完形填空 (共15小題，計15分)
Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that thankfulness is indeed a virtue (美德).
— William Bennett
Thanksgiving Day was coming. The first grade teacher gave her class a fun assignment (作業(yè)) — to draw a picture of
1 for which they were thankful.
Most of the class might be considered poor, but still many would
2 the holiday with turkey and other traditional food of the season. These, the teacher thought, would be the subject of most of her students’ art. And they were.
But Douglas made a
3 kind of picture. Douglas was a different kind of boy. He was the teacher’s true child of weak and unhappy. As other children played at
4 , Douglas used to stand close by her side. One could only guess at the pain that Douglas felt behind those sad
5 .
Yes, his picture was different. When he was asked to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a
6 . Nothing else. Just an empty hand.
His abstract (抽象的) picture caught the
7 of his classmates. Whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers
8 turkeys. Another suggested a police officer, because the police protect and
9 people. Still others guessed it was the hand of God, for God feeds us. And so the discussion went on — until the teacher almost forgot the young artist
10 .
When the children had gone on to other assignments, she stopped at Douglas’ desk, bent down, and
11 him whose hand it was. The little boy looked away and murmured, “It’s yours, teacher.”
She recalled the
12 when she had taken his hand and walked with him here or there, as she had the other students. How
13 she had said, “Take my hand, Douglas, we’ll go outside.” Or, “Let me show you how to hold your pencil.” Or, “Let’s do this together.” Douglas was very
14 for his teacher’s hand. Brushing aside a tear, she went on with her work.
The story speaks of more than thankfulness. It says something about teachers teaching and parents parenting and friends showing friendship, and how much it means to the Douglases of the world. They might not always say thanks, but they’ll remember the hand that
15 out.
| 小題1: | | A．a(chǎn)nything | B．something | C．nothing | D．everything |
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| 小題2: | | A．congratulate | B．spend | C．celebrate | D．consider |
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| 小題3: | | A．good | B．interesting | C．exciting | D．different |
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| 小題4: | | A．break | B．rest | C．desk | D．first |
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| 小題5: | | A．noses | B．hands | C．faces | D．eyes |
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| 小題6: | | A．gift | B．person | C．hand | D．turkey |
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| 小題7: | | A．thought | B．description | C．respect | D．imagination |
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| 小題9: | | A．look at | B．care for | C．take away | D．drive off |
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| 小題10: | | A．himself | B．itself | C．herself | D．themselves |
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| 小題11: | | A．said | B．a(chǎn)sked | C．talked | D．spoke |
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| 小題12: | | A．chances | B．forms | C．ways | D．times |
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| 小題13: | | A．much | B．many | C．often | D．long |
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| 小題14: | | A．thankful | B．helpful | C．careful | D．beautiful |
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| 小題15: | | A．moves | B．holds | C．reaches | D．puts |
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Apple’s logo is one of the most familiar icons(圖標) around the world. But what’s the story about the Apple logo? The image of the apple is obvious, because that’s the name of the company. What about the bite? The famous story is that the logo shows respect and honour for Alan Turing. He was the father of computer science. He researched artificial intelligence(人工智能) and unlocked German wartime codes(密碼). However，after the war, he was put into prison，because of his beliefs. He could not stand the looking down and chose to bite a poisoned apple to end his life in the prison.
