完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21—40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
I wouldn’t ask for a dressing room. My mom always asked for me.
The evening before I had 21 risen from my seat and piled on excess (过量) noodles. Then I licked(舔)my bowl with the buttered garlic bread, 22 no evidence of the four servings I had eaten greedily. In the morning I would be forced to lie on my bed and suck in my 23 just to button my jeans. I feared school 24 . The sale rack, with its slender size markers, knew my number continued to grow.
I learned 25 to eat from my dad: fast and without thinking. In our house, the dinner table involved 26 ,with the children on defense. One 27 move and our dinner would be snatched off our plates without warning and eaten up by our father 28 than we could blink. We soon learned to keep a hand up while 29 our chicken, and if Mom decided to cook that night we needed to hurry and get 30 before it was gone.
Only one pair of jeans I tried on fit. I 31 and told my mother I could button every pair but only needed the jeans that lay 32 in my hands. We walked to the checkout.
I kept my head down as we passed a group of girls. They 33 . I glanced up only long enough to know my place. Their 34 cut at me, hands cupped over their mouths in secrecy.
The shop was about to close and I 35 two girls in my third grade class out.
“I like your pants. Where did you get them?” Marcy asked Alicia. I nodded in agreement, 36 they had removed their cupped hands and I could hear the 37 .
“Really? I like yours better,” Alicia replied.
“We should trade. What 38 are you?” Marcy asked.
“I don’t know …” Alicia said, finding the tag in the back of her pants. “Seven.”
“Me too,” Marcy said.
I 39 in line as I held the jeans, tag folded in so 40 could see the number on it was 12. I am not a size seven.
21.A.hurriedly B.hungrily C.repeatedly D.worriedly[
22.A.leaving B.offering C.collecting D.examining
23.A.stomach B.legs C.waist D.hands
24.A.uniforms B.meals C.holiday D.shopping
25.A.what B.how C.why D.when
26.A.battle B.game C.strike D.debate
27.A.big B.unusual C.false D.bold
28.A.harder B.further C.earlier D.faster
29.A.swallowing B.biting C.tasting D.cooking
30.A.excuses B.seconds C.opportunities D.demands
31.A.ordered B.lied C.paid D.promised
32.A.closed B.guided C.guarded D.satisfied
33.A.laughed B.murmured C.shouted D.whispered
34.A.mouths B.hands C.eyes D.ears
35.A.led B.followed C.invited D.walked
36.A.thankful B.afraid C.anxious D.excited
37.A.interview B.conversation C.question D.report
38.A.number B.size C.color D.weight
39.A.jumped B.waited C.cried D.hid
40.A.everybody B.anybody C.nobody D.somebody
My son was badly hurt in a fire.After he__36__from a series of treatments,the doctors told him they would not do any operation for six months__37__it took long for the skin to stop shrinking (收缩). So, he had to return to college with a visible 10inch__38__on his face.
I said to my son, “Keaston,__39__will pay any more attention to your scar__40__you do. If it does not bother you, it will not bother__41__.” He took my advice to heart and returned to school with his head__42__high—glad he was alive.
__43__, everyone has scars and shortcomings.Some of you may spend much time thinking that people would like you better, __44__you looked different, or dressed differently, or could have a different and newer__45__.
But you see, like Keaston’s scar,people will only judge you by your looks,or your__46__, or your car, if you are judging yourself by these same false__47__.
One of my friends in college was very__48__. At first, when people met him, they noticed his__49__for about 10 seconds. This man felt__50__about himself and spent most of his time__51__about other people’s comfort and welfare.__52__, people ignored his looks. What people__53__was his kindness and his concern for them. He didn’t act in an ugly way so people didn’t treat him as an ugly man.
Therefore, concentrate on what you value__54__yourself, because if you can see that beautiful person, everyone you are in contact with will see the same__55__.
A.cured B.recovered C.improved D.returned
A.because B.though C.until D.before
A.cut B.wound C.injury D.scar
A.no one B.anyone C.everyone D.someone
A.as B.like C.than D.when
A.another B.others C.all D.us
A.put B.held C.taken D.hung
A.After all B.In conclusion C.In fact D.Above all
A.as long as B.if C.even if D.as if
A.house B.telephone C.job D.car
A.clothes B.hairstyle C.figure D.salary
A.means B.standards C.comments D.rules
A.smart B.optimistic C.rude D.ugly
A.manners B.expressions C.looks D.actions
A.lucky B.worried C.good D.sad
A.inquiring B.asking C.knowing D.caring
A.Completely B.Gradually C.Obviously D.Suddenly
A.wanted B.understood C.brought D.saw
A.within B.beyond C.except D.above
A.kindness B.concern C.beauty D.perfection
Do you know what kind of things the young people are reading. More and more26 and parents have noticed another kind of pollution, which came from the printed papers27 on streets.
These printed things28 newspapers but have hardly anything to do with29 , you can only find reading materials badly made up these—— some are too strange for anyone to 30 ; others are frightening stories of something still worse. However, many of the young readers are getting interested in such 31 reading, which32 them what they should pay for their breakfast and brings them nightmares(恶梦)and immoral(邪恶的)ideas in return. Homework was left 33 ; daily games lost.
These sellers shout on streets selling their papers well. The writers, publishers and printers, whoever they are, we never know, are 34 their silent money.
The sheep - skinned wolf's story seems to have been forgotten once again. Why not35 this kind of thing. Yes, both teachers and parents have asked each other for more strict control of the young readers. 36 , the more you want to forbid it, the more they want to have a look at it. Sometimes you may even find out several children, driven by the curious natures, 37 one patched paper, which has traveled from hand to hand.
It really does 38 to our society. It has already formed a sort of moral pollution. The39 teachers and parents need more powerful support in their protection of the young generation. At the same time the young readers need more interesting books to help them 40 those ugly papers.
A.writers B.readers C.students D.teachers
A.sold B.printed C.put D.found
A.work out B.look like C.act as D.depend on
A.them B.children C.young people D.it
A.think B.believe C.know D.understand
A.wonderful B.interesting C.useful D.poisonous
A.spends B.costs C.pays D.takes
A.unknown B.much C.less D.undone
A.making B.spending C.wasting D.using
A.forbid B.separate C.leave D.stop
A.Luckily B.Unfortunately C.Badly D.Happily
A.share B.get C.hold D.take
A.good B.favor C.wrong D.harm
A.puzzled B.surprised C.disappointed D.worried
A.come into B.break down C.get rid of D.get off
A poor boy , named Howard Kelly , was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods door to door . He was hungry , 36 he decided to beg something to eat .
When a young woman opened the door , instead of a 37 he asked for a drink of water . Thinking he looked 38 she brought him a large glass of milk . He drank it and then asked , “How much do I 39 you ? ”
“No , you don’t owe me anything , ” she replied . “Mother has taught me 40 to accept pay for a kindness . ” Leaving that house , he not only felt stronger 41 , but it also increased his faith in God and the human race . He was about to 42 before this point .
43 later the young woman became seriously ill . The local doctors couldn’t cure her illness . They sent her to the big city , where specialists can be 44 to study her disease . Dr . Howard Kelly , now 45 , came for the consultation (会诊) . When he heard the name of the town where she came from , a strange light filled his eyes . 46 , he went into her room .
47 in his doctor’s gown (罩衣) he went in to see her . He 48 her at once . He went back to the 49 and determined to do his best to save her life . From that day on , he gave special attention to her case .
Finally , the battle was won . Dr . Kelly asked a nurse to 50 the bill to her room . She was afraid to open it 51 she knew that it would 52 the rest of her life to pay it off . Finally she looked and read these words on the side of the bill :
“Paid in full with a glass of 53 . ” (Signed ) Dr . Howard Kelly .
Tears of 54 flooded her eyes as she 55 silently : “Thank you , God . Your love has spread through human hearts and hands. ”
A.after B.so C.however D.before
A.meal B.dollar C.cent D.drink
A.sick B.poor C.hungry D.tired
A.pay off B.pay back C.owe D.lend
A.always B.seldom C.often D.never
A.mentally B.physically C.healthily D.spiritually
A.give up B.give away C.give in D.give off
A.Years B.Months C.Weeks D.Days
A.called up B.called on C.called at D.called in
A.rich B.old C.famous D.busy
A.Slowly B.Immediately C.Pleasantly D.Surprisingly
A.Covered B.Had C.Dressed D.Put
A.knew B.saw C.recognized D.realized
A.waiting room B.office C.meeting room D.consultation room
A.give B.bring C.send D.carry
A.but B.because C.even if D.in case
A.spend B.take C.use D.afford
A.tea B.coffee C.water D.milk
A.sadness B.pride C.joy D.interest
A.said B.shouted C.sighed D.prayed
I believe ___36__ is a powerful(强效的) medicine.
It was Sunday. I had the last __37__ to see and I get into her room. She was an old woman, sitting on the bed, trying to ____38__ her socks. Usually I said something like this: “How are you feeling? The nurse says your _39__ is visiting you today. I believe you are __40__ him.
She ___41___ with a serious voice, “ Sit down, doctor. This is my story, not yours.” I was surprised and ___42___. I sat down and helped her with the ___43__. She began to tell me that her only son lived not far away from her, ___44___ she had not seen him for five years. She believed her ___45__ problems were worse because of ___46__ her son. After hearing her story and helping her put on her socks, I asked if there was ____47___ I could do for her. She __48__ her head and smiled. All she wanted me to do was to __49__.
Each story is ___50__. Some are clear; others are not. Some are true; others are not, yet all those things do not __51_. What matters to the storyteller is that the story is heard.
Listening to someone’s story costs ___52___ but it is the key to healing(康复). I often ____53__ what the woman taught me, and I ____54__ myself of the importance of stopping, sitting down and truly listening. I __55___ the power of listening.
A.speaking B.reading C.listening D.writing
A.doctor B.nurse C.patient D.student
A.take off B.get off C.clean out D.put on
A.daughter B.son C.sister D.brother
A.looking forward to B.asking for C.going on D.worrying about
A.impressed B.stopped C.asked D.greeted
A.excited B.mad C.embarrassed D.angry
A.shoes B.shirt C.socks D.shorts
A.or B.so C.but D.if
A.health B.mental C.physical D.aging
A.missing B.loving C.understanding D.meeting
A.nothing else B.anything C.nothing D.everything
A.shook B.dropped C.waved D.moved
A.see B.write C.listen D.feel
A.terrible B.different C.similar D.true
A.happen B.appear C.matter D.change
A.anything B.everything C.something D.nothing
A.think of B.dream of C.get over D.laugh at
A.teach B.ask C.remind D.cheer
A.talk about B.show off C.believe in D.run out of
What is intelligence anyway? When I was in the army I 21 an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against 22 of 100, scored 160.No one at the base had ever seen a figure like that, and for two hours they made a big fuss over me.
All my life I've been registering scores like that, 23 I have the complacent(洋洋自得的) feeling that I'm highly intelligent, and I expect other people to think so too. Actually, though, don't such scores simply mean that I am very good at answering the type of academic questions that are considered worthy of answers by people who 24 the intelligence tests - people with intellectual bents(天分) similar to mine?
For instance, I once had an auto-repair man, who, on these intelligence tests, could not 25 have scored more than 80,by my estimate. Yet, when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him—and he always fixed it.
Well,then,suppose my auto—repair man 26 questions for some intelligence tests.By doing every one of them I'd prove myself a 27 .In a world where I have to work with my 28 ,I'd do poorly.
Consider my auto—repair man 29 .He had a habit of telling 30 .One time he said. “Doc, a deaf and dumb man 31 some nails.Having entered a store,he put two fingers together on the counter and made 32 movements with the other hand.The clerk brought him a hammer.He 33 his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering.The clerk 34 him some nails.He picked out the right size and left.Well,Doc,the35 man who came in was blind.He wanted scissors. 36 do you suppose he asked for them?" I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers.He burst out laughing and said,“Why, you fool,he used his 37 and asked for them.” Then he said smugly, "I've been 38 that on all my customers today." "Did you catch many?" I asked. "Quite a few," he said, "but I knew 39 I'd catch you." "Why is that?" I asked. "Because you're so goddamned educated, Doc, I knew you couldn't be very 40 ." And I have an uneasy feeling that he had something there.
A.failed B.wrote C.received D.chose
A.an average B.a total C.an amount D.a number
A.then B.but C.so that D.because
A.join in B.make up C.go over D.look through
A.approximately B.possibly C.certainly D.frequently
A.answered B.practiced C.designed D.tried
A.teacher B.doctor C.winner D.fool
A.brains B.efforts C.hands D.abilities
A.again B.as usual C.too D.as well
A.lies B.jokes C.news D.tales
A.bought B.tested C.found D.needed
A.cutting B.hammering C.scissoring D.circling
A.nodded B.raised C.shook D.turned
A.brought B.packed C.sent D.sold
A.clever B.other C.right D.next
A.What B.How C.Who D.Which
A.imagination B.hand C.voice D.information
A.trying B.proving C.practicing D.examining
A.with wisdom B.at once C.in reality D.for sure
A.clear B.silly C.slow D.smart