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。
It is not so much what happens to each of us that determines our quality of life, but rather our reaction to what happens. Though we may have no 36 in unexpected events that happen to us, we most certainly have choice in 37 we interpret what happens, and in what we choose to do about it. These choices make all the 38 in how we experience our world and very much determine our 39 of life.
Neither does what we own 40 a major role in quality of life. One person with all the money and possessions in the world may have a 41 life, while another in the lowest income classes may 42 love their life. It is what we do with what we own that 43 our level of satisfaction and joy in life. It's not what you 44 or what happens to you in life that 45 , but rather what you do with it.
Every 46 something is happening in our lives. And every moment we 47 or a judgment about what happens. By choosing to become more 48 of how we react to what happens, we can 49 towards what we really want in our lives. 50 following habitual, reactive patterns which 51 more of the same, we can recognize and 52 our old habits to move powerfully in the 53 of creating the life we really want. Yet to do this, we must first find the 54 to look at some of the disempowering, often unconscious 55 which get in the way and don't serve to increase our quality of life. But by continually reminding ourselves of our intention to be creators, we can transform our life.
36.A.need B.courage C.choice D.necessity
37.A.what B.whether C.that D.how
38.A.difference B.troubles C.decisions D.measures
39.A.type B.quality C.amount D.level
40.A.take B.play C.make D.get
41.A.miserable B.accessible C.acceptable D.adaptable
42.A.practically B.privately C.absolutely D.adequately
43.A.creates B.investigates C.affects D.handles
44.A.lack B.need C.reserve D.possess
45.A.means B.exists C.works D.matters
46.A.time B.period C.date D.moment
47.A.make a mistake B.make a discovery
C.make a decision D.make a fortune
48.A.conscious B.sensitive C.reasonable D.active
49.A.alter B.shift C.differ D.distinguish
50.A.Other than B.Rather than C.As well as D.According to
51.A.lead to B.lie in C.call for D.appeal to
52.A.transplant B.transform C.transport D. transmit
53.A.edge B.way C.direction D.center
54.A.hope B.interest C.chance D.courage
55.A.patterns B.frames C.landscape D.Examples
Back in the fifteenth century in Nuremberg lived a family with eighteen children. They were so poor that two children, who wanted to pursue their talent for 26 knew their father would never be 27 able to send either of them to Nuremberg to study at the Academy.
So they tossed (掷) a coin. Albrecht Durer, the younger, 28 the toss and went off to Nuremberg. Albert went down into the dangerous 29 and for the next four years, financed his brother, who did so well that his works were even better than those of most of his 30 . By the time he graduated, he was beginning to earn 31 fees by drawing for wealthy people. When the young artist returned home, at dinner he drank a 32 to his beloved brother for the years of 33 that had enabled him to fulfill his 34 .He said, “Albert, my blessed brother, now it is your 35 to go to Nuremberg to pursue your dream, and I will take care of you.”
With tears in his eyes, Albert held his hands close to his right cheek and said, “No, brother, I cannot go. Look... look what four years in the mines have done to my 36 !The bones in every finger have been 37 at least once. Lately I have been suffering from arthritis (关节炎) so badly in my right hand that I cannot even hold a 38 to return your toast, much less make delicate (细腻的)lines with a pen or a brush. No, brother..., for me it is too 39 .”
Deeply moved, Albrecht painstakingly drew his brother’s 40 hands with palms(手掌) together and thin fingers stretched skyward. He called his powerful drawing 41 “Hands”, to which the entire world immediately opened their hearts and later they 42 it “ the Praying Hands”.
The next time when you see a copy of that 43 creation, take a second look. Let it be your 44 , if you still need one, that no one ever makes it 45 !
A.assistance B.art C.science D.dreaming
A.fundamentally B.frequently C.financially D.flexibly
A.won B.lost C.ended D.started
A.mountains B.oceans C.deserts D.mines
A.classmates B.colleagues C.professors D.brothers
A.convenient B.considerable C.considerate D.confident
A.beer B.drink C.drop D.toast
A.selfish donation B.no education C.hard work D.rich experience
A.attempt B.ambition C.appointment D.assessment
A.turn B.dream C.kindness D.hope
A.health B.body C.mind D.hands
A.injured B.strengthened C.sharpened D.used
A.knife B.spoon C.glass D.pen
A.urgent B.unnecessary C.messy D.late
A.overused B.dark C.wide D.fragile,
A.seriously B.simply C.carefully D.gently
A.sold B.bought C.found D.renamed
A.longing B.touching C.challenging D.disturbing
A.reminder B.aid C.guide D.coach
A.along B.aside C.alone D.aware
I was listening to the radio while 1 was driving home from coaching basketball yesterday. I could tell right away that there was something 41 by the mood of the speaker. There had been a plane crash. What made the 42 even more tragic was that Bob Collins,the morning show man, was among those who had been killed. Throughout my 40-minute 43 , I listened as sincere love and affection from the audience 44 .The more I listened about how this man had influenced those around him, the more 45 I became.
That was because I wanted to know 46 we as a culture, wait until somebody has passed away before we tell them how much they 47 to us? Why do we wait until it is too late before we 48 someone up after they have died? Yes,49 memory after memory about someone's good 50 does help us cope with the sadness of losing someone special to us. But as we 51 remember this person, our words fall short of the ears that most need to hear 52 .
Just once, 53 a gathering of death,1 would like to see a celebration of life, 54 stories are told, tears fall down,laughter rings out;and as the speaker 55 his or her loving tribute(颂词), the person they are 56 rises from the chair and gives them a 57 hug! Wouldn’t that be 58 !
Life is too short to leave kind words 59 . How I wish that when the unavoidable funeral finally comes,we could say 60 with the knowledge that they knew exactly how people felt about them while they were here on earth.
A.important B.wrong C.pleasant D.unnoticed
A.speaker B.radio C.station D.story
A.drive B.silence C.ride D.tour
A.poured in B.grew up C.broke out D.got through
A.determined B.delighted C.discouraged D.devoted
A.what B.that C.if D.why
A.impress B.love C.mean D.affect
A.bring B.build C.pick D.bury
A.recovering B.showing C.sharing D.losing
A.qualities B.manners C.records D.attitudes
A.barely B.lovingly C.suddenly D.finally
A.him B.them C.it D.us
A.as for B.apart from C.except for D.instead of
A.where B.because C.whether D.which
A.mentions B.writes C.pays D.ends
A.staring B.listening C.honoring D.talking
A.tight B.quick C.cold D.necessary
A.anything B.nothing C.everything D.something
A.untouched B.unsaid C.unfinished D.unpacked
A.hello B.sorry C.goodbye D.thanks
When I was 16 years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn’t the first time I had been__36__. Like most English children I learned French __37_ school and I had often been to France, so I _38_ speaking a foreign language to people who didn’t understand_39. But when I went to America I was really looking forward to_40__ a nice easy holiday without any __41__ problems.
_42 wrong I was! The misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a__43 telephone to give my American friend Danny a _44_ and tell her that I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking lost and asked__45__ he could help me. “ Yes,” I said, “ I want to give my friend a ring.” “ Well, that’s__46__,” he exclaimed. “ Are you getting47_? But aren’t you a bit _48__?” “ Who is talking about marriage?” I replied. “ I __49_want to give my friend a ring to tell her I’ve arrived. Can you tell me _50__there’s a phone box, please?” “ Oh!” he said, “there’s a phone downstairs.”
When at last we _51__meet up, Danny explained the misunderstandings to me. “Don’t worry,” she said to me. “I had so many_52__at first. There are lots of words which the Americans__53__differently in meaning from us British. You’ll soon get used to _54__funny things they say. Most of the__55__British and American people understand each other!”
A.out B.away C.outside D.abroad
A.from B.during C.at D.after
A.get used to B.was used to C.used to D.used
A.English B.French C.Russian D.Latin
A.buying B.having C.giving D.receiving
A.time B.human C.language D.money
A.Too B.What a C.What D.How
A.cheap B.popular C.public D.good
A.letter B.ring C.news D.information
A.that B.if C.where D.when
A.well B.over C.nice D.ring
A.to marry B.to be married C.marrying D.married
A.small B.little C.old D.young
A.very B.just C.just now D.so
A.where B.which C.over where D.that
A.did B.do C.can D.had
A.trouble B.difficulties C.things D.fun
A.write B.speak C.use D.read
A.every B.each C.any D.all the
A.chance B.situation C.condition D.time
Just up the road from my home is a field, with two horses in it. From a distance,each horse looks like any horse. But if you get closer, you will 36 something quite interesting ——one of the horses is 37 .
His owner has chosen not to have him put down(杀死), 38 has made him a safe and comfortable barn(马棚) to 39 .This is pretty amazing. But if you stand nearby and listen,you will hear the sound of a 40 .It is coming from a smaller horse in the field. 41 to the horse is a small bell. It42 the blind friend know where the other horse is,so he can 43 .
As you stand and watch these two friends you'll see that the horse with the bell is always 44 the blind horse,and that the blind horse will 45 for the bell and then slowly walk to where the other horse is,trusting he will not be led the 46 way.
When the horse with the bell returns to the shelter of the 47 each evening, he will stop 48 to look back,making sure that the blind friend isn't too 49 behind to hear the bell.
Like the owner of these two horses,the kind people around us do not 50 us away just because we are not perfect or because we have 51 .Sometimes we are the blind horse,being 52 by the little ringing bell of those who come to 53 us. And we are the guide horse 54 other times, helping others to find their 55 .
A.doubt B.notice C.decide D.recognize
A.strong B.deaf C.blind D.lamb
A.so B.because C.but D.as
A.leave out B.let out C.decide on D.live in
A.drum B.trumpet C.bell D.violin
A.Added B.Attached C.Turned D.Applied
A.watches B.feels C.lets D.finds
A.follow B.smell C.drive D.instruct
A.getting off B.leaving out C.checking on D.breaking down
A.answer B.listen C.blame D.account
A.high B.wide C.wrong D.crowded
A.barn B.hotel C.camp D.garage
A.suddenly B.occasionally C.slightly D.quickly
A.high B.deep C.wide D.far
A.put B.throw C.burn D.blow
A.fames B.houses C.problems D.treasures
A.cheated B.punished C.guided D.taken
A.beat B.teach C.help D.change
A.on B.at C.over D.among
A.job B.knowledge C.justice D.way
A man worked in a post office. His job was to handle all 36 that had unclear addresses. One day he came across a letter which was 37 to God. He opened it and it 38 , "Dear God, I am an 83-year-old woman and I live on a very small pension (养老金). Yesterday someone stole my 39 . There was a hundred dollars in it, which was all the money I had 40 until my next pension comes. Next Thursday is Thanksgiving Day, and I have invited my last two friends for 41 . Without that money, I have 42 to buy food with. I have no family to 43 , and you are my only 44 . Can you please help me?" The man was 45 , and went around showing the letter to all the other workers. Each of them 46 their wallets and donated a few dollars. By the time he 47 his showing, he had collected 96 dollars. 48 then he sent it to the old woman. Thanksgiving Day came and went. The workers 49 forgot about it. Then one day, there came another letter from the old lady to God. All the50 gathered around when the letter was 51 . It read, "Dear God, how can I ever thank you enough for what you did for me? Because of your kindness, I was able to 52 a lovely dinner for my friends. We had a very 53 day, and I told my friends about your 54 gift. Thank you very much!" Seeing this, all the workers felt 55 with the nice thing they had done. They looked into each other’s eyes and smiled.
A.stamps B.money C.mail D.postcards
A.spoken B.written C.recorded D.pointed
A.noticed B.talked C.read D.told
A.clothes B.purse C.house D.food
A.borrowed B.wished C.paid D.left
A.dinner B.fun C.business D.picnic
A.nothing B.anything C.something D.everything
A.live in B.live on C.turn to D.turn back
A.family B.hope C.friend D.partner
A.excited B.amazed C.surprised D.moved
A.gained B.earned C.searched D.explored
A.finished B.planned C.started D.toured
A.Or B.As C.And D.But
A.gradually B.usually C.especially D.easily
A.friends B.workers C.officers D.guests
A.sent B.replied C.accepted D.opened
A.bring B.choose C.prepare D.enjoy
A.nice B.strange C.common D.formal
A.traditional B.wonderful C.expensive D.extra
A.annoyed B.confident C.pleased D.hopeful