二．完形填空：
Why did I come today? I wondered. My Christmas   16   contained several people that claimed they wanted nothing but I knew their feelings would be hurt   17   I didn’t buy them anything, so gift buying was   18   but fun.
Hurriedly, I finished shopping and   19   the long checkout lines. In front of me were a boy of about 5 and a younger girl. She carried a beautiful pair of    20   slippers. When we finally   21   the checkout register, the girl   22   placed the shoes on the counter. She treated them as though they were a   23  .
“That will be $ 6.09,” the cashier said. The boy   24   his pockets. He finally came up with $ 3.12. “I guess we will have to put them back,” he   25   said. “We will come back some other time, maybe tomorrow.” With that statement, a soft   26   broke from the little girl. “But Jesus would have loved these shoes,” she cried.
“Well, we’ll go home and work some more. Don’t cry. We’ll surely   27  ,” he said. Quickly I handed $ 3.00 to the cashier. These children had waited in line for a long time. And,   28  , it was Christmas. Suddenly a pair of arms came around me and a small voice   29   said, “Thank you, lady.” “What did you   30   when you said Jesus would like the shoes?” I asked. The boy answered, “Our mommy is sick and going to   31  . Daddy said she might go before Christmas to be with Jesus.” The girl spoke, “My Sunday school teacher said the streets in heaven are shiny gold, just like these shoes. Won’t mommy be   32   walking on those streets in these shoes?”
My eyes   33   as I looked into her tear-streaked face. “Yes,” I answered, “I am   34   she will.” Silently I thanked God for using these children to   35   me of the true spirit of giving.
16. A. plan                B. list                    C. goods                D. purchases
17. A. if                       B. because             C. unless               D. since
18. A. something           B. nothing             C. anything            D. everything
19. A. waited                B. joined               C. attended            D. gathered
20. A. cotton                 B. leather                     C. gold                  D. silver
21. A. approached         B. passed               C. checked             D. found
22. A. immediately        B. hesitantly          C. shyly               D. carefully
23. A. gift                    B. treasure             C. life                   D. prize
24. A. opened               B. touched             C. tore                  D. searched
25. A. bravely               B. uncertainly        C. slowly               D. doubtfully
26. A. tear                    B. sob                   C. smile                D. sigh
27. A. leave                  B. come                C. return               D. arrive
28. A. above all             B. at last                C. at least                     D. after all
29. A. gratefully            B. sweetly             C. gracefully          D. kindly
30. A. request               B. expect               C. mean         D. attempt
31. A. hospital                     B. tomb                 C. heaven                     D. sky
32. A. equal                  B. comfortable              C. convenient         D. beautiful
33. A. pained                B. flooded             C. shut                  D. froze
34. A. sure                    B. afraid                C. glad                  D. confident
35. A. inform                B. warn                 C. cure                  D. remind

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One day a teacher asked her students to list the names of   44  students in the classroom on two sheets of paper, leaving a space between each name. Then she told them to think of the   45  thing they could say about each of their classmates and write it down.
It   46  the class some time to finish their assignment, and as the students left the room, each one   47  the papers. That Saturday, the teacher wrote down the  48 of each student on a separate sheet of paper and 49  what everyone else had said about that individual.
On Monday she gave each student his or her list. Before long, the whole class was   50  . “Really?” she heard whispered. “I never knew that I   51  anything to anyone!” and, “I didn’t know others liked me so much” were most of the comments. No one ever   52   those papers in class again. She never knew if they discussed them after class or with their parents, but it didn’t   53 . The exercise had completed its   54  . The students were   55  with themselves and one another.
That group of students moved on. Several years later, one of the students was   56  in Vietnam War and his teacher   57  the funeral of that special student. After the funeral, most of Mark’s former classmates left. Mark’s mother and father were there, obviously waiting to speak to his teacher.
“We want to   58  you something,” his father said, taking a   59  out of his pocket.
“They found this on Mark when he was killed. We thought you might   60  it.”
Opening the wallet, he   61  removed two worn pieces of notebook paper that had obviously been taped, folded, and refolded many times. The teacher knew without   62  that the papers were the ones on which she had listed all the good things each of Mark’s classmates had said about him.
“Thank you so much for doing that,” Mark’s mother said. “As you can see, Mark   63  it.”

第二节  完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分 30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process. The instructor asked us to list  41  in our past that we felt  42  of, regretted, or incomplete about and then read our lists aloud.

This seemed like a very  43  process, but there’s always some  44 soul in the crowd who will volunteer. The instructor then  45  that we find ways to  46  people, or take some action to correct any wrong doings. I was seriously wondering how this could ever  47  my communication.

Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: Making my  48 , I remembered an incident from high school. I grew up in a small town. There was a Sheriff who  49  of us kids liked. One night, my two buddies and I decided to play a  50  on him.

After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a s.o.b.(畜生). The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious  51 . Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office. My friends told the truth but I lied. No one  52  found out.

Nearly 20 years later, Sheriff Brown’s name  53  on my list. I didn’t even know if he was still  54 . Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed. I tried his number. After a few  55 , I heard, “Hello?” I said, “Sheriff Brown?”Paused. “Yes.” “Well, this is Jimmy Calkins.”

“And I want you to know that I did it.” Paused. “I knew it!” he yelled back. We had a good laugh and a  56  discussion. His closing words were: “Jimmy, I always felt bad for you  57  your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it  58  all these years. I want to thank you for calling me...for your sake.”

Jimmy inspired me to  59  all the items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It’s never too late to  60 the past wrongdoings.

41.A.something      B. anything     C. somebody   D. anybody

42.A. ashamed       B. afraid  C. sure    D. proud

43.A. private  B. secret  C. interesting  D. funny

44.A. foolish  B. polite  C. simple      D. brave

45.A. expected       B. suggested   C. ordered      D. demanded

46.A.connect with  B. depend on  C. apologize to       D. get across

47.A. improve       B. continue     C. realize        D. keep

48.A. notes     B. list      C. plan    D. stories

49.A. any       B. most   C. none   D. all

50.A. part       B. game  C. trick   D. record

51.A. view     B. sign C. attention D. remark

52.A. also       B. even   C. still     D. ever

53.A. appears  B. considers    C. presents      D. remembers

54.A. angry    B. happy C. doubtful     D. alive

55.A. words    B. rings   C. repeats       D. calls

56.A. cold      B. plain   C. nervous      D. lively

57.A. in case   B. unless C. so long as   D. because

58.A. around  B. out     C. on      D. away

59.A. build up       B. make up     C. clear up      D. give up

60.A. regret    B. forgive       C. right  

Self—employed private doctors who charge a fee each patient’s visit are the foundation of medical practice in the United States. Most doctors have contract relationship with one or more hospitals in the community. They send their patients to this hospital，which usually charges patients according to the number of days they stay and the facilities (operation room, tests, medicines that they use). Some hospitals belong to a city, a state or a government agency. Others are operated by religious orders (教会)or other non—profit groups.

Some medical doctors are on salary. Salaried doctors may work as hospital staff (员工)members, or residents, who are often still in training . They may teach in medical schools, or be hired by corporations to care for their workers to work for the government’s Public Health Service.

Doctors are among the best paid professionals in the United States. In the 1980s, it was not uncommon for medical doctors to earn incomes of more than $100,000 a year. Specialists, particularly surgeons, might earn several times that amount. Doctors list many reasons why they deserve to be so well rewarded for their work. One reason is the long and expensive preparation required to become a doctor in the United States. Most would—be doctors first attend college for four years, which can cost nearly $20,000 a year at one of the best private institutions. Then they attend medical school for four years. Tuition(学费)alone can more than $10,000 a year. By the time they have obtained their medical degrees, many young doctors are deeply in debt. They still face three to five years of residency(实习阶段) in hospital, the first year as an assistant. The hours are long and the pay is relatively low.

Setting up a medical practice is expensive, too. Sometimes several doctors will decide to establish a group practice, so they can share the expense of maintaining an office and buying equipment. These doctors also take care of each other’s patients in emergencies.

Doctors work long hours and must accept a great deal of responsibility. Many medical procedures, even quite practiced many times, still involve risk. It is understandable that doctors want to be well—paid for making decisions which can mean the difference between life and death.

1.According to the passage, it is very unlikely that an American hospital is owned by         .

       A．a church zxxk.com                              B．a corporation       C．a city    D．a state 

2.The expenses for becoming a doctor are mainly spent on           .

       A．schooling and retraining                       B．practice in a hospital

       C．facilities he or she uses                         D．education he or she receives

3.Sometimes several doctors set up a group medical practice mainly because       .

       A．it’s difficult for one doctor to take care of too many patients

       B．they can take turns to work for long hours

       C．facilities may be too much of burden for one doctor to shoulder

       D．no one wants to take too much responsibility

4.The statement that fully expresses the author’s view towards US doctors’ payment is that     .

       A．they deserve a very good payment for their expensive education and their responsibility

       B．it is reasonable for doctors to have a large income because their work is dangerous

       C．doctors should be better paid because they work long hours in bad conditions

       D．doctors have great responsibility, so it is understandable that they should be well paid