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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)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。
I have learned to expect gifts from Cod in the form of people．People who I meet for a few
seconds，a few hours or even for 16 ．
My wife and I 17 a short train ride on an old train．It was 18 of her birthday plan．I was expecting to meet someone new who would 19 at our table．That was to be my
20 for that day．
We weren’t seated for two minutes 21 I heard，“Would you mind if I 22 you?”I replied，“ 23 ．1 was expecting you!”
He was in his early sixties and 24 introduced himself．But for the following 45 minutes，he never stopped 25 loudly．If there was a pause in the conversation，it was because 26 on the train was giving us some background information about the old train
27 ，this gentleman kept speaking to us about himself．Some things he said were very interesting．but most was a complaint about his experience as a 28 and different types of law．He never asked 29 of us what we did
So．if 30 did send him，what was the message this time?
He needed 31 and I needed to be reminded how important it was to listen to people，
32 for a few seconds．a few hours or for a lifetime．Perhaps I was sent to him．Maybe he was
33 to God to meet someone who 34 ．
God gave us two ears and one mouth，because we need to listen 35 as much as we speak．
16．A．a lifetime B．a few months C．several years D．a long time
17．A．put B．enjoyed C．took D．planned
18．A．part B．gift C．dream D．intention
19．A．explain B．glare C．come D．sit
20．A．inspiration B．expectation C．gift D．conversation
21．A．after B．when C．suddenly D．before
22．A．seated B．joined in C．talked with D．joined
23．A．Go ahead B．Never mind C．Forget it D．With pleasure
24．A．formally B．politely C．immediately D．intelligently
25．A．complaining B．weeping C．talking D．laughing
26．A．a tour guide B．a conductor C．a consumer D．a trainer
27．A．However B．Sometimes C．Moreover D．Otherwise
28．A．supporter B．professor C．mayor D．1awyer
29．A．each B．every C．either D．one
30．A．someone B．God C．my wife D．the train
31．A．to improve B．to talk C．to control D．to target
32．A．once B．by contrast C．if only D．other than
33．A．praying B．talking C．desiring D．begging
34．A．should listen B．maybe listen C．must listen D．would listen
35．A．much more B．twice C．with two D．a lot more
Life Lies in Choosing
When he was still young, everything was ，for the world was just before him.
One morning, God came to him, “What ____ do you have? Tell me and I can make it come true for you, for you’re my pet. But remember, you can only tell ______ .”
“________ ,” he said unwillingly. “I have a lot of wishes.”
God slowly shook his head, “There’re too many beautiful things in the world, but life is limited, so no one can possess all. Once you make a ______ , you will give up others. Come on, choose carefully, with no _______ .”
________ , he asked, “ Will I regret?”
God said, “Who knows. Choose love and you will have to the emotional torment; to choose wisdom means pains and loneliness; choose money and you will have the trouble _____brings along. There’re too many people who regret that they should virtually take another way _____they’ve gone one way. Think about it carefully, what do you really want in your lifetime?”
He thought and thought, all desires _________and fluttering around him. Which one was the one he couldn’t give up? Finally, he said to God, “ Let me think, let me think.”
God said, “ But you ________be quick, my son.”
Since then, his life was filled with the constant ______ and balance. He used half the time of his life to make lists and the other half to tear them up because he always found himself _______ something.
Day after day, year after year, he was no longer _______ . God came to him again. “ My child, haven’t you decided your wish yet? But you only have five minutes _________.”
“What?” he exclaimed. “Over the years, I haven’t enjoyed the joy of love. I haven’t accumulated _____ and haven’t received wisdom; I haven’t gotten all I want. My God, how can you take away my life at this time?”
Five minutes later, no matter how ________he pleaded, God couldn’t help but take him away.
Life is like this: everywhere is alive with choices. Since it is impossible to have everything, you should learn to make a choice; if you’re ________ everything, perhaps you can only achieve _______ in the end.
A．young B．alive C．impossible D．possible
A．wish B．choice C．idea D．pet
A．some B．it C．one D．many
A．Though B．However C．Also D．Still
A．choice B．difference C．noise D．mistake
A．wishes B．mistakes C．pains D．regrets
A．Annoyed B．Surprised C．Excited D．Moved
A．come up with B．catch up with C．put up with D．mix up with
A．who B．which C．it D．what
A．after B．before C．that D．where
A．planting in B．taking in C．bringing in D．crowding in
A．can B．may C．would D．should
A．wishes B．comparisons C．regrets D．desires
A．work out B．leave out C．take out D．make out
A．old B．possible C．young D．painful
A．left B．to leave C．leave D．leaving
A．wealth B．health C．desires D．regrets
A．happily B．hopefully C．painfully D．curiously
A．ready for B．eager for C．greedy for D．hungry for
A．everything B．nothing C．something D．anything
Getting Along Well With Parents
Getting along well with parents is a big problem for most teenagers. Teenagers are gradually getting more mature---or at least they think they are. So they can’t wait to get themselves free from their so—called bondage. Their parents are in their 40s and they are annoyed by their aging. _______. But people prefer harmony. How can we achieve it? Here are some tips:
First and foremost, ___________. We can’t be sure if we are created by God, yet people worship him, but we are absolutely sure that our parents created us. Isn’t a good enough reason why we should respect them?
What’s more, ____________. We can’t just take their payment for granted or become apathetic to their kindness. We are always impressed by strangers’ occasional kindness. How can we be insensitive to our parents who worry about us all the time?
In addition, don’t forget to communicate with your parents. _____________. For example, they may read our private diaries or follow us everywhere even to the bathroom. This will definitely cause strife in the family.
Last but not the least, ______________. It may be difficult at first, but once you do it, your parents’ actions will suddenly be clear.
If parents and teenagers work a little more we can all get something back.
A．we need to switch places with our parents. B．As we get older, we begin to realize that our parents are not as perfect as we thought. C．That’s why people say families at this time are a confrontation between adolescence and the climacteric. D．we must respect our parents from the bottom of our heart.
I am a single mom and have a child. Knowing that I could not ______ to get him anything at all for his birthday had broken my heart. _____, I decided to post a(n) _____ on wishuponahero. com for people to _____ my son birthday cards. I knew he loved to _____ the mailbox and always asked if there was anything for him. I ______ that if he could get a few cards, it would make him smile and maybe, just maybe, he wouldn’t be so ____ that I wasn’t able to get him anything.
The cards just started ______ in and my little child was absolutely _____. Every day more and more cards came and this went _______ for about three weeks. The smile on his face and the sparkle in his eyes brought me to _______.
Then. he started thinking about Christmas and he _______ knew that there really would not be much under the _______ for him due to my finances, but it didn’t seem to _______ to him. All he talked about was how much he wanted to make other children _______ So he decided that what he wanted to do was to earn money to buy Christmas cards and send them to other children from _______ families. My son went out daily and walked some dogs and such to make money. Not only did he make the money to buy, the cards, but he also made enough money to buy all the stamps and lollipops(棒棒糖)to put in the _______. He sent out about 100 cards. Doing this ______ him that same smile and sparkle in his eyes as did the birthday cards that he received. I was so _______ of him.
My son and wishuponahero. com have given me renewed ______ that there are still people in this world that care about others.
A．agree B．pretend C．expect D．afford
A．Instead B．However C．So D．Besides
A．letter B．wish C．job D．advertisement
A．show B．sell C．design D．send
A．check B．produce C．address D．receive
A．explained B．thought C．regretted D．promised
A．angry B．curious C．upset D．lucky
A．breaking B．happening C．pouring D．improving
A．excited B．troubled C．disappointed D．worried
A．away B．off C．up D．on
A．surprise B．difficulty C．respect D．tears
A．already B．still C．even D．never
A．control B．gifts C．tree D．help
A．matter B．object C．belong D．refer
A．understand B．change C．continue D．smile
A．ordinary B．poor C．familiar D．distant
A．mailbox B．house C．cards D．stamps
A．saved B．brought C．owed D．taught
A．proud B．aware C．careful D．full
A．excuse B．suggestion C．fact D．hope
Three packs of cigarettes were lying there on the pavement. I went down from Shubentsov’s office doorstep, picked them up and pocketed them. Later, in a bar, when I opened the first pack, I found – to my – the twenty cigarettes were there.
I’m still at the bar, telephone in one and the cigarettes in the other. I’m dialing Shubentsov, who told me to call the moment I felt the urge to . I feel it, feel it even than I felt Shubentsov’s healing energy. That’s saying something, since Shubentsov is known around the world for smokers of their nasty habit, using a method. He sent his healing energy from his fingertips, he tells me – something he picked up from another man in Russia. “I help you for free,” he told me in his muddy accent. “Just call me .”
I went to see Shubentsov. I think it’s time to because I’m getting old, and I can’t keep doing this to myself. But here’s the real problem. I should quit, but like a lot of you with the same habit, I really don’t want to.
Smoking has been very good to me. Cigarettes have never let me down, never abandoned me on , desperate nights. Smoking my head, helps me . Smoking has started conversations, driven away annoying people. Smoking helps me celebrate victories, get over losses, comfort the comfortless. It also chases away the mosquitoes.
I will . Soon, my body and my mind are demanding that , daily.
I claim to smoke for pleasure, but I realise that slowly I’m losing control of this close, special friend. I that. I realise it’s not just a “habit”. I’m .
So here I am, attempting to again, at Shubentsov’s place. I’ve tried all the other quitting techniques . Anytime the urge to smoke , he said, just call him immediately and he’ll help. The funny thing is, I realise that I’m not phoning him to stop me from lighting up. I’m phoning him so I can. If I call, I’ll have done my part. Then I can smoke this cigarette. Besides, I know that at 9.30 on a Friday night, I’ll get the answering machine. I do. “The office is open from ten to four. Call me back then. This machine does not take messages.”
I put the phone down and I can honestly say I’m . You see, it’s not Shubentsov’s fault or anyone else’s fault that I’m still . It’s mine.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to smoke this cigarette. Whether I’ll really enjoy it, though, is another story.
A．sadness B．disappointment C．inspiration D．delight
A．pack B．hand C．pocket D．bar
A．smoke B．talk C．drink D．dial
A．weaker B．faster C．stronger D．harder
A．accusing B．helping C．developing D．curing
A．popular B．mysterious C．frightening D．dangerous
A．whenever B．whatever C．however D．whichever
A．start B．continue C．stop D．keep
A．struggling B．beating C．hitting D．playing
A．lovely B．friendly C．lonely D．daily
A．destroys B．hurts C．cuts D．clears
A．breathe B．smile C．see D．think
A．begin B．quit C．report D．study
A．hate B．love C．ignore D．miss
A．ill B．excited C．addicted D．fascinated
A．give in B．give up C．give off D．give away
A．available B．alike C．abnormal D．additional
A．strikes B．attacks C．indicates D．continues
A．disappointed B．unhappy C．satisfied D．relieved
A．living B．working C．smoking D．smiling
The new science of spending comes to a surprising conclusion. How we use our money may_______ as much or more than how much we’ve got it.
Money spent on experiences, rather than material goods, _______ more happiness.
Imagine that you wake up tomorrow morning to _____ $1 million under your bed .What would you do______that cash?
The money will probably make you think about one thing ______ all else— yourself. A large amount of research reveals that money______our selfish sides. We will______much on what that money can do for us alone. Perhaps you are imagining buying a faster car, or even a new house.
But studies show that______goods often fail to deliver _______ happiness. Fortunately, our ongoing research _______many ways to get more happiness from every dollar you spend. Changing how you spend money can increase your happiness.
But making these_______ needs to challenge some of our ideas of spending. It’s hard not to _______buying a house as a wise investment. But research shows it brings very little happiness. A study in the United States found that homeowners, on average, were no happier than_______.
So, working hard to save money for a house might not be such a good idea _______ it means spending less time with your families and friends. And dozens of studies show that people get more happiness from buying _______ than material things. Experimental purchases—such as trips, concerts and special meals –are more ______connected to our sense of self.
And experiences come with one more_______. They tend to bring us_______to other people, but more often, material things are enjoyed _______.So social contacts are important to _______ mental and physical health.
A．present B．matter C．appear D．equal
A．leads to B．breaks out C．holds on D．brings along
A．keep B．own C．discover D．count
A．to B．with C．about D．for
A．above B．below C．before D．after
A．shows B．explains C．proves D．designs
A．depend B．concentrate C．take D．look
A．mental B．material C．beautiful D．clever
A．outgoing B．lasting C．willing D．exciting
A．invites B．offers C．prefers D．follows
A．changes B．plans C．decisions D．mistakes
A．know B．view C．dream D．judge
A．buyers B．sellers C．builders D．renters
A．if B．how C．unless D．though
A．houses B．cars C．experiences D．health
A．clearly B．hardly C．generally D．deeply
A．advantage B．conclusion C．purpose D．identity
A．familiar B．close C．proper D．native
A．completely B．worldwide C．secretly D．alone
A．gain B．damage C．improve D．Build