第二节:完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One early morning, I received a call for a taxi. When I arrived at the building, it was 2:30 am and only one room gave off light. Many 31
would just shout once or twice and then drive away. But I thought this passenger might need my
32 . So I walked to the door and 33 . “Just a minute,” answered a weak, elderly 34 . After a long time, the door opened. A small old woman
35
before me, carrying a small suitcase. I took her suitcase and we walked slowly to the car. She kept thanking me for my kindness.
When we got in the car, she gave me a (n) 36 , and then asked to drive through the city center. But it wasn’t the 37 way
. “Oh, I’m in no hurry,” she said. “I’m on my way to Westhill Old People’s Home. T
he doctor says I don’t have much time 38 .
We drove through the city center. She 39 me the building where she once worked.
We drove past the church where she got married. Sometimes she’d ask me to slow down in front of a building or at a corner and 40 sit looking at the darkness, saying nothing.
When the sun began to 41 , we drove in silence to the old people
’s home. When we arrived, almost 42 a second thought,
I gave her a big hug (拥抱). “You gave an old woman a little moment of 43 . Thank you!
” she said tearfully.
I was totally lost in thought for the rest of the day. I can’t imagine what would happen if I 44
to do what I
did? We always think that there are no great moments in our lives, but great moments are just in what others may consider a 45 one.
31. A. drivers B. workers C. guests D. passengers
32. A. advice B. help C. suggestion D. attention
33. A. stopped B. breathed C. worked D. knocked
34. A. sound B. noise C. voice D. shout
35. A. turned up B. set up C. got up D. put up
36. A. order B. address C. idea D. reason
37. A. busiest B. longest C. narrowest D. shortest
38. A. left B. saved C. lost D. spared
39. A. gave B. passed C. showed D. made
40. A. could B. would C. should D. must
41. A. move B. set C. rise D. burn
42. A. after B. with C. except D. without
43. A. patience B. courage C. joy D. sadness
44. A. refused B. offered C. planned D. regretted
45. A. difficult B. small C. strange D. interesting
About ten years ago, I was on a plane going west, and a young woman boarded and sat across the aisle (过道) from me. I ___21____ her for two reasons. She was very attractive, and she was holding a teddy bear about half her ____22____. I teased her by asking if she had a ___23___ for the bear. She laughed and said no.
About halfway through the flight she ___24____ over and told me she was going to Tucson to enter rehab (进行康复治疗). She ___25___ to share her life story with me. She had been working as a dancer in a nightclub. That ___26____ had led her down a dark ____27____ to drugs and alcohol. As I listened to her story. I was ____28____ at all she had gone through. I listened to all she shared and told her I was sure she was going to ____29___ it. At the end of the flight, she ___30____ me for listening to her.
A few years later, I got a ___31____ in the mail saying, “Wow, it’s been years since we met on that plane. It is ___32____ how you touched my life.” She went on to tell me that she had ____33____ to stay away from drugs, and had been working for a radio station. She felt she had achieved things she could not have ____34___ that day on the plane. We agreed to set up a time to get ___35___.
When I saw her, she was ____36____ the attractive young woman I remembered. She told me that that little ___37___ we had had turned her life around. She had boarded the plane ___38___ anything would work in her life, and my affirmation (肯定) of her as a person and of her ___39___ had given her the last bit of ___40___ she needed to work through her problems.
The young woman taught me it’s never too late to make a new start in life.
A.found B.helped C.recognized D.noticed
A.shape B.size C.weight D.leg
A.name B.friend C.ticket D.cloth
A.moved B.leaned C.looked D.pulled
A.agreed B.learned C.continued D.refused
A.manner B.feeling C.event D.lifestyle
A.door B.path C.key D.point
A.disappointed B.worried C.surprised D.blamed
A.own B.reach C.leave D.make
A.criticized B.avoided C.thanked D.remembered
A.note B.word C.case D.text
A.effective B.amazing C.easy D.clear
A.managed B.tried C.decided D.worked
A.realized B.produced C.required D.imagined
A.through B.along C.together D.off
A.never B.still C.once D.even
A.expectation B.explanation C.information D.conversation
A.doubting B.promising C.believing D.admitting
A.condition B.discoveries C.criticism D.possibilities
A.delight B.interest C.strength D.character
The other night, I had to go to a meeting, which lasted past my daughter’s bedtime. I _36__ home and was brushing my teeth when I __37_, and there on the bathroom mirror was a note in the __38__ of a heart. It said, “ Hi, Mom! I Love You. Laurel.” __39__, I cut a heart out of a piece of paper, and taped a(n) __40__ next to hers, saying, “ I Love You, Too, Laurel. Love, Mom.” Which she __41__ the next morning.
Our family has __42__ that by integrating (融合) writing into our __43__ activities, we become more thoughtful of each other. Meanwhile, our daughter is learning to enjoy writing and becoming a(n) __44__ writer.
While teaching in a primary school, I __45__ how influential parents can be as children learn to write. __46__ when our daughter first began to scribble (乱涂), I became __47__ by her work. I offered praise for her __48__, for I found that scribbling is far more complex and important than I had __49__. It’s obvious that her scribbles, __50__ being lovely art objects, showed a lot about her __51__ of the world of writing.
Gradually, our family began writing a great deal. I sensed that writing helped Laurel learn __52__ to read. As a matter of fact, by __53__ my own child and her friends and by reading professional books, I became more and more __54__ about how writing develops and how __55__ can help chidren become eager writers.
A.left B.returned C.missed D.headed
A.turned up B.turned down C.looked up D.looked on
A.size B.shade C.model D.shape
A.Immediately B.Suddenly C.Finally D.Directly
A.picture B.article C.note D.page
A.felt B.wrote C.read D.heard
A.found B.imagined C.dreamed D.doubted
A.relative B.useful C.daily D.personal
A.important B.ordinary C.fortunate D.skilled
A.learned B.regarded C.considered D.discussed
A.Yet B.Though C.But D.So
A.disappointed B.attracted C.puzzled D.worried
A.effects B.efforts C.suggestions D.methods
A.cared B.insisted C.realized D.proved
A.apart from B.far from C.instead of D.rather than
A.arguments B.fear C.understanding D.dislikes
A.when B.how C.what D.whether
A.noticing B.discovering C.checking D.observing
A.particular B.clear C.anxious D.crazy
A.teachers B.friends C.books D.parents
A young man was getting ready to graduate from college, for many months he had 31 a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and 32 his father could well 33 it, he told him that was all he wanted.
On the morning of his graduation day his father called him into his own study and told him how 34 he was to have such a fine son. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. 35 but slightly disappointed, the young man 36 the box and found a lovely book. 37 , he raised his voice at his father and said, “ 38 all your money you give me a book?” And rushed out of the house 39 the book in the study.He did not contact(联系)his father for a whole year 40 one day he saw in the street an old man who looked like his father. He 41 he had to go back home and see his father. When he arrived at his father's house, he was told that his father had been in hospital for a week. The moment he was about to 42 the hospital, he saw on the desk the 43 new book, just as he had left it one 44 ago. He opened it and began to 45 the pages. Suddenly, a car key 46 from an envelope taped behind the book. It had a tag (标签) with the dealer’s name, the 47 dealer who had the sports car he had 48 . On the tag was the 49 of his graduation, and the 50 PAID IN FULL.
A.expected B.enjoyed C.admired D.owned
A.suspecting B.proving C.deciding D.knowing
A.afford B.offer C.keep D.like
A.encouraged B.comfortable C.proud D.moved
A.Curious B.Serious C.Careful D.Nervous
A.packed B.opened C.picked up D.put aside
A.Angrily B.Eagerly C.Calmly D.Anxiously
A.At B.From C.With D.To
A.finding B.putting C.forgetting D.leaving
A.until B.as C.before D.unless
A.learned B.realized C.recognized D.admitted
A.get to B.search for C.turn to D.leave for
A.much B.still C.hardly D.quite
A.year B.month C.week D.day
A.clean B.read C.turn D.count
A.lost B.came C.appeared D.dropped
A.old B.same C.special D.new
A.remembered B.desired C.found D.met
A.picture B.place C.date D.gift
A.words B.information C.message D.card
One of my fondest memories as a child is going by the river and sitting idly on the bank.There I would 36 the peace and quiet, watch the water rush 37 and listen to the singing of birds and the rustling of 38in the trees.I would also watch the bamboo trees 39 under pressure from the wind and watch them 40 gracefully to their original position after the wind had 41 .
When I think about the bamboo tree's ability to bounce back to its original position, the word "resilience" comes to mind.When used in 42 to a person, this word means the ability to readily 43 from shock, depression or any other situation that stretches the limits of a person's 44 .
Have you ever felt like you are at your 45 point? Thankfully, you have survived the experience to live to talk about it.
During the 46 you probably felt a mix of emotions that threatened your health.You felt emotionally drained(枯竭), 47 exhausted and you most likely stood 48 physical symptoms.
Life is a 49 of good times and bad times, happy moments and unhappy moments.The next time you are experiencing one of those bad times or unhappy 50 that take you close to your breaking point, bend, 51 don't break.Try your best not to let the situation get the best of you.
A measure of hope will take you 52 the unpleasant ordeal (考验).With 53 for a better tomorrow or a better situation, things may not be as bad as they seem to be.The unpleasant ordeal may be easier to 54 if the final result is worth having.
If life gets 55 and you are at your breaking point, show resilience.Like the bamboo tree, bend, but don't break!
A.see B.hear C.touch D.enjoy
A.smoothly B.downstream C.uphill D.peacefully
A.fruits B.branches C.leaves D.roots
A.bend B.move C.fall D.decline
A.go B.turn C.return D.suffer
A.died away B.died off C.died down D.died out
A.honor of B.reward to C.favor of D.reference to
A.escape B.suffer C.come D.recover
A.emotions B.mind C.body D.thoughts
A.starting B.breaking C.standing D.tiring
A.practice B.experiment C.experience D.victory
A.possibly B.mentally C.terribly D.probably
A.unpleasant B.unreasonable C.exciting D.good
A.result B.change C.mixture D.wonder
A.moments B.events C.adventures D.changes
A.however B.but C.though D.and
A.away B.through C.apart D.out
A.idea B.search C.imagination D.hope
A.get stuck B.look into C.depend on D.deal with
A.tough B.wrong C.acceptable D.cozy
“Down-to-earth” means someone or something that is honest, practical and easy to deal with. It is 36 to find someone who is down-to-earth. A person who is down-to-earth is easy to talk to and 37 other people as equals. A down-to-earth person is just the 38 of someone who acts important and proud.
Down-to-earth persons 39 be important members of society, of course. 40 they do not let their importance “go to their heads”. They do not 41 themselves to be better persons than others of less importance. Someone who is filled with his own importance and pride, often without cause, is 42 to have “his nose in the air”. There is 43 way a person with his nose in the air can be down-to-earth.
Americans 44 another expression that means almost the same as “down-to-earth”. The expression is “both-feet-on-the-ground”. Someone with both-feet-on-the-ground is a person with a good 45 of reality. He 46 what is called “common sense”. He may have 47 , but he does not allow them to 48 his knowledge of what is real.
The opposite kind of 49 is one who has his “head-in-the-clouds”. A man with his-head-in-the-clouds is a dreamer whose 50 is not in the real world.
51 , such a dreamer can be brought back to earth. 52 words from a teacher can usually bring a day-dreaming student down-to-earth.
Usually, the person who is down-to-earth is very 53 to have both feet on-the –ground. 54 we have both our feet on-the –ground, when we are down-to-earth, we act 55 and openly towards others. Our lives are like the ground below us, solid and strong.
A.pleasant B.sad C.common D.surprising
A.meets B.welcomes C.receives D.accepts
A.case B.kind C.opposite D.example
A.must B.may C.should D.will
A.But B.So C.For D.And
A.wish B.expect C.desire D.consider
A.said B.told C.asked D.made
A.some B.a C.no D.every
A.discover B.find C.make D.use
A.understanding B.wish C.reason D.expectation
A.demands B.lacks C.has D.likes
A.fortunes B.dreams C.achievements D.disadvantages
A.block B.protect C.own D.gain
A.idea B.people C.attitude D.person
A.mind B.life C.body D.head
A.Always B.Therefore C.However D.Sometimes
A.Sharp B.All C.No D.Bad
A.possible B.probable C.likely D.able
A.Though B.Since C.When D.Unless
A.kindly B.directly C.friendly D.honestly