完形填空(共12分,每小题1分)
阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择最佳选项。
Joe lost his arms in an accident that killed his father. Since then, he has had to depend on the 36 of his younger sister Ella. In order to take care of him, Ella became his shadow, never leaving him 37 for years. Except for writing with his toes, he was completely unable to do anything in his life.
As they grew up together, they had their share of 38 and they would often quarrel. Then one day, Ella wanted to separate from Joe, living 39 own life. So Joe was heart-broken and didn’t know what to do.
A 40 misfortune (不幸) struck Rosa, too. One night her mother, who suffered(受苦) from mental illness, 41 . So her father went out looking for her mother. She tried to cook meals for her parents, only to overturn the kerosene light on the stove, resulting in a fire which took her hands away.
Though her elder sister Susan showed her willingness to take care of her, Rosa decided to be 42 independent. And most of all she learned to do things on her own. Once she wrote the following in her composition: “I’m lucky. Though I lost my arms, I still have legs. Though my wings are broken, my heart can still 43 .”
One day,Joe and Rosa were both invited to a television interview program. Joe told the TV host about his 44 future at being left on his own, while Rosa was full of hope for her life. They both were asked to write something on a piece of paper with their toes. Joe wrote:My younger sister’s arms are my arms; 45 Rosa wrote: Broken wings, flying heart.
They had both stood the same sufferings, but their different 46 determined(决定) the nature of their lives. It is true that life is unpredictable. How you deal with misfortune is the true test of your character. If you choose only to complain and run away from the suffering,it will always 47 you wherever you go. But if you decide to be strong, the hardship will turn out to be a fortune on which new hopes will arise.
A.legs B.arms C.eyes D.hands
A.sad B.afraid C.worried D.alone
A.questions B.accidents C.problems D.business
A.his B.her C.my D.their
A.serious B.sudden C.terrible D.similar
A.returned B.disappeared C.moved D.left
A.completely B.directly C.seriously D.immediately
A.break B.beat C.fly D.jump
A.unfair B.uncertain C.unsafe D.undoubted
A.and B.so C.while D.or
A.opinions B.values C.senses D.attitudes
A.follow B.catch C.disturb D.hurt
Dear Li Hua,
I’m sorry to hear that you are not feeling well in ______. You say your English is _______ , so you are nervous and feel tired. You have ______ headaches . I think you should relax and not stay late at _______. You should talk more with your _______ in English. And you can also ______ your teachers for help.
Of course, life in America is ______ from that in China, so you should try ______ be used to the life there. Take more exercise and have a healthy diet, and then you can ______.
Please _______ yourself! I hope you will enjoy your life in America soon.A. Beijing B. Tokyo C. New York
A. goodB. poor C. better
A. manyB. few C. much
A. noon B. weekends C. night
A. classmates B. teachers C. brothers
A. speak B. ask C. try
A. the same B. different C. difference
A. for B. to C. with
A. keep healthy B. stay health C. is good health
A. take care B. look for C. look after
King William was in the habit of putting riddles and puzzles to his people. He often asked which were strange. His people had to use words in a way to answer these questions.
Once William asked a very strange question. He looked at his people. he looked, one by one the heads began to hang low in search of an answer. It was at that moment that George entered the palace. George the habit of the king. He understood the at once and asked, “May I know the question so that I can for an answer?”
William said, “How many crows(乌鸦) are there in the city?”
even a moment’s thought, George replied, “There are fifty thousand five hundred and eighty nine crows, My Lord.”
“How can you be so ?” asked William.
George said, “Make your men , My Lord. If you find more crows it means some have come to visit their relatives(亲戚) here. If you find crows it means some have gone to visit their relatives somewhere else.”
William was pleased very much by George’s wise answer.
A.questions B.help C.promises D.advice
A.common B.friendly C.clever D.silent
A.Though B.Because C.If D.As
A.knew B.developed C.hated D.doubted
A.order B.information C.danger D.situation
A.ask B.wait C.try D.reach
A.Before B.Without C.Through D.In
A.smart B.brave C.funny D.sure
A.catch B.discuss C.count D.visit
A.fewer B.larger C.faster D.older
阅读下列短文,从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Lucky, our beautiful dog, isn’t with us any more. But she brought such joy and love into our lives we still miss her. There are so many wonderful stories about the love in this dog, but my favorite is this one:
It was an autumn day in Minnesota. Unexpectedly, a big snowstorm which no one was prepared for our city.
We have two apple trees in our backyard. Lucky loved apples. When she went outside, she’d hold an apple in her and take it into the house to save for eating later. The apples had been on the ground and were often dirty so I wasn’t always that Lucky had brought them into the house.
On the day that it snowed too early in the season, Lucky went outside and I her from the window. I noticed that she was digging to bring the apples to the surface so they could be seen the snow. I wondered why she was doing this. She seemed to be completely busy with some kind of important task to find as many as possible during her yard time.
, she had one apple in her mouth when I called her back into the house. About five minutes later I looked outside. The yard was completely covered with birds. Lucky had all those apples for her bird and squirrel friends to eat. She knew that they wouldn’t have stored enough food to survive such an early winter!
A.why B.if C.when D.that
A.hit B.attacked C.beat D.caught
A.nose B.stomach C.mouth D.ear
A.happy B.angry C.worried D.excited
A.heard B.helped C.watched D.followed
A.gently B.madly C.easily D.sadly
A.under B.across C.beyond D.above
A.apples B.trees C.birds D.squirrels
A.As a result B.As usual C.In fact D.In a word
A.eaten up B.put up C.dug up D.cleaned up
One day, my English teacher asked me to help her save back-up(备份) copies of her work in the computer. I then realized I was able to know the grades of all of her students. I her how to copy files(文件)from one disk to another and she thanked me.
A few days later, she asked me to help her again, because she how to do it. When I showed it to her, some students in my class noticedand began to talk among themselves .Later that day, at lunch time, several of them came up to me.
"Hey, could you help us change our grades? We'll for it."
I could not believe what I heard. I could get paid for something very . "All right. I'll do it." The next day, my English teacher askedme to help him out again. When he was not paying attention, I changed their grades from Fs to As.
I soon became very popularamong my friends. They began to treat me like God who could do . Word spread quickly and I became very rich.
Everything was going fine I was called into the headmaster's office. When I got there, both of my teacher and the headmaster were very angry. "I don't want to what your teacher said, but I have to. She has too much evidence(证据)," the headmaster said. "Do you have anything to say for yourself?"
"No," I said finally. I didn't realize how my behavior had been. I had disappointed my teacher and the headmaster. And there was no way . I had to leave my school. That was a good lesson for me.
A.said B.urged C.knew D.showed
A.lost B.remembered C.reminded D.forgot
A.quietly B.luckily C.loudly D.angrily
A.pay B.praise C.follow D.explain
A.familiar B.easy C.interesting D.pleasant
A.something B.anything C.nothing D.some things
A.until B.since C.because D.after
A.believe B.reply C.hate D.influence
A.hard B.interesting C.serious D.important
A.up B.in C.back D.down
Mental health is about the way you think and feel and your ability to deal with ups and downs. Even though you are mentally healthy, it doesn’t that you don’t have a mental health problem.
Mental health is everyone’s business. We all have times when we feel down or . Most of the time those feelings pass, sometimes they develop into a more serious problem. It seems that our mental health doesn’t always stay the same. It can change as the environment changes and as you move different stages(阶段) of your life.
Here are four practical to look after your mental health. Making simple changes to how you live doesn’t cost much or take up lots of time. Anyone can them.
●Talk about your feelings. It can help you stay in good mental health. It isn’t a sign of , but part of your ability to do what you can to stay healthy.
●Eat well. What you eat and how you feel are connected. A proper diet can have a good effect on your mental health.
●Keep in touch. Friends and family members can offer advice which may help you keep active and solve practical problems.
●Take a break. It could be a weekend new places to enjoy the nature, or even a ten-minute break from doing your homework. A few minutes can be enough to relax you.
A.agree B.mean C.doubt D.notice
A.excited B.satisfied C.surprised D.stressed
A.but B.and C.so D.as
A.away B.inside C.through D.against
A.answers B.replies C.ways D.chances
A.follow B.find C.advise D.count
A.weakness B.laziness C.happiness D.richness
A.easily B.closely C.equally D.hardly
A.difficult B.terrible C.strange D.various
A.protecting B.exploring C.providing D.imagining