第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
A boy walked along Carver Street, singing a sad song. He walked with his head down. Once he looked up and noticed the sign across the empty street, painted on the side of an old house. On the sign a big woman with yellow hair and a five-mile smile held out a big bottle. “Coca-Cola. Drink-Cola-Cola,” the sign said.
“Boy!” the silence was cut by a sudden cry. He turned around quickly to see who had called.
An old woman was standing at her door.
“You boy! Come here this minute!”
Slowly the boy 21 onto the cold flat stones leading to the old woman’s house. When he arrived at her house, she 22 out her hand and wrapped(缠住)her 23 old fingers around his arm.
“Help me inside, boy,” she said. “Help me 24 to my bed. What’s your name?”
“Joseph,” he said.
The old woman on the bed tried to 25 up, raising herself on her elbow(肘). Water 26 from her eyes and mouth. The sight of her made Joseph feel 27 .
“I’m dying, Joseph. You can see that, can’t you? I want you to write a 28 for me. There’s paper and pencil on the table there.”
Joseph looked down at the 29 , and then looked out of the window. He saw the sign again, “Coca-Cola. Drink Cola-Cola.”
“I want my silver ring to 30 to my daughter.”
Joseph bent his small body over the table and 31 the pencil slowly across the paper.
“There’s my Bible(圣经),” the old woman said. “That’s for my daughter, too. I want a 32 Christian burial(基督葬礼)with lots of singing. Write that down, too. That’s the last 33 of a poor old woman.”
The boy laboured over the paper. Again he looked out of the window.
“Here. Bring it here so I can 34 it.”
Joseph found the Bible, and, 35 the paper inside, laid it next to the bed.
“ 36 me now, boy,” she sighed. “I’m tired.”
He ran out of the house.
A cold wind blew through the 37 window, but the old woman on the bed 38 nothing. She was dead. The paper in the Bible moved back and forth in the wind. 39 on the paper were some childish letters. They 40 the words, “Coca-Cola. Drink Coca-Cola.”
21.A.rushed B.struggled C.hurried D.stepped
22.A.reached B.let C.pushed D.pointed
23.A.firm B.smooth C.dry D.fresh
24.A.back B.up C.away D.ahead
25.A.sit B.get C.stand D.wake
26.A.fell B.burnt C.burst D.ran
27.A.ill B.sick C.unpleasant D.funny
28.A.letter B.note C.will D.message
29.A.table B.pen C.paper D.woman
30.A.send B.go C.belong D.come
31.A.moved B.drew C.used D.pulled
32.A.great B.merry C.splendid D.real
33.A.hope B.chance C.opinion D.wish
34.A.sign B.read C.remember D.copy
35.A.setting B.hiding C.placing D.laying
36.A.Hold B.Leave C.Excuse D.Pardon
37.A.large B.open C.small D.pretty
38.A.did B.saw C.felt D.knew
39.A.Described B.Printed C.Recorded D.Written
40.A.formed B.spelled C.organized D.repeated
A Strange Greeting, a True Feeling. Last week I was invited to a doctor’s meeting at the Ruth hospital for incurables. In one of the wards, a patient, an old man, got up shakily from his bed and moved towards me. I could see that he hadn't long to____, but he came up to me and placed his right foot close to mine on the floor.
“Frank!” I cried in astonishment. He couldn’t____, as I knew, but all the time____his foot against mine.
My____raced back more than thirty years to the____days of 1941, when I was a student in London. The____was an air-raid shelter, in which I and about one hundred other people slept every night. Two of the regulars were Mrs. West and her son Frank.
____ wartime problems, we shelter-dwellers got to____each other very well. Frank West____me because he wasn’t ____, not even at birth. His mother told me he was 37 then, but he had____of a mind than a baby has. His “____” consisted of rough sounds——sounds of pleasure or anger and ____more. Mrs. West, then about 75, was a strong, capable woman, as she had to be, of course, because Frank ____on her entirely. He needed all the____of a baby.
One night a policeman came and told Mrs. West that her house had been flattened by a 500-pounder (炮弹). She____nearly everything she owned.
When that sort of thing happened, the rest of us helped the ____ones. So before we____that morning, I stood beside Frank and____my right foot against his. They were about the same size. That night, then, I took a pair of shoes to the shelter for Frank. But as soon as he saw me he came running and placed his right foot against mine. After that, his____to me was always the same.
A.work B.live C.stay D.expect
A.answer B.speak C.smile D.laugh
A.covering B.moving C.fighting D.pressing
A.minds B.memories C.thoughts D.brains
A.dark B.better C.younger D.old
A.cave B.place C.sight D.scene
A.Discussing B.Solving C.Sharing D.Suffering
A.learn from B.talk to C.help D.know
A.needed B.recognized C.interested D.encouraged
A.common B.normal C.unusual D.quick
A.more B.worse C.fewer D.less
A.word B.speech C.sentence D.language
A.not B.no C.something D.nothing
A.fed B.kept C.lived D.depended
A.attention B.control C.treatment D.management
A.lost B.needed C.destroyed D.left
A.unlucky B.troublesome C.angry D.unpopular
A.separated B.went C.reunited D.returned
A.pushed B.tried C.showed D.measured
A.nodding B.greeting C.meeting D.acting
Directions For each blank in the following passage there, are.four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D.Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Michael Greenberg is a very popular New Yorker.He is not famous in sports or the arts.But people in the streets know about him, especially those who are
For those people, he is "Gloves" Greenberg.How did he get that name? He looks like any other businessman, wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase (公文箱).But he's His briefcase always has some gloves.
In winter, Mr.Greenberg does not like other New Yorkers.who look at the sidewalk and the street.He looks around at people.He stops when he sees someone with no gloves.He gives them a pair and then he , looking for more people with cold hands.
On winter days.Mr.Greenberg gives away gloves.During the rest of the year, he gloves.People who have heard about him him gloves, and he has many in his apartment.
Mr.Greenberg began doing this 21 years ago.Now.many poor New Yorkers know him and his behavior.But people who don't know him are sometimes him.They don't realize that he just wants to make them .
It runs in the Michael's father always helped the poor as he believed it made everyone happier.Michael Greenberg feels the same.A pair of gloves may be a thing. but it can make a big difference in winter.
A.old B.busy C.kind D.poor
A.calm B.different C.crazy D.curious
A.act B.Sound C.feel D.dress
A.cross over B.drive along C.hurry down D.keep off
A.holds up B.hangs out C.moves on D.turns around
A.borrows B.sells C.returns D.buys
A.call B.send C.lend D.show
A.understand B.dislike C.study D.excuse
A.sorry for B.satisfied with C.proud of D.surprised by
A.smart B.rich C.special D.happy
A.city B.family C.neighborhood D.company
A.small B.useful C.delightful D.comforting
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(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。
Things have been kind of tough lately for Shannon Baker and her little family. They have each other’s parents and young daughter and for that they are . But she and her husband are both currently . And their car is in great need of . And then there is the matter of their second child, who is soon. So things are a little tense for the Baker family these days.
When Shannon and her daughter were walking through a store lot recently, Shannon picked up an envelop from the ground that $4,000 in cash. There were a of different interpretations that could be considered. Was this a kind of good ? Could it be an attempt by the universe to balance everything? Could it be simply a gift from God? Shannon didn’t know. The only thing she knew was that the cash in that envelope to someone else. Oh, and one other thing she knew: Her young daughter was . “My kid was standing right there I found it, ” Shannon told WLS-TV in Chicago. “So basically I wanted to teach my daughter how to be . And for me that was enough.”
Never mind the bills that were , or the car that needed to be fixed, or the baby that would come soon. And forget that when she the money over to the police she was told that there was actually nothing illegal if she it.
The police were able to return the money to the person who it: an old woman. And one can imagine the and relief she felt when the police handed the lost envelop back to her. “She came to my house and she was almost in tears, me,” Shannon said. “She gave me a hug and an envelope with a small in it. But the amount, large or small, wasn’t . What was important was the opportunity to teach my daughter honesty.”
A.restricted B.upset C.sensitive D.grateful
A.unemployed B.appreciated C.disappointed D.removed
A.repair B.protection C.cash D.sale
A.sick B.desperate C.due D.dull
A.gathering B.parking C.cleaning D.begging
A.involved B.contained C.charged D.paid
A.number B.deal C.handful D.flood
A.expense B.prize C.hope D.luck
A.pointed B.reacted C.belonged D.responded
A.urging B.watching C.laughing D.affecting
A.before B.though C.because D.when
A.honest B.loyal C.ripe D.humorous
A.piling up B.giving away C.showing off D.passing by
A.watched B.turned C.got D.collected
A.kept B.made C.checked D.promoted
A.sent B.disliked C.lost D.generated
A.respect B.repentance C.tension D.joy
A.comforting B.congratulating C.offending D.thanking
A.amount B.present C.envelope D.option
A.sufficient B.ethical C.important D.decent
Night after night, my mother came to my bed, even long after my childhood years. She would down and push my long hair out of the way, and then kiss my forehead.
I don’t remember when it first started me--her hands pushing my hair that way, for they felt very rough my young skin. Finally, one night, I shouted out at her, “Don’t do that any more--your hands are too rough!” she made no and left quietly. But never again did my mother do it with that familiar expression of her .
With the passing years, my returned to that night time after time. By then I my mother’s hands and her goodnight kiss. Sometimes the incident seemed very , sometimes far away, but always it was in the back of my mind.
The years have passed, and I’m not a little girl any more. Mom is in her seventies, and those hands I once to be so rough are still doing things for me and my family.
Now, Mom no longer has Dad and lives . One night on Thanksgiving Eve, I found myself to her house to spend the night with her. As I slept in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand hesitantly ran across my face to the hair from my forehead. Then a , ever so gently, touched my forehead. I burst into tears.
In my memory, thousands of times, I the night my young voice complained. Catching Mom’s hand in hand, I told her how I was for that night. I thought she’d remember that. But Mom didn’t know I was talking about. She had already forgotten and long ago.
That night, I fell asleep with a new for my gentle mother and her caring hands. And the guilt(罪恶感) that I had carried around for so long was to be found.
A.set B.bend C.look D.fall
A.astonishing B.delighting C.annoying D.exciting
A.between B.above C.against D.aside
A.reply B.promise C.request D.agreement
A.pity B.love C.sadness D.apology
A.sightings B.opinions C.souls D.thoughts
A.missed B.forgot C.held D.shook
A.strange B.close C.serious D.common
A.stressed B.changed C.hidden D.exposed
A.touched B.thought C.reminded D.admired
A.yet B.away C.long D.alone
A.drawn B.carried C.grown D.stayed
A.cut B.wash C.brush D.take
A.tear B.kiss C.press D.hand
A.returned B.recognized C.realized D.recalled
A.sorry B.happy C.angry D.nervous
A.when B.what C.why D.how
A.disappeared B.apologized C.forgiven D.abandoned
A.imagination B.inspiration C.decoration D.appreciation
A.still B.soon C.nowhere D.anyhow
Being on the road at 3:15 a.m. to drive 450 kms wasn’t in my plans for the weekend. I had been looking forward to a couple of days to prepare myself for the following busy .
My son, Simon, and his good friends were heading for the . Due to the last-minute problem with transportation, I to drive my car to ensure that everyone could get to the point so that they could get together and their week’s break by snowboarding and skiing.
It to me on my journey that no sooner had I and said goodbye than I would make the trip , in total, a round trip of 900 kms in just 10 hours. Such a long drive in one day was frightening, as I was looking forward to relaxation.
Simon and I , on our way, a little about his break and a whole lot of his school subjects. It was great to have this time with him as we spent five continuous hours together, other than when we played Saturday cricket(板球).
On my return trip, I a strange sense of loneliness in some heavy morning . Within an hour it . I spent the next four hours listening to some CDs and enjoying the scenery. Surprisingly, after my long trip home I was refreshed and energized even though I was physically exhausted. And I knew that I would have a(n) sleep that evening.
A change in your environment, no matter how great, can provide you with the opportunity to something from different angles, as well as to be refreshed and energized.
Now I’m looking forward to my next event and many more opportunities to spend quality time with those who are to me and make my life more rewarding.
A.surprising B.exciting C.moving D.relaxing
A.hour B.day C.week D.month
A.snowfield B.beach C.hotel D.school
A.fueled B.parked C.offered D.lent
A.kick-off B.drop-off C.call-off D.take-off
A.delay B.risk C.check D.enjoy
A.seemed B.happened C.appeared D.occurred
A.rested B.started C.arrived D.left
A.back B.forward C.out D.away
A.even B.just C.particularly D.mostly
A.quarreled B.talked C.complained D.argued
A.constantly B.usually C.frequently D.rarely
A.developed B.showed C.lost D.kept
A.smoke B.dust C.fog D.snow
A.turned B.cleared C.froze D.shone
A.greatly B.completely C.immediately D.mentally
A.uncomfortable B.uneasy C.sound D.light
A.give up B.look at C.find out D.carry on
A.unexpected B.discussed C.planned D.unwanted
A.friendly B.appreciative C.important D.generous