阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(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。
When I was in the 8th grade in Ohio, a girl named Helen in my class had a terrible accident. As she was 31 to the bus in order not to miss it, she slipped on the ice and fell under the back wheels of the bus. She 32 the accident but was paralyzed from the waist down. I went to see her, in my 13-year-old 33 thinking that she wouldn’t live 34 from then on.
Over the years, I 35 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, 36 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(an) 37 trying(难受的)day. I burst into tears for no reason and rang 38 .
A short time later, a beautiful woman, in a wheelchair, 39 into my son’s room with a box of 40 .After 16 years, I still 41 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 42 since we last saw each other. She married, had children and got her degree so that she 43 the path for those people who were less 44 than her. She told me that if there was anything she could give me, it would be 45 .
Looking at this wonderful, giving person, I felt 46 .But I also felt the first hope I had since learning that my son was 47 .From this person that I thought would have no 48 of life, I learned that where there is life, there is hope. My son miraculously(神奇的) 49 and we moved north, but I owe Helen 50 that I can never repay.
A.waking B.riding C.running D.driving A.lived B.survived C.existed D.escaped A.mind B.brain C.head D.thought A.equally B.calmly C.quietly D.normally A.studied B.moved C.worked D.lived 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.her life B.her son C.her family D.her work A.clear B.smooth C.clean D.open 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.use B.value C.meaning D.quality A.treated B.worsened C.relieved D.recovered A.some money B.some tissues C.a debt D.a hope |
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,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并将答案写在答题卡上。
After their business trip, John and Mary returned, eager to see their lovely children. As they drove into their home town feeling glad to be back, they noticed 21 , and they went off their usual route to see what it was. They found a 22 in flames. Mary said, “Oh, well, it isn’t our fire, let’s go home.”
But John 23 closer and screamed, “That home belongs to Fred Jones who works at the plant. He wouldn’t be 24 work yet, maybe there is something we could do. ” It has nothing to do with us, Mary 25 .
But John drove up and stopped and they were both horror-stricken to see the whole house in 26 . A woman on the lawn was screaming, “The children! Get the children!” John 27 her by the shoulder saying, “Get a hold of yourself and tell us where the children are!” “In the 28 ,” cried the woman, “down the hall and to the left. ”
In spite of Mary’s disagreement John 29 for the basement which was full of smoke and 30 hot. He found the door and two children. 31 he left he could hear some more sobbing. He 32 the two badly frightened children into 33 arms and started back asking how many more children were down there. They told him 34 more and Mary grasped his arm and screamed, “John! Don’t go back! It’s 35 ! That house will fall down any second. ”
36 he ran into the smoke-filled hallway and at last he found both children. As he climbed up the 37 stairs, the thought went through his mind that there was something strangely 38 about the little bodies next to him, and at last when they came out into the 39 and fresh air, he found that he had just 40 his own children.
The baby-sitter had left them at this home while she did some shopping.
21.A.direction B.mistake C.smoke D.danger
22.A.plant B. home C.store D.kitchen
23.A.ran B.walked C.rode D. drove
24.A.off B.at C. to D.on
25.A.whispered B. disagreed C.nodded D.required
26.A.flames B.pieces C.ruins D.silence
27.A.pushed B.greeted C. seized D.stopped
28.A.hall B.department C.house D. basement
29.A.went B. rushed C.asked D.reached
30.A.heavily B.terribly C.partly D.slightly
31.A. As B.If C.Since D.Unless
32.A.comforted B.protected C.recognized D. delivered
33.A.cheering B.freezing C.suffering D. waiting
34.A.many B.several C.two D.three
35.A.foolish B. dangerous C.practical D.painful
36.A.But B.So C.Instead D.Therefore
37.A.wide B.dirty C.final D. endless
38.A.particular B.familiar C.interesting D.fortunate
39.A.car B.crowd C. sunlight D.arms
40.A. found B. rescued C.lost D.Missed
第三节.完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面的短文,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。
Greg Mortenson is a mountaineer. In 1993, he 21 but failed to reach K2, one of the most forbidding of the Himalyayan 22 . He staggered(蹒跚) into a tiny village of Korphe in Pakistan, barely alive. The 23 villagers cared for him and fed him back to health. The __24 they showed to a stranger moved Mortenson, and filled him with a' desire to 25 it.
Looking around, he saw that the poor villagers had actually nothing. 26 , he could see the desire of the villagers to 27 their community. For example, they dreamed of 28 for their children. The children received schooling two days a week from a teacher they 29 with another village, because they couldn't 30 to hire one alone. Naturally, the village had no schoolhouse. Moretenson thought it was by building a school 31 he could best express his 32 for their kindness to him. He left, 33 he would return with necessary materials.
However, things didn't go 34 as he had expected. He was a nurse by profession, and wasn't well 35 It was a struggle for him to raise the $10,000 or so needed to buy the building materials. 36 problems, including his then Cultural 37 of the area led to a series of frustrations. But with his efforts and cooperation of the villagers, he eventually overcame the __ 38 . He fulfilled his promise.
After that he wanted to return to America,build a career and start a family. However, it ba-came clear that a school for Korphe was just the start. There were so many other villagers in Pa-kistan that had the similar needs. The more 39 he became, the more he came to understand the area and the more he realized how important education was. The 40 was that, in the pe-riod of over a decade, 55 schools were built.
21. A. approached B. paused C. hesitated D. attempted
22. A. peaks B. levels C. hills D. slopes
23. A. cold B. mean C. kind D. tiny
24. A. bravery B. ability C.poverty D.generosity
25. A. receive B. repay C. respect D. recycle
26. A. Besides B. However C. Therefore D. Moreover
27. A. develop B. visit C. design D. increase
28. A. career B. development C. education D. health
29. A. traded B. worked C. communicated D. shared
30. A. help B. manage C. decide D. afford
31. A. that B. which C. what D. if
32. A. sympathy B. gratitude C. attitude D. anger
33. A. adding B. promising C. demanding D. warning
34. A. smoothly B. badly C. closely D. properly
35. A. dressed B. received C. respected D. paid
36. A. Some B. Others C. Other D. Another
37. A. interaction B. ignorance C. background D. difference
38. A. difficulities B. fears C. temptations(诱惑)D, shortcomings
39. A. interested B. rooted C. involved D. lost
40. A. result B. idea C. cause D. report
第二节完型填空(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40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。
The restaurant was only a quarter full when we got there. A couple in their thirties were seated about three tables away. Their 36 was a little strange and it caught my attention. I’ve always been 37 to the feelings of other people. I got the immediate 38 that this couple could 39 afford to eat out. At first I 40 the thought, but it kept appearing into my head.
I began to feel a strong 41 to pay for their meals. I wasn’t rich, but I could 42 it. So I followed my intention and 43 the boss to pay their bill. I was told that they had 44 their courses and might still order coffees, but so far the bill 45 $ 75.
When he asked 46 I was paying their bill, I felt a little 47 as I tried to cover my feelings. I finally replied, “When I saw that couple I got the feeling that they had to 48 to get what they’ve got. So I decided to pay their bill. 49 I don’t want you to tell them who paid it or why. Just treat it as a(n) 50 .” When the couple want to settle their account a 51 reaction could be heard throughout the restaurant. Later I asked the boss what happened. He said the young woman broke down in tears and said, “ 52 like this has ever happened to us before. We’ve never 53 anything or been given anything. Things 54 this just don’t happen to us .” But it did happen. Now every time I think of the 55 at the restaurant a smile spreads across my mouth, as I remember how once, I felt a strong desire to give freely to another.
36. A. age B. bill C. appearance D. manner
37. A. polite B. sensitive C. nervous D. important
38. A. order B. hope C. impression D. promise
39. A. hardly B. proudly C. luckily D. freely
40. A. wrote B. felt C. followed D. ignored
41. A. regret B. desire C. success D. danger
42. A. change B. face C. afford D. prevent
43. A. reminded B. advised C. approached D. helped
44. A. refused B. prepared C. paid D. finished
45. A. came to B. depended on C. gave up D. turned against
46. A. why B. when C. how D. where
47. A. shy B. proud C. excited D. Foolish
48. A. pretend B. continue C. expect D. struggle
49. A. But B. So C. Or D. Because
50. A. problem B. chance C. gift D. adventure
51. A. frightened B. surprised C. disappointed D. bored
52. A. Something B. Everything C. Anything D. Nothing
53. A. experienced B. trusted C. won D. saved
54. A. besides B. for C. despite D. like
55. A. incident B. service C. joke D. food
第二部分完形填空
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。
I grew up in San Pedro. My Dad was a fisherman. It was hard to make a living on the sea. He worked hard and would stay out 36 he caught enough to feed the family. No just enough for our family, but also for his Mom and Dad. When the weather was bad he would 37 me to school. He had this old truck that he used in his fishing 38 . Older than it was, that truck, out of 39 , coughed all the way with loud noise and heavy smoke. As he would drive, I would fall down into the seat hoping to 40 . He would pull right up in front, and it seemed like everybody would be standing around and 41 . Then he would lean over to give me a big kiss and tell me to be 42 . It was so 43 for me now. Here, I was 12 years old, and he would 44 me good-bye!
I remember 45 I decided I was too old for a goodbye kiss. When we got to the school and came to a stop, he had his 46 big smile. He started to lean toward me, but I put my 47 up and said, “No, Dad.”
It was the first time I had ever talked to him that way, and he had this 48 look on his face. I said, “Dad, I’m too old for a goodbye kiss. I’m too old for any kind of kiss.” My father looked at me for the longest time. When 49 came into his eyes, he turned and 50 . “You’re right’ he said, “You’re a big boy…. 51 . I won’t kiss you anymore.” It wasn’t long after that when my Dad went to sea and never came back. It was a day when 52 of the ships stayed in, but not Dad. He had a big family to feed.
You don’t know what I would give to have my Dad give me just one more kiss on the cheek…. To touch his rough old face…, to 53 the ocean on him… to feel his arm around my neck. I 54 I had been a man then. If I had been a man, I would never have told my Dad I was too 55 for a goodbye kiss.”
36. A. since B. when C. until D. before
37. A. take B. drive C. watch D. rush
38. A. business B. career C. project D. journey
39. A. preparation B. control C. distance D. condition
40. A. repair B. scream C. complaint D. disappear
41. A. laughing B. watching C. performing D. playing
42. A. a cute son B. a honest fisherman C. a good boy D. a quiet passenger
43. A. amazing B. surprising C. disappointing D. embarrassing
44. A. kiss B. say C. hug D. send
45. A. the day B. the way C. the order D. the action
46. A. usual B. common C. daily D. sweet
47. A. head B. hand C. cheek D. mouth
48. A. excited B. pleased C. terrified D. bored
49. A. lights B. apologies C. tears D. sorry
50. A. looked out B. looked up C. looked around D. look on
51. A. a partner B. a student C. a kid D. a man
52. A. all B. most C. some D. none
53. A. notice B. smell C. sense D. feel
54. A. realize B. regret C. wish D. hope
55. A. young B. old C. shy D. late
第二节 完型填空(共20小题,小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文所给各题的四个选项(A, B, C, D)中选能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
In 1991, 1 spent five months in Niger. There were many things I found difficult about this place—the climate and beggars were my biggest complaints. One day, a friend and I 36 for neighbouringBurkina Faso to work in a health clinic. Arriving by taxi at our 37 in Burkina, we began to 38 . I had a large backpack and a smaller daypack. With my daypack between my legs, I reached for my larger piece of 39 . Out of the darkness, a motorbike with two men 40 slowly Without warning, one of the men grabbed my daypack 41 the motorbike swept close by. Within seconds, the two were out of sight, 42 up by the night. The bag had everything 43 to me, my passport, money and an airline ticket. I was in deep trouble. All I wanted was to leave this hell.
Then, walking through Burkina's streets the following week, I was 44 rudely by an old woman who stretched her hand in my face. "Cadeau (gift)! Cadeau!" she 45 in French.
I'd had enough. I was sick and 46 of the country. I told her 47 in French, "I have no 'cadeau'. I have no money A thief stole all my money a week ago and now I can't 48 your country. I cannot give you anything."
The beggar woman listened 49 and thought about my words. "Then I will give you a cadeau," she announced and 50 into the folds of her dress. Kindly, she placed an old, dark brown coin in my 51 . I looked at it in 52 . It was an extremely small amount of money—but for this woman, the coin 53 a meal. At that moment, I saw the beauty of the 54 of Burkina Faso, and appreciated the kindness of me 55 .
36. A. went B. headed C. served D. worked
37. A. destination B. spot C. goal D. station
38. A. rest B. dine C. load D. unload
39. A. equipment B. furniture C. luggage D. medicine
40. A. rode B. drove C. approached D. left
41. A. because B. as C. until D. after
42. A. taken B. brought C. turned D. swallowed
43. A. memorable B. important C. beautiful D. wonderful
44. A. cheated B. charged C. stopped D. questioned
45. A. cried B. whispered C. threatened D. demanded
46. A. fond B. proud C. aware D. tired
47. A. pleasantly B. firmly C. actively D. bravely
48. A. get rid of B. take advantage of C. get out of D. take notice of
49. A. attentively B. anxiously C. curiously D. coldly
50. A. reached B. pulled C. looked D. came
51. A. pocket B. bag C. dress D. palm
52. A. fright B. disappointment C. shock D. satisfaction
53. A. bought B. meant C. ordered D. prepared
54. A. country B. society C. nature D. people
55. A. foreign B. poor C .rich D. Female
II. 完形填空(共20小题,每小题1分,满分20分)
A while ago my family and I went sledding(滑雪橇) and as I watched my children climbing up the slope I started thinking.
Many people are convinced that most of today’s 26 problems are because of the “me” generation. Youngsters are just out for themselves and pay no 27 to others or their needs. Indeed, a common belief is that today’s youngsters won’t do anything 28 there is something in it for them.
Yet, while sledding, I saw a 29 side. I watched my two oldest children (then five and four) take my youngest(then two years old)by the hand to help her up the slippery slope 30 they went up. They would have been 31 without her, but not once did they try to sneak (溜掉)by her without helping. And when the sled 32 my two daughters was aimed toward the edge, it was my five year old son who ran to them to 33 them from falling and hurting themselves.
These children sometimes 34 among themselves and, on occasion, behave horribly. But I can 35 them shopping and know that they won’t ask for anything, I can talk to them about tsunami or hurricane victims and know that they will offer to 36 some of their own money to the cause, and I can ask them to play with those children 37 on the sideline(作为旁观者) and know that they will befriend(照顾)them.
Perhaps, therefore, the “me” generation is to blame 38 much of society’s problems—not the youngsters who want everything, 39 the adults who have taught themselves.
Most adults have been 41 at some time or another, sadly, many 42 that disappointment down to their children. Then the children learn to put themselves first!
Most young children want to help. We can 43 that feeling by teaching the lesson my children learned while sledding: Life is a slippery slope with 44 of bumps(撞伤) and bruises(擦伤), but we can all make it to the 45 if we remember to help those who need it.
26.A.social B.private C.serious D.slight
27.A.thought B.attention C.permission D.pleasure
28.A.if B.as C.while D.unless
29.A.same B.different C.strange D.moral
30.A.some time B.any time C.each time D.the time
31.A.faster B.slower C.easier D.lighter
32.A.containing B.loading C.driving D.carrying
33.A.avoid B.stop C.help D.warn
34.A.cry B.cooperate C.assist D.fight
35.A.take B.drive C.accompany D.guide
36.A.lend B.send C.collect D.pay
37.A.forgotten B.missed C.left D.ignored
38.A.of B.within C.on D.for
39.A.and B.but C.thus D.though
40.A.consider B.speak C.believe D.think
41.A.depressed B.surprised C.disappointed D.embarrassed
42.A.extend B.intend C.pass D.spread
43.A.encourage B.strengthen C.discourage D.approach
44.A.opportunities B.occasions C.promises D.fates
45.A.top B.bottom C.middle D.tip
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,掌握其大意,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
A successful businessman was growing old and knew it was time to choose a successor(继任者)to take over the business. ___36__ choosing one of his children,he decided to do something different,He ___37____ all the young executives(主管)In hs company together, and said,"l will give each one of you a(n)____38____ today.l want you to plant the seed,water it, and ___39___ here one year form today with what you have grown from the seed,l will then ___40____ your plants,and the one I choose will be the next CEO."
Jim was ___41___ that day and he also received a seed.He went home ___42___,and got a pot,some soil and planted the seed.Everday,he watered it and __43___ to see if it had grown,___44__ nothing ever grew.
Time flew,and it was time to __45__ their plants to the boss.When Jim arrived,he was
___46__ the variety of plant gsrown by the other executives.They were all__47__ in all shapes and sizes.
When the old CEO arrived,he __48__ the room and greeted his young execytuves.
"___49__ ! What great plants,trees,and flowers you have grown."All of a sudden, the CEO___50__ Jim at the back of the room With his___51___ pot.He asked him what had happened to his seed一Jim told him his ____52____.
The CEO looked at Jim,and then ____53___to the young executives,"Now we have the nestChlef Executlve Office—his name is Jim!"
Nobody Could ___54___ it,including Jim himself.Then the CEO said,"One year ago the seeds I gave everyone were all boiled seeds; it was not ___55___for them to grow.Remember everyone,if you plant honesty,you will reap(收获)trust."
36. A.Because of B.In additlon to C.Apart from D.Instead of
37. A.took B.called C.left D.kept
38. A.Order B.plant C.seed D.appointment
39. A.come back B.get off C.forget about D.walk around
40. A.colect B.buy C.sell D.judge
41. A.absent B.late C.there D.out
41. A.excitedly B.nervously C.carefully D.angrily
43. A.declared B.remained C.watched D.intended
44. A.so B.since C.but D.if
45. A.dig out B.pack up C.meet with D.bring back
46. A.disappointed at B.amazed at C.satisfied with D.cautious about
47. A.green B.beautiful C.depressing D.dying
48. A.scanned B.found C.searched D.inspected
49. A.Your B.His C.Her D.My
50. A.told B.spotted C.praised D.blamed
51. A.empty B.broken C.big D.expensive
52. A.secret B.story C.cause D.doubt
53.A.explained B.suggested C.announced D.introduced
54.A.hear B.know C.realize D.believe
55.A.necessary B.important C.possible D.practical
My friend Michelle is blind, but you’d never know it. She makes such good use of her other 36 , including her “sixth sense”, that she rarely gives the impression she’s 37 anything.
Michelle looks after her children pretty much like the rest of us, 38 that she doesn’t push too hard on them, 39 really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitude. She knows when to clean the house. She moves around so fast that often 40 don’t realize she’s blind.
I 41 this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very 42 about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was 43 excited about her finger-painting project.
“Mom, guess what?” said Kayla, all smiles. "I learned how to 44 colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle 45 with us.
To my great 46 , my child had learnt about color from a blind friend!
Then Kayla continued, “Michelle told me my 47 showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment. She really 48 what I was doing!” Kayla said she had never felt how good finger paints felt 49 Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.
I realized Kayla didn’t know that Michelle was blind. It had just never 50 in conversation.
When I told her, she was 51 for a moment. At first, she didn’t believe me. “But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!” Kayla 52 . And I knew my child was 53 because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her artwork. Michelle had also heard Kayla's 54 in her work,
We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, “You know, Mommy, Michelle really did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my 55 .”
Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.
A.ways B.means C.methods D.senses
A.enjoyed B.found C.missed D.lost
A.and B.except C.even D.but
A.who B.it C.she D.which
A.guests B.family C.children D.friends
A.realized B.heard C.recognized D.witnessed
A.excited B.sad C.satisfied D.enjoyed
A.especially B.not so C.a little D.not at all
A.paint B.draw C.create D.mix
A.stayed B.painted C.talked D.played
A.excitement B.encouragement C.delight D.surprise
A.attitude B.color C.picture D.paper
A.touched B.distinguished C.saw D.understood
A.after B.before C.until D.when
A.referred to B.turned out C.come up D.talked about
A.curious B.quiet C.puzzled D.worried
A.cried B.insisted C.complained D.informed
A.right B.wrong C.worried D.uncertain
A.shortcomings B.difficulties C.pride D.description
A.paper B.pens C.hands D.eyes
Two runners stand side by side at the starting line of a race. Both look every strong and fast. __41__ one runner speeds ahead and wins the race. The other falls behind.
Some sportsmen can reach great goals__42_ the achievement of an Olympic gold medal while others__43__live up to their promise. What kind of __44_ before a race or other event makes the __45__?
Everyone knows that sportsmen work out to strengthen(加强) their __46_. But research shows that strengthening the mind may be just as __47__. Careful study shows that the best sportsmen win __48__ because they think they can win.
Thinking positive(乐观的) thoughts seems to give possibility for __49__ in sports. People who say to themselves over and over, “I know I can do this,” often find they have the __50__ to win. On the other hand, people who think “I can’t win” often __51__.
One procedure(步骤)that helps many sportsmen is creating __52__ in the mind. They are told to think of each __53__ they must make to win. Some use pictures that are more fanciful. One skater liked to __54__ a star bursting inside her, __55__ her with energy. Another sportsman who wanted to feel __56__ pictured himself as a __57__ floating(漂浮) in the air.
Next time you want to do something well, try training your __58__ to help you. Perhaps a teacher or other instructor can help you plan your training. If you imagine yourself doing better, you may soon see __59__ in what you __60__ can do. Positive thinking and picture created in your mind can help you win!
A.Therefore B.And C.But D.While
A.for example B.so on C.in all D.such as
A.always B.never C.sometimes D.not
A.preparation B.picture C.plan D.working
A.same B.difference C.most D.best
A.mind B.thought C.bodies D.legs
A.important B.interesting C.possible D.correct
A.mostly B.almost C.partly D.nearly
A.success B.goals C.win D.failure
A.disadvantage B.advantage C.luck D.hope
A.fail B.succeed C.win D.pass
A.ideas B.pictures C.thoughts D.movements
A.move B.step C.jump D.place
A.think B.imagine C.hope D.wish
A.giving B.helping C.filling D.supporting
A.calm B.excited C.encouraged D.happy
A.fish B.bird C.cat D.horse
A.body B.mind C.thoughts D.imagination
A.improvement B.advantage C.chance D.winning
A.usually B.really C.possibly D.mostly
Instroduction to Letters to Sam
Dear Reader,
Please allow me to tell you something before you read this book. When my 36 ,Sam, was born, my heart was filled with joy. I had been sitting in a wheelchair for 20 years before then,and I have been 37 ill many times.So I wonderfuled if would have the 38 to tell Sam what I had 39 .
For years I have been hosting a program on the 40 and writing articles for a magazine.Being 41 to move freely,I have learned to sit still and keep my heart 42 , exchanging thoughts with thousands of listeners and 43 . So when Sam was born ,I 44 to tell him about school and friendship,Romance and work,Love and everything else. That’s how I started to write these 45 . I hoped that Sam would 46 them sooner or later.
However,that expedition 47 when Sam showed signs of autism(自闭症)at the age of two.He had actually stopped talking before the discovery of the signs.He 48 to communicate with others,even the family members.That was 49 for me but didn’t stop me writing on.I realized that I had even 50 now to tell him.I wanted him to 51 what it means to be “different ”from others,and learn how to fight against the misfortune he’ll 52 as I myself,his grandfather,did. I just 53 if I could write all that I wanted to say in the rest of my life.
Now, 54 the book has been published,I have been given the chance.Every chapter in the book is a letter to Sam:some about my life,and all about what it means to be a 55 .
Daniel GOttliebe
A.son B.Nephew C.brother D.grandson
A.seriously B.mentally C.slightly D.quietly
A.ability B.Time C.courage D.responsibility
A.written B.suffered C.observed D.lost
A.Radio B.Television C.stage D.bed
A.ready B.unable C.anxious D.eager
A.warm B.broken C.closed D.open
A.hosts B.visitors C.readers D.reporters
A.Began B.stopped C.forgot D.decided
A.Letters B.emails C.books D.diaries
A.find B.read C.collect D.keep
A.developed B.disappeared C.changed D.arrived
A.tried B.refused C.regretted D.hoped
A.exciting B.acceptable C.strange D.heartbreaking
A.less B.everything C.more D.nothing
A.understand B.explain C.believe D.question
A.fear B.face C.know D.cause
A.felt B.guessed C.saw D.doubled
A.as B.once C.though D.if
A.teacher B.child C.man D.writer
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A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
One evening after dinner,Mr.and Mrs.Bond called a family meeting.“We’ve had to make a 36 decision,” Mr.Bond announced.“You see,your mother has been offered a post as co-director of a TV station in Chicago. 37 ,the station is not here.After 38 long and hard about it,we’ve 39 that the right decision is to move to Chicago.”
Marc looked 40 ,while his sister Rachel breathlessly started asking when they’d be moving.“It’s surprising but exciting!” she said.Marc simply said,“I can’t leave my 41 . I’d rather stay here and live with Tommy Lyons !”
The Bonds hoped that by the time they moved to Chicago in August,Marc would grow more 42 the idea of leaving.However,he showed no 43 of accepting the decision,refusing to 44 his belongings.
45 the morning of their move,Marc was nowhere to be found.His parents called Tommy Lyons’ house,but Mrs.Lyons said she hadn’t seen Marc.Mrs.Bond became increasingly 46 while her husband felt angry with their son for behaving so 47 .
What they didn’t know was that Marc had started to walk over to Tommy’s house with a faint idea of 48 in Lyons’ attic (阁楼) for a few days.But as he walked along,all the 49 landscape of his neighbourhood 50 him of the things he and his family had done together : the green fence he and his mother had painted;the trees he and his sister used to 51 while playing hide-and-seek;the park 52 he and his father often took walks together.How much would these 53 without his family,who made them special in the first place ? Marc didn’t take the 54 to answer that question but instead,he hurried back to his house, 55 if the were any boxes the right size to hold his record collection.
36.A.different B.quick C.wise D.final
37.A.Besides B.However C.Therefore D.Even though
38.A.thinking B.quarrelling C.complaining D.arguing
39.A.known B.recognized C.concluded D.insisted
40.A.shocked B.puzzled C.disappointed D.excited
41.A.classmates B.friends C.neighbours D.parents
42.A.delighted at B.pleased with C.used to D.worried about
43.A.ways B.signs C.interests D.hopes
44.A.pack B.collect C.tie D.pile
45.A.Before B.In C.On D.During
46.A.anxious B.angry C.frightened D.miserable
47.A.rudely B.irregularly C.irresponsibly D.naughtily
48.A.hiding B.staying C.sleeping D.living
49.A.beautiful B.familiar C.splendid D.modern
50.A.recalled B.remembered C.warned D.reminded
51.A.plant B.water C.climb D.hide
52.A.which B.where C.that D.what
53.A.cost B.value C.mean D.measure
54.A.time B.courage C.strength D.patience
55.A.looking B.wondering C.asking D.expecting
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。
When Winsion Chruchill was a young man, his father concluded that Churchill was “unfit for a career in law or politics” because he did so badly in school.
When Charles Darwin was getting ready to 36 on his five-year expedition on The Beagle, his father was extremely 37 . he thought his son was falling into a life of sin and idleness.
Gorge Washington’s mother was a complaining, 38 woman by all accounts. She thought little of Washington’s achievements and didn’t 39 at either of his presidential inaugurations(就职典礼). She was always 40 that her children overlooked her and she was especially angry when her son George ran off to 41 the army for the American Revolution. She 42 believed it was his duty to stay home and take care of her.
In his youth, the 43 Leonard Bernstein, one of the most talented and successful composers in American history, was continually pressured by his father to 44 his music and do something worthwhile, like help out in his family’s beauty-supply business. After Leonard became 45 , his father was asked about that, and he answered, “Well, how was I supposed to know he was the Leonard Bernstein?”
People may criticize you or make fun of your ideas or actively try to 46 you. Often their efforts are only attempts to protect you from 47 . But obviously failure is only a possibility if you stop. If you keep 48 , a “failure” is just another learning 49 . Besides, giving up on a heartfelt goal is worse than failing. “Many people die”, said Wendell Holmes, “with their 50 still in them.” That’s true tragedy.
So listen 51 to the worries and criticisms of your friends and family, and do your best to put their minds 52 , but then carry on. Listen last to your own heart. You 53 yourself better than anyone on earth. Make sure your song is 54 .
Listen to your own heart. Don’t let your music 55 with you.
36.A.set sail B.take charge C.make progress D.set examples
37.A.excited B.pleased C.disappointed D.affected
38.A.self-confident B.self-centered C.kind-hearted D.cold-blooded
39.A.show off B.show up C.pick out D.pick up
40.A.claiming B.expecting C.complaining D.declaring
41.A.fight B.beat C.attend D.command
42.A.foolishly B.secretly C.bravely D.honestly
43.A.late B.latter C.former D.later
44.A.take up B.give up C.pick up D.bring up
45.A.proud B.diligent C.professional D.famous
46.A. advise B.suggest C.stop D.keep
47.A.failure B.success C.stop D.keep
48.A.stopping B.starting C.going D.coming
49.A.method B.experiment C.approach D.experience
50.A.music B.article C.movie D.poem
51.A.politely B.rudely C.responsibly D.actively
52.A.in order B.at case C.in use D.at war
53.A.trust B.believe C.know D.doubt
54.A.finished B.completed C.written D.sung
55.A.live B.die C.sound D.play
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,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(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 was told just now in the hospital that I was having a Bell's palsy attack, a condition in which the face muscles tighten because of stress. During the long car ride home, all I could think about was my coming interview. But now I could not even 31 myself in the mirror and my lips was unable to open normally, surely all the other applicants would have the 32 , I concluded.
However, I wouldn’t let my own self-consciousness 33 me. Not now, not when I had 34 so hard for so long to be given this opportunity. This was the kind of position I'd dreamed of for all these years. “Mom, 35 me off on Jacob Street. I'm going to the 36 .”
“Honey, I don't think you should. You look... 37 ,” she said, ever so gently.
I knew she was 38 . But if I didn't, I'd always 39 if I could have gotten my dream job.
"No, Mom, take me there.”
40 , she took me where I wanted to go.
"Hello,” a gray-haired man sitting behind the large desk 41 me. “Miss Jenkins?”
“Yes. Please excuse me. I'm having a Bell's palsy attack. My doctor explained to me that it would last a few days. I came right from the 42 .”
“You're very 43 to come when you're in such a state,” he 44 , after a pause.
He spent a few minutes looking through my 45 . “Is everything on here 46 ?” he asked.
“Yes, but I 47 to mention I type seventy-five words per minute.”
“Well, you have an impressive background with related experience, you are 48 qualified. When are you 49 ?” he asked.
I took a deep breath and asked, “You're hiring me?”
“Not only have you got the skills I'm looking for, you also have the 50 .” He gave me a big smile.
31. A.forgive B.recognize C.believe D.control
32. A.chance B.advantage C.courage D.sympathy
33. A.pardon B.stop C.help D.transform
34. A.driven B.turned C.prepared D.worked
35. A.take B.pull C.drop D.send
36. A.supermarket B.interview C.doctor D.office
37. A.weak B.annoying C.angry D.strange
38. A.right B.kind C.wrong D.sensitive
39. A.regret B.believe C.wonder D.quit
40. A.Hopefully B.Unwillingly C.Fortunately D.Unexpectedly
41. A.doubted B.greeted C.examined D.discouraged
42. A.hospital B.home C.office D.work
43. A.determined B.crazy C.disrespectful D.funny
44. A.stressed B.interrupted C.commented D.complained
45. A.face B.health C.application D.situation
46. A.correct B.normal C.incredible D.contradictory
47. A.pretended B.demanded C.focused D.failed
48. A.narrowly B.possibly C.impossibly D.certainly
49. A.accessible B.convenient C.energetic D.available
50. A.qualification B.appearance C.character D.disadvantage
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。
Just ten years ago, I sat across the desk from a doctor with a serious look. “Yes,” he said, “there is a serious injury in the left lung…” I listened, too 21 to speak, as he continued, “You’ll have to 22 work at once and go to bed. Later on, we’ll see.” He gave no definite promise of recovery.
Feeling like a man who has suddenly been placed under 23 of death. In the next three days, I 24 my affairs; then I went home, got into bed, and set my watch to tick off not the minutes, 25 the months. Two and a half years and many crashed hopes later, I left my bed and began the long 26 back. It was another year before I made it.
I speak of this experience because these years that passed so 27 taught me what to believe and what to 28 . They said to me: Take time, 29 time takes you. I realize now that this world I’m living in is not my oyster(牡蛎)to be opened but my opportunity to be 30 . To me, each day is such a 31 gift. The sun comes up and presents me with 24 brand new, wonderful hours—not to pass, but to 32 .
I’ve learned to 33 those little but all-important things I never thought I had the time to notice before: the play of light on 34 water, the music of the wind in my favorite pine tree. I seem now to see and hear and feel with some of the recovered 35 of childhood. I recall the touch of the springy earth under my feet the day I first stepped upon it after the years in bed. It was like 36 one’s citizenship in a world one had nearly lost. 37 ,I sit back and say to myself, let me make a 38 of this moment I’m living right now. All this, I owe to that long time spent on the deadlines of life. Wiser people come to this awareness 39 having to acquire it the hard way. But I wasn’t wise enough. I’m 40 now, a little, and happier.
21.A.frightened B.embarrassed C.shocked D.confused
22.A.pick up B.give up C.take up D.keep up
23.A.sentence B.shadow C.pressure D.trial
24.A.figured out B.looked after C.cleared up D.concentrated on
25.A.or B.and C.nor D.but
26.A.jump B.walk C.rush D.climb
27.A.quickly B.slowly C.quietly D.easily
28.A.expect B.desire C.obtain D.value
29.A.before B.after C.until D.when
30.A.picked B.accepted C.grasped D.quitted
31.A.precious B.potential C.pleasant D.permanent
32.A.spend B.fill C.employ D.kill
33.A.observe B.appreciate C.ignore D.respect
34.A.falling B.rolling C.running D.pouring
35.A.Ignorance B.absence C.Carelessness D.freshness
36.A.regaining B.requiring C.rebuilding D.recovering
37.A.Regularly B.Immediately C.Frequently D.Continuously
38.A.copy B.note C.study D.summary
39.A.beyond B.by C.without D.through
40.A.better B.stronger C.wiser D.Healthier