完形填空 I :阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项。(共12个小题;每小题1分,满分12分)
A businessman was on a business trip to Tokyo. One day he went to 29 some gifts for his employees (雇员) back in his country. He 30 a supermarket. A lady smiled and welcomed him. He was very touched, and felt good .Because he was not able to 31 the warmth of her smile, he was watching her as he was 32 . She was giving the same 33 to all the people who walked into the supermarket.
The businessman started thinking if she hated doing the same thing. So he asked, “My dear lady, are you 34 of doing this job?” The lady smiled and said, “No, sir, I have 35 here for the last 10 years and I love my job.” The businessman was surprised and asked, “Why have you stayed here for ten years, and why do you like your job 36 much?” The lady said, “Because I am doing something good for my 37 .” The businessman found this interesting. He asked, “Why?” The lady said, “As most of our customers are 38 , they spend foreign currency here. So our country has a lot of money and becomes richer. People who are happy with our service will 39 _____ more often and spend more money in our country.”
Surprised by her 40 , the businessman thanked her. After returning to his own country he worked hard to introduce the same attitude (态度) to his workers, and today his company is one of the best companies in the world.
29. A. buy B. order C. make D. pay
30. A. opened B. cleaned C. entered D. checked
31. A. require B. enjoy C. hide D. forget
32. A. traveling B. working C. singing D. shopping
33. A. feeling B. smile C. warmth D. watching
34. A. fond B. tired C. proud D. afraid
35. A. stood B. learned C. worked D. lived
36. A. so B. very C. even D. enough
37. A. home B. country C. supermarket D. boss
38. A. millionaires B. managers C. strangers D. foreigners
39. A. praise B. visit C. talk D. save
40. A. action B. service C. attitude D. help
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D.Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
It was a hot summer day. My dad and I were ready to go out for a ride on the motorcycle with my friend Katie and the dog the phone call came, a call that made that bright, beautiful day a cold, dark, one.
I had just put on my suit, shorts, and tank top(无袖紧身背心), and packed my bag with sunscreen and else I would need for the day. I ran into my parents’ room to find Dad. When I saw him on the phone, he was crying. I’d never seen my dad cry before. My heart . what possibly could have happened?
“Max, I’m so sorry,” I heard him say. That’s when it me. I knew that Suzie had died. Max has been my dad’s best friend for years. Suzie, his daughter, had a rare disease that mainly affected her body. Her brain was OK. She knew what was ; she knew that she had problems and was different from other kids. Once she told her dad that she wished she could die and be born in a different body. Yet although she couldn’t live a normal life, she was still happy.
When Suzie and I were little, we spent quite a bit of time together. As we grew up, we grew . She lived in New York, and I lived in the Midwest. When Suzie was ten, she had to live in a in Virginia. About eight months before she died, Max gave us her number at the hospital and we talked on the phone at least twice a week the end. In a way, she lived through me. After we found out about her , we made our plans to go to New York for the funeral. When she was alive, I sent her a Beanie Baby and she sent one back to me. I had her another one but never had the chance to send it to her, so I took it to put in her casket(棺材).
To be honest, I learned so much from her. She gave me far more than I could ever give to her. I will never forget her or the talks we had. I now know that I must never anything for granted, especially my health and the gift of life.
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Section B (18 marks)
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in the blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
A year ago, August, Dave Fuss lost his job driving a truck for a small company in west Michigan. His wife, Gerrie, was still working in the local school cafeteria, but it was for Dave to find work, and the price of everything was rising. The Fusses were at the risk of joining the millions of Americans who have their homes in recent years. Then Dave and Gerrie received a timely —$7,000, a legacy(遗产) from their neighbors Ish and Arlene Hatch, who died in an accident. “It really made a difference when we were meeting difficulty.” says Dave.
But the Fusses weren’t the only folks in Alto and the neighboring town of Lowell to unexpected legacy from the Hatches. Dozens of other families were by what the Hatches had done. In some cases, it was a few thousand dollars; in , it was more than $100,000.
It nearly everyone that the Hatches had so much money, more than $3 million—they were an elderly couple who lived in an old house on what was left of the family farm.
Children of the Great Depression, Ish and Arlene were known for their habit of They preferred comparison shopping and would go from store to store, checking prices before making a new purchase.
Through the years, the Hatches paid for local children to attend summer camps when their parents couldn’t it. “Ish and Arlene never asked if you anything,” says their friend Sandy Van Weelden, “They could see things they could do to make you happier, and they would do them.”
Even more extraordinary was that the Hatches their farmland. It was the Hatches’ wish that their legacy—a legacy of kindness as much as one of dollars and cents—should the whole community and last for generations to come.
Neighbors helping neighbors—that was Ish and Arlene Hatch’s story.
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It was a cold Saturday morning.An old man walked slowly into the .With shoulders bent forward,he leaned on his trusty stick with each _step.
His shabby clothes and warm personality made him _out from the usual breakfast crowd.Unforgettable were his eyes that shone like diamonds and thin lips _in a steady smile.
A young waitress named Mary him drag toward a table by the window.She ran over to him,and said,“Here,sir.Let me give you a with that chair.”
Without saying a word,he smiled and .She pulled the chair away from the table.Steadying him with one arm,she helped him get comfortably .Then she moved the table up close to him,and leaned his _against the table where he could reach it.
In a soft,clear voice,he said,“Thank you for your .”
“You’re welcome,sir.” She replied_ .“And my name is Mary.I’ll be back in a moment,and you need anything at all in the meantime,just wave at me!”
After he had finished his breakfast,Mary brought him the change from his ticket.Then she _him out from behind the table.She handed him his stick,and walked _him to the front door.Holding the door open for him,she said,“Come back and see us,sir!”
He turned with his whole body and nodded with a smile.“You are very kind,” he said softly.
When Mary went to clean his table,she was to find that under his plate there was a business card and a note on a napkin(餐巾纸).Under the napkin was a one hundred dollar bill!
The note on the napkin _,“Dear Mary,I respect you very much,and you respect yourself too.It shows by the way you _ _others.You have found the secret of happiness.Your kind gestures will _through those who meet you.”
The next day she was told that the man she had on was the owner of the restaurant where she was working.
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完形填空(本题共10小题,每小题1分,共计10分)
阅读下面短文,然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Will the sky ever fall? The answer is no. But if it________, there’s no need to be afraid!
Chicken Little is an American cartoon film. It’s very popular around the world. Its story teaches us: don’t worry too much in your________.
One day Chicken Little is in the forest when an acorn(橡果)falls on his head! This makes him________ . He thinks a piece of the sky is falling!
He can’t wait to tell________about it. They run for their lives!
When people________the truth, no one likes Chicken Little. They laugh at him. He gets a bad name in the town. It’s time for him to change others’ ________.
Chicken Little begins to play baseball. He is not bigger than a ball, ________he plays it very well! He helps his team________ . Now they think he’s great.
Just then, a spaceship really does fall from the________! The aliens (外星人)have bad plans. Once again he must tell people about it.
Will he get help from his friends in the town? Can he show himself a /an ________ person? You will get the answer from the cartoon film.
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阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(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。
One morning all the employees reached the office as usual. And on the wall they saw a big________on which it was written:Yesterday, the person who has been your growth in this company passed ________ . We invite you to join the funeral(葬礼) prepared in the ________ .
In the beginning,they all got ________ for the death of one of their colleagues. ________ after a while they started getting ________ to know who was the man that limited the growth of his colleagues and the company itself.
The _______ in the gym was such that security agents(保安)were ________ to control the crowd within the room. The more people reached the coffin(棺材), the more the excitement ________ up. Everyone whispered to each other:“________ on earth is this guy?”
One by one the excited employees got closer to the coffin, and when they________ inside it, they________ became speechless. They stood nearby the coffin, shocked and in________, as if someone had ________ the deepest part of their soul.
There was a ________ inside the coffin;everyone who looked inside it could see himself, There was also a sign next to the mirror that________ : there is only one person who is ________ to set limits to your growth:IT IS ________ !!!!!! Your life doesn’t change when everyone around you changes. Your life changes when YOU change,when you go beyond your limiting beliefs inside. Don’t be afraid of ________;build yourself and your reality. It’s the way you face life itself that makes the difference!
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