第二節(jié):完形填空 (共20小題,每小題1.5分,滿分30分)
閱讀下面短文,掌握其大意,然后從各題所給的四個選項中,選出一個最佳答案。
One day a young man was standing in the
middle of the town, saying that he had the most beautiful heart in the whole
world. A large crowd 36 and they all admired his heart,
for it was 37 .There was not a mark or a flaw (瑕疵) in it. They all agreed it
was 38 the most beautiful heart they
had 39 seen. The young man was very
40 and boasted (自夸) more loudly about his beautiful heart.
Suddenly, an old man
41 at the front of the 42 and said, “Your
heart is not as beautiful as mine.” The crowd and the young man looked at the
old man’s heart. It was beating 43 , but it was full
of 44 . It had places where pieces had been
45 and other pieces put in, but they didn’t 46 quite
right and there were several rough and pointed edges.
The people stared. “How can he say his
heart is more beautiful?” they thought. The young man looked at the old man’s
heart and laughed. “You must be 47 ,” he said. “Compare your
heart with mine. Mine is perfect and yours is a mess of scars.”
“Yes, yours 48
perfect, but I would never trade with you,” said the old man. “Every
scar 49 a person to whom I have given my love.
I 50 a piece of my heart and give it to them, and
often they give me a piece of their heart which fits into the
51 place in my heart, but because the pieces aren’t
52 in shape, I have some rough edges, which I 53 .They
remind me of the love we shared. So now do you see what true
54 is?”
The young man was moved. He stood there
silently with 55 running down his cheeks.
36. A.
stopped B.
came C.
agreed D. gathered
37. A.
clean B. exciting
C. happy D.
perfect
38. A.
probably B.
truly C.
likely D. luckily
39. A. never
B. seldom
C.
ever D. sometimes
40. A.
proud B. regretful
C. happy D. angry
41. A. appeared
B. cried C.
showed D. listened
42. A.
man B.
crowd C.
street D. town
43. A.
quickly B. strongly C.
slowly D. heavily
44. A.
tears B.
water C.
scars D. love
45. A.
burnt B.
changed C.
removed D. cut
46. A.
place B.
fit C.
jump D. see
47. A.
joking B.
tricking C.
dreaming D. playing
48. A.
looks B. smells
C. sounds
D. feels
49. A.
explains B.
helps C.
presents D. represents
50. A. tear down B.
turn down C. tear out D.
throw out
51. A.
clean B.
scary C.
empty D. painful
52. A.
normal B.
big C.
fine D. exact
53. A.
want B.
dislike C. fear
D. value
54. A.
kindness B. happiness C.
beauty D. love
55. A.
water B.
sweat C.
tears D. Blood