完形填空 (共15小题，计15分)
Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that
thankfulness is indeed a virtue (美德).
— William Bennett
Thanksgiving Day was coming. The first grade teacher
gave her class a fun assignment (作业) — to draw
a picture of 1 for which they were thankful.
Most of the class might be considered poor, but still
many would 2 the holiday with turkey and other
traditional food of the season. These, the teacher thought, would be the
subject of most of her students’ art. And they were.
But Douglas made a 3 kind
of picture. Douglas was a different kind of boy. He was the teacher’s true
child of weak and unhappy. As other children played at 4 ,
Douglas used to stand close by her side. One could only guess at the pain that
Douglas felt behind those sad 5 .
Yes, his picture was different. When he was asked to
draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a 6 .
Nothing else. Just an empty hand.
His abstract (抽象的) picture
caught the 7 of his classmates. Whose hand could
it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers 8 turkeys.
Another suggested a police officer, because the police protect and 9 people.
Still others guessed it was the hand of God, for God feeds us. And so the
discussion went on — until the teacher almost forgot the young artist 10 .
When the children had gone on to other assignments,
she stopped at Douglas’ desk, bent down, and 11 him
whose hand it was. The little boy looked away and murmured, “It’s yours,
teacher.”
She recalled the 12 when
she had taken his hand and walked with him here or there, as she had the other
students. How 13 she had said, “Take my hand,
Douglas, we’ll go outside.” Or, “Let me show you how to hold your pencil.” Or,
“Let’s do this together.” Douglas was very 14 for
his teacher’s hand. Brushing aside a tear, she went on with her work.
The story speaks of more than thankfulness. It says
something about teachers teaching and parents parenting and friends showing
friendship, and how much it means to the Douglases of the world. They might not
always say thanks, but they’ll remember the hand that 15 out.
1. A．anything B．something C．nothing D．everything
2. A．congratulate B．spend C．celebrate D．consider
3. A．good B．interesting C．exciting D．different
4. A．break B．rest C．desk D．first
5. A．noses B．hands C．faces D．eyes
6. A．gift B．person C．hand D．turkey
7. A．thought B．description C．respect D．imagination
8. A．raise B．need C．buy D．show
9. A．look at B．care for C．take away D．drive off
10. A．himself B．itself C．herself D．themselves
11. A．said B．asked C．talked D．spoke
12. A．chances B．forms C．ways D．times
13. A．much B．many C．often D．long
14. A．thankful B．helpful C．careful D．beautiful
15. A．moves B．holds C．reaches D．puts
