第二节完形填空(共20题,满分20分)
About three years 30 , something terrible 31 to me. 32 six hours of terror have broken my body and 33. You think I am a very 34 man—but I am not. It 35 less than a single day to change my 36 from black to white. One day, my 37 brothers and I were 38 back from the islands, our boat 39 of fish. 40 , the sky was 41 with dark clouds and in 42 a minute we were in a terrible storm. An 43 wave covered our boat and my younger brother 44 into the sea. Our boat survived, and I was trying to recover 45 my elder brother put his mouth 46 to my ear, and 47 out the 48 word “Whirlpool!” With the wind and waves we were going in the direction of the whirlpool, and 49 could save us!
30. A. before B. after C. ago D. late
31. A. took place B. happened C. changed D. informed
32. A. that B. those C. this D. these
33. A. soul B. heart C. head D. mind
34. A. rich B. poor C. young D. old
35. A. spent B took C. paid D. cost
36. A. hair B. face C. mouth D. feet
37. A. three B. one C. two D. four
38. A. came B. going C. moving D. coming
39. A. felt B. full C. filled D. fall
40. A. All at once B. Instead C. Meanwhile D. Besides
41. A. covered B. discovered C. recovered D. covering
42. A. no less than B. less than C. more than D. no more
43. A. enormous B. small C. mini D. enough
44. A. fall into B. felt into C. fell into D. fallen into
45. A. while B. when C. as D. before
46. A. tightly B. closely C tight D. close
47. A. screamed B. said C .told D. whispered
48. A. terrified B. terrifying C. satisfied D. satisfying
49. A. nothing B. everything C. something D. anything
Of all living creatures on earth, insects are the most plentiful. Some 1 are very useful to man, for example, bees, 2 we get honey and wax, and silkworms, which 3 us with silk. Other varieties, 4 , are extremely harmful, and do a great 5 of damage, especially to crops. Locusts are perhaps the most dangerous of all, 6 they will eat almost any green 7 , and when millions of them 8 on cultivated land they soon leave it 9 . In some countries they are the farmers’ 10 enemy. Another nuisance is the common 11 , not only because it 12 us indoors and out-of-doors, but because it spreads diseases.
Scientists have given much time and 13 to the study of insects. It needs the most careful and 14 observation. Thanks 15 their discoveries we now know almost all 16 is to be known about the habits of these hardworking insects, bees and ants, which live in 17 better planned in some ways than our 18 . But the most valuable work has been done in trying to give 19 to men, animals and crops from the 20 which insects cause.
1.A.members B.forms C.qualities D.varieties
2.A.by which B.from which C.of which D.in which
3.A.give B.produce C.offer D.supply
4.A.however B.meanwhile C.offer D.supply
5.A.majority B.number C.amount D.what’s more
6.A.and B.for C.if D.when
7.A.grass B.field C.fruit D.plant
8.A.settle B.attack C.pass D.cross
9.A.bare B.nothing C.empty D.untouched
10.A.hardest B.greatest C.serious D.wildest
11.A.insect B.creature C.fly D.enemy
12.A.dislikes B.bites C.worries D.hates
13.A.understanding B.ideas C.comprehension D.thought
14.A.serious B.patient C.curious D.long
15.A.for B.of C.to D.with
16.A.that B.which C.there D.what
17.A.societies B.crowds C.teams D.organizations
18.A.world B.nation C.selves D.own
19.A.help B.protection C.living D.defense
20.A.injury B.wound C.sickness D.ruin
When I was a child ,I spent most of the time near the sea watching the ships, large and small, go in and out of the harbor. At the age of eighteen I 1 home to take a job on a passenger2 that sailed between San Francisco and YokohamA.I was 3 about my new adventure and a little afraid, too. For over a year, I 4 the Pacific on the Rosa Lee. The brilliant blue waters were 5 in the sunlight; under stormy skies the angry 6became dark, dangerous, and exciting. I 7 the sea in all its glorious beauty — both when it was quiet and when it was violent. 8, I knew it was the life for me.
After a year, during a rip from Melbourne to Honolulu, I had a very strange 9 . I have never forgotten it. We couldn’t get 10 the way in time and were hit by a violent11 . The wind grew stronger and stronger —12 fifty miles an hour, and mountains of water 13 the Rosa Lee over on its side. The ship rolled back only to be 14 again by the next wave. All during the rain-filled night, we worked in a frantic 15 to save the ship, but there was a breakdown in the engine room and the motors16. We knew that there was 17 more we could do. At dawn the Captain 18 the order to leave the ship. A few minutes later Rosa Lee 19beneath the angry seA.All that could be 20 were a few lifeboats here and there among the waves.
1.A.left B.went C.landed D.forgot
2.A.bus B.ship C.plane D.train
3.A.worried B.narrow C.excited D.sure
4.A.struck B.imagined C.remarked D.sailed
5.A.shallow B.terrifying C.irregular D.beautiful
6.A.situation B.gainsC.waters D.management
7.A.hated B.loved C.improved D.greeted
8.A.In the end B.What’s more C.That’s to say D.From the beginning
9.A.dream B.practice C.imagination D.experience
10.A.in B.upC.out of D.down
11.A.purpose B.storm C.soul D.rock
12.A.up to B.far from C.less than D.behind
13.A.pushed B.pulled C.drew D.looked
14.A.protected B.attacked C.destroyed D.applied
15.A.request B.decision C.sense D.attempt
16.A.worked B.based C.stooped D.finished
17.A.nothing B.space C.light D.recognized
18.A.gave B.threw C.forced D.recognized
19.A.floated B.sankC.fell D.pushed
20.A.enjoyed B.criticized C.seenD.climbed
As time goes on, 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 1 it was too late to tell them. I am blessed with the dear mother who is still alive. I 2 her more each day. My mother does not change, but I 3 . As I grow older and wiser, I realize 4 an extraordinary' person she is. How 5 that I am unable to speak these words in her 6, but they flow easily from my pen.
As a daughter, how to thank her mother for life itself?? For the love, patience and just 7 hard work that go into 8a child? For running after a toddler (学走步的小孩), for understanding a 9 teenager, for tolerating a college student who knows10? For waiting for the day when a daughter 11 how wise her mother really is?
How does a 12 woman thank a mother for 13 to be a mother? For being ready 14 advice when asked or remaining 15 when it is most appreciated? For not saying, “I told you so,” when she could have said these words16 ? For being17herself-loving, thoughtful, patient, and forgiving? I don' t know how, dear God, except to ask you to bless her as richly as she 18 and to help me live up to the example she has 19. I pray that I will look as good in the eyes of my children as my mother 20 in mine.
1.A.asB.that C.until D.when
2.A.approve B.appreciate C.need D.resemble
3.A.do B.have C.didD.will
4.A.how B.that C.who D.what
5.A.sad B.glad C.comic D tragic
6.A.absence B.presence C.appearance D.existence
7.A.common B.plain C.normal D.usual
8.A.raising B.rising C.developing D.training
9.A.childish B.energetic C.fearlessD.moody
10.A.anything B.something C.everything D.nothing
11.A.detects B.discovers C.recognizes D.realizes
12.A.pretty B.foolish C.greenD.grown
13.A.failing B.intending C.continuing D.keeping
14.A.by B.with C.for D.on
15.A.silent B.quiet C.cool D.noiseless
16.A.dozen times B.a dozen of times C.dozens of times D.dozen of time
17.A.valuably B.essentially C.naturally D.actually
18.A.devotesB.deserts C.deserves D.desires
19.A.setB.settled C.placed D.fixed
20.A.sees B.finds C.is D.looks
Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was
ready for new 16 in high school.17, high school was different. In the first week, Jenna went totryouts(选拔赛)for cheerleaders(拉拉队队员). She was competing against very talented girls, and
she knew it would be 18 for her to be selected. Two hours later, the 19 read a list of the girls for a
second tryout. Her heart 20 as the list ended without her name. Feeling 21, she walked homecarrying her schoolbag full of homework.
Arriving home, she started with math. She had always been a good math student, but now she was 22. She moved on to English and history, and was 23 to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to 24 math for the time being.
The nest day Jenna went to see Mrs. Biden about being on the school 25. Mrs. Biden wasn’t as 26 as JennA.“I’m sorry, but we have enough 27 for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll talk then.” Jenna smiled 28 and left. “Why is high school so 29?” she sighed.
Later in 30 class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much 31. By the end of class, she understood how to get them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d continue to try to 32 at her new school. She wasn’t sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to 33. High school was just as her mom had said: “You will feel like a small fish in a big pond 34 a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the 35 fish you can be.”
16.A.processes B.decision C.challenges D.exercises
17.A.ThereforeB.However C.Otherwise D.Besides
18.A.difficult B.easy C.boring D.interesting
19.A.editor B.boss C.candidate D.judge
20.A.jumped B.sank C.stopped D.raced
21.A.strange B.happy C.awfulD.lonely
22.A.struggling B.improving C.workingD.complaining
23.A.ashamed B.disappointed C.shockedD.relieved
24.A.put up B.prepare forC.worry aboutD.give up
25.A.committee B.newspaperC.radioD.team
26.A.enthusiastic B.artistic C.sympathetic D.realistic
27.A.speakersB.readers C.cheerleaders D.writers
28.A.widely B.weakly C.excitedly D.brightly
29.A.similar B.ordinary C.different D.familiar
30.A.physics B.history C.English D.math
31.A.pleasure B.hope C.trouble D.sorrow
32.A.fit in B.look out C.stay up D.get around
33.A.swim B.try C.ask D.escape
34.A.in return for B.in case ofC.in terms of D.instead of
35.A.slimmest B.smallest C.best D.gentlest
I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was 21 and when I was 14 he said, “You’re never going to be 22 but a failure.”
After five years of 23 jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the best24 that could have happened to me. I 25 I wanted to do something positive (积极的) with my life because I wanted to prove to26 that what people said about me was 27. Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Let’s28 it, you’ve failed at everything you’ve ever done.” So I tried hard with my29 and went to college. My first novel (小说)30 while I was at college.
After college I taught during the31 in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a 32 in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of33 that job to write full time 34 I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself — 35 was a working-class boy who’d 36 school early, now teaching at the university.
My writing career (职业) took off when I discovered my own style. Now I’m rich and 37 , have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. 38 what does it mean? I39 wish all the people that have put me down had 40 : “I believe in you. You’ll succeeD.”
21.A.bright B.useless C.simple D.hopeful
22.A.anything B.something C.everything D.nothing
23.A.low B.poor C.good D.useful
24.A.support B.happiness C.surprise D.thing
25.A.admitted B.decided C.planned D.told
26.A.me B.them C.her D.it
27.A.wrong B.right C.stupid D.faulty
28.A.see B.know C.understand D.face
29.A.experiment B.practice C.writing D.composition
30.A.came on B.came in C.came out D.came back
31.A.day B.night C.month D.year
32.A.graduation B.pass C.degree D.success
33.A.giving in B.giving back C.giving out D.giving up
34.A.while B.if C.when D.or
35.A.there B.here C.it D.that
36.A.left B.attended C.changed D.graduated
37.A.tired B.calm C.nervous D.famous
38.A.And B.But C.However D.Well
39.A.just B.exactly C.so D.very
40.A.praised B.said C.answered D.advised