第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项
Do you know what kind of things the young people are reading? More and more 36 and parents have noticed another kind of pollution, which came from the printed papers 37 on streets. These printed things 38 newspapers but have hardly anything to do with 39 , you can only find reading materials badly made up there—— some are too strange for anyone to 40 ; others are frightening stories of something 41 .However, many of the young readers are getting interested in such 42 reading, which 43 them what they should pay for their breakfast and brings them nightmares(恶梦)and immoral(邪恶的)ideas in 44 . Homework was left 45 ; daily games lost.
These sellers shout on streets selling their papers well. The writers, publishers and printers, 46 they are, we never know, are 47 their silent money.
The sheep - skinned wolf’s story seems to have been forgotten once again. Why not 48 this kind of thing? Yes, both teachers and parents have asked each other for more strict control of the young readers. 49 , the more you want to forbid it, the more they want to have a look at it. 50 you may even find out several children, driven by the curious nature, 51 one patched paper, which has traveled from hand to hand.
It really does 52 to our society. It has already formed a sort of moral pollution. The 53 teachers and parents need more powerful support in their protection of the young generation. At the same time the young 54 need more interesting books to help them 55 those ugly papers.
36.A. writers B. readers C. students D. teachers
37.A. sold B. printed C. put D. found
38.A. work out B. look like C. act as D. depend on
39.A. them B. children C. young people D. it
40.A. think B. believe C. know D. understand
41.A. still worse B. even better C. very good D. more important
42.A. wonderful B. interesting C. useful D. poisonous
43.A. spends B. costs C. pays D. takes
44.A. sight B. common C. return D. use
45.A. unknown B. much C. less D. undone
46.A. what B. whoever C. whatever D. who
47.A. making B. spending C. wasting D. using
48.A. forbid B. separate C. leave D.forget
49.A. Luckily B. Unfortunately C. Badly D. Happily
50.A. Always B. Hardly C. Sometimes D. Seldom
51.A. share B. get C. hold D. take
52.A. good B. favor C. wrong D. harm
53.A. puzzled B. surprised C. disappointed D. worried
54.A. teachers B. parents C. readers D. writers
55.A. come into B. break down C. get rid of D. get of
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A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was Thanksgiving morning. In the crowded kitchen of my small home I was busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey 36 the doorbell rang. I opened the front door and saw two small children in rags huddling together inside the storm door on the top step.
“Any old 37 , lady?” asked one of them
I was 38 . I wanted to say “no” until I looked down at their feet. They were wearing thin scandals(便鞋), wet with heavy snow.
“Come in and I’ll 39 you a cup of hot cocoa.”
There was no conversation. Their wet scandals 40 marks upon the floor. I 41 them cocoa and bread with jam to fight against the cold outside. Then I went back to the 42 and started again on my household budget.
The silence in the front room struck through to me. I 43 in. The girl held the empty cup in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked 44 a flat voice, “Lady, are you rich?”
“Am I rich? Mercy, no!”
I looked at my shabby(寒酸的) slipcovers. The girl put her 45 back in its saucer(茶碟) carefully and said.
“Your cups match your saucers.”
Her 46 was hungry with a need that no amount of food could supply. They left then, holding their bundles of papers against the wind. They hadn’t said “Thank you”. They didn’t 47 to. They had done 48 that. Plain blue pottery cups and saucers were only worth five pence. 49 they matched.
I 50 the potatoes and stirred the meat soup. Potatoes and brown meat soup, a roof over our heads, my man with a good steady job—these things 51 , too.
I moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living room. The muddy prints of small scandals were still 52 upon my floor. Let 53 be for a while. I want them there 54 I forget again how 55 I am.
36.A. whileB. asC. when D. until
37.A. clothes B. books C. shoes D. papers
38.A. busyB. confused C. impatientD. free
39.A. cookB. make C. doD. give
40.A. leftB. keptC. heldD. wiped
41.A. sentB. tookC. servedD. showed
42.A. studyB. bedroom C. living room D. kitchen
43.A. turned B. gave C. lookedD. checked
44.A. atB. inC. with D. to
45A. foodB. spoon C. toastD. cup
46.A. voice B. coat C. storyD. memory
47.A. expect B. know C. need D. mean
48.A. less than B. more than C. rather than D. other than
49.A. And B. So C. Then D. But
50.A. tasted B. peel C. washed D. cut
51.A. separated B. matched C. were the same D. were different
52.A. strangeB. new C. deep D. wet
53.A. itB. them C. that D. one
54.A. in case B. as if C. although D. in order that
55.A. happy B. lucky C. richD. moved
第二节: 完形填空(共15小题; 每小题1分, 满分15分)阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从16-30各题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳答案。
It was 3:43. Thunder was crashing and the rain pouring. Suddenly my father_____16_____into my room.
“Adam! Adam! Get up! We’re flooding!” he shouted and shook me by the shoulders. That _______17______me up! I ran downstairs to the basement(地下室). It was like a swimming pool.
My mother and I immediately started to pick up things and ______18______them upstairs. I had no _______19_______ on, so my feet were absolutely freezing.
Things got worse every minute. Within the next hour, we had moved ______20______that we could to the first floor. The computer, big-screen television and heavy boxes______21_______with our most valuable things were taken to safety. However, our piano, sofa, washing machine and water heater were all still down there-----being______22______. There was nothing we could do.
That was the ______23________part. Knowing that your home is being destroyed is bad enough, but realizing that you can’t do anything to stop it feels even worse. Most people don’t really know how sickening the feeling of being totally helpless is.
Water had come in our front door. Rescue_______24_______ were floating in our streets. Mother told me to pack an overnight bag of clothes and valuables and get ready to leave.
When it was______25_______ safe to walk inside, all the people in the neighborhood ______26______ at the street corner. People became friends, and friends became like family. People comforted each other. We_______27_______later that the National Weather Service had _______28_______ the storm a flash flood.
I really have learned something from this flood. I have learned what destruction is. I’ve learned what ______29______ means. I know in the future, when I watch people’s lives _______30_______ by natural disasters, I can understand them. I will show great pity on them and I will do what I can to help them.
16. A. rushedB. climbedC. fellD. looked
17. A. showed B. phonedC. dressedD. woke
18. A. take B. catchC. help D. make
19. A. hat B. shoesC. jacketD. glasses
20. A. something B. nothingC. anything D. everything
21. A. covered B. crowdedC. filled D. fixed
22. A. discovered B. arrangedC. measured D. destroyed
23. A. hardest B. longestC. earliest D. smallest
24. A. ships B. boatsC. carsD. buses
25.A. usually B. finallyC. exactlyD. certainly
26.A. restored B. developed C. gatheredD. recovered
27. A. learned B. realized C. thoughtD. concluded
28. A. madeB. appointedC. declaredD. elected
29. A. truthB. safetyC. valueD. regret
30. A. shared B. rescuedC. risked D. affected
二,完形填空(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Prince was a dog. My husband found him 21 at the corner of the street, shaking in the cold and 22 dead, so he rescued him and 23 him home. He gave him the name Prince. I soon liked this little dog; 24 , I was not satisfied with his name. "Prince" sounded too formal. It was more like the 25 of a German shepherd dog (牧羊犬). I tried to 26 a name more fitting, but I seemed to be stuck with (无法摆脱) "Prince". Before long Prince 27some of his princely attributes (品性,品质) to our family. It started when our young son Luck was 28 in bed. Prince didn’t usually go upstairs where the boys’ rooms were. He usually 29 me wherever I went like glue, since I was the one who fed him, but on that __30___ day, when I went upstairs to check Luck’s fever, I found that Prince was __31____beside my sick boy. He didn’t leave Luck’s side until Luck began to feel better. The same thing happened repeatedly. Whenever anyone in our family was sick, Prince would be right by that person’s side __32___ it was his job to take care of them until they __33__ . It was incredible to see this little dog set aside his active nature to show his care for a sick family member. Our little Prince lived for nearly sixteen years. He remained___34___to our family the whole time. Even in his final days, when he was in pain, I___35__he would sacrifice his life for any of us. By then I had realized that his name was proper after all —he truly was a Prince among dogs.
21. A. lying B. running C. walking D. screaming
22. A. completely B. suddenly C. unfortunatelyD. nearly
23. A. made B. supplied C. arranged D. brought
24. A. otherwise B. instead C. however D. therefore
25. A. name B. headC. body D. character
26. A. put up with B. come up with C. look up to D. pay attention to
27. A. analyzed B. described C. created D. showed
28. A. asleep B. playing C. sick D. staying
29. A. served B. grasped C. searched D. Followed
30. A. particular B. warm C. meaningful D. Relative
31. A. smiling B. quarreling C. fighting D. resting
32. A. even though B. now that C. as if D. ever since
33. A. disagreed B. returned C. recovered D. cheered
34. A. tender B. common C. loyal D. sensitive
35. A. doubted B. observed C. noticed D. knew
第三节:完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30)
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,选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Eleven-year-old Angela was attacked by a rare 36 involving her nerve system.She was unable to walk and her movement was 37 in other ways as well.The doctors did not hold much 38 of her ever recovering from this illness.They 39 she'd spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair.They said that few, if any, were able to come back to 40 after suffering from this disease.The little girl was 41.There, lying in her hospital bed, she would swear that she was 42 going to be walking again someday.
She was moved to a specialized 43 hospital in the San Francisco Bay area.Whatever 44 could be applied to her case were used.The doctors were attracted by her undefeatable spirit.They taught her about imaging about seeing herself walking.If it would do 45 else, it would at least give her hope and something 46 to do in the long waking hours in her bed. Angela would work as hard as possible in physical treatment, and in exercise sessions.But she worked just as hard lying there faithfully doing her 37 , visualizing herself moving, moving, moving !
One day, 48 she was attempting, with all her might, to imagine her legs moving again, it seemed as though something 49 happened: the bed moved! It began to move around the room! She 50 out, "Look what I'm doing! Look'.Look! I can do it'.I moved! I moved!"
Of course, at this very moment everyone else in the hospital was screaming, too, and running for 51 People were screaming, equipment was 52 and glass was breaking.You see, it was the recent San Francisco earthquake. 53 don't tell that to Angela.She's 54 that she did it.
And now only a few years later, she's back in school, on her own 55.No crutches, no wheelchair.You see, anyone who can shake the earth between San Francisco and Oakland can defeat a little disease, can't they?
36.A.problem B.disease C.accident D.error
37.A.reduced B.avoided C.restricted D.forced
38.A.thought B.idea C.opinion D.hope
39.A.predicted B.prepared C.admitted D.decided
40.A.active B.normal C.alive D.confident
41.A.fearless B.peaceful C.patient D.stainless
42.A.probably B.approximately C.sincerely D.certainly
43.A.recovery B.experiment C.practice D.exercise
44.A.schedules B.instructions C.supports D.treatments
45.A.something B.anything C.nothing D.everything
46.A.admirable B.interesting C.optimistic D.appropriate
47.A.training B.imaging C.expectation D.performance
48.A.however B.after C.just D.as
49.A.useful B.regretful C.surprising D.disgusting
50.A.screamed B.laughed C.spoke D.sang
51.A.ground B.cover C.ceiling D.bed
52.A.accelerating B.running C.appearing D.falling
53.A.For B.So C.But D.Or
54.A.convinced B.supposed C.realized D.accepted
55.A.parts B.legs C.body D.role
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(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
I had a very special teacher many years ago whose husband died suddenly of a heart attack. About a week after his 36 , she shared her insights(顿悟) with the students. When the class was nearly over, she 37 and said, “I would like to 38 with all of you a thought that has 39 to do with class, but which I feel is very 40 .
“Each of us is put here on the 41 to learn, share, love and appreciate ourselves. None of us knows when this 42 will end. At any moment it can be 43 . Perhaps this is life’s way of telling us that we must make good 44 of every day.” Her eyes beginning to 45 ,she went on saying, “So I would like you all to 46 me. From now on, on your way home, find something 47 to notice. It doesn’t have to be something you see- it could be scent(香味) of fresh bread, or it could be the 48 of the wind slightly rustling(发出沙沙声) the leaves.”
“Please look for these things, and 49 them. The little things we are put here on the earth to enjoy. They are 50 observing , for at any time they can all be taken away.”
The class was totally quiet. We all picked up our books and went out of the room 51 . That afternoon, on my way home I noticed 52 things than before. Every time I think of that teacher and remember what a(n) 53 she made on all of us, I try to 54 all of those things that sometimes we all ignore. For as we get older, it is not the things we did that we often regret, 55 the things we didn’t do.
36. A. disease B. death C. arrival D. appearance
37. A. paused B. continued C. focused D. broke
38. A. argue B. communicate C. share D. whisper
39. A. something B. nothing C. everything D. anything
40. A. improper B. important C. attractive D. unbelievable
41. A. earth B. farm C. road D. ground
42. A. disaster B. schedule C. experience D. custom
43. A. put away B. gone out C. handed out D. taken away
44. A. fun B. difference C. sense D. use
45. A. smile B. shut C. water D. glare
46. A. permit B. promise C. forgiveD. respect
47. A. strange B. beautiful C. powerful D. different
48. A. signal B. sound C. action D. direction
49. A. support B. receive C. remember D. value
50. A. easy B. harmful C. worth D. puzzling
51. A. silently B. curiously C. slowly D. secretly
52. A. more B. smaller C. fewer D. larger
53. A. result B. chance C. pain D. impression
54. A. produce B. tasteC. appreciate D. change
55. A. or B. and C. for D. but