二、完形填空(20*1=20分)
I stepped out of the hospital. My heart was filled with sadness and regret. My former
best friend, Faith, had just ___21____. She was only 16. ____22___, she was diagnosed with a terrible cancer in her right breast. Before her last breath we, who were so ____23___ to her, gathered around her side, ____24___ to hold back our tears and ___25____ her. Everyone wanted to give her their last ___26___, but people were just so choked up.
After that moment of deep ___27___. I was asked to help go through Faith’s things. Arranging her drawers, I suddenly discovered an ___28____ letter with the title “ My last words”.
I opened it slowly, checked the date and began to read the letter. The happy girl we had been with us was___29__ not as optimistic as we thought. She kept ___30____ until she couldn’t hold it in any more. But she had a beautiful imagination and great ambition.
In her ___31____ letter, she mentioned her dreams, her family and her shock in finding the ___32___. From her words I could see that she had left us with too many words unsaid and too many deeds undone. I am __33___ that she would have reached her goals and achieved her dreams ___34____ only God had given her some more time.
There is a saying that says fate is fair to everybody. But I just can’t help rejecting that ___35___. Faith, who had been a wonderful person and had great plans, had died before achieving her final dreams. It is time that ___36___ her from reaching her biggest moment. Why did ____37____ treat her unfairly?
Life is so short and precious that everyone should ____38____ it. Fate is unfair, which has become a motivation for me I have become bent on continuing my dreams and ___39____ never to give up. I will no longer waste ____40____ or complaint. I am going to get right down to working with all my strength.
21 A.run away B. passed away C.gone by D.walked away
22 A.Unfortunately B.Unreasonably C.Suddenly D.Truly
23 A.thankful B.polite C.dear D.friendly
24 A.failing B.tending C.trying D.deciding
25 A.educate B.comfort C.leave D.support
26 A.words B.demands C.instructions D.wishes
27 A.silence B.thought C.feeling D.sorrow
28 A.unopened B.unfinished C.untouched D.unlocked
29 A.obviously B.actually C.simply D.slightly
30 A.still B.modest C.calm D.silent
31 A.first B.next . C last D.former
32 A letter B.danger C.disease D.problem
33 A. afraid B.eager C.a nxious D.sure
34 .A.because B.when C.though D.if
35 A.promise B.dream C. sentence D.belief
36 .A discouraged B.protected C.stopped D. held
37 A.history B. fate C.fact D.illness
38 A value B.mind C.share D.hold
39 A made B.told C.determined D.promise
40 .A energy B.strength C.money D.t ime
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(ABCD)中,选出可以填入空白的最佳答案,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
Preparing for tomorrow
Sixth-grade schoolteacher Ms.Shelton believed in readiness.Students remembered how she walked in on the first day of class and began writing words of eighth-grade on the 36 .They quickly protested that the words were not on their 37 and they couldn’t learn them.
Their teacher insisted that the students could and would learn these 38 .She said that she would teach them something that should be given.Ms.Shelton 39 by saying that one of the students in the classroom could g
o on to 40 , maybe even be president someday, and she wanted
to prepare them for that day.
Ms.Shelton spoke those words many years ago. 41 did she know that someday one of her students—Jesse Jackson—would take them 42 .She believed that if they were well prepared, they could 43 high goals.
Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “People only see what they are 44 to see.” If that’s true, then it is also 45 that they only become what they are prepared to become.And many things in life are just about getting ready.
“I want to be doing something more 46 with my life than what I am doing now,” a young man once said to me.He 47 what he was doing was just not that important.Other people have said things to me such as, “I only 48 I had a meaningful relationship.” And, “I’d really like to get a better job, but
I just don’t see 49 .”
You fill in the blanks.What is it you would like to 50 that isn’t happening? Perhaps the answer is that you are not yet 51 .Maybe you need more time to prepare before you are truly ready for that which
you 52 .
Think of today as another chance to 53 yourself for the exciting future you are looking for.Today is not wasted.If you desire more from 54 , then you can use today as training.For you will experience only what you are prepared to 55 .Something wonderful can happen.And you can use today to get ready for tomorrow.
A.desk B.wall C.chalkboard D.door
A.duty B.desk C.mind D.level
A.words B.grammars C.pronunciations D.sentences
A.started B.ended C.warned D.reminded
A.greatness B.wealth C.honor D.failure
B.Little C.Hardly D.Totally
A.nervously B.eagerly C.seriously D.simply
A.keep B.have C.set D.achieve
A.prepared B.forced C.attracted D.tempted
A.proper B.exact C.legal D.true
A.difficult B.significant C.pleasant D.interesting
A.boasted B.behaved C.felt D. looked
A.wish B.expect C.hope D.imagine
A.what B.when C.why D.how
B.happen C.gain D.win
A.adventurous B.active C.ready D.intelligent
A.concern B.arrange C.adore D.desire
A.prepare B.enjoy C.imagine D.conduct
A.history B.nature C.life D.marriage
A.suffer B.experience C.struggle D.work
完形(15%)
Albert Einstein said, “In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.” Once __41 __, such opportunities are like valuable diamonds hidden in the sand.
Several years ago, I spoke at a school about how we were surrounded by “___42___ ” if we could only recognize them. A man stopped by to see me, and I remembered him as somebody who had suffered through a(n) ___43___ divorce (离婚) and was examining what was most important to him. He took a small ___44___ out of his pocket. Here is what he said to me that day.
“I ___45___ on this stone when I was leaving church last Sunday. You had spoken about ___46___ opportunities—diamonds. I put the stone in my ___47___ to remind me to look for those “diamonds” that I need. I have been trying to sell my business . On Monday morning, a man w
ho seemed interested in ___48___ some of my stock (股票) stopped by. I thought, ‘Here’s my diamond—don’t let it ___49___!’ I sold the entire stock to him by noon. Now my next diamond is to find a new ___50___ !”
Not long afterward, he did find a new an
d better job. From then on, he decided to keep his stone with him all the time as a ___51___ to look for “diamonds” as he dug through the ___52___ of life.
Richard DeVos is right when he points out. “This is an exciting world. It is filled with opportunities. Great moments wait around every corner.” Those moments are diamonds that, ___53___ left unrecognized, will be forever lost.
Are you looking for “diamonds” every day? If not, you may ___54___ pass them by! Perhaps there is a diamond of opportunity hidden in the difficulty you’re ___55___ now.
A.given B.discovered C.sent D.made
A.opportunities B.dangers C.diamonds D.chances
A.painful B.stupid C.normal D.original
A.ball B.stone C.paper D.flower
A.stepped B.depended C.fought D.based
A.stealing B.accepting C.recognizing D.realizing
A.purse B.pocket C.bag D.house
A.selling B.buying C.hunting D.casting
A.go off B.give in C.stay up D.watch out
A.buyer B.job C.stock D.rock
A.scene B.prize C.reminder D.power
A.difficulties B.hopes C.characters D.cases
A.unless B.though C.for D.if
A.happily B.easily C.luckily D.dangerously
A.expressing B.satisfying D.experiencing
完形填空(共20个小题, 每小题1分,共20分)
More good things come from small things
About a year ago, a couple with three children moved into the apartment next door to me. I never heard any 36 from the children, but the parents were always shouting at the kids.
We 37 often in the hallways when we were coming or going. I 38 spoke, but the only 39 I ever got was a hello from the four – year – old girl.
I usually go out for breakfast and one day when I 40 they were just coming from their apartment and the little girl was holding the door 41 for the others. I 42 in the car doing unnecessary things because I didn’t like to be snubbed(冷落). The parents were43 her to hurry and get in the car, I looked up and saw the little girl was 44 holding the door open, 45 for me.
I hurried as much as I could and 46 her. She was smiling from ear to ear. That afternoon I saw a white toy bear, I 47 the little girl and said to myself, “I 48 she would like that” so I bought it. I wrote a note 49 how much her act of kindness had touched a soft spot in an old man’s50 .
The next day there was a 51 on the door and 52 was the little girl and her father. She was so proud of her bear and thanked me. Then I 53 her mother and the other children were there in the hall too. The mother and father both thanked me.
Now when we meet in the hall we all speak, and in a 54 manner, I might add. 55 time passes, I don’t hear that shouting as often. In fact, hardly at all.
A.sound B.noise C.conversation D.crying
A.met B.saw C.visited D.gathered
A.never B.sometimes C.seldom D.always
A.reward B.action C.answer D.prize
A.moved B.returned C.started D.drove
A.open B.closed C.fit D.active
A.stopped B.kept C.worked D.remained
A.suggesting B.telling C.forcing D.making
A.ever B.even C.still D.yet
A.waiting B.calling C.leaving D.asking
A.replaced B.encouraged C.ignored D.thanked
A.thought about B.thought of C.thought over D.thought out
A.decide B.am lucky C.am sure D.doubt
A.saying B.stating C.reporting D.writing
A.mind B.body C.thought D.heart
A.hit B.knock C.drop D.beat
A.she B.it C.they D.he
A.noticed B.watched C.recognized D.felt
A.kindly B.politely C.coldly D.friendly
A.When B.Since C.As D.While
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36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The old man went slowly into the restaurant. A young waitress named Mary 36 him go toward a table by the window.
Mary ran 37 to him, and said, “Here, Sir. Let me give you a 38 with that chair.”
She pulled the chair away from the table. Steadying(使平稳) him with one arm, she helped him move 39 the chair, and get 40 seated. Then she leaned his 41 against the table where he could reach it. In a 42 , clear voice he said, “Thank you, Miss. And bless you for your kind 43 .” “You’re welcome, Sir.” She replied. “And my name is Mary. I’ll be back in a moment, and if you need 44 , just wave at me!”
45 he had finished a hearty(丰盛的) meal of pancakes, bacon, and hot lemon tea, Mary 46 him the change. She helped him up from his chair, and out from behind the table. She handed 47 his walking stick, and 48 with him to the front door.
Holding the door 49 for him, she said, “Come back and see us, Sir!” He turned with his whole body, smiled, and nodded. “You are very kind.” he said softly. 50 Mary went to clean his table, she was very 51 . Under his plate she found a business card and a note. Under the note was a one-hundred-dollar bill.
The note 52
: “Dear Mary, I respect you very much, and you 53 yourself too. It shows by the 54 you treat others. You have found the secret of happiness. Your kind gestures will shine through 55 meets you.”
The man she had waited on was the owner of the restaurant where she worked. This was the first time that she, or any of his employees had ever seen him in person.
A.watched B.helped C.looked D.wanted
A.towards B.over C.away D.outside
A.lift B.change C.ring D.hand
A.behind B.next to C.in the front of D.in front of
A.comfortably B.nervously D.actively
A.hat B.walking stick C.coat D.bag
A.hard B.tough C.soft D.cold
A.methods B.minds C.gestures D.thoughts
A.nothing B.everything C.anybody D.anything
A.After B.Before C.As if D.If
A.took C.passed D.treated
A.her B.them C.him D.it
A.waved B.greeted C.walked D.sent
A.open B.shut C.closed D.opened
A.Unless B.Though D.When
A.surprised B.puzzled C.disappointed D.satisfied
A.put B.read C.told D.spoke
A.ignore B.value C.respect D.express
A.way B.smile C.action D.style
A.who B.whom C.anyone D.whoever
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,共30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel. Green said, "Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and hope. I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves. Without me, all animals would ___36__."
Blue interrupted, "You only think about the __37__, but consider the sky and the sea.__38__ the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by
the clouds from the deep sea.Without my peace, you would all be __39__."
Yellow chuckled , "You are all so serious. I bring laughter, fun, and __40__ into the world."
Orange started next to blow her trumpet, "I am the color of health and strength. I may be __41__, but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life. When I fill the sky __42__, my beauty is so striking that no one gives another __43__ to any of you."
Red could stand it __44__ and he shouted out, "I am the ruler of all of you. I am the color of danger and of bravery. I am willing to __45__ truth. I am also the color of passion and of love."
Then came Purple and Indigo (深蓝). …
The colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own __46__. Their quarreling became louder and louder. Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder. Rain started to pour down __47__. The colors crouched down __48__, drawing close to one another for comfort.
In the midst of the clamor (叫嚷), rain began to speak, "You foolish colors, fighting __49__ yourselves, each trying to dominate __50__. Don't you know that you were each made for a special purpose, __51__? Join hands with __52__ and come to me."
Doing as they were told, the colors __53__ and joined hands. They formed a colorful rainbow. From then on, whenever a good rain ___54__ the world, a rainbow appears in the sky. They remember to __55__ one another.
A.stay B.leave C.go out D.die
A.earth B.moon C.star D.sun
A.That is B.I am C.It is D.This is
A.anything B.nothing C.something D.everything
A.warmth B.sadness C.depression D.anxiety
A.usual B.normal C.common D.scarce
A.at midnight B.at noon or at night C.at sunrise or sunset D.during the day
A.gift B.honor C.thought D.respect
A.for more B.any more C.very much D.no longer
A.turn to B.fight for D.bend over
A.superiority B.disadvantages C.inferiority D.weakness
A.gently B.quietly C.violently D.peacefully
A.with care B.in fear C.by chance D.on purpose
A.among B.by C.for D.against
A.others B.themselves C.the other D.the rest
A.equal and simple B.ordinary and similar C.more or less D.unique and different
A.each other B.me D.them
A.combined B.separated C.united D.divided
A.cleans B.washes C.brightens D.dampens
A.appreciate B.quarrel with C.ignore D.praise