第三节:完形填空(共两部分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项
Several years ago, I worked in a company as a driver. One day in the company when I was cleaning my 41 which was getting dirty from running outside, I noticed the owner’s elderly father making his 42 to his grandson. The old man was fond of fishing all his life. He usually stayed at home because of his old age, but this time he 43 to ask the kid to take him fishing. The grandson said, ‘I’m not taking you! It’s 44 than taking a kid.’
His answer broke my heart. I stopped working immediately and headed back home. I took everything I needed and then 45 . On the way I stopped at a store and bought a bobber (钓鱼的浮子). When I got to the company, I 46 the old man to go fishing near the river.
When we got there, I put him in the chair at the edge of the 47 , cast the line, and handed him the fishing pole (鱼竿). It wasn’t long before the bobber started to dance; he handed the pole to me. I took the fish off, cast, and 48 handed the pole to him. This went on, one fish after another, for over an hour until he told me he was 49 and needed to go home.
When I got him home, I gave the fish to his daughter-in-law with instructions to make sure he got them for dinner and then I 50 . Two weeks later, the old man died. His family told me later that all he talked about during that time was his last fishing trip.
Whenever you get the 51 , don’t forget to stay with your grandpa. Someday, you may be in the same place and you’ll want your family to 52 you too.
41. A. chair B. car C. bag D. taxi
42. A. point B. decision C. way D. mind
43. A. went away B. moved ahead C. came out D. stood up
44. A. safer B. easier C. quicker D. worse
45. A. returned B. worked C. rested D. studied
46. A. taught B. suggested C. ordered D. invited
47. A. street B. water C. sea D. hill
48. A. suddenly B. therefore C. again D. lately
49. A. disappointed B. excited C. worried D. tired
50. A. played B. exercised C. left D. slept
51. A. chance B. experience C. information D. number
52. A. look for B. stare at C. turn into D. care about
Mr. Flower was well-known around for growing the best flowers of the year and his four glass-houses were taken good care of. These glass-houses were close to a public path, which was always used ___36__ children and young people walking to and from __37__. Boys of about thirteen years of age, especially, were often tempted(尝试) to throw a stone or two at one of Mr. Flower’s __38__ . They managed to resist the temptation(抵制诱惑) when Mr. Flower was around, but the temptation often seemed to be too __39__ when Mr. Flower was __40__ to be seen. For this reason, Mr. Flower did his best to be __41__ his glass-houses at the beginning and end of the school days.
However, it was not always possible for him to be on guard at these times. Mr. Flower had tried __42__ to prevent(阻止) the damage to his glass; but nothing that he had done had been__43__. He had been to the school to complain(抱怨) to the headmaster, but this had not done any__44__. He had hidden in the bushes(灌木丛) and __45__ those boys that threw stones __46__ his garden, but the boys could run __47__ faster than he, and they even __48__ at him at a distance(距离). He had even walked along the path and picked up all those __49__ that he could find so that the boys would have nothing to __50__, but they soon found others, or threw lumps of earth instead.
Then just as he had given __51__ hope of winning the battle(战斗), a truly wonderful __52__ came up to him. He set up a large notice board made of good strong wood, some meters away from the glass-houses __53__ it could be clearly seen from the path. On the board he painted the __54__ : DO NOT THROW AT THIS NOTICE. After this, Mr. Flower had no __55__ .The boys were much more tempted to throw stones at the notice board than at the glass-houses.
A.to B.by C.of D.with
A.factory B.office C.school D.work
A.bed-rooms B.living-room C.reading-room D.glass-houses
A.strong B.weak C.limited D.strange
A.impossible B.unable C.possible D.somewhere
A.far away from B.in or close to C.into or out of D.at or out
A.in no way B.in a way C.in the way D.in many ways
A.successful B.cheerful C.wonderful D.careful
A.harm B.wrong C.good D.wonder
A.watched B.walked to C.waited for D.run after
A.towards B.over C.out of D.into
A.many B.much C.more D.lots of
A.laughed B.looked C.called D.surprised
A.earth B.sticks C.stones D.branches
A.pick up B.catch C.play with D.throw
A.in B.off C.out D.up
A.idea B.friend C.guest D.word
A.where B.there where C.on which D.there
A.announcement B.words C.sentences D.message
A.peaceful times B.further trouble C.more happiness D.questions
Robert was a life insurance(人寿保险) salesman. Try 36 he might, he was still unable to get a couple to sign up for a policy(保单). “I certainly don’t want to frighten you into a 37,” he announced, standing up to 38. “Please sleep on it tonight, and 39 you wake up in the morning, let me know what you think.”
People can be motivated by many different 40. Fear is the common one. 41 many people find that other kinds of motivation are usually 42 effective in getting more out of those with whom we live and work.
A twelve-year-old girl took her younger brother, who 43 from a mental disability, Christmas shopping. As they went into a department store, the 44 accidentally hit a display, knocking shoes in every 45. at that 46 a(n) angry clerk grabbed the boy by the arm and 47, “Pick them up.”
“No,” the boy screamed in defiance(反抗).
“Pick them up,” the clerk 48.
“No,” the boy shouted back.
His older sister began picking up the 49. Then the boy started to 50. Before long, the boy, his sister and the clerk were 51 together to put the shoes back in 52.
When they finished, the girl taught the clerk a(n) 53 lesson with these words: “You have to encourage my brother to do it in action.”
If you live or work with other people, you may benefit from the older sister’s advice. If you want people to respond to you, try encouraging them in action. People prefer 54. When you fill people with what they want, you’re 55 to get what you want out of them.
A.however B.as C.since D.in spite of
A.trouble B.sale C.bargain D.decision
A.defend B.fight C.leave D.argue
A.should B.will C.shall D.may
A.feelings B.plans C.means D.results
A.Thus B.But C.Plus D.Since
A.less B.more C.half D.just
A.arose B.contributed C.benefited D.suffered
A.boy B.girl C.clerk D.salesman
A.occasion B.stage C.situation D.point
A.demanded B.conflicted C.reminded D.arranged
A.expected B.commented C.shouted D.acquired
A.shoes C.toys D.bottles
A.cry B.help C.complain D.worry
A.walking B.organizing D.assisting
A.process B.silence C.detail D.order
A.thoughtful B.instant C.cautious D.complex
A.gift B.stick C.honey D.tears
A.positive B.likely C.confident D.probable
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下列短文,从短文后所给各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑
One day a wealthy family went on a trip to the countryside. The father wanted to 36 his son how 37 people live, 38 they spent a day and a night in the farm of a very poor 39 .When they got back from their trip the father asked his son, “My dear son, how was the 40 ?” “very 41 , Dad!” answered the boy. “Did you see how poor people live?” the father asked. “Yeah!” answered the son. “And what did you learn?” asked the father. The son answered, “I saw that we have a dog at home, and they have four. We have a 42 that reaches to the middle of the garden and they have a stream that has no 43 . We have imported lamps(进口灯具) in the garden and they have the 44 . Our patio(天井) reaches to the front yard, 45 they have a whole horizon(旷野).” When the little boy was 46 , his father was speechless.
His son 47 , “Thanks Dad 48 showing me how 49 we are!” Isn’t it true that it all depends 50 the 51 you look at things? If you have love, friends, humor and a positive attitude(乐观的态度) 52 life you’ve got everything! You can’t buy 53 of these things, 54 still you can have all the material possessions(财富) you can imagine, provisions(储备) for the future, etc. But if you are poor of spirit, you have nothing! Attitude is 55 ! Make a decision to have a good, positive and productive attitude every day!
A.show B.give C.send D.tell
A.happy B.sorrow C.rich D.poor
A.thus B.so C.therefore D.when
A.house B.home C.family D.room
A.journey B.trip C.stay D.travel
A.bad B.good C.well D.badly
A.river B.lake C.canal(运河/沟渠) D.pool
A.endless B.ending C.end D.ended
A.sun B.stars C.planet D.electricity light
A.yet B.however C.so D.though
A.finished B.finishing C.completed D.completing
A.adding B.added C.saying D.said
A.for B.of C.with D.about
A.poor B.rich C.glad D.happy
A.in B.on C.for D.about
A.method B.manners C.way D.means
A.of B.for C.towards D.at
A.nothing B.any C.some D.everything
A.then B.but C.though D.so
A.anything B.nothing C.everything D.something
In a national spelling contest in America,an 11-year-old girl was asked to spell a certain word. But with her 36 voice the judges were not sure whether she spelled the word with the letter A or E. They talked it over and 37 decided to simply ask her what she had said. By now, the girl knew she had 38 the word. But instead of lying,she told the truth that she had said the 39 letter—so she lost the contest.
As the girl walked off the 40 ,the entire audience stood to their feet clapping to applaud her
41 . Later,dozens of newspaper reporters wrote about this 11-year-old girl’s honesty,even when it 42 her the contest. But the fact is that she 43 the biggest contest that day: the contest of her 44 .
Probably the biggest test of our character and honesty is that we would do if we knew we would never get 45 .This young girl could easily have 46 and nobody would have known it but herself. But that’s just it: She would know she did wrong. It’s been said, “If you 47 , you make yourself cheap.” This young girl was strong and smart enough to prize her own 48 and character more than the prize from a spelling 49 . Her respect for herself was more important than any 50 others might give her for winning a contest. She knew she would have to live with herself and the 51 she made in that moment will have long-lasting influence.
It’s so true that the choices you make today 52 what you are tomorrow. Our children will 53 our behaviour much more than our advice. So if we want them to 54 to be honest,we must show them the way by being honest ourselves. Remember,our kids are 55 what we do and how we live even when we don’t think they see or know.
A.high B.sweet C.tough D.soft
A.finally B.kindly C.secretly D.totally
A.forgotten B.mispronounced C.misspelled D.lost
A.correct B.wrong C.different D.same
A.stage B.studio C.test D.classroom
A.bravery B.honesty C.courage D.cleverness
A.cancelled B.cost C.offered D.wasted
A.achieved B.broke C.won D.defeated
A.reputation B.knowledge C.1ife D.character
A.paid B.awarded C.caught D.reported
A.escaped B.1ied C.changed D.answered
A.accept B.fight C.cheat D.insist
A.conscience B.feeling C.diligence D.modesty
A.contest B.champion C.judger D.expert
A.sense B.pride C.respect D.awareness
A.plan B.conclusion C.discovery D.choice
A.make B.change C.keep D.create
A.give B.take C.follow D.set
A.grow up B.bring up C.take up D.come up
A.recording B.inspecting C.correcting D.watching
Sarah wrote a letter to Annie, saying that she felt __31__ by her friend, Hannah. They had an exam recently and Sarah got the __32___ grade in the class. When washing hands with Hannah, Sarah __33__ that she did badly in the exam and __34__ her not to tell anyone else. However, the next day, some other students got to know the news. Sarah thought it was Hannah who didn’t keep her __35__ because the only people who can see their grades are the teacher and the students that the grades __36__ to. But when Sarah talked about it with Hannah, she __37__ that she hadn’t told anyone else and said that someone must have been __38__ on what they said. But Sarah didn’t __39 __ her, and could not __40__ her for doing that and lying. Sarah lost her best friend.
A.sad B.happy C.annoyed D.betrayed
A.highest B.worst C.lowest D.best
A.admitted B.swore C.promised D.thought
A.ordered B.begged C.suggested D.asked
A.news B.secret C.word D.things
A.use B.belong C.gave D.thanks
A.swore B.thought C.advised D.promised
A.putting B.keeping C.focusing D.spying
A.hear B.believe C.ask D.like
A.believe B.trust C.forgive D.understand