完型填空（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，并在答题卡上涂黑。
When I was about five years old, I used to watch a bird in the skies of southern Alberta from the Blackfoot Blood Reserve in northern Montana where I was born．I loved this bird; I would 36 him for hours．He would 37 effortlessly in that gigantic sky, or he would come down and light on the 38 and float there beautifully．Sometimes when I watched him, he would not make a sound and liked to move 39 into the grasses．We called him meksikatsi, which in the Blackfoot language 40 “pink-colored feet”; meksikatsi and I became very good friends．
The bird had a very particular significance to me 41 I desperately wanted to be able to fly too．I felt very much as if I was the kind of person who had been born into a world where 42 was impossible．And most of the things that I 43 about would not be possible for me but would be possible only for other people．
When I was ten years old, something unexpected 44 my life suddenly．I found myself become an 45 child in a family I was not born into; I found myself in a 46 position that many native Americans find themselves in, living in a city that they do not understand at all, not in another culture but 47 two cultures．
A teacher of the English language told me that meksikatsi was not called meksikatsi, even though that is what 48 people have called that bird for thousands of years．Meksikatsi, he said, was really “duck”．I was very 49 with English．I could not understand it．First of all, the bird did not look like “duck”, and when it made a 50 , it did not sound like “duck”, I was even more 51 when I found out that the meaning of the verb “to duck” came from the bird．
As I 52 to understand English better, I understand that it made a great deal of 53 , but I never forgot that meksikatsi made a different kind of meaning．I 54 that languages are not just different words for the same things but totally different 55 , totally different ways of experiencing and looking at the world．
A．keep B．watch C．follow D．search
A．jump B．dive C．circle D．wander
A．nest B．hill C．water D．road
A．quickly B．naturally C．freely D．quietly
A．means B．reads C．shows D．states
A．though B．because C．while D．until
A．communication B．imagination C．belief D．flight
A．dreamed B．worried C．knew D．argued
A．improved B．enriched C．changed D．ruined
A．educated B．adopted C．outgoing D．independent
A．weak B．comfortable C．terrible D．central
A．between B．against C．without D．beyond
A．most B．few C．their D．my
A．desperate B．bored C．uncomfortable D．disappointed
A．noise B．call C．decision D．choice
A．ashamed B．confused C．embarrassed D．frightened
A．tried B．came C．determined D．expected
A．evidence B．distinction C．profit D．sense
A．identified B．confirmed C．realized D．predicted
A．concepts B．regulations C．messages D．evaluations
I was walking around in a shop, when I saw a cashier (收银员) saying to a boy who was 5 or 6 years old, “I’m sorry, but you don’t have enough money for this doll.”
The little boy still stood there, sadly, holding the .
I walked toward him and asked who he wished to give this to.
“My sister wanted the doll so much for Christmas. She was that Santa Claus would bring it to her.”
“Maybe Santa Claus will bring it to her. Don’t be .”
But he replied , “No, Santa Claus can’t bring it to her now. I have to give the doll to my so she can give it to my sister when she goes there. My sister has gone to be with God. Daddy says that Mommy is going there very soon too, I think she can take it to my sister.”
My heart stopped.
The boy continued, “I asked Mommy not to go until I from the shop.”
Then he showed me a nice photo of him, “I want Mommy to take my picture with her, so she won’t me.”
I quickly my wallet (钱包) and said, “Let’s again. Perhaps you do have enough for the doll?”
“OK,” he said. I some money without him seeing and we started to it. There was enough for the doll and even some money.
The boy said, “Thank God! I asked God last night to make sure I had enough money for the doll. He me! I also wanted to buy a white rose for Mum, because Mum loves white roses. But I didn’t to ask God for too much. He gave me enough to buy the doll and a white rose. How it is!”
The that the little boy had for his mother and his sister me greatly.
A．bag B．money C．basket D．hands
A．doll B．shop C．sweet D．model
A．sure B．shocked C．excited D．proud
A．calm B．surprised C．amazed D．worried
A．easily B．angrily C．sadly D．happily
A．cousin B．friend C．mommy D．neighbor
A．but B．so C．or D．though
A．quickly B．clearly C．simply D．nearly
A．held back B．looked around C．came back D．came around
A．change B．forget C．need D．influence
A．picked up B．took away C．sent off D．reached for
A．cover B．beg C．check D．watch
A．added B．borrowed C．returned D．connected
A．repeat B．count C．report D．show
A．useless B．special C．spare D．unnecessary
A．heard B．understood C．followed D．recognized
A．dare B．expect C．agree D．stop
A．funny B．strange C．dangerous D．wonderful
A．respect B．love C．patience D．suffering
A．upset B．puzzled C．troubled D．moved
To celebrate the end of our exams, my friends and I went to a fast food restaurant. We ____ hamburgers and Coca Colar at the counter. When our ____ came, I started walking towards an empty table. By bad luck, my purse strap (带子) got ______ on a chair and the tray (托盘) that I was holding slipped ______ my hands and went flying in the air. The tray, and its contents,
_____ on a man who was just about to ______ a bite of his sandwich. I stared, greatly _____, as the drinks soaked (浸湿) his white shirt.
Then I ______ my eyes and prepared myself for his burst of ______. Instead, he said “It’s
OK” to _____ me before he disappeared into washroom. Still shaky and unsure____ to do next,
my friends and I went to a table and sat there, trying our best to look ______. A moment later, the man came out of the washroom and _____ our table. My heart almost stopped _____. I thought he was going to ask for my father’s ______ and call him.
To my surprise, he merely smiled at us, handed us some cash and said, “______ yourself new
hamburgers.” He then walked ______ without even finishing his food.
He could have made what was already an uncomfortable situation worse, ______he chose a different way and gave us a reason to believe that there is still______ in this world. I’ll never______his action.
A．ordered B．made C．arranged D．demanded
A．food B．turn C．bill D．menu
A．fixed B．caught C．cut D．tied
A．by B．in C．from D．out
A．knocked B．fell C．stood D．hung
A．take B．taste C．swallow D．chew
A．discouraged B．disappointed C．shocked D．annoyed
A．rolled B．rubbed C．narrowed D．closed
A．bitterness B．anxiety C．anger D．sorrow
A．satisfy B．comfort C．encourage D．praise
A．how B．who C．what D．where
A．mild B．honest C．calm D．modest
A．pushed B．approached C．drew D．laid
A．beating B．breaking C．sinking D．trembling
A．help B．position C．number D．job
A．Prepare B．Buy C．Find D．Cook
A．on B．around C．up D．away
A．so B．since C．although D．but
A．kindness B．happiness C．politeness D．brightness
A．forget B．refuse C．oppose D．ignore
Life is never easy for any of us. Each time I feel hopeless or ____ I will always tell myself not to give up — just a few more steps and I will get over it.
When I was three, my father died and my mother had to go abroad to earn a living. From that day on I would ___ my mother only once a year. I began a ____life living with my mean uncle. I was made to do lots of ____ that most children don’t have to do. I was____ of my uncle, so I did everything he asked me to. However, my sisters didn’t have to do the same kind of work that I did.
I was the shy quiet younger sister who was always left at home____.I tried very hard to please my sisters so they would play with me and ____ me. I tried very hard to be a good girl for the family so that I could earn their love. It seemed that I was living the life of someone else, just trying to____.
With all I’ve been through, you would think I would be filled with hatred and__ _.But I do not have any hatred in my heart____.Often at the end of each day I would think about the ____ things that I did that day.
In 2002 the man that I once thought would be the one with whom I would ____ my life left me. It has been so long now that the pain has____.The only way I could do this was to focus on the positive things in life and ____ the bad ones.
The attitude that I have has given me the____ to continue my journey and encouraged me to move on whenever there are difficulties in front of me.
A．ashamed B．sad C．amazed D．excited
A．see B．call C．miss D．contact
A．comfortable B．meaningful C．difficult D．strange
A．exercise B．sports C．training D．housework
A．fond B．scared C．tired D．proud
A．personally B．foolishly C．carelessly D．alone
A．feed B．like C．teach D．admire
A．survive B．compete C．complain D．recover
A．danger B．hope C．joy D．anger
A．gradually B．actually C．naturally D．regularly
A．good B．easy C．small D．whole
A．impress B．change C．share D．replace
A．increased B．escaped C．continued D．disappeared
A．blame B．forget C．admit D．keep
A．strength B．knowledge C．chance D．way
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
John has been alone on the road visiting clients(客户) for more than three weeks. He couldn’t wait to back to London to see his family. Mother’s Day was , and on Mother’s Day he managed to go back home on time in the past, but this year he was just too . While he was in a small town just outside of Little Rock, he drove by a shop. He said to himself, “I know I will do; I will send my some roses.”
He went into the small and saw a young man talking to the clerk. “How many roses can I get six dollars, madam?” the boy . The clerk was trying to explain that roses were . Maybe the young man would be happy with some other flowers.
“No. I to buy roses.” he said. “My mom was sick so much last year and I didn’t get to much time with her. I want to get something . It has to be red because that’s her favorite.”
The clerk looked up at John and was just shaking her head. Something inside of John was by the boy’s voice. He looked at the clerk and said secretly that he would for the boy’s roses. The clerk looked at the man and said, “OK, I’ll give you twelve red roses for your six dollars.” The young man almost up. He took the flowers and ran away from the store. It was worth the money that John gave. And he felt very .
A．look B．take C．go D．give
A．climbing B．putting C．going D．coming
A．never B．seldom C．usually D．hardly
A．crazy B．clever C．happy D．tired
A．cloth B．bread C．flower D．shoe
A．that B．what C．how D．where
A．children B．father C．mother D．wife
A．pool B．field C．shop D．school
A．on B．in C．at D．for
A．asked B．answered C．noticed D．begged
A．cheap B．expensive C．pretty D．essential
A．used B．have C．go D．dare
A．spend B．cost C．share D．waste
A．colorful B．special C．tidy D．single
A．roses B．cloth C．paper D．shoes
A．covered B．offered C．moved D．tired
A．pay B．ask C．hunt D．look
A．young B．smart C．honest D．handsome
A．fell B．sat C．walked D．jumped
A．unhappy B．happy C．bored D．sorry
Life is often like a game of cards—you can’t help the hand you’re dealt, but you can help the way you play it. It’s easy for us to do something without careful thinking, but it’s hard for us to take back what we have done.
There was once a who repeated a bit rumor(谣言) about a neighbor. Within a few days the whole community the story. The person it concerned was deeply and annoyed. Later, the woman responsible for the rumor learned that it was completely . She was very sorry and went to a old man to find out what she could do to the damage.
“Go to the marketplace,” he said, “and a chicken, and have it . Then on your way home, pluck its feathers and drop them along the road.” surprised by this advice, the woman did she was told.
The next day the wise man said, “Now, go and collect all those you dropped yesterday and them back to me.”
The woman the same road, but to her disappointment, the wind all the feathers away. After searching for , she returned with only three in her hand. “You see,” said the old man, “It’s easy to drop them, it’s impossible to get them back. So it is with rumor. doesn’t take much to spread a rumor, but you do, you can never completely make up for the wrong.”
A．boy B．man C．woman D．chicken
A．knew B．found C．realized D．recognized
A．wounded B．hurt C．injured D．attacked
A．collecting B．sparing C．spreading D．sharing
A．polite B．untrue C．suitable D．illegal
A．wise B．famous C．stupid D．noble
A．do B．ruin C．cause D．repair
A．provide B．charge C．bargain D．buy
A．bought B．dropped C．killed D．flown
A．one by one B．all in all C．day by day D．step by step
A．As B．Although C．Despite D．Instead
A．that B．it C．what D．which
A．feathers B．words C．action D．rumors
A．bring B．keep C．hold D．break
A．copied B．followed C．had D．instructed
A．blew B．should blow C．had blown D．blown
A．days B．times C．hours D．periods
A．but B．so C．and D．thus
A．He B．This C．That D．It
A．unless B．once C．until D．whether