第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
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。
About 10 years ago my daughter studied in Ayrlie Beach, about 2 500 kilometers from Newcastle. She rang me one day crying because of an emotional trauma(创伤) she was16. She told me that she needed17, and my arms around her would be the best thing!18I couldn’t do that at that exact moment, I asked her to describe her19to me and told her that if she hadn’t heard from me in about 30 minutes she should20me back.
After21up the phone, I just sat for a few seconds. After only a very short time a phone number22into my head. I rang the number and it was a23who had bought a house from me about 18 months before, when I24in Real Estate. To my surprise, my25words to her were these, “Oh, it’s you Liz, I have no idea26I’m calling you in particular, but my daughter is in27in Ayrlie Beach, and I just got the28to ring you and tell you that. Have you any idea why?”
“It could be because my29lives there,” says Liz.
“Oh really, that’s got to be it,” I said. “Do you30giving me his phone number, Liz?”
“Of course not, and I can only hope that he can be31!”
Liz gave me his mobile number and I rang straight away. 32, he answered immediately, and I told him the33of who I was, and why I’d rung.
I gave him the34of the place where my daughter was standing; and that she needed emotional support if he could find it in his heart to help out so unexpectedly like this.
“Oh yes, I can go and35her,” he said... “She’s right across the street from where I’m standing!” He walked across the street and told my daughter that her Dad had sent him to help her!
16.A.curing B.facing C.finding D.treating
17.A.food B.money C.support D.clothes
18.A.If B.When C.Whether D.Because
19.A.surroundings B.feelings C.difficulties D.problems
20.A.pay B.send C.follow D.ring
21.A.hanging B.looking C.talking D.putting
22.A.walked B.jumped C.divided D.turned
23.A.girl B.man C.woman D.boy
24.A.visited B.stopped C.appeared D.lived
25.A.kind B.sweet C.funny D.exact
26.A.how B.where C.why D.what
27.A.silence B.trouble C.surprise D.danger
28.A.thought B.strength C.decision D.permit
29.A.son B.daughter C.husband D.sister
30.A.mind B.kind C.sweet D.funny
31.A.brave B.helpful C.valuable D.important
32.A.Clearly B.Surely C.Fortunately D.Unluckily
33.A.story B.trick C.news D.lesson
34.A.examination B.description C.expression D.condition
35.A.like B.know C.see D.punish
In the morning, Slim got up and prepared breakfast for his wife as usual. Nicole, his wife was listening to music in the bedroom. ___, he felt that his body was shaking. Slim had the ____ response that there was an earthquake! He ____ quickly: “Dear, earthquake! Go to the toilet!” Nicole heard the shouting, the first aid box quickly and ran into the toilet. The house was even more dramatically (剧烈地).
Bathroom was the next door to the kitchen. Slim picked up a kitchen ____ and two pieces of bread outside the kitchen. Slim tried to ____ along the wall to help Nicole.____, it got dark suddenly with an explosion. The house _______down and many things fell from above. Nicole was quickly buried in .She felt breathing very difficult. She tried to stand up, but .
A few minutes later, the land was __.Nicole heard the sound of short ___ and thought it was Slim! She shouted to him but no ____! He probably fainted. Nicole kept saying his name and she finally heard a response, two people encouraged and ____ each other. They knew that there must be a way to .
Slim found that they were close and were by the fallen stones and some powder. He started to dig with the kitchen knife. He felt ____ from his fingers. Finally, he removed the last piece of larger stones. Slim touched Nicole's one hand, then dug the ____ stones of her body. Finally, Nicole had a ____ breathing slowly. Two people sat on the ground and hugged together.
A.Suddenly B.Actually C.Unfortunately D.Really
A.recent B.rapid C.late D.slow
A.warned B.howled C.jumped D.shouted
A.used up B.found out C.took up D.put away
A.burning B.falling C.shaking D.moving
A.tool B.cook C.fork D.knife
A.walk B.wander C.run D.jump
A.However B.Therefore C.Instead D.Besides
A.lay B.crashed C.broke D.bent
A.ruins B.ashes C.dirt D.pieces
A.senseless B.impossible C.impractical D.invaluable
A.normal B.usual C.flat D.silent
A.steps B.breath C.movements D.pauses
A.response B.sign C.hope D.result
A.touched B.held C.calmed D.called
A.relax B.communicate C.succeed D.escape
A.wrapped B.separated C.fastened D.limited
A.pain B.cold C.water D.warmth
A.sticking B.beating C.surrounding D.spreading
A.complete B.constant C.steady D.weak
Directions:For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A., B, C and D. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context.
Girls are born to imagine, particularly those at the age of seventeen or eighteen. , I was one of them and sometimes I would go to extremes. I mean I tended to imagine too much. That was exactly what happened this time, me great embarrassment.
I was waiting for my train home at the station when a boy at my side. His beautifully-curved face, his fashionable clothing and everything else about him, was so that I just couldn’t help looking at him. What was more exciting was that , he was also stealing some at me, which made me blush(脸红) to the ends of my ears! Still, I tried to be calm and that nothing had happened. However, once again when our eyes met, I could hear my heart beating. I lowered my head to escape his eyes, but my thoroughly red face had made known .
To my pleasant surprise, my imagination came true this time, as the handsome guy was drawing near! “Oh, please! Don’t .” Look at me. I am so sweaty and sloppy(不整洁的). Please don’t ask for my telephone number. You know I will give it to you without , and that is so unladylike.
I was still struggling when he stood right in front of me. “Excuse me…” he said with a slight hesitation. His voice was so nice, but I wish I had not it. “I am sorry, but could you please give me my back? Yours is over there.” Oh my God! Nothing could have been more when I handed his bag back to him, as shame almost brought me to tears.
From that , I drew a big lesson: never imagine too much if someone just gives you a few glances.
A.Generally B.Finally C.Undoubtedly D.Recently
A.causing B.leading C.taking D.helping
A.made up B.grew up C.turned up D.rose up
A.attractive B.gentle C.ugly D.rude
A.opinions B.sounds C.smiles D.glances
A.knew B.pretende C.performed D.acted
A.nothing B.everything C.anything D.none
A.arrive B.shout C.approach D.stand
A.hesitation B.concern C.words D.enthusiasm
A.heard B.seen C.smelt D.found
A.luggage B.bag C.cup D.glasses
A.embarrassing B.wonderful C.sorrowful D.disappointing
It is three in the morning on a Tuesday, and I’m walking toward table eighteen, the one I call home. I pass the waiters, give a brief nod to the and take my seat. I the “usual,” water and peanut butter pie. Yes, I’m at an all-night diner.
I start to take out my books, full well that I will be on the same page of Socrates that I’ve been on for the better part of the semester. Of course, it’s —for my group that is. I wait for the empty chairs around me to be .
Just as the Muzak songs start to repeat themselves, Shana and Jenny walk in. I am with the usual big hugs and smiles. , the diner stops being a twenty-for-hour restaurant with bad service and becomes my place—my home the prisonlike dorm room. For the next couple of hours, we will joke about people we know, talk about books, reflect on the meaning of life, quote movies and new private jokes. Table number eighteen is our home.
During my senior year of college, I started going to the diner for a temporary escape from a dorm room that felt like it was closing in on me. Not to the phones, the stereo and the computer. How could anyone seriously to have good study habits? Some friends of mine told me about the place; they went there to study, and they really liked it.
So I tried it. It felt remarkably freeing. I start going there every night (except weekends, of course), and, believe me it was not because the pies were great either. Maybe it would force me to open my books and my would improve. Right? Well….
But that’s not the . I mean, anyone who has gone to college knows that it’s not only about forcing yourself to wake up at 7:45 A.M. (after you had gone to sleep two hours earlier) to listen to a professor spoon-feeding you information the significance of the Battle of Hastings. It is about finding a little haven where you can create what will be the most important thing in your life—yourself. At a school of thirty-five thousand people, I found a small place that was as to me as my Social Security number.
Through laughter, tears, learning, growing and the free ice cream, we found a sanctuary. A place where we could be ourselves.
A.friends B.strangers C.regulars D.waiters
A.make B.take C.bring D.order
A.remembering B.knowing C.deciding D.learning
A.stuck B.focused . C.fixed D.turned
A.certain B.early C.late D.clear
A.washed B.cleaned C.filled D.covered
A.armed B.satisfied C.occupied D.greeted
A.Finally B.Suddenly C.Actually D.Particularly
A.away from B.similar to C.apart from D.close to
A.create B.play C.write D.hear
A.inner B.outer C.warmer D.smaller
A.answer B.talk C.mention D.mend
A.choose B.determine C.pretend D.expect
A.pretty B.that C.too D.rather
A.health B.friendship C.conditions D.grades
A.place B.benefit C.point D.view
A.relate B.requiring C.reflecting D.regarding
A.also B.still C. more D.even
A.available B.beneficial C.familiar D.encouraging
A.special B.occasional C.unusual D.natural
When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings. Week by week her list : I was very thin; I wasn’t a student; I talked too much; I was too , always feeling superior to(胜过) others, and so on. I tried to hear all as long as I could. , I became very angry. I ran to my father with in my eyes.
He listened to me , and then he asked,“Are the things she says true or not? Janet, don’t you ever wonder you’re really like? Well, you now have that girl’s . Go and a list of everything she said and mark the points that are . Pay no attention to the other things she said.”
I didhe told me. To my great , I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t (like being very thin),but a good number I could--- and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I went to a fairly picture of myself.
I brought the list back to Daddy. He to take it.“That’s just for you,” he said,“You know than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to , not just close your ears in anger, feeling when something said about you is true, you will find it of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your affairs. Don’t shut your . Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”
Daddy’s advice has always to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.
A.collected B.added C.grew D.continued
A.good B.bad C.short D.greedy
A.silly B.friendly C.dull D.proud
A.In other words B.Above all C.As a result D.At last
A.tears B.happiness C.promises D.wishes
A.coldly B.quietly C.eagerly D.happily
A.who B.how C.what D.that
A.excuse B.opinion C.talk D.advice
A.take B.make C.create D.receive
A.wrong B.correct C.big D.true
A.as B.so C.before D.till
A.joy B.pleasure C.surprise D.anger
A.say B.like C.do D.change
A.wonderful B.clear C.interesting D.beautiful
A.promised B.refused C.expected D.agreed
A.wider B.higher C.better D.worse
A.listen B.stand C.speak D.share
A.hurt B.sad C.shy D.excited
A.words B.mouths C.eyes D.ears
A.returned B.gone C.appeared D.happened
Now that I am no longer young, I have friends whose mothers have passed away. I have heard these sons and daughters say they never fully appreciated their mothers ______ it was too late to tell them. I am blessed (赐福) with the dear mother who is still alive. I ______ her more each day. My mother does not change, but I ______ . As I grow older and wiser, I realize ______ an extraordinary person she is. How ______ that I am unable to speak these words in her ______ , but they flow easily from my pen.
How does a daughter begin to thank her mother for life itself? For the love, patience and just ______ hard work that go into ______ a child? For running after a toddler (学走步的小孩), for understanding a ______ teenager, for tolerating (忍受;容忍) a college student who knows ______ ? For waiting for the day when a daughter ______ how wise her mother really is?
How does a ______ woman thank a mother for ______ to be a mother? For being ready ______ advice (when asked) or remaining _______ when it is most appreciated? For not saying, “I told you so,” when she could have uttered these words ______ ? For being ______ herself-loving, thoughtful, patient, and forgiving?
I don’t know how, dear God, except to ask you to bless her as richly as she ______ and to help me live up to the example she has ______ . I pray that I will look as good in the eyes of my children as my mother ______ in mine.
A.as B.that C.until D.when
A.approve B.appreciate C.need D.resemble
A.do B.have C.did D.will
A.how B.that C.who D.what
A.absence B.presence C.appearance D.existence
A.common B.plain C.normal D.usual
A.raising B.rising C.developing D.training
A.childish B.energetic C.fearless D.moody
A.anything B.something C.everything D.nothing
A.detects B.discovers C.recognizes D.realizes
A.pretty B.foolish C.green D.grown
A.failing B.intending C.continuing D.keeping
A.by B.with C.for D.on
A.silent B.quiet C.cool D.noiseless
A.dozen times B.a dozen of times C.dozens of times D.dozen of time
A.valuably B.essentially C.naturally D.virtually
A.devotes B.deserts C.deserves D.desires
A.set B.settled C.placed D.fixed
A.sees B.finds C.is D.looks