Passage 5?(2010吉林市高三第二次市統(tǒng)考) ?完形填空

Loving Kindness Is Twice Blessed

I felt gloomy (沮喪的) the other day. The weather had been dark and rainy, and I just didn’t feel so ? 16 ? .?

As I was sitting at my desk, I ? 17 ? it was the birthday of a dear long-time friend — a single, middle-aged woman who has devoted the past 30 years to nursing and loves her??18 ? .?

Knowing that she doesn’t have family in town, I ? 19 ? to give her a call. Sure enough, she was on B-shift, ? ?20 ? ?to work late into the evening, and wouldn’t have ? 21 ? ?of a birthday this year. As always, ? ?22 ? , she sounded cheerful and was happy that I ? 23 ? .?

After I hung up, I couldn’t ? 24 ? the feeling that she would really appreciate a little attention on her special day. ? ?25 ? ?feeling a little gloomy myself, I tried to put it out of my mind, but as the day passed I couldn’t shake the thought. I ? 26 ? gave in, and that evening set off to the hospital with a card, a cheese cake, and some balloons. My friend’s grateful smile and joyful surprise ? 27 ? me I’d done the right thing and were a generous ? 28 ? for the little effort it had taken.?

When I got home, I realized that not only had I cheered up a ? 29 ? friend on her birthday, but my own gloomy feelings had also disappeared. Making her day had ? 30 ??my own!?

Isn’t that the way it is ? 31 ? we take the time and make the ? 32 ? to do something for someone else? It’s like the little saying, “Loving kindness is twice blessed; it blesses him who gives, and him who ? 33 ? .”

Cheering up people on their birthdays isn’t the only thing we can do to make their day. Life constantly presents us with ? 34 ? to take an extra step or do a kind deed that will make a difference to ? 35 ? . And the wonderful thing is that as we do, it changes things for the better for us too.

16. A. special B. positive C. nervous D. proud

17. A. explained B. complained C. remembered D. informed

18. A. family B. training C. work D. school

19. A. decided B. continued C. agreed D. refused

20. A. surprised B. disappointed C. bored D. prepared

21. A. much B. many C. little D. few

22. A. though B. besides C. therefore D. otherwise

23. A. admitted B. called C. succeeded D. apologized

24. A. experience B. imagine C. shake D. understand

25. A. Almost B. Even C. Never D. Still

26. A. luckily B. finally C. unhappily D. hardly

27. A. convinced B. advised C. promised D. reminded

28. A. response B. contribution C. reward D. share

29. A. careless B. lonely C. weak D. curious

30. A. troubled B. taken C. wasted D. made

31. A. when B. where C. why D. how

32. A. suggestion B. friend C. effort D. call

33. A. tries B. receives C. expects D. cares

34. A. opportunities B. dreams C. choices D. regrets

35.A. someone B. something C. everyone D. everything

16.B. positive意為“樂(lè)觀的”，此處的didn’t feel so positive 與上文的felt gloomy相符。

17.C. 記起。

18.C. 從事護(hù)士職業(yè)30年，很喜歡她自己的工作。

19.A. 我決定給她打個(gè)電話。

20.D. 她是B班，準(zhǔn)備工作到深夜。

21.A. 不會(huì)有太多的時(shí)間過(guò)生日。

22.A. though 意為“雖然”。

23.B. 她因我打電話而高興。

24.C. shake 意為“動(dòng)搖”，下文26空前有提示。

25.D. 作者仍然感到沮喪，與文章開(kāi)頭相呼應(yīng)。

26.B. 最終。

27.A. 使我相信我做對(duì)了。

28.C. 她的笑容和驚喜是對(duì)我慷慨的回報(bào)。

29.B. 作者沒(méi)有家人在鎮(zhèn)里，所以孤獨(dú)，與19空前內(nèi)容相符合。

30.D. 與make her day 相符合。

31.A. 當(dāng)我們付出時(shí)間和努力的時(shí)候。

32.C. 同上。

33.B. receives 與 gives 相對(duì)應(yīng)。

34.A. 生活為我們提供機(jī)會(huì)。

35.A. 對(duì)某個(gè)人產(chǎn)生影響。