第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的第四个选项(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。
One very cool day in the spring of the year, my father, who was a farmer, was ploughing, and I, nine years old, was 36 the horse.I didn't do the 37 very well as it was rather cold.It was a little 38 than I could do to manage the task.
"Dad," said I, "how long 39 I stay in field?"
"About an hour," he answered.
An hour 40 a great while and I said, "I 41 I could go home now-my 42 aches."
"I am very sorry," said my father, "but can't you 43 till it is time to go home for dinner?"
"I think not-my headache is getting to be pretty 44 ."
"Well," said he, 45 me off the horse, doubting my disease was rather in my heart than my head, "you may go home.I don't want you to work 46 you are sick.Go straight home, and tell your mother that I say you must take a large bowl of rhubarb(大黄).Tell her that I think it will 47 you much!"
There was no choice.I went home, of course, and I had to offer the 48 to my mother.I told her, 49 , that I thought my head was better, 50 not to take the terrible 51 .But it was of no use and it was too late.She understood my case as 52 as my father did.She knew well enough my 53 was laziness.So she prepared a large bowl of rhubarb and I had to swallow all of it.Dear me! How bitter it was! I am sure I would rather ride the horse all day than to be doctored in that way.Since then I never told another 54 .
Honesty is the best policy. 55 it, though there is another and a better reason.
36.A feeding B.riding C.handling D.controlling
37.A adventure B.situation C.career D.task
38.A less B.better C.more D.rather
39.A must B.can C.should D.would
40.A seemed B.kept C.waited D.equaled
41.A think B.wish C.believe D.plan
42.A hand B.leg C.head D.heart
43.A argue B.develop C.work D.stay
44.A serious B.normal C.simple D.pleasant
45.A putting B.taking C.falling D.seeing
46.A because B.if C.before D.unless
47.A make B.protect C.devote D.benefit
48.A news B.excitement C.match D.message
49.A but B.and C.however D.then
50.A hoping B.deciding C.considering D.expressing
51.A drink B.medicine C.juice D.soup
52.A soon B.long C.well D.total
53.A opinion B.similarity C.difficulty D.disease
54.A lie B.speech C.story D.joke
55.A Bring in B.Watch out C.Depend on D.Get away from
Not long before, my daughter's shoes were scratched with a knife.She burst into 36 .I took them to the shoemaker to get them 37 .
The young apprentice (学徒) glanced at the opening and said, " 38 I can do except replace the upper." His master looked at them and said to me, "If you 39 me, I will add more scratches on both of the shoes."
I was 40 and asked why.
He explained, "As if the openings were made 41 for the sake of special style and reuse."
Two days later I found there were indeed more scratches on 42 shoe, but all the openings were patched (打补丁) by soft red leather with edges sewed by thick thread, 43 more unique and interesting than ever.I couldn't help but 44 the master's skill.
Another time, my wife's sister's white blouse had been torn, leaving a large opening on the back.My wife 45 the blouse carefully, and then said, "Let me take it 46 _ and mend it."
Seeing the blouse again, I was shocked: all the torn parts had been sewed up by thin and 47 thread and they 48a look of ice crystal (冰晶) hanging from a winter's branch. 49 , she had attached a snowman and a cabin made of flowery cotton rags onto the shirt.I 50 with praise, "It's just as beautiful as a piece of 51 !"
"I was inspired by that craftsman.Patches are supposed to be 52 , but a skillful craftsman can make it take on a kind of perfection," replied my wife.
Her words inspired me even more: Perfection is 53 to achieve in everything; Patches are unavoidable, so is human's life.Since you can't 54 the existence of wound, you should not expect people's 55 by exposing the wound, which reveals nothing meaningful.
A.laughter B.cheers C.tears D.speech
A.made B.repaired C.decorated D.preserved
A.Anything B.Something C.Everything D.Nothing
A.trust B.inform C.appoint D.convince
A.annoyed B.confused C.disappointed D.discouraged
A.on purpose B.by accident C.in vain D.beyond control
A.neither B.any C.every D.each
A.remaining B.growing C.looking D.feeling
A.appreciate B.witness C.praise D.describe
A.delivered B.checked C.washed D.ironed
A.outside B.downtown C.home D.abroad
A.red B.white C.pink D.purple
A.took on B.put on C.decided on D.focused on
A.Therefore B.Otherwise C.Anyway D.Besides
A.sighed B.signed C.greeted D.paused
A.cake B.art C.furniture D.jewellery
A.pretty B.attractive C.tough D.ugly
A.easy B.improper C.likely D.impossible
A.change B.imagine C.stand D.prove
A.respect B.friendship C.sympathy D.apology
完型填空 (共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
A Fool’s Day falls on 1st of April. People _31_forget the significance (意义) of the day.
In March 1980, I was 32at Durham University with seven other Chinese students. I had 33 to go to another university after graduation and had 34 application (申请) forms to several 35 . Every morning I arrived at the porter’s office (传达室) and waited my fate. But no 36 came.
On April 1st, as I was eating my 37 , Huang came in , with a toothbrush(牙刷)38 in his hand. 39 fearing that he might forget the important news , he passed me the 40 . “Morning , Wu,” he said , “I saw Mr. G this morning. He told me that a letter had arrived in his office for you from Manchester University, and asked you to go and get it 41 possible.” I jumped with 42 .
I even didn’t 43 my breakfast and rushed to Mr. G’s office but he wasn’t44 . I then went to the secretary’s room and 45 everything to her. She opened Mr. G’s room. I looked at everything. There didn’t seem to be a letter for me. “If he had asked you to pick it up from here,” said the secretary , “ he would have put it in 46 or simply left it to me.”
Greatly 47 , I walked out of the room and 48 the secretary lock it. 49 the secretary’s eyes 50 . “Sorry,” she said. “It’s April Fool’s Day!”
A sometimes B. never C. always D. seldom
A.staying B.working C.visiting D.studying
A.continued B.planned C.went D.remembered
A.returned B.taken C.brought D.sent
A.people B.colleges C.cities D.offices
A.application B.report C.reply D.chance
A.dinner B.lunch C.supper D.breakfast
A.still B.even C.yet D.already
A.Because of B.As if C.After D.While
A.message B.sign C.letter D.notice
A.if B.as soon as C.when D.as fast as
A.the news B.the letter C.joy D.luck
A.take B.finish C.eat D.have
A.anywhere B.in C.at D.away
A.asked B.tells C.explained D.answered
A.the office B.his desk C.the room D.an obvious(明显的) place
A.disappoint B.disappointed C.disappointing D.disappointment
A.let B.noticed C.saw D.got
A.Quickly B.Strangely C.Finally D.Suddenly
A.closed B.opened C.brightened D.darkened
完型填空 (共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
A Fool’s Day falls on 1st of April. People _31_forget the significance (意义) of the day.
In March 1980, I was 32at Durham University with seven other Chinese students. I had 33 to go to another university after graduation and had 34 application (申请) forms to several 35 . Every morning I arrived at the porter’s office (传达室) and waited my fate. But no 36 came.
On April 1st, as I was eating my 37 , Huang came in , with a toothbrush(牙刷)38 in his hand. 39 fearing that he might forget the important news , he passed me the 40 . “Morning , Wu,” he said , “I saw Mr. G this morning. He told me that a letter had arrived in his office for you from Manchester University, and asked you to go and get it 41 possible.” I jumped with 42 .
I even didn’t 43 my breakfast and rushed to Mr. G’s office but he wasn’t44 . I then went to the secretary’s room and 45 everything to her. She opened Mr. G’s room. I looked at everything. There didn’t seem to be a letter for me. “If he had asked you to pick it up from here,” said the secretary , “ he would have put it in 46 or simply left it to me.”
Greatly 47 , I walked out of the room and 48 the secretary lock it. 49 the secretary’s eyes 50 . “Sorry,” she said. “It’s April Fool’s Day!”
A sometimes B. never C. always D. seldom
A.staying B.working C.visiting D.studying
A.continued B.planned C.went D.remembered
A.returned B.taken C.brought D.sent
A.people B.colleges C.cities D.offices
A.application B.report C.reply D.chance
A.dinner B.lunch C.supper D.breakfast
A.still B.even C.yet D.already
A.Because of B.As if C.After D.While
A.message B.sign C.letter D.notice
A.if B.as soon as C.when D.as fast as
A.the news B.the letter C.joy D.luck
A.take B.finish C.eat D.have
A.anywhere B.in C.at D.away
A.asked B.tells C.explained D.answered
A.the office B.his desk C.the room D.an obvious(明显的) place
A.disappoint B.disappointed C.disappointing D.disappointment
A.let B.noticed C.saw D.let
A.Quickly B.Strangely C.Finally D.Suddenly
A.closed B.opened C.brightened D.darkened
The letter was a great disappointment to me. It was from Holy Cross, the only school I really wanted to 41 . I scanned the page, “…. We had a great applicant pool this year. …We can’t offer spaces to 42 … and place you on our waiting list.”
“What does it say, honey?” my dad asked, his voice full of 43 for me.
“I didn’t get in, but I’m on the waiting list.”
“Well, at least it isn’t 44 ,” he said brightly.
“Yeah, but 45 , I don’t want to be on the waiting list; I want to be 46 . No one gets in off the waiting list. It’s a way of saying ‘Thanks for 47 ’.”
“Then let’s go out there and tell them so.”
“That sounds 48 , dad.” I said sadly, “It doesn’t work.”
Upset and annoyed, I 49 myself in my room. However,my father’s advice kept 50 in my head. I thought about it for a few days, finally coming to the 51 that he was right. And the next day I seated myself across from Mr. Luis Soto, my admissions officer.
“What can I do for you, Nacie?” he asked pleasantly.
“Well, sir, I am here to tell you that I love this school and would love a 52 to be here. I just wanted to tell you how much going here would 53 to me—it is my only dream college— and that I would use my time here to the best 54 . I wanted to let you know that if you gave me a chance and reconsidered my application, you wouldn’t 55 it.” The words had poured out 56 I could stop them or check their desperate tone.
Mr. Soto looked me over for a minute before he smiled broadly.
“OK, that is the kind of thing we love to hear. Congratulations, you’re in.”
It was so 57 and I asked, “I’m sorry?”
“We want people in the class who want to be here, who will 58 the best of this education. I’m glad you came to talk 59 to me. I’m happy to offer you a position in the Class of 2009.”
The whole experience taught me a lesson: if you truly want something, never, ever 60 .
A.attend B.study C.admit D.visit
A.everyone B.anyone C.someone D.no one
A.trust B.pity C.anxiety D.curiosity
A.admission B.imagination C.restriction D.rejection
A.ever B.again C.also D.still
A.recognized B.received C.accepted D.permitted
A.writing B.trying C.replying D.waiting
A.lame B.reasonable C.painful D.practical
A.enjoyed B.comforted C.stayed D.buried
A.saying B.ringing C.showing D.reminding
A.point B.conclusion C.agreement D.arrangement
A.chance B.motivation C.degree D.change
A.refer B.turn C.mean D.stick
A.contribution B.condition C.advantage D.result
A.suspect B.disappoint C.refuse D.regret
A.as B.when C.until D.before
A.unbelievable B.unforgettable C.unbearable D.favorable
A.take B.get C.make D.receive
A.patiently B.openly C.carefully D.calmly
A.get through B.give up C.keep on D.try out
The Best Holiday
I was unbelievably proud of my nine-year-old daughter. Emily 41 to buy a mountain bike. She’d been saving her pocket money all year, 42 doing small jobs to earn extra money.
By Thanksgiving, she had collected only $49. I said, “You 43 have your pick from my bicycle 44 .” “Thanks, Daddy. But your bikes are so old.” She was right. All my girls’ bikes were 1950’s models, not the kind a kid today would 45 choose.
As Christmas 46 near, Emily and I went bike shopping. As we left one store, she __47 a Salvation Army volunteer standing next to a big pot. “Can we give something, Daddy?” she asked. “Sorry, I’m out of 48 .”
Throughout December, Emily continued to 49 hard. Then one day, she made a __50 announcement. “You know all the money I’ve been saving?” she said hesitantly. “I’m going to give it to the poor people.” So one cold morning before Christmas, Emily handed her total savings of $ 58 to a volunteer who was really very 51 .
52 by Emily’s selflessness, I decided to contribute 53 of my old bicycles to a car dealer who was collecting used bikes for poor children.54 I selected a shiny model from my collection, however, it seemed as if a second bike took on a glow (发光). Should I contribute two? No, one would be enough. But I couldn’t 55 the feeling that I should give a second bike. When I later 56 the bikes, the car dealer said, “You’re making two kids very __57 , sir. Here are your tickets. For each bicycle contributed, we’re 58 away one chance to win a girls’ mountain bike.”
Why wasn’t I surprised when that second ticket proved to be the 59 ? I like to think it was God’s way of 60 a little girl for a sacrifice beyond her years-while giving her dad a lesson in the process.
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