1 . I was growing up in Minnesota, “ Joe Versus the Volcano ” was one of my favorite movies. I longed to be swept away to a tropical island. But as I ________ myself in La Palma reporting on the Cumbre Vieja (老昆布雷火山) eruption in the Spanish Canary Islands, I quickly realized that there’s nothing romantic about volcanoes — even on an island.

I had come prepared — an N95 mask, and a baseball cap my Spanish mother-in-law lent me. But nothing could ________ me for the invasiveness (入侵) of the volcanic ________. It fell from the sky like a rainstorm, lining streets, covering doorways, and filling the splits of my ears.

It wasn’t long before the airlines ________ all flights. When tourists began panic-buying all the boat tickets as I was ________ residents about their futures, I realized I had, indeed, missed the boat.

For two days, I wandered ________ streets awaiting the recovery of travel, carrying a backpack and feeling progressively stuck — and at times ________ . And then I realized I was being given the chance for deeper ________.

Here I was experiencing, although to a much lesser ________, what the people I was writing about were feeling: ________ and frustration from living next to an erupting volcano with no end in ________.

Like the people of La Palma, I ________ on others to get me through — from the English woman who gave me a bag of oranges from her garden to the church that let me use the bathroom after being ________ at the top of a mountain.

As I finally left — via boat — I realized how ________ I was to have experienced the humanity of the people in La Palma in the face of crisis. I know it’s what will pull them ________ it.

1.

A．found

B．spotted

C．caught

D．discovered

2.

A．protect

B．equip

C．hide

D．prepare

3.

A．rock

B．lava

C．ash

D．smoke

4.

A．arranged

B．canceled

C．reserved

D．upgraded

5.

A．informing

B．inquiring

C．consulting

D．interviewing

6.

A．crowded

B．noisy

C．empty

D．clean

7.

A．panicked

B．embarrassed

C．regretted

D．abandoned

8.

A．anxiety

B．insight

C．sorrow

D．memory

9.

A．space

B．time

C．effort

D．degree

10.

A．exhaust

B．difficulty

C．uncertainty

D．inconvenience

11.

A．sight

B．mind

C．action

D．state

12.

A．fixed

B．decided

C．counted

D．agreed

13.

A．spotted

B．rescued

C．treated

D．stuck

14.

A．grateful

B．merciful

C．delightful

D．peaceful

15.

A．over

B．through

C．under

D．from

2 . Mark was much affected with the discovery in the morning: his beloved violin, one of his few______and the primary source of his living, had been stolen.

Mark is homeless. For years, he’s been a familiar face to local people,who’ve______his violin-playing in Metro stations around the city. He shared the bad news of his______with his fans,making a simple______with the words “Violin Stolen”. Little did Mark know that his sign would soon______, inspiring an outpouring of______from the very strangers he’d been playing music for years. A woman______Mark with his sign and posted the picture on Facebook, which soon______the attention of a Montreal orchestra.

The orchestra's manager Jean was really______by Mark’s story. “Oh my God,this poor man lost his only way of______his passion(热情)to others,” he said. “we had to realize this person was not just a(n)_______”

____to purchase a new violin for Mark,orchestra members______out to Francis Lapointe, owner of local violin shop,who too waft moved by Mark’s______,and wanted to help “put______back in his life”. He offered to sell a new violin_______

“He will have everything he needs to be playing again. It’s a good instrument and it's going to work for years,____
, for Mark to enjoy his music and for us to enjoy his music also.”

When Jean finally had the new violin______to Mark, the homeless man’s tears______his cheeks.

Any act of kindness is a light for the less fortunate. No act of kindness, however small, is ever______. Even a simple and a word of kindness can make a big difference.

1.

A．possessions

B．goods

C．tools

D．violins

2.

A．helped

B．showed

C．enjoyed

D．trusted

3.

A．1ack

B．disappearance

C．damage

D．loss

4.

A．mark

B．symbol

C．sign

D．gesture

5.

A．came out

B．let out

C．came around

D．got around

6.

A．wonder

B．curiosity

C．kindness

D．anxiety

7.

A．Impressed

B．photographed

C．shared

D．connected

8.

A．Caught

B．paid

C．turned

D．fixed

9.

A．moved

B．confused

C．amazed

D．bothered

10.

A．Putting

B．drawing

C．leading

D．communicating

11.

A．somebody

B．anybody

C．nobody

D．everybody

12.

A．Encouraged

B．Determined

C．Able

D．Ambitious

13.

A．found

B．held

C．reached

D．gave

14.

A．adventure

B．personality

C．feeling

D．misfortune

15.

A．faith

B．music

C．confidence

D．talent

16.

A．at cost

B．at hand

C．on show

D．on sale

17.

A．gradually

B．hopefully

C．equally

D．generally

18.

A．delivered

B．added

C．attached

D．applied

19.

A．moved on

B．took on

C．poured down

D．turned down

20.

A．counted

B．repaid

C．lost

D．wasted