第二节完型填空
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36-55各题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(共20小题,每题1分,满分20分)
Mr. Brown, the wife of a famous doctor, was good at cooking. Once the Browns invited some of their friends to lunch. Mrs. Brown thought it was a good chance for her to ___36___ how wonderfully she could cook, so she ___37___ a new way of cooking a fish dish. She was quite pleased with herself when the dish was ___38___. “I have never cooked such ___39___ dish before!” she thought.
As the dish was very ___40___ she put it near the open window to cool for a few minutes. But, several minutes ___41___ , when she came back ___42___ it, she was shocked(震惊) to find the neighbor’s cat, Chester, at the dish. She was in time to stop the cat ___43___ it was too late.
When all the guests sat, the dinner began. The fish dish ___44___ really wonderful and everyone ___45___ it very much. They talked and laughed ___46___ four o’clock.
At the end of the afternoon, when she was alone again, Mrs. Brown felt ___47___ but also happy. She sat in a chair near a window to have a ___48___. She happened to look down ___49___ the window, and saw something ___50___ a little animal in the garden.
“Oh, it is Chester. Dear, she is dead! Why? The fish dish must be bad! What will ___51___ to my friends?” she was frightened.
Immediately she telephoned her husband for ___52___. The doctor told her to telephone ___53___ of the guests to meet him at the hospital as soon as he could.
Finally the danger was ___54___. Once again, Mrs. Brown was alone in her chair in the sitting room, still tired but no longer happy. Just then the telephone rang, it was her ___55___ who cried, “Oh, Mrs. Brown, Chester is dead. She was killed by a car and someone put it in your garden.”
36. A. enjoy B . show C. make D. say
37. A. did B. made C. tried D. found
38. A. ready B. gone C. finishing D. already
39. A. an expensive B. an excellent C. a terrible D. a pretty
40. A. hot B. cold C. warm D. heat
41. A. early B. earlier C. later D. late
42. A. with B. to C. for D. after
43. A. after B. before C. when D. until
44. A. tasted B. was eaten C. felt D. looked
45. A. ate B. enjoyed C. had D. ate up
46. A. at B. from C. to D. till
47. A. worried B. sad C. tired D. sorry
48. A. bread B. break C. breath D. stop
49. A. through B. throughout C. past D. out
50. A. as B. seem C. to seem D. like
51. A. change B. happen C. become D. come
52. A. thought B. advice C. ways D. ideas
53. A. both B. any C. all D. each
54. A. end B. away C. over D. passed
55. A. husband B. doctor C. neighbor D. guest
The rain was coming down heavily and I was going to be late for an important conference. Dressing up quickly, I called for a taxi, that it would be faster than the subway.
It wasn't.
After a long wait, I finally got one, but the traffic was heavy. I looked at my from time to time. Just as the traffic started moving, the driver a man up ahead in a wheelchair.
“Wouldn't he be cold sitting right there!” the driver cried and began to .
I could see there would be another 20 minutes' — him into the cab, folding up his chair and putting it into the taxi's small , then dropping him off who knows where.
“What are you doing?” I shouted to the driver.
As the came out, I wanted to take them back. The wrongness of my to the driver shocked me. Why did I let out the shout?
The driver me and we continued the journey. Eventually I got out of the taxi and
to the office. As I ran, I understood that, though it wasn't my duty to take the time to help others, I shouldn't have the driver's stopping. I should have been able to see beyond my impatience to notice what was most inerrant (不会错的). Whenever I think of this incident, this is my : I am not a self-centered person, but I still feel
of being self-centered. Living a busy life in a fast-paced big city, do we still need to stop to help those who are in need of help?
A.reminding B.expecting C.realizing D.attempting
A.computer B.document C.message D.watch
A.witnessed B.picked C.spotted D.observed
A.pull over B.take off C.pass by D.run away
A.complaining B.suffering C.waiting D.struggling
A.indicating B.recommending C.lifting D.urging
A.trunk B.box C.window D.carriage
A.anxieties B.words C.results D.comments
A.reaction B.request C.comment D.suggestion
A.comforted B.prevented C.encouraged D.ignored
A.escaped B.fled C.settled D.flooded
A.excited at B.thought about C.made fun of D.complained about
A.feeling B.motto C.dream D.determination
A.skillfully B.strangely C.particularly D.hopefully
A.proud B.aware C.ashamed D.confident
I believe that families are not only blood relatives, but sometimes people who show up and love you when no one else will.
In May 1977, I was living in a Howard Johnson’s motel off Interstate 10 in Houston. My dad and I 21 a room with two double beds and a bathroom which was too 22 for a 15-year-old girl and her father. Dad’s second marriage was 23 and my stepmother had 24 us both out of the house the previous week. Dad had no 25_ what to do with me. And that’s when my other family 26 .
Barbara and Roland Beach took me into their home 27 their only daughter, Su, my best friend, asked them to. I 28 with them for the next seven years.
Barb washed my skirts the same as Su’s. She 29 I had lunch money, doctors’ appointments, help with homework and nightly hugs. Barbara and Roland attended every football game where Su and I were being cheerleaders. 30 I could tell, for the Beaches there was no 31 between Su and me; I was their daughter, too.
When Su and I 32 college they kept my room the same for the entire four years I attended school. Recently, Barb presented me with an insurance policy they bought when I first moved in with them and had continued to pay on for 23 years.
The Beaches knew 33 about me when they took me in – they had heard the whole story from Su. When I was seven, my mother died and from then on my father relied on other people to _34 his kids. Before I went to live with the Beaches I had believed that life was entirely 35__ and that love was shaky and untrustworthy. I had believed that the only person who would take care of me was me.
36 the Beaches, I would have become a bitter, cynical (愤世嫉俗的) woman. They gave me a(n) 37 that allowed me to grow and change. They kept me from being paralyzed(使瘫痪,使麻痹,使无能力)by my _38 , and they gave me the confidence to open my heart.
I 39 family. For me, it wasn’t the family that was there on the day I was 40 , but the one that was there for me when I was living in a Howard Johnson’s on Interstate 10.
A.lived B.shared C.possessed D.bought
A.cheap B.noisy C.small D.limited
A.in trouble B.in sight C.in place D.in parts
A.struck B.removed C.kicked D.knocked
A.plan B.choice C.chance D.idea
A.looked after B.showed up C.turned over D.came cross
A.so B.because C.until D.while
A.worked B.traveled C.lived D.learned
A.worked out B.called up C.watched out D.made sure
A.As long as B.As far as C.As soon as D.As many as
A.change B.problem C.conflict D.difference
A.set off B.left for C.entered into D.admitted into
A.all B.little C.something D.nothing
A.supply B.teach C.encourage D.raise
A.different B.unfair C.easy D.hopeful
A.Thanks to B.In spite of C.Except for D.But for
A.home B.house C.ability D.lesson
A.choice B.failure C.past D.present
A.doubt about B.call on C.center on D.believe in
A.born B.accepted C.educated D.deserted
An increase in students applying to study economics at university is being attributed to the global economic crisis awakening a public 36 for knowledge about how the financial system37 .
Applications for degree courses beginning this autumn were up by 15% this January, 38 UCAS, the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. A spokesman for the Royal Economic Society said applications to do economics at A-level were 39 up.
Professor John Beath, the president of the society, and a 40 lecturer at St Andrews University, said his first-year lectures—which are open to students from all departments—were41 crowds of 400, rather than the 42 250.
“There are a large number of students who are not economics 43 who would like to learn something about it. One of the things I have done this year is to 44 my teaching to contemporary events in a way that one hasn’t 45 done.” He added.
University applications 46 7% last year. But there were rises 47 average in several subjects. Nursing saw a 15% jump, with people’s renewed 48 in careers in the public sector, which are seen as more secure in economic crisis.
A 49 study showed almost two thirds of parents believed schools should do more to teach pupils about financial 50 and almost half said their children had asked them what was 51 , although a minority of parents felt they did not understand it themselves well enough to explain.
Zack Hocking, the head of Child Trust Funds, said: “It’s possible that one good thing to arise from the 52 will be a generation that’s financially 53 and better equipped to 54 their money through times of economic 55 .”
A.concern B.thirst C.sense D.taste
A.works B.performs C.serves D.affects
A.in terms of B.according to C.on account of D.in spite of
A.yet B.once C.also D.still
A.outstanding B.inspiring C.convincing D.leading
A.catching B.appealing C.drawing D.covering
A.usual B.regular C. average D.common
A.majors B.interests C.preferences D.standards
A.attach B.adapt C.approach D.relate
A.generally B.frequently C.traditionally D.originally
A.raised B.rose C.fell D.struck
A.by B.in C.over D.above
A.effect B.focus C.interest D.benefit
A.recent B.late C.present D.unique
A.matters B.affairs C. events D.issues
A.taking up B.going on C.calling up D.keeping on
A.overturn B.downturn C.breakthrough D.breakout
A.cleverer B.smarter C.brighter D.wiser
A.strugglt B.measure C.manage D.earn
A.stability B.puzzle C.uncertainty D.recovery
It was the summer of my freshman year of college. Instead of heading home for a nice long 1 , my friends and I had decided to 2 and take some extra courses. We had 3 the top floor of an old house to live in. My bed was 4 into a stuffy (愁闷的)former laundry room and each night was a new 5 in humidity. Still, it felt 6 to be in my own place for the first time. After the first few weeks, 7 , the thrill faded and 8 set in. I found myself sitting alone each night 9 my home and my parents.
My summer holidays had always been a 10 time. I spent hours playing basketball and swimming. I talked to my Mom while she tended her flowers. I 11 helping my Dad drag firewood for the winter. And every night I sat at a dinner table full of delicious food 12 with love while my family filled the room with the sound of sweet 13 . Now I found myself missing them 14 than ever.
Finally when my 15 were at their lowest, I heard a 16 at the door. I opened it and was 17 to see my parents standing there with big smiles to fill my 18 heart and a box full of food to feed my hungry friends. We spent the afternoon eating 19 , and just being together. It felt so good, and I felt so loved.
Victor Hugo wrote that, “The supreme happiness of life is the 20 that one is loved; loved for oneself, or better yet, loved despite oneself.” It was that gift of happiness that my parents gave me that afternoon and every day of my life.
A.journey B.term C.break D.way
A.leave B.stay C.relax D.travel
A.rented B.bought C.painted D.repaired
A.made B.changed C.jammed D.hidden
A.wish B.pleasure C.experiment D.adventure
A.exciting B.boring C.astonishing D.moving
A.anyway B.though C.therefore D.instead
A.headache B.loneliness C.satisfaction D.homesickness
A.forgetting about B.relying on C.thinking of D.referring to
A.special B.terrible C.specific D.difficult
A.gave up B.had trouble in C.put off D.took pride in
A.frozen B.prepared C.tasted D.kept
A.laughter B.scream C.whistle D.sigh
A.less B.more C.worse D.better
A.minds B.dreams C.spirits D.thoughts
A.kick B.hit C.crash D.knock
A.disappointed B.surprised C.puzzled D.encouraged
A.hungry B.open C.sick D.gentle
A.making up B.getting up C.catching up D.taking up
A.sign B.chance C.secret D.belief
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The Man was very sad. He knew that the Cat's days were 31 . The doctor had said there wasn't anything more that could be done, that he should take the Cat home and make him as 32 as possible.
The man put the Cat on his lap and33 .The Cat opened his eyes, purred and looked up at the Man. A tear
34 down the Man's cheek and 35 on the Cat's forehead. The Cat gave him a slightly annoyed look.
" Why do you cry, Man?" the Cat asked. "Because you can't 36 the thought of losing me? Because you think you can never replace me?" The Man 37 "yes".
"And where do you think I'll be 38 I leave you?" the Cat asked. The Man shrugged helplessly. "39
your eyes, Man," the Cat said. The Man gave him a questioning look, but did as he was told.
"What color are my eyes and fur?" the Cat asked. " Your eyes are gold and your fur is a rich, warm brown," the Man replied.
"And where is it that you most often 40 me?" asked the Cat. “I see you. . . on the kitchen window
41 the birds …,on my favorite chair. . . on my desk lying on the papers I need. . . on the pillow next to my
42 at night. " "Then, whenever you wish to see me, all you must do is close your eyes," said the Cat.
“Pick up that piece of string from the floor——there, my ‘toy’ .” he Man opened his eyes, then 43 over and picked up the string. It was about two feet long and the Cat had been able to 44 himself
for hours with it. '"Now take each end of the string in one hand," the Cat ordered. The Man did so.
"The end in your left hand is my birth and the end in your right hand is my 45 . Now bring the two ends together," the Cat said. The Man obeyed.
"You have made a continuous 46 ," said the cat. "Does any point along the string appear to be different, worse or better than any other part of the string?" The Man inspected the string and then 47 his head " no".
The Man shut his eyes hard as the tears poured down his face. He saw the Cat on the 48 , then in his bed, then lying across his important papers. He saw him on the pillow next to his head, saw his bright gold eyes and darkest brown on his nose and ears. He opened his eyes and 49 his tears looked over at the circle of string he still held in his hand.
One day, not long after, there was a new Cat on his lap. She was lovely and white…very different from his earlier 50 Cat and very much the same.
A.numbered B.accounted C.decreased D.figured
A.comfortable B.impressive C.considerate D.exciting
A.complained B.frustrated C.laughed D.sighed
A.put B.rushed C.curled D.rolled
A.appeared B.seemed C.landed D.dried
A.think B.imagine C.remember D.bear
A.smiled B.nodded C.shook D.cried
A.when B.before C.until D.because
A.Open B.Close C.Turn D.Fix
A.see B.accompany C.observe D.adore
A.watching B.catching C.interviewing D.admiring
A.foot B.body C.arm D.head
A.walked B.reached C.ran D.turned
A.entertain B.devote C.concern D.disappoint
A.life B.home C.family D.death
A.wave B.string C.circle D.point
A.turned B.shook C.raised D.hit
A.window B.desk C.door D.pillow
A.over B.through C.with D.under
A.beloved B.acquainted C.bothered D.compromised