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和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. ------ Eleanor Roosevelt My home is a place of great beauty and agricultural richness, as well as of war and natural disasters. When I was only fourteen years old, I was filled with __36__ in spite of the terrible surroundings. The families living here, who tried to make their living from the land, __37__ great losses. For the __38__ I felt sorry especially, but I __39__ to be hopeless. I decided that where I was, I could do __40__ to help them. I began knocking on every door and saying to each person who __41__ my knock, “I know that you are __42__ and give the birds that come to your yard a little __43__. Please consider me your bird. Give me only a handful of rice each week when I come to your __44__. I will take it to the temple where it can be given to the __45__ children.” No one seemed to __46__ giving me a handful of rice, even __47__ they had little themselves. On Sunday, I would go to the __48__ and give my handfuls of rice to the monks to __49__ to the children. One day, I came to a house that had __50__ to give. I told my story and asked if I could be their bird. The woman called her daughters, and __51__ gave me fifty cents, as well as the handful of rice! I began to ask for __52__ and rice from the other “bird feeders”, and they gave them to me. Everyone was happy to be helping those who were suffering, even __53__ only this small way. The temple was soon able to help everyone who came to it for food and clothing. “Consider me your bird.” My __54__ idea had not stopped the war, but anyway, it was __55__ some peace.
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小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:A
小题6:C
小题7:B
小题8:D
小题9:C
小题10:B
小题11:A
小题12:D
小题13:C
小题14:C
小题15:A
小题16:B
小题17:D
小题18:D
小题19:B
小题20:A
小题1:B尽管周围环境恶劣，但是我还是充满了希望。hope与第一句话中dream一致。
小题2:A句意为：“生活在那里的靠土地谋生的家庭遭受了巨大的损失。”
小题3:D句意为：“我为那些贫穷的孩子们感到尤其难过，但是我拒绝表现得无助。”这表明作者想做出一些事情来帮助那些穷人。
小题4:C见上题分析。refuse to do sth.拒绝做某事。
小题5:A在肯定句中表示“一些事情”用something。
小题6:C我对每一个应我敲门的人说道。answer one’s door/telephone应门/接电话。
小题7:B该句话的意思是“我知道你很仁慈，并且会给来到你院子里的小鸟一些米。”
小题8:D见上题分析。
小题9:C句意为：“当我每周来到你门前的时候，请把我当成你的小鸟。”意思是让别人施舍给他一些吃的东西。
小题10:B对应前文，作者是把施舍来的东西送给那些饥饿的孩子。
小题11:A没有人介意作者的请求，言外之意是每一个人给予了作者一定的食物，即使这些家庭本身拥有的食物也不多。这体现人们的仁慈之心。
小题12:D见上题的分析，when引导时间状语从句。
小题13:C后文的monks暗示答案为temple.
小题14:C作者先把食物给和尚，然后由和尚分发给孩子。give away分发。
小题15:A由后文gave me fifty cents, as well as the handful of rice可知。
小题16:B每一个孩子都给了作者东西。every是形容词，不能做主语，each可以充当主语。
小题17:D change“零钱”与前文的fifty cents一致。
小题18:D in this way用这种方法。
小题19:B作者孩童般的、稚气的想法不能够阻止战争，但是它至少能在一定程度上减少战争带来的灾难，并且创造出一种和平。
小题20:A create创造。参考上题的分析。