完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5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。
When I met Mr Jim Lemon I was a seventeen-year-old freshman at Houston's Jackson Junior High.The chances of my finishing high school were 36 . I was a troubled teenage.
Mr Lemon taught American history and was quite 37 from the other teachers I had known. Not only was he 38 , but also he was a great teacher. He pushed and never tolerated the mediocrity(平庸) that had become my standard.
On the occasion of our first semester report cards, Mr Lemon 39 me aside and asked how it was possible that I was a B student in his class and a C student in the 40 of my classes. I passionately told him about my 41 parents, the local gangs, the drugs, the fights, the police---all of the evils I had been 42 to. It was then that Mr Lemon 43 explained that the only person 44 for my situation was me. And the only person with the 45 to change my situation was me. He 46 me that I was failing not because I was a failure. He inspired me to become a better student and he 47 my life.
Ten years later I was preparing to graduate from a university when I spoke to him again . 48 I did get him on the phone, I told him that I had been saving money so that I could invite him to come to Hawaii at my 49 to be a part of my graduation.
I'll never forget his 50 . He said,"Who is this again?" I was just one of hundreds of the students whose life he changed 51 he had no idea of his influence.
Mr Lemon never came to my graduation, but his 52 taught me another valuable lesson. His final lesson for me was that we will never know or understand the 53 we have on other people's lives. He taught me that we all have the 54 to effect people's lives for the 55 ... Or for the worse.
A．near B．ready C．great D．slim
A．kind B．excellent C．different D．same
A．strict B．tough C．sympathetic D．warm-hearted
A．scolded B．called C．pushed D．dragged
A．rest B．most C．others D．all
A．qualified B．learned C．well-educated D．divorced
A．subjected B．addicted C．referred D．forced
A．nervously B．patiently C．strictly D．confidently
A．blamed B．capable C．struggling D．responsible
A．sense B．potential C．direction D．mood
A．persuaded B．pointed C．convinced D．confirmed
A．changed B．turned C．supported D．arranged
A．While B．Before C．When D．After
A．cost B．expense C．treat D．invitation
A．attitude B．unwillingness C．teaching D．response
A．and B．however C．or D．so
A．absence B．refusal C．confusion D．decision
A．importance B．ability C．impression D．influence
A．duty B．opportunity C．responsibility D．courage
A．easier B．better C．happier D．simpler
It is three in the morning on a Tuesday, and I’m walking toward table eighteen, the one I call home. I pass the waiters, give a brief nod to the and take my seat. I the “usual,” water and peanut butter pie. Yes, I’m at an all-night diner.
I start to take out my books, full well that I will be on the same page of Socrates that I’ve been on for the better part of the semester. Of course, it’s —for my group that is. I wait for the empty chairs around me to be .
Just as the Muzak songs start to repeat themselves, Shana and Jenny walk in. I am with the usual big hugs and smiles. , the diner stops being a twenty-for-hour restaurant with bad service and becomes my place—my home the prisonlike dorm room. For the next couple of hours, we will joke about people we know, talk about books, reflect on the meaning of life, quote movies and new private jokes. Table number eighteen is our home.
During my senior year of college, I started going to the diner for a temporary escape from a dorm room that felt like it was closing in on me. Not to the phones, the stereo and the computer. How could anyone seriously to have good study habits? Some friends of mine told me about the place; they went there to study, and they really liked it.
So I tried it. It felt remarkably freeing. I start going there every night (except weekends, of course), and, believe me it was not because the pies were great either. Maybe it would force me to open my books and my would improve. Right? Well….
But that’s not the . I mean, anyone who has gone to college knows that it’s not only about forcing yourself to wake up at 7:45 A.M. (after you had gone to sleep two hours earlier) to listen to a professor spoon-feeding you information the significance of the Battle of Hastings. It is about finding a little haven where you can create what will be the most important thing in your life—yourself. At a school of thirty-five thousand people, I found a small place that was as to me as my Social Security number.
Through laughter, tears, learning, growing and the free ice cream, we found a sanctuary. A place where we could be ourselves.
A．friends B．strangers C．regulars D．waiters
A．make B．take C．bring D．order
A．remembering B．knowing C．deciding D．learning
A．stuck B．focused . C．fixed D．turned
A．certain B．early C．late D．clear
A．washed B．cleaned C．filled D．covered
A．armed B．satisfied C．occupied D．greeted
A．Finally B．Suddenly C．Actually D．Particularly
A．away from B．similar to C．apart from D．close to
A．create B．play C．write D．hear
A．inner B．outer C．warmer D．smaller
A．answer B．talk C．mention D．mend
A．choose B．determine C．pretend D．expect
A．pretty B．that C．too D．rather
A．health B．friendship C．conditions D．grades
A．place B．benefit C．point D．view
A．relate B．requiring C．reflecting D．regarding
A．also B．still C． more D．even
A．available B．beneficial C．familiar D．encouraging
A．special B．occasional C．unusual D．natural
When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings. Week by week her list : I was very thin; I wasn’t a student; I talked too much; I was too , always feeling superior to(胜过) others, and so on. I tried to hear all as long as I could. , I became very angry. I ran to my father with in my eyes.
He listened to me , and then he asked,“Are the things she says true or not? Janet, don’t you ever wonder you’re really like? Well, you now have that girl’s . Go and a list of everything she said and mark the points that are . Pay no attention to the other things she said.”
I didhe told me. To my great , I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t (like being very thin),but a good number I could--- and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I went to a fairly picture of myself.
I brought the list back to Daddy. He to take it.“That’s just for you,” he said，“You know than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to , not just close your ears in anger, feeling when something said about you is true, you will find it of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your affairs. Don’t shut your . Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”
Daddy’s advice has always to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.
A．collected B．added C．grew D．continued
A．good B．bad C．short D．greedy
A．silly B．friendly C．dull D．proud
A．In other words B．Above all C．As a result D．At last
A．tears B．happiness C．promises D．wishes
A．coldly B．quietly C．eagerly D．happily
A．who B．how C．what D．that
A．excuse B．opinion C．talk D．advice
A．take B．make C．create D．receive
A．wrong B．correct C．big D．true
A．as B．so C．before D．till
A．joy B．pleasure C．surprise D．anger
A．say B．like C．do D．change
A．wonderful B．clear C．interesting D．beautiful
A．promised B．refused C．expected D．agreed
A．wider B．higher C．better D．worse
A．listen B．stand C．speak D．share
A．hurt B．sad C．shy D．excited
A．words B．mouths C．eyes D．ears
A．returned B．gone C．appeared D．happened
Now that I am no longer young, I have friends whose mothers have passed away. I have heard these sons and daughters say they never fully appreciated their mothers ______ it was too late to tell them. I am blessed (赐福) with the dear mother who is still alive. I ______ her more each day. My mother does not change, but I ______ . As I grow older and wiser, I realize ______ an extraordinary person she is. How ______ that I am unable to speak these words in her ______ , but they flow easily from my pen.
How does a daughter begin to thank her mother for life itself? For the love, patience and just ______ hard work that go into ______ a child? For running after a toddler (学走步的小孩), for understanding a ______ teenager, for tolerating (忍受;容忍) a college student who knows ______ ? For waiting for the day when a daughter ______ how wise her mother really is?
How does a ______ woman thank a mother for ______ to be a mother? For being ready ______ advice (when asked) or remaining _______ when it is most appreciated? For not saying, “I told you so,” when she could have uttered these words ______ ? For being ______ herself-loving, thoughtful, patient, and forgiving?
I don’t know how, dear God, except to ask you to bless her as richly as she ______ and to help me live up to the example she has ______ . I pray that I will look as good in the eyes of my children as my mother ______ in mine.
A．as B．that C．until D．when
A．approve B．appreciate C．need D．resemble
A．do B．have C．did D．will
A．how B．that C．who D．what
A．absence B．presence C．appearance D．existence
A．common B．plain C．normal D．usual
A．raising B．rising C．developing D．training
A．childish B．energetic C．fearless D．moody
A．anything B．something C．everything D．nothing
A．detects B．discovers C．recognizes D．realizes
A．pretty B．foolish C．green D．grown
A．failing B．intending C．continuing D．keeping
A．by B．with C．for D．on
A．silent B．quiet C．cool D．noiseless
A．dozen times B．a dozen of times C．dozens of times D．dozen of time
A．valuably B．essentially C．naturally D．virtually
A．devotes B．deserts C．deserves D．desires
A．set B．settled C．placed D．fixed
A．sees B．finds C．is D．looks
Once there was a very brilliant, creative and educated man. He gained much ____ while traveling throughout the world. Unfortunately he lost his legs and left arm in a tragic accident, leaving only a finger and thumb on his right hand. He became so ____ that he was afraid he would spend his life ____ and would no longer be able to use his life in a(n) ____ way.
One day, he remembered how he had always loved getting ____. He realized that he still had partial ____ of his right hand and could write with ____. Then, he had an idea. “Why not write to other people who need encouragement?”
He ____ where he could find those who could be encouraged if they read his letters. He thought of people in ____. Many of them had hope of regaining their ____. Others would keep feeling depressed and remain put away for the rest of their lives. He decided that he must try to ____ them. So he wrote to a prison ministry about sending letters to the prisoners. The prison minister replied that writing to the prisoners would be ____. However, it would be against prison rules for the prisoners to write back.
____ with the intention, the man began sending ____ messages of God’s love, hope, strength, and encouragement. He wrote twice a week, ____ his strength and ability to the limit. He poured his heart and soul into his words, ____ his experience, sense of humor, optimism, and faith.
It was difficult to write those letters, especially without hope of any____. Frequently, he felt discouraged, wondering if anyone ____ read his letters. However, this was his ____ chance，so he determined to continue.
At last, he received a letter from the prison officer, which said, “Please write on the best paper you can afford. Your letters are passed from cell (牢房) to cell until they almost fall to ____!”
We all have unique experiences, abilities and talents. We can discover ways to reach others in need of encouragement and strength.
A．wealth B．faith C．experience D．confidence
A．depressed B．embarrassed C．ashamed D．thrilled
A．writing B．suffering C．weeping D．wandering
A．abnormal B．regular C．comfortable D．meanin5gful
A．presents B．e-mails C．letters D．prizes
A．sense B．strength C．shape D．function
A．affection B．caution C．difficulty D．confidence
A．evaluated B．doubted C．assumed D．wondered
A．hospitals B．churches C．prisons D．charities
A．families B．letters C．freedom D．conscience
A．release B．reach C．defend D．know
A．acceptable B．reasonable C．prohibited D．considered
A．Faced B．Filled C．Satisfied D．Annoyed
A．holy B．daily C．one-way D．round-way
A．holding B．making C．doing D．testing
A．sharing B．learning C．gaining D．enriching
A．success B．reply C．help D．progress
A．curiously B．patiently C．carefully D．actually
A．only B．better C．extra D．lost
A．ruin B．pieces C．the ground D．the bottom
All my students in my class knew I was getting married in June and moving out of the state. I was sorry to see the month of June ________; all my students wanted to learn more, They were obviously agitated (不安的) whenever I mentioned it. I was glad they had become ________ of me, but what was wrong? Were they angry about me ________ the school?
On my ________ day of class, the headmaster greeted me as I entered the building. "Will you come with me, please?" he said ________. "There’s a problem ________ your classroom." He looked straight ahead as he ________ me down the hall. "I'm going to leave the school tomorrow, but what now?” I wondered.
It was ________! There were bouquets (束) of flowers in each corner, on the students' desks, and on my desk. "How could they have done this?" I________. Most of them were so poor that they ________ the school assistance program for some ________ and enough meals.
I started to cry, and all my students ________ me.
Later I learned how they had succeeded doing it. Mark, who worked in the ________ shop on weekends, had seen ________ from several of my other classes. He mentioned them to his classmates. Too proud to ever again wear an insulting（侮辱的) label like " _________ ", Mark ________ his boss for all the "tired" flowers in the shop. Then he called funeral parlors(殡仪馆) and ________ that his class needed flowers for a teacher who was leaving. They ________ to give him bouquets saved ________ each funeral.
That was not the only present they gave me, ________. Two years later, all fourteen students graduated, and six earned college scholarships.
A．pass B．approach C．exist D．disappear
A．fond B．curious C．friendly D．angry
A．remaining B．changing C．leaving D．reforming
A．first B．regular C．final D．endless
A．seriously B．surely C．angrily D．sadly
A．in B．with C．to D．for
A．followed B．showed C．directed D．led
A．amusing B．amazing C．disappointing D．interesting
A．wondered B．understood C．indicated D．sought
A．used up B．suffered from C．dealt with D．depended on
A．houses B．clothes C．goods D．diets
A．joined B．watched C．noticed D．admired
A．book B．flower C．dress D．food
A．programs B．bills C．orders D．presents
A．rich B．mean C．modern D．poor
A．charged B．asked C．offered D．paid
A．explained B．announced C．mentioned D．promised
A．agreed B．refused C．demanded D．required
A．after B．before C．until D．since
A．yet B．still C．though D．too