4. 2011·河南许昌新乡平顶山第三次调研  完型填空

LAST weekend, I helped my friend Alex get money for poor children at Crossroads Mall He  36  needed volunteers, especially of the female. I decided that this was a pretty good  37  , so the next day I got ready to go.

I arrived at Crossroads about five minutes  38  , and helped Alex and   39  of the volunteers. There were only three  40  at first, and we figured we might as well get started  41  just waiting for more to arrive. I held the   42  , and suddenly felt extremely shy. I did not  43  asking people for donations. In fact, I’m usually one of those people who try to   44  those boring stands and ask you for a little contribution. For heaven’s sake, I can contribute to a few,   45  I cannot alone  46  every single cause in the world!

I really didn’t like the idea of asking anyone for donations to our cause.   47  , I watched my friends speak to the strangers, and noticed that they were extra polite to everyone—no matter whether they  48  . I realized that   49  I wasn’t pushy（强求的）, it would be okay, and my conscience could be  50  .

I pasted on a large smile, and started asking people passing by. My mouth tripped over words, and I continually said “um” while I thought of the correct terms.   51  I talked to more and more people. Not only improved, but also started noticing small  52  . Instead of saying “donate”, which made most people walk away  53  .I started suing the word “contribute”. I added the phrase “every little bit counts”, and people started to donate small amounts in larger quantities. As the day went on, I learned how to pull on the hearts of the   54  , and I became a successful fundraiser.

At the end of the day, we all gathered at Alex’s house and   55  how much money we raised. I was so surprised; We raised over $300! We celebrated, and went home tired, but satisfied that we helped a great cause.

36．A．everyB．muchC．desperatelyD．too

37．A．causeB．businessC．affairD．career

38．A．earlierB．earlyC．laterD．late

39．A．the otherB．othersC．anotherD．the rest

40．A．passers—byB．teachersC．volunteersD．people

41．A．instead ofB．butC．in spite ofD．in place of

42．A．signalB．signatureC．singD．symbol

43．A．appreciateB．likeC．wantD．need

44．A．annoyB．fleeC．meetD．avoid

45．A．andB．butC．orD．so

46．A．doB．supportC．makeD．create

47．A．What’s moreB．BesidesC．WhateverD．However

48．A．donatedB．gaveC．cameD．passed

49．A．as soon as B．as far asC．as long asD．as short as

50．A．at ease B．with happinessC．in silenceD．in surprise

51．A．AsB．BeforeC．SinceD．During

52．A．actionsB．hoopesC．wishesD．trends

53．A．slowB．fastC．slowerD．faster

54．A．goersB．passers-byC．studentsD．strangers

55．A．thoughtB．looked atC．countedD．decided

答案：BCDAB DABCC ACABD DADAB