高二完型阅读专练二完形填空OneFriday,wewerepackingtoleaveforaweekendawaywhenmydaughterheardcriesforhelp.WhenIwentoutsideto41whatwaswrong,Idiscoveredanelderlyneighborhadfallendown.Shewas42inpainsoIhelpedherinsideherhouseand43heronthebed.Inoticedhow44herplacewasanditwasobviousshehadn’tcleaneditforawhile.Sheinsistedshedidn’tneedan45andthatsomeonewouldbearoundsoon,soIputabottleofwaterathersideand46.Onmyreturn,Ifeltsadthat,althoughwehadbeenneighborsfor18months,apartfromafewsmiles,wehadn’t47.Ihadn’tevennoticedshehadn’tbeen48forweeksduetopainfulback.ThatweekendImetmygrandmaforher80thbirthday,andInoticedhow49herflatseemedincomparisonwithmy50.ThenIrememberedthatmygrandmawasusuallyvisitedbyherrelatives.51,myneighbor,asfarasIknew,hadnofamilyregularly52.WhenIreturnedhomeIwenttovisither,butshedidn’t53myknocks.Iwalkedinside.Shewasmore54nowthanwhenshestartedtoseeme.SheexplainedshewasOk.Yet,unableto55duetoherback,shecouldnotunpackgroceriesthatadeliveryboyhadleftatfloorlevelandherkitchenwasfilledwith56becauseshewasunabletotakeitoutbyherself.57we’vebecomegoodfriendsandchateveryday.Now,everytimeI58fromputtingouthergarbage,59hermailsorjustchatting,Ifeeladeepsenseof60andpeace,soIamreallycontentthatIcanhelpothers.41.A.identifyB.comfortC.assureD.check42.A.luckilyB.easilyC.clearlyD.scarcely43.A.insistedB.settledC.persuadedD.called44.A.dirtyB.comfortableC.wideD.tidy45.A.operationB.ambulanceC.encouragementD.application46.A.providedB.servedC.presentedD.left47.A.workedB.competedC.quarreledD.connected48.A.awayB.offC.outsideD.around49.A.cleanB.narrowC.smellyD.sweet50.A.wife’sB.neighbor’sC.relative’sD.daughter’s51.A.InshortB.AsaresultC.OnthecontraryD.Afterall52.A.droppingbyB.lookingafterC.bringingupD.sendingto53.A.answerB.replyC.appreciateD.recognize54.A.curiousB.thankfulC.angryD.impatient55.A.sitdownB.putdownC.liedownD.benddown56.A.dustB.garbageC.foodD.furniture57.A.SuddenlyB.GraduallyC.TemporarilyD.regularly58.A.sufferB.escapeC.returnD.stop59.A.collectingB.readingC.writingD.copying60.A.determinationB.presentationC.ambitionD.satisfaction阅读理解AWhenaskedabouthappiness,weusuallythinkofsomethingextraordinary,anabsolutedelight,whichseemstogetrarertheolderweget.Forkids,happinesshasamagicalquality.Theirdelightatwinningaraceorgettinganewbikeisunreserved(毫无掩饰的).Intheteenageyearstheconceptofhappinesschanges.Suddenlyit’sconditionalonsuchthingsasexcitement,loveandpopularity.Icanstillrecalltheexcitementofbeinginvitedtodancewiththemostattractiveboyattheschoolparty.Inadulthoodthethingsthatbringdeepjoy—love,marriage,birth—alsobringresponsibilityandtheriskofloss.Foradults,happinessiscomplicated.Mydefinitionofhappinessis“thecapacityforenjoyment”.Themorewecanenjoywhatwehave,thehappierweare.It’seasytooverlookthepleasurewegetfromthecompanyoffriends,thefreedomtolivewhereweplease,andevengoodhealth.Iexperiencedmylittlemomentsofpleasureyesterday.FirstIwasoverjoyedwhenIshutthelastlunch-boxandhadthehousetomyself.ThenIspentanuninterruptedmorningwriting,whichIlove.Whenthekidsandmyhusbandcamehome,Ienjoyedtheirnoiseafterthequietoftheday.Psychologiststellusthattobehappyweneedamixofenjoyableleisuretimeandsatisfyingwork.Idon’tthinkthatmygrandmother,whoraised14children,hadmuchofeither.Shedidhaveanetworkofclosefriendsandfamily,andmaybethisiswhatsatisfiedher.We,however,withsomanychoicesandsuchpressuretosucceedi...
