III.Cloze(20points)Schoolwasov-优题课

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，从短文后所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
This morning I awoke from a wonderful night’s sleep. One of those completely satisfying sleep—difficult to explain, but if you’ve ever had one you’ll know what I’m 36 about.
No amount of 37 could buy a better night’s sleep. I truly 38 my blessed rest. It was like a gift from heaven. Interesting to think that Bill Gates or any 39 billionaire you can 40 really couldn’t have had a more satisfying, fulfilling night of sleep.
That started me thinking of other 41 that cost nothing or very little．Like a drink of cold water on a 42 day．Or a warm relaxing 43 when you’re tired．
What could be better than 44 to your favorite music or watching good movies? These are 45 delights—small pleasures．I hope this doesn’t 46 too silly in today’s rough，loud world．I wonder if the new generation can appreciate some such things．
We’re told we 47 the latest model car, or TV or computer to be happy，but it’s all a trick, a marketing move．No sooner do we get these things, 48 we’re looking to replace them 49 a newer car, or TV or computer．
This is not to say that money isn't important. Money can help 50 , clothes and house those in need．Money is neither all good nor all bad—it’s just a 51 of life that can be used for good things or abused(滥用).
I suppose having 52 money worries can give a certain peace of mind that 53 a person to have a good night’s rest. But no amount of money can 54 buy that wonderful, particularly restful night’s sleep that I 55 last night.
36．A．telling B．talking C．hearing D．referring
37．A．poors B．persons C．workers D．riches
38．A．appreciated B．feared C．disliked D．doubted
39．A．one B．more C．other D．big
40．A．write B．remember C．mention D．say
41．A．dreams B．pleasures C．nights D．gifts
42．A．happy B．fine C．cool D．hot
43．A．match B．walk C．talk D．bath
44．A．enjoying B．receiving C．listening D．looking forward
45．A．quiet B．interesting C．moving D．exciting
46．A．sound B．keep C．seem D．prove
47．A．have B．need C．buy D．find
48．A．when B．than C．and D．then
49．A．with B．by C．for D．in
50．A．eat B．feed C．serve D．food
51．A．necessity B．thing C．kind D．tool
52．A．many B．some C．no D．few
53．A．makes B．forces C．allows D．advises
54．A．always B．already C．still D．ever
55．A．experienced B．awaited C．liked D．talked about

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和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s 36 filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so 37that I decided to write an article about her.
I 38Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk her career. She 39and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I 40I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.
I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there 41 , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that42
Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The 43was almost unbearable. I struggled for days 44draft after draft. Finally I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.
It didn’t take long. My manuscript 45 . How stupid of me! I thought. How could I 46in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t 47the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.
Five years later, I was moving to California. While 48my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in 49 :
Dear Ms Profit,
Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some 50materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to 51your story soon.
Shocked, it took me a long time to 52 . Fear of rejection cost me dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of 53writing. Today, I have become a full – time writer. Looking back on this 54 , I learned a very important lesson: You can’t
55to doubt yourself.
36．A．joy B．voice C．speech D．smile
37．A．proud B．active C．satisfied D．moved
38．A．visited B．emailedC．phoned D．interviewed
39．A．agreed B．refused C．hesitated D．paused
40．A．replied B．discovered C．explained D．knew
41．A．seriously B．patiently C．nervously D．quietly
42．A．blaming B．fooling C．inviting D．urging
43．A．hardship B．failure C．comment D．pressure
44．A．with B．by C．on D．in
45．A．disappeared B．returned C．spread D．improved
46．A．compare B．struggle C．survive D．compete
47．A．ignore B．deliver C．faceD．receive
48．A．decorating B．repairing C．cleaning D．leaving
49．A．disbelief B．anxiety C．horror D．trouble
50．A．subjective B．relevant C．private D．reliable
51．A．broadcast B．create C．publish D．assess
52．A．recover B．prepare C．escape D．concentrate
53．A．energetic B．endless C．typical D．enjoyable
54．A．experience B．success C．benefit D．accident
55．A．attempt B．afford C．expect D．pretend

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16-35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
I still remember the day I was driving to the supermarket I own. When I came out, I found a boy 16 my car with a brush. I went over and patted (拍) him 17 the shoulder, which surprised him very much. In no time he began to 18 at me, so I was sure he 19 some money. From the shoes he was wearing I could hardly imagine how 20 he was. So I offered him a $100 bill. To my great surprise, he 21 to take it. When I was wondering what he was doing, he said, “I was waiting here for 4 hours, waiting for you. Your 22 is so beautiful and I like it, but I don’t need that.” I knew he was mentioning the 23.
As he had refused the money, I offered to drive him around the town. The boy became so 24 that he got into the car at once, “Would you please drive me 25? It is only about 3 miles.” What the boy wanted to do was to show off to his friends and his family.
26 I stopped, he jumped out and ran into an old building, telling me to wait there for some time. Very soon he came out, saying to a little girl on his back, “Look at this beautiful car. I will buy you 27 some day.”
I noticed his sister had a pale (苍白的) face. 28, her legs were too thin, and she was unable to 29.
After that day I went to his home several times. And I got to know more about him and his 30. Poor as they were, the boy 31 refused my money, and said, “I can 32 money by myself, thank you.”
Soon I 33 my manager of the supermarket that a boy would go to 34 here the next day.
No matter how poor we are, we would 35 give in (屈服) to ourselves.
16. A. repairing B. cleaning C. fixingD. hitting
17. A. over B. offC. inD. on
18. A. shoutB. cryC. smileD. throw
19. A. lostB. gotC. received D. needed
20. A. richB. poorC. handsome D. brave
21. A. begged B. agreed C. allowedD. refused
22. A. carB. shoesC. suitcaseD. clothes
23. A. boxB. wheel C. paper D. bill
24. A. unhappy B. scaredC. excited D. unfriendly
25. A. yardB. office C. schoolD. home
26. A. As soon asB. As long asC. As well asD. So far as
27. A. oneB. itC. thisD. that
28. A. So B. HoweverC. What’s worse D. In general
29. A. runB. jump C. climb D. walk
30. A. brother B. family C. friend D. boss
31. A. no longer B. at lastC. at first D. once again
32. A. spend B. saveC. makeD. borrow
33. A. toldB. asked C. answeredD. warned
34. A. shopB. workC. sleep D. buy
35. A. alwaysB. oftenC. everD. never

第二节完型填空（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
For much of our life, my mother and I hated each other. I spent most of my childhood 36 with her – or trying to avoid her, as well as her bitterness, unhappiness and endless smoking. I learned how to defend myself with 37 designed to hurt her. In turn, she vowed I would have a 38 who would feel the way about me that I felt about her.
Many years later when my husband and I decided to have a child, I was 39 to have a girl. I couldn’t 40 the though of a daughter who might not love me – or who would want to 41 me. As soon as I became pregnant, I was convinced I was having a boy. In the delivery room, on my doctor putting my baby into my arms, I couldn’t wait to tell my mother I had a 42 , while “he” was a girl. At that moment, I couldn’t imagine wanting anyone but her.
43 I couldn’t forget my mother’s teasing vow, even after she died and I saw her in a more 44 light. As my daughter got older, whenever we argued, I worried we were 45 the same awful path that my mother and I had gone down.
Last summer, my daughter 46 18, the same age when my mother threw me out of her apartment for 47 . However, I was with her, planning for her first year at college. When my husband and I dropped her off at her school in New York, I finally 48 to her my biggest fear that we would end up like me and my mother. “That will never happen.” she 49 me, kissing me goodbye. Six weeks later, my husband and I returned to the campus. I 50 myself arguing with my daughter about her messy room, not using the library and her mistake of choosing the room near the bathroom. I couldn’t stop myself. And then 51 came: “You’re just like your mother,” my daughter screamed. “I hate you.” And then she 52 .
I finally heard the words I had always dreaded. But maybe that was because I 53 them. I had always worried the bond I shared with my daughter would 54 . later that evening, we picked my daughter up to a restaurant. We ate 55 . But when we separated, I hugged her. The next morning, she called telling she loved me. There wasn’t anything to be afraid of anymore. There was just a relationship we should work on with each other.
36．A．sharing B．playing C．communicating D．fighting
37．A．actions B．activities C．words D．weapons
38．A．husbandB．friend C．child D．daughter
39．A．afraid B．unlucky C．uncertain D．willing
40．A．have B．bear C．hold D．afford
41．A．love B．escape from C．obey D．keep from
42．A．daughter B．son C．baby D．life
43．A．Furthermore B．But C．And D．Or
44．A．bright B．annoying C．understanding D．unfriendly
45．A．on B．in C．at D．along
46．A． became B．grew C．went D．turned
47．A．good B．nothing C．my good D．all
48．A．presented B．told C．admitted D．informed
49．A．promised B．pardoned C．referred D．reflected
50．A．wanted B．asked C．forced D．found
51．A．it B．she C．they D．that
52．A．walked away B．looked away C．gave awayD．stormed away
53．A．deserved B．demanded C．equaled D．appreciated
54．A．tear B．break C．crash D．last
55．A．in vain B．in general C．in silence D．in brief

三、完型填空（共30分）
Jenna, a popular girl from Westood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was ready for new 36in high school.
37 , high school was different. In the first week, Jenna went to tryouts(选拔赛) for cheerleaders(拉拉队队员). She was competing against very talented girls, and she knew it would be 38 for her to be selected. Two hours later, the 39 read a list of the girls for a second tryout. Her heart 40 as the list ended without her name. Feeling 41 , she walked home carrying her schoolbag full of homework.
Arriving home, she started with math. She had always been a good math student, but now she was 42 . She moved on to English and history, and was 43 to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to 44 math for the time being.
The next day Jenna went to see Mrs Biden about being on the school 45 . Mrs Biden wasn’t as 46 as Jenna. “ I’m sorry, but we have enough 47 for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll take then.” Jenna smiled 48 and left. “Why is high school so 49 ?” she sighed.
Later in 50 class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much 51 . By the end of class, she understood how to get them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d continue to try to 52 at her new school. She wasn’t sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to 53 . High school was just as her mom had said: “You will feel like a small fish in a big pond 54 a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the 55 fish you can be.”
36. A. processes B. decisions C. challenges D. exercises
37. A. Therefore B. However C. Otherwise D. Besides
38. A. difficult B. easy C. boring D. interesting
39. A. editorB. boss C. candidate D. judge
40. A. jumped B. sank C. stopped D. raced
41. A. strange B. happy C. awful D. lonely
42. A. struggling B. improvingC. working D. complaining
43. A. ashamed B. disappointed C. shocked D. relieved
44. A. put up B. prepare for C. worry about D. give up
45. A. committee B. newspaper C. radio D. team
46. A. enthusiastic B. artistic C. sympathetic D. realistic
47. A. speakers B. readers C. cheerleaders D. writers
48. A. widely B. weakly C. excitedlyD. brightly
49. A. similar B. ordinary C. different D. familiar
50. A. physics B. history C. English D. math
51. A. pleasure B. hope C. trouble D. sorrow
52. A. fit in B. look out C. stay up D. get around
53. A. swim B. try C. ask D. escape
54. A. in return for B. in case of C. in terms of D. instead of
55. A. slimmest B. smallest C. best D. gentlest