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和D)中选出可以填入空白的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A man was driving at 70 miles in a 40-mile zone(区域), when a 1 came behind him. 2 the man started thinking of excuses to give.
As the policeman came to him, he said, “Hi, officer, I guess you 3 me a little bit over the speed limit. I was in a rush to get 4 , to be with my wife and kids. You know my younger son wasn’t feeling too 5 when I left home this morning. I’m afraid he’s ill.”
The policeman said, “Well, I guess so,” and started 6 something in his notebook. As minutes went by, he could see from the side view mirror, the policeman was 7 writing. When the man was wondering why he hadn’t asked for his driving 8 so far, the policeman came to his window, 9 him a piece of paper, and returned to his car without saying a single word. The man wondered: how much was this 10 going to be? However, the man was 11 it was not a ticket(罚单)at all and he began to 12 :
“I had a daughter who was 13 by a speeding car at the age of six by a speeding driver. He got a fine, a few months in 14 , and then was free, free to hug his two daughters. I only had one, and now I have to 15 until I get to heaven before I can hug her again. I have tried to 16 that man a thousand times, and I thought I had. Maybe I really did forgive(原谅) him. So pray(祈祷)for me, and be 17 when you drive again. My son is all I have been left with.”
The man was completely 18 and could not move for the next few minutes. When finally he did, he drove 19 , even a few miles 20 the speed limit, praying for forgiveness.
A.truck B.mail car C.police car D.taxi
A.Just now B.Just so C.Right now D.Right away
A.remembered B.caught C.mistook D.recognized
A.to school B.home C.out D.to hospital
A.well B.happy C.free D.bad
A.writing B.looking for C.listing D.looking up
A.even B.really C.never D.still
A.route B.License(执照) C.Journal D.Insurance(保险)
A.handed B.sent C.rewarded D.pushed
A.paper B.note C.notice D.ticket
A.excited B.upset C.surprised D.angry
A.laugh B.smile C.read D.think
A.hit B.knocked C.trapped D.killed
A.fear B.trouble C.prison D.danger
A.stay B.wait C.remain D.escape
A.forgive B.attack C.educate D.support
A.honest B.thankful C.patient D.careful
A.disappointed B.nervous C.shocked D.frightened
A.quickly B.slowly C.fortunately D.rapidly
A.under B.over C.to D.with
I do a lot of management training each year for the Circle K Company. Among the 21 we discuss in our classes is the 22 of quality employees(雇员)
“What has caused you to stay 23 enough to become a manager?" I asked. After a while a new manager took the 24 and said slowly, "it was a baseball glove.”
Cynthia said she used to 25 a Circle K clerk job as an interim (时临的.) one while she looked for something 26 . On her second day behind the counter, she received a (an) 27 from her nine-year-old son, Jessie. He 28 a baseball glove for the little League. She 29 that as a single mother, money was 30 , and her first check would have to go for paying 31.
When Cynthia arrived for work the next morning, Partircia, the store manager asked her to come to her small office and handed her a box. “I overheard you 32 to your son yesterday,” she said, “and I know that it is 33 to explain things to kids. This is a baseball glove for Jessie. I know you have to pay bills 34 you can buy gloves. You know we can’t 35 good people like you as 36 as we would like to; but we do 37 and I want you to know how 38 you are to us.”
The thoughtfulness, empathy (同情) and love of the store manager show vividly that people 39 more how much a( n) 40 cares than how much he pays.
A.topics B.problems C.difficulties D.lessons
A.employing B.praising C.keeping D.improving
A.soon B.long C.strong D.calm
A.position B.decision C.question D.advice
A.take B.change C.lose D.consider
A.lighter B.easier C.better D.higher
A.letter B.call C.answer D.email
A.bought B.kept C.needed D.offered
A.complained B.explained C.understood D.admitted
A.short B.enough C.spare D.tight
A.food B.education C.clothes D.bills
A.talking B.crying C.arguing D.scolding
A.easy B.hard C.simple D.nice
A.after B.until C.when D.before
A.value B.remain C.pay D.fire
A.much B.many C.pleasant D.possible
A.regret B.agree C.worry D.care
A.excellent B.important C.thankful D.thoughtful
A.remember B.refuse C.thank D.realize
A.mother B.clerk C.official D.manager
Mobile phones are everywhere in big cities. It seems that 16 can survive without one. Mobile phones are a great 17 to stay connected with friends and family. 18 , it is important to remember that there are certain times 19 you should not be using your phone, especially as a student, during school.
20 you are in class, you should not be sending your friends text messages 21 taking phone calls. Your classmates and teacher should not have to deal with this rude 22 . Aren’t you at school to learn?
In the United States, students would never be allowed to 23 their mobile phones during class. If you were to send or 24 a text message you would probably be kicked 25 class. It is very disturbing to hear a lot of tones and ringing during 26. There are many more rules for mobile phone use in America and it is to 27 respect for those around you.
As a teacher in China, I have to 28 students using mobile phones every day. I have told my class to 29 their phones, but many students do not listen. The 30 to be connected all the time seems to be more 31 than the desire to learn.
It’s easy to understand 32 it is so tempting(诱惑人的) to have your phone on during class. It seems so easy just to send a short text message; it’s not hurting anyone, is it? But you may actually be hurting 33 when you do this. Your teacher knows when you use your phone and may give you a 34 grade. Sending a text message also takes your attention away from what’s going on in class, you may 35 something important.
A.one B.somebody C.someone D.no one
A.way B.road C.method D.path
A.But B.However C.So D.Therefore
A.which B.that C.when D.where
A.After B.Before C.Because D.If
A.or B.and C.as well as D.instead of
A.act B.action C.habit D.behavior
A.have B.take C.use D.send
A.receive B.accept C.make D.get
A.of B.off C.out D.out of
A.school B.class C.office D.home
A.ask B.suggest C.show D.answer
A.do B.deal C.do with D.deal with
A.turn on B.turn down C.turn off D.turn in
A.desire B.wish C.hope D.expect
A.possible B.important C.necessary D.interesting
A.why B.what C.that D.whether
A.himself B.herself C.ourselves D.yourself
A.lower B.higher C.better D.upper
A.forget B.remember C.miss D.leave
The True Story of Treasure Island
It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson’s imagination. _26_,recent research has found the true story of this exciting work.
Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived 27 for many years in 1881 he returned to Scotland for a 28 . With him were his American wife Fanny and his son 29 .
Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long 30 over the hills. They had been 31 this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse, Kept indoors by the heavy rain. Lloyd felt the days 32 . To keep the boy happy Robert asked the boy to do some 33 .
One morning, the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island. Robert 34 that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of 35 . “What’s that?” he asked “That’s the36 treasure “said the boy Robert suddenly 37 something of an adventure story in the boy’s 38 While the rain was pouring, Robert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make the 39 a twelve-year-old boy just like Lloyd. But who would he the pirate(海盗)?
Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked around with the 40 of a wooden leg. Robert had always wanted to 41 such a man in a story 42 Long John Silver the pirate with a wooden leg, was 43 .
So thanks to a 44 .September in Scotland a friend with a wooden leg and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy we have one of the greatest 45 stories in the English language.
A.However B.Therefore C.Besides D.Finally
A.alone B.next door C.at home D.abroad
A.meeting B.story C.holiday D.jib
A.Lloyd B.Robert C.Henley D.John
A.talk B.rest C.walk D.game
A.attempting B.missing C.planning D.enjoying
A.quiet B.dull C.busy D.cold
A.cleaning B.writing C.drawing D.exercising
A.doubted B.noticed C.decided D.recognized
A.the sea B.the house C.Scotland D.the island
A.forgotten B.buried C.discovered D.unexpected
A.saw B.drew C.made D.learned
A.book B.reply C.picture D.mind
A.star B.hero C.writer D.child
A.help B.problem C.use D.bottom
A.praise B.produce C.include D.accept
A.Yet B.Also C.But D.Thus
A.read B.born C.hired D.written
A.rainy B.sunny C.cool D.windy
A.news B.love C.real-life D.adventure
Water costs money.In some places water is hard 16 .What 17 when a town
has these problems?A small town in California found a happy 18 .
Very 19 rain ever fell there.The town had no water 20 .The water it used was21 from a river 300 miles away.As more people22 live in the town 23 water was needed.Now water 24 to be brought in from 600 miles away.All these cost 25 money.
The town 26 a plan.It found 27 to clean its “dirty” water.Once the cleaned water was reused28 many ways.Five29 lakes were built.Here people could swim and fish and go 30 .They31 have picnics in their new parks.Farmers had more water 32 their crops.New factories can be built,now that they have the promise of33 .
In most places,water is used and thrown 34 .The town that saved 35 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
I was tired and hungry after a long day of work. When I walked into the living-room, my 12-year-old son looked up at me and said, “I _26_ you.” I did not 27_____ what to say, and I just stood there, looking __28__ at him. My first __29__ was that he 30_____need help with his homework. Then I asked, “What was that all 31_____?”
“Nothing,” he said, “My teacher said we should tell our parents we love them and 32____ what they say.”
The next day I called his teacher to _33_ more about what my son said and how the other parents had reacted( 反应 ). “Most of the fathers had the __34__ response as you did,” the teacher said, ”When I first __35___ that we try this, I asked the children __36__ they thought their parents 37_____ say. Some of them thought their parents would have heart trouble.”
Then the teacher ___38__ , “ I want my students to know that feeling love is an important part of __39____. I’m trying to tell them it’s too bad that we don’t express (表达) our feelings. A boy __40___ tell his father or mother he loves him.” The teacher understands that sometimes it is__41___ for some of us to say something that is good for us to say.
That evening when my son_42___ to me, I took him in my arms and held on for an __43_ moment, saying, “Hey, I love you, 44_____.” I don’t know if saying that made __45___ of us healthier, but it did feel pretty good.
A.hate B.love C.like D.enjoy
A.realize B.recognize C.know D.find
A.away B.for C.down D.on
A.thought B.meaning C.news D.reason
A.must B.should C.could D.would
A.for B.with C.around D.about
A.test B.know C.understand D.see
A.talk to B.chat with C.find out D.do with
A.same B.different C.usual D.unusual
A.allowed B.agreed C.planned D.suggested
A.how B.whether C.when D.what
A.would B.will C.could D.can
A.explained B.prepared C.informed D.developed
A.study B.work C.health D.body
A.might B.can C.should D.need
A.easy B.difficult C.crazy D.silly
A.turned B.shouted C.went D.came
A.extra B.ordinary C.interesting D.important
A.either B.too C.also D.again
A.all B.either C.none D.neither