第二节: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,然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳答案。
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. So, I really 36 whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy 37 to earn money to pay the high schooling for me. They don't act in the 38 ways that I read in books or I see on TV, and sending flowers to each other on Valentine's Day is even 39 .
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I asked her if there was 40 between them. She paused her work and raised her head with 41 . Then she bowed her head and 42 sewing the quilt. I was very 43 because I thought I had hurt her. But after a few minutes she said, “Look at this thread. Sometimes it 44 ,but most of the time it disappears in the quilt. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can 45 be seen anywhere or anytime, but it's really there, and makes the quilt 46 ”. I listened carefully but I couldn't understand her 47 the next spring..
My mother suddenly got sick seriously and had to stay in the hospital for a one-month treatment. Every morning and dusk after she 48 from the hospital, my father 49 my mother walking slowly on the country road. There were many beautiful flowers, green grass and trees, and the sun gently glistened them 50 the leaves. All of these 51 the most beautiful picture in the world. 52 their eyes, I know they love each other deeply. From this experience, I 53 that love was just a 54 in the quilt of our life. Love is 55 , making life strong and warm.
36. A. believe B. hesitate C. doubt D. ignore
37. A. keeping B. trying C. willing D. learning
38. A. romantic B. magic C. formal D. special
39. A. unsuitable B. impolite C. uneasy D. impossible
40. A. difference B. love C. similarity D. fight
41. A. surprise B. anger C. smile D. calm
42. A. finished B. forgot C. continued D. considered
43. A. excited B. worried C. shocked D. disappointed
44. A. exists B. works C. breaks D. appears
45. A. easily B. hardly C. simply D. usually
46. A. long-lasting B. long-dated C. long-suffering D. long-winded
47. A. after B. before C. until D. since
48. A. returned B. escaped C. remained D. heard
49. A. led B. let C. supported D. helped
50. A. from B. through C. across D. throughout
51. A. made up B. made with C. made into D. made of
52. A. Seeing B. Watching C. Reading D. Checking
53. A. expected B. admitted C. noticed D. realized
54. A. material B. design C. color D. thread
55. A. everywhere B. inside C. anywhere D. outside
One day, a well-known speaker was invited to give a lecture to an audience of 200. He started his lecture by a $ 20 bill. He looked around the room, and asked, “Who would like this $20 bill?” started going up.
He said, “I am going to this $20 to one of you, but first, let me do this.” He crumpled up (揉皱) the 20-dollar bill. He then asked, “Who wants it?” Still the hands were in the air.
“Well”, he replied,“ I do this ?” And he dropped it on the and started to step on it with his shoes. He picked it up. Now it was crumpled and .
“Now, who wants it?” Still the hands went into the air.
“My friends, we have all learned a very lesson. No matter what I did to the , you still want it because it doesn’t decrease in . It is still worth $20, with we can buy what we need.
Many times in our lives, we are , and trampled underfoot by the decision we and the circumstances that come our way. We feel we were worthless. But no matter what has happened or what may happen to us, you will never your value. Dirty or clean, you are still priceless to those who do love you. The worth of our lives is determined not by we do or who we know, but by who we are. You are . Don’t ever forget it.”
If you this lesson in mind, it will help you to again when you fall. Each time it makes you grow much stronger.
A.holding up B.picking up C.keeping up D.bringing up
A.Chats B.Voices C.Hands D.Talks
A.pass B.give C.show D.lend
A.ever B.even C.also D.still
A.on B.off C.up D.out
A.What for B.How come C.What about D.What if
A.floor B.desk C.shelf D.dustbin
A.usable B.small C.dirty D.old
A.meaningless B.amazing C.rare D.valuable
A.money B.paper C.book D.card
A.shape B.value C.quality D.size
A.which B.what C.that D.whose
A.warned B.pushed C.dropped D.reminded
A.prefer B.receive C.face D.make
A.as though B.even though C.if only D.only if
A.take B.lose C.miss D.win
A.how B.what C.where D.who
A.honest B.wise C.young D.special
A.keep B.forget C.impress D.leave
A.stand up B.put up C.take up D.jump up
At midnight, Peter was awakened by heavy knocks on the door. He rolled over and looked at his , and it was half past one. “I’m not getting at this time,” he to himself, and rolled over.
Then, a knock followed. “Aren’t you going to it?” said his wife.
So he dragged himself out of bed and went downstairs. He opened the door and there was a man
at the door. It didn’t take long to the man was drunk.
“Hi, there, ” slurred (嘟囔) the stranger, “Can you give me a push?”
“No, . It’s half past one. I was ,” Peter said and slammed(猛关) the door. He went back to bed and told his wife what had happened.
She said, “That wasn’t very of you. Remember that night we had a in the pouring rain on the way to the kids and you had to knock on a man’s door to get our car
again? What would have happened if he’d told to go away? ”
“But the guy was ,” said Peter.
“It doesn’t matter,” said the wife. “He needs help it would be the Christian thing to help him.”
So Peter went out of bed again, got dressed, and went downstairs. He opened the door, and not being able to see the stranger anywhere, he shouted, “Hey, do you still want a ?”
And he heard a , “Yeah, please.”
So still being unable to see the stranger, he shouted, “ are you?”
The drunk replied, “Over here, on the swing(秋千).”
A.door B.wife C.clock D.window
A.into trouble B.out of the house C.down to work D.out of bed
A.complained B.explained C.thought D.replied
A.louder B.weaker C.longer D.angrier
A.stand B.stop C.refuse D.answer
A.knocking B.lying C.standing D.looking
A.remember B.realize C.show D.doubt
A.go out B.go away C.go ahead D.go up
A.in bed B.in surprise C.at home D.at work
A.down B.in C.inside D.up
A.foolish B.nice C.typical D.generous
A.look B.quarrel C.fight D.breakdown
A.put up B.pick down C.pick up D.put down
A.united B.refreshed C.started D.delighted
A.us B.them C.the man D.others
A.mad B.drunk C.different D.dangerous
A.but B.though C.and D.because
A.push B.rest C.room D.lift
A.lady B.gentleman C.sound D.voice
A.where B.how C.who D.what
Yesterday,after telling my brother, Rhys, and me to stop playing like wild animals, Mom went to take a bath. We were having a pillow fight when one hit a vase. Mom the loud crash. Wasting no time,she went into the room. I was sure that she was going to shout at us, but instead she just knelt by the and began to cry.
This made Rhys and me feel pretty . We went over and put our arms round her, and she explained to us why she was so upset. In the pieces a broken glass rose, one petal (花瓣) gone, which was given by Dad on their first wedding anniversary. Dad had said that if he ever forgot to bring flowers home an anniversary in the future, Mom was to look at that one. It was like their love:it would last a .
We began crying, and to glue it. But Mom said that wouldn't really fix it. it had been broken,the of the “limited edition” had reduced. As Mom slowly began to the mess, we tried everything we could think of to her up ,but even our best funny faces didn't . Tears kept coming down her cheeks. Everything was picked up. Seeing Mom going back to the bath, I her and put both hands on her shoulders , saying, “ All things can be ,Mom. The only thing that cannot be broken is our . It's the only thing that can never be broken.”
Mom hugged me very tightly and smiled. After dinner that night, Mom glued the petal back onto the rose. Then she softly said. “My rose is truly unique. Its tiny damages remind me of more important:the realization that love forever.”
A.gradually B.suddenly C.surprisingly D.immediately
A.caused B.witnessed C.ignored D.heard
A.dressing B.shouting C.flying D.crying
A.pieces B.vase C.pillow D.ground
A.disappointed B.angry C.awful D.sensitive
A.grew B.lay C.stood D.existed
A.for B.in C.from D.by
A.decade B.year C.season D.lifetime
A.offered B.supported C.pretended D.agreed
A.Just as B.In case C.Now that D.Even though
A.price B.wealth C.treasure D.value
A.pick up B.take up C.put up D.pick out
A.get B.make C.light D.cheer
A.smile B.work C.show D.say
A.prevented B.stopped C.kept D.followed
A.destroyed B.mended C.improved D.broken
A.friendship B.honesty C.love D.happiness
A.finally B.quickly C.confidently D.immediately
A.anything B.something C.nothing D.everything
A.changes B.appears C.lasts D.keeps
Nowadays______children go to school ______few of them have ever asked themselves _______they go there. Some children think that they go to school just to learn their mother tongue, English and other foreign languages, history, science, ______and a few other ______. But why do they learn these things? Are these the only things they should learn at school?
Actually children go to school to _______ themselves for the time when they will be grown up and will have to _______themselves.They learn their own langge _____they will be able to _______with people in foreign countries, make friends with them and learn______about their culture and history. They learn mathematics in order to be able to measure the things around them and calculate sums. _______helps them understand something about the world around them and history teaches them about the past and people. Nearly everything they study at school has some use _____in their ________, but there is one more_____reason why children go to school.
It is more important to receive education that just learning ________.We go to school ____to learn how to learn. Learning is not just for school but for life. So even after we have left school, we have to continue to learn. A man who _______knows how to learn will always be ______because whenever he is faced with a completely new task or problem, he will teach himself how to deal with it in the best way. ________,children do not go to school just to learn languages, mathematics, geography, etc. They go to school to ______how to learn.
A.some B.most C.few D.all
A.but B.so C.and D.because
A.how B.when C.why D.that
A.cooking B.sowing C.playing D.geography
A.subjects B.skills C.languages D.games
A.make B.prepare C.teach D.study
A.teach B.support C.live D.work
A.and B.in order to C.so as to D.so that
A.communicate B.work C.talk D.study
A.everything B.anything C.something D.nothing
A.Foreign languages B.Mathematics C.History D.Geography
A.practical B.special C.different D.importance
A.work B.lives C.study D.communication
A.difficult B.unusual C.important D.kind
A.foreign languages B.science C.mathematics D.facts
A.above all B.at all C.in all D.for all
A.doesn't B.never C.really D.may
A.unsuccessful B.calm C.successful D.useful
A.Although B.But C.However D.Therefore
A.begin B.work C.live D.learn
The following story is from my friend, Peter. His job was to examine cars when they crossed the frontier(边境) to make sure that they were not smuggling (走私)anything into the country. Every evening he would see a factory worker coming ____ the hill towards the frontier, ____ a bike with a pile of goods of old straw(稻草)on it. When the bike ____ the frontier, Peter would stop the man and ____ him take the straw off and untie(解开) it. Then he would examine the straw very ____ to see ____ he could find anything, after which he would look in all the man’s pockets ____ he let him tie the straw again. The man would then put it on his bike and go off down the hill with it. Although Peter was always ____ to find gold or other valuable things that ____ in the straw, he never found ____. He was sure the man was ____ something, but he was not ____ to think out what it could be.
Then one evening, after he had looked ____ the straw and emptied the worker’s pockets ____ usual, he ___ to him, “Listen, I know you are smuggling things ____ this frontier. Won’t you tell me what it is? I’m an old man, and today’s my ____day on the job. Tomorrow I’m going to ____. I promise I shall not tell ____ if you tell me what you’ve been smuggling.” The worker did not say anything for ____. Then he smiled, turned to Peter and said quietly, “Bikes.”
A.up B.down C.to D.towards
A.filling B.pulling C.pushing D.carrying
A.arrived B.reached C.came D.appeared
A.ask B.order C.let D.call
A.carefully B.quickly C.silently D.horribly
A.That B.where C.how D.whether
A.before B.after C.first D.so
A.lucky B.hoping C.thinking D.wondering
A.had been hidden B.hidden C.hiding D.were hidden
A.Nothing B.something C.everything D.anything
A.taking B.smuggling C.stealing D.pushing
A.possible B.strong C.able D.clever
A.through B.thoroughly C.upon D.up
A.like B.more C.then D.as
A.told B.cried C.ordered D.said
A.cross B.past C.across D.into
A.first B.last C.second D.third
A.die B.back C.leave D.return
A.everyone B.anyone C.no one D.someone
A.sometimes B.some times C.sometime D.some time