完形填空阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
Time is very important in our life．But it never had any importance in my life until I a watch from my father that made me responsible（有责任）．It me the importance of time in my life．
I got this gift on a gray-sky day．I had to go to the , at 9．00 am to pick up my uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house．However, I forgot it I was playing with my friends．Later on that day, around 11: 00 am, I my uncle, but I was late for him．He had got out of the plane and a taxi to my father’s house．
I got to my father’s house at 2: 00 pm ．My father looked at me angrily．I said “Hi” to him and my uncle．My father asked me to sit him and handed me this watch which was a gift from ．It weighed 8 oz（盎司）and all of it was made of silver．Then he said, “Essa, did you have fun your friends today? What you did was not very nice and you should be sorry for your ．” I felt sorry and told my father that I wouldn’t do it again．Then he said, “This watch will be a reminder（提醒物）for you．I hope today you have learned something ．”
I learned a lesson from my father: to respect（尊重）time and be late．The watch is important to me, not because of its , but because of the lesson that I learned from it．
A．bought B．received C．borrowed D．broke
A．learned B．found C．sent D．told
A．airport B．school C．hospital D．station
A．so B．because C．if D．though
A．saw B．forgot C．remembered D．met
A．got B．driven C．ridden D．taken
A．one day before B．the next day C．that day D．the other day
A．surprised B．tired C．pleased D．lonely
A．next to B．around C．behind D．away from
A．us B．him C．them D．you
A．of B．for C．with D．about
A．words B．actions C．play D．fun
A．important B．interesting C．expensive D．exciting
A．never B．usually C．sometimes D．often
A．look B．price C．size D．weight
There was an island where all the feelings lived. One day, the island would sink, so they the island quickly. But Love decided to stay. When the island was sinking, Love asked help.
Love asked Richness, “Can you bring me with you?” Richness answered, “No. There is a lot of gold in my boat. There is no for you.”
Love asked Vanity(虚荣), “Vanity, please help me!” “I can’t help you, Love. You are all wet and might make my boat .” Vanity answered.
Love asked , “Please let me go with you.” “Oh, I am sad that I need to be alone!”
Happiness passed by, but she was too to hear Love’s voice!
Suddenly, there was a voice, “Love, I will take you.” It was an elder. Love felt so excited that he to ask his name.
When they arrived at a safe place, the elder . Love asked Knowledge, “Who helped me?”
“It was Time,” Knowledge answered. “But did Time help me?” Knowledge smiled and answered, “Because only Time can understand how great you are.”
A．left B．left for C．set D．set out
A．with B．for C．of D．without
A．house B．rooms C．place D．building
A．clean B．dirty C．heavy D．light
A．Richness B．Knowledge C．Sadness D．Time
A．very B．much C．such D．so
A．impolite B．happy C．silent D．careful
A．forgot B．remembered C．encouraged D．chose
A．went away B．ran away C．put away D．took away
A．when B．how C．why D．where
A businessman sent his son to learn the secret of happiness from the wisest man. The boy walked through the desert for forty days he reached a beautiful castle at the top of a mountain where the Sage (圣人) lived.
When he a room, he saw lots of strange views: businessmen coming and going, a small music group sweet music, and all kinds of delicious dishes on a large table.
The Sage everyone. The young man had to wait for two hours until it was his .
enough patience, the Sage listened to the boy, but he was too to explain to him the secret of happiness. While he suggested that the boy walk his palace and come back in two hours.
“However,” he added, handing the boy a teaspoon with two drops of oil in it, “while you walk, this spoon and don’t let the oil spill.”
The boy began to walk around the palace, keeping his eyes fixed on the spoon. At last he returned to the Sage.
“So,” asked the Sage, “did you notice anything amazing in my palace?” Embarrassed（尴尬的）, the boy said that he had seen . He was only concentrating on the .
“OK. Now go back and see the wonders of my world,” said the Sage. Now more , the boy took the spoon and walked again through the palace. Returning to the Sage, he exactly reported he had seen.
“But where is the oil?” asked the Sage. Looking down at the spoon, the boy realized that he had spilled it all.
“Well, the secret of happiness lies in looking at all the wonders of the world and never the two drops of oil in the spoon,” the Sage said with a smile. They were both important. Then the boy realized what happiness was.
A．until B．when C．after D．since
A．saw B．left C．entered D．lived
A．hearing B．writing C．enjoying D．playing
A．looked for B．talked with C．heard from D．knew about
A．time B．way C．turn D．duty
A．To B．For C．In D．With
A．busy B．angry C．happy D．funny
A．into B．around C．across D．out of
A．catch B．bring C．get D．take
A．never B．nearly C．always D．sometimes
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．spoon B．man C．castle D．palace
A．carefully B．freely C．luckily D．difficultly
A．what B．which C．who D．that
A．forgetting B．minding C．realizing D．considering
I'm a cute Chinese girl. name is Wang Meili. I live Shanghai. I like reading drawing. I want to be artist(艺术家) when I grow up (长大）. I have a pen friend. Her name is Kelly. She is an American girl and she in New York. She likes animals and insects (昆虫）very much. She says she to be a biologist(生物学家）. We are good friends. We often write to each other. Sometimes we talk on the phone. But we have a problem. If it's noon in China, it's 11:00 in the evening in New York. So when I am lunch, Kelly is sleeping. Kelly likes very much. .She over 12 hours a day. So every time I phone her, she must be sleeping.
A．Me B．I C．My D．Mine
A．in B．to C．across D．from
A．or B．but C．and D．so
A．a B．the C．/ D．an
A．live B．lives C．living D．is living
A．play B．thanks C．thinks D．wants
A．e-mails B．phones C．newspapers D．books
A．drinking B．eating C．sleeping D．calling
A．sleeping B．sleeps C．is sleeping D．to sleep
A．plays B．has C．sleeps D．studies
One day, a teacher was giving a speech to his students. He held up a glass of water and asked the class, “How ___ do you think this glass of water is?”
The students’ answers were quite __ __ ─ from 20g to 500g. “It doesn’t matter on the weight itself. It is decided by how long you ____ it. If I hold it for a minute, it is __ __. If I hold it for an hour, you will have to call an ambulance (救护车). It is exactly the same weight, but the __ _ I hold it, the heavier it becomes.”
“If we carry our burdens (负担) all the time, sooner or later, we will not be able to carry on ____ the burden is becoming much heavier.”
“What you have to do is to put the glass __ __ , rest for a while before holding it up again.”
We have to put down the burden sometimes __ __ we canrelax and are able to carry on. So after you ____ home fromwork tonight, put the burden of the work down. Don’t carry it back home. You can ____ it up tomorrow.
Whatever burden you are having now on your shoulders(肩膀), let it down for a moment if you can.
A．hot B．cold C．heavy D．light
A．different B．same C．good D．bad
A．drink B．hold C．throw D．take
A．terrible B．heavy C．interesting D．light
A．short B．shorter C．long D．longer
A．because B．but C．though D．so
A．up B．down C．off D．out
A．to B．in order to C．so that D．so as to
A．get to B．go back to C．return D．return back
A．give B．clean C．pick D．turn
When I met my best friend for the first time. I was studying for an important oral exam in the library and people there made a lot of noise. The more upset I got, the it was for me to stay focused(集中注意力). The worst was that someone was even singing loudly behind me.
I and glared (盯着) at the person. She looked like a friendly girl, it made me even angrier.
I picked up my books, glared at her and said in a low voice angrily. “Thanks to your , I can’t study. You’re so selfish.”
When I got home two hours later, I found that I’d left my most important textbook in the library and the library was closed. I was so that I almost cried. Just then, the phone rang. After making sure that I was Jane, the girl said that she had found my book and she got my phone number from the librarians’ files according to(根据) my name on the . She said she could bring it around for me.
I was so ! When I found she was the girl I had shouted at for singing, my face turned red and I said sorry several times for my rude behavior(粗鲁的行为). Jenny just laughed and told me she was glad to see that I’d also left my glare in the library! I couldn’t help .We got along really well and ever since then we’ve been best friends. I often think how I am. If Jenny hadn’t been a kind person who was willing to forgive (原谅) my rudeness, I would never have such true friendship.
A．harder B．easier C．more comfortable D．more important
A．turned down B．looked up C．looked down D．turned around
A．though B．or C．but D．for
A．help B．noise C．books D．words
A．surprised B．bored C．excited D．upset
A．book B．desk C．calendar D．ID card
A．careful B．helpful C．wonderful D．thankful
A．studying B．crying C．laughing D．talking
A．lucky B．happy C．successful D．talented
A．promised B．experienced C．refused D．accepted
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