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,选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A little boy had the job of coming to school early each day to start the fire and warm the room before his teacher and his classmates arrived. One 36 they arrived to find the schoolhouse full of flames. They dragged the 37 little boy out of the flaming building more dead than alive. He had major 38 over the lower half of his body.
From his bed the horribly(可怕地) burned little boy heard the 39 telling his mother that her son would 40 die for the terrible fire which had devastated(毁坏) the lower half of his body. 41 the brave boy didn’t want to die. He made up his mind that he would 42 and he succeeded. When the 43 danger was past, he again heard that 44 the fire had destroyed so much flesh, it would almost be 45 if he had died.
Once more, he would not be a cripple(跛者). He would walk. But 46 from the waist down, he had no motor ability. His thin legs just 47 there, all but life-less. Back from the hospital, every day his mother would massages(按摩) his little legs, but there was no 48 .
One sunny day his mother wheeled him out into the 49 to get some fresh air. This day, instead of sitting there, he 50 himself from the chair. He pulled himself across the grass, 51 his legs behind him. He worked his way to the white 52 .
With great effort, he 53 himself up on the fence. Then, he began dragging himself along the fence, 54 that he would walk. He started to do this every day.
Finally through the daily massages and his iron determination, he did 55 the ability to stand up, then to walk by himself and then to run. This determined young man, Dr Glenn Cunningham, ran the world’s fastest mile!
A.afternoon B.evening C.noon D.morning
A.senseless B.hardworking C.dead D.sleepy
A.wounds B.injuries C.burns D.cuts
A.father B.classmates C.doctor D.friends
A.hardly B.possibly C.rarely D.surely
A.And B.But C.So D.Even
A.deserve B.live C.fail D.escape
A.deadly B.little C.worthy D.risky
A.when B.until C.unless D.since
A.better B.worse C.sadder D.most
A.unluckily B.suddenly C.finally D.strangely
A.moved B.shook C.hung D.waited
A.feeling B.touch C.pain D.control
A.street B.school C.yard D.shop
A.stood B.threw C.hid D.lifted
A.driving B.pushing C.dragging D.moving
A.fence B.wall C.houses D.door
A.walked B.raised C.remained D.kept
A.satisfied B.surprised C.puzzled D.determined
A.start B.develop C.experience D.attempt
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。
I live in a big city with a lot of homeless people. Luckily there’re small ways of helping them and you needn’t have a lot of . One way to help is to buy their monthly magazine. doing this one day, I got to a young homeless man. He was often the magazine at the train station.
He was a poor farmer from another country. After a while, I discovered that his was close to mine. It that we were born in the same month.
I met him last year after his birthday. and after congratulating(祝贺)him, without ,I asked if he had had a good day. He and said that he hadn’t really celebrated. I felt so .
I just couldn’t bear the thought of (不敢想)this nice, young man being on his 25th birthday with no presents, no cake, nothing ! So I went home and looked in my yarn(纱线)basket. for me, I had enough yarn .I set to work and knitted(编织)a for the young man. The yarn had become a little dirty I didn’t knit very often. Then I washed the yarn so the scarf would be when he got it.
I met him on my own birthday as I was going shopping. I had to meet him so I had the scarf and a piece of my own birthday around with me. He was very happy with these gifts and so was I .The in his eyes was the best present he could have given me!
A.work B.energy C.money D. experience
A.In B.On C.Besides D.By
A.realize B.ignore C.know D.recognize
A.selling B.reading C.covering D.buying
A.birthday B.house C.height D.hobby
A.said B.found C.guessed D.meant
A.long B.shortly C.ever D.even
A.stopping B.helping C.praising D.thinking
A.looked up B.turned up C.looked down D.got down
A.foolish B.excited C.clever D.worried
A.calm B.happy C.alone D.hungry
A.Suddenly B.Luckily C.Badly D.However
A.used B.done C.left D.produced
A.scarf B.cap C.sock D.glove
A.when B.because C.so D.and
A.different B.dry C.wet D.clean
A.liked B.hoped C.promised D.agreed
A.made B.thrown C.received D.carried
A.cake B.present C.song D.party
A.light B.pain C.sight D.tear
It was my birthday last Thursday. I decided to 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 a single table was . One of the waiters recognized me. He came over and the situation. "A party of tourists came in about half an hour ago.” he said. " Suddenly the place was full! We can hardly manage. "
The waiter then pointed to a table in the corner. "The people there are about to "he said, "Just and you'll find a place there." He was right. Fifteen minutes later,he people at the corner table paid their , got up and left. I led my friends and we all sat down.
Unluckily our table was almost out of . We tried to call the attention of the waiter sent us there, but he, like all the other waiters, was with the party of tourism. They ordered lots of food. At last, an hour later, the tourists were leaving and looking very with life. The waiter now very tired, appeared at our table. I my friends about the best dishes and finally the waiter went off with our order.
A few moments later he returned to our table. We could tell from his face that he had for us. Looking a little , he told us that there was no meat fish left. "All we can offer you" he said, "is an omelet(煎蛋卷) !"
A.remember B.celebrate C.memorize D.congratulate
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.noisy D.quiet
A.busy B.crowded C.free D.double
A.changed B.improved C.faced D.explained
A.start B.finish C.end D.pay
A.never mind B.come on C.hold on D.no problem
A.menu B.bill C.order D.note
A.over B.across C.beyond D.between
A.sight B.place C.reach D.control
A.whom B.which C.he D.who
A.satisfied B.busy C.happy D.strict
A.exciting B.tired C.pleased D.disappointing
A.calmed B.advised C.ignored D.warned
A.bad news B.good dishes C.useful tips D.nice presents
A.friendly B.surprised C.sorry D.tiring
A.and B.but C.so D.or
完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
Water costs money.In some places water is hard .What when a town
has these problems?A small town in California found a happy .
Very rain ever fell there.The town had no water .The water it used was from a river 300 miles away.As more people live in the town water was needed.Now water to be brought in from 600 miles away.All these cost money.
The town a plan.It found to clean its “dirty” water.Once the cleaned water was reused many ways.Five lakes were built.Here people could swim and fish and go .They have picnics in their new parks.Farmers had more water their crops.New factories can be built,now that they have the promise of .
In most places,water is used and thrown .The town that saved water
has saved the town!
A.supplying B.getting C.to get D.to supply
A.happens B.happening C.is happened D.happened
A.key B.answer C.answering D.way
A.little B.a little C.few D.a few
A.of itself B.of its own C.for its own D.for itself
A.fetch B.take C.brought in D.guided
A.come to B.came to C.coming to D.came for
A.many B.plenty of C.more D.many more
A.has B.had C.must D.needed
A.many B.a few C.a great many D.a lot of
A.put B.made C.supply D.noticed
A.a way B.ways C.an answer D.a key
A.for B.by C.at D.in
A.man-making B.man-make C.man-made D.man made
A.boating B.to boat C.to boating D.on boating
A.must B.could C.needed D.had to
A.as B.with C.for D.to
A.water enough B.enough water C.crops enough D.enough crops
A.off B.of C.away D.out of
A.it’s B.its C.one’s D.his
Scientists find that hard-working people live longer than average men and women.Career women are _ _ than housewives.Evidence shows that _ _are in poorer health than the job-holders.A study shows that _ _the unemployment rate increases by 1%,the death rate increases correspondingly by 2%.All this comes down to one point:Work is helpful to health.
Why is work good for health? It is because work _ _ people busy,_ _ loneliness and solitude. Researches show that people feel unhappy,_ _and lonely when they have nothing to do.Instead,the happiest are those who are _ _ .Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are happiest when they are working hard . Work serves as _ _ between man and reality.By work,people_ _ each other.By collective activity,they find friendship and warmth.This is helpful to health.The loss of work _ _ the loss of everything.It affects man spiritually and _ _ him liable to disease.
_ _ ,work gives one a sense of fulfillment and a sense of _ _.Work makes one feel his value and status in society.When _ _ finishes his writing or a doctor successfully _ _a patient or a teacher sees his students _ _,they are happy _ _.
From the above we can _ _ to the conclusion that the more you work, _ _and healthier you will be.Let us work hard,study well and _ _ a happy and healthy life.
A.richer B.healthier C.weaker D.worse
A.the old B.the busy C.the jobless D.the hard-working
A.whenever B.whether C.though D.since
A.keeps B.forces C.needs D.require
A.in charge of B.in lack of C.in touch with D.away from
A.interested B.joyful C.concerned D.worried
A.busy B.free C.lazy D.dull
A.a guard B.a gap C.a channel D.a bridge
A.come across B.come into contact with C.look down upon D.watch over
A.means B.stands C.helps D.matches
A.forces B.orders C.finds D.makes
A.Besides B.Then C.However D.Yet
A.disappointment B.achievement C.regret D.apology
A.a worker B.a farmer C.a writer D.a manager
A.makes friends with B.has a talk C.operates on D.deals with
A.raise B.grow C.rise D.increase
A.in a word B.without a word C.at a word D.beyond words
A.come B.reach C.arrive D.draw
A.the lonelier B.the weaker C.the stronger D.the happier
A.lead B.make C.earn D.share
I saw the old man, with his untidy clothes and messy hair, as he dashed between the rows of the department store. He was trying to be ordinary but he was hard not to __ .
He the saleswoman and with a slight , possibly German, asked where the women’s shoes were sold. “Fourth floor.” She responded in a voice I could hear 10 miles away. “Pardon? Where did you say they were?” he asked again, apparently . Clearly the old man was somewhat “Fourth floor, sir,” the friendly saleswoman replied patiently, this time so that customers turned to see what was causing the .
I continued watching as the man thanked the saleswoman and for what I assumed was the fourth floor. But rather than walk to the or the lift, he dashed behind a shelf, took out a notebook and started writing hurriedly, with an almost mad on his face. Then he went straight up to another saleswoman and asked where the women’s shoes were sold. Again he asked her to the answer and once more he walked away and took down some notes.
He did this three more times before a department store , thinking him mad, removed him from the store. But rather than be , the old man departed with a huge smile on his face. Although the incident was , it was not until a year later, during my first year of university, that I gave it any further . I walked into my language classroom and met my professor. It was that very same man.
A.see B.notice C.neglect D.find
A.followed B.interviewed C.chose D.approached
A.doubt B.voice C.accent D.smile
A.confused B.amused C.annoyed D.tired
A.silly B.shy C.deaf D.weak
A.angrily B.loudly C.suddenly D.quickly
A.disturbance B.accident C.pleasure D.quarrel
A.put away B.passed away C.pulled away D.headed off
A.shoes B.stairs C.exit D.sign
A.confusion B.appearance C.pain D.expression
A.reply B.recite C.repeat D.retell
A.security-guard B.customer C.saleswoman D.policeman
A.excited B.embarrassed C.relaxed D.moved
A.unusual B.serious C.dangerous D.unforgettable
A.wonder B.sense C.thought D.idea