完形填空（共20小题，每题1．5分，共30分）

AWhite–beardedancientmanwaswalkingoverthehillsandvalleysoftheworld．Onhisbackhecarriedabagwhichmoveduneasilyasifsomethingwastryingtoescapefromitbuthe 21 itbetweenhisshouldersandwalkedon．

HewasFatherTimetravelingforeverandthebaghe 22 wasfilledwithTomorrowsallstrugglingtogetout．

Each 23 attwelveo’clockheopenedthebagand 24 aTomorrowjustonewithitswingsof 25 anditsshiningfeathersrosewithhope．Alltherestwerekept 26 byTime’sstronghandsandpushed 27 inthebag．

DownflewtheTomorrow 28 itslovelyfeathersbutasittouchedthe 29 offfellitsbluewingsanditchangedtoa（n） 30 whitebirdwhichcouldnotfly．IthadbecomeaToday．EveryoneknowsthatTodayisn’tas 31 asTomorrowforTodaycanbeheldinone’s 32 acceptedunlovedbutTomorrowisfullofmystery（神秘）andbeauty．Itis 33 byalltheworld．Eventhosewith 34 hopesigh“Tomorrowmaybringa（n） 35 ．Tomorrow’slifewillbedifferent．”

Everybodytriedto 36 theTomorrowbeforeitfelltotheground．Theythoughtifthey 37 beforehandwhattheTomorrowcarriestheycould 38 forit．Sotheyputgreatnetsonthetreesseekingtocatchone 39 itchangedhisfeather．Yetalthoughtheytriedeverymeansthebirds 40 andflewtothegroundasTodays．

1.A．relaxed B．worried C．excited D．settled

2.A．bore B．placed C．laid D．lifted

3.A．dawn B．morning C．nightD．afternoon

4.A．got B．fetched C．took D．flew

5.A．blue B．pink C．black D．white

6.A．out B．off C．away D．back

7.A．along B．deep C．far D．over

8.A．shaking B．moving C．beating D．striking

9.A．earth B．floor C．tree D．grass

10.A．lovely B．ordinary C．beautiful D．especial

11.A．bad B．wonderfulC．common D．familiar

12.A．hands B．mind C．heart D．head

13.A．noticed B．seen C．forgotten D．desired

14.A．little B．some C．much D．few

15.A．shock B．suggestionC．change D．advice

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