完形填空(共15小题,每小题2分,满分,30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I used to love to watch my high school track team train — especially the long-distance runners. But that year, my eyes were __16 __to a girl whose running style was all wrong. She ran with her arms tucked(塞进) close to her body, bouncing(蹦) up and down in a way that must have driven her__17 __crazy. My athletic mind laughed at her strange style, and I began to think __18 __her as “the Bouncer”.
In early May, my high school __19__ a big sports meeting. A large group of athletes joined in the two-mile running race — including the Bouncer. As the race progressed, she quickly fell far __20__ the pack and every runner lapped her at least once before it was over. But she just kept running, __21___ up and down — and always wearing the same smile.
“That poor kid,” I thought. “There was nothing to be __22__ by finishing so far behind the pack. Why didn’t she just __23__?” Still, she never stopped, and her smile never changed.
But a short while later, something __24__ began to happen. As she entered the home stretch(终点直道), a cheer began to rise, growing louder with each step the Bouncer took toward the finish line until, finally, every person in the stands stood and cheered __25 __the fate(命运) of the whole race depended on this one lone girl, bouncing toward the finish line.
The Bouncer just ___26 __to run exactly as she’d been doing from the beginning. As she crossed the finish line, the teacher walked out onto the __27__and held her arms tightly.
I’ve seen hundreds of races since that day, and I’ve seen thousands of runners __28___ the finish line. But I’ve never seen anything that showed the true spirit of __29__ as I watched on that warm spring day so long ago, when I saw a race won by a girl I had __30 __called the Bouncer
A.drawn B.shut C.put D.fixed
A.teamates B.coaches C.parents D.classmates
A.up B.over C.of D.about
A.hosted B.formed C.organized D.ran
A.over B.away C.behind D.off
A.rushing B.dashing C.jumping D.bouncing
A.admired B.enjoyed C.accepted D.gained
A.give in B.give up C.drop off D.drop out
A.strange B.funny C.special D.similar
A.even after B.just as C.as if D.even if
A.promised B.expected C.wanted D.continued
A.track B.path C.line D.field
A.meet B.cross C.reach D.hit
A.love B.victory C.sport D.race
A.bitterly B.interestingly C.strangely D.laughingly
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,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。
“Now ,”Mrs. Virginia DeView said, smiling, “we are going to discover our professions .”
The class seems to be greatly surprised. Our professions? We were only 13 and 14 years old! The teacher must be _36 _. “Yes, you will all be searching for your future 37 . Each of you will have to 38 someone in your field, plus give an oral report.”
Each day in her class, Virginia DeView reminded us about this. Finally, I picked print journalism. This _39_ I had to go to interview a true-blue newspaper reporter. I was extremely nervous. I sat down in front of him_40_ able to speak. He looked at me and said, “Did you bring a pencil or pen?”I shook my head.
“How about some 41_ ?”I shook my head again .
Finally , I thought he realized I was 42 , and I got my first big tip as a 43 : “Never,never go anywhere without a pen and paper. You never know what you’ll run into. ”After a few days, I gave my oral report totally from 44 in class. I got an A on the entire project.
Years later, I was in college looking around for a new career, but with no success. Then I _45 _Virginia DeView and my desire at 13 to be a journalist. And I called my parents. They didn’t __46__me. They just reminded me how competitive the field was and 47 all my life I had to run away from competition. This was true. But journalism did something to me; it was in my blood. _48__gave me the freedom to go up to total strangers and ask what was 49 .
For the past 12 years, I’ve had the most satisfying reporting career, __50 __ stories from murders to airplane crashes and 51 choosing my strongest area. 52 _ I went to pick up my phone one day, an incredible wave of memories hit me and I realized that had it not been __53__Virginia DeView, I would not be sitting at that desk.
I get 54 all the time: “How did you pick journalism?”
“Well, you see, there was a teacher…”I just wish I could 55 her.
A.good B.mad C.careless D.curious
A.university B.family C.professions D.life
A.interview B.find out C.admire D.learn from
A.expressed B.ordered C.expected D.meant
A.hardly B.nearly C.naturally D.eagerly
A.drink B.newspapers C.preparations D.paper
A.satisfied B.comfortable C.terrified D.sorry
A.student B.journalist C.teacher D.writer
A.research B.books C.imagination D.memory
A.called B.recognized C.remembered D.visited
A.answer B.promise C.stop D.persuade
A.how B.whether C.why D.when
A.It B.Virginia DeView C.My parents D.My oral report
A.breaking in B.getting down C.falling off D.going on
A.making up B.listening to C.covering D.writing
A.of course B.finally C.doubtfully D.in all
A.When B.As long as C.Once D.On condition
A.for B.with C.of D.to
A.hurt B.excited C.disappointed D.asked
A.respect B.support C.thank D.favor
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,然后从31—50各题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Where is the bus? Why is it always late?” I asked myself. I was going to be late, 31 the manager wasn’t going to be pleased. “Thank God, here it is!” The bus came round the corner and I got on. Ten minutes later I was walking into the 32 where I work.. “Twenty-five past nine. I 33 the manager doesn’t notice.” But I was not 34 .
“Smith!” shouted the manager. “Late again. What’s your 35 this time?” “I am afraid the bus was late, Mr. Brown.” “ 36 up earlier tomorrow! Anyway, go to your place at the counter(柜台). We’ll be opening in a few minutes.”
My first customer was a pretty girl wearing a red dress. 37 her was a young man of about 25. He seemed very 38 , and every few seconds he looked towards the main entrance. The girl drew(提取) some money and 39 about opening an account. I gave her necessary 40 and she went out. 41 , I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something 42 with brown paper. Turning to my next customer, I was frightened to see a gun sticking out of his coat. The next moment a loud noise 43 my ears. Everything went black. I was falling… It seemed to be a long time 44 I opened my eyes and I found myself in bed! 45 shaking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed and ran out of the house. 46 , the bus wasn’t on time, and I got to the bank at 9:25.
“Smith!” the manager cried out in a voice like thunder. “ 47 of your excuses! Start work at once!” To my 48 , the first customer was a girl 49 a red dress and behind her stood a man carrying something wrapped in brown paper. The 50 ! Sometimes life is full of coincidences (巧合)!
A.as B.but C.and D.or
A.hotel B.shop C.bank D.restaurant
A.believe B.think C.guess D.hope
A.lucky B.happy C.sorry D.angry
A.excuse B.idea C.cause D.answer
A.Hurry B.Set C.Catch D.Get
A.Before B.Behind C.Beyond D.Against
A.nervous B.shy C.calm D.angry
A.cared B.talked C.asked D.worried
A.information B.offer C.news D.support
A.Again B.Then C.Thus D.However
A.hidden B.filled C.decorated D.covered
A.took B.closed C.filled D.came
A.before B.after C.when D.that
A.Even B.Still C.Just D.Ever
A.As usual B.For one thing C.In fact D.In general
A.Less B.Plenty C.More D.None
A.pleasure B.surprise C.joy D.regret
A.of B.with C.on D.in
A.dream B.story C.affair D.incident
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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
We often talk about ourselves as if we have permanent genetic defects (缺陷) that can never be changed. “I’m impatient.” “I’m always behind.” “I always put things 31 !” You’ve surely heard them. Maybe you’ve used them to describe 32 .
These comments may come from stories about us that have been 33 for years—often from 34 childhood. These stories may have no 35 in fact. But they can set low expectations for us. As a child, my mother said to me, “Marshall, you have no mechanical skills, and you will never have any mechanical skills for the rest of your life.” How did these expectations 36 my development? I was never 37 to work on cars or be around 38 . When I was 18, I took the US Army’s Mechanical Aptitude Test. My scores were in the bottom for the entire nation!
Six years later, 39 , I was at California University, working on my doctor’s degree. One of my professors, Dr. Bob Tannbaum, asked me to write down things I did well and things I couldn’t do. On the positive side, I 40 down, “research, writing, analysis, and speaking.” On the 41 side, I wrote, “I have no mechanical skills.”
Bob asked me how I knew I had no mechanical skills. I explained my life 42 and told him about my 43 performance on the Army test. Bob then asked, “ 44 is it that you can solve 45 mathematical problems, but you can’t solve simple mechanical problems?”
Suddenly I realized that I didn’t 46 from some sort of genetic defect. I was just living out expectations that I had chosen to 47 . At that point, it wasn’t just my family and friends who had been 48 my belief that I was mechanically hopeless. And it wasn’t just the Army test, either. I was the one who kept telling myself, “You can’t do this!” I realized that as long as I kept saying that, it was going to remain true. 49 , if we don’t treat ourselves as if we have incurable genetic defects, we can do well in almost 50 we choose.
A.away B.off C.up D.down
A.them B.myself C.yourself D.others
A.said B.spoken C.spread D.repeated
A.as long as B.as far back as C.as well as D.as much as
A.basis B.plot C.cause D.meaning
A.lead B.improve C.affect D.change
A.encouraged B.demanded C.hoped D.agreed
A.means B.tools C.goods D.hammers
A.therefore B.somehow C.instead D.however
A.settled B.turned C.took D.got
A.passive B.active C.negative D.subjective
A.experiences B.trips C.roads D.paths
A.unexpected B.poor C.excellent D.average
A.When B.What C.How D.Why
A.complex B.advanced C.common D.primary
A.arise B.separate C.suffer D.come
A.believe B.suspect C.adopt D.receive
A.weakening B.strengthening C.abandoning D.accepting
A.As a result B.At the same time C.In addition D.On the contrary
A.anything B.something C.nothing D.all
What is true friendship? True friendship doesn’t mean that when you need your friends’ help, you will 36 them to dinner, and you will put your friends in a difficult 37 when you have to protect yourself. 38 true friendship is understanding of the souls and the 39 of the hearts. True friends are connected in hearts every minute whatever the 40 is.
True friendship involves 41 : doing something for someone else while expecting nothing 42 ; sharing thoughts and feelings 43 fear of judgment or negative criticism.
44 is essential to true friendship. We need to be able to 45 our deepest secrets with someone, without worrying that those secrets will 46 on the Internet the next day! Failing to 47 those secrets can destroy a friendship in a hurry. True friendship has 48 to do with fame, power, or possessions. True friends 49 contact you at usual time, but come to you 50 you need their help. They care not 51 you are, but who you are. You’re not his stepping-stone to 52 but are his walking stick to 53 difficulties. When you are happy, you are 54 to forget him, but when you are in trouble, he is the first one you will 55 for help.
A.inform B.regard C.treat D.advise
A.situation B.state C.occasion D.surrounding
A.In a word B.On the contrary C.In a nutshell D.On average
A.consideration B.connection C.attraction D.communication
A.distance B.destination C.position D.ambition
A.promise B.action C.belief D.words
A.in turn B.at times C.in return D.at no times
A.with B.without C.despite D.beyond
A.Trust B.Honesty C.Kindness D.Humor
A.keep B.unite C.share D.realize
A.take up B.end up C.come up D.bring up
A.keep B.prevent C.protect D.remain
A.something B.nothing C.anything D.everything
A.frequently B.regularly C.seldom D.usually
A.all the time B.any time C.each time D.by the time
A.where B.who C.how D.what
A.dream B.future C.success D.aim
A.live through B.put through C.break through D.look through
A.possible B.likely C.probable D.impossible
A.turn to B.bring in C.set out D.look up
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(A、B、C和D)四个选项中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. My 36 took me by train or by car to a hotel by the 37 . All day, I seem to remember, I 38 on the sands with strange 39 children. We made houses and gardens, and 40 the tide destroy them. When the tide went out, we 41 over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.
In those days the 42 seemed to shine always brightly 43 the water was always warm. Sometimes we 44 beach and walked in the country, exploring(搜寻) ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were 45 in one’s pockets or good places where one could 46 ice creams. Each day seemed a life-time.
Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good 47 is much the same as it was. I 48 like the sun and warm sand and the sound of 49 beating the rocks. I no longer wish to 50 any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets. 51 , I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.
Sometimes I 52 what my ideal(理想的) holiday will be like when I am 53 . All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about 54 who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make themselves 55 on too many ices creams.
A.teacher B.parents C.nurse D.younger sister
A.sea B.lake C.mountain D.river
A.played B.slept C.sat D.stood
A.moving B.exciting C.anxious D.nervous
A.made B.brought C.watched D.heard
A.collected B.jumped C.turned D.climbed
A.light B.sun C.moon D.lamp
A.and B.yet C.but D.or
A.left B.came to C.stood by D.played by
A.sweets B.sand C.ice-creams D.money
A.make B.sell C.buy D.offer
A.house B.holiday C.garden D.tide
A.hardly B.almost C.still D.perhaps
A.waves B.tides C.hands D.feet
A.destroy B.fix C.use D.build
A.But B.However C.Otherwise D.Besides
A.wonder B.feel C.understand D.believe
A.strong B.weak C.young D.old
A.children B.boys C.girls D.grown-ups
A.happy B.tired C.sad D.sick
We are going on a long train journey. Out of the windows, we can see cars running on nearby highways, children waving at a crossing, cattle grazing(吃草) on a distant hillside, smoke pouring from factories, village houses and city skylines.
But 36 in our minds is the final destination(目的地). On a certain day at a certain hour, we will 37 into the station. Bands will be playing and flags 38 . Once we get there, so many wonderful dreams will 39 and the pieces of our lives will fit together like a(n) 40 jigsaw(拼图) puzzle. How restlessly we pace the aisles(过道), damning(诅咒) the minutes for waiting, waiting for the station.
“When we reach the 41 , that will be it!” We cry “When I am 18.” “When I 42 a new 450SL Mercedes Benz!” “When I put the 43 kid through college.” “When I have 44 off the debts!” “When I get a promotion(提升).” “When I reach the age of retirement, I shall live 45 ever after!”
46 , we come to realize that there is no such station as we arrive at once and for all. The 47 joy of life is the trip. The station is only a dream. It 48 leaves us behind.
“Cherish(珍视) the moment” is a good 49 . It is the burdens(负担) of today that drive us to keep on 50 . And it is the regrets over yesterday that motivate(激发) us to overcome the 51 and look forward to the future.
So 52 pacing the aisles and counting the miles. 53 , climb more mountains, eat more ice cream, go barefoot(赤脚) more 54 , swim more rivers, watch more sunsets, laugh more and cry less. Life must be lived 55 we go along. The station will come soon enough.
A hidden B faint C deep D buried
A pull B get C approach D arrive
A floating B waving C raising D shaking
A come up B come around C come out D come true
A divided B separated C completed D united
A station B age C target D point
A borrow B buy C order D rent
A first B best C last D eldest
A cut B left C taken D paid
A happily B fully C anxiously D freely
A Believe it or not B Sooner or later C Once again D All at once
A simple B basic C true D final
A eventually(最后) B accidentally C instantly D constantly
A motto(箴言) B sentence C concept D slogan(标语)
A pushing B trying C working D sticking
A effort B mistake C challenge D fault
A consider B stop C go on D plan on
A Besides B Thus C However D Instead
A often B gently C quickly D slowly
A if B unless C as D once
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,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It’s Saturday morning. Tony’s sitting at the kitchen table, 36 with a piece of bread. He’s not even 37 . Is he ill? No, but he does have a 38 . He has nothing to do because the Internet is down. When he 39 up this morning, Tony was feeling 40 . He jumped out of bed full of plans for the weekend 41 . It would be a weekend like any other --- a great weekend. But that was 42 he turned on his computer and 43 he was unable to go online. Having no Internet changes everything.
Every weekend, Tony 44 goes online to email friends, read the 45 to keep up with what’s happening in the world and 46 a few online chess games with his cousin Helen to finish the weekend off. The perfect weekend --- online!
Just as Tony is 47 how he can possibly have a normal weekend without the Internet, his mum walks into the 48 . “Cheer up, Tony. Don’t 49 the Internet any more, OK?” Tony makes no 50 but sighs (叹气). “Go and play chess with Helen!” Tony’s mum 51 .
“Oh, yes! Helen lives just around the 52 . We can meet and play chess face to face for a 53 . Maybe this weekend won’t be so bad,” Tony 54 , as he walks to the phone. There is 55 without the Internet after all.
A.cutting B.playing C.eating D.thinking
A.hungry B.generous C.equal D.confident
A.lifestyle B.problem C.pressure D.tradition
A.dialled B.rang C.stood D.woke
A.great B.peaceful C.urgent D.unusual
A.around B.above C.ahead D.away
A.after B.before C.until D.when
A.thought B.guessed C.surprised D.found
A.usually B.nearly C.especially D.already
A.disasters B.news C.reports D.documents
A.admire B.explore C.play D.involve
A.suffering B.wondering C.realizing D.supposing
A.living-room B.hall C.kitchen D.study
A.talk about B.care about C.think about D.look about
A.answer B.progress C.movement D.choice
A.requests B.cries C.solves D.suggests
A.edge B.distance C.corner D.end
A.challenge B.champion C.ceremony D.change
A.promotes B.smiles C.reacts D.continues
A.study B.task C.weekend D.life
I devote myself to music because of my grandmother. My mom and I lived with grandparents from the time I was two until I was eight. And even then, I was at their house before and after school every day while my mother was at work.
Grandma loved music. It was her that first _31 me to Elvis Presley as a very young child, and once I heard his music, I was truly in 32 with it. Most five-year-olds ask for 33 for birthdays, but I wanted Elvis’albums. I would play them non-stop and 34 to the music in my grandma’s family room though my movements didn’t look good.
Grandma played the piano and 35 me to sing “America the Beautiful” and “Somewhere over the Rainbow”. I 36 started playing music on the piano, and soon Grandma was paying for me to take piano lessons from a lady living in the 37 . I would come home from __38 and walk three houses down for my lesson. I _39 took about nine months of lessons, but it was enough to give me a(n) 40 and allow me to continue to teach myself.
Last month when I came home to visit Grandma in the hospital, I brought along my guitar with me. She was in a lot of pain, but the music seemed to _41 her soul. She had me sing some songs and when I started to sing “Somewhere over the Rainbow”, her weakened voice 42 in with mine for a few lines. That experience was one of the most 43 of my lifetime and one I will certainly cherish forever. I told her of my music career and she was very _44 and said, “That’s wonderful!” I _45 to play for her throughout the week I was home.
My grandma passed away two days ago. In my opinion, part of her will live on through every song I write or sing in my life.
A.sent B.left C.remembered D.introduced
A.debate B.love C.agreement D.doubt
A.music B.space C.gifts D.toys
A.wave B.sleep C.dance D.play
A.forced B.prepared C.enabled D.taught
A.generally B.finally C.fortunately D.suddenly
A.hotel B.apartment C.neighborhood D.countryside
A.school B.hospital C.street D.office
A.exactly B.only C.completely D.seldom
A.explanation B.celebration C.translation D.foundation
A.comfort B.blame C.attract D.find
A.joined B.poured C.moved D.fell
A.surprising B.moving C.puzzling D.tiring
A.sad B.calm C.bored D.pleased
A.refused B.expected C.continued D.pretended
Every person has some unforgettable experiences in his life .Some will remain in his heart as instructive stories to his life. I believe that we often tell ourselves the stories in order to keep our sanity(通情达理). These stories stay inside ourselves.
Many of the stories that I have kept inside myself are in the 36 of lessons that have taught me something about life. These lessons are 37 to carry with me. They require no outside 38 to store them in. No one can 39 me of them. They 40 their freshness without having to be renewed. And I can offer them to others without 41 them myself.
I remember there is a lesson which is about a little girl who was 42 from a serious disease. Her only chance of 43 was to have a blood transfusion(输血) 44 her five-year-old brother. The doctor asked the little boy 45 he would be willing to give his 46 to his sister. He took a 47 breath and said he would do it if it would save her life.
As the transfusion took place, he lay in bed next to his sister and smiled as he watched the color 48 to her cheeks. Then his 49 disappeared. He looked up at the doctor and asked in a trembling 50 . “Will I start to 51 right away?”
Being so 52 , the lovely little boy had 53 the doctor. He thought he was going to die after he gave blood to his sister.
This was my lesson in “ 54 ”. I learned that a candle loses 55 by lighting another candle.
A.cost B.form C.use D.number
A.difficult B.interesting C.harmful D.easy
A.space B.computer C.container D.ground
A.remind B.rob C.warn D.inform
A.remain B.lead C.value D.develop
A.damaging B.destroying C.stealing D.losing
A.hearing B.dead C.suffering D.free
A.recovery B.worsening C.treat D.respond
A.toward B.of C.from D.to
A.which B.if C.when D.how
A.blood B.life C.time D.health
A.slow B.deep C.short D.quick
A.review B.replace C.reduce D.return
A.courage B.smile C.breath D.color
A.voice B.body C.condition D.state
A.die B.disappear C.hesitate D.leave
A.foolish B.ridiculous C.young D.handsome
A.misunderstood B.worried C.hated D.liked
A.asking B.receiving C.crying D.giving
A.anything B.nothing C.something D.everything
Some years ago the captain of a ship was very interested 36 medicine. He always 37 medical books to sea and liked to talk about different diseases. One day a lazy sailor on his ship pretended 38 ill. He lay on his bunk(铺位) and groaned as if he 39 very sick. The captain came to see him and was very pleased to have a patient to 40 . He told the man to rest for a few days and 41 the other sailors do his work. Three days later 42 sailor pretended that he had 43 with his chest. 44 the captain looked in his medical books and told the “sick” man 45.
The other sailors were very 46 because they had 47 work to do. The patients had the best food and laughed at their friends when the captain was not 48 . 49 the mate(大副)decided to punish the sick men and mixed up some soap, soot(烟灰), glue and other unpleasant things. Then he got 50 from the captain to give his new medicine to the “sick” men. When they tasted the medicine, they really did feel ill. It was 51horrible that one of the patients jumped out of his bunk, ran up on deck and climbed the 52 mast(桅杆)on the ship. The captain 53 that the men had tried 54 him. So he made them 55 very hard for the rest of the ship on the sea.
A.on B.for C.at D.in
A.fetched B.carried C.had D.got
A.be B.was C.to be D.being
A.will be B.were C.is D.should be
A.look for B.look in C.look back D.look after
A.got B.took C.sent D.made
A.other B.the other C.another D.other’s
A.something wrong B.wrong something C.anything wrong D.wrong anything
A.Before long B.Once more C.Suddenly D.Certainly
A.to drink some water B.to eat something C.to have a rest D.to do more work
A.pleased B.sorry C.angry D.surprised
A.more B.much C.lots of D.little
A.out B.at home C.present D.appear
A.At first B.At the beginning C.At last D.At the end
A.agreement B.permission C.permit D.promise
A.very B.much C.so D.quite
A.highest B.high C.higher D.very high
A.heard B.heard of C.realized D.guessed
A.cheating B.cheat C.cheated D.to cheat
A.worked B.to work C.work D.working
Cheerful Charlie was a very special boy. When he was still in his mother’s tummy(肚子), she had had an accident, which 36 that Charlie couldn’t walk. But that had never been a(n) 37 for him; he had always been happy. When he became older, they had started calling him Cheerful Charlie because of his joyful and 38 nature. He really brightened everything up for those around him.
There wasn’t a postman, or a taxi driver who wasn’t 39 to see Charlie. “Cheer up, Mr Postman, that way you’ll 40 more letters today!” he would say, or “That was great, Mr Taxi Driver. You 41 that thing better than anyone else.” He also had great ideas and 42 for everything; and he shared them so 43 that, just about every day in that town, someone did a great job, or 44 something new, thanks to Charlie’s ideas.
One day, though, he came up against a real 45 . A young boy came to town on his holidays. He was known as Waterworks and was a real crybaby. No matter what Charlie said to him, Waterworks would always find some 46 to be sad: “I don’t have many sweets…my parents didn’t buy me that toy…” Everything seemed so bad to him. But Cheerful Charlie wasn’t going to be 47 , and he kept spending more time with Waterworks, 48 trying to cheer him up, just as he did with everyone.
Then, one day, when they were together in the street, someone 49 a pie from a window above by chance, and it landed 50 on Charlie’s head. He got such a fright that he couldn’t even move his lips. He was speechless, and 51 Waterworks was just about to cry, he 52 Charlie’s happy words so much that he finally said, “Wow, Charlie, that’s a nice clown mask (小丑面具) you just 53 !”
On saying those words, Waterworks felt so 54 that he finally understood why Charlie was always so happy and cheerful. He realized that he was so used to Charlie’s enthusiasm that he couldn’t help but see the fun 55 of everything.
A.reflected B.meant C.told D.predicted
A.problem B.mistake C.excuse D.topic
A.sensitive B.humorous C.responsible D.enthusiastic
A.surprised B.moved C.pleased D.disappointed
A.send B.write C.print D.find
A.paint B.play C.park D.repair
A.theories B.solutions C.comments D.impressions
A.eagerly B.carefully C.quickly D.generously
A.cleared B.noticed C.enjoyed D.invented
A.difficulty B.surprise C.risk D.disaster
A.means B.reason C.method D.value
A.let down B.taken up C.set free D.driven away
A.hardly B.quickly C.constantly D.specially
A.aimed B.moved C.threw D.dropped
A.ahead B.right C.almost D.even
A.because B.but C.therefore D.although
A.missed B.loved C.envied D.disliked
A.set on B.put on C.build up D.make up
A.ordinary B.sorry C.good D.curious
A.result B.wonder C.side D.influence
Mr. Flower was well-known around for growing the best flowers of the year and his four glass-houses were taken good care of. These glass-houses were close to a public path, which was always used ___36__ children and young people walking to and from __37__. Boys of about thirteen years of age, especially, were often tempted(尝试) to throw a stone or two at one of Mr. Flower’s __38__ . They managed to resist the temptation(抵制诱惑) when Mr. Flower was around, but the temptation often seemed to be too __39__ when Mr. Flower was __40__ to be seen. For this reason, Mr. Flower did his best to be __41__ his glass-houses at the beginning and end of the school days.
However, it was not always possible for him to be on guard at these times. Mr. Flower had tried __42__ to prevent(阻止) the damage to his glass; but nothing that he had done had been__43__. He had been to the school to complain(抱怨) to the headmaster, but this had not done any__44__. He had hidden in the bushes(灌木丛) and __45__ those boys that threw stones __46__ his garden, but the boys could run __47__ faster than he, and they even __48__ at him at a distance(距离). He had even walked along the path and picked up all those __49__ that he could find so that the boys would have nothing to __50__, but they soon found others, or threw lumps of earth instead.
Then just as he had given __51__ hope of winning the battle(战斗), a truly wonderful __52__ came up to him. He set up a large notice board made of good strong wood, some meters away from the glass-houses __53__ it could be clearly seen from the path. On the board he painted the __54__ : DO NOT THROW AT THIS NOTICE. After this, Mr. Flower had no __55__ .The boys were much more tempted to throw stones at the notice board than at the glass-houses.
A.to B.by C.of D.with
A.factory B.office C.school D.work
A.bed-rooms B.living-room C.reading-room D.glass-houses
A.strong B.weak C.limited D.strange
A.impossible B.unable C.possible D.somewhere
A.far away from B.in or close to C.into or out of D.at or out
A.in no way B.in a way C.in the way D.in many ways
A.successful B.cheerful C.wonderful D.careful
A.harm B.wrong C.good D.wonder
A.watched B.walked to C.waited for D.run after
A.towards B.over C.out of D.into
A.many B.much C.more D.lots of
A.laughed B.looked C.called D.surprised
A.earth B.sticks C.stones D.branches
A.pick up B.catch C.play with D.throw
A.in B.off C.out D.up
A.idea B.friend C.guest D.word
A.where B.there where C.on which D.there
A.announcement B.words C.sentences D.message
A.peaceful times B.further trouble C.more happiness D.questions
Robert was a life insurance(人寿保险) salesman. Try 36 he might, he was still unable to get a couple to sign up for a policy(保单). “I certainly don’t want to frighten you into a 37,” he announced, standing up to 38. “Please sleep on it tonight, and 39 you wake up in the morning, let me know what you think.”
People can be motivated by many different 40. Fear is the common one. 41 many people find that other kinds of motivation are usually 42 effective in getting more out of those with whom we live and work.
A twelve-year-old girl took her younger brother, who 43 from a mental disability, Christmas shopping. As they went into a department store, the 44 accidentally hit a display, knocking shoes in every 45. at that 46 a(n) angry clerk grabbed the boy by the arm and 47, “Pick them up.”
“No,” the boy screamed in defiance(反抗).
“Pick them up,” the clerk 48.
“No,” the boy shouted back.
His older sister began picking up the 49. Then the boy started to 50. Before long, the boy, his sister and the clerk were 51 together to put the shoes back in 52.
When they finished, the girl taught the clerk a(n) 53 lesson with these words: “You have to encourage my brother to do it in action.”
If you live or work with other people, you may benefit from the older sister’s advice. If you want people to respond to you, try encouraging them in action. People prefer 54. When you fill people with what they want, you’re 55 to get what you want out of them.
A.however B.as C.since D.in spite of
A.trouble B.sale C.bargain D.decision
A.defend B.fight C.leave D.argue
A.should B.will C.shall D.may
A.feelings B.plans C.means D.results
A.Thus B.But C.Plus D.Since
A.less B.more C.half D.just
A.arose B.contributed C.benefited D.suffered
A.boy B.girl C.clerk D.salesman
A.occasion B.stage C.situation D.point
A.demanded B.conflicted C.reminded D.arranged
A.expected B.commented C.shouted D.acquired
A.shoes C.toys D.bottles
A.cry B.help C.complain D.worry
A.walking B.organizing D.assisting
A.process B.silence C.detail D.order
A.thoughtful B.instant C.cautious D.complex
A.gift B.stick C.honey D.tears
A.positive B.likely C.confident D.probable
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
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One day a wealthy family went on a trip to the countryside. The father wanted to 36 his son how 37 people live, 38 they spent a day and a night in the farm of a very poor 39 .When they got back from their trip the father asked his son, “My dear son, how was the 40 ?” “very 41 , Dad!” answered the boy. “Did you see how poor people live?” the father asked. “Yeah!” answered the son. “And what did you learn?” asked the father. The son answered, “I saw that we have a dog at home, and they have four. We have a 42 that reaches to the middle of the garden and they have a stream that has no 43 . We have imported lamps(进口灯具) in the garden and they have the 44 . Our patio(天井) reaches to the front yard, 45 they have a whole horizon(旷野).” When the little boy was 46 , his father was speechless.
His son 47 , “Thanks Dad 48 showing me how 49 we are!” Isn’t it true that it all depends 50 the 51 you look at things? If you have love, friends, humor and a positive attitude(乐观的态度) 52 life you’ve got everything! You can’t buy 53 of these things, 54 still you can have all the material possessions(财富) you can imagine, provisions(储备) for the future, etc. But if you are poor of spirit, you have nothing! Attitude is 55 ! Make a decision to have a good, positive and productive attitude every day!
A.show B.give C.send D.tell
A.happy B.sorrow C.rich D.poor
A.thus B.so C.therefore D.when
A.house B.home C.family D.room
A.journey B.trip C.stay D.travel
A.bad B.good C.well D.badly
A.river B.lake C.canal(运河/沟渠) D.pool
A.endless B.ending C.end D.ended
A.sun B.stars C.planet D.electricity light
A.yet B.however C.so D.though
A.finished B.finishing C.completed D.completing
A.adding B.added C.saying D.said
A.for B.of C.with D.about
A.poor B.rich C.glad D.happy
A.in B.on C.for D.about
A.method B.manners C.way D.means
A.of B.for C.towards D.at
A.nothing B.any C.some D.everything
A.then B.but C.though D.so
A.anything B.nothing C.everything D.something