第二节 完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、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。
I was 15 when I walked into McCarley’s Bookstore in Ashland, Ore., and bean scanning titles on the shelves. The man behind the counter, Mac McCarley, asked if I’d like 36 . I said yes because I needed to 37 for college.
One day a woman asked me for 40 on cancer. She seemed fearful. I showed her everything we had in 41 and found other books we could 42 . She left the store 43 , and I’ve always remembered the 44 I felt in having helped her.
Years later, as a 45 in Los Angeles, I heard about an immigrant(移民)child who was born with his thumb attached, web like(蹼状的), to the rest of his hand. His family could not 46
a corrective operation, and the boy lived in 47 , hiding his hand in his pocket. I 48 my boss to let me do the 49 . After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, 50 to perform the operation for free.
I visited the boy in the recovery room after the operation. The first thing he did was holding up his 51 hand and say, “Thank you.” I felt a sense of reward.
At McCarley’s Bookstore, I always sensed I was working for the 52 not the store. Today it’s 53 . NBC News pays my salary, but I feel as if I work for the 54 , through my “today” show, helping them make 55 of the world.
36. A. a book B. the place C. a job D. the boss
37. A. gain experience B. start saving C. get a degree D. get grades
38. A. during B. after C. for D. behind
39. A. boring B. tiring C. satisfying D. important
40. A. advice B. medicine C. help D. books
41. A. stock B. mind C. collection D. quantity
42. A. borrow B. publish C. introduce D. order
43. A. much interested B. less anxious C. less disappointed D. more confident
44. A. pride B. interest C. anxiety D. difficulty
45. A. doctor B. bookseller C. TV reporter D. writer
46. A. afford B. do C. support D. pay
47. A. danger B. trouble C. shame D. need
48. A. suggested B. required C. expected D. persuaded
49. A. story B. operation C. show D. favor
50. A. begging B. offering C. providing D. refusing
51. A. recovered B. normal C. repaired D. separated
52. A. boss B. customers C. publishers D. students
53. A. different B. even harder C. the same D. simple
54. A. children B. viewers C. patients D. strangers
55. A. use B. fun C. change D. sense
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