完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Hunter Shamatt lost his wallet while he was on a flight from Omaha to Denver earlier this month. Upon realizing that his wallet was lost, he ___16___ the airline to see if anyone had turned it in— but fruitlessly. ___17___ the wallet contained his ID, a signed paycheck, $60 in cash, etc, he feared the worst.
Two days after the flight, however, Hunter was ___18___ to receive a package in the mail from an anonymous(匿名的)sender. Inside was his wallet — ___19___ an additional $40 in cash.
“I found this ___20___ a flight from Omaha to Denver-row 12, seat F wedged(卡住) between the seat and wall.” ____21____ a letter that was enclosed with the package. “Thought you might want it back. All the best. PS: I rounded your cash up to an even $100 so you could celebrate the ___22___ of your wallet. Have fun!”
Hunter’s mother, Jeannie, posted a photo of the ___23___ to social media in hopes that they would be able to track down the ___24___ . All they found out was that the letter was ___25___ from Applied Underwriters in Omaha and the sender’s initials were signed “T.B”. The sender was later ___26___ as Todd Brown, who was delighted to “have a little fun” with helping out a hard-working stranger.
“I saw he was just a kid, 20 years old. He had a paycheck in there, so I ___27___,‘Well, he’s doing his best to make ends meet.’” said Brown. “Hunter was very ___28___ . He told me he has some student loans to pay within two days so the ___29___ was right,” Brown added, “He___30___ it was gone forever. So when he opened it, he just started ___31___, ‘No way! No way!’”
Brown says that he often tries to do good things without any recognition; that’s why he didn’t sign his ___32___ on the letter, but Jeannie later insisted on___33___ him on social media. “I try to teach my children to help people without consideration of the _____34_____,” Jeannie wrote on
Facebook, “This story is more about rebuilding ___35___ in people than anything.”
16. A. ordered B. contacted C. caught D. checked
17. A. Though B. While C. Since D. Unless
18. A. shocked B. amused C. anxious D. frightened
19. A. apart from B. except for C. along with D. instead of
20. A. on B. in C. by D. at
21. A. said B. read C. written D. signed
22. A. search B. completeness C. valuable D. return
23. A. sender B. letter C. wallet D. package
24. A. money B. flight C. wallet D. sender
25. A. accepted B. sent C. taken D. collected
26. A. known B. considered C. identified D. introduced
27. A. noticed B. replied C. doubted D. figured.
28. A. thankful B. stressful C. thoughtful D. regretful
29. A. behavior B. number C. timing D. paycheck
30. A. remembered B. thought C. admitted D. imagined
31. A. screaming B. jumping C. dancing D. laughing
32. A. address B. mark C. phone number D. full name
33. A. questioning B. praising C. disturbing D. surprising
34. A. income B. wealth C. reward D. fame
35. A. faith B. ambition C. appreciation D. strength
【答案】
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Hunter Shamatt lost his wallet while he was on a flight from Omaha to Denver earlier this month. Upon realizing that his wallet was lost, he ___16___ the airline to see if anyone had turned it in— but fruitlessly. ___17___ the wallet contained his ID, a signed paycheck, $60 in cash, etc, he feared the worst.
Two days after the flight, however, Hunter was ___18___ to receive a package in the mail from an anonymous(匿名的)sender. Inside was his wallet — ___19___ an additional $40 in cash.
“I found this ___20___ a flight from Omaha to Denver-row 12, seat F wedged(卡住) between the seat and wall.” ____21____ a letter that was enclosed with the package. “Thought you might want it back. All the best. PS: I rounded your cash up to an even $100 so you could celebrate the ___22___ of your wallet. Have fun!”
Hunter’s mother, Jeannie, posted a photo of the ___23___ to social media in hopes that they would be able to track down the ___24___ . All they found out was that the letter was ___25___ from Applied Underwriters in Omaha and the sender’s initials were signed “T.B”. The sender was later ___26___ as Todd Brown, who was delighted to “have a little fun” with helping out a hard-working stranger.
“I saw he was just a kid, 20 years old. He had a paycheck in there, so I ___27___,‘Well, he’s doing his best to make ends meet.’” said Brown. “Hunter was very ___28___ . He told me he has some student loans to pay within two days so the ___29___ was right,” Brown added, “He___30___ it was gone forever. So when he opened it, he just started ___31___, ‘No way! No way!’”
Brown says that he often tries to do good things without any recognition; that’s why he didn’t sign his ___32___ on the letter, but Jeannie later insisted on___33___ him on social media. “I try to teach my children to help people without consideration of the _____34_____,” Jeannie wrote on
Facebook, “This story is more about rebuilding ___35___ in people than anything.”
16. A. ordered B. contacted C. caught D. checked
17. A. Though B. While C. Since D. Unless
18. A. shocked B. amused C. anxious D. frightened
19. A. apart from B. except for C. along with D. instead of
20. A. on B. in C. by D. at
21. A. said B. read C. written D. signed
22. A. search B. completeness C. valuable D. return
23. A. sender B. letter C. wallet D. package
24. A. money B. flight C. wallet D. sender
25. A. accepted B. sent C. taken D. collected
26. A. known B. considered C. identified D. introduced
27. A. noticed B. replied C. doubted D. figured.
28. A. thankful B. stressful C. thoughtful D. regretful
29. A. behavior B. number C. timing D. paycheck
30. A. remembered B. thought C. admitted D. imagined
31. A. screaming B. jumping C. dancing D. laughing
32. A. address B. mark C. phone number D. full name
33. A. questioning B. praising C. disturbing D. surprising
34. A. income B. wealth C. reward D. fame
35. A. faith B. ambition C. appreciation D. strength
【答案】
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