完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。The Blind BoyA b

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选
项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The Blind Boy
A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat(帽子) by his feet. He held up a     36     which said: “I am blind, please help.” There were only a few     37_  in the hat.
A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his _ 38 _ and dropped them into the hat. He     39     took the sign, turned it around and wrote some words. He     40     the sign     41     everyone who walked by would see the new words.
Soon the hat began to     42    . A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy.
That afternoon the man who had     43     the sign came to see     44     things were. The boy     45     his footsteps and asked, “Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?”
The man said, “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said in a different way,     46     .” What he had written was: “Today is a(n)     47      day and I cannot see it.”
Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?
    48     both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people they were so     49     that they were not blind.
Should we be surprised that the second sign was more     50    ?
Be thankful for what you have.     51     life gives you 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1000 reasons to     52    . Face your past without regret.      53     your present with confidence (自信). Prepare for the     54     without fear. Keep the faith and     55     the fear.
36. A. cover                        B. sign                         C. board                            D. note
37. A. cashes                      B. treasures              C. pennies               D. coins
38. A. pocket                      B. can                          C. backpack             D. case
39. A. still                            B. then                        C. already                D. yet
40. A. put on               B. put out                 C. put off                  D. put back
41. A. in case                      B. now that               C. so that                 D. as though
42. A. mix up                      B. show up                 C. fill up           D. make up
43. A. changed                            B. prepared               C. supported           D. reached
44. A. what                         B. why                         C. where                  D. how
45. A. realized                    B. recognized            C. felt                        D. discovered
46. A. though                     B. but                          C. yet                        D. still
47. A. average                   B. successful             C. harmonious        D. beautiful
48. A. After all         B. In the long term   C. Of course          D. As a matter of fact
49. A. happy                       B. disappointed        C. lucky                     D. strange
50. A. effective                  B. brave                      C. surprising           D. scientific
51. A. Once                         B. When                     C. While          D. Because
52. A. smile                         B. exist                       C. survive                 D. prove
53. A. Look into                  B. Search for             C. Deal with            D. Depend on
54. A. tomorrow                B. adventure             C. future                  D. sunrise
55. A. preserve                  B. charge                   C. run                        D. dropBDABD CCADB ADCCA BACCD