摘要： 完形填空阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was raining heavily. I was driving to g
阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was raining heavily. I was driving to go to the fitness centre and I was ___21___ at Fort Campbell, where traffic was moving slowly. I was probably going to be late and growing more and more ___22___.
The pace slowed almost to a standstill as I ___23___ Memorial Grove, the site built to honor the soldiers who ___24___ in the Gander airplane crash. A small American flag had been ___25___ in the ground next to each soldier’s memorial plaque (纪念牌匾), because it was close to Memorial Day.
My ___26___ at that time was getting past the traffic jam, getting out of the rain and getting to the fitness centre on time. ___27___, just as the traffic was getting started again, the car in front of me stopped. A soldier ___28___ in the pouring rain and ran over toward the Memorial Grove.
I couldn’t ___29___ it! This stupid man was ___30___ everyone. I ___31___ sounding the horn (喇叭), with the purpose of ___32___ the same worry and anger for him.
He was getting totally ___33___. He ran up to one of the memorial plaques, ___34___ the small American flag that had fallen to the ground and set it straight again. After that, he came to attention, took a(n) ___35___ salute (敬礼), ran back to his car and drove off.
I’ll never forget that incident. That soldier ___36___ me more about duty, honor, and respect. That simple salute—the act of ___37___ his fallen brother moved me. All the army values were in one ___38___.
I thank heavens for ___39___ like that. I will remember all those who gave up their ___40___ for our freedom as well as the soldier who honored them in the heavy rain.
21. A. knocked B. lost C. gathered D. trapped
22. A. curious B. honored C. impatient D. impressed
23. A. passed B. remembered C. found D. admired
24. A. lived B. died C. worked D. stayed
25. A. grown B. placed C. buried D. thrown
26. A. embarrassment B. disappointment C. concern D. shock
27. A. Angrily B. Rudely C. Calmly D. Gently
28. A. fell down B. watched out C. cheered up D. jumped out
29. A. admit B. believe C. explain D. trust
30. A. cheating B. fooling C. preventing D. controlling
31. A. considered B. managed C. practised D. kept
32. A. causing B. reducing C. proving D. avoiding
33. A. frightened B. wet C. annoyed D. confused
34. A. swept away B. held up C. put away D. picked up
35. A. interesting B. pleasant C. standard D. unusual
36. A. taught B. promised C. suffered D. served
37. A. visiting B. honoring C. helping D. touching
38. A. gesture B. chance C. tradition D. custom
39. A. challenges B. rules C. examples D. encouragement
40. A. rights B. duties C. dreams D. lives
【答案】21. D 22. C 23. A 24. B 25. B 26. C 27. A 28. D 29. B 30. C 31. D 32. A 33. B 34. D 35. C 36. A 37. B 38. A 39. C 40. D
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