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21~40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
The books in David’s schoolbag felt like bricks as he ran down the street.What he wanted to do was to play basketball with Eric. 21 his mother told him he would have to return his sister’s books to the library first.
He had 22 set foot in a library and he wasn’t about to do so today.He would just 23
the books in the outside return box.But there was a 24 ;it was locked.
He went into the building,only a few minutes 25 closing time.He put the books into the return box.And after a brief 26 in the toilet,he would be on his way to the playground to 27 Eric.
David stepped out of the toilet and stopped in 28 —the library lights were off.The place was 29 .The doors had been shut.They 30 be opened from the inside.He was trapped(被困)—in a library!
He tried to 31 a telephone call,but was unable to 32 .What’s worse,the pay phones were on the outside of the building. 33 the sun began to set,he searched for a light and found it.
34 he could see.David wrote on a piece of paper:“ 35 !I’m TRAPPED inside!”and stuck it to the glass door. 36 ,someone passing by would see it.
He was surprised to discover that this place was not so unpleasant, 37 .Rows and rows of shelves held books,videos and music.He saw a book about Michael Jordan and took it off the shelf.He settled into a chair and started to 38 .
He knew he had to 39 ,but now,that didn’t seem to be such a 40 thing.
21.A.but B.because C.or D.since
22.A.ever B.nearly C.never D.often
23.A.pass B.drop C.carry D.take
24.A.problem B.mistake C.case D.question
25.A.during B.after C.over D.before
26.A.rest B.break C.walk D.stop
27.A.visit B.meet C.catch D.greet
28.A.delight B.anger C.surprise D.eagerness
29.A.lonely B.empty C.noisy D.crowded
30.A.wouldn’t B.shouldn’t C.couldn’t D.needn’t
31.A.make B.fix C.use D.pick
32.A.get on B.get up C.get through D.get in
33.A.If B.As C.Though D.Until
34.A.On time B.Now and then
C.By the way D.At last
35.A.Come B.Help C.Hello D.Sorry
36.A.Surely B.Thankfully C.Truly D.Gradually
37.A.at most B.after all C.in short D.as usual
38.A.watch B.play C.read D.write
39.A.wait B.stand C.sleep D.work
40.A.bad B.cool C.strange D.nice
第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
A boy walked along Carver Street, singing a sad song. He walked with his head down. Once he looked up and noticed the sign across the empty street, painted on the side of an old house. On the sign a big woman with yellow hair and a five-mile smile held out a big bottle. “Coca-Cola. Drink-Cola-Cola,” the sign said.
“Boy!” the silence was cut by a sudden cry. He turned around quickly to see who had called.
An old woman was standing at her door.
“You boy! Come here this minute!”
Slowly the boy 21onto the cold flat stones leading to the old woman’s house. When he arrived at her house, she 22out her hand and wrapped(缠住)her 23old fingers around his arm.
“Help me inside, boy,” she said. “Help me 24to my bed. What’s your name?”
“Joseph,” he said.
The old woman on the bed tried to 25up, raising herself on her elbow(肘). Water26 from her eyes and mouth. The sight of her made Joseph feel 27.
“I’m dying, Joseph. You can see that, can’t you? I want you to write a 28for me. There’s paper and pencil on the table there.”
Joseph looked down at the 29, and then looked out of the window. He saw the sign again, “Coca-Cola. Drink Cola-Cola.”
“I want my silver ring to 30to my daughter.”
Joseph bent his small body over the table and 31the pencil slowly across the paper.
“There’s my Bible(圣经),” the old woman said. “That’s for my daughter, too. I want a 32Christian burial(基督葬礼)with lots of singing. Write that down, too. That’s the last 33of a poor old woman.”
The boy laboured over the paper. Again he looked out of the window.
“Here. Bring it here so I can 34it.”
Joseph found the Bible, and, 35the paper inside, laid it next to the bed.
“ 36me now, boy,” she sighed. “I’m tired.”
He ran out of the house.
A cold wind blew through the 37window, but the old woman on the bed 38nothing. She was dead. The paper in the Bible moved back and forth in the wind. 39on the paper were some childish letters. They 40the words, “Coca-Cola. Drink Coca-Cola.”
21.A.rushed B.struggled C.hurried D.stepped
22.A.reached B.let C.pushed D.pointed
23.A.firm B.smooth C.dry D.fresh
24.A.back B.upC.away D.ahead
25.A.sit B.get C.stand D.wake
26.A.fell B.burnt C.burst D.ran
27.A.ill B.sick C.unpleasant D.funny
28.A.letter B.note C.will D.message
29.A.table B.pen C.paper D.woman
30.A.send B.go C.belong D.come
31.A.moved B.drew C.used D.pulled
32.A.great B.merry C.splendid D.real
33.A.hope B.chance C.opinion D.wish
34.A.sign B.read C.remember D.copy
35.A.setting B.hiding C.placing D.laying
36.A.Hold B.Leave C.Excuse D.Pardon
37.A.large B.open C.small D.pretty
38.A.did B.saw C.felt D.knew
39.A.DescribedB.Printed C.Recorded D.Written
40.A.formedB.spelled C.organized D.repeated
第二节完型填空(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,并在答题卡上涂黑。
This little story I’m about to tell you happened when I was about 11 years old, and I’II never forget it. I was at my friend Jenny’s __41__ after school one day, and we were doing (or not doing) homework.. __42__ I was there, Jenny’s mom came over to visit.
I don’t remember her name__43__ what her face looked like. I just remember her hands, her voice and the__44__ she taught me.
I can still see her hand __45__ for mine in our introduction. __46__ were so beautiful, I thought; rich, dark skin__47__ complemented(涂了) by the orange colored polish on her nails. Then I __48__ her saying, and not at all in a condescending(居高临下的) __49__ .“Oh no, that is NOT how you shake hands. Let me show you _50___.”
After that, I just remember her voice __51__ the importance of a good handshake, conveying(传递) a positive sense of self, looking at _52___ person in the eye, making that first moment matter…I think in that exchange I first understood__53__.
I respected her for __54__ the time to teach me about one of those subtleties(细微之处) in life. I appreciated the fact __55__ she didn’t look down upon me because I was 11 or because I didn’t know something. And so because of that I felt somewhat respected. I mean the _56___ she treated me. It felt good to be __57__ like a real person. I also appreciate her idea that _58__ someone doesn’t pay attention to something, be patient and point him or her__59__ the right direction. I__60__ her every time I meet someone and shake hands. And I’m so thankful for her little lesson.
41 A. office B. house C. family D. room
42 A. Although B. As C. During D. If
43 A. and B. but C. even D. or
44 A. homework B. English C. lesson D. knowledge
45 A. reaching down B. reaching up C. reaching out D. reaching far
46 A. It B. That C. These D. They
47 A. patiently B. beautifully C. strongly D. thickly
48 A. listened B. found C. heard D. saw
49 A. manner B. means C. method D. voice
50 A. that B. it C. how D. what
51 A. explains B. explained C. explain D. explaining
52 A. the other B. other C. another D. others
53 A. politeness B. saying C. friendship D. respect
54 A. costing B. spending C. taking D. using
55 A. what B. which C. that D./
56 A. place B. position C. way D. time
57 A. talking about B. talked to C. talking to D. talked about
58 A. as soon as B. as long as C. once D. if
59 A. from B. at C. in D. to
60 A. think over B. think of C. think about D. think out
第三节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21--40个选项(A,B,C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。
I left my friend’s house nearly after seven. It was still too early for me to have my evening meal, _21_ I walked along the sea front for about an hour _22__ I began to feel hungry. By that time I was not far from a favorite restaurant of mine, _23__ I often went to eat. I went into the restaurant and _24_ my meal. While I was waiting for the soup _25_ I looked around to see if I knew anyone in the restaurant. It was then _26_ I noticed that a man seated at a corner table kept glancing _27_ my direction, as if he knew me. The man had a newspaper in front of him, which he was _28_ to read. When the waiter _29_ my soup, the man was clearly puzzled by the _30__ way in which the waiter and I addressed (称呼) each other. He became more _31_ as time went on and it was _32_ that I was well known in the restaurant. Eventually, he stood up and went into the _33__ . After a few minutes he came out again, _34_ the bill and left. Then I called the owner of the restaurant and asked him _35_ the man had wanted. At first the owner did not want to tell me, but I _36__ . “Well,” he said. “That man was from the police.” “Really?” I said, considerably surprised. “He was very _37_ you.” “But why?” I asked. “He _38_ you here because he thought you were the man he was _39__ ,” the owner said. “When he came into the kitchen, he showed me a photograph of the _40__ . Of course, it was you.”
21. A. and B. but C. so D. yet
22. A. until B. when C. because D. after
23. A. where B. what C. which D. that
24. A. sent B. ordered C. carried D. got
25. A. making B. to arrive C. carrying D. prepared
26. A. that B. when C. who D. which
27. A. back B. in C. offD. at
28. A. trying B. pretending C. holding D. going
29. A. brought B. fetched C. sent D. took
30. A. familiarB. strange C. interesting D. easy
31. A. puzzled B. interested C. funny D. impatient
32. A. obvious B. known C. difficult D. impossible
33. A. office B. restaurantC. kitchen D. WC
34. A. gave B. sent C. paid D. ordered
35. A. how B. that C. which D. what
36. A. thought B. said C. explained D. insisted
37. A. excited atB. worried about C. satisfied with D. interested in
38. A. searched B. followed C. persuaded D. advised
39. A. finding B. looking for C. talking to D. listening to
40. A. wanted man B. owner C. policeman D. waiter
II. 完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
It was the last day of the final examination in a large eastern university. On the steps of one building, a group of students were talking about the exam that was going to begin in a few 36 . On their faces was confidence. This was their 37 exam—then onto graduation and jobs.
Some talked of jobs they already had, others talked of jobs they 38 get. With the certainty of four years of college, they felt 39 and able to take control of the world.
The coming exam, they knew, would be a(n) 40 task , as the professor had said they could bring 41 books or notes they wanted , requesting(要求)only that they did not 42 each other during the test .
43 they entered the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. And smiles 44 on the students’ faces as they found there were only five questions.
Three hours had passed 45 the professor began to collect papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a frightened expression. Papers in hand, no one spoke as the professor faced the class.
He looked at the 46 faces before him, and then asked,” How many completed all five questions?” 47 a hand was raised.
“How many answered four?” Still no hand.
“Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly(不安宁的)in their seats.
“One, then? Certainly somebody finished 48 .”But the class remained silent.
The professor put down the papers.” That is exactly what I 49 ,” he said. “I just want you to know that, although you have completed four years of study, there are 50 many things about the 51 you don’t know. These questions you could not 52 are relatively common in everyday practice.” Then, smiling, he added, “You will all 53 this course, but remember—even though you are now college graduates, your education had just 54 .”
The years have weakened the name of the professor, but not the 55 he taught.
36. A. seconds B. minutes C. hours D. days
37. A. only B. first C. very D. last
38. A. would B. must C. had to D. used to
39. A. uncertain B. ready C. sorry D. well
40 A. interesting B. necessary C. easy D. difficult
41. A. no B. either C. any D. some
42. A. listen to B. look at C. care for D. talk to
43. A. Hardly B. Happily C. Sadly D. Carefully
44. A. appeared B. changed C. failed D. stopped
45. A. then B. as C. before D. after
46. A. pleased B. worried C. content D. moved
47. A. Not B. Once C. Only D. Even
48. A. all B. none C. one D. it
49. A. wondered B. enjoyed C. hated D. expected
50. A. even B. already C. so D. still
51. A. exam B. subject C. question D. college
52. A. write B. ask C. answer D. work
53. A. pass B. fail C. take D. start
54. A. begun B. completed C. failed D. succeeded
55. A. subject B. people C. sentences D. lesson
第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
In the past, travel was considered an essential part of education. Posts and writers realized the 16 of travel and went out to other countries in search of 17 . A man’s education was not completed until he had visited foreign lands.
That travel 18 the mind cannot be denied (否认). Those who remain within the confines of (在…范围之内) their 19 are cut off from the outside world. As a result, they develop a 20_ outlook on life. But those who travel come into 21 with various types of people whose ways of life are completely 22 theirs. They see things with their own eyes and have a better 23 of the affairs of the world. The impressions that they receive while they travel remain 24 in their minds for many years, and all false impressions and ideas are 25 from their minds. Thus, they are able to 26 things in their proper perspective(观点) and make correct 27 and decisions. And being able to make correct decisions is a valuable part of 28 .
It is argued, however, that the 29 of the great variety of books, newspaper, the radio, TV and the Internet today remove the 30 for travel to acquire knowledge. One would study in the 31 and privacy of one’s own home and absorb all the knowledge that one desires. But there are many things they cannot 32 effectively. For example, the love and respect people in other lands 33 for us and the natural beauty of the various parts or the world cannot be described properly in 34 .They have to be seen and felt. Besides, not all can understand everything that they 35 about people away from their homes. To such people, especially, travel is an important means of education.
A. value B. possibility C. background D. development
A. work B. wealth C. opportunity D. knowledge
A. comforts B. needs C. uses D. broadens
A. sights B. homes C. careers D. powers
A. happy B. broad C. narrow D. simple
A. sight B. contact C. power D. effect
A. different from B. the same C. similar with D. familiar to
A. protection B. study C. solution D. understanding
A. little B. endless C. fresh D. important
A. removed B. tired C. differed D. separated
A. do B. see C. make D. buy
A. choices B. preparations C. directions D. judgments
A. life B. travel C. education D. society
A. presence B. trouble C. importance D. discovery
A. need B. intention C. influence D. memory
A. library B. mind C. comfort D. open
A. enjoy B. describe C. write D. learn
A. satisfy B. get C. own D. have
A. sounds B. pens C. numbers D. words
35. A. see B. read C. talk D. hear