完形填空(共20 小题, 每小题 1 分, 满分20 分)
Sometimes your biggest weakness can become your biggest strength. Here is the story of one 10-year-old boy who decided to study judo (柔道) __36__ the fact that he had lost his left arm in a car accident.
The boy began __37__ with an old Japanese judo the sensei (师傅). The boy was __38__ well, but he couldn’t understand __39__, after three months of training the sensei had taught him only one move.
“but this is the only move you’ll ever __40__ to know,” the sensei told him.
Not quite understanding, but believing in his teacher, the boy __41__ training.
Several months later, the sensei took the boy to his first tournament (循环赛). __42__ himself, the boy easily won his __43__ two matches. The third match proved to be more __44__, but after some time, the boy __45__ used his one move to win the match. Still amazed by his success, the boy was now in the __46__.
This time, his competition was bigger, stronger, and more __47__. Concerned that the boy might get hurt, the judge called a time-out. He was about to __48__ the match when the sensei intervened (阻止).
“No,” the sensei __49__, “Let him continue.” Soon after the match started again, his competitor made a __50__ mistake: he dropped his guard. Instantly, the boy used his __51__ to attack him. The boy had won the match and the tournament.
On the way home, the boy summoned(鼓起) the __52__ to ask the sensei how he could win the tournament with only one move.
“You won __53__ two reasons,” the sensei answered. “First, you’ve almost learned one of the most difficult __54__ in all of judo. And second, the only known defense for that move is for your competitor to grab your __55__ arm.”
36. A. against B. without C. except D. despite
37. A. work B. lessons C. school D. activity
38. A. doing B. going C. getting D. learning
39. A. what B. when C. why D. how
40. A. manage B. try C. come D. need
41. A. kept B. stopped C. risked D. delayed
42. A. Entertaining B. Enjoying C. Satisfying D. Surprising
43. A. other B. first C. another D. every
44. A. simple B. difficult C. exciting D. interesting
45. A. completely B. skillfully C. secretly D. reasonably
46. A. forces B. difficulties C. finals D. rounds
47. A. experienced B. learned C. cruel D. powerful
48. A. continue B. control C. start D. stop
49. A. insisted B. protected C. promised D. replied
50. A. curious B. funny C. serious D. slight
51. A. strength B. skill C. arm D. move
52. A. power B. courage C. memory D. chance
53. A. for B. with C. on D. about
54. A. kicks B. jumps C. throws D. movements
55. A. only B. either C. right D. left
There once was a king in a faraway country. One day, he decided to______a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of______. So many artists______. The king looked at all the pictures.______there were only two he really liked, and he had to______between them. One picture was of a______lake. The lake was a perfect mirror with peaceful huge mountains all around it. Above was a______sky with light white clouds. All who______this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of peace.
The other picture had______, too. But these were not flat at all. Above was an______sky, from which rain fell heavily and in which lightning played______. Down the side of the mountain was a waterfall with loud sound. This did not look______at all.
But when the king looked ______ , he saw behind the waterfall a tiny bush______in a crack(裂缝) in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had______her nest. There, with the current of angry water, the mother bird was______her hungry children in the nest, taking no attention to its______ surroundings — in perfect peace.
Which picture do you think______the prize? The king chose the second picture. Do you know why?
“Because,” said the king. “Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no_____, trouble or hard work. Peace means although you are surrounded by noisy things you______ keep calm in the heart. That is the real meaning of peace.”
A.take B.offer C.send D.leave
A.peace B.silence C.beauty D.honesty
A.managed B.tried C.succeeded D.went
A.And B.Or C.For D.But
A.like B.choose C.give D.need
A.calm B.noisy C.beautiful D.dirty
A.black B.blue C.gray D.dark
A.saw B.liked C.painted D.had
A.sky B.mountains C.peace D.clouds
A.gentle B.angry C.calm D.sunny
A.wildly B.gently C.slowly D.happily
A.peaceful B.noisy C.happy D.beautiful
A.closely B.strictly C.quickly D.seriously
A.planting B.growing C.rising D.coming
A.bought B.built C.left D.lain
A.beating B.touching C.feeding D.speaking
A.silent B.beautiful C.noisy D.faraway
A.want B.lost C.won D.received
A.silence B.noise C.shock D.joy
A.still B.again C.even D.just
Don and his 11-year-old son, Allen, love basketball very much. On Allen’s birthday, Don _______ to drive him to Chicago, more than two hours’ distance, for the first game of the World Championships. They had no __________but hoped to buy two from other people.
After arriving, they _________ in the streets for two hours carrying a ________ which said, “ We need two tickets”. ______ the cheapest ticket was $175 and they could not ______ it. They were about to leave when a man ________ them. He pulled ________ two tickets and handed them to Don. “How much do you want?” _______! No money is needed!” said the man.
When asked, the man ______ ,”I am working for Joe, who hasn’t _________ a World Championships for 16 years. But he is ill and can’t make it this time. So he told me to give the two tickets away. The only _________ he set is to give the tickets to people I think will be deserving. A lot of people looked as if they might just take the tickets and ________ them right away. Then I saw you. You seemed very _______ and you make me __________ my Dad and myself when I was a child. I ________ wanted to go to see a World Championships game with my father at that time. But I never got the __________...”
How important and ________ the game was to Don and his son! Here is ______ Don said, “It’s the most worth ________thing that happened to us. My boy and I must have turned to each other 30 times during the game. I can’t forget that night.”
A.refused B.decided C.ordered D.happened
A.tickets B.cards C.passes D.money
A.rode B.ran C.walked D.cried
A.book B.photo C.magazine D.sign
A.But B.And C.Or D.So
A.offer B.afford C.keep D.hold
A.invited B.asked C.stopped D.beat
A.out B.in C.through D.over
A.Cheap B.Expensive C.Terrible D.Free
A.agreed B.explained C.examined D.appeared
A.delayed B.won C.lost D.missed
A.record B.time C.rule D.point
A.lend B.sell C.tear D.make
A.boring B.interesting C.smart D.anxious
A.think of B.care for C.give up D.belong to
A.really B.very C.well D.nearly
A.ability B.right C.chance D.dream
A.unpleasant B.funny C.disappointing D.unforgettable
A.which B.what C.that D.how
A.hating B.discussing C.remembering D.playing
“Billy! It is February 25, 2099, seven o’clock. Time to ____ and go to school.” said the clock-robot _____ a mental voice. Then the kitchen-robot gave him toast and eggs. Billy was _____. While he was eating, the whole wall ____ a TV screen and Billy thought that it was great having robots to do ____ for him. Billy ate his meal watching a TV _____. When he finished eating, the ____ gave him his clothes very fast and ____ him. Then Billy went off to school.
When Billy went outside, he saw a car with no ____ waiting for him. The car said, “Hello, I will be _____ you to school every day. Now would you please _____ your school ID card?” said the car. So Billy showed the car his school ID card and got in. The ______ began to talk to Billy about his school and his schoolwork. After that the car said, “I will ____ your homework today _____ you will have a very, very important lesson to _____ in school today. Please put your homework on the blackboard.” Billy did so.
The car checked Billy’s homework and then said, “You are a(n) _____ student. All of your homework is _____.”When they _____ the school, Billy said to the car, “Goodbye. See you later.” The car said to Billy, “Good luck in your school.” Billy got into the classroom and _____ his seat at the front of the room. Then his teacher came in and said, “Welcome, children! Today we will have a hard but _____ lesson — ‘How do robots help a human being?’...”
A.get up B.show up C.take up D.dress up
A.in B.on C.with D.by
A.angry B.amazed C.worried D.quick
A.changed for B.became of C.looked like D.turned into
A.something B.anything C.everything D.nothing
A.show B.screen C.set D.box
A.driver-robot B.clock-robot C.kitchen-robot D.clothes-robot
A.dressed B.cleaned C.pushed D.pleased
A.teacher B.student C.robot D.driver
A.driving B.accommodating C.loading D.holding
A.give B.show C.send D.lend
A.teacher B.driver C.robot D.car
A.check B.prepare C.inspect D.do
A.if B.when C.but D.because
A.miss B.learn C.study D.check
A.energetic B.optimistic C.great D.handsome
A.easy B.difficult C.correct D.wrong
A.rushed in B.got to C.turned to D.left off
A.took B.found C.made D.kept
A.easy B.important C.boring D.Influential
I grew up in a small town and the main entertainment was Friday night high school football. It was just a sleepy little town where parents wanted to raise their children away from and danger of a big city, and where teenagers like me leaving to find something bigger and better.
All that one summer night. My friend Lisa, Kim and Tyler held a party for my eighteenth birthday at Lisa’s house. As they kept alcohol to me, I was pretty drunk. I asked Tyler to take me home. With some , we made it out to his car and drove home. News came next morning. Kim, my friend we were five years old, was killed in a car accident. That night after Tyler and I left, Kim, who was more drunk than me, got into her car and towards the highway to go home. She was driving on the wrong side of the road and never saw the truck coming. The driver didn’t see her to avoid the car. They hit head on. Kim died immediately, and the driver was thrown the truck windshield (挡风玻璃) and died a week later.
Whenever I back on that day, I can’t help thinking that it was my to drink so much that night, otherwise things would be different. I know Kim the choice to drink and drive that night , but a part of me will always feel for what happened.
I may not change the with my story, but I do hope that I can make people the responsibility that they have to themselves and others by it. Don’t ever think that your choices are yours . Every choice is like a stone dropped into water—each ripple (波纹) represents someone who your choice . That’s quite an influence, isn’t it?
A.death B.fashion C.crime D.challenge
A.succeeded in B.dreamed of C.applied for D.approved of
A.happened B.continued C.changed D.remained
A.sending B.delivering C.taking D.handing
A.pleasure B.difficulty C.hope D.method
A.before B.until C.when D.since
A.constantly B.frequently C.clearly D.equally
A.headed B.walked C.pushed D.fled
A.in trouble B.in time C.in danger D.in place
A.above B.below C.into D.through
A.look B.hold C.keep D.get
A.desire B.fault C.right D.chance
A.faced B.avoided C.regretted D.made
A.responsible B.disappointed C.embarrassed D.sensitive
A.town B.party C.world D.environment
A.explain B.escape C.limit D.realize
A.remembering B.sharing C.declaring D.stopping
A.alone B.finally C.apart D.perhaps
A.clean B.deep C.still D.fresh
A.affects B.inspires C.attracts D.benefits
As a young girl, I remember a very special doctor named Dr William R. Vincent. When I was eight years old, I was with a serious heart and I needed heart surgery(手术). My mom did not have the to have it done, and the surgery I would not live to be thirteen years old. After several organizations Dr Vincent was to get financial help for me through United Way, a Crippled Children’s Organization.
Dr Vincent was very and caring. I remember when I was in hospital for a(n) before surgery, I was crying hysterically(歇斯底里地). So the medical workers Dr Vincent to calm me down, and he was able to me when no one else could. , the time came for me to have heart surgery; there was a fifty-percent that I would not make it through the surgery. At that time I was only the second or third person to have it. I was really , and again Dr Vincent reassured me he would see that would be all right.
, the surgery was extremely painful but very successful. Dr Vincent came to see me and me a toy animal. I was so surprised to get this from Dr Vincent; I gave him a hug. I had a wonderful doctor who time helping a scared little girl who felt all . This was twenty-eight years ago. So wherever you are, Dr Vincent, I want to thank you for not only my life, but also helping me live a(n) life.
A.problem B.question C.matter D.puzzle
A.condition B.situation C.money D.time
A.beyond B.without C.through D.beside
A.joining B.seeing C.reaching D.contacting
A.able B.ready C.willing D.happy
A.careful B.clever C.honest D.gentle
A.check B.exam C.test D.watch
A.depended on B.searched for C.woke up D.called in
A.prevent B.comfort C.protect D.move
A.Later B.Now C.Instead D.However
A.hope B.choice C.chance D.effect
A.satisfied B.frightened C.pleased D.moved
A.nothing B.something C.none D.everything
A.Fortunately B.Specially C.Fairly D.Hardly
A.lent B.carried C.brought D.held
A.regret B.award C.support D.gift
A.made B.spent C.lost D.wasted
A.alone B.strange C.comfortable D.sick
A.giving B.saving C.sending D.passing
A.exciting B.ordinary C.normal D.rich