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第三部分：语言运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：完形填空（共20个小题；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A、B、C和D四个选项中，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。
I was doing a big clean-up recently and my kids were helping. One of my sons  36   a knotted handkerchief with an old dark brown coin inside, which immediately   37  me of another time.
In 1991, I had spent five months in Niger. The climate and beggars were my biggest and most     38     
complaints. Street beggars would continually shout “Gift! Gift!”.
One day, a friend and I   39  for neighbouring Burkina to work in a clinic. Arriving by taxi at our destination, we began to   40  . I had a large backpack and a smaller daypack. Out of the darkness, a motorbike with two men approached slowly. Without   41  , one of the men grabbed my daypack as the motorbike swept close by. Within seconds, they were  42   up by the night. The bag had my passport, money, and other   43  items to me. I was in deep trouble.
In the weeks that followed, I cautiously  44  the rest of my valuables and regarded all   45 with suspicion. All I wanted was to leave this place.
Then, walking through Burkina’s streets one day, I met an old woman. “Gift! Gift!” she cried. I’d had enough. I was   46   of the country: its poverty, its thieves, and the heat. I told her   47  , “I have no ‘gift’. I have no money. A thief stole all my money two weeks ago and now I can’t get out of your country. I cannot give you   48  .” The beggar woman listened attentively. Then she smiled   49  she reached into her dress.
“Then I will give you a   50  ,” she announced. Kindly, she placed an old, dark brown coin in my hand. I looked at it   51  . It was a small amount of money – but for this woman, the coin represented a meal. In that moment, I felt   52  . Though poor, she was able to give me something priceless. I saw then the  53   beauty of the people there and appreciated deeply the quiet  54   of the poor. I hope never to part with the coin she gave me. With one small coin, she  55   my belief completely.

36	A. came across	B. sought for	C. fixed on	D. made out
37	A. recalled	B. reminded	C. informed	D. warned
38	A. consistent	B. instant	C. urgent	D. constant
39	A. sent	B. left	C. headed	D. called
40	A. move	B. unload	C. run	D. work
41	A. warning	B. thinking	C. calling	D. planning
42	A. turned	B. disappeared	C. swallowed	D. come
43	A. precious	B. expensive	C. various	D. serious
44	A. buried	B. saved	C. carried	D. guarded

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