完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文, 从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
If you asked high school girls to name their favourite sports, most would probably say basketball or volleyball. I happen to be one of the few girls who would 21 : surfing. But isn’t that a boy thing? Some people 22 .
I started surfing about five years ago and 23 in love with the sport on the very first day. Riding that first wave was the best feeling I had ever 24 .
When I try to 25 surfing with other things, I find it very difficult because, in my 26 ,
there’s nothing like it. It involves（涉及）body, 27 , and soul. There’s sand between my toes and cool, salt water all 28 us. The feeling I get when I’m surfing across that 29 , becoming one with the ocean, is like I’m 30 .
The one thing I can get from surfing and not any other sport is endless 31 . You can never be the “best surfer” because the ocean 32 an uncountable variety of waves that nobody can ever master. The variations of surfing styles are wonderful. Some surfers are free and flowing; 33 are very aggressive（攻击性的）and sharp. All of these things attract me to surfing and make it 34 from any other sport.
I’ve 35 to tell every girl I know to do something that people don’t think girls can do. It’s part of being human to advance to new levels, so shouldn’t it be 36 that girls should step up and start pushing the limits of things boys and men 37 dominate (主宰)?
There’re women 38 side by side with the President of our country, so why not side by side with the boys 39 the football team or out in the water surfing? Give girls a chance to succeed, and they 40 .
21. A. tell B. answer C. give D. realize
22. A. wonder B. understand C. reply on D. believe
23. A. stayed B. came C. dropped D. fell
24. A. experienced B. adventured C. worked out D. discovered
25. A. bring B. connect C. compare D. tie
26. A. work B. study C. holiday D. life
27. A. mind B. figure C. health D. control
28. A. over B. above C. around D. among
29. A. beach B. water C. board D. lake
30. A. weight B. overweight C. weight-loss D. weightless
31. A. success B. challenge C. ability D. trouble
32. A. catches B. includes C. offers D. collects
33. A. others B. other C. another D. the other
34. A. exciting B. attractive C. enjoyable D. different
35. A. chosen B. tried C. learned D. promised
36. A. expected B. supposed C. achieved D. proved
37. A. hated to B. hoped to C. used to D. had to
38. A. sitting B. walking C. fighting D. working
39. A. of B. from C. on D. with
40. A. had B. will C. have D. do
Friends are very important in our everyday life. When in trouble, we need friends to us encouragement and help. As a human being, one can hardly do anything without a friend, life without friends will be a lonely voyage in the vast dark sea . Everyone friends. We all like to feel close to someone. is nice to have a friend to talk to, laugh, and do things . , sometimes we need to be alone. We don’t always want people . But we would feel lonely if we had a friend.
A person should make as many friends as he can. The more friends he has, the meaningful his life will be. No two people are . Friends don’t get on well. That doesn’t mean that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make up (言归于好) and become again.
Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very 33 . We miss them very much, but we can them and write to them. And we can new friends. It is encouraging to find out how we like new people when we get to know them.
There’s more good news for people who have friends. They live than people who don’t. Why? Friends can make us feel happy. happy helps you stay well. Or it could be just done that someone cares. If someone cares about you, you take care of .
A．bring B．take C．offer D．buy
A．for B．so C．but D．yet
A．loves B．hates C．needs D．becomes
A．It B．He C．There D．Someone
A．at B．in C．on D．with
A．Hardly B．Nearly C．Suddenly D．Certainly
A．alone B．away C．all over D．around
A．ever B．never C．just D．really
A．more B．much C．little D．less
A．friendly B．kind C．just the same D．quite different
A．always B．sometimes C．often D．usually
A．friendly B．good C．pleased D．friends
A．angry B．sad C．happy D．alone
A．call B．ask C．tell D．talk with
A．look for B．find C．make D．know
A．long B．much C．far D．many
A．Longer B．shorter C．slower D．faster
A．Smelling B．Being C．Sounding D．Making
A．less B．better C．little D．no
A．you B．your C．yours D．yourself
One miserable rainy night, a man named Mark decided to end his life. In his mid-fifties, Mark had never been married, the joy of having children or spent holidays with his family. Wet and unhappy, he walked along the streets, feeling as if there was in the entire world that cared about whether he lived or died , I was sitting in my room watching the rain hit my window. When I heard the doorbell ring, I jumped from my chair and out. But my mother was already at the door. Opening it, she found herself face-to-face with a very dirty-looking man with tears streaming down his face. My mother, overcome by , invited the man inside, and he sat with my parents in our living room．
, I walked secretly downstairs so that I could get a better look. I couldn’t understand what they were saying, but the of the man, holding his head in his hands and crying, made my chest ache(胸口疼痛). I raced back to my room and stuck(伸进) my hand into my money jar. Pulling out my only half-dollar coin, I ran back downstairs.
When I the door of the living room, I walked right in .The three adults looked at me in as I quickly made my way over the stranger. I put the half-dollar in his hand and told him that I wanted him to have it. Then I gave him a , turned and ran as fast as I could out of the room and back upstairs. I felt excited but happy.
Downstairs, Mark sat quietly with his head bowed(低着) . Tears streamed down his face as he tightly held that coin. Finally looking at my parents, he said, “It’s that I thought nobody cared. For the last twenty years, I have been so . That is the first hug(拥抱) I have ever got. It’s hard to believe that somebody .”
Mark’s life changed that night. When he left our house, he was to live instead of die. we never saw Mark again, we received letters from him every once in a while, letting us know that he was doing fine.
My life changed that night, too, as I witnessed the huge healing power of , even if it’s only a gift of fifty cents.
Before Mark left, my parents asked him why he had knocked on our door. Mark said that he’d walked along the streets that rainy night, helpless and ready to , he had noticed a sticker(贴纸) on the car. It read: SOMEBODY LOVES YOU.
A．believed B．noticed C．experienced D．understood
A．everybody B．somebody C．anybody D．nobody
A．Later B．First C．Afterwards D．Meanwhile
A．looked B．raced C．spoke D．broke
A．pity B．anxiety C．guilty D．fear
A．Worried B．Curious C．Puzzled D．Annoyed
A．sense B．thought C．sight D．look
A．upstairs B．downstairs C．in D．out
A．answered B．fixed C．found D．reached
A．anger B．delight C．peace D．surprise
A．hug B．kiss C．smile D．handshake
A．down B．away C．up D．into
A．just B．still C．also D．even
A．anxious B．stressed C．lonely D．bored
A．cares B．gets C．makes D．knows
A．lucky B．proud C．hesitant(犹豫) D．ready
A．Since B．When C．Although D．Unless
A．receiving B．giving C．loving D．taking
A．if B．as C．until D．before
A．die B．cry C．leave ` D．Regret
I watch her and her mother decorate her college dormitory room. Everything is in , organized and arranged. Her room nicely accommodates not only her clothes and bric-a-brac(小摆件)，but her roommate’s as well. I begin to accept that her room at home is no longer hers. It is now ours，our room for her when she .
I myself thinking of when I held her in the cradle of my arm，in the chair alongside my wife's hospital bed. One day old. So ，so beautiful，so perfect，so dependent on her new， parents. Time marches relentlessly（不停地）.
She looks up now，catching me at her, causing her to say to her mother.” Mom, Dad’s looking at me .”
The last few days，I touch her arm，her face－anything－ that when my wife and I return home，she will not be with us and there will be nothing to . I have so much to say, but no with which to start .
My changed from the day I drove this child home from the hospital. I saw myself that day, and it has led to a lot of places that I would never have found on my own .
She says，”It'll be all right，Dad. I’ll be home from school .”I tell her she will have a great year but I say little else. I am afraid somehow to speak and I only hold on to our good-bye hug a little longer, a little .
I gaze into her eyes and to go. My wife’s eyes her as she leaves us. Mine do not. Maybe if I don’t look，I can imagine that she really hasn’t ; I know that what she is embarking upon （开始）is exciting and wonderful. I remember what the world looked like to me everything was new.
As I walk to the car with my wife at my side，my eyes are wet，my heart is sore，and I realize that my life is forever.
A．sight B．place C．search D．need
A．lives B．graduates C．separates D．visits
A．force B．leave C．find D．has
A．strong B．big C．funny D．small
A．totally B．severely C．slightly D．strictly
A．experienced B．untested C．qualified D．casual
A．laughing B．glancing C．glaring D．staring
A．funny B．frightening C．kind D．sad
A．expecting B．imaging C．knowing D．doubting
A．see B．touch C．kiss D．hug
A．sentence B．quotes C．words D．saying
A．life B．career C．day D．schedule
A．easily B．carefully C．differently D．seriously
A．swiftly B．rapidly C．instantly D．soon
A．gentler B．tighter C．softer D．warmer
A．wonder B．wander C．turn D．switch
A．catch B．follow C．watch D．keep
A．grown B．born C．gone D．found
A．when B．although C．so long as D．every time
A．destroyed B．beginning C．changing D．ended
We find different kinds of animals in the world．Some animals，such as tigers and lions live in big forest and they are called animals．Some others like sheep and dogs are by men and they are called domestic animals（家养动物）．These animals are very different from one another，but we can them into big groups： those that eat other animals and those that eat grass and leaves．Animals like the belong to the first group．
Animals are great use to human beings．Men wild animals for their fur and meat．Domestic animals are more important to men．Without them，life will be ．People make use of animals in many ．
Cows and pigs are useful to men's ．They give 80％ of the men eat every year．Skin of some animals can be into expensive overcoats and shoes，which are warm and comfortable and a long time．They are very welcome in countries．Wool，which is now one of the most important materials for textile （纺织） ，comes from some certain ． From cows， we get milk． And we shouldn’t that some domestic animals are kept for transport（运输）．Many people ride horses．Arabs ride on camels that travel in deserts for days without ．In some places animals are still used to plough field． is clear that men just can’t live without these animals．
A．terrible B．serious C．fighting D．wild
A．kept B．treated C．trapped D．sold
A．divide B．separate C．turn D．change
A．chicken B．tiger C．dog D．goat
A．with B．of C．to D．for
A．discover B．raise C．hunt D．care for
A．quite B．very C．even D．some
A．smooth B．difficult C．easy D．perfect
A．groups B．places C．ways D．kinds
A．life B．work C．family D．food
A．dinner B．meal C．meat D．animal
A．put B．turned C．made D．changed
A．cost B．dress C．take D．last
A．cool B．warm C．cold D．foreign
A．business B．factory C．workers D．industry
A．sheep B．goats C．animals D．cows
A．remember B．forget C．realize D．notice
A．hardly B．still C．always D．just
A．sleeping B．resting C．drinking D．stopping
A．that B．this C．it D．so
How far would you walk to learn about something that interested you? When he was young, Jacob Lawrence often walked more than sixty from his home in the Harlem section of New York City to the Metropolitan Museum of Art．Jacob wanted to be a（n） ，and he believed that studying the famous paintings in that museum would help him．
It was 1930,when many people were out of work, money was and people suffered a lot．Still the streets were with energy and color．As he walked through Harlem, Jacob looked hard at the people, the churches, and barbershops and so on．He those images in his mind, along with the images of paintings he saw in the ．
Jacob came from a poor family．His mother believed there was little chance her son could grow up to be a successful painter．She wanted him to aim for something more ．But Jacob's teacher, Alston, in an art program saw that he was talented．Alston him how to use paints to make stage sets．
As time passed, Alston let Jacob rent work space in his own studio． That was an exciting place for a young black man to become an artist．Many creative people there to talk about art, literature and history．From their ,Jacob learned that history books often the accomplishments of African Americans．He decided to paint a sel1es of pictures describing the story of a black hero．He Toussaint, who had helped free his people French ruling．
Many people admired Jacob's pictures, but he needed admiration．To help his family, he often had to work at jobs that him away from painting．Then something encouraging happened．An artist named Augusta got Jacob a job．For eighteen months, Jacob was given a to paint pictures． For the first time, he felt like a artist．
A．steps B．blocks C．buildings D．avenues
A．artist B．tutor C．scholar D．official
A．swinging B．existing C．hanging D．twisting
A．blank B．loose C．tough D．tight
A．lined B．decorated C．associated D．filled
A．stored B．received C．created D．remembered
A．museum B．studio C．church D．street
A．whether B．which C．that D．when
A．precious B．practical C．standard D．flexible
A．recommended B．reminded C．provided D．showed
A．hesitating B．struggling C．marching D．participating
A．settled B．wandered C．gathered D．rushed
A．experiences B．performances C． accents D．conversations
A．acknowledged B．accused C．ignored D．witnessed
A．chose B．accepted C．counted D．employed
A．against B．from C．for D．with
A．more than B．rather than C．other than D．less than
A．broke B．gave C．permitted D．took
A．award B．title C．salary D．prize
A．permanent B．popular C．positive D．professional