Passage 5 (2010吉林市高三第二次市统考)  完形填空

Loving Kindness Is Twice Blessed

I felt gloomy (沮丧的) the other day. The weather had been dark and rainy, and I just didn’t feel so   16   . 

As I was sitting at my desk, I   17   it was the birthday of a dear long-time friend — a single, middle-aged woman who has devoted the past 30 years to nursing and loves her  18   . 

Knowing that she doesn’t have family in town, I   19   to give her a call. Sure enough, she was on B-shift,    20    to work late into the evening, and wouldn’t have   21    of a birthday this year. As always,    22   , she sounded cheerful and was happy that I   23   . 

After I hung up, I couldn’t   24   the feeling that she would really appreciate a little attention on her special day.    25    feeling a little gloomy myself, I tried to put it out of my mind, but as the day passed I couldn’t shake the thought. I   26   gave in, and that evening set off to the hospital with a card, a cheese cake, and some balloons. My friend’s grateful smile and joyful surprise   27   me I’d done the right thing and were a generous   28   for the little effort it had taken. 

When I got home, I realized that not only had I cheered up a   29   friend on her birthday, but my own gloomy feelings had also disappeared. Making her day had   30   my own! 

Isn’t that the way it is   31   we take the time and make the   32   to do something for someone else? It’s like the little saying, “Loving kindness is twice blessed; it blesses him who gives, and him who   33   .”

Cheering up people on their birthdays isn’t the only thing we can do to make their day. Life constantly presents us with   34   to take an extra step or do a kind deed that will make a difference to   35   . And the wonderful thing is that as we do, it changes things for the better for us too.

16. A. special B. positive C. nervous D. proud

17. A. explained B. complained C. remembered D. informed

18. A. family B. training C. work D. school

19. A. decided B. continued C. agreed D. refused

20. A. surprised B. disappointed C. bored D. prepared

21. A. much B. many C. little D. few

22. A. though B. besides C. therefore D. otherwise

23. A. admitted B. called C. succeeded D. apologized

24. A. experience B. imagine C. shake D. understand

25. A. Almost B. Even C. Never D. Still

26. A. luckily B. finally C. unhappily D. hardly

27. A. convinced B. advised C. promised D. reminded

28. A. response B. contribution C. reward D. share

29. A. careless B. lonely C. weak D. curious

30. A. troubled B. taken C. wasted D. made

31. A. when B. where C. why D. how

32. A. suggestion B. friend C. effort D. call

33. A. tries B. receives C. expects D. cares

34. A. opportunities B. dreams C. choices D. regrets

35.A. someone B. something C. everyone D. everything

16.B. positive意为“乐观的”，此处的didn’t feel so positive 与上文的felt gloomy相符。

17.C. 记起。

18.C. 从事护士职业30年，很喜欢她自己的工作。

19.A. 我决定给她打个电话。

20.D. 她是B班，准备工作到深夜。

21.A. 不会有太多的时间过生日。

22.A. though 意为“虽然”。

23.B. 她因我打电话而高兴。

24.C. shake 意为“动摇”，下文26空前有提示。

25.D. 作者仍然感到沮丧，与文章开头相呼应。

26.B. 最终。

27.A. 使我相信我做对了。

28.C. 她的笑容和惊喜是对我慷慨的回报。

29.B. 作者没有家人在镇里，所以孤独，与19空前内容相符合。

30.D. 与make her day 相符合。

31.A. 当我们付出时间和努力的时候。

32.C. 同上。

33.B. receives 与 gives 相对应。

34.A. 生活为我们提供机会。

35.A. 对某个人产生影响。