第三节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It seems as if cell phone could be the protection that parents expecting the kids to have freedom and be safe have been looking for. Let's 41 your 11-year-old son is going on a long bike ride with a friend, so they take along your cell phone 42 they need help. Not only could they call you if necessary, but 43 Global Positioning Systems (GPS) equipped on many mobile phones today, your son and his friend could also be 44 easily. Plus, with an additional service, you could track the boys' 45 location. Or consider this: If your daughter is 46 herself and three friends to a concert, she could 47 out exactly how to locate the concert location and get back home by using her equipped cell phone.And through a(n) 48 software package,you could 49 her whereabouts (行踪).
50 tracking devices as we all consider useful, however, have 51 .If the boys urgently needed help during the ride, 52 might be too late by the time someone found them. And if they wanted to, the concert-going girls could deviate (偏离) from the 53 route and go to a night club after the 54 -they could turn off the phone or leave it in their own car and drive with someone else.
Cell phones and their accompanying programs are tools for 55 children safely today, but all of them are 56 extremely reliable. Under no circumstances does 57 else replace a well-established parent-child relationship 58 love and trust.
If you do decide to let your kids use these devices, don't rely 59 on them for protection. Your children need you watching them- 60 will never take the place of your time, attention, eyes, and ears when overseeing your child's whereabouts.
41.A. pretend B. see C. prove D. say
42.A. even if B. only if C. in case D. so that
43.A. with B. as C. also D. for
44.A. called B. observed C. contacted D. located
45.A. obvious B. clear C. exact D. safe
46.A. leading B. driving C. heading D. guiding
47.A. map B. make C. work D. get
48.A. additional B. universal C. another D. exceptional
49.A. learn B. know C. follow D. search
50.A. These B. Such C. Some D. Few
51.A. faults B. shortcomings C. difficulties D. disadvantages
52.A. parents B. it C. policemen D. we
53.A. considered B. established C. located D. planned
54.A. drive B. ride C. show D. party
55.A. guaranteeing B. providing C. caring D. parenting
56.A. never B. always C. usually D. merely
57.A. everything B. nothing C. anything D. something
58.A. relied on B. based on C. laid on D. kept on
59.A. specifically B. believably C. only D. particularly
60.A. relationship B. cell phone C. protection D. technology
I learned about life from an ant farm. When I was seven years old, my family tried to __1__ an ant farm at home. First, we put clean sand in a thin glass box, and then we brought some ants from the backyard and placed them into the __2__ home.
Shortly after the new __3__ were dropped into the glass structure, they got to work making tunnels. I was amazed that each one knew __4__ what to do. After hours of staring, I realized that the ants had particular given jobs. With my mom’s help, I kept a journal of what happened each day and __5__ the ants. My favorite was the biggest, Cinderella. I drew a picture of her in my journal, which I still have.
On day five a disaster __6__ the ant farm. While I was __7__ the ants, I had put my face so close to the structure that I accidentally tipped it over, __8__ in all the tunnels. Although the ants __9__ their earthquake, one by one they began to die. I was __10__ as I watched them give up their tunnel-building to carry the bodies to a corner of the farm. My mother reported that the ants were dying of “frustration”—feeling annoyed and impatient as they couldn’t control the situation. They simply could not __11__ the reality that their tunnels had been destroyed. Cinderella was the last to die; she did so while carrying a dead ant on her back.
Although much time has passed, I still think of that ant farm. Mom had hoped it would teach me about the natural world, __12__ it taught me much more. __13__ the years, I came to realize the ants were a study in the benefits of __14__. Working together, they were able to create a(n) __15__ world for themselves. I also learned that they should be __16__ for their hard work. Day in and day out, each labored at their task. The ant farm demonstrated that teamwork and perseverance are indeed two key __17__ to success. But there was an even larger lesson that I did not __18__ until recently: Disaster is a natural part of life, and must be __19__. Unlike the ants, humans cannot give up when they face __20__. Unlike the ants, we have to realize that if a tunnel caves in, we just have to build another.
A.get B.buy C.run D.find
A.empty B.new C.strange D.distant
A.guests B.settlers C.friends D.members
A.probably B.roughly C.exactly D.normally
A.named B.trained C.compared D.measured
A.affected B.struck C.kicked D.beat
A.removing B.teaching C.observing D.collecting
A.turning B.rushing C.filling D.caving
A.experienced B.predicted C.faced D.survived
A.annoyed B.horrified C.moved D.thrilled
A.reflect B.ignore C.confirm D.stand
A.and B.but C.so D.or
A.In B.For C.From D.Over
A.teamwork B.devotion C.responsibility D.organization
A.relaxing B.amusing C.moving D.amazing
A.supported B.inspired C.admired D.admitted
A.certificates B.approaches C.ingredients D.circumstances
A.give B.realize C.take D.adopt
A.accepted B.suffered C.achieved D.managed
A.challenges B.barriers C.pressure D.disappointment
When someone takes shoes to a shop to be mended, he is given a ticket with a number on it. Then, 21 his shoes are ready, he goes back to the shop, gives the ticket to the shoemaker, gets his shoes and 22 for them.
One day Mrs. Smith gave her husband a 23 of her shoes which needed mending and asked him to 24 them to the shop. Mr. Smith did so, and put the 25 for them in his pocket.
He went back four days 26 to get the shoes, 27 when he went into the shop, he was not able to find his ticket 28 ,and the shoemaker did not want to give him the 29 until he got the ticket.
“How do I know that the shoes are 30 unless you give me the ticket?” he said. “If I give them to you now, somebody 31 may come into my shop with the ticket tomorrow, and then I shall not be able to give him the shoes.”
Mrs. Smith needed the shoes very much, so her husband 32 for a moment and then went out to his 33 , which was at the side of the road 34 the shop. He 35 the door, and whistled(耳语)to his wife’s small 36 , which was sitting on the back seat. Then he went back into the shop and 37 it, “Get the shoes!” The dog began to 38 around the shop, and soon it found Mrs. Smith’s shoes and brought them to Mr. Smith one after the 39 .
“That should prove(证明)that they are my wife’s.” Mr. Smith said.
The shoemaker 40 and then he gave the shoes to Mr. Smith.
A.before B.when C.since D.unless
A.cares B.looks C.pays D.waits
A.pair B.set C.kind D.piece
A.show B.change C.lead D.take
A.bill B.paper C.ticket D.list
A.late B.later C.ago D.long
A.but B.because C.and D.or
A.everywhere B.anywhere C.nowhere D.somewhere
A.return B.idea C.shoes D.answer
A.what B.whose C.where D.yours
A.else B.some C.every D.all
A.worried B.cried C.thought D.hoped
A.train B.bus C.boat D.car
A.inside B.outside C.up D.round
A.opened B.closed C.broke D.built
A.clock B.dog C.cat D.hen
A.said to B.replied C.answered D.talked
A.hear B.taste C.smell D.see
A.each B.once C.any D.other
A.surprised B.frightened C.cried out D.laughed
The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. In fact, he didn’t even seem like the 21 person.
When I first knew Bill , back in 22 , he was one of the most carefree(无忧无虑)people I had ever 23 . He was always ready to have a party. He thought 24 of going out for beer at three o’clock in the morning or driving 15 miles to see an old 25 he really liked.
Bill and I were in the same class in college, and 26 was never dull when he was 27 . With him there was one wild 28 after another. Sometimes I wonder how we 29 to study for our exams.
Last week I was in Houston on business and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel. 30 , I wasn’t even sure it was 31 . Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He 32 most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the 33 thing Bill cared about were possessions(财富). Now they seemed to be his main 34 .Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow I never 35 Bill changing so much. My image of him 36 the one I had formed 37 the time when we were college students together.
I suppose it’s 38 to expect people to remain the same, especially 39 I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he 40 the same way about me.
A.proper B.usual C.same D.right
A.childhood B.the army C.his thirties D.college
A.considered B.met C.supposed D.expected
A.most B.much C.nothing D.none
A.movie B.hospital C.man D.country
A.learning B.life C.work D.fun
A.in B.out C.around D.away
A.joke B.mistake C.chance D.adventure
A.managed B.continued C.decided D.hoped
A.First of all B.At first C.Now and then D.All the time
A.that B.him C.there D.us
A.thought B.spent C.argued D.talked
A.first B.next C.last D.only
A.interest B.event C.subject D.problem
A.forgot B.minded C.imagined D.liked
A.remained B.reminded C.suggested D.became
A.since B.from C.at D.till
A.unnecessary B.foolish C.common D.unusually
A.because B.that C.how D.when
A.discovered B.acted C.looked D.felt
Dahlia was running around the house screaming and crying. “I hate her! I hate her! I will __26__ play with her again!” Finally, her steps slowed, __27__ she told her father what had happened. He listened attentively. __28__ she stopped, he asked, “Is there __29__ else?” Dahlia added more details and began __30__ bitterly again. Father was listening. When Dahlia __31__ talking, he said, “It must __32__ you to be made fun of like this by your best friend Tina.” Dahlia __33__ her father’s embrace(拥抱)and support as she cried __34__ more in his arms. Then as __35__ as the storm of tears began, she was finished. She got up and _36__ announced, “Daddy, did you know that tomorrow Tina and I are going together to the beach? We are __37__ a log house there with Adam and Tom, I will tell Tina before we go that I __38__ ruin her work again, and I’m sure she will be __39__ to me. ”
Why was this encounter (sudden meeting) so successful? How did Dahlia __40__ her sadness so completely and realize her responsibility in the matter __41__ her own?
There were three main parts in her father’s reaction that __42__ : (A) Attention (B) Respect (C) Trust. He gave his daughter __43__ attention and took her seriously as she __44__ her feelings. He respected her by not coming with words of wisdom, advice or help. He validated(证实)the feelings she __45__ . And he trusted her to do and say what she needed in order to lead herself toward resolution of her emotions.
A.hardly B.seldom C.ever D.never
A.so B.but C.and D.then
A.Before B.When C.While D.Since
A.something B.anything C.everything D.nothing
A.crying B.running C.talking D.saying
A.kept B.started C.stopped D.hated
A.hurt B.ache C.injure D.wound
A.got B.received C.accepted D.admitted
A.many B.some C.any D.no
A.soon B.quickly C.suddenly D.fast
A.surprisingly B.angrily C.sadly D.cheerfully
A.building B.buying C.making D.repairing
A.shouldn’t B.won’t C.daren’t D.can’t
A.polite B.cruel C.rude D.nice
A.get over B.get away C.get along D.get through
A.for B.on C.by D.in
A.did B.followed C.went D.worked
A.full B.incomplete C.half D.undivided
A.sent out B.threw out C.put out D.poured out
A.expressed B.showed C.said D.strengthened
To celebrate the end of our exams, my friends and I went to a fast food restaurant. We 1 hamburgers and Coca Cola at the counter. When our 2 came, I started walking towards an empty table. By bad luck, my purse strap (带子) got 3 on a chair and the tray (托盘) that I was holding slipped 4 my hands and went flying in the air. The tray, and its contents, 5 on a man who was just about to 6 a bite of his sandwich. I stared, greatly 7 , as the drinks soaked (浸湿) his white shirt.
Then I 8 my eyes and prepared myself for his burst of 9 . Instead, he said “It’s OK” to 10 me before he disappeared into the washroom.
Still shaky and unsure 11 to do next, my friends and I went to a table and sat there, trying our best to look 12 . A moment later, the man came out of the washroom and 13 our table. My heart almost stopped 14 . I thought he was going to ask for my father’s 15 and call him.
To my surprise, he merely smiled at us, handed us some cash and said, “ 16 yourself new hamburgers.” He then walked17 without even finishing his food.
He could have made what was already an uncomfortable situation worse, 18 he chose a different way and gave us a reason to believe that there is still 19 in this world. I ‘ll never 20 his action.
A.ordered B.made C.arranged D.demanded
A.food B.turn C.bill D.menu
A.fixed B.caught C.cut D.tied
A.by B.in C.from D.out
A.knocked B.fell C.stood D.hung
A.take B.taste C.swallow D.chew
A.discouraged B.disappointed C.shocked D.annoyed
A.rolled B.rubbed C.narrowed D.closed
A.bitterness B.anxiety C.anger D.sorrow
A.satisfy B.comfort C.encourage D.praise
A.how B.who C.what D.which
A.mild B.honest C.calm D.modest
A.pushed B.approached C.drew D.laid
A.beating B.breaking C.sinking D.trembling
A.help B.position C.number D.job
A.Prepare B.Buy C.Find D.Cook
A.on B.around C.up D.away
A.so B.since C.although D.but
A.kindness B.happiness C.politeness D.brightness
A.forget B.refuse C.oppose D.ignore