第一节(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
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A postal worker in Kentucky is being called a hero after he helped save the life of a(n)_ 41 woman.
Mailman Karl Herklotz walked up to a house on Rossmore Avenue Monday, opened the mailbox and placed the mail inside-  42_. But a strange feeling that something was_ 43_ followed him down the sidewalk. Herklotz has been  44  he mail along the same route(路线) in Fort Thomas for eight year. He says he's  45_ not just with the neighborhood , but with the people and their_ 46_.
The mailbox on Rossmore Avenue that gave Herklotz such a feeling of unease 47  an 84-year-old woman, whom he knew she was living_ 48  . The problem? That mailbox was full And it seemed that the mail hadn't been_ 49  for several days.
Herklotz told neighbor Katie Giancola, who then called the _ 50  immediately and fives minutes later, they came and_ 51  the house. They found the woman on the floor in the kitchen.“_ 52 _ she fell and broke her back and she couldn't_ 53 ， ”Herklotz said. A policeman told Herklotz she' d been there for several days: "Probably since Friday," he said. "Everyone just let out a sigh of_ 54   ”,Giancola recalled. “Just very thankful that she was found in time and was_ 55 
The woman is now_ 56_ in the hospital Meanwhile, Herklotz_ 57_ to his everyday work, and people now_ 58_ him and see him in a different light. “Karl Herklotz_ 59  a local hero," Giancola said.
“I wouldn't consider myself a hero," Herklotz said.“I just consider myself to be a_ 60  that's just looking after other neighbors in the neighborhood. "
41. A. generous          B. successful            C. elderly             D. stubborn
42.A. if ever             B. in case              C. for sure             D. as usual
43. A. wrong             B. common            C. funny               D. heavy
44. A. submitting         B. delivering            C. ordering            D. expecting
45. A. satisfied           B. familiar              C. connected          D. patient
46. A. businesses         B. adventures            C. dreams            D. routines
47.A. refers to           B. cheers up             C. comes across        D. belongs to
48. A. actively          B. alone                 C. comfortably         D. carefully
49. A. collected          B. replaced             C. studied              D. recorded
50. A. firemen           B. relatives              C. police              D. doctors
51. A. decorated         B. occupied             C. checked              D. repaired
52. A. Generally         B. Deliberately          C. Apparently           D. Eventually
53. A. breathe           B. move                C. whisper             D. cry
54. A. relief             B. regret               C. sorrow           D. disappointment
55. A. alive             B. healthy              C. asleep .             D. unconscious
56. A. advancing         B. suffering            C. wandering         D. recovering
57. A. turns             B. returns             C. adapts             D. appeals,
58. A. respect           B. disturb              C. protect.            D. ignore
59. A. probably          B. mainly              C. certainly           D. personally
60. A. postman          B. driver              C. stranger             D. neighbor