第二节:完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)
It was hard to accept, but the horrible day had finally arrived. I still remember the tears in my six-year-old sister’s eyes as she looked around the 36_closet in wonder. The space once filled with 37_ clothes now held only loneliness and sorrow. This little child had come to the 38_ that her father was gone. He had 39_ us, and there was simply no way to change it.
Being the 40_ of four girls has never been easy, but with the departure of our father, our 41_ and dreams were ruined beyond repair. My mother, the most amazingly warm-hearted person in the world, worked harder than anyone should simply to 42_ our broken family. However, long hours at work often prevented her from 43_ being there in our times of need. This is where I have acted as the temporary 44_ of my three small sisters.
Many students 45_ essays about their leadership positions in school and the community, but I 46_that my greatest accomplishment is the 47_ I have played within my own family.
The senior year in high school is not 48_ for anyone, especially when it feels like the entire world is 49_ on your shoulders. I’ve been trying hard to fulfill the dream my mother 50_ for my future. She was not able 51_ her college education dure to lack of money, 52_ this success is her top priority(优先处理的事)for her 53_.
A leader is described as noe who has influence on others. I hope that my leadership 54_ the lives of my sisters and everyone around me. In 55_myself to my family and school, I have set goals that I will accomplish great things.
36.A.heavy B.full C.empty D.broken
37.A.her B.his C.our D.their
38.A.protection B.prediction C.realization D.imagination
39.A.left B.avoided C.controlled D.believed
40.A.busiest B.happiest C.smartest D.oldest
41.A.career B.world C.school D.company
42.A.examine B.suit C.enjoy D.mend
43.A.physically B.carefully C.mentally D.proudly
44.A.caretaker B.playmate C.teacher D.friend
45.A.hate B.write C.learn D.teach
46.A.ignore B.feel C.deny D.regret
47.A.card B.music C.role D.game
48.A.sad B.boring C.hard D.simple
49.A.resting B.working C.focusing D.basing
50.A.abandons B.explains C.continues D.holds
51.A.give B.complete C.survive D.forget
52.A.as B.but C.so D.or
53.A.future B.job C.family D.children
54.A.saves B.risks C.affects D.spends
55.A.presenting B.devoting C.connecting D.attaching
Once there was a little bird that lived in the old times. When a sage(智者)was thrown into a ____by his enemy, the little bird saw what happened and decided to put it out to ____the sage. The little bird____bringing a few drops of water in his____mouth from the nearby river. The larger birds in the tree ____and laughed at the little bird, saying, “Why are you carrying the ____?”
The little bird said, “To put out the fire around the sage.” The larger birds continued ____, “How could you put out such a huge fire with so little water? It is ____.”
Do you know what the little bird _____? “I don’t know whether I will manage to put out the fire or not but I know what I have ___to stop the fire.” Hearing the answer, all the larger birds were____.
We often think that our effort is the factor(因素) responsible for our ____. This is a wrong way of ____. If we believe we can succeed, we shall succeed. Our ____is just a sacrifice(牺牲) that we are willing to make .____, the little bird knew that with a few drops of water the fire would not be put out but it was his ___to do whatever he could to achieve this goal.
It’s the action, not the fruit of the action, that is ___.You have to do the right thing. It may not be in your _____or may not be in your time, but that doesn’t ____ you stop doing the right thing. You may never know___results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result.
A.room B.fire C.river D.plane
A.remind B.stop C.help D.surprise
A.started B.allowed C.suggested D.imagined
A.long B.tiny C.strong D.beautiful
A.refused B.understood C.heard D.watched
A.cup B.present C.water D.fruit
A.warning B.laughing C.teaching D.complaining
A.unnecessary B.dangerous C.useless D.possible
A.accepted B.achieved C.performed D.replied
A.done B.finished C.collected D.proved
A.afraid B.silent C.angry D.nervous
A.success B.growth C.study D.career
A.planning B.working C.explaining D.thinking
A.progress B.fortune C.effort D.change
A.Similarly B.Strangely C.Suddenly D.Generally
A.turn B.responsibility C.promise D.fault
A.actual B.easy C.exact D.important
A.secret B.order C.power D.memory
A.mean B.protect C.report D.mention
A.when B.how C.that D.what
A friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t move. What was the was that he found himself unable to ask for help — his mobile phone went out of as a result of exhausted battery. Nothing could be done but to in cold wilderness. It was 8 hours later that day broke, and then the __ of the rescue.
It is almost that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his 1 , “First of all I checked up my conditions and found myself not in fatal danger. As there was no to call for help, I leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from . In this way I dozed off.”
His story put an end to my regret for the of an exploration adventure that happened last year. A group of young men to explore a mountain cave and got lost. to find a way out in the dark cave,they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of __ . Finally they fell dead in fear and exhaustion. According to the people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to themselves, they would probably sense a faint light shining not far away.
Don’t you think that you can compare it with itself? When you meet with obstacles in life and work, you are lost in darkness. you it’s unclear yet and you needn’t put up struggle . It seems to be a negative attitude, a person who can afford to do so must have foresight as well as a great courage in the first place.
A.worst B.least C.largest D.shortest
A.service B.work C.order D.way
A.cry B.wait C.lie D.sleep
A.end B.success C.arrival D.team
A.untrue B.useless C.true D.unimaginable
A.explanation B.decision C.plan D.excuse
A. working B.mental C.physical D.medical
A.place B.strength C.tools D.way
A.rotting B.bleeding C.hurting D.spreading
A.difficulty B.loneliness C.hardship D.failure
A.had B.managed C.tried D.planned
A.Willing B.Deciding C.Determined D.Unable
A.hearing B.direction C.feeling D.sight
A.local B.village C.rescue D.brave
A.opening B.top C.end D.side
A.save B.help C.stop D.calm
A.life B.work C.adventure D.mankind
A.Imagine B.Watch C.Mind D.Warn
A.really B.carefully C.immediately D.hopefully
A.and B.but C.so D.while
How many times have you been discouraged by obstacles and difficulties? Most of the time, we think that there is some sort of outside force that prevents us from being happy. Well, the truth is -that“ force" you are thinking of is actually your .
Yes, your own attitude is may prevent you from achieving fulfillment(成就感). Although the heart is the lifeline of the body, _ , the brain actually affects your entire being. If you tell yourself that you are not good enough, then eventually, the body does the same. Knowing this, you must condition your consciousness into thinkingthat you can have a fulfilling life.
People around you may sometimes tell you that you cannot do certain things, but who are they to your life journey? If you tell yourself that people often pull you down in an effort to bring you to their (low) level, then you a small victory. Take that the ones who say that you can never be successful are the ones who are in their own lives. Those losers are not supposed to spoil your life. You are only what you yourself to be.
Learning to believe in yourself is overcoming .Many people are afraid of trying because they are afraid of failing.Remember the _, and then being able to overcome it is a victory in itself. So you create a strong belief in yourself. your limits, ever if that means more , and condition your spirit into realizing that all these help you achieve your true strength as a person.Once you learn this, you will quickly find that you are able to do much more than you even that you could.
The single most important to becoming successful in any area of your life comes clown to the way you think. Spend time every day feeding your mind with powerful education, mindset(思维模式)and knowledge and find other successful people to see what they did that you can start to .
A.naturally B.willingly C.unbelievably D.accidentally
A.positive B.interesting C.negative D.optimistic
A.body B.mind C.heart D.life
A.which B.that C.what D.why
A.on the other hand B.on the contrary C.as a result D.in a word
A.carefully B.rudely C.gently D.unconsciously
A.meanwhile B.otherwise C.seldom D.therefore
A.continue B.break C.plan D.strike
A.decline B.achieve C.expect D.miss
A.charge B.control C.part D.note
A.unfortunate B.unsuccessful C.unimportant D.unrealistic
A.allow B.make C.force D.object
A.shame B.mistake C.crisis D.fear
A.punishment B.story C.failure D.assessment
A.Lower B.Establish C.Challenge D.Follow
A.defeats B.admiration C.inspiration D.findings
A.victories B.falls C.experience D.doubts
A.broadcast B.imagined C.sentenced D.caught
A.lesson B.similarity C.shelter D.key
A.model B.submit C.share D.interview
With time flying, people become aged. Then many people even in their middle age often start to notice that their memory and mental clarity are not what they used to be. We suddenly can’t remember we put the keys just a moment ago, or an old friend’s name, or the name of an old band we used to love. As the brain , we refer to these occurrences as "senior moments". seemingly innocent, this loss of mental focus can potentially have a(n) effect on our social and well-being.
Neuroscientists,experts who study the nervous system, are increasingly showing that there’s actually a lot that can be done. It out that the brain needs exercise in much the same way our muscles do, and the right mental can significantly improve our basic cognitive(认知) . Thinking is basically a of making connections in the brain. To a certain extent, our ability to in making the connections that drive intelligence is inherited(继承). , because these connections are made through effort and practice, scientists believe that intelligence can expand and wave mental effort.
Now, a new Web-based company has taken a step and developed the first "brain training program" designed to actually help people improve and their mental sharpness.
The Web-based program you to systematically improve your memory and attention skills. The program keeps a(n) of your progress and provides detailed feedback(反馈) your performance and improvement. Most importantly, it changes and improves the games you play to up the strengths you are developing-much like a(n) exercise routine which requires you to increase resistance and vary your muscle use.
A.where B.when C.that D.why
A.improves B.fades C.recovers D.falls
A.If B.Unless C.Once D.While
A.irregular B.limited C.damaging D.positive
A.personal B.psychological C.mental D.physical
A.turns B.finds C.points D.figures
A.connection B.responses C.workouts D.associations
A.style B.functions C.circumstances D.atmosphere
A.steps B.condition C.consequences D.process
A.insist B.believe C.succeed D.fail
A.Therefore B.Moreover C.Otherwise D.However
A.according to B.regardless of C.apart from D.instead of
A.back B.further C.aside D.around
A.regain B.reflect C.review D.respond
A.suggests B.makes C.hurries D.allows
A.hold B.record C.order D.pace
A.to B.with C.for D.about
A.irregularly B.habitually C.constantly D.unusually
A.carry B.put C.build D.take
A.risky B.effective C.meaningless D.familiar
A thing happened me last Sunday. It was such a beautiful day I drove to go for a look in the country.
On the way back home, my stopped. It was out of gas on a road far from a town! I decided to walk until I found someone could sell some gas. I had walked almost a mile 7 I finally found a house near the __ _. I was glad to see it because it was getting dark.
I knocked at the door and a little old lady with long white hair . She said, “I’ve been _ __for you here for a long time. Come in. is almost ready.”
“But I only came for some gas,” I answered. I couldn’t what she was talking about.
“Oh, Alfred! Gas? You tea,” said she.
I quickly that my car was out of , but she didn’t seem to listen to me. She just kept me Alfred and talking about how long it had been she had seen me. She was acting very strangely and I wanted to leave. As soon as she went to get tea, I went out of the house as fast as I .
Fortunately(幸运地), there was another house down the road and I was able to buy the gas I needed. When I told the man about my he said, “Oh, that’s Miss Emily. She lives by herself in that big house. She’s strange(奇怪的), but she wouldn’t anybody. She is still waiting for the man she was going to marry thirty years ago. The day before their wedding he left home and never came back because of the war.”
A.happy B.strange C.common D.bad
A.on B.in C.upon D.to
A.and B.so C.but D.that
A.car B.bus C.bike D.truck
A.narrow B.lonely C.crowded D.busy
A.what B.whom C.who D.how
A.before B.after C.while D.as
A.street B.path C.way D.road
A.came B.answered C.opened D.appeared
A.asking B.looking C.calling D.waiting
A.Gas B.Coffee C.Tea D.Lunch
A.consider B.understand C.accept D.think
A.like B.love C.used to like D.liking
A.answered B.explained C.refused D.promised
A.gas B.tea C.strength D.energy
A.calling B.call C.to call D.called
A.until B.before C.since D.when
A.could B.can C.would D.wanted
A.accident B.incident C.experience D.surprise
A.hit B.injury C.hurt D.frighten