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,掌握其大意,然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
The beginning of a Frank Sinatra song drifted across the dance floor and I knew my dad would call out and request that, which for most people is very 36 .
As he walked towards me to ask for the first 37 , I could see there were 38 in his eyes .I grasped the side of my chair, 39 myself up with my arms ,and grabbed the two metal sticks which keep me 40 as I stood to take his hand.
It took all my will to 41 my own tears and inside a voice kept 42 : “Don’t fall over ,Martine.” We grabbed each other and in some way shuffled(穿梭)out a dance for the whole of the song.
For my dad, it was a turning point. He had 43 his friends on his 70th birthday he would lead his daughter in the first dance, 44 he had done so many times before .Almost a year after the suicide bomb on the London Underground train which blew 45 both my legs above the knee ,I had managed to realize his 46 .Like so much that has happened over the last 12 months, there was something 47 about the moment.
Today, on July 1, as I face the first anniversary of the terrorist 48 , I am preparing to leave the country for a while. I know I 49 be celebrating the fact that I am alive, 50 I do not feel able to remain in London for the event.
Psychologically, I am a different person. I am very body conscious. When I go out I am 51 that children will make fun of me on my artificial legs. In my wheelchair I cover my lower half with a blanket 52 what remains of my body draws 53 glances.
Despite my brave claims of what I would do when I left the hospital in March, the reality is that I will 54 be able to do many things .I thought I would be able to wear my artificial legs all day ,to run ,to go out alone. But that is just not possible.
I keep asking myself, 55 does it become normal? Is this normal now?
36.A.believable B.difficult C.interesting D.simple
37.A.permission B.dance C.action D.time
38.A.smiles B.hopes C.tears D.sorrows
39.A.took B.carried C.raised D.turned
40.A.balanced B.supplied C.experienced D.equipped
41.A.keep up B.hold back C.put away D.send off
42.A.saying B.concluding C.ringing D.suggesting
43.A.persuaded B.permitted C.pleased D.promised
44.A.so B.but C.as D.while
45.A.away B.down C.over D.out
46.A.attempt B.effort C.decision D.dream
47.A.positive B.unreal C.pleasant D.true
48.A.attacks B.activities C.accidents D.situations
49.A.could B.should C.must D.might
50.A.and B.or C.but D.while
51.A.astonished B.guilty C.puzzled D.scared
52.A.in time B.on purpose C.in case D.in need
53.A.continuous B.steady C.angry D.curious
54.A.never B.seldom C.nearly D.almost
55.A.whether B.when C.why D.where
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的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。
My daughter has been crazy about raising a pet for a long time. Last spring I bought two newly-hatched(孵化) chickens for her. She got and took good care of them. , a few days later, both chickens died. She burst into tears because of .I helped her the two birds under a tree behind our house. I thought it would be the of her ideas.I was wrong . Children are children . The failure hasn’t my daughter in any way. She still tried to keep a small animal or even a snail.
One day last winter, I noticed under the eaves(屋檐) of the house a family of sparrows(麻雀). My daughter and I could the sparrows as our “pets”, but we didn’t.
So I told her to the grains on the windowsill(窗台). A few minutes later, the sparrows came to land on the windowsill and pecked(啄) at the rice. Suddenly my daughter asked me, Mum, can we catch and the sparrows, and let them live with us in the room? How it is for them to live outside?
“Oh, my dear. I do not think it’s a good idea. You know,” I explained to her,“the sparrow is a bird who loves .No one can keep them in a cage. If they are caught, they will quickly. They are to living outside. Moreover, they have warm nest under the eaves.
From then on, we have set up a kind of with the sparrow family. We feed them frequently and them as pet birds. However, we do not need to them. We seeing these little birds flying and jumping among branches, leaves and flowers inthe spring morning.
A.exciting B.excited C.disappointed D.encouraged
A.Naturally B.Suddenly C.Unfortunately D.Finally
A.leaving B.their death C.the chickens D.them
A.Bury B.put C.dig D.set
A.end B.beginning C.wish D.reality
A.Thus B.Then C.However D.Therefore
A.at all B.in all C.after all D.for all
A.encourage B.upset C.help D.impress
A.look B.act C.feed D.catch
A.throw B.pour C.pile D.scatter
A.one after another B.one another C.every other D.each other
A.stay B.love C.cage D.watch
A.free B.happy C.cold D.warm
A.freedom B.spring C.flying D.trees
A.please B.starve C.suffer D.die
A.safe B.used C.proud D.happy
A.neighbor B.understanding C.friendship D.relationship
A.think B.treat C.dream D.appreciate
A.hurt B.possess C.belong to D.hatch
A.enjoy B.would like C.want D.consider
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的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。
A few weeks after my first wife, Georgia, was called to heaven, I was cooking dinner for my son and myself. For a , I had decided on frozen peas. As I was cutting open the bag, it from my hand and crashed to the floor. The peas, like marbles, everywhere. I tried to use a broom, with each swipe they just rolled across the kitchen.
For the next week, every time I was in the , I found a pea---in a corner, or behind a table leg. They kept . Eight months later I pulled out the refrigerator to clean behind it, and 12 frozen peas hidden underneath.
At the time I found those few remaining , I was in a new relationship with a wonderful I’d met in a support group. After we married, I was reminded
those peas under the refrigerator, and realized that my had been like that bag of frozen peas. It had shattered(破碎). My wife had died; I was in a new city with a busy job, and with a son having trouble his new surroundings and the of his mother. I was a bag of spilled frozen peas; my life had come apart and scattered.
When life gets you , when everything you know comes apart, and when you think you’ll never , remember that it’s just a bag of scattered frozen peas. The peas can be , and life will move on. You’ll find all the peas , including the ones that are hardest to find. And when you’ve got them you’ll start to feel whole again.
The life you know can break apart at any time. But you’ll have to , and how fast you collect your peas depends on you. Will you keep scattering them around with a broom, will you pick them up one by one and put your life back together?
A.drink B.vegetable C.fruit D.meat
A.slipped B.walked C.ran D.moved
A.rubbed B.rolled C.grew D.existed
A.so B.and C.although D.but
A.kitchen B.living room C.bedroom D.storeroom
A.turning up B.getting up C.taking up D.using up
A.left B.ate C.found D.planted
A.presents B.cans C.vegetables D.peas
A.woman B.child C.man D.boy
A.for B.of C.with D.in
A.wife B.life C.son D.friend
A.adjusting to B.leading to C.turning to D.adding to
A.thank B.loss C.help D.love
A.close B.near C.down D.wide
A.get it B.leave it C.take it D.make it
A.grew B.bought C.frozen D.collected
A.specially B.fortunately C.properly D.eventually
A.both B.all C.either D.each
A.move on B.put on C.bring on D.call on
A.while B.because C.or D.since
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的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。
There are going to be moments in life when you must make very important decisions. You will find many people to offer you advice if you ask for it (and even if you don’t), but always remember that the life you is yours and nobody else’s. It’s important to decide for yourself what’s important to you and what you want before you others. Because while there will be times outside advice proves wise, there will be at least as many times when it proves completely . The only way to really evaluate other folks’ advice is to first learn everything that you can about whatever challenge you are . Once you’ve done that, in most cases you should be able to make a wise decision anyway.
You were with the ability to decide what is and what isn’t in your best interest. Most of the time, you will make the right decision and the appropriate action, and in thinking for yourself, you will become far more successful than if you had gone against your own .
Early on in my investment career, I made the mistake of a few important business decisions on colleagues’ opinions instead of conducting the necessary to make a wise decision. It wasn’t due to on my part; no one could ever accuse me of that. But, being to Wall Street, I intended to suppose that my more senior knew more than I did, and so I too much significance to their opinions.
You know what happened? Each of those investments ended in . Eventually I stopped allowing myself to be influenced by and began doing the work myself and making my own decisions. It took me until I was almost 30 years old to this—it’s never too late for a person to change his approach both to and to life.
A.easy B.ready C.unwilling D.hard
A.lead B.lend C.take D.earn
A.look at B.pick up C.turn to D.learn from
A.that B.since C.when D.while
A.useless B.useful C.priceless D.clever
A.getting B.making C.suffering D.facing
A.on one hand B.on your own C.on the whole D.on all sides
A.born B.tired C.satisfied D.covered
A.enjoy B.step C.plan D.take
A.assumption B.judgment C.condition D.fortune
A.basing B.depending C.relying D.focusing
A.research B.search C.resources D.activity
A.poverty B.laziness C.richness D.diligence
A.used B.accustomed C.new D.old
A.students B.brothers C.colleagues D.classmates
A.owed B.paid C.gave D.held
A.disaster B.progress C.failure D.success
A.either B.another C.each D.others
A.think B.remember C.realize D.recall
A.payment B.dreams C.happiness D.business
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的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。
Whenever we do something wrong, Jesus Christ sees it. He loves us and doesn’t say it. Perhaps he’s wondering how long we’ll keep our mind suffering. A little boy named Johnny was visiting his grandparents on their farm and he was given a slingshot(弹弓) to play with out in the woods. He for some time but he could never hit the target he had set for himself. Getting a little , he walked back to the farmhouse for dinner. As he was _ back, he saw Grandpa’s pet duck. Just out of , he let the slingshot fly , hitting it in the head ,and killed it. In a panic, he the dead duck in the woodpile, only to see his sister Sally be watching him. Sally had seen all this, but she said __ . After lunch that day Grandma said, “Sally, it’s your turn to wash the dishes.” But Sally said, “Grandma, Johnny told me he wanted to help in the kitchen.” And then she spoke _ to him, “Remember the duck?” So Johnny did the dishes. Later that day, Grandpa asked if wanted to go fishing, but Grandma said, “I’m sorry but I need Sally to help me make supper.” But Sally just smiled and said, “Well, that’s all right because Johnny told me he was too to help you. And she whispered again, “Remember the duck?” So Sally went fishing and Johnny to help make supper. After several days of doing both his and Sally’s, Johnny finally couldn’t it any longer. He came to his Grandma and told her that he had killed the duck .Grandma smiled and gave him a big __ . “Sweetheart, I know. You see, I was watering the flowers at the window I saw you shoot my duck with the slingshot, and I saw the whole thing. But because I love you, I you. I was just wondering how long you would let Sally_ of you.”
In reality, no matter how __ or how uncomfortable it is to admit our wrongdoing, we should always choose to it and work it through instead of running away from it. Hard as it is, it us and makes us who we are.
A.promoted B.exercised C.practiced D.consumed
A.delighted B.upset C.amazed D.scared
A.running B.rushing C.heading D.leaving
A.sympathy B.pride C.impulse D.politeness
A.hung B.presented C.protected D.hid
A.should B.shall C.must D.might
A.nothing B.everything C.something D.anything
A.loudly B.softly C.guiltily D.innocently
A.Sally B.Johnny C.the children D.Grandma
A.reluctant B.willing C.curious D.cautious
A.kept up B.held back C.left behind D.stayed behind
A.chores B.homework C.games D.sports
A.accept B.stand C.withdraw D.allow
A.hug B.blow C.reward D.award
A.whereas B.as C.while D.when
A.appreciate B.admire C.forgive D.Force
A.put the blame B.make friends C.put pressure D.make a slave
A.doubtful B.grateful C.harmful D.painful
A.reject B.control C.face D.witness
A.develops B.shapes C.ruins D.prepares
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,共30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的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。
The fitting-in of Suzy Khan
The first time I saw Suzy Khan, I knew I had to help her. She was really small for her age of 12. The boys in my class often about her and laughed at her a lot. She would open a book, pretending to read, with tears dropping on the open page.
All I knew was that she was an orphan (孤儿), from Africa. She had just been adopted (收养) by a family in town who that the best way for her to learn American ways of life was to be with American kids. I looked down at this girl, and promised myself that somehow I would help her.
But how I would help her in with us? There had to be a .
One day, when I went into the classroom, I saw that Suzy had her geography book to a picture of a train, and in her notebook, she had made a (an) copy.
I was surprised and thought that she could do something in the coming show. So, I took her to see the art teacher, Miss Park, and showed her what Suzy had . “Why, it's wonderful,” said Miss Park, who then showed us a poster she had painted the talent show. “I need more of these, but I just don't have enough . Could you help me, Suzy?”
On the day of the talent show, Suzy's were everywhere - all over the hall and all over the school, each one different.
“And finally,” said Mr. Brown, the schoolmaster, at the end of the show, “we have a (an) award. I'm sure you've all noticed the wonderful posters.” Everyone nodded. “One of your own students them.”
I could hear everyone whispering(窃窃私语),“Who in our school could draw well?”
Mr. Brown waited a while before saying, “ this student worked so hard on the posters, she deserves (应得) a , too. Our mystery artist is our new student, Suzy Khan!”
Mr. Brown thanked her for all the wonderful posters and gave her a professional artist's set. “Thank you,” she cried.
I , at that time when I was looking at her excited face, she'd probably never anything in her whole life.
Everyone started to their hands, Suzy Khan gave them a shy smile and the applause (掌声) was deafening (震耳欲聋). I knew then Suzy was going to be all right.
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