第四节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出适合填入
对应空白处的最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
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
I used to be a very selfcentered person,but in the past two years I have really changed.I have started to think about other people ____ I think about myself.I am happy that I am becoming a ____ person.
I think my ____ started when I was at Palomar College.At first,I just wanted to get my ___ and be left alone.I thought I was smarter than everyone else,so I hardly ever ___ to anyone in my classes.By the end of my first semester,I was really ____.It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun.So I tried a(n)____.I started asking people around me how they were doing,and if they were having trouble I ____ to help.That was really a big ____ for me.By the end of the year,I had several new friends,and two of ____ are still my best friends today.
A bigger cause of my new ____,however,came when I took a parttime job at Vista Nursing Home.One old lady there who had Alzheimer’s disease became my ____.Every time I came into her room,she was so ____ because she thought I was her daughter.Her real daughter never ____ her,so I took her place.She let me ____that making others feel good made me feel good too,when she died,I was ____,but I was also very grateful to her.
I think I am a much ____ person today than I used to be,and I hope I will not ____ these experiences.They have ____ me to care about other people more than about myself.I ____ who I am today,and I could not say that a few years ago.
A.since B.before C.or D.unless
A.famous B.simple C.different D.skilled
A.education B.career C.tour D.change
A.balance B.homework C.degree D.interest
A.talked B.wrote C.lied D.reported
A.careful B.lonely C.curious D.guilty
A.argument B.game C.experiment D.defence
A.dared B.offered C.hesitated D.happened
A.dream B.problem C.duty D.step
A.us B.which C.them D.whom
A.attitude B.hobby C.hope D.luck
A.friend B.partner C.guide D.guest
A.polite B.happy C.strange D.confident
A.bothered B.answered C.visited D.trusted
A.explain B.guess C.declare D.see
A.homeless B.heartbroken C.badtempered D.hopeless
A.quieter B.busier C.better D.richer
A.forget B.face C.improve D.analyze
A.forced B.preferred C.ordered D.taught
A.miss B.like C.wonder D.expect
“Look,it’s Baldy!”A boy shouted in my direction across the playground.Even though I was used to regular insults(侮辱) because of the___on my head,it was___horrible to hear.I sighed as I headed back to the class.
When I was just 20 months old,I suffered serious____after a bowl full of hot oil fell on my head.I was____to hospital and had to stay there for weeks while the doctors____to save my life.“Holly’s very____to be alive,”they told Mum and Dad.“But she’ll be___with scars on her head,and of course her hair won’t grow there.”
As a child,I cared much about my scars,so I____wore a scarf to cover them up when I left home.____I didn’t,people would call me horrible names like Baldy.Although my friends were always comforting me,they never____understood how it felt.
Then through the hospital I was____to a children’s burns camp,where children like me can get any help.There,I____14yearold Stephanie,whose burns are a lot more serious than mine.But she is so____that she never lets anyone put her down.“You shouldn’t____what people say about what you look like because we’re not different from anyone else,Holly,”she____me.“And you don’t need to wear a scarf because you look great____it!” For the first time in my life I could speak to someone who’d been through something____.So weeks later,at my 13th birthday party,____by her bravery,I gave up my scarf and showed off my scars.It felt amazing not having to____away behind my scarf.
Now,I am____of what I look like and much happier,because I have realized it is your personality(个性)that decides who you truly are.
A.hat B.scarf C.scars D.cuts
A.still B.just C.never D.seldom
A.hunger B.cold C.defeats D.burns
A.rushed B.led C.invited D.forced
A.learned B.fought C.returned D.decided
A.happy B.lucky C.lonely D.poor
A.pressed B.occupied C.left D.painted
A.possibly B.usually C.finally D.nearly
A.Although B.Since C.If D.Before
A.correctly B.roughly C.easily D.really
A.promoted B.introduced C.reported D.carried
A.met B.recognized C.remembered D.caught
A.honest B.strong C.active D.young
A.write down B.agree with C.pass on D.listen to
A.promised B.encouraged C.ordered D.calmed
A.in B.for C.without D.beyond
A.similar B.strange C.hard D.important
A.allowed B.required C.guided D.inspired
A.hide B.give C.keep D.put
A.sick B.aware C.tired D.proud
As I held my father’s hands one night,I couldn’t help but notice their calluses(老茧)and roughness.His hands tell the story of his life as a ____,including all his struggles.
One summer,I remember,a drought (旱灾) hit Ontario,turning it into a ____ desert.On one of those hot mornings I was picking sweet corn with my dad to fill the last ____ from the grocery store.Fifty dozen was all we needed,which ___ took twenty minutes.That morning,however,the process didn’t ___ quickly.After forty minutes of aimlessly walking in the field,we ____needed twenty dozen.I was completely frustrated and ___.Dropping the basket heavily,I declared, “If the store wants its last twenty dozen,they can pick it themselves!”Dad ____,“Just think,my little girl,only ten dozen left for each of us and then we’re ____.” Such is Dad-whatever problem he ____,he never gives up.
____,the disastrous effects of the drought were felt all over our country.It was a challenging time for everyone,____ Dad remained optimistic.He ____ to be grateful for other things like good health and food on our plates.Only then did I truly begin to ___ Dad and his faith that guided us through the hard times.
Dad is also a living example of real ____.From dawn to dusk,he works countless hours to___ our family.He always puts our happiness ____ his own,and never fails to cheer me on at my sports games ___ his exhaustion after long days.His loving and selfless nature has inspired me to become more sympathetic and ____,putting others first.
Dad,the life ____ I have learned from you will stay with me forever.You are my father,teacher,friend and,most importantly,my hero.
A.teacher B.gardener C.farmer D.grocer
A.stormy B.lively C.disappearing D.burning
A.order B.form C.gap D.position
A.repeatedly B.normally C.finally D.really
A.go B.begin C.occur D.change
A.yet B.still C.even D.nearly
A.surprised B.nervous C.angry D.frightened
A.apologized B.cried C.complained D.laughed
A.lost B.done C.gone D.touched
A.meets with B.brings up C.works out D.thinks about
A.Thankfully B.Hopefully C.Unfortunately D.Strangely
A.or B.for C.so D.but
A.happened B.seemed C.continued D.aimed
A.face B.appreciate C.examine D.question
A.love B.pride C.friendship D.honesty
A.support B.settle C.start D.impress
A.after B.before C.beside D.under
A.in spite of B.in terms of C.in control of D.in place of
A.careful B.regretful C.considerate D.humorous
A.history B.motto C.patterns D.lessons
I went to a group activity,“Sensitivity Sunday”,which was to make us more ____ the problems faced by disabled people.We were asked to“___a disability” for several hours one Sunday.Some members,____,chose to use wheelchairs.Others wore soundblocking earplugs (耳塞) or blindfolds (眼罩).
Just sitting in the wheelchair was a____experience.I had never considered before how____it would be to use one.As soon as I sat down,my____made the chair begin to roll.Its wheels were not___.Then I wondered where to put my____.It took me quite a while to get the metal footrest into____.I took my first uneasy look at what was to be my only means of____for several hours.For disabled people,“adopting a wheelchair”is not a temporary(临时的)___.
I tried to find a____position and thought it might be restful,____kind of nice,to be___around for a while.Looking around,I____I would have to handle the thing myself! My hands started to ache as I____the heavy metal wheels.I came to know that controlling the____of the wheelchair was not going to be a(n)____task.
My wheelchair experiment was soon____.It made a deep impression on me.A few hours of “disability” gave me only a taste of the____,both physical and mental,that disabled people must overcome.
A.curious about B.aware of C.interested in D.careful with
A.cure B.adopt C.prevent D.analyze
A.instead B.strangely C.as usual D.like me
A.learning B.working C.satisfying D.relaxing
A.convenient B.awkward C.boring D.exciting
A.height B.force C.skill D.weight
A.locked B.repaired C.powered D.grasped
A.hands B.feet C.keys D.handles
A.place B.action C.play D.effect
A.operation B.communication C.transportation D.production
A.exploration B.education C.experiment D.entertainment
A.flexible B.safe C.starting D.comfortable
A.yet B.just C.still D.even
A.shown B.pushed C.driven D.guided
A.realized B.suggested C.agreed D.admitted
A.lifted B.turned C.pressed D.seized
A.path B.position C.direction D.way
A.easy B.heavy C.major D.extra
A.forgotten B.repeated C.conducted D.finished
A.weaknesses B.anxieties C.challenges D.illnesses
To celebrate the end of our exams,my friends and I went to a fast food restaurant.We____hamburgers and Coca Cola at the counter.When our____came,I started walking towards an empty table.By bad luck,my purse strap(带子)got____on a chair and the tray(托盘)that I was holding slipped___my hands and went flying in the air.The tray,and its contents,____on a man who was just about to____a bite of his sandwich.I stared,greatly____,as the drinks soaked(浸湿)his white shirt.
Then I___my eyes and prepared myself for his burst of____.Instead,he said“It’s OK”to____me before he disappeared into the washroom.
Still shaky and unsure____to do next,my friends and I went to a table and sat there,trying our best to look____.A moment later,the man came out of the washroom and___our table.My heart almost stopped____.I thought he was going to ask for my father’s__and call him.
To my surprise,he merely smiled at us,handed us some cash and said,“____yourself new hamburgers.”He then walked____without even finishing his food.
He could have made what was already an uncomfortable situation worse,____he chose a different way and gave us a reason to believe that there is still____in this world.I’ll never____his actions.
A.ordered B.made C.arranged D.demanded
A.food B.turn C.bill D.menu
A.fixed B.caught C.cut D.tied
A.by B.in C.from D.out
A.knocked B.fell C.stood D.hung
A.take B.taste C.swallow D.chew
A.discouraged B.disappointed C.shocked D.annoyed
A.rolled B.rubbed C.narrowed D.closed
A.bitterness B.anxiety C.anger D.sorrow
A.satisfy B.comfort C.encourage D.praise
A.how B.who C.what D.which
A.mild B.honest C.calm D.modest
A.pushed B.approached C.drew D.laid
A.beating B.breaking C.sinking D.trembling
A.help B.position C.number D.job
A.Prepare B.Buy C.Find D.Cook
A.on B.around C.up D.away
A.so B.since C.although D.but
A.kindness B.happiness C.politeness D.brightness
A.forget B.refuse C.oppose D.ignore