完形填空,阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从各题A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
In the animal kingdom, weakness can bring about attack in other animals. This sometimes happens with ________ also. But I have found that my weakness brings out the ________ in people. I see it every day when people hold doors for me, pour cream into my coffee, or ________ me to put on my coat. And I have ________ that it makes them happy.
From my wheelchair experience, I see the best ________ people. Last month, when I was driving home on a busy highway, I began to feel unwell and ________ more slowly than usual. People behind me began to get ________ , with some speeding up alongside me, horning(按喇叭) or even shouting at me. At the moment I ________ to do something I had never done in twenty-four years of driving. I put on the car flashlights and drove on at a really ________ speed.
No more angry shouts and no more horns!
When I turned on my flashlights, I was saying to other drivers, “I have a(n) ________ here. I am weak and doing the best I can.” And everyone ________ . Several times, I saw drivers who wanted to pass. They couldn’t get around me because of the ________ of passing traffic. But instead of getting impatient and angry, they ________ , knowing the driver in front of them was in some way weak.
Sometimes situations call for us to act strong and brave even ________ we don’t feel that way. But those seldom happen. More often, it would be better if we don’t pretend we feel strong when we feel ________ , which can bring out the best in humans.
1.A. humans B. plants C. animals D. insects
2.A. coldness B. respect C. cruelty D. kindness
3.A. ask B. help C. order D. allow
4.A. argued B. promised C. doubted D. discovered
5.A. in B. for C. to D. from
6.A. cycled B. rode C. drove D. followed
7.A. energetic B. careful C. unfair D. impatient
8.A. planned B. decided C. agreed D. forgot
9.A. low B. different C. variable D. top
10.A. chance B. accident C. problem D. danger
11.A. removed B. stopped C. regretted D. understood
12.A. direction B. stream C. light D. size
13.A. waited B. struggled C. cornered D. raced
14.A. although B. because C. when D. since
15.A. healthy B. weak C. confident D. mistaken
The teacher along with her students _________ the Palace Museum when we came across her.
A. were visiting B. was visiting
C. has visited D. have visited
The news that Helen won the first prize _________ her family and friends.
A. challenged B. supported
C. defeated D. delighted
I had never expected to get the job. I was really amazed when I _________ it.
A. offered B. was offering
C. was offered D. had offered
Mr. Reed made up his mind to devote all his savings to _________ some schools for poor areas.
A. set up B. having set up
C. have set up D. setting up
It’s necessary to be prepared for a job interview. _________ the answers ready will be of great help.
A. Having B. Had C. Have D. Have had