A Twelve years ago, my mother gave birth to the most beautiful girl. 1 , we were later given the 2 that this little girl, who was three and a half months old, would only have 14 days on earth. It’s hard to understand what kind of 3 you have when you find out that you’re 4 something that you don’t even know. As time went on, the number of days kept growing, which gave us 5 . When the doctors said that we could take her home, that was 6 reality hit. We had no 7 . I am from a small town with 8 hospitals, but when you don’t have money, you just don’t have it. My mother tried for days to get the money, but nothing 9 each time. A caseworker(社会工作者) was even doing her best. It’s 10 that it almost felt as if we had to 11 a baby from the hospital. One day the caseworker walked into her boss’s office to 12 again. As she walked out, 13 down yet again, out of nowhere a man walked up to her. He 14 her a handful of money and said, “Please give this to the lady in 15 , so she can take her daughter home.” She looked down at her hand with tears in her eyes. As she looked back up to thank him, he was 16 . They searched all over that hospital and he was no where to be 17 . Thanks to the guy that I will 18 know, we could take home that 19 baby girl that was only given 14 days to live, and celebrated her 12th birthday yesterday. I am grateful to this man and feel that his act of 20 should be shared with everyone. (B)1. A. Besides B. However C. Otherwise D. Therefore (D)2. A. idea B. order C. point D. news (B)3. A. character B. feeling C. habit D. friendship (B)4. A. wasting B. losing C. explaining D. gaining (C)5. A. trouble B. freedom C. hope D. information (D)6. A. how B. where C. whether D. when (A)7. A. money B. knowledge C. shelter D. car (C)8. A. modern B. large C. small D. good (B)9. A. set up B. came up C. made up D. gave up (C)10. A. interesting B. necessary C. sad D. impossible (D)11. A. save B. protect C. visit D. buy (B)12. A. apologize B. try C. research D. interview (B)13. A. moved B. let C. knelt D. fell (B)14. A. took B. handed C. paid D. lent (D)15. A. danger B. advance C. reward D. need (B)16. A. shy B. gone C. disappointed D. proud (C)17. A. avoided B. persuaded C. found D. stopped (B)18. A. even B. never C. almost D. still (C)19. A. nervous B. naughty C. beautiful D. dangerous (B)20. A. courage B. kindness C. gentleness D. politeness 【解析】B。考查句子间的逻辑关系。此处是转折关系。 【解析】D。考查语境中名词的辨析。That 引导的是同位语从句，根据句意可知此处是噩耗之意。 【解析】B。考查逻辑推理。作者的小妹妹非常漂亮，这本是好事，可是医生突然宣布死神将很快夺走她的生命，这种“感觉”难以理解。 【解析】B。考查上下文暗示。根据医生透露的消息可知，小妹妹只能存活14天，全家会很快“失去”她。 【解析】C。考查生活常识。第一段提到小妹妹只能活14天，而此处提到随着时间的推移她的存活时间不断延长，这显然给了全家“希望”。 【解析】D。考查逻辑推理。联系上下文便知用when,其它三项均不适合。 【解析】A。 【解析】C。考查逻辑推理。 【解析】B。考查 ... ...
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