2014《金版新学案》高三一轮总复习英语（北师大版）单元检测（含2013年模拟题）：选修7　Unit 20　New Frontiers（二）.docVIP

选修7　Unit 20　New Frontiers Ⅰ.完形填空 (2013海模拟) It was the afternoon of December 24，the day before Christmas；and as the newest doctor in our office，I had to work.The only thing that__1__my day was the beautifully decorated Christmas tree in our waiting room and a__2__sent to me by a fellow I was dating—a dozen long-stemmed red roses. Then I was told a lady__3__needed to speak with me.As I stepped out，I noticed a young，tired-looking woman with a__4__in her arms.Nervously，she__5__that her husband—a prisoner in a nearby prison—was my__6__patient.She told me she wasn’t__7__to visit her husband in prison and that he had never seen his__8__.Her request was for me to let the boy’s father sit in the waiting room with her as__9__as possible before I called him for his appointment.I agreed.__10__，it was Christmas Eve. Her husband arrived—with chains on his feet and hands，and two armed guards.The woman’s tired face __11__like our Christmas__12__when her husband took a seat beside her.After almost an hour，I called the__13__to my office. At the end of the__14__，I wished him a Merry Christmas—a(n)__15__thing to say to a man headed back to prison.He__16__and thanked me.He also said he felt__17__by the fact he hadn’t been able to get his wife anything for Christmas.On __18__this，I was inspired with a wonderful idea. I’ll never forget the look on both their faces as the prisoner gave his wife the beautiful__19__.I’m not sure who experienced the most joy—the husband in giving，the wife in__20__，or myself in having the opportunity to share in this special moment. 1．A.darkened　　　　　　　 B．brightened C．shortened D．worsened 2．A.report B．patient C．gift D．message 3．A.urgently B．strangely C．regularly D．unreasonably 4．A.dog B．box C．quilt D．baby 5．A.explained B．learned C．realized D．insisted 6．A.first B．last C．best D．next 7．A.shown B．allowed C．persuaded D．forbidden 8．A.wife B．doctor C．son D．victim 9．A.soon B．close C．long D．quietly 10．A.After all B．Above all