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
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项A.B.C.D中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the specialist tested him again. To my 21 , it was the same score.
Later that evening, I _22 _ told Frank what I had learned that day. After talking it over, we agree that we knew our _23_ much better than an IQ test. We 24 that Michael’s score must have been a _25 and we should treat him __26___ as usual.
We moved to Indiana in 1962, and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year. He got 27 grades in the school, especially 28 biology and chemistry, which was a great comfort.
Michael _29_ Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student, soon afterwards, his teachers permitted him to take more courses than _30_ . In 1968, he was accepted by the School of Medicine, Yale University.
On graduation day in 1972, Frank and I 31 the ceremony at Yale. After the ceremony, we told Michael about the _ 32_ IQ score he got when he was six. Since that day, Michael sometimes would look at us and say _33 , “My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldn’t be a doctor, not until after I graduated from medical school!” It is his special way of thanking us for the _34 _ we had in him.
Interestingly, Michael then _35 _ another IQ test. We went to the same clinic where he had _36 _ the test eighteen years before. This time Michael scored 126, an increase of 36 points. A result like that was supposed to be _37 _ .
Children often do as _38 _ as what adults, particularly parents and teachers, _39_ of them. That is, tell a child he is “ _40_”, and he may play the role of a foolish child.
A.joy B.surprise C.dislike D.disappointment
A.tearfully B.fearfully C.cheerfully D.hopefully
A.student B.son C.friend D.doctor
A.argued B.realized C.decided D.understood
A.joke B.mistake C.warning D.wonder.
A.specially B.strictly C.naturally D.carefully
A.poor B.good C.average D.standard
A.in B.about C.of D.for
A.visited B.chose C.passed D.entered
A.allowed B.described C.required D.offered
A.missed B.held C.delayed D.attended
A.high B.same C.low D.different
A.curiously B.eagerly C.calmly D.jokingly
A.faith B.interest C.pride D.delight
A.looked for B.asked for C.waited for D.prepared for
A.received B.accepted C.organized D.discussed
A.imperfect B.impossible C.uncertain D.unsatisfactory
A.honestly B.much C.well D.bravely
A.hear B.learn C.expect D.speak
A.wise B.rude C.shy D.stupid
One day, when I was in high school, I saw a kid named Kyle from my class walking home from school with all his books, I thought to myself, “__26___ would anyone bring home all his books for the weekend? He must really be 27___.”As I was walking, I saw several kids running toward him. They ran at him, 28 all his books out of his arms and he fell down in the dirt, His glasses went 29 and landed in the grass.
My 30 went out to him. So, I ran over to him. 31 I handed him his glasses, he looked at me and said, “Hey, thanks!”
I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived. As it 32 , he lived near me. We talked all the way home. Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.
Kyle was the 33 __student of our class, one of those guys that really found themselves during high school. Therefore he had the 34 to prepare a 35 speech. On the graduation day, I could see that he was 36 .So, I patted him on the back and said, “Hey, big guy, you’ll be 37 !” He looked at me and smiled.
He cleared his throat, and began. “Graduation is a time to 38 those who helped you make it through those 39 years. Your parents, your teachers… but mostly your friends, I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best40 you can give him.”
I just looked at my friend with 41 as he told the story of the first day we met. He had planned to 42 himself over the weekend and was carrying his books home. “Thankfully, nothing happened. My friend 43 me from doing the unspeakable.”
Not until that moment did I realize that you should never underestimate(低估) the44 of your actions. With one small gesture you can 45 a person’s life. For better or for worse.
A.How B.When C.Why D.Where
A.stupid B.clever C.wonderful D.anxious
A.throwing B.knocking C.taking D.snatching
A.lost B.sending C.broken D.flying
A.heart B.head C.hands D.thought
A.While B.As C.Because D.Once
A.passed by B.came up C.went on D.turned out
A.top B.hardest C.favorite D.luckiest
A.pride B.honor C.pleasure D.chance
A.class B.school C.graduation D.college
A.excited B.nervous C.proud D.crazy
A.great B.famous C.praised D.honored
A.reward B.remember C.thank D.congratulate
A.happy B.exciting C.old D.tough
A.chance B.gift C.help D.favor
A.wonder B.anxiety C.disbelief D.pride
A.kill B.enjoy C.test D.hurt
A.protected B.freed C.warned D.saved
A.price B.use C.power D.meaning
A.destroy B.change C.save D.understand
I'd been travelling for long hours on a lonely country road when I had a flat tire. So I had to stop and get the tools to 51 the problem. It certainly wasn’t 52 doing this with a white shirt and suit on.
Nightfall was approaching. Suddenly a car pulled 53 from behind me. A man got out and offered to 54 me. Seeing his unpleasant appearance and tattoos(纹身)on his arm, I became 55 as thoughts of robberies flashed through my mind. But 56 I could say anything he had already begun to take the tools to change the 57 . While watching him I happened to look back at his car and noticed someone sitting in the passenger seat. This had 58 me.
Then, without 59 , it began to rain. He suggested that I wait in his car because my car was unsafe. As the rain increased, getting us wet within seconds, I 60 agreed. When I settle into the back seat, a woman’s voice came from the front seat. “Are you all right?” She turned around to me. “Yes, I am.’’ I replied with much 61 when seeing an old woman there. It must be his Mom, I thought. To my 62 , the old woman was a neighbor of the man who was helping me. “Jeff insisted on stopping when he saw you 63 with the tire. ”“I am grateful for his help, ” I said. “Me, too!” she said with a smile. He helped drive her to see her husband twice a week in a nursing home. She also said that he 64 at the church and tutored disadvantaged students.
The rain stopped and Jeff and I changed me tire. I tried to offer him money and of course he 65 it. It was shameful that I judged people by the way they 66 . As we shook hands I began to apologize for my 67 . He said, ‘‘I experience that same 68 often. People who look like me don’t do nice things. I 69 thought about changing the way. But then I saw this as a chance to make a 70 . So I’ll leave you with the same question I ask everyone who takes time to know me. If Jesus returned tomorrow and walked among us again, would you recognize Him by what He wore or by what He did?’’
A.find B.make C.fix D.avoid
A.useful B.easy C.wise D.lucky
A.up B.out C.on D.round
A.carry B.lift C.drive D.help
A.discouraged B.frightened C.disappointed D.astonished
A.when B.until C.as D.before
A.tire B.suit C.expression D.shirt
A.embarrassed B.concerned C.discouraged D.puzzled
A.warning B.realizing C.knowing D.waiting
A.directly B.happily C.hurriedly D.unwillingly
A.fear B.satisfaction C.relief D.excitement
A.regret B.amusement C.surprise D.delight
A.working B.repairing C.fighting D.struggling
A.studied B.performed C.grew D.volunteered
A.refused B.kept C.ignored D.left
A.behaved B.spoke C.looked D.thought
A.selfishness B.stupidity C.weakness D.disability
A.life B.incident C.reaction D.change
A.hardly B.actually C.finally D.probably
A.point B.start C.remark D.comparison
In 1990 a report was published about what the earth might be like 20 years from then on. The report was a result of a three-year ___36___. according to the report, the picture of the earth in the year 2010 is not a ___37___ one. The world will be more __38___ because the population will continue to grow. The population could be ___39__ 6 300 million, almost 2 150 million more than in 1985. More people would move into cities, especially cities in ___40___ countries. Cities like Cairo and Jakarta probably would ___41___ have 15 million by then.
Food production will ___42___, but not enough to feed all the people. Farmers will grow 90% more food than they did in 1985, __43___ most of the increase would be in countries that ___44___ produce enough food for their people. Little increase is ___45___ in South Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Poor farming ways are ___46___ large areas of crop land, changing farms into deserts. More farmland is ___47___ as cities become larger and more houses are built. ___48___ will get worse as industrial countries burn more coal and oil. Many of the world’s ___49___ could disappear as more and more trees are cut down. Energy will continue to be a serious problem. The experts say their picture of the earth for the year 2010 ___50___. They only carried out the situation that ___51___ today. By changing the situation, by ___52___ the problems, the picture can be changed. There is ___53___ time for the nations of the world to work ___54___ a plan of action. But they warned that ___55___ too long to make decisions would greatly reduce the chances of success.
A.learning B.project C.notice D.study
A.pleased B.pleasant C.safe D.blue
A.dangerous B.beautiful C.crowded D.terrible
A.no more than B.as many as C.as much as D.as large as
A.developing B.developed C.big D.mountainous
A.none B.each C.all D.neither
A.insist B.reduce C.increase D.continue
A.so B.but C.or D.however
A.already B.hardly C.partly D.never
A.wanted B.lacked C.found D.expected
A.destroying B.protecting C.disturbing D.interrupting
A.saved B.lost C.discovered D.used
A.Air pollution B.Water pollution C.Some diseases D.All farmland
A.animals B.plants C.forests D.people
A.must be true B.will come true C.can't be true D.may be wrong
A.happens B.develops C.exists D.appears
A.settling B.working out C.answering D.dealing
A.no B.still C.less D.plenty of
A.about B.in C.out D.for
A.working B.suggesting C.spending D.waiting
Michel is a young girl who works for the police 36a handwriting expert. She has helped 37 many criminals (罪犯) by using her special talents.
When she was fourteen, Michel was already 38 interested in the differences in her friends' 39 that she would spend hours 40 them. After41 college she went to France for a 42 two-year class in handwriting at the School of Police Science.
Michel says that it is 43 for people to hide their handwriting. She can discover _44 of what she needs to know simply 45 looking at the writing with her own eyes, 46 she also has machines 47 help her make 48 different kinds of paper and ink. This knowledge is often 49 great help to the police.
Michel believes that handwriting is a good 50 of what kind of person the 51 is. "I wouldn't go out with a fellow 52 I didn't like his handwriting." She says. But she 53 she fell in love with her future husband, a young policeman 54 she studied his handwriting. It is later proved to be 55 , however.
A.with B.by C.like D.as
A.look B.follow C.catch D.judge
A.so B.too C.quite D.extra
A.books B.letter C.tongues D.handwriting
A.writing B.studying C.settling D.uncovering
A.attending B.finishing C.starting D.stepping into
A.powerful B.natural C.special D.common
A.main B.safe C.easy D.impossible
A.most B.nothing C.little D.sight
A.with B.by C.of D.about
A.so B.for C.thus D.but
A.where B.in which C.that D.it
A.up B.out C.for D.into
A.of B.to C.with D.for
A.test B.sign C.means D.habit
A.listener B.speaker C.writer D.policeman
A.whether B.unless C.if D.after
A.adds B.hears C.repeats D.cries
A.before B.after C.so D.and
A.necessary B.all right C.bad D.quite easy