Somemythsarestoriestoldsincean-优题课

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36－55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项.
"Everything happens for the best." My mother said whenever I faced disappointment, "If you 36 one day something good will happen. And you'll realize that it wouldn't have happened if not for that previous 37 ."
Mother was right. After graduating from college I had decided to try for a job in 38 , then work my way up to 39 . I got 40 on the door of every station every time.
In one studio, a kind lady told me that big stations wouldn't 41 hiring an inexperienced person. "Go out in the sticks(边远地区) and find a 42 station that'll give you a chance." she said.
I thumbed(搭便车) home to Dixon, Illi. 43 there were no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local 44 to manage 45 sports department. Since Dixon was where I had played high-school football, I 46 the post, but I wasn't hired.
My disappointment must have shown. "Everything happens for the best." Mom 47 me. I drove to Davenport, in Iowa. I 48 WOC Radio there. Peter Macarthur, the program director, told me they had already hired an announcer.
As I left his office, my frustration(挫折感) 49 over. I asked aloud. "How can a fellow get to be a sports announcer if he can't get a job in a radio station ?" I was waiting for the 50 when I heard Macarthur calling. "What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about 51 ?" Then he stood me before a microphone and asked me to broadcast a(an) 52 game.
I remembered a game we had won. I did a 15-minute buildup to that play, and Peter told me I would 53 Saturday's game!
On my way home, I thought of my mother's words, 54 I have many times since, "If you … , one day something good will happen...."
I often wonder what my 55 might have been like if I'd gotten the job at Montgomery Ward.

A．work hard B．are brave C．carry on D．are lucky

A．problems B．difficulty C．disappointment D．unemployment

A．sports B．radio C．shops D．clubs

A．sports announcer B．sports star C．shop manager D．film maker

A．turned away B．turned down C．turned in D．turned off

A．like B．decide C．stand D．risk

A．bigger B．small C．local D．private

A．If B．While C．Unless D．Until

A．businessman B．college student C．athlete D．announcer

A．his B．her C．their D．its

A．applied for B．accepted C．considered D．refused

A．blamed B．suggested C．reminded D．persuade

A．listened to B．found C．tried D．expected

A．became B．turned C．went D．boiled

A．lift B．director C．result D．reply

A．radio B．directing C．football D．broadcasting

A．live B．imaginary C．exciting D．lively

A．join in B．miss C．broadcast D．organize

A．as B．then C．when D．though

A．dream B．aim C．life D．failure

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was in the 8th grade in Ohio, a girl named Helen in my class had a terrible accident. As she was 31 to the bus in order not to miss it, she slipped on the ice and fell under the back wheels of the bus. She 32 the accident but was paralyzed from the waist down. I went to see her, in my 13-year-old 33 thinking that she wouldn’t live 34 from then on.
Over the years, I 35 and didn’t think much about Helen after that. Three years ago, in Florida, my oldest son was hit by a car while riding his bike, 36 a terrible brain injury. While I was looking after my son, a lady who said she was the hospital’s social worker called. It was a (an) 37 trying (难受的) day. I burst into tears for no reason and rang 38 .
A short time 1ater, a beautiful woman, in a wheelchair, 39 into my son’s room with a box of 40 . After 16 years, I still 41 Helen. She smiled, handed me the tissues and hugged me. I told her who I was, and after we both went through the shock of that, she began to tell me about 42 since we last saw each other. She married, had children and got her degree so that she 43 the path for those people who were less 44 than her. She told me that if there was anything she could give me, it would be 45 .
Looking at this wonderful, giving person, I felt 46 . But I also felt the first hope I had since learning that my son was 47 . From this person that I thought would have no 48 of life, I learned that where there is life, there is hope. My son miraculously (神奇的) 49 and we moved north, but I owe Helen 50 that I can never repay.

A．walking B．riding C．running D．driving

A．lived B．survived C．existed D．escaped

A．mind B．brain C．head D．thought

A．equally B．calmly C．quietly D．normally

A．studied B．moved C．worked D．1ived

A．suffering B．causing C．bearing D．catching

A．normally B．particularly C．necessarily D．eventually

A．up B．off C．back D．down

A．ran B．walked C．rolled D．moved

A．tissues B．presents C．pills D．candies

A．realized B．knew C．recognized D．reminded

A．her life B．her son C．her family D．her work

A．clear B．smooth C．clean D．open

A．rich B．healthy C．strong D．fortunate

A．money B．hope C．pity D．medicine

A．small B．pitiful C．weak D．shameless

A．admitted B．beaten C．hurt D．hospitalized

A．use B．value C．meaning D．quality

A．treated B．worsened C．relieved D．recovered

A．some money B．some tissues C．a debt D．a hope

第二节：完形填空（每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41~60各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My dad has been driving a truck for almost his entire life. He’s usually 36 all the weekdays and comes home only at weekends. Sometimes he stays ___37__for two weeks at a time. __38_I don't get to see him as often as I wish, we remain very __39___.
My dad is the type of person who doesn't let you __40__ up anything that you start. When I was eleven, my father bought me a piano. At first I was so __41__ about it that I would spend hours and hours learning how to play. Then it got _42_. I was so tired of it that I asked if I could stop. Much as I tried, he __43__me to go on. Now I have been playing for almost five years. I love it and I' m glad I __44__my dad's advice.
My dad is _45__talented, for he has been playing the guitar for over 20 years. Under his influence, I also like 46 now. Sometimes my dad can be my biggest 47 . He makes me smile even when I lose in a talent show 48 . Sometimes he can be my biggest critic(批评家). He 49 ignore the small mistakes I make. He encourages me never to lose 50 , because he thinks that all my efforts will 51 one day.
My dad is generous. Every Thursday night, he 52 to read to the children at a children’s club. When he reads, their 53 light up with curiosity about what will happen next. I feel 54 of having a person in my family who cares enough to volunteer to 55 .
I love Dad with all my heart. He’s a hero in my heart and the most wonderful person in the world.
36. A. on B. with C. out D. in
37. A. away B. homeC. inside D. alone
38. A. In case B. Even though C. If only D. As if
39. A. polite B. kind C. different D. close
40. A. give B. put C. take D. speed
41. A. nervous B. anxious C. crazy D. familiar
42. A. rough B. difficult C. disappointing D. boring
43. A. promised B. persuaded C. reminded D. suggested
44. A. received B. challenged C. took D. listened
45. A. physically B. typically C. musically D. exactly
46. A. chatting B. dancing C. writing D. drawing
47. A. director B. supporter C. scholar D. sponsor
48. A. however B. so C. and D. still
49. A. ever B. often C. never D. even
50. A. aim B. dream C. strength D. heart
51. A. come true B. take risks C. pay off D. let out
52. A. agrees B. likes C. intends D. offers
53. A. bodies B. arms C. hands D. faces
54. A. jealous B. optimistic C. proud D. happy
55. A. help B. read C. work D. drive

第二节完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、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。
After my husband died suddenly from a heart attack, my world crashed around me. I was overwhelmed (不知所措) with the 16 of earning a living, 17 the little children.
One 18 evening I came home from work to find a big beautiful German shepherd (牧羊犬) on our 19 . This wonderful strong animal 20 to enter the house and make it his 21 . The children took an instant liking to “German” and begged me to let him in. I agreed to let him sleep in the basement until the next day, 22 we could inquire around the neighborhood for his 23. That night I slept 24 for the first time in many weeks.
The following morning we 25 to find German’s owner, but with no results. On Sunday I took the children on a picnic and we drove off without him. When we stopped to get gas at a local station, we were 26 to see German racing to the gas station after us. 27 was he going to be left behind.
On Monday morning I let him out for a run when the children got ready for school. As evening came and German didn’t appear, we were all 28 . The next Friday evening, German was back on our doorstep. Again we took him in, and again he stayed 29 Monday morning. This pattern repeated itself every weekend for almost 10 months. We grew more and more 30 of German. We stopped thinking about 31 he belonged — he belonged to us. As German became part of the family, he considered 32 his duty to take up his position by the front door and remained there until the morning.
Each week, between German’s visits, I grew a little stronger, a little braver; every weekend I enjoyed his 33 . Then one Monday morning we 34 his head and let him out for what turned out to be the last time. He never came back. I believe German was sent because he was needed, and because no matter how 35 and alone we feel, somehow, somewhere, someone knows and cares. We are never really alone.
16. A. duties B. ways C. purposes D. focuses
17. A. caring for B. looking for C. waking up D. taking up
18. A. Friday B. Saturday C. Sunday D. Monday
19. A. gate B. street C. road D. doorstep
20. A. regretted B. forced C. intended D. encouraged
21. A. nest B. home C. kitchen D. destination
22. A. where B. when C. while D. as
23. A. advice B. gifts C. owner D. situation
24. A. comfortably B. smoothly C. meaningfully D. peacefully
25. A. tried B. managed C. succeededD. failed
26. A. happy B. glad C. amazed D. pleased
27. A. No wonder B. No way C. No doubt D. No use
28. A. wondered B. lost C. worried D. disappointed
29. A. before B. until C. since D. once
30. A. aware B. sure C. fond D. anxious
31. A. who B. where C. whom D. which
32. A. it B. that C. this D. one
33. A. friend B. company C. factory D. story
34. A. beat B. hit C. wounded D. patted
35. A. excited B. satisfied C. abandoned D. interrupted

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。
Mrs. Williams became a foster grandparent to Mary when she was nine years old. At first Mary was ___16 . She was afraid because Mrs. Williams was a stranger. But she came to see Mary every day. Gradually, she began to 17 Mrs. William.
At last Mary let Mrs. Williams do things for her. She came at lunchtime and fed her. One day she 18 _ her the spoon and guided it to her 19 . She told her she must learn to feed herself.
"Most of the 20 ended up on us instead of in Mary's mouth.” Mrs. Williams remembers. “But it was a ___21 for Mary. Mary learned to feed herself in a few months.”
Then Mary was ready for more treatment. Thanks to Mrs. Williams, after she had learned to do one simple thing, she could learn to do other simple things. Mrs. Williams was 22 to help with Mary's _ 23 .
To become foster grandparents, people must be at least sixty-five years old and in good __24 . They must be willing to give their 25 to disabled children. They are volunteers, so they are not paid.
Mrs. Williams 26 for most foster grandparents when she says, “We all benefit. The ___27 children benefit because we help them live more useful lives. And we benefit because we know the children 28 us and love us. For any 29 , there is no greater __30 than that!”
16. A. sorryB. glad C. surprised D. shy
17. A. knowB. realize C. recognize D. trust
18. A. awarded B. handed C. returned D. hit
19. A. nose B. eye C. mouth D. ear
20. A. supper B. dinner C. lunch D. breakfast
21. A. job B. start C. invention D. help
22. A. trained B. forced C. afraid D. tired
23. A. treatment B. medicine C. food D. drink
24. A. wealth B. health C. position D. heart
25. A. money B. life C. house D. time
26. A. tells B. speaks C. announces D. informs
27. A. poor B. sick C. disabled D. unhealthy
28. A. help B. need C. treat D. touch
29. A. place B. person C. time D. chance
30. A. progress B. responsibility C. happiness D. work