2012年高考英语真题汇编

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。

Whenever we hear about “the homeless”, most of us think of the Developing world. But the ___36___ is that homelessness is everywhere. For example, how many of us would expect to see people living on the streets of a ___37___ country like Germany?

Kurt Muller and his wife Rita have spent eleven years making ___38___ for the homeless of Berlin, Germany’s capital. They first ___39___ one long hot summer when most Germans were ___40___ on holiday. Kurt and his wife stayed at home, made sandwiches, ___41___ a table in the street and gave food to the homeless.

The Mullers soon realized that food and clothing weren’t ___42___. “What these people also need is warmth and ___43___,” says Rita. The Mullers didn’t ___44___ to give their phone number to the street people and told them to phone anytime. Rita ___45___ there was somebody at home to answer the phone and their home was always ___46___ to anyone who couldn’t face another night on the street.

The couple were soon ___47___ all their time and money, so Kurt visited food and clothing companies to ___48___ donations. Today, over thirty companies ___49___ donate food and other goods to the cause and volunteers help to ___50___ them to the homeless. The public also give clothes and money and a shoe producer 51 new shoes.

Kurt and Rita receive no ___52___ for their hard work. “We feel like parents,” says Rita, “and parents shouldn’t ___53___ money for helping their children. The love we get on the streets is our salary.” Though Rita admits she often gets ___54___. She says she will continue with her work because she likes the feeling of having made a ___55___ in the world.

36. A. result             B. truth                    C. reason                 D. idea

37. A. traditional       B. developing            C. typical                 D. wealthy

38. A. preparations    B. houses                 C. meals                  D. suggestions

39. A. began             B. met                     C. called                  D. left

40. A. asleep             B. alone                   C. across                  D. away

41. A. brought up      B. set up                  C. put aside              D. gave away

42. A. enough           B. necessary             C. helpful                D. expensive

43. A. fame              B. freedom               C. courage               D. caring

44. A. hesitate          B. agree                   C. pretend                D. intend

45. A. make sense     B. found out             C. make sure            D. worked out

46. A. open              B. crowded               C. noisy                   D. near

47. A. costing           B. wasting                C. taking                  D. spending

48. A. pay for           B. ask for                 C. look into              D. carry out

49. A. completely      B. calmly                 C. regularly              D. roughly

50. A. advertise        B. sell                       C. deliver                 D. lend

51. A. donates          B. produces              C. designs                D. collects

52. A. permission      B. payment               C. direction              D. support

53. A. borrow           B. raise                    C. save                    D. expect

54. A. surprised        B. excited                 C. tired                    D. amused

55. A. profit             B. difference             C. decision               D. rule