2021年全国乙卷英语完形填空原文

第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A 、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Simply saying thank you doesn't seem enough in certain situations. I was considering this while working as a 41__ Just a few weeks ago. And it came to me then how much easier it would be if we had a range of words that express different 42___ of gratitude (感谢).My thoughts were soon 43___. We had a woman patient who was 44____ from a knee replacement operation. One afternoon, while 45___to get into bed she collapsed (倒下) from what was 46_____ discovered to be a heart attack. The collapse was disastrous, 47____ the emergency medical team and good teamwork. But she recovered, though 48___ ,and was ready for discharge (出院)after four weeks.She was 49____ for everything that the medical and nursing team had done for her. On her day of discharge, we shared in her 50____ at her recovery. As she was 51___ she was eager to say 52____ to each of us in the nursing team. When she 53______ one nurse, she tried to press a five-pound note into her hand. My colleague 54___ to accept it, saying that we were all just 55___ our job. The patient looked puzzled, and then 56____: "Oh this isn't for the 57___ I had. I take that as a 58____. No, this is for setting my hair yesterday.''And there you have it. To many people, 59____lives is part of the job but styling hair is an 60____ and should be rewarded. 41. A. cleaner B. chemist C. nurse D. doctor

42. A. grades B. meanings C. needs D. expectations

43. A. brushed aside B. put to the test

C. brought under discussion D.taken into account

44. A. departing B. escaping C. retiring D. recovering

45. A. attempting B. choosing C. pausing D. promising

46. A. eventually B. fortunately C. casually D. secretly

47. A. assessing B. requiring C. forming D. proving

48. A. slightly B. accidentally C. slowly D. happily

49. A. grateful B. thoughtful C. sorrowful D. fearful

50. A. surprise B. delight C. curiosity D.disappointment

51.A. operating B. thinking C. hesitating D. leaving

52.A. sorry B. hello C. goodbye D.yes

53.A. reached B. consulted C. introduced D. persuaded

54.A. wished B. pretended C. failed D. refused

55.A. enjoying B. doing C. securing D. starting

56.A. repeated B. recited C. replied D. reported

57.A. courage B. patience C. duty D. care

58.A. goal B. given C. push D. greeting

59. A. risking B.changing C. saving D. building

60.A. honour B. ability C. opening D. extra