第一节 完形填空（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）
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Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present．On Christmas Eve Paul saw a dirty and poorly-dressed boy walking 1 his shining car．“Is this your car，Paul？”he asked．
Paul told him how he got the car and the boy was 2 ．“You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t 3 you anything？Boy，I wish…” he said, without 4 his sentence．Paul thought the boy wished he had a 5 like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly. “I wish,” the boy went on，“that I could be a brother like that．”
Paul looked at the boy in 6 . He invited him to take a 7 in his car and the boy agreed happily. After a short ride，the boy turned and with his eyes 8 ，said，“Paul，would you 9 driving in front of my house？”
Paul 10 a little．He thought the boy wanted to 11 his neighbours that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong 12 . The boy ran back into his house, and after a short while came back with his disabled brother in his arms.
He 13 him down on the step and pointed to the car. “There she is, Buddy, just like what I told you 14 . His brother gave it to him for Christmas and he didn’t 15 a cent for it. Some day I’m going to give you one just like it.”
1．A．inside B．around C．through D．across
2．A．interested B．excited C．satisfied D．surprised
3．A．take B．pay C．cost D．spend
4．A．finishing B．understanding C．hearing D．checking
5．A．car B．brother C．sister D．family
6．A．surprise B．admiration C．satisfaction D．respect
7．A．seat B．rest C．ride D．picture
8．A．watering B．shaking C．wondering D．shining
9．A．mind B．like C．please D．offer
10．A．agreed B．smiled C．nodded D．thought
11．A．frustrate B．shock C．remind D．show
12．A．either B．too C．again D．instead
13．A．seated B．dropped C．let D．kept
14．A．before B．upstairs C．yesterday D．outdoors
15．A．pay B．cost C．bring D．return
Some years ago when I was in my second year in university,I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome' s filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so that I decided to write an article about her.
I Salome Bey,telling her I was from Essence magazine,and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up,I was scared out of my mind. I I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn' t even written a grocery list.
I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there , taking notes and asking questions that all began with," Can you tell me..." I soon realized that Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The was almost unbearable (不可容忍的). I struggled for days draft after draft. Finally I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.
It didn' t take long. My manuscript . How stupid of me ! I thought. How could I in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn' t the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.
Five years later, I was moving to California. While my apartment,I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and the editor's letter in disbelief:
Dear Ms Profit,
Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to your story soon.
Shocked,it took me a long time to . Fear of rejection cost me dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly,I lost years of writing. Today, I have become a full-time writer. Looking back on this , I learned a very important lesson:You can't to doubt yourself.
A．joy B．speech C．voice D．smile
A．active B．moved C．satisfied D．proud
A．visited B．emailed C．phoned D．interviewed
A．refused B．agreed C．hesitated D．paused
A．replied B．discovered C．knew D．explained
A．seriously B．patiently C．nervously D．quietly
A．fooling B．blaming C．inviting D．urging
A．hardship B．failure C．pressure D．comment
A．on B．with C．by D．in
A．disappeared B．returned C．spread D．improved
A．compare B．survive C．compete D．struggle
A．ignore B．deliver C．receive D．face
A．repairing B．cleaning C．decorating D．leaving
A．read B．saw C．found D．noticed
A．memorial B．private C．relevant D．reliable
A．broadcast B．publish C．create D．assess
A．prepare B．escape C．recover D．concentrate
A．enjoyable B．energetic C．typical D．endless
A．success B．experience C．benefit D．accident
A．attempt B．pretend C．afford D．expect
Once a man came to a wise man's house and said, “I have many bad habits. Which one of them should I ____ first？” The wise man said, “Never tell lies ___ always speak the truth.” The man ____ to do so and went home.
At night the man was about to go out to steal. Before setting out, he ___ for a moment about the promise he had made to the wise man. “If he asks me where I have been, what shall I say? Shall I say I went out ___？No, I cannot say that. But nor can I ____.If I tell the truth, everyone will start __ me and call me a thief. I would be ___ for stealing. ”So the man ____ not to steal that night，and gave up this ___ habit.
The next day, he ____ to drink wine. When he was about to do so, he said to himself，“What shall I say to the wise man ____ he asks me what I did during the day？I cannot tell a lie. ”And so he gave up the ___ of drinking wine.
In this ___， whenever the man thought of doing something bad, he ___ his promise to tell the truth at all times.____，he gave up all his bad habits and became a very ____ person.
Telling the truth is a very good __. If you always tell the truth, you can keep yourself away from a lot of ____ and become a person whom everyone __ and favors.
Make a promise：I shall always speak the truth.
A．take out B．give up C．add up D．turn off
A．so B．but C．and D．or
A．promised B．happened C．settled D．began
A．played B．drank C．thought D．slept
A．walking B．stealing C．studying D．climbing
A．move B．say C．lie D．help
A．hating B．catching C．killing D．believing
A．expected B．hurt C．suffered D．punished
A．decided B．forgot C．asked D．pretended
A．special B．funny C．great D．bad
A．went B．wanted C．learned D．stopped
A．before B．since C．if D．as
A．idea B．word C．power D．use
A．base B．way C．place D．time
A．imagined B．planned C．broke D．remembered
A．By the way B．In a word C．First of all D．One by one
A．good B．strong C．rich D．common
A．custom B．habit C．game D．example
A．money B．hope C．pleasure D．trouble
A．serves B．cheats C．likes D．Controls
One day, while I was walking to work, I decided to bring some flowers that I had picked from my garden that morning. On the way, I a stranger and presented the flowers to him with a smile card. by the sense of joy I felt from giving flowers to another person, and may be his day, I wanted to do it again.
When I got to my office, I had the of anonymously (匿名) leaving flowers around the workplace. The impersonal (无人味) atmosphere of the building where I work makes me
. It just feels a little boring sometimes, though it’s a nice building with great light. I considered lots of people might feel the same way, so why not put a little there, and throw in an inspirational quote (引言) while I’m at it? After all, who doesn't like flowers?
So, for the past month, I’ve been flowers in a little cup on the sink in the bathroom. Each week, I the flowers and the quote. It always feels for me to read quotes like Henry David Thoreau’s “If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, he will meet with a unexpected in common hours.”and Gandhi’s “The fragrance(香味) always
on the hand that gives the rose.” If anything, I figure, but it at least makes me each time I visit the bathroom.
Then today, when I walked in, I noticed flowers in the cup, and a quote that someone else had written! It , “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” ------- Gandhi.
This little act me that, at the end of the day, we’re all just people with hearts regardless of the various roles and different hats we may wear in the workplace.
I did a little dance and am smiling wide for the rest of the day!
A．picked out B．came across C．called up D．pointed at
A．Struck B．Informed C．Surprised D．Honored
A．calming B．determining C．reflecting D．brightening
A．belief B．way C．idea D．aim
A．uncomfortable B．impolite C．impatient D．unforgettable
A．mystery B．smile C．beauty D．courage
A．growing B．watering C．putting D．picking
A．count B．check C．clean D．change
A．refreshing B．interesting C．satisfying D．puzzling
A．prize B．truth C．success D．shock
A．holds B．attaches C．remains D．focuses
A．strong B．happy C．surprised D．shocked
A．good B．new C．small D．special
A．told B．replied C．wrote D．said
A．introduces B．warns C．suggests D．reminds
When I was young, my father and I used to climb the mountains near my house. South Korea has more than plains, and for this reason, climbing has been a natural thing for me since I was a kid.
together, my father and I used to have through which I learned a lot from him. He always stressed, “You should have goals in life just like in climbing the mountains.” This has my life deeply.
Without such mountaineering , we couldn’t have had enough time to spend together because my father was very . I believe mountaineering is really . It gave me time to talk with my father and to develop my . I loved walking in the mountains, the routine of city life, the noise and the pollution, and being able to breathe fresh air.
One time we climbed one of the highest mountains in Korea. It was so
for me because I was only ten years old. the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the fresh air, the birds singing, and the beautiful dances of butterflies. As time passed, I got pains in both of my . I wanted to quit climbing. But my father said to me, “ is a season when everything comes to life again. The mountain and field where we are are decorated with flowers and trees. You can see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can’t you are halfway up. there at the top can you enjoy all the beautiful things, just like in .”
At that time, I was too to understand his words, but after that, I got new hope and confidence. , I found myself standing at the top of the mountain. And there, I could see the beautiful sky.
A．rivers B．lakes C．seas D．mountains
A．Walking B．Working C．Studying D．Playing
A．stories B．conversations C．lessons D．interests
A．rebuilt B．destroyed C．influenced D．improved
A．training B．opportunities C．period D．memories
A．angry B．free C．busy D．special
A．beneficial B．hopeful C．tiresome D．serious
A．power B．emotion C．courage D．patience
A．putting up with B．making up for C．getting away from D．living up to
A．abnormal B．challenging C．disappointing D．acceptable
A．During B．After C．Between D．Before
A．arms B．ears C．legs D．eyes
A．Winter B．Autumn C．Summer D．Spring
A．standing B．struggling C．watching D．finishing
A．never B．always C．seldom D．sometimes
A．what B．when C．that D．where
A．Just B．Still C．Only D．Though
A．work B．life C．news D．tradition
A．foolish B．happy C．proud D．young
A．Finally B．Luckily C．Actually D．Immediately
Of all the men who ever like fresh air, no one liked it more than James Wilson did. He slept with his window open even when snow was falling outside.
One winter, he went to Finland on business. When he his room in the hotel, he found that the windows were closed to the icy air out. He did his best to open one but failed. The bed was really , but Wilson couldn`t sleep. He wasn`t able to the closed windows. No fresh air! It was to think of.
At about one o`clock in the morning, he was awake. Worrying about the air in the room, he became very angry. Where was the ? He could see something that looked like over there. He threw a shoe at it through the darkness with all the force of his strong right arm. A terrible sound of breaking glass the room, but to Wilson`s sad heart, it seemed like the sound of music.
When daylight came through the window, he and lay with his eyes closed. There was to worry about. was it? Oh, the broken window! Yes, indeed. He would have to pay that. He opened his eyes to look. Suddenly he sat up in . The window was not broken at all. The was all in one piece, just as good as it had been the night before. fresh air was entering the room through the window!
He then turned his eyes to the and saw a broken picture on the wall. There was a shoe on the floor below it, and a lot of broken glasses around the shoe.
A．seldom B．sometime C．sometimes D．always
A．left B．cleaned C．entered D．examined
A．prevent B．keep C．stop D．send
A．cold B．comfortable C．bad D．terrible
A．remember B．forget C．remind D．think
A．unlucky B．worried C．difficult D．terrible
A．already B．nearly C．hardly D．still
A．waiter B．manager C．window D．light
A．paper B．glass C．picture D．man
A．destroyed B．covered C．filled D．entered
A．funny B．strange C．beautiful D．famous
A．got up B．woke up C．came into D．came down
A．nothing B．anyone C．something D．someone
A．What B．How C．Where D．Who
A．to B．with C．from D．for
A．silence B．surprise C．trouble D．pain
A．window B．picture C．glass D．shoe
A．Much B．No C．Still D．Yet
A．outside B．top C．side D．bottom
A．lying B．hanging C．falling D．standing
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