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第 16 讲 完形填空记叙文（20 空）（练）
A
At 17, I didn’t have enough money for college. My mom’s boss, Mr. Overstreet, often made generous
___1___ for various charity purposes. On the ___2___ that Mr. Overstreet would agree to help me, Mom
suggested that I ask if his company would ___3___ helping me pay for my college.
I ___4___ walked into his large office, and told Mr. Overstreet with all my ___5___ that I wanted a college
education badly. He told me that he would refer my ___6___ to the board of directors.
Later, as ___7___, I went to his office. Mr. Overstreet ___8___ me that if his corporation paid for my
education, they would have to do it for all the ___9___.
I thanked Mr. Overstreet and then, ___10___ started to run down my face. It hit me that in no case would my
chance of going to college ___11___.
Then, full of ___12___, Mr. Overstreet said, “Son, the company couldn’t pay for your college, but I could.”
With that, Mr. Overstreet produced a ___13___ from his desk and sent me to college.
Four years later, I had the ___14___ of keeping my promise to Mr. Overstreet. I graduated first in my class
and went on to Vanderbilt Law School, and Mr. Overstreet lived just long enough to see me ___15___. Eight years
later, I was elected to the US Congress. In my ___16___ speech that night on stage, I ___17___ Mr. Overstreet
looking down from heaven.
___18___, as Chairman of the Higher Education Committee, I managed to increase college ___19___ aid for low-
income students by 62%. Mr. Overstreet’s single act of ___20___ to one poor kid ended up helping more students
from low-income families go to college.
1．A．suggestions B．introductions C．instructions D．contributions
2．A．basis B．data C．assumption D．choice
3．A．consider B．admire C．brush D．withdraw
4．A．similarly B．nervously C．secretly D．normally
5．A．knowledge B．curiosity C．ambition D．passion
6．A．demand B．request C．concern D．procedure
7．A．admitted B．advanced C．opposed D．scheduled
8．A．directed B．confirmed C．informed D．texted
9．A．employees B．bosses C．seniors D．trainees
10．A．sweat B．disappointment C．outbreaks D．tears11．A．collapse B．conflict C．cooperate D．emerge
12．A．satisfaction B．bitterness C．sympathy D．attention
13．A．report B．map C．check D．paper
14．A．sense B．honor C．appointment D．identity
15．A．graduate B．marry C．distribute D．survive
16．A．victory B．trend C．consequence D．bonus
17．A．forecasted B．imagined C．remembered D．enjoyed
18．A．Temporarily B．Apparently C．Eventually D．Frequently
19．A．academic B．financial C．social D．fundamental
20．A．kindness B．optimism C．honesty D．dignity
B
I lifted my wet woollen gloves to my face and wiped the snowflakes from my eyes. I could not feel my nose
and my ____21____ formed a thick fog in the air. The biting wind was making me ____22____. I was fed up! I
didn’t want to be here. I wanted to go home. But Mum and Dad had ____23____ me to go for a Sunday afternoon
walk in the park. I could see my ____24____ in the snowy path, like a trail of breadcrumbs (一串面包屑) in the
forest showing me the way ____25____.
I stopped and listened to my ____26____. I could ____27____ the wind crying like a homeless dog hungry
for a delicious ____28____. The once-green tree ____29____, which used to wave gently in the breeze, had
become bare, and the grass was covered with a ____30____ blanket of fresh snow. Then I saw a broken spider’s
web shining golden beneath a pale sun. My breath was like silky soft ____31____ floating up into the freezing
cold air.
Suddenly there was Mum, ____32____ handing me a big cup of hot chocolate. Her big smile immediately
____33____ my heart.
“Here you are, Jo. This will keep you ____34____,”she said as she placed a comforting arm around my
shoulders and ____35____ her cheek against mine.
I slowly took a mouthful of the hot ____36____ and felt it slowly dripping down my throat like lava (熔岩)
____37____ down a mountainside. My wet woollen gloves were now warm, not ____38____. My breath warmed,
and I was ____39____ fed up or cold. I was happy and ____40____.
21．A．sweat B．breath C．tears D．words
22．A．hungry B．thirsty C．cold D．tired
23．A．forced B．forbidden C．allowed D．needed24．A．shadow B．image C．shoes D．footprints
25．A．up B．inside C．home D．there
26．A．surroundings B．whispers C．heartbeat D．mind
27．A．see B．hear C．feel D．smell
28．A．chocolate B．drink C．bone D．snowball
29．A．roots B．branches C．trunks D．leaves
30．A．colourful B．shabby C．plain D．white
31．A．ice B．rain C．smoke D．light
32．A．finally B．cheerfully C．gradually D．unwillingly
33．A．melted B．impressed C．broke D．stopped
34．A．calm B．alive C．warm D．awake
35．A．raised B．felt C．dropped D．pressed
36．A．soup B．liquid C．meal D．cup
37．A．flowing B．walking C．jumping D．squeezing
38．A．damaged B．abandoned C．frozen D．worn
39．A．either B．sometimes C．no less D．no longer
40．A．surprised B．contented C．determined D．warm-hearted
C
New Year’s Eve should be a time of celebration. However, for Jimmy Nicholos, the start of 2021 was
especially ___41___.
Jimmy is a(n) ___42___ man in California who works part-time at Start Rescue Resale Store which
___43___ most of the money they earned to help START Rescue, a nonprofit that saves animals. As the owner of a
service dog, this ___44___ is particularly close to Jimmy’s heart.
One day after work, he went out with his dog Boots. While ___45___ the street, he and Boots were
___46___ by a large group of people approaching from the other side. Jimmy couldn’t find Boots. ___47___,
Jimmy did everything he could to get back his furry friend as soon as possible.
He wasn’t ___48___. The other employees at the store collectively offered $10,000 for Boots’ ___49___.
“The START team sent out hundreds of flyers, and worked 24 hours a day to ____50____ Boots,” Jimmy said.
As time went on, Jimmy was provided with ways to ____51____ the news about his lost dog, including a
moment to ____52____ at a press conference. “Having lost my family and having no home to go to, I’ve
____53____ him to be my baby,” he said. “What he brought me was ____54____.”After about two weeks with no ____55____, Jimmy was approached by a local TV station. He talked with
them about his situation. Mere several minutes after it aired, someone called, ____56____ they had his dog.
Soon after, Jimmy ____57____ with Boots in the Van Nuys Community Police Station. He was so ____58____
to everyone who had a part in ____59____ him. Jimmy said that without them, this happy ____60____ wouldn’t
have happened.
41．A．late B．easy C．peaceful D．tough
42．A．homeless B．busy C．generous D．independent
43．A．receives B．appreciates C．donates D．cost
44．A．habit B．job C．confidence D．power
45．A．leaving B．touring C．crossing D．searching
46．A．protected B．forgotten C．blocked D．separated
47．A．Luckily B．Immediately C．Simply D．Temporarily
48．A．foolish B．relaxed C．alone D．ashamed
49．A．return B．health C．future D．life
50．A．look after B．hunt for C．care about D．stay with
51．A．spread B．keep C．exchange D．write
52．A．work B．question C．agree D．speak
53．A．proved B．allowed C．considered D．encouraged
54．A．sympathy B．comfort C．impression D．experience
55．A．news B．competition C．service D．opinion
56．A．apologizing B．adding C．commenting D．telling
57．A．talked B．reunited C．communicated D．played
58．A．cheerful B．careful C．thankful D．painful
59．A．repaying B．trusting C．changing D．helping
60．A．ending B．method C．fact D．chance
D
While Sam Bloom was on a vacation in Thailand, a balcony railing collapsed (倒塌), sending her falling 20
feet to the ground. The ____61____ left her with numerous injuries, including a broken spine. Her life was
____62____ changed.
In the many months that followed, she fell into a deep ____63____. Before her accident, she spent her time
___64___her family, surfing, exploring the outdoors, and traveling the world. Her ____65____ sense of selfdisappeared overnight—as she ____66____ it in her piece in a Time article, “I was no longer a(n)____67____
woman, and I no longer ____68____ myself as a wife and mother.”
A few months after returning home, her son Noah ____69____ an injured baby magpie that had fallen from
high in a tall pine tree. After no veterinarian (兽医) would rather _____70_____ her in, the family decided to try
and _____71_____ her back to health themselves.
Due to its wobbly (摇晃的) walk and black and white _____72_____, Bloom’s three boys decided to
_____73_____ the baby bird Penguin. And so, this _____74_____ new creature became a member of the Bloom
family. This new addition required constant _____75_____, needing to be fed every two hours and kept warm
constantly. This new _____76_____ fell on Sam, and soon, Penguin became a form of _____77_____ in soul to
Sam.
“I didn’t feel as _____78_____ anymore;my instincts as a nurse and mother came to life when I was
_____79_____ to this tiny, feathered soul. I didn’t _____80_____ it at that time but, in a way, we were keeping
each other alive.”
61．A．fall B．travel C．railing D．country
62．A．gradually B．recently C．completely D．hardly
63．A．sleep B．depression C．hole D．passion
64．A．figuring out B．talking about C．calling at D．caring for
65．A．former B．strange C．weak D．false
66．A．made B．had C．got D．put
67．A．beautiful B．excellent C．independent D．professional
68．A．watched over B．thought of C．gave up D．turned to
69．A．discovered B．hunted C．dropped D．trapped
70．A．hand B．trick C．engage D．take
71．A．hope B．nurse C．send D．show
72．A．eyes B．photos C．feathers D．dots
73．A．keep B．consider C．name D．accept
74．A．greedy B．needy C．proud D．energetic
75．A．change B．motivation C．practice D．attention
76．A．responsibility B．challenge C．stress D．chance
77．A．escape B．treatment C．exercise D．excuse
78．A．useless B．careless C．quiet D．lazy79．A．objecting B．adjusting C．sticking D．tending
80．A．answer B．care C．realize D．believe
