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36~55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Until 1954 it was thought that no man could run one mile in less than four minutes.As years
36 ,the record came closer and closer to four minutes and Roger Bannister,a young English
37 , began to believe he might 38 this almost magic barrier.
It was a cold afternoon on May 6th,1954,when Bannister knew he had a 39 chance. Bannister had been 40 hard and was very fit,but the weather conditions were a real 41
to him.Describing the 42 later,Bannister said,“On the way to the track the wind blew strongly.As I 43 for the start I glanced at the flag.It moved 44 now.This was the moment when I made my decision.
“The gun fired.My legs 45 to meet no resistance,as if I was 46 forward by some unknown force.The noise from the faithful 47 gave me greater strength.I felt the 48 of a lifetime had come.”
“I was driven on by a 49 of fear and pride.My body had long since used up all its energy 50 it went on running just the same.This was the critical moment when my legs were strong enough to carry me over the last few yards as they 51 could have done in previous years.When I leapt at(冲向) the 52 tape,I fell,almost__53_____.”
“I knew I had done it,even before I 54 the time.The announcement came.‘Result of the one mile...Time,three minutes...’ the rest was 55 in the noise of excitement.”
36.A.passed along B.passed down C.went by D.went over
37.A.coach B.athlete C.captain D.judge
38.A.defeat B.move C.beat D.break
39.A.real B.lucky C.serious D.false
40.A.competing B.training C.fighting D.attending
41.A.eagerness B.pleasure C.relief D.worry
42.A.accident B.event C.issue D.topic
43.A.did up B.made up C.put up D.lined up
44.A.safely B.heavily C.thinly D.gently
45.A.seemed B.used C.happened D.had
46.A.dragged B.drawn C.pulled D.pushed
47.A.mass B.residents C.crowd D.team
48.A.moment B.period C.while D.date
49.A.concentration B.collection C.combination D.classification
50.A.so B.but C.or D.as
51.A.never B.ever C.even D.still
52.A.starting B.lasting C.finishing D.running
53.A.unconcerned B.unconscious C.unknown D.unnoticed
54.A.offered B.told C.announced D.heard
55.A.stuck B.involved C.lost D.spread
My parents operated a small restaurant in Seattle. It was open twenty-four hours a day, six days a week. And my first real job,when I was six years old,wasthe diners’ shoes. My father had done it when he was young,so he taught me
to do it efficiently,telling me to
to Re-shine the shoes if the customer wasn’t
.
Working in the restaurant was a cause of greatbecause I was also working for the good of the family. But my father
that I had to meet certain standards to be part of the team. I
to be punctual,hard-working,and polite to the
.
I waspaid for the work I did at the restaurant. One day I made the mistake of advising Dad that he
give me $10 a week. He said,“OK. How about you paying me for three meals a day you have here? And
the times you bring in your friends for free soft drinks?” He
I owed him about $40 a week.
I remember returning to Seattle after beingin the US Army for about two years. I had just been promoted to Captain at that time. And full of pride,I walked into my parents’ restaurant,but the
thing Dad said was,“How about your
up tonight?” I couldn’t
my ears! I am an officer in the Army! But it didn’t
as far as Dad was concerned,I was just
member of the team. I reached for the mop. Working for Dad has taught me the devotion to a
is above all. It has nothing to do with
that team is involved in a family restaurant or the US Army.
A.cleaning
shining C.removing D.keeping
A.why
what C.when D.how
A.offer
refuse C.love D.learn
A.interested
annoyed C.relaxed D.satisfied
A.fun
pride C.trouble D.effort
A.got it right
kept it a rule C.made it clear D.took it for granted
A.had
tended C.hated D.managed
A.family
workers C.customers D.friends
A.never
always C.seldom D.ever
A.must
should C.might D.could
A.at
before C.around D.for
A.worked out
found out C.put out D.thought out
A.alone
away C.outside D.off
A.usual
last C.next D.first
A.washing
taking C.cleaning D.moving
A.ignore
follow C.believe D.understand
A.happen
care C.go D.matter
A.no
other C.some D.another
A.team
family C.leader D.restaurant
A.why
whether C.when D.how
.
第二节完形填空(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
Teaching second grade is always a challenge. Each student arrives at school with his own needs and difficulties. One year,a student called Billy 31 me with his behavior as well as his academic requirements. He struggled daily with his 32 emotions and often became angry or violent. I knew that, to make 33 progress, his emotions needed controlling.
One 34 I tried to help Billy was to have him come directly into the classroom when he arrived at school. Billy’s mom would 35 me to alert (警告) me to a particularly emotional morning at home. Then, I would focus on 36 his anger and calming him down before the other students arrived.
One week our class was studying 37 . I thought one way to bring learning into the classroom was to bring my dog Rocky to school for the day.
That day began as normal. I was preparing activities focused on dog themes 38 I was told that Billy had a 39 morning at home and I might need to get him 40 . As I was talking to his mom, Billy 41 into the classroom. To Billy’s 42 , Rocky immediately ran up to his new 43 , wagging his tail and licking Billy’s face with doggy affection. Billy couldn’t 44 Rocky’s charm (魅力) and began laughing as his anger melted away.
Throughout the day, Billy never left Rocky’s side, feeding him, being gentle with him and even 45 the other students while Rocky was sleeping.
Billy was known for doing anything he could to avoid 46 , but on this day he found a good dog story, “Clifford’s Puppy Days,” and read it to Rocky. How 47 I was at the sight of Billy reading happily!My little dog was able to 48 Billy’s day from one of anger and frustration to one of laughter, gentleness and 49 .
That day Rocky more than helped me with my 50 ; he helped to change the life of a child! After that Billy’s behavior definitely improved.
31. A. challenged B. cheated C. benefited D. betrayed
32. A. unforgettable B. uncontrollable C. unconscious D. unfortunate
33. A. physical B. mental C. academic D. authentic
34. A. advantage B. agenda C. reason D. way
35. A. awake B. call C. visit D. sign
36. A. tolerating B. observing C. relieving D. ignoring
37. A. emotions B. pets C. botanyD. diet
38. A. after B. as C. when D. before
39. A. boring B. fantastic C. busy D. rough
40. A. settled B. punished C. treated D. excited
41. A. fled B. stormed C. jogged D. floated
42. A. surprise B. delight C. shame D. fear
43. A. protector B. trainer C. friend D. owner
44. A. resist B. describe C. reduce D. forget
45. A. educating B. envying C. comforting D. quieting
46. A. exploding B. reading C. arguing D. apologizing
47. A. surprised B. disappointed C. amused D. confused
48. A. urge B. shorten C. transform D. expand
49. A. admiration B. curiosity C. anxietyD. love
50. A. family B. teaching C. housework D. performance
.
第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,共30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I stopped to let the car cool 36 and to study the map. I had expected to be near my destination(目的地) by now, but everything still seemed 37 to me. I was only five when my father had 38 me abroad, and that was eighteen years 39 . When my mother had 40 after a car accident, he didn’t quickly 41 from the shock and loneliness. Everything around him was full of her 42 , continually reopening the wound. 43 he decided to go abroad. In the new country he paid much attention to 44 a new life for the two of us, 45 he gradually forgot the past. He did not marry again, and I was 46 without a woman’s care, but I lacked 47 , for he was both father and mother to me. He always 48 to go back one day and see old friends again and to visit my mother’s 49 . He became ill for a few months 50 we planned to go and, when he knew he was 51 , he made me promise to go on my own.
I 52 a car the day before landing and bought a map, 53 I found most helpful on the last stage. My father had described over and over again what we could see on the way there, so I was pretty 54 that I could find it. Well, I had been wrong, for I was now 55 .
36. A. up B. off C. of D. to
37. A. unfamiliar B. similar C. unusual D. familiar
38. A. brought B. carried C. taken D. fetched
39. A. later B. since C. then D. ago
40. A. been disabled B. died C. gone up D. passed by
41. A. return B. make C. go back D. recover
42. A. presence B. absence C. arrival D. show
43. A. Since B. For C. So D. Before
44. A. earning B. starting C having D. opening
45. A. in case B. so that C. so long D. so much
46. A. brought up B. taken up C. brought out D. taken off
47. A. anything B. nothing C. everything D. something
48. A. imagined B. supposed C. meant D. asked
49. A. house B. room C. church D. grave
50. A. before B. after C. until D. as
51. A. lying B. dying C. helping D. living
52. A. bought B. lent C. borrowed D. hired
53. A. what B. that C. how D. which
54. A. sad B. happy C. sure D. interested
55. A. away B. out C. gone D. lost
.
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,然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项。
On August 26, 1999, New York City experienced a terrible rainstorm. The rain caused the streets to _36_ and the subway system (地铁系统)almost came to a stop.
Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour. Many people who were going to work were _ _37__ to go home. Some battled to _ _38__ a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the _ _39_ bravely, walking miles to get to work..
I _ _40__ to be one of the people on the way to work that morning. I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most _ _41_ had stopped. After making my way _ _42 crowds of people, I finally found a subway line that was operating . __ 43_, there were so many people waiting to 44_ the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the platform.(月台) So I took the train going in the _ _45 direction, and then turn back to the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed like an forever journey, the train _46_ my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I finally got to my office, I was _47__ through, discouraged and _48___.
My co-workers and I spent most of the day drying off. When it was 5:00 pm,I was ready to go home. I was about to turn off my computer __49___ I received an email from Garth, my Director:
I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and __50__ reported to work. It is always reassuring(令人欣慰), at times like these, when employees so clearly __51___ their devotion((忠心) to their jobs. Thank you.
Garth’s email was short, but I learned more from that __52__ message than I ever did from a textbook. The e-mail taught me that a few words of __53____ can make a big difference. The rainstorm and the traffic __54__ had made me tired and upset. But Garth’s words immediately_55__ me and put a smile back on my face.
36. A. break B. flood C. sink D. run
37. A. forced B. refused C. ordered D. gathered
38. A. order B. pay C. call D. search
39. A. climate B. weather C. storm D. snow
40. A. used B. promised C. seemed D. happened
41. A. practice B. traffic C. process D. service
42. A. to B. through C. over D. for
43. A. Unfortunately B. Luckily C. Interestingly D. Satisfyingly
44. A. checkB. carry C. find D. board
45. A. onlyB. similar C. sameD. opposite
46. A. paused B. crossed C. reachedD. parked
47. A. wet B. weak C. sickD. hurt
48. A. interestedB. tired C. surprised D. puzzled
49. A. whileB. whenC. where D. after
50. A. hardly B. happily C. firstlyD. finally
51. A. show B. carry C. takeD. fetch
52. A. basic B. attractive C. brief D. original
53. A. promise B. appreciation C. advice D. position
54. A. troubles B. signals C. rules D. signs
55. A. corrected B. supported C. surprised D. delighted
.
第七部分:完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分,共15分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从50-64各题所给的A. B. C.D四个选项中,选出
最佳选项。将正确答案的选项写在后面答题纸上相对应的题号后。
Bob was a great teacher and his students saw him as a teacher of life, not just a history teacher. When a new student first came to his class, he would _50_ he was suddenly a member of the new and exciting _51_. The other students would help him and _52_ him to new ways of study: every student has a study _53_,a person who they would sit next to in class, _54_their understanding of the lessons with and study with after class; they would also take tests together-everybody had someone to work with.
Bob liked to_55_ new ideas. After he had taken the job, he asked for _56_from the principal to use this method that he had studied in university and had been found to be _57_. He wanted to try it on high school level students. The principal agreed. As it turned out, the grade point average of the class _58_ to a full grade point. Students wanted to _59_after class and ask questions about the lessons every day. When he gave lessons, everybody listened carefully to what Bob taught, because he was excited about history and he made his lessons very exciting, too. When Bob became _60_, he shared the doctor's report with his students. He said that he had cancer and that it was probably _61_. He also said that he would work as long as he could
and would talk to anybody who wanted to talk about it. His _62_ to talk about death made the subject part of his lesson. He talked about famous people who had _63_ full and rich lives and how _64_ they had faced death. He said he would welcome whatever came next.
51. A. familyB. schoolC. societyD. department
52.A.forceB. introduceC. putD. sort
53. A. assistantB. competitorC. partnerD. instructor
54. A. requireB. translateC. appreciateD. share
55.A, testB, playC. observeD. show
56. A. apologyB. permissionC. forgivenessD. supply
57. A. falseB. special C. absurdD. effective
58. A. went upB. broke downC. got aboutD. came out
59.A.leaveB. stayC. keepD. move
60,A.healthyB. interestedC. sickD.crazy
61. A. understandable B. unimaginableC. unavoidableD, incurable
62. A. willingnessB. curiosityC. sadness D. justice
63.A. stoodB. livedC. spentD. killed
64. A. speciallyB. personallyC. peacefully D. correctly