第三节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
Last night I wrote an article for the school newspaper that described how I feel right now in honest terms. I emailed it to our wonderful 41 , and after she 42 it, she asked a very good question: "Do you want the 43 school body, including our senior class and the teaching 44 to read this?"
That question pretty much 45 my thoughts. I'm not a very 46 person; I tend to let only a few friends know 47 what' s going on in my life. I suppose that's 48 my personality says the opposite to itself, because I'm also an honest person.
Being honest is 49 .It involves taking risks—huge risks—and putting 50 on the edge. 51 to someone can be the hardest thing for you in the world and either lead to the hurt of feelings or 52 friendships. During the course of my life, I' ve experienced 53 .
In positive ways, being honest can be a 54 .Pretending is not only difficult, 55 it' s very tiring. Last year, 56 I discovered that I could be open with two people whom I was already good friends with, the load on my shoulders felt much 57 .Telling someone your 58 feelings is scary; trusting someone 59 your heart and soul is hard. Of course, putting one's feelings into 60 for the general population to read is also rather frightening.
41. A. editor B. coach C. e-pal D. supervisor
42. A. deleted B. read C. forwarded D. reserved
43. A. entire B. junior C. main D. key
44. A. member B. clerk C. staff D. fellow
45. A. agreed B. controlled C. supported D. matched
46. A. easygoing B. shy C. optimistic D. open
47. A. exactly B. rarely C. roughly D. usually
48. A. how B. what C. where D. when
49. A. exciting B. simple C. boring D. difficult
50. A. everybody B. yourself C. somebody D. myself
51. A. Showing off B. Opening up C. Getting down D. Looking up
52. A. unreliable B. weaker C. permanent D. stronger
53. A. either B. neither C. both D. nothing
54. A. burden B. dream C. goal D. release
55. A. but B. while C. also D. meanwhile
56. A. in which B. when C. during which D. which
57. A. heavier B. unpredictable C. lighter D. unbearable
58. A. miserable B. secret C. strong D. joyful
59. A. by B. via C. with D. beyond
60. A. reality B. use C. practice D. print
Seventeen-year-old Rivertown teenager, John Janson, was honoured at the Lifesaver Awards last night for carrying out lifesaving first aid on his neighbour after a shocking knife36 .
John was presented with his award at a ceremony which recognized the 37 of the ten people who have saved the life of others.
John had been studying in his room when he heard 38 . When he and his father rushed outside, they 39 that Anne Slade, mother of three, had been stabbed(刺) 40 with a knife by her ex-boyfriend(前男友). The man ran from the 41 and left Ms Slade lying in her front garden42 very heavily. Her hands had almost been cut off.
It was John’s quick43 and knowledge of first aid that saved Ms Slade’s life. He immediately asked a number of the 44 people for bandages(绷带), but when nobody could put their hands on anything, his father got some tea towels(毛巾)and 45 from their house. John used these to dress the most severe 46 to Ms Slade’s hands. He slowed the bleeding by applying pressure to the wounds until the 47 and ambulance arrived.
“I’m 48 of what I did but I was just doing what I had been 49 ,” John said.
John had taken part in the Young Lifesaver Scheme at his high school. When 50 John, Mr Alan Southerton, Director of the Young Lifesaver Scheme, said, “ 51 is no doubt that John’s quick thinking and the first aid 52 that he had learned at school saved Ms Slade’s life. It shows that a simple knowledge of the first aid can make a real 53 .”
John and the nine other lifesavers also attended a 54 reception yesterday hosted by the Prime Minister before 55 their awards last night.
A.show B.attack C.work D.defend
A.bravery B.life C.thinking D.progress
A.quarrelling B.arguing C.laughing D.screaming
A.realized B.believed C.thought D.discovered
A.repeatedly B.quickly C.frequently D.gradually
A.home B.place C.scene D.house
A.shaking B.struggling C.bleeding D.crying
A.action B.answer C.experience D.request
A.several B.nearby C.familiar D.curious
A.water B.tape C.bandages D.scissors
A.damages B.pains C.injuries D.arms
A.neighbours B.children C.doctor D.police
A.proud B.fond C.sure D.tired
A.expected B.taught C.encouraged D.educated
A.thanking B.recognizing C.admiring D.congratulating
A.There B.It C.He D.She
A.skills B.instructions C.key D.history
A.discovery B.harm C.difference D.choice
A.recent B.secret C.private D.special
A.giving B.offering C.announcing D.receiving
A successful scientist is generally a good observer. He makes full 36 of the facts he observes. He doesn’t accept ideas which are not 37 on obvious facts, and therefore refuses to accept authority as the only 38 for truth. He always 39 ideas carefully and makes experiments to prove them.
The rise of 40 science may perhaps be considered to 41 as far back as the 42 of Roger Bacon, the wonderful philosopher of Oxford, who live 43 the years 1214 and 1292. He was probably the first in the Middle 44 to suggest that we must learn science 45 observing and experimenting on the things around us, and he himself 46 many important discoveries.
Galileo, however, who lived more than 300 years later (1564-1642), was the greatest of several great men, 47 in Italy, France, Germany, or England, began by 48 to show how many important 49 could be discovered by observation. Before Galileo, learned men believed that large bodies fell more 50 towards the earth than small ones, 51 Aristotle said so. But Galileo, going to the 52 of the leaning Tower of Pisa, let fall two53 stones and proved Aristotle was wrong. It was Galileo’s 54 of going direct to Nature, and proving our 55 and theories by experiment, that has led to all the discoveries of modern science.
A.use B.time C.speed D.trust
A.worked B.based C.lived D.written
A.reason B.cause C.advice D.result
A.thinks B.checks C.has D.learn
A.natural B.physical C.ancient D.modern
A.date B.keep C.look D.take
A.study B.time C.year D.birth
A.both B.each C.between D.among
A.Schools B.Ages C.Days D.Count
A.in B.with C.on D.by
A.did B.made C.took D.gave
A.who B.when C.that D.where
A.ways B.degrees C.levels D.chance
A.truths B.problems C.people D.subjects
A.slowly B.rapidly C.lightly D.heavily
A.although B.because C.when D.If
A.place B.foot C.top D.ceiling
A.big B.small C.equal D.unequal
A.spirit B.skill C.theory D.discovery
A.plans B.opinions C.world D.ability
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,然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Wranglers(争吵者) and Stranglers(扼杀者)
Years ago there was a group of brilliant young men at the University of Wisconsin, who seemed to have amazing creative 36 talent. They were would-be poets, novelists, and essayists. They were extraordinary in their37 to put the English language to its best use. These promising young men 38 regularly to read and critique (评论) each other's work. And critique it they did!
These men were merciless with one another. They 39 the minutest literary expression into a hundred pieces. They were heartless, tough, even mean in their 40 .The sessions became such areas of literary criticism that the 41 of this special club called themselves the “Stranglers (扼杀者)”.
In order to 42 , the women of literary talent in the university 43 to start a club of their own, one comparable to the Stranglers. They 44 themselves the “Wranglers (争论者)”.They, too, read their 45 one another. But there was one great difference. The criticism was much softer, more 46 , more encouraging. Sometimes, there was almost no criticism at all. Every effort, even the weakest one, was47 .
Twenty years later an alumnus (男校友;男毕业生) of the university was making an exhaustive (详尽的;彻底的) 48 of his classmates' careers when he49a vast difference in the literary accomplishments of the Stranglers as opposed to the Wranglers. Of all the 50 young men in the Stranglers, no one had made a significant literary51 of any kind. From the Wranglers had come six or more successful52 , some of national renown (名望;声誉) such as Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, who wrote The Yearling.
Talent between the two?Probably the same. Level of53 ?Not much difference. But the Stranglers were strangled, while the Wranglers were determined to give each other a(an)54 .The Stranglers55 an atmosphere of argument and self-doubt. The Wranglers highlighted the best, not the worst.
A.architectural B.artistic C.literary D.musical
A.strength B.ability C.performance D.power
A.gathered B.organized C.challenged D.collected
A.turned B.translated C.combined D.divided
A.appreciation B.criticism C.assessment D.judgment
A.leaders B.organizers C.members D.arrangers
A.participate B.practice C.succeed D.compete
A.determined B.agreed C.promised D.dreamed
A.regarded B.called C.thought D.recognized
A.works B.letters C.books D.papers
A.fantastic B.critical C.positive D.serious
A.required B.spared C.made D.encouraged
A.experiment B.study C.analysis D.judgment
A.reflected B.resolved C.explained D.noticed
A.optimistic B.confident C.bright D.honest
A.achievement B.influence C.contribution D.improvement
A.engineers B.writers C.doctors D.lawyers
A.courage B.patience C.education D.skill
A.reward B.favor C.honor D.lift
A.ruined B.lightened C.promoted D.enjoyed
Surfing: It’s Not Just for Boys Any More
If you asked high school girls to name their favorite sports, most would probably say basketball or volleyball. I am one of the few girls who would 21 : surfing(冲浪运动). But isn’t that a boy thing? Some people 22 . Most certainly not.
I started surfing about five years ago and 23 in love with the sport on the very first day. Riding the first 24 was the best feeling I had ever experienced.
When I try to 25 surfing with other things, I find it very difficult because, in my 2—___26 , there’s nothing like it. It involves(牵涉到) body and 27 . There’s sand between my toes and cool, salt 28 all around us. The feeling I get when I’m surfing 29 that water, becoming one with the 30 , is like I’m weightless.
The one thing I can 31 from surfing and not any other sport is endless challenge. You can never be the “best surfer” because the ocean 32 an too many kinds of waves that nobody can ever master. The variations of surfing styles are wonderful. Some surfers are free and flowing; others are very aggressive(活跃有力的) and 33 . All of these things attract me to surfing and make it 34 from any other sport.
I’ve 35 to tell every girl I know to do something that people don’t think girls can do. It’s part of being human to advance to new 36 , so shouldn’t it be expected that girls should step up and start 37 __the limits of things boys and men used to dominate(主宰)?
There’re women 38 side by side with the President of our country, so why not side by side with the boys 39 the football team or out in the water surfing? Give girls a chance to 40 , and they will.
A.tell B.answer C.give D.realize
A.wonder B.understand C.reply D.believe
A.stayed B.came C.dropped D.fell
A.wave B.storm C.sail D.boat
A.bring B.connect C.compare D.tie
A.work B.study C.holiday D.life
A.mind B.effort C.health D.time
A.beach B.ocean C.water D.coast
A.through B.across C.over D.above
A.sky B.world C.earth D.ocean
A.take B.get C.make D.keep
A.catches B.includes C.offers D.collects
A.sharp B.great C.hard D.calm
A.known B.right C.far D.different
A.chosen B.tried C.managed D.promised
A.levels B.points C.steps D.parts
A.reaching B.accepting C.pushing D.setting
A.sitting B.walking C.fighting D.working
A.of B.from C.on D.with
A.think B.succeed C.perform D.feel
I remember one Thanksgiving when our family had no money and no food, and someone came knocking on our door. A man was ___36____ there with a huge box of food, a giant turkey and even some ___37____ to cook it in. I couldn’t ___38___ it. My dad demanded, “Who are you? Where are you from?”
The stranger announced, “I’m here because a friend of yours knows you’re in need and that you wouldn’t accept __39__ help, so I’ve brought this for you. Have a great Thanksgiving.”
My father said, “No, no, we ___40___ accept this.” The stranger replied “You don’t have __41____.”, closed the door and left.
Obviously that experience had a profound impact (深刻影响) on my life. I ___42___ myself that someday I would do well enough financially _43__ I could do the same thing for other people. By the time I was eighteen I had created my Thanksgiving ritual (习惯). I would go out ____44___ and buy enough food for one or two ___45____. Then I would dress like a delivery boy, go to the __46____ neighbourhood and just knock on a ___47____. I always __48____ a note that explained my Thanksgiving experience __49____ a kid. The note said, “All that I ask ___50___ is that you take good enough care of ___51____ so that someday you can do the same thing for someone else.” I have received more from this annual ritual than I have from any amount of __52____ I’ve ever earned.
Years ago I was in New York City with my new wife during Thanksgiving. She was sad because we were not with our family. ___53____ she would be home decorating the house for Christmas, but we were __54_____ in a hotel room. When I told her what I always do on Thanksgiving, she got excited.
We packed enough food for seven families for thirty days and went to buildings where half a dozen people lived in one room with no electricity and no heat in winter surrounded by rats, cockroaches(蟑螂) and the smell of urine(尿). It was both an ___55____ realization that people lived this way and a truly fulfilling experience to make even a small difference.
A.speaking B.standing C.looking D.shouting
A.meat B.vegetables C.pans D.firewood
A.believe B.accept C.help D.refuse
A.direct B.some C.our D.any
A.may not B.needn’t C.can’t D.daren’t
A.any money B.a choice C.food D.a turkey
A.permitted B.promised C.asked D.said
A.when B.so that C.even if D.as if
A.driving B.playing C.offering D.shopping
A.people B.children C.families D.days
A.nearest B.farthest C.largest D.poorest
A.house B.door C.window D.gate
A.concluded B.included C.wrote D.took
A.like B.with C.as D.to
A.in return B.later C.in future D.for
A.others B.yourself C.your family D.the presents
A.warmth B.thanks C.money D.encouragement
A.Unfortunately B.Obviously C.Normally D.Gradually
A.stuck B.excited C.free D.delighted
A.exciting B.astonishing C.encouraging D.outstanding