初中英语阅读理解与完型填空［2016 江苏南通］

A gift in a wrong place brings unexpected happiness．

Since I came to my new neighbourhood，I have had the pleasure of meeting a few neighbours．They seem to be quite 　1　 people．For Christmas，I thought I would do something nice for each of the neighbours that I know．I sat down and 　2　 ．There were nine neighbours，and I also knew which houses they lived in．

However，I decided to 　3　 one more person to my list，the lady I met every morning walking to work as I drove down the street．She always managed a sweet smile and a hearty wave （挥手），　4　 I had no idea which house she lived in．

My gift idea was to make small 　5　 baskets and leave them on each of my neighbour's front porches （门廊）the night of Christmas Eve．I kept the last one for the friendly lady，since I was still not exactly sure where she lived—　6　 the house down about where I met her each morning．Finally I decided to put it there．My neighbours really enjoyed the baskets and a couple even came by to 　7　 me．

This morning on my way to work，I placed my mail in the mailbox and noticed a Thank You card．I opened it and read the 　8　 which really caught me by surprise．

The card said，“Thank you for those lovely apples and strawberries you left on the porch of Tod．He 　9　 on January 19，but he never stopped talking about how nice it was that someone 　10　 him in his time of illness．He really enjoyed it．”

I was very 　11　 ．I had no idea who Tod was or that he had been seriously 　12　 ．I had left that nice lady's basket on Tod's porch by accident．I believe that Tod never expected to have that basket．I feel 　13　 that the nice lady did not get a basket from me this Christmas，but I believe that if she knew what had happened，she would 　14　 me．

I feel lucky to have helped Tod be more cheerful in his last days．This just makes me further believe that sometimes 　15　 in life are beautiful．

1．A．rich

B．kind

C．strong

D．shy

2．A．imagined

B．rested

C．counted

D．watched

3．A．send

B．add

C．connect

D．put

4．A．but

B．so

C．unless

D．because

5．A．flower

B．food

C．vegetable

D．fruit

6．A．clearly

B．certainly

C．maybe

D．simply

7．A．thank

B．protect

C．encourage

D．touch

8．A．advice

B．story

C．notice

D．message

9．A．passed away

B．ran away

C．drove away

D．flew away

10．A．invited

B．remembered

C．trusted

D．accepted

11．A．nervous

B．relaxed

C．surprised

D．satisfied

12．A．painful

B．wrong

C．hurt

D．ill

13．A．worried

B．sorry

C．helpless

D．afraid

14．A．understand

B．punish

C．stop

D．doubt

15．A．jokes

B．problems

C．mistakes

D．gifts

[参考答案]　1．B　2．C　3．B　4．A　5．D 6．C　7．A　8．D　9．A　10．B 11．C　12．D　13．B　14．A　15．C