完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
The science teacher believed very strongly in practical work as a means of teaching science effectively, and she wanted her pupils' parents to see how well their children were learning ___36___ her methods. She therefore arranged for all the parents ___37___ and see the results of one of the ___38___ experiments on a Saturday evening,___39___ all of them were free. The children had been studying the growth of plants, and they ___40___ four pots of beans a few weeks before. They had put poor soil in one pot, to see ___41___ effect this would have ___42___ the growth of the beans in ___43___,and good soil in ___44___ three pots. Then they had put one of the ___45___ in the dark for several days, and had given ___46___ pot no water for the same length of time.
At the end of the lesson on Friday afternoon, the teacher put little ___47___ on the four pots:‘The beans in this pot were planted in poor soil.’‘This pot ___48___ in the dark for four days.’‘These beans have had no water for four days.’‘These beans have had good soil, plenty of light and ___49___ water.’ Then the teacher went home.
When she arrived on ___50___ evening, half an hour before the ___51___were due to come, she found this note beside the pots:‘We read your notes ___52___ the school servant and thought we would help him, so we watered all the plants, changed the earth in the one with ___53___ soil, and ___54___ the light on above the one that had been left in the dark for four days. We hope that the plants will now grow___ 55___.’
Your friends,
‘The Boy Scouts.’
A．by B．with C．in D．through
A．come B．came C．to come D．coming
A．child B．children C．child's D．children's
A．when B．as C．because D．since
A．have planted B．had planted C．planted D．had been planted
A．how B．what C．which D．why
A．in B．on C．for D．with
A．them B．that C．it D．one
A．the other B．an other C．Other D．others
A．beans B．soil C．plants D．pots
A．a third B．the third C．a fourth D．the fourth
A．notes B．messages C．notices D．announcements
A．had been kept B．has been kept C．had been remained D．has been remained
A．no B．some C．much D．regular
A．Friday B．Saturday C．Sunday D．Monday
A．children B．students C．parents D．teachers
A．to B．for C．from D．on
A．good B．wet C．dry D．poor
A．left B．leave C．kept D．keep
A．well B．strong C．better D．good
Friends are very important in our everyday life. Everyone ___1___ friends. We all like to feel close to someone. It is ___2__ to have a friend to talk, laugh, and do things with. ___3___, sometimes we need to be alone. We don’t always want people ___4___. But we would feel lonely if we ___5___ had a friend.
No two people are just the same. Friends ___6___ don’t get on well. That doesn’t ___7__ that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make up and become __8__ again.
Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very ___9___. We miss them very much, but we can ___10___ them and write to them. And we can ___11___ new friends. It is encouraging to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them.
There’s more good news for people who have friends. They live __12___ than people who don’t. Why? Friends can make us feel happy. ___13___ happy helps you stay well. Or it could be much better that someone cares. If some
one cares about you, you take ___14__ care of ___15___.
( ) 1. A. lovesB. hatesC. needsD. become
s
( ) 2. A. niceB. sadC. badD. afraid
( ) 3. A. HardlyB. NearlyC. Suddenly D. Certainly
( ) 4. A. aloneB. awayC. over D. around
( ) 5. A. everB. neverC. justD. really
( ) 6. A. alwaysB. sometimes C. oftenD. usually
( ) 7. A. thinkB. sayC. meanD. speak
( ) 8. A. partnersB. classmates C. parentsD. friends
( ) 9. A. angryB. sad C. happyD. alone
( ) 10. A. callB. ask C. tellD. talk
( ) 11. A. lookB. find C. make D. know
( ) 12. A. longerB. shorter C. slower D. faster
( ) 13. A. Smelling B. BeingC. Sounding D. Making
( ) 14. A. less B. better C. worseD. more
( ) 15. A. you B. your C. yours D. yourself
It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the41 . I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for an appointment at 9:30.
The nurse had him take a 42in the waiting area, 43 him it would be at least 40 minutes 44 someone would be able to see him. I saw him 45 his watch and decided, since I was 46 busy — my patient didn’t 47 at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound. While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment.
The gentleman said no and told me that he 48 to go to the nursing home to have breakfast with his 49 . He told me that she had been 50 for a while and that she had a special disease. I asked if she would be 51 if he was a bit late. He replied that she 52 knew who he was, and that she had not been able to 53 him for five years now. I was54 , and asked him, “And you 55 go every morning, even though she doesn’t know who you are?”
He smiled and said, “She doesn’t know me, but I know who she is.” I had to hold back56 as he left.
Now I 57 that in marriages(婚姻), true love is acceptance of all that is. The happiest people don’t 58 have the best of everything; they just 59 the best of everything they have. 60 isn’t about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
A．school B．hospital C．station D．bank
A．breath B．test C．seat D．break
A．persuading B．promising C．understanding D．telling
A．if B．before C．since D．after
A．taking off B．giving up C．looking at D．getting into
A．very B．also C．seldom D．not
A．turn up B．take in C．come on D．go away
A．needed B．forgot C．agreed D．happened
A．daughter B．wife C．mother D．sister
A．late B．well C．around D．there
A．lonely B．worried C．doubtful D．hungry
A．so far B．neither C．no longer D．already
A．recognize B．answer C．believe D．expect
A．moved B．disappointed C．surprised D．satisfied
A．only B．then C．thus D．still
A．chat B．tears C．words D．judgement
A．realize B．suggest C．hope D．prove
A．necessarily B．completely C．naturally D．frequently
A．learn B．make C．favor D．try
A．Adventure B．Beauty C．Trust D．Life
完形填空 (20%):
Recently I paid a visit to Harvard University, where there are top class scientists and professors and the best academic system in the world.
I was very when I first stepped onto the campus(校园). Well, it’s not even really a campus. It's like an area in a small town.
Harvard's main buildings are from the 18th century.They look very old and . You might say they’re a little shabby(破旧). They don’t fit the modern 40 of university at all. The buildings are surrounded by and trees, so I felt as if I had walked into a castle of the Mid-Ages. But when I looked across the street, the shops and in-fashion(时尚的) students made me feel like I was in the 21st century . It creates a strong contrast(对比)and brings a special41 to the school.
Our tents Gary took us around told us.“You see this grass field in the center of the school?Here is where they hold their ceremony .They just set up tents and benches and have a very simple ceremony.” It's ! Who would think the most talented students just graduate on the grass?
I some students put a blanket on the grass and lie down to read a book. When I listened to the soft sound of turning, along with the singing of the birds, I felt very .There was no competitive felling at all.
Harvard has the world’s first computer in its science centre there are hundreds of high-end computers, too. Its religion(宗教) and the literature departments are also the best. It is the perfect mix of tradition and technology.It makes Harvard a very attractive place to in.
I hope one day I’ll my dream school --- Harvard.
A．upset B．troubled C．shocked D．tired
A．more B．less C．much D．most
A．great B．solid C．noisy D．simple
A．still B．even C．ever D．yet
A．model B．way C．idea D．example
A．grass B．stones C．plants D．flowers
A．empty B．quiet C．free D．busy
A．once B．again C．only D．then
A．environment B．scene C．atmosphere(氛围) D．condition
A．guide B．partner C．visitor D．professor
A．celebration B．closing C．opening D．graduation
A．uninteresting B．unbelievable C．unbearable
A．had B．saw C．felt D．imagined
A．books B．benches C．blankets D．pages
A．lucky B．calm C．nervous D．happy
A．but B．and C．though D．yet
A．in B．beyond C．among D．under
A．old B．new C．fast D．fresh
A．read B．live C．study D．tour
A．serve B．attend C．find D．visit
Last night, when I was driving back home, I noticed a hitchhiker(搭便车的人) who was having no luck getting a ride. I rolled down my__ 21 and signed to the man to my car. I asked him where he was 22 and he told me he needed a 23 to his doctor’s office which would close in 15 minutes. I told him to 24 and he gratefully did so.
25 he got in he told me that he was a 26 and went out to sea for weeks at a time. He took medicine for his nerves and 27 to get another prescription(处方) before he left on the boat. He said that he had prayed (祈祷)28 would stop for him so he could be there before the 29 office closed. With some 30 driving we managed to make it there in about 10 31 . I then asked him how he 32 on getting back home and he said he could walk. “I’ll patiently 33 for you and bring you back,” I told him. He 34 me and said he should only be about 15 minutes.
Afterwards he got back in my 35 and tried his hardest to pay me back: offering me dinner, gas money, even offering to ship me 40 lbs of scallops (海扇贝)! I 36 refused, gave him a smile card and asked him to help someone else the next time he had a 37 . I drove him back to where I had picked him up and 38 one more “thank you” he was on his way.
I feel that the world 39 offers us what we need. In the man’s 40 it was a ride, in mine the chance to help someone else.
A．never B．always C．sometimes D．seldom
A．opinion B．way C．case D．condition
A trip to the bookstore with my granddaughter is always a big event. She __36__ in it for hours, touching the books, running her hands over the covers, looking at a few ___37___ here and looking at a few pages there.
I never ___38__ the full importance my five-year-old Grand Angel placed on these trips, until the day I suggested she pick the book she liked best, __39____ we could go home for dinner. Her response（答复） was __40___.
“But Grammy, I ___41___ them all the best. All the covers are be-yoo-tiful and all the pictures are bee-yoo-tiful and they’re all __42___. Just like people. Remember when you told me about people?”
I most certainly __43___ when I told her about people. I had explained that we are all __44___ in our own different way. Each of us has a story to ___45___ and no two stories are similar. We learn by ____46__ our stories and listening to the stories of others. Difference is the thing that makes each and every one of us __47___. I had no idea that she’d connected the lesson with ___48___. Actually, no one book was ___49___ than any other book. They were equally beautiful and equally special(特别的).
With dinner still ___50___ and our stomachs beginning to make noise, ___51___ time was finally at hand. But how to choose? I suddenly ___52___ the right question when I asked, “Which book wants to go home the most with you today?” After a short moment of ___53___, her eyes lit up. She ran to a specific book and ___54___ it from its place on the shelf. The main __55____ was the picture on the cover, a turtle with sad eyes. “We need to find out why the turtle is sad,” she said.
A．reason B．act C．question D．problem