三、完形填空(本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分)
A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s ___16___, she said she would go. This ___17___ be the first time that his classmates and teacher ___18___ his mother and he felt ___19___ of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar(疤痕) that ___20___ nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to ___21___ why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, the people were ___22___ by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother ___23___ the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed and ___24___ himself from everyone. He did, however, get within _____25_____ of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.
The teacher asked _____26_____, “How did you get the scar on your face?” The mother replied, “_____27_____ my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was _____28_____ afraid to go in because the fire was _____29_____, so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked _____30_____ but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She ______31______ the burned side of her face. “This scar will be _____32_____, but to this day, I have never _____33_____ what I did.”
At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great _____34_____ of the sacrifice(牺牲) that his mother had made for him. He held her hand _____35_____ for the rest of the day.
16. A. enjoyment B. disappointment C. surprise D. excitement
17. A. would B. could C. should D. must
18. A. noticed B. greeted C. accepted D. met
19. A. sick B. ashamed C. afraid D. tired
20. A. included B. passed C. covered D. shaded
21. A. talk about B. think about C. care about D. hear about
22. A. impressed B. surprised C. excited D. comforted
23. A. in sight of B. by means of C. by way of D. in spite of
24. A. hid B. protected C. separated D. escaped
25. A. understanding B. reminding C. hearing D. learning
26. A. carefully B. seriously C. nervously D. anxiously
27. A. Because B. When C. Since D. While
28. A. so B. much C. quite D. too
29. A. out of control B. under control C. in control D. over control
30. A. helpless B. hopeless C. senseless D. useless
31. A. pointed B. showed C. wiped D. touched
32. A. ugly B. lasting C. serious D. frightening
33. A. forgot B. recognized C. considered D. regretted
34. A. honor B. sense C. happiness D. pride
35. A. quietly B. slightly C. tightly D. suddenly
【答案】16. B 17. A 18. D 19. B 20. C 21. A 22. A 23. D 24. A 25. C 26. A 27. B 28. D 29. A 30. C 31. D 32. B 33. D 34. B 35. C
