第二节:完型填空(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41-60各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
I ran into a stranger as he passed by. “I’m so sorry!” was my reply. Then he said, “Excuse me too… I wasn’t 41 watching for you.” We were very polite, this stranger and I. Then we went 42 our way after saying goodbye.
But at 43 , a different story is told. How we treat our loved ones, young and old. Later in the kitchen, as I 44 the meal, my daughter walked up to me, very still. When I turned, I 45 knocked her down. “Get out of the way!” I shouted with a frown (皱眉). She stepped away silently, with her little heart 46 . I didn’t realize how rudely I had spoken.
That night, when I lay 47 in bed, God’s quiet voice spoke to me and said, “While 48 with a stranger, you are calm and polite, but with those you love, you are QUICK to excite… Go look around on the kitchen floor, you’ll find some flowers there by the 49 . Those are the flowers she brought for you. She 50 them herself — pink, yellow, and your favorite blue. She stood there quietly and you never saw the 51 in her eyes.”
By this time, I felt sad and small and now my own tears began to fall. I quietly went and knelt (跪) by her 52 . “Wake up, my dear,” I said. “Are these the flowers you picked up for me?” She smiled, “I found them out by the tree, I 53 them in a napkin(纸巾), just for you. I knew you’d like them, especially the 54 .” I said, “I am so sorry that I missed them today… And I 55 have fussed (大惊小怪) at you that way…”
And she whispered, “Mommy, that’s OK… I still love you 56 .” I hugged her and said, “I love you, too and I LOVE the flowers.”
Do you know that: if you die tomorrow, the 57 you are working for could easily replace you in a matter of days. But the family you leave 58 will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into our 59 than into our families--- an unwise investment (投资) indeed.
Remember that 60 =" (F)ATHER" + (A)ND + (M)OTHER + (I ) + (L)OVE + (Y)OU.
41. A. ever B. even C. just D. right
42. A. to B. in C. on D. for
43. A. school B. work C. home D. office
44. A. cooked B. had C. ate D. took
45. A. already B. hardly C. rudely D. nearly
46. A. lost B. missed C. beaten D. broken
47. A. asleep B. awake C. afraid D. alive
48. A. dealing B. meeting C. going D. talking
49. A. floor B. kitchen C. window D. door
50. A. grew B. bought C. picked D. fetched
51. A. tears B. expressions C. smiles D. joy
52. A. desk B. bed C. body D. knees
53. A. wrapped B. covered C. put D. help
54. A. pink B. yellow C. blue D. black
55. A. needn’t B. shouldn’t C. mustn’t D. can’t
56. A. indeed B. besides C. anything D. anyway
57. A. company B. country C. place D. state
58. A. for B. with C. behind D. to
59. A. books B. loss C. meal D. work
60. A. RESPECT B. WARMTH C. FAMILY D. FRIEND
A black car rushed around the busy street corner, towards the courthouse. The dark window rolled down and a semi-automatic stuck out.
Pauly Gillespie, a government protected witness (目击者), stood , seeing death walking toward him. Pauly’s FBI bodyguards themselves on top of him, but two were fired and Pauly was hit the shoulder.
The car across two lanes (车道) of traffic. Then it turned left down a path and got __ behind a large truck. The two men in the car out and raced away --- into the arms of four policemen.
Special agent (特工) Brown was new to the police unit and was told to __ the car out of the path so that the traffic could return to . Brown changed the position of the rearview (后视) mirror _ and drove it around to __ his boss was questioning the two men.
Brown stood and watched. One of the men was tall and thin, and _ was five inches shorter, about Brown’s .
Agent Fordney asked the two men who had done the shooting. They __ to tell him. Then Brown smiled and said, “I know who the shooter was.” His boss was surprised. How could Brown know that without getting any answer from the two men?
When Brown got into the car, he had to adjust the rearview mirror. That meant the previous driver had been of a height. Since the shorter man was close to Brown’s height, he knew the taller man must have been the _. Therefore, the shorter man had done the .
A.driver-side B.passenger-side C.right-hand side D.left-hand side
A.hand B.camera C.handgun D.knife
A.frozen B.calm C.quiet D.still
A.put B.rushed C.jumped D.threw
A.bullets B.shots C.guns D.shoots
A.on B.at C.over D.in
A.sped B.rolled C.moved D.went
A.damaged B.destroyed C.stuck D.injured
A.came B.hurried C.walked D.crawled
A.suddenly B.right C.quickly D.immediately
A.clear B.ride C.carry D.push
A.common B.ordinary C.usual D.normal
A.up B.down C.in D.out
A.where B.there C.which D.what
A.another B.other C.the other D.one
A.size B.length C.age D.height
A.decided B.refused C.had D.pretended
A.same B.large C.different D.small
A.murderer B.shooter C.driver D.killer
A.killing B.shooting C.driving D.murdering
That morning, I stepped into the classroom, ready to share my knowledge and experience with seventy-five students who would be my English Literature class. Having taught in for seventeen years, I had no about my ability to hold their attention and toimpress on them my for the literature of my mother tongue.
As I entered the room, I was when the monitor shouted: “Stand up!” The entire class rose, and I was somewhat about how to get them to sit down again. Once that awkwardness was over, I quickly my calmness and began what I thought was an informed lecture, sure to gain their respect — perhaps their admiration. I went back to my office with the rosy glow which came from a sense of achievement.
I asked my students to keep as homework. However, as I read them, the rosy glow was gradually by a strong sense of sadness. The first diary said, “Our literature teacher didn’t teach us anything today. her next lecture will be better.” Greatly surprised, I read diary after diary, each expressing a theme. “Didn’t I teach them anything? I described the entire philosophical framework of Western thought and laid the historical for all the works we’ll study in class,” I complained. “How they say I didn’t teach them anything?”
It was a long term, and it became clear that my ideas about were not the same as those of my students. I thought a teacher’s job was to raise questions and provide enough background so that students could their own conclusions. My students thought a teacher’s job was to provide information as directly and clearly as possible. What a difference!
, I benefited a lot, for my experience with my Chinese students has made me a American teacher, knowing how to teach in a different culture.
A.England B.America C.China D.Australia
A.worry B.idea C.doubt D.skill
A.profession B.admiration C.explanation D.expression
A.attracted B.embarrassed C.amused D.shocked
A.puzzled B.sure C.worried D.curious
A.reminded B.returned C.regained D.recovered
A.more B.even C.yet D.still
A.discussions B.notes C.compositions D.diaries
A.replaced B.frightened C.troubled D.moved
A.Later B.Perhaps C.Somehow D.Indeed
A.common B.strong C.similar D.strange
A.happenings B.characters C.development D.background
A.should B.need C.will D.must
A.immediately B.certainly C.simply D.gradually
A.admiration B.question C.education D.conclusion
A.difficult B.interesting C.essential D.general
A.draw B.find C.search D.offer
A.special B.standard C.exact D.serious
A.Therefore B.However C.Then D.Though
A.richer B.happier C.friendlier D.better
Have you ever not wanted to do something so badly that you would rather die than go? Well that’s how I about joining Madcaps, a mothers and daughters club assisting philanthropies(慈善事业).But now I believe that you open up your mind to things because eventually you might end up enjoying it.
“It’s a waste of time”, I said when my mom told I had to join Madcaps, and then when she said I had to at a homeless shelter I thought this just could not be .
We got there late, of course, and the security guard led us to the kitchen we ran into 48 other fellow Madcaps members. Since I’m so socially awkward(糟糕的) I had met only one person at a pool party, earlier this year. I looked around for her but she was not there. Damn, I was ! When the man in charge came out and asked for 3 mothers to work outside the to clean up the plates, my mom just happened to volunteer leaving me to food with others.
Soon the families started to walk in and a little girl walked up and pointed to the food I was I gave her the cold sandwich, she nodded in a form of saying , and then walked to join her family at the large table.
As she walked away I thought of how much I I get to go the top schools. I have a great house and I have a warm meal every night. It that little girl to make me realize how lucky I am. After that moment I had a change of . Now, I love Madcaps and don’t miss one meeting, I have being socially awkward and now have many friends. And this year I am sure I will do the required 20 hours of philanthropies.
I believe that if you have an mind about things you can accomplish more and become a better rounded person. I believe sometimes you can make a difference just doing one thing you don’t want to do .
A.cared B.joked C.felt D.doubted
A.should B.would C.may D.can
A.also B.just C.not D.still
A.report B.live C.donate D.volunteer
A.better B.sooner C.easier D.worse
A.where B.when C.until D.because
A.suddenly B.occasionally C.hardly D.normally
A.shy B.late C.alone D.hopeless
A.kitchen B.house C.club D.shelter
A.pack B.purchase C.serve D.bake
A.poor B.homeless C.vluntary D.local
A.playing with B.putting away C.looking for D.holding out
A.hello B.sorry C.thanks D.okay
A.had B.earned C.achieved D.did
A.moved B.took C.helped D.encouraged
A.heart B.luck C.identity D.taste
A.believed in B.learnt from C.got over D.thought about
A.more than B.nothing but C.anything but D.less than
A.intelligent B.abstract C.empty D.open
A.before B.by C.upon D.to
Last weekend I was out walking with my dog. She loves wandering around and seeing we meet, so it becomes a social walk rather than an exercise.
Then we 0ur neighbour who was preparing to sell her house. She was busy getting ready for her open house(看房时间)that afternoon . After talking a little we went our separate ways .I could tell it was a(n) day for her.
After I got home, I quickly some of the wonderful lavender(薰衣草) in my garden
Wonderful! They smelled good and the purple were so pretty. I wrapped some packing paper around the bunch and it to my neighbor for her open house. I loved her expression she saw me there with a bunch of lavender! It made me happy. It made her stop and take a deep and maybe reduced her stress for a second
The next day I had a note in my mailbox from my neighbor thanking me for my . She said everybody commented on how wonderful her house smelled She said the 0f kindness I showed helped some of the stress she was feeling. Her note was like a big hug to me.
Never that it's the gift from the heart that is the most .I think sometimes we hesitate(犹豫) to do the acts of kindness because we may think they aren't anything but actually they are probably the best gift
A.dogs B.people C.scenes D.food
A.came across B.came up C. came to D. came into
A. exciting B.natural C. active D. difficult
A.bought B.cut C.raised D.buried
A.leaves B.grass C.flowers D.roots
A.took B.posted C.placed D.moved
A.because B.when C.until D.if
A.hardly B.probably C.merely D.completely
A.breath . B.sigh C.look D.step
A.idea B.kindness C.activity D.matter
A.form B.desire C.act D.service
A.Lose B.realize C.warn D.remove
A.forget B.consider C.change D.mention
A.honest B.friendly C.valuable D.expensive
A.total B.true C.easy D.simple
Even though Danish students have equal access to education, their choice of studies is still influenced by social class. Young people from working class backgrounds are by studies with a clear job profile侧面,半面,外形,轮廓and high income, prestige and studies with a strong identity interest young people of parents with university degrees when choosing which studies to . This is what researchers from the University of Copenhagen in a new study. Students who have chosen to study medicine, architecture, economy and sociology often come from homes where the parents have higher education, whereas business studies and pharmacy often young people with a working class background. This is by a research team from the University of Copenhagen and Aalborg University in a new study.
“There is a between the studies chosen by young Danes and their background. Even for the young people who have very good grades in their A-level exams, and who could successfully admission to a large variety of studies, the parents’ of education and social class play an important role in their choice,” says Education Sociologist Jens Peter Thomsen, who is one of the researchers behind the study.
The study “The Educational Strategies of Danish University Students from Professional and Working-Class Backgrounds” is 60 interviews with Danish students from six different university level study programmes: Medicine, architecture, sociology, economy, pharmacy and business studies.
The young people bring with them the they get from their families. If you grow up in a home with parents who are doctors or architects with a strong professional , it is an obvious choice to follow the path as your parents when you grow up.
“For young people whose parents are university educated, such as fame and mastery of expert knowledge are important. They are by an educational culture in which you are a diligent student, and where leisure activities are to the identity that lies within your studies. These young people have also grown up with discussions around the dinner table which also prepare them for their lives as students,” says Jens Peter Thomsen.
He also added, “Young people who come from a working class background, and have good grades have to the full range of opportunities they have. But the effort to reach this goal must start early”.
A.monitored B.motivated C.motioned D.multiplied
A.while B.although C.when D.if
A.pursue B.engage C.involve D.conduct
A.calculate B.suspect C.conclude D.achieve
A.required B.confirmed C.refused D.completed
A.subscribes to B.caters to C.sticks to D.appeals to
A.inquired B.proved C.extended D.acquired
A.connection B.comparison C.difference D.contradiction
A.educational B.political C.social D.professional
A.balance B.develop C.identify D.seek
A.situation B.judgment C.level D.preference
A.connected with B.based on C.committed to D.combined with
A.resources B.experiences C.finance D.memory
A.degree B.identity C.success D.responsibility
A.perfect B.usual C.common D.same
A.changes B.problems C.factors D.characters
A.disturbed B.moved C.puzzled D.attracted
A.tied B.accustomed C.transferred D.copied
A.practical B.topical C.physical D.medical
A.take charge of B.take control of C.take advantage of D.take care of