第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21 – 40 各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C, 和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
Leaning against my parents’ wardrobe in the bedroom, I, six years old then, __21__ to their casual talk about budgets and paychecks. I __22__ that my family was poor.
Their money talk continued, and a thought __23__ me: Dad had to __24__ for me. While the story of my birth ranked as a bedtime favorite, I had never considered hospital bills, the meals I’d eaten, or the __25__ of my clothes.
“Daddy,” I interrupted, “how much did I cost?” “Oh, let me see. About a million dollars.”
A million dollars! Because of me, Dad __26__ two jobs. Because of me, he wore __27__ jeans, drove an old car, and had his shoes __ 28__ over and over again.
I went to the kitchen. From a shelf, I took my granny-shaped __29__, which held every penny I owned – seven dollars. I pulled the bank’s plug out, and __30__ the coins into my hand. I had often __ 31__ with these coins in secret and I felt secure pleasure in just knowing they were there.
Whether the topic had changed when I returned to my parents’ bedroom, I didn’t __32__. Tugging ( 用力拉 ) on Dad’s shirt, I __33__ out my first payment on a million dollars.
“Here,” I said. “Maybe this will __34__ to pay for me.”
“What?” Dad’s confused look __35__ my own. Didn’t he remember what he’d said? Didn’t the sight of me __36__ him of how much I cost?
My tear-filled eyes, which I couldn’t seem to take off the bank, finally made __37__ to him.
Dad knelt down and pulled me __38__ . “You didn’t cost a million dollars, but you’re __39__ a million million dollars. And if that’s what I’d have to pay for you, I would do it.”
Today, I often pull out this memory, think about it and feel the __40__ weight of it in my heart.
21．A．listened B．watched C．heard D．joined
22．A．pretended B．accepted C．concluded D．confused
23．A．occurred B．hit C．came D．left
24．A．apply B．apologize C．send D．pay
25．A．style B．quality C．material D．price
26．A．gave up B．worked C．lost D．offered
27．A．old B．new C．expensive D．beautiful
28．A．repaired B．washed C．sold D．bought
29．A．coin B．bag C．bank D．suitcase
30．A．carried B．sent C．returned D．poured
31．A．quarreled B．played C．worked D．laughed
32．A．notice B．care C．worry D．mind
33．A．ran B．put C．held D．set
34．A．get B．reach C．come D．help
35．A．matched B．surprised C．increased D．confused
36．A．ask B．remind C．warn D．teach
37．A．sense B．trouble C．understanding D．money
38．A．down B．up C．away D．close
39．A．selling B．buying C．worth D．saving
40．A．heavy B．light C．cold D．warm
I had a very special teacher in high school many years ago and suddenly his wife died of a heart attack. One day, about a week after his wife’s , the teacher said, “Before class is over, I would like to share with all of you a (n) in life that has little to do with this class, but I feel it is very .”
“Each of us is put here on to learn, share, love and appreciate. None of us knows when this fantastic will end. It can be at any moment. Perhaps we must make the most out of every single .” His eyes beginning to , he went on, “So I would like you all to make me a(n) . From now on, on your way, find something beautiful to . It doesn’t have to be something you see — it could be a sweet smell or it could be the sound of the leaves. Please look for these things, and cherish (珍视) them.”
The class was completely quiet. We all our books and got out of the classroom . That afternoon, I noticed more things on my way home from than I had that whole term. Every once in a while, I think of that teacher and what he had said, and I try to appreciate all of those things that we all ignore.
Take notice of something special you see on your lunch hour today. on the beach at sunset. Stop off on the way home tonight to an ice cream, for as we get , it is not the things we did that we often feel about, but the things we didn’t do.
A．death B．illness C．news D．birthday
A．plan B．answer C．lesson D．suggestion
A．clear B．sweet C．different D．important
A．foot B．earth C．business D．holiday
A．game B．experience C．story D．party
A．taken away B．worked out C．put off D．held up
A．place B．word C．bill D．day
A．dry B．open C．water D．move
A．exam B．promise C．date D．trip
A．notice B．eat C．learn D．carry
A．rising B．boiling C．growing D．falling
A．turned over B．brought in C．picked up D．passed on
A．carefully B．quietly C．patiently D．happily
A．school B．hospital C．factory D．church
A．hear B．write C．remember D．understand
A．finally B．never C．unusually D．properly
A．Walk B．Live C．Work D．Study
A．spare B．get C．make D．smell
A．closer B．taller C．older D．stronger
A．excited B．concerned C．upset D．sorry
The tourist bus winded its way into a mountainous area. When it was to make a turn, two passengers－a of young lovers－were so attracted by the beautiful scenery that they a stop to get down. They were left behind and the bus went . Suddenly they heard a loud boom of the road. It was a huge rock rolling down in the landslide that hit the bus and fell with it into a deep valley. The lovers were greatly by the news that no passengers on board . When they calmed down they and expressed their feelings in a few words.
The above story was told by a guide when we were riding a tourist to a scenic mountain. He asked us to guess what the lovers said after the disaster that they had narrowly escaped.
Often we read reports about traffic accidents, among which there were ones who missed the bus and the disaster. Those people usually said with a sigh of “Fortunately I was not on board.” On our bus the passengers’ to the guide were various.
But the answer was quite out of our expectation. “If we hadn’t got down and the bus, it would have the dangerous spot and all the passengers would have survived.”
The story passed from person to person as a sort of wit (智慧) test, but I think . It actually serves as a(n) of a person’s mind. I pay my heart-felt respect to the couple who, instead of feeling lucky, themselves for causing the loss of lives. People all have heart for , but it is often a flashing thought across one’s mind that decides whether it is good or evil (邪恶的).
A．rapid B．due C．eager D．about
A．couple B．group C．party D．row
A．got to B．called for C．set up D．looked for
A．away B．in C．on D．by
A．along B．ahead C．across D．opposite
A．shocked B．scared C．moved D．confused
A．died B．saved C．survived D．witnessed
A．shouted B．screamed C．fought D．sighed
A．car B．bike C．road D．bus
A．immediately B．even C．only D．ever
A．lazy B．selfish C．lucky D．strange
A．missed B．avoided C．caused D．trapped
A．injury B．concern C．relief D．regret
A．emotions B．expressions C．replies D．attitudes
A．caught B．delayed C．missed D．took
A．seen B．passed C．jumped D．landed
A．differently B．actually C．exactly D．sincerely
A．examination B．change C．quality D．state
A．thought B．blamed C．enjoyed D．helped
A．happiness B．excuse C．honor D．mercy
“Who could ever have imagined someone like me would make it this far?” asked Evan Mercer last week during his high school graduation speech as the best student. Mercer offered to his fellow classmates to never give up---and the words much more to himself. That’s because Mercer is deaf, and he told the story of the serious troubles he to graduate first in his class at Harrison High school in Kennesaw, Georgia.
Mercer didn’t start to until he was 5, according to his mother, Pam Mercer. Although her son was a disadvantage, she was determined not to treat him . “I’ve expected him to do everything every other kid does, and I saw no why he couldn’t,” she told ABC News. “And if he the first time, we just tried again.”
Mercer, 18, worked hard throughout school, no special treatment but sitting at the front of the class and using a special audio system so he could hear the teacher. All his hard work . He received full school fare to Vanderbilt University. “Deafness had taught me a lesson to never ,” he said in the speech. “Not when the experts tell you it cannot be done. Not when you have so far behind that escaping seems the only way . Not when achieving your dreams seems an entire .”
Mercer spoke for about four minutes, after which he received a standing ovation(鼓掌) from the class and messages from family, friends and strangers. “They’ve been sending me messages on Facebook, email, they’ve been talking to me in person telling me how it had a on their lives and how they’re really by it,” Mercer told ABC News. “It feels . Seeing that my words have a power on someone and that they want to work harder my words makes me feel wonderful.”
A．warning B．advice C．message D．information
A．meant B．paid C．recognized D．persuaded
A．faced B．preferred C．needed D．forecast
A．cry B．hear C．smell D．speak
A．at B．for C．under D．by
A．kindly B．differently C．exactly D．similarly
A．harm B．cause C．reason D．trouble
A．organized B．failed C．succeeded D．managed
A．accepting B．achieving C．harvesting D．receiving
A．paid off B．dropped off C．took off D．set off
A．give out B．give in C．give up D．give away
A．fallen B．waited C．walked D．gone
A．in B．out C．off D．up
A．possibility B．success C．victory D．impossibility
A．supportive B．negative C．useless D．selfish
A．reward B．source C．power D．detail
A．disappointed B．educated C．frightened D．puzzled
A．amazing B．frightening C．shocking D．embarrassing
A．actually B．suddenly C．strangely D．extremely
A．except for B．according to C．instead of D．because of
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从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。
Years ago, if a teenager had some problems in his life, he might go home and write in his diary. Now, a teenager with problems might go onto the Internet and write about them in a blog (博客). In many ways, a diary and a blog are very .So, what makes blogging different from writing in diary?
The biggest difference is that blogging is much more than a diary. Usually, a teenager treats her diary like a book full of that she does not want to .
It’s interesting that someone who writes in a blog a diary will probably write nearly the same information. I have a little sister, and sometimes I go online to read her . She writes about things like waking up early for swimming practice and not studying enough for her chemistry test. I was at her age, I wrote about the same things, but in my diary. Then, after I had finished writing, I would hide my diary in a secret place because I was that my sister might read it!
The biggest with blogging is that anyone can read what you write. If I was angry with a friend during high school and wrote something about her in my diary, she would never know. , if my sister ever wrote something bad about a friend, that friend read her blog and get angry.
There are also to blogging, of course. If I was feeling sad one day and wrote in my diary, “Nobody cares about me.” would know about it. However, if my sister wrote the same sentence in her blog, her best friends would respond and tell her how much they her. Blogs help people stay in with their friends and to hear what the people around them are doing.
A．the same B．troublesome C．difficult D．daily
A．familiar B．special C．similar D．different
A．a personal B．an ordinary C．a common D．a traditional
A．attractive B．public C．convenient D．quick
A．thoughts B．puzzles C．mysteries D．secrets
A．tell B．share C．publish D．solve
A．instead of B．as well as C．in favor of D．in spite of
A．blog B．diary C．report D．web
A．Although B．Since C．When D．Because
A．only B．already C．still D．never
A．angry B．hopeless C．glad D．worried
A．problem B．doubt C．trouble D．mistake
A．hard B．wrong C．mean D．funny
A．Besides B．However C．Therefore D．Then
A．should B．will C．must D．might
A．reasons B．disadvantages C．shortcomings D．advantages
A．everyone B．no one C．anyone D．someone
A．happily B．especially C．quickly D．specially
A．like B．miss C．need D．help
A．friendship B．touch C．debate D．mind
It happened on February 27, 2010. We in the middle of the night at the alarm in our apartment. My husband got out of bed to see what was happening. I sat up trying to keep our little son Nemer . All of a sudden, I felt that the bed was slightly . Then everything in the room started shaking.
My husband entered the room puzzled, trying to find what was happening. Then we knew for sure it was a(n) . I quickly took Nemer out of his stroller(折叠式婴儿车) and held him . The shaking kept going harder. I tried 3 times to close and open my eyes to wake up from this nightmare(噩梦)，but I realized it was real. We decided to the apartment as we knew it was dangerous to stay inside.
When we the building, I heard banging on doors and crying. We went in fear with other neighbors down the . It was completely dark, we couldn’t see where we were stepping. Luckily, we to get out of the building in the end.
Lots of people were standing outside, looking up at the high building. Some of them were , others were holding their family members or friends, and some were just too frightened to do anything. I God that my son was alive in my hands. I was shaking and my husband’s face expression was full of .
Luckily, the damage in our city wasn’t very . And only a few people died in our city. But many people in the city nearby lost their in this earthquake. After this , I learnt that we might die easily. And I learnt to value life much more. Now I try to live every day to the fullest and as much time with my family as possible.
A．showed up B．stayed up C．hanged up D．woke up
A．alone B．asleep C．alive D．ahead
A．moving B．pushing C．shaking D．pulling
A．to B．in C．out D．of
A．earthquake B．dream C．fire D．flood
A．slightly B．hardly C．rightly D．closely
A．beautiful B．terrible C．cheerful D．lucky
A．enter B．watch C．leave D．observe
A．locked up B．looked out of C．stayed around D．hurried out of
A．hills B．stairs C．buildings D．paths
A．so B．but C．as D．because
A．determined B．prepared C．managed D．agreed
A．excited B．troublesome C．impatient D．frightened
A．cheering B．crying C．thinking D．talking
A．thanked B．ignored C．praised D．blocked
A．anger B．cruelty C．fear D．happiness
A．believable B．small C．satisfying D．serious
A．concerns B．lives C．jobs D．nation
A．experience B．story C．news D．lesson
A．spend B．pay C．waste D．face
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