完形填空阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 It was Thanksgiving morning. In the crowded kitchen of my small house I was busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey 1the doorbell rang. I opened the front door and saw two small children in 2clothes and thin little sandals(凉鞋), staying together at the door on the top step. “Any old 3 , lady?” asked one of them. I was4 . I wanted to say “no” until my eye 5their sandals, which were wet with heavy snow. “ 6and I'll make you a cup of hot cocoa.”They walked 7and sat down at the table. Their wet sandals left marks on the8 . I served them cocoa and bread with jam to fight9the freezing cold outside. 10 I went back to the kitchen and started again on my household budget for Thanksgiving Day. The silence in the front room struck me. I looked in. The girl held the empty cup in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked in a 11 voice,“Lady, are you 12?” “Am I rich? Pity. No!” I looked at my old sofa covers. The girl put her cup back in its saucer(托盘)13and said, “Your cups match your saucers.” Her voice was flat with a need that no amount of food could supply. They left after that, 14their papers against the wind. They hadn't said “Thank you.” They didn't need to. They had 15me that I had so much to be grateful for. Plain blue China cups and saucers were 16worth five pence. But they matched. I tasted the potatoes and the meat soup. Potatoes and brown meat soup, a roof over our heads, my man with a good and steady job—these 17 , too. I moved the chairs back from the fire and 18 the living room. The muddy(沾上泥的) 19 of small sandals were still wet on my floor. Let them remain for a while, I thought, just in case I should begin to 20how rich I am.
(1)
A .
before
B .
while
C .
as
D .
when
(2)
A .
ragged
B .
strange
C .
ordinary
D .
smart
(3)
A .
clothes
B .
papers
C .
cups
D .
shoes
(4)
A .
sad
B .
nervous
C .
busy
D .
pleased
(5)
A .
fell on
B .
came at
C .
went through
D .
got into
(6)
A .
Come over
B .
Come back
C .
Come out
D .
Come in
(7)
A .
over
B .
out
C .
on
D .
off
(8)
A .
door
B .
floor
C .
ground
D .
wall
(9)
A .
about
B .
against
C .
for
D .
in
(10)
A .
Thus
B .
But
C .
Then
D .
So
(11)
A .
curious
B .
careful
C .
hopeful
D .
silent
(12)
A .
helpful
B .
kind
C .
rich
D .
healthy
(13)
A .
carefully
B .
pleasantly
C .
deeply
D .
coldly
(14)
A .
turning
B .
handing
C .
pushing
D .
holding
(15)
A .
reminded
B .
promised
C .
persuaded
D .
told
(16)
A .
really
B .
even
C .
well
D .
only
(17)
A .
matched
B .
worked
C .
mixed
D .
agreed
(18)
A .
decorated
B .
equipped
C .
emptied
D .
cleaned
(19)
A .
lines
B .
marks
C .
signals
D .
steps
(20)
A .
realize
B .
doubt
C .
forget
D .
prove
答案:(1)D;(2)A;(3)B;(4)C;(5)A;(6)D;(7)C;(8)B;(9)B;(10)C;(11)B;(12)C;(13)A;(14)D;(15)A;(16)D;(17)A;(18)D;(19)B;(20)C;