完形填空精选 2<br>
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意．然后从 1—15 各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中，选出最佳选项，<br>
并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。<br>
Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual <br>
process. The instructor asked us to list anything in our past that we felt ___1___ of, regretted or <br>
incomplete about and read our lists aloud.<br>
This seemed like a very ___2___ process, but there’s always some ___3___ soul in the crowd <br>
who will volunteer. The instructor then ___4___ that we find ways to ___5___ people, or take some <br>
action to right any wrong doings. I was seriously wondering how this could ever ___6___ my <br>
communication.<br>
Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: “Making my ___7___, I <br>
remembered an incident from high school. I grew up in a small town. There was a Sheriff none of us <br>
kids liked. One night, my two buddies and I decided to play a ___8___ on him.<br>
After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote <br>
on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a s.o.b (畜生). Th e next day, almost the whole town <br>
saw our glorious __9___. Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in hi s office. My friends told the <br>
truth but I lied. No one ever found o ut.” <br>
“Nearly 20 years later, Sheriff Brown’s name ___10___ on my list. I didn’t even know if he <br>
was still ___11___. Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a <br>
Roger Brown still listed. I tried his number. After a few calls, I heard, “Hello?” I said, “Sheriff <br>
Brown?” paused. “Yes.” “Well, this is Jimmy Calkins.”<br>
“And I want you to know that I did it？”Paused. “I knew it!” he yelled back. We had a good <br>
laugh a nd a ___12___ discussion. His closing words were: “Jimmy, I always felt bad for you <br>
___13___ your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it around all these years. I want <br>
to thank you for calling me. For your sake.”<br>
Jimmy inspired me to ___14___ all 101 items on my list within two years, and I always <br>
remember what I learned from the course: It’s never too late to ___15___ the past wrongdoings. <br>
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1. A. ashamed B. afraid C. sure D. proud<br>
2. A. private B. secret C . interesting D. funny<br>
3. A. foolish B. polite C. simple D. brave<br>
4. A. expected B . suggested C. ordered D. demanded<br>
5. A. connect with B. depend on C. make apologize to D. get along with<br>
6. A. improve B. continue C. realize D. keep <br>
7. A. notes B. list C....
