II. Cloze test: 30% (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，其后从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Several years ago, my parents, my wife, my son and I ate at one of those 16 where the menu was written on a blackboard. After a wonderful dinner, the waiter set the check in the middle of the table. That was when it 17 : my father did not reach for the check.
18 continued. Finally I realized that I should pick up check! After hundreds of restaurant meals with my parents, and after a lifetime of thinking of my father as the one with dollars, it had all 19 . I picked up the check, and my view of myself 20 changed. I was an adult. I was no longer a kid.
Some people mark off their lives in years, and I measure 21 in small events. I did not become a young man at a particular age, like 16, but rather when a kid who 22 in the streets called me “Mister”. These events in my life are called “milestones”.
There have been other milestones. The policemen of my youth always seemed big, even 23 , and of course they were older than I was. Then one day they were suddenly 24 . Then the day came when I 25 that all the football players in the game I was 26 were younger than I was. With that milestone 27 was the dream that __28__ , maybe I, too, could be a football player. Without ever having reached the hill, I was over it.
I never thought that I would 29 in front of the TV set as my father did. Now it is what I do best. I never thought that I would 30 opera, but now the combination of 31 and orchestra attract me. I never thought that I would prefer to stay home in the evenings, but now I find myself passing up parties. I feel a strong 32 for a religious belief that I never thought I would want, feel 33 my ancestors long gone, and echo my father in 34 with my son. I still lose…
One day I bought a house. One day --- what a day! I became a 35 , and not long after that I picked up the check for my own father. I thought then it was a milestone for me. One day, when I was a little older, I realized it was one for him too, another milestone.
16. A. restaurants B. laundries C. stadiums D. markets
17. A. came B. happened C. finished D. arrived
18. A. Memory B. Work C. Nothing D. Conversation
19. A. remained B. collapsed C. changed D. broken
20. A. suddenly B slowly C. quickly D. gradually
21. A. theirs B. yours C. mine D. ours
22. A. stopped B. smoked C. fainted D. wandered
23. A. huge B. tiny C. handsome D. ugly
24. A. none B. both C. either D. neither
25. A. understood B. imagined C. realized D. recognized
26. A. noticing B. watching C. talking with D. learning from
27. A. gone B. missed C. appeared D. changed
28. A. tomorrow B. someday C. immediately D. accidentally
29. A. turn over B. stand up C. fall asleep D. lie down
30. A. hate B. remember C. forget D. appreciate
31. A. voice B. joy C. music D. art
32. A. sense B. desire C. emotion D. love
33. A. away from B. sorry for C. close to D. fond of
34. A. touch B. fights C. games D. arguments
35. A. son B. father C. businessman D. Scientist
There is an old proverb “The writer creates half the text; the reader creates the other half”. The statement is quite apt and very clear to clarify the fact that is very important aspect of education. Conversation, experience, reading and observation are the ways by which an individual . And so it is clear that process of learning is without reading.
A very suitable example fitting in this context is from our evolution. We have different ages, from Stone Age to Iron Age and from iron to space age, just by reading the hand 45 articles of our own ancestors and learning their mistakes.
When we the pages of dictionary or search for a literal definition of “Reading”, we will find that it actually is a way of words attainment for active communication, and for ideas and information. It is also a of complicated interaction between the transcript and the . The reading process obliges constant practices, progress, and improvement.
Reading and education is not just going through the text; it is actually a skill, talent or an expertise. It is measured by parameters like phonics, vocabulary, fluency and comprehension. Although there are a number of and techniques in reading, there are three tools by which one can improve reading and skills. Let’s find the three:
Skimming: It is a skill by which readers gather the most prior information. In this process one has to only go through the text, grasping information. Understanding does not actually here. Reading morning newspaper is the of this skill.
Scanning: It is used to locate or mind a particular piece of information. The reader in this process is more conscious. here is also not so vital. One can go just reading and noting the important information which he/she are . Going through the travel ticket is the best example of this process.
Intensive Reading: As the name suggest, this skill thorough reading. Understanding is also one of its important aspects. It requires a concentration from the part of readers. Going through educational note or property papers are the example of
reading.
A．listening B．respecting C．reading D．speaking
A．practices B．remembers C．grows D．learns
A．incomplete B．useless C．incorrect D．inconvenient
A．passed B．repeated C．moved D．saw
A．spoken B．written C．bought D．shown
A．in B．from C．at D．on
A．go on B．go through C．go about D．go after
A．sharing B．arguing C．enjoying D．collecting
A．thought B．relief C．process D．topic
A．buyer B．waiter C．writer D．reader
A．different B．difficult C．reliable D．classic
A．ideas B．marks C．copies D．tools
A．occupation B．measure C．comprehension D．education
A．political B．personal C．important D．interesting
A．differ B．matter C．work D．occur
A．explanation B．example C．moment D．idiom
A．Research B．Understanding C．Information D．Survey
A．glancing at B．speaking of C．looking after D．Searching for
A．requires B．meets C．replaces D．attracts
A．creative B．active C．native D．Intensive
I lay there buried alive under our house when the bomb hit our city. The great started by the bomb came nearer and nearer to us as workers tried to us. “Hurry!” they cried to one another as the flames came nearer. At last they reached us and me and my mother out from under everything the flames reached us.
Later, as I thought of the pilot of the plane that the bomb on our city, I cried, “I hate him. I hate him.” The people with marked faces from the of the bomb made me cry, “I hate him.” I saw people suffering a terrible, death. Again and again I cried as I saw these people, “I hate him!”
Some time later, that man appeared in a meeting I . As I looked at him, I him very much. Then I listened to what he told us of his the day when he dropped the bomb on our city. I heard him say, “When I flew over the city we dropped the bomb, I cried, ‘Oh, God, what have I ’.” I could see that he found it to speak of that day.
As this happened I suddenly my hatred (仇恨) of him was . It only made me unhappy also. As I did this, it was as if a heavy load (负担) my shoulders. Then I decided to him. I did so and my life was .
I now help those who suffer from other people. I try to help them to everyone, as I am now able to do.
A．sound B．heat C．fire D．light
A．call B．reach C．find D．help
A．put B．sent C．pulled D．brought
A．after B．as C．when D．before
A．dropped B．made C．attacked D．set
A．noise B．energy C．effect D．power
A．slow B．serious C．sad D．hard
A．joined B．took C．gave D．attended
A．hated B．feared C．honored D．believed
A．activity B．idea C．opinion D．experience
A．when B．after C．as D．before
A．got B．heard C．done D．seen
A．difficult B．easy C．useless D．proud
A．imagined B．realized C．knew D．thought
A．right B．funny C．necessary D．wrong
A．took away B．took off C．fell off D．fell on
A．forgive B．kill C．defeat D．accept
A．balanced B．changed C．continued D．ruined
A．punishing B．hurting C．disliking D．hating
A．respect B．love C．consider D．move
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。
Perhaps you’re someone who all of your dolls, action figures, and stuffed animals in front of a mini-chalkboard when you were a kid. You read to them and taught themhow to solve math problems. Maybe when older, you became an after-school and thought, “Hey, I’d like to do that full-time.”
The to become a teacher hits some people when they’re young while become teachers later in life. you want to study to be a teacher right out of high school or you from another career into teaching, the best teachers a few things in common. Of course, teachers have to have an undergraduate degree, and many districts require teachers to a graduate teaching degree. Many school districts have begun requiring a master’s degree. However, education, good teachers also display some common that help to inspire and motivate their students.
Some teachers prefer to teach in a very structured style others prefer assigning group work, encouraging class discussions, and letting students do independent projects. Both types of teachers can be very well-organized as long as they have a reason for they doand they’ve carefully planned their lessons. If you’re good at making material not only fun but memorable and if you can it in a brief way, then you probably have the organizational skills to become a teacher.
Great teachers know the that they teach inside and out. They can explain thehistory, current development, and trends of the subjects. Also, they understand the basic theories of their fields. Elementary school teachers need to have a(n) of various subjects, while middle school and high school teachers usually focus on a subject area and they develop in-depth knowledge of that subject.
If you decide to become a teacher, you should yourself to learning everything that you can while in high school and college. You also should develop good study habits that you to remember information about your field.
A．piled up B．lined up C．put up D．picked up
A．tutor B．worker C．singer D．writer
A．opinion B．inspiration C．encouragement D．destination
A．the others B．others C．another D．the other
A．Unless B．If C．Whether D．Before
A．change B．vary C．range D．benefit
A．afford B．carry C．hold D．share
A．at most B．at least C．in the least D．for the most
A．admire B．affect C．attach D．earn
A．by way of B．in place of C．on top of D．in case of
A．purposes B．figures C．characteristics D．quantities
A．while B．since C．as D．when
A．how B．which C．what D．that
A．receive B．present C．correct D．find
A．objects B．titles C．majors D．subjects
A．present B．future C．past D．ancient
A．command B．order C．chance D．belief
A．serious B．complex C．single D．strange
A．assess B．promise C．devote D．attempt
A．expect B．force C．warn D．allow
Dad taught me a lot about life, especially its hard times. I remembered one of his one night when I was ready to quit(退出) a political movement I was losing, and wrote about it in my diary.
Tired, feeling the many months of struggle, I went up to my study to make some notes. I was looking for a pencil in the back of my desk drawer when I up one of Dad’s old business cards that he was so proud of. Then I thought about how he with difficult situation. A lot of pictures appeared into my idea, but one scene came sharply into view.
We had just moved to Hollywood, New York. We had our own house for the first time; it had some land around it, even . One, in particular, was a great blue spruce(云杉) that must have been 40 feet tall.
Less than a week after we moved in, there was a terrible . We came home from the store that night to find the spruce almost totally from the ground and thrown onto the street. When my brother Frankie and I saw the spruce, our heart . But not Dad’s.
The rain was . Then he announced, “Ok, we’re going to push him up!” “What are you talking about, Dad? The roots are out of the ground !” “Shut up; we’re going to push him up; he’s going to .” We couldn’t say no to him. So we followed him into the house and we got what rope there was and we tied the rope around the top of the tree that lay on the street and he stood up by the house, with me on the rope and Frankie in the street in the rain, helping to up the great blue spruce. In no time at all, we had it standing up straight again! Dad stakes(木桩) in the ground, tied rope from the trunk(树干) to the stakes, and said, “Don’t worry, he is going to grow again...”
I looked at the card and wanted to cry. I couldn’t wait to get back into the movement.
A．talks B．lessons C．lectures D．classes
A．came B．took C．picked D．turned
A．dealt B．kept C．helped D．worked
A．field B．yard C．trees D．flowers
A．rain B．snow C．weather D．storm
A．pulled B．put C．stuck D．pushed
A．rose B．sank C．fell D．dropped
A．going B．coming C．falling D．stopping
A．plant B．grow C．die D．stay
A．fixing B．holding C．pushing D．pulling
A．push B．take C．pull D．put
A．shook B．cut C．drove D．made
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、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。
Three packs of cigarettes were lying there on the pavement. I went down from Shubentsov’s office doorstep, picked them up and pocketed them. Later, in a bar, when I opened the first pack, I found – to my – the twenty cigarettes were there.
I’m still at the bar, telephone in one and the cigarettes in the other. I’m dialing Shubentsov, who told me to call him the moment I felt the urge to . I feel it, feel it even than I felt Shubentsov’s healing(恢复) energy. That’s saying something, since Shubentsov is known around the world for smokers of their nasty habit, using a method. He sent his healing energy from his fingertips, he tells me – something he picked up from another man in Russia. "I help you for free," he told me in his muddy accent. "Just call me ."
I went to see Shubentsov. I think it’s time to because I’m getting old, and I can’t keep doing this to myself. But here’s the real problem. I should quit, but like a lot of you with the same habit, I really don’t want to.
Smoking has been very good to me. Cigarettes have never let me down, never abandoned me on , desperate nights. Smoking my head, helps me . Smoking has started conversations, driven away annoying people. Smoking helps me celebrate victories, get over losses, and comfort the comfortless. It also chases away the mosquitoes.
I will . Soon. My body and my mind are demanding that daily.
I claim to smoke for pleasure, but I realize that slowly I’m losing control of this close, special friend. I that. I realize it’s not just a "habit". I’m .
So here I am, attempting to again, at Shubentsov’s place. I’ve tried all the other quitting techniques . Anytime the urges to smoke , he said, just call him immediately and he’ll help. The funny thing is that I realize I’m not phoning him to stop me from lighting up. I’m phoning him so I can. If I call, I’ll have done my part. Then I can smoke this cigarette. Besides, I know that at 9.30 on a Friday night, I’ll get the answering machine. I do. "The office is open from ten to four. Call me back then. This machine does not take messages."
I put the phone down and I can honestly say I’m . You see, it’s not Shubentsov’s fault or anyone else’s fault that I’m still . It’s mine.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to smoke this cigarette. Whether I’ll really enjoy it, though, is another story.
A．sadness B．disappointment C．delight D．inspiration
A．pack B．bar C．pocket D．hand
A．smoke B．talk C．drink D．dial
A．weaker B．faster C．stronger D．harder
A．accusing B．helping C．developing D．curing
A．popular B．mysterious C．frightening D．dangerous
A．whenever B．whatever C．however D．whichever
A．start B．continue C．stop D．keep
A．struggling B．beating C．hitting D．playing
A．lovely B．friendly C．lonely D．daily
A．destroys B．hurts C．cuts D．clears
A．breathe B．smile C．see D．think
A．begin B．quit C．report D．study
A．hate B．love C．ignore D．miss
A．ill B．excited C．addicted D．fascinated
A．give out B．give up C．give off D．give away
A．available B．alike C．abnormal D．additional
A．strikes B．attacks C．indicates D．continues
A．disappointed B．unhappy C．satisfied D．relieved
A．living B．working C．smoking D．smiling