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
When I was 17,I read a quote that went something like:“If you live each day as if it were your last,someday you’11 most certainly be right.”It made a deep on me.and since then, for the past 33 years,I have in the mirror every morning and asked myself:“If today were the last day of my life, I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a ,I know I need to change something.
Remembering that I’ll be soon is the most important tool I’ve ever known to help me make the big in life because almost everything falls away in the face of death, only what is truly important
About a year ago I was with cancer. My doctor even advised me to go home and get my affairs order,which is a doctor’s way of telling people to prepare to die.I with that diagnosis all day. ,at last an advanced test showed that it was a very rare cancer that is with surgery.I had the surgery and I’m fine now.
wants to die.Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there And yet death is the destination we all .No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be,because death is very likely the single best invention of .It is life's change agent. It clears out the old to for the new.Right now the new is you, but someday not too from now,you will gradually become the old and be cleared away.Sorry to be so dramatic,but it is quite true.
Your time is ,so don’t waste it living someone else’s 1ife.Don’t be by dogma(教条) —which is living with the results of other people’s thinking.Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner .And most importantly,have the courage to follow your heart
A.impression B.curse C.decision D.joke
A.seen B.looked C.found D.1ost
A.would B.should C.might D.could
A.hurry B.1ine C.moment D.row
A.successful B.rich C.dead D.frustrated
A.apologies B.fortune C.impressions D.choices
A.proving B.leaving C.confirming D.telling
A.diagnosed B.cured C.treated D.round
A.on B.for C.in D.at
A.met B.got C.did D.1ived
A.However B.But C.Therefore D.So
A.incurable B.curable C.fatal D.changeable
A.Anyone B.Someone C.No one D.Everyone
A.want B.avoid C.share D.escape
A.destination B.1ife C.science D.disease
A.make up B.make for C.make our D.make way
A.distant B.short C.long D.away
A.1imited B.rare C.enough D.1ost
A.wasted B.cheated C.excited D.trapped
A.voice B.love C.direction D.confusion
A doctor entered the hospital in a hurry after being called in for an urgent .He answered the call as soon as possible, changed his clothes and went directly to the operation block.He found the boy's father in the hall waiting for the doctor. On seeing him, the dad , "Why did you take all this to come? Don't you know that my son s life is in danger? Don't you have any sense of ?"
The doctor smiled and said, "I am sorry, I wasn't in the hospital and I as fast as I could after receiving the call...And now, I wish you'd calm down work." I can do my work.”
“Calm down? What if your son is in this room right now, would you calm down? If your own son is now what will you do?” said the father .
The doctor smiled again and replied," I will say what Job said in the Bible 'From dust we came and to dust we return, blessed by the name of God'. cannot extend lives. Go and for your son.we will do our best by God's grace."
"Giving advice when we re not is so easy." murmured the father.The operation took some hours which the doctor went out happily.
"Thank goodness! Your son is saved ! " And without waiting for the father's reply he carried on his running. “If you have any question, ask the nurse!"
"Why is he so ? He couldn't wait some minutes so that I could ask about my son's ?" commented the father when seeing the nurse minutes after the doctor left. The nurse answered, coming down her face, "His son died yesterday in a road accident.He was in the funeral when we called him for your son's operation. now that he saved your son's life, he left running to finish his son's funeral."
Never anyone...because you never know how their life is and what they're .
A.meeting B.career C.operation D.travel
A.calling B.running C.jumping D.pacing
A.admitted B.expressed C.whispered D.shouted
A.time B.cost C.love D.turn
A.humor B.responsibility C.pride D.honor
A.worked B.left C.came D.moved
A.in case B.so that C.until D.even if
A.dying B.lying C.missing D.dropping
A.sadly B.cheerfully C.hopefully D.angrily
A.God B.Teachers C.Friends D.Doctors
A.speak B.spell C.pray D.think
A.worried B.concerned C.lost D.tired
A.after B.for C.before D.with
A.way B.spirit C.trust D.dream
A.patient B.proud C.powerful D.absent
A.position B.medicine C.state D.life
A.sweats B.cold C.clouds D.tears
A.And B.But C.Or D.While
A.ignore B.judge C.explain D.believe
A.doing B.loading C.experiencing D.reducing
I went to India for a 2-week vacation to visit my relatives, We stopped on a red light, and as always, there was a lot of activity outside the cars near the . People walked in, between the cars newspaper. water and a number of kids looked for a bit of charity from the car owners. It' s a familiar in most poor developing' countries.
While we were for the red light to turn green, I noticed a man outside a couple of in front of ours trying to sell bottles of water. It's unusual at first. He was a man in his 40s with relatively clothes. But he walked around in a strange way. He kind of his way around the spaces. He was blind.
Carrying a couple of water bottles on one hand, he got to the outside of our car. Out of , my mum decided to buy one water bottle. As she gave the man the money, the light turned green. The car behind sounded loudly and , trying to get ahead of traffic. Seeing this, my mum kindly told the man to the change. However, with his-superior sense of touch, he quickly his shirt pocket and threw the money at my mum's . It was the exact change. T he cars behind us were really getting out of control, we decided to go on our way.
I and even cried when I got home. Here's a blind man, born in ,trying to sell water bottles on the streets to make ends meet. He our sympathy. Life hasn't been to him, yet he's giving it his best shot. I think that is what is all about . facing life bravely.
A.signs B.crossroads C.stations D.theatre
A.giving B.buying C.selling D.throwing
A.scene B.play C.activity D.street
A.watching B.asking C.waiting D.changing
A.blocks B.crossings C.turns D.cars
A.everything B.something C.anything D.nothing
A.expensive B.fashionable C.ragged D.splendid
A.pushed B.drove C.cleared D.felt
A.eventually B.quickly C.frequently D.happily
A.curiosity B.sympathy C.thirsty D.politeness
A.impatiently B.casually C.naturally D.carefully
A.keep B.return C.borrow D.count
A.searched for B.went through C.turned over D.looked for
A.hand B.arm C.face D.lap
A.still B.yet C.so D.but
A.gave up B.set off C.held on D.broke down
A.pain B.poverty C.sadness D.loneliness
A.refused B.enjoyed C.doubted D.cheated
A.rich B.unfair C.kind D.bad
A.kindness B.courage C.experience D.challenge
How many of us can really ever thank our mothers for what they do for us? I am now 40 years old, so it's been a lot of years that I've had my mom's loving and direction behind me pushing me gently when I need it.
When I was ill, mom would take care of me . When I had a terrible dream, she would never me for stealing into her bed. When I graduated from college, she took in me as I walked across that stage. When life would get me down, she would tell me that ,it's always dark the down ,She's always been my greatest keeping-me up when life tried to defeat me. She never told me that anything was impossible or that I set my goals too high. With a gentle guiding hand she got me back on the right:, if I faltered (摇晃) .
A thank you will never be enough for the kindness and love she has shown to us over the years. My mom _ more than flowers, candy or other gifts. There isn't a gift in the world that could ever my thanks for everything she has done for me over the years.
A.guidance B.respect C.criticism D.punishment
A.regularly B.happily C.unconditionally D.occasionally
A.turn to B.yell at C.hold up D.look after
A.interest B.comfort C.pride D.pity
A.after B.behind C.through D.before
A.belief B.challenge C.concern D.support
A.track B.attitude C.sense D.choice
A.special B.worthwhile C.funny D.simple
A.expects B.appreciates C.deserves D.receives.
A.replace B.express C.contribute D.cover
It was one of the happiest Saturday mornings I had spent with my daughter, Gigi. That was, until two strangers threw her into their car and sped away. It seemed like a bad dream.I could ____ speak when the police questioned me.
After that, the policeman asked me to go home to wait. My friend Gloria came to ____me. She took my hand and gave me ____. It was a picture of a little girl ____asleep in her bed, standing by the bed was a tall, blond(金发的)__ __. We prayed and waited by the phone until sunset. The ____ never rang.
Suddenly,the front door swung open. I looked up and ____. There stood Gigi. I cried, throwing my ____ around her. Gigi said:“I was scared. We were going really fast on an old ____ road I'd never seen before. But then a tall man walked out ____ the car,and they ran off the road and hit a tree. Then the tall man ____ the car door and pulled me out. He was really nice,and said I would be okay. I must have gone to ____, because when I woke up it is in front of our house. He must have brought me home.” “But who...how did he know..., where to bring you?”My voice broke. Gigi ____ her head. Just then Gigi noticed Gloria's picture. “That's him!” she ____ at the picture. “Mommy,that's the man who pulled me out of the car!” Gloria and I turned ____. “Are you sure that's the man?” Gloria asked. “Yeah, that's him ____ that he didn't have wings,and he was wearing blue jeans.”
Later that night, the police found the____kidnappers. When questioned, the driver remembered turning away to ____ hitting a tall blond man.
Twenty years have gone by. We have never heard from any one claiming to have ____Gigi. There have been no logical explanations for her ____. But from that day on, I believe that all experiences, positive and negative, are given to us for our strengthening and learning.
A.hardly B.hard C.fully D.full
A.sympathize B.support C.comfort D.calm
A.a map B.a picture C.a bag D.a book
A.healthy B.sound C.reliable D.reasonable
A.angel B.man C.maid D.servant
A.phone B.door bell C.clock D.radio
A.yelled B.screamed C.whistled D.whispered
A.cheeks B.shoulders C.arms D.hands
A.rocky B.smooth C.hard D.flat
A.in back of B.at the bottom of C.on the top of D.in front of
A.shut B.fastened C.opened D.loosened
A.rest B.sleep C.break D.yawn
A.shook B.nodded C.rolled D.trembled
A.referred B.aimed C.pointed D.signaled
A.sunburnt B.light C.weak D.pale
A.rather than B.including C.except D.other than
A.injured B.dead C.harmed D.hurt
A.stop B.avoid C.forbid D.keep
A.released B.relieved C.delivered D.rescued
A.escape B.breakout C.disappearance D.flow