三、完形填空 （30分） My elder brother Steve, in

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三、完形填空 （30分）

My elder brother Steve, in the absence of my father who died when I was six, gave me important instructions that helped me grow into an adult． For example, Steve taught me to face the   36   of my behavior． Once when I returned in   37   from a Saturday baseball game, it was Steve who   38   the time to ask me what happened． When I

39   that my baseball had flown through Mrs．Holt’s basement window,  40   the glass with a crash, Steve encouraged me to   41   to her．  42  , I should have been playing in the path between buildings．  43  my knees shocked as I explained, I offered to pay for the window if she would   44  my ball．

I also learned from Steve that   45   property is a sacred(神圣的) thing． After I found a shiny silver pen in my fifth-grade classroom, I wanted to   46   it, but Steve explained that it might be   47   to someone else in spite of the fact that it had little value． He reminded me of   48   I’d hate to lose the small dog my father gave me． I returned the   49   to my teacher, Mrs David．

Yet of all the   50   Steve gave me, his respect for   51   is the most vivid in my mind． When I was twelve I killed an old brown sparrow in the yard with a BB gun． 52

with my accuracy, I screamed to Steve to take a look． I shall never forget the  53  : he stood for a long moment and stared at the bird on the ground． “Did it   54   you first, Mark?” he asked． I didn’t know what to answer． I really felt terrible then, but that moment   55   out as the most important lesson my brother taught me．

36．     A． reasons                     B． realities               C． questions              D． results

37．     A． joy                           B． tears                    C． surprise                D． smiles

38．     A． took                         B． spent                    C． paid                     D． got

39．     A． insisted                     B． added                   C． told                     D． explained

40．     A． kicking                     B． beating                 C． brushing              D． breaking

41．     A． apologize                  B． recognize             C． send                    D． offer

42．     A． Above all                  B． In all                   C． First of all            D． After all

43．     A． Because                    B． Although              C． But                      D． As

44．     A． give                          B． return                  C． pay                      D． find

45．     A． individual                 B． public                  C． personal               D． valuable

46．     A． save                          B． keep                    C． pick                    D． return

47．     A． valuable                    B． unique                 C． important             D． beautiful

48．     A． why                          B． when                   C． how much            D． what

49．     A． ball                          B． pen                      C． dog                     D． money

50．     A． information               B． explanation           C． lessons                 D． instructions

51．     A． life                           B． people                  C． family                 D． animals

52．     A． Proud                       B． Encouraged          C． Relaxed               D． Excited

53．     A． way                          B． time                     C． place                   D． scene

54．     A． affect                        B． interrupt               C． hurt                     D． fight

55．     A． reaches                     B． stands                  C． turns                    D． holds