完形填空（共20小題：每小題1分，滿分20分）
The Healing
Jim and his wife, Connie, were shocked by the loss of their four-month-old son—Joshua, whose life was taken by SIDS—sudden infant death syndrome.
Thirty hours ago Jim drove to the baby-sitter’s home to  1  Joshua. It was a  2  trip, like the one he made five days every week. He arrived, and little Joshua could not be   3   from his nap. The next few hours were a time of life and death: the racing ambulance, swift-moving doctors and nurses….but 12 hours later, at children’s Hospital,   4  the doctors had exhausted all  5 , little Joshua was gone. Yes, they wanted   6  of Joshua’s usable organs to be donated. That was not a   7  decision for Jim and Connie, a loving and   8  couple.
The next morning dawned and many things had to be arranged. Telephone calls and funeral plans.   9  one point Jim realized he needed a  10 .When Jim settled into the chair   11   the barber’s, he began to   12   the past hours, trying to   13  some sense of it all.   14  had Joshua, their first-born, the child they had waited so long for, been taken so soon….he had   15  begun his life….The question kept coming, and the pain in Jim’s heart just   16  him.
While talking with the barber, Jim mentioned the organ donations, looking at his watch: “They are transplanting one of his heart valves(瓣膜) right now.”
The  17  stopped and stood motionless. Finally she spoke, but it was only a whisper. “You’re not going to believe this….but about an hour ago the customer sitting in this chair wanted me to hurry   18  she could get to Children’s Hospital. She  19  here so full of joy….her prayers had been answered. Today her baby granddaughter is receiving a  20  needed transplant—a heart valve.”
Jim’s healing began.
小題1:
A．pick outB．pick upC．set out D．set up
小題2:
A．routineB．a(chǎn)nnualC．a(chǎn)verageD．difficult
小題3:
A．conveyedB．transplanted C．a(chǎn)wakenedD．convinced
小題4:
A．thoughB．sinceC．becauseD．a(chǎn)s
小題5:
A．medicineB．strengthC．a(chǎn)ttemptsD．spirits
小題6:
A．partB．few C．someD．a(chǎn)ll
小題7:
A．goodB．difficultC．stupidD．wise
小題8:
A．givingB．tiringC．boringD．thinking
小題9:
A．OfB．InC．OnD．At
小題10:
A．haircutB．breakC．donationD．decision
小題11:
A．withB．a(chǎn)tC．byD．near
小題12:
A．decide onB．reflect onC．keep onD．focus on
小題13:
A．getB．takeC．hold D．make
小題14:
A．HowB．WhyC．WhetherD．If
小題15:
A．barelyB．nearlyC．seldomD．a(chǎn)lmost
小題16:
A．coveredB．drewC．enveloped D．choked
小題17:
A．hairdresserB．customerC．fatherD．parent
小題18:
A．sinceB．a(chǎn)sC．soD．a(chǎn)nd
小題19:
A．a(chǎn)rrivedB．leftC．stayedD．sat
小題20:
A．desperatelyB．disappointedly C．clearlyD．obviously

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

試題分析：本文講了Jim ，Connie夫婦的孩子去世了。這對善良的夫妻把孩子的器官捐了出去。Jim回憶往事，很悲傷，但他偶然聽到了自己孩子器官的接受者的祖母是那樣開心，心里有了些許安慰。
小題1:這里想說三十小時以前，Jim開車去保姆家去接Joshua，故選B，pick up接。
小題2:根據(jù)like the one he made five days every week.可知這里想說這是一次常規(guī)的出行，故選A，routine常規(guī)的。
小題3:根據(jù)from his nap，故選C，awakened喚醒。
小題4:這里想說盡管醫(yī)生已經(jīng)盡力了，though 盡管，故選A。
小題5: 這里想說盡管醫(yī)生已經(jīng)盡力了，attempts試圖、嘗試，故選C。
小題6:這里想說他們想捐出Joshua全部可用的器官，all全部的，故選D。
小題7:根據(jù)for Jim and Connie, a loving and giving couple，故選B，difficult困難的。
小題8:根據(jù)That was not a  difficult decision，故選A。
小題9:at one point是固定用法，意思是在某一時刻，故選D。
小題10:根據(jù)When Jim settled into the chair at the barber’s,故選A，haircut理發(fā)。
小題11:表示在理發(fā)店里，故選B。
小題12:這里想說他開始回憶過去的時光，reflect on回憶，故選B。
小題13:make sense of 意思是理解；懂；明白，故選D。
小題14:這里表示為什么Joshua他們等了這么久的第一個孩子，這么快就被帶走了，故選B。
小題15:這里想說他才剛剛開始他的生命，故選A，barely僅僅。
小題16:這里想說Jim內(nèi)心的痛苦包圍了他，故選C，enveloped 包圍。
小題17:根據(jù)Finally she spoke, but it was only a whisper. “You’re not going to believe this….but about an hour ago the customer sitting in this chair wanted me to hurry  so she could get to Children’s Hospital，故選A，hairdresser理發(fā)師。
小題18:這里想說所以她能夠去兒童醫(yī)院，so所以，故選C。
小題19:這里想說她充滿快樂的離開這里，故選B，left離開。
小題20:這里想說她的孫女將接受極度需要的移植器官，desperately極度地，故選A。
點評：答題前一定要略讀全文，把握文章要表達的主題，注意前后句與句，段落與段落之間的關系。答題中，一定要認真分析，注意選項與上下文的關系，與前后單詞的關系。對于一時沒有太大的把握的題可以放到最后再來完成，因為有時答案可以從下文內(nèi)容體現(xiàn)出來。答完后再通讀一遍文章，看看所選選項能不能是語句通順，語意連貫。
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D．You can pack up your things in garage or loft to cheer you up.
小題3:According to Ms Morris, an untidy desk probably means that         
A．you are quite a failure
B．you are in a messy mind
C．you are toe tired to deal with it
D．you have achieved the business success
小題4:Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A．Less untidy, more successful.
B．How to improve your inner world.
C．Cleaning up makes you less intelligent.
D．Being bigger achiever needs more effort.

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