Each day I took the same route to work and passed by a security guard (保安）.  1  greeted everyone walking by and made small talk with many of the passers-by and wishing them well. His simple “hello” made people feel   2 . His cheerful smile became a part of my day. When he was absent, many people noticed it, and I felt a little bit empty.
The first few times, I didn’t say hello back to him when he greeted me. I was   3  in my own world. On Monday the security guard asked me:“How was your weekend?” I told him about my visit to California, to see my mother, who had colon cancer. I  4 how I visited her each month. “The time with my mother is so precious(珍貴的),   5  I know that each time may be the last.”
He listened like a close friend I’d known for years. He felt my   6 and my love. He shared how he had lost his father to cancer two years before. He said, “I understand what you are going through. My father passed away while I was serving in Germany. Because of some reasons I was unable to fly back in time. I was unable to say goodbye to him. I wish I could have been with him, given him a hug, and told him I loved him. You are really lucky to have the gift of   7 .”
As I walked away, I realized I did not even know his name. The following day, on my way to work, I said: “After we spent all that time   8 yesterday, I still don’t know your name.” He answered, “Gary.” I responded back, “I’m Deborah.”
After that, we talked and shared stories about our weekends, dreams and families.
Later, Gary got   9  a new job and moved away. It’s been several years since I last spoke to him, yet the memory feels like yesterday. Gary reached out to me,   10  me and made my morning the best part of the day. I experienced the beauty of friendship and love.
In the business of life, we often forget to wish a stranger hello although how easy it is, and how great and lasting a   11  it can make. When you say hello to a stranger you become like a pebble(鵝卵石) thrown into a pond. With each ripple (波紋）you create, you spread love that continues to   12 . Make a point of saying hello to a stranger today. You will give the gift that keeps on giving.
小題1:
A．She B．TheyC．HeD．I
小題2:
A．nervousB．funnyC．specialD．surprised
小題3:
A．lostB．leftC．missedD．dropped
小題4:
A．wonderedB．sharedC．realizedD．found
小題5:
A．becauseB．soC．a(chǎn)ndD．but
小題6:
A．weaknessB．illnessC．sorrinessD．sadness
小題7:
A．godB．timeC．natureD．friendship
小題8:
A．thinkingB．callingC．cryingD．talking
小題9:
A．offeredB．a(chǎn)ffordedC．invitedD．chosen
小題10:
A．movedB．touchedC．toldD． helped
小題11:
A．progressB．senseC．troubleD．difference
小題12:
A．receiveB．sendC．giveD．create

小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:B
小題5:A
小題6:D
小題7:B
小題8:D
小題9:A
小題10:B
小題11:D
小題12:C

試題分析： 文章主要講述了作者和保安之間所發(fā)生的事情，從他身上作者學到了要主動和陌生人打招呼，這樣愛就會不斷的傳遞給別人。
小題1:根據(jù)文章可知，這個保安會向每一個經(jīng)過他的人問候。故選C
小題2:A. nervous 緊張B. funny有趣   C. special特別  D. surprised驚奇 根據(jù)句意：他一句簡單的“您好”使人們感到自己是特殊的。故選C
小題3:A. lost丟失的 B. left離開 C. missed錯過   D. dropped下降 根據(jù)句意：作者迷失在自己的世界里。故選A
小題4:A. wondered想知道 B. shared分享   C. realized意識到   D. found發(fā)現(xiàn) 根據(jù)句意：作者和保安分享了他要每個月都去看望一次媽媽。故選B
小題5:A. because因為    B. so所以   C. and和    D. but但是 根據(jù)句意：因為作者知道每一次都可能是最后一次見到媽媽。故選A
小題6:A. weakness弱點   B. illness疾病  C. sorriness悲哀    D. sadness傷心 根據(jù)句意：他感到了作者的傷心和愛。故選D
小題7:A. god上帝    B. time時間 C. nature自然  D. friendship友誼 根據(jù)句意：你非常幸運，可以有時間看望你的媽媽。故選B
小題8:根據(jù)句意：作者對保安說昨天我們談論了很久，選D
小題9:A. offered提供的  B. afforded給予 C. invited邀請  D. chosen選擇 根據(jù)句意：蓋里有了一份新的工作，離開了get done表被動 故選A
小題10:A. moved移動 B. touched觸動  C. told告訴 D.  helped幫助；句意：他每天早上給我打招呼，觸動了我，使我的早晨成為一天中最好的一部分。故選B
小題11:A. progress過程  B. sense感覺    C. trouble問題  D. difference不同；句意：它所能做的改變是多么的偉大和持久的，故選D
小題12:A. receive接收   B. send發(fā)送 C. give給予 D. create創(chuàng)造；句意：你傳播的愛將會持續(xù)的給予別人，故選C
點評：本片文章結(jié)構不難，文章大多是以短句構成。對于初中的完型填空，重在理解上下文的意思，一般不會很難。首先花幾分鐘進行整體的閱讀，弄清楚時間，人物及情節(jié)。不提倡看一個做一個，平時的學習中要注意多積累固定句型，考試時才能判斷出相對應的知識點。
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