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中,选出最佳选项。
Growing up, I had a scar on my face — a perfect arrow in the center of my cheek, pointing at my left eye. I 36 it when I was three, long before I knew that scars were a 37 thing, especially for a girl. I only knew that my scar brought me 38 and tenderness and candy. As I got older, I began to take 39in my scar, in part to stop people laughing at me, but mainly as a reaction to the thought that I should feel uncomfortable. It’s true. I was 40 the first couple of times someone pointed at my 41 and asked, “What’s that?” or called me “Scarface.” But the more I heard how 42 my scar was, the more I found myself liking it.
When I turned fifteen, my parents — 43 the advice of a doctor — decided it was time to 44 on what was now a thick, shiny red scar.
“But I don’t mind the scar, really,” I told my father as he 45 that I would have the operation during my summer vacation. And my friends, along with my boyfriend at the time, 46 as I did, that my scar was 47 and almost pretty in its own way. After so many years, it was a 48 of me. But my father said it was a deformity (畸形). I don’t know what 49 more that day: hearing my father call my scar a deformity, 50 realizing that it didn’t 51 to him how I felt about it.
I did have the operation that summer.
In my late twenties, I took a long look at my scar, something I hadn’t done in years. 52, it could be seen in the right light, but no one 53 me about it anymore. As I leaned uneasily toward the mirror, I felt a sudden 54.
There was something powerful about my scar and the proud person I 55 because of it. I have never been quite so strong since they cut it out.
36. A. got B. remained C. kept D. drew
37. A. good B. bad C. strange D. funny
38. A. trouble B. shame C. attention D. reward
39. A. pride B. place C. care D. blame
40. A. uncomfortable B. proud C. pleased D. disappointed
41. A. head B. cheek C. mouth D. nose
42. A. long B. unfortunate C. beautiful D. unbelievable
43. A. in B. for C. against D. on
44. A. operate B. talk C. remove D. center
45. A. suggested B. explained C. told D. ordered
46. A. felt B. acted C. did D. hoped
47. A. unlucky B. ugly C. unique D. necessary
48. A. part B. problem C. memory D. dream
49. A. interested B. encouraged C. hurt D. surprised
50. A. and B. or C. so D. but
51. A. mind B. occur C. concern D. matter
52. A. Still B. Though C. Thus D. Also
53. A. cared B. asked C. questioned D. mentioned
54. A. happiness B. satisfaction C. sadness D. shock
55. A. respected B. knew C. met D. became
Is the world really going mad? 26 day I was sitting in a restaurant 27 a quick and a talk with a few friends when it suddenly 28 me that almost everyone in the restaurant was smoking. It wasn’t long 29 the whole room was 30 with smoke. I asked with an apology for 31 to open a window to stop myself 32 !
Nowadays air pollution is something that is hardly questioned any more. However, I still can’t walk down the street in any of the big cities without 33 that people are 34 the air pollution. It is time for the government departments of the world to introduce emission(废气排放) controls on all cars and 35 the public transport system(公共交通体系) to encourage people to 36 their cars at home. A friend of mine takes flying lesson each morning and it really makes him 37 when he climbs above the smog layer(烟雾) and looks down 38 it and thinks: “I’m breathing that!” this kind of 39 results from the bad management of resources. Waste things can 40 should be treated properly. House building, road 41 , and industrial development are all earthmoving( or earth-reducing) operations and can change the balances of 42 created over millions of years. I would like to 43 serious studies done on all these main works before they are built. Also, there should be 44 national parks set up to keep the most beautiful parts of our countries in their natural 45
A.The other B.Another C.Every D.Each
A.asking for B.drinking C.having D.buying
A.seemed B.struck C.sank D.showed
A.ago B.after C.before D.now
A.full B.filled C.crowed D.parked
A.promise B.help C.suggestion D.permission
A.standing B.sitting C.talking D.dying
A.thinking B.persuading C.deciding D.learning
A.suffering B.dying C.walking D.standing
A.increase B.reduce C.improve D.raise
A.wash B.repair C.drive D.leave
A.sick B.tired C.foolish D.excited
A.on B.at C.from D.for
A.discussion B.question C.pollution D.operation
A.but B.yet C.still D.and
A.work B.construction C.building D.setting
A.life B.mind C.human being D.plants
A.see B.start C.enjoy D.pay
A.few B.any C.more D.no
A.situation B.states C.soils D.places.
Once upon a time a king had a close friend. The friend had a habit of saying “That is good!” whether the 16 he faced was positive or negative.
One day, the king and his friend left for a hunt. The friend 17 the shotgun (猎枪) for the king. Apparently, he had made a(n) 18 in the preparation of the shotgun. The king 19 and it took his thumb away. When 20 the situation, the friend said 21 , “That is good!” The king answered, “No, this is not good.” He put his friend in 22 .
One year later, the king was 23 in a forest, where cannibals (食人族) 24 him. They tied his hands, and piled up the 25 . When they came closer to the fire they noticed the king didn’t have the 26 . As they never ate whoever had a part of his 27 missing, they set the king free.
When the king arrived at his palace, he 28 the incident about his thumb and was filled with remorse (懊悔) for the treatment given to his friend. 29 , he paid a visit to his friend. “You were 30 ,” said the king. “It was good that I lost my thumb.” The king started to tell his friend everything that happened to him. “I’m 31 that I sent you to prison for such a long period. It was my 32 .” “No,” the friend said, “that was a good decision.” “What do you 33 by that?” the king asked. The friend answered, “Remember that if I was not in prison, 34 I would be with you in the hunt. Then you know what would have happened to me. ”
Do not 35 facts or events by the immediate results! Life is a test.
A.situation B.choice C.chance D.cause
A.carried B.bought C.hid D.prepared
A.decision B.mistake C.effort D.attempt
A.shot B.inspected C.ran D.frightened
A.describing B.improving C.examining D.correcting
A.on purpose B.in sorrow C.by accident D.as usual
A.forest B.prison C.hospital D.palace
A.fighting B.struggling C.hunting D.reading
A.guided B.chose C.challenged D.caught
A.wood B.leaves C.stone D.sand
A.hand B.thumb C.friend D.weapon
A.memory B.thought C.body D.reputation
A.remembered B.discovered C.recorded D.doubted
A.Suddenly B.Indirectly C.Frequently D.Immediately
A.generous B.polite C.right D.smart
A.satisfied B.worried C.lucky D.sorry
A.right B.fault C.conclusion D.sorrow
A.mean B.find C.suggest D.explain
A.finally B.certainly C.nearly D.luckily
A.imagine B.suspect C.judge D.admire
Gary is very popular in his college and nearly everybody knows him. He is a basketball starand has played in quite a few important matches held in his home state. And for this reason, he has become the (21) of the college, envy of the boys, and hero of the girls. Among his many (22) is a girl called Nola.
Nola is Gary’s classmate, and Professor Johnson’s daughter. Mr. Johnson is a strict father, and in a family where a sports star is not (23) regarded, Nola never dares to mention Gary’s name. In school, they seldom speak to each other and always keep a certain (24).
Nola’s family lives on the campus and there is a big sports ground near their (25) . Every afternoon, after school, Gary would spend at least one hour practicing basketball before returning (26). Nola lives on the third floor, and from their (27) she can see the sports ground. As a (28) , Nola would sit in a chair on the balcony, reading or doing her homework everyday (29) she comes home. Sometimes she would raise her head to watch Gary shoot or (30) how many times he can hit the basket.
Gary doesn’t seem to pay any attention to Nola on the balcony.
One afternoon, Nola moved her chair into the room (31) the breeze outside. But she could still hear the noise from the sports ground. The (32) suddenly stopped and the sports ground became very quiet. Nola thought it (33) and looked out through the window.
She saw Gary bending down there and (34) something on the ground with a piece of chalk. What was he writing? She (35). Gary finished writing and (36), he picked up his bag and dragged his way home.
After Gary left, Nola went (37) quickly and walked quietly to the sports ground. When she got to the place where Gary had just (38), she found these words, “Nola, why didn’t you watch me play?”
She picked up the (39) end on the ground and added below the line, “(40) yes, I did.”
A.signal B.pride C.success D.expectation
A.admirers B.girlfriends C.relatives D.colleagues
A.constantly B.deeply C.highly D.fiercely
A.gesture B.distance C.competition D.route
A.house B.classroom C.table D.living room
A.dormitory B.home C.classroom D.school
A.kitchen B.ground C.balcony D.porch
A.rule B.result C.habit D.schedule
A.when B.unless C.before D.since
A.repeat B.announce C.murmur D.count
A.greet B.handle C.escape D.avoid
A.breeze B.noise C.chair D.event
A.ridiculous B.humorous C.strange D.wonderful
A.reading B.writing C.observing D.noticing
A.wondered B.regarded C.asked D.talked
A.turned up B.hurried up C.held up D.stood up
A.down B.in C.along D.up
A.competed B.expressed C.reflected D.stayed
A.bag B.pencil C.chalk D.ball
Many of us spend a great deal of time and energy trying to prove that we are right and others are wrong. Many people 21 that it’s their job to show others how their positions, statements, and points of view are 22 , and that on doing so, the person they are correcting is going to somehow _23 it, or at least learn something. Wrong!
Think about it. Have you ever been _24 by someone and said to him, “Thank you so much for showing me that I’m wrong and you’re right”? Or, has anyone you know ever 25 you when you corrected them, or made yourself “right” at their 26 ? Of course not. The truth is, all of us 27 to be corrected. We all want our position to be 28 and understood by others. Being listened to and heard is one of the greatest 29 of the human heart. And those who learn to 30 are the most loved and respected. Those who are in the 31 of correcting others are often resented(怨恨 ) and 32 .
A wonderful way for becoming more peaceful and loving is to practice 33 others the joy of being right ---give them the glory. 34 correcting. When someone says, “ I really feel it’s important to …”, rather than breaking 35 and saying, “No, it’s more important to…”, simply let it go and allow their statement to 36 . The people in your life will become less defensive and more 37 . They will appreciate you more than you could ever have 38 . You’ll discover the joy of joining in and witnessing other people’s 39 , which is far more rewarding than a battle of egos( 自我 ). Starting today, let others be “ 40 ” , most of the time.
A.believe B.doubt C.prove D.tell
A.unimportant B.unbelievable C.incorrect D.imperfect
A.consider B.appreciate C.understand D.refuse
A.fooled B.helped C.taught D.corrected
A.thanked B.rewarded C.cared D.accepted
A.side B.price C.expense D.value
A.like B.hate C.prefer D.afford
A.admired B.received C.realized D.respected
A.shortcomings B.advantage C.desires D.wishes
A.talk B.praise C.help D.listen
A.habit B.form C.position D.purpose
A.punished B.avoided C.left D.laughed
A.letting B.lending C.allowing D.owing
A.Stop B.Continue C.Practise D.Try
A.out B.up C.in D.off
A.last B.send C.work D.stand
A.helpful B.loving C.careful D.popular
A.dreamed B.requested C.asked D.demanded
A.sufferings B.worries C.progress D.happiness
A.happy B.right C.sorry D.proud
In the depths of my memory, many things I did with my father still live. These things have come to represent, in fact, what I call 26 and love.
I don’t remember my father ever getting into a swimming pool. But he did 27 the water. Any kind of 28 ride seemed to give pleasure. 29 he loved to fish; sometimes he took me along.
But I never really liked being on the water the way my father did. I liked being 30 the water, moving through it, 31 it all around me. I was not a strong 32 , or one who learned to swim early, for I had my 33 . but I loved being in the swimming pool close to my father’s office and 34 those summer days with my father, who 35 come by on a break. I needed him to see what I could do. My father would stand there in his suit, the 36 person not in swimsuit.
After swimming, I would go 37 his office and sit on the wooden chair in front of his big desk, where he let me 38 anything I found in his top desk drawer. Sometimes, if I was left alone at his desk 39 he worked in the lab, an assistant or a student might come in and tell me perhaps I shouldn’t be playing with his 40 . but my father always 41 and said easily, “Oh, no, it’s 42 .” Sometimes he handed me coins and told me to get 43 an ice cream…
A poet once said, “We look at life once, in childhood; the rest is 44 .” and I think it is not only what we “look at once, in childhood” that determines our memories, but 45 , in that childhood, looks at us.
A.desire B.joy C.anger D.worry
A.avoid B.refuse C.praise D.love
A.On B.off C.by D.in
A.having B.leaving C.making D.getting
A.swimmer B.rider C.walker D.runner
A.hopes B.faiths C.rights D.fears
A.spending B.saving C.wasting D.ruining
A.should B.would C.had to D.ought to
A.next B.only C.other D.last
A.away from B.out of C.by D.inside
A.put up B.break down C.play with D.work out
A.the moment B.the first time C.while D.before
A.fishing net B.office things C.wooden chair D.lab equipment
A.stood up B.set out C.showed up D.lab equipment
A.fine B.strange C.terrible D.funny
A.the student B.the assistant C.myself D.himself
A.memory B.wealth C.experience D.practice
A.which B.who C.what D.whose