完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出可以填入空白的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Around the end of my stay in Yellowknife, I had a chance to ride in a dogsled (狗拉雪橇). I went to 36 a man who had 37 dogsled tournaments more than four times. In his house, there were lots of awards on the shelves. I had a girl take my picture in 38 of the awards.
Finally, the time came to take a 39 in a dogsled. The instructor asked me time and time again if the clothes I was 40 were warm enough. Because it wasn’t so 41 outside, I thought I was wearing 42 .
However, my thinking 43 right after the 12 dogs started to 44 the sled on the frozen lake. It was freezing! I don’t know how fast they were running, but I lost all 45 in my hands and feet. Sometimes the snow which the dogs 46 up hit me.
After my ride in the dogsled, I went to see an igloo (圆顶建筑),which is a house 47 snow. There I had a 48 to hear the stories about Eskimos(爱斯基摩人).
Of course, as a person from Japan, I couldn’t 49 what they were talking about. 50 , there was a(n) 51 beside me, so he translated everything the Eskimo was saying. Then the Eskimo kindly 52 me some of the tools that they used. I had 53 seen such strange things before.
He talked about the 54 he needed to learn while traveling in the Arctic, such as how to make an igloo, how to make water from ice, and how to hunt using their inventions. I 55 that I didn’t take pictures of their tools because I didn’t have my camera at that time.
36. A. instruct B. invite C. take D. visit
37. A. beaten B. won C. received D. defeated
38. A. front B. need C. honor D. celebration
39. A. drive B. look C. ride D. tour
40. A. buying B. wearing C. choosing D. borrowing
41. A. cool B. warm C. cold D. hot
42. A. enough B. obviously C. comfortably D. fully
43. A. gathered B. reminded C. remained D. changed
44. A. push B. pull C. drive D. carry
45. A. blood B. temperature C. feeling D. movement
46. A. kicked B. picked C. turned D. made
47. A. covered with B. decorated with C. made of D. filled with
48. A. chance B. time C. moment D. message
49. A. hear B. understand C. realize D. admire
50. A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. However D. Besides
51. A. villager B. teacher C. instructor D. translator
52. A. lent B. showed C. sold D. gave
53. A. ever B. also C. usually D. never
54. A. skills B. materials C. experiments D. conditions
55. A. think B. consider C. regret D. infer
完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)
Surrounded by rolling green hills dotted with horses and cows, the town of Waimea on Hawaii’s Big Island is a peaceful and friendly place. One afternoon, while staying with friends at their house there, my husband and I decided to go for a 36 along the many, mostly traffic-free, country lanes in the area.
We met a beautiful Golden Retriever. He seemed 37 friendly so we stopped to play with him, 38 a stick which he retrieved(取回) several times happily. When we 39 our walk, he followed us, and although I worried that he 40 be going too far from his home, I couldn’t deny that we were enjoying his 41 .
After about twenty minutes, we found ourselves walking along a dirt road in an unfamiliar area. One house, almost hidden by shrubbery(灌木林) and shaded by tall trees,seemed 42 strange. I felt an urge to be as far away from that place as possible.
Just then, the door to the house creaked open and five dogs 43 , barking and growling as they ran toward us. I felt 44 and couldn’t move. There was nowhere to 45 and no time to run..
All of a sudden, our new friend appeared between the dogs and us. He faced them – all five of them – growling and baring his teeth. I was 46 to see the attacking dogs stop in their tracks ten feet away from him. Our protector 47 them there while we escaped. 48 a safe distance, we looked back and saw the five dogs 49 back toward their house.
But the Golden Retriever was 50 in sight. I felt an ache in my 51 ; I missed our friend already. Instinctively, I knew he was not hurt. With a feeling of 52 , we made our way back to the house, 53 the whole way that we would see him again. But it was not to be.
When I told our friend about the encounter, her eyes flew wide open 54 she exclaimed, “It was an angel!”
To this day I have no 55 that a four-legged angel protected us.
A.walk B. sightseeing C. picnic D. trip
A.increasingly B. deliberately C.personally D. exceptionally
A.holding B. talking C. throwing D. picking
A.started B. continued C. went D. kept
A.should B. must C. would D. might
A.accompany B. company C. companion D. fellow
A.hardly B. otherwise C. somehow D. anyhow
A.came out B. rushed out C. walked out D. headed out
A.terrified B. excited C. astonished D. strange
A.see B. go C. hide D. find
A.amazed B. pleased C. amused D. crazy
A.stopped B. held C. ordered D. forced
A.With B. On C. In D. At
A.heading B. returning C. barking D. jumping
A.everywhere B. somewhere C. anywhere D. nowhere
A.foot B. hand C. mind D. heart
A.tiredness B. sadness C. emptiness D. happiness
A.hoping B. thinking C. imaging D. believing
A.after B. as C. since D. though
A.wonder B. regret C. doubt D. idea
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
Another person’s enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved. That person was my stepmother.
I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural Virginia. My father __36__ me to her with these words: “ I would like you to meet the fellow who is __37__ for being the worst boy in this country and will probably start throwing rocks at you no __38__ than tomorrow morning.”
My stepmother walked over to me, __39__ my head slightly upward, and looked me right in the eye. Then she looked at my father and replied, “You are __40__. This is not the worst boy at all, __41__ the smartest one who hasn’t yet found an outlet(释放的途径) for his enthusiasm.
That statement began a(n) __42__ between us. No one had ever called me smart. My family and neighbors had built me up in my __43__ as a bad boy. My stepmother changed all that.
She changed many things. She __44__ my father to go to a dental school, from which he graduated with honors. She moved our family into the county seat, where my father’s career could be more __45__ and my brother and I could be better __46__.
When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand __47__ and told me that she believed that I could become a writer. I knew her enthusiasm, I __48__ it, and I saw how it had improved our lives. I accepted her __49__ and began to write for local newspapers. I was doing the same kind of _ 50__ that great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life’s work later. I wasn’t the __51__ beneficiary (受益者). My father became the __52__ man in town. My brother and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president.
What power _53__ has! When that power is released to support the certainty of one’s purpose and is __54__ strengthened by faith, it becomes an irresistible(不可抗拒的) force which poverty and temporary defeat can never __55__ .
You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it. This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm.
A.rushed B.sent C.carried D.introduced
A.distinguished B.favored C.mistaken D.rewarded
A.sooner B.later C.longer D.earlier
A.dragged B.shook C.raised D.bent
A.perfect B.right C.wrong D.impolite
A.but B.so C.and D.or
A.agreement B.friendship C.gap D.relationship
A.opinion B.image C.expectation D.mind
A.begged B.persuaded C.ordered D.invited
A.successful B.meaningful C.helpful D.useful
A.treated B.entertained C.educated D.respected
A.camera B.radio C.bicycle D.typewriter
A.considered B.suspected C.ignored D.appreciated
A.belief B.request C.criticism D.description
A.teaching B.writing C.studying D.reading
A.next B.same C.only D.real
A.cleverest B.wealthiest C.strongest D.healthiest
A.enthusiasm B.sympathy C.fortune D.confidence
A.deliberately B.happily C.traditionally D.constantly
A.win B.reach C.match D.doubt
完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
The moment happened 30 yours ago but it was still fresh in my memory. I was a college freshman and had 26 up most of the night before laughing and talking with friends. Now just before my first 27 of the day my eyelids were feeling heavier and heavier and my head was drifting down to my desk to make my textbook a 28 . A few minutes nap(小睡)time before class couldn’t 29 , I thought.
BOOM! I lifted my head suddenly and my eyes opened wider than saucers. I looked around with my 30 beating wildly trying to find the cause of the 31 . My young professor was looking at me with a boyish(孩子气的)smile on his face. He had 32 dropped the textbooks he was carrying onto his desk. “Good morning!”, he said still 33 . “I am glad to see everyone is 34 . Now let’s get started. ”
For the next hour I wasn’t sleepy at all. It wasn’t from the 35 of my professor’s textbook alarm clock either. It was instead from the 36 discussion he led. With knowledge and good 37 he made the material come 38 . His insight was full of both wisdom and loving-kindness. And the enthusiasm and joy that he 39 with were contagious(有感染力的). I 40 the classroom not only wide awake, but a little 41 and a little better as well.
I learned something far more important than not42 in class that day too. I learned that if you are going to do something in this life,do it well,do it with 43 . What a wonderful place this would be if all of us did our work happily and well. Don’t sleepwalk(梦游)your way through 44 then. Wake up! Let your love fill your work. Life is too 45 not to live it well.
A.took B.divided C.stayed D.put
A.class B.test C.task D.lecture
A.platform B.pillow C.carpet D.wall
A.benefit B.help C.last D.hurt
A.heart B.mind C.thought D.head
A.trouble B.noise C.failure D.reference
A.angrily B.unfortunately C.deliberately D.reasonably
A.smiling B.talking C.complaining D.shouting
A.active B.curious C.present D.awake
A.sound B.shock C.revolution D.blow
A.fascinating B.convincing C.puzzling D.encouraging
A.detail B.sense C.humor D.design
A.strange B.natural C.handy D.alive
A.taught B.spread C.combined D.started
A.decorated B.filled C.left D.entered
A.clearer B.smarter C.quieter D.stronger
A.discussing B.speaking C.cheating D.sleeping
A.joy B.speed C.aim D.qualification
A.work B.life C.journey D.college
A.hard B.complex C.short D.simple
完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
I had a friend who visited me from out of town and I wanted to show him the CN Tower. It was one of the tallest structures on the earth. So I thought it would offer a(n) 36 sight.
We were standing in line for 45minutes to enjoy the 37 up to the watch point. When we got there, we went around the 38 of the tower and saw the hard wire fence 39 to the structure serving as a barrier. We went back inside to look for the glass floor that provided a direct view 40 . As soon as both of us 41 , we stopped before walking onto it. We found that our legs began to 42 . I stopped for a minute considering the step, taking several seconds to 43 the edge before moving.
And then I had a thought in my mind:“It is far 44 compared to any other floor in this building. There is no real danger to me — it’s 45 an illusion. Look at all the people standing on it, and think about those who have stood on it before.”I began to 46 that step onto the glass floor. I didn’t look down — 47 not for a few minutes.
I walked on the 48 and looked around and thought about how49 the experience was. I even found myself jumping up and down. There was no 50 , and it was certainly an illusion.
I considered how many things in our lives we 51 and exactly how many of them are actually illusions. I thought about all the things we 52 ourselves from doing because we have53 ourselves into thinking there’s risk. I thought about all the things that I still have yet to do that appeared 54. I was glad to discover that although fear isn’t a stranger to me, my desire to live a life without 55 has a much stronger pull.
A.expressive B.impressive C.frightening D.beneficial
A.bus B.ladder C.car D.elevator
A.outside B.top C.center D.surface
A.connected B.surrounded C.referred D.combined
A.around B.up C.down D.out
A.understood B.approached C.talked D.returned
A.wave B.move C.tremble D.wander
A.look over B.think over C.look up D.think up
A.tighter B.taller C.weaker D.stronger
A.happily B.simply C.greatly D.relatively
A.take B.choose C.decide D.pick
A.at most B.at least C.at last D.at best
A.fence B.floor C.edge D.tower
A.grateful B.useful C.wonderful D.helpful
A.death B.warn C.trouble D.danger
A.handle B.ignore C.fear D.hide
A.block B.protect C.help D.separate
A.forced B.advised C.entered D.led
A.amazing B.worrying C.exciting D.interesting
A.cost B.doubt C.regret D.waste
In our life, we will have a lot of time to feel low. If there’s one thing that ruins us, which 48 us from doing what we’re 49 capable of and prevents us from achieving our dreams, it is fear of 50 .
Many of us go through our lives never knowing what we could have done and what has often been heard is that if only we hadn’t given up our 51 .
What if you had given up on 52 to talk, walk, read, ride a bike, or any other achievements before you were even five years old? How 53 would your life have turned out if you’d given up instead of 54 with them?
Now, how different has your life been because of the goals you gave up? Because you were afraid that you would fail, how many experiences and opportunities have you 55 out on because you couldn’t get past that invisible barrier of fear!?
A.increases B.stops C.inspires D.helps
A.truly B.hardly C.honestly D.easily
A.death B.trouble C.sorrow D.failure
A.plans B.jobs C.dreams D.lives
A.trying B.learning C.practicing D.studying
A.strange B.poor C.successful D.different
A.playing B.covering C.sticking D.moving
A.missed B.picked C.taken D.looked