專練十 完形填空(二)

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The story took place in Israel. One day when government officials were rebuilding a barn（谷倉）， they found a mouse hole and used smoke to___1___the mice inside to come out. A while later they___2___saw mice running out. Everyone thought that all the mice had___3 . But just as they just about to start to___4 ， they saw two mice squeezing out at the exit of the hole. After some___5 ， the mice finally got out. The strange thing was that they did not run away___6 . Instead， one chased after the other near the___7___of the hole. It___8___that one was trying to bite the tail of the other.

Everyone was puzzled，___9___they stepped closer to take a look. They___10___that one of the mice was blind and the other one was trying to pull it with him to escape.

After___11 what happened， everyone was___12___and lost in thought. During meal time， the group of people started to chat about what happened to the two mice.

One serious Rome official said: “I think the___13

between those two mice was that of emperor and minister. ” The others thought for a while and approved___14___it.

A smart Israeli said: “I think they are husband and wife. ” Again the others thought for a while， and all felt it___15 .

A Chinese， who was accustomed to the firm tradition of___16___to parents， said: “I think they are mother and son. ” The others felt this was more___17 .

At that moment， one___18___Samaritan looked at other people， and asked: “Why did those two mice have to have a certain relationship?”

Suddenly， the___19___froze.

In fact， the true love is not___20___on benefit， friendship and loyalty or blood relationship. Instead， it is based on no relationship.

1. A. force B. help

C. pray D. demand

2. A. exactly B. properly

C. suddenly D. indeed

3. A. died B. disappeared

C. escaped D. hidden

4. A. pick upB. clean up

C. stay up D. put up

5. A. endeavorB. trial

C. performance D. intention

6. A. happily B. immediately

C. naturally D. punctually

7. A. side B. end

C. exit D. passage

8. A. seemed B. proved

C. happened D. struck

9. A. though B. or

C. but D. so

10. A. sensed B. observed

C. realized D. recognized

11. A. appreciating B. witnessing

C. noticing D. informing

12. A. speechless B. calm

C. noiseless D. quiet

13. A. relationship B. grade

C. rank D. status

14. A. withB. to

C. inD. of

15. A. came to light B. got around

C. made senseD. made a difference

16. A. friendship B. loyalty

C. benefit D. love

17. A. tolerable B. sensitive

C. reasonableD. allergic

18. A. absent-minded B. tough-minded

C. narrow-minded D. pure-minded

19. A. gasB. atmosphere

C. conversation D. emotion

20. A. shaped B. developed

C. formed D. established

B

In 1978， I became a flight attendant for a major airline. I have flown hundreds of flights since graduation， but one___1___among the many.

We were flying from Los Angeles to Washington D. C， when I___ 2___ a toilet call light. There I found a young mother struggling with her baby. Everything was a___3 ， and the mother told me she had no more diapers（尿布） or other clothing.

Through her tears， she___4___me that they had missed their flight the___5___night in Los Angeles and because she had very___6___money， she and her son had spent the night on the airport floor. Since she hadn’t___7___ to miss the flight， she was forced to___8___most of her supplies and money. She told me she was___9___to New Hampshire to deliver her son to the family that was___10___him. She could no longer support the two of them.

As she stood in front of me， I could see the___11___and hopelessness on her face. 12 ， as a mother of three beautiful daughters， I could___13___her pain.

I immediately rang the flight attendant call button and asked for assistance from the other flight___14 . They brought cloth towels from first class to assist in___15___both mum and the baby. 16___we landed， I walked them to their next flight， which would take them to their final destination .

As she thanked me for all I had done she said___17 ， “You’re not the flight attendant， you’re a sky angel.”___18___my flight attendant wings（飛行章）， she continued， “And those are your angel wings.”

Though I am no longer a flight attendant， my “angel wings” are still___19___in my office. And each time I see them， I am___20___of that young woman and her baby.

1. A. stands for B. stands by

C. stands up D. stands out

2. A. answered B. received

C. saw D. met

3. A. chaos B. pollution

C. mess D. mixture

4. A. requested B. informed

C. reminded D. complained

5. A. precious B. former

C. latter D. previous

6. A. rare B. little

C. scarce D. much

7. A. supposed B. thought

C. imagined D. expected

8. A. use up B. eat up

C. run out D. break down

9. A. around the clockB. on her way

C. around the corner D. in the way

10. A. adapting B. adjusting

C. rejecting D. adopting

11. A. hopeB. excitement

C. despair D. pressure

12. A. However B. Thus

C. BesidesD. Therefore

13. A. feelB. realize

C. recognizeD. acknowledge

14. A. friendsB. attendants

C. pilotsD. passengers

15. A. putting up B. wrapping up

C. cleaning upD. picking up

16. A. Unless B. Once

C. If D. Although

17. A. anxiously B. calmly

C. happily D. softly

18. A. Sensing B. Feeling

C. Touching D. Moving

19. A. on displayB. in sight

C. in place D. in order

20. A. remindedB. required

C. spokenD. thought