第二节完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，共30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One day on the way home from work, I stopped at a little store by the market. As I entered the store, I 36 something unexpectedly: the 37 made with a special cheese that my wife and I both liked very much! 38 , I decided to buy a large one. When I got home and 39 my discovery, my wife was less 40 in it than I was: I didn’t know why. Perhaps she thought it was too 41 for the fridge, 42 maybe she thought it was too expensive. Whatever the 43 , we didn’t eat the cake that night and without any argument we put it in the 44 .
A few days later, I opened the fridge. It was 45 ! I thought she had returned it to the store. In spite of my strong willingness to start a (n) 46 , I convinced myself that maybe there was another 47 , so I didn’t mention it. One month later, we were going to visit some friends. As we were getting into the car, I saw the cake box in her hand ! I couldn’t describe how 48 I was . When I told her what I had 49 , she smiled and said that 50 she bought a lot of frozen things, she had taken the cake to her mom to 51 it for us in her fridge. That night I had the 52 cake ever.
We told the story to our friends and we talked about how 53 in our family life it might be to make wrong 54 and how joyous it is when you fight against your ___ 55_ to start an argument.
| 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. |
A. touched A. candy A. Anyway A. hid A. disappointed A. sweet A. or A. decision A. car A. packed A. argument A. effect A. eager A. thought A. though A. find A. dearest A. easy A. excuses A. effort |
B. bought B. chocolate B. However B. explained B. concerned B. heavy B. but B. example B. fridge B. covered B. speech B. place B. happy B. seen B. when B. lay B. best B. serious B. decisions B. ability |
C. picked C. cake C. Indeed C. made C. confident C. big C. so C. story C. kitchen C. destroyed C. explanation C. reason C. angry C. meant C. since C. make C. coldest C. amazing C. choices C. thought |
D. noticed D. ice cream D. Moreover D. presented D. interested D. special D. as D. case D. box D. gone D. discussion D. choice D. bored D. said D. if D. keep D. largest D. funny D. guesses D. try |
When I was 8, a gentleman came to my orphanage（孤儿院）and taught us how to do woodworking projects.
I remember my first project—a small table. I was so of it that I looked upon it as if I had created a(an) . It was absolutely beautiful and it had taken me six weeks to it. I could hardly wait to give it to Mother Winters as a . She was the head mistress of our orphanage, who was always with us.
As the tables were not dry from the clear coating, the man told us to wait a few days before taking them to our dormitories. But I was just so and happy that I couldn’t wait. I dashed out like a , carrying my table, smiling from ear to ear.
When I reached the dormitory I placed the little table beside my bed. I was it when Mother Winters entered. She walked over to the table. Running her hand it, she noticed that it was still wet.
“Were you to bring this home?” she asked.
“No, ma’am,” I with my head down.
She ordered me to throw the table out and so I did. After she left, I immediately opened the door to get it back. There was stuck all over. I brushed and cried, but it would not come off.
I hid the table in my closet and never it. A year later while cleaning up, I gave the table to Mother Henderson, my houseparent（宿管员）, thinking that she would it away.
Thirty years later at a reunion, I that Mother Henderson was living nearby, so I drove up to see her. We talked cheerfully for long. As I was about to leave, she asked me to come down to her to get something important. I followed her into a dark corner. She picked something up. she turned around, I could see that she was holding a little table.
Mother Henderson kept the little table that I had given up for lost so long ago.
Today, I look at that table with bittersweet memories but full of to Mother Henderson, who kept it for a young orphan who tried very hard to .
A．tired B．ashamed C．proud D．aware
A．award B．wonder C．record D．product
A．design B．invent C．paint D．complete
A．gift B．reward C．prize D．souvenir
A．satisfied B．strict C．patient D．angry
A．upset B．amazed C．confident D．excited
A．thief B．hero C．sword D．flash
A．drying B．observing C．admiring D．hiding
A．into B．across C．above D．after
A．supposed B．embarrassed C．encouraged D．determined
A．agreed B．sighed C．whispered D．argued
A．dirt B．glue C．paint D．wood
A．removed B．touched C．shook D．split
A．put B．give C．take D．throw
A．learned B．expected C．remembered D．recommended
A．bathroom B．balcony C．basement D．bedroom
A．curiously B．unwillingly C．doubtfully D．worriedly
A．Before B．Since C．As D．Until
A．admiration B．gratitude C．sympathy D．regret
A．adapt B．study C．perform D．please
It was 20 years ago. I was driving home with my 4-year-old son. Traffic was light. I was singing quietly along the song playing on the radio. I at the intersection(交叉路口) and looked both ways. The road was . I slowly started to make a right turn when suddenly a car rounded the curve at high speed and came at me. I stomped (猛踩) on the brakes of my car killing the engine in the process. The speeder zoomed (疾驰) past my dead car me by inches without even slowing down.
I knew it, a stream of rude words was flying from my lips, after the car and its driver. I then saw my son who was staring up at me . With a red face and a(an) smile I started the car, pulled back onto the road, and headed home.
Later that evening I was reading a book when I heard certain words coming from my son’s bedroom. He was replaying the over and over in his mind. Too I realized the of those words that had flown from my lips in that moment of . It took a lot of talks about good language and bad language with my son to undo (消除)the of that incident.
That , however, did teach me just how strong words be. It helped me to decide to stop swearing (咒骂) in my own life and to start using words uplifting and inspire instead. I slowly realized that language is a from God and should be used to make our world better but not worse. I learned that a few loving words can help a hurting heart, strengthen a spirit, and lighten a heavy load. I pray then that all of your words today are full of love, joy, happiness, and light.
A．through B．by C．to D．over
A．pushed up B．forced up C．put up D．pulled up
A．clean B．clear C．light D．busy
A．straight B．hard C．far D．high
A．leaving B．knocking C．missing D．approaching
A．Before B．When C．After D．Until
A．seeking B．chasing C．hunting D．looking
A．awfully B．bravely C．typically D．innocently
A．embarrassed B．pleased C．surprised D．worried
A．acute B．accurate C．unpleasant D．marvelous
A．music B．story C．language D．incident
A．sorry B．badly C．late D．soon
A．power B．strength C．nature D．potential
A．regret B．anger C．worry D．fear
A．process B．lesson C．image D．damage
A．accident B．mistake C．crash D．phenomenon
A．should B．need C．can D．would
A．talent B．evidence C．donation D．gift
A．too B．otherwise C．or D．however
A．challenging B．struggling C．rising D．caring
Did you know that the position you choose to sleep in says something about what kind of person you are?
A study of 1,000British people has been done by Chris,a British professor and director of the Sleep Assessment and Advisory Service in the UK.It looked at the six most common sleeping positions and which personalities tend to match them.Have a look.
1. Fetus (胎儿) position – This is the most common sleeping position. About 41 percent of the participants said they sleep in this position. These sleepers may appear to be strong but they are usually sensitive (敏感的) and shy. The more they curl (蜷缩) up, the more worried they are.
2. Log position (树干睡姿) – This is the second most common position. People who sleep like a log are usually stubborn.
3. Yearner position (向往型睡姿) – This position says that you are open-minded and eager (急切的) to face challenges.
4. Soldier position – These sleepers lie on their backs with their arms down and close to the body. They are usually reserved and quiet.
5. Freefall position – People who sleep in this position are outgoing (外向的) but feel a lack of control in their lives. This is the least comfortable position.
6. Starfish position – People who sleep like this are good listeners, helpful, and uncomfortable being the center of attention.
What is the main idea of this passage?
A．Sleeping position decides personality. B．Sleeping position reflects personality. C．What the six different sleeping positions are like. D．Different people have different sleeping positions.
A． B． C． D．
A．Those sleeping in fetus position are always strong. B．Those sleeping in log position changes their ideas easily. C．Those sleeping in freefall position usually feel uncomfortable in their lives. D．Those sleeping in starfish position may feel uneasy when focused on.
A．Fetus B．British people C．People surveyed D．Sleepers
Americans value competition. They believe that competition out the best in any individual. They claim that it challenges or even each person to produce the very best that is humanly possible. , the foreign visitor will see competition encouraged in the American home and in the American classroom, at the youngest age levels. You may find the placed on competition confusing, especially if you come from a society that promotes cooperation competition among individuals. But Americans teaching in the Third World countries find the lack of competition in a classroom situation equally . They soon learn that what they had thought to be one of the universal human qualities only a particularly American or Western value.
A．carries B．brings C．picks D．comes
A．forces B．causes C．leads D．teaches
A．Particularly B．Occasionally C．Consequently D．Accidentally
A．even B．still C．only D．already
A．thoughts B．interest C．attitude D．value
A．together with B．rather than C．in spite of D．along with
A．puzzling B．unacceptable C．unfortunate D．discouraging
A．encouraged B．respected C．represented D．Produced
I was 14 when Mr. Ingram hired me as a farmhand. It was the first time I was actually for work. One day Mr. Ingram found an old truck that was in the soft,sandy soil of our field. It was full of melons that someone had tried to from our farm before his truck got caught in the mud.
Mr. Ingram explained that the truck’s owner would be soon, and he wanted me to watch and learn. It wasn’t long a local guy with a terrible reputation for fighting and stealing showed up with his two fully-grown sons. They looked really .
Calmly Mr. Ingram said, “Well, I see you want to some watermelons from us.”
There was a long before the man answered, “Yeah, I guess so. What are you for them?”
“Twenty-five cents each.”
“Well, I suppose that would be enough if you help me get my truck out of here,” the man said.
It turned out to be our biggest sale of the summer, and an awful, perhaps violent incident had been . After they left, Mr. Ingram smiled and said to me, “Son, if you don’t forgive your , you’re going to run out of friends.”
A．trusted B．ready C．paid D．offered
A．stuck B．broken C．deserted D．lost
A．remove B．steal C．sell D．hide
A．purchasing B．bargaining C．returning D．searching
A．till B．before C．that D．since
A．astonished B．anxious C．familiar D．angry
A．borrow B．buy C．steal D．carry
A．break B．discussion C．watching D．silence
A．getting B．offering C．paying D．finding
A．necessary B．helpful C．easy D．fair
A．stopped B．avoided C．handled D．taught
A．mistakes B．neighbors C．enemies D．Melons