完形填空(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1-20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。
The trip to that city was eye-opening for everyone,and near its end,all the young people in our group began to reflect on what it had meant. We _1__the first night we had arrived. We had all gone into the markets of the city __2_the young people could experience its energy. But what we actually saw simply __3_ us all—the rundown houses,the children in rags,the people begging for money...Walking home,__4under a low bridge,we came across __5__families of homeless people seeking a bit of dry ground to sleep on __6_the night. We had to step over bodies as we found our way through the darkness.
The poverty(贫困) was __7_than anything my young companions had ever imagined. Back in the hotel,an air of sadness settled over the group. Many _8__ and cried. Spending time in this 9_ moves a person to care about humanity.
That evening,our group spent hours talking about what we had _10_.Gently,I encouraged everyone to talk about the difficult _11__ that day’s discoveries had inspired. Sitting together __12_ a circle as everyone had a chance to speak,we all began to realize that __13__ of us was alone in our struggle to cope with our reactions.
Based on my __14__in poverty-stricken areas,I suggested that __15_ the emotions we had were painful,they could also be important in helping us to move forward. We all__16_ that we had seen things that should never be allowed to happen._17__,what could we do about it?Together,we began to brainstorm ways we could help to ease the __18__ we had seen. As I encouraged group members to focus on __19__ they could do,a sense of determination __20__ the previous sadness. Instead of despair,these young people began to feel a call to action.
A.put up with B.got back to C.made up for D.looked back on
A.so that B.now that C.as if D.even if
A.puzzled B.shocked C.embarrassed D.annoyed
A.passing B.running C.marching D.Moving
A.normal B.entire C.average D.general
A.beyond B.with C.for D.still
A.stronger B.worse C.deeper D.less
A.gave up B.held on C.set off D.broke down
A.background B.hotel C.house D.environment
A.witnessed B.attempted C.inspected D.challenged
A.decisions B.feelings C.thoughts D.impressions
A.along B.around C.in D.by
A.none B.either C.neither D.each
A.experiences B.schedules C.data D.position
A.once B.since C.while D.unless
A.supposed B.advised C.agreed D.confirmed
A.now B.rather C.surely D.indeed
A.burden B.difficulty C.anxiety D.suffering
A.how B.where C.what D.when
A.covered B.replaced C.changed D.improved
One day I decided to quit.I quitted my job, my relationship, myspirituality. I wanted to quit my life.
I went to the to have one last talk with God. "Can you give me one good not to quit?" His answer surprised me.
"Look around. Do you see the fern(蕨类植物) and the bamboo? When I planted their seeds, I took good care of them.The fern quickly grew from the earth. nothing came from the bamboo seed. During the following three years, the fern grew more plentiful. And , nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo. Then in the fifth year a sprout(新芽) emerged from the earth. Compared to the fern it was small and insignificant. But just 6 months later the bamboo to over 100 feet tall. It had spent the five years growing . Those roots made it strong and gave it it needed to survive.I wouldn’t give any of my creations a challenge it could not .”
He said to me .”All this time you have been struggling , you have ___been growing roots . I would not quit on the bamboo.____will I ever quit on you .Don’t ____yourself with others .The bamboo had a different ____from the fern .Yet they both make the forest beautiful .Your time will ___ .You will rise high!”
"How high should I rise?" I asked.
"How high will the bamboo rise?" He asked .
"As high as it can?" I .
"Yes," He said. "Give me glory rising as high as you can."
I left the forest and bring back this story. I hope it can help you see that God will never on you. Never regret a day in your life. Good days give you happiness. Bad days give you . Both are necessary to life.
A.farm B.heaven C.bushes D.woods
A.reason B.sense C.response D.explanation
A.Even B.Instead C.Yet D.Rather
A.again B.always C.ever D.often
A.thin B.tiny C.weak D.short
A.largely B.entirely C.seemingly D.probably
A.raised B.provided C.rose D.produced
A.fruits B.leaves C.seeds D. roots
A.which B.where C.how D.what
A.present B.explore C.handle D.offer
A.particularly B.actually C.merely D.obviously
A.Either B.So C.Neither D.As
A.furnish B.associate C.connect D.compare
A.purpose B.recognition C. credit D.possibility
A.go B.come C.get D.leave
A.in nature B.in exchange C.in respect D.in turn
A.questioned B.required C.requested D.remarked
A.from B.with C.by D.for
A.cut up B.give up C.break up D.pick up
A.experiences B.strengths C.awards D.ambitions
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21—40题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
We have been driving in fog all morning, but the fog is lifting now. The little seaside villages are , one by one. "There is my grandmother's house," I say, across the bay to a shabby old house.
I am in Nova Scotia on a pilgrimage (朝圣) with Lise, my granddaughter, seeking roots for her, retracing (追溯) memory for me. Lise was one of the mobile children, from house to house in childhood. She longs for a sense of , and so we have come to Nova Scotia where my husband and I were born and where our ancestors for 200 years.
We soon by the house and I tell her what it was like here, the memories back, swift as the tide (潮水).
Suddenly, I long to walk again in the where I was once so gloriously a child. It still a member of the family, but has not been lived in for a while. We cannot go into the house, but I can still walk the rooms in memory. Here, my mother in her bedroom window and wrote in her diary. I can still see the enthusiastic family into and out of the house. I could never have enough of being them. However, that was long after those childhood days. Lise attentively as I talk and then says, " So this is where I ; where I belong. "
She has her roots. To know where I come from is one of the great longings of the human To be rooted is "to have an origin". We need origin. Looking backward, we discover what is unique in us; learn the of "I". We must all go home again—in reality or memory.
A.appearing B.moving C.exposing D.expanding
A.referring B.travelling C.pointing D.coming
A.shared B.short C.fresh D.treasured
A.passed B.raised C.moved D.sent
A.home B.duty C.reality D.relief
A.built B.lived C.remained D.explored
A.catch up B.pull up C.step down D.come down
A.falling B.turning C.rushing D.bringing
A.yard B.village C.room D.house
A.adapts to B.appeals to C.belongs to D.occurs to
A.across B.through C.along D.past
A.lay B.played C.stood D.sat
A.marching B.looking C.breaking D.pouring
A.between B.with C.near D.behind
A.wonders B.listens C.reacts D.agrees
A.began B.grew C.studied D.stayed
A.deepened B.recognized C.accepted D.found
A.heart B.rights C.interest D.behaviors
A.one B.its C.that D.every
A.meaning B.expression C.connection D.background
This is the story of two lovers, who finally got married. Both of them were romantic at first, on the walk of life, problems, quarrels, profession came into their life.
One day, she finally decided “I want to break up”. “Why?” he asked.
“I am .” She answered.
He kept silent the whole night, seemingly in deep . Finally he asked, “What can I do to your mind?”
Looking into his eyes she said, “Answer my question. If you can my heart, I will change my mind. Let’s say, I want a flower on the face of a mountain cliff (悬崖), we are both sure that picking the flower will cause your . Will you do it for me?”
He said, “I will give you my tomorrow.”
She woke up the next morning, found him gone, and saw a piece of paper on her bed, which , “My dear, I would not pick that flower for you. The are …”
“When you use the computer you always the software, and you cry in front of the screen. I have to save my fingers so that I can help to the programs. You always leave the house keys behind, so I have to save my to rush home to open the door for you. You love traveling but always lose your way in a (n) city. I have to save my eyes to show you the way. You always at the computer, and that will do nothing good for your eyes. I have to save my eyes when we grow old, I can help to clip your nails and help to remove those white hairs.”
“Thus, my dear, I am sure that there is someone who loves you more than I do … I can not pick that flower yet, and die …”
That’s life, and . Flowers, and romantic moments are only used and appear on the of the relationship. Under all this, the pillar of true love stands.
A.while B.and C.but D.so
A.lonely B.dead C.worn out D.awesome
A.sorrow B.thought C.shade D.anger
A.speak B.change C.blow D.keep
A.represent B.expand C.warm D.convince
A.grown B.planted C.living D.growing
A.injury B.hurt C.wound D.death
A.decision B.answer C.opinion D.choice
A.wrote B.informed C.printed D.went
A.answers B.messages C.reasons D.purposes
A.run out B.put up C.use up D.mess up
A.repair B.restore C.fix D.mend
A.legs B.life C.energy D.strength
A.big B.new C.modern D.strange
A.glance B.look C.glare D.stare
A.as if B.now that C.so that D.in case
A.annoying B.emerging C.rough D.refreshing
A.although B.even if C.unless D.if
A.friction B.love C.couple D.power
A.surface B.way C.course D.nature
Insomecountries, peopleeatriceeveryday._ they eat it two or three times a day, for breakfast, lunch and supper. They can_____it, fry(煎)it or ______ itinto ricenoodles. Theyusuallyeatit______ meat, fish and vegetables.
Some people do not eat some kind of______. Muslins, for example, do not eat pork, and Hindus do not eat beef. TheJapaneseeatalotoffish. Japan isanisland andits____ goalloverthePacific(太平洋)looking for fishto ______.The Japanese sometimes eat uncooked fish,and they also eat a lot of rice.
In______such as Britain, Australia and the United States, the most important food is______or potatoes. People there usually make their bread from wheat flour(面粉). They______potatoes in different ways. They can boil them,fry them and roast(烤)them.
In Africa,maize(玉米)is the most important food.______rice and wheat,maize is a kind of cereal(谷物). African people make the maize______flour. From this flour they make______kinds of bread and cakes. Many Africans are very______and they can’t afford to eat much ______with their cereal. Cereals are a very important kind of food______we also need plenty of vegetables and lots of fresh ______.
Some people eat ______fruit and vegetables. They do not eat meat or fish or ______ that comes from animals. They eat only food from______. Some people say that food from plants is better for us than meat.
A.Sometimes B.Sometime C.Some time D.Some times
A.drink B.eat C.have D.boil
A.make B.turn C.change D.eat
A.as B.like C.with D.together
A.apples B.fish C.meat D.vegetables
A.trains B.planes C.fishing boats D.life boats
A.buy B.weigh C.hold D.catch
A.the world B.countries C.the east D.developing countries
A.bread B.cake C.flour D.vegetables
A.cook B.eat C.make D.take
A.Like B.As C.Being D.With
A.of B.from C.into D.up to
A.the same B.different C.every D.each
A.rich B.poor C.strong D.weak
A.meat B.maize C.flour D.bread
A.so B.as C.because D.but
A.rice B.cakes C.fruit D.potatoes
A.not only B.only C.besides D.except
A.something B.anything C.pork D.beef
A.plants B.apples C.pigs D.fish
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
I ran into a stranger as he passed by. “I’m so sorry!” was my . Then he said, “Excuse me too ... I didn’t even you.” We were very , the stranger and I. Then we went on our ways after saying .
But at home, a different is told. How we treat our ones, the young and the old. Later, in the kitchen, as I cooked our supper, my entered, very still. When I turned, I nearly knocked her down. “Get out of the way!” I at her. She left, with her little heart broken. I didn’t how hard I’d spoken.
That , as I lay awake in bed, God’s quiet voice to me and said, “While with strangers, you are polite, with those you love, you didn’t do it properly. Go and look right now on the floor, you’ll find some flowers there by the door. Those are the flowers she __ for you. She picked them herself—pink, yellow and blue.”
By this time, I felt and small and now my own fell. I quietly went to her bed, “ up, my dear daughter.” I said. “Are these the flowers you picked for me?” She smiled, “I found them on the tree. I knew you’d like them, the blue.” I said, “I’m so __ that I missed them today ... And I shouldn’t have shouted at you that way.” She whispered(低声说), “Mommy, that’s okay. I still you anyway.” I hugged her and said, “I love you too and love your flowers, especially the blue.”
A.rule B.reply C.step D.truth
A.see B.tell C.get D.take
A.nervous B.alike C.polite D.confident
A.welcome B.thanks C.hello D.good-bye
A.story B.message C.notice D.activity
A.crazy B.loved C.blind D.brave
A.mother B.husband C.daughter D.son
A.smiled B.looked C.shot D.shouted
A.lie B.care C.attack D.realize
A.noon B.afternoon C.evening D.night
A.looked B.pointed C.spoke D.listened
A.when B.but C.unless D.besides
A.kitchen B.bedroom C.dinning-room D.library
A.brought B.bought C.stole D.paid
A.excited B.sad C.happy D.great
A.leg B.head C.tears D.feelings
A.Look B.End C.Dress D.Wake
A.especially B.specially C.except D.except for
A.brave B.lazy C.sorry D.excited
A.hate B.love C.miss D.beat