第三节:完形填空(共20小题:每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Mother’s Day was coming,but John had been visiting customers.He was now in a small town just outside a flower shop and he knew what to do.
He went into the shop and saw a young man 36 the clerk(店员) to sell him some roses for six dollars,but the clerk just explained that roses were 37 and that his money was not enough.
The clerk looked up at John, 38 her head.Something inside of John was 39 by the boy’ s voice.John had been 40 with his business,and he looked at the clerk and 41 mouthed that he would pay for the roses.
The clerk looked at the young man and told him to get the roses for six dollars. The young man almost jumped into the 42 and ran from the store with the 43 .It was worth the extra dollars just to see that kind of 44 .
John ordered his own flowers and made sure that the 45 would include a note telling his mother how much he loved her.He drove away from the shop,feeling very 46 .He caught a traffic light about two blocks away.As he 47 at the light,he saw the young boy walking down the sidewalk.He watched him cross the street and enter a park through two huge gates.Suddenly,he 48 that it wasn’t a park but a cemetery(公墓).
The light 49 ,and John slowly crossed the intersection.He 50 and on an impuise(冲动)got out and began to follow the boy.The young man stopped by a small monument(墓碑) and went to his 51 . He began to cry after he carefully 52 the roses on the grave(墓地).He stared at the little boy’s heaving(起伏的)body and listened to his crying.
John turned with 53 ,and walked back to his car.He drove 54 to the shop and told her he would 55 the flowers personally.He wanted to tell his mother one more time just how much he loved her.
36.A.begging B.ordering C.forcing D.threatening
37.A.cheap B.beautiful C.expensive D.special
38.A.shaking B.waving C.shocking D.holding
39.A.sensed B.touched C.hurt D.lightened
40.A.influenced B.ruined C.buried D.satisfied
41.A.loudly B.silently C.gently D.calmly
42.A.river B.air C.lake D.hole
43.A.money B.flowers C.basket D.cards
44.A.surprise B.fright C.excitement D.sadness
45.A.sending B.message C.transportation D.export
46.A.inspired B.disappointed C.good D.sorry
47.A.sang B.waited C.looked D.stood
48.A.remembered B.found C.discovered D.realized
49.A.flashed B.changed C.disappeared D.shone
50.A.drove back B.pulled over C.broke down D.settled down
51.A.arms B.palms(手掌) C.feet D.knees
52.A.laid B.removed C.set D.grew
53.A.laughter B.anger C.tears D.cruelty
54.A.slowly B.quickly C.carefully D.excitedly
55.A.bring B.fetch C.take D.fasten
Hidden passengers traveling in ships, trains, or even cars can be a terrible trouble—especially when they are insects. As for this, there is a great between human beings and insects. The former every possible effort to avoid being discovered, while the latter quickly attention to themselves.
We can only show mercy to the man who had to stop his car soon after from a country village to drive to London. Hearing a strange noise from the of the car, he naturally got out to the wheels carefully, but he found nothing wrong, so he his way. Again the noise began and became even louder. Quickly his head, the man saw what appeared to be a great cloud following the car. When he stopped at a village further on, he was told that a queen bee must be hidden in his car as there were thousands of bees .
On learning this, the man drove away as quickly as possible. After an hour’s driving, he arrived safely in London, where he parked his car outside a and went in. It was not long a customer who had seen him arrive in to inform him that his car was with bees. The poor driver was that the best way should be to call a . In a short time the man arrived. He found the unwelcome passenger hidden near the wheels at the back of the car. Very thankful to the driver for this gift, the bee-keeper took the queen and her thousands of followers home in a large box.
A.connection B.difference C.communication D.similarity
A.do B.take C.make D.try
A.give B.keep C.pay D.draw
A.unfortunate B.careless C.unpleasant D.hopeless
A.passing by B.leaving out C.setting out D.getting up
A.front B.back C.left D.right
A.clean B.change C.test D.examine
A.drove B.continued C.pushed D.forced
A.normally B.gently C.actually D.immediately
A.hiding B.turning C.shaking D.raising
A.black B.beautiful C.white D.colorful
A.below B.ahead C.nearby D.behind
A.boring B.careful C.exciting D.hard
A.hotel B.museum C.hospital D.school
A.when B.after C.until D.before
A.broke B.moved C.hurried D.dropped
A.crowded B.covered C.filled D.equipped
A.advised B.required C.ordered D.requested
A.bee-keeper B.policeman C.waiter D.repairman
A.unfamiliar B.unknown C.unexpected D.uncertain
Body language is the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all !It speaks than words. According to specialists, our bodies send out more than we realize. In fact, non-verbal(非语言)communication takes up about 50% of what we really 。And body language is particularly when we attempt to communicate across cultures。Indeed, what is called body language is so ,a part of us that it's actually often unnoticed。And misunderstandings occur as a result of it. , different societies treat the , between people differently. Northern Europeans usually do not like having , contact(接触)
even with friends, and certainly not with . People from Latin American countries , touch each other quite a lot. Therefore, it's possible that in ,it may look like a Latino is a Norwegian all over the room. The Latino, trying to express friendship, will keep moving . The Norwegian, very probably seeing this as pushiness, will keep - which the Latino will in return regard as_.
Clearly, a great deal is going on when people .And only a part of it is in the wards themselves. And when parties are from cultures, there's a strong possibility of . But whatever the situation, the best is to obey the Golden Rule: treat others as you would like to be _.
A.straighter B.louder C.harder D.further
A.sands B.invitations C.feelings D.messages
A.hope B.receive C.discover D.mean
A.immediate B.misleading C.important D.difficult
A.we11 B.far C.much D.long
A.For example B.Thus C.However D.In short
A.trade B.distance C.connections D.greetings
A.eye B.verbal C.bodily D.telephone
A.strangers B.Relatives C.neighbours D.enemies
A.in other words B.on the other hand C.in a similar way D.by all means
A.trouble B.conversation C.silence D.experiment
A.disturbing B.Helping C.guiding D.following
A.closer B.faster C.in D.away
A.stepping forward B.going on C.backing away D.coming out
A.weakness B.carelessness C.friendliness D.coldness
A.talk B.travel C.laugh D.think
A.different B.European C.Latino D.rich
A.curiosity B.excitement C.misunderstanding D.nervousness
A.chance B.time C.result D.advice
A.noticed B.treated C.respected D.pleased
I went to a group activity, “Sensitivity Sunday”, which was to make us more the problems faced by disabled people. We were asked to “ a disability” for several hours one Sunday. Some members, , chose to use wheelchairs. Others wore sound-blocking earplugs(耳塞)or blindfolds(眼罩).
Just sitting in the wheelchair was a experience. I had never considered before how it would be to use one. As soon as I sat down, my made the chair begin to roll. Its wheels were not . Then I wondered where to put my . It took me quite a while to get the metal footrest into . I took my first uneasy look at what was to be my only means of for several hours. For disabled people, “adopting a wheelchair” is not a temporary(临时的) .
I tried to find a position and thought it might be restful, kind of nice, to be around for a while. Looking around, I I would have to handle the thing myself? My hands started to ache as I the heavy metal wheels. I came to know that controlling the of the wheelchair was not going to be a(n) task.
My wheelchair experiment was soon . It made a deep impression on me. A few hours of “disability” gave me only a taste of the , both physical and mental, that disabled people must overcome.
A.curious about B.interested in C.aware of D.careful with
A.cure B.prevent C.adopt D.analyze
A.instead B.strangely C.as usual D.like me
A.learning B.working C.satisfying D.relaxing
A.convenient B.awkward C.boring D.exciting
A.height B.force C.skill D.weight
A.locked B.repaired C.powered D.grasped
A.hands B.feet C.keys D.handles
A.place B.action C.play D.effect
A.operation B.communication C.transportation D.production
A.exploration B.education C.experiment D.entertainment
A.flexible B.safe C.starting D.comfortable
A.yet B.just C.still D.even
A.shown B.pushed C.driven D.guided
A.realized B.suggested C.agreed D.admitted
A.lifted B.turned C.pressed D.seized
A.path B.position C.direction D.way
A.easy B.heavy C.major D.extra
A.forgotten B.repeated C.conducted D.finished
A.weaknesses B.challenges C.anxieties D.illnesses
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。
As a child, I started learning to play the piano, my favorite musical ,but I was forced to give up when I started my middle school I could concentrate more on my studies.
It’s one of my biggest to stop practicing the piano when I recall sadly today. During the following years, I kept telling my piano teacher that I would . However, I didn’t keep my promise because I was with my study. I lost touch with my teacher. Some years later, my teacher died. I was very sad because I lost such a good teacher. She was a very warm and gentle person. It hurts me to think she may have been that I never returned. I haven’t taken lessons since then but to be honest, I to. Sitting at the piano, I couldn’t help recalling many -- times of my practising at home and playing before my teacher and one time my teacher me after I played entire pieces of music wrong in front of her colleagues. I was so that I could hardly say anything. But her helped ease my shame. These memories, , good or bad, never caused my for playing the piano again.
This thought then led me to think that is like music, and that we all try to play different in the instrument of our life. Sometimes the pitch(音高) is when we play it well, but sometimes we are out of tone. that we sing the songs of joy, quietness and love. Though I may never make it back to piano lessons, it doesn’t that I’ve stopped making music.
A.instrument B.performance C.room D.stage
A.because B.so that C.now that D.for
A.successes B.regrets C.decisions D.hobbies
A.play B.graduate C.leave D.return
A.occupied B.angry C.satisfied D.patient
A.Actually B.Constantly C.Suddenly D.Gradually
A.astonished B.glad C.disappointed D.amazed
A.liked B.needed C.wanted D.decided
A.dreams B.expressions C.words D.memories
A.instructed B.hurt C.punished D.respected
A.frightened B.moved C.embarrassed D.excited
A.happiness B.satisfaction C.comfort D.sigh
A.instead B.meanwhile C.therefore D.however
A.hope B.courage C.feeling D.effort
A.life B.learning C.attitude D.enjoyment
A.cards B.sports C.roles D.games
A.hard B.wonderful C.surprising D.complex
A.unique B.boring C.common D.similar
A.necessary B.strange C.possible D.important
A.matter B.mean C.report D.appear
It was a beautiful and sunny spring day. I had just finished my daughter to the airport to catch an early morning flight. My sons and I went to a restaurant for breakfast before we home. After eating we got into the car and of the parking lot. The restaurant was at the of a hill. At the bottom was a stop sign, so we found at the end of a long line of traffic waiting while only one car onto the main road at a time.
As I looked down, my eyes an elderly man standing by the stop sign. His clothes were old. The man held a board with the words “Need Help Please!” on it. My heart went out to him and I myself in his situation. As car after car turned onto the road without stopping for him, I my wallet to see whatever cash was left in it. As I was pulling it out of my , I saw a young girl walk up to him. She was carrying a bag full of take-out food from the I was just at. I saw that the old man the young lady and smiled as she gave him a hug.
, a horn (喇叭) from the car behind made me realize that I hadn’t been moving forward, this simple choice for kindness had caught my attention and my heart. By the time I arrived there, both the man and the lady who had helped him were . I felt a bit disappointed. , as I drove home the sun seemed to shine even brighter.
A choice is such a(n) thing. It can touch a heart and change a life. Each day we are given a thousand . May you make all of yours for . May you make your whole life a choice for love and joy.
A.driving B.picking C.calling D.bringing
A.travelled B.walked C.returned D.left
A.took out B.pulled out C.pushed out D.dropped out
A.top B.from C.side D.middle
A.it B.themselves C.itself D.ourselves
A.changed B.turned C.joined D.put
A.stared B.shot C.caught D.focused
A.tired B.poor C.healthy D.strange
A.imagined B.felt C.realized D.woke
A.looked for B.cared for C.paid for D.reached for
A.box B.shirt C.trousers D.pocket
A.airport B.restaurant C.car D.hill
A.thanked B.introduced C.interviewed D.shook
A.Especially B.Carefully C.Luckily D.Suddenly
A.before B.after C.because D.if
A.losing B.gone C.missed D.going
A.Otherwise B.But C.So D.However
A.powerful B.terrible C.unimportant D.useful
A.opinions B.times C.choices D.chances
A.politeness B.kindness C.happiness D.business