第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,共30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was a cold Saturday morning. An old man walked slowly into the 36 . With shoulders bent forward, he leaned on his trusty stick with each 37 step.
His shabby clothes and warm personality made him 38 out from the usual breakfast crowd. Unforgettable were his eyes that shone like diamonds and thin lips 39 in a steady smile.
A young waitress named Mary 40 him drag toward a table by the window. She ran over to him, and said, “Here, sir. Let me give you a 41 with that chair.”
Without saying a word, he smiled and 42 . She pulled the chair away from the table. Steadying him with one arm, she helped him get comfortably 43 . Then she moved the table up close to him, and leaned his 44 against the table where he could reach it.
In a soft, clear voice, he said, “Thank you for your 45 .”
“You’re welcome, sir.” She replied 46 . “And my name is Mary. I’ll be back in a moment, and 47 you need anything at all in the meantime, just wave at me!”
After he had finished his breakfast, Mary brought him the change from his ticket. Then she 48 him out from behind the table. She handed him his stick, and walked 49 him to the front door. Holding the door open for him, she said, “Come back and see us, sir!”
He turned with his whole body and nodded with a 50 smile. “You are very kind,” he said softly.
When Mary went to clean his table, she was 51 to find that under his plate there was a business card and a note on a napkin (餐巾纸). Under the napkin was a one hundred dollar bill!
The note on the napkin 52 , “Dear Mary, I respect you very much, and you respect yourself too. It shows by the way you 53 others. You have found the secret of happiness. Your kind gestures will 54 through those who meet you.”
The next day she was told that the man she had 55 on was the owner of the restaurant where she was working.
36. A. restaurant B. shop C. hospital D. bank
37. A. big B. quick C. urgent D. unhurried
38. A. get B. look C. stand D. keep
39. A. held B. made C. remained D. put
40. A. felt B. noticed C. discovered D. realized
41. A. table B. cushion C. place D. hand
42. A. nodded B. obeyed C. sat D. hesitated
43. A. moved B. stayed C. seated D. rested
44. A. chair B. spoon C. stick D. plate
45. A. quickness B. kindness C. cleverness D. politeness
46. A. happily B. sadly C. nervously D. vaguely
47. A. until B. though C. because D. if
48. A. called B. helped C. took D. made
49. A. by B. around C. with D. towards
50. A. confident B. grateful C. relieved D. delicate
51. A. Embarrassed B. satisfied C. disappointed D. astonished
52. A. read B. told C. wrote D. showed
53. A. please B. admire C. follow D. treat
54. A. pass B. shine C. go D. pull
55. A. Depended B. served C. waited D. Agreed
We come by business naturally in our family.Each of the seven children in our family worked in our father’s store.As we worked and watched,we ____ that work was about more than ____ and making a sale.
One lesson stands out in my mind.It was shortly before Christmas.I was in eighth grade and was working evenings,straightening the toy section.A little boy,five or six years old,came in.He was wearing a brown torn coat with ____ sleeves.His shoes were scuffed(磨损) and his one shoelace was torn.The little boy looked poor to me—too poor to ____ to buy anything.He looked around the toy section,picked up this item and that,and ____ put them back in their place.
Dad came down the stairs and walked over to the boy.His steel blue eyes ____ and the dimple(酒窝) in his cheek stood out as he ____ the boy what he could do for him.The boy said he was looking for a Christmas ___ for his brother.I was impressed that Dad treated him with the same ____ as any adult.Dad told him to take his ___ and look around.He did.
After about 20 minutes,the little boy picked up a toy plane,walked up to my dad and said, “How much for this,Mister?”
“How much you ____?” Dad asked.
The little boy held out his hand and ___ it.His hand was creased(起皱) with ____ lines of dirt from holding his ____ too tightly.In his hand lay only 27 cents.The ____ on the toy plane he’d ____ was $3.98.
“That’ll just ___ it,” Dad said as he made the sale.Dad’s reply still ____ in my ears.When the little boy walked out of the store,I didn’t notice the worn coat or the ____ torn shoelace.What I saw was a happy child with a ____.
A.showed B.heard C.learned D.guessed
A.survival B.pleasure C.trouble D.expectation
A.short B.dirty C.tight D.colorful
A.intend B.attempt C.afford D.decide
A.suddenly B.differently C.happily D.carefully
A.closed B.smiled C.shone D.focused
A.asked B.told C.showed D.called
A.tree B.card C.present D.cake
A.friendship B.respect C.support D.favor
A.effort B.word C.time D.courage
A.paid B.earned C.lost D.got
A.cleaned B.opened C.gave D.turned
A.lon B.thin C.wet D.flat
A.toy B.pocket C.hand D.money
A.price B.number C.quality D.value
A.carried out B.picked out C.put out D.pulled out
A.change B.cover C.need D.take
A.rings B.stays C.runs D.pauses
A.clean B.normal C.single D.double
A.choice B.hope C.package D.treasure
The concept of solitude(独处) in the digital world is almost nonexistent.In the world of digital technology,email,social networking and online video games,information is meant to be ___.Solitude can be hard to discover____it has been given up.In this respect,new technologies have___our culture.
The desire to be connected has brought solitude to a(n)____as we’ve known it.People have become so____in the world of networks and connections that one can often be contacted____they’d rather not be.Today we can talk,text,email,chat and blog(写博客),not only from our____,but from our mobile phones as well.
Most developed nations have become ____on digital technology simply because they’ve grown accustomed to it,and at this point not____it would make them an outsider.____,many jobs and careers require people to be____.From this point of view,technology has changed the culture of work.Being reachable might feel like a___to those who may not want to be able to be contacted at all times.
I suppose the positive side is that solitude is still possible for anyone who____wants it.Computers can be shut____and mobile phones can be turned off.The ability to be “connected” and “on” has many____,as well as disadvantages.Travelers have ended up____on mountains,and mobile phones have saved countless lives.They can also make people feel ____and forced to answer unwanted calls or____to unwanted texts.
Attitudes towards our connectedness as a society____across generations.Some find today’s technology a gift.Others consider it a curse.Regardless of anyone’s view on the subject,it’s hard to imagine what life would be like____daily advancements in technology.(2012·江苏)
A.updated B.received C.shared D.collected
A.though B.until C.once D.before
A.respected B.shaped C.ignored D.preserved
A.edge B.stage C.end D.balance
A.sensitive B.intelligent C.considerate D.reachable
A.even if B.only if C.as if D.if only
A.media B.computers C.databases D.monitors
A.bent B.hard C.keen D.dependent
A.finding B.using C.protecting D.changing
A.Also B.Instead C.Otherwise D.Somehow
A.connected B.trained C.recommended D.interested
A.pleasure B.benefit C.burden D.disappointment
A.slightly B.hardly C.merely D.really
A.out B.down C.up D.in
A.aspects B.weaknesses C.advantages D.exceptions
A.hidden B.lost C.relaxed D.deserted
A.trapped B.excited C.confused D.amused
A.turn B.submit C.object D.reply
A.vary B.arise C.spread D.exist
A.beyond B.within C.despite D.without
One day,while I was walking to work,I decided to bring some flowers that I had picked from my garden that morning.On the way,I ____ a stranger and presented the bunch to him with a smile card.____ by the sense of joy I felt from giving flowers to another person,and may be ____ his day,I wanted to do it again.
When I got to my office,I had the ____ of anonymously(匿名) leaving flowers around the workplace.The impersonal(无人情味的) ___ of the building where I work makes me ____.It just feels a little boring sometimes,____ it’s a nice building with great light.I __8__ lots of people might feel the same way,so why not put a little ___ there,and throw in an inspirational quote while I’m at it?____,who doesn’t like flowers?
So,for the past month,I’ve been ____ flowers in a little cup on the sink in the bathroom.Each week,I ____ the flowers and the quote.It always feels ____ for me to read quotes like Henry David Thoreau’s “If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams,he will meet with a ____ unexpected in common hours.” and Gandhi’s “The fragrance(香味) always ____ on the hand that gives the rose.” If anything,I figured,it at least makes me ____ each time I visit the bathroom.
Then today,when I walked in,I noticed ____ flowers in the cup,and a quote that someone else had written!It ____,“Be the change you wish to see in the world.”—Gandhi.
This little act ____ me that,at the end of the day,we’re all just people with hearts ____ the various roles and different hats we may wear in the workplace.
I did a little dance and I am smiling wide for the rest of the day!
A.picked out B.came across C.called up D.pointed at
A.Struck B.Informed C.Surprised D.Honoured
A.calming B.determining C.reflecting D.brightening
A.belief B.way C.idea D.aim
A.design B.atmosphere C.decoration D.regulation
A.uncomfortable B.impolite C.impatient D.unconscious
A.when B.unless C.because D.though
A.concluded B.considered C.doubted D.expected
A.mystery B.adventure C.beauty D.courage
A.More or less B.After all C.At most D.In no case
A.growing B.watering C.putting D.arranging
A.count B.check C.clean D.change
A.refreshing B.interesting C.satisfying D.puzzling
A.prize B.truth C.success D.miracle
A.holds B.attaches C.remains D.focuses
A.strong B.happy C.excited D.shocked
A.good B.new C.small D.special
A.printed B.asked C.replied D.said
A.introduces B.warns C.suggests D.reminds
A.regardless of B.in terms of C.in addition to D.instead of
There was once a man who met with a shipwreck(船只失事) and landed on a deserted island.Every day he prayed,____ someone could pass and rescue him,but to his ____,no one ever came.
Months went by and this man learned to ___ food and firewood from the island and stored them in a hut(棚屋) that he constructed,which helped him ____ on the deserted island.One day when he ____ his hut after hunting for food,____,he saw his hut was on fire,along with everything else he had!
All of his ____ were going up in smoke!The only thing ____ was the clothes on his back.At first he was ___,frozen there and then he was filled with ____!He threw a fist into the air and began yelling, “How unfair!How could this ____ to me?I’ve been praying every day for months but now everything that I have is on fire!”
Later the man grew so ____ that he fell on his hands and knees weeping heavily when he happened to look up and ____ a ship coming in his direction.The man was ____.As they were heading back to civilization,the man asked the captain, “How were you able to ____ me?” The captain ____,“We were voyaging across the ocean when a cloud of ____ going up caught our attention.We ____ to go check it out and that’s when we found you!”
In life we will always be ___ with challenges,problems,and disasters.Always keep in mind that a disaster can sometimes be good ____ in disguise(掩盖).
A.realizing B.imagining C.hoping D.doubting
A.excitement B.disappointment C.amazement D.embarrassment
A.collect B.receive C.order D.share
A.survive B.suffer C.adapt D.develop
A.visited B.put up C.returned to D.passed
A.naturally B.unexpectedly C.instead D.anyway
A.preparations B.preferences C.feelings D.possessions
A.left B.valued C.lost D.moved
A.touched B.shocked C.bored D.confused
A.anger B.pain C.fear D.shame
A.open B.object C.happen D.appeal
A.unreasonable B.tired C.weak D.desperate
A.spotted B.sought C.caught D.searched
A.rescued B.protected C.rewarded D.welcomed
A.trust B.keep C.seize D.find
A.declared B.explained C.analysed D.added
A.light B.smoke C.water D.sound
A.forgot B.continued C.pretended D.decided
A.supplied B.satisfied C.faced D.equipped
A.experience B.luck C.information D.progress
Most people give little thought to the pens they write with,especially since the printers in modern homes and offices mean that very ____things are handwritten.All too often,people buy a pen based only on ____,and wonder why they are not satisfied ___ they begin to use it.However,buying a pen that you’ll enjoy is not ____ if you keep the following in mind.
First of all,a pen should fit comfortably in your hand and be __5__ to use.The thickness of the pen is the most important characteristic(特征)____ comfort.Having a small hand and thick fingers,you may be comfortable with a thin pen.If you have a ____ hand and thicker fingers you may ____a fatter pen.The length of a pen can ____ influence comfort.A pen that is too ____ can easily feel topheavy and unstable.
Then,the writing point of the pen should ____ the ink to flow evenly(均匀地) while the pen remains in touch with the paper.____ will make it possible for you to create a ____ line of writing.The point should also be sensitive enough to ____ink from running when the pen is lifted.A point that does not block the ____ may leave drops of ink,____ you pick the pen up and put it down again.
___,the pen should make a thick,dark line.Fineline pens may ____ bad handwriting,but fine,delicate lines do not command ____ next to printed text,as,____,a signature on a printed letter.A broader line,on the other hand,gives an impression of confidence and authority(权威).
A.many B.few C.pleasant D.important
A.looks B.reason C.value D.advantages
A.once B.if C.because D.though
A.convenient B.practical C.strange D.difficult
A.heavy B.easy C.hard D.safe
A.taking B.finding C.determining D.seeking
A.stronger B.weaker C.smaller D.larger
A.prefer B.recommend C.prepare D.demand
A.hardly B.also C.never D.still
A.thick B.light C.long D.soft
A.change B.allow C.reduce D.press
A.They B.One C.This D.Some
A.thin B.rough C.black D.smooth
A.prevent B.free C.protect D.remove
A.way B.sight C.flow D.stream
A.so B.as C.and D.yet
A.Meanwhile B.Generally C.Afterwards D.Finally
A.show up B.differ from C.break down D.compensate for
A.attention B.support C.respect D.admission
A.at most B.for example C.in brief D.on purpose