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,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项
As I look back on it now, I realize it was kind of silly of me to be so worried when he was really just late. I waited every night for Daddy, _21__ I tried to dress like and _22__ around everywhere.
That day, I stood at my _23__ place by the door, waiting for his__24__ from work. After standing there for a while, I began to wonder _25__ Daddy was, I ran into the kitchen to Mummy.
“When is Daddy coming?” I asked __26__ because I didn’t want to _27___ he was on a business trip.
“__28___, honey,” Mummy replied distractedly(心烦意乱) because she _29___ a difficult recipe (食谱) for dinner.
I ran back to the door, for I knew that Daddy was coming and that I wasn’t standing there for nothing. I began to recite the words _30__ my favorite books.
Tired of that, I went back to the kitchen to ask Mummy again but _31___ I could open my mouth, she handed a My Little Pony coloring book. In her you-had-better-listen _32___she said: “I am busy, Danielle. Go to __33__a pretty picture and I will hang it on the refrigerator.”
I went back to the door, put my book and crayons(蜡笔) _34____, then went to get my mini rocking chair __35___. After a while, the picture became a pink and purple artistic wonder.
Soon I smiled – with relief as I heard the sound of the __36___ opening and Daddy’s car driving in. I heard him turn off the engine and open and close the car door. The __37___thing I knew the door opened and __38__ stood Daddy. I stood up and held my arms _39__ . I hugged him tightly and whispered, “I love you.”
As I sit at the computer finishing this story, I know daddy will be home soon. I still _40__ when he is late. I still go to greet him when he arrives. And I still tell him I love him.
21.A. that B. who C. which D. whose
22. A. followed B. played C. fooled D. stuck
23.A .own B. usual C. favorite D. ordinary
24. A. return B. shadow C. appearance D. journey
25. A. how B. that C.where D. in which
26. A. quietly B. politely C. unhappily D. hopefully
27. A. find out B. learn about C. be known D. worry about
28. A. Just wait B. No hurry C. Soon D. As usual
29. A. followed B. was following C. had followed D. would follow
30. A. in B. from C.with D. on
31. A.when B. until C.unless D. before
32. A. noise B. voice C. sound D.way
33. A. make B. draw C. colour D. paint
34. A. away B. up C. back D. down
35. A. to sit in B. to sit C. to be seated D. to seat
36. A. house B. garage C. backyard D. package
37. A. first B. next C. last D. latest
38. A. here B. where C. there D. at which
39. A, out B. up C. over D. on
40. A. realize B. excite C. wonder D. worry
In our life, we are always meeting different kinds of friends. Some are always with you, but don’t understand you. Some say only a few words to you, but understand you. Many people will step in your life, but only friends leave footprints.
I shall always recall (回忆)the autumn and the girl with the . I know she will always be my best friend.
It was the golden season. I could see the yellow leaves on the cool wind. In such a season, I liked walking alone in the leaves, to the sound of them.
Autumn is a season and life is uninteresting. The free days always make me sad. But one day, the sound of a violin into my ears like a stream (小溪) flowing in the mountains. A young girl, standing in the wind, was in playing her violin.
I had never seen her before. The music was so nice that I listened quietly. Lost in the music, I didn't know that I had been there for so long but my existence did not seem to disturb her.
Leaves were still falling. Every day she played the violin in the corner of the building when I went downstairs to watch her performance. I was the only listener. The autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became . Though we didn't know each other, I thought we were already good friends. I believed she also loved me.
Autumn was nearly over. One day, when I was listening carefully, the sound suddenly . To my astonishment (惊讶), the girl came over to me.
"You must like violin." she said.
"Yes. And you play very well. Why did you stop?" I asked.
Suddenly, a expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual.
"I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave. I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that me." she said.
"In fact, it was your playing that gave me a meaningful autumn," I answered. "Let's be friends." The girl smiled, and so did I.
A.young B.true C.new D.old
A.sound B.song C.play D.violin
A.shaking B.hanging C.falling D.floating
A.watching B.listening C.seeing D.hearing
A.lively B.lovely C.harvest D.lonely
A.flowed B.grew C.started D.ran
A.absorbed B.active C.busy D.interested
A.waiting B.stopping C.standing D.sitting
A.interesting B.moving C.encouraging D.exciting
A.changed B.began C.gone D.stopped
A.happy B.sad C.strange D.surprised
A.surprised B.excited C.encouraged D.interested
I was walking down the road one day when my cell phone rang. A strange on the other end spoke to me, “Dad, please come back soon. I miss you so much!” I judged that it was a number. A little while later, the call came once again, so I rudely , “You’ve dialed the wrong number!” and then .
During the following days, I got the same now and then. But I didn’t care much about it.
Then one day she constantly called me I didn't answer. Finally I answered the phone and heard a weak voice, “Dad, please come back. I miss you so much! Dad, I’m so much pain! Mom said you were too busy to take of me. But, dad, please me again, OK?” The innocent(天真) was difficult to refuse. I made a kiss on the phone and heard the weak voice say, “Thank you...Dad, I am so…happy, so…happy…”
Shortly after this, I became about who had been on the other end of my phone. So I called back, and a woman answered, “Sorry, sir. I am really sorry to have you. My daughter has suffered from bone cancer she was born. And her father… died in an a short while ago. I dare not tell her this sad . Poor baby.When she couldn’t bear (忍受) the painful chemotherapy (化疗), she would cry for her dad, who had always her. I really couldn't bear it, so I gave her a random(随意的) phone number…”
“How is your daughter now?” I couldn't to ask.
“She’s . You must have kissed her on the phone, because she passed away with a smile, tightly holding the cell phone…”
filled my eyes and I was so sad to hear that.
A.sound B.noise C.voice D.shout
A.bad B.different C.unlucky D.wrong
A.refused B.explained C.returned D.answered
A.hung off B.turned off C.got off D.took off
A.number B.call C.telephone D.result
A.as if B.so that C.in order that D.even though
A.of B.on C.in D.at
A.care B.control C.attention D.interest
A.support B.kiss C.treat D.encourage
A.condition B.suggestion C.request D.advice
A.soft B.sweet C.low D.loud
A.surprised B.curious C.cruel D.amazed
A.bothered B.warned C.interrupted D.calmed
A.when B.since C.as D.after
A.invitation B.event C.accident D.experiment
A.experience B.reason C.story D.news
A.encouraged B.supported C.satisfied D.praised
A.help B.wait C.expect D.want
A.survived B.passed C.gone D.escaped
A.Tears B.Cries C.Anger D.Disappointment
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.ages B.races C.countries D.parties
A.working B.playing C.living D.going
A.confidence B.sorrow C.anxiety D.interest
A.same B.extra C.funny D.expensive
A.well-organized B.half-filled C.newly-collected D.colorfully-printed
A.broad B.different C. passing D.main
A.silently B.impatiently C.worriedly D.gladly
A.promise B.burden C.right D.game
A.excitement B.calmness C.confusion D.courage
A.graduation B.independence C.responsibility D.success
A.children B.students C.adults D.retirees
A.carefully B.bravely C.nervously D.eagerly
A.required B.obtained C.noticed D.discovered
A.need B.learn C.plan D.start
A.great B.strong C.difficult D.correct
A.knowledge B.money C.skills D.time
A.only B.well C.soon D.even
A.lost B.chose C.quit D.left
A.pets B.toys C.friends D.Colleagues
I had a very special teacher in high school many years ago whose husband unexpectedly died suddenly of a heart attack. About a week after his , she shared some of her insight (顿悟) with a classroom of students.
With a look of reflection on her face, she paused and said, “ class is over, I would like to with all of you a thought that is to class, which I feel very important. Each of us is put here on earth to learn, share, appreciate and give of (付出) ourselves… and of us know when this fantastic experience will . It can be taken away at any moment. Perhaps this is God’s way of telling us that we must make the most of every day.”
Her eyes filled with tears, she went on, “So I would like you all to make me a : From now on, on your way to school, or on your way home, find something to notice. It doesn’t have to be something you ----- it could be a scent (香味) ------ perhaps of baked bread wafting (飘送) out of someone’s house, or it could be the of the breeze slightly rustling (使沙沙作响) the leaves in the trees. Please, look for these things, and them. We must make it important to notice them, for at any time, they can all be away.”
The class was completely . We all picked up and filed away our books, and then went out of the room silently. On my way home I tried to appreciate all of those things that sometimes we all .
Take of something special you see during your lunch time today. Go barefoot. Or walk on the beach at sunset. on the way home tonight to get an ice cream cone. For as we get older, it is not the things we that we often regret, but the things we didn’t do.
A.illness B.attack C.accident D.death
A.curious B.exciting C.gentle D.anxious
A.After B.Before C.As D.Until
A.talk B.discuss C.spare D.share
A.unrelated B.referred C.linked (有联系) D.connected
A.many B.few C.none D.all
A.happen B.end C.continue D.appear
A.single B.other C.important D.busy
A.story B.report C.survey D.promise
A.strange B.regular C.wonderful D.important
A.know B.see C.smell D.taste
A.freshly B.immediately C.readily D.briefly
A.picture B.voice C.sound D.imagination
A.examine B.touch C.watch D.appreciate
A.put B.given C.called D.taken
A.noisy B.quiet C.calm D.puzzled
A.neglect (忽视) B.enjoy C.experience D.value
A.care B.advantage C.notice D.consideration
A.Get off B.Keep off C.Turn off D.Stop off
A.cared B.did C.expected D.thought
My friend Michelle is blind, but you'd never know it. She makes such good use of her other ____, including her "sixth Sense", that she rarely gives the impression she's ______ anything.
Michelle looks after her children pretty much like the rest of us, ________ that she doesn't push too hard on them, ________ really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitude. She knows when to clean the house, she moves around so fast that often ________ don't realize she's blind.
I ________ this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very ________ about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was _______ excited about her finger-painting project.
"Mom, guess what?" said Kayla, all smiles "I learned how to ________ colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle ________ with us."
To my great ________, my child had learnt about color from a blind friend!
Then Kayla continued. "Michelle told me my ________ showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment. She really ________ what I was doing!" Kayla said she had never felt how good finger paints felt _______ Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.
I realized Kayla didn't know that Michelle was blind. It had just never ________ in conversation.
When I told her, she was _______ for a moment. At first, she didn't believe me. "But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!" Kayla _______. And I knew my child was ________ because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her artwork. Michelle had also heard Kayla's ________ in her work,
We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, "You know, Mommy, Michelle really did 'see' my picture. She just used my ________."
Indeed, she uses a special type of "vision" that all mothers have.
A.ways B.means C.methods D.senses
A.enjoyed B.found C.missed D.seen
A.and B.except C.even D.but
A.who B.it C.she D.which
A.guests B.family C.children D.friends
A.realized B.witnessed C.recognized D.regretted
A.excited B.sad C.satisfied D.enjoyed
A.especially B.not so C.a little D.not at all
A.paint B.draw C.create D.mix
A.stayed B.painted C.talked D.watched
A.excitement B.encouragement C.delight D.surprise
A.attitude B.color C.picture D.paper
A.touched B.got C.saw D.understood
A.after B.since C.until D.when
A.referred to B.turned out C.come up D.thought about
A.curious B.quiet C.puzzled D.disappointed
A.cried B.insisted C.complained D.informed
A.right B.wrong C.worded D.uncertain
A.shortcomings B.difficulties C.pride D.description
A.paper B.pens C.hands D.eyes