第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I am a team leader in an insurance company. We are going through a lot of changes right now, which is 36 much stress for all of us.
A few weeks ago I was having a day so 37 that I even doubted if I had the ability to do this challenging work, and was about ready to change to a less stressful job 38 . Something happened that day to change my way of 39 and I am so appreciative of this young lady. I want to let her know that the small act 40 .
On the top of my cubicle (工作隔间) I have a small collection of lighthouses (灯塔) to let people know where I am sitting 41 my team members have to find me for emergencies.
That day I came into the office and was about to get the day 42 when Crystal came over. l asked if she needed anything. She said, "I 43 you something. " I looked at her with a 44 look and said, "Well, thank you, but why 45 you buy me anything?" I had never spoke to this young lady _46 . She said, "Every day I stand up and look across the 47 and see your lighthouses. Then I feel I am not alone and I encourage myself that there are always 48 things in life. I saw this on the way to work and thought 49 would like it. I wish it would have the same 50 as your Lighthouses do. " In her hand she had a small globe with a Lighthouse and a ship on it. I gave her a hug and 51 her. I don't think she knows how much that small act of 52 changed my day: 1 remained 53 the rest of the day.
For anyone that reads this, I hope you remember, no matter what the 54 is, you could change
someone's day, 55 even his views on life.
36. A. preventing B. reducing C. causing D. suffering
37. A. funny B. nice C. bad D. dull
38. A. everywhere B. elsewhere C. anywhere D. nowhere
39. A. working B. behaving C. speaking D. thinking
40. A. broke my heart B. touched my heart C. lost my heart D. tore my heart
41. A. in case B. so that C. as if D. even though
42. A. ended B. started C. changed D. avoided
43. A. borrowed B. lent C. sold D. bought
44. A. delighted B. puzzled C. thankful D. worried
45. A. might B. dare C. could D. would
46. A. before B. then C. since D. after
47. A. dorm B. office C. ship D. tower
48. A. bright B. challenging C. bad D. stressful
49. A. colleagues B. leaders C. you D. I
50. A. opinion B. cause C. expectation D. effect
51. A. praised B. thanked C. scolded D. refund
62. A. justice B. courage C. kindness D. tolerance
53. A. careful B. encouraged C. tired D. alone
54. A. present B. work C. gesture D. intention
55. A. so B. for C. or D. nor
Cheerful Charlie was a very special boy. When he was still in his mother’s tummy(肚子), she had had an accident, which 36 that Charlie couldn’t walk. But that had never been a(n) 37 for him; he had always been happy. When he became older, they had started calling him Cheerful Charlie because of his joyful and 38 nature. He really brightened everything up for those around him.
There wasn’t a postman, or a taxi driver who wasn’t 39 to see Charlie. “Cheer up, Mr Postman, that way you’ll 40 more letters today!” he would say, or “That was great, Mr Taxi Driver. You 41 that thing better than anyone else.” He also had great ideas and 42 for everything; and he shared them so 43 that, just about every day in that town, someone did a great job, or 44 something new, thanks to Charlie’s ideas.
One day, though, he came up against a real 45 . A young boy came to town on his holidays. He was known as Waterworks and was a real crybaby. No matter what Charlie said to him, Waterworks would always find some 46 to be sad: “I don’t have many sweets…my parents didn’t buy me that toy…” Everything seemed so bad to him. But Cheerful Charlie wasn’t going to be 47 , and he kept spending more time with Waterworks, 48 trying to cheer him up, just as he did with everyone.
Then, one day, when they were together in the street, someone 49 a pie from a window above by chance, and it landed 50 on Charlie’s head. He got such a fright that he couldn’t even move his lips. He was speechless, and 51 Waterworks was just about to cry, he 52 Charlie’s happy words so much that he finally said, “Wow, Charlie, that’s a nice clown mask (小丑面具) you just 53 !”
On saying those words, Waterworks felt so 54 that he finally understood why Charlie was always so happy and cheerful. He realized that he was so used to Charlie’s enthusiasm that he couldn’t help but see the fun 55 of everything.
A．reflected B．meant C．told D．predicted
A．problem B．mistake C．excuse D．topic
A．sensitive B．humorous C．responsible D．enthusiastic
A．surprised B．moved C．pleased D．disappointed
A．send B．write C．print D．find
A．paint B．play C．park D．repair
A．theories B．solutions C．comments D．impressions
A．eagerly B．carefully C．quickly D．generously
A．cleared B．noticed C．enjoyed D．invented
A．difficulty B．surprise C．risk D．disaster
A．means B．reason C．method D．value
A．let down B．taken up C．set free D．driven away
A．hardly B．quickly C．constantly D．specially
A．aimed B．moved C．threw D．dropped
A．ahead B．right C．almost D．even
A．because B．but C．therefore D．although
A．missed B．loved C．envied D．disliked
A．set on B．put on C．build up D．make up
A．ordinary B．sorry C．good D．curious
A．result B．wonder C．side D．influence
“My name’s Jim Shelley and I’m an addict(有瘾的人)…”
With these words I began to 36 the problem, the problem of my telephone addiction. I used to call people 37 , from the moment I woke up to the time I went to sleep. I 38 to be phoned, I wanted to phone. Just one more call.
It started socially-a few calls each day. It seemed 39 , just a quick chat. Gradually though, the 40 got worse. Soon it was 41 use, until, finally, addiction. And it began to affect(影响) my 42 . During the day I would disappear for 43 call. If I couldn’t make a call, I spent the whole time waiting for the phone to ring. Getting more and more 44 , in the end, I would ring someone, then someone else, 45 myself just one more call.
I was phoning people and 46 messages to make sure 47 calls would see me through the day. I used to arrive at friends’ homes and before the door was closed, go straight for the phone with the 48“Is it OK if I just use the phone…?” At work, I became 49 when my fellow workers tried to 50 me from using the phone. And one day I hit my boss (with the phone). Finally, the police caught me 51 a phone box that had taken my last one pound coin, and I was 52 to see a psychiatrist(心理医生).
I haven’t 53 a phone in the house for three weeks now, and it’s several days 54 I used a phone box. I try not to watch TV because there are 55 people on it making phone calls. My name is Jim Shelley and I am an addict.
A．face B．find C．accept D．notice
A．now and then B．all the time C．at home D．at work
A．tried B．asked C．waited D．invited
A．polite B．important C．fine D．special
A．condition B．situation C．result D．effect
A．frequent B．regular C．unusual D．particular
A．friends B．study C．family D．work
A．a quick B．a secret C．an expected D．an extra
A．hopeful B．delighted C．frightened D．anxious
A．forcing B．telling C．giving D．limiting
A．leaving B．taking C．passing D．recording
A．long B．immediate C．enough D．surprising
A．saying B．demands C．wish D．words
A．careful B．mad C．determined D．helpless
A．save B．reduce C．protect D．stop
A．destroying B．using C．stealing D．emptying
A．offered B．guided C．ordered D．reminded
A．missed B．had C．received D．fixed
A．as B．when C．if D．since
A．always B．just C．more D．different
Mr. Flower was well-known around for growing the best flowers of the year and his four glass-houses were taken good care of. These glass-houses were close to a public path, which was always used ___36__ children and young people walking to and from __37__. Boys of about thirteen years of age, especially, were often tempted（尝试） to throw a stone or two at one of Mr. Flower’s __38__ . They managed to resist the temptation(抵制诱惑) when Mr. Flower was around, but the temptation often seemed to be too __39__ when Mr. Flower was __40__ to be seen. For this reason, Mr. Flower did his best to be __41__ his glass-houses at the beginning and end of the school days.
However, it was not always possible for him to be on guard at these times. Mr. Flower had tried __42__ to prevent（阻止） the damage to his glass; but nothing that he had done had been__43__. He had been to the school to complain(抱怨) to the headmaster, but this had not done any__44__. He had hidden in the bushes（灌木丛） and __45__ those boys that threw stones __46__ his garden, but the boys could run __47__ faster than he, and they even __48__ at him at a distance（距离）. He had even walked along the path and picked up all those __49__ that he could find so that the boys would have nothing to __50__, but they soon found others, or threw lumps of earth instead.
Then just as he had given __51__ hope of winning the battle（战斗）, a truly wonderful __52__ came up to him. He set up a large notice board made of good strong wood, some meters away from the glass-houses __53__ it could be clearly seen from the path. On the board he painted the __54__ : DO NOT THROW AT THIS NOTICE. After this, Mr. Flower had no __55__ .The boys were much more tempted to throw stones at the notice board than at the glass-houses.
A．to B．by C．of D．with
A．factory B．office C．school D．work
A．bed-rooms B．living-room C．reading-room D．glass-houses
A．strong B．weak C．limited D．strange
A．impossible B．unable C．possible D．somewhere
A．far away from B．in or close to C．into or out of D．at or out
A．in no way B．in a way C．in the way D．in many ways
A．successful B．cheerful C．wonderful D．careful
A．harm B．wrong C．good D．wonder
A．watched B．walked to C．waited for D．run after
A．towards B．over C．out of D．into
A．many B．much C．more D．lots of
A．laughed B．looked C．called D．surprised
A．earth B．sticks C．stones D．branches
A．pick up B．catch C．play with D．throw
A．in B．off C．out D．up
A．idea B．friend C．guest D．word
A．where B．there where C．on which D．there
A．announcement B．words C．sentences D．message
A．peaceful times B．further trouble C．more happiness D．questions
Robert was a life insurance(人寿保险) salesman. Try 36 he might, he was still unable to get a couple to sign up for a policy(保单). “I certainly don’t want to frighten you into a 37,” he announced, standing up to 38. “Please sleep on it tonight, and 39 you wake up in the morning, let me know what you think.”
People can be motivated by many different 40. Fear is the common one. 41 ma
ny people find that other kinds of motivation are usually 42 effective in getting more out of those with whom we live and work.
A twelve-year-old girl took her younger brother, who 43 from a mental disability, Christmas shopping. As they went into a department store, the 44 accidentally hit a display, knocking shoes in every 45. at that 46 a(n) angry clerk grabbed the boy by the arm and 47, “Pick them up.”
“No,” the boy screamed in defiance(反抗).
“Pick them up,” the clerk 48.
“No,” the boy shouted back.
His older sister began picking up the 49. Then the boy started to 50. Before long, the boy, his sister and the clerk were 51 together to put the shoes back in 52.
When they finished, the girl taught the clerk a(n) 53 lesson with these words: “You have to encourage my brother to do it in action.”
If you live or work with other people, you may benefit from the older sister’s advice. If you want people to respond to you, try encouraging them in action. People prefer 54. When you fill people with what they want, you’re 55 to get what you want out of them.
A．however B．as C．since D．in spite of
A．trouble B．sale C．bargain D．decision
A．defend B．fight C．leave D．argue
A．should B．will C．shall D．may
A．feelings B．plans C．means D．results
A．Thus B．But C．Plus D．Since
A．less B．more C．half D．just
A．arose B．contributed C．benefited D．suffered
A．boy B．girl C．clerk D．salesman
A．occasion B．stage C．situation D．point
A．demanded B．conflicted C．reminded D．arranged
A．expected B．commented C．shouted D．acquired
A．shoes C．toys D．bottles
A．cry B．help C．complain D．worry
A．walking B．organizing D．assisting
A．process B．silence C．detail D．order
A．thoughtful B．instant C．cautious D．complex
A．gift B．stick C．honey D．tears
A．positive B．likely C．confident D．probable
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下列短文，从短文后所给各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑
One day a wealthy family went on a trip to the countryside. The father wanted to 36 his son how 37 people live, 38 they spent a day and a night in the farm of a very poor 39 .When they got back from their trip the father asked his son, “My dear son, how was the 40 ?” “very 41 , Dad!” answered the boy. “Did you see how poor people live?” the father asked. “Yeah!” answered the son. “And what did you learn?” asked the father. The son answered, “I saw that we have a dog at home, and they have four. We have a 42 that reaches to the middle of the garden and they have a stream that has no 43 . We have imported lamps(进口灯具) in the garden and they have the 44 . Our patio(天井) reaches to the front yard, 45 they have a whole horizon(旷野).” When the little boy was 46 , his father was speechless.
His son 47 , “Thanks Dad 48 showing me how 49 we are!” Isn’t it true that it all depends 50 the 51 you look at things? If you have love, friends, humor and a positive attitude(乐观的态度) 52 life you’ve got everything! You can’t buy 53 of these things, 54 still you can have all the material possessions(财富) you can imagine, provisions(储备) for the future, etc. But if you are poor of spirit, you have nothing! Attitude is 55 ! Make a decision to have a good, positive and productive attitude every day!
A．show B．give C．send D．tell
A．happy B．sorrow C．rich D．poor
A．thus B．so C．therefore D．when
A．house B．home C．family D．room
A．journey B．trip C．stay D．travel
A．bad B．good C．well D．badly
A．river B．lake C．canal(运河/沟渠) D．pool
A．endless B．ending C．end D．ended
A．sun B．stars C．planet D．electricity light
A．yet B．however C．so D．though
A．finished B．finishing C．completed D．completing
A．adding B．added C．saying D．said
A．for B．of C．with D．about
A．poor B．rich C．glad D．happy
A．in B．on C．for D．about
A．method B．manners C．way D．means
A．of B．for C．towards D．at
A．nothing B．any C．some D．everything
A．then B．but C．though D．so
A．anything B．nothing C．everything D．something
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