阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
On the night of the play, Jack was at the theatre early and he was already dressed in a policeman’s clothes long before the end of the first scene. He certainly looked the part all right, he thought as he 37 himself in the mirror. He even thought of going out into the street to see 38 he could pass as a policeman out there. Just for fun, of course.
Then he suddenly felt nervous. After all, it was his first time to 39 a part in a play. How could he face all those people 40 the play? He put his head in his hand and tried to 41 his lines, but nothing came to his mind.
A knock on the door made him look 42 . He was to go on stage in the second scene. “Have I 43 my part and ruined the play for everybody?” he
thought to himself, but it was only the manager. She 44 how nervous he was and suggested he should stand near the stage 45 he could watch and follow the play. It was a good 46 of getting rid of his nervousness, she said. She was right--- it seemed
to 47 . In fact, the more he watched the play, the 48 he felt himself part of it.
At last the 49 came for him to appear on the stage, but suddenly the manager came to him again, looking worried as she placed a hand on his arm to 50 him back. “Has anything gone wrong?” Jack asked. “I’m afraid you’re going to be 51 ,” she said. “They have jumped three pages of the play and have missed your part out completely.”
A．looked B．showed C．admired D．enjoyed
A．how B．whether C．why D．as if
A．make B．join C．have D．give
B．hearing C．watching D．noting
A．read B．remember C．understand D．learn
A．away B．up C．out D．down
A．passed B．left C．missed D．failed
A．wondered B．imagined C．noticed D．examined
A．where B．when C．that D．there
A．idea B．way C．path D．plan
A．do B．win C．work D．act
A．less B．harder C．better D．more
A．hour B．minute C．moment D．period
A．hold B．take C．catch D．push
A．frightened B．excited C．disappointed D．pleased
In Glasgow, Scotland, a young lady, like a lot ofteens today, got tired of home. The daughter objected to her family’s lifestyle and said , “I don’t want your God . I am leaving !”
She left home .Before long, she was disappointed and unable to find a job, so she took to the streets to do everything she could to money. Many years passed by , her father died , her mother grew , and the daughter became more and more entrenched (固执) in her way of life .
No contact was made between mother and daughter during these years. The mother , having her daughter’s whereabouts , went to the poor part of the city in of her daughter . She stopped at each of the rescue missions with a simple . “Would you allow me to this picture ?” It was a picture of the smiling , gray-haired mother with a handwritten at the bottom : “I love you still…come home !”
One day the daughter wandered into a rescue mission for a hot meal. She sat listening to the service, all the while letting her wander over to the bulletin board. There she saw the picture and thought, could that be my mother?
She couldn’t until the service was over. She stood and went to look .It was her mother , and there were those words , “I love you still…come home !” she stood in front of the picture, she wept. It was too to be true.
It was night, but she was so by the message that she started walking home. the time she arrived it was early in the morning. She was afraid and her way timidly. As she knocked, the door open on its own. She thought someone must have broken into the house. Concerned for her mother’s , the young woman ran to the bedroom and shook her mother awake and said, “It’s me ! It’s me ! I’m home!”
The mother couldn’t believe her eyes. They fell into each other’s arms . The daughter said , “I was so worried and someone had broken in.” The mother replied gently , “No, dear . From the day you left , that door has never been .”
A．shabby B．religious C．awful D．simple
A．earn B．win C．offer D．approach
A．lonelier B．slower C．elder D．older
A．told about B．heard of C．learned from D．informed of
A．sight B．charge C．search D．want
A．request B．remark C．question D．speech
A．bring up B．lay off C．drop out D．put up
A．record B．advice C．message D．notice
A．constantly B．absent-mindedly C．frequently D．carefully
A．eyes B．hands C．thoughts D．imaginations
A．help B．evaluate C．wait D．consult
A．After B．Since C．Until D．As
A．lucky B．good C．skeptical D．coincidence
A．astonished B．touched C．blamed D．ashamed
A．By B．At C．During D．Before
A．walked B．led C．made D．held
A．seemed B．blew C．proved D．flew
A．safety B．anxiety C．danger D．relief
A．observed B．realized C．found D．thought
A．adopted B．opened C．locked D．Fixed
A person may have an idea about himself that will prevent him from doing good work. He may have the________ that he is not capable of it. A child may think he is stupid because he does not understand how to make the ________ of his mental faculties(官能). Older people may be mistaken that they are incapable of _________ anything new because of their age.
A person who believes that he is incapable will not make a real _________ , because he feels that it _________ be useless, he won’t go at a job with the confidence necessary for success, and he won’t work his hardest, even though he may_________ he is doing so. He is _________ likely to fail, and the failure will ________ belief in his incompetence(无能). Alfred Adler, a famous doctor, had a (an) _________ like this. When he was a small boy, he had a poor ________ in maths. His teacher told his _________ he had no ability in maths in order that they would not ________ too much of him._________he too accepted _________ mistaken thinking of his ability, and he felt that it was useless to ________, and was very poor at maths, ________ as they expected.
One day he worked out a problem which _________ of the other students had been able to solve. Adler succeeded in solving the problem. This gave him confidence. He now ________ with interest, determination and purpose, and he soon became especially good at ________. He not only proved that he could learn maths well, but luckily he learned early in his life from his own experience that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may _________ himself as well as others by his ability.
A．belief B．way C．fact D．condition
A．biggest B．most C．highest D．deepest
A．teaching B．learning C．accepting D．using
A．decision B．success C．effort D．trouble
A．would B．should C．must D．could
A．forget B．think C．guess D．understand
A．nevertheless B．moreover C．however D．therefore
A．lead to B．add to C．take to D．contribute to
A．experience B．example C．thought D．story
A．state B．mind C．start D．ending
A．classmates B．friends C．neighbors D．parents
A．blame B．expect C．get D．win
A．Virtually B．Totally C．Fortunately D．Especially
A．it B．her C．its D．their
A．manage B．succeed C．try D．act
A．only B．almost C．just D．nearly
A．none B．all C．many D．most
A．lived B．worked C．played D．graduated
A．1essons B．medicine C．subjects D．maths
A．encourage B．love C．astonish D．disappoint
The family had just moved．The young woman was feeling a little ．It was Mother's Day—and 800 miles separated her from her parents．
She had called them that morning，and her mother had how colorful their backyard was spring had arrived． Later，she told her husband how she those lilacs(丁香)in her parents’yard．“I know where we can find some，”he said．“Get the and come on．”So off they went．
Some time later，they stopped at a hill and there were lilacs all round．The young woman rushed up to the nearest and buried her face in the flowers．Carefully，she some．Finally，they returned to their car for the home．The woman sat smiling，surrounded by her ．
When they were near home，she shouted“stop”，got off quickly and to a nearby nursing home．She went to the end of the porch(门廊)，where a(n) patient was sitting in her wheelchair，and put the flowers into her lap．The two ，bursting into laughter now and then．Later the young woman turned and ran back to her ．As the car pulled away，the woman in the wheelchair with a smile，and held the lilacs ．
“Mom，”the kids asked，“ did you give her our flowers?”“It is Mother's Day，and she seems so while I have all of you．And anyone would be by flowers．”
This satisfied the kids，but not the husband．The next day he some young lilacs around their yard．
I was the husband．Now，every May，our yard is full of lilacs．Every Mother’s Day our kids purple lilacs．And every year I remember that smile of the lonely old woman．
A．moved B．worried C．angry D．depressed
A．1earned B．imagined C．mentioned D．realized
A．now that B．so that C．as if D．even if
A．missed B．grew C．watered D．showed
A．cars B．kids C．clothes D．1ilacs．
A．bush B．hill C．yard D．door
A．bought B．picked C．set D．raised
A．break B．holiday C．trip D．dinner
A．friends B．memory C．flowers D．honor
A．responded B．pointed C．drove D．hurried
A．1oving B．elderly C．serious D．sensitive
A．hesitated B．waited C．sat D．chatted
A．family B．mother C．path D．home
A．nodded B．waved C．1eft D．continued
A．sadly B．politely C．quickly D．tightly
A．why B．when C．how D．where
A．quiet B．confused C．alone D．patient
A．calmed B．persuaded C．disappointed D．cheered
A．arranged B．dried C．planted D．hid
A．find B．gather C．receive D．buy
A man was bitterly envious of his neighbour．He spent long hours in prayer，wanting to be to his neighbour in every aspect of life．
One night，God appeared before him in a dream and said，“I am pleased with your ．Ask for a gift your neighbour will get the same gift in double amount．”
He was glad but sad that his enemy would get a greater gift．He requested，“God， the sight in one of my eyes．”
With his single eye，he peeped at his neighbour but was to see his neighbour's sight was not lost! Confused，he to God，“Why don’t you keep your word?”
God said，“Son，I always keep my word． is not a gift，but a curse．You have the gift of sight in only one eye now，as asked by you．But your neighbour has sight in both of his eyes．I the gift．”
He suddenly from his dream and was sure that it was a message from God．Englightened by the dream，he went to his neighbour and begged his pardon for thinking and acting him．They embraced each other and were good friends thereafter．
A．cleverer B．previous C．stronger D．superior
A．prayer B．envy C．sorrow D．pity
A．Otherwise B．But C．Therefore D．Besides
A．finish B．cut C．move D．destroy
A．delighted B．terrified C．surprised D．worried
A．blamed B．complained C．yelled D．hurried
A．Blindness B．Envy C．Disability D．Promise
A．relieved B．awarded C．kept D．doubled
A．awoke B．burst C．cried D．frightened
A．towards B．for C．against D．on
“Now,” Mrs. Virginia DeView said, smiling, “we are going to discover our professions.” The class seemed to be greatly surprised. Our professions? We were only 13 and 14 years old! The teacher must be . “Yes, you will all be searching for your future . Each of you will have to someone in your field, plus give an oral report.”
Each day in her class, Virginia DeView reminded us about this. Finally, I picked print journalism. This I had to go to interview a true-blue newspaper reporter. I was extremely nervous. I sat down in front of him able to speak. He looked at me and said, “Did you bring a pencil or pen?”
I shook my head.
“How about some ?”
I shook my head again.
Finally, I thought he realized I was , and I got my first big tip as a . “Never, never go anywhere without a pen and paper. You never know what you’ll run into.” After a few days, I gave my oral report totally from memory in class. I got an A on the entire project.
Years later, I was in college looking around for a new career, but with no success. Then I Virginia DeView and my desire at 13 to be a journalist. And I called my parents. They didn’t me. They just reminded me how competitive the field was and all my life I had run away from competition. This was true. But journalism did something to me: it was in my blood. It gave me the freedom to go up to total strangers and ask what was .
For the past 12 years, I’ve had the most satisfying reporting career, stories from murders to airplane crashes and choosing my strongest area. When I went to pick up my phone one day, an incredible wave of memories hit me and I realized that had it not been for Virginia DeView, I would not be sitting at that desk.
I was all the time: “How did you pick journalism?”
“Well, you see, there was this teacher …” I always start out. I just wish I could thank her.
A．good B．mad C．careless D．curious
A．universities B．families C．professions D．lives
A．interview B．please C．admire D．respect
A．expressed B．ordered C．expected D．meant
A．hardly B．nearly C．naturally D．eagerly
A．drink B．newspapers C．preparations D．paper
A．satisfied B．comfortable C．terrified D．sorry
A．student B．journalist C．teacher D．writer
A．called B．recognized C．remembered D．visited
A．answer B．promise C．stop D．persuade
A．how B．whether C．why D．when
A．breaking in B．getting down C．falling off D．going on
A．making B．retelling C．covering D．writing
A．certainly B．finally C．doubtfully D．completely
A．hurt B．excited C．disappointed D．asked