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
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1-20各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。
Harriet Tubman was born a slave.She didn't get a ____ to go to school.____ a child,Harriet had to work very hard in ____ all day.That way,her owner could _ __ a lot of money when he sold his crops.Harriet ____ think that she was being treated fairly.
____ Harriet grew up,she ran away from the plantation(庄园) to the northern United States.There,and in Canada,____ could be free.
Harriet liked to be free.She felt ____for all of the black people who were ____ slaves.
Harriet returned to ____ to help other slaves to run away.She made ____ that they got to the North and became free.
Harriet was in great ____ because of a ____ law.The law said it was not permitted to ____ slaves run away.She also ____ that the slave owners said they would ____ $4,000 to anyone who could catch Harriet Tubman.
There were many stories about Harriet helping slaves run away.In all,she made nineteen ____ back to the South and guided about 300 slaves to ____.When the Civil War broke out,the northern states ____ with the southern states.Harriet ____ the northern states because the northerners believed that slaves should be free.She worked as a nurse and spied behind enemy lines until the northern states won the war.
A.day B.chance C.permission D.moment
A.As B.Being C.Since D.Like
A.the farm B.a school C.the fields D.a factory
A.make B.pay C.got D.spend
A.certainly B.didn't C.did D.no longer
A.Since B.After C.Then D.With
A.the white B.white C.black D.black people
A.happy B.sure C.wrong D.sorry
A.still B.yet C.only D.not
A.Canada B.the South C.the North D.the U.S.
A.perfect B.way C.possible D.sure
A.anger B.anxiety C.hurry D.danger
A.explained B.gained C.passed D.broken
A.help B.set free C.stop D.catch
A.found B.noticed C.found out D.made sure
A.pay B.make C.spend D.get
A.letters B.incidents C.trips D.trials
A.freedom B.safety C.North D.southern states
A.united B.fought C.made peace D.gave in
A.looked for B.stood for C.looked on D.went to
Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He advertised for hired hands. Most people were to work on farms along the Atlantic. They feared the awful that spread across the Atlantic, damaging the buildings and crops. the farmer interviewed applicants for the job, he received many .
Finally, a short, thin man, well past middle age, the farmer.” Are you a good farmhand?” the farmer asked him.
“Well, I can when the wind blows,” answered the little man.
Although by this answer, the farmer, for help, hired him. The little man worked well around the , busy from dawn to dusk, and the farmer felt with the man’s work. then one night the wind howled(怒号)loudly in from offshore. Jumping out of bed, the farmer took a lantern and next door the hired hand’s sleeping room. He shook the little man and , “Get up! A storm is coming! Tie things down they are blown away! The little man rolled over in bed and said , “No sir. I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows” by the answer, the farmer was tempted to fire him on the spot. , he hurried outside to prepared for the storm. To his , he discovered that all of the haystacks(干草堆)had been covered with tarpaulins(帆布). The cows and the chickens were all in the places, and the doors were fastened. The windows were tightly . Everything was . Nothing could be blown away. The farmer then understood what his hired hand meant, so he returned to his bed to also sleep while the wind blew.
A.unfit B.curious C.undoubted D.unwilling
A.hurricanes B.storms C.earthquakes D.wars
A.if B.once C.as D.until
A.refusals B.suggestions C.rewards D.desires
A.approached B.interviewed C.reminded D.educated
A.work B.sleep C.wake D.flee
A.excited B.touched C.puzzled D.discouraged
A.convenient B.famous C.bad D.desperate
A.farm B.company C.ocean D.station
A.bored B.satisfied C.patient D.honest
A.walked B.slipped C.rushed D.fell
A.cheered B.whispered C.asked D.cried
A.while B.after C.before D.unless
A.firmly B.weakly C.strangely D.closely
A.moved B.angered C.beaten D.calmed
A.therefore B.as a result C.as usually D.instead
A.surprise B.regret C.horror D.sorrow
A.wrong B.proper C.top D.clean
A.painted B.stored C.secured D.destroyed
A.flied away B.died down C.blown away D.tied down
When your friend yawns as you chat, don't be angry. For, far from being a sign of boredom, yawning may signal empathy (同感).
Scientists believe that contagious (容易感染他人的) yawning— yawning someone else does —is a sign of being very in the first person's thoughts and feelings. This is the theory of Italian researchers who more than 100 men and women from four continents as they went to work, ate in restaurants and sat in the waiting room. When one of the yawned, the researchers noted whether anyone within 10 feet yawned within the next three . Their results showed that race and had no effect on whether the uncontrollable urge to yawn was . But how well the two people knew each other did.
A reciprocal (相互的) yawn was most to occur among family members, then , then acquaintances. The phenomenon was common among strangers, the journal PLoS ONE reports.
The University of Pisa team concluded that contagious yawning is driven by how emotionally (感情上的) we are to someone and so how likely we are to the same feeling with them. They say there are other reasons to link yawning with empathy. , we start to "catch" yawns from the age of four or five, around the time when we the ability to identify each other's emotions .
Studies also show that those easily by contagious yawning are better at knowing others are thinking about from their faces.
Most animals, including snakes and fish, yawn, it is only contagious in humans and chimps (猩猩) and, according to a recent study, dogs.The researchers, from the University of London's Birbeck College, put 29 in a room with a yawning man and found that 21, or 72%, also started to yawn. They said the skill may allow the pet to build stronger with their owners.
A.when B.before C.while D.after
A.absorbed B.concerned C.interested D.disappointed
A.observed B.saw C.noticed D.watched
A.workers B.customers C.researchers D.volunteers
A.days B.weeks C.minutes D.hours
A.age B.sex C.profession D.health
A.passed on B.passed by C.passed away D.passed through
A.normal B.possible C.likely D.probable
A.strangers B.friends C.teachers D.classmates
A.most B.more C.less D.least
A.distant B.different C.close D.fond
A.share B.hurt C.lack D.mix
A.For example B.That is C.In a word D.To begin with
A.need B.lose C.control D.develop
A.exactly B.properly C.particularly D.quickly
A.disturbed B.caught C.influenced D.interrupted
A.what B.which C.how D.who
A.and B.but C.so D.otherwise
A.snakes B.fish C.cats D.dogs
A.beliefs B.bonds C.basis D.bodies
America’s Beauty Is in Its Diversity
America is built on the idea of freedom, and there is no exception for Muslim women.I the freedom of religion and speech.But mostly, I believe it’s OK to be , and to stand up for who and what you are.So I believe in wearing the hijab.
The hijab is a religious head covering, like a scarf.I am Muslim, and keeping my head covered is a of maturity(成熟)and respect toward my and to Allah’s will. , I also like to wear it to be different.I don’t usually like to do what everyone else is doing.I want to be a(n) , not just part of the crowd.But when I first wore it, I was also afraid of the that I’d get at school.
I on my own that sixth grade was the I should start wearing the hijab.I was about what the kids would say or even do to me.I thought they might make fun of me, or be scared of me and my headscarf.Kids at that age usually like to be all the same, and there’s little or no of differences.
On the first day of school, I put all those thoughts behind my back and walked in with my head held high.I was holding my breath a little, but I was also proud to be a Muslim, proud to be wearing the hijab, proud to be different.
I was about everything I thought the kids would say or even do to me.I actually met a lot of people because of wearing my head covering.Most of the kids would come and ask me questions — — about the hijab and why I wore it.
I did hear some kid was making fun of me, there was one girl—she wasn’t even in my class, and we never really talked much–and she spoke me, and I wasn’t even there! I made a lot of new friends that year, friends that I still have until this very day, five years later.
Yes, I’m different, but everyone is different here, in one way or another.This is the of America.
A.believe in B.stick to C.carry out D.push for
A.independent B.free C.sensitive D.different
A.signal B.sign C.reminder D.cause
A.religion B.country C.parents D.status
A.In a word B.In general C.To be exact D.To be honest
A.princess B.heroine C.individual D.adult
A.praise B.punishment C.reaction D.reflection
A.hoped B.expected C.realized D.decided
A.time B.chance C.case D.occasion
A.disappointed B.scared C.enthusiastic D.angry
A.still B.already C.even D.ever
A.show off B.pull off C.pick up D.put up
A.rejection B.ignorance C.awareness D.acceptance
A.negative B.optimistic C.serious D.strange
A.often B.inside C.only D.outside
A.concerned B.particular C.wrong D.convinced
A.respectfully B.cautiously C.suspiciously D.critically
A.and B.so C.but D.or
A.in terms of B.in front of C.in charge of D.in favor of
A.significance B.beauty C.value D.power
When Glen Kruger picked a small cat from an animal shelter, he did not expect much. Yet right from the start, eight years ago, there was an uncommon connection between him and the small black cat. He ______ her Inky.
“I grew up on a hundred-acre farm and had only cats ______ playmatcs,”Kruger, The sevevty-year-old man,says.“My hearing was damaged by the ______ of farm epuipment, so I learned to connect with ______. They react to what they see and what you do.”
Inky was a gentle cat, ______the house with five other cats. But on a January night in 2009, Inky did ______ that would set her apart from ______ cats forever. Kruger had gone down to the basemeng to ______ the wood stove for the night. When he was finished, he ______ to the top of the stairs and reached to turn off the lights. In doing so , he slipped and ______ his back against an old shelf. The heavy shelf came crashing down and sent Kruger down the stairs.
______ in a pool of blood on the basement floor, Kruger felt ______ going into shock(休克). He shouted for help ,______ his wife, Brenda , was asleep in their bedroom at the opposite end of the house.______ Kruger noticed Inky watching from the top of the stairs.
“Go get Brenda, ” Krugger said to Inky.
Inky ______ to the bedroom door and scratched ______ until Brenda opened it. Then Inky led her to the ______ Brenda found her husband ______the stairs and called 911. Kruger was rushed to the hospital. “I spent six months ______ therd,” Says kruger. “Although I became lame , I was blessed. ” Sinec the acciedent, Inky has ______ Left Krhger’s side.
A.gave B. chose C. named D.remembered
A.like B. as C. except D.among
A.sound B. alarm C.noise D.voice
A.animals B. friends C.farmers D.neghbors
A.sharing B. visiting C.dividing D.discovering
A.anything B. nothing C.something D.everything
A.familiar B. lovely C.ordinary D.outstanding
A.shut out B. shut off C.shut down D.shut up
A.marched B. flew C.struggled D.climbed
A.bent B. hit C.shook D.pulled
A.Falling B. Lying C.Appearing D.Thinking
A.it B. itself C.him D.himself
A.and B. but C.or D.so
A.Thus B. Otherwise C.Then D.Rather
A.walked B. ran C.returned D.withdrew
A.rapidly B. suddenly C.madly D.urgently
A.bedroom B. basement C.yard D.house
A.at the bottom of B.in the middle of C.at the top of D.in the front of
A.regretting B. resting C.relaxing D.recovering
A.never B. ever C.still D.Already