完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的

题目内容：

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选

项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The Blind Boy

A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat(帽子) by his feet. He held up a __36__ which said: “I am blind, please help.” There were only a few __37_ in the hat.

A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his _ 38 _ and dropped them into the hat. He __39__ took the sign, turned it around and wrote some words. He __40__ the sign __41__ everyone who walked by would see the new words.

Soon the hat began to __42__. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy.

That afternoon the man who had __43__ the sign came to see __44__ things were. The boy __45__ his footsteps and asked, “Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?”

The man said, “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said in a different way, __46__ .” What he had written was: “Today is a(n) __47__ day and I cannot see it.”

Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?

__48__ both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people they were so __49__ that they were not blind.

Should we be surprised that the second sign was more __50__?

Be thankful for what you have. __51__ life gives you 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1000 reasons to __52__. Face your past without regret. __ 53___ your present with confidence (自信). Prepare for the __54__ without fear. Keep the faith and __55__ the fear.

36. A. cover B. sign C. board D. note

37. A. cashes B. treasures C. pennies D. coins

38. A. pocket B. can C. backpack D. case

39. A. still B. then C. already D. yet

40. A. put on B. put out C. put off D. put back

41. A. in case B. now that C. so that D. as though

42. A. mix up B. show up C. fill up D. make up

43. A. changed B. prepared C. supported D. reached

44. A. what B. why C. where D. how

45. A. realized B. recognized C. felt D. discovered

46. A. though B. but C. yet D. still

47. A. average B. successful C. harmonious D. beautiful

48. A. After all B. In the long term C. Of course D. As a matter of fact

49. A. happy B. disappointed C. lucky D. strange

50. A. effective B. brave C. surprising D. scientific

51. A. once B. When C. While D. Because

52. A. smile B. exist C. survive D. prove

53. A. Look into B. Search for C. Deal with D. Depend on

54. A. tomorrow B. adventure C. future D. sunrise

55. A. preserve B. charge C. run D. drop

最佳答案：

BDABD CCADB ADCCA BACCD

答案解析：

略

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。