完形填空（共15题，每题1分，计15分）
Five years ago, when it was time for my cousin to start college, my 75-year-old grandfather, Rex, decided to do the same. He went to 1 , taking classes twice a week until his death last summer.
As a student, my grandfather spent countless hours in his office 2 and completing assignments. Although he was twice as 3 as his professors, he loved going. He said,“You can never 4 too much, no matter how old you are.”He loved everything about school. Learning new things was truly his passion.
My grandfather’s will to learn was a great 5 for me to do my best in school. We were always 6 with each other, trying to bring home the better grade.
When he turned 80 and still had a full head of hair, my grandfather felt like he could take on the 7 . He felt like he could beat the unstoppable no matter what came in his way---whether it was his continuing with cancer 8 a tough professor.
Some people look to Superman or Batman as their 9 , but my grandfather will forever be my hero, the 10 who always came to my rescue. My grandfather was made the hall of fame(名人堂) at his high school as one of the school’s most successful football players. When I did some research I 11 that his nickname was Atlas. In Greek mythology(神话), Atlas held the heavens on his shoulders. For my grandfather’s football team, he was 12 Atlas, holding the team together. He was my Atlas too, as the foundation of our family.
In my times of need he was always there to 13 me and celebrate my accomplishments. I could count on him to help me out and stand by me. The strength he 14 with me will continue to hold me up as I forever keep his memory 15 in my heart and mind.
A．college B．party C．hospital D．cinema
A．teaching B．talking C．studying D．playing
A．tall B．new C．thin D．old
A．pay B．know C．think D．work
A．example B．exercise C．method D．friend
A．fighting B．joking C．competing D．arguing
A．world B．country C．city D．class
A．and B．or C．so D．but
A．hero B．student C．professor D．grandfather
A．other B．only C．one D．same
A．realized B．remembered C．discovered D．recognized
A．my B．his C．their D．our
A．surprise B．supply C．warm D．support
A．enjoyed B．shared C．afforded D．kept
A．alive B．awake C．alone D．asleep
第二节完形填空（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，从短文后所给的四个选项（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。
Reginald Andrews had been out of work for more than a year．This 36 father of five children had deeply known his 37 of family heartaches．A few years earlier, his sister Kedra had been shot in the 38 by a young man who robbed the place where she was working．The young man was caught, but Kedra 39 her sight．As a result of his sister’s 40 , Mr．Andrews cared about blind people.
On December 20, 2001, Mr．Andrews was waiting for a train in New York City．The train pulled into the station and stopped．Andrews was getting ready to get 41 the train when something 42 happened．An old blind man, who had 43 the space between two carriages for a door while 44 his way with a stick, suddenly fell 45 the train．Seeing this, Andrews quickly jumped down to the tracks and 46 the blind man to safety．He 47 all the people on the spot with his courage．The news rapidly 48 all over the country．Messages began to pour in．Some people 49 sent money and food to Andrews.
Andrews had been at the station 50 he was returning from a job talk．He probably would have been hired, and the public praise made it a 51 thing.
Andrews, however, received 52 attention from the public after about a week of newspaper stories and active 53 to his family．Although most people supposed that the story had come to a happy end, it didn’t quite happen that way．Andrews 54 start his new job, but the factory moved to New Jersey．Andrews didn’t have any way to get to work, so he had to leave．It wasn’t long before he was 55 to job hunting again．Few newspapers, however, would tell their readers what happened to Mr．Andrews after he became a hero.
36．A．homeless B．careless C．friendless D．jobless
37．A．truth B．share C．danger D．delay
38．A．arm B．leg C．face D．stomach
39．A．lost B．hurt C．kept D．destroyed
40．A．age B．death C．problems D．shortcoming
41．A．on B．to C．off D．up
42．A．disappointed B．important C．funny D．unexpected
43．A．chosen B．reached C．mistaken D．forgotten
44．A．forcing B．feeling C．leading D．touching
45．A．into B．from C．under D．off
46．A．threw B．pushed C．drove D．pulled
47．A．shocked B．frightened C．impressed D．left
48．A．grew B．brought C．carried D．spread
49．A．yet B．even C．still D．ever
50．A．though B．before C．because D．till
51．A．sure B．correct C．popular D．necessary
52．A．close B．little C．much D．enough
53．A．help B．ideas C．reading D．reports
54．A．might B．could C．would D．did
55．A．ready B．about C．back D．worried
第三节：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21—40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Five and a half years ago my father was suddenly rushed to the hospital for an operation. At the time, we had no idea that he was 21 ill. The operation did not go Well and he remained 22 . Due to the laws of our state, we were 23 to keep him on a ventilator（呼吸机）for 72 hours against his wish of stopping medical treatment if he was too ill.
At the end of day two, I was 24 in the waiting room and watching others walk their fathers around who had had 25 .Typically, I am very happy for others that are 26 , but that evening, I guess I was a little 27 because I finally realized I would 28 be able to hold my father’s hand and walk down the hall again.
I had to jump up and run down the hall to 29 everyone. This was not in my nature but I just had to be 30 . After running for what seemed like a long time, I went into a rest room. I sat in a stall（小隔间）and 31 for at least five minutes.
When I came out of the stall there was a 32 by the sink. I went to 33 on the water to wash my face and she came to hug me though I didn’t know her. She held onto me 34 I finally stopped crying. Then she grabbed a paper towel, wet it and 35 it to me. She looked at me and smiled and then left. She never spoke one word but she touched my 36 .
She 37 me that you do not need to be a conversationalist to help 38 the hurt in others. Never 39 to hug someone who may need it today. You can make a 40 in someone’s life without ever speaking one word.
21．A．slightly B．seriously C．probably D．simply
22．A．uncomfortable B．uneasy C．unfortunate D．unconscious
23．A．inspired B．trained C．forced D．forbidden
24．A．sitting B．playing C．chatting D．reading
25．A．dinners B．doubts C．ideas D．operations
26．A．changing B．recovering C．returning D．leaving
27．A．angry B．pleased C．curious D．foolish
28．A．even B．still C．never D．always
29．A．catch up with B．adapt to C．play jokes on D．get away from
30．A．single B．alone C．negative D．impolite
31．A．cried B．shouted C．laughed D．complained
32．A．doctor B．manager C．stranger D．nurse
33．A．turn B．put C．take D．try
34．A．but B．since C．when D．until
35．A．said B．handed C．lent D．sold
36．A．face B．hair C．heart D．leg
37．A．taught B．promised C．reminded D．introduced
38．A．see B．remember C．describe D．heal
39．A．learn B．hesitate C．continue D．dream
40．A．choice B．mistake C．difference D．decision
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(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 and I grew up in a little village in England．Our father was a struggling 36 , but I always knew he was 37 . He never criticized us, but used 38 to bring out our best. He'd say,“If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you don't give them water, they die.” I 39 as a child I said something 40 about somebody, and my father said, “41 time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it's a reflection of yourself.” He explained that if I looked for the best 42 people, I would get the best 43 . From then on I've always tried to 44 the principle in my life and later in running my company.
Dad's also always been very 45 . At 15, I started a magazine. It was 46a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a 47 stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.
I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision, 48 any good father would．When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad 49 me to go into law. And I've 50 regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, 51 I didn't pursue my 52 . You know what you want. Go fulfill it.”
As 53 turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national 54 for young people in the U.K. My wife and I have two children, and I'd like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad 55 me.
A．biologist B．manager C．lawyer D．gardener
A．strict B．honest C．special D．learned
A．praise B．courage C．power D．warmth
A．think B．imagine C．remember D．guess
A．unnecessary B．unkind C．unimportant D．unusual
A．Another B．Some C．Any D．Other
A．on B．in C．at D．about
A．in case B．by turns C．by chance D．in return
A．revise B．set C．review D．follow
A．understanding B．experienced C．serious D．demanding
A．suggestion B．decision C．notice D．choice
A．and B．as C．even if D．as if
A．helped B．allowed C．persuaded D．suggested
A．always B．never C．seldom D．almost
A．rather B．but C．for D．therefore
A．promise B．task C．belief D．dream
A．which B．he C．it D．that
A．newspaper B．magazine C．program D．project
A．controlled B．comforted C．reminded D．raised
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(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 and I grew up in a little village in England．Our father was a struggling 36 , but I always knew he was 37 . He never criticized us, but used 38 to bring out our best. He'd say,“If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you don't give them water, they die.” I 39 as a child I said something 40 about somebody, and my father said, “41 time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it's a reflection of yourself.” He explained that if I looked for the best 42 people, I would get the best 43 . From then on I've always tried to 44 the principle in my life and later in running my company.
Dad's also always been very 45 . At 15, I started a magazine. It was 46a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a 47 stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.
I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision, 48 any good father would．When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad 49 me to go into law. And I've 50 regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, 51 I didn't pursue my 52 . You know what you want. Go fulfill it.”
As 53 turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national 54 for young people in the U.K. My wife and I have two children, and I'd like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad 55 me.
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After my husband died suddenly from a heart attack, my world crashed around me. I was overwhelmed (不知所措) with the of earning a living, the little children.
One evening I came home from work to find a big beautiful German shepherd (牧羊犬) on our. This wonderful strong animal to enter the house and make it his . The children took an instant liking to “German” and begged me to let him in. I agreed to let him sleep in the basement until the next day, we could inquire around the neighborhood for his . That night I slept for the first time in many weeks.
The following morning we to find German’s owner, but with no results. On Sunday I took the children on a picnic and we drove off without him. When we stopped to get gas at a local station, we were to see German racing to the gas station after us. was he going to be left behind.
On Monday morning I let him out for a run when the children got ready for school. As evening came and German didn’t appear, we were all . The next Friday evening, German was back on our doorstep. Again we took him in, and again he stayed Monday morning. This pattern repeated itself every weekend for almost 10 months. We grew more and more of German. We stopped thinking about he belonged — he belonged to us. As German became part of the family, he considered his duty to take up his position by the front door and remained there until the morning.
Each week, between German’s visits, I grew a little stronger, a little braver; every weekend I enjoyed his . Then one Monday morning we his head and let him out for what turned out to be the last time. He never came back. I believe German was sent because he was needed, and because no matter how and alone we feel, somehow, somewhere, someone knows and cares. We are never really alone.
A．duties B．ways C．purposes D．focuses
A．caring for B．looking for C．waking up D．taking up
A．Friday B．Saturday C．Sunday D．Monday
A．gate B．street C．road D．doorstep
A．regretted B．forced C．intended D．encouraged
A．nest B．home C．kitchen D．destination
A．where B．when C．while D．as
A．advice B．gifts C．owner D．situation
A．comfortably B．smoothly C．meaningfully D．peacefully
A．tried B．managed C．succeeded D．failed
A．happy B．glad C．amazed D．pleased
A．No wonder B．No way C．No doubt D．No use
A．wondered B．lost C．worried D．disappointed
A．before B．until C．since D．once
A．aware B．sure C．fond D．anxious
A．who B．where C．whom D．which
A．it B．that C．this D．one
A．friend B．company C．factory D．story
A．beat B．hit C．wounded D．patted
A．excited B．satisfied C．abandoned D．interrupted