完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Your parents have just told you the news—you’re moving to a new house. How in the world will you tell your friends?
First, CALM DOWN. 36 a while to catch your breath and let the news sink in before you call your friends. Make 37 you have the whole story before you start telling people.
38 friends who need to hear the news from you. Think about 39 you’d like to tell them, and when. A face-to-face talk may be the best way to let 40 frie-
nds know, but the phone may be fine for others. 41 after school or on a weekend is good. You don’t want to drop big news like this on your friends during the school day.
HOW SHOULD YOU START? Say something like, “I have some big news I want to share 42 you.” That will prepare your friend for what is going to come. Then say, “I’m 43 .” Tell him as many details as you know, 44 let him know how you feel about it.
Each friend will have a different 45 to the news, so BE PREPARED. Some girls may 46 crying. But some may get 47 , some may get silly, and some may give you the 48 that they don’t care. 49 happens, be sure to talk to your friends if the things they do and say 50 your feelings.
Ask friends not to tell anyone else 51 you say it’s OK. You could say, “Please don’t tell 52 until Monday.” That will give you a 53 to let close friends hear the news from you first.
Ask your parents for help if you need it. A(n) 54 may be able to help you
55 the right things to say and help you understand your friend’s reactions.
36. |
A. |
spend |
B. |
take |
C. |
pay |
D. |
cost |
37. |
A. |
sure |
B. |
believe |
C. |
certain |
D. |
clear |
38. |
A. |
Take care of |
B. |
Take notice of |
C. |
Make a list of |
D. |
Make use of |
39. |
A. |
how |
B. |
why |
C. |
where |
D. |
who |
40. |
A. |
kind |
B. |
close |
C. |
happy |
D. |
clever |
41. |
A. |
Speaking |
B. |
Telling |
C. |
Showing |
D. |
Talking |
42. |
A. |
for |
B. |
in |
C. |
out |
D. |
with |
43. |
A. |
starting |
B. |
lifting |
C. |
moving |
D. |
running |
44. |
A. |
and |
B. |
but |
C. |
while |
D. |
unless |
45. |
A. |
answer |
B. |
reaction |
C. |
appearance |
D. |
look |
46. |
A. |
break down |
B. |
give up |
C. |
burst out |
D. |
end up with |
47. |
A. |
noisy |
B. |
calm |
C. |
peaceful |
D. |
quiet |
48. |
A. |
feelings |
B. |
emotions |
C. |
mind |
D. |
impression |
49. |
A. |
whichever |
B. |
whatever |
C. |
whenever |
D. |
wherever |
50. |
A. |
control |
B. |
warm |
C. |
hurt |
D. |
change |
51. |
A. |
until |
B. |
since |
C. |
after |
D. |
when |
52. |
A. |
no one |
B. |
someone |
C. |
anyone |
D. |
everyone |
53. |
A. |
risk |
B. |
moment |
C. |
time |
D. |
chance |
54. |
A. |
parent |
B. |
adult |
C. |
elderly |
D. |
teenager |
55. |
A. |
figure out |
B. |
give out |
C. |
sort out |
D. |
deal with |
阅读下面短文.从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
When my brother and l were growing up, we mowed(割)yards during the summer to earn pocket change.Dad traded our service to neighbors and a price they could not refuse. We got $ 10 per yard.I later found out our friends $20 or more for the same amount of work.
One day we were our next-door neighbor’s yard.She always waited until the grass was knee—high to call us over. we had an old lawn mower.This particular hot afternoon, I was finishing up and was tired .I the tall grass as a cold drink to cool down.
I was just about to cut off the lawn mower I saw Dad pointing to one lone piece. I thought about the change l was getting paid for cutting grass so high that it broke the mower. I ignored him and kept walking. Dad called me out,“You a piece.” I frowned, hoping he would let me go home. He kept pointing .So , 1 went back to cut that piece of grass. I said to myseIf, “That one piece doesn’t anyone .Why won’t he just let it ?”
But when I reached adulthood,I understood his : When you’re running a business, the work you do much about you If you want to be seen as a businessman with ,you must deliver a quality product .That single piece of grass meant the job was not done.
The my father taught me stayed with me:if you say you are going to a job at a certain time,keep your .Give your customers the kind of you would llke t0 receive. It shows how sincere you are and how much you take in your work.
A.kept B.calculated C.lowered D.offered
A.charged B.paid C.afforded D.spent
A.cleaning B.exploring C.cutting D.searching
A.To be honest B.Worse still C.Believe or not D.Above all
A.picmred B.watered C.planted D.enjoyed
A.after B.before C.when D.while
A.total B.exact C.loose D.poor
A.hardlv B.almost C.never D.merely
A.lost B.1eft C.missed D.forgot
A.angry B.happy C.astonished D.stubborn
A.attract B.hurt C.attack D.comfort
A.come B.live C.go D.pass
A.action B.instruction C.feeling D.message
A.says B.expresses C.explains D.knows
A.fortune B.pleasure C.content D.honesty
A.lesson B.experience C.skill D.business
A.quit B.find C.create D.perform
A.word B.secret C.mind D.watch
A.dignity B.service C.reward D.praise
A.trouble B.surprise C.pride D.responsibility
The Christmas gift when I was seven years old has been a pleasant memory. other gifts, it came without wrap(包装).
On September 11ththat year, Mum gave to Richard. After she brought him home from ,she put him in my lap, saying, “I you a gift, and here it is.” What a/an ! I seven amonth earlier and none of my friends had such a baby doll of their own. I played with it day and night and told it over and over how much I loved it!
One morning, however, I found its bed empty. My doll was ! I cried for it. Mumwept(流泪)and told me that the little thing had been sent to a hospital because of a fever. For several days, I heard mum andDad whispering such as “hopeless”, “pitiful”, and “dying”, which sounded .
Christmas was coming. “Don’t any presents this year,” Dad said, pointing at the I hung in the living room. “ your baby brother lives, that’ll be Christmas enough.” As he spoke, his eyes filled with tears. I’d seen him cry before.
The phone rang early on Christmas morning. Dad jumped out of bed to it. From my bedroom I heard him say, “What? He’s all right?” He and shouted upstairs. “The hospital said we can bring Richard home!”
“Thank God!” I heard Mum cry.
From the upstairs window, I watched my parents rush out to the car. I had never seen them so . And I was also full of joy. What a wonderful day! My baby doll would be home. I ran . My socks still hung there , but I knew they were filled with !
A.Like B.Unlike C.As D.Except
A.life B.treatment C.freedom D.birth
A.hospital B.illness C.shop D.danger
A.bought B.offered C.promised D.ordered
A.surprise B.honor C.wonder D.pity
A.grew B.got C.became D.turned
A.stolen B.gone C.broken D.Hidden
A.nice B.naughty C.poor D.Ugly
A.words B.feelings C.predictions D.results
A.impossible B.dangerous C.fearful D.difficult
A.think B.expect C.forget D.buy
A.clock B.pictures C.socks D.bag
A.Unless B.If C.Only D.After
A.once B.already C.never D.often
A.see B.receive C.hear D.answer
A.hung up B.held up C.got up D.stood up
A.anxious B.worried C.crazy D.happy
A.downstairs B.upstairs C.outside D.inside
A.alone B.flat C.high D.untouched
A.dolls B.thanks C.kindness D.love
I drove to a local supermarket the other day. My shopping list was _____ and my wallet was light. Still, I needed to get a week’s worth of groceries for my family. I parked my car, looked down at my list, and hoped I could _____it all.
As I _____ the door, I saw a man with kind eyes and a gentle ______. He said he was collecting for a local food bank that helped to__ __ the hungry in my area. He handed me a second shopping list of things they could use and asked me to ____ if I could. I smiled back, took the ____ and walked into the store. I really wanted to help, but wasn’t sure if I could this time.
I walked through the store, picking up vegetables, soup, spaghetti, bread, milk, cereal, macaroni, bananas,and a dozen other things. I slowly _____ each item off my list until I was done. When I looked down at my full cart I _____ again if I even had enough to pay for it all. Then, as I put my own list back into my pocket, I saw the food _____ list under it. I smiled and decided to trust my heart.
With the food bank in mind,I went over and ______ two of the biggest boxes of rice the store had and put them in my cart. It took____ six dollars out of my wallet to pay for them,__ __ my heart felt six times larger when I did. And when everything was ______, I had just enough to pay for it all.
It ____ so little to make our world a better place. A few dollars can help to fill a child’s ____ belly(肚子). A smile and hug can help to _____ a hurting heart. An encouraging word can inspire someone else to live and to love. A random____ of kindness can change another’s day and life. It is up to us,_____. If we can ______ a few dollars on rice , then we can share a love that will last forever.
A.short B.long C.frequent D.heavy
A.offer B.exchange C.afford D.accept
A.approached B.painted C.cleaned D.left
A.attitude B.manner C.smile D.anger
A.share B.train C.protect D.feed
A.help B.write C.advertise D.search
A.name B.project C.list D.budget
A.signed B.marked C.rid D.separated
A.wandered B.wondered C.fancied D.amazed
A.store B.cart C.nutrition D.bank
A.picked out B.lifted up C.picked up D.folded up
A.other B.others C.more D.another
A.so B.but C.and D.since
A.ordered B.totaled C.replaced D.packed
A.takes B.spends C.pays D.wastes
A.hungry B.adequate C.anxious D.full
A.cure B.treat C.heal D.recover
A.ability B.allowance C.appreciation D.act
A.although B.though C.yet D.still
A.save B.rescue C.accumulate D.reserve
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I grew up with a fat dad------450 pounds at his heaviest. Every week he’d try a new diet, and my family____ eating whatever freeze-dried he was trying at that moment. He hoped every new diet could stop his waistline from______ .My mother, on the other hand, had no____ in preparing food. Therefore, almost all of our meals____ my dad’s diet foods.
What I remember most about those years is that I was always hungry ------ hungry for food, hungry for nice clean clothes, hungry for someone to ____ when I ran away from home or hid in the closet(壁橱) for hours. I just ____ to be cared for.
But on Friday nights, I was____ hungry. My grandmother would take me to her home for the weekend. When we____, there was always a pot of something cooking on the stove. She taught me how good it felt to be cared for, and how to care for myself and others through____. My grandmother was always____ of my parents’ strange eating habits and ____ on processed diet foods, and made it her duty to teach me how to ____ myself.
After my third-grade year, my dad changed his jobs. ____ as I was, I had to move away from my hometown, Chicago, and leave my grandmother and her delicious food behind. I felt extremely lonely and lost, and I____ my grandmother terribly. My grandmother knew just how I felt------ and she knew the ____: Every week, she would send me a card with a $20 bill, a recipe and a list of what to buy at the market. Her____ filled my body and soul.
Now I’ve grown to better understand my father’s struggles with____. Today, he weighs 220 pounds. Food is no longer a barrier that keeps us____, but a bridge that keeps us connected. There’s nothing my dad enjoys more than talking with me about dietary theories and his weight-loss____. And now I am the one____ sending recipe cards to my father’s house, just as my grandmother did for me.
A.put off B.set out C.gave up D.ended up
A.changing B.expanding C.decreasing D.disappearing
A.fault B.difficulty C.interest D.pride
A.consisted of B.differed from C.belonged to D.made up
A.follow B.accompany C.stop D.notice
A.forgot B.desired C.proved D.pretended
A.undoubtedly B.especially C.even D.never
A.arrived B.approached C.agreed D.returned
A.creativity B.guidance C.cooking D.observing
A.envious B.skeptical C.proud D.fond
A.judgment B.influence C.dependence D.impression
A.feed B.relax C.convince D.enjoy
A.Embarrassed B.Unfortunate C.Ashamed D.Unwilling
A.appreciated B.missed C.imagined D.responded
A.cure B.reason C.feeling D.rule
A.expectations B.recipes C.promises D.words
A.health B.money C.weight D.promotion
A.apart B.down C.up D.out
A.problems B.anxieties C.benefits D.victories
A.completely B.casually C.regularly D.gradually
Wishing to encourage her young son’s progress on the piano, a mother took her boy to a Paderewski concert. After they were , the mother spotted a friend in the audience and walked down the passage to greet her.
Seizing the to explore the wonders of the concert hall, the little boy rose and explored his way through a door marked “NO ADMITTANCE.” When the house lights dimmed and the concert was about to begin, the mother returned to her seat and that the child was missing.
Suddenly, the curtains parted and spotlights focused on the impressive Steinway on stage. In , the mother saw her little boy sitting at the key-board, picking out Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.
At that moment, the great piano master made his , quickly moved to the piano, and in the boy’s ear, “Don’t quit. Keep playing.”
Then over, Paderewski reached down with his left hand and began filling in a bass part. Soon his right arm reached around to the other side of the child and he added a running obbligato (伴奏). Together, the old master and the young novice (beginner) transformed a frightening situation into a wonderfully experience. The audience was strongly .
That’s the way it is in life. What we can accomplish (实现) on our own is hardly . We try our best, but the aren’t exactly graceful flowing music. But when we trust in the hands of a Greater Power, our life’s work can be beautiful.
Next time you set out to great achievements, listen carefully. You can hear the voice of the Master, whispering in your ear, “Don’t quit. Keep playing.”
A.seated B.sat C.dressed D.rested
A.fact B.difficulty C.opportunity D.risk
A.actually B.occasionally C.fortunately D.eventually
A.discovered B.told C.accepted D.offered
A.joy B.trust C.horror D.pleasure
A.quickly B.personally C.generally D.innocently (纯洁地)
A.entrance B.disappearance C.arrangement D.opening
A.shouted B.repeated C.promised D.whispered
A.turning B.bending C.rising D.handing
A.creative B.effective C.annoying D.fearing
A.addicted(入了迷的) B.invited C.attacked D.attracted
A.abnormal (反常的) B.remarkable (卓越的) C.unimportant D.ordinary
A.goals B.intentions C.results D.purposes
A.luckily B.truly C.slightly D.fortunately
A.overcome B.enjoy C.accomplish D.become