完形填空15个选项

(2014四川南充）第二节完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)先通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后面各题所给的选项中选出最佳答案。Oneday,IheardanAmericanboysaytoaChinesegirlstudent,YouspeakverygoodEnglish.”Butthegirlanswered,No,no.MyEnglishisverypoor.Theforeignerwasquite36attheanswer.Thinkinghehadnotmade37understoodorthegirlhadnot38himclearly，hesaid,Yes,indeed,youspeakverywell.”39thegirlstillkeptsaying,No.Intheend,theAmericanboycouldnotunderstandanddidn'tknow40tosay.What'swrongwiththegirl'sanswer?Shedidn't41acompliment(恭维)inthesamewayastheAmericanpeopledo.Sheshouldanswer,ThankyouinsteadofNo.She42understoodwhattheAmericanboyhadsaid,butshethoughtsheshouldbemodest(谦虚的).Inthe43，peoplewillfeelproudand44whentheyarepraised(表扬).Soifsomeonesaysthe45youhavecookedareverydelicious,youshouldsay,Thankyou.”Inourcountrywethinkbeingmodestisavirtue(美德)andbeingproudisabadthing.Butinmyopinion,beingconfidentdoesnot46beingproud,sosometimesyoushouldbeconfident47beingmodest.48youaremodestandsay，No,I’mafraidIcan'tdoitwellwhileworkinginawesterncountry,theothersmaythinkthatyoureallycannotdoit.IfyouoftensayNo,youwillcertainlybelookeddownuponby49.Whenaskingforajob,ifonesayssomethinglikeYes,IcancertainlydoitinsteadofLetmehaveatry,heorshewill50togetit.Sointhewest,youshouldbebravetoshowyourself-confidence.36.A.excitedB.surprisedC.relaxedD.frightened37.A.itselfB.herselfC.himselfD.themselves38.A.heardB.watchedC.listenedtoD.lookedat39.A.ThoughB.AlthoughC.OrD.But40.A.whenB.whichC.whatD.how41.A.receiveB.acceptC.refuseD.disagree42.A.hardlyB.reallyC.nearlyD.badly43.A.eastB.southC.westD.north44.A.dutifulB.modestC.shyD.confident45.A.dishesB.cupsC.glassesD.bowls46.A.thinkB.sayC.askD.mean47.A.assoonasB.aswellasC.insteadofD.inthehopeof48.A.UnlessB.UntilC.WhetherD.If49.A.othersB.theotherC.theothersD.another50.A.failB.expectC.succeedD.believe36.B37.C38.A39.D40.C41.B42.B43.C44.D45.A46.D47.B48.D49.A50.C（2014·湖北武汉）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41—55各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。ThereisanoldEnglishsaying,“Laughteristhebestmedicine.”OnepersonwhocertainlywouldhaveagreedwiththisisNormanCousins.NormanCousinswastheeditorofamagazinecalledSaturdayReviewforalmostfortyyears.Healso(41)andspokeaboutworldpeaceandanti-warissues(反战议题)，travelingtomanydifferentcountriestosharehis(42).Inthe1960s,afterreturningtotheUnitedStatesfromabusyandtiringtriptoEurope,Mr.Cousinsgot(43).Hediscoveredhehadastrangediseasethatcausedgreatpaininhisbones(骨头).Inlessthanaweekafterhegotback，hecouldnot(44)it.Everymovethathemadewaspainful.Hewasnotableto(45)atnight.ThedoctorstoldMr.Cousinsthattheydidnotknowhowtocure(治疗)hisproblemandhemightnever(46)theillness.Mr.Cousins,however,refusedtogiveuphope.Mr.Cousinsthoughtthattheillnesscouldbecausedby(47)thoughts.Hedidnotwanttotake(48)tocurehimself.Instead,hefeltthathappythoughtsorlaughtermightcurehisillness.Hebegantoexperimentonhimselfwhilestillinthehospitalbywatchingcomedyshowsontelevision.Mr.Cousinsquicklyfoundthattenminutesof(49)laughterduringthedaygavehimtwohoursofpain-freesleepatnight.Decidingthatthe(50)couldnothelphim,Mr.Cousinsleftthehospitalandcheckedintoahotelroomwherehecould(51)hisexperimentswithlaughter.Foreightdays,Mr.Cousins(52)inthehotelroomwatchingcomedyshowsontelevision,readingamusinghooks,andsleepingwheneverhefelt(53).Withinthreeweeks,hefeltwellenoughtotakeavacationtoPuertoRicowherehebeganrunningonthebeachfor(54).Afterafewmonths,Mr.Cousinswas(55)tocarryonhiswork.Hehadlaughedhimselfbacktohealth.41.A.laughedB.taughtC.wroteD.copied42.A.magazinesB.subjectsC.photosD.ideas43.A.richB.sickC.lonelyD.famous44.A.standB.realizeC.faceD.improve45.A.dreamB.eatC.shoutD.sleep46.A.gothroughB.lookafterC.getoverD.findout47.A.unhappyB.pleasantC.sillyD.clever48.A.foodB.timeC.medicineD.money49.A.unusualB.falseC.realD.wild50.A.friendsB.laughterC.experimentD.doctors51.A.beginB.endC.continueD.report52.A.restedB.workedC.studiedD.played53.A.wellB.tiredC.afraidD.worried54.A.helpB.exerciseC.freedomD.fun55.A.ableB.safeC.lazyD.uncertain41.C42.D43.B44.A45.D46.C47.A48.C49.D50.D51.C52.A53.B54.B55.AAsmilingfaceatthestore【2014浙江绍兴】Ineedtogetsomethingstocleanthehousethisweekend,soIheadedovertoalocalstore.Whilewalkingaround,IrealizethatIwasn’t___26___atanyone.Thatwasoutofcharacter.Ialmostalwayssmileatstrangerswiththe___27___thatitmightbrightentheirdayabit.Butinthatparticularmoment,Iwasthinkingofwhathad___28___meearlierintheday,notreallyinthemood(心情)tosmile.WhenIwenttocheckoutmythings,Imet___29___averylongline.PeoplewerebuyingChristmasgifts.Toshortenthefirstline,asecondregister(收银台)openedup.I___30___turnedtoit.Afterafewmoments,Ibeganto___31___thatallthepeoplebeforemehadlotsofthingstocheckout.Iwasn’t___32___anylonger,soIreturnedtothefirstline.Afterashortwhile,allthepeopleinthesecondlinecheckedout.Iwas___33___standinginthefirstline.Atlast,itwasmy___34___tocheckout.Ifoundthatthemanbehindtheregisterseemedso___35___!Hegreetedmewithahugesmile.“It’sniceto___36___seeasmilingfacethisstore,”Icommented.Hereplied,“Ilovetosmile,___37___youneverknowwhatpeoplearegoingthrough.”Atthatmoment,hemademethinkof___38___.Somethinginmechanged,andwebegan___39___kindness—abouth