第三节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)出可以填入空白的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It is not polite to arrive at a dinner party more than 15 to 20 minutes late. The host or hostess usually waits for all the guests to arrive before __21__ the meal. If someone is late, the food may be spoiled, and so might the host or hostess’s __22__. If you have to be late, call and tell them to __23__ you.
It’s even __24__to be early! The host or hostess will probably not be__25__. If you are early, drive or walk around the block a few times, or just sit in your car __26__the right time.
Though it is often important to arrive on time, yet__27__, for open houses, the host or hostess invites guests to arrive and leave __28__a certain time. You can arrive at any time __29__the time he or she gives you.
It’s polite to bring an empty stomach, but it’s even nicer to bring a small present. The present should not cost__30__, or you might embarrass the host or hostess. Flowers, wine, or a box of candy will __31__. Never bring money as a present.
In an introduction, the order of a name: (1) the given name, (2) the family name. In other words the given name comes __32__. It’s important not only to learn and remember names, but to__33__them often in conversation. After the __34__we usually call friends by their given names. __35__may want you to call them by their titles and__36__, such as “Mr. Jones” “Mrs. Johnson” or “Dr. Brown”.
A maiden name is a woman’s family name __37__. In the United States and Canada, after a woman marries, she __38__the family name of her husband__39__her maiden name. It is now becoming __40__, however, for women to keep their maiden names after getting married.
21. A. making B. serving C. doing D. cooling
22. A. soul B. spirits C. thought D. idea
23. A. have with B. have without C. start with D. start without
24. A. nice B. nicer C. worse D. bad
25. A. back B. in C. up D. ready
26. A. until B. after C. before D. by
27. A. in the other hand B. on the other hand C. in another hand D. on another hand
28. A. between B. among C. for D. at
29. A. within B. by C. on D. in
30. A. many B. a little C. a lot D. a few
31. A. be well B. be right C. do well D. do fine
32. A. after B. before C. first D. later
33. A. recall B. respect C. speak D. retell
34. A. meeting B. conversation C. introduction D. dinner
35. A. Older people B. Young people C. Gentlemen D. Doctors
36. A. given names B. first names C. family names D. nick names
37. A. on birth B. from birth C. with birth D. at birth
38. A. gives B. brings C. carries D. takes
39. A. instead B. in place of C. takes place D. in place
40. A. important B. necessary C. special D. common
For most, getting your first car opens up a new world of freedom and allows you to go wherever you want, whenever you want. Getting a car did this for me, and it also brought my best friend and me . But then it tore us apart.
My best friend lives three minutes from my . Since her is in late summer, seven months behind mine, I basically became her when I turned 16 in December.
And so I her up for school and took her home. We made ice-cream , went shopping and to the movies--all in my car. I would drive to her house just to sit on her bed, read magazines and have a good laugh. I went to her house so that she gave me a to her house.
A week after I got my license, she was with me I had my first accident. She was there and me and we kept it a , since I didn’t want people to . From then on, through thick and thin, it was just me, my car and my best friend.
High school is a time of , but I couldn’t for a long time we became so distant(疏远) after being so close. My friend waited three months after her birthday to get her dream car: a green 2004 Beetle. With its , the passenger seat of my car became . Our car trips became less frequent I didn’t even drive down her street.
It’s funny how a car can change a relationship so much. I had wanted her to get a car, but once she did, I it. I wanted her friendship back, even if it couldn’t be the same.
A.some B.any C.none D.all
A.closer B.farther C.luckier D.happier
A.neighbor B.school C.home D.family
A.holiday B.birthday C.course D.job
A.driver B.follower C.partner D.guide
A.picked B.woke C.called D.hurried
A.parties B.trips C.plans D.classes
A.happily B.often C.hardly D.seldom
A.key B.door C.address D.phone
A.while B.but C.after D.when
A.saved B.suggested C.advised D.comforted
A.favorite B.secret C.pride D.joke
A.help B.see C.know D.laugh
A.change B.disappointment C.friendship D.excitement
A.understand B.answer C.imagine D.believe
A.when B.where C.how D.what
A.arrival B.dream C.return D.beauty
A.broken B.crowded C.empty D.different
A.however B.until C.as D.before
A.regretted B.received C.enjoyed D.lost
Once there was a little bird that lived in the old times. When a sage(智者)was thrown into a ____by his enemy, the little bird saw what happened and decided to put it out to ____the sage. The little bird____bringing a few drops of water in his____mouth from the nearby river. The larger birds in the tree ____and laughed at the little bird, saying, “Why are you carrying the ____?”
The little bird said, “To put out the fire around the sage.” The larger birds continued ____, “How could you put out such a huge fire with so little water? It is ____.”
Do you know what the little bird _____? “I don’t know whether I will manage to put out the fire or not but I know what I have ___to stop the fire.” Hearing the answer, all the larger birds were____.
We often think that our effort is the factor(因素) responsible for our ____. This is a wrong way of ____. If we believe we can succeed, we shall succeed. Our ____is just a sacrifice(牺牲) that we are willing to make .____, the little bird knew that with a few drops of water the fire would not be put out but it was his ___to do whatever he could to achieve this goal.
It’s the action, not the fruit of the action, that is ___.You have to do the right thing. It may not be in your _____or may not be in your time, but that doesn’t ____ you stop doing the right thing. You may never know___results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result.
A.room B.fire C.river D.plane
A.remind B.stop C.help D.surprise
A.started B.allowed C.suggested D.imagined
A.long B.tiny C.strong D.beautiful
A.refused B.understood C.heard D.watched
A.cup B.present C.water D.fruit
A.warning B.laughing C.teaching D.complaining
A.unnecessary B.dangerous C.useless D.possible
A.accepted B.achieved C.performed D.replied
A.done B.finished C.collected D.proved
A.afraid B.silent C.angry D.nervous
A.success B.growth C.study D.career
A.planning B.working C.explaining D.thinking
A.progress B.fortune C.effort D.change
A.Similarly B.Strangely C.Suddenly D.Generally
A.turn B.responsibility C.promise D.fault
A.actual B.easy C.exact D.important
A.secret B.order C.power D.memory
A.mean B.protect C.report D.mention
A.when B.how C.that D.what
A friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t move. What was the was that he found himself unable to ask for help — his mobile phone went out of as a result of exhausted battery. Nothing could be done but to in cold wilderness. It was 8 hours later that day broke, and then the __ of the rescue.
It is almost that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his 1 , “First of all I checked up my conditions and found myself not in fatal danger. As there was no to call for help, I leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from . In this way I dozed off.”
His story put an end to my regret for the of an exploration adventure that happened last year. A group of young men to explore a mountain cave and got lost. to find a way out in the dark cave,they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of __ . Finally they fell dead in fear and exhaustion. According to the people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to themselves, they would probably sense a faint light shining not far away.
Don’t you think that you can compare it with itself? When you meet with obstacles in life and work, you are lost in darkness. you it’s unclear yet and you needn’t put up struggle . It seems to be a negative attitude, a person who can afford to do so must have foresight as well as a great courage in the first place.
A.worst B.least C.largest D.shortest
A.service B.work C.order D.way
A.cry B.wait C.lie D.sleep
A.end B.success C.arrival D.team
A.untrue B.useless C.true D.unimaginable
A.explanation B.decision C.plan D.excuse
A. working B.mental C.physical D.medical
A.place B.strength C.tools D.way
A.rotting B.bleeding C.hurting D.spreading
A.difficulty B.loneliness C.hardship D.failure
A.had B.managed C.tried D.planned
A.Willing B.Deciding C.Determined D.Unable
A.hearing B.direction C.feeling D.sight
A.local B.village C.rescue D.brave
A.opening B.top C.end D.side
A.save B.help C.stop D.calm
A.life B.work C.adventure D.mankind
A.Imagine B.Watch C.Mind D.Warn
A.really B.carefully C.immediately D.hopefully
A.and B.but C.so D.while
How many times have you been discouraged by obstacles and difficulties? Most of the time, we think that there is some sort of outside force that prevents us from being happy. Well, the truth is -that“ force" you are thinking of is actually your .
Yes, your own attitude is may prevent you from achieving fulfillment(成就感). Although the heart is the lifeline of the body, _ , the brain actually affects your entire being. If you tell yourself that you are not good enough, then eventually, the body does the same. Knowing this, you must condition your consciousness into thinkingthat you can have a fulfilling life.
People around you may sometimes tell you that you cannot do certain things, but who are they to your life journey? If you tell yourself that people often pull you down in an effort to bring you to their (low) level, then you a small victory. Take that the ones who say that you can never be successful are the ones who are in their own lives. Those losers are not supposed to spoil your life. You are only what you yourself to be.
Learning to believe in yourself is overcoming .Many people are afraid of trying because they are afraid of failing.Remember the _, and then being able to overcome it is a victory in itself. So you create a strong belief in yourself. your limits, ever if that means more , and condition your spirit into realizing that all these help you achieve your true strength as a person.Once you learn this, you will quickly find that you are able to do much more than you even that you could.
The single most important to becoming successful in any area of your life comes clown to the way you think. Spend time every day feeding your mind with powerful education, mindset(思维模式)and knowledge and find other successful people to see what they did that you can start to .
A.naturally B.willingly C.unbelievably D.accidentally
A.positive B.interesting C.negative D.optimistic
A.body B.mind C.heart D.life
A.which B.that C.what D.why
A.on the other hand B.on the contrary C.as a result D.in a word
A.carefully B.rudely C.gently D.unconsciously
A.meanwhile B.otherwise C.seldom D.therefore
A.continue B.break C.plan D.strike
A.decline B.achieve C.expect D.miss
A.charge B.control C.part D.note
A.unfortunate B.unsuccessful C.unimportant D.unrealistic
A.allow B.make C.force D.object
A.shame B.mistake C.crisis D.fear
A.punishment B.story C.failure D.assessment
A.Lower B.Establish C.Challenge D.Follow
A.defeats B.admiration C.inspiration D.findings
A.victories B.falls C.experience D.doubts
A.broadcast B.imagined C.sentenced D.caught
A.lesson B.similarity C.shelter D.key
A.model B.submit C.share D.interview
With time flying, people become aged. Then many people even in their middle age often start to notice that their memory and mental clarity are not what they used to be. We suddenly can’t remember we put the keys just a moment ago, or an old friend’s name, or the name of an old band we used to love. As the brain , we refer to these occurrences as "senior moments". seemingly innocent, this loss of mental focus can potentially have a(n) effect on our social and well-being.
Neuroscientists,experts who study the nervous system, are increasingly showing that there’s actually a lot that can be done. It out that the brain needs exercise in much the same way our muscles do, and the right mental can significantly improve our basic cognitive(认知) . Thinking is basically a of making connections in the brain. To a certain extent, our ability to in making the connections that drive intelligence is inherited(继承). , because these connections are made through effort and practice, scientists believe that intelligence can expand and wave mental effort.
Now, a new Web-based company has taken a step and developed the first "brain training program" designed to actually help people improve and their mental sharpness.
The Web-based program you to systematically improve your memory and attention skills. The program keeps a(n) of your progress and provides detailed feedback(反馈) your performance and improvement. Most importantly, it changes and improves the games you play to up the strengths you are developing-much like a(n) exercise routine which requires you to increase resistance and vary your muscle use.
A.where B.when C.that D.why
A.improves B.fades C.recovers D.falls
A.If B.Unless C.Once D.While
A.irregular B.limited C.damaging D.positive
A.personal B.psychological C.mental D.physical
A.turns B.finds C.points D.figures
A.connection B.responses C.workouts D.associations
A.style B.functions C.circumstances D.atmosphere
A.steps B.condition C.consequences D.process
A.insist B.believe C.succeed D.fail
A.Therefore B.Moreover C.Otherwise D.However
A.according to B.regardless of C.apart from D.instead of
A.back B.further C.aside D.around
A.regain B.reflect C.review D.respond
A.suggests B.makes C.hurries D.allows
A.hold B.record C.order D.pace
A.to B.with C.for D.about
A.irregularly B.habitually C.constantly D.unusually
A.carry B.put C.build D.take
A.risky B.effective C.meaningless D.familiar