Here’s a surprising fact: Of the 1.1 million firefighters in the United States, about 780,000 are volunteers. Roughly a third of the population is ________ by mostly- or all-volunteer fire departments.
Also ________ , perhaps. Sometimes they have to pay for their own gear.
I _______ this because I volunteer as a firefighter in Durango, Colorado. I responded to more than 50 calls in 2014, everything from _________ to car accidents. In that period, I spent close to $1,000 on optional gear not supplied by my _________ , things like higher-quality flashlights, knives, and better gloves, which make my ________ easier.
Yesterday, a ________ was introduced in Congress that would give a significant tax break to those who volunteer their time as _________ responders. I hope it passes, not because it will put some money in my pocket （___________）, hey, that’ll be nice) but because it will ease the financial burden on volunteers and acknowledge their time commitment. I believe it will ________ more people to help.
And we _______ that.
In _________ areas where population density is low and calls for fire and EMS services are relatively rare, it just doesn’t _________ to have career firefighters on the staff 24/7 (全天候). ________ , volunteers are used to fill in the _________. We are ready to put our regular lives aside to help someone on what is the _________ day of their life. We have likely never met before, and might never again, but it doesn’t _______ in a crisis. Without volunteers, the whole system would collapse.
There’s a T-shirt that’s popular among us, reading “For Pride, Not _______.” We volunteer because we know our _________ need us. We don’t need a small tax break. Without one, we’ll still put on our gear when the alarm goes off without any ________ . But we’d appreciate one, and if it encourages more people to join us, it’s worth it.
1.A. taught B. inspired C. supported D. protected
2.A. surprising B. amusing C. pleasing D. worrying
3.A. appreciate B. know C. prove D. analyze
4.A. wildfires B. wars C. lightning D. embarrassments
5.A. company B. department C. team D. family
6.A. manner B. life C. project D. job
7.A. guest B. politician C. bill D. word
8.A. wise B. proud C. same D. first
9.A. so B. when C. though D. because
10.A. encourage B. persuade C. invite D. allow
11.A. neglect B. need C. predict D. admit
12.A. dark B. rural C. dirty D. cold
13.A. end up B. stand out C. work out D. make sense
14.A. Recently B. Quickly C. Instead D. Besides
15.A. time B. hole C. form D. gap
16.A. busiest B. hottest C. worst D. shortest
17.A. matter B. pass C. exist D. happen
18.A. Satisfaction B. Pay C. Strength D. Education
19.A. communities B. neighbors C. children D. patients
20.A. disappointment B. trouble C. hesitation D. anxiety
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It had been a long drive to the Veteran’s hospital. My brother and I had gone to _________ my Dad who had been _________ days earlier, weak, sick and confused. The _________ had diagnosed him with pneumonia(肺炎) and found cancer cells in his brain. My Dad looked so _________ lying there in bed. It wasn’t just the _________ that was getting to him. It was also being so _________ his family and friends.
As I sat by his _________ , a little woman with a big smile _________ into his room. She was at least 80 years old but seemed to have the _________ of someone 60 years younger. She was a volunteer _________ handmade get-well cards from the local elementary school. Gently, she took my Dad’s hand and thanked him for his service to our country. It was the first time since he had gotten _________ that I saw my Dad smile. I _________ her into the hallway as she left and _________ her for lifting my Dad’s _________ . “I am just sharing a little_________ , sweetie,” she said with a smile as she walked into the next _________ room to share a little more.
That 80-year-old angel reminded me again of what is _________ in this life: sharing our love. When we share our love, we create _________ not only in the hearts of those _________ us, but in our own hearts as well. When we share our love, we find ourselves doing what we were always _________ to do. When we share our love, we make our souls lighter, our lives brighter and the world better.
1.A. invite B. amuse C. visit D. watch
2.A. refused B. admitted C. hurt D. wounded
3.A. family B. patient C. nurse D. doctor
4.A. sad B. small C. bored D. calm
5.A. work B. illness C. failure D. loneliness
6.A. related to B. strange to C. far away from D. different from
7.A. bed B. chair C. table D. window
8.A. broke B. walked C. turned D. looked
9.A. looks B. strength C. wealth D. energy
10.A. delivering B. showing C. selling D. collecting
11.A. hurt B. guilty C. sick D. bored
12.A. forced B. watched C. pushed D. followed
13.A. thanked B. questioned C. forgave D. blamed
14.A. hand B. head C. spirits D. dreams
15.A. love B. present C. time D. information
16.A. nurse’s B. doctor’s C. patient’s D. women’s
17.A. hard B. easy C. initial D. essential
18.A. surprise B. joy C. security D. wonder
19.A. within B. beyond C. around D. before
20.A. meant B. ordered C. asked D. Attracted
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完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文.从短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Body language is the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all! It speaks than words. According to specialists, our bodies send out more than we realize. In fact, non-verbal communication(非言语交际) takes up about 50% of what we really , And body language is particularly when we attempt to communicate across cultures(文化). What is called body language is so ,a part of us that it's actually often unnoticed. And misunderstandings occur as a result of it. , different societies treat the_____, between people differently. Northern Europeans usually do not like having ______, contact(接触) even with friends, certainly not with ______. People from Latin American countries______, touch each other quite a lot. Therefore, it's possible that in , it may look like a Latino is a Norwegian all over the room. The Latino, trying to express friendship, will keep moving . The Norwegian, very probably seeing this as pushiness, will keep —which the Latino will in return regard as .
Clearly, a great deal is going on when people . And only a part of it is in the words themselves. And when parties are from ______ cultures, there's a strong possibility of ______. But whatever the situation, the best is to obey the Golden Rule: treat others as you would like to be .
1.A. straighter B. louder C. harder D. further
2.A. sands B. invitations C. feelings D. messages
3.A. hope B. receive C. discover D. mean
4.A. immediate B. misleading C. important D. difficult
5.A. well B. far C. much D. long
6.A. For example B. Thus C. However D. In short
7.A. trade B. distance C. connections D. greetings
8.A. eye B. verbal C. bodily D. telephone
9.A. strangers B. relatives C. neighbours D. enemies
10.A. in other words B. on the other hand C. in a similar way D. by all means
11.A. trouble B. conversation C. silence D. experiment
12.A. disturbing B. helping C. guiding D. following
13.A. closer B. faster C. in D. away
14.A. stepping forward B. going on C. backing away D. coming out
15.A. weakness B. carelessness C. friendliness D. coldness
16.A. talk B. travel C. laugh D. think
17.A. different B. European C. Latino D. rich
18.A. curiosity B. excitement C. misunderstanding D. nervousness
19.A. chance B. time C. result D. advice
20.A. noticed B. treated C. respected D. pleased
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Well,today,I had to go into town for an art exhibition that I had entered a piece in.Since it is winter here,I have not____going out of the house very much at all.So today I thought I would____myself to lunch—something I haven't done for ages!
I walked around for a long time downtown,and finally,I____on some Thai food,from a buffet-type place.When I____down.I noticed a man walk by and sit down a few____away from me.He had a small dish of yogurt.As my____met his,I saw a sad,lonely man with____hair.He had dirt on his coat and pants,____from sleeping outside.I was pretty sure he was_____
I looked at my food and felt____that I had this full plate of food and he had____,not even a hint of a(n)____on his face.I went over and asked him if he was hungry.When he heard me,he turned and nodded to me.Then he gestured that he had no_____He saw me reach into my____and I said "follow me".In a flash,he was behind me.I____for another plate of food that allowed him to____anything he wanted.His____was piled high when he sat back down at his table.I loved sitting there and____him every so often,while he carefully____his beans and other chosen ingredients.
After____,I went on to see how my art work had done in the exhibition and found out that I had won second place.I will never forget this day!
1.A. remembered B. risked C. forgot D. stopped
2.A. treat B. abuse C. ban D. devote
3.A. fed B. focused C. seated D. settled
4.A. put B. went C. sat D. lay
5.A. miles B. arms C. tables D. inches
6.A. eyes B. nose C. body D. ears
7.A. clean B. wet C. dry D. dirty
8.A. doubtfully B. obviously C. generally D. actually
9.A. careless B. homeless C. childless D. speechless
10.A. terrible B. happy C. confused D. horrible
11.A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing
12.A. tear B. laugh C. smile D. expression
13.A. friends B. money C. relatives D. chances
14.A. car B. pocket C. clothes D. house
15.A. advertised B. cared C. paid D. sent
16.A. lose B. borrow C. sell D. pick
17.A. dishes B. bowl C. cakes D. plate
18.A. watching B. visiting C. listening to D. looking after
19.A. chose B. studied C. enjoyed D. made
20.A. lunch B. breakfast C. supper D. dinner
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A city child’s summer is spent in the street in front of his home, and all through the long summer vacation I was watching enviously the other boys play baseball. I was never asked to take part even when one team had a member ________ because they thought I would be no good at it. They were ________, of course.
I would never forget the wonderful evening when my life as a(n) ________ changed. The baseball ________ about eight or eight thirty when it grew dark and it was the _______ of the boys to gather by a little stoop（门廊）and talked about the games. Then long silences would fall and the boys would ________ off one by one. I can no longer remember which boy broke the ________ with a question: but whoever he was, I nod to him _________ now. “What’s in those books you’re reading?” he asked without much _________.
Instead of ________ the question, I told them for two hours the story I was reading. They listened breathless. I must have told it ________, but I think there was a deeper reason that made them keep a(n) ________. Listening to a tale being told in the dark is one of the most ancient of man’s ________, but I was offering them a new and exciting experience.
The next night and many nights thereafter, I would take my ________ in the center of the stoop and begin the evening’s stories. Some nights, in order to taste my ________ more completely, I cheated. I would _______ at the most exciting part of a story, telling them that was as _______ as I had gone in the book and it would have to be _______ the following evening.
Other words of mine have been ________ to by larger and more fashionable audiences, but I have an unreasoning love for the ________ audience that sat close outside the candy store, and it will last forever.
1.A. missing B. playing C. waiting D. failing
2.A. cautious B. proud C. cruel D. right
3.A. outsider B. insider C. success D. loser
4.A. started B. ended C. paused D. came
5.A. honor B. order C. custom D. responsibility
6.A. drop B. fall C. wander D. take
7.A. record B. link C. promise D. silence
8.A. gratefully B. politely C. eagerly D. quickly
9.A. kindness B. doubt C. difficulty D. interest
10.A. asking B. answering C. raising D. keeping
11.A. directly B. simply C. well D. roughly
12.A. watch B. eye C. audience D. secret
13.A. entertainment B. permission C. focus D. reception
14.A. turn B. place C. chance D. step
15.A. peace B. bravery C. bitterness D. victory
16.A. stop B. argue C. laugh D. predict
17.A. long B. soon C. far D. much
18.A. polished B. continued C. shortened D. changed
19.A. related B. adjusted C. listened D. limited
20.A. clever B. greedy C. lazy D. athletic
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Back in business school, macho(自以为是的) kids like me studied finance. In the competition of life, money _______ winning, so those who managed the money would become the _______. Didn't matter that I was a woman — I was as _______________ as any guy you'd ever met.
It's taken me a lot of years, a lot of living, to _______ that my view of the world was upside down. The reality is: finance is for wimps(呆子). Finance is the easy part. However, It's much _______ to deal with people. The winners in society are the people who understand how to _______ other people.
In my 20s, I worked really hard. I_______name-brand schools and piled on the degrees. I was _______on my climb to the top as a successful real-estate developer. I worked full-time as I was studying, because I was _________.
Then when I was 31, I got to the top in a way that I ________ imagined possible. I was ________ Deputy Mayor of Los Angeles. In that __________, I collaborated with leaders from all sectors of society.
When our four-year term came to a ________, I moved to another world of power and money, as a headhunter for CEOs and other ________ talent for the world's biggest companies.
As a result of all these ________, I've had the chance to meet, befriend, and work with leaders from all sectors in countries throughout the world.
And here's what I've learned: the leaders are not the ________ IQ people in any organization. They didn't get the highest grades, they didn't ________ the highest exam scores. They got to the top ________ they have the ability to attract the best people to work for them. And at the root of that power of attraction is empathy(同感能力). Empathy is the ability to truly connect with other human beings. It's life's hardest but most ________ skill. And it's the skill ________for leadership in a changing world.
1.A. ignored B. equaled C. combined D. caused
2.A. directors B. heroes C. winners D. losers
3.A. optimistic B. naughty C. competitive D. practical
4.A. realize B. deny C. complain D. debate
5.A. happier B. simpler C. easier D. harder
6.A. care about B. relate to C. depend on D. talk with
7.A. attended B. avoided C. left D. escaped
8.A. praised B. assisted C. criticized D. focused
9.A. in a hurry B. in vain C. in surprise D. in the end
10.A. ever B. often C. never D. once
11.A. appointed B. treated C. awarded D. charged
12.A. culture B. game C. space D. role
13.A. start B. fame C. close D. trend
14.A. different B. top C. common D. busy
15.A. experiences B. performances C. accidents D. experiment
16.A. busiest B. lowest C. dullest D. highest
17.A. accept B. expect C. score D. share
18.A. until B. because C. so D. before
19.A. complete B. funny C. boring D. important
20.A. required B. remembered C. regarded D. reached
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Last year，I was assigned to work at an office near my mother's house.______，I stayed with her for a month. During that time，I helped her out with the housework and contributed to the______．
After a week，I started______the groceries were running out pretty quickly. ______，I began observing my mother's daily routine for two weeks. To my______，I found she would pack a paper bag full of canned goods and______every morning at about nine. She took the food to the slums(贫民窟)and distributed it to street______．
I asked around and______my mum was popular in the area. The kids looked up to her as if she were their own mother. Then it hit me－why didn't she want to tell me about what she'd been doing？ Was she______that I would stop buying the groceries if I knew the truth?
When she got home，I told her about my discovery and______she could react，I gave her a big hug and told her she didn't need to keep it a______from me. She told me that______of the children lived with an old lady in a makeshift home while others______on the streets. For years，my mum had been helping out by______whatever food she could______.I was so moved by how______she was. She used what was______for her to help others in need. And I was so______of her.
I______to buy groceries for my mum. But now，I always add a(n)______bag for her other children.
1.A. However B. Moreover C. Therefore D. Otherwise
2.A. cans B. groceries C. goods D. bags
3.A. to ignore B. to understand C. to complain D. to notice
4.A. Confused B. Embarrassed C. Moved D. Annoyed
5.A. delight B. relief C. surprise D. regret
6.A. work out B. head out C. clean up D. get up
7.A. children B. strangers C. passersby D. artists
8.A. made sure B. let out C. pointed out D. found out
9.A. angry B. hopeless C. worried D. frightened
10.A. once B. before C. until D. after
11.A. secret B. surprise C. gift D. reminder
12.A. few B. all C. any D. some
13.A. lay B. ate C. slept D. played
14.A. giving B. collecting C. receiving D. selling
15.A. lend B. spare C. afford D. bring
16.A. curious B. ambitious C. faithful D. selfless
17.A. meant B. cooked C. borrowed D. sold
18.A. tired B. fond C. scared D. proud
19.A. refuse B. long C. continue D. agree
20.A. large B. extra C. beautiful D. empty
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Last month, Mr. and Mrs. Walter moved to a small town because they both _________ from work and wanted to _________a peaceful life. After being there _________ a short time, Mrs. Walter complained(抱怨) to her next-door _________. She told him about the poor service _______ she received at the local convenient store. She was hoping the neighbor would repeat her _________to the store owner.
The next day the newcomer went to the store._________ greeted her with a big smile. He told her how _________ he was to see her again, and said he hoped she liked their _________. He also offered himself as a resource to Mrs. Walter and her husband as they got settled. Then he took care of her order________.
Mrs. Walter was very __________. When she got home, she reported the big ________ to her neighbor. “I suppose you told him how poor I thought the __________was,” she guessed.
“Well, no,” the neighbor said, “__________ —and I hope you don’t mind—I told him you were amazed at the way he had __________this small town store, which was no easy job, and that you thought it was one of the __________stores you’d ever seen.”
Mrs. Walter’s neighbor __________ that all people want to be __________. Actually, most people will do nearly anything for you __________you treat them respectfully. That means making it clear to them that their feelings are ________, and their opinions are precious.
1.A. learned B. retired C. came D. recovered
2.A. live B. save C. change D. remember
3.A. of B. on C. at D. for
4.A. sister B. stranger C. newcomer D. neighbor
5.A. where B. that C. what D. how
6.A. happiness B. dissatisfaction C. honesty D. joke
7.A. Mr. Walter B. Mrs. Walter C. The owner D. The neighbor
8.A. happy B. funny C. lucky D. polite
9.A. way B. friend C. order D. town
10.A. quickly B. sadly C. angrily D. easily
11.A. proud B. interested C. surprised D. disappointed
12.A. success B. change C. decision D. idea
13.A. place B. man C. store D. service
14.A. For example B. At least C. In fact D. After all
15.A. paid for B. built up C. found out D. thought about
16.A. best-run B. most modern C. busiest D. cleanest
17.A. understood B. forgot C. pretended D. hoped
18.A. helped B. educated C. respected D. corrected
19.A. until B. unless C. if D. though
20.A. embarrassing B. exciting C. shameful D. important
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Two brothers, Ruby and Harry lived in Spain. They _______ for years to buy their mom a very special Christmas present this year: a BWM 3 Series.
“Showing _______ to our beautiful Mum who’s worked so hard to _______ us everything in life,” Ruby, 30, told the media. “Compared to the _______ she has made for us over the years, this is nothing.” He said the _______ had been in the works for years.
“My mother wanted a BMW ten years ago, which we never _______,” he said. “We said that one day we would get her one and we _______ a little each week knowing one day we would be able to get her _______ car.”
Ruby and his brother Harry saved for about five years _______ they bought the car. Their mother appears ________, saying “no” over and over again as the two brothers ________ her to the garage to have a look at a silver BMW.
“She was just very surprised and couldn’t ________it,” he said. “We were sure she ________ loved it.”
They gave her the car as an early Christmas gift, but also as a ________ to say thank you. It will ________ their mom’s current one.
“She ________us two brothers and worked two jobs for most of her life to ________ us in school and give us everything we ________,” Ruby said. “We watched her go from her ________ job on Friday, get changed and ________ the weekend at a restaurant.”
He added, “Maternal love is the most selfless love under the sun and we just thought it would be nice to show how grateful we are for everything and remind ourselves that thankfulness is a virtue.”
1.A. waited B. traded C. saved D. desired
2.A. concern B. appreciation C. respect D. understanding
3.A. instruct B. tell C. promise. D. offer
4.A. efforts B. progress C. opportunity D. atmosphere
5.A. contribution B. achievement C. surprise D. passion
6.A. minded B. forgot C. abandoned D. witnessed
7.A. made up B. paid off C. worked out D. put away
8.A. dream B. previous C. fixed D. repaired
9.A. since B. until C. after D. before
10.A. confused B. satisfied C. shocked D. disappointed
11.A. called B. walked C. attracted D. drove
12.A. believe B. reject C. afford D. accept
13.A. gradually B. unconditionally C. eventually D. absolutely
14.A. model B. result C. symbol D. signal
15.A. replace B. change C. block D. match
16.A. brought up B. depended on C. took in D. gave out
17.A. leave B. keep C. allow D. teach
18.A. knew B. owned C. listed D. needed
19.A. well-paid B. smartly-dressed C. full-time D. long-sought
20.A. work B. enjoy C. arrange D. expect
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If you studied pictures that ancient people left on rock walls and you tried to determine their meaning, you would not detect interest in romance among the artists._________ , you would see plenty of animals with people running after them. Life for ancient people’s seemed to center on hunting and gathering wild foods for meals.
In modern times, when food is available in grocery stores, finding love is more _________ to people’s lives. The _________ is all around us. It is easy to prepare a list of modern stories having to do with love. An endless number of books and movies ________as love stories in popular culture.
Researchers are studying whether love, a highly valued emotional state, can be ________. They ask, what is love? Toothpaste companies want us to think _________is all about clean teeth, but clean teeth go only so far. Scientists wonder how much the brain gets involved. You have probably heard that opposites attract but that __________attract, too. One thing is certain: The truth about love is not yet set in stone.
First Impression
To help determine the __________ of attraction, researchers paired 164 college classmates and had them talk for 3, 6 or 10 minutes so they could get a sense of each other’s individuality. Then students were asked to __________ what kind of relationship they were likely to build with their partners. After nine weeks, they reported what happened.
As it turned out, their _________ judgments often held true. Students seemed to __________at an early stage who would best fit into their lives.
The _________ Knows
Scientists have also turned to nonhumans to increase understanding of attraction. Many animals give off pheromones — natural chemicals that can be detected by, and then can produce a response in, other animals of the same species. Pheromones can _________ that an animal is either ready to fight or is feeling __________to partnerships. In contrast, humans do not seem to be as ________ as other animals at ________ such chemicals. Smell, however, does seem to play a part in human attraction. Although we may not be aware of chemicals like pheromones consciously, we give and receive loads of information through smell in every interaction with other people.
Face Value
Being fond of someone seems to have a number of factors, including seeing something we find attractive. Researchers had people judge faces for _________ . The participants had 0.013 seconds to view each face, yet somehow they generally considered the images the same as people who had more time to study the same faces. The way we _________ attractiveness seem to be somewhat _________.
When shown an attractive face and then words with good or bad associations, people responded to __________ words faster after viewing an attractive face. Seeing something attractive seems to cause happy thinking.
1.A. Moreover B. Therefore C. Instead D. Otherwise
2.A. central B. romantic C. stressful D. artificial
3.A. priority B. possibility C. proof D. principle
4.A. work B. use C. function D. qualify
5.A. seated B. impressed C. changed D. created
6.A. attention B. attraction C. focus D. ambition
7.A. appearances B. virtues C. position D. similarities
8.A. illustrations B. ingredients C. imaginations D. instructors
9.A. predict B. investigate C. diagnose D. recall
10.A. critical B. random C. initial D. mature
11.A. memorize B. question C. negotiate D. distinguish
12.A. Heart B. Eye C. Nose D. Hand
13.A. show B. signal C. demonstrate D. sign
14.A. resistant B. alert C. open D. superior
15.A. disappointed B. amazed C. confused D. gifted
16.A. discovering B. detecting C. exploring D. exposing
17.A. attractiveness B. emotion C. individuality D. signals
18.A. enhance B. possess C. maintain D. assess
19.A. intentional B. automatic C. autonomous D. deliberate
20.A. familiar B. plain C. irritating D. positive
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