完形填空（共15题，每小题2分，共30分）
My best friend is Cocoa, and I live in a senior-citizen apartment. Cocoa is a ten-year-old dog and I am a sixty-nine-year-old lady, so you can see we both qualify as 11 citizens.
He is a 12 companion. He does many amusing things that make me 13 , and when that happens, he is so delighted 14 he just keeps it up.
But one afternoon, Cocoa started acting strangely. I was sitting on the floor playing with him, 15 he started pawing and smelling at the right side of my 16 . He had never done anything like this ever before, and I told him, “No.” To Cocoa, one “no” is usually 17 , but not that day. He stopped briefly, and then 18 ran toward me, throwing his entire weight at the right side of my chest. He crashed into me and I cried in 19 , falling down to the floor. Soon after this, I felt a lump (肿块). I went to my doctors, and after X-rays 20 and lab work were done, they told me I had cancer.
When cancer starts, a 21 of calcium (钙) builds. Then the lump or cancer attaches itself to this wall. When Cocoa jumped on me, the force of the impact broke the lump away from the wall. This made it possible for me to 22 the lump.
I had a complete mastectomy (乳房切除术) and the cancer has not 23 to any other part of my body. The doctors told me if the cancer had gone undetected even six more months, it would have been too 24 .
Was Cocoa 25 of just what he was doing? I’ll never really know. What I do know is that Cocoa not only shares his life with me, he has also made sure that I will be around to share my life with him!
11 A. good B. standard C. senior D. great
12 A. wonderful B. tiring C. hungry D. bad
13 A. leave B. cry C. laugh D. jump
14 A. as B. when C. and D. that
15 A. when B. then C. though D. as
16 A. chest B. body C. shoulder D. arm
17 A. right B. good C. enough D. unexpected
18 A. hurriedly B. rudely C. slowly D. suddenly
19 A. pain B. surprise C. trouble D. danger
20 A. experiments B. researches C. tests D. papers
21 A. wall B. cancer C. body D. number
22 A. watch B. have C. get D. notice
23 A. ran B. kept C. entered D. spread
24 A. common B. late C. much D. early
25 A. ashamed B. aware C. afraid D. tired
Most essays are made up of a beginning, a middle and an end. The beginning arouses the reader’s interest to his attention to the subject of the essay or the necessary background information. The middle gives us clear and logical of the facts and ideas the writer intends to put forth. The end winds up the essay with a forceful statement to influence the reader’s impression and shows consequences of the argument.
To the writer the beginning is often the hardest part of an essay, because he has to decide from what point to , and in what direction to go. The end is important because it often gives the reader the deepest impression. It should be short, forceful and thought-provoking. No ideas should be introduced in a concluding paragraph.
Sometimes it is good to the concluding paragraph to the introduction. If, for instance, a question is raised in the beginning, an answer should be given in the end.
A．support B．secure C．change D．follow
A．provides B．proves C．confirms D．directs
A．indication B．direction C．expectation D．presentation
A．final B．good C．deep D．unique
A．state B．deliver C．start D．practice
A．ordinary B．general C．important D．new
A．spread B．link C．lead D．contact
There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest (寻求), , to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away. The first son went in winter, the second in spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in fall.
When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to what they had seen. The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and . The second son contradicted—it was covered with green buds and full of . The third son , saying it was laden with blossoms that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful. It was the most graceful thing he had seen. The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and with fruit, full of life and fulfillment.
The man then to his sons that they were all right, because they had each seen but one season in the tree’s life. He told them that you cannot judge a tree, or a person, by only one season, and that the essence of who they are—the pleasure, joy, and love that come from that life—can only be at the end, when all the seasons are up.
If you give up when it’s winter, you will the hope of your spring, the beauty of your summer, fulfillment of your fall. Don’t let the of one season destroy the joy of all the rest. Don’t judge a life by one season.
A．determine B．judge C．analyze D．explore
A．by chance B．as usual C．in turn D．for sure
A．describe B．classify C．compare D．review
A．twisted B．wounded C．woodened D．deserted
A．delight B．pride C．faith D．promise
A．agreed B．approved C．argued D．announced
A．never B．ever C．once D．later
A．falling B．slipping C．going D．hanging
A．excused B．sighed C．explained D．instructed
A．measured B．considered C．affected D．committed
A．change B．develop C．miss D．taste
A．comfort B．pleasure C．regret D．pain
A．difficult B．magic C．lonely D．light
Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be. A certain amount of stress is to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.
The amount of stress a person can depends very much on the individual (个体). Some people are not afraid of stress, and such are obviously prime materials for managerial responsibilities, others lose at the first sign of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and . In fact we make choice between “flight or fight” and in more primitive days the choices made the between life or death.
We can’t remove stress from our lives (it would be to do so even if we could). We need to find ways to deal with it.
A．vital B．moral C．mental D．actual
A．mind B．hope C．life D．control
A．bear B．notice C．feel D．enjoy
A．heroes B．actors C．characters D．feelings
A．sight B．heart C．face D．temper
A．naturally B．socially C．normally D．physically
A．mistake B．peace C．difference D．trouble
A．unhappy B．unwise C．unfair D．unusual
Louis Braille was born in the small village of Coupvray in France. His father was a skilled leather worker who had many tools. One day, when his father went out, three-year-old Louis a sharp and pointed awl (锥子) from his father’s tool-box. The awl slipped from his tiny hands and hurt one of his . The infection soon spread to the other eye and the poor child became totally at the age of three.
He had a great goal and dream in his life. At the age of 12 he started his new mission — to a system to enable the blind to read and write. He had the concept that if the letters could be by the fingertips even the blind could with ease. He successfully completed his system of dots by the age of fifteen. The system invented by Louis Braille has a series of raised dots. Each letter is formed by raised dots out of a total of six dots arranged in a rectangle (矩形) consisting of two columns of three dots each. Braille’s work has changed the lives of millions of disabled people and enabled them to lead a life.
The contributions of Braille provided a vision and mission for the millions of disabled people. By and effort, they also can create wonders and serve society.
A．expensive B．sharp C．amazing D．harmful
A．picked up B．found out C．set in D．looked for
A．hands B．legs C．feet D．eyes
A．hopeless B．blind C．desperate D．incurable
A．improve B．spread C．invent D．learn
A．kept B．touched C．felt D．loaded
A．read B．imagine C．grasp D．accept
A．pressed B．selected C．lifted D．raised
A．easy B．specific C．familiar D．suitable
A．perfect B．confident C．normal D．productive
A．outstanding B．necessary C．immediate D．considerate
A．luck B．pain C．determination D．responsibility
A few years back during the time that my aged mother was ill in bed, her attendant happened to be a young woman. She was and kind. When we heard her personal story, our hearts .
She was to get in the near future and according to their custom the bride had to wear a valuable, colorful dress. This would her a lot.
Seeing how my parents had the people who worked for us when we were kids, a flash of lightning me. A couple of months passed by and her mind was only on the “big” and in another four months she would have to get married.
Now it was only three months before her . I had resigned from my office some months back. All accounts had been settled a letter arrived from my former office and I was wondering it was. It was a check with a letter of saying there had been a miscalculation. The sum was enough to the girl’s wedding wish.
After having lunch, my mother's attendant returned to help my mother and I told her that she did not need to worry at all because her needs would be met in addition to her six months salary bonus. She just couldn't what was going on. Her facial expression was amazing.
Having known my intention, she couldn't help laughing and crying at the same moment. Her eyes were with excitement. When I took her shopping, she spent a few hours her dress. With great I donated the complete balance.
At the end of the month her parents came to her. The whole family left with broad . The following year we received a telephone call to inform us that she had become a . She had just given birth to a baby girl.
I was full of smiles then and now when I think back. Love means giving.
A．careless B．disabled C．talkative D．caring
A．sank B．broke C．jumped D．danced
A．paid B．promoted C．married D．divorced
A．evening B．ball C．fancy D．wedding
A．cost B．surprise C．delight D．charge
A．respected B．helped C．rewarded D．awarded
A．impressed B．stuck C．struck D．urged
A．ceremony B．problem C．party D．occasion
A．arrival B．resignation C．departure D．marriage
A．and B．for C．yet D．so
A．who B．what C．where D．why
A．thanks B．introduction C．apology D．invitation
A．grant B．express C．equal D．make
A．make up B．figure out C．give up D．believe in
A．clouded B．closed C．watering D．shining
A．imagining B．designing C．choosing D．hunting
A．happiness B．regret C．sympathy D．mercy
A．visit B．collect C．comfort D．support
A．balance B．guilt C．connections D．smiles
A．nurse B．doctor C．model D．mother