二、完形填空(共 12 小题,每小题 1 分,满分 12 分)
Keeping my head down and avoiding eye contact,I tried not to catch attention. Standing at the dark bus stop,I felt my heart ______ fast. I had never been there so late. I hoped I would ______ the next 40 minutes. I had ______ seen the homeless at the stop act so crazily.
A man passed out on the next bench,woke up only to shout and take a drink. One man screamed and cursed(诅咒)at another while they both staggered(踉跄)around. I couldn’t ______ feeling nervous and afraid.
After a few long minutes,a woman sat down next to me. She had a kind,wrinkled(有皱纹的)face. “Missed the ______?” she asked. “Y-yeah,” I replied. “Where’re you heading?” she asked. “Home.” “Ah,homes. When I was a bit older than you,my home was a car,an old Toyota.” The more we talked,the more I forgot about the distrust around me.
When a homeless man came up and asked me for money,my friend turned to me and advised,“Don’t ever give a homeless person money. Give them food. ______,they’ll buy drugs(毒品)and alcohol(酒). Look around you.”
Surprisedly,I promised to do so. We talked more until my stomach rumbled(咕咕叫). Just then her bus ______. She took two hardboiled eggs from her pocket and offered them to me. I politely refused. When the woman got on the bus,I saw she had a sleeping bag and a backpack. She was ______! She smiled down at me,the bus left,and I sat there in ______.
I watched the stop once more,but with new eyes. Instead of fear,I felt empathy(同情). The homeless lady probably has no idea what a(n) ______ she had on me.
Now since I have a car,I never go to the bus stop,but the ______ I learned will continue to take me back. I hope my ______ outlook(看法)will help me connect with all people.
( )1. A. hitting B. beating C. knocking D. jumping
B
( )2. A. save B. enjoy C. remember D. survive
D
( )3. A. never B. still C. almost D. even
A
( )4. A. allow B. dislike C. stop D. imagine
C
( )5. A. bus B. meeting C. family D. friend
A
( )6. A. Instead B. Anyway C. So D. Otherwise
D
( )7. A. arrived B. left C. passed D. started
A
( )8. A. alone B. lucky C. hopeless D. homeless
D
( )9. A. sadness B. peace C. surprise D. doubt
C
( )10. A. influence B. business C. impression D. challenge
A
( )11. A. skill B. fact C. lesson D. example
C
( )12. A. strange B. new C. general D. simple
B