第二节完形填空(共20小题,每小题1分,共20分)阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21-40各题所给的4个(A、B、C、D)选项中,选出最佳选项。
A man was cleaning his car with a special brush when a little girl who had been ___21___ him said, “My daddy has a brush like that to clean his car too.” “Really?” said the man. “What kind of ___22___ does your daddy have?” The little girl answered, “Oh, he hasn’t got a car yet, ___23___ he’s got the brush to clean it.”
Well, I suppose you have to start ___24___! The important thing is that you do ___25___. And to do that, we first have to decide what kind of life we want. It’s ___26___ that many of us want to live forever, when we can’t even decide what to do with our life now! Like the guy who said, “I’m going to ___27___ putting things off, starting tomorrow.”
You see, ___28___ others have made decisions for you, you can still decide ___29___ you’ll respond and handle the life that’s been handed to you. You still have ___30___ of your own attitudes. Happiness is an attitude and choice, no matter what ___31___ you’re in. Remember, you can always find someone ___32___ than you who you can help. It’s only when we stop looking at our own problems and ___33___ to make others happy that we ourselves can be ___34___ happy. But if you choose not to make a decision, that also is your decision you’ll ___35___. There are many smart, talented people who have never enjoyed the ___36___ they could have, because they could not make a decision and discipline themselves to follow through with it.
Remember, if your life doesn’t ___37___, it’s going to stay the same! It’s that simple. So to move on ___38___ where you are, you must first decide where you’d ___39___ be. If you can’t change your mind, you can’t change your life. The great writer Tolstoy said, “Everyone wants to change the world, but no one wants to change ___40___.” So ask yourself right now: What’s the decision I need to make to change my life? Just think a minute…
21. A. noticing B. watching C. glaring D. observin
22. A. car B. life C. brush D. view
23. A. however B. as C. but D. while
24. A. everywhere B. somewhere C. anywhere D. nowhere
25. A. help B. work C. finish D.start
26. A. impossible B. natural C. strange D. likely
27. A. stop B. start C. avoid D. continue
28. A. in case B. even if C. now that D. only if
29. A. how B. why C. what D. that
30. A. power B. control C. authority D. sense
31. A. situation B. condition C. case D. surrounding
32. A. better off B. worse off C. more difficult D. much easier
33. A. give out B. leave out C. go out D. reach out
34. A. truly B. fully C. just D. simply
35. A. agree with B. live with C. start with D. end with
36. A. success B. idea C. work D. challenge
37. A. appear B. regain C. change D. preserve
38. A. with B. from C. to D. until
39. A. rather B. quite C. hardly D. just
40. A. yourself B. herself C. itself D. himself
“Mum,you’re always on the computer!”Laure complained.
“No,I'm not.”I .
“Every day I come home from school you’re working on the computer.”
“Well,at least I'm here you!”
My daughter was right.Day after day,in my home office,I would stare into space as my typed out the thoughts of a speaker or research completed for an article.It seemed that my work as a writer and speaker my fingers to the keyboard and my mind to valuable ideas.What Laure did not was that during her day away,I'd also be doing a lot of housework.It was only around three in the afternoon that I'd seat myself at my desk for a few moments of deep thought.Then she’d come in from schoo1.
I was of myself on being available to my children.After all,I am a speaker on child behavior and parenting.But Laure’s observation my heart.In her eyes,I must have been a mom who was but unapproachable.I wouldn’t make such an image(形象)before her.My relationship with my children is more than any other work.
“Laure,”I called.“come here a minute.”
She wandered to my doorway.I had decided to have her me when I was too devoted to work.I wanted her to have the to let me know when she thought I was cold.
After I explained my and the fact that I chose home office to be accessible to her and her sister,I offered Laure the following .
“Whenever you feel I'm ignoring you or you need my ,I want you to me,I said,“just come up and give me a little hug,that’11 be our signal that you me.”
Years later we still have that sign.I've become much more sensitive to my daughters’comings and goings. she always gives me a little hug to remind me of the real reason I work at home.
A.thought B.refused C.defended D.agreed
A.for B.over C.against D.after
A.feet B.hands C.eyes D.ears
A.connected B.turned C.gave D.added
A.admit B.realize C.believe D.recognize
A.1uckily B.gradually C.instantly D.finally
A.anxious B.precious C.busy D.rare
A.proud B.ashamed C.afraid D.scared
A.filled B.broke C.touched D.mended
A.suitable B.available C.acceptable D.reasonable
A.important B.funny C.obvious D.wonderful
A.warn B.persuade C.encourage D.remind
A.patience B.time C.power D.honor
A.pattern B.dream C.schedule D.choice
A.promise B.chance C.answer D.truth
A.help B.attention C.decision D.advice
A.hug B.shake C.kiss D.kick
A.miss B.hate C.need D.scold
A.unknown B.unexpected C.unfinished D.unspoken
A.And B.But C.Or D.Yet
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填 入 空 白 处 的 最 佳 选 项 ,并 在 答 题 卡 上 将 该 项 涂 黑 。
People often lose their driving license because of driving after drinking. I have always myself that I will never drive if I have drunk alcohol , no matter the .
Still, half a year ago I made this of driving after having drunk two beers at my friend’ s. Then I drove home, since it wasn’t very . I thought that there would be no , because it was very late at night. However, to my surprise, I was and left without my driving license for three months. I told my parents nothing , but then I had to invent a lie, because I did not have the to tell them that I had drunk alcohol and that was the real reason for which I was left without my driving license.
Those three months seemed to pass very for me, because I had got into the of driving almost daily and I really needed my car quite often. I had to take a and I didn’t like it as I spent lots of money. It was, indeed, a( n) for me not to have my driving license and I told myself never to repeat this mistake.
this, being drunk while driving a real danger not only for the driver, but also for . Car accidents caused by alcoholism are very nowadays. Teenagers especially use alcohol going out with friends and then return home driving their cars. They are very irresponsible as they put their lives and health and, therefore, I advise people to drinking alcohol before driving.
A.promised B.taught C.settled D.prepared
A.possibly B.recently C.gradually D.previously
A.color B.taste C.quantity D.brand
A.decision B.mistake C.conclusion D.prediction
A.far B.long C.high D.fast
A.postman B.spaceman C.caveman D.policeman
A.moved B.stopped C.followed D.forgotten
A.in the end B.from then on C.at the beginning D.after a while
A.time B.patience C.strength D.courage
A.slowly B.quickly C.closely D.peacefully
A.way B.habit C.race D.trouble
A.bus B.bike C.taxi D.boat
A.question B.opportunity C.competition D.punishment
A.Apart from B.Instead of C.Along with D.Due to
A.escapes B.reduces C.represents D.changes
A.lookers-on B.passers-by C.grown-ups D.baby-sitters
A.strange B.complete C.necessary D.frequent
A.before B.though C.while D.whether
A.in danger B.in doubt C.in advance D.in difficulty
A.enjoy B.avoid C.keep D.consider
Christmas is a time when everyone is expected to be joyful. Most people try to put on their best smiles to give the impression that they are really happy, when they have little children who believe in the magic of Christmas. They believe that Santa will come down the chimney with gifts for them.
But Christmas or not, life goes on. Good things happen not-so-good ones. It on Christmas of 2009. I woke up early and gathered my children and husband to sit down by the Christmas tree to open the gifts. The kids were .
After the ceremony, I decided to my emails to see if I had mail from my overseas. The only email I had was from my sister, but I was not for the news I was about to receive. She said that she had been diagnosed with a terminal and that she had little time to live. I tried to speak, but failed me. I was terribly.
My husband realized something was wrong. After to find the right words, I said to him: “How do you deal with grief on Christmas morning?” The in my heart was so great, and the memory of that Christmas morning remains in my mind. And five months later she .
After that, every Christmas morning me of her death. In the following years I didn’t want to Christmas because it reminded me that I couldn’t call her to her a merry Christmas. Now, I have tried to turn Christmas morning into a memorial of the good we had together, and every Christmas morning I set aside a moment to honor her.
A.especially B.frequently C.fortunately D.finally
A.familiar B.funny C.generous D.boring
A.as well as B.other than C.instead of D.except for
A.applied B.meant C.continued D.happened
A.disappointed B.excited C.angry D.frightened
A.check B.change C.receive D.cover
A.class B.community C.school D.family
A.grateful B.prepared C.celebrated D.eager
A.trouble B.fear C.burden D.disease
A.words B.messages C.expressions D.ideas
A.falling B.shaking C.standing D.striking
A.whispering B.struggling C.battling D.requiring
A.confidently B.honestly C.politely D.softly
A.pain B.shame C.emotion D.doubt
A.cautious B.limited C.vivid D.cruel
A.passed away B.gave away C.turned away D.carried away
A.informed B.convinced C.reminded D.accused
A.report B.celebrate C.describe D.imagine
A.bother B.demand C.wish D.declare
A.lessons B.discussions C.manners D.times
The opening and closing of doors are the most significant actions of man’s life. What a lies in doors!
No man knows what awaits him when he opens a door. the most familiar room, where the clock ticks and the hearth glows red at dusk may harbor .The worker may actually have called and the leaking pipe. The cook may have been ill and demanded her passport.
There are many kinds of doors. Revolving doors for hotels, shops and public buildings. There are many the busy, bustling ways of modern life. Can you William Shakespeare or Charles Dickens skipping through a door? There are double doors, sliding doors, stage doors and glass doors. The and mystery of a door lies in its quality of being hidden. A glass door is not a door at all, but a window. The meaning of a door is to what lies inside; to keep the heart in suspense.
Also, there are many ways of opening doors. There is the cheery of elbow with which the waiter opens the kitchen door. There is the sympathetic and awful of the dentist’s maid who opens the door into the operating room and, without speaking, that the doctor is ready for you.
The opening of doors has in it some flavor of the , some sense of moving into a new moment. Even in , the opening of a door may bring relief. But the closing of doors could be , A door closed brings to an end. And there are degrees of sadness in the closing of doors. A door slammed is a confession of weakness. A door shut may often be the most tragic gesture in life.
The opening and closing of doors is a part of the serious fluency of life. Life will not stay and let us alone. We are opening doors with hope, closing them with despair. Life not much longer than a pipe of tobacco, and destiny knocks us out like the ashes.
A.mystery B.relief C.scenery D.pleasure
A.So B.Still C.Even D.Also
A.wishes B.puzzles C.surprises D.changes
A.checked B.fixed C.wrapped D.removed
A.essential to B.different from C.consistent with D.typical of
A.imagine B.suggest C.catch D.notice
A.stage B.sliding C.glass D.revolving
A.symbol B.miracle C.sign D.mark
A.busy B.hide C.discover D.exhibit
A.knock B.bump C.push D.touch
A.silence B.noise C.voice D.peace
A.announce B.admits C.implies D.expects
A.darkness B.certainty C.possibility D.unknown
A.vain B.hope C.sadness D.happiness
A.easy B.terrible C.dull D.interesting
A.nothing B.everything C.anything D.something
A.heavily B.hurriedly C.gently D.firmly
A.still B.calm C.silent D.simple
A.naturally B.continually C.obviously D.possibly
A.measures B.matches C.reaches D.lasts
Years ago, I had the opportunity to conduct a seminar. This was a motivational one basically designed to people in changing their lives, their personal barriers in life.
It was always to meet the seminar attendees. Some of them couldn’t wait to get started, others were about what they would get for their money, and others attended often being forced by pressure.
This last group was always the most to work with. They sit there with crossed, rarely participating in any of the specific exercises meant to help them build positive behaviors to old habits and thoughts.
In the end, I started to look through the evaluations paying particular attention to find the form submitted by one of the attendees who had seemingly less attentiveness. To my disappointment, in this , there was no form. I left that day thinking that I had this person.
As I my preparation for the next seminar afterwards, one day I received a phone call —it was the attendee who had not submitted the evaluation form! My immediate was to prepare for a request for a total refund(退款).
It was not the case, . He took his time to tell me how much the seminar had already helped him change his ways, and how much more comfortable he was with himself now that he knew how to overcome his own personal barriers success both personally and professionally. I was surprised and glad to be to him.
Actually we all have power to affect the of others, but this power can also be negative if you use it wrongly or improperly. Power — you all have it — use it because you never know what impact you have on other people even when you think .
A.rescue B.assist C.sponsor D.treat
A.breaking down B.working against C.breaking through D.working out
A.fascinating B.frightening C.incredible D.mysterious
A.conscious B.explicit C.roundabout D.skeptical
A.willingly B.reluctantly C.voluntarily D.naturally
A.inspiring B.daring C.challenging D.shocking
A.hands B.wrinkles C.smiles D.arms
A.impress B.conquer C.twist D.spin
A.displayed B.paid C.clarified D.requested
A.court B.case C.guilt D.generation
A.succeeded B.managed C.anticipated D.failed
A.went about B.turned over C.put away D.set off
A.arbitrary B.bored C.very D.suspected
A.reaction B.feeling C.effort D.mind
A.but B.although C.though D.while
A.to B.beyond C.opposite D.against
A.hopeful B.helpful C.handy D.holy
A.gestures B.functions C.emotions D.behaviors
A.wisely B.foolishly C.regularly D.regularly
A.additionally B.alike C.otherwise D.overall