完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
My wife was shouting at Sindu again．I threw the paper away and rushed to the scene．Mydaughter Sindu looked 36__．Her eyes were wet with tears．In front of her was a bowl 37___with bitter melon．Sindu particularly hated bitter melon, but my wife believed 38__ in the “cooling effects" of bitter melon. I tried to 39__ Sindu to take a fewmouthfuls．She 40__ down a bit and wiped her tears．Then she said she would eat the 41__bowl of bitter melon on condition that I gave her whatever she asked for．I agreed．Slowly and 42__ , she finished the whole bowl．After that, Sindu came to me with her eyeswide with 43__. To our surprise, she wanted to have her head 44__. "Impossible!"shouted my wife．However, I knew that if I 45__ on my promise, Sindu would neverlearn to 46 her own．So I decided to keep my promise．
On Monday morning, I 47__ her off at school．Just then，a boy shouted, "Sindu,wait for me!" What struck me was 48 hairless head．I was about to leave when a ladycame to me and said, "Sir, your 49__is great indeed!" I didn't 50__.She continued,“That boy is my son．He is 51__from Leukemia（白血病）．He lost all his hair_ 52__the side effects of the chemotherapy（化疗）• He 53__to come back to school because hewas afraid that the kids at school would make fun of him．Sindu visited him last week andpromised to help him, but I 54__imagined that she would sacrifice her lovely hair for thesake of my son! Sir, you and your wife are blessed to have such a（n） 55__ soul for achild．”
I didn't know what to say．It was then that I knew what love really was．
A．excited B．frightened C．moved D．disappointed
A．provided B．covered C．filled D．equipped
A．firmly B．angrily C．heavily D．happily
A．permit B．forbid C．persuade D．order
A．went B．calmed C．came D．fought
A．sweet B．entire C．bitter D．little
A．angrily B．worriedly C．painfully D．sadly
A．expectation B．happiness C．satisfaction D．pride
A．nodded B．cut C．washed D．shaved
A．got off B．went back C．looked back D．gave off
A．honor B．remind C．share D．take
A．dropped B．sent C．took D．picked
A．its B．her C．his D．my
A．wife B．daughter C．view D．life
A．insist B．request C．move D．understand
A．dying B．escaping C．suffering D．recovering
A．according to B．instead of C．thanks to D．because of
A．tended B．promised C．refused D．determined
A．nearly B．never C．ever D．seldom
A．abstract B．simple C．noble D．horrible
Learning experiences happen to us throughout our lives. Not long ago, I had one that I would like to .
I was going to Marblehead with my sailboat team. The team was racing down the highway at 85 mph we realized we were . luckily, we saw a rest area ahead, I had a brand-new $20 bill. I was so because I had never had that kind of cash before. But spending it on seemed like throwing it away. We all rushed into the pizza line. I got a pizza and a drink, and walked to my table. About halfway through the meal, I I had not actually handed my money to the cashier. I had just out, and nobody had noticed．I felt terrible. My conscience(良心) opened its mouth and swallowed me in one big bite. I couldn’t over it. I just couldn’t go back to the cashier and for my stolen pizza．—-I was so upset that I to give myself the pleasure of an ice cream in that someone would say, “Hey, Jeff, why don’t you use the change the pizza instead of that nice , new $20 bill? I was so of my cash now.
For the next two years, whenever I was of the “pizza incident”, I would say to myself, “Don’t think about it.”
I have learned two things from this . maybe I was a fool for in to my conscience , and being too stupid to appreciate a pizza．But the real lesson is that even if you get away from what you have done, your conscience will up with you.
This reflects(反映) the saying, “A coward(懦夫) dies a thousand deaths, a hero dies one.” I was a coward and have felt terrible about that accident at least a thousand times. If I had been a “ ” and gone back to pay for the pizza, I would have felt a little uncomfortable about it only once, or maybe twice.
A．say B．spare C．share D．explain
A．as B．while C．then D．when
A．lost B．tired C．hungry D．anxious
A．excited B．eager C．satisfied D．encouraged
A．rest B．food C．travel D．drink
A．Luckily B．Finally C．Actually D．immediately
A．thought B．Recognized C．noticed D．realized
A．walked B．left C．worked D．found
A．look B．get C．turn D．think
A．ask B．pay C．apologize D．send
A．refused B．wanted C．hoped D．meant
A．hope B．surprise C．anger D．fear
A．into B．with C．for D．from
A．sure B．upset C．proud D．pleased
A．warned B．reminded C．thought D．told
A．story B．experiment C．Experience D．mistake
A．turning B．taking C．handing D．giving
A．free B．cheap C．plain D．delicious
A．make B．Wake C．catch D．put
A．coward B．fool C．loser D．Hero
Michael Greenberg is a very popular New Yorker. He is not famous in sports or the arts. But people in the streets him, especially those who are .
For those people, he is "Gloves" Greenberg. How did he get that ? He looks like any other businessman, wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase (公文箱). But he's _. His briefcase always has some gloves.
In winter, Mr. Greenberg does not like other New Yorkers, who just look at the sidewalk and the street. He looks around at . He stops when he someone with no gloves. He gives them a pair and then he , looking for more people with cold .
On winter days, Mr. Greenberg gloves. During the rest of the year, he gloves. People who have heard about him him gloves, and he has many in his apartment.
Mr. Greenberg doing this 21 years ago. Now, many poor New Yorkers know him and his behavior. But people who don't know him are sometimes him. They don't realize that he just wants to make them .
It runs in the . Michael's father always helped the poor as he believed it made everyone happier. Michael Greenberg feels the . A pair of gloves may be a thing, but it can make a big difference in winter.
A．learn from B．know about C．look down upon D．look after
A．old B．poor C．kind D．busy
A．job B．chance C．name D．message
A．calm B．crazy C．different D．curious
A．feel B．sound C．act D．dress
A．cross over B．drive along C．keep off D．hurry down
A．people B．cars C．street numbers D．traffic lights
A．sees B．chooses C．greets D．helps
A．holds up B．moves on C．hangs out D．turns around
A．eyes B．ears C．faces D．hands
A．searches for B．gives away C．stores up D．puts on
A．buys B．steals C．returns D．borrows
A．call B．send C．lend D．show
A．began B．remembered C．delayed D．enjoyed
A．study B．dislike C．understand D．excuse
A．sorry for B．satisfied with C．proud of D．surprised by
A．smart B．happy C．special D．rich
A．family B．city C．neighborhood D．company
A．honor B．pain C．same D．cold
A．small B．useful C．delightful D．comforting
At the age of sixteen, I joined a volunteer group with my dad. After we arrived, we “our family”was living in a trailer(拖车) that was in condition. A crew had been working on it for two weeks, every time they finished one problem, another surfaced.
We decided the only reasonable was to build a new house-something unusual but under these circumstances. The family was with their new house.
While we ate lunch together, I asked the family’s three boys, Josh, Eric and Ryan,“What do you want for your new ?”we were when Josh responded,“I just want a bed.”
The boys had slept in a bed! They were accustomed to plastic mats. we decided beds would be the perfect . A few volunteers drove to the nearest city and beds and new bedding.
When we saw the delivery truck coming, we told the family about the . We could hardly ourselves. It was like watching children on Christmas morning.
As we the frames of the beds together, Eric ran into the house to us. As my father slipped a pillowcase (枕套) onto one of the pillows, Eric asked,
“What is that?”
“A pillow,”he replied.
“What do you it?”Eric continued to ask.
“When you go to sleep, you put your on it,”I answered softly. Tears came to our eyes as he handed Eric the pillow. “Oh . . . that’s soft,”he said, it tightly.
Now, when my sister or I start to ask for something that seems urgent, my Dad gently asks,“Do you have a pillow?”We know exactly what he .
A．imagined B．discovered C．supposed D．required
A．bright B．strange C．perfect D．poor
A．but B．for C．so D．once
A．effort B．purpose C．solution D．treatment
A．amazing B．expensive C．rare D．necessary
A．careful B．patient C．thrilled D．nervous
A．kitchen B．pool C．room D．family
A．upset B．glad C．disappointed D．shocked
A．still B．just C．never D．seldom
A．award B．gift C．lesson D．target
A．bought B．made C．rent D．returned
A．program B．journey C．opportunity D．surprise
A．contain B．believe C．feel D．express
A．awkward B．confused C．excited D．restless
A．fitted B．moved C．tied D．replaced
A．amuse B．guide C．inform D．watch
A．do with B．come with C．try on D．begin with
A．body B．head C．back D．hands
A．waving B．hugging C．pushing D．pulling
A．explains B．means C．proves D．reflects
What’s your dream? I remember when I was a child, someone would always come up and ask, “What are you going to be when you grow up ?
Well, it started out as being a cowboy or super hero. Later it was a fireman or an artist. My dreams of the future ______ as I grew older. When, at last , I was in college, I had my heart set on becoming a computer programmer. So I studied and ______ for that life.
Now, I’m designing software full-time and I’m ____ that I’ve realized my dream. _____, there’s a “thief” which goes around stealing our dreams and _____ us of the necessary mental state to _____ our goals. Sometimes, it will come as a parent, a friend or a co-worker, but the ______ one is just ourselves.
We find ourselves just about reaching the pinnacle(顶点), and this “small” voice says, “ You’ll never _____ it. Very few have ever done this ______.” And on and on the “small” voice predicts some kind of _______.
Failure, though, is exactly how dreams are realized. It is one of the most important tools we have ____ it teaches us good lessons. And, when we learn these lessons well, we are ready for success, ______ is probably just around the corner.
There is no “overnight” success, but with perseverance(毅力), it will ______.
So be _____ to your dream, and don’t let anyone _____ it from you—especially yourself.
A．achieved B．disappeared C．changed D．combined
A．asked B．looked C．prepared D．waited
A．shocked B．curious C．puzzled D．content
A．However B．Therefore C．Besides D．Finally
A．reminding B．ridding C．robbing D．informing
A．record B．find C．set D．reach
A．cleverest B．greatest C．strangest D．bravest
A．make B．understand C．find D．support
A．successfully B．sincerely C．bravely D．happily
A．pity B．danger C．failure D．accident
A．when B．because C．before D．although
A．what B．which C．that D．it
A．develop B．stay C．come D．return
A．equal B．useful C．true D．polite
A．borrow B．steal C．separate D．expect
One day, Nancy came home from school crying. Taking her in her arms, Mummy tried to her. After a while, she stopped crying and asked, “Mummy am I ?” “No, you are not,” said Mummy, “but let us discuss this after you ，OK?”
Several minutes later, Nancy began to have supper with Mummy.
“Who that you are bad?” asked Mummy.
“Phillips, my friend. He asked me for help with his maths but I because I wanted to read the new book Daddy gave me. He got and said I was a bad girl,” said Nancy.
“You are ,” said Mummy. “Phillips has often helped you with your English. You should have helped him. Why don’t you phone him and say to him?”
“But he called me bad and with me. I don’t want to go,” Nancy cried.
“Though you have done bad, it does not make you a bad person. You are a good person.”
Nancy showed a look on her face. “How can that be, Mummy?” she asked.
“Our is always good. So never believe that you are bad,” Mummy replied with a smile.
flooded on Nancy’s face. “Am I good, Mummy?” she asked.
“Yes, you are good, and always will be so. But that does not mean that you should not the wrong that you do. You will have to call and to Phillips. Do you understand me?”
“Yes, Mummy,” said Nancy slowly. “Thank you for telling me this. I feel much better now,” said Nancy “I am going to Phillips right away, and I am never going to that I am always good.”
A．calm B．protect C．trick D．praise
A．shy B．foolish C．bad D．strong
A．get up B．grow up C．wash up D．turn up
A．said B．saw C．heard D．doubted
A．cried B．refused C．admitted D．allowed
A．excited B．comfortable C．nervous D．angry
A．wrong B．brave C．wise D．careful
A．goodbye B．sorry C．thank you D．hello
A．competed B．lived C．worked D．argued
A．everything B．anything C．something D．nothing
A．always B．sometimes C．ever D．never
A．worried B．puzzled C．confident D．satisfied
A．chance B．choice C．condition D．nature
A．Fear B．Patience C．Shock D．Joy
A．really B．hardly C．already D．gradually
A．account for B．pay for C．look forward to D．rely on
A．devote B．apologize C．introduce D．turn
A．coldly B．sadly C．gratefully D．pitifully
A．consult B．change C．teach D．call
A．agree B．explain C．forget D．confirm