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A few years ago I was at an international conference with nearly 700 participants. One afternoon I_1 a very crowded talk by a famous author. The hall filled quickly and soon there were no 2 left , so many dozens of people were standing around the edges.
I saw a very elderly man, stooped(驼背的) slightly with age, 3 against the wall. I immediately got up, told those sitting beside me to 4 the place for him and made my way to him. When I offered my seat to him , he looked 5 and started to refuse , but I would have 6 of that. He asked me my name and thanked me deeply, and then made his 7 back into my row and sat comfortably. Many people who 8 our exchange turned to say what a kind thing I had done. I kept saying , “it’s nothing 9 . I m from Canada, it’s normal for us to help other people!”
A few minutes later, the man sitting next to the elderly man 10 to leave the hall for another talk and the elderly man 11 to me to return and sit beside him. 12 I resisted, thinking someone else might need it more, but people sitting around him started to repeat my 13 , asking me to come and sit! So I returned and sat beside the gentleman for the 14 .
when the talk was over ,the man thanked me again and 15 asked if I knew who he was . I had no idea. He then looked quite delighted and 16 me a household name that I recognized immediately!
I was astonished to have been sitting next to him, 17 he was excited to think I had given up my seat for him 18 knowing who he was! Again I had to tell him where I come from , and it’s the 19 thing to do! I have felt more blessed to be a Canadian since that day, for seeing how easy it is to 20 someone and how rare it seemed to so many people.
1. A. missed B. gave C. expected D. attended
2. A. seats B. rooms C. topics D. rows
3. A. turning B. walking C. leaning D. lying
4. A. move B. spare C. take D. hold
5. A. glad B. satisfied C. disappointed D. surprised
6. A. nothing B. none C. something D. anything
7. A. living B. fortune C. direction D. way
8. A. witnessed B. confirmed C. remembered D. experienced
9. A. easy B. popular C. special D. funny
10. A. agreed B. refused C. chose D. forgot
11. A. sent B. signaled C. rolled D. said
12. A. At last B. At least C. At most D. At first
13. A. action B. name C. dream D. address
14. A. game B. discussion C. course D. talk
15. A. quietly B. loudly. C. proudly D. angrily
16. A. shared B. told C. asked D. answered
17. A. as if B. even if C. so D .but
18. A. by B. without C. through D. after
19. A. strange B. secret C. normal D. hard
20. A. help B. accept C. praise D. trust
答案
1. D
2. A
3. C
4. D
5. D
6. B
7. D
8. A
9. C
10. C
11. B
12. D
13. B
14. D
15. A
16. B
17. D
18. B
19. C
20. A
解析
1. 由下文可知，作者在台下听报告（attended a talk）
2. 由本句后半部分中的many dozens of people were standing around the edges 以及下文作者给那位老人让座可知，此处表示“大厅很快坐满，没有座位(seats)了”。
3. 因为没有座位，老人倚靠(leaning)在墙上。
4. 作者让周围的人把他的座位占住(hold)以便给那位老人坐。
5. 作者主动让座，这让那位老人感到很吃惊(surprised)。
6. 那位老人试图拒绝，但作者坚持。Have none of 不接受。
7. 上文中的and made my way to him 对此空有提示。
8. 周围已经亲眼目睹了(witnessed)作者和老人交换位置的人都在赞扬作者。
9. 由下文 It"s normal for us to help other people 可知，作者觉得帮助别人没有什么特别(special)
10. 几分钟后，老人旁边的一个男士选择(chose)离开座位去听另一个报告。
11. 那位老人示意(signaled)作者坐在他旁边。
12. 由thinking someone else might need it more 可知，最初(at first)作者拒绝回去坐。
13. 但周围的人都在喊作者的名字(name)，让他坐回去。
14. 第一锻中的a very crowded talk 和下文中的when the talk was over 对些空有提示。
15. 那位老人悄悄(quietly)问作者是否知道他是谁。
16. 那位老人告诉了(told)作者一个家喻户晓的名字。
17.根据上下文意思，可知此处应该用but表示前后意思的转折。
18. 作者惊讶于自己能够和这样一位名人同坐；而(but)令那位老人高兴的是，作者是在不(without)知道他是谁的情况下让座的。
19. 第二段最后两句I"m from Canada. It"s normal for us to help other people 对此空有提示。
20. 帮助(help)别人非常容易做到。
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试题【完形填空（共20小题；每小题1 分，满分20分）A few years ago I was at an international conference wit】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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E. Other costs.
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One day，as governor，he was visiting the state prison at Sing Sing，which one of the largest prison in the United States．The head of the prison asked Mr．Smith to say something to the prisoners．
Mr．Smith had never spoken to this kind of audience before．He did not know how to begin．
Finally，he said，“My fellow citizens．．．’’It was followed by a burst of laughter．Then he remembered that when a man goes to prison he is no longer a citizen．He took a breath and corrected himself，“My fellow prisoners．．’’That did not sound right，so he finally said：“WelI，anyway，I am giad to see so many of you here
today．’’小题1:Who was Al Smith 。
A．A man famous for his honesty
B A very good speechmaker．
C Former governor of New York City．
D．Former governor of New York State
小题2:AI Smith succeeded ．
| A．with his parents’help | B．through his own efforts |
| C．because he had had 1ittle education | D．because he was clever |
A．it seemed that he was kind hearted
B it seemed that he himself was one of the prisoners
C it seemed that the prisoners were glad to see him
D．it seemed that the prisoners welcomed him
小题4:What is the story mainly about?
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C．An honest story D．A prison in the United States．
One afternoon, a fast, opened car came up behind her so silently and so fast that she didn’t hear it until it was only a few yards from her. She was singing some of her highest and most difficult tones at that time and as the car passed; she saw an anxious expression came over the driver’s face. He stopped his car suddenly, jumped out and began to examine all his tyres carefully.
Mrs. Janes didn’t dare to tell him what the noise he had heard really was, so he got back into the car and drove off.
小题1: How did Mrs. Janes sing?
| A．She sang well, but she didn’t practise singing hard. |
| B．She enjoyed singing, but she had a terrible voice. |
| C．She was a good singer, but she could not sing the high tones well. |
| D．She sang terribly, she was no singer at all. |
| A．Because she enjoyed the country’s fresh air. |
| B．Because she was afraid to disturb the rest of the family. |
| C．Because she lived in a small house far away. |
| D．Because she was afraid to practise the high tones. |
| A．Because he supposed something must have gone wrong with his car. |
| B．Because he was moved by the pretty voice of Mrs. Janes. |
| C．Because he wondered what had happened to Mrs. Janes. |
| D．Because he frightened by the terrible voice of Mrs. Janes. |
| A．From the small house. | B．From Mrs. Janes’ voice. |
| C．From the types. | D．From the engine. |
"No, thanks," said Smith. "I have faith in God and he will save me."
Soon the water rose to Smith"s waist. At this point a motor boat pulled up and someone called out, "Can I give you a lift to higher ground?"
"No, thanks, I have faith in God and he will save me."
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"No, thanks," said Smith. "I have faith in God and he will save me. "But after hours of struggling with water, poor exhausted Smith drowned and went to his reward. As he arrived at the Pearly Gates, Smith met God and complained about this. "Tell me, God, "he said, "I had such faith in you to save me and you let me drown. What happened?"
To which God replied, "What do you want from me? I sent you two boats and a helicopter."
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| A．Smith pulled the pilot up | B．Smith did so |
| C．Smith didn"t do so | D．Smith didn"t hear him |
| A．went to his reward | B．passed away |
| C．went to heaven | D．all of the above |
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B. He was a lucky man who believed in God
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小题4:What do you think of this passage? This passage is very ______.
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D. He was a silly man who believed in God
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