第二节：完形填空 (共 20 小题;每小题 1 分，满分 20 分)
请阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
I was required to read one of Bernie Siegel’s books in college and was hooked on his positivity from that moment on. The stories of his unconventional 36 and the exceptional patients he wrote about were so 37 to me and had such a big 38 on how I saw life from then on. Who knew that so many years later I would look to Dr. Bernie and his CDs again to 39 my own cancer experience?
I’m an ambitious 40 , and when I started going through chemo(化疗) , even though I’m a very 41 person, I lost my drive to write. I was just too tired and not in the 42 . One day, while waiting to go in for 43 , I had one of Dr. Bernie’s books in my hand. Another patient 44 what I was reading and struck up a conversation with me 45 he had one of his books with him as well. It 46 that among other things, he was an eighty-year-old writer. He was 47 a published author, and he was currently 48 on a new book.
We would see each other at various times and 49 friends. Sometimes he wore a duck hat, and I would tell myself, he was definitely a(n) 50 of Dr. Bernie. He really put a 51 on my face. He unfortunately 52 last year due to his cancer, 53 he left a deep impression on me and gave me the 54 to pick up my pen again. I 55 to myself, “If he can do it, then so can I.”
36.
A. tastes
B. ideas
C. notes
D. memories
解析：考查名词。根据首段首句可知，作者读了Bernie Siegel的书，深受书中积极人生观的影响。此处unconventional ideas意思是“非传统的观点”，与上句中“积极的人生观”呼应。A项“口味”;B项“观点”;C项“笔记”;D项“记忆”。故选B项
答案：B
37.
A. amazing
B. shocking
C. amusing
D. strange
解析：考查形容词。根据上文中“unconventional(非传统的)”和“unexceptional(例外的)”提示可知，他书中所写的东西对我来说十分惊异。A项“令人惊异的”;B项“令人震惊的”;C项“有趣的”;D项“奇怪的”。故选A项。
答案：A
38.
A. strike
B. push
C. challenge
D. impact
解析：考查名词。have an impact on为固定搭配，意思是“对……有影响”。A项“打击”;B项“推，逼迫”;C项“挑战”;D项“影响”。故选D项。
答案：D
39.
A. learn from
B. go over
C. get through
D. refer to
解析：考查动词短语。根据下文可知，作者不幸身患癌症，病痛的折磨使他放弃了写作。但病友的执着和Bernie Siegel积极的人生观让自己又重新拾起纸笔，渡过了这段艰难时期。A项“从……中获取经验，汲取教训”;B项“复习，仔细检查”;C项“渡过难关”;D项“提到，涉及，参考”。故选C项。
答案：C
40.
A. reader
B. writer
C. editor
D. doctor
解析：考查名词。根据下文中“…, I lost my drive to write”可知，作者是一名抱负的作家。A项“读者”;B项“作家”;C项“编辑”;D项“医生”。故选B项。
答案：B
41.
A. positive
B. agreeable
C. humorous
D. honest
解析：考查形容词。句意：尽管我是一个积极的人，还是失去了写作的动力。a positive person与lost my drive to write构成让步关系，且与上文positivity呼应。 A项“积极的”;B项“称心如意的”;C项“幽默的”;D项“诚实的”。故选A项。
答案：A
42.
A. mood
B. position
C. state
D. way
解析：考查名词。句意：我就是感觉太累，没有心情去写。in the mood意为“没有心情去做事”。A项“心情”;B项“位置，职位”;C项“状态”;D项“方式”。故选A项。
答案：A
43.
A. advice
B. reference
C. protection
D. treatment
解析：考
查名词。句意：一天，当我在等待治疗时，手里拿着Bernie的一本书。A项“建议”;B项“提及，参考”;C项“保护”;D项“治疗”。故选D项。
答案：D
44.
A. viewed
B. knew
C. noticed
D. wondered
解析：考查动词。句意：另外一个病人注意到我在读些什么，主动跟我攀谈起来。A项“认为”;B项“知道，了解”;C项“(无意中)注意到”;D项“想知道”。故选C项。
答案：C
45.
A. while
B. because
C. although
D. providing
解析：考查连词。句意：该空后是他主动和我攀谈的原因：他身上也有一本Bernie的书。A项表示时间或轻微转折;B项表示原因;C项表示让步;D项表示条件。故选B项。
答案：B
46.
A. came out
B. worked out
C. proved
out
D. turned out
解析：考查动词短语。除此之外，他是一位八十岁的作家。A项“出现，出版”;B项“锻炼，解决，制定”;C项“证明是合适的，令人满意的”;D项“证明是，结果是”。it turned out that是固定搭配，意为“结果是……，结果证明……”故选D项。
答案：D
47.
A. naturally
B. merely
C. hopefully
D. actually
解析：考查副词。句意：事实上，他是一位撰稿人，目前在写一本新书。A项“自然地”;B项“仅仅”;C项“有希望地”;D项“事实上”。故选D项。
答案：D
48.
A. deciding
B. investing
C. working
D. relying
解析：考查动词搭配。根据句意可知，他目前在写一本新书。A项 decide on“决定，确定”;B项invest on“投资，花时间在……上”;C项work on“从事，忙于”;D项rely on“依赖，依靠”。故选C项。
答案：C
49.
A. became
B. helped
C. missed
D. visited
解析：考查动词。句意：我们总是在许多时候见到对方，成了朋友。A项“成为”;B项“帮助”;C项“错过”;D项“拜访”。故选A项。
答案：A
50.
A. patient
B. operator
C. fan
D. publisher
解析：考查名词。根据句意可知，他的确是Bernie的粉丝。A项“病人”;B项“操作员，接线员”;C项“粉丝”;D项“出版商”。故选C项。
答案：C
51.
A. sign
B. smile
C. mark
D. mask
解析：考查名词。根据句意可知，他的举动感染了我，使我在生活中面带微笑。A项“标志，迹象，征兆”;B项“微笑”;C项“标记”;D项“面罩”。故选B项。
答案：B
52.
A. showed up
B. set off
C. fell down
D. passed away
解析：考查动词短语。句意：他补充说道Jason因为不愿说谎没挣到钱。A项“出现，露面”;B项“出发，动身”;C项“跌倒”;D项“去世(死的委婉表达)”。故选D项。
答案：D
53.
A. since
B. but
C. so
D. for
解析：考查连词。句意：他去年不幸死于癌症，但给我留下了深刻的印象。A项表示时间;B项表示转折;C项表示结果;D项表示原因。故选B项。
答案：B
54.
A. guidance
B. trust
C. opportunity
D. inspiration
解析：考查名词。句意：他激励我重新拾起纸笔。A项“指导”;B项“信任”;C项“机会”;D项“鼓舞，激励，启发”。故选D项。
答案：D
55.
A. promised
B. swore
C. thought
D. replied
解析：考查名词。句意：我对自己说：“如果他能做到，我也能。”A项 “承诺”;B项“郑重发誓”;C项think to oneself “自言自语”;D项“回答”。故选C项。
答案：C
