完形填空阅读下面短文，从各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案。M-优题课

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31～50各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
One day a wealthy family went on a trip to the countryside. The father wanted to 26 his son how 27 people live, 28 they spent a day and a night in the farm of a very poor 29 .When they got back from their trip the father asked his son, “My dear son, how was the 30 ?” “very 31 , 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 32 that reaches to the middle of the garden and they have a stream that has no 33 . We have imported lamps(进口灯具) in the garden and they have the 34 . Our patio(天井) reaches to the front yard, 35 they have a whole horizon(旷野).” When the little boy was 36 , his father was speechless.
His son 37 , “Thanks Dad 38 showing me how 39 we are!” Isn’t it true that it all depends 40the 41 you look at things? If you have love, friends, humor and a positive attitude(乐观的态度) 42 life, you’ve got everything! You can’t buy 43 of these things, 44 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 45 ! Make a decision to have a good, positive and productive attitude every day!
26.A.show B. give C. send D. tell
27.A.happy B. sorrow C. rich D. poor
28.A.thus B. so C. therefore D. when
29.A.house B. home C. family D. room
30.A.journey B. trip C. stay D. travel
31.A.bad B. good C. well D. badly
32.A.river B. lake C. canal(运河/沟渠) D. pool
33.A.endless B. ending C. end D. ended
34.A.sun B. stars C. planet D. electricity light
35.A.yet B. however C. so D. though
36.A.finished B. finishing C. completed D. completing
37.A.adding B. added C. saying D. said
38.A.for B. of C. with D. about
39.A.poor B. rich C. glad D. happy
40.A.in B. on C. for D. about
41.A.method B. manners C. way D. means
42.A.of B. for C. to D. at
43.A.nothing B. any C. some D. everything
44.A.then B. but C. though D. so
45.A.anything B. nothing C. everything D. something

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，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。
An old carpenter was to retire soon. He told his boss of his plans to ___41___ the house business and live an easier life with his wife enjoying his extended ___42___, looking after their grandchildren. He would miss his ___43___, but he really needed to __44___.
The boss was sorry to see his __45__ worker go and asked if he could build just one _46_ house as a personal favor. The carpenter ___47__. But in time it was easy to see that his heart was _48_ in his work. He applied poor workmanship and used bad materials. It was a(n) _49__ way to end his career.
When the carpenter finished his work and the boss came to ___50___ the house, he handed the front door key to the carpenter. “ This is your house,” he said,” my ___51___ to you.”
What a shame! If ___52___ he had known he was building his own house, he would have done it differently. Now he has to live in the home he had not built __53___ at all!
So it is the same____54___ us. We build our lives in an absent minded way, reacting ___55____acting, willing to put up less rather than the best. At important points we do not give the job our best ____56___ . Then with a shame we fall into the __57___ we have created and ___58___ that we are now living in the “house” we have ___59___. If we had realized it, we should have done it ___60____.
Your life today is the result of your attitudes and choices in the past. Your life tomorrow will be the result of your attitudes and the choices of today.
41. A. start B. runC. leave D. like
42. A. work B. family C. business D. house
43. A. pay B. house C. carpenter D. children
44. A. retire B. employ C. build D. plan
45. A. common B. poor C. sick D. good
46. A. more B. big C. new D. bad
47. A. admitted B. adjusted C. agreed D. annoyed
48. A. always B. not C. entirely D. again
49. A. fortunate B. unfortunate C. easy D. difficult
50. A. buy B. plan C. examine D. take
51. A. pay B. gift C. debt D. order
52. A. not B. already C. yet D. only
53. A. poorly B. carelessly C. quickly D. well
54. A. to B. with C. as D. for
55. A. except B. rather than C. other than D. besides
56. A. effect B. infection C. effort D. impression
57. A. situation B. condition C. state D. position
58. A. feel B. find C. learn D. know
59. A. wanted B. bought C. destroyed D. built
60. A. differently B. difficultly C. purposely D. honestly

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31-45各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选
出最佳选项。
Many TV programs seem to be quite realistic (真实的). One 41 watches TV often feels that whatever happened in the film may as well happen 42 him. With only a little thinking, every man in the street may 43 to be a thief, or a spy (间谍), or a murderer. Jane had been watching a spy film at a friend’s home. In it a young girl had been 44 and killed. She felt a little frightened. She took a 45 back to the center of the city. There were a lot of people traveling with her, so she felt much 46 .
A man sat face to face with her, 47 a newspaper. She thought nothing of it 48 _ she saw him looking at her for a long time. Remembering the film and feeling 49 , she got off the train and went to the bus stop. When she got on the bus, she found he was following her. When she got off the bus, she was getting more and more nervous as there was 50 else in the street. She walked as quickly as she could. She could hear footsteps behind her, but she didn’t dare to look 51 her shoulder (肩膀). It seemed to have been hours 52 she reached the front door. She felt for her keys, but couldn’t find them. The 53 stopped behind her. She felt a hand on her shoulder. Instead of feeling hands round her neck, she heard a pleasant 54 : “ I am sorry 55 I frightened you. I thought I recognized you in the train, but I was not sure.”
41. A. he B. which C. who D. she
42. A. to B. on C. upon D. in
43. A. look B. appear C. turn D. come
44. A. watched B. followed C. searched D. hurt
45. A. busB. carC. train D. plane
46. A. safe B. more worried C. dangerous D. safer
47. A. reading B. looking C. seeing D. watching
48. A. when B. after C. asD. until
49. A. frightened B.puzzled C. excited D. surprised
50. A. someone B. no one C. anyone D. none
51. A. on B. for C. at D. over
52. A. before B. when C. as D. until
53. A. thief B. footsteps C. spy D. murderer
54. A. sound B. noise C. voice D. word
55. A. whether B. as if C. even if D. if

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）。
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
It was a warm March evening, and I’d just taken a seat on the bus that would take me home. It was nearly 6:00 PM, but the bus was not yet full and the driver gave no ___21___ that he intended to start the bus.
A middle-aged woman took a seat opposite me. She was crying. Not speaking to anyone in particular, she ___22____ narrated her story.
She had come to the city to visit her daughter. On the way to the terminal, a thief had ___23____ one of her bags. It had contained half of the money she’d brought with her. The other half was hidden under her blouse, so she ___24___ still had some money left. The bus conductor, driver, and other passengers listened to her tale.
At this time, an old man ___25__ got on the bus. He sat in the seat directly in front of the woman.
After a few minutes, all seats were ___26___. The driver got behind the wheel and started the engine. The bus conductor collected tickets and began asking us where we were ___27___. When he came to the old man’s seat, he became ___28___ and asked the old man whether he had any money. The old man___29___ that he did not. He explained that he ___30___ all his money this morning when he’d accidentally got on the wrong bus and now he was trying to go home.
Upon hearing this, the bus conductor ___31___ the old man to get off the bus. The old man was almost in tears as he begged the bus conductor to let him take that bus __32___ he could get home before dark. The bus driver approached the old man, and repeated the conductor’s ___33___ to get off the bus.
“Stop troubling him! Can’t you see he’s only trying to get home?” she interfered. “He doesn’t
have any money! ” the driver shouted. “Well, that’s no __34_ to throw him off the bus,” she insisted.
Then she said, “How much is his fare?” The bus conductor mumbled the amount. “Fine,” said the woman. She __35___ inside her blouse, took out her ___36___ money, and handed the fares to the bus conductor. “Here’s his fare and mine. Just stop giving him a hard time.”
All eyes turned ___37___the woman, who, just minutes before, had been crying over the money she’d lost. “It’s only money,” she shrugged.
By the time the bus rolled out of the terminal, she had given the old man bread and a dollar. She rode the rest of the way home ___38__ a Mona Lisa smile of peace and grace, and the money she’d lost ___39__ was forgotten.
On the road of life, the politeness and smiles of ___40___ can lighten our loads and lift our spirits. How much sweeter the journey when we make it a little smoother and richer for others!
21. A. answer B. agreement C. indication D. talk
22. A. tearfully B. excitedly C. helplessly D. proudly
23. A. got B. snatched C. pulled D. caught
24. A. surprisingly B. peacefully C. naturally D. fortunately
25. A. in rags B. shyly C. happily D. in disorder
26. A. had B. taken C. full D. crowded
27. A. getting on B. getting down C. getting off D. getting in
28. A. conscious B. suspicious C. curious D. anxious
29. A. realized B. pretended C. admitted D. remembered
30. A. spend B. has spent C. had spent D. was spent
31. A. asked B. ordered C. led D. begged
32. A. so B. until C. if D. when
33. A. arrangement B. command C. advice D. decision
34. A. good B. sense C. reason D. doubt
35. A. picked B. removed C. touched D. reached
36. A. left B. saving C. borrowed D. remaining
37. A. in B. to C. down D. on
38. A. owning B. wearing C. hating D. losing
39. A. earlier B. sooner C. later D. former
40. A. customers B. friends C. strangers D. conductors

第二部分完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）。
阅读下列短文，从短文后所给各题的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I grew up in a community called Estepona. I was 16 when one morning, Dad told me I could drive him into a 36 village called Mijas, on condition that I took the car in to be 37 nearby garage. I readily accepted. I drove Dad into Mijas, and 38 to pick him up at 4 pm, then dropped off the car at the 39 . With several hours to spare, l went to a theater. 40 , when the last movie finished, it was six. 1 was two hours late!
I knew Dad would be angry if he 41 I’d been watching movies. So I decided not to tell him the truth. When I 42 there I apologized for being late, and told him I’d 43 as quickly as I could, but that the car had needed a major repairs. I’ll never forget the 44 he gave me. “I’m disappointed you 45 you have to lie to me, Jason.” Dad looked at me again. “When you didn’t _46 , I called the garage to ask if there were any 47 , and they told me you hadn’t yet picked up the car.” I felt 48 as I weakly told him the real reason. A 49 passed through Dad as he listened attentively. “I’m angry with 50 . I realize I’ve failed as a father. I’m going to walk home now and think seriously about 51 I’ve gone wrong all these years.” “But Dad, it’s 18 miles!” My protests and apologies were 52 . Dad walked home that day. I drove behind him, 53him all the way, but he walked silently.
Seeing Dad in so much 54 and emotional pain was my most painful experience. However, it was 55 the most successful lesson. I have never lied since.
36. A. lonely B. small C. distant D. familiar
37. A. kept B. washed C. watched D. serviced
38. A. agreed B. pimped C. determined D. promised
39. A. village B. community C. garage D. theater
40. A. However B. Then C. Therefore D. Still
41. A. realized B. found out C. thought D. figured out
42. A. went B ran C. walked D. hurried
43. A. started B left C. arrived D. come
44. A. word B. face C. look D. appearance
45. A. find B. decide C. believe D feel
46. A. turn up B. drive out C. go away D come out
47. A. questions B. problems C. mistakes D. faults
48. A. ashamed B. frightened C. nervous D. surprised
49. A. nervousness B. sadness C. silence D. thought
50. A. you B. myself C. me D. yourself
51. A. where B. how C. why D. when
52. A. meaningless B. useless C. helpless D. worthless
53. A. asking B. persuading C. begging D. following
54. A. physical B. practical C. personal D. natural
55. A. indeed B. always C. also D. almost