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
The first day of school we were challenged to get to know a new classmate. I around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I found a little lady with a warm smile.
She said, "Hi! I'm Rose. I'm 87 years old. Can I give you a hug?" I laughed and heartily ，"Of course!”“Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?" I asked. She replied, "I'm here to meet a rich husband, get married, have children, and then travel around." "No , I asked. I was curious why she this challenge at this age. "I always having a college education and now I'm getting one!" she told me. We became instant friends.
, Rose became a campus icon (偶像) and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the from the other students.
At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I'll never forget what she us. "We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old we stop playing. Here are the secrets to staying . You have to laugh and find every day. You've got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die. we have many people like this walking around!" she said. "There is a huge between growing older and growing up. Anybody can grow older. That doesn't any talent or ability, "she added. "But growing up requires the opportunity in change. Have no . The elderly usually don't regret what they did, but rather things they did not do. "
One week after graduation that year, Rose died peacefully in her sleep. She taught us that it's never too to be all you can possibly be.
A．stopped B．showed C．asked D．looked
A．old B．exciting C．strange D．nervous
A．added B．claimed C．responded D．offered
A．slowly B．jokingly C．quickly D．simply
A．seriously B．wisely C．really D．secretly
A．took off B．put up C．took on D．put on
A．dreamed to B．looked back on C．looked up to D．dreamed of
A．Over the year B．At the moment C．Once again D．As usual
A．jokes B．questions C．attention D．followers
A．inspired B．taught C．requested D．lectured
A．when B．because C．so D．although
A．young B．healthy C．growing D．developing
A．goals B．humor C．meaning D．interest
A．Unfortunately B．Naturally C．Generally D．Fairly
A．division B．change C．cross D．difference
A．use B．take C．compare D．prefer
A．winning B．improving C．meeting D．finding
A．doubts B．fear C．regrets D．worry
A．in time B．by himself C．by example D．in practice
A．late B．old C．early D．young
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Some plays are so successful that they run for years on end. In many ways, this is for the poor actors who are required to go on repeating the same
night after night. One would
them to know their parts by heart and
have cause to falter. Yet
is not always the case.
A famous actor in a successful play was once cast in the role of an aristocrat
had been imprisoned in the Bastille for twenty years. In the last act，a gaoler would always come on to the stage with a letter which he would hand to the prisoner.
the noble was expected to read the letter at each
, he always insisted that it should be written out in full.
One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke his colleague to find out if, after so many performances, he had managed to learn the
of the letter by heart. The curtain went up on the final act of the play and revealed the aristocrat sitting alone behind bars in his dark cell. Just then, the gaoler
with the precious letter in his hands. He entered the
and presented the letter to the aristocrat. But the copy he gave him had not been written out in
as usual. It was simply a blank sheet of paper. The gaoler looked on eagerly，
to see if his fellow actor had at last learnt his lines. The noble stared at the blank sheet of paper for a few seconds. Then, squinting his eyes, he said, "The light is
. Read the letter to me." And he promptly handed the sheet of paper to the gaoler.
that he could not remember a word of the letter either, the gaoler replied,” The light is indeed dim，sire. I must get my
." With this, he hurried off the stage. Much to the aristocrat's
, the gaoler returned a few moments later with a pair of glasses and the
copy of the letter which he proceeded to read to the prisoner.
A. fortunate B. unfortunate C. happy D. unhappy
A. lines B. words C. plays D. roles
A. want B. ask C. expect D. wish
A. always B. never C. sometimes D. often
A. such B. it C. one D. that
A. highly B. high C. poorly D. poor
A. where B. what C. which D. who
A. So that B. Even though C. As though D. As long as
A. play B. performance C. role D. case
A. with B. in C. on D. to
A. pages B. jokes C. words D. contents
A. appeared B. disappeared C. showed D. came
A. room B. cell C. stage D. office
A. time B. reality C. use D. full
A. serious B. eager C. anxious D. afraid
A. bright B. dim C. light D. dark
A. Seeing B. Looking C. Seeking D. Finding
A. glasses B, trousers C. jacket D. scissors
A. surprise B. satisfaction C. anger D. amusement
A. usual B. old C. ordinary D. common
Robert Frost was one of America's best known and most honored serious writers. But his fame came in his life. He was forty
Americans began to read his poems and praise them. Once his
was set up，it grew stronger and stronger during the rest of his long life. His success came from
traditional forms of poetry with American words，
in a clearly American way.
Frost the same speaker for many poems，so the
poems formed a larger unity. He created this speaker carefully. He felt that his readers would believe his poems if he put the words into the mouth of a
person who lived in the country, not the
.
Many people thought the speaker was Frost himself. In fact，the speaker was person. Frost, the
，tried to become the imaginary person he
for his poetry.
Robert Frost is always linked to the land of cold winters in the northeastern United States, the area called New England. he came from the other side of the country，San Francisco, California. He was born there in 1874. He lived in California during his early
.
This man who was born in the and became linked with New England was named for the chief southern general in America's Civil War. The general's name was Robert Edward Lee. The poet was named Robert Lee Frost, because his father wanted to
the general.
Someone once asked another American , Ernest Hemingway， how to become a writer. The
thing，he said，was to have an
childhood. If this is true, Robert Frost's childhood was unhappy enough to make him a very
writer.
A. soon B. late C. quickly D. early
A. since B. until C. before D. after
A. fame B. name C. poem D. family
A. working B. using C. putting D. uniting
A. spoken B. made C. built D. formed
A. thought of B. practice C. use D. met
A. old B. separate C. famous D. excellent
A. common B. young C. wise D. grown-up
A. city B. village C. state D. continent
A. a famous B. a real C. an imaginary D. a historic
A. artist B. man C. lady D. officer
A. loved B. respected C. admired D. created
A. In this way B. Yet C. Though D. Therefore
A. childhood B. writings C. work D. paintings
A. East B. North C. West D. South
A. learn from B. know C. study D. honor
A. teacher B. writerC. painter D. leader
A. quickest B. worstC. best D. hardest
A. exciting B. interesting C. unluckyD. unhappy
A. good B. poorC. young D. gifted
Tina and Thomas Sjogren were the fourth people to reach the earth's poles. Years ago, the couple were across the North Atlantic on their way to Europe. Tina looked out of her window and was
by the vast amount of space in Greenland. "The sky outside the window burst into different
and auroras(极光) flew all around us. I
what it would be like to step down there and start walking
，all alone in such a place," she thought， "If this is what Iceland and Greenland are like, how
then must the Arctic be?" She turned to her husband，
him awake and said， "Honey，let's go to the Poles!"
Tina's would not be their first adventure. They had already climbed Mount Qomolangma. The pair soon made a
to visit both the North and South Poles on skis, traveling
.
On February 2, 2002, they reached the South Pole. Their journey 2, 000 kilometers. After just 35 days of recovery and preparation, they
again. "You are so
after the long expedition to the South Pole, so you don't know if you could do
right away."
On May 29，after traveling for the whole morning, as the couple watched with weak the numbers on their GPS showed that their goal had
been achieved. They had made it.
Without the of dogs or supplies dropped from planes, it was only their strength and willpower that
them to ski and swim their way. They got valuable experience but that did not come without a
. If you go on an adventure, there's always the risk of something going wrong.
，you will learn from it.
A. flying B. exploring C. swimming D. sailing
A. frightened B. bored C. amazed D. amused
A. shapes B. colors C. sounds D. waves
A. remembered B. wondered C. enjoyed D. doubted
A. carefully B. quickly C. aimlessly D. freely
A. cold B. bright C. wonderful D. terrible
A. shook B. knocked C. kept D. beat
A. idea B. advice C. order D. offer
A. suggestion B. plan C. proposal D. change
A. non-stop B. unsupported C. unreturned D. unprepared
A. covered B. included C. lasted D. crossed
A. broke down B. settled down C. set out D. came back
A. excited B. disappointed C. confused D. tired
A. more B. another C. one D. others
A. torchlight B. sunlight C. breath D. eyesight
A. surprisingly B. luckily C. accidentally D. eventually
A. reward B. burden C. help D. company
A. attracted B. allowed C. taught D. forced
A. price B. success C. mistake D. change
A. Therefore B. Instead C. Otherwise D. However
The best time of my life
It was June 15，and in two days 1 would be turning thirty. I was about entering a new decade of ray life and feared that my best years were now
me.
My routine included going to the gym for a workout before going to work. Every morning I
see my friend Nicholas at the gym. He was seventy-nine years old and in terrific
. As I greeted Nicholas on this particular day， he noticed I wasn't full of my
vitality (生命力，生气)and asked if there was anything wrong. I told him I was feeling anxious about
thirty. I wondered how I would look
my life once I reached Nicholas's age， so I asked him， "What was the best time of your life?"
Without , Nicholas replied, "Well, Joe, this is my philosophical (哲学的)answer
your philosophical question ： When I was a child in Austria and
was taken care of for me and I was nurtured (养育，培养)by my
，that was the best time of my life.
When I was going to school and learning the things I know today，that was the time of my life.
When I got my first job and had responsibilities and got paid for my ，that was the best time of my life.
When I met my wife and in love， that was the best time of my life.
The Second World War , and my wife and I had to flee Austria to save our lives.
we were together and safe on a ship bound for North America, that was the best time of my life.
When I was a young father， my children grow up, that was the best time of my life.
And now, Joe, I am seventy-nine years old. I have my health，I feel good and I am in love with my wife I was when we first met.
is the best time of my life."
A. eager B. anxious C. happy D. satisfied
A. before B. beside C. besides D. behind
A. everyday B. every day's C. every day D. every day's
A. will B. would C. used to D. was used to
A. form B. type C. kind D. shape
A. common B. ordinary C. usual D. formal
A. turning B. becoming C. growing D. getting
A. forward to B. back on C. down upon D. out for
A. doubt B. question C. hesitation D. permission
A. for B. at C. in D. to
A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
A. teachers B. friends C. children D. parents
A. better B. best C. less D. least
A. efforts B. effects C. works D. gains
A. feel B. felt C. fell D. felled
A. broke in B. broke through C. broke up D. broke out
A. Whether B. When C. Although D. However
A. looking B. noticing C. watching D. realizing
A. just as B. just like C. just then D. just now
A. It B. This C. That D. Which