完形填空(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从16-30各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
One of the most important events in the Olympic Games is the Marathon race. It _ 16_ one of the great events in Greek history.
In 490 B.C .about 10,000 Greeks fought _ 17_ the Persian army at a place _18__ Marathon. It is said that the Persians were ten times as many as the Greeks .However , __19_ the brave attack of the Greeks , the Persians were badly beaten and _20__ away from the plain of Marathon . When the Persians had run away, a soldier, who was the most famous _ 21 _in Athens, was ordered to carry the good news to the city _22_ full speed.
Although he had fought through the battle and received many wounds, the soldier at once started off towards the _23_ city. It was twenty-six miles _24__ the plain of Marathon to the marketplace of Athens, where the elders of Athens had gathered waiting for news. He ran and ran __25_ hills and across plains. As he went on, his lips became dry and he breathed hard. But he thought of the _26__ of the people of Athens __27_ hearing the news, and he ran harder than ever.
The elders of Athens heard a great shout and saw a soldier staggering (蹒跚)towards them . "Rejoice! Rejoice! We won!" gasped the soldier, and fell down __28__ .
In __29_ of this noble soldier, the Marathon race _30__ the athletes run this same distance became an event in the Olympic Games.
A.came from B.came about C.came out D.came round
A.in B.against C.for D.with
A.call B.calling C.to be called D.called
A.in B.with C.by D.because
A.taken B.made C.driving D.driven
A.player B.runner C.soldier D.officer
A.in B.by C.on D.at
A.far B.distant C.away D.off
A.to B.from C.in D.at
A.above B.across C.through D.over
A.sadness B.joy C.anger D.surprise
A.on B.in C.from D.with
A.dead B.death C.died
A.remember B.front C.honour D.the hope
A.by which B.from which C.through which D.in which
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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Growing up is not always easy. When facing difficulties, courage and a spirit of independence (独立) can be more useful than crying for _!That’s what Hong Zhanhui’s story of __ from boy to man with family hardships (艰难)tell us.
Hong was born in 1982 in a poor family in Xihua County, Henan Province. When he was_ _ 11, his father became mentally ill and one day came back with an abandoned (被抛弃的)baby girl. A year later, Hong’s mother and younger brother both __ home because of poverty (贫困)and pressure (压力)from his ill father.
The burden (负担)fell onto the 12-year-old’s shoulders: to treat his father’s illness, to _ the adopted (领养的)sister Chenchen, and to go on to study.
Hong didn’t _ . Since a young age, he has worked in a part-time job to feed his family. At the same time, he has studied at college. To take care of Chenchen, he worked hard to _ _a room near his campus for her, and send her to school.
After Hong’s story went public, people were __ to tears by his selflessness. Hard as (虽然)his life was, Hong didn’t his father and the adopted_ _ ,because they needed his help. With his hard –won money, he even helped other students __ against misfortune(厄运).
Today when many tend to worry more about their own happiness, Hong’s deeds (行为)_ us of what we usually neglect (忽略): love and care for others. Without these,_ _ of us could survive.
Hong _ _donations (捐献) from others. He said he felt encouraged by kind offers, but he could __ his own work. Short of(缺乏) money to buy food, the boy climbed tall trees to get birds’ eggs for his baby sister. He walked two hours at weekends to buy different things to __ around his school to earn money. Through his hard life, the boy developed ___ to overcome misfortune (战胜厄运)that made him a hero in people’s eyes.
Hong’s story shows love and willpower, and no hardship can __ a person but himself. So when facing difficulties, don’t ____about bad luck. Consider what more you could do for your family and society_ _ you will find the world smiling back.
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完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
It was Mother’s Day, but our mother was far away from us.I decided to drive to the with my wife and our children to flowers.
After we arrived, we went hiking , played games, and collected all kinds of flowers and so on.How happy we were! Finally, though, we had to our car and got ready to go back home.While the kids chatted and I drove, my wife sat behind me, surrounded by her flowers, a(n) look in her eyes.
Suddenly my wife to me, “Stop the car.Stop right here!” I could ask her what had happened, she was out and up a nearby grassy hill with the lilacs (丁香花)still in her arms.At the of the hill was a nursing home and , because it was such a beautiful spring day, the were outdoors talking with relatives.
My wife went up the hill, where an elderly patient was sitting in her , alone with her back to most of the others.My wife the flowers to her and said something.The patient her head and smiled.They talked for a few before my wife ran back.As the car away, I found in the mirror the woman with the lilacs.
“Mom,” the kids asked, “Who was that? Why did you give her our ? Is she somebody’s mother?” My wife said, “I didn’t know the old woman.But it is Mother’s Day.And she seemed so .Who wouldn’t be cheered by flowers? ,” she added, “I have all of you, and I still have my , even if she is far away.That woman needed those flowers more than I did.”
Now, every May, our own yard is with lilacs.Every Mother’s Day we drive to the countryside to gather flowers and sow more seeds in our yard.And every year I remember that lonely old woman in her wheelchair, and her smile on her face.
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I sat in my seat as my new grade six classmates found theirs. At the front of the class our new math teacher stood ____ us. The bell rang.
“Welcome to a new school year. I’m Mr. Stevens and I’m sure I’ll learn all your names in no time.” He walked around the class ____ math books. When he was done, he ____ to the front of the class and looked at us. “What are you waiting for? Get started?” he said.
We looked at him, ____. Wasn’t he going to teach us?
“Is there something wrong with your ____? You’re not all deaf, are you?”
A ____ boy at the back of the class asked what we all wanted to know. “Mr. Stevens, aren’t you going to teach us?”
Mr. Stevens ____, “You’re smart kids. Open your books and get down to it. If you have any ____ or any questions, raise your hand, and I’ll help you.”
We opened our books. Mr. Stevens helped anyone ____ had questions. He would stop to teach all the students _____ when we all had the same question. It was a ____ method of teaching, but it was very useful.
It was a ____ point in my life. Mr. Stevens made me____ I was good at math and also able to reach the____ of any class I attended. I studied with his help until I graduated from middle school.
Monty Python’s Flying Circus was a popular television show back then. The actors ____ the best British humor (幽默) into our Canadian lives. Mr. Stevens would often act out one of their funny scenes (场景) in front of the class. Some thought he was strange, and I guess he was, ____ he knew how to make a math lesson interesting.
I’ve carried his ____ with me all my life. Whenever I am faced with a new ____, I think of my first day in grade six math. ____ sitting and staring at the challenge, I just get ____ . Before I know it, the challenge has been settled.
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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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
There are many kinds of friends. Some are always you, but don’t understand you. Some say only a few words to you, but understand you. Many people will step in your life, but only friends leave footprints.
I shall always recall the autumn and the girl with the . She will always bring back the friendship between us. I know she will always be my best friend.
It was the golden season. I could see the yellow leaves on the cool . In such a season, I liked walking alone in the leaves, to the sound of them.
Autumn is a season but life is uninteresting to me. The free days always get me . But one day, the sound of a violin into my ears like a stream flowing in the mountains. I was so surprised that I jumped to see what it was. A young girl, standing in the wind, was in playing her violin.
I had seen her before. The music was so nice that I listened quietly. Lost in the music, I didn't know that I had been there for so long but my existence did not seem to disturb her.
Leaves were still falling. Every day she played the violin in the corner of the building I went downstairs to watch her performance. I was the only listener. The autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became . we didn't know each other, I thought we were already good friends. I believe she also loved me.
Autumn was nearly over. One day, when I was listening carefully, the sound suddenly . To my astonishment, the girl came over to me.
“You must like violin.” she said.
“Yes. And you play very well. Why did you stop?” I asked.
Suddenly, a expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual.
“I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave. I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that me.” she said.
“In fact, it was your playing gave me a meaningful autumn,” I answered, “Let's be friends.”
The girl smiled, and so did I.
I never heard her play again in my life. I no longer went downstairs to listen like before. Only thick leaves were left behind. But I will always remember the fine figure (身影) of the girl. She is like a ― so short, so bright, like a shooting star giving off so much light that it makes the autumn beautiful.
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完形填空(共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分)
Friends are very important in our everyday life. When in trouble, we need friends to us encouragement and help. As a human being, one can hardly do anything without a friend,
life without friends will be a lonely voyage in the vast dark sea . Everyone friends. We all like to feel close to someone. is nice to have a friend to talk to, laugh, and do things . , sometimes we need to be alone. We don’t always want people . But we would feel lonely if we had a friend.
A person should make as many friends as he can. The more friends he has, the meaningful his life will be. No two people are . Friends don’t get on well. That doesn’t mean that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make up (言归于好) and become again.
Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very . We miss them very much, but we can them and write to them. And we can new friends. It is encouraging to find out how we like new people when we get to know them.
There’s more good news for people who have friends. They live than people who don’t. Why? Friends can make us feel happy. happy helps you stay well. Or it could be just done that someone cares. If someone cares about you, you take care of .
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