速测(十三) 完形填空+阅读理解B+C 
Ⅰ.完形填空
When I was little, my family used to move very often. Before I could even get to know my schoolmates well, my family was on the move again. I became very 1 because of this.
But a girl with dark skin and long shiny hair changed me. She is very outgoing and happy.
She is always smiling, like a beautiful sunflower following the sun. Without 2 , I enjoyed being with her and soon we became good friends. As time went by, I gradually became a 3 girl. But this joyful period didn't last long. We 4 different colleges. I felt like I had gone back to my always-on-the-move childhood. I felt 5 and helpless and I was afraid that I would 6 her as my best friend. She stayed calm and said to me, “Rain, you can achieve more than I do, so 7 to your dreams and make a big effort! Real friendship doesn't fade and we will be best friends forever.” Maybe she didn't realize what a great 8 she was to me at that time.
However, it turned out that my worries were well-founded. I felt that the 9 between us was getting bigger and bigger. One day, she sent me a text message happily telling me that she had fallen in love with a handsome boy in her class. I felt happy for her, but 10 I was secretly worried about our friendship. I 11 her several times to tell her to think carefully about her relationship with the boy, but I got no more messages from her. I felt sad that perhaps our friendship would die. I had almost given up hope 12 she visited me at my campus(校园) a week later. She looked weak 13 was wearing the most beautiful smile. She gave me a big hug and said, “I'm sorry. I want to be myself and your friend forever!” We cried together, 14 seeing the people walking past. She told me her sad story, and we knew we had gone back to 15 it was before.
Now I strongly believe that distance and time can't separate you from a friend. If you care enough about each other, friendship never fades.
( )1.A. silent B.disappointed C.outgoing D.crazy
( )2.A. help B.friends C.doubt D.family
( )3.A. happy B.lucky C.helpful D.successful
( )4.A. went B.got C.reached D.entered
( )5.A. scared B.strange C.shy D.homesick
( )6.A. leave B.miss C.lose D.develop
( )7.A. look forward B.hold on C.get down D.go back
( )8.A. influence B.example C.encouragement D.wonder
( )9.A. difference B.distance C.misunderstanding D.sense
( )10.A. once in a while B.to my surprise C.at the same time D.in that case
( )11.A. visited B.messaged C.telephoned D.wrote
( )12.A. while B.until C.and D.as
( )13.A. and B.but C.however D.though
( )14.A. as B.by C.without D.like
( )15.A. what B.when C.where D.how
Ⅱ.阅读理解
Passage 1
A year ago in September, Mr. Smith lost his job driving a truck for a small company. His wife, Emma, was still working in the local school cafeteria, but life for Mr. Smith was hard, and the price of everything was rising. The Smiths were at risk of joining the millions of Americans who have lost their homes in recent years. Then Mr. Smith and Emma received a timely gift—$7,000, a legacy(遗产) from their neighbors Mr. and Mrs. Brown, who died in an accident. “It really made a difference when we were going under financially,” says Emma.
But they weren't the only people in the neighboring town to receive unexpected legacy from the Browns. Dozens of other families were touched by the Browns' generosity. In some cases, it was a few thousand dollars; in others, it was more than $100,000.It surprised nearly everyone that the Browns had so much money, more than $3 million—they were an elderly couple who lived in an old house on what was left of the family farm. The Browns were known for their habit of saving. They liked comparison shopping and would go from store to store, checking prices before making a new purchase.
Through the years, the Browns paid for local children to attend the summer camp when their parents couldn't afford it. “The Browns never asked if you needed anything,” says their friend Sandy Van Weelden. “They could see things they could do to make you happier, and they would do them.”
Even more extraordinary was that the Browns had their farmland distributed. It was the Browns' wish that their legacy—a legacy of kindness as much as one of dollars and cent—should enrich the whole community(社区) and last for generations to come.Neighbors helping neighbors—that was the Browns' story.
1.According to the text, the Smiths . ( )
A. were employed by a truck company
B.were in financial(经济的) difficulty
C.worked in a school cafeteria
D.lost their home
