第二節(jié)完形填空(20小題;每小題1.5分,滿(mǎn)分30分)
閱讀下面短文,從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng),并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
I was on my lunch break and had left the office to get something to eat.On the way, I saw a busker (賣(mài)藝人).This wasn't something out of the
36 ; there was always someone
37 enough to busk near the office buildings during lunch.
As I walked past him, holding some
38 in my hand, I
39 to myself that he was only going to use the money to
40 his addict
ion to drugs or alcohol.He looked
41 that type —young and ragged.Then I stopped, rather shocked at myself.What was I going to
42 the money on? I only wasgoing to feed my addiction to Coca-Cola or chocolate.I realized I had no
43 to place myself above him
44 because he was busking.
I
45 and dropped all the coins into his hat and he smiled at me.I watched for a while.As selfish as it sounds, I expected something
46 to come from that moment.I wanted a natural high or even a feeling of happiness,
47 nothing happened.So then I smiled and walked off,
48 why I did things like that just now.It was a waste of money.
At the
49 of the day as I walked to the train station, I saw the busker packing up.I
50 him pick up the hat and
51 the money into a small plastic bag.Then he walked over to a cafe counter and
52 the entire contents into a tin collecting for a bushfire appeal (募捐).
He was busking for charity.I realized just how
53 I had been.I now donate any
54 I have to charity tins and enjoy the feeling of happiness for the rest of the day.You could say I'm now addicted to the feeling of
55 .
36.A.extraordinary B.special C.outstanding D.ordinary
37.A.handsome B.smart C.foolish D.capable
38.A.food B.notes C.checks D.coins
39.A.thought B.came C.left D.smiled
40.A.give B.feed C.catch D.bring
41.A.like B.a(chǎn)t C.for D.a(chǎn)fter
42.A.cost B.spend C.waste D.pay
43.A.choice B.power C.right D.a(chǎn)bility
44.A.even B.hardly C.a(chǎn)lmost D.just
45.A.stopped B.walked C.hurried D.left
46.A.fewer B.less C.more D.worse
47.A.but B.or C.a(chǎn)nd D.so
48.A.finding B.wondering C.forgetting D.losing
49.A.beginning B.end C.time D.middle
50.A.heard B.forced C.a(chǎn)sked D.watched
51.A.keep B.take C.empty D.make
52.A.poured B.lent C.entered D.threw
53.A.brave B.selfish C.foolish D.wise
54.A.clothes B.food C.change D.money
55.A.than
king B.getting C.taking D.Giving