第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1. 5分,满分30分)
阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从21~40各小题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Each age has its pleasure and its pains. The happiest person is the one who 21 what each age gives him without 22 any time in useless regrets.
Childhood is a time when there are 23 duties. Life is always giving 24 things to a child. He finds 25 in playing in the rain or snow. His first 26 to the seaside makes him wild. But a child has his 27 . He is not so 28 to do as he wishes to. He is always told not to do this or that, or is even 29 for what he has done wrong. His life is therefore not perfectly happy.
When the young man starts to make his own living, he becomes free 30 the discipline(纪律) of schools and parents, but at the same time he is forced to accept duties. He can no longer 31 others to pay for his food, clothing and housing, but has to work if he wants to live 32 . If he spends most of his time playing about in the 33 he used as a child, he will go 34 . And if he breaks the 35 of society, he may go to prison. However, if he works hard, keeps out of 36 , and has good health, he can have the greatest happiness of seeing himself make rapid 37 in his job and of building up his position in society.
Old age has always been considered as the 38 time of life. But the old can feel the happiness of having come through the 39 of life safely and having reached a time when they can lie back and rest, 40 the young to continue the fight.
21. A. shares B. enjoys C. chooses D. refuses
22. A. saving B. offering C. hoping D. wasting
23. A. little B. a few C. few D. a little
24. A. delicious B. new C. similar D. meaningless
25. A. discipline B. duty C. pleasure D. pain
26. A. knowledge B. thought C. visit D. play
27. A. characters B. pains C. mistakes D. habits
28. A. willing B. glad C. careful D. free
29. A. regretted B. punished C. praised D. apologized
30. A. in B. with C. against D. from
31. A. hope B. expect C. promise D. forbid
32. A. freely B. safely C. gladly D. comfortably
33. A. rain B. sea C. way D. work
34. A. bad B. wrong C. good D. hungry
35. A. peace B. rule C. law D. plan
36. A. power B. trouble C. order D. control
37. A. chance B. progress C. condition D. score
38. A. better B. worse C. worst D. best
39. A. battle B. hunger C. peace D. joy
40. A. keeping B. leaving C. remaining D. permitting
Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He constantly advertised for ____ hands. Most people were reluctant(不情愿) to work on _____ along the Atlantic. They dreaded the awful _____that raged across the Atlantic, wreaking havoc(浩劫,灾难) on the buildings and crops. As the farmer __ applicants for the job, he ______ a steady stream of refusals.
____, a short, thin man, well past middle age, approached the farmer. “Are you a good farmhand?” the farmer asked him.
“Well, I can ___ when the wind blows,” answered the ____ man.
Although ____ by this answer, the farmer, desperate(不顾一切的) for _____, hired him. The man worked well around the farm, ______ from dawn to dusk, and the farmer felt satisfied with the man's work.
Then one night the wind howled loudly in from offshore. ____ out of bed, the farmer grabbed(抓起) a lantern and ____ next door to the hired hand's sleeping quarters. He ____ the little man and yelled, “Get up! A storm is coming! Tie things down before they blow away!”
The little man ____ in bed and said ____, “No sir. I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows.”
Enraged by the response, the farmer was tempted to ___ him on the spot. Instead, he hurried outside to prepare for the storm. To his ___, he discovered that all of the haystacks(干草垛) had been covered with tarpaulins(油布). The cows were in the barn, the chickens were in the coops(鸡笼), and the doors were barred. The shutters were tightly secured. Everything was tied down. Nothing could blow away.
The farmer then understood what his hired hand ____, so he returned to his bed to also sleep ____ the wind blew.
A.took B.applied C.hired D.got
A.field B.farm C.garden D.park
A.winds B.flood C.hurricane D.storms
A.visited B.trained C.saw D.interviewed
A.accepted B.offered C.refused D.received
A.Surprisingly B.Finally C.Obviously D.Luckily
A.sleep B.do C.work D.help
A.strong B.young C.kind D.little
A.pleased B.puzzled C.surprised D.satisfied
A.work B.pleasure C.man D.help
A.busy B.sad C.tired D.happy
A.Coming B.Leaving C.Going D.Jumping
A.rushed B.ran C.went D.moved
A.beat B.stroke C.shouted D.shook
A.rolled over B.put on C.got up D.sat
A.delightly B.happily C.Firmly D.angrily
A.kill B.instruct C.fire D.inform
A.regret B.joy C.surprise D.sadness
A.expected B.prepared C.meant D.offered
A.when B.while C.after D.as
One day I ran into a stranger as he passed by. “I’m so sorry!” was my . Then he said, “Excuse me too ... I didn’t even you.” We were very , the stranger and I. Then we went on our ways after saying .
But at home, a different is told. How we treat our ones, the young and the old. Later, in the kitchen, as I cooked our supper, my entered, very still. When I turned, I nearly knocked her down. “Get out of the way!” I at her. She left, with her little heart broken. I didn’t how hard I’d spoken.
That , as I lay awake in bed, God’s quiet voice to me and said, “While with strangers, you are polite, with those you love, you didn’t do it properly. Go and look right now on the floor, you’ll find some flowers there by the door. Those are the flowers she for you. She picked them herself--pink, yellow and blue.”
By this time, I felt and small and now my own fell. I quietly went to her bed, “ up, my dear daughter.” I said. “Are these the flowers you picked for me?” She smiled, “I found them on the tree. I knew you’d like them, the blue.” I said, “I’m so that I missed them today ... And I shouldn’t have shouted at you that way.” She whispered(低声说), “Mommy, that’s okay. I still you anyway.” I hugged her and said, “I love you too and love your flowers, especially the blue.”
A.rule B.reply C.step D.truth
A.see B.tell C.get D.take
A.nervous B.alike C.polite D.confident
A.welcome B.thanks C.hello D.good-bye
A.story B.message C.notice D.activity
A.crazy B.loved C.blind D.brave
A.mother B.husband C.daughter D.son
A.smiled B.looked C.shot D.shouted
A.lie B.care C.attack D.realize
A.noon B.afternoon C.evening D.night
A.looked B.sang C.spoke D.listened
A.when B.but C.unless D.besides
A.kitchen B.office C.dinning-room D.library
A.brought B.bought C.stole D.sold
A.excited B.sad C.happy D.great
A.leg B.head C.tears D.feelings
A.Look B.End C.Dress D.Wake
A.especially B.specially C.except D.except for
A.brave B.lazy C.sorry D.excited
A.hate B.love C.miss D.beat
Our holidays were coming to an end but we had not yet realized our plan to drive to Dalat. Our about Dalat with its shining cherry blossoms (花) and scenic views were us to start our journey.
Then one morning our dream . We hired a car and drove to Dalat early in the morning. Splendid landscapes on either side of the road before us. The refreshing morning breeze was caressing (抚摸) our skin and in spirits we were singing merrily.
When we reached Blao Pass, we saw a white in front of us. We down the pass. It seemed to us that the young girl in the white car did not want to be as she was driving at full speed. Suddenly she lost of her car; it turned to the left and crashed into the slope and .
Quite frightened, we braked and jumped out of our car. We turned her car over and pulled out the girl who was in the car. The girl had narrowly escaped death. She was shivering like an aspen (白杨) leaf. In spite of her , she looked very beautiful, just like an angel. When she had from her panic, she timidly (胆小地) thanked us for having rescued her, then she looked at her flat in despair.
Reading her thoughts, we took off our shirts and began to the punctured tyre. We then put on the wheel for her. As soon as the work had been done, we started our again and followed Da Huong Lan—the girl we had helped.
A.thoughts B.ideas C.suggestions D.stories
A.promising B.telling C.urging D.refusing
A.came true B.woke up C.took place D.broke out
A.back B.again C.slowly D.straight
A.at dusk B.at night C.at dawn D.at noon
A.disappeared B.unfolded C.grown D.developed
A.strange B.fresh C.high D.low
A.bus B.car C.dog D.cat
A.walked B.ran C.climbed D.sped
A.overtaken B.beaten C.discovered D.known
A.anger B.control C.life D.memory
A.left B.stopped C.returned D.overturned
A.highly B.successfully C.hard D.hardly
A.trapped B.locked C.thrown D.found
A.pleasure B.death C.shock D.wake
A.came B.recovered C.learned D.turned
A.tyre B.chair C.car D.leg
A.repair B.remove C.throw D.check
A.other B.new C.second-hand D.spare
A.journey B.voyage C.passage D.umbrella
As a general rule, all forms of activity lead to boredom when they are performed on a routine(常规) basis. As a matter of fact, we can see this at work in people of all . For example, on Christmas morning, children are excited about with their new toys. But their soon wears off and by January those toys can be found put away in the basement. The world is full of stamp albums and unfinished models, each standing as a monument to someone’s interest. When parents bring home a pet, their child bathes it and brushes its fur. Within a short time, however, the of caring for the animal is handed over to the parents. Adolescents enter high school with great but are soon looking forward to . The same is true of the young adults going to college. And then, how many , who now complain (抱怨) about the long drives to work, drove for hours at a time when they first their driver’s license (执照)? Before people retire, they usually to do a lot of things, which they never had to do while working. But after retirement, the golfing, the fishing, the reading and all of the other pastimes become as boring as the jobs they . And, like the child in January, they go searching for new .
A.weaker B.habit C.principle D.power
A.parties B.ages C.countries D.races
A.playing B.living C.working D.going
A.confidence B.anxiety C.interest D.sorrow
A.same B.extra C.funny D.expensive
A.well-organized B.half-filled C.newly-collected D.colorfully-printed
A.broad B.passing C.different D.main
A.gladly B.impatiently C.silently D.worriedly
A.promise B.burden C.right D.game
A.courage B.calmness C.confusion D.excitement
A.graduation B.independence C.responsibility D.success
A.children B.adults C.students D.retirees
A.carefully B.bravely C.nervously D.eagerly
A.required B.obtained C.noticed D.discovered
A.need B.learn C.start D.plan
A.great B.strong C.difficult D.correct
A.money B.time C.skills D.knowledge
A.only B.soon C.well D.even
A.lost B.chose C.left D.quit
A.toys B.pets C.friends D.colleagues
As a senior in high school, Emily Raleigh wrote a short book to her younger sister, an incoming freshman. This book taught her sister the ins and outs to surviving high school and told her to be the person she could be. Her family told her to this book, but she wanted to do something a little more. , she took a different route and an online organization for girls across the country.
Now, as a sophomore in college, Emily and owns The Smart Girls Group, a one-stop shop for the next generation of superstar women. This website provides and articles for girls aged 12-25. Once run by just eight girls, this organization has to over 300 girls, including myself. The of The Smart Girls Group is to and empower girls all throughout the world via many mediums. From the online blog and magazine classes and book clubs, The Smart Girls Group the needs of many girls, and has over 4,000 worldwide. Besides the listed above, this organization has campus chapters(分会) located throughout the US and Europe, and has become a to many girls throughout our world.
No one ever told her she start The Smart Girls Group because it was a school assignment. Rather, Emily started it because she wanted to girls across the country be better versions of themselves and help break the glass ceiling that females face in today’s society.
Without Emily, I would not be where I am today. Without the help of all the girls at The Smart Girls Group, I would not have found all the that I am now involved in. Because of this group, it has helped me decide what I want to do with my . I used to want to be a publisher, but now I becoming a lawyer for women’s rights. It brought me to a new view, and I see things in a light.
A.favorite B.best C.famous D.humorous
A.publish B.sell C.donate D.collect
A.Besides B.Anyhow C.Instead D.Therefore
A.bought B.created C.attended D.found
A.joins B.follows C.plans D.runs
A.happiness B.information C.entertainment D.value
A.developed B.formed C.succeeded D.turned
A.importance B.concern C.quality D.purpose
A.praise B.encourage C.attract D.impress
A.at B.in C.to D.for
A.meet B.require C.order D.want
A.customers B.workers C.volunteers D.readers
A.topics B.articles C.presents D.resources(资源)
A.hotel B.home C.gym D.place
A.had to B.used to C.was able to D.decided to
A.educate B.admit C.help D.affect
A.chances B.dreams C.performances D.stages
A.reality B.pain C.future D.trouble
A.are used to B.are against C.am devoted to D.pay attention to
A.difficult B.magic C.colorful D.different