完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1—20题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。
The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother. My __1_ began when I was just a kid.I __2__ becoming a doctor.
My mother was a domestic.Through her work, she observed that __3__ people spent a lot more time reading than they __4__ watching television. She announced that my brother and I _5__ watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and __6__ her written book reports. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights. Years later we realized her marks were a _7__. My mother was illiterate.
When I entered high school I was a(n) __8__, but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to _9__ the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student. One night my mother came home from _10__ her various jobs and I complained about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, “Okay, I'll give you all the money I make this week scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy _11_ food and pay the bills. With everything __12_, you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want.” I was very __13__ with that arrangement but once I got through allocating money, there was __14__ left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to __15__ our heads and any kind of food on the table, __16_ buy clothes. I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn't going to get me anywhere. Success required intellectual preparation. I went back to my __17__ and became an A-student again, and eventually I __08__ my dream and I became a doctor.
My story is really my mother's story—a woman with __19__ formal education or property who used her position as a parent to change the lives of many people around the globe. There is no job __20__ than parenting. This I believe.
1.A.belief B.work C.education D.promise
2.A.majored in B.got used to C.dreamed of D.got tired of
3.A.lazy B.easy-going C.successful D.reliable
4.A.spent B.paid C.took D.did
5.A.could only B.could not C.must not D.should often
6.A.read to B.present to C.teach D.explain to
7.A.joke B.means C.tool D.trick
8.A.A-student B.B-student C.C-student D.D-student
9.A.get rid of B.hang out with C.break away from D.keep in touch with
10.A.making B.stopping C.working D.getting
11.A.your brother B.yourself C.your sister D.the family
12.A.left over B.paid off C.used up D.carried out
13.A.angry B.pleased C.disappointed D.bored
14.A.anything B.everything C.something D.nothing
15.A.put an idea into B.gave an impression on
C.keep a roof over D.have eyes in the back of
16.A.let alone B.let out C.let in D.leave alone
17.A.guys B.mother C.studies D.play
18.A.made B.fulfilled C.changed D.tried
19.A.little B.much C.few D.high
20.A.more interesting B.less important C.more important D.less interesting
Dear son,
The day that you see me old and I am already not in good health, have patience and try to understand me.
If I get dirty when eating, if I can not dress, have patience and remember the hours I 36 teaching it to you. If, when I speak to you, I 37 the same things thousand and one times, do not 38 me, listen to me. When you were small, I had to read to you thousand and one times the same story 39 you got to sleep. When I do not want to have a 40 , neither shame me nor scold me. Remember when I had to chase you with thousand excuses I 41 , in order that you wanted to bathe. When you see my 42 little about new technologies, give me the necessary time and do not look at me with your mocking(嘲弄) smile. I taught you 43 to do so many things: to eat good, to dress well, to confront life…. When at some moment I lose the memory or the 44 of our conversation, let me have the necessary time to remember, and if I cannot do it, do not become nervous, as the most important thing is not our conversation but surely to be with you and to have you 45 to me.
If ever I do not want to eat, do not force me. I know well 46 I need to and when not. When my 47 legs do not allow me to walk, give me your 48 , the same way I did when you gave your first 49 . And when someday I say to you that I do not want to 50 any more ---- that I want to rest forever, do not get angry. Someday you will understand.
Try to understand that my age is not lived but survived. Some day you will discover that, 51 my mistakes, I always wanted the 52 thing for you and that I tried to prepare the way for you. You must not feel sad, angry or impotent(无可奈何) for seeing me 53 you. You must be next to me, try to understand me and to help me as I did it when you 54 living. Help me to walk, help me to end my way with love and 55 . I will pay you by a smile and by the immense love I have had always for you.
I love you, Son.
Your father
A.paid B.spent C.cost D.took
A.praise B.think C.repeat D.criticize
A.interrupt B.disturb C.look D.avoid
A.when B.after C.since D.until
A.rest B.word C.shower D.sleep
A.discovered B.invented C.noticed D.assumed
A.knowing B.fearing C.enjoying D.consulting
A.what B.when C.how D.why
A.news B.attitude C.material D.thread
A.talking B.listening C.responding D.appealing
A.where B.how C.that D.when
A.tired B.short C.long D.strong
A.leg B.ear C.hand D.mind
A.step B.pace C.laugh D.cry
A.talk B.live C.write D.sleep
A.though B.since C.while D.despite
A.last B.first C.best D.most
A.near B.behind C.below D.against
A.made B.started C.earned D.found
A.mercy B.care C.excuse D.patience
He met her at a party. She was outstanding while he was normal. At the end of the party, he invited her to have coffee. She was 36 but due to being polite, she 37 . Sitting in a nice coffee shop, he was too 38 to say anything.
Suddenly he asked the 39 , "Would you please give me some salt? I'd like to put it in my coffee." Everybody stared at him, so 40 ! His face turned red but still, he put the salt in his coffee and drank it. She asked him 41 , "Why you have this hobby?" He replied, "When I was a little boy, I lived near the sea. I liked the 42 of the sea, just like the taste of the salty coffee. 43 I have the salty coffee, I always 44 my childhood and my hometown. I miss my hometown and my parents." 45 saying that tears filled his eyes. She was deeply touched. A man who can tell out his homesickness must be a man who has 46 of home.
That was a really beautiful 47 of their story. Then the story was just like every beautiful love story —the princess 48 the prince. And every time she made 49 for him, she put some salt in it, as she knew that's the 50 he liked it.
After 40 years, he passed away, 51 her a letter which said, "My dearest, please forgive me, forgive my whole life's lie — the salty coffee. Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous at that time, 52 I wanted some sugar, but I said salt. It was hard for me to 53 so I just went ahead. If I can live for the second time, I still want to have you for my whole life, 54 I have to drink the salty coffee again."
Her tears made the letter totally wet. Someday, someone asked her, "What's the taste of 55 coffee? " She replied, " It's sweet."
A.surprised B.pleased C.satisfied D.excited
A.answered B.promised C.provided D.refused
A.curious B.jealous C.nervous D.cautious
A.waiter B.girl C.partner D.customer
A.outstanding B.bitter C.delicious D.strange
A.constantly B.curiously C.suddenly D.seriously
A.color B.character C.quality D.taste
A.Every time B.Next time C.The first time D.By the time
A.think out B.think over C.think of D.think up
A.Since B.Though C.While D.Because
A.responsibility B.concept C.consideration D.control
A.scene B.beginning C.comedy D.result
A.dated B.admired C.devoted D.married
A.tea B.water C.coffee D.milk
A.way B.method C.means D.route
A.left B.leaving C.writing D.wrote
A.fortunately B.actually C.happily D.possibly
A.change B.remind C.overcome D.remove
B.now that C.even though D.so that
A.sugared B.old C.instant D.salty
While eating lunch with my 4-year-old daughter this afternoon at a fast food restaurant, I noticed an old man walking to the table with a stick. The manager kindly carried the food for him. During the meal I 36 the man tell a woman it was his 37 . So I 38 what I heard to my daughter. She loves it when people have birthdays. I told her it was OK for her to wish him a happy birthday. He 39 was spending this special day alone.
At first she was 40 and decided against it. As I was 41 our plates into the dustbin she turned to him and quietly 42 him a Happy Birthday. I could tell he was 43 by the way he looked at her. I 44 behind her and gave him my own wishes. He was grateful.
45 we walked away he called my daughter back and 46 her a brand-new gold $1 coin. She thanked him. But that wasn't enough for him. He 47 his pocket and at that I kindly told him that wasn't 48 . He ignored me and 49 out an envelope with about a dozen of a different kind of gold coins. He continued to give her another one and tell her how 50 it was and that one day it would be worth 51 . He then 52 me in the eye and wished me a good day.
What a kind man. I'm sure my daughter 53 his day. On such a special day, 54 can I take away his glory and 55 his offering of thanks?
Happy Birthday!
A.listened B.noticed C.learned D.overheard
A.birthday B.gift C.food D.stick
A.whispered B.screamed C.shouted D.signed
A.eventually B.luckily C.naturally D.obviously
A.curious B.angry C.shy D.proud
A.filling B.dropping C.cleaning D.emptying
A.made B.got C.celebrated D.wished
A.encouraged B.touched C.bothered D.respected
A.went on B.went up C.looked around D.set out
A.So B.If C.As D.Though
A.bought B.awarded C.showed D.handed
A.picked up B.dug into C.put up D.took out
A.bad B.available C.necessary D.impossible
A.put B.sent C.pulled D.gave
A.beautiful B.common C.necessary D.special
A.something B.anything C.everything D.nothing
A.caught B.looked C.glared D.touched
A.troubled B.made C.witnessed D.remembered
A.when B.why C.what D.how
A.put away B.turn down C.turn out D.hold up
I was in a department store with my mom, aunt, and my sister a few days ago. 36, I am one of those people who do not like to go shopping with my family. However, I decided this time to 37 them.
My aunt and I were 38 for some things to buy for our family when I noticed two 39 on the side. One of them had a little girl sitting on it with her 40 nearby and the other one was 41. So, I decided to sit down. While I was 42 my own thing there, I 43 that the family were not in front of the 44 anymore. I saw the girl 45 and look around for her family. She came back and I saw her in 46, crying.
I knew that she 47 her family and was all by herself. Now, I am sure that almost everybody has been lost in a department store or 48 big before and we all know that feeling. 49 I went up to her and asked what was 50 and in between tears she told me she was lost. I 51 her a smile card I just bought. You should have seen the 52 on her face when she read it. Then I went up to customer service center and 53 them what happened. People there promised to 54 her. After I left, the little girl’s parents went there and I could see them looking around for the person who had found their daughter and given her the 55. Little did they know it was a regular teenager who did it.
A.Luckily B.Usually C.Sadly D.Surprisingly
A.help B.encourage C.join D.support
A.answering B.calling C.preparing D.looking
A.chairs B.children C.signs D.toys
A.friends B.book C.family D.bags
A.clean B.large C.empty D.beautiful
A.studying B.carrying C.buying D.doing
A.noticed B.believed C.doubted D.understood
A.shop B.girl C.gift D.lady
A.get up B.come up C.give up D.make up
A.return B.detail C.vain D.tears
A.hated B.lost C.raised D.lived
A.somewhere B.something C.everywhere D.everything
A.If B.As C.So D.Or
A.important B.wrong C.strange D.different
A.lent B.gave C.sent D.posted
A.smile B.hope C.puzzle D.worry
A.reminded B.warned C.asked D.told
A.look out for B.take care of C.wait for D.call up
A.courage B.money C.card D.explanation
I truly learned what a best friend is in my first year in high school. Kate and I were good friends and we were inseparable. We spent every day together and always had a good36 .
Then basketball started and we were on the37 team. After a few games, 38 , Kate got moved up to the Rose Cup full-time. I wouldn't admit it then, but actually I envied(嫉妒) her. Having 39 practice times, we started to see less of each other. Soon I started to hear that she was talking 40 my back.
One night, I called Kate to tell her about my new41 .To my 42 , the next day at school she told everyone I43 her style because she hadtold me she wanted to get hers cut like this. At noon she handed me a letter and walked away44 talking with me. I couldn't accept the 45 words on the paper. In great__46__ , I wrote right back to her.
Over the next week, we exchange(交换) more47 notes. I cried myself to sleep every night, 48 our friendship was over. One night my mom took me to Kate's home. Our moms looked at each other 49 . Kate's mom asked us questions but __50 _ of usresponded(反应) .At last I let everything out. The huge burden in my mind was slowlylifted as we each talked about ___51____ we were feeling. It was all out. Suddenly Kate 52 from her seat, crossed the room and hugged me with tears. I will never forget that.
It has been five months53 we broke with each other. Last weekend we were out together again. It makes me happy that we are54 to care about each other more. I now know that 55 I am asked about my friends, Kate will be at the top of the list.
A.rest B.time C.example D.party
A.right B.good C.famous D.same
A.however B.but C.still D.yet
A.regular B.free C.different D.strange
A.on B.in C.by D.behind
A.haircut B.clothes C.necklace D.shoes
A.joy B.surprise D.sorrow
A.caught B.gained C.copied D.created
A.in spite of B.instead of C.except for D.as well as
A.cruel B.sad C.disappointing D.beautiful
A.anxiety B.anger C.surprise D.doubt
A.serious B.dangerous C.regretful D.hurtful
A.meaning B.hoping C.believing D.proving
A.happily B.nervously C.excitedly D.surprisingly
A.neither B.either C.both D.none
A.what B.how C.which D.why
A.rose B.raised C.stood D.got
A.if B.when C.because D.since
A.planning B.pretending C.learning D.arranging
A.whenever B.whatever C.however D.whoever