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
Everyone needs friends. There is an old saying: Friends are God's way of taking care of us. But do you find real friendship and keep it?"
The Care and Keeping of Friends American author Sally Seamans tells young students some smart ways to find friends.
Sally says finding friendship is just like a tree. You plant the seed and take care of it to make it grow.
First, you should a friend. What a good friend? It is not a person has money or good looks. A good friend should be and patient. For example, if you have a bad day, a good friend should your complaints (抱怨) and do their to help. To make a friend, you cannot be too shy. You should make each other happy and your lives.
But things cannot always be . Even the best friends have fights. What should you do when you have a with your friend? You have to talk to them. When there is no one around, have an honest talk.
If he or she doesn't want to , you could write a letter.
Sally says there are three steps to being again: Tell him or her how you are ___ ; say what your friend has done wrong, and why you did this or that. The book also has on some small but things like celebrating your friends' success. you haven't had a real friend before, you will start to think of having one if you this book. because the book tells that friendship is the most important thing in your life.
A．How B．Why C．where D．when
A．for B．in C．with D．by
A．Watering B．planting C．cutting D．burning
A．Hunt B．Communicate C．choose D．exchange
A．gets B．Makes C．Takes D．changes
A．unless B．what C．while D．because
A．handsome B．kind C．smart D．rich
A．listen to B．get away from C．care about D．watch out
A．Work B．task C．best D．service
A．share B．Live C．discover D．cheer
A．sad B．sorry C．worried D．happy
A．tour B．fight C．talk D．agreement
A．say B．tell C．speaks D．talk
A．friends B．Students C．teachers D．e-friends
A．think B．feeling C．doing D．consider
A．Correct B．understand C．explain D．describe
A．advice B．experience C．expression D．exercise
A．Basic B．Particular C．important D．simple
A．Even though B．As if C．In case D．Only if
A．buy B．read C．Hear D．know
They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world. Someone to love, something to do and something to hope for.
When I was three years old, I slept on a very bed in a large room with twenty-five other boys and girls In orphanage (孤儿院) in Hungary, Kristin, my , and I had been taken from our birth mother to the orphanage when we were only babies because she couldn't take care of us. We had lived in the orphanage for about six months by the time Christmas came. None of us got any presents . We got two meals a day but the bread was hard and the food was . I had one good friend at the orphanage named Attila, and we talk a lot about what it would be like to have somebody come and take us away from there. Our dream was to have a family and do things that most other children did.
Two or three times, people came to the orphanage and talked to my sister Kristin and me, but they came back to see us again.
One day, a pretty lady with long hair and a big man with glasses came to see Kristin and me. We understand what they were saying, but the Hungarian girl, was with them, told us that they had come from a faraway place called America，and that they wanted to adopt us and us back with them to America. We were so excited and . When I told Attila what was going to happen, he was very and didn't want us to leave him there. I told him he should ask the big man if he would take him he could come to America and be my brother. The time the man and the lady came, he jumped up into the man's lap and asked him if he could come with us. But, since the man didn't speak he didn't know what Attila wanted and just at him.
Kristin and I on a great big jet to America. Things very different but wonderful here. Everyone here is very nice and the food tastes great, and I have my own room with a big bed and lots of clothes. America is a great place and I am very happy here.
After a year, we went with a group of children to a special ceremony where we were made of the United States!
A．big B．comfortable C．small D．pleasant
A．an B．a C．the D．one
A．friend B．sister C．cousin D．neighbor
A．at all B．above all C．of all D．in all
A．delicious B．terrible C．salty D．expensive
A．had to B．ought to C．happened to D．used to
A．true B．real C．own D．big
A．often B．never C．regularly D．occasionally
A．did B．could C．couldn’t D．can
A．who B．whose C．that D．which
A．take B．bring C．carry D．fetch
A．sorry B．sad C．happy D．unlucky
A．angry B．sad C．happy D．unlucky
A．in case B．so that C．as soon as D．as if
A．following B．next C．last D．every
A．English B．French C．Russian D．Hungarian
A．smiled B．laughed C．cried D．fired
A．flew B．drove C．rode D．sat
A．sound B．look C．feel D．taste
A．citizens B．children C．boys D．people
Mr. Gray travelled a lot on business: He sold machines of different kinds to farmers.
He had a big car, and usually driving it long distances, but he was quite satisfied to go by sometimes too, especially when the was bad. He was a little afraid of driving in rain or snow, and it was tiring to sit comfortably in a train and looked out of the window without being worried about how was going to get to the next place.
One of Mr. Gray’s problems was often to stay when he reached some small place in the country. He did not great comfort and wonderful food, but he found it annoying (使恼火) when he was given a cold room, and there was no hot water or food after a long and day.
Late winter evening, Mr. Gray arrived at a small railway station. The by train that day had not been at all interesting, and Mr. Gray was cold and tired and . He was looking forward to a simple satisfying meal by a brightly burning fire，and then a hot bath and comfortable bed. he was walking to the taxi rank, he said to a local man who was also there. “As this is my first visit to this of the country and I was in too much of a hurry to about hotels before l left home, I would very much like to know you have here.”
The local man answered, “We have .”
“And which would you me to go to ?”Mr. Gray asked him.
The local man thought for a while and then answered, “Well, it’s like this: Whichever one you go to, you’ll be you didn’t go to the other.”
A．considered B．practised C．imagined D．enjoyed
A．train B．car C．himself D．plane
A．business B．condition C．road D．weather
A．least B．most C．less D．more
A．if B．one C．that D．she
A．where B．how C．what D．when
A．know B．need C．expect D．like
A．comfortable B．tiring C．nice D．special
A．that B．one C．the D．a
A．journey B．experience C．travel D．distance
A．unhappy B．sleepy C．angry D．hungry
A．but B．and C．or D．however
A．Until B．After C．Before D．While
A．walking B．looking on C．waiting D．visiting
A．town B．station C．land D．part
A．talk B．think C．move D．find out
A．what B．which one C．how many D．how
A．three B．one C．none D．two
A．want B．allow C．advise D．expect
A．sorry B．satisfied C．amused D．comfortable
The cultures of the East and the West really distinguish each other a lot. This is because the culture systems are two systems on the whole.
The of the eastern cultures is mainly from two countries: China and India. Both of the two cultures are gestated孕育 by . In China, the mother river is the Yellow River while the Indian one is the Hindu River. These two cultures were developed for several thousand years and formed their own . Then in Dang Dynasty of China, the Chinese culture went overseas to Japan, into the Japanese society and shaped the Japanese culture nowadays. Though a bit different from the Chinese one, it belongs to the same .
When the two mother rivers gave birth to the eastern culture, another famous culture was on the Mesopotamian Plain美索不达米亚平原 ---- the Mesopotamian Civilization. This civilization later on developed into the cultures of the Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. And these two are well-known as the of the European culture. Like the Chinese culture, the European one also waters. When the colonists of England in America, their culture went with them over the Atlantic Ocean. So the American culture doesn't from the European one a lot.
At the same time, the difference of the language systems _ the cultural differences. In the East, most languages belong to the pictographic language while the Western languages are mostly based on the Latin system, for example, the one I’m using to write this paper.
Other factors like human race difference counts as well. But what’s more, as a result of the far distance and the steep险峻的areas between the East and West, the two cultures seldom until recent centuries. So they grew up totally in their own ways with almost no with the other.
A．connected B．separate C．ancient D．remote
A．preservation B．development C．resource D．origin
A．coasts B．lakes C．rivers D．mountains
A．styles B．habits C．ways D．means
A．hurriedly B．gradually C．unfortunately D．suddenly
A．made B．crashed C．mixed D．applied
A．culture B．nation C．influence D．system
A．brought up B．brought out C．brought about D．brought along
A．bottom B．key C．base D．basement
A．crossed B．drunk C．swam D．dived
A．touched down B．put down C．got down D．settled down
A．evolve B．judge C．distinguish D．rise
A．adds to B．results to C．turns to D．takes to
A．approached B．contacted C．involved D．communicated
A．impact B．difference C．connection D．familiarity
Exam anxiety is something that almost every person experiences during his or her student life. Little anxiety actually helps one and work hard for the exams. However, if students spend all their time in feeling , a lot of valuable study time would be lost.
In this competitive world, cause a lot of nervousness in students. For some, exam anxiety encourages them to work hard, while for others it may be the root cause for poor performance, leading to academic and lack of confidence. In fact, some students are anxious by nature and easily get nervous when they face a(n) situation. They will think even if they have prepared well. They fear that they may what they have studied, and when it is too much, their is likely to come true.
One of the most important methods of exam anxiety is to prepare well in advance. Studying regularly for a few hours every day helps increase the of students. If students are not able to handle anxiety or nervousness, they could talk to their teachers, parents, friends or instructors. should also avoid giving pressure to their kids to do well. Creating a peaceful and atmosphere at home can be greatly helpful.
To and sleep properly is also important. Students tend to avoid sleep and starve themselves due to anxiety, but it is to their academic performance and health. It’s better that students should plan their time well and take proper breaks between studies. They should always remember to set aside some time for their since some entertainment helps them relax and concentrate.
A．concentrate B．relax C．succeed D．experience
A．curious B．confident C．anxious D．calm
A．plans B．breaks C．jobs D．exams
A．failure B．achievement C．preparation D．performance
A．peaceful B．stressful C．natural D．avoidable
A．positively B．confidently C．intentionally D．negatively
A．remember B．forget C．confuse D．lose
A．fear B．dream C．expectation D．competition
A．increasing B．feeling C．avoiding D．creating
A．relaxation B．pressure C．nervousness D．confidence
A．Teachers B．Parents C．Friends D．Instructors
A．relaxing B．exciting C．depressing D．worrying
A．learn B．play C．rest D．eat
A．helpful B．harmful C．important D．nice
A．studies B．habits C．hobbies D．meals