完型填空 （共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
A Fool’s Day falls on 1st of April. People _31_forget the significance （意义） of the day.
In March 1980, I was 32at Durham University with seven other Chinese students. I had 33 to go to another university after graduation and had 34 application (申请) forms to several 35 . Every morning I arrived at the porter’s office (传达室) and waited my fate. But no 36 came.
On April 1st, as I was eating my 37 , Huang came in , with a toothbrush(牙刷) 38 in his hand. 39 fearing that he might forget the important news , he passed me the 40 . “Morning , Wu,” he said , “I saw Mr. G this morning. He told me that a letter had arrived in his office for you from Manchester University, and asked you to go and get it 41 possible.” I jumped with 42 .
I even didn’t 43 my breakfast and rushed to Mr. G’s office but he wasn’t 44 . I then went to the secretary’s room and 45 everything to her. She opened Mr. G’s room. I looked at everything. There didn’t seem to be a letter for me. “If he had asked you to pick it up from here,” said the secretary , “ he would have put it in 46 or simply left it to me.”
Greatly 47 , I walked out of the room and 48 the secretary lock it. 49 the secretary’s eyes 50 . “Sorry,” she said. “It’s April Fool’s Day!”
A sometimes B. never C. always D. seldom
A．staying B．working C．visiting D．studying
A．continued B．planned C．went D．remembered
A．returned B．taken C．brought D．sent
A．people B．colleges C．cities D．offices
A．application B．report C．reply D．chance
A．dinner B．lunch C．supper D．breakfast
A．still B．even C．yet D．already
A．Because of B．As if C．After D．While
A．message B．sign C．letter D．notice
A．if B．as soon as C．when D．as fast as
A．the news B．the letter C．joy D．luck
A．take B．finish C．eat D．have
A．anywhere B．in C．at D．away
A．asked B．tells C．explained D．answered
A．the office B．his desk C．the room D．an obvious（明显的） place
A．disappoint B．disappointed C．disappointing D．disappointment
A．let B．noticed C．saw D．got
A．Quickly B．Strangely C．Finally D．Suddenly
A．closed B．opened C．brightened D．darkened
If it’s possible to see red(get angry) about not seeing red, that is what I was doing. We had 26 the timing of our autumn trip to see the changing 27in the Great Lakes States, and I was really 28 . No matter how I strained my eyes I couldn’t spot red anywhere. Not 29a bit of golden yellow broke through the dull greenery.
This vacation was a complete 30 . I sat alone in the backseat of our rented car and got 31 as we drove north through the dull, dark green. In the 32 seat my brother and my father chatted merrily, obviously 33 .
Then a motto came to mind: “Happiness is a decision.” It must have been something my mother said. She was always passing on words of 34 . When I was a child, she gave me a black book with 35 pages. On the flyleaf she had written, “Look for a beautiful thing and you’ll find it.” I was supposed to 36a record of the most beautiful thing I saw each day.
I remembered spending hours discussing what I’d 37 . A baby’s smile? A stone shining with fool’s gold? Pictures in the clouds, or tulips tipping their heads? I found so many beautiful things that it was 38 to pick just one.
Now, on the road, I played Mother’s game again. I took in the all-green 39 . Thick forests lined both sides of the highway. The long hill pines and spruce were seen 40 . Maple leaves danced in the gentle wind. I felt like a little girl again— 41 by beautiful things.
Later in the 42 , after we crossed the Upper Peninsula and drove into Canada, I found the bright 43 plants I had been looking for. But by then I’d already seen a million shades of __44 , the infinite variety and beauty that only our heavenly Father can 45 . And that we can always find—if we look closely enough.
26. A. kept B. missed C. misjudged D. seized
27. A. situation B. weather C. plants D. leaves
28. A. upset B. excited C. happy D. sorry
29. A. yet B. even C. still D. ever
30. A. success B. time C. waste D. pleasure
31. A. sleepy B. mad C. patient D. angry
32. A. front B. back C. right D. left
33.A. unconcerned B. disappointed C. worried D. surprised
34. A. order B. advice C. apology D. help
35. A. nice B. common C. missing D. empty
36. A. set B. break C. keep D. put
37. A. brought in B. written down C. got through D. referred to
38. A. impossible B. valuable C. necessary D. strange
39. A. forests B. leaves C. hills D. scenery
40. A. nowhere B. anywhere C. everywhere D. somewhere
41. A. wondered B. surrounded C. waken D. treated
42. A. trip B. autumn C. course D. game
43. A. leaf B. hill C. highway D. fall
44. A. red B. trees C. green D. plants
45. A. observe B. produce C. find D. provide
Andy was born with a developmental disorder. The two sides of his 36. _______were not joined normally with each other. The right side of his body could not 37.______ with the left. At age three, it was 38._______ for him to walk, speak, and play. He could only 39._______ back a few words, and walk 40.________while someone held each of his hands.
Then came the struggles. He 41._______ an all-day center he was enrolled in every imaginable therapy(疗法). He 42._______, sometimes in tears, to get stronger. Andy hated it when his parents would leave him in the mornings. 43._______, they believed -- against all odds -- that he would grow up to live a 44.______ healthy life. They believed it for themselves, and for Andy.
It 45._______. Today Andy is a successful 13-year-old high school student. His progress has been nothing short of phenomenal. He receives special help with 46._________, but joins with friends in all the activities he loves. Andy 47.________ enormous odds to move from adversity to victory.
Ask yourself: “What are the seeds of strength hidden in my struggles today? If I get back up when I fall, what will that make possible tomorrow?”
36. A. body B. hands
C. brain D. legs
37. A. talk B. speak
C. exchange D. communicate
38. A. easy B. difficult
C. unchallenging D. comfortable
39. A. pay B. answer
C. reply D. respond
40. A. smoothly B. swiftly
C. slowly D. quickly
41. A. attended B. joined
C. presented D. went
42. A. behaved B. struggled
C. appeared D. seemed
43. A. Therefore B. While
C. However D. Though
44. A. rich B. average
C. common D. normal
45. A. paid back B. paid out
C. paid off D. paid for
46. A. something B. nothing
C. anything D. everything
47. A. beat B. won
C. overlooked D. overcame
How should one invest (投资) a sum of money in these days of inflation (通货膨胀)? 31 (leave) in a bank it’ll hardly keep its value, however high the interest rate. Only a brave man, 32 a very rich one, dares to buy and sell on the Stock (股票) Market. Today it seems that one of the best ways 33 (protect) your savings and even increase your wealth is to buy beautiful objects 34 the past. Here I am going to offer some advice on collecting antique clocks, 35 I personally consider are among the most interesting of antiques.
I sometimes wonder 36 a being from another planet report back about our way of life. “The planet Earth 37 (rule) by a mysterious creature that sits or stands in a room and makes a strange ticking sound. It has a face 38 twelve black marks and two hands. Men can do n
othing without its permission, and it 39 (fast) its young around people’s wrists so that everywhere men go 40 are still under control. This creature is the real master of Earth and men are its slaves.”
Even after several weeks, every time I read this little story I start to cry:
My sister-in-law teaches physically and mentally handicapped children at a private school in B
rooklyn.She recently 21 a Special Olympics and went to the starting line of the 100-metre dash with six 22 contestants.
As the starting whistle sounded, a boy tripped, fell and began to cry. All the other 23 stopped, turned and went back to help.Then they all 24 hands and went on to the finish line together. Needless to say, everyone in the stands 25 .
Why am I so moved? There are tears of joy 26 with tears of sadness. Tears of joy, just for the 27 friendship, selflessness and love embodied (体现) by these children. Tears of sadness, just for how 28 from such behavior we adults have wandered. Wouldn’t it be nice if, at least once in a while, we could pause in our race for money and power; turn around to see the 29 of those we have left behind; go back and 30 these less able ones to their feet; and then walk forward together with them, arm in arm.
A．witnessed B．reported C．interviewed D．attended
A．eager B．smart C．breathless D．active
A．players B．members C．runners D．cheerleaders
A．held B．shook C．took D．clapped
A．shouted B．cheered C．cried D．yelled
A．filled B．mixed C．joined D．associated
A．mature B．unusual C．common D．pure
A．long B．easily C．far D．much
A．suffering C．surrounding D．behaving
A．comfort B．support C．carry D．help
US president Barack Obama told students that it takes hard work in school to prepare for a rewarding career in his “back to school” speech, 36last Tuesday in Virginia, US. Here is excerpt （节选）from his speech:
I know that sometimes, you get the 37that you can be rich and successful without any hard work – 38your ticket to success is through rapping or basketball or being a reality TV star, when chances are, you’re not going to be any of those things. But the truth is, being successful is 39.You won’t love every subject you study. Not every homework assignment will seem completely important to your life right this minute. And you may not succeed at 40the first time you try.
That’s OK. Some of the most successful people in the world are the ones who’ve had the most 41.JK Rowling’s first Harry Potter book was 4212 times before it was finally published. Michael Jordan was 43his high school basketball team, and he lost hundreds of games and missed thousands of shots during his career. But he once said. “I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”
These people succeeded because they understand that you can’t let your failures 44you. No one’s 45being good at things; you become good at things through hard work.
Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Don’t be afraid to ask for help when you need it. I do that every day. Asking for help isn’t a sign of weakness; it’s a sign of 46. It shows you have the courage to admit when you don’t know something, and to learn something new.
And even when you’re 47, even when you’re discouraged, and when you feel like other people have given up on yourself, you won’t give up on yourself. Because when you give up on yourself, you give up on your country.
36. A. addressed B. claimed C. delivered D. announced
37.A. feelings B. definition C. concept D. sense
38. A. that B. which C. what D. whatever
39. A. inaccessible B. hard C. rough D. unavailable
40.A, anything B. everything C. nothing D. something
41. A. effort B. attempts C. failures D. successes
42. A. denied B. turned away C. declined D. rejected
43. A. cut from B. cut off C. cut down D. cut in
44. A. confirm B. define C. identify D. prove
45. A. brought up B. raised C. fed D. born
46. A. strength B. courage C. weakness D. perseverance
47. A. struggling B. fighting C. trying D. succeeding