第二节完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项。
One summer in college, I was invited to be an instructor at a high school leadership camp.
I first 16 a boy under the tree on the first day of camp. His obvious 17 and shyness made him appear weak and lonely. Nearby, 200 18 campers were playing and joking, but the boy seemed to want to be anywhere 19 where he was.
I was instructed to care more about campers who might feel 20 . So I 21 him and said, “Hi, I’m Kevin. It’s nice to meet you. How are you?”
22 a shaky voice he 23 answered, “Okay, I guess.”
I calmly asked him to join in the activities and 24 some new people. He quietly replied, “No, this is not really my thing.”
I could 25 that this whole experience was 26 to him. But I somehow knew it wouldn’t be right to 27 him, either. It was going to take more time and 28 .
The next day, I was leading camp songs for the campers. They eagerly participated. But the boy was just sitting alone, 29 out the window.
That evening at our nightly staff meeting, I made my 30 about him known. I asked them to pay special attention and spend time with him 31 they could.
The days flew by fast. When the “last dance” came, surprisingly, the boy from under the tree was now a shirtless dancing 32 . He owned the dance floor 33 meaningful time with others. I couldn’t’ believe it was him.
In that instant, I realized how easy it is to give a bit of 34 every day. You may never know how much each gesture may mean to someone else. I tell this story as 35 as I can, and I advise others to look out for their own “boy under the tree.”
16.A.learned B.recognized C.noticed D.heard
17.A.anger B.discomfort C.excitement D.satisfaction
18.A.ambitious B.curious C.anxious D.eager
19.A.other than B.just as C.or rather D.as well as
20.A.left out B.put out C.made out D.let out
21.A.passed B.left C.visited D.approached
22.A.At B.In C.On D.By
23.A.unfortunately B.unwillingly C.unconsciously D.uninterestingly
24.A.help B.interview C.find D.meet
25.A.sense B.suggest C.consider D.prove
26.A.familiar B.similar C.strange D.typical
27.A.push B.pull C.pardon D.punish
28.A.effects B.exercises C.efforts D.expenses
29.A.observing B.examining C.admiring D.staring
30.A.trouble B.concern C.devotion D.understanding
31.A.unless B.before C.when D.since
32.A.wonder B.danger C.scene D.instructor
33.A.sparing B.saving C.spreading D.sharing
34.A.himself B.yourself C.themselves D.itself
35.A.soon B.far C.often D.Long