第二节完形填空(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,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Who are the artists singing all day lone on your MP3 player? They 36 be Jay Chou,Angela Chang or S. H. E. But when it comes to a 37 singer. Avril Lavigne is the one who is 38 listening to.
The Canadian star's hit single Girlfriend was named the 39 download of 2008 by the International Federation of the Phonograph Industry(国际唱片业协会). She 40 China lastyear for her The Best Damn Tour 41 .
The pop rock princess played at Guangzhou first on the 27th of September, 42 by othercities such as Shanghai and Chengdu. Lavigne performed her most 43 hits in the concerts, 44 Complicated,Girlfriend and My Happy Ending.
Lavigne has been On the music 45 for eight years. She has proved that she is not 46 another pretty face. Lavigne 47 to Wear loose trousers,old T-shirts and a frown(皱眉). That's not like the 48 clothes and sweet smiles of many pop stars.
Lavigne Was only 15 when she was 49 . At that time she had no 50 how to make an album. “A career just came 51 for me. I was trying to 52 this life,”she said. “My friends still don't know if they want to be a teacher or a doctor. When I 53 to them, they'll tell me they have 54 the next day. "
So what does Lavigne think about life? “Life is like a roller coaster(过山车). 55 it, mad be happy,” she said.
36. A. may B. must C. should D. can
37. A. home B. pop C. local D. foreign
38. A. different B. favorite C. worth D. busy
39. A. most B. top C. best D. great
40. A. landed B. voyaged C.toured D. visited
41. A. songs B. music C. artists D. concerts
42. A. surrounded B. followed C. started D. counted
43. A. Popular B. similar C. famous D. interesting
44. A. Leaving B. including C. sending D. concluding
45. A. show B. program C. sign D. scene
46. A. simply B. yet C. still D. even
47. A. wants B. intends C. prefers D. expects
48. A. 1ong B. short C. wide D. tight
49. A. invented B. discovered C. found D. admitted
50. A. idea B. point C. way D. doubt
51. A. clearly B. slowly C. early D. directly
52. A. figure out B. find out C. bring out D. put out
53. A. turn B. object C. face D. talk
54. A. sports B. exams C. jobs D. performances
55. A. Make B. Do C. Live D. Get
Four years ago, I felt lucky after escaping one of those terrible 2-mile runs. I hated running; it was just something that 1 came easily to me. At that time, if you had told me that I would one day run a marathon, I’ d have told you honestly that I had a better 2 of winning the lottery(彩票).
The turning 3 came when I met Mrs. Green. She was fifty years old, going through chemotherapy(化学疗法)for her cancer, and still managed to run 30 miles a week. I thought that if Mrs. Green could run 6 miles at a time, I could run at least two. In February, in cold weather, I started a 2-mile 4 around my neighborhood. Two months later, I 5 the running for the first time. I felt very tired, but I felt happy.
Over the next several years, I continued to push each run for a few 6 minutes, slowly building my endurance(耐力). I didn’t need to 7 against other runners, for my most important competitor was myself.
After continuing to 8 myself, I knew it was time to step my training up. I 9 I would train for the Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Marathon.
The race day 10 came, and I was filled with excitement and worry. It was final time to see what I was made of. The 11 ended up surprisingly. I did 12 through the last few miles, but after my running, there was no doubt in my mind that I’d finished. As I 13 the finish line, I experienced the strongest sense of 14 and happiness I had ever had in my life. I am now a marathoner.
As John Bingham once said, “The miracle(奇迹)isn’t that I finished. The miracle is that I had the 15 to start.”
A.never B.always C.usually D.often
A.belief B.suggestion C.chance D.hope
A.situation B.stage C.case D.point
A.race B.walk C.hike D.ride
A.closed B.changed C.finished D.considered
A.perfect B.extra C.actual D.basic
A.compete B.go C.speak D.argue
A.treat B.interest C.challenge D.enjoy
A.forced B.decided C.doubted D.seemed
A.certainly B.immediately C.frequently D.finally
A.experience B.moment C.walk D.reward
A.look B.live C.travel D.struggle
A.toured B.moved C.crossed D.stopped
A.touch B.pride C.humor D.belonging
A.courage B.ability C.choice D.thought
Kate said "Hello" to Mr. Patel as she entered. She picked a basket and walked towards the back of the store 26 the rice was kept. The room was quite large and divided by three long aisles (过道), with rows of shelves full of 27 . Besides her and Patel there were only two boys in the store. They were both wearing 28 overcoats. They looked rather 29 because the overcoats were too long for them. " 30 ", she heard one of them spoke in a low voice to 31 . She walked on to the next aisle and found the32 she was looking for. Then she heard something else. It 33 like a box dropping on the floor. She looked through the small space 34 goods on the shelf and saw one of the boys picking up a box. But 35 putting it in the basket, he dropped 36 into the inside pocket of his overcoat. Kate looked back and 37 see Mr. Patel at the door checking through a list. Then she looked through the 38 in the shelf again. The boys still had their backs to her. They were putting something 39 into their inside pockets and then one of them said, "Let's get out of here. " They moved away from her. When she got to the door the two boys were 40 her. She watched them 41 for the few things in their 42 . They had both 43 their over coats. Mr. Patel did not seem to know what they had done. He even 44 at them as they were about to 45 . Now, Kate decided to stop them.
A.which B.that C.here D.where
A.books B.baskets C.goods D.magazines
A.dirty B.long C.gray D.tight
A.strange B.young C.nervous D.excited
A.look up B.listen to me C.Watch out D.Put it down
A.him B.her C.the boy D.the other
A.book B.rice C.bag D.magazine
A.looked B.heard C.showed D.sounded
A.between B.of C.around D.at
A.instead of B.before C.without D.as if
A.something B.it C.that D.one
A.would B.should C.might D.could
A.spot B.space C.goods D.books
A.important B.new C.else D.extra
A.looking at B.talking to C.in front of D.behind
A.paying B.looking C.asking D.reaching
A.hands B.pockets C.box D.basket
A.throw out B.put on C.buttoned D.hidden
A.shouted B.smiled C.looked D.laughed
A.leave B.pay C.speak D.apologize
A high school history teacher once told us, “If you make one close friend in school, you will be most fortunate. A true friend is someone who stays with you for life."_26_ teaches that he was right. Good friendship is just not easily _27_.
It is possible that we simply do not stay in one place long enough for_28_friendship to _29_. However, there can be_30_disagreement on the need for each of us to think carefully about the kind of friendship we want.
To most of us, friendships are considered very important, but we need to have it clear in our _31_ what kinds of friendship we want. Are they to be close or _32_ at arm's length? Do we want to _33_ourselves or do we want to walk on the surface? For some people, many friendships on the surface are _34_enough—and that' s all right. But at some point we need to 35 that our expectations are the same as our friends' expectations. The sharing of_36_experience _37_ our tears as well as our dark dreams is the surest way to deepen friendships. But it _38_be undertaken(进行) slowly and carried on only if there are _39_of interest and action in return.
What are some of the _40_of friendship? The greatest is the attraction to expect too much too soon. Deep relationships _41_time. Another “major difficulty" is the selfishness to think one “possesses" the other, including his time and attention. Similarly, friendships _42_ actions in return. In 43 words, you must give as much as you take. Finally there is a question of taking care of. Unless you spend _44_time together, talking on the phone, writing letters, doing things together, friendships will die _45_.
A.Knowledge B.Teachers C.Experience D.Parents
A.understood B.formed C.realized D.produced
A.true B.common C.deeply D.actual
A.design B.intend C.develop D.appear
A.no B.some C.any D.none
A.hearts B.thoughts C.actions D.minds
A.remained B.left C.kept D.stayed
A.own B.owe C.Share D.spare
A.that B.very C.quite D.not
A.make sure B.remember C.expect D.check out
A.social B.ordinary C.good D.personal
A.includes B.to include C.including D.included
A.can B.need C.will D.must
A.marks B.sights C.sence D.signs
A.difficulties B.differences C.advantages D.things
A.cost B.spend C.ask D.take
A.require B.request C.depend D.suggest
A.some B.many C.other D.different
A.reasonable B.comfortable C.less D.a lot
A.for B.away C.out D.from
It was a lazy morning during the Christmas week. We were enjoying breakfast when the doorbell rang. It was a little girl, standing at the doorway with a piece of paper and a face that carried an expression of want, rather a common 1 during Christmas.
She murmured that the paper was her booklist and that she was going around 2 money to buy her schoolbooks. My children went inside and brought some 3 for her. This kind of incident happens very often in my hometown, 4 during Christmas.
From where I was seated, I could see her clearly. She looked about ten years old and she wore a dress too big for her. She spoke in a 5 voice and looked at me straight in the eye. Something made me get up and 6 her.
In answer to my questions, she said that her mother made hoppers and she 7 them before going to school. But the hopper money was not adequate to 8 the list; therefore, she was going from house to house asking for help.
Her voice told me the story; her eyes told me that it was 9 . I said I'd buy her what was on the list.
We drove to a nearby bookstore. She sat 10 , with a strange look on her face. When the clerk was taking all the things on the list, the little girl kept staring as if confused. Perhaps she had never 11 so many new things before. They were merely exercise books, pencils, pens and such things. She whispered her 12 to us. Strange, I hadn't been aware that giving such 13 things to one in need, could bring me such a lot of happiness.
As we drove back, I could see the little girl in the mirror. All the gifts I had given in my life never 14 up a face so much. She was grasping the parcel, smiling to herself. The total event made us all very 15 . Our Christmas became more meaningful.
A.problem B.sight C.moment D.experience
A.borrowing B.receiving C.begging D.lending
A.clothes B.books C.food D.coins
A.absolutely B.casually C.especially D.hardly
A.strange B.polite C.serious D.loud
A.care for B.speak to C.smile at D.hold to
A.sold B.needed C.collected D.used
A.buy B.make C.cover D.control
A.painful B.true C.moving D.interesting
A.happily B.eagerly C.anxiously D.silently
A.possessed B.bought C.seen D.accepted
A.surpr ise B.satisfaction C.thanks D.pleasure
A.simple B.wonderful C.expensive D.useful
A.lit B.made C.put D.shut
A.confused B.delighted C.amazed D.relieved
A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting (诱人的)apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater,36 a bar of chocolate if given the choice,37 , as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the38 he felt and the more he wanted that apple.
He stood on tiptoe(脚尖), 39 as high as he could , but even as his tallest 40 he was unable to touch it. He began to41 up and down , as high as he could, at the 42 of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple . Still it remained out of 43 .
Not giving up , he thought , if only he had something to 44 on . His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to 45 the things inside , like his lunch box , pencil case , and Gameboy . Looking46 , he hoped he might find an old box , a rock , or ,47 luck , even a ladder , but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use .
He had tired everything he could think to do . 48 seeing any other choices , he gave up and started to walk 49 . At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his 50 , and how he really wanted that apple . The more he 51 like this , the more unhappy he became.
52 ,the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn’t always get what get he wanted .He started to say to himself ,“This isn’t53 .I don’t have the apple and I’m feeling miserable as well. There’s 54 more I can do to get the apple ---that is unchangeable---but we are supposed to be able to 55 our feelings. If that’s the case, what can I do to feel better?”
A.preferring B.offering C.receiving D.allowing
A.sadder B.angrier C.hungrier D.tastier
A.expanding B.stretching C.swinging D.pulling
A. strength B.length C. range D.height
A.jump B.look C.walk D.glance
A. tip B.stage C.top D. level
A.put B.stand C.get D. hold
A.break B.shake C.take D. strike
A.up B.forward C.down D.around
A.for B.with C.on D.of
A.After B.Through C.Without D.Upon
A.back B. away C.up D.down
A.wishes B. beliefs C.efforts D.goals
A.thought B. imagined C.tried D.claimed
A.Therefore B.However C.Moreover D.Otherwise
A.skilful B.cheerful C.harmful D.helpful
A.something B.anything C.everything D.nothing
A.change B.express C.forget D.describe