第三节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题给出的A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。
It was past 10:00 pm. I was busy with my schoolwork though I was 21 . Just then my little
brother Michael ran out of his room, 22 a pen in his right hand and a piece of paper in the other.
“Betty, can you help me with my 23 for school? It’s about the seven 24 of the world.” He said.
My eyes were so 25 on the computer screen that my brother had to pull my blouse just to get my 26 .
“Look, not right now! I’m very busy.” I said. “You’re always busy! You’re always like that!” he replied.
I felt a bit guilty（愧疚） 27 I thought about his words, but my work seemed more 28 to me than my brother’s. I sighed a few times and 29 with my own studies.
The next day, I arrived home late. Michael came into my room.
“I know you are 30 , but there’s something I want to show you”, he began. Without saying a word, I 31 the paper from him. I really didn’t 32 what he was saying. All I wanted was to 33 him and finally get to rest.
Suddenly, my eyes widened in 34 . There, he wrote:
The Seven Wonders of the World
1．Love 2．Friendship 3．Peace 4．Joy 5．Wisdom 6．Fun 7．Family
I 35 believe what my brother had written on the paper. I was completely 36 .
How could such an innocent（天真的）little child 37 such things in life?
The most valuable things in life are the ones that we 38 take for granted. These things don’t take the form of big houses or beautiful 39 . The most wonderful things in the world are immaterial（非物质的） 40 they can never be developed by human art, skill or effort.
21．A．tired B．experienced C．talented D．satisfied
22．A．buying B．holding C．playing D．biting
23．A．problem B．mistake C．trouble D．homework
24．A．events B．cities C．wonders D．mysteries
25．A．paid B．attracted C．applied D．fixed
26．A．attention B．care C．love D．concern
27．A．before B．as C．since D．till
28．A．practical B．useful C．important D．interesting
29．A．started B．hated C．forgot D．continued
30．A．busy B．bored C．free D．tiring
31．A．handed B．took C．got D．accepted
32．A．record B．worry C．mind D．share
33．A．get on well with B．keep up with C．make fun of D．get rid of
34．A．surprise B．sadness C．happiness D．disappointment
35．A．shouldn’t B．needn’t C．couldn’t D．mustn’t
36．A．wounded B．lost C．pleased D．puzzled
37．A．understand B．remember C．study D．finish
38．A．ever B．often C．seldom D．never
39．A．voices B．poems C．cars D．music
40．A．if B．when C．but D．and
There was once a farmer who had a fine olive orchard（橄榄园）. He was very hardworking, and the 36 always prospered（繁荣）under his care. But he knew that his three 37 looked down upon the farm work, and were eager to make wealth.
When the farmer was 38 and felt that he would die, he 39 the three sons to him and said, “My sons, there is a pot of gold 40 in the olive orchard. Dig for it, if you wish it.”
The sons tried to 41 him to tell them in what part of the orchard the 42 was hidden, but he would tell them nothing more.
After the farmer was 43 , the sons went to work to find the pot of gold; since they did not 44 where the hiding-place was, they agreed to begin in a line, at one 45 of the orchard, and to dig until one of them should find the money.
They 46 until they had turned up the 47 from one end of the orchard to the other, 48 the tree-roots and between them. 49 no pot of gold was to be found. It seemed as if someone must have stolen it, or as if the farmer had been wandering in his wits. The three sons were bitterly 50 to have all their work for nothing.
The next olive 51 , the olive trees in the orchard bore（结果实）more fruit than they had 52 given; when it was 53 , it gave the sons a whole pot of gold.
And when they saw how much money had 54 the orchard, they suddenly understood what the wise father had 55 when he said, “There is gold hidden in the orchard. Dig for it, if you wish it.”
A．farm B．garden C．factory D．hospital
A．friends B．sons C．relatives D．children
A．healthy B．old C．unlucky D．sad
A．showed B．led C．called D．visited
A．sent B．put C．hidden D．locked
A．wait B．cause C．make D．get
A．goods B．jewel C．clothes D．gold
A．weak B．lost C．dead D．sick
A．think B．know C．wonder D．realise
A．end B．top C．surface D．bottom
A．dug B．searched C．discovered D．expected
A．sand B．soil C．ground D．floor
A．over B．among C．round D．across
A．Since B．And C．Before D．But
A．disappointed B．surprised C．worried D．sad
A．season B．part C．distance D．degree
A．already B．even C．ever D．still
A．made B．sold C．shipped D．saved
A．come on B．come about C．come up D．come from
A．thought B．planned C．guessed D．meant
One sunny afternoon, a seven-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods __31__ she realized that she was lost.
Sitting on a rock and __32__ what to do, she began crying. After a while, she__33__ to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes. __34__ it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the door and __35__ stepped in. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out the door and back to the __36__. Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a __37__.
The girl’s parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy __38__ that his Mistress was in danger. He jumped __39__ a window, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields. But he couldn't find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a __40__ scent as he lowered his head. He __41__ the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking __42__ into the air, the dog __43__ through the woods until he found the __44__ . But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his __45__ , he saw his mistress’ blue shirt in the distance. He __46__ over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was __47__.
When she opened her eyes and 48 her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “you 49 me, Laddy,” and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents burst into tears of 50 . That night Laddy had a Hero's supper: a huge meal of steak.
A．before B．since C．while D．as
A．wondering B．forgetting C．remembering D．regretting
A．preferred B．expected C．failed D．decided
A．When B．Until C．If D．Because
A．carelessly B．cautiously C．hopelessly D．unwillingly
A．trees B．bushes C．woods D．grasses
A．stream B．rock C．tree D．house
A．found B．sensed C．heard D．smelt
A．at B．through C．in D．onto
A．terrible B．strange C．pleasant D．familiar
A．missed B．discovered C．followed D．ignored
A．calmly B．loudly C．merrily D．gently
A．searched B．wandered C．looked D．traveled
A．window B．girl C．house D．hero
A．satisfaction B．disappointment C．embarrassment D．delight
A．jumped B．climbed C．walked D．flew
A．awake B．abandoned C．available D．asleep
A．spotted B．watched C．observed D．saw
A．disturbed B．comforted C．rescued D．scared
A．pain B．shock C．sorrow D．relief
There was a woman in Detroit , who has two sons . She was worried ___28___ them , especially the younger one , Ben , __29__ he was not doing well in school . Boys in his class__30__ him because he seemed so __31___ .
The mother __32__ that she would , herself , have to get her sons to do better in school . She __33__ them to go to the Detroit Public Library to read a __34__ a week and do a report about it for her .
One day , in Ben’s __35__ , the teacher held up a rock and asked if anyone knew it . Ben __36__ up his hand and the teacher let him __37__ . “Why did Ben raise his hand ?” they wondered . He _38__ said anything ; what did he possibly want to say ?
Well , Ben not only __39__ the rock ; he said a lot about it . He named other rocks in its group and even knew ___40___ the teacher had found it . The teacher and the students were __41__ . Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book __42__ .
Ben later went on to the _43_ of his class . When he finished high school , he went to Yale University __44_ at last became one of the best doctors in the United States .
After Ben had grown up , he __45__ something about his mother that he did not know as a __46__ .
She , herself , had never learned how to __47___ .
A．about B．on C．with D．over
A．because B．so C．but D．though
A．played with B．go through C．took off D．made fun of
A．clever B．hard C．slow D．quick
A．asked B．decided C．forgot D．heard
A．made B．let C．told D．considered
A．notice B．message C．book D．question
A．class B．room C．office D．lab
A．looked B．gave C．took D．put
A．think B．leave C．stand D．speak
A．always B．even C．quickly D．never
A．found B．played C．knew D．threw
A．whether B．when C．where D．why
A．afraid B．surprised C．worried D．unhappy
A．pictures B．exercises C．shops D．reports
A．top B．end C．back D．side
A．so B．and C．or D．however
A．learned B．remembered C．understood D．guessed
A．doctor B．child C．student D．teacher
A．read B．work C．teach D．show
A wise man was visiting the Ganges, a river which flows through northern India, to take a bath. He found a group of family members on the 16 ， shouting angrily at each other.He 17 his disciples (弟子), smiled and asked, “Why do people shout in18 at each other？”The disciples 19 for a while and one of them said, “Because we 20 our calm, we shout.”“But, why should you shout 21 the other person is just next to you? You can as well tell him what you have to say in a(n) 22 manner，” asked the wise man. Some disciples gave some other answers, but none 23 the other disciples. Finally the wise man explained, “When two people are angry at each other, there is a distance between their24 . To cover that distance they must shout to be able to 25 each other. The angrier they are, the louder they will have to shout to26 that great distance. What27 when two people fall in love? They don't shout at each other but talk softly, because their hearts are very 28 . The distance between them is either nonexistent (不存在的) or very small.”
The wise man 29 ，“When they love each other even more, they do not 30 ， but only whisper and they get even closer to each other. Finally they 31 need not whisper. They only look at each other and that's 32 . That is how close two people are when they love each other.”
He looked at his disciples and said, “So when you 33 ， do not let your hearts get distant. Do not say words that distance each other more. 34 there will come a day when the distance is so great that you'll not find the path to 35 . You may end up becoming enemies, for instance.”
A．roof B．platform C．bank D．street
A．referred to B．attended to C．shouted to D．turned to
A．anger B．excitement C．disappointment D．surprise
A．thought B．relaxed C．listened D．waited
A．control B．disturb C．lose D．enjoy
A．as long as B．in case C．when D．unless
A．soft B．impressive C．weak D．responsible
A．encouraged B．satisfied C．entertained D．bothered
A．directions B．bodies C．goals D．hearts
A．hurt B．attack C．understand D．hear
A．keep B．measure C．cover D．shorten
A．matters B．happens C．works D．succeeds
A．close B．huge C．special D．open
A．doubted B．continued C．replied D．promised
A．pass B．cry C．care D．speak
A．sometimes B．still C．even D．ever
A．nothing B．all C．one D．something
A．argue B．apologize C．criticize D．explain
A．Worse still B．Therefore C．Or else D．Besides
A．beat B．follow C．walk D．return
Michel is a young girl who works for the police as a handwriting expert. She has helped 26 many criminals 27 using her special talents.
When she was fourteen, Michel was already so interested in the 28in her friends’ handwriting 29 she would spend hours 30 them.. after 31 college she went to France for a special two-year class in 32 at the School of Police Science.
Michel says that it is 33 for people to hide their handwriting. She can discover 34 of what she needs to know simply by looking at the writing with her own 35 , but she also has machines 36 help her 37 different kinds of paper and ink. This knowledge is often 38 great help to the 39 .
Michel believes that handwriting is a good sign of 40 kind of person the writer 41 .”I wouldn’t go out with a fellow 42 I didn’t like his handwriting,” she says. But she adds she 43 in love with her future husband, a young policeman 44 she studied his handwriting. It is later proved to be all right, 45 .
A．search B．follow C．catch D．judge
A．with B．as C．like D．by
A．differences B．same C．way D．method
A．that B．as C．as to D．so that
A．writing B．setting C．uncovering D．studying
A．finishing B．attending C．starting D．finished
A．books B．handwriting C．tongues D．letter
A．possible B．safe C．easy D．impossible
A．most B．all C．nothing D．little
A．hands B．mind C．head D．eyes
A．they B．those C．that D．with which
A．carry out B．give out C．look out D．make out
A．of B．to C．with D．for
A．teachers B．people C．police D．students
A．what B．all C．which D．to which
A．is B．becomes C．belongs D．changes
A．whether B．if C．after D．unless
A．felt B．dropped C．caught D．fell
A．after B．when C．because D．before
A．however B．but C．too D．either