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，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My senior year ,I can’t believe it’s almost over .Now when I __36__ ,it was stressful ,but exciting ,the prom ,graduation ,and then of course ,college.
I started my college application process months before Christmas .My parents told me it would be __37__if I set up interviews and tours .But I was unmotivated .I wanted to go to college, but I didn’t want to deal with the __38 __.
As the day flew by, my application lay on my desk just as I had __39__ them three months before.“You are wasting __40__time ,” my parents complained .Sweeping away the gathered __41__ on the applications, I worked on them every Sunday __42__ I finished .Next came writing the essays .I had many ideas, but every school had different__43__. I changed them until I was pleased. __44__,everything was underway. Now I had to wait. In March, I started receiving letters of rejections(拒绝),I began to think that I had set myself up for__45__ .I had a letter from Salem State College stating that they wanted to see my third quarter __46__ before they made their decision .Yes !At least someone wanted to __47__ me. The beginning of April, I received a letter from Keens State.I had been rejected. Those __48__words :“We regret to inform you...”made me sit down and cry. I had __49__all hope .Then I heard from Plymouth State. Not my first __50__,but...I had been accepted. Maybe if I get my grades __51__ ,I can transfer to another school ....
The college application progress __52__ me deeply. All my friends had dozens of schools to choose from, I guess my parents were __53__ .High school grades are extremely important to your __54__.If I could do it all over again, I would take it more __55__ .
36. A.hold back B.look back C.keep back D.go back
37.A.smart B.certain C.convenient D.available
38.A.loneliness B.subjects C.stress D.tests
39.A. found B. left C. sent D. chosen
40.A.busy B. spare C. changeable D.valuable
41.A.dust B.ideas C.work D.troubles
42.A. before B.unless C. until D. when
43.A.decision B.standards C.regulations D.requirements
44.A.Suddenly B.Finally C.Generally D.Fortunately
45.A.disappointment B.achievements C.discrimination D.preparations
46.A.papers B.plans C.grades D.exams
47.A.accept B.respect C.judge D.consider
48.A.borrowed B.cheering C.heated D.opening
49.A.ruined B.gained C.lost D.seen
50.A.chance B.choice C.guess D.success
51.A.up B.out C.on D.over
52.A.hurt B.beat C.punished D.frightened
53.A.strict B.right C.kind D.upset
54.A.school history B.present familyC.final exams D.future plans
55.A.firmly B.readily C.seriously D.willingly
An inspirational young man who wasn’t expected to survive a climbing accident is fighting his way back to fitness and raising cash for those who saved his life.
Callum Rock’s family the worst after their 16-year-old son suffered injuries. The in the hospital lasted 12 hours to his damaged body, including a severe brain injury. But despite fears that he might never walk again, Callum, now 20, has everybody wrong with his amazing recovery. Not only is he walking, but he has just a 5-mile run in 50 minutes to raise money for the Great North Air Ambulance.
Callum, who had to re-learn , has come a very long way from the day he
nearly the accident. Back then, his parents were living every moment with the fear they might him.
Mum Jan said: “He wasn’t expected to survive his injuries were so severe. There were five surgeons to repair his artery(动脉). They had great in stopping the bleeding.” Jan said the surgeons were “ ” and Callum pulled through, but then followed a long of re-building his body.
Jan said: “When he first his eyes, he couldn’t do anything. He was just like a newborn baby again. He had to be how to sit up and walk.” Callum admits that having to learn things again has been . He jokes that he is like “the Iron Man”, the scars on his right arm.
His story has a local businessman, who donated ￡500 to Callum. With this generous donation, Callum has now more than ￡1,800 for the air ambulance.
“It’s to be able to raise money for them for what I owe them,” he said. “I owe so many people so much.
A．gestured B．dressed C．feared D．conducted
A．program B．instruction C．interview D．operation
A．shake B．repair C．control D．support
A．thought B．made C．proved D．kept
A．watched B．described C．completed D．abandoned
A．everything B．nothing C．something D．anything
A．died from B．met with C．escaped from D．dreamt of
A．affect B．lose C．harm D．shock
A．or B．so C．while D．because
A．expressing B．weeping C．working D．learning
A．difficulty B．experience C．confidence D．pleasure
A．easy-going B．calm C．brilliant D．helpless
A．progress B．list C．type D．queue
A．dried B．rubbed C．lifted D．opened
A．warned B．allowed C．questioned D．taught
A．interesting B．frustrating C．exciting D．satisfying
A．showing B．ignoring C．cutting D．leaving
A．attacked B．inspired C．educated D．puzzled
A．discovered B．borrowed C．collected D．wasted
A．romantic B．strange C．safe D．good
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。
On a trip to California, my family stopped for lunch. As we walked toward the entrance to the restaurant, a man, with a beard and dirty hair, jumped up from a bench and opened the door for us．Regardless of his , he greeted us in a friendly way．
Once inside, my daughters whispered, "Mom, he " . After we ordered our lunch, I explained, telling the kids to look the dirt．We then watched other customers approach the restaurant but many him．Seeing this rudeness truly upset me．The day I became a mother, I had resolved to set a good for my children．Yet sometimes when things didn't go right, being a good example was . When our meal arrived, I realized I had left the car-sick pills in the truck．With the windiest trip ahead, the kids needed them, so I myself from the meal and went to get them．
Just then, the "doorman" was opening the door for a couple．They rushed past him without even acknowledging his . Letting them in first, I said a loud "thank you" to him as I _ ．
When I returned, we talked a bit．He said he was not allowed inside he purchased food．I went back and told my family his .Then I asked our waitress to add one soup and sandwich．The kids looked as we had already eaten, but when I said the order was for the "doorman" , they smiled．When it was time to our trip, I noticed the "doorman" enjoying his meal．Upon seeing me, he stood up and thanked me heartily．He then his hand for a handshake and I gratefully accepted．I suddenly noticed the tears in his eyes—tears of .What happened next drew great astonishment: I gave the " doorman" a . He pulled away, with tears down his face．
Back in truck, I fell into deep thought．While we can't choose many things in life, we can choose when to show gratitude(感激）．I said thanks to a man who had held open a door for me, and also said thanks for that 0 to teach my children by example．
A．heavy B．long C．messy D．grey
A．service B．appearance C．status D．attitude
A．smokes B．smiles C．sniffs D．smells
A．beyond B．over C．around D．into
A．hated B．ignored C．missed D．refused
A．target B．rule C．record D．example
A．stressful B．accessible C．awkward D．tough
A．excused B．freed C．prevented D．withdrew
A．company B．presence C．effort D．attempt
A．quitted B．marched C．exited D．approached
A．before B．unless C．though D．since
A．story B．deed C．experience D．demand
A．concerned B．shocked C．puzzled D．bored
A．make B．start C．take D．continue
A．extended B．washed C．raised D．waved
A．approval B．affection C．sympathy D．gratitude
A．hug B．nod C．lift D．clap
A．slipping B．streaming C．rushing D．breaking
A．firmly B．constantly C．simply D．politely
A．journey B．wisdom C．opportunity D．coincidence
I had worried myself sick over Simon’s mother coming to see me. I was a new , and I gave an honest account of the students’ work. In Simon’s case, the grades were awfully low. He couldn’t read his own handwriting. he was a bright student. He discussed adult subjects with nearly adult comprehension. His work in no way reflected his .
So when Simon’s mother entered the room, my palms(手掌心) were sweating. I was completely for her kisses on both my cheeks. “I came to thank you,” she said, surprising me beyond speech. me, Simon had become a different person. He talked of how he me, he had began to make friends, and for the first time in his twelve years, he had spent an afternoon at a friend’s house. She wanted to tell me how grateful she was for the I had nurtured(培养) in her son. She kissed me again and left.
I sat, stunned (惊呆), for about half an hour, what had just happened. How did I make such a life-changing difference to that boy without knowing it? What I finally came to was one day, several months before, when some students were reports in the front of the class, Jeanne spoke , and to encourage her to raise her voice, L had said, “Speak up. Simon’s the expert on this. He is the one you have to convince, and he can’t hear you in the of the room.” That was it. From that day on, Simon had sat up straighter, paid more attention, more, and became happy. And it was all because he to be the last kid in the last row. The boy who most needed was the one who took the last seat that day.
It taught me the most lesson over the years of my teaching career, and I’m thankful that it came and positively. A small kindness can indeed make a difference.
A．cleaner B．reporter C．teacher D．monitor
A．Or B．And C．So D．But
A．abilities B．courage C．feelings D．dream
A．desperate B．responsible C．unsuitable D．unprepared
A．In spite of B．Because of C．Apart from D．As for
A．envied B．loved C．pleased D．criticized
A．gradually B．constantly C．obviously D．recently
A．self-doubt B．self-respect C．self-pity D．self-defence
A．imagining B．observing C．regretting D．wondering
A．even B．also C．always D．still
A．remember B．expect C．believe D．accept
A．writing B．reviewing C．giving D．editing
A．repeatedly B．quietly C．quickly D．firmly
A．lucky B．lonely C．likely D．only
A．entrance B．middle C．back D．front
A．smiled B．slept C．shouted D．quarreled
A．intended B．pretended C．happened D．refused
A．praise B．change C．thanks D．visits
A．difficult B．painful C．enjoyable D．valuable
A．slowly B．early C．frequently D．occasionally
You may think that English dictionaries have been used for many, many centuries. But that is not .
The spelling of English has always been a but it was more of a problem in the days before a dictionary. At that time, people could spell words in ways which you might find interesting.
But it made reading English much more difficult. So dictionaries were to encourage everybody to spell the same. , an English dictionary like the kind you use today wasn’t made until the time of the late Qing Dynasty. Three men did most of the important early work on dictionaries: Samuel Johnson, Noah Webster, and James Murray. These men spent nearly all of their lives trying to words for their dictionaries. For them, it wasn’t only a(n) ; it was a wonderful journey of discovery.
A．true B．wrong C．reliable D．responsible
A．success B．problem C．failure D．task
A．united B．various C．interesting D．permitted
A．found B．exploited C．invented D．researched
A．At times B．At once C．In fact D．In all
A．collect B．discover C．write D．memorize
A．adventure B．dictionary C．job D．book
请阅读下面两篇短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。
When I was 5, summers in my hometown were rather hot. There were no such things as air conditioners to help the summer temperatures. A screen door allowed the occasional to enter the house and also kept out flies and other insects.
One day my mother scolded me for not my lunch and I got mad. I wanted to play outside and not be to finish eating. In my angry motion to the screen door with my foot, I made a 12-inch hole in the corner of the screen door. But I had no , for I was happy to be playing in the backyard with my toys.
Today, I know if my child had done what I did, I would have scolded him, and told him about how this new screen door was. However, they never said a word. They the corner of the screen door broken, creating an opening, a breach(裂缝) in the defense unwanted insects.
For years, every time I saw the screen door, it would constantly remind myself of my mistake. I knew that everyone in my family would see that hole and who did it. For years, every time I saw a fly buzzing in the kitchen, I would wonder if it came in through the hole that I had created with my angry foot. I would wonder if my family members were thinking about the same thing, blaming me.
My parents taught me a valuable lesson, one that stern(严厉的) words perhaps could not . It has helped me to become a more patient person.
A．calm B．cool C．comfort D．enjoy
A．wind B．sunshine C．guest D．rain
A．annoying B．disappointing C．interesting D．amazing
A．eating B．wasting C．finishing D．having
A．scolded B．watched C．punished D．made
A．destroy B．repair C．open D．play
A．intention B．plan C．regret D．pride
A．expensive B．fine C．rare D．fortunate
A．guaranteed B．considered C．had D．left
A．at B．against C．for D．among
A．notice B．understand C．remember D．wonder
A．cruelly B．severely C．silently D．publicly
A．happen B．recognize C．demand D．deliver