Passage 5 ?(西安交大附中2007—2008學年度下學期高三第四次模擬考試) ?完形填空

Unconditional Love

A story is told about a soldier who finally came home after having fought in Vietnam. He called his parents from ?__21__ ?“Mom and Dad, I ?__22__ home ,but I’ve a favor to ask .I have a friend I’d like to bring home with me.” “ ?__23__ ,” they replied, “We’d love to meet him.” “There’s something you should know,” the son continued , “he was __24__ in the fighting. He __25__ on a land bomb and lost an arm and a leg. He has nowhere else to go ,and I want him to ?__26__ us.” “I’m sorry to hear that ,son. Maybe we can help him find somewhere to live.” “No, Mom and Dad ,I want him to live with us.” “Son,” said the father , “you don’t know what you’re asking. Someone with such ?__27__ ?would be ?__28__ on us. We have our own lives to live ,and we can’t let something like this ?__29__ ?with our lives. I think you should just come home and ?__30__ about this guy . He’ll find a way to live ?__31__ ?his own.

At that point, the son __32__ ?the phone. The parents heard ?__33__ more from him. A few days later , __34__ ,they received a call from the San Francisco police. Their son had died after falling from a building .The police believed it was a ?__35__.They grief-stricken parents flew to San Francisco to ?__36__ the body of their son. They recognized him, but to their horror they also discovered something they didn’t know, their son had ?__37__.

The parents in this story are like many of us .We find it ?__38__ to love those who are good-looking or fun to have around ,but we don’t like people who are ?__39__ to us or make us feel uncomfortable. Thankfully ,there’s someone who loves us with an ?__40__ love that welcomes us into the forever family.

21．A．Chicago B．Boston C．San Francisco D．London

22．A．am coming B．am leaving C．was coming D．was leaving

23．A．Sorry B．Sure C．No way D．possible

24．A．very healthy B．very well C．hurt badly D．fairly good

25．A．stepped B．sat C．lay D．slept

26．A．play with B．work with C．live with D．keep with

27．A．disadvantages B．advantages C．shortcomings D．disabilities

28．A．a terrible burden B．a happy family C．pleasant company D．deadly disease

29．A．stop B．interfere C．strengthen D．improve

30．A．forget B．bring C．remember D．forgive

31．A．of B．on C．at D．in

32．A．hold on B．hung on C．hung up D．hung out

33．A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing

34．A．besides B．however C．and D．otherwise

35．A．accident B．coincidence C．murder D．suicide

36．A．take B．bring C．identify D．fetch

37．A．no arm and no leg B．two arms and one leg

C．only one arm and one leg D．one arm and two legs

38．A．difficult B．difference C．easy D．simple

39．A．smart B．friendly C．familiar D．inconvenient

40．A．valuable B．unconditional C．precious D．unique

答案 ?21.C ?22.A ?23.B ?24.C ?25.A ?26.C ?27.D ?28.A ?29.B ?30.A ?31.B ?32.C ?33.D ?34.B ?35.D ?36.C ?37.C ?38.C ?39.D ?40.B ??