第三部分完型填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
An elderly carpenter (木匠) was ready to retire. He told his employer of his 41 to leave the house building 42and live a more leisurely life with his wife, 43 time with his extended family. He would 44 the pay, but he needed to retire. They could 45 .
The employer was 46 to see such a good worker leave and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal 47 . The carpenter said yes, but in time it was 48 to see that his heart was not in his work. He built the house 49 and used poor materials. It was an 50 way to end his career.
When the carpenter 51 his work, the employer handed the front – door key to the carpenter. “This is your house,” he said, “a 52 to you.”
What a shock! What a 53 ! If he had only known he was building his 54 house, he would have done it all so 55 . Now he had to live in the house he had built none too well.
56 it is with us. We build our 57 in a distracted (心不在焉)way, reacting rather than acting, willing to put up less than the best. At 58 points we do not give the job our best effort. Then with a shock we look at the situation we have 59 and find that we are now living in the house we have built . If we had 60 , we would have done it differently.
( )41.A.retirement B. problem C. purposes D. plans
( )42.A.business B. site C. teams D. workers
( )43.A.cheering B. dividing C. enjoying D. sparing
( )44.A.consider B. miss C. raise D. save
( )45.A.get by B. get alone C. get back D. get around
( )46.A.ashamed B. anxious C. frightened D. sorry
( )47.A.favor B. bargain C. present D. reply
( )48.A.frank B. probable C. easy D. content
( )49.A.sadly B. carelessly C. slowly D. proudly
( )50.A.unfair B. unhappy C. unfortunate D. unusual
( )51.A.checked B. discovered C. prepared D. finished
( )52.A.gift B. salary C. memory D. punishment
( )53.A.quality B. prize C. shame D. surprise
( )54.A.final B. best C. everlasting D. own
( )55.A.differently B. quickly C. hard D. happily
( )56.A.Then B. So C. But D. Whatever
( )57.A.houses B. bodies C. glories D. lives
( )58.A.difficult B. main C. strong D. important
( )59.A.created B. faced C. improved D. avoided
( )60.A.recognized B. noticed C. realized D. previewed
I would like to suggest that for sixty to ninety minutes each evening all television broadcasting in the United States be forbidden by law. Let us take a , reasonable look at what the results might be if such a(an) were accepted.
Families might use the time for a real family hour. Without the distraction(分散注意力) of TV, they might together after dinner and actually talk to one another. It is well known that many of our ----everything in fact, from the generation gap to the high divorce rate to some forms of illness ----are caused at least in part by to communicate. By using the quiet family hour to our problems, we might get to know each other better, and to like each other better. On evenings when such talk is , families could discover more active pastimes(娱乐). Freed from TV and forced to find their own activities, they might take a together to watch the sunset they might take a walk together.
free time and no TV, children and adults might discover reading. There is more entertainment in than in a TV program. report that the generation growing up with television can hardly write an English sentence, at the college level. is often learned from reading. A more literate new generation could be a product of the quiet hour. A different form of reading might also be done it was in the past: reading aloud. The quiet hour could become the story hour. When the ends, the TV networks might be forced to with better shows in order to get us back from our newly- discovered activities.
At first glance, this idea seems radical(激进的). will we spend the time then? The fact is: it has been only twenty-five years since television came to control American free time. Those of us thirty-five and older can childhoods without television. It wasn't that difficult.
A.valuable B.pleasant C.serious D.quick
A.suggestion B.advice C.opinion D.offer
A.get around B.sit around C.meet with D.stand stiff
A.misfortunes B.troubles C.affairs D.problems
A.physical B.mental C.common D.familiar
A.failure B.attempt C.ability D.permission
A.comment B.talk C.discuss D.remark
A.impossible B.unpleasant C.funny D.unnecessary
A.ride B.look C.walk D.rest
A.And B.But C.Or D.While
A.At B.With C.For D.In
A.a good book B.a fine poem C.a quiet hour D.a composition
A.Professors B.Scientists C.Educators D.Parents
A.yet B.still C.just D.even
A.Skill B.Writing C.Speaking D.Listening
A.before B.as C.after D.when
A.talk B.programme C.performance D.quiet-hour
A.come across B.come about C.come out D.come up
A.How B.Whether C.What D.If
A.remind B.recognize C.remember D.know
A lesson of life
" Everything happens for the best, " my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. "If you can carry on, one day something will happen. And you'll that it wouldn't have happened if not for that previous disappointment. "
After graduating from college, I that mother was right. I had decided to try for a job in radio, then work my way up to sports announcer. I travelled to Chicago by getting rides from drivers of passing cars and knocked on the door of every station-and got turned every time.
In one studio, a kind lady told me that big stations couldn't hiring inexperienced person-"Go out in the countryside and find a small station that'll give you a , " she said.
I returned home to Dixon, Illinois. While there was no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a athlete to manage its sports department. Since Dixon was where I had played high school football, I . The job sounded just for me. But I wasn't .
My must have shown. "Everything happens for the best," Mom me. Dad me the car to job hunt. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, a wonderful Scotsman named Peter MacArthur, told me they had already hired an announcer.
As I left his office, I felt extremely .I asked , " How can a fellow get to be a sport announcer if he can't get a job in a radio station?"
I was waiting for the elevator I heard MacArthur calling, " What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?" Then he stood me a microphone (麦克风) and asked me to broadcast an game.
On my way home, as I have many times since, I thought of my mother's words: " Keep on trying until some day you succeed. Something wouldn't have happened if not for that previous failure. " I often wonder what my life might have taken if I'd got the job at Montgomery
A.good B.bad C.interesting D.important
A.hope B.declare C.realize D.explain
A.announced B.discovered C.suggested D.expected
A.smooth B.short C.comfortable D.free
A.on B.down C.in D.up
A.advise B.mind C.risk D.practise
A.choice B.promise C.result D.chance
A.professional B.natural C.local D.top
A.volunteered B.responded C.registered D.applied
A.right B.special C.difficult D.correct
A.fired B.identified C.hired D.interviewed
A.astonishment B.disappointment C.ambition D.appreciation
A.admired B.undersood C.blamed D.reminded
A.offered B.made C.showed D.returned
A.discouraged B.delighted C.embarrassed D.frightened
A.anxiously B.aloud C.carefully D.politely
A.if B.as C.while D.when
A.on B.in C.before D.over
A.imaginary B.interesting C.important D.intemational
A.effect B.direction C.aim D.pleasure
Michel is a young girl who works for the police a handwriting expert (专家). She has helped many criminals (罪犯) by using her special talents (天才).
When she was fourteen, Michel was already interested in the differences in her friends' that she would spend hours them. After college she went to France for a two-year class in handwriting at the School of Police Science.
Michel says that it is for people to hide their handwriting. She can of what she needs to know simply looking at the writing with her own eyes, she also has machines help her make different kinds of paper and ink. This knowledge is often great help to the police.
Michel believes that handwriting is a good of what kind of person the is. "I wouldn't go out with a fellow I didn't like his handwriting.” She says. But she she fell in love with her future husband, a young policeman she studied his handwriting. It is later proved to be , however.
A.with B.by C.like D.as
A.search B.follow C.catch D.judge
A.so B.too C.quite D.extra
A.books B.letter C.tongues D.handwriting
A.writing B.studying C.settling D.uncovering
A.attending B.finishing C.starting D.stepping into
A.powerful B.natural C.special D.common
A.main B.safe C.easy D.impossible
A.most B.nothing C.little D.sight
A.with B.by C.of D.about
A.so B.for C.thus D.but
A.they B.in which C.that D.those
A.up B.out C.for D.into
A.of B.to C.with D.for
A.test B.sign C.means D.habit
A.thief B.criminal C.writer D.policeman
A.whether B.unless C.if D.after
A.adds B.tells C.repeats D.cries
A.before B.after C.so D.and
A.necessary B.all right C.important D.quite easy
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和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。
A wealthy man and his son loved to collect rare works of art. They had a large , from Picasso to Van Gogh. They would often sit together and the paintings of great artists. When the Vietnam conflict , the son went to war. he died in battle while rescuing another soldier. The father was in deep .
A month later, a young man came with a large in his hands. He said, “Sir, I am the soldier for whom your son his life. He often talked about your love for . So please accept it as a gift.” The father opened the package and saw a of his son. The father was so drawn to the picture that his eyes welled up with tears.
A few months later, the wealthy man died. There was to be a great auction (拍卖) of his
. Many people gathered, over having an opportunity to one painting. The auctioneer said, “We will start the bidding (竞拍) with this picture of the son. Who will bid for it?” There was . Then a voice shouted, “We want to see the famous paintings. Just
it.” “The son! Who’ll take the son?” the auctioneer continued.
Finally, a came from the very back. It was the gardener of the old man. “I’m poor and can only $10 for that.” The auctioneer asked the crowd to bid more. , they still kept silent. So he pounded the gavel (小锤). “SOLD for $10!” A man shouted, “Go on with the collection!” The auctioneer said, “I’m sorry, the auction is . According to will, only the picture of the son would be auctioned. Whoever bought that picture would be with all of the possessions, including the paintings.”
A.library B.collection C.house D.garden
A.admire B.process C.sell D.arrange
A.broke away B.broke up C.broke out D.broke off
A.Unwillingly B.Surprisingly C.Generally D.Unfortunately
A.mood B.sorrow C.pressure D.nerve
A.package B.book C.box D.case
A.cost B.gave C.assessed D.concluded
A.music B.smoking C.clothes D.art
A.watch B.picture C.gift D.letter
A.house B.garden C.paintings D.son
A.disappointed B.excited C.puzzled D.stressed
A.buy B.search C.steal D.adopt
A.noise B.shout C.delight D.silence
A.ignore B.defeat C.divide D.tolerate
A.seller B.painter C.voice D.scream
A.spend B.sponsor C.contribute D.afford
A.Thus B.However C.Therefore D.Besides
A.over B.on C.apart D.alongside
A.the gardener’s B.the son’s C.the young man’s D.the old man’s
A.supplied B.appointed C.presented D.equipped
It was a busy morning, about 8:30,when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital. I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for an appointment(约会)at 9:30.
The nurse had him take a in the waiting area, him it would be at least 40 minutes someone would be able to see him. I saw him his watch and decided, since I was busy—my patient didn’t at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound .While taking care of his wound,I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment.
The gentleman said no and told me that he to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his .He told me that she had been for a while and that she had a special disease. I asked if she would be if he was a bit late. He replied that she knew who he was,that she had not been able to him for five years now. I was , and asked him,“And you go every morning,even though she doesn’t know who you are?”
He smiled and said.“She doesn’t know me but I know who she is” I had to hold back as he left.
Now I that in marriages,true love is of all that is. The happiest people don’t have the best of everything;they just the best of everything they have. isn’t about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
A.breath B.test C.seat D.break
A.persuading B.promising C.understanding D.telling
A.if B.before C.since D.after
A.taking off B.fixing C.looking at D.winding
A.very B.also C.seldom D.not
A.turn up B.show off C.come on D.go away
A.needed B.forgot C.agreed D.happened
A.daughter B.wife C.mother D.sister
A.late B.well C.around D.there
A.lonely B.worried C.doubtful D.hungry
A.so far B.neither C.no longer D.already
A.recognize B.answer C.believe D.expect
A.moved B.disappointed C.surprised D.satisfied
A.only B.then C.thus D.still
A.curiosity B.tears C.words D.judgment
A.realize B.suggest C.hope D.prove
A.agreement B.expression C.acceptance D.exhibition
A.necessarily B.completely C.naturally D.frequently
A.learn B.make C.favor D.try
A.Adventure B.Beauty C.Trust D.Life