第三节完形填空(共20小题,计分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21 ̄40各题所给的四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案。
Louise was 72 years old and she lived by herself.The first thing she noticed when she came downstairs that Sunday morning was that her 21 window was open. In fact,it was so wide open that she had 22 closing it.Then she realized that things were not in their proper 23 .Finally,when she found her empty 24 on the kitchen table,she realized the awful 25 .At first, she didn’t know what to do.Then she decided to 26 her son,Derek.
Derek’s wife Sybil answered the phone,“It's your mother,”she 27 him coldly.Louise told Derek about the open window,about things being in the wrong places and about the 28 missing from her purse.
“All right,”said Derek,“Don’t 29 anything.I'll be 30 in half an hour.”
Louise 31 and made herself a pot of tea and some toast.Then she went from room to room wondering 32 anything else was missing.
When Derek arrived,he was content to 33 her looking so calm.“Have you rung the 34 ?”he asked.“No? Then I’ll do that straight away.”So he rang the police.
As it was Sunday, 35 the only detectives were out.However,the police were polite,but vague(含糊的).“We’ll send 36 round as soon as possible,”they said.
Derek telephoned his wife.“I'm not sure when I'll be home,love.”he told her,“I’ve got to 37 for the police.”While Derek and his mother waited,Derek 38 the catches(挂钩) on the windows and locks on the doors.All of them were old and some of the catches hardly 39 at all.Derek felt 40 .His mother was an old woman,after all.“I'll have to change all these,”he told her.
21.A.kitchen B.bedroom C.washroom D.bathroom
22.A.strength B.trouble C.reason D.puzzle
23.A.positions B.situations C.directions D.Places
24.A.purse B.vase C.pot D.envelope
25.A.mistake B.message C.news D.truth
26.A.visit B.ask C.ring D.punish
27.A.invited B.informed C.stated D.scolded
28.A.money B.coin C.note D.bill
29.A.say B.move C.touch D.prepare
30.A.round B.here C.off D.away
31.A.sighed B.relaxed C.whispered D.hurried
32.A.how B.why C.if D.where
33.A.realize B.find C.know D.sense
34.A.hospital B.neighbour C.police D.friend
35.A.generally B.luckily C.considerably D.unfortunately
36.A.someone B.anyone C.everyone D.none
37.A.hope B.ask C.wait D.call
38.A.tested B.repaired C.fixed D.examined
39.A.locked B.worked C.helped D.opened
40.A.excited B.silly C.worried D.guilty
During the first week of the term, every student was given a job for which they would be responsible for the rest of that school year.
Some jobs were more 26 than others, and the children were eager to be given one of the best ones. And the teacher would 27 who had been most responsible during the previous year. Among them Rita 28 . During the previous year she had followed all the teacher’s 29 perfectly.
But that year there was a big 30 . Each child received one of the normal 31 , like cleaning the blackboard. But Rita’s job was very 32 . She was given a little box containing some sand and one ant. And even though the teacher 33 that this ant was a very special ant, it 34 Rita. Most of her classmates felt sorry for her and even her father 35 Rita to ignore it. 36 , Rita preferred to show the teacher her error by making the unimportant task into a special job.
“ I will turn this little task into 37 great,” Rita said to herself.
So Rita started 38 her little ant. She gave the ant the best food, and it grew bigger than anyone had expected…
One day, the teacher 39 a man to the students and said he would tell them a 40 piece of news. The man said, “ Today they have announced the winner of the 41 , and this class is the winner! This class has been chosen to accompany me on a 42 to the tropical rainforest to investigate all kinds of insects. 43 all the schools of this region, it is this one that has best 44 for the little ant given to you. Well done!”
That day the class was filled with joy. Everyone 45 Rita and thanked the teacher. And many children learnt that to be given the most important tasks you have to know how to be responsible for even the smallest tasks.
A.interesting B.possible C.necessary D.creative
A.realize B.doubt C.argue D.consider
A.stood up B.stood out C.stood for D.stood by
A.opinions B.concerns C.instructions D.experiments
A.curiosity B.movement C.surprise D.chance
A.tasks B.promises C.dreams D.purposes
A.different B.ordinary C.familiar D.valuable
A.hoped B.insisted C.agreed D.guessed
A.annoyed B.inspired C.satisfied D.disappointed
A.supposed B.forced C.encouraged D.admitted
A.Therefore B.Otherwise C.However D.Moreover
A.something B.nothing C.everything D.anything
A.developing B.studying C.comforting D.writing
A.introduced B.exposed C.appealed D.connected
A.terrible B.confusing C.wonderful D.foolish
A.competition B.challenge C.conference D.negotiation
A.journey B.vacation C.meeting D.story
A.Between B.Along C.Besides D.Among
A.prized B.congratulated C.respected D.celebrated
In 1956 Phoenix, Arizona, was a city with boundless blue 1 . One day as I walked around the house with my sister Kathy’s new parakeet (小鹦鹉)on my finger, I wanted to show Perky what the sky looked like. I took him into the backyard, and then, to my horror , Perky flew off. The enormous, blue sky swallowed up my sister’s blue 2 and suddenly he had gone, clipped wings and all.
I told Kathy about Perky's disappearance and I was anxious that she would blame me. But , unexpectedly, Kathy managed to 3 me. With fake optimism, she even tried to convince me that Perky would find a new 4 . But I was far too clever to 5 that such a thing was possible.
Decades later, I watched my own 6 growing. We shared their activities, spending soccer Saturdays in folding chairs with the 7 of the kids’ friends, the Kissells. The two families went camping around Arizona together. We became the best of friends. One evening, the game was to tell Great Pet stories. One person claimed(宣称) to 8 the oldest living goldfish. Someone else had a psychic dog. Then Barry, the father of the other family, took the floor and ___9___that the Greatest Pet of All Time was his blue parakeet, Sweetie Pie.
"The best thing about Sweetie Pie," he said, "was the 10 we got him. One day, when I was about eight, out of the clear, blue sky, a little blue parakeet just 11 down and landed on my finger."
When I was finally able to 12 , we examined the amazing evidence. The dates and the locations and the pictures of the bird all 13 . It seems our two families had been 14 long before we ever met. Forty years later, I ran to my sister and said, "You were 15 ! Perky lived!"
A.lake B.sky C.parakeet D.backyard
A.pleasure B.sadness C.treasure D.sense
A.forgive B.comfort C.help D.delight
A.parent B.home C.nest D.fellow
A.imagine B.suppose C.doubt D.believe
A.birds B.happiness C.worries D.children
A.parents B.birds C.interests D.games
A.catch B.find C.buy D.have
A.announced B.said C.retold D.hoped
A.day B.place C.way D.story
A.floated B.dived C.settled D.went
A.think B.speak C.interrupt D.explain
A.came up B.turned up C.turned out D.matched up
A.known B.fastened C.connected D.introduced
A.right B.wrong C.silly D.mad
He lost his arms in an accident that claimed his father’s life who was the main 36 of support for the family. He had to _37__ the arms of his younger brother,and his younger brother became his ___38 _ ,never leaving him alone for years. Except for writing with his toes,he was completely unable to do _39_ in his life.
One late night,his younger brother accompanied him into the toilet and went back to __40__ . But being so 41___ ,his younger brother fell asleep,leaving him on the toilet for two hours. As the two brothers grew up together,they had their share of problems and they would often __42__ . His younger brother wanted to live _43__ from him,living his own life,as many normal people do. So he was 44 __ and didn't know what to do.
A _45__ misfortune befell(降临) a girl. One night her mother,who suffered from mental illness ___46_ . So her father went out looking for her mother,leaving her alone at home. She tried to prepare a __47_ for her parents,only to overturn the stove, _48 __ in a fire which took her hands away.
Though her elder sister who was studying in another city,showed her _49__ to take care of her,she was determined to be completely _50__ . At school,she always studied hard.
One day,the boy and the girl were both invited to appear on a television interview program. They were both asked to write something on a piece of paper with their toes. The boy wrote: My younger brother’s arms are my arms; 51_ the girl wrote: Broken wings,flying heart.
Disasters can 52_ at any time. If you choose only to complain and 53 from the ordeal(苦难的经历),it will always follow you wherever you go. But if you decide to be ___54,the hardship will turn out to be a(n) 55 on which new hopes will arise.
A.cause B.strength C.course D.source
A.live on B.take on C.turn on D.depend on
A.volunteer B.shadow C.bodyguard D.servant
A.something B.anything C.nothing D.everything
A.play B.work C.wait D.wash
A.angry B.tired C.impatient D.unfair
A.support B.separate C.quarrel D.avoid
A.lonely B.different C.separated D.divided
A.heartless B.heart-broken C.kind-hearted D.heart-warming
A.similar B.same C.simple D.strange
A.disappeared B.died C.dismissed D.failed
A.meal B.medicine C.heating D.plan
A.leading B.resulting C.taking D.bringing
A.willingness B.anxiety C.contribution D.respect
A.independent B.relaxed C.disabled D.energetic
A.while B.since C.as D.though
A.strike B.afford C.form D.return
A.hide B.remain C.survive D.escape
A.careful B.strong C.healthy D.polite
A.fortune B.difficulty C.occupation D.attitude
“Big boys don’t cry.” I heard those words a lot 36 up in America in the late sixties and early seventies. In those days men were expected to be 37 and rugged and never shed a tear no matter what. Our 38 were all stone faced cowboys who were too 39 to cry. Believing this then I tried my best 40 to cry at all during my teenage and early adult years.
All that changed, 41 , as I was driving home alone one night shortly after my Mom 42 . It was dark and raining outside. I was struggling to 43 the car on the road while at the same time 44 to hold the tears back in my eyes. I remember almost going off the road twice as I blinked back (眨眼控制) the salty water that was burning my 45 and blurring (使模糊) my vision. My hands shook, my heart 46 , and my soul felt dead. 47 I could do it no longer. I stopped, pulled over, lay my head on the steering wheel, and 48 . I cried until the tears couldn’t fall anymore. I cried until the pain that I was holding onto so 49 finally fled my heart.
After that night I 50 something. Big boys do cry. 51 , it is the biggest hearts that cry the most. I realized too that it is our 52 that can release us from our anger and our grief while 53 us to our love and our God. Tears help us to embrace this often bittersweet life. They help us to keep growing 54 to each other in love and joy instead of 55 ourselves up in dull, aching, and lonely hearts.
A.hurrying B.growing C.rising D.getting
A.tough B.cold C.independent D.active
A.leaders B.neighbors C.heroes D.fathers
A.strict B.strong C.stubborn D.eager
A.still B.always C.hardly D.never
A.otherwise B.therefore C.however D.instead
A.left B.died C.returned D.disappeared
A.keep B.hold C.fix D.move
A.hopping B.learning C.managing D.struggling
A.arms B.feet C.eyes D.hairs
A.hurt B.sank C.froze D.stopped
A.Actually B.Finally C.Naturally D.Immediately
A.faded B.slept C.rested D.cried
A.secretly B.carefully C.strongly D.firmly
A.realized B.picked C.gained D.lost
A.At least B.In fact C.In all D.As usual
A.love B.sweat C.tears D.relation
A.helping B.changing C.removing D.reconnecting
A.closer B.higher C.richer D.shorter
A.catching B.shutting C.picking D.wrapping
Recently, I have begun to do rides with a group of guys who ride professionally (老练地). The first day, I finished the ride with great 36 , though I tried hard to keep up with one guy for most the ways. To my 37 , I did a little better the second time.
I decided to work harder to 38 . Yesterday, I 39 so much on my ride that I missed the short route (路线) I usually take; 40 , I stayed on the long route. I had never used this route, so I wasn’t really sure about which 41 I should take. Thankfully, a group of four riders 42 , and I just followed them.
A few minutes later, one of the guys got a flat tire (爆了的轮胎), and, with the help of the others, he had it 43in about a minute. We all waited there 44 he changed his tire. After we started riding again, I noticed something 45 . The guy at the front would ride 46 for a couple of minutes, then he would move over to the side, 47 his way to the end of the line, and the guy behind him would move into the lead position. The process (过程) would 48 every few minutes. This was a lot easier than riding alone, trying to 49 the first rider. This time I had a great time – and I think it is the 50 I’ve ever gone.
This made me realize how important teamwork is, and the 51 of having a great team. The point is that you don’t have to be at your best 52 . You give it your all for a while, and then you let the guy 53 you do the same. The entire team improves because you don’t have to be the 54 all the time. You get your time to shine, and so does everyone else. You cannot get anywhere – or even make any worthwhile improvement – without a 55 . Who else will stop and help you to change your flat tire?
A.comfort B.carefulness C.difficulty D.bravery
A.delight B.disappointment C.surprise D.amazement
A.adjust B.improve C.approve D.increase
A.turned B.checked C.carried D.focused
A.therefore B.otherwise C.instead D.still
A.end B.direction C.route D.place
A.developed B.formed C.left D.appeared
A.used B.worked C.changed D.stopped
A.if B.since C.while D.before
A.natural B.unusual C.simple D.regretful
A.suddenly B.quickly C.immediately D.finally
A.making B.leading C.getting D.keeping
A.show B.pass C.continue D.repeat
A.catch up with B.end up with C.put up with D.come up with
A.longest B.highest C.biggest D.fastest
A.plan B.aim C.value D.effort
A.at a time B.at the time C.for some time D.all the time
A.before B.between C.behind D.above
A.hero B.speaker C.junior D.organizer
A.friend B.team C.practice D.rid