第二节 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36~55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Children with learning disabilities (LD) often have problems. For many, strong feelings of 36 , anger, sadness, or shame can lead to 37 difficulties such as anxiety, depression, or low self-esteem. These problems can be far more than the academic challenges themselves.
Several leading experts in the field of LD have offered 38 to parents on ways to help 39 their children from these problems.
To be most effective in supporting your child, 40 can help to understand some underlying(not easily noticed) 41 for the psychological and emotional challenges he(she) may 42 .
First, it is not difficult to see 43 children with LD are at greater risk for developing psychological difficulties 44 one considers the repeated failure they experience as they 45 their way through the educational system, which may misunderstand or ignore their needs. 46 their efforts to "try harder," children with LD may receive little 47 feedback. Their academic struggles and failures are often met with 48 by teachers, peers, and parents. Such disapproval can take the form of negative labeling of a child as "slow," "lazy," or "dumb." 49 developing a sense of pride in their accomplishments, children with LD may 50 in frustration and shame. Low self-esteem and a lack of confidence only further 51 with learning and academic success.
The second reason is the 52 difficulties they often experience. Research indicates that as many as 75% of kids with LD have such difficulties as making and keeping friends. Children with learning disabilities are less 53 , and often rejected by their peers. Teachers and other adults also may 54 to have negative views of children with learning disabilities. Such social rejection can result in loss of self-esteem and feelings of loneliness, which, 55 , may lead to psychological difficulties such as anxiety and depression.
36. A. frustration B. excitement C. surprise D. curiosity
37. A. academic B. cultural C. physical D. psychological
38. A. help B. suggestions C. chances D. comments
39. A. prevent B. protect C. prohibit D. persuade
40. A. they B. parents C. it D. experts
41. A. excuses B. opinions C. directions D. reasons
42. A. expect B. imagine C. face D. ignore
43. A. why B. where C. which D. when
44. A. unless B. though C. if D. because
45. A. feel B. find C. change D. fight
46. A. Without B. Despite C. Through D. Due to
47. A. positive B. negative C. subjective D. sensitive
48. A. support B. sympathy C. disapproval D. complaint
49. A. Other than B. Rather than C. More than D. Less than
50. A. stay up B. turn up C. pick up D. end up
51. A. compare B. mix C. interfere D. compete
52. A. social B. economic C. technical D. learning
53. A. invited B. accepted C. criticized D. impressed
54. A. tend B. wait C. manage D. desire
55. A. in general B. in particular C. in total D. in turn
In Britain, people have different attitudes to the police. Most people generally them and the job they do-although there are certain people who do not believe that the police
have the power that they do.
What does a policeman actually do? It is not job to describe. After all, a policeman has a number of jobs in
. A policeman often has to control traffic, either
foot in the center of a town, or in a police car on the roads. Indeed, in Britain, he might be in the Traffic Police and spend all, or a lot of, his time
up and down main roads and motorways. A traffic policeman has to help keep the traffic moving, stop
motorists and help when there is an accident.
A policeman has to help keep the , too. If there is a fight or some other disturbance, we
the police to come and restore order. And they often have to
situation at great risk to their own
.
We expect the police to solve crimes, of course, so an ordinary policeman, he is not a detective, will often have to help
and arrest criminals.
And do we call when there is an emergency-an air crash, a
, a road accident, or a robbery? We call the police.
a policeman has to be
to face any unpleasant emergency that may happen in the
world.
The police do an absolutely, necessary job, they do it well and I support them, but I do not envy policeman, I do not think that I could
do the job of a policeman.
A. dislike B. joinC. appreciated D. admire
A. shouldB. wouldC. couldD. must
A. a funnyB. a pleasant C. an interesting D. an easy
A. it B. oneC. his D. them
A. onB. byC. under D. with
A. walkingB. driving C. wandering D. searching
A. resting B. tired C. speeding D. drunken
A. peaceB. silenceC. situation D. condition
A. wait for B. call C. think of D. expect
A. turn toB. avoid C. deal with D. treat
A. safetyB. families C. future D. friends
A. althoughB. as if C. however D. even if
A. get rid of B. question C. kook forD. sentence
A. howB. where C. what D. who
A. power failure B. fire C. thunder storm D. thief
A. YetB. Then C. As D. So
A. providedB. promised C. prepared D. presented
A. futureB. modern C. real D. whole
A. extremelyB. specially C. surprisingly D. particularly
A. hardlyB. forever C. everD. never
That holiday morning I didn’t have to attend school. Usually, on holiday, mother ______ me to sleep in. And I would certainly take full advantage of it .On this particular morning, ______, I felt like getting up early.
I stood by my window overlooking the ______, having nothing better to do. But as it turned out, I was soon to learn about something______in life.
As I watched several people go by, get into their cars and drive off, I______an old man on a bicycle with a bucket on its______and a basket of rags and bottles on its back-carrige.He______from one ear to another, washing and cleaning them. From the water on the ground, it seemed that he had already______washing and cleaning about a dozen or more ears. He must have begun to work quite early in the morning.
Several thoughts ______my mind as I watched him work. He wasn’t well-dressed. He had on a pair of shorts and a (n) ______T-shirt. The bicycle he rode was not by any means the kind modern______would want to be seen riding on. But he seemed ______with life. There he was ,working hard at his small business, ______at passers-by and stopping to chat now and then______elderly men and women on their way to the market nearby.
There was a noticeable touch of ______in the way he seemed to be doing things ----______the windscreen(挡风玻璃),then standing back to admire it,scrubbing(擦净)the wheel and ______, standing back to see what they looked like after the scrub.
It was a ______to learn, I felt. At no age need one have to beg for a______if one has good health and is willing to work hard .For a while I felt ______of myself. Young as I am ----just sixteen, and there was this old man who must have been usefully engaged perhaps before the Sun appeared above the horizon.
A.forces B.allows C.causes D.forbids
A.otherwise B.therefore C.however D.besides
A.parking lot B.bus stop C.school D.market
A.interesting B.surprising C.awful D.useful
A.noticed B.recognized C.called D.assisted
A.back B.handle C.wheel D.seat
A.searched B.left C.moved D.wandered
A.stopped B.started C.intended D.finished
A.attractive B.shiny C.simple D.expensive
A.repairmen B.businessmen C.drivers D.cyclists
A.busy B.content C.careful D.bored
A.waving B.looking C.laughing D.pointing
A.about B.for C.with D.like
A.worry B.respect C.sympathy D.pride
A.cleaning B.fixing C.replacing D.covering
A.still B.yet C.again D.soon
A.lesson B.subject C.skill D.fact
A.business B.living C.success D.right
A.tired B.doubtful C.fearful D.ashamed
My friend Michelle is blind, but you'd never know it. She makes such good use of her other _______that she rarely gives the impression she's ________ anything.
One day,my six-year-old daughter Kayla went to play at her home. When Kayla came home, she was Very ________ about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was ________ excited about her finger-painting project."I learned how to _______ colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle _______ with us.She said she likes the way the paint feels through her fingers." said Kayla.
Something about my child’s excitement caught my_______, and I realized that I had never finger-painted with Kayla. As a result, my child had learned about _______from a blind friend.
I realized Kayla didn't know that Michelle was blind. It had just never ________ in conversation. When I told her, she didn’t ________ me at first. "But Mommy, Michelle understand exactly what was in my _______!" Kayla insisted. “Michelle told me that my picture shouwed joy, _______ and a sense of accomplishment. She really _______what I was doing!”Kayla said she had never felt how good finger-painting was _______Michelle taught her. I knew my child was ________ ---- Michelle had listened to Kayla when she _______ her artwork. Michelle had also _______ Kayla express her pride in her work, and she excitement at her _______ of the way colors blend.
We were _______ for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, "You know, Mommy, Michelle really did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my ________."
Yes, she uses a special type of "vision" that all mothers coule use.
A.ways B.methods C.talents D.senses
A.enjoyed B.succeeded C.missed D.found
A.satisfied B.moved C.excited D.enjoyed
A.hardly B.especially C.really D.mostly
A.mix B.draw C.find D.talk
A.cooked B.played C.stayed D.painted
A.sight B.attention C.interest D.observation
A.color B.art C.finger D.fun
A.come around B.come across C.come through D.come up
A.agree B.accept C.believe D.approve
A.attitude B.picture C.world D.life
A.regret B.sorrow C.pride D.achievement
A.heard B.saw C.touched D.felt
A.until B.after C.when D.since
A.right B.wrong C.confused D.clear
A.created B.described C.designed D.produced
A.heard B.seen C.made D.imagined
A.study B.research C.knowledge D.discovery
A.silent B.worried C.confused D.sad
A.hands B.eyes C.works D.feelings
A few years ago when my youngest son Matt was eight years old,we were getting things together to take to the Salvation Army (救世军) at Christmas time. The boy would go through their old ___ and give away what they didn’t ___. I made cookies and got together blankets and clothes.After that Matt and I ___ the Christmas package to our local Salvation Army. We unloaded ___ and headed home.
___ we took the corner out of the parking lot,Matt ___ that a baseball glove he had put in the bag had ___. He said,”Mom.we forget my glove.”Just then he saw a little boy and his mom sitting on a bench on the side of a building___a small playground was.He said,”Mom, can we ___ so that I can give the glove to him?”I said,”___.” And we drove to the side of the ___ and went through the gate.
Matt handed the boy the glove and said,”Here, Santa ___ me to give it to you.”He was so ___ to get it! His mom ___ and gave Matt a huge hug.Her eyes were full of tears.”It is the best ___ he could get,”she looked at us and said,”because the ___ thing I could get him this year was a baseball.”
When we got back in the car, Matt said to me,”Mom.God must have made me ___ the baseball glove inside so the little boy could have it—it was ___ to be!”That moment proved my ___ that everything happens for a ___ and I have tried my best to get people to see that ever since!
A.friends B.ideas C.toys D.days
A.buy B.eat C.ensure D.need
A.threw B.delivered C.posted D.offered
A.everything B.anything C.something D.nothing
A.When B.Though C.Until D.Since
A.added B.noticed C.announced D.remembered
A.found out B.pointed out C.missed out D.fallen out
A.that B.which C.where D.what
A.look over B.climb over C.pull over D.roll over
A.Thanks B.That’s right C.You’re welcome D.Sure
A.boy B.road C.bench D.park
A.wanted B.persuaded C.allowed D.forced
A.angry B.nervous C.happy D.disappointed
A.sat down B.stood up C.went out D.left behind
A.property B.gift C.material D.information
A.first B.worst C.only D.cheapest
A.leave B.get C.find D.take
A.intended B.planned C.decided D.meant
A.suggeation B.chance C.belief D.thought
A.cause B.reason C.time D.person
Last week, my granddaughter started kindergarten and I wished her success. I was ___. What I actually wished for her was failure.Success is ___. Success proves that you can do something that you ____ know you can do. First-time success is usually because of good luch.However, first-time failure is ____; it is the natural order of things.
Failure is ____ we learn. I have been told an African phrase that ____ a good cook as “he who has broken many pots” If you've spent enough time in the ____ and have broken many pots.”If you have spent enough time in the ____ and have broken a lot of pots, probably you know much about ____ .I once had dinner with a group of cooks, and they spent time ____ knife wounds and bum scars. They knew how much benefit their ____ had given them.
My younger daughter is a trapeze(高空秋千)artist.It took her three years to ____ an act.She did it successfully for years.There was no ____ for her to change the act,but she did it ____. She said she felt bored because it ____ offered her anything new.So she changed the act, ____ she was advised not to.She ____ failure and public embarrassment in order to feed her soul.
My granddaughter is a perfectionist(完美主义者),probably too much of one.I will ___ her when she feels sad about her failure.I will also ____ her about what she had learned,and how she can do whatever it is ____ next time.But I probably won’t tell her that failure is a good thing, because that’s not a(n) ____ she can learn when she is five. I hope I can tell her, though, that it’s not the end of the world. Indeed, with luck, it is the beginning.
A.joking B.lying C.cheating D.doubting
A.encouraging B.annoying C.exciting D.boring
A.never B.hardly C.already D.also
A.expected B.disliked C.honored D.valued
A.when B.where C.how D.what
A.describes B.explains C.announces D.mentions
A.room B.kitchen C.restaurant D.office
A.work B.life C.progress D.cooking
A.examing B.treating C.watching D.comparing
A.practices B.habits C.failures D.efforts
A.chance B.reason C.right D.permission
A.as well B.somehow C.as usual D.anyway
A.after all B.once more C.at first D.no longer
A.but B.though C.as D.unless
A.copied B.required C.rished D.forgot
A.blame B.comfort C.protect D.accept
A.warn B.find C.remind D.understand
A.better B.more happily C.hard D.more easily
A.example B.exception C.lesson D.course