第三节 完形填空(每小题1. 5分)
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When one takes shoes to a shop to be mended, he is given a ticket with a number on it. Then, 1 his shoes are ready, he goes back to the shop, gives the ticket to the shoemaker, gets his shoes and 2 for them.
One day Mrs Smith gave her husband a pair of her shoes which needed 3 and asked him to 4 them to the shop. Mr Smith did so, and put the 5 for them in his pocket.
He went back four days 6 to get the shoes, 7 when he went into the shop, he was not able to find his ticket 8 , and the shoemaker did not want to give him the 9 until he got the ticket. “How do I know that the shoes are 10 unless you give me the ticket?” he said. “If I give them to you now, somebody 11 may come into my shop with the ticket tomorrow, and then I shan’t be able to give him the shoes.” Mrs Smith needed the shoes very much, so her husband 12 for a moment and then went out to his 13 , which was at the side of the road 14 the shop. He _15 the door, and whistled(耳语)to his wife’s small 16 , which was sitting on the back seat. Then he went back into the shop with the dog and _17 it, “Get the shoes!” the dog began to 18 around the shop, and soon it found Mrs Smith’s shoes and brought one of them to Mr Smith, then the 19 . “That should prove(证明)that they are my wife’s,.” said Mr Smith. The shoemaker 20 . Then he gave the shoes to Mr Smith.
⒈ A. before B. when C. since D. unless
⒉ A. cares B. looks C. pays D. waits
⒊ A. making B. mending C. buying D. selling
⒋ A. show B. change C. find D. take
⒌ A. ticket B. paper C. bill D. list
⒍ A. late B. later C. ago D. long
⒎ A. or B. because C. and D. but
⒏ A. with his son B. again C. in his office D. slowly
⒐ A. shoes B. idea C. dog D. answer
⒑ A. black B. beautiful C. yours D. whose
⒒ A. old B. young C. other D. else
⒓ A. worried B. stood C. thought D. hoped
⒔ A. car B. bus C. boat D. train
⒕ A. inside B. round C. up D. outside
⒖ A. opened B. closed C. broke D. built
⒗ A. clock B. dog C. hen D. cat
⒘ A. talked B. replied C. answered D. said to
⒙ A. hear B. taste C. smell D. see
⒚ A. other B. others C. ticket D. pairs
⒛ A. surprised B. cried out C. laughed D. frightened
Years ago, I worked in an office in Halifax. We had large windows overlooking a busy street. I stood by one of them. When a woman in a passing car __36__and made eye contact, naturally, I __37__.
It was the beginning of a year of window antics(古怪行径). When things were __38 _, I stood in the window and waved at the passengers who looked up. And this made me laugh- work __39__ was washed away.It didn't __40__ long to attract the following - a man with a construction truck, the carpool crowd and the business lady with her children….When waving became ___41___, I made signs: "Hi!", "Hello!", "Be Happy!" I ___42__ them in the window and waved.
Christmas approached. Job cuts were announced. Several co-workers would ___43___their jobs. Stress reached a high point. Everyone was ___44__. We needed something to break the tension.While working a night __45 _, a red lab jacket __46_ my attention.I used my __47__ andturned it into a Santa’s costume. The next day my co-workers gathered around me and __48 _for the first time in weeks.Just then my boss walked through the door. He looked up, saw me, paused, __49__ his head, turned and left.
I __50_ trouble. The phone on the desk rang. It was my boss. "Mike, come to my office!" Entering his office, I felt nervous. "Mike... "That was all he managed to say. Tears _51__ in his eyes, as I sat silent and confused. When he regained __52_ , he said, "Thanks, Mike! With the job cuts, it's been hard to enjoy the __53__season. Thanks for the laugh, I needed it.”
That evening, and every evening of the Christmas season, I stood __54__ in the window and waved to my __55_ . The bus crowd waved wildly, and the little children smiled at the strange Santa. My heart filled with joy. For a few minutes each day, we could forget the loss of jobs.
A.speeded up B.broke down C.looked up D.pulled though
A.shouted B.hid C.left D.waved
A.slow B.bad C.right D.important
A.pleasure B.stress C.experience D.challenge
A.spend B.take C.cost D.pay
A.encouraging B.embarrassing C.moving D.boring
A.saw B.read C.posted D.painted
A.lose B.seek C.finish D.take
A.terrified B.satisfied C.depressed D.exhausted
A.class B.shift C.club D.party
A.pulled B.attracted C.deserved D.attacked
A.imagination B.relation C.experience D.strategy
A.spoke B.laughed C.acted D.returned
A.nodded B.shook C.raised D.lower
A.took B.put C.feared D.avoid
A.fell B.formed C.dried D.disappeared
A.confidence B.balance C.control D.strength
A.Labor B.Christmas C.Thanksgiving D.National
A.luckily B.eagerly C.proudly D.naturally
A.boss B.children C.co-workers D.fans
Dahlia was running around the house screaming and crying. “I hate her! I hate her! I will __36__ play with her again!” Finally, her steps slowed, __37__ she told her father what had happened. He listened attentively. __38__ she stopped, he asked, “Is there __39__ else?” Dahlia added more details and began __40__ bitterly again. Father was listening. When Dahlia __41__ talking, he said, “It must __42__ you to be made fun of like this by your best friend Tina.” Dahlia __43__ her father’s embrace(拥抱)and support as she cried __44__ more in his arms. Then as __45__ as the storm of tears began, she was finished. She got up and __46__ announced, “Daddy, did you know that tomorrow Tina and I are going together to the beach? We are __47__ a log house there with Adam and Tom, I will tell Tina before we go that I __48__ ruin her work again, and I’m sure she will be __49__ to me. ”
Why was this encounter (sudden meeting) so successful? How did Dahlia __50__ her sadness so completely and realize her responsibility in the matter __51__ her own?
There were three main parts in her father’s reaction that __52__ : (A) Attention (B) Respect (C) Trust. He gave his daughter __53__ attention and took her seriously as she __54__ her feelings. He respected her by not coming with words of wisdom, advice or help. He validated(证实)the feelings she __55__ . And he trusted her to do and say what she needed in order to lead herself toward resolution of her emotions.
A.hardly B.seldom C.ever D.never
A.so B.but C.and D.then
A.Before B.When C.While D.Since
A.something B.anything C.everything D.nothing
A.crying B.running C.talking D.saying
A.kept B.started C.stopped D.hated
A.hurt B.ache C.injure D.wound
A.got B.received C.accepted D.admitted
A.many B.some C.any D.no
A.soon B.quickly C.suddenly D.fast
A.surprisingly B.angrily C.sadly D.cheerfully
A.building B.buying C.making D.repairing
A.shouldn’t B.won’t C.daren’t D.can’t
A.polite B.cruel C.rude D.nice
A.get over B.get away C.get along D.get through
A.for B.on C.by D.in
A.did B.followed C.went D.worked
A.full B.incomplete C.half D.undivided
A.sent out B.threw out C.put out D.poured out
A.expressed B.showed C.said D.strengthened
I first went to hear a live rock concert when I was eight years old. My brother
and his friends were all 36 of a heavy metal group called Black Wednesday. When they37 that Black Wednesday were going to perform at our local theatre, they all bought38 for performance. However, at the last minute, one of the friends couldn’t go, so my brother 39 me the ticket. I was really40 !
I remember the buzz (嘈杂声) of excitement inside the theatre as we all found our41 . After a few minutes, the lights went down and everybody became42 . I could barely make out the stage in the43 . We waited. Then there was a roar from the crowd, like an explosion, as the first members of the band44 the stage. My brother leaned over and shouted something in my ear, but I couldn’t45 what he was saying. The first song was already starting and the music was as46 asa jet engine. I could47 the drum beats and bass notes in my stomach.
I can’t recall any of the songs that the band played. I just48 that I really enjoyed the show and didn’t want it to49 . But in the end, after three encores (加演), the show finished. We left the50 and walked unsteadily out onto the pavement. I felt a little dizzy, as if I had just51 from a long sleep. My ears were still52 with the beat of the last song.
After the53 , I became a Black Wednesday fan too for a few years before getting into other kinds of music. Once in a while,54 , I listen to one of their songs and55 I’m back at that first show.
A.members B.fans C.friends D.volunteers
A.guessed B.thought C.discovered D.predicted
A.flowers B.drinks C.clothes D.tickets
A.offered B.booked C.returned D.found
A.relaxed B.excited C.embarrassed D.encouraged
A.seats B.entrance C.spots D.space
A.comfortable B.serious C.nervous D.quiet
A.silence B.darkness C.noise D.smoke
A.fell upon B.got through C.stepped onto D.broke into
A.forget B.bear C.repeat D.hear
A.loud B.hard C.sweet D.fast
A.enjoy B.touch C.feel D.digest
A.realize B.understand C.believe D.remember
A.continue B.finish C.delay D.change
A.theatre B.party C.opera D.stage
A.escaped B.traveled C.woken D.benefited
A.aching B.burning C.rolling D.ringing
A.competition B.performance C.interview D.celebration
A.besides B.otherwise C.instead D.though
A.decide B.regret C.imagine D.conclude
When I was growing up, I seldom heard the words “I love you” from my father. If your father never 1 them to you when you are a 2 , it gets more and more 3 for him to say those words as you get older. To tell you the truth, I could hardly 4 when I heard those words from my father. Neither could I remind when I had last said those words to 5 . I decided to 6 my shyness aside and make the first move. 7 hesitating for some time, in our next 8 conversation, I spoke out the words suddenly, “Dad ... I love you!”
There was a 9 at the other end. It wasn’t after a while did he awkwardly(笨拙地) reply, “Well, 10 to you!” I laughed and said, “Dad, I 11 you love me, and when you are ready, I know you will say what you want to say.”Fifteen minutes later my mother called and 12 asked, “Paul, is everything okay?”
A few weeks later, Dad 13 our phone conversation with the words, “Paul, I love you.” I was at work during this conversation and the 14 was (were) rolling down my cheeks as I finally “ 15 ” the love. As we both sat there in tears, we 16 that this special moment had taken our father and son 17 to a new level.
A short while after this special moment, my father 18 escaped death from the following heart surgery. Many times since his return to the usual state of health, I have 19 , if I did not take the first step and Dad did not 20 the surgery, I would have never heard him say those words.
A.speaks B.says C.offers D.provides
A.man B.mother C.child D.father
A.easy B.possible C.delighted D.difficult
A.forget B.remember C.mind D.decide
A.him B.her C.me D.them
A.drop B.let C.set D.lose
A.Before B.After C.When D.Since
A.phone B.email C.letter D.record
A.smile B.voice C.cry D.silence
A.same B.difficult C.true D.similar
A.hope B.know C.wonder D.doubt
A.crazily B.delightedly C.nervously D.terribly
A.concluded B.disturbed C.broke D.carried
A.hairs B.water C.sweat D.tears
A.understood B.expressed C.heard D.saw
A.discussed B.considered C.believed D.realized
A.decision B.development C.relationship D.situation
A.narrowly B.easily C.unlikely D.generally
A.said B.thought C.dreamed D.apologized
A.think B.fight C.fail D.Survive
With the second ring road overpass _______ at present in Chengdu, the local citizens have to choose another way to avoid traffic jam.
A.being constructed B.to construct C.to be constructed D.to be constructed