三、完形填空
He was a dirty - looking ten - year - old boy. His fifth grade classmates had never seen anyone as
21 dressed as Marco. Marco’s parents were fruit pickers and his classmates
22 him curiously and talked about his clothes. The teacher stopped them seriously while Marco didn’t seem to notice them.
Then there
23 a short holiday and a kickball game. Marco started the first inning with a home run (全垒打), making him get a bit of respect from his clothing judges (评判员). Next up to kick was Richard. People thought he was the least
24 and most stupid child in the town. After his second strike, Marco came up to Richard and said quietly, “
25 them, bro. You can do it! Richard kicked a home run!” And at that moment, something began to
26 in Marco’s class. Over the next few months, Marco was able to teach the class many new things. He told them
27 fruit was ripe (成熟的), how to call a wild turkey and, especially, how to treat other people.
By the time Marco’s parents finished their work in the area, the
28 was preparing to celebrate Teachers’ Day. While other students brought the teacher fancy scarves and flowers, Marco
29 to the teacher’s desk with a special gift. It was a
30
that he put into the teacher’s hands. It was once
31 and dirty, lying on the ground. Nobody would
32 to pick it up, but Marco turned it into something beautiful and
33
. “I polished (擦亮) it up just like what you did to me,” he said.
Years later, the teacher still had Marco’s rock on her desk. At the beginning of each school year, she would tell her ______
34 ______ about the gentle boy who taught her class not to judge a book by its ______
35 ______ . It is what is on the inside that truly counts.
(
) 21. A. nicely
B. beautifully
C. poorly
D. cleanly
(
) 22. A. listened to
B. screamed to
C. laughed at
D. looked at
(
) 23. A. came
B. went
C. happened
D. had
(
) 24. A. careless
B. dangerous
C. able
D. lonely
(
) 25. A. Throw
B. Forget
C. Fail
D. Try
(
) 26. A. repeat
B. move
C. change
D. pass
(
) 27. A. whose
B. why
C. where
D. when
(
) 28. A. family
B. teacher
C. class
D. student
(
) 29. A. picked up
B. went through
C. came on
D. came up
(
) 30. A. rock
B. fruit
C. book
D. kickball
(
) 31. A. cute
B. ugly
C. new
D. soft
(
) 32. A. stop
B. live
C. used
D. help
(
) 33. A. expensive
B. helpless
C. bright
D. strange
(
) 34. A. friends
B. families
C. neighbours
D. students
(
) 35. A. type
B. cover
C. price
D. topic
