第四节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
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I arrived in the classroom, ready to share my knowledge and experience with 75 students who would be my English Literature class. Having taught in 26 for 17 years, I had no 27 about my ability to hold their attention and to 28 on them my admiration for the literature of my mother tongue.
I was shocked when the monitor shouted, “ 29 !”
The entire class rose as I entered the room, and I was somewhat 30 about how to get them to sit down again, but once that awkwardness was over, I quickly 31 my calmness and began what I thought was a fact-packed lecture, sure to gain their respect --- perhaps 32 their admiration. I went back to my office with the rosy glow which comes from a sense of achievement.
My students 33 diaries. However, as I read them, the rosy glow was gradually 34 by a strong sense of sadness. The first diary said, “Our literature teacher didn’t teach us anything today. 35 her next lecture will be better.” Greatly surprised, I read diary after diary, each expressing a 36 theme. “Didn’t I teach them anything? I described the entire philosophical framework of Western thought and laid the historical 37 for all the works we will study in class,” I complained. “How 38 they say I didn’t teach them anything?”
It was a long term, and it 39 became clear that my ideas about education were not the same as 40 of my students. I thought a teacher’s job was to raise 41 questions and provide enough background so that students could 42 their own conclusions. My students thought a teacher’s job was to provide 43 information as directly and clearly as possible. What a difference!
44 , I also learned a lot, and my experience with my Chinese students has made me a 45 American teacher, knowing how to teach in a different culture.
26. A. the UK B. the US C. China D. Australia
27. A. worry B. idea C. doubt D. experience
28. A. impress B. put C. leave D. fix
29. A. Attention B. Look out C. At ease D. Stand up
30. A. puzzled B. sure C. depressed D. worried
31. A. found B. returned C. regained D. followed
32. A. more B. even C. yet D. still
33. A. passed B. borrowed C. kept D. read
34. A. replaced B. taken C. caught D. moved
35. A. Naturally B. Perhaps C. Fortunately D. Reasonably
36. A. different B. strong C. similar D. usual
37. A. happenings B. characters C. development D. background
38. A. should B. need C. will D. must
39. A. immediately B. certainly C. simply D. gradually
40. A. that B. what C. those D. ones
41. A. difficult B. interesting C. ordinary D. unusual
42. A. draw B. get C. decide D. give
43. A. strange B. standard C. exact D. serious
44. A. Therefore B. However C. But D. Though
45. A. normal B. happy C. good D. better
A high school history teacher once told me, "If you make one close friend in school, you will be the most fortunate. A true friend is someone who stays with you for life."_36__ teaches that he was right. Good friendship is just not easily_37__.
It is possible that we simply do not stay in one place long enough for a _38_ friendship to 39 .However, there can be 40 disagreement on the need for each of us to think carefully about the kind of friendship we want.
To most of us, friendships are considered very important, but we need to be clear in our __41_ the kinds of friendship we want. Are they to be close or _42 at arm's length? Do we want to 43 ourselves or do we want to walk on the surface? For some people , many friendships on the surface are __44_ enough-- and that's all right. But on some points, we need to 45 that our expectations are the same as our friends' expectations. The sharing 46 experience 47 our tears as well as our dark dreams is the surest way to deepen friendships. But it 48 be undertaken slowly and carried on only if there are 49 of interest and action in return.
What are some of the _50__ of friendship? The greatest is the attraction to expect too much time or too soon. Deep relationships51 time. Another "major difficulty" is the selfishness to think one "possesses" the other, including his time and attention. Similarly, friendships 52 actions in return . In 53 words, you must give as much as you take. Finally there is a question of taking care of . Unless you spend 54 time together , talking on the phone, writing letters, doing things together, friendships will die 55 .
A.Experience B.Practice C.Knowledge D.Success
A.understood B.realized C.formed D.produced
A.common B.true C.short D.whole
A.design B.intend C.develop D.appear
A.none B.no C.any D.some
A.hearts B.thoughts C.minds D.actions
A.remained B.kept C.left D.stayed
A.own B.owe C.share D.spare
A.that B.very C.not D.quite
A.make sure B.remember C.expect D.check out
A.social B.personal C.good D.ordinary
A.including B.to include C.includes D.included
A.must B.need C.will D.can
A.marks B.sights C.scenes D.signs
A.differences B.difficulties C.advantages D.types
A.cost B.spend C.ask D.take
A.depend B.request C.require D.suggest
A.some B.many C.different D.other
A.less B.comfortable C.reasonable D.a lot
A.for B.away C.out D.from
One summer evening I was sitting by the open window, reading a good but rather frightening mystery story. After a time it was too dark for me to read easily, so I put my book down and turned on the light.
I was just about to draw the 36 as well when I heard a loud cry “Help! Help! ” It37 to come from the trees at the end of the garden. I looked out but it was too38 to see anything clearly. So I decided to go out and have a look in the garden, just39 someone was in 40 . I took the torch and picked up a strong walking stick, 41 that this might come to be useful, too. 42 with these, I went out into the garden. 43 I heard the cry. There was no 44 that it came from the trees at the end of the garden.
“Who’s there?” I 45 as I walked, rather46 , down the path that 47 to the trees. But there was no48 . With the help of my torch I 49 the whole of that part of the garden and the lower50 of the trees. There was no sign of anybody or anything. I came to the ___51___ that someone was playing a rather silly joke on me.
___52 feeling rather puzzled, I went back to the house and 53 away the torch and the stick. I had just sat down when I was startled by the cry of “ Help! Help! ”, this time from54 my shoulder. I dropped my book and climbed up. There, sitting 55 of the mantelpiece ( 壁炉 ), was a parrot!
A.gun B.picture C.curtains D.car
A.seemed B.looked C.sounded D.proved
A.far B.distant C.dark D.black
A.as if B.even though C.on time D.in case
A.difficult B.power C.trouble D.ease
A.thinking B.wishing C.demanding D.requesting
A.Supplied B.Loaded C.Armed D.Decorated
A.Again and again B.Now and then C.From time to time D.Once again
A.wonder B.doubt C.problem D.question
A.spoke out B.called out C.got out D.said out
A.seriously B.nervously C.curiously D.hurriedly
A.led B.went C.passed D.joined
A.person B.body C.answer D.voice
A.studied B.searched C.tested D.examined
A.roots B.branches C.leaves D.bushes
A.beginning B.end C.conclusion D.introduction
A.But B.Yet C.Already D.Still
A.put B.took C.threw D.cleared
A.far off B.down below C.left to D.right behind
A.on top B.at the foot C.inside D.Outside
I fell in love with Yosemite National Park the first time I saw it, when I was 13. My parents took us there for camping. On the way out, I asked them to wait while I ran up to E1 Capitan, a ___16___ rock of 3,300 feet straight up. I touched that giant rock and knew ___17___ I wanted to climb it. That has been my life’s passion (钟爱) ever since--- ___18___ the rocks and mountains of Yosemite. I’ve long made Yosemite my ___19___.
About 15 years ago I started seeing a lot of ___20___, like toilet paper, beer cans, and empty boxes, around the area. It’s ___21___ me why visitors started respecting the place ___22___ and treated such a beautiful home-like place this way.
I tried ___23___ trash(垃圾)myself, but the job was too big. I would ___24___an hour or two on the job, only to find the area trashed all over again weeks later. Finally, I got so ___25__ it that I decided something had to change.
As a rock-climbing guide, I knew ___26___about organizing any big event. But in 2004, together with some climbers, I set a date for a ___27___. On that day, more than 300 people ___28___. Over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of trash. It was amazing how much we were able to ___29___. I couldn’t believe the ___30___ we made ---the park looked clean!
Each year volunteers come for the cleanup from everywhere. In 2007 alone, 2,945 people picked up 42,330 pounds of trash and ___31___ 132 miles of roadway.
I often hear people ___32___ about their surroundings. If you are one of them, I would say the only way to change things is by ___33___ rather than complaining. We need to teach by ___34___. You can’t blame others ___35___ you start with yourself.
A.distant B.huge C.narrow D.loose
A.immediately B.finally C.gradually D.recently
A.imagining B.painting C.describing D.climbing
A.garden B.home C.lab D.palace
A.material B.resources C.waste D.goods
A.beyond B.against C.over D.within
A.more B.most C.less D.least
A.throwing away B.picking up C.breaking down D.digging out
A.kill B.save C.wait D.spend
A.satisfied with B.delighted in C.tired of D.used to
A.something B.anything C.everything D.nothing
A.cleanup B.party C.picnic D.concert
A.dropped out B.showed up C.looked around D.called back
A.demand B.receive C.accomplish D.overcome
A.plan B.visit C.contact D.difference
A.crossed B.measured C.covered D.designed
A.talk B.complain C.argue D.quarrel
A.doing B.thinking C.questioning D.watching
A.method B.explanation C.example D.research
A.although B.if C.when D.useless
I was reading a notice at the entrance to my college dormitory, when a girl came up to me and said, “Do you _26_ a quarter? I’m one short of putting my laundry(刚洗好的衣物) in the dryer(烘干机). ”
I _27_ to think about it for a few seconds and considered whether I’d be _28_ to give a quarter away. I found myself _29_ her, thinking about why she didn’t _30_ four quarters down from her room with her, as if she had _31_ to be one short so she could ask someone else for it. (Later I knew _32_ that was not the case.)
But I didn’t have any reason to _33_her. Then I responded, “Yeah, I think I have the only one,” though fully _34_ that I had three. “Here you go,” I said with a smile. “Thanks,” she responded, _35_ that she could have clean clothes to wear the next morning.
A few moments later the girl _36_ and gave a dollar bill to me. “Why are you giving this to me?” I asked, _37_. “Oh, because you were kind to me, so I’m just giving back the _38_.”
It’s just a dollar, but I felt it was _39_. More so because I hadn’t given that quarter with such nice _40_, the way she gave that dollar to me. I felt like it was the first time I ever _41_ something greater in return for something so_42_ that I had given. I saw the power of kindness and generosity in a _43_way.
I thought it was so worth giving that quarter away. Giving and _44_ don’t usually happen hand-in-hand, _45_ when it does, like it did this time, it makes one think about why generosity is so powerful in the first place.
A.lose B.have C.find D.pay
A.stopped B.agreed C.tried D.continued
A.anxious B.satisfied C.willing D.quick
A.disliking B.loving C.trusting D.judging
A.borrow B.collect C.fetch D.bring
A.needed B.prepared C.managed D.planned
A.actually B.obviously C.strangely D.possibly
A.help B.refuse C.believe D.doubt
A.ashamed B.aware C.uncertain D.concerned
A.hoping B.worrying C.choosing D.mentioning
A.left B.finished C.called D.returned
A.excited B.surprised C.angry D.embarrassed
A.benefit B.change C.favour D.interest
A.valuable B.enough C.attractive D.reasonable
A.results B.thoughts C.memories D.manners
A.met B.provided C.saw D.received
A.expensive B.important C.small D.difficult
A.short B.new C.normal D.strange
A.getting B.rejecting C.supporting D.appreciating
A.then B.or C.but D.thus
Many years ago I drove a taxi for extra money mainly from the downtown to the 36 , beside the Greenwood Racetrack..
Each time a taxi drove up to the station, many kids would run along the 37 . One 38 kid would open the passenger door and say, “ 39 , sir.” The passenger would always say thanks and give the kid a 40 . It was a routine that everybody knew.
One day I noticed a boy, who was 41 than most of them but was pushed away by even the smallest kid. He never pushed back. 42 , he would even step aside when others pushed forward. But he never 43 .
Then as I was 44 to the sidewalk, all the other kids were running after a taxi 45 mine. They didn’t notice mine.
The boy saw me and walked toward my taxi. As I pulled up I made sure that I stopped in a 46 with the passenger door right beside him. He 47 the passenger door and said, “Good luck at the track, sir.”
48 , the man did not tip him a quarter. Instead he 49 , “Get out of my way!” He pushed him aside so 50 that the boy fell down and was badly hurt. I got out of my car quickly, 51 find that the man disappeared in the crowd.
So I looked for the kid. I decided to give him $20 for all his 52 . But he was far up ahead, walking out of the station 53 . 54 , I never saw him again. I’d like to find him and tell him that if only he had stuck around a little longer I would have given him a whole $20.
I learned an important lesson from the boy. When things seem so 55 that you are ready to give up, that is the time when things are most likely to turn around for you.
A.school B.station C.office D.hospital
A.sidewalk B.way C.track D.step
A.strong B.tall C.lucky D.active
A.Stop B.Welcome C.Help D.Good luck
A.smile B.tip C.hug D.prize
A.short B.bigger C.weaker D.smarter
A.Instead B.In general C.In total D.In case
A.gave in B.gave away C.gave up D.gave off
A.pushing up B.speeding up C.keeping up D.pulling up
A.above B.beside C.in front of D.over
A.position B.car C.tree D.situation
A.closed B.opened C.kicked D.knocked
A.Therefore B.So C.However D.Then
A.smiled B.wept C.advised D.shouted
A.hard B.softly C.sweetly D.slowly
A.and to B.but to C.only to D.so as to
A.strength B.efforts C.courage D.work
A.nervously B.anxiously C.madly D.silently
A.So far B.From then on C.Once more D.Just then
A.unavoidable B.poor C.hopeless D.challenging