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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、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。
The end of senior year is a truly special and wonderful time for American students. It's 21
they will remember for the rest of their lives. My senior year, I can't believe it's 22 over. Now when I look back, it was 23 , but exciting, the ball, graduation, and then, of course, college.
I started my college 24 process months before Christmas. My parents told me it would be smart if I was arranged 25 interviews and tours. But I didn' t have a 26 aim. I wanted to go to college, but I didn't want to deal with the stress.
As the days flew by, my applications 27 on my desk just as I had left them three months before. "You are 28 valuable time," my parents Complained. Sweeping away the gathered dust on the applications, I 29 them every Sunday until I finished.
Next came writing the essays. I had many ideas, but every school had different 30 . I changed them until I was pleased. Finally, everything was 31 .
Now I just had to wait. In March, I started receiving letters of rejection. I began to think that I had prepared myself for disappointment. I 32 a letter from Salem State College stating that they wanted to see my third quarter grades 33 they made their decision. Yes! At least someone wanted to 34 me. At the beginning of April, I received a letter from Keens State. I had been 35 . Those opening words "We regret to inform you... " made me sit down and cry. I had lost all hope. Then I heard from Plymouth State. Not my first 36 , but ... I had been accepted. Maybe if I get my 37 up, I can manage to another nicer school...
The college application process 38 me deeply. All my friends had dozens of schools to choose from. I guess my 39 were right. "High school grades are undoubtedly important to your future plans. " If I could do it all over again, I would 40 it more seriously.
21．A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
22．A．completely B．finally C．nearly D．eventually
23．A．wonderful B．important C．different D．stressful
24．A．examination B．application C．graduation D．rejection
25．A．about B．on C．with D．for
26．A．true B．special C．clear D．serious
27．A．lay B．stood C．appeared D．gathered
28．A．spending B．wasting C．taking D．having
29．A．worked at B．worked on C．worked for D．worked out
30．A．requirements B．experiences C．processes D．statements
31．A．in order B．under control C．in place D．under way
32．A．typed B．kept C．had D．wrote
33．A．after B．before C．until D．while
34．A．consider B．think C．believe D．refuse
35．A．admitted B．accepted C．rejected D．fired
36．A．idea B．essay C．interview D．choice
37．A．letters B．grades C．hopes D．plans
38．A．hurt B．frightened C．damaged D．cheated
39．A．friends B．students C．teachers D．parents
40．A．make B．have C．take D．Get
It’s a sad and familiar sentence from a beggar that we often hear. Usually, when asked “Can you spare some 36 ?” I’ve been struck with a feeling of 37 if I passed by without giving a coin or two.
My conscience was hurt again when I was making a 38in Venice in 2006. I was sitting in a quiet café. Outside the café on the street was an old woman on her knees, 39 . Steady streams of 40 were walking past her. A young backpacker stood away from the crowd drinking something, but I noticed he was also 41 the woman.
She knelt motionlessly, her head almost touching the ground, a worn blanket providing little protection 42 the cold. The sight was especially 43 when compared with the signs of the 44 city around her.
A tourist group hurried along the street, 45 at the woman and walked on. Another group of tourists arrived, 46 again, walked past her. The backpacker watched. Then, as I prepared to leave, I stopped at the sight of the backpacker 47 and placing some money in the woman’s cup. He did this rather 48 , just before the arrival of another tourist group. I watched 49 the leader of the group stopped and put some money in the cup. With the young man 50 the way, other tourists followed.
The young backpacker 51 this process in front of the next tour party going past. Once again, the subtle peer(同伴) pressure 52 on the tourists, who all added coins to the cup. His work 53 , the young man walked over to the old beggar woman and said, “I hope that helps a bit.”
I placed some money in the woman’s cup and 54 my tour, light-hearted after witnessing such a 55 act of caring.
A．time B．effort C．change D．reward
A．satisfaction B．guilt C．anger D．pleasure
A．lecture B．report C．study D．tour
A．crying B．begging C．singing D．dancing
A．passengers B．customers C．tourists D．foreigners
A．ignoring B．serving C．observing D．following
A．against B．for C．with D．in
A．frightening B．touching C．fascinating D．interesting
A．peaceful B．noisy C．wealthy D．primitive
A．glanced B．laughed C．shouted D．stared
A．unless B．so C．but D．or
A．looking around B．stepping forward C．getting about D．breaking in
A．secretly B．carelessly C．deliberately D．eagerly
A．since B．before C．after D．as
A．showing B．showed C．pointing D．pointed
A．stopped B．valued C．made D．repeated
A．moved B．replied C．worked D．carried
A．done B．was done C．has been done D．had been done
A．cancelled B．continued C．started D．delayed
A．funny B．smart C．simple D．modest
I often read of incidents of misunderstanding or conflict. I’m left 1 . Why do these people create mistrust and problems, especially with those from other 2 ?
I was growing up in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1960s, 3 children from different races and religions played and studied 4 in harmony. At that time my family lived a stone’s 5 from Ismail’s. And no one was bothered that Ismail was a Malay Muslim and I was an Indian Hindu—we just 6 our differences. Perhaps, our elders had not filled our heads with unnecessary advice, well 7 or otherwise.
We were nine when we became friends. During the school holidays, we’d 8 the countryside on our bicycles, hoping to 9 the unexpected. At times Ismail would accompany my family as we made a rare shopping trip to town. We would be glad of his 10 .
When I was twelve, my family moved to Johor. Ismail’s family later returned to their village, and I 11 touch with him.
One spring afternoon in 1983, I stopped a taxi in Kuala Lumpur. I 12 my destination. The driver acknowledged my 13 but did not move off. Instead, he looked 14 at me. “Raddar?” he said, using my childhood nickname. I was astonished at being so 15 addressed (称呼). Unexpectedly! It was Ismail! Even after two 16 we still recognized each other. Grasping his shoulder, I felt a true affection, something 17 to describe.
If we can allow our children to be 18 without prejudice, they’ll build friendships with people, regardless of race or religion, who will be 19 their side through thick and thin. On such friendships are societies built and 20 we can truly be, as William Shakespeare once wrote,“we happy few, we band of brothers”.
A．interested B．pleased C．puzzled D．excited
A．parties B．cities C．villages D．races
A．why B．which C．how D．when
A．together B．around C．alone D．apart
A．drop B．throw C．move D．roll
A．refused B．made C．sought D．accepted
A．paid B．meant C．preserved D．treated
A．explore B．search C．discover D．desert
A．get through B．deal with C．come across D．take away
A．arrival B．choice C．effort D．company
A．lost B．gained C．developed D．missed
A．stated B．ordered C．decided D．chose
A．attempts B．instructions C．opinions D．arrangements
A．anxiously B．carelessly C．disappointedly D．fixedly
A．familiarly B．strangely C．fully D．coldly
A．departures B．months C．years D．decades
A．possible B．funny C．hard D．clear
A．them B．themselves C．us D．ourselves
A．from B．by C．with D．against
A．still B．otherwise C．then D．instead
Last January I was given a chance to work in another country. At first, I lived a 36 life, but soon I met a group of new friends and they were really nice.
Then something 37 happened. One of our friends suffered from kidney stones (肾结石), which had to be 38 surgically as soon as possible. But it was not as 39 as that! Our friend could not 40 the operation, which put him into deep 41 . I didn’t know how to help him because I didn’t have any money either. 42 , I never lost hope. Instead I tried to think of other 43 and told him not to worry because everything would be all right.
Before I left the hospital, I talked to the surgeon and asked him to do the surgery, saying I would pay the expenses the next day 44 I had that kind of money. Well, I must have been 45 because the surgeon agreed to do it! But how was I going to get that much money?
All I knew was that I needed to help my friend! Although it could be 46 to deal with this kind of situation, I decided to make some efforts. I tried to borrow money but failed. I tried 47 my things but no one wanted them. Then I had the idea of talking to my 48 . I asked him if I could have my next two months’ salary in advance—without even thinking on how I would49 for two months with no money. He was surprised and asked me the reason. I told him that I had a friend who was really in need. 50 I convinced him too and then he gave my two months’ salary without any 51 !
Upon getting the money, I ran to the hospital and paid all the bills. My friend didn’t know how to thank me. I just said, “Come on! Give me a 52 !”
Friendship may not only be found at the happy moment but sometimes you can find it on the53 time in your life! I’ve done a good thing by being a (an) 54 friend and I think it is well worth the 55 .
A．private B．lonely C．colorful D．normal
A．strange B．wrong C．unexpected D．unfair
A．removed B．reduced C．examined D．lifted
A．terrible B．painful C．simple D．special
A．stand B．consider C．perform D．afford
A．anxiety B．confusion C．embarrassment D．dissatisfaction
A．Thus B．Otherwise C．However D．Therefore
A．reasons B．choices C．symptoms D．expectations
A．even if B．as if C．so that D．in case
A．encouraging B．annoying C．astonishing D．convincing
A．challenging B．disturbing C．amazing D．scaring
A．saving B．handling C．donating D．selling
A．colleague B．relative C．boss D．surgeon
A．adapt B．survive C．continue D．wander
A．Luckily B．Slightly C．Constantly D．Occasionally
A．analysis B．dignity C．hesitation D．remark
A．favor B．hug C．promise D．reply
A．best B．longest C．strangest D．toughest
A．supportive B．sensitive C．aggressive D．attentive
A．tolerance B．sympathy C．pressure D．effort
Comedian Groucho Mark said, “Those are my principles. If you don’t like them, I have others.”
You and I have principles and we also have 31 . I have opinions about what I think is right or wrong or good or bad. But they’re only opinions —I could be 32 ! I won’t try to build my life around my opinions, 33 I’ll try to keep to my principles.
A 15-year-old boy learned a valuable 34 about life principles. One day, he found a wallet that35 $127 as well as a woman’s 36 . He jumped onto his 37 and went to her house. He told her he found her wallet and she gave him a big 38 . She also gave him twenty dollars.
That evening the boy told his parents about the 39 and his father said, “I don’t think you should have 40 $20 for doing what you should have done. A person shouldn’t be rewarded for being 41 .”
He considered his father’s statement and 42 that he would return the money. He 43 biked to the lady’s home and gave her back the money. She didn’t want to 44 it, but he told her she had to — that his father 45 something to him that he had 46 realized before.
When ideals such as honesty and a personal standard of always doing the right thing guide our every action and decision, we 47 develop a good character. These great principles 48 our lives and make us into a person of 49 . They teach confidence. That boy is 50 to be raised by a wise father who had the wisdom to say, “Those are my principles.”
A．lives B．opinions C．conditions D．purposes
A．happy B．different C．wrong D．clever
A．so B．and C．or D．but
A．lesson B．skill C．secret D．course
A．cost B．contained C．got D．covered
A．name B．script C．identification D．house
A．bicycle B．car C．horse D．taxi
A．hand B．surprise C．chance D．hug
A．performance B．event C．principle D．trade
A．accepted B．paid C．earned D．saved
A．generous B．honest C．selfless D．confident
A．imagined B．expected C．predicted D．decided
A．once B．even C．again D．still
A．fetch B．take C．return D．spare
A．pointed out B．gave out C．picked up D．added up
A．always B．often C．never D．ever
A．suddenly B．actually C．immediately D．personally
A．shape B．protect C．encourage D．understand
A．attitude B．sense C．direction D．character
A．sure B．free C．fortunate D．tough
Twist was the name of an old champion racing horse. He was past thirty years old, but the heart of the true 36 still beat with the great spirit. However, I knew little about the 37 that the old horse’s spirit would have on my daughter.
My daughter Stacy had ever had a 38 experience with a runaway horse. She was just eight at the time, and a terrifying 39 accompanied the disaster. Although she broke no bones, her 40 , love for horses and the desire to learn to ride were 41 . No matter how my wife and I tried, we had no 42 in curing the damage caused that day. But when she was thirteen, a turning point came. One day as I saw Stacy look into the eye of the 43 fellow in the stall(牲口棚), I knew this was going to be the beginning of a 44 relationship.
Fortunately, Stacy’s accident had not weakened her love for 45 in general, and this small opening was all that Twist needed to create an unusual bond(纽带). In the following weeks, Stacy began to express daily 46 in coming to the stall with me. She 47 spent time with him, feeding, brushing and combing him, all the 48 talking to him about her life.
Then one day 49 I was readying one horse for a ride, I noticed the old guy’s 50 expression and desire to be included, too. So I asked Stacy if she wanted to take Twist out for a ride. In 51 , Stacy looked once again into the old man’s eye. That moment, their two spirits 52 and completed the bond that had been forming over a couple of months. Continuing to look deep into his eyes, Stacy didn’t 53 . She only nodded yes. Moments later, I saw them riding 54 together, Stacy winning renewed confidence and desire, and Twist winning his medal of a child’s 55 .
A．owner B．winner C．jumper D．member
A．wish B．idea C．effect D．ability
A．new B．bad C．rich D．strange
A．fall B．task C．shake D．attack
A．pride B．skill C．luck D．confidence
A．ignored B．reformed C．destroyed D．overlooked
A．aim B．need C．surprise D．success
A．poor B．old C．brave D．strong
A．serious B．similar C．special D．formal
A．animals B．parents C．friends D．fields
A．thanks B．interest C．opinions D．sympathy
A．endlessly B．roughly C．unwillingly D．actively
A．best B．way C．same D．time
A．as B．so C．although D．because
A．angry B．sad C．eager D．anxious
A．brief B．response C．return D．addition
A．met B．rose C．fought D．recovered
A．act B．think C．speak D．smile
A．on B．back C．down D．off
A．heart B．spirit C．agreement D．dependence