阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题四个选项(A,B,C,D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并将答案写在答题卡上。
Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to __21__ in order to pay the high tuition(学费) for my brother and me. They don’t act in the __22__ ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too __23__ for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of __24__.
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt(缝被子). I sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a question to ask you. Is there __25__ between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice. She didn’t answer immediately. She __26__ her head and continued to sew the quilt.
I was very worried because I thought I had _27_ her. I was _28__ and I didn’t know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words: “Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread(线).Sometimes it __29_, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt __30__and durable(耐用的). If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread.It can hardly be seen __31_, but it’s really there. Love is __32__.”
I listened carefully but I couldn’t__33__ her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly __34_ seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked very __35 _. It seemed both of them had had a serious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father __36__ on the country road.
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
“Susan, don’t __37__ me.” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom.”__38__ his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and __39__. But from this experience, I understand that love is just __40__ in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
A.keep fit B.rise early C.earn money D.collect money
A.ordinary B.romantic C.funny D.common
A.simple B.easy C.relaxing D.luxurious(奢侈)
A.the question B.question C.reach D.control
A.feeling B.love C.quarrel D.smile
A.raised B.shook C.nodded D.bowed
A.hurt B.injured C.wounded D.harmed
A.surprised B.embarrassed(难堪) C.sad D.regretted
A.happens B.comes about C.appears D.occurs
A.warm B.cool C.beautiful D.strong
A.somewhere and sometime B.anywhere or anytime C.more or less D.here and there
A.inside B.outside C.faraway D.nearby
A.believe B.understand D.realize
B.got stuck C.got angry D.became weak
A.healthy B.pale C.excited D.fit
A.jump high B.go hurriedly C.run fast D.walk slowly
A.think about B.talk with C.worry about D.laugh at
A.Reading B.Seeing C.Saying D.Writing
A.fresh roses C.sweet kisses D.beautiful jewelry
A.a thread B.a needle C.the cloth D.the cotton
My first job was at a local restaurant, where I worked for seven years and learned so many lessons, especially from a fellow 36 .
Helen was in her 30s and had extraordinary self-confidence, something I was really 37 . I looked up to Helen 38 she was doing what she loved— 39 people better. She always made everyone, customers and co-workers, 40 and feel good.
Being a waitress changed my life. One of my 41 customers was Fred Hasbrook. He always ate an omelet, and when I saw him _42 , I tried to have it on his table as soon as he sat down.
Thanks to the newfound confidence I 43 __from Helen, I dreamed of having my own __44 . But when I called my parents to ask for a loan, they said, “We just don’t have the money.”
The next day, Fred saw me and asked, “What’s 45 ? You’re not smiling today.” I __46__my dream with him and said, “Fred, I know I can do more if somebody 47 just have faith in me.”
Before long he handed me checks 48 __$50,000—along with a note that I have to this day. It reads, “The only collateral(抵押品)on this loan is my trust in your 49 as a person. Good people with a dream should have 50 __to make that dream come true.”
I took the checks to Merrill Lynch, where the money was provided for me. I_ 51 __working at the restaurant, making 52 for the restaurant I would open. My plans soured, though, and I lost the 53 .
Later I decided to apply for a job at Merill Lynch. Even though I had no experience, I was__54 and ended up becoming a pretty good agent. 55 . I paid back Fred the $50,000, plus 14-percent annual interest. Five years later, I was able to open my own firm.
A.friend B.waitress C.citizen D.customer
A.losing B.earning C.sharing D.lacking
A.while B.though C.because D.unless
A.serving B.respecting C.helping D.praising
A.work B.eat C.smile D.speak
A.regular B.favorite C.respected D.fresh
A.eating B.greeting C.smiling D.coming
A.found out B.picked up C.got back D.took away
A.restaurant B.work C.house D.money
A.ahead B.that C.there D.up
A.exchanged B.discussed C.shared D.explained
A.should B.would C.might D.must
A.totaling B.counting C.adding D.valuing
A.ability B.honesty C.responsibility D.identity
A.patience B.confidence C.choice D.chance
A.loved B.practiced C.continued D.enjoyed
A.tables B.plans C.decisions D.suggestions
A.faith B.honesty C.money D.friend
A.hired B.rejected C.encouraged D.determined
A.Fortunately B.Excitedly C.Personally D.Eventually
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的从四个选项中(A、B、C和D),选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
She was a five-year-old girl with very fine golden hair when I first met her. She was carrying a bowl of _36_. I was 29 at that time and suffering from the flu.
Her mom and I had been friends for years._37 that friendship grew into care, from care into _38_ and marriage. Marriage brought the three of us together as a _39_. At first I was afraid to be a “stepfather”. Therefore, I tried not to come _40_ my future daughter and her 41 father. I acted in that way in order to be liked. However, 42 she was growing up, I found it increasingly hard to 43 with her.
Once her school required the parents to individually write an open and 44 letter to our children. I wrote a letter about a little golden-haired girl who had 45 me a bowl of soup when I needed 46 .
A week later, all the parents 47 together with our children. The students were allowed to make a few statements. I was 48 to hear what my daughter would say.
Finally my daughter 49 make her way up to the microphone. She said something like others and then 50 , “At this very moment, I just want to say …I love you, Father.”
Immediately people around me started 51 at me. For a teenage girl to say 52 in front of so many people, “I love you,” took a great deal of courage.
Since then I have 53 to understand I didn’t need to have any 54 about being a stepfather. I can still 55 honest love with the same little girl I met so many years before - carrying a bowl full of what turned out to be kindness. I can also be friends with the girl - my dear daughter.
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A.water B.soup C.milk D.juice
A.Immediately B.Finally C.Especially D.Generally
A.like B.pleasure C.excitement D.love
A.union B.group C.family D.whole
A.between B.among C.from D.for
A.natural B.following C.untrue D.old
A.after B.as C.with D.before
A.connect B.share C.communicate D.argue
A.honest B.formal C.powerful D.responsible
A.taken B.shown C.shared D.brought
A.cure B.care C.help D.friend
A.presented B.invited C.gathered D.asked
A.glad B.hopeful C.serious D.anxious
A.determinedly B.independently C.patiently D.unexpectedly
A.lasted B.declared C.continued D.responded
A.hugging B.smiling C.kissing D.celebrating
A.quietly B.openly C.brightly D.attractively
A.used B.stepped C.desired D.come
A.courage B.fear C.happiness D.idea
A.exchange B.send C.expect D.fall
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从41—60题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。
It was raining.I went into a café and asked for a coffee. 41 I was waiting for my drink, I realized there were other people in the place, but I sensed 42.I saw their bodies, but I couldn’t feel their souls 43their souls belonged to the 44.
I stood up and walked between the tables.When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin, small man 45in front of it.“I’m Steve,” he finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was.“I can’t talk with you.I’m 46,”he said.He was chatting online and, 47, he was playing a computer game—a war game.I was 48 .
Why didn’t Steve want to talk with me? I tried 49to speak to that computer geek(怪人), 50not a word came out of his mouth.I touched his shoulder, but no reaction(反应).I was 51.I put my hand in front of the monitor, and he started to shout, “ 52!”
I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people in the café were looking at me.I 53, and saw nobody showed any interest.
54, I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their machines, not with people.They were more 55having a relationship with the 56, particularly Steve.I wouldn’t want to 57the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines 58with people.
I was worried and sank in my thoughts.I didn’t even 59that the coffee was bad, 60Steve didn’t notice there was a person next to him.
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A.Before B.Since C.Although D.While
A.pain B.loneliness C.sadness D.fear
A.because B.when C.until D.unless
A.home B.world C.Net D.Café
A.sleeping B.laughing C.sitting D.learning
A.busy B.thirsty C.tired D.sick
A.first of all B.just then C.at the same time D.by that time
A.surprised B.delighted C.moved D.frightened
A.once B.again C.first D.even
A.but B.so C.if D.or
A.excited B.respected C.afraid D.unhappy
A.Shut up B.Enjoy yourself C.Leave me alone D.Help me out
A.walked about B.walked out C.raised my hand D.raised my head
A.From then on B.At that moment C.In all D.Above all
A.interested in B.tired of C.careful about D.troubled by
A.computer B.soul C.shop D.geek
A.tell B.plan C.imagine D.design
A.other than B.instead of C.except for D.as well as
A.pretend B.understand C.insist D.realize
A.as if B.just as C.just after D.even though
A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apples he grew. One day, his friend ___36__ him a young apple tree and told him to take it home and __37____it.
Seeing the gift, the farmer was very__38____, and he thought he would also have a lot of wonderful apples, but when he got home, he had a(n) ___39__. He didn’t know___40___ to plant it. He thought over and over and __41___ every place he could think of. __42____ he decided to plant the tree in his woods. There were many high trees with thick leaves in the woods. With those trees around no one else could___43___ the young apple tree. He even felt proud of himself for finding so___44___ a place for the apple tree. Every day he went to take care of the tree, __45___ it. To his surprise and ___46___, the apple tree didn’t grow as he had __47___. It died without sunlight and good soil.
Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a __48__ place. “ What’s the difference?” the farmer said angrily, “ If I had planted the tree near the___49____, passers-by would have stolen the fruit. If I had planted the tree in one of my fields, my neighbours would have come at night and ___50___ some of the apples! If I had planted it near my house, my own children would have taken the ___51_. No matter where I plant the tree, I can’t have__52____ to enjoy the apples. So there is no difference where I planted it.”
“ Yes,” said the friend, “but __53____ someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have robbed everyone of the fruit, but also have __54___ a good apple tree! You don’t know the true meaning of ‘share’!”
We should learn to __55___ in our life, The more you want to own something all by yourself, the less you get at last.
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A.lent B.gave C.sold D.bought
A.study B.keep C.plant D.develop
A.tired B.sad C.angry D.happy
A.surprise B.worry C.accident D.question
A.where B.how C.when D.whether
A.practiced B.tried C.visited D.considered
A.Finally B.Generally C.Suddenly D.Recently
A.like B.see C.move D.hurt
A.beautiful B.secret C.unusual D.faraway
A.watering B.watching C.correcting D.appreciating
A.pleasure B.excitement C.disappointment D.satisfaction
A.known B.said C.expected D.heard
A.poor B.great C.suitable D.comfortable
A.park B.river C.hill D.road
A.borrowed B.stolen C.chosen D.collected
A.leaves B.flowers C.fruit D.tree
A.rights B.time C.chances D.interest
A.as a matter of fact B.in fact C.first of all D.at least
A.destroyed B.thrown C.pulled D.won
A.wait B.share C.gain D.enjoy
阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从41-60各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。)
I was on a bus one March evening. The driver didn’t 41 to start the bus soon because it was not yet42 . A middle-aged woman got on. Tired and sad, she told her story43 not to anyone in particular. On her way to the station, half of her44 was stolen. The other half was hidden under her blouse, so she 45 still had some left. A few minutes later, she stopped crying, but still looked46 .
When all the seats were taken, the driver started the engine. The conductor began to collect fares(车费). When she came to an old man in worn-out(破旧的)clothes, he47 that he had spent all his money when he had accidentally got on a wrong bus and now he was trying to go home. On hearing this, she ordered the old man to 48 the bus. The old man was almost in tears as he49 her to let him take the bus home. The driver took the conductor’s side(站在某人一边) and repeated the conductor’s50 .
The woman was watching the incident. 51 the driver and the conductor raised their voices at the old man, she interfered(干预).
“Stop 52 him! Can’t you see he’s only trying to get home?”
“He doesn’t have any money! ” the driver53 .
“Well, that’s no54 to throw him off the bus,” she insisted.
Then she reached inside her blouse, look out her55 money, and handed it to the conductor. “Here’s his fare and mine. Just stop giving him a56 time.”
All heads turned to the woman. “It’s only money,” she shrugged(耸肩).
She rode the rest of the way home57a happy smile, with the money she’d lost earlier58 .
On the road of life, the help of strangers can59 our loads(负担)and lift our spirits. How much sweeter the60 will be when we make it a little smoother for others!
A.try B.care C.decide D.intend(打算)
A.empty B.full C.crowded D.ready
A.tearfully(流泪的) B.seriously C.carefully D.calmly
A.fare B.possession C.money D.wealth
A.strangely B.happily C.secretly D.fortunately
A.unsatisfied B.weak C.unhappy D.excited
A.explained B.declared C.admitted D.found
A.get off B.start C.get on D.stop
A.begged(乞求) B.scolded C.praised D.thanked
A.request(要求) B.action C.suggestion D.command(命令)
A.Unless B.Although C.Until D.When
A.attacking(攻击) B.bothering(为难) C.blaming D.wronging
A.warned B.whispered C.shouted D.repeated
A.problem B.need C.matter D.reason
A.spending B.collected C.remaining D.borrowed
A.busy B.cold C.hard D.fearful
A.giving B.wearing C.taking D.forcing
A.forgotten B.used C.earned D.returned
A.move B.increase C.lighten (减轻) D.carry
A.world B.journey C.smile D.friendship