第二节 完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
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23-year-old Ann is a traditional working class woman who is happily married to her husband Don and who has given birth to two lovely daughters Patsy and Penny. Ann 26 her work with her colleague Laurie because they can 27 to each other while cleaning the buildings their work requires them to. One 28 thing about Ann is that she listens to recordings of foreign languages—Spanish, French and even Chinese— 29 driving and even working. In Laurie’s eye, Ann is not normal, but Ann 30 that nobody is normal; everyone is different in 31 ways. Laurie’s specific problem is not an unusual one: the 32 between a strong appetite for food and an equally strong 33 to keep in shape by dieting. She envies Ann who 34 slim while seeming to eat as much as she likes.
In fact, Ann’s character is 35 . One morning, 36 after Don had taken the kids to school Ann 37 just as she was about to go to work. She was 38 by her divorced mother, who stays alongside her. She rushed her to 39 .
The doctor discovered that there are tumors(肿瘤) in both her ovaries(卵巢) . 40 can be done about the cancer. Ann 41 from the doctor that she has only two or three months to 42 .
Shaken 43 Ann was by this news, she decided not to tell her mom and husband, and to go on living as if nothing has happened. 44 in a cafe, Ann began to write down all the things she 45 to do before her death:
“1. Tell my daughters several times a day that I love them;
2. Find Don a new wife who the girls like;
3. Record Birthday Messages for the girls for every year until they are 18;
4. Go to Whalebay Beach together and have a big picnic;
5. Smoke and drink as much as I want;
6. Say just what I’m thinking;
7. Go and see Dad in jail.
…”
26. A. shares B. spares C. enjoys D. completes
27. A. talk B. work C . affect D. help
28. A. ordinary B. strange C. special D. perfect
29. A. although B. until C. unless D. while
30. A. insists B. disagrees C. imagines D. hopes
31. A. his B. some C. any D. no
32. A. relation B. struggle C. difference D. fight
33. A. desire B. difficulty C. design D. delight
34. A. shocks B. remains C. realizes D. becomes
35. A. abstract B. attractive C. abnormal D. absolute
36. A. only B. even C. ever D. just
37. A. blacked out B. turned out C. make out D. came out
38. A. brought B. discovered C. taken D. ordered
39. A. garage B. college C. school D. hospital
40. A. Everything B. Something C. Anything D. Nothing
41. A. informed B. learned C. took D. told
42. A. leave B. live C. stay D. die
43. A. since B. because C. as D. for
44. A. Arriving B. Getting C. Finding D. Sitting
45. A. instructs B. supposes C. intends D. Imagines
Over years, I’ve been teaching kids about a simple but powerful concept-the ant philosophy. They have an amazing four-part philosophy. First, ants never _______. If they’re headed somewhere and you try to stop them, they’ll look for another __________. Second, ants think about winter and summer. That’s an important _________. You can’t be so naïve as to think summer will last forever. So ants are gathering in their winter ________ in the middle of summer. Think ahead. The third part is that ants think summer all winter. During the winter, they ________ themselves, “ This won’t last long; we’ll soon be out of here.” They can’t ____ to get out. Last, how much will ant gather during the summer to prepare for the winter? All that it ______ can. What a great philosophy to have- the ant philosophy: never give up, look ahead, stay ____ and do all you can.
A.quit B.return C.escape D.advance
A.ant B.war C.way D.cave
A.plan B.attitude C.policy D.opinion
A.straw B.fruit C.clothing D.food
A.warn B.enjoy C.remind D.teach
A.offer B.wait C.expect D.manage
A.recently B.possibly C.largely D.generally
A.positive B.active C.considerate D.negative
Without a shadow of a doubt, my grandfather is the single most influential person in my life. He was more than just my grandfather and I’m proud to say, my _________.
As a child there was no safer place than the security of his lap. I would watch horror movies on TV from behind his recliner. The monsters wouldn’t dream of _______ me there! He taught me how to appreciate beautiful foods. I remember, at age 5. __________ on a chair by the stove as he taught me how to make scrambled eggs.
He was warm, loving, firm and straightforward. He had a ________ of accepting whatever came his way with no _________ than a shrug. His deep faith carried him through what life had to offer.
He loved baseball ( especially the Pittsburgh Pirates- except when they ________ a game! ). He would often have one game on television while listening to another on his radio and he could tell you what was going on in both games. When he __________ 90, his other grandson, Bill, gave him an autographed photo of Willie Stargell, his favorite Pirate player. He was so __________ of that birthday present.
He was seldom sick. He just wouldn’t _______. Various family members often joked that he would be pushing all of us around the block in wheelchairs as he jogged. Some people have a small garden in their backyard. My grandfather had a huge ________. He would grow some flowers and vegetables. He always had something to do and it was __________ done well. Whenever anything was broken, it was taken to my grandfather.
At the age of 92 , he __________. Father of three, grandfather of three, great-grandfather of ten, friend of countless individuals, this remarkable man touched all of our lives and we are better for the experience.
I love you, grandpa.
A.grandpa B.friend C.colleague D.opponent
A.coming for B.rushing to C.moving about D.turning to
A.jumping B.lying C.climbing D.standing
A.day B.place C.way D.time
A.longer B.more C.less D.better
A.delayed B.called off C.lost D.gave up
A.neared B.passed C.grew D.turned
A.proud B.tired C.excited D.crazy
A.give up B.slow down C.send away D.take in
A.kitchen B.library C.tower D.garden
A.rarely B.scarcely C.always D.merely
A.passed away B.passed out C.passed through D.passed down
Morning is extremely important, because it is the beginning of a day. How you choose to your morning can often be used to predict what kind of day you are going to have.
each day with love and gratitude. When you get up in the morning, think of what a great luck it is to be —to see, to hear, to love, to have something to look forward to. Happiness is simply the feeling of appreciating others. Realize that it’s not happiness that makes us , but gratefulness that makes us happy. Don’t have pressure on each new morning. yourself from the things that you didn’t yesterday and made you down. Let yesterday go. Every morning is the start of a new day with new . Be willing to be a beginner every single morning.
A.live B.enjoy C.spend D.change
A.Compare B.Treat C.Concern D.Begin
A.awake B.alike C.ahead D.alive
A.meaningful B.grateful C.hopeful D.colorful
A.laid B.lain C.covered D.floated
A.Free B.Keep C.Comfort D.Cure
A.give out B.come out C.work out D.set out
A.views B.tasks C.difficulties D.opportunities
Once, in a lovely garden, lived the most beautiful butterfly in the world. She was so pretty, and had won so many beauty competitions that she had become very . One day, the naughty cockroach (蟑螂) got fed up with her showing off, and decided to teach her a .
She went to see the butterfly, and in front of everyone she told her that she wasn’t really that and that the butterfly only won the competitions because the judges had been . In reality, the cockroach was the most beautiful.
The butterfly was and told the cockroach, “I will you in a beauty competition, with whichever judges you yourself choose.”
“OK, I . See you on Saturday,” answered the cockroach, and left without waiting for a .
That Saturday everyone went to the beauty competition. The butterfly arrived completely of victory until she saw who the judges were: cockroaches, worms, beetles. All of them preferred the ugliness and bad of the cockroach.
The butterfly was left and disappointed, wanting never to enter another beauty competition in her life. , the cockroach forgave the butterfly for her pride and they became friends.
A.pleased B.kind C.proud D.friendly
A.lesson B.class C.message D.text
A.excellent B.useful C.wonderful D.beautiful
A.fooled B.paid C.threatened D.instructed
A.angry B.disappointed C.sad D.sorry
A.aid B.beat C.show D.strike
A.doubt B.object C.accept D.know
A.competition B.word C.reply D.question
A.nervous B.confident C.clear D.afraid
A.shape B.taste C.look D.smell
A.sobbing B.laughing C.trembling D.singing
A.Certainly B.Fortunately C.Surprisingly D.Immediately
The world has never faced so much trouble before. People are within themselves about natural resources, territories and especially religions. In my opinion, laughter is a universal language, which has the ability to humanity without religions. Laughter can build a common connection between various religions and create a new world . The idea may sound over-ambitious, and maybe it is. But maybe it is not. It is our deep that laughter and only the laughter can unite the world, holding up a sense of brotherhood and friendship.
Studies also show that laughter helps your body to do the following: lower blood pressure; lighten depression; reduce stress; work out the heart, for those who are unable to perform exercise. So in life, when you can laugh, you should laugh loudly and with your entire body—because it’s good for you.
A.in peace B.in difficulty C.at war D.among challenge
A.unite B.unfold C.release D.handle
A.position B.ruler C.size D.order
A.belief B.advice C.intention D.plan
A.safe B.humorous C.common D.global
A.partly B.intensively C.especially D.universally
A.mental B.heart C.physical D.morning