完形填空（共20小题；每小题1。5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was a teenager, my dad did everything he could do to advise me against becoming a brewer (造酒人). He’d 36 his life brewing beer for local breweries only to make a living, 37 had his father and grandfather before him. He didn’t want me 38 near a vat (酿酒用的桶) of beer. So I did as he asked. I got good 39 , went to Harvard and in 1971 was accepted into a graduate program there that 40 me to study law and business at the same time.
In my second year of graduate school, I began to realize that I’d 41 done anything but go to school. So, at 24 I decided to drop out. 42 , my parents didn’t think this was a great idea. But I felt strongly that you can’t 43 till you’re 65 to do what you want in life.
I packed my stuff into a bus and headed for Colorado to become an instructor at Outward Bound. Three years later, I was ready to go back to 44 . I finished Harvard and got a highly-paid job at the Boston Consulting Group Still, after working there five years, I 45 , “Is this what I want to be doing when I’m 50?” At that time, Americans spent good money on beer in 46 quality. Why not make good beer for 47 ? I thought.
I decided to give up my job to become 48 . When I told Dad, he was 49 , but in the end he 50 me. I called my beer Samuel Adams, 51 the brewer and patriot (爱国者) who helped to start the Boston Tea Party. 52 I sold the beer direct to beer drinkers to get the 53 out. Six weeks later, at the Great American Beer Festival, Sam Adams Boston Lager (淡啤酒) won the top prize for American beer. In the end I was destined (注定) to be a brewer. My 54 to the young is simple: Life is very 55 , so don’t rush to make decisions. Life doesn’t let you plan.
A．cost B．spent C．taken D．paid
A．like B．as if C．so D．nor
A．anywhere、 B．anyway C．anyhow D．somewhere
A．habits B．teachers C．grades D．work
A．promised B．convinced C．advised D．allowed
A．never B．ever C．always D．hardly
A．Fortunately B．Obviously C．Possibly D．Surprisingly
A．assure B．decline C．deny D．wait
A．school B．Colorado C．my home D．my decision
A．thrilled B．stressed C．wondered D．sneezed
A．cheap B．expensive C．low D．high
A．Englishmen B．Europeans C．the world D．Americans
A．a lawyer B．a brewer C．an instructor D．an engineer
A．astonished B．satisfied C．interested D．anxious
A．hated B．supported C．raised D．left
A．for B．at C．in D．after
A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．Also D．Yet
A．price B．name C．company D．party
A．advice B．life C．job D．experience
A．hard B．busy C．short D．long
完型填空（每小题1分，共计20分）
A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s , she said she would go. This would be the time that his classmates and teacher his mother and he felt of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar(疤痕)that nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, the people were by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed(尴尬)and himself from everyone. He did, however, get within of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.
The teacher asked ,“How did you get the scar on your face?”
The mother replied,“ my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was afraid to go in because the fire was ，so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was __ __ senseless (失去知觉) but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She __ __ the burned side of her face. “This scar will be lasting, but to this day, I have never __ ___ what I did.”
At this point, the little boy came out running toward his with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt great from his mother. He held her hand for the rest of the day.
A．comfort B．excitement C．joy D．upset
A．last B．first C．second D．third
A．noticed B．greeted C．met D．accepted
A．grateful B．ashamed C．afraid D．tired
A．covered B．passed C．experienced D．flowed
A．talk about B．go through C．set down D．rely on
A．surprised B．impressed C．excited D．judged
A．in sight of B．by means of C．in view of D．in spite of
A．enjoyed B．protected C．hid D．dressed
A．understanding B．hearing C．packing D．learning
A．officially B．happily C．carefully D．coldly
A．Because B．When C．Since D．Although
A．so B．much C．quite D．too
A．out of control B．out of sight C．in ruins D．in power
A．shocked B．ignored C．knocked D．settled
A．washed B．touched C．swapped D．buried
A．regretted B．forecasted C．considered D．organized
A．teacher B．classmate C．desk D．mother
A．help B．love C．gift D．hope
A．loosely B．gradually C．tightly D．suddenly
Sixth-grade schoolteacher Ms．Shelton believed in readiness．Students remembered how she walked in on the first day of class and began writing words of eighth-grade on the ．They quickly protested that the words were not on their and they couldn’t learn them．
Their teacher insisted that the students could and would learn these ．She said that she would teach them something that should be given．Ms．Shelton by saying that one of the students in the classroom could go on to , maybe even be president someday, and she wanted to prepare them for that day．
Ms．Shelton spoke those words many years ago． did she know that someday one of her students—Jesse Jackson—would take them ．She believed that if they were well prepared, they could high goals．
Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “People only see what they are to see．” If that’s true, then it is also that they only become what they are prepared to become．And many things in life are just about getting ready．
“I want to be doing something more with my life than what I am doing now,” a young man once said to me．He what he was doing was just not that important．Other people have said things to me such as, “I only I had a meaningful relationship．” And, “I’d really like to get a better job, but I just don’t see ．”
You fill in the blanks．What is it you would like to that isn’t happening? Perhaps the answer is that you are not yet ．Maybe you need more time to prepare before you are truly ready for the things which you ．
Think of today as another chance to yourself for the exciting future you are looking for．Today is not wasted．If you desire more from , then you can use today as training．For you will experience only what you are prepared to ．Something wonderful can happen．And you can use today to get ready for tomorrow．
A．desk B．wall C．door D．chalkboard
A．duty B．desk C．level D．mind
A．grammars B．words C．pronunciations D．sentences
A．started B．ended C．warned D．reminded
A．greatness B．wealth C．honor D．failure
A．Seldom B．Hardly C．Little D．Totally
A．nervously B．seriously C．eagerly D．simply
A．achieve B．have C．set D．keep
A．prepared B．forced C．attracted D．tempted
A．proper B．exact C．legal D．true
A．difficult B．interesting C．pleasant D．significant
A．boasted B．felt C．behaved D．looked
A．hope B．expect C．wish D．imagine
A．what B．when C．how D．why
A．happen B．survive C．gain D．win
A．adventurous B．active C．ready D．intelligent
A．concern B．arrange C．adore D．desire
A．prepare B．enjoy C．imagine D．conduct
A．history B．nature C．marriage D．life
A．suffer B．experience C．struggle D．work
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。
My sister, Cathy, who lives in Vancouver, sent me a package full of Christmas gifts. She told me that she had ______ it in advance to make sure it would arrive at my house weeks before the ______. Christmas was drawing near, but no package arrived. Cathy checked the tracking number every ______ with Canada Post, and every evening she would call me to ______ if there was any sign of it on our end.
The ______ always started with questions about the package, but twenty minutes later we would still be ______. We talked about our family, such as parents, kids, ______ and so on. Of course we also talked about our jobs. We had never made so much ______ for each other! The talk always took us back to the hours we spent together in our childhood.
By Christmas Eve we finally had to ______ the fact that the package was ______ lost. On Christmas morning, Cathy got on the phone with everyone in my ______ and told them what she had sent. Later on, after a big Christmas dinner, I had forgotten all about the ______ package when there was a knock on the door. Who could it be at such a time? As I ______ the door, a man was standing there. “I ______ this is yours.” He said, holding a package. Just then I ______that it had been delivered to the wrong address. “I just got home from vacation,” he explained, “______ I wanted you to have this in time to open for Christmas.” I thanked this ______ stranger for taking so much trouble to _____ this gift to us on Christmas Day, and ______ thanked God that the package had been lost in the first place.
The real gift that holiday season was the new ______ to my sister who lives far away from us. Now there’s one gift I never want to give back!
A．booked B．decorated C．mailed D．listed
A．appointment B．holiday C．deadline D．party
A．year B．month C．week D．morning
A．find out B．take out C．figure out D．pick out
A．complaint B．discussion C．conversation D．quarrel
A．kidding B．arguing C．chatting D．scolding
A．gifts B．husbands C．secrets D．clothing
A．food B．money C．achievement D．time
A．accept B．ignore C．consider D．study
A．entirely B．suddenly C．mostly D．simply
A．restaurant B．house C．office D．class
A．terrible B．missing C．big D．outstanding
A．opened B．locked C．left D．watched
A．understand B．forget C．know D．believe
A．expected B．dreamed C．realized D．remembered
A．because B．but C．or D．so
A．kind B．honest C．polite D．generous
A．show B．present C．return D．offer
A．silently B．carefully C．gently D．actually
A．connection B．guide C．recognition D．closeness
It is the season of weddings for Hindu families. Also, because the demand is so great, it is likely that several weddings take place in the same temple. So perfect timing is stuck to there is no confusion; but , as I found out, there is.
When I Kalyani’s invitation to her wedding, I made a note of it in my diary. She had been my schoolmate and we had got along well, so I was happy to attend her wedding. l decided to for it and borrowed an Indian style shirt. On the day of the wedding, I arrived at the temple in good time and started to anyone I knew. I saw no one and went to sit cross-legged quietly in a corner, waiting. Kalyani was escorted (簇拥) in. From where I was sitting, I could not see but I thought she had a little since she left school. She looked a little fat now and wore glasses. I my head. Anyway I down to wait for the long ritual (仪式). As soon as the wedding was over, a line formed to the couple and I joined in. When I arrived and handed her the , she looked up and a beautiful smile and only then did I realize that the was entirely mine: it was not Kalyani at all. I had just attended the wedding. To my shock, I smiled broadly. , I was treated like a guest: the couple each have thought I was the other’s guest.
Then I went to look for the correct wedding party in the area. Sure enough there stood Kalyani. As I was walking up to her, I realized I was in deep : I had just given the present meant for her to a complete stranger.
A．in case B．even if C．so that D．as if
A．fortunately B．frequently C．impossibly D．hardly
A．received B．took C．expected D．kept
A．finally B．immediately C．suddenly D．naturally
A．pay B．call C．dress D．wait
A．talk to B．look for C．say hello to D．shake hands with
A．carefully B．clearly C．completely D．roughly
A．experienced B．learned C．suffered D．changed
A．shook B．nodded C．bent D．covered
A．slowed B．looked C．calmed D．settled
A．watch B．meet C．welcome D．congratulate
A．note B．invitation C．present D．diary
A．flashed B．forced C．served D．pretended
A．regret B．happiness C．pleasure D．surprise
A．noisy B．wrong C．strange D．splendid
A．get B．hide C．prove D．stop
A．Otherwise B．Moreover C．Therefore D．Anyway
A．should B．must C．could D．need
A．waiting B．standing C．open D．quiet
A．thought B．sorrow C．trouble D．doubt
In the United States there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic (技工). One day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl __________ to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose. After some time the girl __________ the mother would not return to her eggs and she __________ to take them home. There she carefully __________ the eggs in the heat of a lamp. Several days __________ the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the __________.
Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother. __________, to these young geese, the girl was their mother.
As they __________, the girl was able to __________ her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to __________. The girl became increasingly worried about this, both when _______ and in her dreams. Later, she had an __________. She would pilot a plane to guide them in __________. She asked her father for a plane and he assembled(组装) a small aircraft for her.
Caring about __________ safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself. However, the birds did not __________ or follow him, and __________ slept in the grass.
One day, the girl __________ into the plane, started it and soon left the _________. Seeing their mother take to the air, the birds __________ flapped (拍打) their wings and _________. She flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following.
A．managed B．attempted C．happened D．supposed
A．realized B．expected C．imagined D．admitted
A．helped B．decided C．afforded D．meant
A．placed B．protected C．treated D．examined
A．ago B．out C．later D．long
A．family B．lake C．home D．world
A．But B．Also C．Thus D．Still
A．increased B．improved C．rose D．grew
A．ask B．lead C．want D．allow
A．fly B．race C．swim D．sing
A．asleep B．away C．around D．awake
A．idea B．opinion C．explanation D．excuse
A．sky B．heaven C．flight D．plane
A．his B．her C．their D．its
A．respect B．remember C．recognize D．receive
A．so B．instead C．hardly D．too
A．climbed B．looked C．reached D．fell
A．house B．floor C．water D．ground
A．secretly B．disappointedly C．patiently D．eagerly
A．looked away B．set out C．went by D．turned back