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专题二 完形填空和阅读理解
一、完形填空
My mom told me that when she and my dad were newly married, before people had cellphones, she got phone calls from an elderly lady. The lady wanted to speak to someone named Donna. She was very friendly. My mom told her that she was not Donna, 1 the lady would still say my mom was Donna.
At least once a 2 this old lady would call for Donna—sometimes more! Every call started with “Hello, Donna! How are you?” She never cared 3 it was a wrong number.
My mom 4 learned who that lady was. The lady only ever said her first name. She talked about her daily life, her cat, her garden and the newspaper. Sometimes she talked about memories of Donna. She could only talk for 10 or 15 minutes before getting 5 and saying goodbye. My mom thought the old woman was 6 . Later, she realized that Donna was a childhood friend of the lady’s.
She normally (通常) called on Tuesdays or Thursdays around 8:00 p.m. My mom 7 to be home at that time. The whole thing lasted for about a year. Then the calls just 8 .
“Why did she call? Why did she stop?” my mom asked herself 9 . She still thought of that lady sometimes and wondered about her. Maybe that woman knew there was no Donna. Maybe she just had 10 else to talk to. My mom’s small act of kindness might have been a big help to someone in need.
1.A.and B.but C.so D.since
2.A.day B.year C.month D.week
3.A.when B.how C.if D.why
4.A.never B.sometimes C.always D.seldom
5.A.excited B.tired C.bored D.worried
6.A.lonely B.lovely C.friendly D.ugly
7.A.took action B.made excuses C.made sure D.went on
8.A.continued B.began C.stopped D.kept
9.A.wisely B.loudly C.carelessly D.sadly
10.A.nobody B.everybody C.anybody D.somebody
A group of boys gathered around a tree. “What a tall tree!” They said to each other. “It would be exciting to climb to the top!”
The group of boys then decided to play a game to see who could climb to the 11 of the tree first. Their