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完形填空原创题四十二（迈克的礼物）
（
Adapted from
English Weekly 27
th
2008
）
主旨大意：迈克是一个心
地纯洁的孩子，在缺少父母关爱的家庭中，仍充满爱心。他给教
师的礼物与众不同，他的
爱令人老师动容。
Mark was an
11-year-old orphan. He lived with his aunt, who
was greatly
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with
the burden of caring for dead
sister
’
s son. She never
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to remind young Mark he
would
be a homeless waif.
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,
with all the scolding and coldness at home, he was
a
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and
gentle child. I had not
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Mark particularly until he began
staying after class each day to
help me
clean the room. We did this
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and comfortably, not speaking much, but
enjoying
the quietness of that hour of
the day. When we did
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, Mark spoke
mostly of his mother.
I
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how
he
had
been
my
best
helper.
“
I
’
m
making
you’re
a
surprise,
”
he
whispered
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.
“
It’s
for Christmas.
”
With that,
he became
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and dashed from
the room.
Finally
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the last school day before Christmas.
Mark crept slowly into the room late that
afternoon
with his hands concealing
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behind his hack.
“
I have your
present,
”
he said timidly
when
I
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up.
“
I hope you
like it.
”
He held out his
hand and there
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in his small palms
was a
tiny wooden box.
“It’s
a
beautiful, Mark. Is there something in
it?
”
I asked,
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the
top to look inside.
“
You
can’t
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what
’
s in
it,
”
he replied,
“
and you
can
’
t touch it, or taste
it
or
feel
it,
but
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always
said
it
makes
you
feel
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all
the
time,
warm
on
cold
nights and
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when you are
alone.
”
I gazed into the
empty box.
“
What
’
s it,
Mark,
”
I asked
gently,
“
that
will make me feel so good?
”
“
Love,
”
he
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. And he
turned and quietly left
the room. It
was the best present I have never had before.
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ied
d
ted
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ded
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s
r
ile
39.
e
40.
d
ered
d
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y
tely
y
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icate
43.
ed
ed
ted
ned
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ly
ately
entially
minedly
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d
46.
d
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A. something
ng
hing
D. nothing
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d
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ng
g
g
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ng
g
g
g
51.
52.
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A. free
B. good
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le
l
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d
ed
red