完形填空。(每小题1.5分,共15分)
One day a wise young man was walking along the beach when he saw a young man far away picking up something and very gently throwing it into the sea. As he got ______, he called out to the young man, “Good morning! What are you doing?”
The young man _________, looked up and replied, “Throwing starfishes into the sea.”
“Why are you throwing starfishes into the sea?”
The sun is up and the _________ is going away. And if I don’t throw them in, they will ________.
“But, young man, don’t you ______ that there are miles of beach and starfishes all along it. You can’t ______ make a difference!”
The young man ________politely. Then he picked another starfish and threw it into the sea and said, “It made the difference for that ________.”
There is something very ________ in each and every one of us. We have all been given the ability to make a difference to shape the future. We must each find our own starfish. And if we throw our starfish wisely and well, the _______ will be better.
A. better B. farther C. closer
A. continued B. stopped C. watched
A. water B. wind C. boat
A. leave B. die C. run
A. believe B. realize C. expect
A. possibly B. hardly C. especially
A. replied B. argued C. listened
A. one B. time C. place
A. special B. brave C. strange
A. family B. country C. world
“Never give up!” It is my law(法则) of life. It has brought me success. I learned the law from my father's famous story.
My father was in a poor village in the north of Jiangsu,in China. When he was a young boy,he went to school in the morning,then in the fields till sunset. And then he did his homework during midnight. Life was hard,because they had no !
At the age of 14,my father heard of the United States of America. It was the land of gold,the land where people can become rich.
“ don't I go to America?” he thought to himself,full of hope.
So,my father came to America. “I had thought it was easy to collect money in America,” he told me. “But when I arrived there,I realized it was not true. They did not like to hire(雇佣) me because I spoke English. Later,I worked in a small restaurant,cleaning up tables, dishes and sweeping the floor. Life was for the first few years. I worked from 10 a. m. to 11 p. m. I wanted to go to school to learn English,but it was impossible. I couldn't the schooling(学费). ”
My father working hard,and reached his goal.
“Alan,” he often says to me. “If you want something,you have to work for it and never give up. Things do not come really in life. ” That is what I learned from my father.
A.born B.lucky C.rich D.famil
A.taught B.worked C.studied D.slept
A.experience B.energy C.time D.money
A.kind B.poor C.strong D.lazy
A.What B.How C.Why D.When
A.little B.good C.much D.excellent
A.giving B.running C.washing D.receiving
A.comfortable B.cheerful C.nice D.hard
A.borrow B.need C.afford D.pay
A.kept B.finished C.minded D.stopped
Jenny, from Germany, spent some time traveling in India. While she was there, she stayed with her Indian friend, Leela. However, there was a language barrier(障碍) for her there. It was very for her to communicate in the new environment, which was very different from of her own country.
One day, together with Leela, Jenny went to an orphanage(孤儿院). All the children there were very young. At first, Jenny was not sure if she could have a way to communicate with them. She went over to the children and sat beside them. After some time, one of the children her. She felt a little relaxed and smiled back. Then she went close to the child. She slowly put her arm around the child and started a song in German. The child kept smiling and started repeating the words after her. The words that came from the little mouth were different from those that Jenny sang, but the rhythm(节奏) was the same. Jenny sang a little more and the child followed her again. Wanting to join in the , another child went up to Jenny and started singing the rhythm. Then more children joined. They many smiles together.
From the other side of the hall, Leela was smiling and watching them. Noticing Leela’s on her, Jenny had an exciting feeling from her heart: “See, I don’t have any language barriers here. We speak and communicate!” At that moment, she understood: we’re all simple human, and we have the ability to connect with each other.
A.nice B.dangerous C.difficult D.easy
A.these B.those C.this D.that
A.show B.visit C.build D.improve
A.slowly B.early C.hardly D.easily
A.looked at B.laughed at C.shouted at D.smiled at
A.singing B.writing C.saying D.playing
A.club B.talk C.fun D.dance
A.forgot B.remembered C.shared D.missed
A.hands B.eyes C.influence D.question
A.can B.must C.need D.should
Once a man and his wife worked for an old man. There was a big in the old man’s living room. The old man pointed to the box and said, “There’s only one thing you mustn’t do. Don’t open the box.” After saying this, he left his home.
The woman said to her husband, “There must be something in the box. Let’s open it, shall we?” Her husband said no to her. the woman didn’t give up her idea. One day, she decided to out what was in it. Her husband didn’t stop her. She opened the box and looked . To her surprise, she found nothing in the box. She tried hard to close it, but she .
That evening the old man came home and found the box was open. He was very angry and asked the woman and her husband to leave his home.
“But there was in the box,” the woman said. “We haven’t taken anything at all.” The old man shouted at them , “the box is not important, but I cannot believe you. That’s important!”
. A. mirror B. box C. suitcase
. A. expensive B. dangerous C. terrible
. A. So B. But C. And
. A. carry B. put C. find
. A. inside B. outside C. through
. A. agreed B. accepted C. failed
. A. something B. nothing C. somebody
. A. angrily B. happily C. freely
Mr Jones went to the sea for a holiday one summer.He in a cheap hotel he was not a rich man.At 7:00 am the first morning a woman came and said,”Please get up.”Mr Jones hated getting up .”I’m still tired.”The woman went away,but at 8:00 am one came and said to Mr Jones,“ please get up.We need the sheets(床单) your bed.”Mr Jones still wanted to sleep,so he answered ”Why?”“ Because breakfast is starting,”answered the woman,“ and we need them on our tables. They are our tablecloth, .”
A.stay B.stayed C.stays D.staying
A.because B.when C.and D.or
A.for B.from C.on D.at
A.early B.late C.later D.last
A.even B.any C.very D.some
A.same B.different C.another D.the other
A.in B.from C.with D.up
A.angry B.happy C.angrily D.more angry
A.putting B.putted C.to put D.puts
A.too B.also C.either D.as well
Coke(可乐)is one of __ drinks in the world. A lot of people enjoy __ it. But now people begin to believe that it’s not a good drink for health. There is lots of _ __ __ in the coke. Having much sugar is __ _ for people. And it also has some caffeine(咖啡因)in it. The caffeine can get people into the habit(习惯)of drinking more coke when they feel __ . If they don’t drink coke they __ bad. And __ __ thing is some people can’t work or study __ drinking several cups of coke every day. More and more people want to cut down the coke they drink and ask _ __ help from the doctors. If you like drinking coke very much, I think you must have the Coke Habit. In fact drinking more fruit and vegetable juice is __ __ for you.
A.more popular B.most popular C.popular D.the most popular
A.drink B.drinking C.to drink D.drinks
A.salt B.pepper C.sugar D.juice
A.good B.well C.tired D.bad
A.hungry B.fine C.thirsty D.excited
A.will feel B.are feeling C.felt D.feel
A.bad B.worse C.the worst D.the worse
A.not B.without C.with D.after
A.to B.for C.on D.at
A.good B.well C.best D.better
The best gift I’ve received was from two young boys. At that time, I didn’t have a lot of money or a huge home. As a single mom with three young children of my own, life is so .
They were boys with dirty faces a bit older than my children, but they always my yard. I must feed my children who were thirsty and hungry, so I a lot of time baking so many healthy muffins(松饼).These two boys almost grew up in our yard, and they were glad to pray with us before they would have a with my family.
We would also food, laughter, books and games with them. And a while later, they . I didn’t know where they had gone and I often wondered what had in their lives, and meanwhile I hoped for the best.
During one of the darkest times in my personal life, no one came to visit me. I felt really lonely these days. I even wondered if God had me. On Mother’s Day, my children home from school. We were sitting together talking when I heard a on the door.
I went to answer it, and there stood two clean-faced, tall, smiling boys holding two bundles of beautiful flowers I had ever seen. They said to me “Do you us? You used to feed us muffins! They were so . We wanted to come back and thank you and say Happy Mother’s Day you were really like a to us!” I was so moved that I couldn’t help crying, and thankedthem again and again.
A.boring B.exciting C.interesting D.hard
A.visited B.repaired C.cleaned D.destroyed
A.always B.never C.seldom D.hardly
A.spared B.saved C.spent D.wasted
A.meal B.rest C.drink D.bath
A.buy B.share C.collect D.pack
A.changed B.agreed C.refused D.disappeared
A.happened B.lost C.gone D.changed
A.punished B.forgotten C.blamed D.doubted
A.drove B.flew C.called D.arrived
A.shock B.voice C.noise D.knock
A.affect B.remember C.influence D.greet
A.bad B.expensive C.delicious D.salty
A.before B.if C.though D.because
A.teacher B.mom C.friend D.sister
Have you ever heard of Teddy bears? Teddy bears were invented by accident. In 1902, American president Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt was hunting (打猎) in the forest with several of his friends. Almost everyone had successfully shot (射中) an animal, but the president not. Nobody wanted to make the president look
, so they tied an American black bear to a . They wanted the president to shoot it.
The president was very surprised to see the bear tied to a tree. He felt it was to shoot the bear, because it couldn’t run away. He to shoot it, and the story of his decision went over the country. Everybody was moved by the president’s beliefs (信念). There was a cartoon showing the president refusing to shoot a cute bear.
It was this cartoon and the story behind the president’s hunting trip that gave Morris an idea to make a new
.He made a small, soft bear and showed it in his shop window. Next to the bear he made a sign that read, “Teddy’s Bear.” The new toy was a big success and it Morris with the money to create a toy company.
Teddy bears have been since they were first made. A teddy bear would be the first choice when people think about children’s toys. Theodore Roosevelt’s famous on a hunting trip in 1902 brought millions of soft, stuffed bears. They are being loved by people across the world.
A.did B.should C.would D.had
A.sad B.happy C.friendly D.fine
A.wall B.chair C.rock D.tree
A.difficult B.unfair C.dangerous D.exciting
A.wanted B.decided C.refused D.went
A.only B.hardly C.even D.still
A.company B.toy C.shop D.present
A.gave B.filled C.met D.provided
A.colorful B.expensive C.popular D.boring
A.decision B.speech C.sign D.skill
完形填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
阅读下面短文,从各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Several years ago, I was at a train station in Amsterdam. I saw a young homeless man people for money so he could buy breakfast. Most of the simply took no notice of the young man or gave him a dirty look. There was one exception(例外) though: an older, well-dressed lady. When the young homeless man moved this elegant lady, she turned and looked straight into his eyes and asked, “How much do you need?” I couldn’t hear what the young man said but watched the old man pulled several bills(纸币) from her wallet and them in the young man’s hands.
I don’t know whether the young man actually used this money for breakfast or for some other purpose. What I do know is that I saw two completely different reactions(反应) to the same . I saw people who were either afraid or annoyed or distrustful(猜疑的). And then I saw this old lady who the homeless man as her brother. I decided then and there that, even though we have to be in this world, I would rather be like her.
Every day may bring us many chances for . The key is to do it or not.
A.asking B.calling C.disturbing D.kidnapping
A.guests B.audience C.neighbours D.travelers
A.from B.after C.before D.over
A.softly B.sadly C.loudly D.hopefully
A.because B.unless C.as D.although
A.cheeked B.put C.covered D.threw
A.location B.survey C.situation D.programme
A.ordered B.treated C.required D.recommended
A.famous B.creative C.careful D.successful
A.richness B.happiness C.fitness D.Kindness
完形填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
Once, a king showed two men a large basket in the garden. He told them to fill it with water from a well. After they their work, he left them, saying, “When the sun is down, I will come and see your work.”
At last one of them said, “What’s the use of doing this foolish work? We can fill the basket.” man answered, “That is none of your business.” The first man said. “You may do as you like, but I am not going to work at so foolish.” He his bucket and went away. The other man said no word, and kept on carrying . At last the well was almost .
As he poured the last bucket of water into the basket, he saw a bright thing in it. He picked it up. It was a beautiful gold ring. Just then the king came. he saw the ring, he knew that he had found the kind of man he wanted. He told him to keep the ring for himself. “You so well in this little thing,” he said, “ now I know I can believe you with many things.”
A.finished B.did C.began D.had
A.ever B.never C.easily D.no
A.The other B.Another C.One D.A second
A.anything B.something C.nothing D.everything
A.picked up B.put away C.took away D.threw away
A.water B.basket C.well D.work
A.full B.empty C.filled D.clean
A.While B.As soon as C.Before D.Since
A.have done B.will do C.do D.are doing
A.what B.why C.when D.that
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Dick lived in England. One day in January, he said to his wife: “I’m going to fly to New York next week I’ve got some work there.” “Where are you going to there?” his wife asked. “I don’t know yet,” Dick answered. “Please send me your New York in a telegram (电报),” his wife said. “OK,” Dick answered.
He flew to New York and a nice hotel in the center of the city. He put his things in his room and then he sent his wife a . He put the address of his hotel in it. In the evening he didn’t have work, so he went to a movie. He came out at nine o’clock and to go back to the hotel.
He found a taxi and the driver said: “Where do you want to go?” But Dick couldn’t the name and address of his hotel. “Which hotel are my things in? And what am I going to do tonight?” he asked. But the driver didn’t know . So Dick got out and went into a post office. There he sent his wife telegram, and in it he wrote: “Please send my address to this post office.”
A.if B.when C.so D.because
A.work B.visit C.stay D.eat
A.number B.address C.street D.photo
A.found B.opened C.saw D.called
A.letter B.telegram C.call D.gift
A.some B.no C.none D.any
A.asked B.refused C.decided D.waited
A.remember B.forget C.know D.see
A.too B.even C.ever D.either
A.one B.another C.other D.the other
Telling the truth is a very good habit. Here is a story of a man who did lots of bad things, but his promise to tell the truth him.
Once the man came to the prophet (先知)Muhammad (S) and said, ‘Oh prophet of Allah, I have many habits. Which one should I first?’ The prophet said, ‘Give up telling lies first and always speak the truth.’ The man promised to do so and went home.
At night the man planned to go out to steal. Before home, he said to , ‘If tomorrow the prophet asks me I have been, shall I say that I went out stealing? No, I say that. But neither can I lie. If I tell the truth, everyone will call me a .’ So the man not to steal that night.
Next day, when he was about to wine, he thought, ‘ shall I say to the prophet if he asks me what I did during the day? I cannot tell a lie, and if I speak the truth people will me, because a Muslim (伊斯兰教信徒) is not to drink wine.’ So he gave up the idea of drinking wine.
this way, whenever the man thought of doing something bad, he remembered his promise to tell the truth. Step by step, he gave up all his bad habits and became a good Muslim and a very good person.
A.killed B.saved C.reminded D.developed
A.good B.great C.bad D.daily
A.look after B.care about C.put off D.give up
A.getting B.leaving C.arriving D.returning
A.himself B.herself C.itself D.themselves
A.where B.how C.when D.which
A.needn’t B.shouldn’t C.can’t D.might not
A.chef B.doctor C.thief D.member
A.continued B.decided C.refused D.forgot
A.make B.sell C.store D.drink
A.What B.How C.Which D.When
A.love B.teach C.notice D.hate
A.allowed B.asked C.invited D.provided
A.By B.On C.In D.As
A.hardly B.always C.never D.Sometimes
When I was 15,I announced to my English class that I was going to write my own books.All the students nearly fell out of their chairs,laughing at me."Don't be .Only geniuses (天才) can become writers," the English teacher said sarcastically(讽刺地)."And you are getting a D this term.” I was hurt deeply and I cried sadly.
That night I wrote a short,sad poem about dreams and mailed it to the Capper's Weekly newspaper.To my surprise,they published it,and sent me two dollars.I was a(an) writer! I showed my teacher and my classmates.They laughed again."Just plain dumb luck(纯属侥幸)," the teacher said.However,I'd tasted .I'd sold the first thing I'd ever written.
By the time I graduated from high school (with a C-minus average),I had scrapbooks filled with my published I never talked about my writing to my teachers,friends or my family again.They were dream killers,and if people must choose between their friends and their dreams,they must always choose their dreams.
Later,I wrote a book about what I understood and about life.It took me nine months,just like a(an) .I chose a publisher and wrote a letter,which read:"I wrote this book myself.I hope you like it.Chapters(章节) 6 and 12 are my .Thank you." I mailed it without an envelope.
A month later,I received a letter,and a request to start working on book.Crying Wind became a bestseller,and was translated into 15 languages.People ask what college I attended,what degrees I have,and what qualities 1 have to be a writer.The answer is .I just write.I'm not a genius,and I'm not gifted.I just write.To all those who dream of ,I'm shouting at you,"Yes,you ! Don't listen to them!" Writing is easy.It's fun,and anyone can do it.
A.shy B.dishonest C.silly D.proud
A.strange B.broken C.beautiful D.unusual
A.welcomed B.educated C.honored D.paid
A.luck B.failure C.success D.pain
A.works B.poems C.letters D.jokes
A.did B.felt C.heard D.saw
A.animal B.plant C.baby D.boy
A.explanations B.reasons C.dreams D.favorites
A.others B.another C.other D.the other
A.many B.few C.some D.none
A.writing B.being famous C.success D.being rich
A.must B.need C.can D.should
I have ____ my hometown for a few years. It has changed a lot ____ the years. New roads and beautiful buildings have been ____ . People in my hometown have realized the ____ of protecting the environment. They have done many things ____ planting trees, keeping the roads clean, and not ____ plastic bags. Now the ____ is much better than before, and people’s life is ____ than before. The old are doing all kinds of ____ such as playing ____ , dancing and playing TaiJi in the park. There are ____ places for people to relax such as KTVs and bars in the town. People’s life is not ____ any more. They can relax in many different ways ____ just watching TV at home. There are also some places ___ further learning , especially for the ____ who want to find good jobs.
A.left B.been away C.been away from D.left away
A.over B.among C.between D.after
A.build B.building C.built D.buildings
A.important B.useless C.importance D.use
A.for example B.as C.such as D.that is
A.use B.used C.useful D.using
A.environment B.weather C.life D.hometown
A.bad B.worse C.colourful D.more colorful
A.games B.matches C.work D.activities
A.chess B.the chess C.with chess D.a chess
A.few B.less C.more D.much
A.interesting B.boring C.bored D.happy
A.for example B.in fact C.instead of D.such as
A.for B.at C.with D.to
A.young B.children C.old D.Baby
Wolf was very hungry.No matter how hard he tried,he couldn’t catch anything to ________.
Wolf met Dog on the road.
“_______ are you going?” asked Wolf.
“I’m going to a wedding feast (宴会),” said Dog.“Would you like to come?”
“Yes, I’m very ________ !” said Wolf.
Dog said that Wolf could come with him, but he had to ______ to act like a dog while he was there.
The two entered the wedding ________ and sat under the table, eating.
Wolf ate and ate, and he got very _______.The people around them started to sing and dance.
Wolf was so happy that he decided to ______.So he stuck his nose in the air and howled (嚎叫) a great loud wolf howl, “AAAAOOOOWWWW!!!!”
All the music and dancing ________ and men began chasing and beating Wolf.He finally jumped ________ a window of the house and ran to hide in the forest.
After that,wolves have made sure that they are far from ________ before they start to howl, and they don’t attend weddings any more.
A.drink B.eat C.waste D.cook
A.Where B.When C.How D.Why
A.tired B.angry C.hungry D.bored
A.refuse B.hate C.forget D.promise
A.house B.car C.office D.church
A.ill B.full C.weak D.angry
A.jump B.dance C.sleep D.sing
A.started B.finished C.stopped D.worked
A.into B.out of C.far from D.near
A.dogs B.forest C.people D.rivers