第二节 完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
What would life be like without television? Would you spend more time 36 , reading, or studying? Well, now it’s your chance to turn off your TV and 37 ! TV-Turnoff Week is here.
The goal of TV-Turnoff Week is to let people leave their TV sets 38 and participate in activities 39 drawing to biking. The event was founded by TV-Turnoff Network, a non-profit organization which started the event in 1995. In the 40 , only a few thousand people took part. Last year more than 7.6 million people participated, 41 people in every state in America and in more than 12 other countries! This is the 11th year in which 42 are asking people to “turn off the TV and turn on 43 .”
According to the TV-Turnoff Network, the average 44 in the US spend 45 time in front of the TV (about 1,023 hours per year) than they do in school (about 900 hours per year). Too much TV 46 has made many kids grow fat. 47 , in 2001’s TV-Turnoff Week, US Surgeon General David Satcher said, “We are raising the most 48 generation of youngsters in American history. This week is about saving lives.”
Over the years, studies have shown that watching a lot of TV 49 poor eating habits, too little exercise, and violence. Frank Vespe of the TV-Turnoff Network said that turning off the TV “is or 50 , part of a healthy lifestyle”.
“One of the great lessons of 51 TV-Turnoff Week is the realization that 52 I turn on the TV, I’m deciding not to do something else,” Vespe said.
TV-Turnoff Week seems to be making a 53 . Recent US Census(人口普查)data 54 that about 72 percent of kids under 12 have a limit on their TV time. That’s 55 about 63 percent ten years ago.
36. A. drinking B. sleeping C. washing D. playing outside
37. A. find out B. go out C. look out D. keep out
38. A. away B. alone C. on D. beside
39. A. like B. as C. from D. such as
40. A. end B. event C. beginning D. total
41. A. besides B. except for C. including D. except
42. A. governments B. parents C. organizers D. businessmen
43. A. the light B. the radio C. life D. the Internet
44. A. grown-ups B. kids C. clerks D. parents
45. A. less B. enough C. little D. more
46. A. programmes B. screen C. hours D. watching
47. A. However B. On the contrary C. In fact D. As a result
48. A. overweight B. overeaten C. overgrown D. overseeing
49. A. leads to B. results from C. develops D. keeps away
50. A. will be B. should be C. may be D. could be
51. A. organizing B. taking part in C. participating D. asking for
52. A. wherever B. every day C. every time D. this time
53. A. living B. choice C. difference D. sense
54. A. shows B. says C. reads D. writes
55. A. rising B. down from C. up to D. up from
It was unusually quiet in the emergency room on December 25. I was triage nurse (分诊护士) that day. I didn’t _36_many patients, so I was not happy about having to _37_ on Christmas. Just then, five bodies _38_at my desk: a pale woman and four small children.
“Are you all sick?” I asked _39_.“Yes,” the woman said weakly. But when they got to describe their problems, things got a little _40_. Two of the children had headaches, _41_ they weren’t holding their heads like headache sufferers _42_ do. Two children had earaches, but only one could tell me which ear was affected. The mother complained of a cough but seemed to work to _43_ it.
_44_ was wrong, but I didn’t say anything except that it might be a little while before a doctor saw her. She _45_ , “Take your time; it’s _46_ in here.”
Then I checked the chart after the admitting clerk had finished registering the family. No _47_–- they were homeless. The waiting room was warm.
I looked out at the family huddled by the Christmas tree. The smallest one was pointing at the television and exclaiming something to her mother. The oldest one was looking at an ornament on the tree.
I went back to the nurses’ station and mentioned we had a _48_ family in the waiting room. The nurses, irritated about having to work on Christmas, suddenly felt _49_ for a family just trying to get warm on Christmas. The team went into _50_, much as we do when there’s a medical emergency. Only this time it was a Christmas emergency.
We were each entitled to a free meal in the hospital cafeteria on Christmas Day, so we _51_ that meal and prepared a banquet for our Christmas guests. We needed presents. We put together oranges and apples in a basket. From various departments, we _52_candies, crayons and other suitable items. As seriously as we met the physical _53_ of the patients that came to us that day, our team worked to meet the needs, and go beyond the _54_ , of a family who just wanted to be warm on Christmas Day.
Later, as the family walked to the door to _55_, the four-year-old came running back, gave me a hug and whispered, “Thanks for being our angels today.”
A.like B.expect C.imagine D.recognize
A.work B.wait C.return D.repeat
A.turned back B.looked around C.showed up D.showed off
A.patiently B.carefully C.jokingly D.doubtfully
A.strange B.smooth C.natural D.difficult
A.as B.and C.but D.so
A.sometimes B.seldom C.never D.usually
A.reflect B.produce C.tolerate D.prevent
A.Something B.Anything C.Everything D.Nothing
A.advised B.added C.explained D.responded
A.fun B.warm C.busy D.lucky
A.phone B.work C.address D.money
A.funny B.friendly C.jobless D.homeless
A.care B.duty C.compassion D.dissatisfaction
A.panic B.action C.research D.discussion
A.claimed B.cooked C.paid D.accepted
A.shared B.selected C.discovered D.collected
A.problems B.needs C.illnesses D.standards
A.power B.control C.expectations D.understanding
A.leave B.enter C.thank D.talk
完型填空(共20小题,满分30分)
Our three-year-old daughter Becky wanted a dog.But we were too busy to buy one.One day, Becky ran in, shouting, “Mom! Come to see my dog!” Her face was red with 36 .
I followed her to the bush and found a 37 ! He was hurt.Seeing me, he stood up 38 ! I could see his teeth! God! My mouth felt dry.“Don’t be afraid.That’s Mom.She 39 you, too.” Becky said.Then he became friendly.It was40 !
I 41 to find my husband and told him about the wolf.We should have42 the wolf, but Becky loved him.Besides, he was gentle(温柔的) to Becky.So we called the vet finally.
Becky named the wolf (狼) Ralph , 43 she carried food to him every day.Later, Ralph got well.They played together in the daytime.At night, Ralph would return to the mountains.Sometimes he 44 but came back several days later.
On Becky’s first day of school, we could see Ralph’s 45 .After the school bus left, Ralph lay by the side of the road and 46 .When Becky returned, he got happy again.This 47 throughout Becky’s school years.
Twelve 48 passed.
One day we heard that a she-wolf was killed.The other wolf was hurt and ran away.We were 49 about Ralph.That night, Ralph returned with a wound (伤).Fifteen-year-old Becky held his head and 50 him.We hope he could come through.However, he 51 .
Becky cried.I noticed something strange in the bush — two little yellow eyes! Ralph’s 52 ! Before he died, Ralph 53 his child to us! He knew he would be54 here, as he had been.Ralph, Ralph...I was 55 .
“Don’t be afraid, little ...Ralphie.That’s Mom.She loves you, too.”
A.encouragement B.entertainment C.agreement D.excitement
A.dog B.fox C.wolf D.tiger
A.lovely B.finally C.suddenly D.patiently
A.hurts B.loves C.kills D.hates
A.wonderful B.unhappy C.unbelievable D.normal
A.prepared B.rushed C.pretended D.wanted
A.loved B.found C.damaged D.killed
A.and B.but C.so D.or
A.disappeared B.turned C.passed D.came
A.sadness B.dream C.understanding D.anger
A.slept B.left C.sang D.waited
A.stopped B.joined C.lived D.continued
A.days B.weeks C.months D.years
A.surprised B.puzzled C.worried D.careful
A.comforted B.beat C.washed D.amused
A.succeeded B.died C.cried D.woke
A.mother B.father C.wife D.child
A.posted B.brought C.sold D.threw
A.safe B.happy C.warm D.friendly
A.confused B.disappointed C.moved D.frightened
My mother used to ask me what was the most important part of the body.Through the years I would 36 the correct answer.When I was younger, I thought 37 was very important to us as humans, so I said, "My ears, Mommy." She said, "No.Many people are 38 .But you keep thinking about it and I will ask you again soon."
Several years passed before she asked me again.Since 39 my first attempt, I had often thought over the correct answer.So this time I told her, "Mommy, sight is very important to everybody, so it 40_ be our eyes." She looked at me and told me, "You are learning fast, but the answer is not 41 because there are many people who are blind."
42 the years, Mother asked me a couple more times and always her response to my answer was, "No, but you are getting 43 every year, my child." Then last year, my Grandpa 44 .Everybody was crying.My Mommy looked at me when it was our 45 to say our final good-bye to Grandpa.She asked me, "Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?"
I was 46 when she asked me this now.I always thought this was a 47
between her and me.She saw the 48 on my face and told me, "This question is very important.It shows that you have really 49 your life." I saw her eyes well up with tears.She said, "My dear, the most important body part is your 50 ."
I asked, "Is it because it holds up your head?" She replied, "No, it is because a crying friend or 51 one can rest their head on it .Everybody needs a shoulder to cry on sometimes in life, my dear.I only 52 that you have enough love and friends that you will have a shoulder to cry on 53 you need it." Then and there I understood the most important body part is not a 54 one.It is sympathetic(同情的) to the pain of 55 .
A.doubt about B.look for C.believe in D.guess at
A.sight B.health C.sound D.love
A.blind B.deaf C.abnormal D.Delicate
A.doing B.did C.making D.made
A.must B.shall C.can D.need
A.natural B.available C.wrong D.correct
A.Before B.Till C.Beyond D.Over
A.stronger B.taller C.smarter D.nicer
A.passed by B.passed out C.passed away D.passed over
A.duty B.turn C.pity D.change
A.shocked B.satisfied C.interested D.excited
A.game B.test C.match D.secret
A.worry B.puzzlement C.regret D.pain
A.made B.cared C.disliked D.lived
A.shoulder B.foot C.hand D.hair
A.love B.loved C.loving D.loves
A.know B.want C.hope D.wish
A.until B.when C.before D.unless
A.valuable B.useful C.selfish D.precious
A.others B.the others C.other D.the other
Whenever my kids have a party at school, I am the mom who always signs up to bring the juice boxes. It’s not because I’m 26 or that I don’t care if my kids have a good party. I am just not good at making homemade bread into holiday-themed shapes like other mothers. 27 , I’m happy to try, even though it’ll 28 me a long time to do it.
People say that housewives should have the 29 to make delicious meals, keep their houses clean, and 30 every minute of their child’s life. Their words used to 31 me a lot. I felt that I should also be able to do those things as a housewife. So 32 I couldn’t make the turkey-shaped cookies, I 33 feeling like a failure as a mom.
After many 34 attempts at baking, and many afternoons spent crying over my inabilities as a mother, I finally accepted the 35 that my lot(命运) in life is to be the juice box mom. I worked hard to be the 36 one in the elementary school. And after one of my daughter’s class parties, it 37 . Her teacher stopped me as I was leaving and said,"Thank you so much for always bringing 38 drinks. Sometimes parents forget that other children will also 39 class parties, and they end up being left out because we don’t have enough 40 for everyone."
I just accepted her appreciation, rather than telling her that I brought extra drinks because I could 41 remember how many kids were in the class. But her 42 taught me an important lesson: I’m not a failure as a mom.
Not everyone is cut out to be a(n) 43 mom. I believe it’s okay to be the juice box mom. I may not bake cookies and decorate them beautifully, but I 44 something to drink. And I think that’s just as 45 .
A.smart B.lazy C.tired D.desperate
A.However B.Therefore C.Otherwise D.Besides
A.cost B.give C.introduce D.take
A.dream B.ability C.experience D.tool
A.compare B.save C.treasure D.teach
A.reflect B.puzzle C.upset D.amuse
A.unless B.because C.though D.when
A.ended up B.went on C.insisted on D.set about
A.failed B.careless C.successful D.useful
A.goal B.opinion C.fact D.impression
A.slowest B.best C.worst D.quickest
A.stood out B.got out C.came back D.paid off
A.cold B.soft C.extra D.fresh
A.attend B.hold C.enjoy D.leave
A.cookies B.drinks C.books D.cups
A.already B.always C.ever D.never
A.contribution B.appreciation C.Congratulation D.comprehension
A.loyal B.clever C.able D.rich
A.provide B.make C.buy D.retell
A.believable B.ridiculous C.interesting D.important
The passengers on the bus watched with sympathy as Susan made her way carefully up the steps. She paid the driver and then, using her hands to 11 the seats, settled in one of them.
It had been a year since Susan became blind. As the result of an accident she was suddenly thrown into a world of 12 . Susan’s husband Mark watched her sink into 13 and he was 14 to use every possible means to help his wife.
Finally, Susan felt ready to 15 to her job, but how would she get there? She used to take the bus, but she was now too 16 to get around the city by herself. Mark 17 to ride the bus with Susan each morning and evening until she could manage it by herself.
For two weeks, Mark accompaniedSusan to and from ____18____ each day. He taught her how to rely on her other 19 , specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and how to adapt to her new 20 .
At last, Susan decided that she was ready to try the trip on her own. Monday morning arrived. Before she left, she hugged her husband 21 , her eyes filled with tears of gratitude. She said good-bye and, for the first time, they went their 22 ways. Each day went perfectly, and a wild excitement took hold of Susan. She was doing it!
On Friday morning, Susan took the bus to work as usual. As she was getting off the bus, the driver said, “Miss, I sure 23 you.” Curious, Susan asked the driver why.
“You know, every morning for the __24_ week, a fine-looking gentleman in a military uniform(军服) has been standing across the corner watching you until you enter your office building safely,” the bus driver said.
Tears of happiness poured down Susan’s cheeks. She was so lucky for he had given her a gift more powerful than_25_, That is the gift of love that can bring light where there is darkness.
A.touch B.fall C.count D.feel
A.weakness B.sickness C.darkness D.sadness
A.hopefulness B.hopelessness C.carefulness D.loneliness
A.encouraged B.determined C.honored D.pleased
A.return B.adjust C.prefer D.stick
A.skilled B.astonished C.excited D.frightened
A.volunteered B.tried C.continued D.refused
A.school B.shop C.work D.bus
A.feeling B.abilities C.skills D.senses
A.position B.environment C.tradition D.role
A.politely B.calmly C.briefly D.tightly
A.broad B.separate C.long D.lonely
A.respect B.admire C.know D.support
A.past B.same C.first D.next
A.courage B.will C.sight D.hearing