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 完形填空（共20题，每小题1分，满分20分）

A couple of months ago I was renting a house to work from. I was fairly well set up, but didn't own a lawn mower(割草机) and after a week I __26___ that I would have to find some way to deal with the __27___ grass! Funds were short, and I was on a fairly tight budget which didn't extend(包括)to __28___ lawnmowing company.

I was thinking about this one Sunday as the "Mr. Whippy" ice cream van （大篷车）__29__outside on the street. I hadn't had a Mr. Whippy ice cream for years, and  I __30__my coin purse and __31__outside. On the pavement were three young __32__playing. I thought a couple of them may have been from next door, but I was new there and hadn't really __33__anyone yet.

It was a __34__day and I asked them if they'd like an ice cream. "Yes, please," they replied__35___. At that moment a fourth boy _36___them from the neighboring house. Yes, he'd __37__one too!! And there was just enough _38__to cover five ice creams. As I left the van, I heard the lady serving the boys say, "That was a really __39__ thing that lady did for you boys. Don't forget to __40__ her." I smiled as I went inside to carry on working.

I left for work that evening, and didn't __41__until the Tuesday morning. As I came back, I realized something was__42__: Yes, my lawns had been mowed and my gardens had been weeded. I felt this enormous __43__ rush into my heart. I knew my neighbors had done this for me.

This act of __44__not only made a big difference to me, __45_ it was also inspired me to act further in our community.

1.                A．hoped         B．promised       C．imagined  D．realized

2.                A．drying          B．short           C．growing  D．new

3.                A．paying         B．managing       C．serving   D．operating

4.A. left            B. stopped          C started           D. passe

5.                A．made          B．bought         C．opened   D．grabbed

6.                A．looked         B．stayed          C．headed   D．played

7.                A．boys           B．girls            C．pupils    D．men

8.                A．found          B．met            C．taught    D．touched

9.                A．bad            B．long           C．hot  D．cool

10.               A．enthusiastically   B．cautiously       C．simply D．seriously

11.               A．saw           B．upset          C．joined D．led

12.               A．received       B．finish          C．order D．love

13.               A．space          B．power         C．cloth D．change

14.               A．natural         B．nice           C．easy  D．basic

15.               A．thank          B．remind         C．visit  D．calm

16.               A．sleep          B．return         C．recover   D．suffer

17.               A．different       B．dangerous      C．important  D．possible

18.               A．courage        B．fortune         C．interest   D．warmth

19.               A．bravery        B．politeness       C．kindness   D．faith

20.               A．as             B．but            C．if D．or

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.D

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.C

10.A

11.C

12.D

13.D

14.B

15.A

16.B

17.A

18.D

19.C

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述作者给几个男孩买冰淇淋，而男孩做为回报给作者除草的故事，由此激励作者在社区继续努力。

1.考查动词：A. hoped希望B. promised 允诺C. imagined想象D. realized意识到，一星期后，我意识到我应该为了疯长的草而努力。选D

2.考查动词：A. drying干燥B. short短的C. growing增长D. new新的，一星期后，我意识到我应该为了疯长的草而努力。选C

3.考查动词：A. paying付钱B. managing设法C. serving 服务D. operating操作，我的预算很紧，没有钱付除草公司的费用，选A

4.考查动词：A. left离开B. stopped停止C started开始D. passed路过，当Mr. Whippy冰淇淋大篷车在街道外面停下来的时候我正在想这个问题。选 B

5.考查动词：A. made使得B. bought买C. opened打开D. grabbed抓住，我抓住我的零钱包。选D

6.考查动词：A. looked看B. stayed待C. headed前往D. played玩，朝外面走去。选C

7.考查名词：A. boys男孩B. girls 女孩C. pupils学生D. men男子，从后面的句子：，At that moment a fourth boy 可知选A

8.考查动词：A. found发现B. met遇到C. taught教D. touched触摸，我以前从没有遇到过任何人，选B

9.考查形容词：A. bad 坏的B. long长的C. hot热的D. cool凉爽的，由后面的句子：I asked them if they'd like an ice cream.可知天气是热的。选C

10.考查副词：A. enthusiastically 热情地B. cautiously 好奇地C. simply 简单地D. seriously严肃地，他们热情地回答。选A

11.考查动词：A. saw看见B. upset不安C. joined参加D. led带领，第四个男孩参加他们。选C

12.考查动词：A. received 收到B. finish完成C. order命令D. love喜爱，是的，他也喜欢冰淇淋。选D

13.考查名词：A. space空间B. power权力C. cloth布D. change零钱，只有足够的零钱够付五个冰淇淋。选D

14.考查形容词：A. natural自然的B. nice好的C. easy容易的D. basic基本的，这个女士为男孩做的真是好事。选B

15.考查动词：A. thank感谢B. remind提醒C. visit参观D. calm平静，别忘了感谢她。选A

16.考查动词：A. sleep睡觉B. return回来C. recover恢复D. suffer遭受，直到第二天早上我才回来。选B

17.考查形容词：A. different不同的B. dangerous危险的 C. important重要的 D. possible可能的，我意识到什么东西不一样了。选A

18.考查名词：A. courage勇气B. fortune运气C. interest兴趣D. warmth温暖，我的心感受到巨大的温暖，选D

19.考查名词：A. bravery勇敢B. politeness礼貌C. kindness好心D. faith信念，这种善意的行为不仅对我有很大影响。选C

20.考查连词：A. as正如B. but但是C. if如果D. or或者，或者它激励我在我的社区爱我的社区再前进。选D

考点：考查故事类短文