III、完型填空(共30分,每小题1.5分)
阅读短文,根据内容,从第36-55小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择最佳选项。
Sam backed his car out of the garage and drove two blocks to the highway. It 36 from the suburbs into Central City. Immediately he joined the steam of early-morning 37 that was flowing towards town. As he drove, he 38 Leon Poole. Poole was an odd man, clever in some ways, very stupid in 39. Poole had been a respectable 40 in a town near Central City. He had arranged with another man to 41 the bank at a time when an unusually large amount of cash was being held there. The other man had walked into the bank, waved a 42 at Poole, who was on duty, and taken the 43 . Only three men had known when the money would be there, so it was 44 that someone inside the bank must have 45 the robbery. Sam, the detective in 46 of the case, questioned Poole and the others, and released them, but had them all 47 closely. Two days later Poole, thinking he was 48 under suspicion(怀疑), arranged a meeting with the actual robber, who was a known criminal. The 49 arrested the robber and got a confession(坦白) from him. He 50 Poole as the man who had planned the whole thing.
The three officers who went to 51 the fat, soft, bank clerk didn’t expect trouble. 52 Leon Poole turned out to have a gun, and 53 it when they knocked at his door. His 54 hit one of the officers in the arm. 55 they had gone in after him, shooting.
36.A. led B. escaped C. jumped D. suffered
37.A. airline B. traffic C. exercise D. train
38.A. dealt with B. talked with C. thought of D. met with
39.A. rest B. mind C. action D. others
40.A. salesman B. shop assistant C. bank clerk D. sales manager
41.A. defend B. protect C. rob D. damaged
42.A. pole B. finger C. stick D. gun
43.A. money B. interest C. counter D. car
44.A. doubtful B.obvious C. uncertain D. important
45.A. planned B. prevented C. hidden D. blamed
46.A. place B. possession C. charge D. search
47.A. followed B. watched C. stood D. communicated
48.A. no longer B. on earth C. once again D. all the time
49.A. clerk B. army C. police D. firefighter
50.A. owned B. named C. directed D. grasped
51.A. visit B. frighten C. invite D. arrest
52.A. Since B. Meanwhile C. But D. Although
53.A. threw B. fired C. stole D. hid
54.A. sound B. strength C. anger D. bullet
55.A. Basically B. Naturally C. Namely D. Comfortably
At a time when hiring qualified people is becoming more difficult, employers who can 36 biases (偏见) from the process will surely gain a big advantage 37 his opponents.
As a manager, Miss Tiffany is 38 for interviewing applicants for some of the 39 with her company. During one interview, she noticed that the 40 never made direct eye contact. She was puzzled and a little 41 because she liked the person on the whole.
He had a perfect resume and gave good 42 to her questions, 43 the fact that he never looked her in the eye said “untrustworthy”. Several days later, she decided to offer the job to her 44 choice. “It wasn’t until I 45 a diversity workshop that I realized the person we passed over was the perfect person,” Tiffany says. What she hadn’t known at that time was that that person behaved 46 was simply a cultural misunderstanding. He was an Asian-American 47 in a household where 48 for those in authority was shown by averting (避开) your eyes.
“Attending the diversity workshop helped me 49 how much I could learn by simply asking questions and 50 dialogues with employees, 51 making assumptions and trying to be a know-it-all,” Miss Tiffany admits. “The biggest thing I 52 from the workshop is learning how to be more ‘inclusive(包容的)’ to 53 .”
“I was just thrown off by the lack of eye contact; not realizing it was cultural,” Tiffany says. “I missed out, but will not miss that opportunity again.”
Many of us have had similar problems with 54 we consider as different. As the world becomes smaller and our workplaces more diverse, it is becoming necessary to 55 our understanding of others and to reexamine some of our false assumptions.
36. A. replace B. remove C. refresh D. recover
37. A. of B. above C. over D. on
38. A. desperate B. responsible C. ready D. punctual
39. A. positions B. businesses C. conditions D. trades
40. A. girl B. opponent C. client D. candidate
41. A. disappointed B. excited C. worried D. annoyed
42. A. suggestions B. responses C. impressions D. comments
43. A. so B. and C. or D. but
44. A. first B. immediate C. second D. careless
45. A. closed B. started C. attended D. organized
46. A. politely B. carelessly C. skillfully D. differently
47. A. raised B. found C. treated D. adopted
48. A. concern B. envy C. respect D. sympathy
49. A. imagine B. realize C. predict D. expect
50. A. creating B. continuing C. practising D. directing
51. A. other than B. rather than C. more than D. less than
52. A. cut away B. put away C. gave away D. took away
53. A. misunderstandings B. shortcomings C. faults D. mistakes
54. A. behaviors B. words C. habits D. thoughts
55. A. ignore B. express C. limit D. expand
完形填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从第31至40小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将项涂黑。
Alfred Nobel became a millionaire and changed the ways of mining,construction,and warfare as the inventor of dynamite(炸药). On April 12,1888,Alfred's brother Ludwig died of heart attack. A major French newspaper 31his brother for him and carried an article 32the death of Alfred Nobel. “The merchant of death is dead.” the article read. “Dr. Alfred Nobel,who became 33by finding ways to kill more people faster than ever before,died yesterday.” Nobel was 34to find out not that he had died,but that,when his time was up, he would be thought of only as one who profited from 35and destruction.
To make sure that he was 36with love and respect, Nobel arranged in his 37to give the largest part of his money to 38the Nobel prizes,which would be awarded to people who made great 39to the causes of peace,literature,and the sciences. So 40,Nobel had to die before he realized what his life was really about.
31. A. found B. misunderstood C. mistook D. judged
32. A. introducing B. announcing C. implying D. advertising
33. A. famous B. sick C. rich D. popular
34. A. upset B. anxious C. excited D. pleased
35. A. death B. disease C. trouble D. attack
36. A. repaid B. described C. supported D. remembered
37. A. book B. article C. will D. contract
38. A. establish B. form C. develop D. promote
39. A. additions B. sacrifices C. changes D. contributions
40. A. generally B. basically C. usually D. certainly
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,从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
There is one thing better than making a new friend, and that is keeping an old one.
——Elmer G Letterman
Two years ago my family moved. The day we left, my best friend and I cried together in my 36 bedroom for hours. I was miserable during the five-hour car ride to my new house. Life was 37 .
On the first day of school, I called my best friend to tell her how it had gone. Then on Halloween, I sent her a letter and a picture of my new friends and me.
Finally, she wrote me a letter. It wasn’t 38 a letter—a piece of paper saying, “Best friends forever”.
When I finally got her e-mail address, I e-mailed her the 39 letter I have ever written. After the third e-mail with no 40 , my messages grew shorter and shorter. 41 each passing day, my 42 grew.I never received a reply from her.
Mom said that I 43 try calling my other friends, and that I didn’t need to always call her. 44 my best friend, the girl that I had known from my childhood?
My first 45 was automatic.“No way!” But after five more e-mail messages, I started to consider what my mom had 46 .Every night for about a week, I stayed up in bed, 47 , “Should I keep trying or...?”
The way I looked at it was that: if I’m her best friend, she’d 48 a minute to push a few buttons on the phone, or type a short “hello” on the computer. To me, keeping in touch is part of being a friend and it is important. To her, it really didn’t seem to 49 .
After two years of 50 , I finally got a phone call from her—my best friend. It was a big 51 .She told me how sorry she was for not writing, and about how busy she had been. I forgot about everything that had happened and how annoyed I had been with her.I 52 her.I guess keeping in touch just isn’t her 53 .
I have realized true friends never really lose their special 54 .Even after two years, it felt like we had just talked yesterday.
Now she and I write regularly—or at least she tries to, 55 she tries hard.
What more could a friend ask for?
36.A.cold B.empty C.small D.dirty
37.A.uneasy B.uncertain C.uninteresting D.unbearable
38.A.just B.only C.even D.hardly
39.A.longest B.best C.simplest D.funniest
40.A.return B.information C.message D.response
41.A.On B.For C.With D.As
42.A.patience B.anger C.worry D.curiosity
43.A.must B.had to C.would D.could
44.A.Put away B.Leave out C.Give up D.Cut off
45.A.reaction B.opinion C.thought D.impression
46.A.reminded B.offered C.stated D.suggested
47.A.asking B.thinking C.whispering D.struggling
48.A.save B.spend C.take D.waste
49.A.matter B.care C.value D.mind
50.A.disappointment B.fear C.silence D.regret
51.A.step B.surprise C.advance D.change
52.A.ignored B.accepted C.criticized D.forgave
53.A.style B.hobby C.idea D.nature
54.A.way B.connection C.heart D.image
55.A.but B.so C.and D.though
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,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。
Roland was a carpenter in America. He and Sheila had three 36—two boys and baby Jessica. The baby had been in and out of the hospital for the last year because of infections and 37problems. She was very weak and sick. The doctors were not 38that she would live another year. w.w
39Jessica was expensive. The family was deep in 40. Things were bad. Roland saw no light at the 41of this tunnel (隧道). Then he saw an ad in the newspaper: “Security guards 42, $150,000 a year. ”
He called the number. The line was busy, but he 43calling and finally got through. He was worried that the jobs were all taken, 44they told him plenty of jobs were still available. They said they would give him two weeks of 45in Texas. Then they would 46him to Iraq for his assignment.
Roland told Sheila he had to take this job. He knew it was 47;he might get injured or killed, but the money was too good. 48 , the family would have full medical benefits, 49would enable the baby to get the care she needed. Roland said if he survived the first year, he would 50work there for one more year.
Sheila was 51. She asked, “What if you get killed? What are we going to do without you?”
“You can’t 52like that, honey,” he said. “You’ve got to think 53. Think about how well off we’ll be in two or three years after I bring back all that 54. This is the best thing I could do for this family.” Sheila 55him and sobbed (呜咽地说) . “I don’t want you to go.”
Roland flew to Houston five days later. w.w
36.A.students B.friends C.workmates D.kids
37.A.other B.another C.puzzling D.strange
38.A.afraid B.satisfied C.confident D.sad
39.A.Thinking of B.Getting rid of C.knowing of D.Taking care of
40.A.debt B.danger C.thought D.surprise
41.A.top B.entrance C.bottom D.end
42.A.sold B.watched C.wanted D.welcome
43.A.stopped B.enjoyed C.kept D.finished
44.A.but B.and C.so D.because
45.A.holiday B.training C.work D.rest
46.A.invite B.drive C.expect D.fly
47.A.dangerous B.easy C.comfortableD.interesting
48.A.However B.Besides C.Therefore D.Otherwise
49.A.that B.which C.who D.where
50.A.luckily B.happily C.carefully D.probably
51.A.excited B.worried C.satisfied D.disappointed
52.A.think B.guess C.live D.work
53.A.active B.positive C.hard D.honest
54.A.time B.news C.money D.paper
55.A.took B.missed C.hugged D.left
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,从短文后所给各题的四个选项A、B、C、D中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
Jessie's Glove
I do a lot of management training each year for the Circle K Corporation, a national chain of convenience stores. 21 the topics we discuss is the retention (保持)of quality employees -- a real challenge to managers when you consider the pay scale (薪水标准)in the service industry. During these discussions, I asked the participants, "What has caused you to stay long enough to become a manager?" Some time back a new 22 took the question and 23 said, "It was a $19 baseball glove."
Cynthia told the group that she 24 took a Circle K clerk job as an interim (过渡时期)position 25 she looked for something 26 .On her second or third day behind the counter, she received a phone call from her nine-year-old son, Jessie. He needed a baseball glove for Little League. She explained that 27 a single mother, money was very 28 , and her first check would 29 go for paying 30 . Perhaps she could buy his baseball glove with her second or third check..
When Cynthia arrived for work the next morning, Patricia, the store manager, asked her to come to the small room in the back of the store that 31 as an office. Cynthia 32 if she had done something wrong or left some part of her job incomplete from the day before. She was concerned and confused.
Patricia handed her a box. "I overheard you talking to your son 33 ," she said, "and I know that it is hard to 34 things to kids. This is a baseball glove for Jessie because he may not understand how 35 he is, even though you have to pay bills 36 you can buy gloves. You know we can't pay good people like you as much as we would like to; but we 37 care, and I want you to know you are important to 38 ."
The thoughtfulness, sympathy and 39 of this convenience store manager demonstrates vividly that people remember more how much an employer 40 than how much the employer pays. An important lesson for the price of a Little League baseball glove.
21.A.Of 22.A.employee 23.A.loudly 24.A.originally 25..A.during 26.A.larger 27.A.to 28.A.small 29.A.have to 30.A.calls 31.A.worked 32.A.imagined 33.A.yesterday 34.A.introduce 35.A.important 36.A.after 37.A.can 38.A.him 39.A.love 40.A.has |
B. Among B. student B. quickly B. generally B. while B. easier B. for B. low B. like to B. bills B. regarded B. wondered B .last week B. instruct B. helpful B. before B. do B. her B. expectation B. does |
C. In C. manager C. slowly C. mostly C. after C. better C. like C. useful C. stick to C. meals C. looked C. realized C. today C. explain C. hopeful C. when C. have C. us C choice C. cares |
D. about D. teacher D. angrily D. recently D. until D. safer D. as D. tight D. attend to `D. education `D. served D. doubted D. just now D. speak D. wonderful D. since D. need D. them D. wish D. Says |
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