第二节.完形填空(共20题,每小题1分,共20分)
There was a blacksmith(铁匠) who wasn't satisfied with his work. Once he complained, “I am not well and my work is too warm. I want to be a ____36____ on the mountain. There it must be _____37____, for the wind blows and the trees give a shade..” A wise man who had ___38____ over all things replied, “Go you, be a stone.” And he was a stone, high up on the ____39_____ side. It happened that a stone-cutter ____40____ that way for a stone and when he saw the one that had been the ____41____, he knew that it was what he ____42_____ and he began to cut it. The stone ____43____ out, “This hurts! I no longer want to be a stone. A stone-cutter I want to be. That ____44____ be pleasant.” The wise man, humoring him, said, “Be a cutter.” ____45____ he became a stone-cutter and as he went seeking a suitable stone, he ____46____ tired and his feet were sore(酸痛). He ____47____,” I no longer want to cut stone. I would be the sun; that would be pleasant.” The wise man ___48____, “Be the sun.” And he was the sun. But the sun was warmer than the blacksmith, than a stone, than a stone-cutter, and he complained, “I do not ____49____ this. I would be the moon. It ___50____ cool.” The wise man spoke yet again, “Be the moon.” And he was the moon. This is warmer than being the sun,” ____51___ he, “for the light from the sun ____52____on me ever. I do not want to be the moon. I would be a ___53____ again. That, indeed, is the ___54____ life.” But the wise man replied, “I am ____55____of your changing. You wanted to be the moon; the moon you are and you will remain.”
36. A. tree B. iron C. stone D. stone-cutter
37. A. warm B. hot C. cold D. cool
38. A. energy B. force C. power D. strength
39. A. river B. mountain C. lake D. sea
40. A. went B. took C. came D. made
41. A. moon B. sun C. wise man D. blacksmith
42. A. bought B. caught C. sought D. protected
43. A. cried B. read C. spoke D. looked
44. A. would B. should C. will D. shall
45. A. Though B. Nevertheless C. Thus D. But
46. A. became B. turned C. grew D. went
47. A. complained B. suggested C. persuaded D. nodded
48. A. refused B. commanded C. mentioned D. married
49. A. like B. hate C. want D. get
50. A. feels B. sounds C. looks D. smells
51. A. whispered B. shouted C. stated D. declared
52. A. twinkles B. shines C. drops D. falls
53. A. smith B. carpenter C. woodcutter D. stone-cutter
54. A. worst B. best C. longest D. shortest
55. A. bored B. fond C. proud D. afraid
In a world where comparisons happen non-stop, it is difficult to look outside yourself and to ever be 46 with who you are. There’s always someone who’s a bit 47 . The only solution is to reach 48 and measure against what Warren Buffett calls your own inner yardstick. There is no more 49 measure for comparison than who your were yesterday, last week or last decade, when you were at your 50 .
Nothing useful ever comes from comparison to others. Either you see yourself as better than someone and you get 51 , or you see someone else as better than you and you feel like all your hard work is for 52 . It is a fool’s game. Not one of us is exactly 53 . The only direct and honest comparison is 54 yourself. Everything else is apples to oranges.
My opinion is that you are only 55 to compare yourself to someone else if their life56 is the same as your own. Good luck finding that 57 . And one thing is for sure. No matter how hard you work and how dedicated(埋头苦干的)you are, there will always be someone who can run a little faster, jump a little higher, score a little better or look a little nicer in a swimsuit. And if there’s not, you can 58 someone is coming up fast 59 you. So how can you always win in life? Become your best 60 .
Having an image of your most recent past limits is the perfect thing to 61 you to the next level. If you ran 7 flights of stairs yesterday, then do 8 today. Who 62 if the guy next to you did 15? It doesn’t make a bit of 63 . You are a more 64 person today than you were yesterday. Your own 65 is all you need.
A.patient B.strict C.content D.concerned
A.stronger B.better C.lazier D.wiser
A.inside B.out C.for D.up
A.accurate B.useful C.careful D.powerful
A.end B.best C.convenience D.side
A.satisfied B.busy C.inspired D.lazy
A.nothing B.fun C.sure D.success
A.equal B.unique C.alike D.common
A.within B.by C.for D.of
A.instructed B.allowed C.directed D.suggested
A.situation B.position C.occasion D.accommodation
A.game B.match C.friend D.enemy
A.conclude B.bet C.announce D.declare
A.before B.beside C.below D.behind
A.assistant B.competitor C.coach D.teacher
A.contribute B.expose C.push D.devote
A.cares B.says C.wonders D.asks
A.effort B.sense C.difference D.change
A.successful B.happy C.lucky D.fit
A.benefit B.progress C.habit D.result
Although I had left school against the advice of my teachers, I had, without telling anyone, tried to 36 my studies in literature at evening classes. It was a tiresome 37 from one end of the city to another and to 38 among adults was uninteresting. I was the youngest in the 39 , so the friendship I knew at school was 40 . I put up with it for a short period. It was 41 long a walk on cold winter’s nights and it was hard to put my 42 into Shakespeare with wet shoes and trousers. So I continued writing poetry at home.
By chance, I 43 some prizes and awards for literature. A young woman from a 44 company came to the college one day. She told me that I won a national poetry award. I 45 at her in astonishment (吃惊) and disbelief. She wanted to make a short 46 about me, to which I said, “No, I couldn’t do that.” Not that I had any real 47 . I was just frightened. In the end she 48 me that I should do it the following day.
So I did. They made a short film of me reading one of my 49 and I became 50 interested in literature than ever. I 51 what I should do after this, and decided some weeks later that I could not 52 myself spending the rest of my days dealing with machines. So one evening, I hesitatingly (犹豫地) told my parents that I wanted to 53 to school. They were greatly surprised and a little afraid, but they did not try to persuade me not to. They wanted to know if I was 54 , and if I knew what it meant and 55 I realized that if I gave up my job training, it would be very difficult to get a good job. But nothing could stop me, and they asked about the matter no further.
A.stop B.begin C.continue D.walk
A.talk B.journey C.job D.walk
A.do B.sit C.talk D.work
A.family B.class C.city D.country
A.absent B.missed C.lost D.over
A.too B.very C.much D.quite
A.defeated B.beat C.won D.hit
A.TV B.radio C.shoe D.food
A.looked B.fixed C.shouted D.stared
A.talk B.film C.conversation D.speech
A.reason B.cause C.excuse D.wish
A.advised B.suggested C.agreed D.persuaded
A.poems B.stories C.speeches D.plans
A.less B.much C.far D.more
A.wandered B.considered C.discussed D.wondered
A.think B.consider C.spend D.imagine
A.drop B.leave C.return D.go to
A.sure B.clear C.curious D.true
A.whether B.that C.how D.what
During the last fifteen years of my mother's life she suffered with Alzheimer's disease. Until then she had been a bright, __51__ woman deeply interested and involved in the world around her. I would go home to visit her in Virginia and she would look at me in a(an) __52__ way and ask, "Who are you?" I would answer, "I'm your son." "Where do you live?" She would ask. "In California," I would tell her. "Isn't that interesting," she would say, "I have a son in California."
She seemed __53__ forgetful and confused at the beginning of the disease, __54__ later on she would go __55__periods of intense anxiety. She would pace through the house she had lived in most of her life __56__ uneasily that she wanted to go home. Or she would leave home and wander away if she were __57__ for a short time.
Hoping to please her and put her mind __58__ I would take her for a drive, visiting sites where she had lived as a __59__. In the yard of the hillside house in Shipman I sat in the car and admired the view of the old oaks and long green lawn. I __60__ my mother there as a little girl playing with the pet lamb she had been so fond of. I looked to her for some __61__. She shook her head and said, "I want to go home." Over the years I have decided that what my mother was calling home was not a __62__, but a time. I suspect it was a time when she was much __63__, when her children were still underfoot, when her husband was still vigorous and attentive.
Watching my mother's suffering set me wondering __64__ I would have in mind if someday I couldn't find __65__ and wanted to go there. In this family we tend to be long-lived and we grow fuzzy (糊涂的) minded as the years go by. At eighty I have already noticed some __66__ symptoms. My doctor says the forgetfulness is only __67__ and that it comes with age. Still the fear of Alzheimer's is haunting there. Someday __68__ and when I become even more __69__ minded than I am now, unable to drive and unable to tell you where "home" is, my dear son, I expect I will ask you to take me home, I know you will do your best to find the place I need to be. I leave these notes for your __70__.
A.accessible B.cheerful C.hopeful D.considerate
A.excited B.doubtful C.puzzled D.amazed
A.greatly B.hardly C.totally D.simply
A.but B.so C.and D.though
A.with B.through C.by D.over
A.declaring B.suggesting C.crying D.commenting
A.unsettled B.unattended C.unconcerned D.uninspired
A.in place B.under control C.in order D.at ease
A.lady B.student C.child D.mother
A.told B.pictured C.stated D.encouraged
A.response B.smile C.reasons D.answers
A.name B.dream C.symbol D.place
A.prettier B.younger C.happier D.healthier
A.that B.where C.which D.when
A.memory B.passion C.home D.way
A.deadly B.alarming C.interesting D.allergic
A.natural B.special C.rare D.unique
A.if B.what C.until D.whether
A.mechanical B.cloudy C.clear D.stubborn
A.appreciation B.satisfaction C.guidance D.convenience
One day,a man in rags begged from door to door along the street. With an old wallet in
his hanD. he was asking for a few coins to buy something to eat. He kept complaining(抱怨)
about his bad fortune and kept 36 why those who had so much money were never 37
and were always desiring more.
"As far as I'm concerneD. if I had only enough to 38 and to wear, I would not want anything more.”
Just at that moment Goddess Fortune, who came down the 39 ,saw the beggar and said to him, "Hi, I have wished to 40 you for a long time. Now, open your 41 and I will pour my gold into it. But I will do that only on this 42 :All that falls into the wallet will be pure gold; but every piece falling upon the 43 shall become dust. Do you unde stand?""I see.”said the beggar."Then you should 44 !It's obvious that your wallet is a(n) 45 one,so don't to it too heavily,”said the Goddess Fortune.
The excited beggar could hardly 46 to have gold He quickly opened his wallet, anc
47 of yellow coins was poured into it. The wallet grew heavier and heavier.
"Is that enough? Isn't it cracking?" asked Fortune.
"Never 48 .It's still strong enough now.,’answered the beggar.
The wallet was filled with so many coins that the beggar's hands began to 49 . "A if only the golden stream would 50 forever! Just a little more,”said the beggar,“ 51 just a handful or two.”
"There! It's full. The wallet will 52 .”warned the Goddess, but the beggar reque teD.“It will 53 a little more, just a little more.”
One more piece was added and the wallet split. The 54 fell upon the ground and came dust, The greedy beggar had nowto 55 but his broken bag.
A.showing B.explaining C.proving D.wondering
A.relaxed B.satisfied C.worried D.depressed
A.learn B.watch C.eat D.play
A.street B.bridge C.yard D.forest
A.praise B.forgive C.help D.comfort
A.coat B.pocket C.box D.wallet
A.occasion B.suggestion C.situation D.condition
A.hand B.feet C.ground D.corner
A.look out B.look after C.look up D.look down
A.large B.empty C.worn D.full
A.stand B.wait C.breathe D.think
A.stream B.piece C.pair D.variety
A.disturb B.request C.fear D.insist
A.spread B.close C.loose D.shake
A.pour B.end C.dry D.melt
A.take B.add C.lend D.send
A.flow B.burst C.disappear D.change
A.attract B.permit C.include D.hold
A.present B.food C.treasure D.metal
A.nothing B.anything C.everything D.something
My husband and I insisted that our children were old enough to clean their rooms and make their beds. But they thought 11 . My complaints, even self-justified(自有道理) 12 , were always landing on 13 ears. Very often a whole hour’s scolding would end up with their 14 into tears. I felt very frustrated. I realized I needed to 15 my method of “mothering”.
One day when they were at school, I spent some time tidying their rooms. On their desks, in plain 16 , I left the cards: “Dear Bill(the other card was 17 to Sarah), your room was messy this morning and I’m sure you like it clean. Love, the Room Fairy.” 18 arriving back, the children were 19 excited to receive the little note from the Room Fairy. The next day, their rooms were fairly tidy. Sure enough, there was another note from the Room Fairy 20
for them, thanking them for their nice “gift” of a clean room and 21 asking them to play a certain violin 22 . Each day, thank-you notes would be written differently to keep the ideas 23 .
Sometimes the Room Fairy would propose a little 24 : “If you can finish your homework and go over your lessons before dinner, I’d like to watch a particular television program with you tonight.” Sometimes some colored markers or other little items would be left in 25 of well-done jobs the day 26 .
27 I can’t remember how long “the Room Fairy” continued leaving her love notes. When they were age appropriate, we used various versions of Post-Its (贴条). The bathroom mirror became the 28 centre of our home. Appointments, notices about visiting relatives, lesson schedules, and changes in plans could be 29 .
We all benefited from and 30 the idea of sharing reminders and daily details of life through notes. I believe the true advantage of the Room Fairy notes survives in our frequent and enjoyable communication.
A.differently B.positive C.negative D.same
A.shouting B.crying C.persuading D.beating
A.side B.neither C.deaf D.either
A.crying B.bringing C.droping D.bursting
A.addict B.adopt C.access D.adjust
A.sentence B.words C.speech D.sight
A.sent B.addressed C.delivered D.read
A.As B.On C.In D.At
A.more than B.rather than C.less than D.other than
A.asking B.praying C.waiting D.expecting
A.gently B.friendly C.politely D.toughly
A.music B.piece C.song D.tone
A.respectable B.uninteresting C.incredible D.fresh
A.suggestion B.question C.challenge D.advice
A.response B.answer C.praise D.honor
A.ahead B.before C.over D.ago
A.though B.Even so C.Even if D.Actually
A.memory B.main C.life D.reminder
A.sent B.posted C.struck D.hanged
A.appreciated B.learned C.shared D.thanked