完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
There was a boy who was sent by his parents to a boarding school (寄宿学校). being sent away, this boy was the student in his class. He was at the top in every always with high marks.
But the boy changed after home and attending the boarding school. His grades started . He hated being in a . He was lonely all the time. And there were especially dark times when he committing suicide (自杀). All of this was because he felt and no one loved him.
His parents started about the boy. But they even did not know what was with him. So his dad decided to travel to the boarding school and him.
They sat on the bank of the lake near the school. The father started asking him some casual questions about his classes, teachers and . After some time his dad said, “Do you know, son, why I am here today?”
The boy answered back, “To my grades?”
“No, no,” his dad replied. “I am here to tell you that you are the most person for me. I want to see you . I don’t care about grades. I care about you. I care about your happiness. YOU ARE MY LIFE.”
These words the boy’s eyes to be filled with tears. He his dad. They didn’t say anything to each other for a long time.
Now the boy had he wanted. He knew there was someone on this earth who cared for him deeply. He the world to someone. And today this young man is in college at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him !
A．After B．Before C．When D．While
A．hardest B．naughtiest C．brightest D．dullest
A．exam B．activity C．game D．class
A．coming B．returning C．leaving D．reaching
A．rising B．increasing C．reducing D．dropping
A．group B．term C．company D．party
A．led to B．felt like C．thought back D．looked for
A．worthless B．careless C．concerned D．annoyed
A．caring B．turning C．worrying D．speaking
A．crazy B．true C．possible D．wrong
A．talk with B．listen to C．tell to D．care about
A．family B．friends C．study D．grades
A．realize B．analyze C．check D．test
A．outstanding B．important C．famous D．familiar
A．happy B．excellent C．interested D．satisfied
A．caused B．wanted C．encouraged D．forced
A．answered B．ignored C．hated D．hugged
A．nothing B．something C．everything D．anything
A．showed B．meant C．intended D．expressed
A．sad B．angry C．pleasant D．joyful
Very often we will have to speak to a large audience. For example, we may need to give a talk, in which case most of us will be shy and embarrassed. There is no for this. If a few simple rules are , anyone can speak well in . First of all, the talk should be well . In this way we a good command of what we are going to say and up our confidence. By working hard we can get some necessary facts or information ; as a result, we feel much .
There are things we should know when we are preparing our . The first one is what we are trying to do and what we want to tell our . The second thing is who our audience will be. If we are talking to , our talk should be simple. If we are speaking to adults or older people, we can make it if necessary. The third thing we should know is for how we should talk, and we should make sure that we to that time.
It has been that the main of any talk is that your should bring you and the audience together. If you keep that in mind and speak clearly and honestly in a(n) manner, your speech will surly be a successful one.
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About two years ago, I was at a stop sign when I heard whimpering (微弱的狗叫声) coming from inside a car parked on the street next to me. It was very and the dog was trying to get some of the cooler fresh air outside the car. Without thinking I my car and got out to help him.
The car was locked and there was no way to the dog. Thinking of the irresponsible owner I became . I didn’t know if I should the window and take the dog or try to contact (联系) the owner. Just then, I a police car on the opposite side of the street. I ran out and flagged it down.
When the police officer helped open the door, the dog both of us and ran quickly behind the house the car was parked in front of. We the dog to make sure he was OK. Then we saw the dog had run: The dog’s owner was in the middle of his garage.
Apparently the man had a condition that caused him to have a(n) . This one was particularly and required medical attention. After the incident I learned that had I not , both the dog and the man would likely have died. I was overcome with and my eyes swelled up. I realized how much of an effect you can have on other people’s lives by doing the thing. I was so quick to assuming the dog’s owner was neglecting (疏忽) his pet. And had the police officer not have been around I may have just left a(n) on the car after I took the dog.
I cannot what I would feel if I knew that man had died because of any number of things that may have went . It made me understand that things are not always as they .
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If you want to stand out, there is no alternative but hard work.
Once a boy in ____clothes full of patches ran to ask a successful building contractor (承包商) in a construction site, “How could I become as _____as you when I grow up ?”
With a _____ at the boy, the contractor replied, “There is a story about three diggers .The first digger liked holding a spade without doing anything but saying that he wanted to be a (n) ___ in the future. The second always liked ____ about the work and his low ____. The third digger liked ______ devoting himself to digging. Later, the first was still holding his spade in the ____ place and the second took an excuse for early _____. Only the third became a boss. Do you understand the _____ of this story? Just go to buy a _____ shirt and work hard .”
The little boy was ____. So he asked the contractor to explain further. ____ the working builders, the contractor replied, “Look at my workers! I can’t remember all their names, and even I have no ____ of some of them. Most of them wear blue shirts. But if you look _____, you will notice a sunburned man in red. He seems to be working harder than others. He is always the first one to work while the last one to leave. It is exactly his red shirt that makes him _____. Soon he will be _____ to my assistant. You know, that is also how I got _____ I am now. I worked hard and wore a striped shirt. My boss ______ me. I also became a boss eventually.”
Success can only ____ action. Working hard is all winners’ shared experience for achieving their dreams.
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William Wordsworth wrote that “the human mind is capable of excitement without the application of violent stimulants(刺激)”. And it appears that simply reading those words proves his .
Researchers at the University of Liverpool found the works of Shakespeare and Wordsworth and had a beneficial effect on the mind. It can the reader’s attention and trigger moments of self-reflection.
Using scanners, they the brain activity of volunteers as they read pieces of classical English literature both in their form and in a modern translation.
And, according to the Sunday Telegraph, the experiment showed the more prose and poetry far more electrical activity in the brain than the easier versions.
The research also found poetry, , increased activity in the right part of the brain, an area with “autobiographical(自传式的) memory”, which helped the reader to 45 on their own experiences. The academics said this meant the were more useful than self-help books.
The brain of 30 volunteers were watched in the first part of the research as they read Shakespeare in different .
In one example, volunteers read a line from King Lear, “A father and a gracious aged man: him have you madded”, before reading the : “A father and a gracious aged man: him you have enraged”. Shakespeare’s use of “mad” as a(n) caused a higher level of brain activity than the straightforward prose.
The next stage of the research was looking at the to which poetry could affect and provide therapeutic(治疗的) benefit. Volunteers’ brains were scanned while reading four lines by Wordsworth, and four “translated” lines were also provided.
The first version caused more brain activity, not only the left part of the brain connected with language, but also the right part that relates to autobiographical memory and emotion.
“Poetry is not just a of style. It is also about deep versions of experience that the emotional to the cognitive(认知的),” said Prof Davis, who will present the findings at the North of England education conference in Sheffield this week.
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-20各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项
I finished my last work of the week and could hardly wait to get home, take off my nursing shoes, and relax.
As I __ my car, I saw one of my _ standing by the bus stop. I thought it would only take a couple of extra minutes to give her a ride home, and _ , it was too cold to be standing outside on the coldest _ in January. I didn’t know where she lived, but I was __ I would be able to find my way back.
We __ about our work as I drove and __ we knew it, we arrived at her house. I started driving back. _ looked familiar, but at first that didn’t __ me. But soon I __ something wrong. I recognized nothing. But I told myself to stay _ .
I was __ neighborhoods, streets and even streetlights. I no longer knew where I was now. How could I be so stupid! I looked down at my __ . It was now 2:30 a.m. My gas was slowly running out. I __ _ the car and turned off the engine. In total defeat, I put my head down on the wheel, __ . Then I raised my head and saw a(n) _ down the road in front of me. I turned my headlights on. A car! I drove a little _ _, got out of my car and knocked on the window of that car. An elderly man _ rolled his window down.
I said that I didn’t know how to get back into town. In silence, he started driving. I ran back to my car and drove behind him. Finally I __ a familiar street. As I turned to head home, the car disappeared. Then I _ my driveway (车道) when the warning light for my gas tank (汽油箱) turned on.
Though so many years have passed, I still thank the old man from my deepest heart.
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