完形填空（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。
Everywhere, you will find "the white-haired boy", sometimes called "the fair-haired" boy．He gets special 36 , as if he were above everybody else．You will find him in school, in college, at home, or 37 you work．
In school, he is teacher's 38 , her favorite who can do nothing 39 ．Sometimes she lets him do little jobs for her．He comes to class in the morning, all shiny and clean．" He is always raising his hand, 40 with answers to the teacher' s questions．And he knows all the answers．
He gets into your hair, especially if you are at the 41 of the class and die teacher thinks you are slow at learning things．How you 42 the guy!
At college, he walks across the school ground as if he 43 it．Sometimes he wears a, colorful football or basketball shirt or sweater, with a bright red, or green or yellow college letter 44 worn on the front of it．What 45 shoulders, what muscles he has! He 46 the girls happy by just smiling at them．He has the mark of _47_ on him．
At home, "the fair-haired boy" is 48 choice．Sometimes, he is the oldest son— 49 , the youngest．If you are in between, you are out of 50 ．
Then, you discover that there are others who 51 your feelings, ready to tell you their private 52 ．One of them asks, "What does he have that I haven't got?" You ask yourself the same question．
53 , there comes a day when you decide to stop hating him. Is it 54 because he has been made boss and you 55 yourself working for him?
A．treatment B．belief C．courage D．encouragement
A．somewhere B．anywhere C．where D．everywhere
A．pet B．friend C．workmate D．child
A．correct B．wrong C．special D．difficult
A．curious B．willing C．interested D．ready
A．front B．top C．bottom D．point
A．hated B．envy C．admire D．like
A．brought B．won C．owned D．gained
A．freely B．quickly C．delightedly D．proudly
A．great B．broad C．manned D．bright
A．makes B．les C．takes D．keep
A．success B．challenge C．faith D．innocence
A．Father’s B．Mother’s C．Sister’s D．Grandma’s
A．seldom B．never C．usually D．at times
A．pity B．luck C．shame D．sight
A．understand B．realize C．share D．reach
A．opinions B．suggestions C．expressions D．thoughts
A．Gradually B．Finally C．Surprisingly D．Actually
A．certain B．true C．perhaps D．possible
A．see B．know C．notice D．find
I looked up at the signs, trying to make sure which train I needed to take to Narita Airport. So I could catch the flight that would take me home to Canada. I was feeling the of my huge pack, which contained gifts for my family. The Japanese language was to me. You could imagine how hopeless I felt when I failed to see any symbol that familiar.
Just then, a woman stopped and asked in which way I wanted to go. She helped me the platform number, the price and the time of departure.
I thanked her. Having ten minutes left, she I join her for a quick tea. She told me she was born in Japan, spending a year backpacking in New York had let her experience the life of a woman alone. We excitedly traded stories but soon our chat was over. Her train was leaving. Before leaving, she hurriedly both our drinks. “Save your money,” she said.
I stood up and pulled the load once more onto my back. , she reappeared with a square box in white and red paper. She pushed the box into my . It was warm.
“For the train. Goodbye.” I had these specially prepared boxed meals for sale in the stations. They looked delicious but they were my budget.
As I waited on the platform, my pack didn’t feel heavy as before. Though I had been given one more to carry, I felt light-hearted with the taste of warm food, the of my homecoming and the generosity（慷慨）of a Japanese woman I ran into on the way. And I never even her name when she introduced herself.
A．pressure B．weight C．content D．value
A．attractive B．simple C．funny D．mysterious
A．sounded B．looked C．turned D．remained
A．English B．Japanese C．French D．Chinese
A．call for B．account for C．find out D．work out
A．demanded B．insisted C．wanted D．hoped
A．so B．and C．but D．or
A．working B．living C．traveling D．struggling
A．serious B．short C．constant D．private
A．drank up B．emptied out C．paid for D．filled with
A．At the same time B．By that time C．All of a sudden D．In time
A．hidden B．wrapped C．covered D．decorated
A．pack B．cups C．hands D．bottles
A．tasted B．seen C．touched D．smelt
A．about B．within C．upon D．beyond
A．any B．too C．as D．much
A．food B．pack C．burden D．gift
A．plan B．promise C．dream D．decision
A．unexpectedly B．unluckily C．hurriedly D．finally
A．caught B．forgot C．called D．asked
Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were year exams. All the had been working hard for some time, reviewing their lessons for the exams. If they didn’t , they would have to retake them in September. There were usually a few who , but Jane didn’t want to be one of them. She had worked hard all year, just before the exams she was working so hard that her sister Barbara was about her. She went to bed too . The night before the first exam, Barbara that she have an early night and take a pill. She promised to wake up in the morning.
As she was falling asleep, Jane was afraid that she might oversleep. Her kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, with the help of , she went to sleep. In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the examination , but she couldn’t answer any of the questions. around her was writing pages and gages. she thought hard, she couldn’t find anything to write . She kept looking at her . Time was running out. There was only an hour to go. She started one question, wrote two sentences, and tried another one. With only half an hour left she wrote another two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started . Her whole body shook. It shook so much that she up. She was still in bed and it had all been a dream. A minute later, Barbara called her name.
A．teachers B．students C．classmates D．schools
A．prepare B．miss C．join D．pass
A．succeeded B．failed C．ended D．called
A．but B．so C．and D．because
A．excited B．frightened C．worried D．pleased
A．early B．late C．heavily D．eagerly
A．insisted B．hoped C．ordered D．wished
A．sleeping B．resting C．exciting D．breathing
A．him B．her C．them D．herself
A．hand B．eye C．mind D．body
A．her sister B．her parents C．the lessons D．the medicine
A．result B．marks C．desk D．paper
A．The teacher B．The students C．No one D．Everyone
A．If B．Though C．So D．How
A．with B．about C．on D．to
A．watch B．textbook C．sister D．subject
A．gave up B．put off C．look around D．think over
A．examining B．leaving C．copying D．crying
A．raised B．woke C．stood D．cheered
A．nice B．wonderful C．terrible D．special
I don’t know how many good teachers there are in the world. However, I do it is quite important for a student who is to meet a good teacher.
I have a math teacher who to see struggling math students. He always the slow students he gets a chance. For example, the teacher often a student because of her failure in math. It’s not that this student is stupid but rather she has no math. The math teacher always gives the girl the cold shoulder and says this girl is the stupidest one he has seen. Once the girl got the lowest score in exam of math, the teacher made fun of her and then let other students in class who had the worst score. When that girl student had questions to ask him, he to give her answer.
Finally, the girl says to me that the paradise(天堂) is too far from her and she feels that there is no way to reach it. She also feels that she’s like a tiny paper boat which is into the water and will flow out to sea until it can’t be seen. What a lonely vision that is!
All students have different abilities because each of them is unique (独特的) and on the way to growing up. No one is able to expect their . Teachers should learn how to the slower students properly, how to encourage them more often and not to their feelings. Please leave a little bit of love for these students.
“It is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the doing. It is not how much we give, but how much love we put in the ,” said Mother Teresa. , love can bring in power.
A．feel B．remember C．suggest D．hope
A．out of the trouble B．out of trouble C．in the trouble D．in trouble
A．likes B．prefers C．hates D．wants
A．worries about B．laughs at C．comes across D．stares at
A．before B．until C．unless D．when
A．looks down upon B．watches out for C．disagrees with D．argues with
A．idea about B．plan for C．interest in D．emotion of
A．forever B．always C．never D．ever
A．the B．an C．a D．/
A．introduce B．say C．decide D．guess
A．stopped B．forgot C．refused D．whispered
A．all B．some C．any D．no
A．dropped B．found C．placed D．lost
A．suddenly B．hurriedly C．happily D．slowly
A．difference B．happiness C．future D．trouble
A．predict B．treat C．touch D．remind
A．destroy B．break C．hurt D．damage
A．stupid B．disabled C．miserable D．special
A．giving B．doing C．loving D．putting
A．In all B．At all C．After all D．All above
While waiting to pick up a friend at the airport in Portland, Oregon, I noticed a man coming toward me carrying two light bags. He stopped right next to me to his family.
First he moved to his younger son as he laid down his bags. They gave each other a long, loving hug. they separated, I heard the father say, “It’s so good to see you, son. I missed you so much!” His son smiled somewhat shyly and replied softly, “Me, too, Dad!” Then the man stood up, gazed in the of his older son and said, “You’re already quite the young man. I love you very much, Zach!” They too hugged a most loving, tender hug. After several , he turned to his wife and declared, “I’ve saved the best for last!” and to give his wife the longest, most passionate kiss I ever remember .
For an instant they me of a newly-married couple, but I knew by the age of their kids that they couldn’t possibly be. I puzzled about it for a moment and gathered my to nervously ask, “Wow! How long have you been married?” “Almost twelve years.” he replied, breaking his gaze from his lovely wife’s face. “Well then, how long have you been away?” I asked. The man turned and looked at me, “Two whole days.”
Two days? I was . By the intensity of the greeting, I had he’d been gone for at least several weeks — if not months. I know my expression me. Hoping to stop our conversation politely and continue with my for my friend, I said almost immediately, “I hope my is still that passionate after twelve years!”
The man suddenly smiling. He looked at me straight in the eye, and with power that burned right into my soul. He told me something that left me a person. He told me, “Don’t , friend …decide!” Then with a wonderful smile, he and his family turned and left together.
I was still watching that special family walk just out of sight when my friend
to me and asked, “What are you looking at?” Without , and with a curious sense of certainty, I replied, “ My future!”
A．appreciate B．watch C．comfort D．greet
A．As B．After C．Because D．Since
A．mind B．eyes C．heart D．head
A．months B．hours C．moments D．weeks
A．proceeded B．inspired C．pretended D．promised
A．dreaming B．studying C．seeing D．sensing
A．thought B．exposed C．warned D．reminded
A．confidence B．courage C．imagination D．patience
A．on B．after C．without D．by
A．directly B．finally C．cautiously D．deliberately
A．discouraged B．frightened C．delighted D．shocked
A．assumed B．planned C．realized D．decided
A．discovered B．overlooked C．betrayed D．withdrew
A．research B．search C．control D．touch
A．marriage B．relatives C．family D．friends
A．continued B．kept C．tried D．stopped
A．different B．reliable C．wonderful D．perfect
A．remark B．imagine C．hope D．quit
A．called on B．dropped in C．came up D．waved at
A．hesitation B．decision C．difficulty D．intention
I fell in love with Yosemite National Park the first time I saw it, when I was 13. My parents took us there for camping. On the way out, I asked them to wait while I ran up to E1 Capitan, a _____ rock of 3,300 feet straight up. I touched that giant rock and knew ______ I wanted to climb it. That has been my life’s passion (钟爱) ever since--- ______ the rocks and mountains of Yosemite. I’ve long made Yosemite my _____.
About 15 years ago I started seeing a lot of ______, like toilet paper, beer cans, and empty boxes, around the area. It’s _____ me why visitors started respecting the place _____ and treated such a beautiful home-like place this way.
I tried ______ trash(垃圾)myself, but the job was too big. I would ____an hour or two on the job, only to find the area trashed all over again weeks later. Finally, I got so ___ it that I decided something had to change.
As a rock-climbing guide, I knew ______about organizing any big event. But in 2004, together with some climbers, I set a date for a ___. On that day, more than 300 people ____. Over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of trash. It was amazing how much we were able to ____. I couldn’t believe the ___ we made ---the park looked clean!
Each year volunteers come for the cleanup from everywhere. In 2007 alone, 2,945 people picked up 42,330 pounds of trash and ___ 132 miles of roadway.
I often hear people ___ about their surroundings. If you are one of them, I would say the only way to change things is by _____ rather than complaining. We need to teach by ____. You can’t blame others ____ you start with yourself.
A．huge B．distant C．narrow D．loose
A．immediately B．finally C．gradually D．recently
A．imagining B．painting C．describing D．climbing
A．garden B．home C．lab D．palace
A．material B．resources C．goods D．waste
A．beyond B．against C．over D．within
A．more B．most C．less D．least
A．throwing away B．picking up C．breaking down D．digging out
A．kill B．save C．wait D．spend
A．satisfied with B．delighted in C．tired of D．used to
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．cleanup B．party C．picnic D．concert
A．dropped out B．showed up C．looked around D．called back
A．demand B．receive C．accomplish D．overcome
A．plan B．visit C．difference D．contact
A．crossed B．measure C．covered D．designed
A．talk B．complain C．argue D．quarrel
A．doing B．thinking C．questioning D．watching
A．method B．explanation C．example D．research
A．unless B．if C．when D．although