第二节完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36—55各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was Thanksgiving morning. In the crowded kitchen of my small home I was busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey 36 the doorbell rang. I opened the front door and saw two small children in rags huddling together inside the storm door on the top step.
“Any old 37 , lady?” asked one of them
I was 38 . I wanted to say “no” until I looked down at their feet. They were wearing thin scandals(便鞋), wet with heavy snow.
“Come in and I’ll 39 you a cup of hot cocoa.”
There was no conversation. Their wet scandals 40 marks upon the floor. I 41 them cocoa and bread with jam to fight against the cold outside. Then I went back to the 42 and started again on my household budget.
The silence in the front room struck through to me. I 43 in. The girl held the empty cup in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked 44 a flat voice, “Lady, are you rich?”
“Am I rich? Mercy, no!”
I looked at my shabby(寒酸的) slipcovers. The girl put her 45 back in its saucer(茶碟) carefully and said.
“Your cups match your saucers.”
Her 46 was hungry with a need that no amount of food could supply. They left then, holding their bundles of papers against the wind. They hadn’t said “Thank you”. They didn’t 47 to. They had done 48 that. Plain blue pottery cups and saucers were only worth five pence. 49 they matched.
I 50 the potatoes and stirred the meat soup. Potatoes and brown meat soup, a roof over our heads, my man with a good steady job—these things 51 , too.
I moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living room. The muddy prints of small scandals were still 52 upon my floor. Let 53 be for a while. I want them there 54 I forget again how 55 I am.
36.A. while B. as C. when D. until
37.A. clothes B. books C. shoes D. papers
38.A. busy B. confused C. impatient D. free
39.A. cook B. make C. do D. give
40.A. left B. kept C. held D. wiped
41.A. sent B. took C. served D. showed
42.A. study B. bedroom C. living room D. kitchen
43.A. turned B. gave C. looked D. checked
44.A. at B. in C. with D. to
45A. food B. spoon C. toast D. cup
46.A. voice B. coat C. story D. memory
47.A. expect B. know C. need D. mean
48.A. less than B. more than C. rather than D. other than
49.A. And B. So C. Then D. But
50.A. tasted B. peel C. washed D. cut
51.A. separated B. matched C. were the same D. were different
52.A. strange B. new C. deep D. wet
53.A. it B. them C. that D. one
54.A. in case B. as if C. although D. in order that
55.A. happy B. lucky C. rich D. moved
II. 完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
It was the last day of the final examination in a large eastern university. On the steps of one building, a group of students were talking about the exam that was going to begin in a few 36 . On their faces was confidence. This was their 37 exam—then onto graduation and jobs.
Some talked of jobs they already had, others talked of jobs they 38 get. With the certainty of four years of college, they felt 39 and able to take control of the world.
The coming exam, they knew, would be a(n) 40 task , as the professor had said they could bring 41 books or notes they wanted , requesting(要求)only that they did not 42 each other during the test .
43 they entered the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. And smiles 44 on the students’ faces as they found there were only five questions.
Three hours had passed 45 the professor began to collect papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a frightened expression. Papers in hand, no one spoke as the professor faced the class.
He looked at the 46 faces before him, and then asked,” How many completed all five questions?” 47 a hand was raised.
“How many answered four?” Still no hand.
“Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly(不安宁的)in their seats.
“One, then? Certainly somebody finished 48 .”But the class remained silent.
The professor put down the papers.” That is exactly what I 49 ,” he said. “I just want you to know that, although you have completed four years of study, there are 50 many things about the 51 you don’t know. These questions you could not 52 are relatively common in everyday practice.” Then, smiling, he added, “You will all 53 this course, but remember—even though you are now college graduates, your education had just 54 .”
The years have weakened the name of the professor, but not the 55 he taught.
36. A. seconds B. minutes C. hours D. days
37. A. only B. first C. very D. last
38. A. would B. must C. had to D. used to
39. A. uncertain B. ready C. sorry D. well
40 A. interesting B. necessary C. easy D. difficult
41. A. no B. either C. any D. some
42. A. listen to B. look at C. care for D. talk to
43. A. Hardly B. Happily C. Sadly D. Carefully
44. A. appeared B. changed C. failed D. stopped
45. A. then B. as C. before D. after
46. A. pleased B. worried C. content D. moved
47. A. Not B. Once C. Only D. Even
48. A. all B. none C. one D. it
49. A. wondered B. enjoyed C. hated D. expected
50. A. even B. already C. so D. still
51. A. exam B. subject C. question D. college
52. A. write B. ask C. answer D. work
53. A. pass B. fail C. take D. start
54. A. begun B. completed C. failed D. succeeded
55. A. subject B. people C. sentences D. lesson
第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
In the past, travel was considered an essential part of education. Posts and writers realized the 16 of travel and went out to other countries in search of 17 . A man’s education was not completed until he had visited foreign lands.
That travel 18 the mind cannot be denied (否认). Those who remain within the confines of (在…范围之内) their 19 are cut off from the outside world. As a result, they develop a 20_ outlook on life. But those who travel come into 21 with various types of people whose ways of life are completely 22 theirs. They see things with their own eyes and have a better 23 of the affairs of the world. The impressions that they receive while they travel remain 24 in their minds for many years, and all false impressions and ideas are 25 from their minds. Thus, they are able to 26 things in their proper perspective(观点) and make correct 27 and decisions. And being able to make correct decisions is a valuable part of 28 .
It is argued, however, that the 29 of the great variety of books, newspaper, the radio, TV and the Internet today remove the 30 for travel to acquire knowledge. One would study in the 31 and privacy of one’s own home and absorb all the knowledge that one desires. But there are many things they cannot 32 effectively. For example, the love and respect people in other lands 33 for us and the natural beauty of the various parts or the world cannot be described properly in 34 .They have to be seen and felt. Besides, not all can understand everything that they 35 about people away from their homes. To such people, especially, travel is an important means of education.
A. value B. possibility C. background D. development
A. work B. wealth C. opportunity D. knowledge
A. comforts B. needs C. uses D. broadens
A. sights B. homes C. careers D. powers
A. happy B. broad C. narrow D. simple
A. sight B. contact C. power D. effect
A. different from B. the same C. similar with D. familiar to
A. protection B. study C. solution D. understanding
A. little B. endless C. fresh D. important
A. removed B. tired C. differed D. separated
A. do B. see C. make D. buy
A. choices B. preparations C. directions D. judgments
A. life B. travel C. education D. society
A. presence B. trouble C. importance D. discovery
A. need B. intention C. influence D. memory
A. library B. mind C. comfort D. open
A. enjoy B. describe C. write D. learn
A. satisfy B. get C. own D. have
A. sounds B. pens C. numbers D. words
35. A. see B. read C. talk D. hear
第二节完形填空 (共20小题,每题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从16—30各题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I ran into a stranger as he passed by. “ I’m so sorry!” was my reply. Then he said, “ Excuse me too… I wasn’t __16___watching for you.” We were very polite, this stranger and I. Then we went __17__ our way after saying goodbye.
But at __18__, a different story is told. How we treat our loved ones, young and old. Later in the kitchen, as I __19__ the meal, my daughter walked up to me, very still. When I turned, I __20__ knocked her down.“Get out of the way!” I shouted with a frown(皱眉). She stepped away silently, with her little heart __21__. I didn’t realize how rudely I had spoken.
That night, when I lay __22__ in bed, God’s quiet voice spoke to me and said, “ While __23__ with a stranger, you are calm and polite, but with those you love, you are QUICK to excite… Go look around on the kitchen floor, you’ll find some flowers there by the ___24__. Those are the flowers she brought for you. She __25__ them herself--- pink, yellow, and your favorite blue. She stood there quietly and you never saw the ___26__ in her eyes.”
By this time, I felt sad and small and now my own tears began to fall. I quietly went and knelt(跪) by her__27__. “ Wake up, my dear,” I said. “ Are these the flowers you picked up for me?” She smiled, “ I found them out by the tree, I _28__ them in a napkin(纸巾), just for you. I knew you’d like them, especially the __29__.” I said, “ I am so sorry that I missed them today… And I __30__ have fussed( 大惊小怪) at you that way…”
And she whispered, “ Mommy, that’s OK… I still love you ___31___. ” I hugged her and said, “ I love you, too and I LOVE the flowers.”
Do you know that: if you die tomorrow, the__32__ you are working for could easily replace(取代) you in a matter of days. But the family you leave __33__ will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into our __34__ than into our families---- an unwise investment(投资) indeed.
Remember that __35__="(F)ATHER+A(ND)+(M)OTHER+(I)+(L)OVE+" (Y)OU.
16. A. everB. even C. just D. right
17. A. to B. in C. on D. for
18. A. school B. work C. home D. office
19. A. cooked B. had C. ate D. took
20. A. alreadyB. hardly C. rudely D. nearly
21. A. lost B. missed C. beaten D. broken
22. A. asleep B. awake C. afraid D. alive
23. A. dealing B. meeting C. going D. talking
24. A floor B. kitchen C. window D. door
25. A. grew B. bought C. picked D. fetched
26. A. tears B. expressions C. smiles D. joy
27. A. desk B. bed C. body D. knees
28. A. wrapped B. covered C. put D. help
29. A. pink B. yellow C. blue D. black
30. A. needn’t B. shouldn’t C. mustn’t D. can’t
31. A. indeed B. besides C. anything D. anyway
32. A. company B. country C. place D. state
33. A. for B. with C. behind D. to
34. A. books B. loss C. meal D. work
35. A. RESPECT B. WARMTH C. FAMILY D. FRIEND
第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
In the past, travel was considered an essential part of education. Posts and writers realized the 16 of travel and went out to other countries in search of 17 . A man’s education was not completed until he had visited foreign lands.
That travel 18 the mind cannot be denied (否认). Those who remain within the confines of (在…范围之内) their 19 are cut off from the outside world. As a result, they develop a 20_ outlook on life. But those who travel come into 21 with various types of people whose ways of life are completely 22 theirs. They see things with their own eyes and have a better 23 of the affairs of the world. The impressions that they receive while they travel remain 24 in their minds for many years, and all false impressions and ideas are 25 from their minds. Thus, they are able to 26 things in their proper perspective(观点) and make correct 27 and decisions. And being able to make correct decisions is a valuable part of 28 .
It is argued, however, that the 29 of the great variety of books, newspaper, the radio, TV and the Internet today remove the 30 for travel to acquire knowledge. One would study in the 31 and privacy of one’s own home and absorb all the knowledge that one desires. But there are many things they cannot 32 effectively. For example, the love and respect people in other lands 33 for us and the natural beauty of the various parts or the world cannot be described properly in 34 .They have to be seen and felt. Besides, not all can understand everything that they 35 about people away from their homes. To such people, especially, travel is an important means of education.
16.A. value B. possibility C. background D. development
17.A. work B. wealth C. opportunity D. knowledge
18.A. comforts B. needs C. uses D. broadens
19.A. sights B. homes C. careers D. powers
20.A. happy B. broad C. narrow D. simple
21.A. sight B. contact C. power D. effect
22.A. different from B. the same C. similar with D. familiar to
23.A. protection B. study C. solution D. understanding
24.A. little B. endless C. fresh D. important
25.A. removed B. tired C. differed D. separated
26.A. do B. see C. make D. buy
27.A. choices B. preparations C. directions D. judgments
28.A. life B. travel C. education D. society
29.A. presence B. trouble C. importance D. discovery
30.A. need B. intention C. influence D. memory
31.A. library B. mind C. comfort D. open
32.A. enjoy B. describe C. write D. learn
33.A. satisfy B. get C. own D. have
34.A. sounds B. pens C. numbers D. words
35. A. seeB. readC. talk D. hear
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
As a young man, Al was a skilled artist.He had a wife and two fine sons.One night, his oldest son developed a serious stomachache.Thinking it was only some 36 intestinal (肠内的)disorder, neither Al nor his wife took the condition very seriously.But the boy 37 suddenly that night.
Knowing the death could have been 38 if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, Al's emotional health became worse under the huge burden(重负) of his 39 .To make matters worse his wife 40 him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son.The hurt and pain of the two 41 were more than Al could handle, and he 42 to alcohol(烈酒).In time Al became an alcoholic.
43___ the alcoholism progressed, Al began to lose everything he 44 — his home, his land, his art objects, everything. 45 Al died alone in a San Francisco motel room.
When I heard of Al's death, I thought that Al's life was a complete 46 .
As time went by, I began to reconsider my earlier judgment.I knew Al's now 47 son, Ernie.He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have ever known.I watched Ernie with his children and saw the free 48 of love between them.I knew that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere.
I hadn't heard Ernie talk much about his 49__.One day I worked __50_ my courage to ask him."I'm really _51__ by something," I said."I know your father was 52 _ the only one to raise you.What on earth did he do that you became such a special person?"
Ernie sat quietly and _53__ for a few moments.Then he said, "From my earliest _54_ as a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, ' I love you, son.' "
Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to __55_ Al as a failure.He had not left any material possessions behind.But he had been a kind loving father, and he left behind one of the finest, most giving men I have ever known.
36.A.certainB.common C.rareD.basic
37.A.deadB.passed awayC.starved D.worsened
38.A.curedB.prevented C.forbidden D.saved
39.A.disease B.debt C.guiltD.duty
40.A.left B.scolded C.quarreled D.forgave
41.A.disasters B.adventures C.conflicts D.situations
42.A.got B.drank C.turnedD.sank
43.A.As B.Though C.Because D.If
44.A.needed B.shared C.benefited D.owned
45.A.Eventually B.Gradually C.Therefore D.Meanwhile
46.A.troubleB.hardship C.failure D.waste
47.A.teen B.adult C.oldD.adolescent
48.A.win B.fall C.space D.flow
49.A.mother B.brother C.father D.child
50.A.upB.withC.on D.through
51.A.worried B.puzzled C.interested D.attracted
52.A.especially B.basically C.hardlyD.specially
53.A.argued B.searched C.analyzed D.thought
54.A.thoughts B.ideas C.minds D.memories
55.A.treat B.call C.judgeD.feel