完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21—40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C或D)中,选出最佳选项。
On August 26, 1999, New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm. The rain caused the streets 21 and the subway system almost came to a stop.
Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour. Many people who were going to work were 22 to go home. Some battled to 23 a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the 24 bravely, walking miles to get to work.
I 25 to be one of people on the way to work that morning. I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most 26 had stopped. After making my way 27 crowds of people. I finally found a subway line that was 28 . Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to 29 the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the 30 . So I took the train going in the opposite direction, and then switched back to the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed like forever, the train 31 my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I got to my office, I was 32 through, exhausted and 33 .
My co-workers and I spend most of the day drying off. When it was 5:00 pm, I was ready to go home. I was about to turn off my computer 34 I received an email from Garth, my Director.
I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and 35 reported to work. It is always reassuring(令人欣慰), at times like these, when employees so clearly show their 36 to their jobs. Thank you.
Garth’s email was short, but I learned more from that 37 message than I ever did from a textbook. The email taught me that a few words of 38 can make a big difference. The rainstorm and the traffic 39 had made me tired and upset. But Garth’s words immediately 40 me and put a smile back on my face.
21.A.break B.flood C.sink D.crash
22.A.forced B.refused C.adjusted D.gathered
23.A.order B.pay C.take D.search
24.A.climate B.scenery C.storm D.burden
25.A.used B.promised C.deserved D.happened
26.A.practice B.routine C.process D.service
27.A.to B.through C.over D.for
28.A.operating B.cycling C.turning D.rushing
29.A.check B.carry C.find D.board
30.A.street B.ground C.floor D.platform
31.A.paused B.crossed C.reached D.parked
32.A.wet B.weak C.sick D.hurt
33.A.ashamed B.discouraged C.surprised D.puzzled
34.A.while B.when C.where D.after
35.A.hardly B.casually C.absolutely D.eventually
36.A.devotion B.donation C.connection D.reaction
37.A.accurate B.urgent C.brief D.humorous
38.A.promise B.appreciate C.advice D.guidance
39.A.troubles B.signals C.rules D.sings
40.A.corrected B.supported C.amazed D.refreshed
Ⅱ.语言知识及应用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节完形填空(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从16—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Everyone has experienced trying but failing to master a difficult book, which was begun with the hope of increasing one's understanding. When that happens, it is 16to think that it was a mistake to try to read it, but that was not the mistake. The mistake was in 17too much from the first reading of a(n) 18 book. If you read it in the right way, no book written for the 19 reader, no matter how difficult, need be a cause for despair (绝望).
What is the right method? The 20is an important and helpful rule of reading that is either not known or often forgotten. That rule is simply this: when reading a difficult book for the first time, read it through without ever 21to think about the things that you do not understand immediately.
Do not be stopped by what you can't understand. Read through the difficult 22 , and you’ll soon come to things that you do understand. Read these 23 . You will have a much better chance of understanding all of the book when you read it again, but that 24you to have read the book through once 25 .
What you understand by reading the book through to the 26will help you when you try later to read the places that you did not 27 in your first reading. Or if you never re-read the book, understanding half of it is much better than understanding nothing of it, which will happen if you allow yourself to be stopped by the first difficult part of the book.
Most of us were taught to 28the things that we do not understand. We were told to find the29of unfamiliar words, and to try to find an explanation in another 30for anything that we did not understand in the book that we were reading. But when these things are done before the proper time, they only harm our reading, instead of helping it.
16. A. necessary B. useful C. natural D. effective
17. A. learning B. hoping C. accepting D. expecting
18. A. easy B. difficult C. important D. correct
19. A. ordinary B. young C. serious D. sincere
20. A. method B. question C. answer D. problem
21. A. starting B. hesitating C. stopping D . repeating
22. A. words B. articles C. parts D. points
23. A. quickly B. immediately C. clearly D. carefully
24.A. requires B. causes C. advises D. allows
25.A. later B. after C. before D. again
26.A. top B. end C. bottom D. cover
27.A. see B. turn C. notice D. understand
28.A. put away B. put down C. think aloud D. think about
29.A. uses B. meanings C. spellings D. troubles
30.A. thinking B. reading C. book D. way
第二节完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分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。
Mum keeps telling me “Turn the radio down!” or “Can’t you listen to anything else” or “I don’t know how you can 36 with all noises.” Even my friends at school don’t appreciate the 37 I love, and my best friend told me I am a ‘radio junkie.’
I thought about the music that 38 me each day. It represented a wide range of music 39 ——I certainly wasn’t narrow—minded. I don’t only listen to hard roc, but also to music from the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s, and it isn’t really that 40 . Perhaps my mum and dad aren’t as square as I thought they were, if that’s the sort of music they 41 .
While music is the most important 42 I listen to my radio, it’s not the only one. my favorite station has many 43 presenters, from the wake—up show to the latest night ‘stop—outs’, and with all sorts of up —beat variations in between. My ‘must—listen—to’ 44 is the top 40 countdown where I get to 45 all the latest and very best music selections.
Do I learn anything form the 46 I listen to? Of course I do! If you listen 47 to the lyrics of most songs, they have something to 48 about every aspect of life. People who are sad, mad, glad or bad, all 49 their feelings in the songs they sing or in the music they play. You see, I’m learning 50 other people cope with these feelings, and in some small way, it’s helping me too.
Competitions, talk—back programs and the dreaded ‘ads’, are all 51 of radio, but it’s the music that attracts me most. I’ve 52 learned to do all sorts of things while listening to the music on the radio. I can do my homework, play sport, have a shower, get dressed, 53 while listening to the radio!
I’d rather not be 54 radio junkie, but if that’s the word that describes my radio listening 55 most exactly, then I guess I’ll have to live with it. my music suits me and I suit my music.
36.A.talk B.think C.listen D.deal
37.A.noise B.radio C.music D.thing
38.A.surrounds B.encouragesC.educates D.touches
39.A.lovers B.boxes C.lessons D.styles
40.A.new B.bad C.perfect D.particular
41.A.repeated B.played C.enjoyed D.wrote
42.A.reason B.thing C.excuse D.subject
43.A.experienced B.different C.popular D.excellent
44.A.performance B.record C.edition D.favorite
45.A.collect B.see C.hear D.buy
46.A. songs B.concerts C.bands D.programs
47.A.exactly B.carefully C.immediately D.constantly
48.A.worry B.argue C.care D.say
49.A.express B.understandC.share D.describe
50.A.whether B.that C.how D.why
51.A.topics B.sorts C.value D.part
52.A.even B.ever C.already D.just
53.A.those B.all C.ones D.everything
54.A.regarded B.elected C.called D.named
55.A.stations B.hobbies C.selections D.habits
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
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。
My workplace, as do many others in our town, supports local services and the needy. One of the main services we _____21________ is our local food bank, a center where free food is made available to those in need.
This year, the food bank is _____22_______ more than in the past. _______23 cannot let the shelves become depleted(被耗尽的) or the food _______24________. Others, ________25______ children, depend on it. With the country’s _______26_______ situtation stalled(停滞) and more people out of work, more people are _____27______ and need supplements to feed their families.
This year, all the _______28______ in our area got together and decided to sponsor a “Food Fight Contest”. The contest will include 3 categories or areas to ______29_____: a) supply the most food, b) donate the most money, _______30______ c) provide the most volunteers. A company can win in all 3 areas or 3 different companies can win in each different area, ______31_____ the results. The contest will begin April Fool’s Day through the end of the month.
We’re kicking off a(n) _______32________ for fun this week. We’re all _______33______ and WE PLAN TO WIN! The last several years, to make donating ________34______, we set up food sculpture competitions between departments. Each department _______35______ bring in cans, sacks of rice, peanut butter, etc., then build and compete for the best _____36_____. The sculptures would be in a central location so coworkers could cast their vote for their ______37______. We tracked how much ____38_____ was provided by each group and then after the competition, all the _______39______ were taken to the food bank. We challenged ourselves to deliver more food and more weight each year, _______40______ it was for a great cause.
21. A. turn to B. belong to C. refer to D. donate to
22. A. supported B. challenged C. criticized D. enlarged
23. A. We B. You C. They D. All
24. A. pile up B. go bad C. run out D. sell well
25. A. only B. actually C. even D. especially
26. A. cultural B. economic C. historical D. political
27. A. hungry B. anxious C. unhappy D. lazy
28. A. schools B. charities C. companies D. governments
29. A. prove B. stress C. find D. win
30. A. or B. andC. but D. so
31. A. focusing on B. relating to C. depending on D. leading to
32. A. campaign B. adventure C. ceremony D. exhibition
33. A. excited B. involved C. thankedD. prepared
34. A. likely B. fun C. useful D. public
35. A. could B. must C. would D. should
36. A. design B. grade C. speech D. play
37. A. groupB. friend C. hobby D. favorite
38. A. money B. food C. energy D. attenetion
39. A. gifts B. goods C. donations D. participants
40. A. knowing B. imaginingC. hoping D. showing
第二节:完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,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。
I put a package of small gold colored foil (金箔) angels in my purse after my illness. The package was ___36___ and the angels fell out into my purse.
On the way home, I was at the store __37____ for something and change was __38____. I dug in, got the change and gave it to the __39____. I didn’t realize there were also angels sticking (粘) to the ___40___! Well, she said, “Oh, angels for __41____! Thank you! Come back and see me anytime!”
This __42____ several times that day, with almost the same reaction at __43____ places, with different people. So now I keep the angels in there and __44____ dispense (分发) them with the change.
This little __45____ has led to some interesting conversations --- for example, when I did go back to the same __46____ where the lady received the __47____ angles, she told me how much she __48____ them and kept them by her bed.
She then told me, “I was __49____ as a child, I couldn’t walk or talk. My grandparents told me that if I didn’t __50____ I would be healed because the angel was __51____ me. I started praying, and within a year I was totally healed! I’m so __52____ for this healing!”
She also told me that the first time she __53____me, she thought I was an angel! I then gave her some more angels, and ___54___ she acted like I had given her a million dollars!
What a lovely __55____!
I plan on always keeping the little gold angels in my purse and dispensing them everywhere. When I do, I don’t say anything --- I just give them with the change.
36. A. lost B. mended C. opened D. stolen
37. A. calling B. paying C. looking D. examining
38. A. saved B. checked C. returned D. required
39. A. salesperson B. waiter C. beggar D. conductor
40. A. clothes B. purse C. money D. package
41. A. them B. her C. you D. me
42. A. changed B. happened C. existed D. gained
43. A. different B. similar C. familiar D. successful
44. A. never B. almost C. always D. finally
45. A. reaction B. fault C. help D. practice
46. A. company B. store C. station D. city
47. A. first B. only C. last D. some
48. A. treasured B. missed C. expected D. needed
49. A. deafB. blind C. wounded D. disabled
50. A. get up B. give up C. turn up D. come up
51. A. inside B. outside C. like D. behind
52. A. tense B. sorryC. grateful D. proud
53. A. dreamed B. testedC. sawD. found
54. A. however B. alsoC. laterD. again
55. A. tradeB. experienceC. planD. method
第三节:完形填空(共20小题,每题1.5分, 满分30分)
Everybody gets unhappy. That’s why people eat a lot of 21 or spend lots of money on clothes—they think that these things will make them 22 ! 23 , it is easy to create happiness, if you just have learned to be a 24 .
Giving 25 and resources to others who need them is a good thing to do. It will possibly contribute more to your happiness and to maintaining(保持) a 26 attitude than anything else. The key to successful family 27 is spending time staying with other family members. Give your time to your husband or wife, 28 time and resources to your children, and 29 they are the most valuable to you in the world.
Imagine this: a boy has 30 ,and you give him something of great 31 to him, such as by reading him a book. There is no 32 that you’ll see a big simile on his face. Maybe you’ll find that this is the happiest 33 of your life. You can also volunteer for a rescue service. There you will learn the meaning of“I cried 34 I had no shoes and then I saw a man who had no legs”.
Isn’t it true that the happiest people are typically those we consider foolish because they are 35 ready to give you the 36 off their back? It is also 37 that the most discontent(不满足的) people are the ones who are always making demands and never 38 others. Form the 39 of being a Big Giver, and then you will know one of the secrets to living a 40 and happy life.
21.A.junk food B.meals C.fruits D.vegetables
22.A unhappy B.disappointed C.happy D.satisfied
23.A.Mostly B.Actually C.Finally D.Naturally
24A.winner B.reminder C.receiver D.giver
25.A time B.money C.clothes D.food
26.A.positive
27.A.communication B.negative
B.relationships C.rude
C.hobbies D.equal
D.topic
28.A. take B. bring C. devote D. lead
29.A.believe B.recognize C.understand D.dream
30.A.something B.nothing C.everything D.anything
31.A.value B.help C.use D.importance
32.A.wonder B.need C.doubt D.good
33.A.view B.person C.day D.moment
34.A.but B.because C.though D.if
35.A. never B.yet C.seldom D.always
36.A. clothes B. hat C. money D. life
37.A.true B.certain C.sure D.real
38.A.take in B.pay for C.care about D.worry about
39.A.culture B.custom C.look D.habit
40.A.healthy B.unforgettable C.successful D.simple