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第二节完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)
I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was 36 and when I was 14 he said, “You’re never going to be 37 but a failure.”
After five years of 38 jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the best 39 that could have happened to me. I 40 I wanted to do something positive (积极地) with my life because I wanted to prove to 41 that what people said about me was 42 . Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Let’s 43 it, you’ve failed at everything you’ve ever done.” So I tried hard with my 44 and went to college. My first novel (小说) 45 while I was at college.
After college I taught during the 46 in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a 47 in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of 48 that job to write full time 49 I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself — 50 was a working--class boy who’d 51 school early, now teaching at the university.
My writing career (职业) took off when I discovered my own style. Now I’m rich and 52 , have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. 53 what does it mean? I 54 wish all the people that have put me down had 55 : “I believe in you. You’ll succeed.”
36. A. bright B. useless C. simple D. hopeful
37. A. anything B. something C. everything D. nothing
38. A. low B. poor C. good D. useful
39 A. support B. happiness C. surprise D. thing
40. A. admitted B. decided C. planned D. told
41. A. me B. them C. her D. it
42. A. wrong B. right C. stupid D. faulty
43. A. see B. know C. understand D. face
44. A. experiment B. practice C. writing D. composition
45. A. came on B. came in C. came out D. came back
46. A. day B. night C. month D. year
47. A. graduation B. pass C. degree D. success
48. A. giving in B. giving back C. giving out D. giving up
49. A. while B. if C. when D. or
50. A. there B. here C. it D. that
51. A. left B. attended C. changed D. graduated
52. A. tired B. calm C. nervous . D. famous
53. A. And B. But C. However D. Well
54. A. just B. exactly C. so D. very
55. A. praised B. said C. answered D. advised
Everybody knows how to learn. Learning is a natural thing.It begins the we are born.Our first teachers are our f amilies. At homewe learntotalkand to and feed ourselves. We learn these and other skills by.
Then we go to school.A teacher tells us to learn and how to learn. Manyteachers teach us, and we pass many tests and exams. Then people say we are .
Are we really educated? Let's the real meaning of learning. Knowing facts doesn't being able to solve problems. Solving problems requires creativity, not just a good . Some people who don’t know many can also be good at solving problems.
Henr Ford is a good . He left school at the age of 15. Later, when his company couldn’ t build cars enough, he solved the problem. He of the assembly line. Today the answer seems . Yet, just think of the many university graduates who solve any problems.
What does a good teacher do? Does he students factct remember? Well, yes, we must sometimes remember facts. But a good teacher how to find answers. He brings us to the stream of knowledge so we can think for ourselves. When we are , we know where to go.
True learning combines intake with output. We take information our brains. Then we use it. Think of a ; it stores a lot of information, but it can’t think. It only obeys commands. A person who only remembers facts hasn’t really learned. Learning takes only when a person can use what he knows.
A.month B.minute C.time D.day
A.wear B.put on C.have on D.dress
A.asking B.listening C.following D.drilling
A.what B.when C.that D.who
A.controlled B.educated C.suffered D.passed
A.pick up B.turn away C.set out D.think about
A.mean B.say C.suggest D.show
A.word B.thing C.memory D.condition
A.people B.facts C.techniques D.ways
A.learner B.teacher C.example D.driver
A.new B.fast C.beautiful D.cheap
A.complained B.heard C.talked D.thought
A.ordinary B.strange C.simple D.special
A.never B.almost C.seldom D.ever
A.make B.understand C.master D.give
A.knows B.shows C.orders D.encourages
A.thirsty B.tired C.bored D.free
A.of B.for C.about D.into
A.radio B.computer C.record D.machine
A.measures B.notes C.place D.time
An old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and 4-year-old grandson. The old man’s hands , his eyesight was not clear, and his unsteady(不稳定的). The family were every night at the dinner table. But the elderly grandfather’s shaky hands and sight made this rather difficult. Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. When he grasped the glass, would often spill(洒落)onto the tablecloth. “We must do something about grandfather,” said the husband.
So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. There, grandfather ate in the corner while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner at the dinner table. grandfather had already broken a dish or two, his food was served in a bowl. Sometimes, when the family grandfather, he had a tear in his eye as he ate alone. , the only words the couple had for him were sharp when he dropped a fork or spilled food. The 4-year-old boy watched all this .
One evening before supper, the father his son playing with wood scraps(小块)on the floor. He asked the child sweetly: “What are you making?” Just as , the boy answered: “Oh, I am making a little for you and mama to eat your food from when I grow up.” The 4-year-old boy smiled and went back to on it.
The words the parents so much that they were . Then tears started to stream down their cheeks. no word was spoken, both knew what they had to do. That evening, the husband took grandfather’s hand and led him back to the family table.
A.wounded B.moved C.trembled D.dragged
A.step B.feet C.speech D.body
A.away B.together C.asleep D.apart
A.losing B.failing C.disappearing D.rising
A.food B.pan C.milk D.dinner
A.alone B.casually C.steadily D.bitterly
A.After B.Since C.While D.When
A.small B.safe C.big D.wooden
A.glanced at B.stared at C.looked through D.looked after
A.However B.Otherwise C.Still D.Rather
A.comments B.quarrels C.warnings D.remark
A.in silence B.in advance C.in danger D.in charge
A.researched B.noticed C.searched D.explored
A.firmly B.suddenly C.cruelly D.sweetly
A.bowl B.cup C.spoon D.pan
A.worship B.work C.whisper D.weave
A.impressed B.touched C.confused D.struck
A.speechless B.homeless C.fearless D.hopeless
A.Once B.Whether C.Though D.Unless
A.gently B.happily C.fluently D.fortunately
These days, people who do manual work often receive far more money than people who work in offices. People who work in offices are frequently referred to as “white-collar workers” for the simple reason that they wear a collar and tie to go to work. Such is human nature, that a great many people are often to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of becoming white-collar workers. This can give rise to curious situations, as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a(an) for the Ellesmere Corporation.
When he got married, Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job. He told her that he worked for the Corporation. Every morning, he left home in a smart black suit. He then changed into overalls and the next eight hours as a dustman. Before returning home at night, he took a shower and changed back into his suit. Alf did this for over two years and his fellow dustmen kept his . Alf's wife has never discovered that she married a dustman and she never will, for Alf has just found job. He will soon be working in an office. He will earn much less than he used to, but he feels that his rise in is well worth the loss of money. From now on, he will wear a suit all day and others will call him 'Mr. Bloggs' 'Alf'.
A.eventually B.occasionally C.usually D.apparently
A.excited B.willing C.interested D.lucky
A.official B.manager C.salesman D.dustman
A.hopefully B.probably C.simply D.politely
A.wore B.put C.tried D.dressed
A.took B.spent C.cost D.wasted
A.mistake B.secret C.memory D.reputation
A.another B.one C.the other D.other
A.status B.look C.direction D.statue
A.in spite of B.regardless of C.instead of D.in case of
In your life,nothing happens by chance or by means of good or bad luck.Everything to test the limits of your soul.Without these small tests,life would be like a smoothly paved, ,flat road to nowhere.Safe and comfortable but dull and pointless.
If someone you or breaks your heart,forgive them for they have helped you trust and the importance of being cautious to whom you open your heart to.If someone loves you,love them back ,not only because they love you,but because they are teaching you to love and opening your heart and to things you would have never felt or seen without them.
Make every day count.Appreciate every and take from it everything that you possibly can,for you will never be able to experience it again.
A.takes B.occurs C.shows D.breaks
A.busy B.muddy C.straight D.enjoyable
A.wins B.interests C.influences D.hurts
A.look through B.1earn about C.watch out D.adjust to
A.unconditionally B.desperately C.intentionally D.instantly
A.arms B.mouth C.brain D.eyes
A.success B.failure C.moment D.challenge
A very wealthy man was standing thoughtfully on a bridge.Despite all his riches,he could feel none of happiness but and emptiness in his heart.He to commit suicide by jumping into the fast-flowing water.
When he was about to do it,an old beggar him.“Sir,please give me some money to buy some food.I will pray for your health and long life.”
Hearing this,he his wallet from his pocket and gave all the money inside to the beggar.“Take all of this,”he said.
“All of this?” the beggar .He could not believe his good luck.
“Yes,take it all.I am going to a place where I won’t need it anymore,’’said the man.He looked back at the river .
The beggar became suspicious of the man’s .Looking at the money,and holding it for a while,he returned it and said,“No,thank you.I won’t take it! I may be a beggar but I'm not a coward(懦夫)!Bring that money with you to the river,sir!”
Hearing his response,the man was .The satisfaction and happiness of him his money to the beggar disappeared immediately.He was not even able to make the beggar receive his sincere soon-to-be-useless money.
At that moment,he suddenly the feeling that he felt just now,that good feeling and satisfaction from giving others happiness,had indeed become his own true happiness.By this he was encouraged,and had found what would make his life worth living.
Happiness is only real when .
A.eagernes B.poverty C.sorrow D.success
A.struggled B.wondered C.managed D.intended
A.approached B.interrupted C.persuaded D.shouted
A.picked up B.took out C.reached for D.handed in
A.recalled B.refused C.repeated D.retold
A.away B.forward C.aside D.below
A.attitude B.order C.attention D.politeness
A.delightedly B.hurriedly C.hopelessly D.generously
A.shocked B.terrified C.worried D.encouraged
A.sending B.giving C.supplying D.contributing
A.realized B.hated C.enjoyed D.struck
A.by nature B.by design C.in turn D.in circles
A.bought B.appreciated C.sacrificed D.shared