完形填空(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36~50各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项。
Carmen’s mother Maria had just survived a serious heart attack. But without a heart transplant (移植) her life was in constant(不断的) 36 .
Both the mother and daughter knew that the chances were very small: finding a donor heart that 37 Maria’s blood type could take years. However, Carmen was determined to save her mother. She kept 38 hospitals all over the country.
Days stretched out. By Christmas, Maria had trouble 39 from one end of the room to the other. Carmen lost all hope. She fell into a 40 of the hospital, crying.
“Are you okay?” A man asked.
Carmen sobbed as she told the stranger her story. This middle-aged man was named Frank, whose wife, Cheryl, a tender and devoted mother of four lovely children, had been in hospital with a brain disease and wouldn’t 41 it through the night. Suddenly, an idea came to Frank’s mind. He knew Cheryl had always wanted to 42 something from herself. Could her 43 go to Carmen’s mother?
After reviewing the data, doctors 44 Frank that his wife’s heart was by some miracle a perfect fit for Carmen’s mother. They were able to 45 the transplant.
That cold night, when Cheryl was 46 dead, Frank came to knock at Maria’s door. She was 47 for Frank’s family as she had been doing every day recently. Though Maria had never met Frank before, they both felt a strange bond as they hugged and cried.
On New Year’s Eve, Carmen 48 Cheryl’s funeral (葬礼) with Frank’s family, who were singing their favorite song “My heart will go on.”
One day later, on New Year’s Day,Maria 49 with Cheryl’s heart. Yes, Cheryl’s loving heart would go on, for it was 50 in another loving mother’s chest.
1. A. change B. danger C. disorder D. pain
2.A. matched B. replaced C. controlled D. cooperated
3. A. finding B. phoning C. touring D. interrupting(打断)
4. A. rolling B. running C. walking D. jumping
5.A. corner B. bed C. man D. nurse
6. A. put B. support C. pass D. make
7. A. save B. recycle C. donate D. separate
8. A. heart B. brain C. husband D. spirit
9. A. reminded B. warned C. congratulated D. informed
10.A. give up B. carry out C. search after D. put off
11.A. noticed B. predicted C. found D. declared
12. A. decorating B. begging C. praying D. singing
13. A. attended B. joined C. watched D. witnessed
14. A. passed away B. left behind C. woke up D. dressed up
15. A. active B. alive C. necessary D. changeable
____ is amazing that such a young girl can be so good at shooting.
A. What B. It C. This D. That
Water, which seems so simple and common, is makes life possible.
A.what B.that C.which D.how
Look! That fellow is too sleepy to work. He ______ up reading until midnight.
A. mustn't stay B. mustn't have stayed
C. ought not to stay D. should not have stayed
According to Lee, it was Ben’s carelessness that _______ the accident. But Ben _______ his wrong doing.
A. led to; got the hang of B. caused; got away from
C. accounted for; got away with D. resulted in; went away with
I believe that those mountains ________ with trees in a few years’ time.
A. are covered B. will be covered C. are covering D. will cover