二、完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
阅读短文,从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择最佳选项。
Perry Piccolo was a kid who led a very comfortable life. He thought he was the luckiest boy in the world
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he could get anything from his parents.
One day, Perry went to see a movie. He arrived a bit late, and the
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ticket was being sold to a boy. Realizing there was no ticket left for him, Perry was
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, shouting and asking the boy to hand his ticket over.
"
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should I give you my ticket? I arrived before you did and I've paid for it," said the boy.
"Because I'm more important than you!" Perry replied proudly.
At that moment, a handsome man came over to Perry and
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him a ticket, saying, "Of course, my boy. You have the
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to see this movie."
Then Perry entered the
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happily. However, as soon as Perry sat down, he disappeared and was somehow teleported (瞬移) onto the screen. He became a movie character, playing an important
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in many stories.
In all the stories, Perry started out with a lot of
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luck. For example, his house burned down and he lost all his money. Perry had to try to overcome his difficulties.
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, all the stories had a happy ending, in which a wise, mysterious, handsome man would help Perry realize his dreams.
When all this came to an end, Perry found
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back in his seat. After waking from his magic dream, he came to realize that in real life he had
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helped anyone.
On his way home, he saw the handsome man again. Perry knew he was the same one who had
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on the cinema screen. It was the man who created happy endings and gave him
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. He made up his mind to become a
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person to help those in need. He would be a maker of happy endings!
(
C
)1. A. but B. or C. because D. until
(
B
)2. A. first B. last C. free D. single
(
A
)3. A. angry B. satisfied C. nervous D. calm
(
C
)4. A. How B. When C. Why D. Where
(
D
)5. A. drew B. stole C. posted D. offered
(
A
)6. A. right B. passport C. subject D. step
(
B
)7. A. museum B. cinema C. library D. prison
(
C
)8. A. joke B. instrument C. role D. game
(
B
)9. A. good B. bad C. fantastic D. amazing
(
D
)10. A. Clearly B. Simply C. Rapidly D. Luckily
(
C
)11. A. myself B. herself C. himself D. ourselves
(
A
)12. A. never B. usually C. often D. always
(
D
)13. A. floated B. knocked C. cheered D. appeared
(
B
)14. A. furniture B. hope C. money D. schoolwork
(
D
)15. A. polite B. wealthy C. curious D. helpful
