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,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
One afternoon, I went to pick up my mother from work. I got a little early so I 36 the car by the roadside, and 37 for her.
As I looked 38 the car window to my right, I saw a little boy around two years old in a small park, 39 freely on the grass as his _40___ watched him from a short distance. The boy had a __41___ smile on his face. He would then fall to the grass, get up , and without__42___ or without looking back at his mother, run as fast as he could, again, still with a big smile on his face, as if __43___ had happened.
With 44 especially at an early age, when they fall down, they don’t consider their falling down as a failure, __45___ instead, they treat it as a learning experience. They try and try again _46____ they succeed.
The answer must be that they have not connected “falling down” with the word “__47__” yet. Thus they don’t know __48__ to feel the state which accompanies failure. They probably think that it is perfectly okey to fall down, and that it’s not _49___ to do so. In other words, they give themselves permission (许可) to _50___ mistakes subconsciously(潜意识地). Thus they always remain encouraged.
I was _51___ by the boy’s persistence(坚持) and the manner in which he ran. With each _52___, he looked so confident. No _53__ of fear, or of being discouraged ----- as if he didn’t _54___ the world around him. His only aim was to run _55___ and to do it as effectively as he could. I learned a lot from that observation and experience.
36.A.packed B.parked C.refueled D.cleaned
37.A.called B.looked C.waited D.searched
38.A.inside B.outside C.around D.for
39.A.walking B.running C.jumping D.playing
40.A.teacher B.friend C.father D.mother
41.A.sad B.little C.big D.weak
42.A.doubt B.hesitation C.mercy D.effect
43.A.nothing B.something C.everything D.anything
44.A.kids B.girls C.adults D.parents
45.A.and B.if C.but D.so
46.A. unless B.after C.until D.before
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47.A.pain B.failure C.state D.mistake
48.A.how B.what C.why D.whereIt was a cold winter’s night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work. I was tired and had a slight 16 .
I worked in a 17 doctor’s office and this was one of those days when the unexpected happened, making the schedule run 18 than usual. It seemed I was going to be late 19 home and my husband, being the 20 person, would be ready to pronounce me late once again. Maybe if I hurried, I could still _21 __it home.
I was heading inside to 22 for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter. I heard them asking for 23 to the local hospital. It was the same hospital that I had just _24_ a few minutes ago.
The young man at the counter was trying to be 25in explaining how to get there, with two other people making 26 . One of them was 27 trying to give them a whole different route back. It was then that I walked over to the couple and said, “Would you like to follow me to the 28 ?”
A look of 29 crossed the woman’s face.
“I’m going right by there,” I said, which wasn’t a (an) 30 since I had just made up my mind to do 31 that.
I got in my car and began the journey back. I was trying to watch to be sure they were right 32 me. It took only fifteen minutes to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to 33 . I felt better than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone.
Later, as I arrived home, my husband 34 me, “So you aren’t ever late any more.”
I said, “Sometimes it’s 35 to be late.”
A.break B.cold C.fever D.headache
A.foreign B.common C.noisy D.busy
A.later B.earlier C.easier D.simpler
A.getting B.cooking C.calling D.working
A.tough B.generous C.punctual D.rough
A.get B.take C.arrive D.make
A.pay B.charge C.wait D.search
A.opinions B.trouble C.directions D.instructions
A.reached B.visited C.called D.left
A.skilled B.helpful C.experienced D.active
A.comments B.promises C.jokes D.offers
A.only B.still C.even D.ever
A.station B.office C.hospital D.hotel
A.happiness B.relief C.sadness D.peace
A.lie B.fact C.reason D.duty
A.partly B.voluntarily C.exactly D.perfectly
A.across B.before C.beside D.behind
A.go up B.die down C.take up D.get through
A.teased B.yelled C.joked D.laughed
A.possible B.special C.good D.safe
It was a cold, wet day on June 6, 2010, when 14-year-old Wasana arrived at school. Waiting outside his classroom for his classmates to 36 , Wasana stared at the 37 . Then his eyes fell upon the 18-metre-high hill that 38 at the back of the classroom.
He 39 large amounts of rainwater flowing down the hill, and water was also bubbling(冒泡) at the base of a rock on the hill. For a few minutes, Wasana 40 the water, wondering why it looked so 41 . Then it hit him — the 42 was similar to the video he was shown during Disaster Management classes. Fearing a 43 disaster, he shouted 44 at the students waiting outside their classrooms. “Run, run, don’t stay here! The 45 on the hill is going to fall on us!”
Chaos(混乱) broke out as the46 ran to the open area that had been appointed as an emergency gathering point. When some teachers47 Wasana, he showed them the water gushing from the hill, and they started leading the students to safer ground.
Just then Principal Gurusinghe drove into the school. Wasana ran over to tell him what was happening. After 48 the site, Gurusinghe knew the school was in 49 . The enormous rock at the top of the hill could come crashing down 50 .
51 a group of teachers and older students, Gurusinghe climbed the hill and tried to make the water flow away from the rock. They were too 52 : ten minutes later, they heard screams as the huge rock rushed down the hill. There was little Gurusinghe and his group could do as they watched the earth 53their classrooms. Thanks to Wasana’s 54 action and careful observation,55 was hurt in the incident.
A.arrive B.rest C.dine D.chat
A.book B.sun C.rain D.hill
A.placed B.stood C.hid D.faced
A.noticed B.felt C.knew D.heard
A.shouted at B.aimed at C.glared at D.stared at
A.interesting B.dangerous C.moving D.familiar
A.show B.scene C.site D.view
A.going B.heading C.coming D.leaving
A.happily B.wildly C.rudely D.angrily
A.rock B.sand C.tree D.water
A.principals B.villagers C.students D.climbers
A.questioned B.blamed C.instructed D.approached
A.examining B.visiting C.choosing D.clearing
A.security B.relief C.danger D.damage
A.for the moment B.at any minute C.at one time D.for once
A.Taking B.Helping C.Demanding D.Leading
A.late B.unique C.nervous D.strange
A.occupy B.threaten C.swallow D.enter
A.legal B.quick C.united D.direct
A.someone B.only one C.anyone D.no one
Many of us spend a great deal of time and energy trying to prove that we are right and others are wrong. Many people 21 that it’s their job to show others how their positions, statements, and points of view are 22 , and that on doing so, the person they are correcting is going to somehow _23 it, or at least learn something. Wrong!
Think about it. Have you ever been _24 by someone and said to him, “Thank you so much for showing me that I’m wrong and you’re right”? Or, has anyone you know ever 25 you when you corrected them, or made yourself “right” at their 26 ? Of course not. The truth is, all of us 27 to be corrected. We all want our position to be 28 and understood by others. Being listened to and heard is one of the greatest 29 of the human heart. And those who learn to 30 are the most loved and respected. Those who are in the 31 of correcting others are often resented(怨恨 ) and 32 .
A wonderful way for becoming more peaceful and loving is to practice 33 others the joy of being right ---give them the glory. 34 correcting. When someone says, “ I really feel it’s important to …”, rather than breaking 35 and saying, “No, it’s more important to…“, simply let it go and allow their statement to 36 . The people in your life will become less defensive and more 37 . They will appreciate you more than you could ever have 38 . You’ll discover the joy of joining in and witnessing other people’s 39 , which is far more rewarding than a battle of egos( 自我 ). Starting today, let others be “ 40 ”, most of the time.
A.believe B.doubt C.prove D.tell
A.unimportant B.unbelievable C.incorrect D.imperfect
A.consider B.appreciate C.understand D.refuse
A.fooled B.helped C.taught D.corrected
A.thanked B.rewarded C.cared D.accepted
A.side B.price C.expense D.value
A.like B.hate C.prefer D.afford
A.admired B.received C.realized D.respected
A.shortcomings B.advantage C.desires D.wishes
A.talk B.praise C.help D.listen
A.habit B.form C.position D.purpose
A.punished B.avoided C.left D.laughed
A.letting B.lending C.allowing D.owing
A.Stop B.Continue C.Practise D.Try
A.out B.up C.in D.off
A.last B.send C.work D.stand
A.helpful B.loving C.careful D.popular
A.dreamed B.requested C.asked D.demanded
A.sufferings B.worries C.progress D.happiness
A.happy B.right C.sorry D.proud
Mr. Glen is a millionaire. Five years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he 41 his small company. Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his extra expensive “school” fee. He always _42__ his success to it.
At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph.D. degree, 43 to return to the homeland, starting a company. Beforeleaving, he bought a Rolex watch with the 44 made through years of work after school and the scholarships. At the airport he had to accept the 45 customs check. The watch on his wrist was also demanded to betaken down for46 . Glen knew that carrying thespecific goods out had to pay the tax, and he worried about paying 47 for his watch. So when he was checked, he told a lie that his watch was a48 fake(假货). When he was 49 of his “smarts”, immediately, in the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch, 50 costnearly 100,000, into pieces 51 hearing Glen’s words. Glen was 52 . Before he understood why, he was taken to the office to beexamined 53 . For many times of entry-exit 54 he knew that only those people in the “blacklist” would “enjoy” this special treatment. The officers looked over everything carefully in the box, and 55 him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if 56 reusing and carrying fake and shoddy goods, he would be 57 according to law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after boardingthe plane for long.
After returning to the homeland, he often told the story to his family, and his employees, too. He said that this made a deep 58 on him, because the additional high “school” fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of 59 , which he wouldremember as the 60 of his success forever.
A.set up B.took up C.went up D.picked up
A.honors B.mentions C.brings D.owes
A.decided B.refused C.objected D.asked
A.books B.things C.savings D.pounds
A.ordinary B.routine C.regular D.common
A.look B.inspection C.test D.experiment
A.one B.it C.them D.these
A.afraid B.proud C.ashamed D.hard
A.that B.what C.as D. which
A.on B.at C.who D.in
A.strictly B.quietly C.quickly D.curiously
A.conditions B.experiences C.experiments
A.stopped B.hoped C.warned D.urged
A.came out B.found out C.sent out D.set out
A.hit B.blamed C.praised D.charged
A.expression B.idea C.thought D.impression
A.honesty B.lies C.goods D.bravery
B.lesson C.choice D.belief
Russ was a lovable kid with a variety of communication challenges---a speech impediment (语言障碍), dyslexia (诵读困难), and auditory problems. __41__ today he is walking confidently, standing tall to make an acceptance __42__ for having been chosen one of the “Outstanding Young Citizens” in Ocean County, New Jersey __43__ his remarkable volunteer service in the town of Toms River.
As I listened, I closed my eyes. I found myself __44__ those memorable moments. My mind was full of warm images of Russ as a loving, caring youth, a gentle soul, __45__ his challenges. And now, as he stood at the platform, I knew his heart __46__ be racing. As Russ continued to speak, I thought about the fateful day when he was diagnosed with all those impairments(损伤) and how __47__ his tutors would be if they could see him today. Here he was at twenty-nine, being honored for ten years of service as a volunteer __48__. Russ was __49__ for organizing clothing for the homeless, teaching preschool children about fire safety, and for playing Santa Claus for very sick children by driving up in a fire truck.
Russ thanked his parents for providing him with dignity and for teaching him about morals. Then, pausing for a few seconds, he __50__ us by surprise by touching lovingly on the __51__ of his nephew, Austin. Austin was just three years old when he died from an incurable disease. At that moment, I had to close my eyes again __52__ a different set of tears ran down my cheeks. A silence __53__ the room as Russ owed his volunteer award to Austin. He __54__ his address by lifting the audience up with these words, “Austin taught me how to love.”
I have never thought of this day. __55__, no one had ever thought that Russ would make __56__ as the star of the football team, and he had never been voted “most likely to succeed,” but he __57__ to be a true “star” in his community. Russ became a man of strong character __58__ his unselfish service to others. With so many impairments, Russ now sees and acts __59__ with his heart. His words and deeds inspire everyone who knows him. It is Russ, our son, who has shown us what __60__ is.
A.And B.While C.As
A.point B.speech C.call D.appeal
A.in spite of B.regardless of C.because of D.in face of
A.recalling B.recording C.seizing D.expecting
A.putting up with B.concerning about C.escaping from D.facing up to
A.could B.must C.would D.might
A.nervous B.excited C.proud D.surprised
A.policeman B.tailor C.fireman D.tutor
A.grateful B.responsible C.anxious D.fit
A.took B.got C.shocked D.moved
A.birth B.achievement C.loss D.disease
A.since B.after C.when D.before
A.dropped down B.fell over C.took off D.got up
A.concluded B.wrote C.delivered D.started
A.Generally B.Surprisingly C.Actually D.However
A.it B.him C.one D.that
A.happened B.rose C.appeared D.reduced
A.at B.on C.by D.in
A.cautiously B.generously C.closely D.clearly
A.sharing B.love C.sacrifice D.confidence