2014届高考英语二轮专题复习突破精选：完形填空94.docVIP

2014届高考英语二轮专题复习突破精选：完形填空 1.阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 Things of Value Our area was just a few miles from the largest wildfire in Colorado’s history. We were on “evacuation alert (疏散警报)”. If we got the 36 to evacuate, we would have to leave immediately. We 37 suitcases with some clothes and set them by the door. We didn’t 38 these things were valuable, but time was. We moved the computers, with which I wrote for newspapers and made a 39 . We took family pictures off the 40 and packed them in boxes. These were truly valuble and could not be replaced. Then we took a hard look at all that 41 . There was a lamp that belonged to my great grandmother. It was a 42 to my family. And there was the piano my wife 43 to play when she was a little girl. Not of great 44 in itself, but another family connection. It was im[practical to move everything from our home and store them for an indefinite time. Some important items would have to stay behind. The thought of 45 something passed down from our families saddened me deeply, 46 I’d never been much attached to things. It’s about what they 47 —family and love. They each had a(n) 48 to tell, and some of them spoke in the 49 of our parents and grandparents. The fire 50 reached our home. We were lucky. And though I felt grateful that all was 51 , I also realized just how fortunate I had been 52 . I saw just how rich my life had been. Someone 53 said, “There are people so poor that the only thing they have is money.” And now I 54 I was indeed rich. I was rich in family, rich in memories, rich in everything that really 55 to me. I am wealthier than I ever believed possible. It took a fire to teach me, I wonder if there is any other kind of wealth worth seeking. 36． A．answer B．call C．chance D．task 37． A．sold B．bought C．searched D．packed 38． A．worry B．care C．think D．doubt 39． A．mark B．living C．sign