第二节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，

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第二节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从24 -- 44各题所给的四个选项（A﹑B﹑C和D）中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

We make a living with what we get, but we make a life with what we give.

--- Winston Churchill

I am willing to   25   this saying. I have been 26  at the Boston Children’s Hospital every year since I was thirteen. At the beginning, I only wanted to go  27  I would get praise for entertaining children at the  28 . After giving my time for two months, my   29  changed completely.

When I first   30  into the waiting room on the ground floor, I was very   31  that I would be spending my entire summer with kids. As it became   32  for me to show up every day at 8 a.m., many kids began to   33  me. To my surprise, I began looking forward to seeing their  34  faces as well. They were always enthusiastic about   35  . My heart warmed every time I heard their   36  voices asking me for a story or an answer to a question. I felt   37  and irreplaceable. (不可替代的).

As I look back, I see the   38  that these special children have had on me. It is because of them that I have   39  a desire to become a psychologist. Recently, I have volunteered for a month. I have been asked to   40  on many different floors besides the waiting room   41  I started. The kids on the floors above are usually there for a longer time.   42  their anxiety and desire to get better and go home, they always offer me a(n)   43  smile. I feel renewed after spending a day with them because I realize that there is much more to  44  than money. It is much more important to love and to be loved.  

25. A. know                 B. believe                     C. respect                 D. understand

26. A. livinging            B. studying               C. staying           D. volunteering

27. A. unless            B. until                  C. after               D. because

28. A. hospital           B. school                C. room              D. building

29. A. plan                   B. style                  C. opinion           D. life

30. A. looked              B. stepped                C. turned             D. appeared

31. A. happy            B. upset                  C. nervous           D. worried

32. A. special           B. curious                C. routine              D. hopeful

33. A. notice            B. expect                 C. watch             D. annoy

34. A. foolish            B. bright                 C. dirty              D. silent

35. A. smiling           B. sleeping               C. learning          D. playing

36. A. loud                B. crazy                  C. eager             D. irritating

37. A. valued            B. tired                   C. disappointed    D. surprised

38. A. expectation       B. dream                  C. influence       D. love

39. A. developed        B. remembered             C. worked          D. improved

40. A. help out            B. drop in                 C. go around      D. turn up

41. A. what              B. which                 C. where             D. that

42. A. With              B. For                    C. Against           D. In spite of

43. A. willing           B. optimistic            C. sad               D. pitiful

44. A. life               B. habit                   C. nature            D. family