一、完形填空。(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
About ten years ago when I was a student at college, I 1 my summer holidays working at a museum. 2 was hard for me then. Dad had lost his job and Mum was 3 in bed. I was 4 if I would be able to go on with my study the next term.
One day while I was working, I saw an old man come in with a little girl 5 a wheelchair(轮椅). As I looked 6 at this girl, I found that she had no arms 7 legs. She was 8 a little white dress and she also had a hat on.
As the old man pushed the wheelchair up to me, I was busy with my work. I 9 my head toward the girl and gave her a wink(眨眼). When I took the money from her grandfather, I looked 10 at the girl, who was giving me the prettiest, largest smile I have ever seen. 11 her handicap(生理缺陷) was gone and all I saw was this beautiful girl, whose smile almost gave me a better 12 of what life is all about. She 13 me from a poor, unhappy college student and brought me into her 14 of smiles, love, and warmth.
I'm now a successful businessman and 15 I get down and think about the trouble of the world, I think about that little girl and the unforgettable lesson about life that she taught me.
()1. A. took B. cost C. paid D. spent
()2. A. Work B. Life C. Business D. School
()3. A. asleep B. nervous C. sick D. bright
()4. A. wondering B. guessing C. hoping D. checking
()5. A. at B. for C. in D. with
()6. A. longer B. nearer C. further D. closer
()7. A. or B. and C. but D. so
()8. A. causing B. offering C. buying D. wearing
()9. A. held B. turned C. lifted D. gave
()10. A. back B. over C. down D. into
()11. A. Suddenly B. Quietly C. Luckily D. Surprisingly
()12. A. look B. dream C. understanding D. passage
()13. A. saved B. took C. helped D. taught
()14. A. place B. mind C. earth D. world
()15. A. whatever B. whenever C. whoever D. however

一、1.D 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.C 6.D 7.A 8.D 9.B 10.A
11.A 12.C 13.A 14.D 15.B

【分析】
做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨，再结合语境、固定搭配、词义辨析逐一解题。本题是记叙文，讲述作者大学时家境困难，遇到残疾女孩后被其微笑治愈，感悟生活的故事。各空解题思路：先理解文章大意，再针对每个空，结合词汇搭配、语境逻辑选择最佳选项，如第1题考固定搭配，第2题考语境对应，第7题考否定句连词用法等。
【解析】
1. 考查固定搭配：spend time (in) doing sth（花费时间做某事），主语为人，符合语境，故选D。
2. 考查语境理解：后文提到爸爸失业、妈妈生病，说明当时生活（Life）艰难，故选B。
3. 考查词义辨析：be sick in bed是固定表达，意为“生病卧床”，符合语境，故选C。
4. 考查词义辨析：wonder意为“想知道”，对应“能否继续学业”的疑问，故选A。
5. 考查介词搭配：in a wheelchair是固定用法，意为“在轮椅里”，故选C。
6. 考查副词辨析：look closer意为“凑近看”，符合观察女孩的动作，故选D。
7. 考查连词用法：否定句中用or连接并列成分，表“和”，故选A。
8. 考查动词辨析：wear意为“穿着”，对应“白色连衣裙”的状态，故选D。
9. 考查动词辨析：turn one's head意为“转头”，符合看向女孩的动作，故选B。
10. 考查短语搭配：look back意为“回头看”，对应前文的动作，故选A。
11. 考查副词辨析：suddenly意为“突然”，符合“生理缺陷仿佛消失”的语境，故选A。
12. 考查名词辨析：understanding意为“理解”，give a better understanding of意为“更好地理解”，故选C。
13. 考查动词辨析：save意为“拯救”，对应女孩对作者的积极影响，故选A。
14. 考查名词辨析：world意为“世界”，对应“微笑、爱与温暖的世界”，故选D。
15. 考查连词辨析：whenever意为“无论何时”，对应“每当我沮丧时”的语境，故选B。
【答案】
1.D 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.C 6.D 7.A 8.D 9.B 10.A 11.A 12.C 13.A 14.D 15.B
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧、固定搭配、语境理解
【点评】
本文为记叙文，通过作者的亲身经历传递积极向上的生活态度，解题需结合上下文语境、词汇搭配及词义辨析，是典型的基础型完形填空，注重基础知识的应用与语境逻辑的把握。
【难度系数】
0.5