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备战2021高考英语阅读之完型填空阅读（三）

（A）

I owned a book publishing company for many day in 1997, 1 was 1 by an article

in a newspaper that 2 the topic of graffiti(涂糖) "Random Acts of Kindness". Then I determined

to 3 a book of people's stories about kindness. I stuck a marketing label on the back cover of the

book that 4 ."Join the Kindness Revolution!" I thought it might 5 people to open the book.

Obviously, it 6 ,because millions of people bought the book and over 20.000 of them wrote

us a letter 7 to join the Kindness Revolution.

Later, I appeared on over 600 8 and they were almost all a(n) 9 of the same thing. Every

time, I would tell a 10 from the book then ask listeners to call our hotline and share theirs. In the

process. I was 11 to hear thousands of different stories. It is almost impossible for me to 12

what that experience was like because each story was a powerful jewel of link between two people

who had 13 nothing in common except they were both people.

It had a deep influence on my life. And I would say that the single most important thing we can

do is to truly 14 small act opens the door of all 15 .

1. A. defeated B. exposed C. stuck D. commented

2. A. suggested B. mentioned C. avoided D. admitted

3. A. purchase B. publish C. retell D. rewrite

4. A. told B. warned C. read D. sounded

5. A. encourage C. allow D. order

6. A. faded B. failed C. worked D. paid

7. A. forgetting B. competing C. disagreeing D. asking

8. A. books B. experiments C. letters D. programs

9. A. part B. version C. evidence D. system

10. A. story B. function C. solution D. lesson

11. A. scared C. confident D. unwilling

12. A. select B. consider C. describe D. check

13. A. absolutely B. gradually C. individually ately

14. A. put up with B. agree with C. make up with D. connect with

15. A. uncertainties B. instructions C. possibilities D. problems

（B）

A few weeks ago，I surfed the Internet and came across a book called The Debt to pleasure.

At first sight，I 1 ， immediately， to own it. Its structure was novel and it had won wide 2

among readers.

But before I could 3 the Buy Now button，a tiny inner voice 4 : the library， the

library， which was simply three blocks from my apartment. I searched the catalog （目录）o£ the

library and sure enough， “ 5 ” now. However，by the time the book was borrowed，I couldn't

say with 6 that I would love it. This worn，yellow-papered object was just so 7 . However

promising our first 8 was，my initial desire 9 sank. When the book was 10 ，I

walked to the library and 11 it into the Returns box. Once reshelved，it would 12 for

others. I sighed and walked off. It had never 13 me from the very beginning.

One thing I should mention：I did end up loving The Debt to Pleasure，I loved it so much that

I finally ordered a copy of my own. The library book does 14 me the cost of a paperback，but

it just delivers a 15 satisfaction，one that can't promise permanent ownership. Live your life

fully，for our lives are only lent to us and can't be owned forever.

1. A. attempted

2. A. sympathy

3. A. click

B. decided

C. arranged

D. ceased

D. recognition

D. strike

D. conveyed

D. dynamic

D. honesty

D. attractive

D. encounter

D. normally

D. out

D. distributed

D. head

D. depended on

B. judgment

B. spot

B. insisted

C. adaptation

C. untie

4. A. defended

5. A. accessible

6. A. patience

7. A. plain

8. A. response

C. confirmed

C. available

C. certainty

C. unique

B. affordable

B. relief

B. vivid

B. adventure

B. gradually

B. extra

B. donated

C. interaction

C. consequently

C. missing

C. dropped

C. cheer

9. A. frequently

10. A. due

11. A. submitted

12. A. apply B. exchange

B. appealed to 13. A. belonged to C. turned to