完形填空(共20小题；每小题l 5分，满分30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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
After winning a big game，athletes are often asked how they feel．Usually athletes say how 21 it is to win this big game．On the contrary，the fact is that losing a big game，or in my case，all the games，can be even harder．
From the spectators’ point of view，last year’s basketball 22 for my high school team was nothing 23 of an embarrassment．And 24 0—20 is certainly nothing to be proud of，that season had a bigger impact on me than any other．As a team captain，I knew it probably wouldn’t be the 25 year，but did I ever think we would lose every game？Of course not．Since six of our top players had graduated，it was clear that we were a (n) 26 team who would struggle．The struggle began earlier than expected， 27 ，as our team center was suspended (禁赛) for the season，and two key members decided to 28 for some reason．At this point，dropping out probably passed through every player’s mind，but in the end，we all stuck it out， 29 to work still harder．
Then there came a time when even our 30 had given up on us．Personally，I felt like it was 31 worthwhile giving my all．I thought，if even the coach doesn’t believe in us，why should I？But just as my hope began to 32 ，a teammate called a meeting．He said，“Nobody thinks we are going to win，but，as teammates and friends，we 33 it to each other to go all out every game．”
It was that moment that 34 me how to be a leader．It hit me that I certainly didn’t 35 the role．As a leader you can never quit 36 the team who looks up to you．It is one 37 to be named captain，feel great and go through the motions，but it is quite another to be a real captain and make sure everyone realizes their full 38 all the time．
I am sure it is great to go through without losing and bringing home awards．But in all honesty，I 39 the fact that my team lost every game last year．It may not help me to become a better basketball player，but it already has made me a better leader，and 40 ．
A．exciting B．pleasant C．tough D．significant
A．game B．event C．league D．season
A．short B．full C．lacking D．sufficient
A．as B．while C．since D．now that
A．most interesting B．dullest C．most difficult D．easiest
A．unique B．adventurous C．young D．untraining
A．meanwhile B．though C．instead D．somehow
A．quit B．stay C．resign D．rest
A．hoping B．swearing C．claiming D．wishing
A．fans B．classmates C．teachers D．coach
A．only too B．more than C．not a little D．no longer
A．fade B．gain C．destroy D．grow
A．owe B．think C．demand D．recommend
A．reminded B．told C．taught D．guided
A．act B．deserve C．make D．take
A．with B．alongside C．on D．for
A．matter B．aspect C．issue D．thing
A．potential B．goal C．enthusiasm D．confidence
A．hate B．treasure C．admit D．recognize
A．character B．captain C．person D．coach
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。
Alexander the Great was the great Macedonian(马其顿)Emperor．As a young man he once himself a famous horse with his extraordinary power of observation and wisdom．
One day，his father，King Philip，received a horse as a(n) ．Together with some of his men as well as the prince，the King with him his new horse out on a wide plain to ．But they soon found that the horse was very ．It kicked and shouted loudly so that no one could get on its back．The King was and gave orders for to be taken back at once．But the prince，Alexander，was sorry to this．
“It’s a pity to such a fine horse just because man is brave enough to get on it，”said he．
“Your are brave，”said the King，feeling that his son without thinking．“But are you brave enough to do that?’’
The young man went up to the nervous animal，took the bridle(缰绳)and turned its to the sun．He did so because he had that the horse was afraid of its own shadow kept moving upon the ground before his eyes．
With its face to the sun，the horse could no longer see the shadow．It soon became ．The young man patted it and by and by he jumped upon its back．Then it set at a great speed with the brave prince holding on．It ran farther and farther into the plain till at last it became tired and A1exander rode it back．
The horse was thus given to the brave man．For many years it fought battle after battle together with him．One day in a fierce battle，both of them got seriously ．The horse struggled to carry Alexander on its back and ran home．Then it died． his horse，Alexander had a city built and named the city Bucephalus，which was the name of his horse．
A．brought B．gave C．declared D．won
A．honor B．prize C．present D．reward
A．rode B．pulled C．took D．had
A．ride B．drive C．feed D．run
A．ridiculous B．nervous C．strong D．wild
A．happy B．angry C．curious D．satisfied
A．it B．him C．her D．this
A．find B．do C．hear D．say
A．deliver B．kill C．release D．1ose
A．a B．one C．such D．no
A．actions B．words C．comments D．conclusions
A．told B．spoke C．chatted D．talked
A．head B．side C．body D．tail
A．consulted B．expected C．observed D．predicted
A．who B．as C．which D．it
A．curious B．exhausted C．quiet D．excited
A．fiercely B．firmly C．tightly D．gently
A．off B．up C．aside D．about
A．harmed B．burned C．wounded D．damaged
A．In favor of B．In memory of C．In face of D．In terms of
Sharks have lived in the oceans for over 450 million years, long before dinosaurs appeared. There are now about 360 of sharks, whose size, behavior, and other characteristics differ widely.
Every year, we catch and kill over 100 million sharks, for food and for their fins. Dried shark fins are used to make shark fin soup, which sells for as much as $50 a bowl in fine Hong Kong . Other sharks are killed for sport and out of fear. Sharks are vulnerable(脆弱的) to overfishing because it most species 10 to 15 years to begin reproducing and they produce only a few offspring.
by movies and popular novels, most people see sharks as people-eating monsters. This is far from the . Every year, a few types of shark injure about 100 people worldwide and kill about 25. Most are by great white sharks, which often feed on sea lions and other marine mammals. They sometimes mistake human swimmers for their normal prey, if they are wearing black wet suits.
If you are a typical ocean-goer, your of being killed by an unprovoked （无缘无故的）attack by a shark are about 1 in 100 million. You are more to be killed by a pig than a shark and thousands of times more likely to get killed when you drive a car.
Sharks help human lives. In addition to providing people with food, they are helping us learn how to cancer, bacteria, and viruses. Sharks are very healthy and have aging processes similar to ours. Their highly effective immune system wounds to heal quickly without becoming infected, and their blood is being studied in connection with AIDS research.
Sharks are among the few animals in the world that almost get cancer and eye cataracts. Understanding why can help us improve human . Chemicals extracted from shark cartilage have killed cancerous tumors in laboratory animals.
A．species B．classes C．groups D．names
A．greatly B．popularly C．widely D．mostly
A．supermarkets B．restaurants C．offices D．companies
A．spends B．takes C．costs D．uses
A．Impressed B．Moved C．Changed D．Influenced
A．story B．truth C．movie D．problem
A．injuries B．deaths C．attacks D．causes
A．specially B．especially C．mainly D．usually
A．chances B．fears C．lives D．percentages
A．likely B．frequent C．possible D．lucky
A．avoid B．save C．keep D．prevent
A．damage B．destroy C．fight D．ruin
A．advises B．allows C．forces D．forbids
A．never B．seldom C．often D．usually
A．analysis B．research C．study D．health
I was aged 9 the moment I discovered my father was seriously sick. It was 1994, but I can well remember my mother’s words as though it were yesterday: “Maggie, I don’t want you to take ______ from your father, because he has AIDS. Be very cautious when you are around him.”
AIDS wasn’t something we talked about in my country when I was growing up. From then on, I knew that this would be a family ______. My parents were not together anymore, and my dad lived alone. For a while, he could attend to himself. But when I was 12, his condition worsened. My father’s other children lived far away, so it ______ to me to look after him.
We couldn’t _____ all the necessary medication for him, and because Dad was unable to work, I had no money for school supplies and often couldn’t ______ buy food for dinner. I ______ sit in class feeling completely ______. The teacher’s words were ________ as I tried to figure out how I was going to manage.
I did not ______ my burden with anyone. I had seen how people ______ to AIDS. Kids laughed at classmates who had parents with the disease. And even adults could be _____. When my father was ______ to the hospital, the nurses would leave his food on the bedside table even though he was too fragile to feed himself.
I had known that he was going to die, but after so many years of keeping his ______ a secret, I was truly ______ when he reached his final days. ______ and down, I called a woman at the non-profit National AIDS Support. That day, she ______ me on the phone for hours. I was so lucky to find someone who cared. She saved my life. I was 15 when my father ______ on. He took his secret away with him, having never spoken about AIDS to anyone, even me. He didn’t want to call ______ to AIDS. I do.
A．trust B．joke C．food D．fun
A．disease B．project C．challenge D．secret
A．fell B．sent C．chose D．left
A．afford B．offer C．select D．prepare
A．only B．even C．yet D．still
A．might B．should C．could D．would
A．moved B．lost C．bored D．nervous
A．rolled B．eaten C．proved D．drowned
A．pack B．compare C．share D．affect
A．applied B．escaped C．reacted D．referred
A．cruel B．curious C．considerate D．confused
A．admitted B．concerned C．removed D．sentenced
A．dream B．promise C．instruction D．condition
A．calm B．religious C．unprepared D．devoted
A．Red B．Black C．Green D．Blue
A．kept B．talked C．reminded D．replied
A．died B．hid C．passed D．sighed
A．relief B．attention C．support D．Trouble
Our family finally managed to get together, but in a few days we separated again to the ends of the earth, and I would begin my new job in a new city. My family had never been in this way. When I thought about the future, my heart felt grayish.
When I in the morning, it was raining outside and the sky was as as my mood. My daughter the new skirt that her uncle bought and she flew around the departure hall in the and drew a small and beautiful picture in the dim crowd.
The airplane had a good of newspapers, magazines, television programmes, food and drinks. The meal even a serving of Haagen-Dazs ice cream. This small present brightened me up . The gentle smile of the stewardess (空姐) was as beautiful as the after the rain.
When I the airplane, the language that entered my was completely different from what I was three hours ago. Although the street lights were as as Allentown's, the different clothes and expressions of the people me that I was in a new world. I stood in the busy streets like Alice the world in a fairy tale. My heart was with puzzlement about the indefinite future and longing for the new life. When I being able to do what I liked once more, that I would make new and that I could enjoy the fun of exploration, I could not to think about starting my new life.
A．separated B．gathered C．divided D．surprised
A．bright B．exciting C．uncertain D．unusual
A．stood up B．got up C．stayed up D．woke up
A．clear B．high C．dark D．gray
A．dressed B．wore C．liked D．had
A．station B．airport C．port D．house
A．offer B．number C．supply D．amount
A．included B．contained C．followed D．matched
A．successfully B．especially C．eventually D．fortunately
A．rainbow B．ground C．sky D．flower
A．got on B．got off C．left away D．took off
A．mouth B．eyes C．mind D．ears
A．finding B．learning C．hearing D．listening
A．long B．well C．brilliant D．many
A．told B．reminded C．suggested D．explained
A．visiting B．traveling C．wandering D．exploring
A．full B．filled C．satisfied D．pleased
A．set about B．set out C．thought over D．thought about
A．friends B．enemies C．mistakes D．progress
A．wait B．help C．decide D．afford
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1－20各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。
Harriet Tubman was born a slave.She didn't get a ____ to go to school.____ a child，Harriet had to work very hard in ____ all day.That way，her owner could _ __ a lot of money when he sold his crops.Harriet ____ think that she was being treated fairly.
____ Harriet grew up，she ran away from the plantation(庄园) to the northern United States.There，and in Canada，____ could be free.
Harriet liked to be free.She felt ____for all of the black people who were ____ slaves.
Harriet returned to ____ to help other slaves to run away.She made ____ that they got to the North and became free.
Harriet was in great ____ because of a ____ law.The law said it was not permitted to ____ slaves run away.She also ____ that the slave owners said they would ____ $4,000 to anyone who could catch Harriet Tubman.
There were many stories about Harriet helping slaves run away.In all，she made nineteen ____ back to the South and guided about 300 slaves to ____.When the Civil War broke out，the northern states ____ with the southern states.Harriet ____ the northern states because the northerners believed that slaves should be free.She worked as a nurse and spied behind enemy lines until the northern states won the war.
A．day B．chance C．permission D．moment
A．As B．Being C．Since D．Like
A．the farm B．a school C．the fields D．a factory
A．make B．pay C．got D．spend
A．certainly B．didn't C．did D．no longer
A．Since B．After C．Then D．With
A．the white B．white C．black D．black people
A．happy B．sure C．wrong D．sorry
A．still B．yet C．only D．not
A．Canada B．the South C．the North D．the U．S.
A．perfect B．way C．possible D．sure
A．anger B．anxiety C．hurry D．danger
A．explained B．gained C．passed D．broken
A．help B．set free C．stop D．catch
A．found B．noticed C．found out D．made sure
A．pay B．make C．spend D．get
A．letters B．incidents C．trips D．trials
A．freedom B．safety C．North D．southern states
A．united B．fought C．made peace D．gave in
A．looked for B．stood for C．looked on D．went to