完形填空(共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,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that thankfulness is indeed a virtue.
—William Bennett
Thanksgiving Day was near. The first grade teacher gave her class a fun __36__ to draw a picture of something for which they were thankful.
Most of the class might be considered economically __37__, but still many would __38__ the holidays with turkeys and other traditional goodies of the season. These, the teacher thought, would be the __39__ of most of her students’ art. And they were.
__40__, Douglas made a different kind of picture. Douglas was a special kind of boy. He was the teacher’s true child of misery, __41__ and unhappy. As other children played at break, Douglas was likely to stand close by her side. One could only guess the pain Douglas felt __42__ those sad eyes.
Yes, his picture was different. When __43__ to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a hand. Nothing else. Just a(n) __44__ hand.
His abstract image captured the __45__ of his classmates, whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers __46__ turkeys. Another suggested a police officer, because the police protect and __47__ people. And so the discussion went ---- until the teacher __48__ forgot the young artist himself.
When the children had gone on to other tasks, she __49__ at Douglas’ desk, bent down, and asked him whose hand it was. The little boy looked away and __50__, “It’s yours, teacher.”
She __51__ the times she had taken his hand and walked with him here and there, __52__ she had other student. How often had she said, “Take your hand, Douglas, we’ll go outside.” Or, “Let me show you how to hold your pencil.” Or, “Let’s do this together.” Douglas was most thankful for his teacher’s hand.
Brushing __53__ a tear, she went on with her work.
The story speaks of __54__ thankfulness. It says something about teachers teaching and parents parenting and friends showing friendship, and how much it means to the Douglases of the world. They might not always say thanks, but they’ll remember the hand that __55__.
A.assessment B.assignment C.appointment D.adjustment
A.disadvantaged B.convenient C.wealthy D.advantaged
A.share B.like C.observe D.avoid
A.purposes B.subjects C.motivations D.examples
A.But B.Thus C.Therefore D.However
A.merry B.naughty C.weak D.lively
A.behind B.beside C.before D.around
A.ordered B.asked C.forced D.persuaded
A.rough B.big C.empty D.small
A.thought B.description C.respect D.imagination
A.raise B.need C.buy D.sell
A.look at B.care for C.take away D.drive off
A.always B.almost C.usually D.therefore
A.knocked B.stopped C.kicked D.looked
A.cried B.shouted C.whispered D.laughed
A.recalled B.reviewed C.recognized D.repeated
A.when B.where C.as D.which
A.out B.up C.down D.aside
A.other than B.more than C.less than D.rather than
A.move on B.stick above C.reaches out D.help out
Anna Douglas was 72 year old when she started writing her newspaper column. She had been a school teacher before she retired, but she needed to keep . She was even willing to work without pay. She then found a job with a business that helped other businesses find jobs for old people. Every day she with other old folks like her. By talking with them, she two things. Old people had abilities that were not . But old people also had some -- mostly problems with communication.
She found a new purpose for herself then. Through the years, from time to time, she had stories about people for national magazines. There was now a new : Old people like herself. She began to write a newspaper column called ‘Sixty Plus”, which focused on old. She writes about the problems of old people, especially their problems with being .
Anna Douglas uses her ability to see the truth behind a problem. She understands the reason problems begin. For example, one of her said that his grandchildren the houses as soon as he came to visit. Mrs. Douglas some ways for him to understand his grandchildren.
“It’s important to know about your grandchildren’s world,” says Mrs. Douglas, “That means questioning and listening -- and is not what old people do best.” she continues, “Say good things to them and about them. Never your grandchildren or other young people. Don’t them your opinion. Don’t tell them what they should do. They have been taught they should have respect for old people. The old should respect them .”
A.free B.rich C.powerful D.busy
A.volunteer B.well-paid C.part-time D.full-time
A.lived B.talked C.helped D.played
A.recognized B.followed C.enjoyed D.demanded
A.studied B.agreed C.round D.used
A.mistakes B.problems C.questions D.characters
A.had B.found C.read D.written
A.subject B.life C.way D.plan
A.getting B.respecting C.employing D.supporting
A.Unknown B.refused C.misunderstood D.discouraged
A.thinking B.working C.teaching D.leading
A.that B.when C.why D.whether
A.visitors B.readers C.listeners D.friends
A.cleared B.entered C.left D.p assed
A.invented B.chose C.suggested D.imagined
A.everything B.something C.anything D.nothing
A.listening B.speaking C.pleasing D.advising
A.praise B.scold C.trouble D.encourage
A.speak B.take C.get D.give
A.as well B.so much C.either D.Instead
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。
Is the world really going mad? _____day I was sitting in a restaurant _____ a quick drink and a talk with a few friends when it suddenly _____ me that almost everyone in the restaurant was smoking. It wasn’t long _____ the whole room was _____ with smoke. I asked with an apology for _____ to open a window to stop myself _____!
Nowadays air pollution is something that hardly question any more. However, I still can’t walk down the street in any of the big cities without _____ that people are _____ the air pollution. It is time for the government departments of the world to introduce emission(废气排放) controls on all cars and _____ the public transport system(公共交通体系) to encourage people to _____ their cars at home. A friend of mine takes flying lesson each morning and it really makes him _____ when he climbs above the smog layer(烟雾) and looks down _____ it and thinks: “I’m breathing that!” This kind of _____ results from the bad management of resources. Waste things can _____ should, be treated properly. House building, road _____, and industrial development are all earthmoving(or earth-reducing) operations and can change the balances of _____ created over millions of years. I would like to _____serious studies done on all these main works before they are built. Also, there should be _____ national parks set up to keep the most beautiful parts of our countries in their natural _____.
A.The other B.Another C.Every D.Each
A.asking for B.drinking C.having D.buying
A.seemed B.struck C.sank D.showed
A.ago B.after C.before D.now
A.full B.filled C.crowed D.parked
A.promise B.help C.suggestion D.permission
A.standing B.sitting C.talking D.dying
A.thinking B.persuading C.deciding D.learning
A.suffering B.dying C.walking D.standing
A.increase B.reduce C.improve D.raise
A.wash B.repair C.drive D.leave
A.sick B.tired C.foolish D.excited
A.on B.at C.from D.for
A.discussion B.question C.pollution D.operation
A.but B.yet C.still D.and
A.work B.construction C.building D.setting
A.life B.mind C.human being D.plants
A.see B.start C.enjoy D.pay
A.few B.any C.more D.no
A.situation B.states C.soils D.Places
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
I was shopping in the supermarket when I heard the young voice.
“Mom, come here! There’s this lady here like my !” The mother rushed to her son; then she turned to me to . I smiled and told her: “It’s okay.” Then I talked to the boy, “Hi, I’m Darry Kramer. How are you?”
He me from head to toe, and asked: “Are you a little ? “Yes, I have a son,” I answered. “Why are you so little?” he asked.
“It’s the way I was ,” I said. “Some people are little. Some are tall. I’m just not going to grow any bigger.” After I answered his other questions, I shook the boy’s hand, and left.
My life as a little person is filled with like that. I enjoy talking to children and explaining why I look different from their parents.
It takes only one glance to see my . I stand 114 cm tall. I was born a dwarf(侏儒). this, I did all the things other kids did when I was growing up.
I didn’t how short I was until I started school. Some kids laughed at me. Then I began to the first day of school each year. New students would always stare at me as I to climb the school bus stairs.
But I learned to smile and the fact that I was going to be my whole life. I decided to make my uniqueness an advantage rather than a disadvantage. What I lacked in height, I in personality.
I’m 47 now, and the stares have not as I've grown older. People are when they see me driving. I try to keep a good attitude. When people are , I remind myself: “Look what else I have—a great family, nice friends.”
It’s the children's questions that make my life . I enjoy answering their questions. My is that people will accept various peers(同龄人), whatever size and shape they come in, and treat them with .
A.weight B.size C.shape D.age
A.scold B.explain C.apologize D.respond
A.studied B.searched C.inspected D.checked
A.lady B.mommy C.person D.kid
A.raised B.taught C.treated D.born
A.excuses B.pains C.stares D.stories
A.shortcomings B.strangeness C.uniqueness D.shyness
A.Besides B.Despite C.Except D.Beyond
A.admit B.care C.fear D.realize
A.hate B.tolerate C.forget D.ignore
A.determined B.struggled C.managed D.learned
A.refuse B.enjoy C.consider D.accept
A.exposed B.pitied C.noticed D.avoided
A.made up for B.ended up with C.caught up with D.made use of
A.increased B.decreased C.improved D.changed
A.scared B.satisfied C.amazed D.puzzled
A.rude B.curious C.regretful D.cruel
A.disappointing B.meaningless C.embarrassing D.special
A.promise B.suggestion C.hope D.advantage
A.respect B.courage C.pity D.pride
Once there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it every day. He loved the tree and the tree loved to with him.
Time went by --- the boy had grown up and he played around the tree. One day, the boy came back to the tree and he looked .“Come and play with me,” the tree asked the boy. “I’m no longer a kid. I play around the tree any more.”the boy . “I want toys. I need to buy them.” “Sorry, I don’t have money. But you can all my apples and sell them. So, you will have money.” The boy picked all the apples on the tree and left . The boy never came back after he picked the apples. The tree was sad.
After that the boy returned and asked the tree for again and again. First, he asked the tree for a house, and the tree gave the boy all its . Second, he told the tree he needed a to go sailing, the tree offered its trunk. , the boy returned after he left for so many years. “Sorry, my boy. But I don’t have for you any more. The only thing left is my dying ,” the tree said with tears.
“Good! Old tree root is the place to lean on and rest”. The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears.
This is a story of everyone. The tree is like our parents. When we were ,we loved to play with Mom and Dad… When we grow up,we them,and come to them when we need something or when we are . No matter what,parents will always give everything they could to make us happy. We may think that the boy is to the tree but that's how all of us are treating our parents.
A.live B.chat C.fight D.play
A.not longer B.often C.always D.no longer
A.sad B.sorry C.delighted D.happy
A.can't B.wouldn't C.didn't D.mustn't
A.asked B.told C.replied D.required
A.apple B.money C.toys D.help
A.buy B.at C.cut D.pick
A.easily B.happily C.sadly D.peacefully
A.help B.house C.meal D.life
A.trunks B.leaves C.branches D.apples
A.car B.boat C.ticket D.sails
A.Then B.Finally C.Soon D.Last
A.all B.something C.anything D.what
A.root B.foot C.body D.tree
A.old B.worst C.best D.new
A.young B.old C.dying D.born
A.love B.leave C.know D.hate
A.always B.often C.only D.seldom
A.in condition B.in return C.in red D.in trouble
A.kindly B.commonly C.cruel D.justly
I often recall those good old days. At that time life was relatively simpler, and people were much more and gentler. Recently, to my surprise, I got the opportunity to experience that same warmth that I thought had from the fast-moving world.
I was out shopping the other day with my husband, two daughters and one . It was a burning hot day, and we were all visibly tired and hungry. We entered a restaurant, looking for some and comfort. To our disappointment, all the tables were and no one seemed in a hurry to . We waited, tired and . After quite some time, one table was vacated(空出), but that could only two of us. My daughter made me sit along with her father, while she and my other daughter alongside. My granddaughter sat on my as we looked all around us, waiting for another table to be soon.
At the next table, two young girls were sitting at a table for four and enjoying their meal. We decided to move to their table, they were finished with their lunch. Since the girls had just got their , I knew it would be a wait. As we were deciding on what to eat, one of the girls got up and their table to us. She said they would move to our table so that my family could sit together.
We were very appreciative of their kind . We thanked them and moved to their table. The girls quickly their plates and glasses and went to sit at our table.
That day, I to myself there still were some kind, civil and helpful youngsters in this non-caring world, and my faith in humanity(人道) was .
A.friendly B.generous C.careful D.sensitive
A.prevent B.removed C.lost D.disappeared
A.niece B.granddaughter C.nephew D.son
A.tea B.food C.fruit D.vegetable
A.fixed B.covered C.occupied D.set
A.start B.wait C.give up D.get up
A.impatient B.nervous C.awkward D.embarrassed
A.serve B.seat C.lay D.hold
A.sat B.followed C.stood D.watched
A.shoulder B.feet C.lap D.table
A.blank B.free C.available D.clean
A.unless B.once C.before D.until
A.order B.bill C.note D.menu
A.long B.short C.boring D.exciting
A.left B.pushed C.shared D.offered
A.treat B.expression C.movement D.gesture
A.personally B.properly C.publicly D.sincerely
A.picked up B.raised up C.put up D.given up
A.turned B.came C.thought D.pointed
A.lost B.rebuilt C.found D.shaken