完形填空 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41—55各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Never Save Something Beautiful for That Special Day
Years ago I was talking with a classmate in Sydney. At the time his wife had just passed away not too long ago. He told me while going through her things, he found a silk scarf _1 in a designer store when they had traveled to New York City. The scarf was beautiful, with elegant _2 , and a high price tag still hanging. His wife begrudged wearing it; she was _3 it for a special day.
He _4 at that moment; I didn’t say anything either. After a long pause he said: “Never save something beautiful for that special day. Each _5 day is a special day.”
Whenever I _6 what he had said, I would put down the things I was doing to grab a novel, turn on the music and lie down on the couch to _7 some time for myself. I would appreciate the glorious scenery of the Tanshui River through a French window, _8 the dust gathered on the glass. I would take my wife out to _9 , not thinking what to do with the meal already cooked. Life should be the experience we truly cherish, not days we just have to endure.
One time I shared the above conversation with a lady. When I saw her again, she told me that she no longer _10 the beautiful china in a cabinet. She had thought to save them for a special day, only to discover that it never _11 came. “Future”, “someday” are not contained in her _12 any more. If there are things that are pleasant or make her placent, she wants to hear or see them now.
We often hope to gather with old friends, but always say, “let’s find a(n) _13 .” We often want to hug our grown children, but always wait for the appropriate moment. We often want to write to our spouses to express our strong affection or to show our deep admiration, but always tell ourselves that there is no need to _14 . In fact, each morning when we open our eyes, we should tell ourselves that this is a special day. Each day, each minute is so incredibly _15 .
【小题1】A．boughtB．leftC．producedD．sought【小题2】A．qualityB．designC．materialD．trend【小题3】A．protectingB．savingC．admiringD．paying【小题4】A．stoppedB．continuedC．respondedD．repeated【小题5】A．livingB．working C．fortunateD．busy【小题6】A．mentionedB．noticedC．remembered D．recognized【小题7】A．seizeB．spendC．loseD．enjoy【小题8】A．noticingB．rememberingC．ignoringD．watching【小题9】A．natureB．dinnerC．society D．entertainment【小题10】A．keptB．soldC．neededD．cleaned【小题11】A．actuallyB．fairlyC．immediatelyD．slowly【小题12】A．memoryB．storyC．mindD．vocabulary【小题13】A．challengeB．opportunityC．advantageD．benefit【小题14】A．waitB．hurryC．giveD．expect【小题15】A．valuableB．worthlessC．hardD．easyA
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(答案→)A
解析：
【小题1】考查过去分词做定语的用法，句意是，在设计师的商店购买的头巾。A
【小题2】根据前面的a designer store说明是优美的设计，选B design。
【小题3】根据前面的begrudged wearing it说明他妻子舍不得戴，省下来特殊的日子戴。还有第三段的Never save something beautiful for that special day.也说明填save，B
【小题4】从后面这句话，I didn’t say anything either. After a long pause说明他停了下来。A
【小题5】根据全篇意思，作者想表达活着是最重要的。选A。
【小题6】根据句意：当我想起他说的话，就会放下手头的事。选C-remember。
【小题7】根据前面这句I was doing to grab a novel, turn on the music and lie down on the couch，这些事都是享受的事，填enjoy，D
【小题8】根据：appreciate the glorious scenery说明作者想享受生活，忽略了窗上的灰尘，选C。
【小题9】take sb out to dinner，带某人去吃饭，还有后面的 not thinking what to do with the meal already cooked. 都可以知道答案是B。
【小题10】句意是，她把漂亮的瓷器保存在橱柜里，和后面的save一致。选A。
【小题11】副词词义辨析：actually实际上fairly相当immediately立即slowly缓慢
这里想表达的是，特殊的日子实际是不会到来的。选A。
【小题12】前面提到的是“Future”, “someday”这些都是vocabulary，D
【小题13】词义辨析challenge挑战opportunity机会advantage好处benefit利益。句意是：我们都想和老朋友聚会，但总说要找个机会。
【小题14】there is no need to hurry 没有必要着急。和全文意思符合。选B。
【小题15】valuable宝贵的， worthless无价值的，句意是：每分钟都是宝贵的。选A