三、完形填空（本题有20小题，每小题1分，共20分）
The old woman was wandering in the shop. She was ____31 ___; her clothes were torn; she gave off a strong _____32____ of alcohol (酒精) and cigarettes; most of her teeth were ______33___. The image of a miserable person(可怜人) _____34____ before me.
She stopped and asked me for_____35_____. I gave her some change and invited her to lunch. She ______36____, so we went across the street to an outdoor cafe. The waitress was _____37____ by the presence of this woman and didn't want to serve us, but _____38____ herself. The old woman had the lunch so _____39____ that the food disappeared almost as soon as it arrived.
When we were ready to leave, I was feeling pretty _____40____ about myself and then she asked for a _____41____. It was then that I had to face all the _____42____ bias (偏见) I had for this woman. I gave her a passing type of hug (应付差事的拥抱), ______43___ I immediately felt shame. She ______44___ me for lunch and began to leave.
I stood there for a moment and _____45____ I had failed to give this woman the one thing that ____46_____ nothing —love. I caught up with her and asked if I could give her a _____47____ hug and she agreed. I got past the strong smell and gave her the best hug I've ever given to _____48____ .Now I saw a big smile on her face and it lit my path as we ____49____.
The lesson I learned was that if you're going to ______50____, then give it your all and get it right the first time.
31. A. brave B. shy C. attractive D. dirty
32. A. sense B. skill C. smell D. message
33. A. staying B. missing C. growing D. shaking
34. A. appeared B. fell C. changed D. existed
35. A. advice B. gifts C. greetings D. money
36. A. doubted B. agreed C. escaped D. refused
37. A. moved B. questioned C. shocked D. frightened
38. A. allowed B. forced C. warned D. admired
39. A. quickly B. hardly C. freely D. easily
40. A. funny B. cold C. strange D. good
41. A. cigarette B. hug C. coffee D. smile
42. A. serious B. mentioned C. false D. hidden
43. A. but B. so C. though D. because
44. A. praised B. paid C. thanked D. returned
45. A. realized B. dreamt C. forgot D. wondered
46. A. cost B. lost C. deserved D. earned
47. A. friendly B. real C. special D. popular
48. A. myself B. her C. anyone D. nobody
49. A. separated B. met C. rested D. stood
50. A. take B. experience C. charge D. give
John and Mary had a nice home and two lovely children，a boy and a girl. John had a good ____ and had just been asked to go on a business trip to another city and it was ____ that Mary needed an outing and would go along too. They ____ a reliable woman to care for the children and made the ___，returning home a little earlier than they had planned.
____ they drove into their hometown，they found a home in flames. Mary said，“Oh well，it isn't our fire；let's go home.”
____ John drove closer and exclaimed，“That home belongs to Fred Jones who works at the plant. He wouldn't be ____ work yet. Maybe there is something we could do.”
John drove up and stopped and they were both ____ to see the whole house in flames. A woman on the lawn was in hysterics ____，“The children！Get the children！They are in the basement.”
____ Mary's protests，John grabbed the water hose and soaked（浸湿）his clothes，put his wet handkerchief on his head and ____ for the basement which was full of ____.He found two nearly suffocated（窒息的）children and after carrying them to safety，he asked how many more children were ____ there. They told him two more and Mary ____ his arm and screamed，“John！Don't go back！It's ____！That house will cave in any second！”
But he shook her off and went back by ____ his way down the smoke-filled hallway and into the room. It ____ a long time before he found both children and started back and at last when they came out into the ____ and fresh air，he found that he had just ____ his own children.
It turned out that the babysitter had ____ them at this home while she did some shopping.
A．job B．family C．wife D．boss
A．known B．believed C．decided D．hoped
A．asked B．hired C．intended D．reminded
A．preparations B．promise C．decision D．trip
A．Before B．As C．Once D．Since
A．And B．So C．Now D．But
A．off B．on C．out of D．at
A．heartbroken B．consciencestricken C．horrorstricken D．povertystricken
A．coughing B．screaming C．whispering D．laughing
A．Apart from B．In case of C．Instead of D．In spite of
A．reached B．searched C．dashed D．sent
A．smoke B．darkness C．children D．danger
A．up B．away C．out D．down
A．pulled B．took C．grabbed D．held
A．dangerous B．useless C．over D．stupid
A．pushing B．feeling C．jumping D．moving
A．meant B．spared C．spent D．seemed
A．shade B．sunlight C．shadow D．crowd
A．helped B．found C．recognized D．rescued
A．left B．charged C．removed D．forgotten
“My name’s Jim Shelley and I am an addict (有瘾的人) …”
With these words I began to the problem, the problem of my telephone addiction. I used to call people , from the moment I woke up to the time I went to sleep. I to be phoned, I wanted to phone. Just one more call.
It started socially—a few calls each day. It seemed , just a quick chat. Gradually though, the got worse. Soon it was use, until, finally, addiction.
And it began to affect my . During the day I would disappear for call. If I couldn’t make a call, I spent the whole time waiting for the phone to ring. Getting more and more , in the end, I would ring someone, then someone else, myself just one more call.
I was phoning people and messages to make sure 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 “Is it OK if I just use the phone…?” At work, I became when my fellow workers tried to me from using the phone. And one day I hit my boss (with the phone). Finally the police caught me a phone box that had taken my last one pound coin, and I was to see a psychiatrist(心理医生).
I haven’t a phone in the house for three weeks now, and it’s several days I used a phone box. I try not to watch TV because there are 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
One summer evening I was sitting by the open window, reading a good science storybook. I was so the story I was reading that I didn’t that it was getting dark. When I realized that it was too dark for me to read , I put the book down and got up to turn on the light. Just then I heard someone , “Help! Help!” It seemed to come from the trees at the end of the yard. I looked out but it was too dark to anything clearly. Almost immediately I heard the cry again. It like a child, but I could not what someone would be doing in our backyard, unless one of my neighbor’s children had climbed a tree and had not been able to . I decided that I ought to go out and have in the yard, just in case someone was . I got a flashlight and a stick, which I thought might be useful. With these in my hands, I went out the yard. Once again I heard the cry and this time there was no doubt that it came from the trees at the far end of the yard. “Who is there” I as I walked across the yard towards the trees. But there was no . With the help of my flashlight, I all over that end of the yard, including the branches of the trees. There was no of anybody or anything. I came to the conclusion that my made fun of me, probably because of the strange creatures (生物) on another which I read about in the story.
I had to go back into the house and put the stick and flashlight away. I had just sat down to read my book again when I was by the cry of “Help! Help!” This time it was from right behind me! I dropped my book and . There, sitting on the table was my neighbor’s large green and red .
A．worried about B．interested in C．surprised at D．tired of
A．mind B．hope C．notice D．expect
A．quietly B．quickly C．noisily D．easily
A．shouting B．laughing C．speaking D．talking
A．listen B．feel C．see D．find
A．sounded B．looked C．smelt D．tasted
A．question B．imagine C．choose D．understand
A．hurry off B．send away C．come off D．get down
A．a look B．a rest C．a sleep D．a walk
A．at work B．in shock C．on holiday D．in trouble
A．forward B．onto C．into D．backward
A．sang B．called out C．whispered D．read
A．noise B．sound C．voice D．answer
A．searched B．touched C．cut D．beat
A．seat B．sign C．place D．sort
A．neighbor B．imagination C．brother D．dog
A．world B．country C．planet D．satellite
A．called B．told C．encouraged D．frightened
A．jumped up B．sat up C．rang up D．knocked down
A．cock B．hen C．parrot D．chicken
Have you ever thought that parents make mistakes too? Memories of my childhood and parents are really , but let me tell you my story. My father was not always there for us, my mom smoking, and the unclean house. It was ; the sky was a deep navy blue, when my Mom, my brothers, and I heard the three hard knocks on our door. Dad wasn’t there because he was in prison. We saw the red and blue flashing lights outside and ,“It’s the police.” I don’t remember who, but someone opened the door to two tall and attractive policemen. The policemen my brothers and me out to their cars, while my mom staggered （蹒跚）behind with . The street was quiet as though a could be heard, and the neighbors came out to what was happening. “You can’t take them away from me. You can’t! ” cried my mom. One of the policemen replied , “We have to, Miss. This is no place to bring up children. They’ll be in（a） good .” I decided to go to the farthest police car with my younger brother, Alec, to avoid the neighbors’ . I somehow felt ashamed. The policeman turned his car key in the car and it . We drove away from my apartment, neighbors, and my mom, them behind. The night went by very fast. One minute I’m being away from my mom, the next I’m in a policeman’s car, and now I find myself in a nursery with my brothers. For three years I lived with a very nice family with my brothers in the town of Leominster. On the third year of my at the nursery home, I met this very strange lively couple who treat us well. That moment had changed everything that was going to happen to me. A major turning point in my life when my brothers and I were adopted （收养）.
A．thin B．heavy C．clear D．valid （有效的）
A．morning B．night C．spring D．fall
A．mom B．neighbor C．apartment D．house
A．replied B．answered C．said D．heard
A．present B．expose C．hear D．leak （泄露）
A．protected B．showed C．sheltered D．accompanied
A．tears B．sweats C．clothes D．schoolbags
A．voice B．whisper C．needle D．cry
A．blame B．sympathize C．appreciate D．watch
A．gently B．gratefully C．seriously D．severely
A．shape B．hands C．mood D．spirits
A．demands B．enquiries C．looks D．questions
A．started up B．held up C．took up D．turned up
A．pulling B．hearing C．keeping D．leaving
A．taken B．broken C．torn D．moved
A．kindergarten B．school C．home D．hospital
A．straight B．memorable C．recent D．green
A．play B．stay C．quarrel D．work
A．so B．or C．and D．but
A．existed B．ended C．reacted D．occurred
One day, a woman from The Express News called. She said she wanted to work on a(n) on me. When she had finished me for the article, she asked, “What are you planning to do next?”
Well, at that , there was actually nothing I was planning on doing next, and what _59 out for us was, “I’m thinking about the Guinness Book of World Records for Fastest-Talking Female.”
The newspaper article came out the next day, and the writer had my final remarks(评论)about trying to break the World’s Fastest-Talking Female record. At about 5:00 that afternoon, I got a from Larry King, asking me to go on the . They would me up at 8:00 — because they wanted me to do it that night!
I the phone for a while, and then I called Guinness to find out to break a fast-talking record. They told me I would have to recite something. I began . I was both and excited at the same time.
At 8:00, the car came. I practised the whole way there, and by the time I reached the __ _ . I was tongue-tied. I asked the woman in charge, “What I don’t break the record?”
“Larry doesn’t if you break it or not,” she said. ” “He just cares that you try it on his show.” So I asked myself, “What’s the that can happen? I’ll look like a fool on television!” A thing, I told myself, I could live through that. And what if I break the record?
So I decided just to give it my best shot, and I did. I broke the record, becoming the World’s Fastest-Talking Female speaking 585 words in one minute!
A．article B．experiment C．research D．study
A．studying B．interviewing C．calling D．praising
A．day B．university C．time D．century
A．provided B．gave C．took D．came
A．setting B．breaking C．playing D．holding
A．set B．made C．spoke D．included
A．time B．chance C．call D．notice
A．show B．stage C．movie D．book
A．bring B．pick C．call D．drive
A．thought of B．stared at C．went through D．heard of
A．what B．whether C．when D．how
A．practicing B．singing C．learning D．reading
A．horrible B．tired C．nervous D．happy
A．studio(演播室) B．theatre C．lab D．office
A．unless B．if C．though D．how
A．wonder B．consider C．care D．know
A．best B．most C．least D．worst
A．small B．nice C．terrible D．big
A．reading B．carrying C．thinking D．going
A．in B．on C．with D．by
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