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四个选项中,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。
Most people hate rock music. 36 I am not by nature an unpersonable or biased (有偏见的)person, two personal 37 of rock music during the past two weeks have 38 me that it has become a 39 for those of us with enough common sense to see its potential dangers to 40 . My first experience was the 41 that if I spoke to my teenage son when he was listening to rock music through headphones, he replied in an 42 loud voice, as if there was something wrong with his 43 . The second occurred when I went with him to a “ 44 ” and saw for myself what these affairs are like.
45 I went to that concert, I had always taken the “live-and-let-live” 46 that rock music was simply not my taste but that other people had every 47 to enjoy it if it was theirs. But what I saw and heard made me believe that we are 48 something very powerful to take possession of the younger generation. In the first place, I noticed a collective madness, brought about by the 49 level. But secondly, and far more 50 , I observed that after a time everyone was 51 by the noise. By the end I was in the middle of a faceless 52 who clapped and stamped and jumped around like 53 . I seriously believe that in time to come our 54 younger generation would thank us if we managed to put a 55 to it now.
36. A. If B. While C. When D. Even
37. A. happenings B. hearings C. experiences D. affairs
38. A. persuaded B. treated C. punished D. encouraged
39. A. job B. problem C. pleasure D. duty
40. A. let them out B. pick them up C. find them out D. point them out
41. A. satisfaction B. realization C. excitement D. disappointment
42. A. unnaturally B. unfairly C. unfortunately D. unexpectedly
43. A. hearing B. mind C. voice D. thought
44. A. lecture B. party C. concert D. ball
45. A. Since B. Until C. After D. As
46. A. attitude B. decision C. chance D. opinion
47. A. position B. reason C. right D. time
48. A. inviting B. leading C. allowing D. preventing
49. A. dance B. music C. sound D. noise
50. A. safely B. obviously C. naturally D. dangerously
51. A. carried along B. carried out C. taken on D. brought up
52. A. team B. crowd C. group D. people
53. A. artists B. dancers C. monkeys D. sportsmen
54. A. modern B. former C. lovely D. present
55. A. measure B. stop C. praise D. start
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41-60各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项
Football is, I suppose, the most popular game in England; one has only to go to one of the important matches to see. Rich and poor, young and old, one can see 37_ there, shouting or cheering for one side or _38 _.
One of the most 39 _ things about football in England to a 40_ is the great 41 of the game which even the smallest boy seems to _ 42 _. He can tell you the names of the players in 43 of the important teams. He has 44 of them and knows the results of many matches. He 45 tell you proudly who he expects will 46 a game, and his opinion is 47 right.
Most schools in England _ 48 _ football seriously-- 49 seriously than all the others 50 lessons are the most important. In England, it is 51 that education is not only an activity of filling a boy's _ 52 _ with facts in a classroom, education also 53 character training; and one of the best ways to do this is to play 54 games. The school 55 arranges games and matches for its pupils. Football is a good game for the body, 56 and a quick brain. As a result, it is the school's favourite game in winter.
37. A. all them B. them of all C. all of whom D. them all
38. A. another B. other C. the other D. two
39. A. surprising B. exciting C. moving D. puzzling
40. A. neighbour B. stranger C. native D. relative
41. A. consideration B. invention C. knowledge D. decision
42. A. belong to B. grasp C. hold D. have
43. A. more B. most C. few D. mostly
44. A. faces B. papers C. photos D. records
45. A. will B. may C. should D. must
46. A. have B. win C. defeat D. beat
47. A. ever B. seldom C. usually D. once
48. A. regard B. see C. worry D. take
49. A. much more B. much C. very D. very much
50. A. which B. where C. that D. as
51. A. guessed B. decided C. believed D. made
52. A. mind B. head C. brain. D. thought
53. A. means B. takes C. appears D. proves
54. A. team B. personal C. single D. serious
55. A. still B. therefore C. somehow D. never
56. A. feet B. running C. skill D. sight
第二节完形填空(20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
A Washed Day
In the faint light of the attic(阁楼), an old man, bent down and made his way to a pile of boxes . Brushing aside a lot of 36 , he began to lift out one old 37 after another.
He 38 opened the long buried treasures and soon was 39 in a sea of memories.
Setting 40 one of the dusty albums, he pulled from the box what to be a 41 from his grown son's childhood. He 42 not recall ever having seen it before, 43 that his son had ever kept a journal. Opening the 44 pages, he glanced over a short reading, and his 45 curved in an unconscious smile. 46 his eyes brightened as he read the words. It was the voice of the little boy who had grown up far too fast in this 47 house, and whose voice had grown fainter and fainter over the 48 . The words of a six-year-old 49 the old man back to a time 50 totally forgotten.
Reminded that he had kept a daily journal of his 51 activities over the years, he closed his son's journal. Opening a glass cabinet door, he reached in and 52 an old business journal. Then he sat down at his desk and 53 the two journals beside each other. As he opened his journal, the old man's eyes fell upon several words that 54 . In his own neat handwriting were these words:
55 the whole day fishing with Jimmy. Didn't catch a thing. With a deep sigh and a shaking hand, he took Jimmy's journal and found the boy's entry for the same day: Went fishing with my dad. Best day of my life.
36.A. sweat B. water C. dust D. rain
37.A. diary B. album C. book D. dictionaries
38.A. carefully B. carelessly C. casually D. anxiously
39.A. surprised B. disappointed C. interested D. lost
40.A. aside B. up C. off D. out
41.A. photograph B. letter C. journal D. card
42.A. could B. would C. should D. might
43.A. and B. so C. but D. or
44.A. colored B. yellowed C. turned D. touched
45.A. nose B. eyes C. ears D. lips
46.A. Thus B. Then C. Even D. However
47.A. very B. just C. poor D. big
48.A. hours B. weeks C. months D. years
49.A. forced B. carried C. left D. made
50.A. seldom B. hardly C. almost D. never
51.A. politics B. business C. science D. holiday
52.A. pulled up B. Pulled off C. pulled out D. pulled over
53.A. placed B. threw C. hid D. read
54.A. picked out B. stood out C. worked out D. took out
55.A. Spend B. Enjoyed C. Spared D. Wasted
第二节完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从16-35各题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项。并将选项的字母标号填入题前的答题表内。
It was the last day of the final examination in a large eastern university.On the steps of one building, a group of students were talking about the exam that was going to begin in a few 21 . On their faces was confidence. This was their 22 exam—then on to graduation and jobs.
Some talked of jobs they already had, others talked of jobs they 23 get. With the certainty of four years of college, they felt 24 and able to take control of the world.
The coming exam, they knew, would be a(n) 25 task, as the professor had said they could bring 26 books or notes they wanted, requesting only that they did not 27 each other during the test.
28 they entered the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. And smiles 29 on the students’ faces as they found there were only five questions.
Three hours had passed 30 the professor began to collect papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a frightened expression. Papers in hand, no one spoke as the professor faced the class.
He looked at the 31 faces before him, and then asked: “How many completed all five questions?” 32 a hand was raised.
“How many answered four?” Still no hand.
“One, then? Certainly somebody finished 33 .” But the class remained silent.
The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I 34 ,” he said. “I just want you to know that, although you have completed four years of study, there are 35 many things about the 36 you don't know. These questions you could not answer are relatively common in 37 practice.” Then, smiling, he added, “You will all 38 this course, but remember—even though you are now college graduates, your education had just 39 .”
The years have weakened the name of the professor, but not the 40 he taught.
21. A. seconds B. minutes C. hours D. days
22. A. only B. first C. very D. last
23. A. would B. must C. had to D. used to
24. A. glad B. ready C. sorry D. nice
25. A. interesting B. necessary C. easy D. unusual
26. A. no B. either C. any D. some
27. A. listen to B. look at C. care for D. talk to
28. A. Hardly B. Happily C. Quickly D. Carefully
29. A. appeared B. changed C. failed D. stopped
30. A. then B. as C. before D. after
31. A. pleased B. worried C. surprised D. moved
32. A. Not B. Once C. Only D. Even
33. A. all B. none C. one D. it
34. A. wondered B. enjoyed C. hated D. expected
35. A. even B. already C. so D. still
36. A. exam B. subject C. question D. college
37. A. every day B.everyday’s C. everyday D. every a day
38. A. pass B. fail C. take D. start
39. A. begun B. completed C. failed D. succeeded
40. A. subject B. things C. words D. lessons
第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面的短文,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。
“Hi, Mommy, what are you doing?” asked Susie, who was only six years old. “I’m making a casserole(炖锅菜) for Mrs. Smith next door, __36__ Mrs. Smith is very sad. She lost her daughter and has a __37__ heart. We need to take care of her a little while.” Said her mother. “ Why, Mommy?”
“You see, Susie, when someone is very, very sad, they have __38__ doing the little things like making dinner or other housework. Because we’re __39__ of a community and Mrs. Smith won’t ever be able to talk with her daughter or hug(拥抱) her. You are a very __40__ girl, Susie; maybe you’ll think of __41__ way to help take care of Mrs. Smith.”
Susie thought __42__ about this challenge and how she could do her __43__ on caring for Mrs. Smith. A few minutes later, Susie knocked on her door. After a few moments, Mrs. Smith __44__ the knock with a “Hi, Susie.”
Susie noticed that Mrs. Smith didn’t have that familiar musical __45__ about her voice when she __46__ someone.
“What can I do for you, Susie?” asked Mrs. Smith.
“My mommy says that you lost your daughter and you’re very, very sad with a broken heart.” Susie __47__ her hand out shyly. In it was a Band-Aid. “This is for your broken heart.” Mrs. Smith knelt down and hugged Susie. Through her __48__ she said, “Thank you, darling girl, this will __49__ a lot.”
Mrs. Smith __50__ Susie’s act of kindness and took it one step __51__. She bought a small key ring with a picture frame(框架) ---- the ones __52__ to carry keys and display a family __53__ at the same time. Mrs. Smith placed Susie’s Band-Aid in the frame to __54__ her to heal a little every time she sees it. It has become her symbol(象征) for healing, while not __55__ the joy and love she experienced with her daughter.
36. A. although B. because C. when D. so
37. A. broken B. absent C. sick D. gentle
38. A. trouble B. time C. interest D. danger
39. A. owners B. whole C. part D. relatives
40. A. naughty B. little C. pretty D. smart
41. A. the other B. the very C. our D. some
42. A. seriously B. deeply C. much D. little
43. A. job B. work C. part D. deed
44. A. replied B. answered to C. greeted D. responded
45. A. sound B. quality C. gift D. note
46. A. praised B. helped C. greeted D. saw
47. A. gave B. set C. took D. held
48. A. tears B. sadness C. excitement D. glasses
49. A. do B. care C. mean D. help
50. A. refused B. accepted C. received D. took
51. A. more B. forward C. further D. ahead
52. A. made B. bought C. invented D. designed
53. A. photo B. scene C. gathering D. life
54. A. force B. remind C. get D. advise
55. A. forgetting B. missing C. losing D. remembering
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,掌握大意,然后从41-60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。
At a young age, her doctor told Patti Wilson she was an epileptic(羊癫疯患者). Her father was a morning jogger. One day she 31 and said, “Daddy, what I’d really love to do is run with you every day, but I’m afraid I can’t do it.” Her father 32 her to start running.
That’s just what they did every 33 . It was a 34 experience for them. After a few weeks, Patti said, still smiling, “Daddy, what I’d really love to do is break the world’s long-distance running record for 35 .”
Her father 36 The Guinness Book of World Records and found that the farthest distance any woman had run was 80 miles. As a freshman(新生) in high school, Patti 37 , “I’m going to run from Orange County up to San Francisco(about 400 miles).” “As a sophomore(二年级学生),” she went 38 , “I’m going to run to Portland, Oregon(about 1,500 miles). As a junior I’ll run to St. Louis(about 2,000 miles). As a senior I’ll run to the White House (about 3,000 miles).”
In 39 of her disease, Patti was as ambitious(有野心的) as she was enthusiastic. She looked at being an epileptic as simply “an 40 ”. She focused not on what she had 41 , but on what she had left.
That year, together with her father, she completed her 42 to San Francisco wearing a T-shirt that 43 , “I love Epileptics.”
In her sophomore year, Patti’s classmates got behind her. They made a huge poster that read, “Run, Patti, Run!” This has since 44 her motto and the title of a book she has written. During this marathon, she broke a bone in her foot. A doctor told her that she had to 45 her run. But Patti said she wasn’t running for herself; she was 46 to break the chains on the brains that limited so many others. She asked the doctor 47 or not there was a way she could keep running. He said he could wrap it in adhesive(粘合剂) 48 putting it in a cast(石膏), but he 49 her that it would be extremely painful. She told the doctor to wrap it up.
Later, after four months of running from the West Coast to the East Coast, Patti arrived in Washington and shook the hand of the President of the United States. She told him, “I wanted people to know that epileptics are normal human beings with 50 lives.”
31. A. smiled B. cried C. laughed D. wept
32. A. agreed B. suggested C. encouraged D. promised
33. A. afternoon B. morning C. night D. evening
34. A. terrible B. fortunate C. dangerous D. wonderful
35. A. women B. men C. students D. patients
36. A. questioned B. checked C. inspected D. interviewed
37.A. broadcasted B. told C. informed D. announced
38. A. up B. forward C. on D. upon
39. A. honor B. view C. favor D. charge
40. A. accident B. coincidence C. influence D. inconvenience
41. A. lost B. dropped C. improved D. received
42. A. distance B. task C. run D. study
43. A. showed B. said C. wrote D. read
44. A. come B. become C. gone D. went
45. A. continue B. stop C. keep D. struggle
46. A. working B. jogging C. walking D. running
47. A. whether B. when C. if D. where
48. A. in addition to B. in spite of C. instead of D. regardless of
49. A. asked B. warned C. advised D. comforted
50. A. common B. unique C. special D. normal
第二节完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was in primary school, I got into a major argument with a boy in my class.I can’t 1 36
what the it was about, but I have never forgotten the 37 I learned that day.
I was 38 that I was right and he was wrong--and he was sure that I was wrong and he was right.The 39 decided to teach us a very important lesson.She 40 both of us up to the 41 of the class and 42 him on one side of her desk and me on 43 .In the middle of her desk was a large, round object.I could 44 see that it was black.She asked the boy what 45 the object was.“White,” he answered.
I couldn’t believe he said the object was white, 46 it was obviously black! Another 47 started between my classmate and me, this 48 about the color of the object.
The teacher told me to go stand where the boy was standing and told him to come stand where I had been.We changed 49 , and now she asked me what the color of the object was.I 50 answer, “White.” It was an object with two 51 colored sides, and from his side it was white. 52 from my side was it black.
My teacher taught me a very important lesson that day: You must 53 in the other person’s shoes and look at the 54 through their eyes in order to 55 understand their view.
36.A.think B.suppose C.remind D.remember
37.A.lesson B.lecture C.class D.text
38.A.told B.wished C.convinced D.allowed
39.A.officer B.teacher C.doctor D.parent
40.A.told B.came C.brought D.woke
41.A.back B.front C.middle D.side
42.A.planted B.placed C.had D.fixed
43.A.the other B.another C.other D.others
44.A.happily B.fortunately C.clearly D.nearly
45.A.width B.shape C.color D.size
46.A.when B.unless C.until D.if
47.A.fight B.argument C.conversation D.game
48.A.time B.year C.month D.day
49.A.places B.seats C.attitudes D.glasses
50.A.needed to B.was able to C.hoped to D.had to
51.A.similarly B.differently C.beautifully D.surprisingly
52.A.Still B.Since C.Only D.Also
53.A.seat B.stand C.lie D.put
54.A.situation B.movement C.condition D.behaviour
55.A.unexpectedly B.suddenly C.quietly D.truly
第二节完形填写(共20小题,每题1.5分,满分30分)
The sun was shining when I got on No. 151 bus. We passengers sat jammed together in heavy clothes. No one spoke. That’s one of the unwritten rules. Although we see the same faces every day, we prefer to 36 behind our newspapers. People who sit so close together are using those thin sheets of newsprint to keep their 37 .
As the bus came near the Mile, a voice suddenly rang out: “Attention ! This is your driver speaking. ” Stillness. We looked at the back of the driver’s head. “Put your papers down. All of you.” The 38 came down. “Now, turn and face the person next to you. Go ahead. ”
Surprisingly we all did it. Still no one smiled. I faced an older woman, her head wrapped in a red scarf. I saw her 39 every day. Our eyes met. We waited for the next 40 from the driver. “Now repeat after me. Good morning, neighbor! ”
Our voices were weak. For many of us, these were the 41 words we had spoken that day. But we said them together, like 42 , to the strangers beside us. We couldn’t help 43 . There was the feeling of relief (解脱) , that we were not being robbed. But more, there was the sense of ice being 44 . “Good morning, neighbor. ” It was not so 45 after all. Some of us repeated it ,Others shook hands, many laughed.
The bus driver said nothing more, he didn’t 46_____ to. Not a single newspaper went back up. I heard laughter. a warm sound I had never heard before in bus No.151.
When I reached my stop. I said 47 to my seatmate, and then jumped off the bus. That day was starting off better than most.
36. A. read B. sit C. talk D. hide
37. A. ways B. methods C. respect D. distance
38. A. papers B. passengers C. driver D. tears
39. A. still B. nearly C. even D. hardly
40. A. turn B. talk C. order D. remark
41. A. First B. last C. best D. only
42. A. passengers B. citizens C. patients D. schoolchildren
43. A. shouting B. crying C. smiling D. wondering
44. A. formed B. heated C. broken D. frozen
45. A. sad B. hard C. ordinary D. shy
46. A. need B. want C. like D. begin
47. A. good morning B. good-bye C. hello D. thanks
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,掌握其大意,从每题给出的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was past 10:00 pm. I was busy with my schoolwork though I was 21 . Just then my little
brother Michael ran out of his room, 22 a pen in his right hand and a piece of paper in the other.
“Betty, can you help me with my 23 for school? It’s about the seven 24 of the world.” He said.
My eyes were so 25 on the computer screen that my brother had to pull my blouse just to get my 26 .
“Look, not right now! I’m very busy.” I said. “You’re always busy! You’re always like that!” he replied.
I felt a bit guilty(愧疚) 27 I thought about his words, but my work seemed more 28 to me than my brother’s. I sighed a few times and 29 with my own studies.
The next day, I arrived home late. Michael came into my room.
“I know you are 30 , but there’s something I want to show you”, he began. Without saying a word, I 31 the paper from him. I really didn’t 32 what he was saying. All I wanted was to 33 him and finally get to rest.
Suddenly, my eyes widened in 34 . There, he wrote:
The Seven Wonders of the World
1.Love 2.Friendship 3.Peace 4.Joy 5.Wisdom 6.Fun 7.Family
I 35 believe what my brother had written on the paper. I was completely 36 .
How could such an innocent(天真的)little child 37 such things in life?
The most valuable things in life are the ones that we 38 take for granted. These things don’t take the form of big houses or beautiful 39 . The most wonderful things in the world are immaterial(非物质的) 40 they can never be developed by human art, skill or effort.
21.A.tired B.experienced C.talented D.satisfied
22.A.buying B.holding C.playing D.biting
23.A.problem B.mistake C.trouble D.homework
24.A.events B.cities C.wonders D.mysteries
25.A.paid B.attracted C.applied D.fixed
26.A.attention B.care C.love D.concern
27.A.before B.as C.since D.till
28.A.practical B.useful C.important D.interesting
29.A.started B.hated C.forgot D.continued
30.A.busy B.bored C.free D.tiring
31.A.handed B.took C.got D.accepted
32.A.record B.worry C.mind D.share
33.A.get on well with B.keep up with C.make fun of D.get rid of
34.A.surprise B.sadness C.happiness D.disappointment
35.A.shouldn’t B.needn’t C.couldn’t D.mustn’t
36.A.wounded B.lost C.pleased D.puzzled
37.A.understand B.remember C.study D.finish
38.A.ever B.often C.seldom D.never
39.A.voices B.poems C.cars D.music
40.A.if B.when C.but D.and
第二节: 完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1分, 满分20分)
请认真阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
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 seldom gives the impression (印象) that she’s 37 anything. It’s really amazing.
Michelle 38 her children pretty much like the rest of us, except that she isn’t too hard on them. Her children really benefit a lot from her 39 attitude. She knows when to clean the house, and she moves around so fast that 40 often 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 (成就). She really 48 what I was doing!” Kayla said she had never known 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 come 50 in conversation. When I told my daughter Michelle was blind, 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 . I knew my child was 53 because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her art work. Michelle had also “heard” Kayla’s 54 in her work.
We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, “You know, Mommy, Michelle did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my 55 .” Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.
36. A. ways B. means C. methods D. senses
37. A. enjoyed B. found C. missed D. held
38. A. comes across B. looks after C. picks out D. learns from
39. A. relaxed B. nervous C. anxious D. secret
40. A. parents B. family C. guests D. friends
41. A. realized B. heard C. forgot D. witnessed
42. A. sad B. calm C. excited D. puzzled
43. A. especially B. seldom C. frequently D. hardly
44. A. paint B. draw C. create D. mix
45. A. stayed B. painted C. talked D. competed
46. A. excitement B. encouragement C. delight D. surprise
47. A. attitude B. color C. picture D. paper
48. A. touched B. considered C. saw D. understood
49. A. after B. unless C. until D. if
50. A. up B. down C. back D. on
51. A. curious B. quiet C. angry D. worried
52. A. whispered B. insisted C. introduced D. informed
53. A. right B. wrong C. worried D. uncertain
54. A. shortcomings B. difficulties C. pride D. disappointment
55. A. paper B. pens C. hands D. eyes
第二节完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36-50各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Many years ago, I met with much difficulty with my life and work. I felt so 36 that I wanted to give up.
37 , a speech changed me. At the beginning of the speech, the well-known professor held up a $20 bill. In the room of 200 people, he asked, "Who would 38 this $20 bill?" Hands started going up. He said, “I am going to give this $20 to one of you, but first, let me do this.” He crumpled(弄皱) the 20 dollar note up. He then asked, “Who still wants it?” Still the 39 were up in the air. “Well,” he replied, “what if I do this?” He 40 it onto the ground and started to grind(碾) it into the floor 41 his shoe. He 42 it up, now crumpled and dirty. “Now, who still wants it?” Still the hands went into the air. “My friends, you have all learned a very valuable 43 . No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it stayed the same in 44 . It was still worth $20.”
“Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we 45 and the circumstances that come on our way. We 46 as if we are worthless; but no matter what happened or what will happen, you will 47 lose your value,” he went on, “Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you are still priceless to those 48 love you. The 49 of our lives comes, not in what we do or who we know, but by ...WHO WE ARE.” “You are 50 — don’t ever forget it.”
36. A. optimistic B. cheerful C. pessimistic D. worried
37. A. However B. Therefore C. Actually D. Indeed
38. A. borrow B. like C. dream D. have
39. A. hands B. people C. dollars D. heads
40. A. brought B. got C. turned D. dropped
41. A. through B. with C. under D. in
42. A. broke B. fed C. picked D. carried
43. A. advice B. news C. tip D. lesson
44. A. value B. note C. quality D. number
45. A. thought B. impressed C. took D. made
46. A. find B. feel C. look D. sound
47. A. never B. ever C. still D. hardly
48. A. whom B. which C. who D. whose
49. A. experience B. pleasure C. worth D. difficulty
50. A. common B. intelligent C. reliable D. special
第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满30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, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more 31 , waiting for the final school bell. Upon its 32 everyone would run for their coats and go home, everyone except David.
David was a small boy in ragged clothes. I had often 33 what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so 34 for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves. But something made David 35 . I can still remember he was always 36 a smile and willing to help. He always 37 after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much. He 38 just simply smile and ask what else he could do, then thank me for letting him stay and slowly 39 home.
Weeks passed and the 40 over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of 41 before the holiday break. I smiled in 42 as the last of them hurried out the door. Turning around I saw David 43 standing by my desk.
“I have something for you,” he said and 44 from behind his back a small box. 45 it to me, he said anxiously, “Open it.” I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lifted the lid and to my 46 I saw nothing. I looked at David‘s smiling face add back into the box and said, “The box is nice, David, but it’s 47 .”
“Oh no, it isn’t,” said David. “It’s full of love. My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there.”
Tears filled my eyes 48 I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given 49 to. After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning 50 the little empty box set on my desk.
31. A. anxious B. courageous C. serious D. cautious
32. A. warning B. ringing C. calling D. yelling
33. A. scolded B. wondered C. realized D. learned
34. A. irregularly B. unnaturally C. untidily D. improperly
35. A. popular B. upset C. special D. funny
36. A. expressing B. delivering C. wearing D. sharing
37. A. practiced B. wandered C. studied D. stayed
38. A. would B. should C. might D. could
39. A. aim at B. turn to C. put off D. head for
40. A. argument B. excitement C. movement D. judgment
41. A. school B. year C. education D. program
42. A. relief B. return C. vain D. control
43. A. weakly B. sadly C. quietly D. helplessly
44. A. searched B. found C. raised D. pulled
45. A. Holding B. Handing C. Sending D. Leaving
46. A. delight B. expectation C. appreciation D. surprise
47. A. cheap B. empty C. useless D. improper
48. A. as B. until C. because D. though
49. A. advice B. support C. attention D. command
50. A. from B. behind C. over D. towards
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。
I teach economics at UNLV three times per week. Last Monday, at the beginning of class, I31asked my students how their weekend had been. One young man said that his weekend had not been so good. He had his wisdom teeth32. The young man then proceeded to ask me why I33seemed to be so cheerful.
His question34me of something I’d read somewhere before:“Every morning when you get up, you have a choice about how you want to35life that day,” I said.“I choose to be cheerful.”
“Let me give you a(n)36,” I continued,37all sixty students in the class.“In addition to teaching here at UNLV, I also teach at the community college in Henderson, 17 miles down the freeway from where I live. One day a few weeks ago I drove to Henderson. I38the freeway and turned onto College Drive. I only had to drive another quarter mile down the road to the college. But just then my car39. I tried to start it again, but the engine wouldn’t40. So I put my flashers on, grabbed my books, and41down the road to the college.”
“As soon as I got there I called AAA(汽车协会) and42for a tow truck to meet me at my car after class. The secretary in the Provost’s office asked me what had happened.‘This is my43day,’ I replied, smiling.”
“‘But your car breaks down.’ She was puzzled.‘What do you mean?’”
“‘I live 17 miles from here.’ I replied.‘My car could have broken down anywhere along the freeway. It didn’t.44, it broke down in the45place:off the freeway, within walking distance of here. I’m still able to teach my class, and I’ve been able to arrange for the tow truck to meet me after class. If my car was46to break down today, it couldn’t have been arranged in a more convenient fashion.’”
“The secretary’s eyes opened wide, and then she smiled. I smiled back and headed for class.” So ended my story.
I47the sixty faces in my economics class at UNLV. Despite the early hour, no one seemed to be asleep.48, my story had touched them. Or maybe it wasn’t the story at all.49, it had all started with a student’s50that I was cheerful.
31.A.seriously B.cheerfully C.curiously D.coldly
32.A.cut B.broken C.lost D.removed
33.A.never B.seldom C.always D.sometimes
34.A.reminded B.asked C.informed D.mentioned
35.A.approach B.love C.give D.enjoy
36.A.lesson B.idea C.story D.example
37.A.addressing B.facing C.attracting D.lecturing
38.A.entered B.followed C.exited D.took
39.A.died B.destroyed C.settled D.parked
40.A.turn round B.turn over C.turn back D.turn away
41.A.moved B.marched C.struggled D.turned
42.A.required B.applied C.demanded D.arranged
43.A.good B.bad C.lucky D.hard
44.A.However B.Therefore C.Instead D.Besides
45.A.perfect B.empty C.terrible D.free
46.A.wished B.asked C.supposed D.meant
47.A.examined B.scanned C.studied D.analyzed
48.A.Somehow B.Anyhow C.Thus D.Therefore
49.A.In addition B.In all C.In fact D.In general
50.A.observation B.recognition C.judgment D.puzzle
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31—50 各题后给的A,B,C,D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In a national spelling contest in America,an 11-year-old girl was asked to spell a certain word. But with her 31 voice the judges were not sure if she spelled the word with the letter A or E. They talked it over and 32 decided to simply ask her what she had said. By now,the girl knew she had 33 the word. But instead of lying,she told the truth that she had said the 34 letter. So she lost the contest.
As the girl walked off the 35 ,the entire audience stood to their feet clapping to applaud her 36 .
Later,dozens of newspaper reporters wrote about this 11-year-old girl's honesty,even when it 37 her the contest. But the fact is that she 38 the biggest contest that day: the contest of her 39 .
Probably the biggest test of our character and honesty is what we would do if we knew we would never get 40 .This young girl could easily have 41 and nobody would have known it but herself. But that's just it: She would know she did wrong. It's been said, "If you 42 , you make yourself cheap." This young girl was strong and smart enough to prize her own 43 and character more than the prize from a spelling 44 . Her respect for herself was more important than any 45 others might give her for winning a contest. She knew she would have to live with herself and the 46 she made in that moment will have long-lasting influence.
It's so true that the choices you make today 47 what you are tomorrow. Our children will 48 our behavior much more than our advice. So if we want them to 49 to be honest,we must show them the way by being honest ourselves. Remember,our kids are 50 what we do and how we live even when we don't think they see or know.
31. A. high B. sweet C. tough D. soft
32. A. finally B. kindly C. secretly D. totally
33. A. forgotten B. mispronounced C. misspelled D. lost
34. A. correct B. wrong C. different D. same
35. A. stage B. studio C. test D. classroom
36. A. bravery B. honesty C. courage D. cleverness
37. A. cancelled B. cost C. offered D. wasted
38. A. achieved B. broke C. won D. defeated
39. A. reputation B. knowledge C. 1ife D. character
40. A. paid B. awarded C. caught D. reported
41. A. escaped B. 1ied C. changed D. answered
42. A. accept B. fight C. cheat D. insist
43. A. conscience B. feeling C. diligence D. modesty
44. A. contest B. champion C. judger D. expert
45. A. sense B. pride C. respect D. awareness
46. A. plan B. conclusion C. discovery D. choice
47. A. make B. change C. keep D. create
48. A. give B. take C. follow D. set
49. A. grow up B. bring up C. take up D. come up
50. A. recording B. inspecting C. correcting D. watching
第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
A father was sitting at his desk poring (仔细研究) over his monthly bills 36 his young son rushed in and announced, “Dad, because this is your 37 and you’re 55 years old, I’m going to give you 55 kisses, one for each year!” When the boy started making good on his word, the father exclaimed, “Oh, Andrew, don’t do it now; I’m too 38 !”
The youngster immediately fell 39 as tears welled up in his big blue eyes. Apologically the father said, “You can finish 40 .”
The boy said nothing but 41 walked out of the room, 42 written over his face. That evening the father said, “Come and finish the 43 now, Andrew!” But the boy didn’t 44 . The father didn’t think it serious and soon it went out of his mind.
45 , a few days later after this incident, the boy had an 46 and was drowned. His heartbroken father wrote...
“If only I could tell him how much I 47 my thoughtless words, and could be assured that he knows how much my 48 is aching and how I miss him.”
49 is a two-way street. Any loving act must be warmly accepted 50 it will be taken as rejection and can leave a scar. If we are too busy to 51 and receive love, we are too busy! 52 is more important than responding with love 53 the cry for love from those who are near and 54 to us, because there may be no chance at all as in the 55 of the little boy. Cherish every chance!
36. A. after B. when C. since D. before
37. A. festival B. party C. birthday D. gift
38. A. worried B. busy C. disappointed D. excited
39. A. silent B. curious C. thankful D. ashamed
40. A. now B. immediately C. quickly D. later
41. A. quietly B. angrily C. anxiously D. eagerly
42. A. puzzle B. disappointment C. anger D. pain
43. A. tasks B. words C. kisses D. wishes
44. A. notice B. smile C. finish D. respond
45. A. Unfortunately B. Luckily C. Strangely D. Properly
46. A. problem B. matter C. accident D. affair
47. A. regret B. expect C. scold D. forget
48. A. mind B. heart C. brain D. head
49. A. Word B. Aching C. Birthday D. Love
50. A. and B. so C. but D. or
51. A. give B. achieve C. reach D. cherish
52. A. Everything B. Nothing C. Something D. Anything
53. A. with B. in C. to D. by
54. A. kind B. important C. useful D. far
55. A. demand B. point C. condition D. case