Dorothy Brown was very happy as she sat in the theatre listening to the music. Today her little daughter Lauren was giving her ___1___ concert. She had been waiting for this ___2___ for years and years. “Now it is here at last,” she thought. “How beautiful her ___3___ is.”
The song made her ___4___ to the days when she was Lauren’s ___5___. As a young ___6___, Dorothy wanted to be a concert singer. She studied ___7___ in France, Italy and in the United States. “You can become a fine ___8___ in the future,” her teachers told her. “But you must be ___9___ to study hard and work for many years. There will be ___10___ time for anything but music in your life.”
Dorothy was ___11___ at that time and she was ___12___ that music was all she wanted or needed to ___13___ her life. For almost a year Dorothy ___14___ of nothing else. Then she ___15___ David, a young engineer travelling Europe. They soon fell in ___16___. David asked her to be his ___17___. Dorothy also wanted to marry David. But she loved ___18___, too. She didn’t know what to do. David was against her being a singer. He said, “If you want to be a singer, you must forget about getting married. You can’t ___19___ do both.” Thus her days were gone and would never return.
Now Lauren became a singer instead of her, which was her ___20___.
1. A. sorry B. successful C. first D. wonderful
2. A. dance B. moment C. show D. party
3. A. voice B. face C. dress D. life
4. A. think of B. bring back C. go back D. come back
5. A. age B. friend C. mother D. teacher
6. A. musician B. pop star C. lady D. girl
7. A. French B. music C. piano D. dance
8. A. actress B. student C. singer D. dancer
9. A. prepared B. learning C. driven D. waiting
10. A. some B. any C. no D. enough
11. A. eight B. eighteen C. eighty D. eighty-eight
12. A. lucky B. sure C. afraid D. fond
13. A. fill B. live C. lead D. take
14. A. heard B. knew C. talked D. thought
15. A. saw off B. learned from C. heard of D. met with
16. A. love B. feeling C. music D. touch
17. A. assistant B. teacher C. wife D. student
18. A. him B. engineering C. herself D. music
19. A. certainly B. possibly C. only D. mainly
20. A. thought B. hope C. purpose D. will
第二节 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。
Chinese tennis is entering a golden time. In recent years there has been an explosion (激增) of 36 female tennis players bursting onto the global scene. And this couldn't have come at a 37 time with the 2008 Beijing Olympics just months
38 .
These young girls have both strong will and talent. 39 the way is Li Na, who may have the 40 name in women's tennis, but she has a big reputation(名气). Li Na is China's top ranked player and the first to have 41 into the world's top 20.
After 42 nearly six months of the season with a serious injury, the 25yearold 43 an impressive comeback by winning the Australian Women's Hardcourt Tennis Championships.
In the world of professional tennis, Li's refreshing sense of humor proved to be a hit both on and 44 the court(球场).
“My husband said he had a special gift for me 45 I won,” Li Na said after lifting the prize cup. “That’s 46 I tried so hard today. I wanted a special gift.”
The Wuhan girl 47 tennis at the age of eight after being discovered by a coach who had 48 her playing badminton. After years of hard training, Li Na turned 49 in 1999 and has become one of the most successful Chinese tennis players.
With her solid groundstroke (击落地球) and aggressive (攻击的) mindset, she 50 the first Chinese tennis player to win a WTA Tour 51 . Then two years later, she was the first Chinese to make 52 into the last 16 of Wimbledon, which led to her being 53 number 16 in the world last January.
Li is now looking forward to winning a 54 at the Olympics. “The Olympics are very important for us,” she said. “I am more motivated after my recovery 55 I feel my desire for the Olympics is bigger than ever before.”
36.A.pleased B.talented C.excited D.interested
37.A.good B.better C.best D.well
38.A.along B.before C.away D.later
39.A.Knowing B.Leading C.Showing D.Finding
40.A.biggest B.longest C.smallest D.shortest
41.A.broken B.walked C.dropped D.changed
42.A.playing B.wasting C.sparing D.missing
43.A.returned B.made C.kept D.brought
44.A.over B.off C.in D.around
45.A.unless B.if C.whether D.that
46.A.what B.how C.because D.why
47.A.went on B.met with C.took up D.set out
48.A.spotted B.heard C.minded D.persuaded
49.A.competitor B.player C.professional D.coach
50.A.found B.became C.got D.helped
51.A.event B.team C.project D.race
52.A.one B.this C.that D.it
53.A.praised B.ranked C.received D.announced
54.A.reward B.score C.gold D.prize
55.A.and B.or C.but D.while
第三节:完形填空(共 20 小题;每小题 1分,满分 20 分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Not long ago, I had a hard week at work. __16__ just kept popping up(出现) everywhere and I was struggling to keep from __17__ my cool. I felt like I was at the __18__ point.
One day, I made a trip across town to the store. After I __19__, I realized I had left my purse with credit cards at home. __20__, I had a small amount of cash in my pocket, so I __21__ it, my coupons(优惠券) and went inside. The store was really __22__, but I just found what I needed, waiting for the cashier(收银员) to check out my __23__. I waited and waited, meanwhile my anger grew. I had a bad day and all I wanted to do was go home, but I was __24__ in the line.
Finally, I got to the front, but the cashier didn’t __25__ my coupons. I was upset because I had used __26__ coupons there before. It didn’t __27__ me. I would just pay in cash. Then the cashier said it was 10 dollars. SHOCK! I was a little __28__. Now I was mad at myself for forgetting my purse and only taking a small amount of cash. Without a credit card or anything else, I __29__ my things and started to go back out to my car, wondering to myself why everything had __30__ for me.
Just as I was headed out, an employee __31__ me and said a lady in the __32__ had paid the difference for me and left. __33__ the amount she paid was small, the act was huge. A stranger, whom I had never met, completely changed my attitude with her __34__. Maybe next time I see someone having a __35__ day, I’ll do the same as her. After all, you never know whose day you might change.
16. A. Problems B. Chances C. Stories D. Suggestions
17. A. enjoying B. gaining C. losing D. continuing
18. A. growing B. boiling C. turning D. beginning
19. A. adjusted B. practiced C. returned D. parked
20. A. Finally B. Thankfully C. Gradually D. lately
21. A. opened B. closed C. grabbedD. found
22. A. quite B. big C. clean D. busy
23. A. purses B. goods C. cards D. pockets
24. A. stuck B. served C. followed D. defeated
25. A. payB. use C. accept D. fill
26. A. extra B. different C. ordinary D. similar
27. A. disappoint B. change C. move D. surprise
28. A. foolish B. short C. proud D. curious
29. A. made B. did C. collected D. left
30. A. ended B. failed C. passed D. disappeared
31. A. stopped B. recognized C. saw D. helped
32. A. room B. corner C. line D. company
33. A. Unless B. Once C. Although D. Since
34. A. intelligence B. humor C. smile D. generosity
35. A. tough B. lonely C. lucky D. simple
II.完形填空:(30分满分,每小题1.5分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从41到60各题所给的四个选项选出最佳答案。
I had applied for the nuclear submarine program, and Admiral Rickover interviewed me for the job. It was the first time I met Admiral Rickover, and we sat in a large room 41 ourselves for more than two hours, and he let me 42 any subjects I wished to 43 . Very carefully, I chose those about which I knew most at the time – current events, seamanship, music, literature, naval tactics, electronics, gunnery – and he began to ask me a series of questions of increasing 44 . In each instance, he soon 45 that I knew relatively 46 about the subjects I had chosen.
He always looked right 47 my eyes,and he never smiled. I was wet with cold 48 .
Finally, he asked me a question and I thought I could regain 49 . He said, “How did you 50 in your class at Georgia Tech before 51 our Annapolis as a plebe (军校新生) ?” I had done very well, and I swelled my chest with pride and answered, “Sir, I stood fifty-ninth in a class of 820!” I sat back to wait for the 52 --- which never came. 53 , the question: “Did you do your best?” I started to say, “Yes, Sir,” but I remembered who this was, and 54 several of my times at the academy 55 I could have learned more about our supporters, our enemies, weapons strategy, and so forth. I was just human. I 56 my throat and finally said, “No, Sir. I didn’t always do my 57.”
He looked at me for a long time, and then turned his chair around to 58 the interview. He asked one final question, which I have never been able to forget 59 to answer. He said, “Why not?” I sat there for a while, 60 , and then slowly left the room.
41.A.beside B.with C.for D.by
42.A.choose B.consider C.elect D.search
43.A.learn B.confirm C.discuss D.concern
44.A.humor B.knowledge C.difficulty D.ability
45.A..proved B.showed C.meant D.imagined
46.A.much B.anything C.little D.everything
47.A.for B.into C.back D.up
48.A.sweat B.air C.water D.weather
49.A.consideration B.permission C.self-confidence D.self-defense
50.A.stand B deal. C.behave D.go
51.A.leaving B.reaching C.choosing D.entering
52.A.celebrations B.expectations C.evaluations congratulations
53.A.Thus B.Instead C.However D.Therefore
54.A.recalled B.tried C.analyzed D.examined
55.A.where B.that C.when D.which
56.A.cleared B examined. C cleaned. D treated.
57.A.worst B.best C.fewest D.least
58.A.start B.continue C.interrupt D.end
59.A.so B.and C.or D.but
60.A.moved B.excited C.frightened D.shaken
第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One day the employees of a large company in St.Louis, Missouri returned from their lunch break.They were ___36___ with a sign on the front door which said: “Yesterday the person who has been ______37___ your growth in this company passed away.We invite you to join the ___38___ in the room that has been prepared in the gym.”
At first everyone was ___39___ to hear that one of their colleagues had died, ___40___ after a while they started getting ___41___ about who this person might be.
The excitement ___42___ as the employees arrived at the gym to pay their ___43___ respects.Everyone wondered: “Who is this person that was in the way of my progress? Well, ___44___ he’s no longer here!”
___45___ the employees got closer to the coffin (棺材) and when they looked inside it they became ___46___.They stood over the coffin, ___47___ and in silence, as if someone had touched the deepest part of their ___48___.
There was a ___49___ inside the coffin: Everyone who looked inside it would see ___50___.There was also a sign next to the mirror that said: “There is ___51___ one person in this world who is really capable of setting ___52___ to your growth: it’s YOU.”
Yes! You are the only person who can help yourself.You are the only person who can ___53___ your happiness and your success.Your life changes when you change, when you go ___54___ your limiting beliefs, when you realize that you are the only one ___55___ for your life.
36.A.greeted B.provided C.faced D.concerned
37.A.encouraging B.keeping C.helping D.preventing
38.A.party B.funeral C.meeting D.training
39.A.sad B.happy C.calm D.nervous
40.A.because B.so C.but D.although
41.A.crazy B.angry C.curious D.clear
42.A.grew B.changed C.worked D.disappeared
43.A.false B.forced C.first D.last
44.A.above all B.first of all C.at least D.as usual
45.A.One by one B.Hand in hand C.Face to face D.Side by side
46.A.hopeless B.desperate C.lonely D.speechless
47.A.disappointed B.shocked C.frightened D.satisfied
48.A.memory B.soul C.company D.will
49.A.mirror B.notebook C.Bible D.Body
50.A.it B.himself C.someone D.him
51.A.hardly B.fortunately C.onlyD.accidentally
52.A.examples B.goals C.limits D.dates
53.A.balance B.influence C.share D.envy
54.A.over B.towards C.through D.beyond
55.A.secure B.suitable C.greedy D.responsible
第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was a teenager, I volunteered to work at the water station for 10km race. My job was to pass out water to the 36 . I saw all kinds of people passing by and thought maybe I can do it too! So the next year I 37up for the race. I didn’t do much to 38 except jog around my neighborhood and I had no specialized training, no game plan, nothing. My only goal was to 39 the race.
On the day of the race, it was extremely hot. I remember 40 at the 7th kilometer, thinking, “I must be 41 ; why do I do this? I will never do this again!” That first 10km race was quite a(n) 42 . I jogged and I walked.At times, I didn’t know if I could finish.
At one point near the end, an old man ran past me, and I felt 43 that I, a 20-year-old, couldn’t even keep up with a 70-year-old.But then I 44 something. He was running his race and I was running mine. He had different abilities, experience, training and 45 for himself. I had mine. My goal was merely to finish.
How 46 in life do we compare ourselves with others and feel disappointed in ourselves when we really shouldn’t?
After a minute, it 47 to me that this was a lesson I could draw from. I turned my embarrassment into inspiration. I decided that I would not 48 running races. In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to make full preparations 49 and one day I would be one of those old but energetic runners. 50 I crossed the finish line, I was 51 of my achievement.
In life we all have those moments when we 52 ourselves with others. It’s only natural. But don’t 53 them to weaken you. Turn them into 54 and let them lift you up. Use them to show you what is 55 . Live with your dreams and you are a winner!
36.A.runners B.volunteers C. joggers D.trainers
37.A.followed B.attempted C. took D.signed
38.A.prepare B.plan C. practice D.help
39.A.win B.finish C. participate D.inspect
40.A.wandering B.resting C. struggling D.hesitating
41.A.tired B.crazy C. ridiculous D.teased
42.A.mistake B.amusement C. decision D.experience
43.A.discouraged B.confused C. annoyed D.embarrassed
44.A.sensed B.realized C. recognized D.acquired
45.A.goal B.age C. income D.thought
46.A.much B.long C. often D.soon
47.A.occurred B.appealed C. reminded D.appeared
48.A.give out B.give up C. give in D.give off
49.A.timely B.delightedly C. properly D.personally
50.A.Unless B.When C. Since D.Until
51.A.proud B.ashamed C. doubtful D.sure
52.A.cooperate B.compare C. combine D.communicate
53.A.allow B.expect C. discourage D.forbid
54.A.information B.imagination C. qualification D.inspiration
55.A.unbelievable B.reliable C. valuable D.possible