完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
On receiving my learner driver license a couple of months ago, I started driving lessons straight away. In New Zealand, the __1__ driving age is 15.
However it wasn’t __2__ two days ago that Dad finally allowed me to drive on the motorway. Our __3__ was Urawa, a seaside town about 60 kilometers away from my home in Auckland. That morning I __4_ sure I had enough to drink and went to the toilet (厕所) about three times __5_ we left. I thought I was totally __6 for the journey, but nothing could have prepared me for my family’s _7__. "Relax! Don’t hold the steering wheel (方向盘) so _8_. The car is going zigzag (弯弯曲曲的), called a nervous voice from the __9__. "Speed up. 70km/h isn’t fast enough. You are holding up the traffic," another voice ordered from the seat next to mine.
How _10__ ! My parents were really starting to get on my nerves. To satisfy them I sped up and within a second, an angry voice began to yell again. "Stop! __11__! Are you crazy? ” Everything did not go fine until I pulled off the motorway and drove into the city, 12__ the speed limit was only 50km/h.
My family seemed relieved (放心的) and __13__ telling me what to do. They all looked out of the windows and enjoyed the scenery. 14__, that silence didn’t last very long. My mum suddenly cried out, "Look at those birds above us. __15 they lovely?"
How did she expect me to look up in the __16__? As the driver I had to _17_ . Who knows what would have happened if I had taken my eyes off the 18__? Four hours later we drove home. This time the journey was much __19__ than before as everyone else __20__ fast asleep. So, I just took my time and enjoyed the drive.
A．oldest B．youngest C．best D．worst
A．until B．unless C．after D．when
A．destination B．home C．city D．aim
A．thought B．decided C．kept D．made
A．when B．since C．before D．as
A．disappointed B．prepared C．excited D．upset
A．praises B．encouragements C．complaints D．cries
A．tightly B．lightly C．loosely D．happily
A．front seat B．back seat C．top seat D．empty seat
A．interesting B．moving C．puzzling D．annoying
A．Get out B．Move on C．Slow down D．Speed up
A．where B．while C．which D．why
A．began B．stopped C．continued D．forgot
A．Can’t B．Don’t C．Aren’t D．Won’t
A．air B．water C．ground D．woods
A．see B．concentrate C．check D．care
A．bird B．dog C．road D．car
A．easier B．flatter C．harder D．lower
A．felt B．began C．fell D．kept
Adventure is in my blood. And I had been considering how I was going to celebrate my high school graduation. I didn’t just want a small in the backyard. I started thinking about doing a solo somewhere out of the ordinary. I took out and drew the 1,500-mile route along which I would be from the northernmost point in Norway to the southernmost section of Sweden. When I my plans with my dad, he as I thought he would. Because I get my adventurous from him, he was all for it.
I had only been away from my three days now, but there was an inner going on inside of me. Part of me was homesick and doubting whether I could make it. The other part of me was ready to to myself and my family that I could do it by myself.
On the road, I met another who was quite a bit older than I was. He had started his journey by bike at the southern part of Norway and had just finished. I could tell he had a great sense of . It encouraged me not to .
As I listened to my artists on my MP4 player, I pedaled (踩踏板) with my feet. There was around me for miles. , that wasn’t entirely true. There were mosquitoes--- millions of them. My arms were so dotted with that they looked like a topographical map (地形图). But, however it would be, nothing could stop my advance towards the destination. As you know, adventure is in my blood.
A．party B．meeting C．conversation D．lecture
A．flight B．interview C．performance D．trip
A．instructions B．maps C．magazines D．newspapers
A．walking B．flying C．biking D．running
A．compared B．shared C．prepared D．changed
A．agreed B．sighed C．left D．cried
A．stories B．spirits C．skills D．hobbies
A．hotel B．school C．home D．office
A．discussion B．activity C．request D．battle
A．certainly B．really C．usually D．reasonably
A．turn B．reply C．prove D．adapt
A．driver B．jogger C．bicyclist D．pilot
A．alone B．slowly C．patiently D．worriedly
A．humour B．direction C．balance D．satisfaction
A．calm down B．break down C．speed up D．give up
A．favourite B．personal C．professional D．successful
A．nobody B．everybody C．anything D．everything
A．Firstly B．Eventually C．Actually D．Fortunately
A．wounds B．cuts C．bites D．dots
In an interview to Turin-based La Stampanewspaper, Obama said the European and U. S. banksand financial markets are deeply linked.
"Relations with Europe ____ an important rolein our efforts to create jobs and prosperity in the United States," Obama said, ____ the U. S. exclusivealliance(独家联盟) with Europe has deep ____ inhistorical common values.
Also for this reason, he said, the U. S. has astrong interest in ____ the growth of Europe andprosperity of the eurozone(欧元区), and will ____ to help the European friends in their commitment to ____ the crisis.
Obama said that the financial ____ in Europewill be at the center of the agenda in the meetingwith Monti, adding he is ____ that"Europe has theeconomic and financial capacity to ____ the crisis".
He said he will ____ with Monti thecomprehensive steps the Italian government as well as whole Europe are ____ to recover growth through structural reforms, ____ the prospect of anexpansion of their financial firewalls.
Obama assured Monti, ____ assumed his post last November to address Italy's debt crisis and ____ financial stability, that the United States would do ____ it could to help stabilize the situation in the eurozone.
"It has not been a crisis of the ____,"Monti said in a speech at the Washington-based Peterson Institute for International Economics before his ____ with Obama, adding that the euro has shown great stability.
Monti said budgetary (预算的 ) stability, laborreform and competition are the three fundamentalprinciples for economic growth in ____. "Ifmarkets see the improvements in the policy outlookfor Italy and stability of the budget, they will delivera benefit to Italy in the ____ 0f lower interestrates, "Monti said.
He said he was confident European integration(欧洲一体化) will be ____ through the crisis.
A．take B．bring C．play D．make
A．adding B．making C．telling D．speaking
A．roots B．base C．source D．beginning
A．holding B．supporting C．preventing D．preserving
A．stop B．continue C．insist D．decide
A．answering B．solving C．causing D．removing
A．point B．stage C．situation D．occasion
A．anxious B．excited C．eager D．confident
A．overcome B．win C．achieve D．accomplish
A．debate B．argue. C．discuss D．comment
A．meeting B．having C．taking D．giving
A．ratherthan B．aswellas C．otherthan D．apartfrom
A．he B．they C．who D．it
A．recover B．keep C．prefer D．bear
A．whichever B．whatever C．however D．whenever
A．euro B．economy C．society D．politics
A．meeting B．greeting C．approaching D．reaching
A．US B．Britain C．Italy D．euro
A．style B．form C．fashion D．appearance
A．discouraged B．strengthened C．enlarged D．deepened
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
“Paul must have been trying to carry his waste paper to garbage can and dropped a few pieces.” I , picking them up. later I found more pieces. No quiet sighing this time. I , “Who is throwing garbage?” No answer. Instead, I saw more bits of paper silently floating from upstairs. Looking up, I saw my seven-year-old son, Paul.
“Stop making a mess.’’ “It’s not a mess. They’re .” “Sorry, what did you say?” I hadn’t heard him clearly.
He didn’t answer me. Paul has autism (自闭症) and answers a question, especially when he’s attentively on something else. He ran down the stairs. “Where are my other butterflies?” he asked, around. Every time Paul five or more words together, my heart says a of thanks. But lately he seems to that the benefits of forming complete sentences when communicating are of the effort.
Butterflies. Of course. I rushed to them from the garbage, them off and handed them to my young artist. “Want to see them again?” he asked with a shy smile. “Oh yes! They’re beautiful.” I whispered. He ran back upstairs to float his down again. They really did look like beautiful butterflies.
That day Paul me to look up at instead of down at garbage. How many other masterpieces do I miss because I’m too caught up in my to take time to appreciate what’s right in front of me? Life is not what happens to us. It’s we look at it. Now, I look up.
A．laughed B．sighed C．amazed D．shouted
A．Days B．Years C．Moments D．Weeks
A．called out B．turned up C．got in D．added to
A．up B．down C．away D．off
A．planes B．papers C．leaves D．butterflies
A．rarely B．frequently C．willingly D．eagerly
A．devoted B．depended C．focused D．addicted
A．showing B．looking C．playing D．drawing
A．spells B．puts C．pushes D．accumulates
A．sound B．remark C．report D．prayer
A．refuse B．hear C．mind D．realize
A．worthy B．aware C．fond D．typical
A．hide B．destroy C．rescue D．remove
A．tore B．dusted C．cut D．seized
A．throw B．flow C．land D．fly
A．masterpieces B．schoolwork C．inventions D．imagination
A．reminded B．forced C．intended D．permitted
A．mistakes B．weaknesses C．beauty D．scenery
A．amusement B．housework C．communication D．homework
A．when B．whether C．where D．how
My father grew up in Oklahoma during the early years of the Great Depression. He was the only living child of a hardworking farmer and a____mother.When Dad completed the eighth grade, my grandfather believed his only son would work on the farm. My grandmother, however, understood the door that education could open even in____economic times. She persuaded grandfather to____Dad to finish high school.
Dad worked hard and completed high school at the age of 16. At last, grandpa was to have his wish. Dad would work on the farm, easing the economic and physical ____grandpa carried. But grandmother again begged grandpa to permit my father to go to college.
After____, grandpa made the most difficult decision of his lifetime. He walked to the chicken coop (鸡笼子), where he did his____. Taking a shovel in his work-worn hands，grandpa dug up a jar that held all the family’s savings. He offered the jar and its precious____to Dad, saying, “Here boy, go and make something of yourself.”
Realizing that his family wassacrificingall their savings by in his education, Dad became a steward(管家)of those funds. He____his bachelor’s degree and then went on to the University of Oklahoma，where he graduated second in his____school class in 1936. Jobs were hard to come by when Dad graduated, so he opened his own practice and lived in a home with a dirt floor. He worked long hours, but I remember him____the great books he discovered in the course of his education with me.
Our family was changed by the long walkthatgrandpa took to the chicken coop. Education is more than an investment in our family. It is a treasure. I____my father to college and law school, and all of my children have also____ higher education. We have been transformed by a sacrifice made twogenerationsago by a loving. If grandfatherhad not been convincedbymypersistent(固执的)grandmother,hewould not havemade the____.
A．beautiful B．devoted C．lazy D．curious
A．tough B．great C．peaceful D．competitive
A．permit B．take C．ask D．force
A．pains B．troubles C．burdens D．activities
A．graduation B．work C．reflection D．permission
A．cooking B．cleaning C．farming D．banking
A．books B．bills C．savings D．coins
A．investing B．storing C．treasuring D．raising
A．failed B．received C．offered D．needed
A．maths B．educat C．economics D．law
A．making B．writing C．protecting D．sharing
A．joined B．followed C．advised D．accompanied
A．sought B．insisted C．favored D．considered
A．toughly B．kindly C．rudely D．fully
A．sense B．use C．difference D．effect
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，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Bobby was getting cold sitting in his backyard in the snow. His shoes had a few holes and did a poor job of keeping out the______. He had been out for about an hour already, _____ he could not come up with an idea for his mother' s Christmas gift. He had no money to spend.
Ever since his father had passed away three years ago, the family had ______ The small wage of her mother could______ make ends meet.
What the family lacked in _______ they made up for in love. Bobby' s sisters, clever with hands, had already_______ beautiful gifts for their mother by themselves. But Bobby had nothing. Here it was Christmas Eve already.
Standing up, Bobby walked to the street. It wasn't _______ being six without a father, especially when he needed a man to talk to. He walked from shop to shop. Everything seemed so beautiful and so out of________.
It was getting dark and Bobby turned to walk home when______ his eyes caught something shining on the ground. He reached down and _________ a shiny dime(a coin of ten cents).
Never before has anyone felt so _______ as Bobby felt at that moment. ________ spread throughout his body.___ __ his new found treasure, he walked into the first store he saw. His ______ quickly turned cold when knowing he could buy nothing with only a dime.
Then he went into a flower shop. Bobby presented the dime and asked ______ he could buy one flower for his mother. Looking at Bobby and his dime, the shopkeeper_____ for a second and asked Bobby to wait there. Then he went in.
Few minutes later, the shopkeeper came out with a bunch of beautiful red roses. Bobby' s heart______ as the shopkeeper placed the roses gently into a beautiful box. He had only a dime !
"That will be ten cents, young man,”the shop owner said._____ __ Bobby moved his hand to give the man his coin.
Could this be true? No one else would give him a thing for his dime!_______ the boy' s mind, the shopkeeper added, "I just happened to have some roses on sale. Would you like them?"
This time Bobby didn't _____ Walking out the door the owner was holding, Bobby heard the shopkeeper say, "Merry Christmas, son. "
A．rain B．cold C．dark D．dust
A．yet B．so C．or D．thus
A．ended B．moved C．struggled D．united
A．hardly B．probably C．usually D．totally
A．time B．spirit C．money D．education
A．bought B．made C．ordered D．exchanged
A．safe B．wise C．strange D．easy
A．mind B．control C．reach D．sight
A．gradually B．suddenly C．hurriedly D．deliberately
A．searched B．watched C．placed D．discovered
A．popular B．special C．wealthy D．comfortable
A．Warmth B．Panic C．Regret D．Ambition
A．Choosing B．Holding C．Bringing D．Fetching
A．guilt B．patience C．curiosity D．excitement
A．what B．why C．if D．when
A．paused B．looked C．waited D．prayed
A．settled B．sank C．bled D．relieved
A．Slowly B．Calmly C．Secretlyd D．Unwillingly
A．Changing B．Clearing C．Occupying D．Reading
A．refuse B．stop C．insist D．hesitate
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