第二节完形填空。(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,掌握其大意,然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出最佳选项。
Christmas was an exciting season for my six-year-old son. For weeks, he’d been memorizing 36 for the “Winter Ceremony” in his kindergarten class. I went to 37 their rehearsal(排演).
As I waited, students were led into the room. Each class, 38 by their teacher, sat cross-legged on the floor. Then, each group, one by one 39 to perform their song. I didn’t expect anything other than fun.
My son’s class rose to sing “Christmas Love”. Those in the front row on the center stage held up large 40 , one by one, to spell out the 41 of the song. When the class sang: “C is for Christmas,” a child would hold up the letter C, then another would hold up “H” for happy, and on and on, 42 each child was holding up a letter, presenting the 43 message, “Christmas Love”.
The performance was going 44 , until suddenly we noticed her, a small, quiet girl in the 45 row holding the letter “M” upside down-totally 46 that her letter “M” appeared as a “W”. The audience began to laugh at this little girl’s 47 . But she had no idea that they were laughing at her, so she stood tall, 48 holding her “W”. 49 many teachers tried to quiet the children, the 50 continued until the last letter was raised, and we all saw it together. A 51 came over the audience and eyes began to 52 . In that instant we understood the 53 why we were there, and even though it was such a busy holiday, there was a(n) 54 for celebrating Christmas. When the 55 letter was held high, the message read loud and clear: “ CHRIST WAS LOVE”. And I believe that this is why Christmas is so important.
36. A. songs B. message C. texts D. performance
37. A. direct B. celebrate C. design D. attend
38. A. led B. accompanied C. looked D. pulled
39. A. stood B. turned C. rose D. came
40. A. letters B. words C. names D. boards
41. A. topic B. title C. idea D. theme
42. A. when B. after C. until D. while
43. A. exact B. complete C. proper D. right
44. A. smoothly B. happily C. heatedly D. joyfully
45. A. back B. middle C. left D. front
46. A. ignoring B. unknown C. unaware D. recognizing
47. A. action B. play C. mistake D. joke
48. A. highly B. proudly C. clearly D. bravely
49. A. Unless B. As C. Although D. In spite of
50. A. performance B. laughter C. audience D. message
51. A. fear B. worry C. pride D. silence
52. A. widen B. close C. rise D. wink
53. A. cause B. reason C. way D. place
54. A. purpose B. excuse C. reward D. song
55. A. seventh B. middle C. last D. full
We were driving along the village of Simdara. I 36 to my right and saw an old shelter 20 meters from the side of the road that appeared to be filled with 37 .
“Would you mind 38 ?” I asked the driver Waris. “I think there is a(n) 39 .”
Waris laughed. “No, Greg, that’s actually a public toilet,” explained Waris and he kept 40 .
“But why are there so many kids? What are they doing there? We need to 41 ,” I insisted. The word caught Waris 42 and he stopped the car.
When we reached the shelter, to my surprise, it was 43 a toilet—or at least it had been at one time. The roof was gone now, and the four toilet pits (坑) had been 44 with old boards. There were 25 children between 4 and 5 years old, one 45 , and a wooden board against the wall.
Though having a tough learning environment, the students are quite 46 to chat with us about their class and curriculum (课程). After about ten minutes, the teacher 47 if we might like to see “the rest of the school”. We 48 and followed her up the hill.
Just over the top of the hill, there was an old tent. It was very 49 inside because nearly 100 students were packed like sardines (沙丁鱼). These students were a little 50 , fourth-, and sixth-graders, and all of them were sitting on the ground. 51 the teacher, they were doing extremely well — 52 most of them had no books, paper or even pencils.
We were forced to 53 to catch our plane. We were all 54 and decided to collect money to build a school for these children who had a hunger for 55 .
A.looked B.stuck C.led D.referred
A.plants B.animals C.children D.birds
A.chatting B.stopping C.learning D.competing
A.toilet B.church C.office D.school
A.talking B.driving C.sleeping D.walking
A.find out B.watch out C.give up D.break up
A.memory B.attention C.breath D.fortune
A.easily B.never C.hardly D.really
A.changed B.covered C.marked D.separated
A.waiter B.cleaner C.teacher D.doctor
A.happy B.upset C.puzzled D.nervous
A.knew B.asked C.decided D.heard
A.laughed B.nodded C.refused D.clapped
A.bright B.fancy C.crowded D.comfortable
A.hungrier B.lazier C.older D.braver
A.According to B.Because of C.In praise of D.In honor of
A.if B.although C.when D.unless
A.work B.rest C.stay D.leave
A.satisfied B.moved C.accepted D.greeted
A.food B.energy C.knowledge D.truth
We arrived in Spain for the first time a few weeks ago. I decided to 31a car because we had sold the one we had in England before 32 home. Yesterday the sales office rang us to say the car was33 . I had tried out a model like it before, but as I was not yet34 driving in this city, my wife did not want me to collect it 35 so we went together to 36 it. We paid for the car and37 the papers. They told us that there was38 petrol(汽油)to take us to a garage, where we could fill up. The39 garage to the office was about 100 yards away and we got there 40 .But when I turned into the main road I suddenly saw a lot of cars racing 41 me. I got out of 42 as fast as I could by backing into the garage43 and the man behind 44 me.
"It’s such a problem to45 to drive on the right side, isn’t it?" my wife said. "Yes, if only I had had a few lessons for46 ," I replied. "You had better go47 on the way home," my wife said. "You' d be sorry if you had48 on the first day, wouldn' t you?" While we were talking, the man behind got out of his car and said in good English," Would you mind telling me 49 you are thinking of leaving? 50 are you going to sit in your car all day?"
A.borrow B.drive C.buy D.choose
A.leaving B.making C.returning D.getting
A.right B.ready C.fixed D.sold
A.sure of B.satisfied with C.interested in D.used to
A.on my own B.right away C.in a hurry D.on the way
A.receive B.bring C.order D.fetch
A.accepted B.wrote C.signed D.copied
A.little B.enough C.much D.no
A.best B.nearest C.quickest D.cleanest
A.lately B.directly C.safely D.slowly
A.after B.with C.around D.towards
A.their way B.the garage C.their sight D.the car
A.at last B.once more C.as usual D.as well
A.caught B.cheered C.shouted at D.chatted with
A.prepare B.continue C.choose D.remember
A.discussion B.adventure C.experiment D.practice
A.carefully B.smoothly C.quickly D.differently
A.an error B.a problem C.an accident D.a headache
A.when B.why C.how D.what
A.For B.Or C.But D.So
It was the last day of the final examination in a large eastern university. On the steps of one building, a group of engineering students were talking about the exam that was going to begin in a few 36 . On their faces was confidence . This was their last exam — then on to 37 and jobs.
Some talked of jobs they already had; others talked of jobs they 38 get. With the certainty of four years of college, they felt ready and able to take 39 of the world.
The coming exam, they knew, would be a(n) 40 task. The professor had said they could bring 41 books or notes they wanted, requesting only that they did not 42 each other, during the test.
43 they entered the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. And smiles 44 on the students’ faces as they noted(注意到) there were only five essay-type questions.
Three hours had passed 45 the professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a frightened expression. Papers in hand, no one spoke as the professor faced the class.
He looked at the 46 faces before him, and then asked, “How many completed all five questions?” 47 a hand was raised.
“How many answered four?” Still no hands.
“Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly (不安地,慌张地)in their seats.
“One, then? Certainly somebody finished 48 .”But the class remained silent.
The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I 49 ,” he said. “I just want to impress upon you that, 50 you have completed four years of engineering, there are still many things about the 51 you don’t know. These questions you couldn’t answer are relatively(相对地,相当地) 52 in everyday practice. ” Then smiling, he added, “You will all 53 this course, but remember — even though you are now college graduates, your education has just 54 .”
The years have 55 the name of this professor, but not the lesson he taught.
A.seconds B.minutes C.hours D.days
A.interview B.discussion C.education D.graduation
A.would B.must C.have to D.used to
A.hold B.control C.order D.place
A.interesting B.necessary C.easy D.unusual
A.no B.neither C.any D.all
A.listen to B.look at C.refer to D.talk to
A.Nervously B.Joyfully C.Quickly D.Curiously
A.appeared B.changed C.froze D.stopped
A.then B.as C.before D.after
A.pleased B.worried C.surprised D.moved
A.Not B.Once C.Only D.Even
A.all B.none C.one D.it
A.wondered B.enjoyed C.hated D.expected
A.as B.because C.now that D.although
A.exam B.subject C.question D.college
A.valuable B.difficult C.common D.strange
A.pass B.fail C.take D.start
A.begun B.completed C.failed D.succeeded
A.forgotten B.remembered C.strengthened D.weakened
The best way of learning a language is always using it. The best way of learning spoken English is _26__in English as much as possible. Sometimes you‘ll get your words __27__up and people will not __28_ you. Sometimes people will _29__things too quickly and you can’t understand them. But __30__ you keep your sense of humor, you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you __31__. Don’t be unhappy if people seem to be laughing __32__ your mistakes. It’s __33__ for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you, _34_ they don’t understand what you are saying. The most important thing for learning English is: “Don’t be __35_ of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.”
A.listening B.talking C.reading D.writing
A.mix B.mixing C.to mix D.mixed
A.like B.know C.help D.understand
A.say B.talk C.tell D.speak
A.if B.when C.since D.although
A.have B.make C.take D.product
A.at B.on C.in D.for
A.good B.better C.best D.well
A.unless B.because C.as soon as D.as long as
A.sad B.worry C.afraid D.Unhappy
When Julie was a child, she was a very big fan of animals. As a result, 36 she ever heard growing up was “Julie, you should be a vet. You’re going to be a great vet. That’s what you should do.” 37 when she got to the Ohio State University, she started studying to be a vet.
A scholarship allowed her to spend her 38 year studying abroad in Manchester, England. Away from the family 39 back home, she found herself one day sitting at her desk, surrounded by biology books and staring out the window, when it suddenly hit her: “I’m in total 40 . I don’t want to be a vet!”
41 she thought back over all the things she’d done in her life and what had made her happy. And then it hit her—it was all of the youth leadership conferences that she had volunteered 42 , and the communications and leadership courses she had taken as elective courses back at Ohio State. “How could I have been so 43 ? Here I am in my fourth year at school and just finally realizing I’m on the 44 path. I just never took the time to 45 it until now, ” she thought.
Inspired by her new 46 , Julie spent the rest of her year in England taking courses in communications and media studies. When 47 to Ohio State, she was eventually able to 48 the administration to let her create her own program in “leadership studies”, 49 it took her 2 years longer to finally graduate. She 50 to become a senior management consultant in leadership training and development for the Pentagon. She 51 founded a drug-prevention organization that 52 the message “Lead your own life with the skill and the 53 to say no.”
So, never live someone else’s 54 . If you limit your 55 only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want.
A.which B.all C.that D.where
A.So B.But C.Or D.For
A.final B.usual C.next D.past
A.routines B.warnings C.complaints D.pressures
A.confidence B.silence C.misery D.surprise
A.Perhaps B.Instead C.Then D.Often
A.of B.with C.on D.at
A.internal B.innocent C.intellectual D.intelligent
A.clear B.wrong C.short D.wide
A.acknowledge B.accomplish C.include D.criticize
A.discovery B.information C.understanding D.research
A.returning B.referring C.relating D.responding
A.prepare B.convince C.forbid D.force
A.as B.if C.once D.though
A.hesitated B.failed C.retired D.continued
A.still B.again C.also D.only
A.leaves B.promotes C.confirms D.acquires
A.will B.chance C.fact D.pride
A.promises B.decisions C.successes D.dreams
A.choices B.reasons C.smiles D.mistakes