完形填空
It was Christmas Eve 1881. I was 15 years old and feeling like the world was ________ for me because there hadn't been enough money to buy me the rifle that I’d wanted that year.
Pa came back in and there was ice in his beard. “Come on, Matt,” Pa said. “Dress warmly. It’s cold outside. We’re going to Widow Jensen’s. They are ________ wood.” Widow Jensen lived about two miles down the road. Her husband had died a year or so before and ________ her with three children, the oldest being eight.
I ________ went out with Pa and we ________ the sled high with wood. ________ we went to the store and Pa took down a big ham, some bacon, a sack of flour and some shoes, which were put into a smaller sack. We rode the two miles to Widow Jensen’s in ________ . I tried to think through what Pa was doing. I knew we didn’t have much money and Widow Jensen had ________ neighbors than us. It shouldn’t have been our ________ .
Widow Jensen opened the door and let us in. She had a blanket wrapped around her ________ . The children were wrapped in ________ and were sitting in front of the fireplace by a very small fire that ________ gave off any heat at all. “We brought you a few things , Ma’am，” Pa said and set down the sack of flour. I put the meat on the table. Then Pa handed her the sack that had the shoes in it.
She ________ and took the shoes out one pair at a time. I watched her carefully. She bit her lower lip to keep it from ________ and then tears filled her eyes and started running down her cheeks. She looked up at Pa like she wanted to say something, ________ it wouldn’t come out. “We brought a load of wood too, Ma’am,” Pa said. Then he turned to me and said，“Matt，go bring some in. ”
I wasn’t the ________ person when I went back out to bring in the wood. I choked and as much as I hate to ________ it, there were tears in my eyes too. In my mind I kept ________ those three kids huddled (蜷缩)around the fireplace and their mother standing there with tears running down her cheeks with so much ________ in her heart that she couldn’t speak. Just then the rifle seemed very ________ . Pa had given me the best Christmas of my life.
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完型填空（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
It was in New York City to advise large banks on the secret to success in business. Once I started a 36 with my taxi driver, Tony. He had studied be an oceanic biologist, but couldn't get a 37 job in that field. “I like driving a taxi,” he said. “38 I hope to do much better than just get by.”
Like many people, Tony thought that being self-reliant meant 39 asking for help. But we need to develop relationship in order to 40 our goals.
Tony liked chatting with his customers, yet he didn’t want 41 to them. I advised him to give it a 42 . And he did. Not only did his customers take his taxi more often, but they 43 him to their friends. Soon he had a long list of regulars and 44 buy his own car, then a second. He had to 45 a friend to help with the overflow.
We each contain 46 Of greatness. Life is all about finding that seed and nurturing it to its 47 growth. And I know it’s 48 , because I am living proof.
I’m the son of a steelworker. My dad would come home, his hands 49 and dirty, and say, “I don’t want this for you, Keith. You need a great 50 .”
And bravely, he went to the CEO（总裁）of his company to ask for his advise. The CEO admired his 51 and helped get me a scholarship at one of the best schools in the country. I 52 to Yale University and Harvard Business School. 53 I was the youngest chief marketing officer in the Fortune 500. I learned 54 a young age that the secret to success 55 the power of relationship.
36．A．report B．conversation C．suggestion D．speech
37．A．hard B．correct C．suitable D．dull
38．A．And B．Since C．Because D．Though
39．A．never B．always C．ever D．sometimes
40．A．find B．fail C．miss D．achieve
41．A．please B．excite C．bother D．worry
42．A．try B．drive C．talk D．hand
43．A．suggested B．recommended C．mentioned D．told
44．A．was able to B．could C．ought to D．might
45．A．make B．let C．hire D．order
46．A．plants B．seeds C．origins D．members
47．A．empty B．full C．huge D．tiny
48．A．enough B．necessary C．strange D．possible
49．A．scratched B．wounded C．injured D．fixed
50．A．work B．career C．education D．university
51．A．honesty B．feeling C．expression D．courage
52．A．went on B．got off C．set out D．kept up
53．A．So B．Meanwhile C．Soon D．Once
54．A．of B．in C．under D．at
55．A．leads to B．lies in C．relies on D．sticks to
完型填空（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36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
For much of our life, my mother and I hated each other. I spent most of my childhood 36 with her – or trying to avoid her, as well as her bitterness, unhappiness and endless smoking. I learned how to defend myself with 37 designed to hurt her. In turn, she vowed I would have a 38 who would feel the way about me that I felt about her.
Many years later when my husband and I decided to have a child, I was 39 to have a girl. I couldn’t 40 the though of a daughter who might not love me – or who would want to 41 me. As soon as I became pregnant, I was convinced I was having a boy. In the delivery room, on my doctor putting my baby into my arms, I couldn’t wait to tell my mother I had a 42 , while “he” was a girl. At that moment, I couldn’t imagine wanting anyone but her.
43 I couldn’t forget my mother’s teasing vow, even after she died and I saw her in a more 44 light. As my daughter got older, whenever we argued, I worried we were 45 the same awful path that my mother and I had gone down.
Last summer, my daughter 46 18, the same age when my mother threw me out of her apartment for 47 . However, I was with her, planning for her first year at college. When my husband and I dropped her off at her school in New York, I finally 48 to her my biggest fear that we would end up like me and my mother. “That will never happen.” she 49 me, kissing me goodbye. Six weeks later, my husband and I returned to the campus. I 50 myself arguing with my daughter about her messy room, not using the library and her mistake of choosing the room near the bathroom. I couldn’t stop myself. And then 51 came: “You’re just like your mother,” my daughter screamed. “I hate you.” And then she 52 .
I finally heard the words I had always dreaded. But maybe that was because I 53 them. I had always worried the bond I shared with my daughter would 54 . later that evening, we picked my daughter up to a restaurant. We ate 55 . But when we separated, I hugged her. The next morning, she called telling she loved me. There wasn’t anything to be afraid of anymore. There was just a relationship we should work on with each other.
36．A．sharing B．playing C．communicating D．fighting
37．A．actions B．activities C．words D．weapons
38．A．husband B．friend C．child D．daughter
39．A．afraid B．unlucky C．uncertain D．willing
40．A．have B．bear C．hold D．afford
41．A．love B．escape from C．obey D．keep from
42．A．daughter B．son C．baby D．life
43．A．Furthermore B．But C．And D．Or
44．A．bright B．annoying C．understanding D．unfriendly
45．A．on B．in C．at D．along
46．A． became B．grew C．went D．turned
47．A．good B．nothing C．my good D．all
48．A．presented B．told C．admitted D．informed
49．A．promised B．pardoned C．referred D．reflected
50．A．wanted B．asked C．forced D．found
51．A．it B．she C．they D．that
52．A．walked away B．looked away C．gave away D．stormed away
53．A．deserved B．demanded C．equaled D．appreciated
54．A．tear B．break C．crash D．last
55．A．in vain B．in general C．in silence D．in brief
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 his way to the airport one afternoon, Phillip asked the driver to wait outside the bank while he collected some traveler’s checks.
The plane was to 36 at 5:30.From the bank, there was still 37 journey to the airport 38 Phillip merely enjoyed the scene along the way. Shortly before arriving, he began 39 the things he would need for the 40 : tickets, money, the address of On his way to the airport one afternoon, Phillip asked the driver to wait outside the bank while he collected some traveler’s checks.
The plane was to 36 at 5:30. From there was still a 37 journey to the airport 38 Phillip merely watched the scene along the way. Shortly before arriving , he began 39 the things he would need for the 40 : tickets , money , the address of his hotel, traveller’s checks —Just a moment . How about his passport? Phillip went through his pocket. He suddenly 41 that he must have let his passport 42 .
What could he do? It was now five past four and there would be too little 43 to return to the bank. This was the 44 time he was representing his company for an important meeting 45 the manager of a French company in Paris the following morning . Without a passport he would be 46 to board the plane. At that moment , the taxi 47 outside the air terminal (候机楼). Phillip got 48 , took his suitcase and paid the driver. He then 49 a good deal of confusion in the building .A 50 could be heard over the loudspeaker.
“We very much 51 that because of a twenty-four-hour strike of airport staff ,all flights for the rest of today have had to be called off.” Passengers are 52 to get in touch with their travel agents or with this terminal for 53 on tomorrow’s flights. Phillip was
very glad to hear that, He would let his company know about this 54 and, thank goodness, he would have the opportunity of calling at his bank the following morning to 55 his passport . .
36．A．check in B．lead off C．take off D．go up
37．A．long B．short C．pleasant D．rough
38．A．as B．so C．but D．because
39．A．buying B．taking over C．putting about D．checking
40．A．plane B．trip C．company D．flight
41．A．realized B．promised C．recognized D．suggested
42．A．at home B．at the bank C．at the office D．in the taxi
43．A．time B．chance C．possibility D．use
44．A．golden B．last C．only D．first
45．A．in B．to C．at D．with
46．A．sad B．unable C．nervous D．difficult
47．A．stopped B．ran C．went D．opened
48．A．off B．back C．out D．away
49．A．started B．caught C．noticed D．left
50．A．speech B．signal C．call D．voice
51．A．apologize B．announce C．worry D．regret
52．A．advised B．forced C．allowed D．persuaded
53．A．ideas B．plans C．information D．time
54．A．person B．situation C．place D．airport
55．A．return B．show C．recover D．change
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
It was a cold evening and my daughter and I were walking up Broadway．I didn’t notice a guy sitting inside a cardboard box．But Nora did．She wasn’t even four, but she 36 at my coat and said, “That man’s cold, Daddy, can we take him home?”
I don’t remember my reply．But I do remember a sudden 37 feeling inside me．I had always been delighted at how much my daughter noticed in her world, whether it was birds in flight or children playing．But now she was noticing 38 and beggary．
A few days later, I saw an article in the newspaper about volunteers who picked up a food package from a nearby school on a Sunday morning and 39 it to an elderly person．It was quick and easy．I signed us up．Nora was excited about it．She could understand the importance of food, so she could easily see how 40 our job was．When Sunday came, she was ready, but I had to 41 myself to leave the house to fetch the food package．On the way to the school, I fought an urge to turn back．The Sunday paper and coffee were waiting for me at home．Why do this? Still, we phoned the elderly person we’d been appointed. She 42 us right over．
The building was in a bad state．Facing us was a silver-haired woman in an old dress．She took the package and asked us to come in．Nora ran inside．I unwillingly followed． 43 inside, I saw that the apartment belonged to someone poor．Our hostess showed us some photos．Nora played and when it came time to say good-bye, we three hugged, I walked home in 44 ．
Professionals call such a（n） 45 a “volunteer opportunity”．They are opportunities, and I’ve come to see．Where else but as volunteers do you have the opportunity to do something enjoyable that’s good for others as well as for yourself? Nora and I regularly serve meals to needy people and 46 clothes for the homeless．Yet, as I’ve watched her grow over these past four years, I still wonder ---- which of us has 47 more?
36．A．pulled B．glanced C．pointed D．aimed
37．A．general B．funny C．heavy D．simple
38．A．coldness B．illness C．suffering D．ignorance
39．A．delivered B．returned C．devoted D．posted
40．A．creative B．valuable C．shocking D．simple
41．A．warn B．stop C．allow D．push
42．A．called B．promised C．invited D．helped
43．A．Although B．Once C．Because D．Though
44．A．tears B．laughter C．anger D．fear
45．A．stay B．visit C．adventure D．challenge
46．A．collect B．make C．order D．wear
47．A．increased B．benefited C．tried D．seized
第二节：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21~40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Many years ago, a salesman opened a bag of things from Scotland and found a card at the top. It 36 , “Expect a Miracle（奇迹）.” “What does that mean?” he thought, and then 37 it into his pocket.
That night he showed it to his wife. “Look at this, dear. What do you think it means?”
“Maybe this is what we need,” she said. “Our 38 are so great that they are too much for us. If we start 39 great things instead of the worst, miracle may 40 .” They decided to try changing their thinking for a few days, starting with their 41 problems. Then something changed. Not only did they find their problems 42 be worked out, but they also started 43 a lot of money.
To make miracles happen, you have to start by expecting them. That way your 44 can become focused in positive (积极的) ways. There are 45 coincidences（巧合）, and all kinds of happy experiences 46 one after another.
One becomes hopeful and optimistic(乐观的). Little problems began 47 , while the big ones become much easier to work out. Success is not 48 you thought it was.
A positive thinker first sets clear and proper goals(目标). Then he goes to work, and 49 working. He never gives up. His dreams are sure to come true, and 50 they do, a miracle happens.
Miracles come in all 51 : big, medium-sized, and small. Start expecting the small ones, and work your way 52 to the big. Think positively, 53 yourself and work hard. You’ll find yourself 54 by how meaningful and 55 your life has become.
36. A. wrote B. read C. told D. expressed
37. A. set B. sent C. spent D. put
38. A. problems B. questions C. suggestions D. advice
39. A. imagining B. realizing C. suggesting D. expecting
40. A. take in B. take up C. take place D. take over
41. A. smallest B. biggest C. difficult D. easy
42. A. would B. could C. should D. might
43. A. making B. taking C. finding D. doing
44. A. suggestion B. money C. ability D. trust
45. A. harmful B. strange C. useful D. embarrassing
46. A. live B. stop C. work D. follow
47. A. losing B. disappearing C. growing D. displaying
48. A. as soon as B. as long as C. as far as D. as well as
49. A. keeps on B. keeps up C. keeps out D. keeps from
50. A. while B. before C. until D. when
51. A. shapes B. types C. sizes D. kinds
52. A. up B. out C. off D. for
53. A. think of B. take care of C. speak out D. believe in
54. A. bored B. surprised C. upset D. puzzled
55. A. dull B. careful C. lively D. unloving
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