三.完型填空(共20个小题,每题1.5分)
Almost every office has an office trouble-maker. My friend Jenny said there was a woman in her team whom everyone 36 . For months my friend had been thinking about what she could do to get 37 to this person. 38 she tried hard, she could come up with no good idea.
One Saturday morning, she woke up and had a 39 desire to bake a cake for
the trouble-maker. She had no idea 40. this thought had come to her or what cake
she could bake. The only thing that she had ever heard this woman say about what she
liked was 41 So that morning my friend 42 her day by baking a chocolate cake. After 43 the woman's address in the phone book, she took the cake to her 44 .
You can imagine the trouble-maker's __45 when she opened the door. "What
are you 46 here?" the woman asked.
"Well," my friend said, "it is kind of hard to 47 . I know you like chocolate
and I woke up this morning 48 to bake you a cake, so I did." She held the cake out
49
The woman smiled very slightly and 50 her to go in. They spent the next
hour together at the kitchen table. They did not talk about the woman's 51 or her
behavior toward team members. They simply 52 small talk and ate the cake.
On Monday morning the woman arrived at work as usual, but she was 53 to my friend. 54 by my friend, the woman 55 started becoming friendly to others.
The change took months, but it did happen.
36. A. feared B. disliked C, knew D. disagreed
37. A. ready B. tired C. close D. right
38. A. So B. As C. Since D. Although
39.A. clear B. funny C. sudden D. bad
40. A. why B. when C. what D. where
41. A. milk B. vegetable C. fruit D. chocolate
42. A. started B. spent C. planned D. reached
43. A. pointing out B. looking up C. looking in D. settling down
44. A. office B. house C. team D. school
45. A. anger B. worry C. surprise D. relief
46. A. doing B. asking C. finding D. Trying
47. A. begin B. pretend C. admit D. explain
48. A. choosing B. wanting C. advising D. learning
49. A. proudly B. silently C. carefully D. gratefully
50. A. invited B. refused C. expected D. ordered
51. A. opinion B.hobby C. feeling D. attitude
52. A. gave B. enjoyed C. joined D. organized
53. A. rude B. selfless C. hopeful D. nice
54. A. Educated B. Protected C. Forced D. Encouraged
55. A. slowly B. easily C. swiftly D. Quietly
Many years ago, I owned a service station and roadhouse on the main road between Melbourne and Adelaide.
One very cold, wet night at about 3:30 a.m., there was a36 on the front door of our house. A young man, wet from 37 to toe, explained that he had38 out of petrol about 30 km up the road. He had left his pregnant(怀孕的) wife and his two children39 at the car and said that he would hitchhike(搭便车) back.
Once I had40a can with petrol, I took him back to his car where his two-year-old and four-year-old children were both41 ,saying that they were cold. Once the car had started, I suggested that he42 me back.
Before leaving, I had turned the heater 43 in the roadhouse, so that when we went in, it was nice and44 .While the little ones played and ran 45 ,I prepared bread and butter for the children, and hot chocolate for the46 .
It was about 5 a.m. before they47 .The young fellow asked me how much he 48 me and I told him that the petrol pump(加油泵) had 49 $15.He offered to pay “call-out fee”,but I wouldn’t accept it.
About a month later, I received a 50 from Interstate, a large bus company that we had been trying to 51 to stop off at our roadhouse for a long time. It 52 out that the young fellow I had helped was its general manager, the most 53 person in the company.
In his letter, he thanked me again and54 me that, from then on, all their buses would stop at my service station. In this 55 ,a little bit of kindness was rewarded with a huge amount of benefits.
A.kick B.hit C.beat D.knock
A.finger B.shoulder C.head D.hand
A.driven B.used C.come D.run
A.away B.behind C.over D.out
A.supplied B.poured C.equipped D.filled
A.sleeping B.crying C.quarrelling D.fighting
A.allow B.ring C.lead D.follow
A.on B.off C.in D.over
A.neat B.hot C.warm D.attractive
A.around B.inside C.nearby D.along
A.drivers B.guests C.customers D.adults
A.left B.arrived C.ate D.disappeared
A.gave B.paid C.owed D.offered
A.appeared B.exhibited C.calculated D.shown
A.call B.letter C.check D.notice
A.get B.force C.requite D.hope
A.pointed B.turned C.worked D.found
A.generous B.successful C.serious D.powerful
A.praised B.persuaded C.informed D.convinced
A.lesson B.business C.aspect D.case
Dear son,
The day that you see me old and I am already not in good health, have patience and try to understand me.
If I get dirty when eating, if I can not dress, have patience and remember the hours I spent 1 it to you. If, when I speak to you, I 2 the same things thousand and one times, do not3 me, listen to me. When you were small, I had to read to you thousand and one times the same story until you got to sleep. When I do not want to have a4 , neither shame me nor scold me. Remember when I had to chase(追逐) you with thousand excuses I 5 , in order that you wanted to bathe. When you see my 6 little about new technologies, give me the necessary time and do not look at me with your mocking( 嘲弄 ) smile. I taught you how to do so many things: to eat good, to dress well, to confront life(面对生活)….
When at some moment I lose the 7 , let me have the necessary time to remember. When my8 legs do not allow me to walk, give me your hands, the same way I did when you gave your first 9 . And when someday I say to you that I do not want to10 any more ---- that I want to rest forever, do not get 11 . Someday you will understand.
Try to understand that my age is not lived but survived. Some day you will discover that, despite(尽管) my mistakes, I always wanted the 12 thing for you and that I tried to prepare the way for you. You must not feel sad, angry or impotent( 无可奈何 ) for seeing me13 you. You must be next to me, try to understand me and to help me as I did it when you14 living. Help me to walk, help me to end my way with love and 15 .
I love you, Son.
Your father
A.giving B.teaching C.coming D.pointing
A.praise B.think C.repeat D.blame
A.interrupt(打断) B.disturb(打扰) C.look D.avoid
A.rest B.word C.bath D.sleep
A.discovered B.invented C.noticed D.suspected
A.knowing B.fearing C.enjoying D.lacking
A.sight B.heart C.way D.memory
A.tired B.short C.long D.strong
A.step B.pace C.laugh D.cry
A.talk B.live C.write D.sleep
A.careful B.interested C.calm D.angry
A.last B.first C.best D.most
A.near B.behind C.below D.against
A.made B.started C.earned D.found
A.mercy B.care C.optimism D.patience
Long ago there was a poor farmer in Russia. He had been very__1__with everything he had. However,when he found his elder brother was_2__than him,he felt disappointed. So he__3_hard about how he could also be richer. Finally he got an idea. He started to spend less money on food and clothes to__4__some money to buy more land. Once he had enough money,he started__5_for land.
He__6__that on the neighboring land,there were some nomads (游牧民) living there. He bought some gifts and went to__7__their head. He presented the gifts to the head and told him the__8__of his visit. The head welcomed him,accepted the gifts and agreed to his_9__to get the land. The head told him that he could have the land__10__giving him anything. He can take as much land as he could__11__by walking through the land before sunset (日落).He should start in the morning and whatever distance he could travel during the__12_,he could have it.
The farmer became very__13__when he heard this offer. Now he could have lots of__14__without paying anything. He came_15_the next morning and started running,not walking,__16__he could cover the largest area. To reach his goal,he neither ate food,nor drank water,nor had any rest. He just continued__17__.Without eating,or drinking,or resting he just got very__18__.When he came back to the head in the evening,he__19__right on the spot. Sadly his son buried him in a piece of land about 6 x 4 feet.
Don’t be greedy (贪婪的) or you will__20__everything finally.
A.careful B.pleased C.bored D.busy
A.healthier B.stronger C.richer D.cleverer
A.thought B.learned C.tried D.worked
A.borrow B.spend C.make D.save
A.waiting B.looking C.preparing D.caring
A.explained B.hoped C.noticed D.guessed
A.see B.follow C.help D.cheat
A.chance B.result C.condition D.purpose
A.promise B.request C.suggestion D.order
A.for B.by C.without D.before
A.cover B.farm C.buy D.have
A.year B.month C.week D.day
A.interested B.sad C.happy D.calm
A.land B.crop C.experience D.knowledge
A.quietly B.early C.finally D.suddenly
A.so that B.even if C.because D.whether
A.dreaming B.walking C.speaking D.running
A.nervous B.excited C.tired D.worried
A.refused B.died C.appeared D.rested
A.lose B.face C.change D.defeat
Sarah came running in. She shouted happily, "Look what I ____36_____." She put a snake skin on the newspaper I was reading and it came so suddenly that it caused me to ____37_____. "Mom, look! Isn't it ____38_____?" said my seven-year-old daughter. I ____39_____ the snake skin and thought that it really wasn't pretty. Everything children see ____40_____is full of beauty in their eyes; they see only ____41_____ and excellence in the world until educated.
"____42_____ did the snake do this?" Sarah asked. I tried to seize the ____43_____ to teach my children that there was almost always something beyond the obvious. I wanted to tell them that there was something else going on ____44_____ what they saw in front of them. "Snakes shed (蜕) their skin because they need to renew themselves," I ____45_____.
"Why do they have to renew themselves?" Sarah asked.
My son Robert laughed and said, "Because they don't ____46_____ what they are and they want to be someone else." I politely ignored him and said that by shedding skins, we could ____47_____ the hidden reality.
"We often need to shed our skin, those coatings that we ____48_____ ourselves with," I said to my children, who listened very ____49_____, with their eyes wide open. "This snake ____50_____ needs this skin. It is probably too hard for him, or he probably doesn't think he looks as ____51_____in it as he once did. It's like buying a new ____52_____."
I'm sure this explanation will not ____53_____ the naturalists. But Sarah was getting to understand that renewal is part of ____54_____. She should learn from it what we need to keep and what we need to ____55_____.
A.made B.seized C.caught D.found
A.think B.jump C.run D.struggle
A.interesting B.smooth C.beautiful D.colorful
A.stared at B.took off C.referred to D.brought back
A.by accident B.over and over again C.in the future D.for the first time
A.honesty B.difference C.value D.fear
A.Where B.Why C.How D.When
A.information B.possibility C.opportunity D.question
A.besides B.for C.without D.around
A.talked B.explained C.whispered D.shouted
A.keep B.want C.need D.like
A.see B.guess C.ignore D.remember
A.keep B.store C.cover D.improve
A.properly B.attentively C.sadly D.angrily
A.once more B.at times C.right now D.no longer
A.nice B.healthy C.strong D.big
A.hat B.watch C.suit D.home
A.move B.satisfy C.correct D.defeat
A.experience B.achievement C.progress D.competition
A.throw out B.hope for C.find out D.throw away
Long long ago, there was a small village. This village had a 36 tradition. At the beginning of every year, any boy who had reached the age of 18 was given land and money to build a home. The boy had to 37 his home before winter. If his home failed to endure the cold weather in winter, the villagers could not 38 him in any way.
One 39 , Paul and Marc reached their 18. They 40 their land and money and decided to search nearby villages for ideas on building their homes. In each village, they found the nicest 41 and talked to the owners. Each owner gladly offered 42 .
After Marc saw several homes, he 43 the best ideas and went back to his own land. Paul, 44 , continued collecting more ideas. Soon he had so many great ideas that he began to 45 some of them. But he always believed he could find even better ideas in the next village.
Marc began building his home. He had several false starts, 46 his home gradually rose from his land. By fall, Marc had finished his home. It wasn't perfect, but it was strong and he could 47 it later. Paul enjoyed all the beautiful homes and 48 with home owners. The first snow came and Paul, realizing he was running out of time, 49 back to his land. He built the best home he could in the time he had, but it was 50 . The first winter storm destroyed his home and he froze to 51 . The villagers mourned for him.
Marc 52 the winter. Each year, Marc searched for other good ideas he could use to make his own home look better. He became a leader in the village, 53a family, and lived a happy, content life.
We all build and improve our own mental homes. It’s 54 and fun for us to search for ideas from other mental home owners, but we only improve our own mental home if we actually 55 the best ideas.
A.hopeful B.strange C.literary D.cultural
A.find B.make C.buy D.complete
A.encourage B.help C.scold D.persuade
A.winter B.summer C.spring ` D.autumn
A.received B.exchanged C.recognized D.advised
A.girls B.jobs C.presents D.houses
A.rooms B.drinks C.advice D.attention
A.gathered B.expected C.created D.understood
A.similarly B.finally C.furthermore D.however
A.believe B.forget C.replace D.doubt
A.because B.although C.so D.but
A.repair B.rebuild C.improve D.sell
A.achievements B.conversations C.struggles D.arguments
A.rushed B.drove C.flew D.moved
A.funny B.weak C.small D.amazing
A.death B.blindness C.sadness D.illness
A.experienced B.loved C.spent D.survived
A.brought B.earned C.raised D.contacted
A.easy B.slow C.dangerous D.special
A.realize B.bring C.apply D.collect