III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
She's open-minded and I'm conservative(保守的). She loves vegetables and I prefer doughnuts. She saves ducks and I eat them. We are very best friends, completely ___(50)___ in everything we do, but true soul mates to the core.
It's truly an unusual relationship. Pat and I started out with the same ___(51)___ in Catholic(天主教) school, but over the years Pat could no longer handle the guilt and completely ___(52)___ her ideas, while I remain a Catholic and practice religiously.
___(53)____ our relationship sometimes has its ups and downs, it has lasted longer than any of our marriages, and ___(54)___, all of our disagreements work themselves out. We ___(55)___ our inner thoughts and dreams, and we know that our deepest darkest secrets are sacred.(神圣的)
When my father was dying, I ___(56)___ endless hours in the hospital. Pat visited ___(57)___, lifting my spirits in the midst of the sadness. Even my dad, in his final days, __(58)____ about Pat's native energy healings, after she performed one in his room, and he questioned if it was Santeria(古巴的一种宗教)—Cuban black magic. Those were the days I truly understood the meaning of ___(59)___, as she brought my Bombshell friends in, filled with gifts designed to make me laugh.
I didn't have time for new friends ___(60)___ Pat brought these Bombshell women into my life. On this day, I understood why my friend brought us all together. The compassion(同情,怜悯) and ___(61)___ I received from these women is a feeling I will ___(62)___ for the rest of my life.
Dad died that same night my friends came to see me, and Pat stood with my family at his bedside as he ___(63)___ his last breath. As my family embraced in a(n) ___(64) ___ farewell, I was thankful to God for bringing Pat into my life.
50. A. common B. opposite C. consistent D. same
51. A. interests B. ambitions C. beliefs D. wishes
52. A. transformed B. kept C. develop D. promote
53. A. As B. if C. Though D. once
54. A. hardly B. unfortunately C. especially D. finally
55. A. have B. share C. speak out D. change
56. A. spent B. kept C. lasted D. took
57. A. rarely B. specially C. carefully D. frequently
58. A. played B. joked C. showed D. brought
59. A. surprise B. help C. friendship D. joy
60. A. whom B. which C. because D. when
61. A. gifts B. friends C. love D. responsibility
62. A. emphasize B. admire C. value D. enjoy
63. A. got back B. took C. held D. let out
64. A. emotional B. amazing C. shocking D. unexpected
One day, when I was in high school, I saw a kid named Kyle from my class walking home from school with all his books, I thought to myself, “__21___ would anyone bring home all his books for the weekend? He must really be 22___.”As I was walking, I saw several kids running toward him. They ran at him, 23 all his books out of his arms and he fell down in the dirt, His glasses went 24 and landed in the grass.
My 25 went out to him. So, I ran over to him.26 I handed him his glasses, he looked at me and said, “Hey, thanks!”
I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived. As it 27 , he lived near me. We talked all the way home. Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.
Kyle was the 28 student of our class, one of those guys that really found themselves during high school. Therefore he had the 29 to prepare a 30 speech. On the graduation day, I could see that he was 31 . So, I patted him on the back and said, “Hey, big guy, you’ll be32!” He looked at me and smiled.
He cleared his throat, and began. “Graduation is a time to 33 those who helped you make it through those 34 years. Your parents, your teachers… but mostly your friends, I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best 35 you can give him.”
I just looked at my friend with 36 as he told the story of the first day we met. He had planned to 37 himself over the weekend and was carrying his books home. “Thankfully, nothing happened. My friend 38 me from doing the unspeakable.”
Not until that moment did I realize that you should never underestimate(低估) the 39 of your actions. With one small gesture you can 40 a person’s life. For better or for worse.
A.How B.When C.Why D.Where
A.stupid B.clever C.wonderful D.anxious
A.throwing B.knocking C.taking D.snatching
A.lost B.sending C.broken D.flying
A.heart B.head C.hands D.thought
A.While B.As C.Because D.Once
A.passed by B.came up C.went on D.turned out
A.top B.hardest C.favorite D.luckiest
A.pride B.honor C.pleasure D.chance
A.class B.school C.graduation D.college
A.excited B.nervous C.proud D.crazy
A.great B.famous C.praised D.honored
A.reward B.remember C.thank D.congratulate
A.happy B.exciting C.old D.tough
A.chance B.gift C.help D.favor
A.wonder B.anxiety C.disbelief D.pride
A.kill B.enjoy C.test D.hurt
A.protected B.freed C.warned D.saved
A.price B.use C.power D.meaning
A.destroy B.change C.save D.understand
Dad loved children. And he always wanted a 1 family. Eventually, he got what he wanted with twelve children in the family. Without fail, he would show us all to visitors.
Once, Dad 2 presented the first three children in the family, Ann, Mary and Ernestine, to some visitors. Then he picked up a fourth child, and said, “And this is our 3 model, complete with all the improvements. And don’t think that this is all, we are 4 the 1953 model some time next month.”
But what he 5 most was taking us out for a drive. On one occasion a man in a village we were passing through shouted 6 that he had seen eleven people in our car, not 7 Mum and Dad. 8 , Dad called out over his shoulder, “You 9 the second baby up from the front here, Mister.”
Another time, Dad told us this joke, though we were not sure whether he was telling us the 10. Mum, who was a psychologist, once went to give a lecture and left Dad in charge of the 11 . When Mum returned, she asked him if everything had been OK. He said everything was 12 except that one of the children had been taught a lesson because he had been 13 . When he pointed at the child that had been 14 Mum looked at him calmly and said, “That’s not one of ours, dear. He 15 next door.”
A.rich B.lovely C.close D.large
A.surprisingly B.nervously C.generously D.proudly
A.dearest B.smallest C.latest D.youngest
A.ordering B.selling C.expecting D.improving
A.hated B.enjoyed C.cared D.hoped
A.doubtfully B.excitedly C.calmly D.directly
A.counting B.naming C.showing D.reading
A.Immediately B.Carefully C.Angrily D.Easily
A.saw B.missed C.forgot D.left
A.truth B.story C.adventure D.accident
A.lecture B.house C.office D.activity
A.expensive B.regular C.correct D.fine
A.troublesome B.careless C.active D.quiet
A.found B.caught C.punished D.wounded
A.goes to B.belongs to C.works D.plays
A young man was getting ready to gradually from college, for many months he bad 26 a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and 27 his father could well 28 it, he told him that was all he wanted.
On the morning of his graduation day his father called him into his own study and told him how 29 he was to have such a fine son. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. 30 but slightly disappointed, the young man 31 the box and found a lovely book. 32, he raised his voice at his father and said. “33 all your money you give me a book?” And rushed out of the house 34 the book in the study
He did not contact(联系)his father for a whole year 35 one day he saw in the strict an old man who looked like his father. He 36 he had to go back home and see his father.
When he arrived at his father’s house, he was told that his father had been in hospital for a week. The moment he was about to 37 the hospital. he saw on the desk the 38 new book ,just as he had left it one 39 ago. he opened it and began to 40 the pages. suddenly, a car key 41 from an envelope taped behind the book ,it bad a lag(标签)with dealer’s name, the 42 dealer who had the sports car he bad 43 on the tag was the 44 of his graduation. and the 45 PAID IN FULL
A.expected. B.enjoyed. C.admired. D.owned
A.finding B.proving C.deciding D.knowing
A.afford. B.offer C.keep D.like
A.encouraged. B.comfortable C.proud. D.moved
A.Nervous B.Serious C.Careful D.Curious
A.packed. B.opened. C.picked up D.put aside
A.Angrily B.Eagerly C.Calmly D.Anxiously
A.At B.From C.With D.To
A.toasting B.putting C.forgetting D.leaving
A.until B.as C.before D.unless
A.learned . B.realized. C.recognized. D.admitted
A.get to B.search for C.turn to D.leave for
A.much B.still C.hardly D.quite
A.year B.month C.week D.day
A.clean B.read. C.turn D.count
A.lost B.came C.appeared. D.dropped
A.old. B.same C.special D.new
A.remembered. B.desired. C.found. D.met
A.picture B.place C.date D.met
A.word. B.information C.date D.card
Having left the town, the girl stopped the car at the landing near the entrance of the bay. She stepped into the __11__ and rowed out silently. The tide was rushing to the entrance and __12__ to the wild open sea. She had to row across the bay to reach __13__ side. The waves struck against the side of the boat, __14__ and uneven; it became __15__ difficult to row. If she __16__ for a moment, the tide would push the boat back towards the __17__.
She wasn’t even halfway, __18__ she was already tired and her hands __19__ from pulling onthe rough wooden oars (船桨). "I'm never going to __20__ it”, she thought. She rested the oars onher knees and __21__ her head helplessly, then looked up as she __22__ the boat shift(晃动) against the tide.
The east wind , which had swung(旋转) around from the south-west, __23__ her help and pushed the boat towards the mountains. It was going to be __24__. Her hands weren't so painful. Her chest didn’t feel as if it was about to burst __25__.
The lights of the town became __26__. one of the oars banged against the side of the boat and she __27__ it with a start. Had she been asleep, or just __28__? She looked over her shoulder. She was almost on the beach. The girl gave one last __29__ on the oars to ground the boat, and then lay back against the seat. She listened to the waves __30__ and knew she had come home. Far across the moonlit bay the lights were no more than a sparkling chain.
A.car B.boat C.ship D.mail
A.beside B.before C.behind D.beyond
A.another B.other C.either D.the other
A.deep B.calm C.gentle D.rough
A.more B.less C.as D.least
A.slept B.continued C.rested D.rowed
A.home B.mountains C.south-west D.entrance
A.if B.so C.but D.since
A.hurt B.ruined C.troubled D.broke
A.get B.make C.keep D.take
A.mined B.dropped C.cocked D.raised
A.saw B.made C.heard D.felt
A.got to B.came to C.sent for D.reached for
A.difficult B.serious C.all right D.certain enough
A.any more B.still more C.no more D.once more
A.brighter B.bigger C.closer D.smaller
A.destroyed B.threw C.repaired D.seized
A.dreaming B.guessing C.inventing D.expecting
A.blow B.hit C.pull D.strike
A.anxiously B.happily C.sadly D.carefully
I was feeling a little blue. My mother had been laid off from her job, but she said she was OK since her boss wasn't the nicest person 36 .
I got off the college bus and started walking. That's 37 I heard piano music and singing rising above the 38 of the people and the traffic. I walked a little slower 39 I could find out where it was coming from. 40 the crowd I saw a young lady sitting at a piano with a 41 next to her, singing songs about love. The way she was singing 42 me a bit. I stood there watching her 43 for about fifteen minutes, thinking that it must take 44 to perform on her own in public.
Feeling my presence, she looked in my 45 . I walked over and put some money in her carriage. “I have been going through a 46 time lately, but you’re made me hopeful again.”
"I'm happy that I could 47 . Why are you so sad?"
"Well, my mum had got 48 from her job, but I’m not sure what to do….”
"You see, the way you were 49 ," she explained. “Don't look defeated, 50 comes in different ways. If your head is down you might never see it. Smile more ... 51 your head up."
I smiled slightly, amazed by how she was 52 me.
“Why are you playing here?” I asked.
“I am not making music. I study psychology. I often see many 53 people and hope to relieve their 54 and make them think positively by sharing music.”
I smiled a little wider. She was doing a good thing. My heart was touched by a 55 soul.
A.instead B.somehow C.anyway D.either
A.since B.when C.before D.after
A.noise B.view C.scene D.hurry
A.but B.yet C.or D.so
A.Across B.Along C.Beside D.Through
A.plate B.carriage C.basket D.bowl
A.discouraged B.disturbed C.shocked D.comforted
A.playing B.begging C.dancing D.refreshing
A.image B.belief C.courage D.time
A.instruction B.direction C.operation D.intention
A.peaceful B.nice C.rough D.pleasure
A.work B.improve C.stand D.help
A.lost B.fired C.stuck D.tired
A.sighing B.listening C.walking D.talking
A.Opportunities B.Possibilities C.Performances D.Experiences
A.drop B.lift C.pick D.knock
A.depressing B.encouraging C.frightening D.surprising
A.active B.thoughtful C.negative D.surprising
A.pain B.sight C.respect D.attention
A.classical B.serious C.curious D.musical