完型填空(共20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。
One winter morning I bought a copy of the New York World and turned its pages until I got The "Help Wanted Unskilled" section.A small advertisement held my 36 .It read:"Easy job.Good wages.No experience 37 ."it sounded like the job I was 38 .Easy job.Good Wages.Those four words 39 now and then in my brain as I was traveling to the address indicated in the 40 .Easy job.Good wages.Easy job.Good Wages.Easy...
When I got to the place I saw a series of large 41 half filled with water, out of which I noticed 42 the necks of many bottles of various sizes and shapes. 43 these basins there were a number of workers sitting on small wooden benches.All had their 44in the water of the basin.the left hand holding a 45 and the thumb(拇指)nail of the right hand 46 the labels(标签)on it.
I Sat down On a 47 beside one of the basins and started to work on one bottle.As the minutes went by I noticed that the 48 0f the water started to 49 from my hand to my body.But 50 still, the delicate thumb of my right hand was 51 by the minute into a full-blown tomato-colored finger.A numb(麻木)pain began to be felt 52 from my right thumb.Then I began to feel as if the pain was coming from a finger bigger than all my body.After three hours of this I told the manager I’d 53 .He figured I had 54 69 cents at 23 cents an hour.
With the money, I left the working place."Easy job.Good wages...."came to my brain again.Looking at my hands, I 55 myself, "Can easy job get good wages?"
A.eyes B.attention C.decision D.breath
A.necessary B.relevant C.practical D.primitive
A.running after B.looking for C.heading for D.looking after
A.circled B.moved C.flashed D.attacked
A.letter B.sign C.advertisement D.post
A.baskets B.bowls C.pots D.basins
A.hiding B.sticking C.rising D.breaking
A.In B.Above C.Under D.Around
A.arms B.hands C.legs D.feet
A.knife B.snail C.bottle D.brush
A.painting B.decorating C.refreshing D.scratching
A.chair B.bench C.bottle D.sofa
A.smell B.coldness C.color D.steam
A.spread B.travel C.recycle D.accelerate
A.worse B.better C.more D.rather
A.going B.finding C.growing D.becoming
A.now and then B.here and there C.one by one D.little by little
A.adapt B.negotiate C.bargain D.quit
A.taken B.offered C.earned D.created
A.thought B.asked C.found D.hated
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,并在答题卡上涂黑。
When I was about five years old, I used to watch a bird in the skies of southern Alberta from the Blackfoot Blood Reserve in northern Montana where I was born.I loved this bird; I would 36 him for hours.He would 37 effortlessly in that gigantic sky, or he would come down and light on the 38 and float there beautifully.Sometimes when I watched him, he would not make a sound and liked to move 39 into the grasses.We called him meksikatsi, which in the Blackfoot language 40 “pink-colored feet”; meksikatsi and I became very good friends.
The bird had a very particular significance to me 41 I desperately wanted to be able to fly too.I felt very much as if I was the kind of person who had been born into a world where 42 was impossible.And most of the things that I 43 about would not be possible for me but would be possible only for other people.
When I was ten years old, something unexpected 44 my life suddenly.I found myself become an 45 child in a family I was not born into; I found myself in a 46 position that many native Americans find themselves in, living in a city that they do not understand at all, not in another culture but 47 two cultures.
A teacher of the English language told me that meksikatsi was not called meksikatsi, even though that is what 48 people have called that bird for thousands of years.Meksikatsi, he said, was really “duck”.I was very 49 with English.I could not understand it.First of all, the bird did not look like “duck”, and when it made a 50 , it did not sound like “duck”, I was even more 51 when I found out that the meaning of the verb “to duck” came from the bird.
As I 52 to understand English better, I understand that it made a great deal of 53 , but I never forgot that meksikatsi made a different kind of meaning.I 54 that languages are not just different words for the same things but totally different 55 , totally different ways of experiencing and looking at the world.
A.keep B.watch C.follow D.search
A.jump B.dive C.circle D.wander
A.nest B.hill C.water D.road
A.quickly B.naturally C.freely D.quietly
A.means B.reads C.shows D.states
A.though B.because C.while D.until
A.communication B.imagination C.belief D.flight
A.dreamed B.worried C.knew D.argued
A.improved B.enriched C.changed D.ruined
A.educated B.adopted C.outgoing D.independent
A.weak B.comfortable C.terrible D.central
A.between B.against C.without D.beyond
A.most B.few C.their D.my
A.desperate B.bored C.uncomfortable D.disappointed
A.noise B.call C.decision D.choice
A.ashamed B.confused C.embarrassed D.frightened
A.tried B.came C.determined D.expected
A.evidence B.distinction C.profit D.sense
A.identified B.confirmed C.realized D.predicted
A.concepts B.regulations C.messages D.evaluations
A boy of 14 has become the youngest student to win a place at Cambridge University. Arran Fernandez, who was 16 at home by his father, Neil, will 17 a mathematics degree at Fitzwilliam College next month and he hopes to have a career as a research mathematician to 18 the Riemann hypothesis(黎曼猜想) that has confused the brightest minds. It will make him the youngest Cambridge student 19 14-year-old William Pitt the Younger studied there in 1773.
Last night the child genius said: “I am looking forward to going to the 20 . I have started the first-year books21 and it is all right, not too 22 . I can understand it. I am excited about going to Cambridge, 23 I am used to making records about being the youngest in education. It isn’t the youngest moment that is so important to me-- 24 I’m more interested in going to Cambridge than comparing 25 with other people who go there.”
But 26 his age he will not be able to 27 many of the alcohol-fuelled festivities(庆典) traditionally28 to Freshers’ Week. “I don’t think I’m missing too much fun,” he insisted. “Even if I was 18, I wouldn’t want to go out29 . ”
Arran, 30 plans to join the bird-watching society instead and go boating while at university, was five when he 31 the youngest person to be 32 a GCSE (General Certificated of Secondary Education), after passing maths. He was offered the33 to learn at Cambridge in 2010, when he was 14, on the condition he gained an A-level in physics, which he34 with an A+ grade. Arran had already gained an A grade in further maths last year.
Cambridge also asked him to attend three GCSEs in subjects which were not related to maths and physics to35 his knowledge. He gained A+s in English literature and French and an A in English language this summer.
A.educated B.equipped C.arranged D.evaluated
A.run B.operate C.end D.start
A.work out B.make out C.help out D.break out
A.before B.after C.since D.but
A.festivities B.lectures C.contests D.literature
A.especially B.already C.hardly D.gradually
A.difficult B.easy C.interesting D.boring
A.therefore B.but C.additionally D.and
A.fortunately B.merely C.actually D.mentally
A.it B.them C.themselves D.myself
A.because of B.instead of C.except for D.as for
A.pick out B.join in C.pick up D.join up
A.added B.addicted C.related D.encouraged
A.smoking B.singing C.drinking D.dancing
A.who B.which C.that D.he
A.turned B.seemed C.grew D.became
A.presented B.awarded C.rewarded D.submitted
A.tendency B.treaty C.profit D.opportunity
A.improved B.achieved C.reserved D.represented
A.reduce B.improve C.broaden D.insure
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
Mr. Glen is a millionaire. Five years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he 36 his small company. Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his extra expensive “school” fee. He always 37 his success to it.
At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph.D. degree, 38 to return to the homeland, starting a company. Before leaving, he bought a Rolex watch with the 39 made through years of work after school and the scholarships. At the airport he had to accept the 40 customs check. The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be taken down for 41. Glen knew that carrying the specific goods out had to pay the tax, and he worried about paying 42 for his watch. So when he was checked, he told a lie that his watch was a 43 fake(假货). When he was 44 of his “smarts”, immediately, in the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch, 45 cost nearly 100,000, into pieces 46 hearing Glen’s words. Glen was 47 . Before he understood why, he was taken to the office to be examined 48 . For many times of entry-exit 49 he knew that only those people in the “blacklist” would “enjoy” this special treatment. The officers looked over everything carefully in the box, and 50 him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if 51 reusing and carrying fake goods, he would be 52 according to law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after boarding the plane for long.
After returning to the homeland, he often told the story to his family, and his employees, too. He said that this made a deep 53 on him, because the additional high “school” fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of 54 , which he would remember as the 55 of his success forever.
A.set up B.took up C.went up D.picked up
A.honors B.mentions C.brings D.owes
A.decided B.refused C.objected D.asked
A.books B.things C.savings D.pounds
A.ordinary B.routine C.regular D.common
A.look B.check C.test D.experiment
A.one B.it C.them D.these
A.precious B.useful C.worthless D.valuable
A.afraid B.proud C.ashamed D.hard
A.that B.what C.as D.which
A.on B.at C.who D.in
A.disappointed B.delighted C.amazed D.satisfied
A.strictly B.quietly C.quickly D.curiously
A.conditions B.experiences C.experiments D.chances
A.stopped B.hoped C.warned D.urged
A.came out B.found out C.sent out D.set out
A.hit B.blamed C.praised D.accuse
A.expression B.idea C.thought D.impression
A.honesty B.lies C.goods D.bravery
A.secret B.lesson C.choice D.assessment
I met Mrs. Neidl in the ninth grade on a stage-design team for a play and she was one of the directors. Almost instantly I loved her. She had an Unpleasant voice and a direct way of speaking, 36 she was encouraging and inspiring. For some reason, she was impressed with my work and me.
Mrs. Neidl would ask me for my 37 . She wanted to know how I thought we should 38 things. At first I had no idea how to answer because I knew 39 about stage design! But I slowly began to respond to her 40 . It was cause and effect: She believed I had opinions, so I began to 41 them. She trusted me to complete things, so I completed them perfectly. She loved how 42 I was, so I began to show up to paint more and more. She believed in me, so I began to believe in myself.
Mrs. Neidl’s 43 that year was, "Try it. We can always paint over it 44 !" I began to take 45 . I had been so afraid of failing but suddenly there was no failing --- only things to be 46 upon. I learned to dip my brush into the paint and 47 create something.
The shy, quiet freshman achieved success that year. I was 48 in the program as "Student Art Assistant" because of the time and effort I’d put in. It was that year that I 49 I wanted to spend the rest of my life doing stage design.
Being on that stage-design team 50 Mrs. Neidl changed me completely. Not only was I stronger and more competent than I had thought, but I also 51 a strong interest and a world I hadn’t known existed. She taught me not to 52 what people think I should do: She taught me to take chances and not be 53 . Mrs. Neidl was my comforter when I was upset. Her 54 in me has inspired me to do things that I never imagined 55 .
A.and B.yet C.so D.for
A.opinion B.impression C.information D.intention
A.make B.keep C.handle D.change
A.anything B.something C.everything D.nothing
A.questions B.comments C.explanations D.remarks
A.hold B.follow C.evaluate D.form
A.happy B.lively C.reliable D.punctual
A.message B.motto C.saying D.suggestion
A.again B.more C.instead D.later
A.steps B.control C.charge D.risks
A.improved B.acted C.looked D.reflected
A.easily B.carefully C.confidently D.proudly
A.introduced B.recognized C.identified D.considered
A.confirmed B.decided C.realized D.acknowledged
A.with B.below C.of D.by
A.developed B.discovered C.took D.fostered
A.accept B.care C.judge D.wonder
A.bored B.lazy C.sad D.afraid
A.accessible B.enjoyable C.possible D.favorable
完形填空 (共20小题,每小题1分,满分20分)
I made up my mind to drive to South Carolina to meet my friends in my used car. Though I had only been there once 1 and did not know the 2 very well. I was on the 3 after I had made some inquiries (询问).
At Ashvelle, there was a crossroad where I could go on along the main road or I could take a short cut. The short cut was to 4 several hills and was dangerous ,I hesitated
(犹豫)for a little while and then chose the main road, for I wanted to be 5 .
Something strange happened after I drove a long 6 and found it was not the correct road that I wanted to 7, but the hilly road I decided to avoid .I realized that it was at the 8 that I had made the 9 mistake. “What shall I do?” I asked myself .If I went back to take that road again, it would be very late by the time I got to Co
lumbia. Thin it 10 , I decided to go on. “If 11 people can go along this road, why can’t I?” I 12 myself
The short cut, to my surprise ,was not that 13 .In fact, it was only a very peaceful country road, 14 up and down two low 15 .There was 16 traffic. On both sides of the road, you could see trees, wild flowers, and 17 with cows and horses. My fear was 18 with the wind. Listening to the beautiful country music over my car stereo (立体声), I drove on and 19 the scenery which was so quiet and so natural .Even my used car forgot to give me 20 .It was just in this light heartedness that I arrived at my destination. My friends, after they heard what had happened to me, all said it sounded like an adventure.
A.before B.ago C.already D.still
A.town B.country C.friends D.way
A.train B.car C.highway D.phone
A.have B.go C.ride D.cross
A.safe B.dangerous C.fast D.slow
A.moment B.way C.road D.day
A.come B.leave C.take D.drive
A.crossroad B.corner C.station D.beginning
A.direction B.road C.disappointed D.interesting
A.about B.over C.of D.up
A.another B.the other C.other D.others
A.asked B.forced C.encouraged D.told
A.far B.safe C.dangerous D.dirty
A.going B.coming C.driving D.walking
A.lands B.cars C.farms D.hills
A.heavy B.little C.few D.light
A.farms B.trucks C.houses D.villages
A.together B.gone C.covered D.coming
A.looked B.liked C.enjoyed D.found
A.happiness B.scenery C.joys D.problems
完形填空(共15小题,每小题2分,满分,30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I used to love to watch my high school track team train — especially the long-distance runners. But that year, my eyes were __16 __to a girl whose running style was all wrong. She ran with her arms tucked(塞进) close to her body, bouncing(蹦) up and down in a way that must have driven her__17 __crazy. My athletic mind laughed at her strange style, and I began to think __18 __her as “the Bouncer”.
In early May, my high school __19__ a big sports meeting. A large group of athletes joined in the two-mile running race — including the Bouncer. As the race progressed, she quickly fell far __20__ the pack and every runner lapped her at least once before it was over. But she just kept running, __21___ up and down — and always wearing the same smile.
“That poor kid,” I thought. “There was nothing to be __22__ by finishing so far behind the pack. Why didn’t she just __23__?” Still, she never stopped, and her smile never changed.
But a short while later, something __24__ began to happen. As she entered the home stretch(终点直道), a cheer began to rise, growing louder with each step the Bouncer took toward the finish line until, finally, every person in the stands stood and cheered __25 __the fate(命运) of the whole race depended on this one lone girl, bouncing toward the finish line.
The Bouncer just ___26 __to run exactly as she’d been doing from the beginning. As she crossed the finish line, the teacher walked out onto the __27__and held her arms tightly.
I’ve seen hundreds of races since that day, and I’ve seen thousands of runners __28___ the finish line. But I’ve never seen anything that showed the true spirit of __29__ as I watched on that warm spring day so long ago, when I saw a race won by a girl I had __30 __called the Bouncer
A.drawn B.shut C.put D.fixed
A.teamates B.coaches C.parents D.classmates
A.up B.over C.of D.about
A.hosted B.formed C.organized D.ran
A.over B.away C.behind D.off
A.rushing B.dashing C.jumping D.bouncing
A.admired B.enjoyed C.accepted D.gained
A.give in B.give up C.drop off D.drop out
A.strange B.funny C.special D.similar
A.even after B.just as C.as if D.even if
A.promised B.expected C.wanted D.continued
A.track B.path C.line D.field
A.meet B.cross C.reach D.hit
A.love B.victory C.sport D.race
A.bitterly B.interestingly C.strangely D.laughingly
Some years ago the captain of a ship was very interested 36 medicine. He always 37 medical books to sea and liked to talk about different diseases. One day a lazy sailor on his ship pretended 38 ill. He lay on his bunk(铺位) and groaned as if he 39 very sick. The captain came to see him and was very pleased to have a patient to40 . He told the man to rest for a few days and41 the other sailors do his work. Three days later 42 sailor pretended that he had43 with his chest. 44 the captain looked in his medical books and told the “sick” man 45.
The other sailors were very 46 because they had47 work to do. The patients had the best food and laughed at their friends when the captain was not 48 .49 the mate(大副)decided to punish the sick men and mixed up some soap, soot(烟灰), glue and other unpleasant things. Then he got50 from the captain to give his new medicine to the “sick” men. When they tasted the medicine, they really did feel ill. It was 51horrible that one of the patients jumped out of his bunk, ran up on deck and climbed the 52 mast(桅杆)on the ship. The captain 53 that the men had tried 54 him. So he made them 55 very hard for the rest of the ship on the sea.
A.on B.for C.at D.in
A.fetched B.carried C.had D.got
A.be B.was C.to be D.being
A.will be B.were C.is D.should be
A.look for B.look in C.look back D.look after
A.got B.took C.sent D.made
A.other B.the other C.another D.other’s
A.something wrong B.wrong something C.anything wrong D.wrong anything
A.Before long B.Once more C.Suddenly D.Certainly
A.to drink some water B.to eat something C.to have a rest D.to do more work
A.pleased B.sorry C.angry D.surprised
A.more B.much C.lots of D.little
A.out B.at home C.present D.appear
A.At first B.At the beginning C.At last D.At the end
A.agreement B.permission C.permit D.promise
A.very B.much C.so D.quite
A.highest B.high C.higher D.very high
A.heard B.heard of C.realized D.guessed
A.cheating B.cheat C.cheated D.to cheat
A.worked B.to work C.work D.working
Cheerful Charlie was a very special boy. When he was still in his mother’s tummy(肚子), she had had an accident, which 36 that Charlie couldn’t walk. But that had never been a(n) 37 for him; he had always been happy. When he became older, they had started calling him Cheerful Charlie because of his joyful and 38 nature. He really brightened everything up for those around him.
There wasn’t a postman, or a taxi driver who wasn’t 39 to see Charlie. “Cheer up, Mr Postman, that way you’ll 40 more letters today!” he would say, or “That was great, Mr Taxi Driver. You 41 that thing better than anyone else.” He also had great ideas and 42 for everything; and he shared them so 43 that, just about every day in that town, someone did a great job, or 44 something new, thanks to Charlie’s ideas.
One day, though, he came up against a real 45 . A young boy came to town on his holidays. He was known as Waterworks and was a real crybaby. No matter what Charlie said to him, Waterworks would always find some 46 to be sad: “I don’t have many sweets…my parents didn’t buy me that toy…” Everything seemed so bad to him. But Cheerful Charlie wasn’t going to be 47 , and he kept spending more time with Waterworks, 48 trying to cheer him up, just as he did with everyone.
Then, one day, when they were together in the street, someone 49a pie from a window above by chance, and it landed 50 on Charlie’s head. He got such a fright that he couldn’t even move his lips. He was speechless, and 51 Waterworks was just about to cry, he 52 Charlie’s happy words so much that he finally said, “Wow, Charlie, that’s a nice clown mask (小丑面具) you just 53 !”
On saying those words, Waterworks felt so 54 that he finally understood why Charlie was always so happy and cheerful. He realized that he was so used to Charlie’s enthusiasm that he couldn’t help but see the fun 55 of everything.
A.reflected B.meant C.told D.predicted
A.problem B.mistake C.excuse D.topic
A.sensitive B.humorous C.responsible D.enthusiastic
A.surprised B.moved C.pleased D.disappointed
A.send B.write C.print D.find
A.paint B.play C.park D.repair
A.theories B.solutions C.comments D.impressions
A.eagerly B.carefully C.quickly D.generously
A.cleared B.noticed C.enjoyed D.invented
A.difficulty B.surprise C.risk D.disaster
A.means B.reason C.method D.value
A.let down B.taken up C.set free D.driven away
A.hardly B.quickly C.constantly D.specially
A.aimed B.moved C.threw D.dropped
A.ahead B.right C.almost D.even
A.because B.but C.therefore D.although
A.missed B.loved C.envied D.disliked
A.set on B.put on C.build up D.make up
A.ordinary B.sorry C.good D.curious
A.result B.wonder C.side D.influence
Mr. Flower was well-known around for growing the best flowers of the year and his four glass-houses were taken good care of. These glass-houses were close to a public path, which was always used ___36__ children and young people walking to and from __37__. Boys of about thirteen years of age, especially, were often tempted(尝试) to throw a stone or two at one of Mr. Flower’s __38__ . They managed to resist the temptation(抵制诱惑) when Mr. Flower was around, but the temptation often seemed to be too __39__ when Mr. Flower was __40__ to be seen. For this reason, Mr. Flower did his best to be __41__ his glass-houses at the beginning and end of the school days.
However, it was not always possible for him to be on guard at these times. Mr. Flower had tried __42__ to prevent(阻止) the damage to his glass; but nothing that he had done had been__43__. He had been to the school to complain(抱怨) to the headmaster, but this had not done any__44__. He had hidden in the bushes(灌木丛) and __45__ those boys that threw stones __46__ his garden, but the boys could run __47__ faster than he, and they even __48__ at him at a distance(距离). He had even walked along the path and picked up all those __49__ that he could find so that the boys would have nothing to __50__, but they soon found others, or threw lumps of earth instead.
Then just as he had given __51__ hope of winning the battle(战斗), a truly wonderful __52__ came up to him. He set up a large notice board made of good strong wood, some meters away from the glass-houses __53__ it could be clearly seen from the path. On the board he painted the __54__ : DO NOT THROW AT THIS NOTICE. After this, Mr. Flower had no __55__ .The boys were much more tempted to throw stones at the notice board than at the glass-houses.
A.to B.by C.of D.with
A.factory B.office C.school D.work
A.bed-rooms B.living-room C.reading-room D.glass-houses
A.strong B.weak C.limited D.strange
A.impossible B.unable C.possible D.somewhere
A.far away from B.in or close to C.into or out of D.at or out
A.in no way B.in a way C.in the way D.in many ways
A.successful B.cheerful C.wonderful D.careful
A.harm B.wrong C.good D.wonder
A.watched B.walked to C.waited for D.run after
A.towards B.over C.out of D.into
A.many B.much C.more D.lots of
A.laughed B.looked C.called D.surprised
A.earth B.sticks C.stones D.branches
A.pick up B.catch C.play with D.throw
A.in B.off C.out D.up
A.idea B.friend C.guest D.word
A.where B.there where C.on which D.there
A.announcement B.words C.sentences D.message
A.peaceful times B.further trouble C.more happiness D.questions
完型填空(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,并在答题卡上涂黑。
“Never say die'' was my mother's motto.No matter how tough the life was, she always had 36 in the face of struggle and change.
My mother , born in the late 1920s, 37 no education.Her mother, whom she loved dearly , died when she was 12 years old.Her father remarried, 38 he stepmother was 39 to her.As a result, my mother was always kept busy doing ail kinds of household 40 ,varying from feeding scores of tame birds to _41 her stepbrothers "Never say die" she 42 __say to herself.
After marrying my father , she43 my grandparents as her own parents.It was a Lime when China was faced with a severe 44 of food and my family was no 45 .There was a 46in my family that the best food went to the old and she was always the last to have her meal.At one time , there wasn't a grain left at home, and the whole family got into a_47 "Never say die" said my mother, as she often did in such cases- She, together with my elder sisters—one 8 years old and the other 11, went begging until the 48 picked up.My father was once 49_ to drinking.My mother, on the one hand , tried hard to 50 him to quit drinking; on the other hand, every time my father was heavily drunk; she would feed two thermos bottles of boiled water to him ,using the mouth-to-mouth way.
Poor as my family was my parents 51 to send my sisters to school, which was absolutely 52in my home village then.Now my sisters have both retired as primary school teachers.Then my mother devoted herfelf entirely to 53 her grandchildren, among whom are now two university students, a soldier, an engineer, a bank c’erk and a civil servant.
Devoted to the family, she is deeply respected and loved by her children and grandchildren. Every year a family get-together takes place on her birthday when the whole family 54 being blessed with such a great mother. “Never say die” is a 55 gift she left for her off springs.
A.energy B.strength C.power D.force
A.received B.accepted C.gave D.took
A.and B.or C.but D.so
A.cruel B.strict C.hard D.particular
A.events B.incidents C.affairs D.accidents
A.looking after B.looking for C.looking into D.looking up
A.would B.could C.should D.might
A.considered B.regarded C.took D.treated
A.short B.lacking C.lack D.lacked
A.reception B.expectation C.explosion D.exception
A.tradition B.habit C.custom D.practice
A.trouble B.panic C.puzzle D.pain
A.condition B.situation C.occasion D.cii5e
A.addicted B.devoted C.accustomed D.used
A.advise B.suggest C.talk D.convince
A.succeeded B.managed C.tried D.attempted
A.uneasy B.unfit C.unusual D.universal
A.bringing up B.raising C.supporting D.feeding
A.understand B.enjoy C.imagine D.appreciate
A.worthless B.priceless C.endless D.penniless
Jack Baines is a self-made millionaire, but his beginnings were very lowly. He was the youngest of eight children. His father had a 16 in a cotton mill (纱厂), but he was often 17__ to work because of poor health. The family couldn’t afford to pay the rent or bills, and the children often went hungry. After leaving school at the age of 14, Jack was 18 what to do when Mr. Walker, his old teacher, offer
ed to lend him £100 to start his own __19__ .
It was just after the war. Raw materials were not enough, and Jack saw a 20in scrap metal(废弃金属). He bought bits of metal and stored it in an old garage. When he had built up a large amount, he sold it and 21 plenty of money.
Jack 22 working hard. After one year he succeeded in repaying the £100.
By the
time Jack was 30 years old he had 23 his first million, and he wanted to 24 this achievement by doing something “grand”. 25 _all his money it was possible to build a beautiful home for himself and his parents. In 1959, “Baines Castle” was built in the heart of the Lancashire countryside. It was one of the finest buildings in the country.
Jack has recently sold “Baines Castle” for £500 million, 26 Jack still can’t get used to 27 the good life. He can often _28_ drinking with the locals at the local pub.
“I remember being very 29 as a child, but never 30 as a child,” says Jack, “and I will never forget where I came from and who I am.”
A.job B.work C.company D.house
B.glad D.eager
A.seeing B.wondering C.doubting D.preparing
A.school B.farm C.business D.store
A.problem B.purpose C.future D.principle
A.spent B.borrowed C.wasted D.earned
A.enjoyed B.preferred C.promised D.hated
A.given B.made C.taken D.lost
A.remember C.celebrate D.recognize
A.Use B.To C.On D.With
A.so B.and C.or D.but
A.using B.doing D.keeping
A.be found B.find C.look for D.be looked for
A.rich B.poor C.healthy D.well
A.proud B.satisfied C.unhappy D.happy
Billy is fourteen years old and in the ninth grade. He has a 26 job which gets him 27 at five o’clock every morning. He is a 28 .
Each morning, Billy leaves the house at 5: l5 to go to the corner 29 the newspapers are. The newspapers are delivered to the 30 by truck at midnight. He always takes a wagon (手推车) to carry them.
In 31 , it is still dark and cold when he gets up, but during the rest of the year it is bright and warm. Billy must deliver the newspapers to the houses of people on his route (线路) in all kinds of weather. He tries to put each 32 on the porch (门廊) where it will be protected from33 , rain or snow. His34 think he does a good job. Sometimes they give him 35 .
Billy 36 about $70 per month, and he is saving some of the money to go to college. He spends the rest 37 records and clothes. Once a month, he has to 38 money from his customers. Since many of them 39 during the day, Billy has to collect the money 40 . Sometimes, when Billy is 41 , his older brother has to 42 the newspapers. Once Billy’s father had to help as well.
Billy has seventy customers now, 43 he hopes to get more soon. Some day, if he gets many more customers, Billy might win a prize for being an outstanding(杰出的) newspaper boy. He wants to win a 44 to Europe, but he will also be happy 45 he wins a new bicycle.
A.full-time B.strange C.good D.part-time
A.indoors B.outdoors C.down D.up
A.schoolboy B.newspaper boy C.cowboy D.clever boy
A.that B.where C.which D.whether
A.house B.porch C.school D.corner
A.autumn B.winter C.morning D.summer
A.newspaper B.magazine C.letter D.email
A.air B.wind C.water D.fire
A.teachers B.parents C.bosses D.customers
A.books B.some bread C.a new bike D.tips
A.makes B.saves C.spends D.pays
A.in B.at C.to D.on
A.give B.borrow C.collect D.catch
A.play B.study C.work D.rest
A.in the morning B.at night C.in the afternoon D.at noon
A.sick B.angry C.at school D.sad
A.carry B.collect C.deliver D.sell
A.then B.but C.so D.for
A.trip B.car C.bicycle D.job
A.because B.whether C.unless D.if
No one in the United States could forget the sorrowful story, April 14th, 1865 36 Abraham Lincoln was murdered.
The night after a very busy 37 , the President and his wife went to Ford’s Theatre in Washington D.C where a new play was to be put on.
Near the theatre 38 a 25-year-old unsuccessful actor named John Wilkes Booth, who was strongly against the North though he hadn’t fought 39 the South himself. As the play 40 after a moment of rest, Booth came into the theatre. He walked slowly and quietly 41 the door through which he could see the President’s 42. He looked 43 carefully so as to find the guards 44 task was to protect the President from the enemy. To his joy, there was none of 45 and nobody noticed him. He reached the door quickly and began to get hold of the gun 46 in his pocket.
It was quiet in the theatre and everyone 47 his eyes on the stage. Suddenly a terrible sound of 48 broke in on the play. It surprised everyone and soon they looked 49 where the sound had just come .Smoke was seen coming out of the President’s box, where the 50 had enjoyed the play. Right away the theatre was full of shouting and excited people. Soldiers hurried in to _51 the building, but it was too 52 ! The murderer had already 53 from the box onto the stage, from which then he hurriedly ran out of the theatre and soon disappeared in the 54_.
The news came that Lincoln, whom the people had 55 to love as an inspiring leader and a wise, warm-hearted, honest man, was short in the chest and died early the next morning.
A.as B.where C.when D.how
A.time B.work C.day D.hour
A.lived B.stayed C.stood D.worked
A.against B.with C.for D.under
A.stopped B.started C.lasted D.ended
A.towards B.into C.up D.over
A.face B.wife C.box D.hat
A.around B.behind C.back D.forward
A.which B.whose C.that D.their
A.guards B.them C.people D.soldiers
A.hidden B.put C.kept D.lain
A.put B.fixed C.made D.fastened
A.gun B.cry C.shot D.noise
A.at B.up C.down D.to
A.wife B.guard C.Lincolns D.President
A.search B.enclose C.search for D.looked at
A.noisy B.dark C.late D.smoky
A.went B.rushed C.run D.jumped
A.building B.dark C.crowds D.country
A.wanted B.gone C.come D.meant
In 1971, a young man who grew up very poor was travelling across the country, trying to make a new __36__ for himself. Along the way, he had __37__ run out of money and was forced to spend the night in his car. This 38 until one morning, after a week of sleeping in his car, he walked 39 into a restaurant and ordered a big breakfast.
After eating his first good meal in 40 , he found himself 41 to the waiter, telling him he had lost his 42 . The waiter, who was also the owner, walked 43 the chair where the young man had been sitting. He bent down, 44a $20 bill that looked 45 it had fallen on the floor and said, “Son, you must have 46 this,” the owner said. The young man couldn’t believe his 47 ! He quickly paid for the breakfast, left a 48 , bought gas with the change, and headed West.
On the way out of town, he began to understand 49 the fellow did. Maybe nobody dropped the money 50 . “Maybe that fellow just knew I was 51 and he helped me in a way that didn’t __52__ me.” Right then he made a promise to help others if he could.
Later, he worked very hard and became a rich man. Now, he lives near Kansas City. Each year he 53 thousands of dollars. He is known as the “Secret Santa” because at 54 time each year, he personally hands money out to those on the streets and at hospitals. “I’ve lived the story, so I know it certainly more blessed(带来快乐的) to give than to ___55__, because it comes back to you many many times over,” he says. “It restores some faith in humanity.”
A.conclusion B.impression C.start D.surprise
A.unexpectedly B.completely C.strangely D.necessarily
A.continued B.began C.spread D.struggled
A.hopefully B.nervously C.carelessly D.excitedly
A.hours B.weeks C.years D.months
A.turning B.lying C.smiling D.joking
A.way B.job C.wallet D.car
A.behind B.near C.before D.under
A.took out B.picked out C.took up D.picked up
A.even if B.as if C.as well D.even so
A.placed B.put C.dropped D.removed
A.luck B.word C.promise D.action
A.message B.note C.mark D.tip
A.after all B.above all C.in all D.at all
A.in danger B.in pain C.in trouble D.in charge
A.astonish B.embarrass C.interest D.discourage
A.gives up B.sends out C.puts away D.gives away
A.breakfast B.Christmas C.church D.New Year
A.steal B.provide C.receive D.rob