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,并在答题卡上将其涂黑
I am a good mother to three children. I have tried never to let my profession 36 in the way of being a good parent.
I no longer consider myself the 37 of the universe.I show up.I listen.I try to laugh.I
am a good friend to my 38 .I have tried to make marriage vows (誓约) 39 what they
say.I am a good friend to my friends,and they 40 me.Without them,there would be nothing to say to you today.
So here’s what I wanted to tell you today:Get a 41 .A real life,not a desire of the next 42 ,the bigger paycheck,the larger house.
Get a life in which you are not 43 .Find people you love,and who love you.And remember that love is not 44 ,it is work. 45 the phone.Send an e-mail.Write a letter.And realize that life is the best thing and 46 yon have no business taking it for granted.
It is so easy to 47 our lives,oar days,our hours,and our minutes.It is so easy to exist 48 to live.I learned to live many years ago.Something really,really 49 happened to me,something that changed my life in ways that,if I had my choice,it would never have been changed at all.And what I learned from it is what,today,seems to be the hardest 50 of all.
I learned to love the 51 ,not the destination.I learned to look at all the good in the world and try to give some of it back because I believed in it.completely and totally.And I tried to do that.in part,by telling others what I had learned.
By telling them 52 :Read in the backyard with the sun on your face.Learn to be happy-
And think of life as a deadly 53 ,because if you do 54 it ought to be lived,you will live it with joy and 55 .
36.A.come B.stand C.take D.block
37.A.body B.star C.center D.planet
38.A.child B.husband C.mother D.friend
39.A.mean B.express C.concern D.convince
40.A.for B.of C.with D.to
41.A.job B.family C.life D.home
42.A.promotion B.success C.baby D.accomplishment
43.A.busy B.guilty C.immature D.alone
44.A.game B.fun C.enthusiasm D.leisure
45.A.Pick up B.Take up C.Hold up D.Get up
46.A.whether B.what C./ D.that
47.A.waste B.spend C.kill D.pass
48.A.in favour of B.instead of C.in spite of D.in honoue of
49.A.nice B.fierce C.bad D.great
50.A.decision B.method C.1ife D.lesson
51.A.trip B.journey C.tour D.travel
52.A.this B that C.it D.follows
53.A.routine B.acquaintance C.illness D.enemy
54.A.as if B.how C.as D.than
55.A.delight B.sorrow C.anxiety D.passion
My father brought home a sailboat when I was ten, and almost each Sunday in summers we would go sailing. Dad was quite skilled in sailing, but not good at __. As for me, I __ both well before twelve because of living close to Lake Ontario.
The last time Dad and I set sail together is really __ . It was a perfect weekend after I graduated from university. I came home and __ Dad to go sailing. Out we set soon on the ____ lake. Dad hadn’t sailed for years, but everything well with the tiller(舵柄)in his hands.
When we were in the middle of the lake, a wind came all of a sudden. The boat was _ _ violently(猛烈地). Dad was always at his best in any __, but at this moment he __ .
“John! __ !” he shouted in a trembling(颤抖的) voice, with the tiller still in his hands.
In my memory he could fix any __. He was the one I always ____ for strength and security. Before I could respond, a _ of water got into the boat. I rushed to the tiller it was too late. Anther huge wall of water the boat in a minute. We were thrown into the water, and Dad was struggling aimlessly. At that moment, I felt fiercely of him.
I swam to Dad and assisted him in climbing onto the hull(船壳)of the boat. Upon sitting on the hull, Dad was still a little frightened. “It’s all right, Dad. We are __ __ now,” I comforted him.
That was the first time Dad had counted on me in a moment of emergency(紧急情况). More importantly, I found it was my turn to start __ of my father.
A.boating B.running C.swimming D.teaching
A.enjoyed B.desired C.hated D.learned
A.unforgivable B.unforgettable C.cheerful D.regretful
A.sent B.ordered C.invited D.allowed
A.calm B.icy C.stormy D.thundery
A.finished B.went C.seemed D.sounded
A.strong B.gentle C.cold D.hot
A.pulled B.broken C.sailed D.hit
A.danger B.place C.sport D.job
A.suffered B.fell C.froze D.forgot
A.Look B.Help C.Run D.Jump
A.problem B.relationship C.machine D.boat
A.turned to B.lived with C.argued with D.objected to
A.fountain B.stream C.shower D.wave
A.before B.or C.after D.but
A.turned on B.turned into C.turned over D.turned up
A.ashamed B.protective C.tired D.afraid
A.hopelessly B.quickly C.slowly D.helplessly
A.painful B.dangerous C.safe D.tired
A.catching sight B.getting fond C.getting tired D.taking care
Years ago, if a teenager had some problems in her life, she might go home and write in her diary. Now, a teenager with problems might go onto the Internet and write about them in a blog (博客). In many ways, a diary and a blog are very .So, what makes blogging different from writing in diary?
The biggest difference is that blogging is much more than a diary. Usually, a teenager treats her diary like a book full of that she does not want to .
It’s interesting that someone who writes in a blog a diary will probably write nearly the same information. I have a little sister, and sometimes I go online to read her . She writes about things like waking up early for swimming practice and not studying enough for her chemistry test. I was at her age, I wrote about the same things, but in my diary. Then, after I had finished writing, I would hide my diary in a secret place because I was that my sister might read it!
The biggest with blogging is that anyone can read what you write. If I was angry with a friend during high school and wrote something about her in my diary, she would never know. , if my sister ever wrote something bad about a friend, that friend read her blog and get angry.
There are also to blogging, of course. If I was feeling sad one day and wrote in my diary, “Nobody cares about me.” would know about it. However, if my sister wrote the same sentence in her blog, her best friends would respond and tell her how much they her. Blogs help people stay in with their friends and to hear what the people around them are doing.
A.the same B.troublesome C.difficult D.daily
A.familiar B.special C.similar D.different
A.a personal B.an ordinary C.a common D.a traditional
A.attractive B.public C.convenient D.quick
A.thoughts B.puzzles C.mysteries D.secrets
A.tell B.share C.publish D.solve
A.instead of B.as well as C.in favour of D.in spite of
A.blog B.diary C.report D.web
A.Although B.Since C.When D.Because
A.only B.already C.still D.never
A.angry B.hopeless C.glad D.worried
A.problem B.doubt C.trouble D.mistake
A.hard B.wrong C.mean D.funny
A.Besides B.However C.Therefore D.Then
A.should B.will C.must D.might
A.reasons B.disadvantages C.shortcomings D.advantages
A.everyone B.no one C.anyone D.someone
A.happily B.especially C.quickly D.immediately
A.like B.miss C.need D.help
A.friendship B.touch C.debate D.mind
Last year, for a nationwide teacher conference, I was asked to make a presentation about my classroom. I immediately to offer to the conference photo collections and mementos (纪念物)that would prove how meaningful teachers’ work was in the world of classroom.
So, for weeks, I looked the drawers, boxes, and cupboard, hoping to find just the right prints that would tell of the spirit of my school and my community. All through September, I sought photos of lessons activties and accounts I had put away in my house. I asked my colleagues to help me find images or objects that would our most famous community members. By mid-October, I had made a list of them. But, I had also found something , something much more dear, and very rare.
I found photos of Craig, a high school senior, who gave up two weeks one summer to help little kids draw pictures at a camp. I found notes from Calvin whom I had taught for almost six years, and remembered how he always made sure every classmate felt accepted. I found a resume written by Carrie who herself without the help of parents, and who took night class, and never one. I found a copy of Macbeth in Portuguese, which belonged to an exchange student who read it first in her own , before reading it in ours. Thus she could be sure she wasn’t missing anything important in the . I found all my students, the students who had made me laugh, the students who had me with their courage and kindness, the students who had me to question what I knew of the world outside my own world, the students who had inspired me to expect more from them and from myself.
There I was, standing at my filing cupboard reviewing —not those I had taught, but the many I had learned.
I came to teaching, most teachers do, hoping to touch the hearts and minds of my students. What I never expected was how they would touch mine.
Today I walk through the door of my classroom ready to teach, but also to learn from the young people who are excited to teach me about them —their insights and interests, problems and anxieties, hopes and expectations.
A.decided B.managed C.preferred D.remembered
A.at B.over C.for D.through
A.anywhere B.everywhere C.somewhere D.nowhere
A.recognize B.represent C.regard D.replace
A.unknown B.familiar C.unexpected D.funny
A.abandoned B.enjoyed C.relaxed D.supported
A.changed B.missed C.took D.forgot
A.language B.way C.voice D.mind
A.translation B.paper C.expression D.copy
A.trusted B.filled C.provided D.moved
A.ordered B.consulted C.recommended D.challenged
A.documents B.lessons C.essays D.classes
A.as B.since C.even if D.now that
A.carefully B.seriously C.powerfully D.slightly
A.nervous B.eager C.confident D.lucky
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意, 然后从各题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
My father brought home a sailboat when I was ten, and almost each Sunday in summers we would go sailing. Dad was quite skilled in sailing, but not good at . As for me, I both before twelve because of living close to Lake Ontario.
The last time Dad and I set sail together is really. It was a perfect weekend after I graduated from university. I came home and Dad to go sailing. Out we set soon on the lake. Dad hadn’t sailed for years, but everything well with the tiller(舵柄)in his hands.
When we were in the middle of the lake, awind came all of a sudden. The boat was hit . Dad was always at his best in any , but at this moment he .
“John!!” he shouted in a trembling voice, with the tiller still in his hands.
In my memory he could fix any. He was the one I always for strength and security. Before I could respond, aof water got into the boat. I rushed to the tillerit was too late. Another huge wall of waterthe boat in a minute. We were thrown into the water, and Dad was struggling aimlessly. At that moment, I felt fiercely of him.
I swam to Dadand assisted him in climbing onto the hull(船壳)of the boat. Upon sitting on the hull, Dad was a little awkward about his flash of . “It’s all right, Dad. We are safe now,” I comforted him.
That was the first time Dad had counted on me in a moment of emergency. More importantly, I found it was my turn to start for my father.
A.boating B.running C.swimming D.teaching
A.enjoyed B.desired C.hated D.learned
A.unforgivable B.unforgettable C.cheerful D.regretful
A.sent B.ordered C.invited D.allowed
A.calm B.icy C.stormy D.thundery
A.finished B.went C.seemed D.sounded
A.strong B.gentle C.cold D.hot
A.repeatedly B.lightly C.hardly D.violently
A.danger B.place C.sport D.job
A.suffered B.fell C.froze D.withdrew
A.look B.Help C.Run D.Jump
A.problem B.relationship C.machine D.boat
A.turned to B.lived with C.argued with D.objected to
A.fountain B.stream C.shower D.wave
A.if B.for C.after D.but
A.got through B.poured into C.turned over D.lifted up
A.ashamed B.protective C.tired D.afraid
A.hopelessly B.quickly C.slowly D.helplessly
A.pain B.anger C.fear D.shame
A.making up B.getting ready C.paying off D.looking out
This was our time,our senior year. My best friend Beth and I had big dreams…But in my world of “big dreams” this one small freshman did not appear on my radar(关注范围). My best friend Beth was the first to her.
“Kristi,did you see the girl standing by us in the lunch line --- she looks so ,so out of place.” We had heard of a family that had just to our town from the country of Cambodia. We knew there was supposed to be a girl at our school from that family,but we had yet to meet her until now.
Leourn was a small dark-haired beauty. She with the little English she knew and that made it very for her to get to know people in our small town.Every day Leourn kept her eyes fixed on the and we never,ever saw her .
What could we do to help Leourn?With and faith,we decided to let her know that there were people who . We sought out Leourn in the halls and said “ Hi ” and tried to continue to engage her in . Leourn responded to us with smiles and small talk.
When Valentine’s Day(情人节) came,I thought of Leourn and decided I would send her a for the holiday. Thinking that she was learning our language and customs,I simply wrote, “Happy Valentine’s Day,Leourn. Your friend Kristi.”
I will forget that Valentine’s Day.
For the time,Leourn was the one who me out. She found me in the hall with the carnation(康乃馨)in her hands. Then she did something .She actually took her eyes off the floor,looked up at me with beautiful eyes and in a whisper said two words: “Thank You.”
It was a life-changing moment for me.
A.weak B.quiet C.short D.passive
A.accept B.greet C.notice D.introduce
A.lost B.sad C.concentrated D.deserted
A.settled B.transported C.travelled D.moved
A.kind B.strange C.new D.familiar
A.struggled B.practiced C.said D.continued
A.necessary B.convenient C.valuable D.hard
A.table B.floor C.wall D.ceiling
A.look up B.look away C.look down D.look out
A.curiosity B.interest C.love D.duty
A.helped B.wondered C.shared D.cared
A.conversation B.discussion C.explanation D.argument
A.finally B.suddenly C.immediately D.frequently
A.message B.call C.card D.flower
A.already B.just C.almost D.yet
A.often B.seldom C.never D.still
A.first B.second C.third D.last
A.made B.took C.packed D.sought
A.polite B.amazing C.interesting D.important
A.low B.light C.clear D.dim(模糊的)