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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often __36__ that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so __37__ with the city that he had to leave.
So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Terry and his wife were busily __38__ up their new home, the light suddenly __39__. Terry was regretful to have forgotten to bring along __40__ and had to wait __41__ in a low mood. Just then he heard light, hesitant __42__ on his door that were clearly audible (听到) in the __43__ night.
“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Terry was a __44__ to this city. And this was the moment he especially hated to be __45__, so he went to the door and opened it __46__. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor. ” “No,” answered Terry in anger and shut the door __47__. “What a nuisance!” He complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to __48__ things.”
After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same girl outside. __49__ this time she was __50__ two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She __51__ me here to give you these.” Terry was very __52__ by what he saw.
At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his __53__ in life. It was his __54__ and harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was __55__ nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred (蒙蔽) by his unsympathetic mind.
小题1:
A.complaining
B.telling
C.hoping
D.pretending
小题2:
A.pleased
B.disappointed
C.exhausted
D.encouraged
小题3:
A.looking
B.turning
C.coming
D.tidying
小题4:
A.went on
B.went down
C.went out
D.went through
小题5:
A.candles
B.matches
C.lights
D.flashlights
小题6:
A.happily
B.patiently
C.hopefully
D.helplessly
小题7:
A.steps
B.words
C.knocks
D.screams
小题8:
A.dark
B.quiet
C.noisy
D.crowded
小题9:
A.newcomer
B.stranger
C.guest
D.settler
小题10:
A.called
B.disturbed
C.watched
D.offered
小题11:
A.surprisingly
B.delightedly
C.impatiently
D.willingly
小题12:
A.gently
B.kindly
C.politely
D.violently
小题13:
A.lend
B.sell
C.harness
D.borrow
小题14:
A.And
B.But
C.So
D.For
小题15:
A.holding
B.hiding
C.fetching
D.lifting
小题16:
A.suggested
B.commanded
C.sent
D.forced
小题17:
A.frightened
B.pleased
C.puzzled
D.surprised
小题18:
A.failure
B.success
C.complaint
D.determination
小题19:
A.warmth
B.coldness
C.kindness
D.sympathy (同情)
小题20:
A.doubtfully
B.hardly
C.actually
D.nearly

小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:A
小题6:D
小题7:C
小题8:B
小题9:A
小题10:B
小题11:C
小题12:D
小题13:D
小题14:B
小题15:A
小题16:C
小题17:D
小题18:A
小题19:B
小题20:C
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