II. 完形填空
Coming home from school that dark winter day so long ago, I was filled with excitement of having the weekend off. But I was 31 into stillness by what I saw. Mother, seated at the far end of the sofa, was 32 , with the second--hand green typewriter on the table. She told me that she couldn't 33 fast and then she was out of work. My shock and embarrassment at finding Mother in tears was a perfect proof of how 34 I understood the pressure on her. Sitting beside her on the sofa, I began very slowly to understand. "I guess we all have to 35 something," Mother said quietly. I could 36 her pain and the tension of 37 the strong feeling that were interrupted by my 38 . Suddenly, something inside me lit up. I reached out and put my arms around her. She broke then. She put her face 39 my shoulder and sobbed. I held her 40 and didn't try to talk. I knew I was doing what I should, what I could and that was 41 . At that moment, feeling Mother's 42 with feelings, I understood for the first time her being easy to 43 . She was still my mother, 44 she was something 45 : a person like me, capable of fear, 46 and failure. I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions when I sought 47 in her arms.
A week later Mother took a job selling dry goods at half the salary the radio station 48 .
"It's a job I can do, though." She said simply. But the evening practice on the green typewriter continued. I had a very 49 feeling now when I passed her door at night and heard her 50 away across the paper. I knew there was something more going on in there than a woman learning to type.
31. A. fooled B. tricked C. puzzled D. shocked
32. A. crying B. smiling C. thinking D. whispering
33. A. write B. type C. run D. wash
34. A. eagerly B. worriedly C. hurriedly D. happily
35. A. fail B. win C. forget D. gain
36. A. realize B. understand C. sense D. recognize
37. A. holding back B. putting away C. holding on D. stopping from
38. A. pain B. laughter C. arrival D. cry
39. A. by B. upon C. beside D. against
40. A. tightly B. rudely C. carefully D. politely
41. A. enough B. little C. all D. nothing
42. A. hand B. face C. hair D. back
43. A. content B. break C. fall D. shout
44. A. therefore B. although C. yet D. however
45. A. more B. excellent C. strange D. huge
46. A. wound B. pride C. success D. hurt
47. A. kindness B. memory C. comfort D. support
48. A. supplied B. offered C. paid D. contributed
49. A. different B. hard C. pleasant D. serious
50. A. crying B. laughing C. tapping D. sewing
完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)
I live in a big city. It is noisy and dirty and I always feel very______. At the weekends, I like to leave the city and get some ______air and have a good rest. A few weeks ago, I decided_____ to see my_______ .I was really looking forward to ________ them as soon as possible.
My parents live a long way away. I went to see them with James, a friend of________. And we drove there_______ Friday night. In the middle of the road it began to rain.
The roads became very wet and it was difficult to________. We _____ home just after midnight, feeling very tired. The next morning it was still______. James took his car to a garage(汽车修理厂) ________ was very good.
In the afternoon the_______ got better. We wanted to go for a drive. My parents______ us their car.But their car was not very good. It didn’t______on the way.How _______ we were! We had to call up the garage. “Oh”, they said, “your car won’t ______ until tomorrow.” So it wasn’t ______for us to go for drive. We had to stay at my parents’ home all day. On Sunday my mother ______ a heavy box on her foot and we had to hire(雇佣) a taxi _____ her to hospital. When James and I drove back home on Sunday afternoon, we got stuck in a car accident. Oh, my God! Next time if I want a rest, I will stay in the_____.
A.exhausted B.energetic C.amazed D.happy
A.cold B.dry C.fresh D.cool
A.to go B.going C.gone D.to be going
A.comrades B.friends C.neighbors D.parents
A.to meet B.met C.meeting D.being met
A.mine B.I C.my D.me
A.in B.at C.to D.on
A.ride B.drive C.walk D.run
A.arrived at B.arrived C.got to D.arrived in
A.blowing B.snowing C.raining D.shining
A.that B.where C.whose D.who
A.sky B.earth C.water D.weather
A.lent B.borrowed C.sold D.bought
A.move B.run C.work D.start
A.lucky B.amused C.unlucky D.pleased
A.be repaired B.repaired C.been repairing D.repair
A.easy B.possible C.necessary D.right
A.put B.threw C.dropped D.fell
A.to bring B.to take C.bring D.take
A.country B.city C.mountain D.village
Nick was not the kind of boy I had expected to spend my summer with. I was hoping to have a relaxation the summer before my busy senior year, ____ my mother asked me to do her a ____. One of her colleagues needed a full- time ____. “You planned to volunteer at the local hospital; why not volunteer to ____ Nick instead?” Then she told me that this six-year-old boy was not a ____ child.
Nick was a lovely little boy who suffered from many disorders(混乱;失调). Normal day-care centers would not ____ him. As a baby, he had serious ear infections(感染) which left him with equilibrium(平衡) problems. He couldn't ____ or run properly. I was hesitating ____ I was to take the job when my mother ____, “Don't you want to be a nurse in the future? I doubt if you even have the ____.”
Then I told her I was ____ for the job.
The day started at 7:00 a.m. Nick was my wake-up call! With so much energy and very little ____ , he was quite a mix.
At the park, when he saw all the other children play on the jungle gym and swings, the boy's face ____ up—How he wished he belonged to the group of his age! You would think it would be____ to get a child to go down a slide(滑道;滑坡). Believe me, it wasn't! It took time, a lot of time. But with patience and support, Nick took one step up the slide each day. We worked together to face his ____ and gradually he got closer to taking the slide of his life.
Halfway through the summer, he ____ it to the top of the slide. With my arms ___ him tightly, we flew down the slide! I waited for his reaction. After ____ that he was safe and sound, he gave me a big hug and asked, “May I go down again, alone?”
I had never been happier in my life when I saw this little child climb the ladder and ____ what other children take for granted.
This ____ child taught me that being a nurse means respect, kindness and patience.
A.and B.however C.so D.but
A.service B.business C.favor(支持) D.trade
A.nurse B.waitress C.guard D.guide
A.protect B.attend C.defend D.comfort
A.naughty B.clever C.normal D.happy
A.admit B.receive C.accept D.adopt(采纳)
A.speak B.play C.stand D.walk
A.if B.what C.why D.where
A.suggested B.argued C.challenged D.commented
A.courage B.energy C.faith D.time
A.eager B.sorry C.grateful D.ready
A.awareness B.knowledge C.balance D.control
A.delighted B.cheered C.lit D.shut
A.difficult B.interesting C.simple D.terrible
A.fears B.worries C.chances D.situation
A.climbed B.got C.managed D.made
A.taking B.holding C.bringing D.greeting
A.realizing B.researching C.worrying D.wondering
A.play B.ignore C.enjoy D.share
A.ordinary B.smart C.brave D.special
The sun was shining when I got on No.151 Bus. We passengers sat jammed together in heavy clothes. No one spoke. That’s one of the rules. we see the same faces every day, we prefer to behind our newspapers. People who sit so close together are using those thin sheets of newsprint to keep their .
As the bus came near the Mile, a suddenly rang out “ !This is your driver speaking.” We looked at the back of the driver’s head. “Put your papers down. All of you.” The came down. “Now, turn and face the person next to you. Go .”
Surprisingly we all did it. Still no one smiled. I faced an older woman, her head wrapped in a red scarf(围巾).I saw her every day. Our eyes met We waited for the next from the driver. “Now repeat after me. Good morning neighbor!”
Our voice were .For many of us, these were the words we had spoken that day. But we said them together, like ,to the strangers beside us. We couldn’t help .There was the feeling of relief(解脱), that we were not being held up(抢劫). But more, there was the sense of ice being . “Good morning ,neighbor.” It was not so after all. Some of us repeated it, others shook hands ,many laughed. The bus driver said nothing more. He didn’t to. Not a single newspaper went back up. I heard laughter, a warm sound I had never heard before in .
When I reached my stop, I said to my seatmate, and then jumped off the bus. That day was off better than most.
A.unwritten B. strict C. bus D.city
A.As B. Because C. When D.Although
A.read B. sit C. talk D.hide
A.ways B. methods C. respect D.distance
A.message B. warning C. suggestion D.voice
A.Attention B. Minding C. Help D.Listen
A.papers B. passengers C. driver D.tears
A.on B. round C. ahead D.down
A.still B. nearly C. even D.hardly
A.turn B. talk C. order D.remark
A.loud B. neat C. slow D.weak
A.first B. last C. best D.only
A.passengers B. citizens C. patients D.schoolchildren
A.shouting B. crying C. smiling D.wondering
A.formed B. heated C. broken D.frozen
A.sad B. hard C. ordinary D.shy
A.need B. want C. like D.begin
A.my life B. Bus No.151 C. public D.other words
A.good morning B. good-bye C. hello D.thanks
A.starting B. seeing C. taking D.turning
Once there was a group of men — a young hot-blooded man and a big number of old folks, doing a timber (木料) job in a jungle.
This young man was very . He always continued to work through his break time and that those old folks were wasting time, having to several times a day to drink and chat. As time went by, this young man noticed that he worked through break time and hardly took a , those old folks were chopping the same of trees as he did and sometimes did more. It was as if they worked through the break time as he did. So he to work harder the next day. Unfortunately the were even worse.
One day, one of the old folks him for a drink during their break time. That young man and said that he had no time! Then the old man smiled and said, “It is just a waste of effort to chopping trees without re-sharpening your axe(斧子).Sooner or later you will or be so tired as you have spent too much .”
Suddenly the young man that actually during break times while those old folks were having a chat, they were re-sharpening their axes at the same time! And , yet spending less time!
What we is efficiency by making use of our skill and ability . Only then can we have more time to do other things. Otherwise we will always keep saying ... I have no !
A.weak B.clever C.hard-working D.predicted
A.admired B.complained C.reminded D.predicted
A.plan B.appear C.work D.break
A.even though B.only if C.because D.unless
A.photo B.rest C.step D.bath
A.weight B.height C.amount D.price
A.failed B.pretended C.agreed D.decided
A.marks B.results C.effects D.conditions
A.invited B.blamed C.thanked D.forgave
A.begged B.argued C.nodded D.refused
A.wrong B.valuable C.extra D.exact
A.mind B.avoid C.practice D.keep
A.speed up B.give up C.watch out D.turn out
A.energy B.money C.life D.skill
A.warned B.expected C.realized D.announced
A.also B.hardly C.seldom D.never
A.talk B.chop C.walk D.climb
A.abandon B.introduce C.need D.teach
A.quickly B.curiously C.seriously D.intelligently
A.time B.tool C.job D.patience
完形填空(共20小题, 每小题1分, 满分20分)
Bethany Hamilton, born on February 8, 1990, learned to surf at 7 and began her career as a surfer when she entered her first competition at age 11. ____ age 13, she was an excellent surfer and well-respected in the ____ world. Her lifelong ____ of becoming a professional surfer was ____ on October 31, 2003, as she was ____ by a 14-foot tiger shark while surfing off Kauai’s North Shore. She lost her left arm ____ that did not destroy her ____. And it just made her stronger.
“I know I have ____ important to say. Something that people need to hear—but sometimes they get ____ caught up in the story part, that they miss the meaning,” says Bethany Hamilton.
Bethany has chosen to use her ____ to become an inspiration and help others to overcome adversity(厄运), no matter how ____. She says, “People I don’t even know ____ me. I guess they ____ me as a symbol of courage and inspiration. One thing hasn’t changed—and that’s how I feel when I’m ____ a wave. It’s like, here I am. I’m ____ here. It’s still me and my board—in God's ocean!”
Bethany was presented with a special courage ____at the 2004 Teen Choice Awards and Best Comeback Awards in 2004 ESPY(卓越体育表现奖). Bethany ____ to compete in the most challenging waves in the world and amaze everyone by achieving the ____. She dominated(支配) the 2005 National Scholastic Surfing Association Nationals Championships, taking first ____ in the Explorer Women’s division.
Her story continues to be told, with Bethany continuingly ____ to be the best at whatever God calls her to do.
A.For B.Till C.By D.To
A.sports B.sailing C.swimming D.surfing
A.dream B.task C.hope D.interest
A.damaged B.ruined C.interrupted D.destroyed
A.killed B.attacked C.shocked D.bitten
A.for B.and C.but D.so
A.life B.courage C.ambition D.profession
A.something B.everything C.nothing D.anything
A.very B.too C.so D.quite
A.experience B.accident C.suffering D.misfortune
A.large B.much C.great D.serious
A.come up with B.live up to C.put up with D.come up to
A.look B.think C.refer D.see
A.surfing B.riding C.speeding D.sliding
A.even B.still C.also D.already
A.present B.reward C.prize D.award
A.continues B.begins C.hopes D.tries
A.unusual B.unfortunate C.unimaginable D.unique
A.lead B.place C.step D.action
A.struggling B.determining C.supposing D.winning