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和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My father was a highly educate, intelligent gentleman. He could debate or discuss for hours on almost any topic and hold your 31 in the process. I thought there was nothing be wasn’t 32 to do.
A few days before my younger brother’s 7th birthday, Dad planned to assemble(装配) a new 33 as a special birthday surprise. After nearly an hour of 34 the instructions, Dan was still unable to 35 the new bike together. Later he 36 the paper of instructions, 37 up his tool box, and decided to take the bike back to the local toy store and pay extra 38 to have it correctly assembled there. 39 an idea came to him, as he called out to Lovett, the quiet little man who cut our grassland.
“Lovett, have you ever assembled a boy’s bicycle?”
As Lovett walked towards the bike, Dad handed him the 40 . Lovett handed it back to him, saying, “No ,thanks. I can’t read. When you can’t read, you have to 41 .” Less than 15 minutes later, the new bicycle was 42 assembled, with no 43 parts remaining. Dad shook Lovett’s hand, patted him on the back, thanked him, and hid the bike.
On the night after my brother received his shiny new gift, Dad announced at the family dinner table what had happened several days earlier. He took great 44 in telling it over and over again-be used it as an example of thinking.
He did not prefer to illiteracy(文盲) , but strongly taught us to use our 45 , The joke was on my father, 46 he was able to turn it into a learning tool, and I liked him even more after that incident. I also gained a new 47 for Lovett. To me he had 48 been the old yard man who didn’t 49 much, but after that day, he seemed to smile broader, even walk taller, It’s amazing what a real nod of 50 can do to lift people up.
31.A.attention B.belief C.view D.breath
32.A.willing B.lucky C.able D.sure
33.A.toy B.bicycle C.computer D.boat
34.A.reading B.reviewing C.examining D.searching
35.A.bring B.get C.put. D.give
36.A.folded up B.looked through C.turned to D.devoted to
37.A.brought B.added C.set D.picked
38.A.money B.effort C.service D.tax
39.A.Thus B.Then C.Since D.Though
40.A.tools B.rites C.orders D.instructions
41.A.exchange B.admit C.learn D.think
42.A.Partly B.fully C.hardly D.largely
43.A.separate B.different C.major D.spare
44.A.delight B.action C.care D.risk
45.A.resources B.knowledge C.heads D.hands
46.A.so B. or C.but D.and
47.A.reward B.regard C.relief D.respect
48.A.never B.regard C.ever D.often
49.A.show B.say C.care D.earn
50.A. approva1 B.agreement C.affection1 D.altitude
Another secret of animals’ survival is telepathy(心灵感应). This sense becomes atrophied(衰退) in man, but a(n) 1 thought-communication functions in animals. Elsa, the lioness, frequently 2 when George and I intended to visit her camp, even though it 3 180 miles from our home in Isiolo. On most 4 when we made our irregular visit she was waiting for us. By following the spoor(野兽的足迹),we 5 that she had sometimes walked 50 or 60 miles to meet us.
The same thing 6 when I took Elsa’s sisters to Nairobi to be flown to the Rotterdam zoo, Elsa’s zoo. Elsa stayed behind with George in Isiolo 180 miles 7 . He did not know when I was coming back, no person knew. But Elsa knew. On the morning of my 8 she sat down at the entrance and wouldn’t make any 9 until I arrived in the evening.
I have known this kind of thought-communication with the animal with whom I’ve lived. When Elsa died, I woke in the night, knowing what had happened, even though I was several miles away. The same thing 10 later with one of Pippa’s cubs.
I don’t 11 this sensitivity with my own kind. Feel far more in tune with what is going on when I am in the bush than when I am in London on Nairobi. We don’t know much yet about this telepathy from which gland(腺体) it comes, or how it 12 . But if men could awaken or 13 it in themselves, and then cooperate by trusting each other, 14 fearing and treating one another 15 , the world would be a far better place.
A.extremely B.completely C.thoroughly D.definitely
A.sensed B.aware C.feels D.concerns
A.lay B.lies C.located D.stood
A.case B.conditions C.occasions D.situations
A.discussed B.dismissed C.discovered D.distrusted
A.happened B.broken out C.replaced D.took over
A.far B.farther C.away D.far from
A.turn B.return C.reality D.reappear
A.emotions B.feelings C.exchanges D.movement
A.burst forth B.burst C.appeared D.occurred
A.command B.confirm C.possess D.prohibit
A.starts B.comprehends C.manufactures D.works
A.create B.plant C.cultivate D.produce
A.rather than B.other than C.would rather D.or rather
A.suspiciously B.suspecting C.prosperously D.doubtfully
There once was a little boy who often got angry for unknown reasons and ended up quarreling with his friends. His parents felt 36 but had no idea how to deal with the matter.
In order to help the son, his father gave him a bag of 37 and told him that every time he 38 his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the 39 .
At first the boy felt puzzled at his father's words, but he did as he was told. The first day the little boy had 40 thirty nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, 41 he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily 42 reduced. Three months later, the little boy discovered it was easier to 43 his temper than to hammer those nails into the fence. Finally the day came 44 the little boy did not lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the little boy now 45 one nail each day when he was 46 control his temper. The days passed and the little boy was 47 able to tell his father that all the nails were 48 .
The father took his little boy 49 the hand and led him to the fence. He said, “You have done well, my son, but look at the 50 in the fence. The fence will never be the 51 .When you say things in anger, they 52 a scar just like this one on the person to whom you lose your temper. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. 53 many times you say “I'm sorry”, the wound is still there. A mental wound is as bad as a 54 one. The hurt and pain caused by the 55 are deeper than those caused by the hand.
A.patient B.angry C.desperate D.worried
A.books B.tools C.nails D.suggestions
A.kept B.missed C.lost D.left
A.hammer B.shoes C.fence D.hands
A.discovered B.pulled C.pushed D.driven
A.as B.unless C.till D.although
A.hardly B.possibly C.terribly D.gradually
A.catch B.lose C.break D.hold
A.before B.when C.after D.until
A.pulled out B.pull out C.pulled over D.pull over
A.able to B.managed to C.succeeded to D.going to
A.eagerly B.fortunately C.hardly D.finally
A.lost B.returned C.gone D.spared
A.in B.of C.on D.by
A.nails B.cuts C.surface D.holes
A.one B.same C.best D.fence
A.run B.leave C.lead D.remain
A.No matter B.No doubt C.How D.However
A.serious B.violent C.terrible D.physical
A.knife B.nail C.tongue D.hammer
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小涂黑。
Telling the truth is a very good habit. If you 36 speak the truth, you can save yourself from a lot of 37 ! Here is a story of a man who did a lot of 38 things, but his promise to tell the truth 39 him.
Once a man came to a prophet (预言家)and said, “Oh, prophet I have many bad 40. Which one ofthem should I _41_ first? ”The prophet said, “Give up telling 42_ first and always speakthe truth.”Theman promised to do so and went home.
At night the man was about to go out to steal. Before setting out , he thought for a moment about the 43_he made with the prophet. "44 tomorrow the prophet asks me where I have been, what shall I say? Shall I say that I went out 45? No, I cannot say that. But nor can I lie. If I tell the truth, 46 will start hating me and call me a thief. I would be 47 for stealing”
So the man 48 not to steal that night, and gave up this bad habit.
Next day, he 49 drinking wine. When he was about to do so, he said to himself, “What shall I say to the prophet if he asks me what I did during the day?I cannot tell a lie, and if I speak the truth people will 50 me, because a Muslim is not 51 to drink wine.” And so he gave up the 52 of drinking wine.
In this way, 53 the man thought of doing something bad, he 54 his promise to tell the truth. One by one, he gave up all his bad habits and became a very 55 person.
A.sometimes B.hardly C.always D.never
A.trouble B.money C.time D.energy
A.great B.stupid C.strange D.bad
A.educated B.saved C.tested D.bothered
A.purposes B.friends C.habits D.collections
A.give up B.bring back C.take in D.depend on
A.stories B.truths C.reasons D.lies
A.promise B.mistake C.plan D.secret
A.Because B.If C.Since D.Unless
A.stealing B.drinking C.walking D.dancing
A.none B.everyone C.anyone D.someone
A.controlled B.admired C.punished D.killed
A.refused B.tried C.decided D.agreed
A.talked about B.broke down C.adapted to(适应) D.felt like
A.hate B.like C.understand D.respect
A.allowed B.encouraged C.invited D.advised
A.chance B.disadvantage C.adventure D.idea
A.wherever B.whenever C.whatever D.however
A.forgot B.doubted C.regretted D.remembered
A.practical B.attractive C.good D.generous(慷慨的)
As a banker, Chip Paillex had never planted so much until he moved to rural Pittstown, New Jersey, seven years ago. __36__ by farms, he quickly became interested in growing and rented a 30-by-30-foot land. One weekend, he __37__ tomatoes, potatoes and eggplant ---- enough to feed his family for the summer.
He ended up with so much __38__ that he couldn’t give it away. __39__ he found a local food __40__, and by the time he delivered his last harvest, he had __41__ 120 pounds of fresh vegetables.
The following year, with a handful of __42__ from his church and a memorable name “America’s Grow-a-Row”, Paillex planted, __43__, and harvested 1,500 pounds of vegetables, all of which he donated to food banks. Later he had more volunteers, rent more land and donated more vegetables.
Pailex also __44__ local school kids. On a __45__ Friday morning in May, 40 third and fifth graders trooped onto a freshly plowed field, each __46__ with a spade. Squatting or kneeling in teams of two, they loosened the dirt, then carefully __47__ the plants. Several rows later, they eagerly lined up to seed corn under a hot midmorning sun. Nobody __48__.
“The __49__ makes kids know there are people __50__, says Paillex, “and it plants the seed for giving back. When they become tomorrow’s __51__, it will be much more possible for them to __52__ their coworkers and employees to get __53__ in something like this.
“Paillex makes people want to __54__,” says Colleen Duerr, a mother of two who has signed on as an __55__ “Grow-a-Row” member. “And families love this. Pallex has given us a way to raise our kids with a giving heart.”
A.Trapped B.Occupied C.Prevented D.Surrounded
A.tasted B.planted C.collected D.wrapped
A.produce B.advice C.cost D.equipment
A.Thus B.Or C.Still D.But
A.shop B.market C.bank D.room
A.stored B.sold C.found D.donated
A.neighbours B.volunteers C.employees D.tourists
A.tended B.stored C.bought D.delivered
A.refuses B.chooses C.welcomes D.pushes
A.rainy B.snowy C.foggy D.cloudless
A.armed B.combined C.filled D.compared
A.cooked B.counted C.pulled D.positioned
A.laughed B.worked C.complained D.competed
A.example B.program C.lesson D.thought
A.in need B.in anger C.on business D.at war
A.farmers B.workers C.leaders D.owners
A.force B.wait C.beg D.encourage
A.locked B.involved C.moved D.turned
A.help B.relax C.settle D.grow
A.unexpected B.unpaid C.unseen D.unknown
One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods from door to door found that he only had one dime left. He was hungry so he decided to 36 for a meal at the next house.
However, he lost his nerve37a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked 38 so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it39 , and then asked, “How much do I owe you?”
“You don’t owe me anything,” she 40 . “Mother has taught me never to accept pay for a __41 .” He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger 42 , but it also increased his faith in God and human race. He was about to give up before this point.
Years later the young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled(难住). They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists can be called43 to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly, now 44 , was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light 45 his eyes. Immediately, he 46 and went down through the hospital hall into her room.
47in his doctor’s gown he went in to see her. He48 her at once. He went back to the consultation room and49 to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave 50__attention to her case.
After a long51 the battle was won. Dr. Kelly 52 the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because she was 53 that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her 54 . She read thesewords…
“Paid in full with a glass of milk.”
(Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly
Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she 55 silently. “Thank you, God. Your love has spread through human hearts and hands.”
A.call B.make C.beg D.prepare
A.while B.when C.though D.unless
A.thirsty B.lazy C.tired D.hungry
A.slowly B.unexpectedly C.steadily D.hurriedly
A.announced B.shook C.replied D.doubted
A.reward B.kindness C.hand D.value
A.physically B.mentally C.normally D.properly
A.up B.for C.on D.in
A.rich B.famous C.observant D.vivid
A.fixed B.consulted C.filled D.concentrated
A.rose B.raised C.got D.left
A.Worn B.Having C.putting D.Dressed
A.recognized B.knew C.spared D.regained
A.desired B.declared C.determined D.declined
A.special B.ordinary C.normal D.no
A.decision B.preparation C.struggle D.debate
A.ordered B.requested C.confused D.compressed
A.negative B.uncertain C.positive D.obvious
A.presentation B.preference C.attention D.arrangement
A.praised B.pretended C.pressed D.prayed