第二节:完形填空(每小题1.5分,满分30分)
When Dave was eighteen, he bought a second-hand car for £200 so that he could travel to and from work more 36 than by bus. It worked quite well for a few years, but it got so old, and it was costing him _37 much in repairs, that he decided that he had better 38 it.
He asked among his friends to see if anyone was 39 to buy a cheap car, but they all knew that it was falling to pieces, so 40 of them had any desire to buy it.
Dave’s friend Sam saw that he was 41 when they met one evening, and said, “What’s 42 , Dave?” Dave told him, and Sam answered, “Well, what about advertising(登广告) it in the paper? You may 43_more for it that way than the cost of the advertisement!” Thinking that Sam’s 44 was reasonable, he put an advertisement in an evening paper, which read: “For sale: small car, 45 very little gas, only two owners. Bargain at £50.”
For two days after the advertisement first appeared, there was no 46_. but then on the Saturday evening he had an enquiry (咨询). A man rang up and said he would like to 47 him about the car. “All right.” Dave said, feeling happy. He asked the man whether ten o’clock the next morning would be 48_ or not. “Fine,” the man said, “and I’ll 49 my wife. We want to go for a ride in it to 50 it.”
The next morning, at a quarter to ten, Dave parked the car in the square outside his front door, 51 to wait there for the people who had 52 his advertisement. Even Dave had to 53 that the car really looked like a wreck (残破的车). Then, soon after he had got the car as 54 as it could be, a police car stopped just behind him and a policeman got out. He looked at Dave’s car and then said, “Have you reported this _55 to us yet, sir?”
36. A、directly B、safely C、properly D、easily
37. A、so B、such C、very D、too
38. A、keep B、repair C、sell D、throw
39. A、willing B、lucky C、ashamed D、generous
40. A、some B、neither C、none D、most
41. A、delighted B、sad C、calm D、astonished
42. A、on B、up C、it D、that
43. A、learn B、miss C、get D、find
44. A、message B、advice C、request D、description
45. A、uses B、loses C、has D、spends
46. A、doubt B、help C、trouble D、answer
47. A、tell B、see C、agree D、call
48. A、exact B、suitable C、early D、late
49. A、follow B、meet C、bring D、introduce
50. A、recognize B、get C、admire D、test
51. A、happening B、meaning C、turning D、failing
52. A、read B、inserted C、answered D、placed
53. A、forget B、show C、disagree D、admit
54. A、clean B、admit C、fast D、light
55. A、bargain B、sale C、accident D、result
I was a single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job. Money was always not enough, but we had a 36 over our heads, food on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always 37 . Not knowing we were poor, my kids (孩子们) just thought I was 38 . I’ve always been glad about that.
It was Christmas time, and although there wasn’t enough 39 for a lot of gifts, we planned to hold a family party. And the big 40 for the kids was the fun of Christmas 41 .
They planned weeks ahead of time, asking 42 what they wanted for Christmas. Luckily, I had saved $120 for them to buy 43 .
The big 44 arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and 45 them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered(散开). We had two hours to shop; then we would 46 again at the “Santa’s Workshop”.
Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits, 47 my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually 48 . She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies — fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn’t say anything 49 we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door, ready to be 50 again. This is what she told me.
“I was looking 51 , thinking of what to buy, and I 52 to read the little cards on the ‘Giving Trees.’ One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she 53 for Christmas was a doll(玩具娃娃). So I took the card off the tree and 54 the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn’t have anything.”
I never felt so 55 as I did that day.
A.roof B.hat C.sky D.star
A.little B.less C.enough D.more
A.busy B.serious C.strict D.kind
A.effort B.room C.time D.money
A.improvement B.problem C.surprise D.excitement
A.shopping B.travelling C.parties D.greetings
A.the other B.each other C.one by one D.every other one
A.toys B.clothes C.presents D.bills
A.day B.chance C.cheque D.tree
A.forced B.reminded C.invited D.begged
A.draw B.stay C.move D.meet
A.including B.besides C.except D.regarding
A.quiet B.excited C.happy D.ashamed
A.since B.after C.while D.until
A.happy B.angry C.joyful D.glad
A.out B.over C.forward D.around
A.forgot B.stopped C.failed D.hated
A.wanted B.did C.got D.played
A.made B.searched C.bought D.fetched
A.painful B.rich C.disappointed D.angry
It was 4 o'clock in the morning when I received the phone call.
“This is the emergency room calling and your son was just 36in with severe burns on his face,neck and arms.We have called for a(n) 37 and are going to fly him to the burn unit in Seattle.” Seattle was 350 miles from his college,so we knew immediately this was 38 .
The doctor described the 39 ,which caused the burns.At 6 am,our son and his friends decided to barbecue hamburgers in the courtyard of their apartment.When they 40 the charcoal(木炭),it burst into flames because they had sprayed too much gasoline(petrol).The flames 41 my son’s shirt tail and shot from his waist to well over his head.
42 ,one of the boys was quick-minded,grasped my son,and 43 him on the grass.While it saved his life,it was not in 44 to save him from severe burns and the terrible scars(伤疤).
After he 45 from the treatments,the doctors told him they would not do plastic surgery(整容)for 6 months 46 it takes that long for the skin to stop shrinking and wrinkling.So,he had to return to college with scars typical of severe burns.
When I was a child, my mother told my sister,who had a 10-inch, very 47__ scar on her arm,“Nancy,if you ignore the scar,other people will ignore it.It does not mean they will not 48 it,but it means it will not matter to them if it doesn’t matter to you.’’
I 49 this wisdom on to my son.He took my advice to 50 and returned to school with his head held high--glad he was alive.
By the end of the six-month waiting period,he decided that the scars did not 51 , sohe made the 52 to give up any plastic surgery.
We all have “scars” that we believe 53 people to keep away from us.And we spend a lot of time thinking that if only we looked different,or dressed differently,people would like us better.
But you see,people will only judge you by your looks,or your clothes,if you are judging yourself by these same 54 standards.Put your imperfections out of your mind and concentrate on what you value 55 yourself,and your beauty will shine through.
A.brought B.given C.turned D.showed
A.doctor B.hospital C.aircraft D.ambulance
A.serious B.terrible C.painful D.important
A.event B.process C.reason D.accident
A.got B.lit C.burned D.moved
A.took B.held C.caught D.attracted
A.Fortunately B.Surprisingly C.Happily D.Slowly
A.pushed B.threw C.dropped D.rolled
A.shape B.place C.fact D.time
A.benefited B.recovered C.suffered D.relaxed
A.if B.while C.because D.although
A.normal B.violent C.obvious D.popular
A.mention B.notice C.laugh D.hide
A.sent B.kept C.handed D.passed
A.heart B.life C.practice D.consideration
A.grow B.matter C.exist D.appear
A.mistake B.effort C.decision D.request
A.invite B.cause C.allow D.remind
A.false B.strict C.moral D.general
A.by B.over C.beyond D.within
It was a busy morning,about 8:30,when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital .I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for all appointment(约会)at 9:30
The nurse had him take a 36in the waiting area, 37 him it would be at least 40 Minutes 38someone would be able to see him I saw him 39his watch and decided, since I was 40busy—my patient didn’t 41at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound .While taking care of his wound.I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment
The gentleman said no and told me that he 42to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his 43 . He told me that she had been 44for a while and that she had a special disease I asked if she would be 45if he was a bit late. He replied that she 46knew who he was,that she had not been able to 47him for five years now. I was 48, and asked him,“And you 49go every morning,even though she doesn’t know who you are?”
He smiled and said.“She doesn’t know me but I know who she is” I had to hold back 50as he left.
Now I 51that in marriages,true love is 52of all that is The happiest people don’t 53have the best of everything;they just 54the best of everything they have 55isn’t about how to live through the storm,but how to dance in the rain.A breath B.test C seat D break
A persuading B promising C understanding D telling
A if B before C since D after
A taking off B.fixing C looking at D winding
A very B also C seldom D not
A turn up B show off C come on D go away
A needed B forgot C agreed D happened
A daughter B wife C mother D sister
A. late B well C around D.there
A lonely B worried C doubtful D hungry
A so far B neither C no longer D already
A recognize B answer C believe D expect
A moved B disappointed C surprised D satisfied
A only B.then C.thus D still
A curiosity B tears C words D judgment
A realize B suggest C hope D prove
A agreement B expression C acceptance D exhibition
A necessarily B completely C.naturally D frequently
A. learn B make C.favor D.try
A Adventure B Beauty C Trust D Life
My friend Michelle is blind, but you’d never know it. She makes such good use of her other__1 , including her “sixth sense”, that she seldom gives the impression (印象) that she’s 2__ anything. It’s really amazing.
Michelle 3 her children pretty much like the rest of us, except that she isn’t too hard on them. Her children really benefit a lot from her 4 __attitude. She knows when to clean the house, and she moves around so fast that 5 often don’t realize she’s blind.
I6 this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very 7 about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was8 excited about her finger-painting project.
“Mom, guess what?” said Kayla, all smiles. “I learned how to 9 colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle10 with us”.
To my great11 , my child had learnt about color from a blind friend! Then Kayla continued, “Michelle told me my 12 showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment (成就). She really 13 what I was doing!” Kayla said she had never known how good finger paints felt14 Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.
I realized Kayla didn’t know that Michelle was blind. It had just never come15 in conversation. When I told my daughter Michelle was blind, she was 16 for a moment. At first, she didn’t believe me. “But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!” Kayla __17 . I knew my child was _18 because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her art work. Michelle had also “heard” Kayla’s 19 in her work.
We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, “You know, Mommy, Michelle did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my __20__.” Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.
A.ways B.means C.methods D.senses
A.enjoyed B.found C.missed D.held
A.comes across B.looks after C.picks out D.learns from
A.relaxed B.nervous C.anxious D.secret
A.parents B.family C.guests D.friends
A.realized B.heard C.forgot D.witnessed
A.sad B.calm C.excited D.puzzled
A.especially B.seldom C.frequently D.hardly
A.paint B.draw C.create D.mix
A.stayed B.painted C.talked D.competed
A.excitement B.encouragement C.delight D.surprise
A.attitude B.color C.picture D.paper
A.touched B.considered C.saw D.understood
A.after B.unless C.until D.if
A.up B.down C.back D.on
A.curious B.quiet C.angry D.worried
A.whispered B.insisted C.introduced D.informed
A.right B.wrong C.worried D.uncertain
A.shortcomings B.difficulties C.pride D.disappointment
A.paper B.pens C.hands D.eyes
The sun shines brightly as I leave school, get into my car, and head for Bradley Hospital. This year, as a senior at Seekonk High School, I have been given the opportunity to leave the usual classroom setting once a week to volunteer.
I 1 to spend this valuable time working with mentally disabled children at Bradley Children’s Hospital. I work 2 a teacher in the outpatient/pre-school section, in a classroom with two children— a classroom very different from 3 I have ever known. The difference of this classroom is 4 the children have been diagnosed with a mental disease. One child is autistic and non-verbal(自闭和不说话的), using supportive 5 . The other has a condition called PDD (one step above autism), and is 6 non-verbal. Both childrenrequire strong 7 and a lot of attention. This combination creates an atmosphere which is both demanding and sympathetic.
My 8 in the classroom is not only to help the teacher, but to become part of the children’s 9 experience. I work one-on-one completing academics with a student. 10 , we work as a group on such activities as cooking, artwork, abstract reasoning. Everyday activities, which may be taken for granted by others, 11 a lot of strength from the children. This has opened my eyes vastly.
One of the 12 reasons why I volunteer to take the work is that I desire to help those who are less 13 . However, it has also helped me to realize my competence. I now know that I have the 14 to work with the disabled. I have lost my fear, and I 15 myself a lot more.
It is true that my work is very 16 ; there are many days that I 17 Bradley exhausted emotionally and physically. There have been times when I have left on the edge of tears 18 . But pity doesn’t heal, love does. And I have grown to love these children in my own way, 19 I see them only once a week. This experience has been both rewarding and satisfying. I’ve learned also that I do have the ability to make a difference in their lives, no matter how small it may be. One smile makes it all 20 .
A.promise B.claim C.bother D.choose
A.for B.on C.alongside D.besides
A.it B.one C.the other D.which
A.that B.what C.whether D.how
A.Transportation B.communication C.application D.direction
A.simply B.completely C.frequently D.naturally
A.treatment B.commitment C.motivation D.sympathy
A.choice B.wish C.decision D.role
A.agricultural B.professional C.technological D.educational
A.Additionally B.Finally C.Eventually D.Gradually
A.get back B.build up C.call for D.pick out
A.chief B.legal C.awkward D.vital
A.unforgettable B.fortunate C.hopeless D.active
A.honor B.opportunity C.courage D.ability
A.believe in B.laugh at C.worry about D.care for
A.depressing B.challenging C.inspiring D.relaxing
A.approach B.visit C.leave D.desert
A.as well B.so far C.in time D.at all
A.if only B.even though C.now that D.in case
A.amusing B.enjoyable C.costly D.worthwhile