2012高二英语同步作业：Unit 13 People（北师大版必修5）.docVIP

高考资源网（ ），您身边的高考专家 欢迎广大教师踊跃来稿，稿酬丰厚。 高考资源网（ ），您身边的高考专家 欢迎广大教师踊跃来稿，稿酬丰厚。 Ⅰ.完形填空 Loving Kindness Is Twice Blessed I felt gloomy (沮丧的) the other day. The weather had been dark and rainy, and I just didnt feel so __1__. As I was sitting at my desk, I __2__ it was the birthday of a dear long－time friend—a single, middle－aged woman who has devoted the past 30 years to nursing and loving her __3__. Knowing that she didnt have family in town, I __4__ to give her a call. Sure enough, she was on B－shift, __5__ to work late into the evening, and wouldnt have __6__ of a birthday this year. As always, __7__， she sounded cheerful and was happy that I __8__. After I hung up, I couldnt __9__ the feeling that she would really appreciate a little attention on her special day. __10__ feeling a little gloomy myself, I tried to put it out of my mind, but as the day passed I couldnt shake the thought. I __11__ gave in, and that evening set off to the hospital with a card, a cheese cake, and some balloons. My friends grateful smile and joyful surprise __12__ me Id done the right thing and were a generous__13__ for the little effort it had taken. When I got home, I realized that not only had I cheered up a __14__ friend on her birthday, but my own gloomy feelings had also disappeared. Making her day had __15__ my own! Isnt that the way it is __16__ we take the time and make the __17__ to do something for someone else? Its like the little saying, “Loving kindness is twice blessed; it blesses him who gives, and him who __18__.” Cheering up people on their birthdays isnt the only thing we can do to make their day. Life constantly presents us with __19__ to take an extra step or do a kind deed that will make a difference to __20__. And the wonderful thing is that as we do, it changes things for the better for us too. 1．A.special 　　　　　　　　B．positive C．nervous D．proud 【答案与解析】　B　positive “乐观的”，此处的didnt feel so positive 与上文的felt gloomy相符。 2．A.explained