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从四个选项中(A、B、C和D),选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Born in America, I spoke English, not Chinese, the language of my ancestors. When I was three, my parents flashed cards with Chinese 36 at my face, but I pushed them 37 . My mom believed I would learn 38 I was ready. But the 39 never came.
On a Chinese New Year’s Eve, my uncle spoke to me in Chinese, but all I could do was 40 at him, confused, scratching my head. “Still can’t speak Chinese?” He 41 me, “You can’t even buy a fish in Chinatown.”
“Hey, this is America, not China. I’ll get some 42 with or without Chinese.” I replied and turned to my mom for 43 .
“Remember to ask for fresh fish, Xin Xian Yu,” she said, handing over a $20 bill. I 44 the words, running downstairs into the streets of Chinatown.
I found the fish 45 surrounded in a sea of customers. “I’d like to buy some fresh fish,” I shouted to the fishman. But he 46 my English words and turned to serve the next customer. The laugh of the people behind increased 47 their impatience. With every 48 , the breath of the dragons(龙)on my back grew stronger---my blood boiling--- 49 me to cry out, “Xian Sheng Yu, please.” “ Very Xian Sheng,” I repeated. The crowd erupted into laughter. My face turned 50 and I ran back home 51 ,expect for the $20 bill I held tightly in my pocket.
Should I laugh or cry? They’re Chinese. I’m Chinese. I should feel right at 52 Instead , I was the joke , a disgrace (丢脸)to the language.
Sometimes , I laugh at my fish 53 , but , in the end .the joke is on 54 . Every laugh is a culture 55 ; every laugh is my heritage (传统)fading away.
A. custom B. games C .characters . D. language
A. ahead B. around C. along D. aside
A. when B. before C. unless D. until
A. success B. study C. time D. attempt
A. aim B. joke C. nod D. stare
A. cared about B. laughed at C. argued with D. asked after
A. right now B. from now C. at times D. in time
A. decision B. permission C. information D. preparation
A. repeated B. reviewed C. spelled D. kept
A. farm B. stand C. pond D. market
A. guessed B. forgot C. doubted D. ignored
A. by B. as C. with D. from
A. second B. effort C. desire D. movement
A. forcing B. allowing C. persuading D. leading
A. bright B. blank C. pale D. red
A. open-mouthed B. tongue-tied C. empty-handed D. broken-hearted
A. service B. home C. risk D. root
A. trade B. deed C. challenge D. incident
A. it B. us C. me D. them
A. thrown B. lost C. divided D. reflected
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
A thing happened me last Sunday. It was such a beautiful day I drove to go for a look in the country.
On the way back home, my stopped. It was out of gas on a road far from a town! I decided to walk until I found someone could sell some gas. I had walked almost a mile 7 I finally found a house near the __ _. I was glad to see it because it was getting dark.
I knocked at the door and a little old lady with long white hair . She said, “I’ve been _ __for you here for a long time. Come in. is almost ready.”
“But I only came for some gas,” I answered. I couldn’t what she was talking about.
“Oh, Alfred! Gas? You tea,” said she.
I quickly that my car was out of , but she didn’t seem to listen to me. She just kept me Alfred and talking about how long it had been she had seen me. She was acting very strangely and I wanted to leave. As soon as she went to get tea, I went out of the house as fast as I .
Fortunately(幸运地), there was another house down the road and I was able to buy the gas I needed. When I told the man about my he said, “Oh, that’s Miss Emily. She lives by herself in that big house. She’s strange(奇怪的), but she wouldn’t anybody. She is still waiting for the man she was going to marry thirty years ago. The day before their wedding he left home and never came back because of the war.”
A.happy B.strange C.common D.bad
A.on B.in C.upon D.to
A.and B.so C.but D.that
A.car B.bus C.bike D.truck
A.narrow B.lonely C.crowded D.busy
A.what B.whom C.who D.how
A.before B.after C.while D.as
A.street B.path C.way D.road
A.came B.answered C.opened D.appeared
A.asking B.looking C.calling D.waiting
A.Gas B.Coffee C.Tea D.Lunch
A.consider B.understand C.accept D.think
A.like B.love C.used to like D.liking
A.answered B.explained C.refused D.promised
A.gas B.tea C.strength D.energy
A.calling B.call C.to call D.called
A.until B.before C.since D.when
A.could B.can C.would D.wanted
A.accident B.incident C.experience D.surprise
A.hit B.injury C.hurt D.frighten