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，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
I moved to a new neighborhood two months ago. In the house with a large 1 across the road lived a taxi driver, a single parent with two school-aged children. At the end of the day, he would 2 his taxi on the road. I 3 why he did not park it in the garage.
Then one day I learnt that he had another car in his garage. In the afternoon he would come home 4 work, leave his taxi and go out for his 5 affairs in his other car, not in his taxi. I felt it was 6 .
I was curious to see his personal car but did not make it until I 7 to be outside one evening two weeks 8 , when the garage door was 9 and he drove out in his “own” car: a Rolls-Royce（劳斯莱斯）! It shook me completely 10 I realized what that meant. You see, he was a taxi driver. But 11 inside, he saw himself as something else: a Rolls-Royce owner and a（n） 12 . He drove others in his taxi but himself and his children in his Rolls-Royce. The world looked at his taxi and 13 him a taxi driver. But for him, a taxi was just something he drove for a living. Rolls-Royce was something he drove for a (n）14.
We go to bed every night and 15 every morning as parents or children, not as bankers, CEOs or professors. We go for a 16 as close friends or go for a vacation as a 17 . We love life as it is. Yet often, we base our entire happiness and success on how high we 18 the social ladder—how much bigger and better a 19 we have. And we ignore our Rolls-Royce, by keeping it dusty in our garage. We should focus more on 20 we are than what we do!
A．window B．garage C．door D．yard
A．park B．stop C．check D．repair
A．knew B．understood C．asked D．wondered
A．for B．out of C．without D．from
A．business B．national C．personal D．public
A．wasteful B．useful C．wonderful D．plentiful
A．appeared B．intended C．expected D．happened
A．later B．more C．ago D．before
A．broken B．fine C．shut D．open
A．once B．before C．when D．until
A．far B．deep C．long D．little
A．driver B．engineer C．father D．son
A．called B．made C．elected D．turned
A．experience B．earning C．life D．position
A．stay up B．wake up C．stay home D．go home
A．competition B．performance C．debate D．party
A．family B．company C．team D．whole
A．build B．climb C．stand D．lay
A．garden B．garage C．car D．taxi
A．who B．what C．which D．where
Are you 1 for a place in the southwest of China? If your answer is “yes”, why not pay a trip to Shangri-la, which is 2 mysteries and beauty.
The world “Shangri-la” first appeared in the 1993 novel Lost Horizon 3 the British writer James Hilton. He described a beautiful kingdom where three rivers 4 together and snow-capped mountains reached to the sky, with fields of long grass covering the earth. In this perfect world lived people who had discovered how to stay 5 forever.
Three mountains are covered with snow and tower 6 the land. These snowy mountain tops form 7 beautiful picture that we can’t wait to fly there.
Lakes, 8 by vast grasslands, look like diamonds. Sheep, cows, horses and animals feed 9 on the green grass and the forests around are 10 to lots of birds and animals. In this heavenly world, people live in perfect harmony with nature.
A．tired B．thirsty C．hungry D．angry
A．full of B．lack of C．short of D．fill with
A．with B．by C．for D．to
A．put B．got C．joined D．formed
A．calm B．still C．young D．the same
A．over B．above C．on D．beyond
A．so a B．such a C．such D．so
A．covered B．surrounded C．separated D．divided
A．simply B．deeply C．mostly D．finally
A．family B．room C．space D．home
A good student is always equated to one who gets good grades. But is that all that a good student is? What is a 1 good student? Is he someone who is the teacher's pet? Someone who tops every test? Someone who has the smarts? A good student is all this and more, because, you see, it’s not just about books and repetitive 2 .
Being a good student takes much more than that. There are certain 3 that make him a good student. That is 4 what we shall be looking into – the qualities of a good student. There will help you 5 what a good student is and what are the qualities that one needs in order to become one.
A good student has great 6 skills. He has the ability to plan and organize not only his actions but his 7 as well, for being well organized allows a person to be prepared for all the situations that are to 8 . That could not have been 9 if he had taken up the studies at the last minute.
Knowledge is a key 10 that defines（定义） a student. Possessing knowledge that is not only limited to books but also 11 things about current affairs and other things allows him to draw from all that he possesses and use it in his studies.
There is nothing that comes without hard work and that is exactly what a good student has to possess. A 12 student is not someone who will turn away from work, or try to find 13 s to get the work done 14 or for the sake of finishing it. He is instead someone who will do his work sincerely and put in all his efforts without compromising on quality.
A．Specially B．nearly C．mainly D．really
A．Performing B．learning C．Counting D．guessing
A．Choices B．Activities C．Qualities D．viewpoints
A．simply B．merely C．completely D．exactly
A．Understand B．predict C．assume D．settle
A．Physical B．Organizational C．mental D．traditional
A．Thoughts B．performances C．conducts D．directions
A．share B．manage C．follow D．find
A．Valuable B．worthy C．vital D．possible
A．view B．role C．aspect D．effect
A．Includes B．concludes C．affects D．matches
A．good-looking B．hard-working C．cool-headed D．warm-hearted
A．Places B．roads C．tools D．ways
A．fast B．carefully C．well D．badly
A．roughly B．eventually C．sincerely D．carelessly
Google Inc. introduced plans in June to offer 3-D maps of major cities and other new features for its popular Google Maps and Google Earth services.
New features include the ability to _____50_____ portions of Google Maps onto phones and other _____51_____ devices, with detailed data, so users can find their way around _____52_____ areas even if they don’t have an active Internet connection.
Perhaps the most _____53_____ new feature was the detailed three-dimensional images that Google plans to offer for major cities in coming months.
Google product manager Peter Birch explained that the company is using _____54_____ to obtain detailed images of every street and building in an area, from different _____55_____, which are then compiled into images that appear to show height, depth and even architectural details of buildings and streets, _____56_____ landscape features such as trees.
“We are trying to create the effect that you are flying _____57_____ the city, almost as if you were in your own personal helicopter,” said Birch.
Compiling those images _____58_____ extensive photographing and processing of images, however. _____59_____ Birch promised to have images _____60_____ for several major cities in coming months, he and other Google officials did not offer a detailed timetable.
Industry blogs have reported that Apple is preparing to _____61_____ its own maps and navigation service, including 3-D images. Analysts say the _____62_____ is part of a larger race between the two tech giants to offer services that keep users _____63_____ and allow each company to deliver advertising or other products targeted to specific locations and other data on ____64______ interests.
A．buy B．download C．use D．apply
A．expensive B．useful C．portable D．cheap
A．familiar B．unfamiliar C．quiet D．busy
A．interesting B．impressive C．ridiculous D．surprising
A．computers B．cameras C．phones D．planes
A．angles B．parts C．sides D．areas
A．except B．except for C．including D．as well as
A．over B．below C．through D．in
A．spends B．costs C．obtains D．requires
A．When B．As C．While D．As long as
A．sold B．available C．accessible D．vivid
A．introduce B．make C．draw D．sell
A．image B．competition C．service D．map
A．busy B．convenient C．attractive D．engaged
A．children’s B．users’ C．managers’ D．students’
In a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty （贫困）,and only the rich could manage without great _26_. Three of those rich men and their servants were_27_together on a road when they came to a very_28_village.
The first could not stand seeing the poverty, _29 he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons (四轮载重马车) and shared _30 out among the villagers. He wished them all the best of luck, and he left.
The second rich man ,seeing the _31 situation, stopped for a short time and gave _32 all his food and drink, since he _33 see that money would be of little _34 to them. He made sure that they each _35 their fair share and would have enough food to _36 for some time . Then, he left.
The third rich man, on seeing such poverty, _37 and went straight through the _38 without stopping. The two other rich men saw this from a distance and commented with each other_39 the third rich man lacked sympathy. It was _40 that they themselves had been there to offer help.
However, three days later, they 41 the third rich man ,who was coming in the opposite direction . He was 42 travelling quickly, but his wagons, 43 the gold and valuables they had been 44 ,were now full of farming tools and bags of 45 .He was rushing back to help them out of poverty.
A．loss B．expectations C．success D．problems
A．standing B．travelling C．gathering D．running
A．faraway B．poor C．different D．ancient
A．unless B．because C．so D．if
A．them B．anything C．nothing D．those
A．curious B．worrying C．dangerous D．puzzling
A．the villagers B．his servants C．the others D．the rest
A．could B．might C．should D．must
A．interest B．concern C．use D．attraction
A．returned B．gained C．offered D．received
A．remain B．last C．supply D．share
A．turned back B．set out C．showed off D．speeded
A．village B．land C．field D．road
A．whether B．how C．where D．when
A．good B．certain C．true D．strange
A．welcomed B．met C．taccepted D．persuaded
A．still B．already C．always D．indeed
A．except B．instead of C．apart from D．along with
A．loading B．treasuring C．carrying D．earning
A．food B．jewels C．money D．seeds
It was a cold, wet day when 14yearold Wasana Sanjeewa reached St. Anthony's College. Waiting __31__ his classroom for his classmates to arrive, Wasana looked at the __32__. Then he noticed enormous amounts of rainwater flowing down the hill behind the classroom. For a few minutes, Wasana _33__ the water, wondering why it looked so __34__．
Then it hit him — the scene was similar to the slides he was shown during Disaster Management classes.
__35__ an approaching disaster, Wasana swung into action. “Run, run, don't stay here! The rocks on the hill are going to fall on us！” he __36__ and all the students ran to the open area.Then Wasana ran over to __37__ Principal Nihal Gurauinghe what was happening.
After __38__ the hill, Gurauinghe knew the school was in trouble. He and some teachers __39__ to stop the waterflow, but they were too __40__： huge rocks fell down the hill with sand and mud, and the entire school was destroyed.
When Wasana __41__ home later that day, his white uniform covered in mud, he got the __42___ from his mother. He tried to explain that he had __43__ two hundred schoolmates __44__ she didn't believe him.
His mother __45__ realized he was telling the truth when she saw a TV report about the __46__. Filled with pride, she hugged Wasana and said that he was indeed a __47__．
No one was hurt in the incident because of Wasana's __48__ action and careful observation.
“Wasana's action __49__ us that sometimes we cannot wait until something happens before we take action. It __50___ be too late by then，” Gurauinghe said.
A．inside B．behind C．outside D．over
A．sun B．rain C．snow D．fog
A．pointed at B．decided on C．kept on D．stared at
A．familiar B．special C．fresh D．random
A．Banning B．Imagining C．Predicting D．Hearing
A．explained B．shouted C．concluded D．whispered
A．ask B．promise C．tell D．persuade
A．inspecting B．describing C．measuring D．assessing
A．chose B．tried C．helped D．agreed
A．late B．mild C．blank D．anxious
A．missed B．left C．moved D．returned
A．reward B．blame C．effect D．faith
A．cured B．fought C．saved D．guided
A．so B．or C．for D．but
A．naturally B．necessarily C．completely D．finally
A．adventure B．disaster C．failure D．experience
A．loser B．fool C．hero D．star
A．quiet B．tough C．quick D．safe
A．taught B．interested C．warned D．confused
A．might B．has to C．must D．ought to
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