for our personal ___31___ and a box with 50 headlamps to distribute throughout our town．Rincón was completely blacked out，so making a simple walk through a parking lot to our car is ___32___．We used to rush to get things done before ___33___，but now I continue daily chores in the dark．What ___34___ our lives most was being able to share this gift with others．We ___35___ the lamps house by house to the people in the mountains who needed them most，as even batteries and candles are

___36___there．Even though ___37___ have come slowly，people have been out of work and can’t afford to

___38___ their electric bill．I’11 always be ___39___ to Watts of Love for allowing us to pay it forward and be witnesses to the smiles that ___40___ can bring．”

21. A. terrifying B. moving C. universal D. necessary

22. A. words B. methods C. opinions D. editions

23. A. undoubtedly B. uncertainly C. unsteadily D. unluckily

24. A. system B. history C. recovery D. darkness

25. A. school B. garden C. house D. studio

26. A. requested B. taught C. forced D. expected

27. A. performance B. progress C. rescue D. storm

28. A. collect B. observe C. apply D. research

29. A. puzzling B. awful C. amazing D. punctual

30. A. relief B. calmness C. pleasure D. sympathy

31. A. interest B. purpose C. attempt D. problem

32. A. convenient B. ridiculous C. dangerous D. awkward

33. A. schedule B. sunset C. deadline D. daybreak

34. A. witnessed B. ruined C. proved D. changed

35. A. gave away B. brought out C. got through D. took off

36. A. adequate B. expensive C. rare D. equal

37. A. supplies B. survivors C. reports D. complaints

38. A. imagine B. receive C. undertake D. choose

39 A. devoted B. grateful C. accustomed D. familiar

40. A. nature B. harvest C. future D. 1ight