完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分, 满分20分)
请阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,根据各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。
The story happened ages ago, when my daughter was still little.
I was driving across the country with my daughter to my husband. I wanted to reach my destination before supper time, I quickly for a long time without a stop. Then after driving for many miles, I became and needed to stop for a(n) to get refreshed.
I found a rest area. It was mostly , in a quiet area of the highway. I the car and carried my daughter into the restroom. When I came out I saw a middle-aged couple around. Feeling about that, I asked the lady . What surprised me was: they were waiting for us!
The lady me that she and her husband wanted to see us safely back into our car. She informed me that sometimes rest areas be a dangerous place for a young lady like me. I was very by their being so to a stranger. Being young, and probably inexperienced to the dangers of rest areas, it had never occurred to me that there was any of something going wrong. I them for their kindness and continued the journey, reaching our destination safely.
I never got their names but years have and the memory of their kindness is still rooted in my mind. Sometimes angels(天使) come in make-up and just because you can’t see their it doesn’t mean they aren’t angels.
A.attend B.join C.force D.encounter
A.Since B.while C.when D.before
A.walked B.ran C.flew D.drove
A.worried B.pleased C.tired D.frightened
A.rope B.confusion C.break D.advantage
A.empty B.pleasant C.elegant D.romantic
A.booked B.ordered C.parked D.bought
A.warning B.whistling C.wandering D.disturbing
A.anxious B.curious C.obvious D.nervous
A.why B.how C.where D.when
A.told B.guaranteed C.reminded D.explained
A.should B.need C.could D.must
A.confused B.affected C.impressed D.moved
A.tough B.kind C.essential D.grateful
A.lost B.hidden C.raised D.declared
A.need B.demand C.chance D.duty
A.complained B.asked C.thanked D.blamed
A.died B.passed C.gone D.disappeared
A.finally B.widely C.originally D.deeply
A.kindness B.fitness C.faces D.wings
One night, when I was eight, my mother gently asked me a question I would never forget. “Sweetie, my company wants to me but needs me to work in Brazil. This is like your teacher telling that you’ve done and allowing you to skip a grade(跳级), but you’ll have to your friends. Would you say yes to your teacher?” She gave me a hug and asked me to think about it. I was puzzled. The question kept me for the rest of the night. I had said “yes” but for the first time, I realized the decisions adults had to make.
For almost four years, my mother would call us from Brazil every day. Every evening I’d wait for the phone to ring and then tell her every detail of my day. A phone call, however, could never replace her and it was difficult not to feel lonely at times.
During my fourth-grade Christmas break, we flew to Rio to visit her. Looking at her large apartment, I became how lonely my mother must have been in Brazil herself. It was then I started to appreciate the tough choices she had to make on family and work. difficult decisions, she used to tell me, you wouldn’t know whether you make the right choice, but you could always make the best out of the situation, with passion and a attitude.
Back home, I myself that what my mother could do, I could, too. If she to live in Rio all by herself, I, too, could learn to be . I learn how to take care of myself and set high but achievable .
My mother is now back with us. But I will never forget what the has really taught me. Sacrifices in the end. The separation between us has proved to be for me.
A.attract B.praise C.surprise D.promote
A.little B.much C.well D.wrong
A.refuse B.leave C.contact D.forgive
A.wondering B.sleeping C.explaining D.regretting
A.poor B.timely C.final D.tough
A.nervously B.politely C.eagerly D.curiously
A.patience B.presence C.intelligence D.Influence
A.empty B.expensive C.comfortable D.modern
A.interested in B.doubtful about C.aware of D.satisfied with
A.when B.where C.which D.that
A.abandoning B.balancing C.comparing D.mixing
A.Faced with B.Supplied with C.Depending on D.Insisting on
A.different B.friendly C.positive D.general
A.criticized B.informed C.warned D.reminded
A.offered B.managed C.attempted D.expected
A.grateful B.independent C.energetic D.practical
A.examples B.limits C.rules D.goals
A.question B.experience C.history D.occasion
A.run out B.come back C.pay off D.turn up
A.blessing B.gathering C.failure D.pleasure
Once upon a time when there was a famine (饥荒), a rich baker sent for twenty of the poorest children in the town, and said to them, ''In this basket there is a loaf for each of you. it, and come back to me every at this hour till better times come. ''
The hungry children eagerly around the basket, and quarreled for the bread, each wished to have the largest loaf. At last they went away without even the good gentleman. But Gretchen, a poorly-dressed little girl, did not or struggle with the rest, but remained modestly in the distance. When the ill-behaved children had left, she took the loaf, which alone was left in the basket, the gentleman's hand, and went home.
The next day the children were as as before, and poor, shy Gretchen received a loaf only nearly half the of the one she got the first day. When she came home, her mother cut the open, many new, shining pieces of silver fell out of it. Her mother was very much , and said, ''Take the money back to the good _ at once, for it must have got into the loaf _. Be quick, Gretchen! Be quick! ''
But when the little girl gave the rich man her mother's , he said, ''No, no, my child, it was no . I had the silver pieces put into the smallest loaf to you. Always be as contented, peaceable, and _ as you now are. Go home now, and the is your own. ''
A.Take B.Buy C.Order D.Smell
A.month B.week C.day D.year
A.stood B.sat C.gathered D.looked
A.but B.so C.since D.because
A.hearing B.thanking C.thinking D.looking
A.play B.laugh C.quarrel D.speak
A.crying B.standing C.quarreling D.singing
A.best B.oldest C.largest D.smallest
A.kissed B.took C.seized D.waved
A.hungry B.angry C.eager D.rude
A.size B.number C.length D.amount
A.letter B.bread C.basket D.bag
A.surprised B.pleased C.terrified D.excited
A.policeman B.teacher C.gentleman D.child
A.by accident B.by heart C.by hand D.by itself
A.letter B.apology C.money D.message
A.luck B.use C.good D.mistake
A.test B.reward C.thank D.attract
A.careful B.grateful C.beautiful D.enthusiastic
A.loaf B.basket C.world D.money
Mr. Glen is a millionaire. Five years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he 16 his small company. Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his extra expensive “school” fee. He always 17 his success to it.
At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph.D. degree, 18 to return to the homeland, starting a company. Before leaving, he bought a Rolex watch with the 19 made through years of work after school and the scholarships. At the airport he had to accept the 20 customs check. The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be taken down for 21 . Glen knew that carrying the specific goods out had to pay the tax, and he worried about paying 22 for his watch. So when he was checked, he told a lie that his watch was a 23 fake. When he was 24 of his “smarts”, immediately, in the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch, 25 cost nearly 100,000, into pieces 26 hearing Glen’s words. Glen was 27 before he understood why, he was taken to the office to be examined 28 . For many times of entry-exit 29 he knew that only those people in the “blacklist” would “enjoy” this special treatment. The officers looked over everything carefully in the box, and 30 him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if 31 reusing and carrying fake and shoddy goods, he would be 32 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 33 on him, because the additional high “school” fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of 34 , which he would remember as the 35 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.inspection C.test D.experiment
A.one B.it C.them D.these
A.priceless 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.charged
A.expression B.idea C.thought D.impression
A.honesty B.lies C.goods D.bravery
A.secret B.lesson C.choice D.Belief
A gentle wind blew through Jennifer's hair.The golden red sun was 46 .She was on the beach,looking up at the ball.She was amazed by its 47 ,deep red in the middle, 48 fading into yellow. She could hear nothing but the 49 and the seagulls flying up above in the sky.
The atmosphere 50 her.After all she had been through,this is what she 51 .“ It’s getting late,”she thought,“I must go home,my parents will be 52 where I am.”She wondered how her parents would react,when she got home after the three days she was 53 .
The sun had set by now and it was getting 54 .She tried to imagine having her favorite 55 on until she saw her front door It seemed different. 56 had taken care of the outside garden for days.She was 57 : her father was usually so strict about keeping everything clean and tidy, and now…It all seemed 58 .She couldn't understand what was going on.
She entered the 59 .First,she went into the kitchen where she saw a(n) 60 written by her father.It said:“Dear Ellen,there is some coffee ready, I went 61 .”Ellen was her mother but—where was she? On the right side of the hallway was her 62 room.She went in.Then she saw her mother, lying on the bed sleeping.Her 63 looked so tired,as if she hadn’t 64 for days.She was really pale.Jenny just fell asleep beside her.When Jennifer woke up she found something 65 .She was in her cosy bed in her nightclothes.
It felt so good being back home.Suddenly she heard a voice.“Are you feeling better now, dear? You know you got us very, very scared.”
A.rising B.setting C.shining D.smiling
A.shape B.shadow C.size D.color
A.quickly B.partly C.softly D.probably
A.waves B.boats C.trees D.sands
A.relaxed B.puzzled C.disappointed D.interrupted
A.understood B.considered C.needed D.regretted
A.discussing B.finding C.asking D.wondering
A.alive B.asleep C.missing D.hardworking
A.sunny B.warm C.cold D.cloudy
A.glasses B.hat C.skirt D.jacket
A.Somebody B.Nobody C.Mother D.Father
A.shocked B.scared C.exhausted D.comforted
A.beautified B.rearranged C.deserted D.destroyed
A.garden B.bedroom C.yard D.house
A.book B.note C.article D.poste
A.1ooking B.working C.fishing D.sightseeing
A.own B.parents’ C.sister’s D.brother’s
A.gesture B.body C.face D.eyes
A.studied B.slept C.exercised D.moved
A.different B.new C.precious D.dangerous
Terry was a middle-aged businessman. He was 36 in career and often complained that he had been fooled (欺骗) by others. One day he told his wife he was 37 disappointed with the city that he had to 38.
So his family moved to another city. It was Saturday 39. When Terry and his wife were busily putting their things in their new home, the lights suddenly 40 and they were forced to stop work. Terry was sorry to have 41 to bring along some candles. Just then he heard light 42 on his door.
“Who is it?” he wondered. Terry knew 43 else in the new city, and this was the moment he especially hated to be 44. He opened the door impatiently (不耐烦地). At the door was a little 45, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have 46? I’m your neighbor.” “No,” answered Terry angrily. He shut the door 47.
After a while the door was knocked again. He opened it and 48 the same little girl outside. But this time she was 49 two candles radiating (放光) red light. She said, “My grandma told me the 50 neighbor downstairs might need candles. She sent me here to51 you these.”
At that moment Terry suddenly realized what 52 his failure in life. It was his indifference (冷漠) and 53 to other people. The person who had fooled him in life was actually nobody else 54 himself, for his eyes had been covered by his 55 mind.
A.experienced B.unsuccessful C.interested D.unlucky
A.very B.so C.such D.rather
A.leave B.travel C.stay D.choose
A.morning B.afternoon C.noon D.evening
A.went down B.went out C.went by D.went on
A.wanted B.decided C.forgotten D.remembered
A.knocks B.calls C.strikes D.sounds
A.everybody B.anybody C.somebody D.nobody
A.troubled B.followed C.liked D.learned
A.boy B.girl C.postman D.shopper
A.candies B.toys C.lights D.candles
A.easily B.worriedly C.happily D.heavily
A.found B.met C.touched D.knew
A.bringing B.seeing C.holding D.drawing
A.poor B.kind C.new D.young
A.buy B.give C.borrow D.sell
A.made B.caused C.developed D.stopped
A.laziness B.sadness C.unkindness D.unhappiness
A.besides B.except C.but D.than
A.open B.right C.warm D.cold
On Jan 23, 2012, I was aboard a ship on the Yangtze River, listening to the sound of fireworks and eating plate after plate of dumplings.
On Sunday Feb 10, 2013, I was preparing to celebrate Chinese New Year again – in London’s Chinatown.
It was raining. It was cold. But ever since I left Beijing in August, I had promised myself I would celebrate Chinese New Year – if only to help with my Beijing “homesickness”.
Central London was dressed up for the occasion. There was a stage for a big fireworks display for the evening. Even so, it wasn’t like my real Beijing chunjie.
Even buying a baozi didn’t cheer me up. It cost about 10 times as much as the real thing does in Beijing and got stuck to its rain-ruined paper bag.
Cold, wet and depressed, I ran into a shop for shelter. Suddenly, there it was. Between the packets of dried meat and fish, the bags of rice and the smell of dried noodles in this little Chinese supermarket, I had found home.
An hour later, I hurried into my house with bags of frozen jiaozi, packets of sauce and a large bottle of vinegar. I boiled water, tore open the packets, grabbed my chopsticks and settled down to a feast. This, I thought, is a Happy Chinese New Year.
I even watched the fireworks on TV. After all, why face the British weather when I can bring China home in one bite?
We can conclude from the first three paragraphs that the author ______.
A.likes watching fireworks on the boat |
B.misses Chinese food more than anything else |
C.finds it great fun to celebrate Chinese New Year |
D.misses her life in Beijing very much |
How did the author feel when she found some Chinese foods in a supermarket?
A.a little curious | B.rather tired |
C.a bit comfortable | D.very depressed |
Why did the author watch the fireworks on TV?
A.She didn’t want to get wet and cold again. |
B.The square is far away from where she lives. |
C.She doesn’t like fireworks very much. |
D.She was too hungry to go out. |
What is the best title of the passage?
A.Unforgettable Chunjie in Beijing | B.Wonderful Experience in Britain |
C.Finding Home in London | D.Festival in London |
I went to a group activity, “Sensitivity Sunday”, which was to make us more the problems faced by disabled people. We were asked to “ a disability” for several hours one Sunday. Some members, , chose to use wheelchairs. Others wore sound—blocking earplugs(耳塞) or blindfolds(眼罩).
Just sitting in the wheelchair was a experience. I had never considered before how it would be to use one. As soon as I sat down, my made the chair begin to roll. Its wheels were not . Then I wondered where to put my . It took me quite a while to get the metal footrest(脚凳) into . I took my first uneasy look at what was to be my only means of for several hours. For disabled people, “adopting a wheelchair” is not a temporary .
I tried to find a position and thought it might be restful, kind of nice, to be around for a while. Looking around, I I would have to handle the thing myself! My hands started to ache as I the heavy metal wheels. I came to know that controlling the of the wheelchair was not going to be a(n) task.
My wheelchair experiment was soon . It made a deep impression on me. A few hours of “disability” gave me only a taste of the , both physical and mental, that disabled people must overcome.
A.curious about B.interested in C.aware of D.careful with
A.cure B.prevent C.adopt D.analyze
A.instead B.strangely C.as usual D.like me
A.learning B.working C.satisfying D.relaxing
A.convenient B.awkward C.boring D.exciting
A.height B.force C.skill D.weight
A.locked B.repaired C.powered D.grasped
A.hands B.feet C.keys D.handles
A.place B.action C.play D.effect
A.operation B.communication C.transportation D.production
A.exploration B.education C.experiment D.entertainment
A.flexible B.safe C.starting D.comfortable
A.yet B.just C.still D.even
A.shown B.pushed C.driven D.guided
A.realized B.suggested C.agreed D.admitted
A.lifted B.turned C.pressed D.seized
A.path B.position C.direction D.way
A.easy B.heavy C.major D.extra
A.forgotten B.repeated C.conducted D.finished
A.weaknesses B.challenges C.anxieties D.illnesses
Every time I passed boys who were playing basketball, I stopped to silently watch them. I really envied them. But as a girl, I once thought that I could play basketball.
I like playing basketball though I'm not good at it. I've had a basketball I was a child. At first, I could play freely because no one when I was just a kid. But as I grew up it seemed harder and harder for me to enjoy basketball.
At school, it was always the boys who played basketball during PE classes. The girls were allowed to play volleyball or badminton.
My parents did not me play basketball at home. "Basketball is not fit for girls," they said. I went to play basketball with my friends, boys at me on the court as if I were an alien.
I was feeling and had lost hope of playing basketball. , something changed the first day of high school. I made some friends who also enjoyed playing basketball. They me to get back on the court.
One of them told me with a smile, "Go your own , let others talk." This girl would always play basketball with me. Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about with me almost every day.
I was inspired by them. Confidence and passion to my heart. I am ready to stand up and play. I will play as well as I can, for me, even the sky is boundless(无垠的).
Basketball has become an important part of my . I am interested in it. I watch matches and enjoy playing almost every day. Through basketball, not only do I feel happy and confident, but also a lot.
I've heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say, "Nothing is impossible." It is from an advertisement on TV. I have to realize that life is just like playing basketball. You should have an . After that, just be confident and going. Never give up and you'll make it sooner or later.
I love the motto of the NBA. It can my strong feelings for basketball, "I love this game!"
A.ever B.often C.never D.always
A.when B.before C.after D.since
A.struggled B.cared C.enjoyed D.joined
A.only B.almost C.hardly D.not
A.encourage B.agree C.let D.permit
A.Still B.Yet C.Just D.Even
A.looked B.glared C.glanced D.stared
A.up B.down C.excited D.satisfied
A.Unluckily B.Naturally C.Unexpectedly D.Clearly
A.encouraged B.forbade C.ensured D.explored
A.effort B.way C.business D.direction
A.basketball B.sports C.interests D.dreams
A.stuck B.referred C.turned D.returned
A.but B.though C.and D.however
A.wish B.life C.work D.study
A.experience B.grow C.learn D.play
A.come B.turned C.refused D.happened
A.idea B.aim C.opinion D.effort
A.insist B.remain C.keep D.last
A.inform B.express C.ignore D.connect
Tears clouded my eyes as I stood in our washing room, holding Brett's jeans and shirt full of burn holes. Tired and defeated, I to the floor. The clothes were just one more thing Brett had . He often got almost everything in the house out of . Many windows in our house needed repair due to his breaking to steal money when he chose to live on the street. Yet none of this could compare to the emotional Brett had done to our once quiet home.
Brett came to live with us when he was 12 years old. During the next few years I had dealt with Brett as as possible, but inside I was shouting,"I don't want him in my house another day, Lord! I just can't him!" Having wiped my tears, I continued him as before.
When Brett was nearly 18, he landed again in Juvenile Hall(少管所). After that, my husband and I had to send Brett to a boarding school for helping teens.
At the ceremony, each graduate held a white rose to give to the person who had the most to him or her.
Brett spoke to his parents and then spoke to me, "You did so much. You were always there, no matter happened. My mom and dad, I was their kid. But you, troubled enough by me, always me such love. And I want you to k I love you for it."
, I stood as Brett placed the white rose in my hand and hugged me .
At that moment, tears in my eyes again, this time not for disappointment but for . Although I had struggled with silent toward my stepson, Brett had seen only my actions. Love is action. We may not always have positive feelings about certain people in our lives, but we can love them.
A.sat B.sank C.bent D.dropped
A.ruined B.lost C.torn D.broken
A.danger B.place C.trouble D.order
A.off B.in C.up D.away
A.pain B.injury C.damage D.suffering
A.patiently B.willingly C.strictly D.rudely
A.forgive B.educate C.stand D.control
A.parenting B.pardoning C.comforting D.feeding
A.lazy B.troublesome C.disappointing D.careless
A.opening B.official C.victory D.graduation
A.afforded B.meant C.supplied D.owed
A.lovingly B.sadly C.proudly D.nervously
A.where B.how C.what D.who
A.unless B.although C.because D.when
A.cost B.lent C.taught D.showed
A.Astonished B.Puzzled C.Encouraged D.Interested
A.surely B.roughly C.tightly D.fiercely
A.fell B.flowed C.moved D.gathered
A.pity B.happiness C.luck D.success
A.love B.anxiety C.anger D.care
As I got out of the car, I saw many cars parked around Ah Mah’s house. Uncle Harry stood at the , urging us to go in quickly. I saw all my there. Aunt Lanny, Aunt Nancy, and Aunt Ping were sitting on the sofa choking and wiping their tears. Uncle Harry told me to stay as my parents and my brother went in Ah Mah’s room. During this time some thoughts about my Ah Mah kept racing through my mind.
Ah Mah was my grandmother, but I her because she liked boys more than girls. She had a way of thinking that boys were more than girls. She made her prejudice clear when she announced that she would leave all her to the men of the family and nothing to the women after she . I hated her way of thinking; , she and I never got along.
My thought was suddenly when my parents and my brother came out. Mother was crying.
What happened to Ah Mah? I my way through and forced the door wide open. My eyes fell on her almost hairless head. I froze. After a few seconds, she to me. Slowly, I walked over to her.
She was . She looked tired, and her eyes were open. Most of her hair had fallen out. She held her hands out to me, but I was afraid to her. She pointed to her desk and , “Futju.” The “futju” was her most prized possession, her Buddha beads(佛珠). I went over to her desk and took the “futju.” By now, I was crying, even without my knowing, and I just her. She called my name, breathing quickly with short breaths and . She said, “Keep…forgive me... .”
I ran over to her and tried to seize her out-stretched(伸出) hand but it was too .
A.exit B.table C.door D.stop
A.friends B.companions C.neighbors D.relatives
A.inside B.away C.outside D.down
A.liked B.remembered C.missed D.disliked
A.valuable B.optimistic C.mature D.positive
A.furniture B.belongings C.clothes D.goods
A.passed B.left C.died D.disappeared
A.therefore B.instead C.however D.otherwise
A.awakened B.accepted C.started D.interrupted
A.pushed B.cleared C.explored D.smoothed
A.pointed B.signed C.shouted D.appealed
A.scared B.stubborn C.skinny D.sensitive
A.curiously B.barely C.automatically D.surprisingly
A.strong B.flexible C.dirty D.trembling
A.touch B.meet C.trouble D.shake
A.screamed B.whispered C.announced D.repeated
A.grand B.moral C.holy D.splendid
A.glared at B.glanced at C.smiled at D.stared at
A.struggling B.laughing C.rising D.crying
A.dark B.late C.difficult D.far
阅读下面的短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
“They’re going to kick me out of my own home,” said Karl Berger, 86 years old. Karl is a widower with no living children. When Karl’s wife died a couple of years ago, he told the Social Security Administration to stop monthly checks to his wife. But the agency to send the checks. Karl called again; a clerk said not to . He told Karl to mail a follow-up that included his wife's of death. But the checks continued to come. Karl needed the money, he cashed his wife’s checks.
When SSA realized its mistake, it sent Karl a letter saying that he SSA $5,900 plus interest. Karl receives only $12,000 a year, which is slightly poverty level. The only that he ever had--$5,000--was on his wife’s funeral. He fought on Iwo Jima, site of one of the most furious battles of World War II. The battle left him in one ear and almost blind in one eye.
His small house used to be in a good neighborhood. He takes the bus once a week to visit his wife's . The rest of his time is spent at home, where he carves military figures that he donates to a local charity. The charity the carvings and uses the money to help feed the homeless.
SSA gave Karl six months to pay the debt in . Otherwise, the SSA letter said, the agency would seize his home. Karl wrote back, asking if it would be okay to $30 a month. That was all he could .
“That’s insufficient,” said William Shatner, an SSA agent. “We know that he is a war veteran, but that doesn’t entitle him to the debt . He knew that his wife was dead, yet he cashed her monthly . That is fraud, pure and simple.”
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When Alice started to cycle home from Jenny’s house, she wasn’t nervous. She was certainly not afraid of the dark. ______, it was only a 15-minute ride home. But halfway there, she began to wish that she hadn’t been so ______.
As she rounded a sharp bend, it suddenly _____ cold — very cold. Alice’s breath became puffs of white cloud and her legs were so cold that it became hard to ride.
With her heart beating fast, she struggled so hard to move ____ that she didn’t hear the car which suddenly appeared beside her. She stopped by the road. The big black car also ______. Slowly, the passenger-window began to slide down. Alice held her breath. In the soft light inside the car, something______. Then, the light brightened and Alice was staring at a sweet, grey-haired old lady. “Hello, dear, ” said the old lady. “I need _____. I’m afraid I’m lost. I need to find the nearest airport. I must be there in the next five minutes. ”
“Airport? You ______ are lost, ” Alice said. “You need to go back five kilometers ______ you reach the T-junction. Turn left and ______ for about another 10 kilometers to the main highway. From there, just follow the _____ to the airport. But I’m afraid there’s no ______ you’ll get there in five minutes!”
“Thank you very much, dear, ” replied the old lady. “Don’t worry — I’ll ____ in time. ”
The _____ moved up and the car started off. A little way ahead, it ______ and with headlights flashing, it drove past Alice. But then, something _____ happened. The car began changing. First, its color ______ from black to silvery-grey. Then, the wheels began disappearing, but the car continued to move forward, ______ just above the ground. As the car _____ into the dark sky, the big red tail-lights grew larger and larger and glowed more and more brightly. With a faint whistling ______, the car was gone in seconds, leaving Alice shaking her head in disbelief…
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On a warm Monday, Jenny Neilson bought a sandwich and parked her car under some trees. Rolling down the windows to in fresh air, she settled back to enjoy her lunch. Suddenly she a big bald(秃顶的)man running through the parking lot. Before she came to what would happen, the man was there, shouting through her window, “Get out!”
Neilson .
Pulling open her door, the man seized her the neck and hair, and threw her out of the car onto the ground. She screamed, her purse and the keys.
Two reporters of the local newspaper, Robert Bruce and Jeff Jackson, just outside their office building on a , heard the screams and began running .
When they Neilson’s car, the attacker had jumped into the driver’s seat and was searching for the keys. Bruce opened the door, and he and Jackson dragged the man out. The attacker back. But even in his cornered panic, he was no for the two athletic men.
Reggie Miller, a worker of the local newspaper, heard the screams, too. He rushed back to the office to the police, and then ran back with some plastic ropes —— used to tie up newspapers.
With his arms tightly behind him, the prisoner looked up and said , “I hope you guys feel good about yourselves—— you just caught one of the most wanted men.” They him and waited for the police.
Later, Bruce and Jackson were shocked to learn the man was the carjacker (劫车者)and suspected murderer, whose —— but with a full head of hair—— had been recently printed in their own newspaper.
Neilson considers herself lucky she suffered injuries. She believes the story might have had a ending if those good people had not come to her aid. “Unfortunately,” she says, “many people would have done what they did, and that’s the real truth.”
A.bring B.let C.gather D.send
A.recognized B.watched C.noticed D.met
A.realize B.understand C.imagine D.conclude
A.escaped B.struggled C.refused D.obeyed
A.by B.around C.with D.on
A.burying B.forgetting C.offering D.grabbing
A.trip B.visit C.break D.holiday
A.started B.stopped C.entered D.reached
A.carefully B.madly C.disappointedly D.patiently
A.fought B.turned C.jumped D.shouted
A.match B.target C.equal D.companion
A.remind B.phone C.invite D.beg
A.rolled B.folded C.bent D.tied
A.angrily B.kindly C.coldly D.warmly
A.caught B.thanked C.comforted D.ignored
A.ordinary B.professional C.honest D.outstanding
A.picture B.background C.character D.story
A.and B.but C.though D.when
A.ridiculous B.similar C.strange D.different
A.sometimes B.never C.often D.forever
完形填空:共20题 每题2分 共40分
My three-year-old granddaughter fell from the bicycle before I could catch her. Emily there for a moment, calculating her chances of survival. the chances were in her favor, she sat up with a that quickly turned into tears when she saw the blood on her knee. I took her in my arms, saying words of as I carried her into the house to deal with her hurt.
With much comfort, she let me wash and put ointment (药膏) on her .
I kissed her cheek.“All now, sweetie?”
“No, Grandma, you haven't said the Mommy ,” she said.
I ran a list of Mommy words through my mind:Please?Thank you?I love you?
“You know, Grandma. Mommy them to make me all better.”Emily took a deep breath and recited, “A little kiss, a little hug, I give you these, with all my love.”
My mind raced and I .It was the same little song that I had said to my ,my mother to me,and her mother to her. My grandmother died when my mother was eight. There had been nothing left but her dear .When she became a mother herself, she the gentle love of her mother and the remembered comfort of the “Mommy words” that made all things go away and only the good remain. Hearing it now, I realized that though I had never met my grandmother, I did her. We were mothers—we were at the heart.
It was my grandmother had written her legacy (遗产) of love on the hearts of four of mothers. I heard my grandmother's, my mother's, my daughter's, my granddaughter's, and my own voice through time.
“Don't , Grandma. I am all better,” Emily said, wiping the tears from my face. We kissed and hugged, and said the Mommy words to each other.
A.lay B.sat C.stood D.slept
A.Doubting B.Wishing C.Proving D.Figuring
A.joke B.reply C.gesture D.smile
A.praise B.comfort C.thankfulness D.encouragement
A.foot B.arm C.knee D.cheek
A.warmer B.better C.nicer D.safer
A.words B.accents C.dialogues D.speeches
A.directly B.cautiously C.quickly D.eagerly
A.says B.keeps C.announces D.teaches
A.failed B.remembered C.refused D.laughed
A.friends B.parents C.children D.neighbors
A.stories B.books C.gifts D.memorie
A.passed on B.took over C.gave up D.showed off
A.hard B.soft C.old D.bad
A.fear B.know C.forget D.believe
A.disappointed B.surprised C.worried D.connected
A.because B.since C.as though D.not until
A.groups B.generations C.types D.pairs
A.mixing B.rising C.shouting D.shaking
A.stop B.move C.cry D.wait