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。
It has been difficult to sit on the bench the majority of my high school basketball career. To watch my team from the sideline and 21 why I am not good enough to be on the floor. 22
endless hours of work and devotion, pushing myself through drill after drill, the 23 thing I want is to be a cheerleader. The feeling of being 24 is sometimes too much and drives me to
25 on the spot. I often feel as though my efforts are wasted and my time is eaten away, devoted to 26 .
It is heartbreaking to be a spectator(旁观者) for the game I love, knowing that no one has enough 27 to give me the chance to 28 on the floor. Tears well up, but I hold them back. I shouldn’t be so 29 over something so silly.
Away from the game, it’s easier to put my thoughts together, 30 letting my emotions drive my reasoning. I consider 31 I am where I am. I have played basketball my whole life. I have a passion for the 32 and always have. There is nothing like the excitement of 33 : the swish of the net, the sweat rolling off my cheeks, even the bruises(青肿) are battle wounds worn 34 after every game.
Even if I don’t play much, I participate in every 35 . I am part of a team of girls who
36 together like a family. I am there for them, 37 they are for me.
Should I move on? Or should I stay with my team and pursue my passion just a little longer?
The decision isn’t difficult when I consider the 38 that being a part of a team brings me— and not just any team, 39 my team. I love basketball and my teammates. When I think about that, my view from the bench really isn’t so bad 40 .
21. A.consider B. wonder C. think D. hesitate
22. A. Since B. During C. After D. Before
23. A. other B. next C. first D. last
24. A. worthless B. hopeless C. helpless D. careless
25. A. fight B. quit C. transform D. retire
26. A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything
27. A. sympathy B. encouragement C. permission D. faith
28. A. respond B. perform C. promote D. practice
29. A. scared B. nervous C. upset D. amazed
30. A. less than B. more than C. other than D. rather than
31. A. why B. how C. whether D. what
32. A. bench B. sport C. drill D. battle
33. A. waiting B. watching C. learning D. playing
34. A. proudly B. bravely C. unfortunately D. painfully
35. A. decision B. plan C. game D. project
36. A. compete B. stick C. live D. represent
37. A. because B. if C. as D. though
38. A. joy B. patience C. challenge D. position
39. A. so B. as C. but D. like
40. A. above all B. after all C. at all D. all in all
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。
If you are a modern art lover, you should be sure to drop by the Saatchi Gallery during your visit to London. The original gallery was by Charles Saatchi, a British art collector for founding the Saatchi and Saatchi advertising agency with his brother. It moved from its old in St. John’s Wood to its new home in County Hall near the Thames in the spring of 2003.
Anyone who has heard in the past of the often shocking but always inspiring works on at the Saatchi Gallery will not be when visiting the gallery’s new location. Along with the of new British artists, the gallery still the works of Damien Hirst, the Chapman brothers, and Tracy Emin in its permanent .
Of the artworks, one can see in the Saatchi Gallery, Hirst’s works are probably the most . Hirst’s work first made headlines in the early 1990s when he art from dead animals.
Along with Hirst, the Chapman brothers, Dinos and Jake, also a certain amount of their fame to the Saatchi Gallery. It was through Saatchi these two brothers came to public attention. At the gallery, visitors can see the brothers’ vision of Hell, made from 30, 000 plastic toy soldiers.
Another artist featured at the gallery who has grabbed with her art is Tracy Emin. In 1998, Emin gave to argument when she sold her messy, unmade bed to Saatchi as a work of art My Bed at ￡150, 000.
Are any of these works really art? That is a question you will have to answer for when you visit the Saatchi Gallery. Charles Saatchi himself says, “I don’t have any ground rules for art. Sometimes you look and don’t feel very with it—but that doesn’t tell you very much. It doesn’t reveal much about the quality of the work.”
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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。
Michael Greenberg is a very popular New Yorker. He is not famous in sports or the arts. But people in the streets him, especially those who are .
For those people, he is "Gloves" Greenberg. How did he get that ? He looks like any other businessman, wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase (公文箱). But he's . His briefcase always has some gloves。
In winter, Mr.Greenberg does not like other New Yorkers, who look at the sidewalk and the street. He looks around at . He stops when he someone with no gloves. He gives them a pair and then he , looking for more people with cold .
On winter days, Mr. Greenberg gloves. During the rest of the year, he gloves. People who have heard about him him gloves, and he has many in his apartment.
Mr. Greenberg doing this 21 years ago. Now, many poor New Yorkers know him and his behavior. But people who don't know him are sometimes him. They don't realize that he just wants to make them .
It runs in the . Michael's father always helped the poor as he believed it made everyone happier. Michael Greenberg feels the . A pair of gloves may be a thing, but it can make a big difference in winter.
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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。
To celebrate the end of our exams, my friends and I went to a fast food restaurant. We hamburgers and Coca Colar at the counter. When our came, I started walking towards an empty table. By bad luck, my purse strap(带子) on a chair and the tray(托盘) that I was holding slipped my hands and went flying in the air. The tray, and its contents, on a man who was just about to a bite of his sandwich. I stared, greatly , as the drinks soaked(浸湿) his white shirt.
Then I my eyes and prepared myself for his burst of . Instead, he said “It’s OK” to me before he disappeared into washroom.
Still shaky and unsure to do next, my friends and I went to a table and sat there, trying our best to look . A moment later, the man came out of the washroom and our table. My heart almost stopped . I thought he was going to ask for my father’s and call him.
To my surprise, he merely smiled at us, handed us some cash and said, “ yourself new hamburgers.” He then walked without even finishing his food.
He could have made what was already an uncomfortable situation worse, he chose a different way and gave us a reason to believe that there is still in this world. I’ll never 45 his actions.
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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。
Diane Ray was completely self-centered and very spoilt. Her parents gave her she wanted, knowing that she would throw a temper tantrum(耍小孩脾气)if they did not. She would scream and kick and on the floor drumming her heels. Her parents always .
That was why she was alone on the , wearing an expensive swimsuit. It has taken a massive tantrum to her parents to buy it. They were back at the beach-house, from the tantrum she had thrown when they told her that it was too dangerous to go diving . “Dangerous ?” she had said. “You just don’t want me to have . I’m going and if you try to stop me, I’ll scream.”
“What are you doing ?” a voice asked. Diane jumped. She did not know that the man was there he spoke .
“I’m going diving, ” she answered.
“You shouldn’t swim that day, ” the man . “There is a storm coming up.”
“You should mind your own !” Diane replied and walked into the gentle waves.
“If you go out there you’ll be ,” the man called after her. She did not bother to reply.
Diane slipped into the water and dived until white caps began rolling in and it became harder to against the current (水流). Saltwater hit against her face, making it to breathe. Oh, why had she not listened to advice.
Panicking, she began to . Then, just as it seemed as if she would slip beneath the surface, she heard a voice. “Hold on ! I’m coming.” With , she say the old man rowing an ancient-looking boat towards her. “I hope you’ve learned a lesson. You put us both in , ” he shouted angrily, as he dragged her over the side of the . Gratefully, Diane thanked him and ran towards the beach-house.
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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。
Last spring, I was fortunate to be chosen to participate in an exchange study program. In my application letter, I was careful to how much I wanted to see France; evidently, my excitement really came through in my words. Once I that I was going, all I could think about was the fun of foreign tgravel and making all sorts of new and friends. While traveling was inspring and meeting people was , nothing about my tern in France was what I .
The moment I arrived in Paris, I was by a nice frence couple who would become my host parents. My entire experience was joyous and exciting I received some shocking news from my program coordinator(协调人): there had been a death in my host parents’ extended family. They had to travel outside France for several weeks. That afternoon, I had to out of one family’s house and into another. The exchange coordinator told me I’d have a this time and asked whether I could share a bedroom with an English speaker. To avoid the temptation (诱惑) to my native language, I asked not to be with an English-speaking roommate. When I got to my new room, I myself to my new roommate Paolo, a Brazilian(巴西人) the same age as I, who I was surprised to find playing one of my favourite CD! In just a few hours, we knew we’d be good friends for the rest of the .
I left France with many , so when people ask me what my favorite part of the trip was, they are always to hear me talk about my Brazilian friend Paolo and the scores of weekdays in class, weeknights on the town, and weekends France we enjoyed together. I love how peole seem so different, but end up being so . The most valuabe lesson I gain from studying in France wasn’t just to respect the French people to respect all people, for your next best friend could be just a continent away. I would recommend an exchange program to anyone who wants to experience foreign culture and gain meaningful .
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