阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I was at a coffee shop last night taking in a wonderful folk music performance, and was busy tapping my feet，and 32 along to the relaxing tunes!
WhenI got up to get a cup of coffee and a 33 ，I noticed a middle-aged woman nearby．She had 34 been caught in a fire of some sort． Her face had been seriously 35 ，so that the skin looked very tight．She almost had no nose．and her eyes were tiny．I took a deep
breath，and went back to my 36 ，thinking how brave she was to come out and 37 in public．I also felt 38 of myself for shuddering（战栗）and looking down while I 39 back to my seat，unable to send even a weak 40 her way
As I was sipping（啜饮）my coffee and eating my cookie，I kept thinking about 41 I should ignore this moment and just 42 my own business，or do something about my feelings．I couldn’t let it go．I went for a refill of coffee and to get another cookie， 43 this time I made my way slowly 44 the wonan，said，“Isn’t he a wonderful performer?”and gave her a largest smile I was able to give．To my 45 ，she looked right at me and gave me a huge SMILE in return!
I’m sure it took this woman a 46 time to find her smile after her terrible 47 ．I believe that my smile 48 her day，and hers also made me very happy．She seemed to have
49 to find peace with herself，and I was 50 ，because her smile had made her beautiful
Sometimes it takes 51 to smile，considering how hard life can be．

A．speaking B．singing C．watching D．listening

A．tea B．dish C．sweet D．cookie

A．obviously B．naturally C．suddenly D．regularly

A．cut B．burned C．beaten D．wounded

A．space B．shop C．stage D．seat

A．appear B．perform C．suffer D．express

A．satisfied B．tired C．ashamed D．proud

A．looked B．headed C．carried D．pushed

A．chance B．message C．word D．smile

A．whether B．how C．when D．where

A．understand B．mind C．organize D．control

A．but B．though C．or D．so

A．out B．toward C．around D．through

A．surprise B．sorrow C．joy D．regret

A．good B．hard C．short D．long

A．accident B．dream C．slate D．journey

A．marked B．praised C．brightened D．reminded

A．forgot B．determined C．failed D．managed

A．anxious B．puzzlad C．glad D．worried

A．courage B．ability C．strength D．patience

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Raynor Winn and her husband Moth became homeless due to their wrong investment． Their savings had been（1）　　to pay lawyers' fees． To make matters worse， Moth was diagnosed（诊断）with a （2）　　disease． There was no （3）　　， only pain relief．

Failing to find any other way out， they decided to make a （4）　　journey， as they caught sight of an old hikers'（徒步旅行者）guide．

This was a long journey of unaccustomed hardship and （5）　　recovery． When leaving home， Raynor and Moth had just ￡320 in the bank． They planned to keep the（6）　　low by living on boiled noodles， with the（7）　　hamburger shop treat．

Wild camping is（8）　　in England． To avoid being caught， the Winns had to get their tent up（9）　　and packed it away early in the morning． The Winns soon discovered that daily hiking in their 50s is a lot（10）　　than they remember it was in their 20s． Raynor（11）　　all over and desired a bath． Moth， meanwhile， after an initial（12）　　， found his symptoms were strangely （13）　　by their daily tiring journey．

（14）　　， the couple found that their bodies turned for the better， with re﹣found strong muscles that they thought had（15）　　forever． "Our hair was fried and falling out， nails broken， clothes（16）　　to a thread， but we were alive．"

During the journey， Raynor began a career as a nature writer． She writes， "（17）　　had taken every material thing from me and left me torn bare， an empty page at the end of a（n）（18）　　written book． It had also given me a （19）　　， either to leave that page （20）　　or to keep writing the story with hope． I chose hope．"

（1）

A．

drawn up

B．

used up

C．

backed up

D．

kept up

（2）

A．

mild

B．

common

C．

preventable

D．

serious

（3）

A．

cure

B．

luck

C．

care

D．

promise

（4）

A．

business

B．

walking

C．

bus

D．

rail

（5）

A．

expected

B．

frightening

C．

disappointing

D．

surprising

（6）

A．

budget

B．

revenue

C．

compensation

D．

allowance

（7）

A．

frequent

B．

occasional

C．

abundant

D．

constant

（8）

A．

unpopular

B．

lawful

C．

attractive

D．

illegal

（9）

A．

soon

B．

early

C．

late

D．

slowly

（10）

A．

harder

B．

easier

C．

cheaper

D．

funnier

（11）

A．

rolled

B．

bled

C．

ached

D．

trembled

（12）

A．

struggle

B．

progress

C．

excitement

D．

research

（13）

A．

developed

B．

controlled

C．

reduced

D．

increased

（14）

A．

Initially

B．

Eventually

C．

Temporarily

D．

Consequently

（15）

A．

gained

B．

kept

C．

wounded

D．

lost

（16）

A．

sewn

B．

washed

C．

worn

D．

ironed

（17）

A．

Doctors

B．

Hiking

C．

Lawyers

D．

Homelessness

（18）

A．

well

B．

partly

C．

neatly

D．

originally

（19）

A．

choice

B．

reward

C．

promise

D．

break

（20）

A．

loose

B．

full

C．

blank

D．

missing

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Some experts point out that writing lessons can have indirect （5）　　． Anne Trubek， author of The History and Uncertain Future of Handwriting， argues that such lessons can reinforce a skill called automaticity． That's when you've perfected a task， and can do it almost without thinking．（6）　　you extra mental bandwidth to think about or do other things while you're doing the task． In this sense， Trubek likens handwriting to （7）　　．

"Once you have driven for a while， you don't （8）　　think 'Step on gas now'（or） 'Turn the steering wheel a bit'，" she explains． "You just do it． That's what we want children to （9）　　when learning to write． You and I don't think 'now make a loop going up for the 'I' or 'now look for the letter 'r' on the keyboard'．" Trubek has written many essays and books on handwriting， and she doesn't believe it will die out for a very long time， "if ever"． But she believes students are learning automaticity faster with keyboards than with handwriting： students are learning how to type without looking at the keys at （10）　　ages， and to type faster than they could write， granting them extra time to think about word choice or sentence structure． In a piece penned （if you'll pardon the expression） for the New York Times last year， Trubek argued that due to the improved automaticity of keyboards， today's children may well become better communicators in text as （11）　　takes up less of their education． This is a（n）（12）　　that has attracted both criticism and support．

She explains that two of the most common arguments she hears from detractors regarding the decline of handwriting is that not （13）　　it will result in a "loss of history" and a "loss of personal touch"．

On the former she （14）　　that 95% of handwritten manuscripts can't be read by the average person anyway "that's why we have paleographers，" she explains， paleography being the study of ancient styles of writing while the latter refers to the warm （15）　　we give to handwritten personal notes， such as thank﹣you cards． Some educators seem to agree， at least to an extent．

（1）

A．

abandons

B．

dominates

C．

enters

D．

absorbs

（2）

A．

compulsory

B．

opposite

C．

crucial

D．

relevant

（3）

A．

in want of

B．

in case of

C．

in favour of

D．

in addition to

（4）

A．

quantity

B．

minimum

C．

quality

D．

majority

（5）

A．

responsibility

B．

benefits

C．

resources

D．

structure

（6）

A．

granting

B．

getting

C．

bringing

D．

coming

（7）

A．

sleeping

B．

driving

C．

reviewing

D．

operating

（8）

A．

eventually

B．

constantly

C．

equivalently

D．

consciously

（9）

A．

adopt

B．

reach

C．

acquire

D．

activate

（10）

A．

slower

B．

later

C．

faster

D．

earlier

（11）

A．

handwriting

B．

adding

C．

forming

D．

understanding

（12）

A．

trust

B．

look

C．

view

D．

smile

（13）

A．

containing

B．

spreading

C．

choosing

D．

protecting

（14）

A．

commits

B．

counters

C．

completes

D．

composes

（15）

A．

associations

B．

resources

C．

procedures

D．

interactions

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There are lots of ways to raise awareness for a cause. Usually, the ____1___ the idea is, the more it gets noticed. And that's precisely why one ____2___ Frenchman has caught our attention.

Baptiste Dubanchet is biking across Europe, surviving ___3____on discarded（丢弃）food. The three-month, 1 900-mile journey from Paris to Warsaw is Dubanchet's ___4____of raising awareness of food waste in Europe and throughout the world.

As you can ___5____ , the trip is no piece of cake. While restaurants ___6____ tons of food each year, much of it remains inaccessible because of ____7___ garbage containers, health regulations, or business policies. Only about one in ten places ____8___ him food that would otherwise be discarded.

For legal ____9___ , most restaurants have a policy against ___10___food waste. "Some people have even ___11___ their jobs by giving me food," Dubanchet said.

What's ___12___ interesting is the attitude various cities have toward Dubanchet's cause. Berlin has been the __13____ while the most difficult was the Czech town of Pilsen. There, he had to ___14___ at some 50 different stores or restaurants before finding food. The ___15___ is all the more serious when you consider the ___16___ exercise required to bike from France to Poland.

"I have to get food ___17___ because after all the biking I am tired and I need the ___18___ ,"

Dubanchet explained. "Is my ___19___ full or empty? That is the most important thing, not what I am eating."

He aims to ___20___ his journey by mid-July. With any luck, he'll turn a few more heads in the process.

A．

cleverer

B．

older

C．

stranger

D．

simpler

A．

garbage-eating

B．

sports-loving

C．

food-wasting

D．

law-breaking

A．

secretly

B．

finally

C．

entirely

D．

probably

A．

purpose

B．

way

C．

opinion

D．

dream

A．

observe

B．

imagine

C．

suggest

D．

remember

A．

store

B．

cook

C．

shop for

D．

throw away

A．

locked

B．

damaged

C．

connected

D．

abandoned

A．

bought

B．

offered

C．

ordered

D．

sold

A．

reasons

B．

rights

C．

fees

D．

aids

10.

A．

begging for

B．

giving away

C．

hiding

D．

causing

11.

A．

did

B．

kept

C．

accepted

D．

risked

12.

A．

hardly

B．

usually

C．

particularly

D．

merely

13.

A．

easiest

B．

nearest

C．

biggest

D．

richest

14.

A．

work

B．

shout

C．

ask

D．

jump

15.

A．

competition

B．

conversation

C．

conflict

D．

challenge

16.

A．

adequate

B．

rewarding

C．

demanding

D．

suitable

17.

A．

again

B．

alone

C．

later

D．

fast

18.

A．

spirit

B．

energy

C．

time

D．

effort

19.

A．

stomach

B．

hand

C．

pocket

D．

basket

20.

A．

arrange

B．

restart

C．

report

D．

finish

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It's about 250 miles from the hills of west-central Iowa to Ehlers' home in Minnesota. During the long trip home, following a weekend of hunting, Ehlers 1 about the small dog he had seen 2 alongside the road. He had 3 to coax（哄）the dog to him but, frightened, it had 4 .

Back home, Ehlers was troubled by that 5 dog. So, four days later, he called his friend Greg, and the two drove 6 . After a long and careful 7 . Greg saw, across a field, the dog moving 8 away. Ehlers eventually succeeded in coaxing the animal to him. Nervousness and fear were replaced with 9 . It just started licking（舔）Ehlers' face.

A local farmer told them the dog sounded like one 10 as lost in the local paper. The ad had a 11 number for a town in southern Michigan. Ehlers 12 the number of Jeff and Lisa to tell them he had 13 their dog.

Jeff had 14 in Iowa before Thanksgiving with his dog, Rosie, but the gun shots had scared the dog off. Jeff searched 15 for Rosie in the next four days.

Ehlers returned to Minnesotan, and then drove 100 miles to Minneapolis to put Rosie on a flight to Michigan. "It's good to know there's still someone out there who 16 enough to go to that kind of 17 ," says Lisa of Ehlers' rescue 18 .

I figured whoever lost the dog was probably just as 19 to it as I am to my dogs," says Ehlers. "If it had been my dog, I'd hope that somebody would be 20 to go that extra mile."

A．

read

B．

forgot

C．

thought

D．

heard

A．

read

B．

trembling

C．

eating

D．

sleeping

A．

tried

B．

agreed

C．

promised

D．

regretted

A．

calmed down

B．

stood up

C．

rolled over

D．

run off

A．

injured

B．

stolen

C．

lost

D．

rescued

A．

home

B．

past

C．

back

D．

A．

preparation

B．

explanation

C．

test

D．

A．

cautiously

B．

casually

C．

skillfully

D．

angrily

A．

surprise

B．

joy

C．

hesitation

D．

anxiety

10.

A．

predicted

B．

advertised

C．

believed

D．

recorded

11.

A．

house

B．

phone

C．

street

D．

car

12.

A．

called

B．

copied

C．

counted

D．

remembered

13.

A．

fed

B．

adopted

C．

found

D．

cured

14.

A．

hunted

B．

skied

C．

lived

D．

worked

15.

A．

on purpose

B．

on time

C．

in turn

D．

in vain

16.

A．

cares

B．

sees

C．

suffers

D．

learns

17.

A．

place

B．

trouble

C．

waste

D．

extreme

18.

A．

service

B．

plan

C．

effort

D．

team

19.

A．

equal

B．

allergic

C．

grateful

D．

20.

A．

suitable

B．

proud

C．

wise

D．

wiling

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During my second year at the city college, I was told that the education department was offering a "free" course, called Thinking Chess, for three credits. I 4 1 the idea of taking the class because, after all, who doesn't want to 4 2 a few dollars? More than that, I'd always wanted to learn chess. And, even if I weren't 4 3 enough about free credits, news about our 4 4 was appealing enough to me. He was an international grandmaster, which 4 5 I would be learning from one of the game's 4 6 ,I could hardly wait to 4 7 him.

Maurice Ashley was kind and smart, a former graduate returning to teach, and this 4 8 was no game for him; he meant business. In his introduction, he make it 4 9 that our credits would be hard-earned. In order to 5 0 the class, among other criteria, we had to write a paper on how we plan to 5 1 what we would learn in class to our future professions and 5 2 , to our lives. I managed to get an A in that 5 3 and learned life lessons that have served me well beyond the 5 4 .

Ten years after my chess class with Ashley, I'm still putting to use what he 5 5 me: "The absolute most important 5 6 that you learn when you play chess is how to make good 5 7 .On every single move you have to 5 8 a situation, process what your opponent(对手) is doing and 5 9 the best move from among all your options." These words still ring true today in my 6 0 as a journalist.

41.

A．

put forward

B．

jumped at

C．

tried out

D．

turned down

42.

A．

waste

B．

earn

C．

save

D．

pay

43.

A．

excited

B．

worried

C．

moved

D．

tired

44.

A．

title

B．

competitor

C．

textbook

D．

instructor

45.

A．

urged

B．

demanded

C．

held

D．

meant

46.

A．

fastest

B．

easiest

C．

best

D．

rarest

47.

A．

interview

B．

meet

C．

challenge

D．

beat

48.

A．

chance

B．

qualification

C．

honor

D．

job

49.

A．

real

B．

perfect

C．

clear

D．

possible

50.

A．

attend

B．

pass

C．

skip

D．

observe

51.

A．

add

B．

expose

C．

apply

D．

compare

52.

A．

eventually

B．

naturally

C．

directly

D．

normally

53.

A．

game

B．

presentation

C．

course

D．

experiment

54.

A．

criterion

B．

classroom

C．

department

D．

situation

55.

A．

taught

B．

wrote

C．

questioned

D．

promised

56.

A．

fact

B．

step

C．

manner

D．

skill

57.

A．

grades

B．

decisions

C．

impressions

D．

comments

58.

A．

analyze

B．

describe

C．

rebuild

D．

control

59.

A．

announce

B．

signal

C．

block

D．

evaluate

60.

A．

role

B．

desire

C．

concern

D．

behavior

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