III. 完形填空(Cloze)(共15小题;每小题1分,计15分)
A) 阅读下面的短文,结合文意用右边所给单词的适当形式填空。(For questions 66—70, read the passage below. Use the word given in bold at the end of the line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.)
Sharon Sexton
She throws Sean Penn over her shoulder and she asked Andrew Ridgeley to be quiet. She's slim, (66) ________ 【attract】and 1.75 meters tall. Sharon Sexton is not what most of us (67) ________ 【image】a bouncer (保镖) to look like but that's just what she is at the London club, Xenon.
Sharon says: “The aim is not to be noticed. I have to move around and mix in with the crowds. I'm here to make sure no trouble starts. If anyone looks (68) ________ 【anger】I just go and ask them to keep calm. Most men are so surprised at being spoken to by a woman bouncer that they don't argue. I only very (69) ________ 【occasion】have to use force.”
Sharon has also worked as a (70) “________”【mind】 for Madonna and for Al Pacino. She spends a lot time practicing Wing Chun, a method of self-defense designed for women.
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的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Around the end of my stay in Yellowknife, I had a chance to ride in a dogsled (狗拉雪橇). I went to 36 a man who had 37 dogsled tournaments more than four times. In his house, there were lots of awards on the shelves. I had a girl take my picture in 38 of the awards.
Finally, the time came to take a 39 in a dogsled. The instructor asked me time and time again if the clothes I was 40 were warm enough. Because it wasn’t so 41 outside, I thought I was wearing 42 .
However, my thinking 43 right after the 12 dogs started to 44 the sled on the frozen lake. It was freezing! I don’t know how fast they were running, but I lost all 45 in my hands and feet. Sometimes the snow which the dogs 46 up hit me.
After my ride in the dogsled, I went to see an igloo (圆顶建筑),which is a house 47 snow. There I had a 48 to hear the stories about Eskimos(爱斯基摩人).
Of course, as a person from Japan, I couldn’t 49 what they were talking about. 50 , there was a(n) 51 beside me, so he translated everything the Eskimo was saying. Then the Eskimo kindly 52 me some of the tools that they used. I had 53 seen such strange things before.
He talked about the 54 he needed to learn while traveling in the Arctic, such as how to make an igloo, how to make water from ice, and how to hunt using their inventions. I 55 that I didn’t take pictures of their tools because I didn’t have my camera at that time.
36. A. instruct B. invite C. take D. visit
37. A. beaten B. won C. received D. defeated
38. A. front B. need C. honor D. celebration
39. A. drive B. look C. ride D. tour
40. A. buying B. wearing C. choosing D. borrowing
41. A. cool B. warm C. cold D. hot
42. A. enough B. obviously C. comfortably D. fully
43. A. gathered B. reminded C. remained D. changed
44. A. push B. pull C. drive D. carry
45. A. blood B. temperature C. feeling D. movement
46. A. kicked B. picked C. turned D. made
47. A. covered with B. decorated with C. made of D. filled with
48. A. chance B. time C. moment D. message
49. A. hear B. understand C. realize D. admire
50. A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. However D. Besides
51. A. villager B. teacher C. instructor D. translator
52. A. lent B. showed C. sold D. gave
53. A. ever B. also C. usually D. never
54. A. skills B. materials C. experiments D. conditions
55. A. think B. consider C. regret D. infer
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36~55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Any housewife who went to the new supermarket wished to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for her shopping. This was what the 36 just inside the entrance 37 . It said: Remember, 38 , one of our customers gets 39 goods. THIS MAY BE YOUR LUCKY DAY!
For quite a long time Mrs. Edwards 40 , like many of her 41 , to be the lucky customer. Unlike her friends, she never 42 hoping. The 43 in the kitchen was full of things which she did not need. Her husband tried to advise her 44 buying so many things but failed. She 45 dreamed of the DAY when the manager of the supermarket would come up to her and say, "Madam, THIS IS YOUR LUCKY DAY. Everything in your 46 doesn't need to be paid!" One Friday afternoon Mrs. Edwards shopped 47 . But she was not the lucky customer. No sooner had she just put the things inside her 48 than she found that she had forgotten to 49 tea. She dashed back to the 50 ,got some tea and went towards the 51 . As she did so, she saw the 52 came. 53 his hand he said, "I want to 54 you. You are our LUCKY CUSTOMER this week! Everything you have in your basket 55 !"
36. A. notice B. report C. board D. newspaper
37. A. did B. promised C. made D. agreed
38. A. every day B. every month C. twice a week D. once a week
39. A. excellent B. free C. extra D. unexpected
40. A. waited B. came C. hoped D. went
41. A. friends B. neighbors C. relatives D. customers
42. A. got rid of B. got along with C. gave up D. gave out
43. A. counter B. cushion C. food D. cupboard
44. A. against B. for C. with D. about
45. A. often B. always C. usually D. seldom
46. A. bill B. hand C. car D. basket
47. A. anxiously B. seriously C. crazily D. wonderfully
48. A. pockets B. car C. basket D. house
49. A. buy B. find C. take D. have
50. A. shop B. counter C. department D. supermarket
51. A. door B. entrance C. cash-desk D. shelves
52. A. secretary B. policeman C. manager D. salesman
53. A. Putting out B. Holding out C. Shaking D. Waving
54. A. congratulate B. tell C. inform D. thank
55. A. is yours B. means nothing C. belongs to you D. costs nothing
完形填空(2) 阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从11~20各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
So you have been called for an interview — well done! Your effort has 11 . You will feel better at the interview if you show an understanding of the 12 of the organization.
Carelessness could 13 you the job. Arrive at least 15 minutes before time. This will give you a chance to look around, read the notice board and get the 14 of the place. Lateness at interviews creates a bad impression. The first impression the interviewer gets 15 you is formed as you walk through the door, so take a couple of deep breaths.
Don’t take a seat until asked. Make eye contact when you are 16 and again if you shake hands and during questioning. Eye contact opens up the communication channel.
Be ready for the question “Is there anything you want to ask?” Before the interview you should get ready for two or three such questions. Look on these not just as a 17 to get information but as a means to 18 your prospects in the employer’s estimation. Asking can show 19 and avoid asking about holidays, pension and so on. It looks as if you are tired even before you begin.
And if you fail, look upon the interview as a (an) 20 in itself.
11.A.paid off B.paid back C.come out D.come true
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12.A.nature B.character C.business D.structure
13.A.give B.leave C.cost D.take第一部分完形填空(共两节, 20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
完形填空(1)阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1~10各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
Mary Kimble Smith was an ordinary 12-year-old girl; ordinary, that is, in every way 1 one. She suddenly started to walk in her sleep. No one knew why this happened. The best guess seems to be that it represents 2 : the sleep-walker is worried. This feeling normally remains under control during 3 hours, but at night, when the mind is in a more passive mode, it 4 to the surface and shows itself in the form of physical movement.
At first, her family 5 help from just about every doctor they could find. But none of them were able to suggest a means by which she could be 6 . Then her parents were frightened, and they tried to wake her up. In fact, the general advice is that we should not wake a sleep-walker. To wake a person and bring them to a sudden 7 that they are not where they thought they were could 8 the feelings of anxiety and perhaps even reinforce (强化) the habit.
Most sleep-walkers at last stop without any warning — they just 9 do it again. In Mary’s case though, she started sleep-walking soon after her twelfth birthday and was still doing it the day 10 she died in 1989, at the age of 93.
1. A. beside B. except C. besides D. including
2. A. anxiety B. excitement C. anger D. fear
3. A. daytime B. night C. sleeping D. waking
4. A. rises B. falls C. reduces D. raises
5. A. looked B. searched C. obtained D. sought
6. A. helped B. saved C. cured D. improved
7. A. recognition B. realization C. knowledge D. impression
8. A. develop B. increase C. form D. produce
9. A. sometimes B. often C. never D. usually
10. A. before B. after C. when D. since
第一部分 完形填空(共两节, 20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
完形填空(1) 阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1~10各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
If you wear socks on your ears, you won’t be punished. Crossing a street against a red light is another matter — it’s against the law. Laws are __1___________ rules made by governments. They keep peace and create order. __2___________ people break laws, their governments punish them. Long ago, people lived only in small tribal groups. They lived together, followed the same __3_____________, and worshipped the same gods. There were no formal laws. __4_____________, people were guided by their customs, morals, and religion.
Over time, cities began to form. Laws became more formal and were written down in legal codes. In about 1750 BC, the king of Babylon __5_____________ one of the first legal codes, the Code of Hammurabi. It listed certain crimes and told how they should be punished. The ancient Romans helped shape our modern view of law. In the 600s BC, citizens of Rome wrote down all of their basic laws on twelve bronze tablets. The Romans declared that no citizen, __6_____________ the ruler, was above the law. Modern law codes are rooted in the Roman system. Such law codes are statutory, meaning they are created and changed by legislatures, not by courts.
Another system of law __7_____________ later in England. Before the 12th century AD., each part of England had its own rules and customs. From the 12th century onward, England became a single nation. The courts of the land made sure people __8_____________ a common set of customs — the English common law.
Unlike the Roman system of law, the common law was never written down in one place. Instead, the courts made decisions about the law __9__________ earlier court decisions. Those decisions are called examples. Each case must be decided in the same way as earlier cases. But if a case has some new aspects, the decision made will set a new example. That way, courts gradually change the law __10____________ society changes.
1. A. police B. political C. official D. officer
2. A. Unless B. Until C. Though D. When
3. A. laws B. traditions C. action D. principles
4. A. Instead B. Including C. Besides D. Moreover
5. A. imagined B. assumed C. created D. supposed
6. A. except for B. not even C. in addition to D. besides
7. A. took effect B. made up C. got over D. picked up
8. A. formed B. provided C. presented D. followed
9. A. set about B. based on C. came to D. taken over
10. A. before B. after C. despite D. as
第二节完型填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从第21—40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
A group of class friends, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon 41 into complaints about pressure in work and life.
While the guests were talking, the professor went to the 42 and prepared coffee. Then he 43 with a large pot of coffee and a variety of cups — porcelain (瓷) , plastic, glass, crystal, some 44 looking, some expensive, some delicate (精致) — telling them to 45 themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee 46 hand, the professor said, “If you noticed, all the nice-looking, expensive cups were taken up, 47 behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is 48 for you to choose the best for yourselves, that is the 49 of your problems and pressure. Be assured that the cup itself 50 no quality to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. Though 51 all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, you 52 the best cups directly. And then you began 53 each other’s cups.”
The professor paused and then went on, “Now consider this: Life is the coffee and the jobs, money and 54 in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and 55 life and they do not change the 56 of life. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we 57 to enjoy the coffee God has 58 for us. God brews the coffee, not the cup…Enjoy your coffee!
The happiest people don’t have the best of everything. They just 59 the best use of everything.
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the 60 to God.
41. A. stopped B. looked C. became D. turned
42. A. kitchen B. bedroom C. study D. living-room
43. A. went B. got C. returned D. turned
44. A. plain B. clean C. ugly D. fine
45. A. enjoy B. help C. offer D. devote
46. A. for B. by C. in D. with
47. A. falling B. leaving C. hiding D. keeping
48. A. natural B. formal C. necessary D. important
49. A. answer B. cause C. result D. reason
50. A. adapts B. puts C. applies D. adds
51. A. as B. that C. what D. which
52. A. cared for B. called for C. looked for D. went for
53. A. facing B. eyeing C. smelling D. tasting
54. A. condition B. attitude C. position D. situation
55. A. contain B. include C. control D. experience
56. A. quality B. color C. cost D. style
57. A. manage B. start C. hope D. fail
58. A. shown B. taken C. sent D. provided
59. A. keep B. make C. take D. hold
60. A. complex B. remains C. rest D. complaints
第二节:完形填空(共20小题,每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom, and knowing his father could well 41 it, he told him that was all he wanted.
As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs 42 his father had bought the car. Finally, on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his private 43 . His father told him how 44 he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He 45 his son a beautiful wrapped gift box. Curious, but 46 disappointed, the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Bible, with the young man's 47 embossed (压印浮凸)in gold.
Angrily, he 48 his voice to his father and said, "With all your money you give me a Bible(圣经)?" He then stormed out of the house, 49 the Bible.
Many years 50 and the young man was very 51 in business. He had a beautiful home and a wonderful family, but realizing his father was very 52 , he thought perhaps he should go to see him. He had not seen him since that graduation day. 53 he could make the arrangements, he received a telegram telling him his father had 54 , and willed all of his possessions to his 55 . He needed to come home immediately and take care of things.
When he arrived at his father's house, sudden sadness and 56 filled his heart. He began to search through his father's important papers and saw the 57 new Bible, just as he had left it years ago.
With 58 , he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. As he was reading, a car key dropped from the back of the Bible. It had a tag with the dealer's name, the 59 dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the word "PAID IN FULL".
How many times do we miss blessings 60 they are not packaged as we expected? What may appear as bad fortune may in fact be the door that is just waiting to be opened.
41. A. buy B. afford C. make D. pay
42. A. that B. which C. what D. where
43. A. house B. office C. study D. car
44. A. proud B. hopeful C. eager D. anxious
45. A. showed B. handed C. brought D. provided
46. A. anyway B. somewhat C. somehow D. somewhere
47. A. number B. hand C. hair D. name
48. A. risen B. rose C. arose D. raised
49. A. leaving B. left C. leave D. to leave
50. A. past B. passed C. went D. flied
51. A. satisfied B. busy C. successful D. lucky
52. A. old B. selfish C. mean D. lonely
53. A. After B. When C. Before D. Since
54. A. passed by B. passed away C. passed down D. passed out
55. A. daughter B. son C. grandson D. wife
56. A. regret B. anger C. disappointment D. annoyance
57. A. even B. also C. still D. yet
58. A. smiles B. tears C. hearts D. glasses
59. A. same B. different C. familiar D. similar
60. A. before B. if C. though D. because
完形填空部分(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。
Anna lived on the side of a valley. One winter, there was a very big flood, and a lot of houses 36 Anna's were washed away. Anna's house was high enough to escape the flood, so when the water had disappeared and the other houses were __37 there with no roof and no walls and all covered with __38 , her house was 39 quite all right.
Her house was quite small, her husband was dead, and she had four children , 40 Anna took in one of the families that had lost 41 in the flood and she 42 her home with them until it was 43 for them to rebuild their houses.
Anna's friends were 44 when they saw Anna do this. They could not understand why Anna wanted to give 45 so much more work and trouble when she already had quite a few children to 46 .
"Well," Anna 47 her friends, "at the end of the First World War, a woman in the town where I 48 lived found herself very poor, because her husband 49 in the war and she had a lot of children, 50 I have now. The day before Christams, this woman said to her children, ‘We won’t be able to have much for 51 this year, so I’m going to 52 only one present for all of us. Now I’ll go and get it.’ She came back 53 a girl who was even poorer than they, and who had no parents. ‘Here’s our present, ’ she said to her children. The children were 54 to get such a present. They welcomed the little girl, and she grew up as their sister. 55 was that Christmas present.”
36.A.down below B.just around C.next to D.above
37.A.rising B.appearing C.falling D.standing
38.A.water B.trees C.dust D.mud
39.A.just B.already C.yet D.still
40.A.so B.but C.for D.since
41.A.nothing B.everything C.anything D.something
42.A.made B.found C.shared D.built
43.A.possible B.necessary C.important D.valuable
44.A.worried B.disappointed C.puzzled D.impressed
45.A.them B.herself C.them all D.her
46.A.support B.supply C.grow D.keep
47.A.explained to B.asked for C.talked with D.spoke as
48.A.actually B.then C.before D.later
49.A.had killed B.might be killed C.had been killed D.killed
50.A.for B.as C.like D.that
51.A.you B.us C.Christmas D.your birthday
52.A.get B.send C.buy D.make
53.A.for B.from C.like D.with
54.A.sad B.happy C.worried D.sorry
55.A.It B.She C.Such D.I
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文, 从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
If you asked high school girls to name their favourite sports, most would probably say basketball or volleyball. I happen to be one of the few girls who would 21 : surfing. But isn’t that a boy thing? Some people 22 .
I started surfing about five years ago and 23 in love with the sport on the very first day. Riding that first wave was the best feeling I had ever 24 .
When I try to 25 surfing with other things, I find it very difficult because, in my 26 ,
there’s nothing like it. It involves(涉及)body, 27 , and soul. There’s sand between my toes and cool, salt water all 28 us. The feeling I get when I’m surfing across that 29 , becoming one with the ocean, is like I’m 30 .
The one thing I can get from surfing and not any other sport is endless 31 . You can never be the “best surfer” because the ocean 32 an uncountable variety of waves that nobody can ever master. The variations of surfing styles are wonderful. Some surfers are free and flowing; 33 are very aggressive(攻击性的)and sharp. All of these things attract me to surfing and make it 34 from any other sport.
I’ve 35 to tell every girl I know to do something that people don’t think girls can do. It’s part of being human to advance to new levels, so shouldn’t it be 36 that girls should step up and start pushing the limits of things boys and men 37 dominate (主宰)?
There’re women 38 side by side with the President of our country, so why not side by side with the boys 39 the football team or out in the water surfing? Give girls a chance to succeed, and they 40 .
21. A. tell B. answer C. give D. realize
22. A. wonder B. understand C. reply on D. believe
23. A. stayed B. came C. dropped D. fell
24. A. experienced B. adventured C. worked out D. discovered
25. A. bring B. connect C. compare D. tie
26. A. work B. study C. holiday D. life
27. A. mind B. figure C. health D. control
28. A. over B. above C. around D. among
29. A. beach B. water C. board D. lake
30. A. weight B. overweight C. weight-loss D. weightless
31. A. success B. challenge C. ability D. trouble
32. A. catches B. includes C. offers D. collects
33. A. others B. other C. another D. the other
34. A. exciting B. attractive C. enjoyable D. different
35. A. chosen B. tried C. learned D. promised
36. A. expected B. supposed C. achieved D. proved
37. A. hated to B. hoped to C. used to D. had to
38. A. sitting B. walking C. fighting D. working
39. A. of B. from C. on D. with
40. A. had B. will C. have D. do
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。
One afternoon, many years ago, I went to pick up my mother from work. I got there a little early so I 16 the car by the roadside, across the street from where she worked, and 17 her.
As I looked outside the car window 18 my right, there was a small park 19 I saw a little boy around two years old, 20 freely on the grass as his mother watched him from a short distance. The boy had a big smile on his face 21 he had just been set free from some sort of prison. The boy would then fall to the grass, get up and without 22 run as fast as he could again, still with a smile on his face, as if 23 had happened.
However, with kids (especially at the early age),when they fall down, they don’t perceive their falling down as a 24 , but instead, they treat it as a learning experience, as just another 25 . They feel compelled to try and try again 26 they succeed. The answer must be that they have not 27 “falling down” with the word “failure” yet. Thus they don’t know how to feel the state which 28 failure. What’s more, they probably think that it is perfectly Okay to fall down, and that it’s not 29 to do so. In other words, they give themselves 30 to make mistakes subconsciously. Thus they remain 31 .
While I was touched by the boy’s persistence, I was 32 touched by the manner in which he ran. With each 33 , he looked so confident and so natural. No 34 of fear, nervousness, or being discouraged — as if he didn’t 35 the world around him. His only aim was to run freely and to do it as effectively as he could. I learned a lot from that observation and experience, and have successfully brought that lesson with me in my many pursuits in life.
16. A. packed B. parked C. refueled D. cleaned
17. A. called for B. looked for C. waited for D. searched for
18. A. to B. in C. at D. for
19. A. where B. which C. what D. that
20. A. walking B. running C. smiling D. playing
21. A. as if B. even if C. only if D. what if
22. A. doubt B. hesitation C. mercy D. effect
23. A. something B. nothing C. everything D. anything
24. A. catastrophe B. difficulty C. success D. failure
25. A. outcome B. outline C. output D. outbreak
26. A. unless B. after C. until D. before
27. A. communicated B. associated C. accommodated D. contrasted
28. A. acquires B. accumulates C. accomplishes D. accompanies
29. A. good B. interesting C. right D. wrong
30. A. permission B. admission C. comprehension D. impression
31. A. discouraged B. encouraged C. regretful D. happy
32. A. simply B. extremely C. equally D. especially
33. A. run B. success C. attempt D. smile
34. A. scenes B. marks C. signals D. signs
35. A. care about B. look about C. care for D. think about
第三节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1. 5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给的四个选项(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。
I have a love-hate relationship with 8 o’clock classes. I like to get 21 that early; most students don’t . They drag in late and look sleepy and 22 at that early hour.
One day I got really angry with it. I was 23 about the topic (history of Indians),but no one else seemed to be. I moved 24 the classroom. I told stories and tries 25 . I got theatrical(表演似的). It was useless. Students’blank looks didn’t seem to 26 . I was about to start a major topic when I 27 down at my watch. It was already past the scheduled end of class. So I just ended 28 .
Watching the students running out of the door, I 29 my books, notes and papers and stepped out into the hall. I was tired and a bit 30 . I had put everything I knew into that classroom 31 but it had seemed good for nothing. Then 32 I started across the hall, a student coming out of the back door of the classroom 33 me . It was Randy. I thought he wanted to ask 34 I didn’t have those test papers 35 or maybe he wanted 36 to hand in a late paper or …However , It was 37 of that. With his eyes sparking(闪亮). Randy said “This is the first time I’ve not 38 a college class to end. ”
The tiredness lifted. I had done 39 than I thought. I don't know if Randy will ever40 how much he did for me that day.
21. A. changed B. started C. caught D. asked
22. A. dull B. lazy C. dirty D. strange
23. A. sure B. curious C. excited D. worried
24. A. into B. from C. forward D. about
25. A. luck B. humor C. experiment D. success
26. A. change B. loose C. appear D. think
27. A. broke B. put C. took D. glanced
28. A. carelessly B. hurriedly C. suddenly D. naturally
29. A. got through B. took away C. picked up D. went over
30. A. anxious B. delight C. sick D. discouraged
31. A. lesson B. discussion C. performance D. content
32. A. as B. because C. if D. till
33. A. ran after B. shouted at C. got along with D.caught up with
34. A. when B. why C. whether D. who
35. A. taken B. passed C. graded D. checked
36. A. excuse B. information C. promise D. permission
37. A. none B. nothing C. all D. anything
38. A. attended B. asked C. wanted D. chosen
39. A. better B. worse C. more D. less
40. A. care B. understand C. think D. forget
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。
After graduation from college, I started to sell. Soon I discovered that the 36 expression I had been wearing since childhood meant sure 37 .I knew it wasn’t going to be easy to 38 that expression on my face left by so many years of hardship. It 39 a complete change in my view on life. Here is the 40 I tried.
Each morning during a fifteen-minute bath, I 41 to cultivate(培养)a big, happy smile. I found out, 42 , that it couldn’t be a forced smile 43 just for the purpose of putting dollars in my 44 . It had to be an honest-to-goodness smile from down deep 45 ,an outward expression of happiness from within!
Let’s see 46 starting with a good fifteen-minute workout of the smile muscles 47 me during the day. Before entering an office I 48 think of the many things I had to be 49 for, work up a big smile and then enter. Seldom did it fail to get the same smile 50 from the person I met. I also found that it 51 people when passed them on the street to give them a 52 smile.
Give every living soul you meet the best smile you have 53 smiled in your life, and see how much better you 54 and look. It’s one of the best ways I know to 55 worrying,and start living. When I began doing this, I found I became more welcome everywhere.
36.A.happy B.worried C.curious D.surprised
37.A.success B.friendship C.failure D.wealth
38.A.wear B.show C.change D.see
39.A.made up B.brought in C.turned over D.called for
40.A.way B.example C.idea D.thought
41.A.determined B.hurried C.failed D.pretended
42.A.therefore B.however C.instead D.otherwise
43.A.introduced B.developed C.discovered D.left
44.A.opinion B.honor C.bill D.pocket
45.A.outside B.upward C.inside D.forward
46.A.when B.how C.whether D.why
47.A.helped B.upset C.satisfied D.disappointed
48.A.could B.might C.should D.would
49.A.ready B.eager C.thankful D.famous
50.A.in general B.in public C.in return D.in advance
51.A.greeted B.pleased C.puzzled D.welcomed
52.A.cheerful B.forced C.strange D.bitter
53.A.never B.just C.already D.ever
54.A.prove B.appear C.feel D.remain
55.A.keep B.stop C.hate D.protect
三.完型填空
Mrs. Smith had a 36in a factory. She swept the floor. She was a very strong old 37. She lived on the top 38of a tall building.
One day 39 work she fell over and 40 her leg. The doctor was 41. He put her leg in plaster (石膏).
"How long do I 42to carry this 43around with me. Doctor?" asked Mrs. Smith.
"44 two months," replied the doctor. "45I will come and take the plaster 46. But 47 then you can not climb up and down stairs 48 do hard work."
49 the end of two months the doctor came again. "Can I climb up and down stairs now. Doctor?" asked Mrs. Smith.
"I think 50." said the doctor.
"Well, I’m very glad to51that." Said Mrs. Smith. "I‘m beginning to feel rather 52. You said I couldn’t climb up and down stairs. The only 53 way into my room was 54 the drainpipe. And that was 55 work, you know."
36. A.work B.job C.doctor D.home
37. A.boss B.lady C.wife D.assistant
38. A.floor B.ground C.room D.office
39. A.from B.for C.on D.at
40. A.hit B.beat C.hurt D.broke
41 .A.called out B.taken C.sent for D.asked
42. A.have B.want C.hope D.force
43 .A.foot B.leg C.weight D.medicine
44. A.over B.through C.around D.round
45. A.And B.Then C.So D.As
46. A.down B.away C.out D.off
47. A.till B.by C.since D.even
48. A.not B.also C.or D.end
49. A.In B.At C.On D.By
50. A.can B.not C.it D.so
51. A.see B.listen C.hear D.find
52. A.tired B.angry C.hungry D.happy
53. A.other B.another C.one D.a
54. A.through B.by C.on D.in
55. A.easy B.happy C.hard D.terrible
第二节:完形填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
Do you know the modern Olympic Games? It started in Greece in 11. The Games are held 12 years. Many people 13 the Olympic Games can be held in their own countries.
At first about ten cities are quite 14 in bidding (申办) for the Olympic Games of 2008. Beijing, Toronto and Paris are 15 cities bidding for the Olympic Games of 2008.
The host (东道主) city of the Olympic Games of 2008 was decided at the IOC (国际奥委会) meeting in July, 2001. In those days Beijing was getting ready for it because it 16 became the host of the Olympic Games of 2000.
Then the Chinese people were all very 17 and cheered because the Olympic Games of 2008 will be held in the capital of China and the Olympic Games has 18 been held before in the country.
Now Chinese people are trying their best 19 ready for the Olympic Games of 2008. They are working hard, and they are learning English, too. Many new buildings have been built. So, I’m 20 it must be a successful one.
11.A.1939 B. 1896 C. 1922 D. 2008
12.A. each four B. every four C. every few D. three or four
13.A. like B. want C. decide D. hope
14.A. ready B. interesting C. interested D. join
15.A. more important B. the most important
C. more beautiful D. the most beautiful
16.A. must B. already C. nearly D. also
17.A. excite B. exciting C. excited D. sad
18.A. never B. ever C. just D. yet
19.A. get B. gets C. getting D. to get
20. A. afraid B. sorry C. glad D. sure