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。
A few months ago, I was picking up the children at school. Emily, another mother that I knew well, rushed up to me. She was full of ___.
“Do you know _ _ you and I are?” she asked. ___ I could answer, she gave out the reason for her question. She had just returned from renewing her driver’s license at a government office. The woman ____ desk asked her what her “occupation” was. Emily hesitated, ____ how to answer it. “What I mean is,” explained the woman, “do you have a job, or are you just a ...?” “Of course I have a job,” answered Emily. “I’m a (an) ____.” “We don’t __ _ ‘mother’ as an occupation ... ‘housewife’ covers it,” she said.
I forgot all about her story ____ one day I found myself in the same situation. This time it was at our own Town Hall. The clerk was a woman.
“And what is your occupation?” she asked. What ____ me say it, I do not know. The words simply jumped out. “I’m ... a (an) ______ in the field of Child Development and Human Relations.”
The clerk stopped, her ball-point pen _____ in mid-air. She looked up ____ she had not heard right. I repeated the title slowly.
“Might I ask,” said the clerk with new interest, “just what you do in your ____?” Coolly, I heard myself ____, “I have a continuing program of research in the laboratory and in the field. I’m working for my masters (the whole family) and already have ___ credits (令人增光的人或事物) (all daughters). I often work 14 hours a day (24 is more like it). The job is more challenging than most jobs and the ____ are in satisfaction rather than just money.”
There was an increasing note of ____ in the clerk’s voice as she ____ in the form. As I drove into our driveway(私家车道), I was ___ by my lab assistants — ages 13, 7, and 3. Inside the house I could hear our new experimental model (six months) in the child-development program.
I felt successful. Motherhood. what a great ___.
A．surprise B．anxiety C．anger D．excitement
A．who B．what C．how D．why
A．When B．As C．Before D．Since
A．at B．after C．by D．around
A．nervous B．sure C．anxious D．uncertain
A．mother B．worker C．teacher D．doctor
A．think B．list C．expect D．give
A．since B．unless C．until D．when
A．got B．caused C．permit D．made
A．researcher B．manager C．expert D．scholar
A．dropped B．floated C．frozen D．broke
A．so that B．even though C．as though D．because of
A．family B．subject C．study D．field
A．words B．reply C．shout D．whisper
A．two B．three C．four D．five
A．rewards B．awards C．profits D．benefits
A．interest B．respect C．doubt D．fear
A．explained B．passed C．completed D．filled
A．accepted B．greeted C．recognized D．refused
A．person B．award C．career D．business
I thought my luck had run out at the end of the summer holiday. It was not the 31 of the new term that did it, but the 32 military training. My 33 nightmare(噩梦) had finally come true.
The weather was 34 hot when we were training. Sweat dropped from every part of my body. I 35 as if my mouth was going to catch fire. 36 was the only thing I could think about. It was the first time in my life that I have ever really felt 37 .
However, we had to stand completely 38 all day. The drill-master(教官) were very strict with us. They only 39 us to sit directly on the ground for a few minutes. My heels ached and I had a blister(水泡) on my 40 .
Believe me, this was not the most 41 part. What I couldn’t 42 most of all was the smell of the toilets. It left such a deep impression on me that I can almost smell it right now.I guess most of the other students 43 the same experience that I had. I often thought of giving up and going back home. 44 , I didn’t.
One day, our PE teacher came to watch our 45 for a while. Then he 46 to join the national flag squad(队). “You movement is the best of all,” he praised me. It was so 47 ! I almost couldn’t believe my ears. It was a great honor to be chosen for the squad.
From that day on, I worked much harder than before because I knew I was going to 48 the national flag. Every Monday, thousands of eyes would be 49 on me. Now military training has finished and I have become a flag protector in my school. Every time I raise the flag, I know all my hard work has 50 .
A．imagination B．course C．start D．end
A．wonderful B．simple C．important D．tough
A．most B．worst C．best D．least
A．unbearably B．necessarily C．completely D．regularly
A．believed B．supposed C．felt D．considered
A．Rest B．Water C．Music D．Fruit
A．sleepy B．helpless C．thirsty D．useless
A．quiet B．silent C．calm D．still
A．allowed B．ordered C．kept D．made
A．legs B．hands C．feet D．arms
A．wonderful B．exciting C．popular D．painful
A．prevent B．need C．handle D．stand
A．behaved B．shared C．belonged D．presented
A．Naturally B．Generally C．Fortunately D．Especially
A．performance B．practice C．students D．exercise
A．took me out B．picked me out C．gave me out D．let me out
A．awful B．rare C．amazing D．interesting
A．lift B．protect C．catch D．hold
A．focusing B．turning C．changing D．moving
A．turned off B．got off C．taken off D．paid off
A person may have an idea about himself that will prevent him from doing good work. He may have the____36____ that he is not capable of it. A child may think he is stupid because he does not understand how to make the ____37____ of his mental faculties(官能). Older people may be mistaken that they are incapable of ____38_____ anything new because of their age.
A person who believes that he is incapable will not make a real ____39_____ , because he feels that it ____40_____ be useless, he won’t go at a job with the confidence necessary for success, and he won’t work his hardest, even though he may____41_____ he is doing so. He is ____42_____ likely to fail, and the failure will ____43____ belief in his incompetence(无能). Alfred Adler, a famous doctor, had a (an) ____44_____ like this. When he was a small boy, he had a poor ____45____ in maths. His teacher told his ____46_____ he had no ability in maths in order that they would not ____47____ too much of him.____48_____he too accepted ____49_____ mistaken thinking of his ability, and he felt that it was useless to ____50____, and was very poor at maths, ____51____ as they expected.
One day he worked out a problem which ____52_____ of the other students had been able to solve. Adler succeeded in solving the problem. This gave him confidence. He now ____53____ with interest, determination and purpose, and he soon became especially good at ____54____. He not only proved that he could learn maths well, but luckily he learned early in his life from his own experience that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may ____55_____ himself as well as others by his ability.
A．belief B．way C．fact D．condition
A．biggest B．most C．highest D．deepest
A．teaching B．learning C．accepting D．using
A．decision B．success C．effort D．trouble
A．would B．should C．must D．could
A．forget B．think C．guess D．understand
A．nevertheless B．moreover C．however D．therefore
A．lead to B．add to C．take to D．contribute to
A．experience B．example C．thought D．story
A．state B．mind C．start D．ending
A．classmates B．friends C．neighbors D．parents
A．blame B．expect C．get D．win
A．Virtually B．Gradually C．Fortunately D．Especially
A．it B．her C．its D．their
A．manage B．succeed C．try D．act
A．only B．almost C．just D．nearly
A．none B．all C．many D．most
A．lived B．worked C．played D．graduated
A．1essons B．medicine C．subjects D．maths
A．encourage B．love C．astonish D．disappoint
Body language is the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all! It speaks 1 than words. According to specialists, our bodies send out more 2 than we realize. In fact, non-verbal communication (非言语交际) makes up about 50% of what we really 3 . And body language is particularly 4 when we attempt to communicate across cultures (文化). Indeed, what is called body language is so 5 a part of us that it’s actually often unnoticed. And misunderstandings occur as a result of it. 6 , different societies treat the 7 between people differently. Northern Europeans usually do not like having 8 contact (接触) even with friends, certainly not with 9 .
People from Latin American countries, 10 , touch each other quite a lot. Therefore, it’s possible that in 11 , it may look like a Latino is 12 a Norwegian all over the room. The Latino, trying to express friendship, will keep moving 13 . The Norwegian, very probably seeing this as pushiness, will keep 14 -which the Latino will in return regard as 15 _ .
Clearly, a great deal is going on when people 16 . And only a part of it is in the words themselves. And when parties are from 17 cultures, there’s a strong possibility of 18 . But whatever the situation, the best 19 is to obey the Golden Rule: treat others as you would like to be 20 _.
A．straighter B．louder C．harder D．further
A．sounds B．invitations C．feelings D．messages
A．hope B．receive C．discover D．mean
A．immediate B．misleading C．important D．difficult
A．well B．far C．much D．long
A．For example B．Thus C．However D．In short
A．trade B．distance C．connections D．greetings
A．eye B．verbal C．bodily D．telephone
A．strangers B．relatives C．neighbours D．enemies
A．in other words B．on the other hand C．in a similar way D．by all means
A．trouble B．conversation C．silence D．experiment
A．disturbing B．helping C．guiding D．following
A．closer B．faster C．in D．away
A．stepping forward B．going on C．backing away D．coming out
A．weakness B．carelessness C．friendliness D．coldness
A．talk B．travel C．laugh D．think
A．different B．European C．Latino D．rich
A．curiosity B．excitement C．misunderstanding D．nervousness
A．chance B．time C．result D．advice
A．noticed B．treated C．respected D．pleased
I still remember father spent plenty of time teaching me how to pronounce a word, how to understand something that I saw for the first time and how to be polite to others. And I will never 31 one sentence my father used to say to me, “I love you, son. Say you love me, son.” 32 , I would scream, “I love you, Dad.”
When I was growing up, I found that I had little in 33 with my father gradually. Sometimes we often argued about something sharply and then the argument changed into a 34 . I knew there was a gap between us. I didn’t 35 hearing the words “I love you” from my father the last time. To tell you the truth, I couldn’t honestly remember 36 I had last said those words to him, either.
Now father was in hospital. The doctor said it was 37 and he needed an operation at once, 38 he wasn’t sure whether my father was able to 39 it. Everything in my childhood 40 in my mind. Then I called and said, “Dad, I love you!”
There was a 41 at the other end and he replied coldly, “Well, I love you, too!”
I 42 and said, “Dad, I know you love me, and when you are 43 , I know you will say what you want to say.”
Fifteen minutes later my mother called and 44 asked, “Paul, is everything OK?”
A few weeks later I was working when I received my father’s call. “Paul, I love you.” I was so 45 that my tears rolled down my cheeks. Perhaps both of us 46 that this special moment had 47 our relationship to a new level.
A short while after this special moment, my father finally narrowly 48 death following the heart operation. I can’t 49 that if I didn’t take the first 50 and Dad did not survive the surgery, what kind of life I would lead now.
A．forget B．read C．understand D．practice
A．Actually B．Simply C．Naturally D．Strangely
A．heart B．manner C．mind D．common
A．fight B．quarrel C．question D．discussion
A．expect B．think C．enjoy D．remember
A．why B．whether C．where D．when
A．risky B．serious C．important D．difficult
A．but B．because C．so D．for
A．remain B．master C．survive D．defeat
A．put B．opened C．kept D．appeared
A．response B．pause C．silence D．surprise
A．cried B．smiled C．nodded D．moved
A．free B．ready C．happy D．convenient
A．eagerly B．carefully C．excitedly D．nervously
A．touched B．amused C．encouraged D．shocked
A．required B．realized C．reacted D．reported
A．formed B．built C．taken D．increased
A．escaped B．passed C．beat D．fought
A．conclude B．infer C．imagine D．decide
A．effect B．step C．word D．advice
When I was in the 8th grade in Ohio, a girl named Helen in my class had a terrible accident. As she was 16 to the bus in order not to miss it, she slipped on the ice and fell under the back wheels of the bus. She 17 the accident but was paralyzed from the waist down. I went to see her, in my 13-year-old mind thinking that she wouldn’t live 18 from then on.
Over the years, I 19 and didn’t think much about Helen after that. Three years ago, in Florida, my oldest son was hit by a car while riding his bike, 20 a terrible brain injury. While I was looking after my son, a lady who said she was the hospital’s social worker called. It was a particularly tiring day. I burst into tears for no reason and rang 21 .
A short time 1ater, a beautiful woman, in a wheelchair, 22 into my son’s room with a box of 23 . After 16 years, I still 24 Helen. She smiled, handed me the tissues and hugged me. I told her who I was, and after we both went through the shock of that, she began to tell me about her life since we last saw each other. She married, had children and got her degree so that she smoothed the path for those people who were less 25 than her. She told me that if there was anything she could give me, it would be 26 .
Looking at this wonderful, giving person, I felt 27 . But I also felt the first hope I had since learning that my son was 28 . From this person that I thought would have no quality of life, I learned that where there is life, there is hope. My son miraculously 29 and we moved north, but I owe Helen 30 that I can never repay.
A．walking B．riding C．running D．driving
A．Lived B．survived C．existed D．escaped
A．equally B．calmly C．quietly D．normally
A．studied B．moved C．worked D．1ived
A．suffering B．causing C．bearing D．catching
A．up B．off C．back D．down
A．ran B．walked C．rolled D．moved
A．tissues B．presents C．pills D．candies
A．realized B．knew C．recognized D．reminded
A．rich B．healthy C．strong D．fortunate
A．money B．hope C．pity D．medicine
A．small B．pitiful C．weak D．shameless
A．admitted B．beaten C．hurt D．hospitalized
A．treated B．worsened C．relieved D．recovered
A．some money B．some tissues C．a debt D．a hope
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