第三部分:完形填空
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It was almost Christmas. We wrote to my father, asking him to 36 an artificial tree for us and _37 it to us in several smaller boxes. Two days before Christmas we were in a 38 . All of the boxes that my father had sent us arrived except for the one with the tree 39 . We decided to wait one more day.
Meanwhile, in Bremerhaven, a young mail clerk 40 a box under a counter. He 41 that someone would be without a tree for Christmas. Although he was closing up and there was no 42_ on Christmas, he processed the mail and got it to Mannheim.
After putting the 43 on the proper shelf, he headed to the snack bar. The place was 44 and he ended up sharing a table. Two men were speaking and the clerk discovered that one of his 45 at the table was working in Mannheim. He said to the man, "You could 46 play Santa for someone in Mannheim tonight if you'd like to." The man 47 to deliver it and the two walked to the mail room to 48 the package.
At home in Mannheim, we were busily 49 to think up some way to put our tree together, but couldn't 50 a workable solution. We were ready to give up 51 the door bell rang. There stood a stranger holding a long 52 carton, our tree trunk. We invited him in, 53 it was Christmas Eve and he was 54 to get home to his own family.
The next day as we watched our little boy's eyes light up at the 55 of our beautiful tree, I whispered a little prayer: "Bless the stranger who brightened up our Christmas with his kindness."
36. A. sell B. buy C. deliver D. bring
37. A. send B. pass C. carry D. take
38. A. surprise B. hunger C. pleasure D. panic
39. A. leaf B. trunk C. stand D. branch
40. A. watched B. caught C. spotted D. broke
41. A. directed B. whispered C. realized D. confirmed
42. A. delivery B. customer C. money D. letter
43. A. present B. tree C. mail D. package
44. A. crowded B. small C. noisy D. normal
45. A. friends B. colleagues C. relatives D. companions
46. A. really B. confidently C. kindly D. patiently
47. A. overcame B. agreed C. astonished D. struggled
48. A. fetch B. transform C. post D. consult
49. A. solving B. explaining C. trying D. worrying
50. A. come across B. come back to C. come upon D. come up with
51. A. while B. when C. as D. since
52. A. slim B. beautiful C. thick D. heavy
53. A. but B. so C. because D. or
54. A. in surprise B. it, the, way C. in a hurt7 D. in lime
55. A. sight B. back C. corner D. scene
When an NBA player is young, he thinks he can win the championship by himself. It is only later ______ he has aged and been through many battles that he learns an important lesson: there is no “I” in “team”.
There is no better example of the value of ______ than the Boston Celtics. Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett were all superstars on three different teams. ______, none of them had any titles(头衔) to show for it. Then, last season, they decided to play together, caring little ______ money and fame. Garnett and Allen ______ Pierce on the Celtics and changed the NBA in the process.
It started in simple ways. Garnett and Allen are two of the best athletes in the world. They treat every second of every ______ as it is the NBA championship. If you want to play alongside them then you will have to do the same. Therefore, the young guys on the Celtics started giving their ______ effort too.
Pierce had been the star of the Celtics for many years. He used to shoot the ball many times a game. But with the addition of Allen and Garnett he shot less and ______ defense(防卫). His selflessness showed the young players that doing what made the team better was the only thing that _______. When the Celtics were winning and the game was almost ______, Garnett, Pierce and Allen would come out of the game. But they wouldn’t just sit on the bench. ______, they stood and cheered and screamed for their teammates. They wanted to ______ their friends and teammates.
Now, the guys who don’t play know they can still affect the game by cheering, so they scream and cheer when Garnett, Allen and Pierce are playing. The Celtics have ______ a strong relationship. They are ______ just teammates. They are brothers.
The result: the Boston Celtics won the 2008 NBA championship and are considered the favorites to win the Eastern Conference championship again this year. There is a saying that goes, “A successful team beats with one ______.” If that is the case, the Celtics may have the biggest heart in the NBA.
A.which B.that C.when D.where
A.determination B.chance C.teamwork D.advantage
A.Or B.Though C.And D.Yet
A.of B.for C.to D.about
A.joined B.noticed C.persuaded D.encouraged
A.detail B.practice C.partner D.request
A.full B.proud C.happy D.confident
A.gave in B.waited for C.ended up D.centered on
A.helped B.decided C.cared D.mattered
A.on B.over C.off D.in
A.Instead B.Finally C.Then D.Besides
A.calm B.support C.organize D.advise
A.understood B.accepted C.enjoyed D.developed
A.rather than B.other than C.less than D.more than
A.heart B.person C.attitude D.tip
When I was 8, a gentleman came to my orphanage(孤儿院) every week to lead us in woodworking projects. I remember the night that I finished my first project. It was a small table and I looked upon it as though I had created a life. I could wait to give it to Mother Winters, our orphanage’s leader, as a .
Since the tables’ coating was still , the man asked us to wait a while before taking our tables to our dormitories. But I couldn’t wait. I dashed out the door in a , carrying my table, smiling from ear to ear.
“It is very pretty,” Mother Winter smiled at me. When she touched the coating she noticed that it was still wet. Then she asked me why I had brought. I stood with down. “Were you supposed to bring this home?” she asked. “No, ma’am, ” I said.
Mother Winters kicked the table over and all of the legs were off. She made me throw the table outside. After Mother Winters left, I went out to get my little table. There was dirt all over it. silently, I hid the ruined table in my closet. A year later I gave it to Mother Henderson, my houseparent, to .
Thirty years later I learned Mother Henderson was living in Asheville, North Carolina, so I drove up to see her. She gently asked me to come down to her basement and help her get something . “Do you remember that?” she asked, into a dark corner. I did. I could not speak for fear of crying. “Roger, I want you to it.” Mother Henderson gave me back the little that I had given up for lost so long ago. She had kept it, never if she would see me again.
Today, I look at the table with bittersweet memories. I think of when Mother Winters forced me to throw it away. But I am also and joyful at the kindness of Mother Henderson, who kept it as a remembrance of a young orphan who tried very hard to .
A.only B.hardly C.almost D.simply
A.gift B.reward C.work D.praise
A.unfinished B.drying C.covering D.applied
A.way B.while C.circle D.hurry
A.head B.tears C.voice D.hands
A.taken B.broken C.cut D.let
A.Screaming B.Freezing C.Standing D.Crying
A.put away B.throw away C.take away D.wash away
A.proper B.popular C.important D.expensive
A.struggling B.diving C.sliding D.pointing
A.lay B.have C.sell D.clear
A.table B.gift C.memory D.joy
A.promising B.hoping C.knowing D.complaining
A.excited B.comforted C.amused D.entertained
A.accept B.struggle C.tolerate D.please
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选取出适合填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
When Glen Kruger picked a small cat from an animal shelter, he did not expect much. Yet right from the start, eight years ago, there was an uncommon connection between him and the small black cat. He her Inky.
“I grew up on a hundred-acre farm and had only cats playmates,” Kruger, the seventy-year-old man, says. “My hearing was damaged by the of farm equipment, so I learned to connect with .They react to what they see and what you do.”
Inky was a gentle cat, the house with five other cats. But on a January night in 2009, Inky did that would set her apart from cats forever.
Kruger had gone down to the basement to the wood stove for the night. When he was finished, he to the top of the stairs and reached to turn off the lights. In doing so, he slipped and his back against an old shelf. The heavy shelf came crashing down and sent Kruger down the stairs.
in a pool of blood on the basement floor, Kruger felt going into shock(休克).He shouted for help, his wife, Brenda, was asleep in their bedroom at the opposite end of the house. Kruger noticed Inky watching from the top of the stairs.
“Go get Brenda,” Kruger said to Inky.
Inky to the bedroom door and scratched until Brenda opened it. Then Inky led her to the .Brenda found her husband the stairs and called 911. Kruger was rushed to the hospital. “I spent six months there,” says Kruger. “Although I became lame, I was blessed.” Since the accident, Inky has left Kruger’s side.
A.gave B.named C.chose D.remembered
A.as B.like C.except D.among
A.sound B.alarm C.voice D.noise
A.friends B.animals C.farmers D.neighbors
A.dividing B.visiting C.sharing D.discovering
A.anything B.nothing C.everything D.something
A.ordinary B.lovely C.familiar D.outstanding
A.shut off B.shut out C.shut down D.shut up
A.marched B.climbed C.struggled D.flew
A.bent B.shook C.hit D.pulled
A.Falling B.Lying C.Appearing D.Thinking
A.it B.itself C.himself D.him
A.but B.and C.or D.so
A.Thus B.Otherwise C.Then D.Rather
A.walked B.withdrew C.returned D.ran
A.madly B.suddenly C.rapidly D.urgently
A.bedroom B.house C.yard D.basement
A.in the front of B.in the middle of C.at the top of D.at the bottom of
A.regretting B.resting C.recovering D.relaxing
A.ever B.never C.still D.already
A person may have a false idea about himself that will stop him from doing good work.
He may have the belief that he is unable to do it. A child may think he is because he doesn’t understand how to make use of his mental gifts. Old people may have a false idea that they are unable to learn new things because of their .
A person who believes that he is stupid will not make a real because he feels that it would be useless. He won’t go at a job with confidence necessary for . Besides, he won’t work his hardest way, even though he may think he is doing so. , he is likely to fail, and the failure will his belief in his incompetence(无能)in turn.
Alfred Alder, a famous doctor, had like this. When he was a small boy, he had a poor_ in math. His teacher told his parents he had no ability in math in order that they would not too much of him. In this way, his teacher and parents the idea. He their false judgment of his ability, feeling that it was useless to . Then, he was very poor at math, as they expected.
But one day everything changed. He worked out a problem which of the other students had been able to solve. He in solving the problem which gave him confidence. Soon he became especially good at .
Alder now with interest, determination and purpose. He not only proved that he could learn math well, but luckily he learned it , not too late. From his own experience, we can tell that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may himself as well as others by his ability.
A.stupid B.shy C.useless D.clever
A.big B.full C.high D.straight
A.ability B.age C.brain D.knowledge
A.decision B.plan C.promise D.effort
A.work B.study C.pleasure D.success
A.Therefore B.Really C.However D.Truly
A.lead to B.strengthen C.improve D.get rid of
A.a thought B.an example C.an experience D.an idea
A.state B.mind C.start D.ending
A.blame B.expect C.get D.win
A.discovered B.organized C.developed D.found
A.broke B.refused C.doubted D.accepted
A.manage B.argue C.act D.try
A.only B.almost C.just D.then
A.none B.all C.some D.most
A.succeeded B.broke C.failed D.believed
A.physics B.medicine C.English D.math
A.studies B.plays C.works D.graduates
A.early B.deeply C.late D.simply
A.discourage B.love C.surprise D.disappoint
I took a trip after lunch and on my way home I stopped at a park in this beautiful little town. I really wanted to enjoy the _ wind of one of the last days of summer. I know I still have a lot of time left according to the ___. But I’ve seen too many summers suddenly____
When I had a rest at a __ , a man came, who was about my __ . Maybe we could have common topics. “Good _ _ , my friend!” he said as he _ _ down on the opposite side of the table. “You don’t live __ , do you?” “No, I’m just _ _ . I live about an hour and a half from here.” “What do you do for a living?” he asked. “I’m a _ _ .” “Well, I should have known,” he said.
Now he had my _ _ . How could he possibly know what I did for a living just by __ at me? “You were dreaming and wondering just like an author. I could see in your eyes. Most people see how _ _ the town is, but you see many other things most people don’t take the time to see.” I just wondered about his _ _ . “What do you do for a living?” “_ _ I’m a journalist (记者) for our local paper. But I call myself a reflection because I _ _ what I see in my job. My words can _ _ the world around me. I can write about what I know faithfully and I know these people for I have been _ _ here so long. So you can imagine how _ _ the news is here. They are in turn a reflection of me.”
If you had to _ _ what a good person would be like, could you fit the description? I hope you’re a good reflection.
A.cool B.hot C.strong D.cold
A.schedule B.weather C.calendar D.experience
A.start B.change C.worsen D.disappear
A.chair B.table C.restaurant D.station
A.height B.weight C.accent D.age
A.night B.afternoon C.evening D.morning
A.sat B.settled C. calmed D.lay
A.distantly B.nearby C.comfortably D.alone
A.passing by B.giving up C.thinking over D.walking off
A.designer B.thinker C.painter D.writer
A.interest B.secrete C.trust D.patience
A.shouting B.working C.smiling D.looking
A.busy B.scenic C.wide D.peaceful
A.career B.situation C.history D.advantage
A.Originally B.Actually C.Really D.Recently
A.report B.consider C.remember D.study
A.record B.decorate C.monitor D.reflect
A.watching B.waiting C.living D.traveling
A.funny B.important C.truthful D.numerous
A.copy B.describe C.draw D.guess