完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
A beggar, carrying a shabby(破旧的) old wallet, was begging alone from house to house. As he complained about his 36 , he kept wondering that people who lived in 37 houses should always be unsatisfied, 38 rich they might be, and they should go so far as to 39 all they have.
“Here, for example,” he said, the former master of this house succeeded in trading, and made himself very rich. By then, instead of stopping, and handing over his 40 to another, and spending the rest of his years 41 peace, he took to(从事) equipping ships. He expected to get mountains of gold; but the ships were 42 , and his treasures were lost. Now they all lie at the bottom of the sea, and he has found his 43 disappeared like those in dreams. In short, examples of this are 44.
At this moment Fortune suddenly appeared to the beggar and said, “Listen! I have long wished to 45 you. Here are a lot of gold coins I have found. Hold out your wallet, and I will fill it with them; but only on this condition: All shall be gold that falls into the wallet, but if 46 of them falls out of the wallet to the ground, it 47 become dust. Consider this well. I have warned you I shall 48 keep my word. Your wallet is old, don’t fill it 49 its power.” The beggar was almost too overjoyed to breathe. He 50 felt the ground below his feet. A stream of coins were poured 51 it. The wallet soon became rather heavy.
“Is that 52 ?” “Not yet,” “Isn’t it 53 ?” “Never fear.” “Consider, you are a millionaire.” “Just a little more, just 54 a handful,” But at that moment the wallet broke, the gold coins 55 dust and Fortune disappeared. The beggar had nothing but his empty wallet and remained as poor as before.
A.plan B.fate C.idea D.dream
A.dark B.poor C.clean D.rich
A.how B.so C.however D.whatever
A.win B.lose C.throw D.forget
A.business B.debt C.money D.chance
A.to B.on C.with D.in
A.bought B.sold C.missed D.robbed
A.luck B.riches C.trade D.future
A.countless B.wonderful C.helpless D.funny
A.admire B.help C.encourage D.excite
A.little B.much C.any D.lots
A.must B.may C.shall D.can
A.mostly B.simply C.possibly D.strictly
A.beyond B.within C.during D.by
A.really B.actually C.hardly D.nearly
A.for B.into C.on D.from
A.so B.enough C.true D.right
A.trembling B.shaking C.breaking D.rolling
A.try B.put C.leave D.add
A.cleared up B.brought up C.fell into D.turned into
The night was dark, though sometimes the moving clouds allowed a star or two to be seen in the sky.The poor men held on to any bit of ____ they could find. They called to the Marie for but she was far the reach of the human voice. At one o’clock in the morning suddenly some were seen in the distance: another ship! The shouts of the were heard on board, and willing hands pulled them out of the water. The of the ship that had arrived at the scene to save their lives was Ellen. What had her to the exact spot the darkness and the pathless sea? Her captain had known of the wreck and had, indeed, to sail away from it. But let him speak for himself.
“ I was forced by the wind to change my course, a small bird flew across the ship once or twice and then flew at my face. I of this until exactly the same thing happened a second time, caused me to think it rather . While I was this , the same bird, for the third time, made its appearance and flew in the same way as before. I was then to change my course back to the original one. I had not gone far I heard a strange voice; and when I tried to where they came from, I found I was in the middle of people who had been shipwrecked. I immediately did my best to save them.”
A.land B.grass C.hope D.wood
A.food B.help C.rest D.stop
A.off B.out C.beyond D.from
A.people B.lights C.ships D.houses
A.sailors B.captains C.rescuers D.swimmers
A.name B.owner C.captain D.finder
A.ahead of time B.at times C.on time D.in time
A.brought B.carried C.kept D.caused
A.in B.on C.through D.around
A.everything B.nothing C.something D.Anything
A.attempted B.managed C.allowed D.demanded
A.Just as B.In case C.Only because D.Even though
A.paid no attention B.took good care C.took no notice D.kept close watch
A.which B.what C.that D.this
A.Interesting B.funny C.friendly D.unusual
A.searching B.expecting C.considering D.studying
A.back B.about C.up D.down
A.forced B.decided C.persuaded D.forbidden
A.when B.until C.then D.while
A.listen to B.search for C.make sure D.look out
One sunny afternoon, a seven-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods ____ she realized that she was lost.
Sitting on a rock and ____ what to do, she began crying. After a while,she____ to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes. ____ it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the door and ____ stepped in. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out of the door and back to the ____. Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a ____.
The girl's parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy ____ that his mistress(女主人)was in danger. He jumped ____ a window, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields. But he couldn't find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a ____ scent (气味) as he lowered his head. He ____ the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking ____ into the air, the dog ____ through the woods until he found the ____ . But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his ____ , he saw his mistress's blue shirt in the distance. He ____ over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was ____.
When she opened her eyes and her dog standing beside her, the girl said, "you me, Laddy," and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents burst into tears of . That night Laddy had a hero's supper: a huge meal of steak
A.as B.since C.while D.before
A.forgetting B.wondering C.remembering D.regretting
A.decided B.expected C.failed D.preferred
A.If B.Until C.When D.Because
A.cautiously B.carelessly C.hopelessly D.unwillingly
A.trees B.woods C. bushes D.grasses
A.house B.rock C.tree D.stream
A.found B.heard C.sensed D.smelt
A.at B.through C.in D.onto
A.familiar B.strange C.pleasant D.terrible
A.missed B.discovered C.ignored D.followed
A.calmly B.loudly C.merrily D.gently
A.searched B.wandered C.looked D.travelled
A.window B.girl C.house D.hero
A.satisfaction B.disappointment C.embarrassment D.delight
A.climbed B.jumped C.walked D.flew
A.awake B.abandoned C.asleep D.available
A.said B.watched C.observed D.saw
A.disturbed B.rescued C.comforted D.scared
A.pain B.shock C.relief D.sorrow
It was my birthday last Thursday. I decided to celebrate it by inviting a few friends out to supper. I chose a restaurant in a part of town. It is one of my favorite restaurants because the food is good and the waiters are friendly. It is ever crowded, because not many people know about it, so it is not usually to book a table. In any case, Thursday is not a busy evening .
When we entered the restaurant, we were surprised to find it completely . I looked around but not table was free. One of the waiters me. He came across and explained the situation. “A party of tourists came in about half an hour ago.” he said. “It was like an invasion(侵略). Suddenly the place was full! We can hardly . ”
The waiter then pointed to a table in the corner. “The people there are about to , ” he said, “Just hold on and you’ll a place there.” He was right. Fifteen minutes later, the people the corner table paid their , got up and left. I led my friends across and we all sat down.
our table was almost out of sight. We tried to call the attention of the waiter sent us there, but he, like all the other waiters, the party of tourists. They ordered lots of food. At last, an hour later, the tourists were finishing their meal and looking very with life. The waiter, now very tired, appeared at our table. I advised my friends about the best dishes and finally the waiter went off with our
A few moments later he returned to our table. We could tell from his face that he had for us. a little sorry, he told us that there was left. “All we can offer you” he said, “is an omelet(煎蛋卷) !”
A.quiet B.calm C.busy D.silent
A.hard B.often C.hardly D.always
A.necessary B.possible C.important D.certain
A.as before B.as a matter of fact C.as usual D.as is known to all
A.empty B.full C.free D.quiet
A.all B.every C.a single D.a double
A.realized B.recognized C.comforted D.settled
A.watch B.care C.try D.manage
A.start B.leave C.end D.pay
A.find B.find out C.wait D.see
A.by B.beside C.at D.near
A.money B.bill C.food D.drinks
A.Luckily B.Fortunately C.Generally D.Unluckily
A.whom B.which C.he D.who
A.were kept busy B.was busy with C.kept busy with D.were busy with
A.exciting B.tired C.pleased D.disappointed
A.dishes B.food C.order D.menu
A.good presents B.good news C.bad news D.bad presents
A.Looking B.Seeing C.Looked D.Found
A.no meat or fish B.no meat and fish C.meat and fish D.not meat or fish
Once upon a time there was a little boy who became very ill.He had to spend all day in bed, unable to ____.Because other children weren't allowed to come near him, he ____ greatly, and spent his days feeling sad and ____.
There wasn't much he could do ____ look out of the window.Time passed, and his feeling of ___ just grew.Until one day he saw a strange ____ in the window.It was a penguin ____ a sausage sandwich.The penguin squeezed in ____ the open window, said “good afternoon” to the boy, ____ around, and left.
Of course, the boy was very ____.He was still trying to ____ what had happened, and as more crazylooking characters appeared out the window, he burst out ____ and found it hard to stop.
The little boy didn't tell anyone about this because who would have ____ him? Even so, those strange characters ended up putting ____ back in his heart, and in his body.Before long, his ____ had improved so much that he was able to go back to school again.
There he got to talk to his ____, and tell them all the ____ things he had seen.While he was talking to his best friend he saw something ___ out of his friend's school bag.The boy asked his friend what it was, and he was so ____ that finally his friend had to show him what was in the bag:
There, inside, were all the fancydress suits and disguises(假扮的东西) that his friends had been using to try to ____ the little boy up!
And from that day on, the little boy always did his best to make sure that no one felt sad and alone.
A.move B.speak C.walk D.leave
A.shouted B.suffered C.sighed D.prayed
A.red B.yellow C.green D.blue
A.until B.than C.except D.because
A.despair B.fear C.anxiety D.curiosity
A.voice B.sign C.shape D.frame
A.taking B.getting C.eating D.spitting
A.by B.over C.along D.through
A.turned B.looked C.got D.hung
A.surprised B.disappointed C.frightened D.crazy
A.pick out B.check out C.work out D.help out
A.talking B.laughing C.crying D.jumping
A.believed B.invited C.remembered D.welcomed
A.sorrow B.joy C.memory D.honor
A.score B.recovery C.effort D.health
A.friends B.relatives C.teachers D.parents
A.fierce B.strange C.useful D.interesting
A.running B.bringing C.sticking D.standing
A.special B.violent C.insistent D.emotional
A.force B.pull C.lift D.cheer
A few weeks ago,our dog,which we had kept for more than ten years,had to be put down.First,a tumor on her stomach got worse,and she was very ____.Then,the pain in her back got so bad that sometimes she ___ lie down in the middle of a walk and couldn't take another ____.
When I first found out,I was very sad and cried a lot.She was more like a sister to me than a ___.But I was also angry at my stepfather,Steve,who told us the ___ a week after it happened.He ____ because he didn't want to worry us,and he didn't want me to get depressed (抑郁的)and fail my exams.I just thought she was ____ at the animals' hospital.
I think you know all the ____ that went through my head:She was my dog!Why didn't he tell us earlier?I didn't even get to say goodbye.
People in my family have a ____ of keeping things from me to protect me,such as only telling me that my aunt had cancer ____ she had already improved.All I could think was:Not again!
I ____ to my mum,and she said,“I know.I'm ____,too.”I opened my mouth to shout.And then she added,“I'm so angry with Steve that he had to ____ through all this on his own.”Hearing my mum's words,I shut up my mouth.I had been so ____ on myself.I hadn't thought about ____ Steve was going through.That dog was his baby.He'd had her for longer than he'd had us—and he had to make the decision to ____ her life,and then kept in silence for an entire ____.All my anger melted away,and all I felt was ____.
It makes me realize that we focus so much on ourselves that we ____ the pain of others.At that moment,my mum's words were an incredible ____ that I'll never forget.
A.lazy B.lonely C.painful D.shameful
A.would B.should C.might D.could
A.walk B.step C.foot D.breath
A.tool B.toy C.baby D.pet
A.plan B.accident C.anecdote D.truth
A.lied B.waited C.reflected D.hesitated
A.still B.once C.even D.never
A.facts B.opinions C.thoughts D.doubts
A.story B.secret C.habit D.hobby
A.until B.before C.while D.after
A.adjusted B.turned C.contributed D.related
A.angry B.shocked C.guilty D.abused
A.break B.go C.look D.push
A.focused B.hooked C.dependent D.hard
A.that B.where C.what D.which
A.save B.expand C.make D.end
A.year B.month C.week D.day
A.regret B.blame C.sorrow D.sympathy
A.shared B.ignored C.reminded D.rid
A.comfort B.compromise C.gift D.suggestion