第一节 完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In Mr. Allen’ class, which is a high school of the New Jersey, all the students have to “get married”. However, the wedding 21 sometimes become so noisy -- Even the two students getting married often begin to laugh -- that the loud laughter drowns out the 22 of the “minister”.
The teacher, Mr. Allen, wants young students to understand that there are many changes that must take place after marrying and believes that the 23 for these psychological and financial changes should be understood before people marry.
Mr. Allen not only introduces his students to main problems faced in marriage such as illness or being out of work, but also 24 them to the difficult and particular problems they will face every day. He wants to introduce young people to all the worries that can bring the 25 point to a marriage. He even makes his students know the problem of 26 and the fact that divorced men must pay child support money for their children and sometimes pay their wives every month.
It has been not easy for some students to see the problems that a 27 couple often faces. 28 they took the course, they had not worried much about the problems of marriage. However, both students and parents feel that Mr. Allen’ s course is 29 and have favored the course publicly. Their statements and letters supporting the class have asked the school to 30 the course again.
21. A. conferences B. competitions C. ceremonies D. celebrations
22. A. whisper B. announcement C. scream D. voice
23. A. possibility B. responsibility C. need D. benefit
24. A. exposes B. explains C. extends D. exhausts
25. A. uniting B. burning C. breaking D. freezing
26. A. wedding B. divorce C. participation D. division
27. A. divorced B. complained C. quarreled D. married
28. A. Until B. After C. If D. Because
29. A. acceptable B. flexible C. valuable D. unbelievable
30. A. afford B. offer C. establish D. affect
My friend had mentioned that her father had a lot of children’s toys that he was looking to give away. She knew I had a three-year-old daughter so she thought of me first. I told her I would it if I could get some nice things for my daughter, which I wouldn’t otherwise have been able to .
When I met her father, he began to explain that he was once too and that he would hate to things that could be very . At first, he thought of taking everything to the Salvation Army but then he to see if anyone he knew could use them first.
When he was me around, I saw a bed, a slide(滑板), a kitchen set and many other things that made me surprised. As my eyes were wide and beginning to tear up a bit, he told me not to feel guilty. He said I was him by getting rid of them.
As I was looking around, I did feel guilty, but I tried to remain more grateful than guilty because he told me to. Every time I tried to him for giving my daughter all these things, he would thank me right back and was grateful that these toys would be put to good use.
So, sometimes when we are helped by others, the others that helped us are helped as a side-effect. In the of charity, it makes sense to feel grateful, but guilt is just as normal, I know we could have lived without a slide, which is why I do feel guilty, but I am grateful all the same because my daughter enjoys all these nice things!
A．wear B．repair C．appreciate D．check
A．believe B．afford C．see D．spare
A．handsome B．young C．poor D．healthy
A．throw away B．hand out C．add up D．pick out
A．suitable B．expensive C．useful D．dangerous
A．continued B．forgot C．had D．decided
A．driving B．showing C．turning D．sending
A．helping B．saving C．troubling D．guiding
A．praise B．move C．call D．thank
A．wonderful B．cheap C．strange D．foreign
A．habit B．end C．eyes D．corners
A．sadly B．hardly C．secretly D．really
A woman came out of her house and saw three old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She did not them. She said, “I don’t think I know you, but you must be . Please come in and have something to eat.” “Is the man of the house home?” they asked. “No,” she said, “he’s out.” “Then we cannot come in,” they .
In the evening when her husband came home, she told him what . “Go to tell them I am home and invite them in!” The woman went out and invited them in. “We do not go into the house ,” they replied. “Why is that?” she wanted to know. One of the old men explained, “His name is ,”pointing to one of his friends ,and then pointed to another one and said, “He is Success ,and I am Love.” Then he added, “Now go in and with your husband which one of us you want in your home.”
The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband out laughing. “How nice!” he said, “ If so, let us invite . Let him come and our home with wealth!” His wife , “My dear, why don’t we invite Success?” Their daughter was from the other corner of the house. She jumped in with her own suggestion, “Daddy , I to invite Love, so our home will be filled with love!”
“Let us take our daughter’s ,” said the husband to his wife , “Go out and invite Love to be our guest.” The woman went out and asked the three old men, “Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our .” Love got up and started walking the house. The other two also got up and him.
, the lady asked Wealth and Success, “I only invited Love , why are you coming in?” The old men replied together, “If you had invited Wealth Success, the other two of us would have stayed out , but since you invited Love , wherever he goes, we go with him. there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!”
A．meet B．invite C．recognize D．see
A．thirsty B．hungry C．sleepy D．tired
A．replied B．promised C．thought D．agreed
A．appeared B．meant C．followed D．happened
A．alone B．together C．only D．separately
A．Love B．Wealth C．Health D．Success
A．discuss B．agree C．fight D．quarrel
A．burst B．shocked C．dug D．came
A．Wealth B．Success C．Love D．all
A．put B．start C．leave D．fill
A．disappeared B．disagreed C．disordered D．demanded
A．writing B．speaking C．listening D．watching
A．prefer B．persuade C．dislike D．devote
A．expression B．order C．decision D．advice
A．host B．friend C．guest D．servant
A．towards B．from C．against D．into
A．refused B．followed C．supported D．encouraged
A．Surprised B．Excited C．Pleased D．Disappointed
A．and B．but C．or D．with
A．However B．Whatever C．Whenever D．Wherever
As Christmas is coming，there are presents to be bought，cards to be sent，and rooms to be cleaned. Parents are with difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children.If the gifts are large，this is sometimes a real .On Christmas Eve，young children find the almost unbearable They are between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring their presents quickly and the wish to up late so that they will not the fun.The wish for gifts usually proves stronger.But though children go to bed early，they often lie for a long time，hoping to get a short look at Father Christmas.
Last Christmas，my wife and I managed to hide a few large presents in the storeroom.I feared the moment when my son，Jimmy，would me where that new bike had come from，but he did not see it.
On Christmas Eve,it took the children hours to go to sleep.It must have been nearly when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began stockings(袜子) .Then I pushed in the I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree.We knew we would not get sleep that night，for the children were to get up early. At about five o’clock the next morning，we were woken by loud sounds coming from the children’s room--they were shouting excitedly! I had time to get out of bed，young Jimmy came into the room on his new bike，and his sister，Mary， close behind pushing her new baby carriage. Even the youngest baby arrived He moved the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon behind him.Suddenly it burst.That woke up completely.The day had really begun with a bang(巨响)!
A．faced B．met C．filled D．pleased
A．question B．matter C．problem D．business
A．joy B．excitement C．presents D．parents
A．pulled B．divided C．separated D．torn
A．get B．stay C．stand D．wake
A．lose B．break C．miss D．leave
A．awake B．wake C．asleep D．sleep
A．hopefully B．busily C．gladly D．successfully
A．answer B．tell C．ask D．search
A．sadly B．unluckily C．possibly D．fortunately
A．morning B．midnight C．evening D．daybreak
A．filling B．sewing C．mending D．preparing
A．present B．stocking C．bike D．tree
A．little B．some C．enough D．much
A．sorry B．sure C．glad D．excited
A．Before B．After C．Until D．Since
A．running B．laughing C．shouting D．riding
A．walked B．moved C．followed D．jumped
A．with B．on C．over D．by
A．him B．her C．me D．us
Back in the 15th century, in a tiny village in Germany, lived a family with eighteen children．Eighteen! In order to keep food on the table, the father, a goldsmith(金匠) by , worked almost eighteen hours a day at his trade．Despite their seemingly condition, two of the eldest children had a dream．They both wanted to pursue their talent for art, they knew well that their father would never be able to either of them to study at the Academy．
After many long discussions at night in their bed, the two boys finally worked out a pact(协议)．They would toss（掷）a coin．The would go down into the nearby mines and, with his earnings, his winning brother for the academy．Then, in four years, he would support the other one．Then Albrecht Durer won the toss and to Nuremberg．Albert went down into the dangerous mines and, for the next four years, his brother, whose work at the academy was almost an immediate sensation．By the time he graduated, he was beginning to considerable fees for himself．
When the young artist home and said to his brother, "And now, Albert, blessed brother of mine, now it is your . Now you can go to the Academy to pursue your dream, and I will you．"
Albert rose and wiped the from his cheeks．"No, brother．I cannot go to Nuremberg．It is too for me．Look…look what four years in the mines have done to my ! I cannot even hold a glass, much less make delicate lines on canvas a pen or a brush．"
More than 450 years have ．By now, among Albrecht Durer's hundreds of masterful portraits, "The Praying Hands" is one creation that can catch the world's hearts．
A．merely B．fully C．completely D．entirely
A．heart B．method C．profession D．words
A．demanding B．promising C．hopeless D．careless
A．so B．and C．however D．but
A．study B．send C．give D．offer
A．separated B．crowded C．new D．unusual
A．winner B．loser C．old D．younger
A．support B．advertise C．expect D．require
A．flew away B．went off C．set aside D．left behind
A．deserved B．desired C．financed D．envied
A．spend B．save C．draw D．earn
A．arrived B．regained C．returned D．got
A．turn B．time C．top D．fate
A．take charge of B．make up for C．make use of D．take care of
A．smiles B．sweats C．tears D．hints
A．late B．nervous C．tiring D．tense
A．eyes B．hands C．pictures D．mines
A．in B．of C．upon D．with
A．passed B．kept C．remembered D．changed
A．strange B．touching C．wonderful D．mysterious
Dear Seth,
You are only three years old, and at this point in your life you are not able to understand this letter. But some day when you , I hope you will find something in what I am going to share with you.
Life can be . There will be people in your life who won’t be very nice. They’ll you because you are different, for no good reason. You will also face heartbreak and might be by those you love. I hope you don’t have to face these too much, but such things .
Be open to life anyway. You’ll find cruelty and in your journey through life, but don’t let that you from finding new things. Don’t retreat(退却) from life, and don’t or wall yourself off. Be open to new things, new experiences, and new people. You’ll many times, but if you allow that to stop you from trying, you will many chances. Do remember failure is a stepping stone to .
You will meet many people who will try to do than you, in school, in college and at work. They’ll try to have nicer cars, bigger houses, nicer clothes, and so on. To , life is a competition. However, I believe life is a . If you always try your best to others, you’re wasting your life. Learn to enjoy your life and you will make it a journey of , of learning, and of love.
Finally, know that I love you and always will. You are a really wonderful journey, and I will always be there for you.
A．grow up B．show up C．cheer up D．calm down
A．familiar B．valuable C．normal D．interesting
A．unkind B．peaceful C．equal D．simple
A．end up with B．get on well with C．laugh at D．look after
A．if B．but C．so D．or
A．hurt B．found C．accepted D．impressed
A．matter B．work C．disappear D．happen
A．luck B．pain C．difference D．hope
A．protect B．encourage C．prevent D．choose
A．forgive B．struggle C．compete D．hide
A．leave B．prepare C．escape D．fail
A．enjoy B．try C．miss D．meet
A．success B．life C．action D．sorrow
A．earlier B．better C．less D．faster
A．you B．me C．him D．them
A．challenge B．drama C．journey D．dream
A．change B．pardon C．follow D．beat
A．somewhere B．instead C．afterwards D．though
A．cruelty B．danger C．happiness D．quietness
A．starting B．destroying C．recreating D．replacing
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