完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从1---20各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。
One day, an expert in time-management was speaking to a group of business students. To make the point 1 , he used an illustration.
As he stood in front of the group, he said, “Okay, time for a quiz.” He then pulled out a wide-mouth jar and set it on the table. Then he 2 placed about a dozen fist-sized rocks, one by one, into the jar.
When the jar was filled to the 3 and no more rocks would fit inside, he asked, “Is this jar 4 ?” Everyone in the class said, “Yes.”
“Really?” Then he 5 under the table and pulled out a bucket of gravel（沙砾，石子），dumped some in and 6 the jar, causing pieces of gravel to work themselves down into the space 7 the big rocks. Then he asked the group the same question. “Probably not.” One of them answered. “Good!” he replied.
He reached under the table and 8 a bucket of sand. He started dumping the sand in the jar and it went into all the 9 left between the rocks and the gravel. 10 he asked the question. “No!” the class shouted. “Good!” Then he grabbed a can of water and began to pour it in 11 the jar was filled to the brim.
Then the expert in time-management looked at the class and asked, “What is the 12 of this illustration?” It is such a seemingly easy question that one 13 student raised his hand and said, “It is, however full your schedule is, if you try really hard you can always 14 some more things in it.”
“No,” the speaker replied, “The truth it teaches us is that you will 15 get them in at all if you don’t put the big rocks in first. 16 the big rocks in your life are, do things that you love and 17 for yourself. In your schedule if you value the little stuff then you’ll fill your life with 18 things and you will never have the real quality time you need to spend on the big, important stuff. So, tonight, or in the morning, when you are 19 on this short story, ask yourself what are the ‘big rocks’ in your life? Then put those in your 20 first.”
A．harder B．rougher C．clearer D．wiser
A．carefully B．firmly C．actively D．unwillingly
A．edge B．bottom C．wall D．top
A．full B．pure C．enough D．smooth
A．sent B．reached C．managed D．felt
A．delivered B．shook C．dropped D．held
A．beneath B．across C．beyond D．between
A．put out B．came out C．brought out D．set out
A．spaces B．caves C．blanks D．holes
A．At last B．Shortly after C．Later on D．Once more
A．unless B．until C．before D．while
A．meaning B．opinion C．point D．comment
A．calm B．awkward C．nervous D．eager
A．add B．fit C．include D．collect
A．never B．even C．still D．ever
A．Whether B．However C．Whatever D．Which
A．conclude B．encourage C．fresh D．time
A．more B．little C．much D．less
A．reflecting B．counting C．deciding D．insisting
A．packet B．can C．jar D．luggage
Introduction to Letters to Sam
Dear Reader,
Please allow me to tell you something before you read this book. When my _ , Sam, was born, my heart was filled with joy. I had been sitting in a wheelchair for 20 years before then, and I have been _ ill many times. So I wondered if I would have the_____to tell Sam what I had _ ___.
For years I have been hosting a program on the___and writing articles for a magazine. Being to move freely, I have learned to sit still and keep my heart , exchanging thoughts with thousands of listeners and ___. So when Sam was born, I____to tell him about school and friendship, romance and work, love and everything else. That’s how I started to write these____. I hope that Sam would____them sooner or later.
However, that expectation___when Sam showed signs of autism (自闭症) at the age of two. He had actually stopped talking before the discovery of the signs. He ____to communicate with others, even the family members. That was____for me but didn’t stop me writing on. I realized that I had even_____now to tell him. I wanted him to____what it means to be “different” from others, and learn how to fight against the misfortune he’ll____as I myself, his grandfather, did. I just____if I could write all that I wanted to say in the rest of my life.
Now, _____the book has been published, I have been given the chance. Every chapter in the book is a letter to Sam: some about my life, and all about what it means to be a____.
Daniel Bottlings
A．son B．nephew C．brother D．grandson
A．seriously B．mentally C．slightly D．quietly
A．ability B．time C．courage D．responsibility
A．written B．suffered C．observed D．lost
A．radio B．television C．stage D．bed
A．ready B．unable C．anxious D．eager
A．warm B．broken C．closed D．open
A．hosts B．visitors C．readers D．reporters
A．began B．stopped C．forgot D．decided
A．letters B．emails C．books D．diaries
A．find B．read C．collect D．keep
A．developed B．disappeared C．changed D．arrived
A．tried B．refused C．regretted D．hoped
A．exciting B．acceptable C．strange D．heartbreaking
A．less B．everything C．more D．nothing
A．understand B．explain C．believe D．question
A．fear B．face C．know D．cause
A．felt B．guessed C．saw D．doubted
A．as B．once C．though D．if
A．teacher B．child C．man D．writer
My 9-year-old daughter and I were flying from our home in Carolina to spend a week with my husband in Florida.We were__about the trip because we hadn't seen him for five months, and ____ her Dad terribly.
As usual on the Charlotte-to-Miami flight, the plane was totally__. Because we did not get our boarding passes until we__ at the gate, Kallie and I could not get seats together and were ____by the aisle（过道）. I asked two passengers in my row if they would switch places with Kallie and me, ____ we could be together. They __, saying they thought they should stay in their assigned seats.
Meanwhile, a mother and her three children were in a __ several rows ahead of us. There had been a mistake in their boarding passes, and ___ the whole family had been split up. The passengers in her row_35 refused to move elsewhere. She was very____ about the younger boy sitting with strangers. She was in tears, yet nobody____to help her.
There were a troop of Boy Scouts(童子军) on ___. Suddenly the Scout leader stood up and said, "Ma’am, I think we can help you." He then ____ five minutes rearranging his group so that adequate space was ____ for the family. The boys followed his directions cheerfully and without ___, and the mother's relief was obvious.
Kallie, however, was beginning to panic at the ____of not being next to me. I told her that there wasn’t anything I could do. _____, the man sitting next to the Scoutmaster, _____to me and asked, "Would you and your daughter like our seats?" ____to himself and the Scoutmaster. We traded seats and continued our trip, very much relieved to be together and watch the scenery from Kallie’s window seat.
A．worried B．excited C．anxious D．eager
A．loved B．considered C．imagined D．missed
A．full B．crowded C．empty D．overweight
A．reached B．arrived C．landed D．knocked
A．divided B．blocked C．separated D．connected
A．in case B．even if C．as if D．so that
A．prevented B．refused C．agreed D．promised
A．panic B．hurry C．rush D．seat
A．however B．otherwise C．therefore D．instead
A．too B．even C．ever D．also
A．concerned B．curious C．particular D．content
A．suggested B．offered C．provided D．supplied
A．duty B．watch C．board D．spot
A．took B．cost C．paid D．spent
A．convenient B．available C．probable D．comfortable
A．permission B．excuse C．apology D．complaint
A．thought B．end C．feeling D．sense
A．Immediately B．Puzzlingly C．Clearly D．Amazingly
A．turned up B．turned around C．turned out D．turned away
A．sticking B．keeping C．waving D．referring
The requirements for high school graduation have just changed in my community. As a result, all students must sixty hours of service learning, they will not receive a diploma. Service learning is academic learning that also helps the community. of service learning include cleaning up a polluted river, working in a soup kitchen, or tutoring a student. a service experience, students must keep a journal and then write a about what they have learned.
Supporters claim that there are many __ of service learning. Perhaps most importantly, students are forced to think their own interests and become of the needs of others. Students are also able to learn real-life skills that ___responsibility, problem-solving, and working as part of a team. . , students can explore possible careers service learning. For example, if a student wonder what teaching is like, he or she can choose to work in an elementary school classroom a few afternoons each month.
there are many benefits, opponents problems with the new requirement. First, they that the main reason students go to school is to learn core subjects and skills. Because service learning is time-consuming, students spend time studying the core subjects. Second, they believe that forcing students to work without goes against the law. By requiring service, the school takes away an individual’s freedom to choose.
In my view, service learning is a great way to to the community, learn new skills, and explore different careers. , I don’t believe you should force people to help others---the to help must come from the heart. I think the best is one that gives students choices: a student should be able to choose sixty hours of independent study or sixty hours of service. Choice encourages both freedom and responsibility and as young adults, we must learn to handle both wisely.
A．spend B．gain C．complete D．save
A．and B．or C．but D．for
A．Subjects B．Ideas C．Procedures D．Examples
A．With B．Before C．During D．After
A．diary B．report C．note D．notice
A．courses B．benefits C．challenges D．features
A．beyond B．about C．over D．in
A．careful B．proud C．tired D．aware
A．possess B．apply C．include D．develop
A．Gradually B．Finally C．Luckily D．Hopefully
A．through B．across C．of D．on
A．So B．Thus C．Since D．While
A．deal with B．look into C．point out D．take down
A．argue B．doubt C．overlook D．admit
A．much B．full C．less D．more
A．cost B．pay C．care D．praise
A．contribute B．appeal C．attend D．belong
A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．Besides D．However
A．courage B．desire C．emotion D．spirit
A．decision B．purpose C．solution D．result
At midnight, Peter was awakened by heavy knocks on the door. He rolled over and looked at his , and it was half past one. “I’m not getting at this time,” he to himself, and rolled over.
Then, a knock followed. “Aren’t you going to it?” said his wife.
So he dragged himself out of bed and went downstairs. He opened the door and there was a man
at the door. It didn’t take long to the man was drunk.
“Hi, there, ” slurred (嘟囔) the stranger, “Can you give me a push?”
“No, . It’s half past one. I was ,” Peter said and slammed（猛关） the door. He went back to bed and told his wife what had happened.
She said, “That wasn’t very of you. Remember that night we had a in the pouring rain on the way to the kids and you had to knock on a man’s door to get our car
___ again? What would have happened if he’d told__ to go away? ”
“But the guy was ,” said Peter.
“It doesn’t matter,” said the wife. “He needs help it would be the Christian thing to help him.”
So Peter went out of bed again, got dressed, and went downstairs. He opened the door, and not being able to see the stranger anywhere, he shouted, “Hey, do you still want a __ ?”
And he heard a , “Yeah, please.”
So still being unable to see the stranger, he shouted, “ are you?”
The drunk replied, “Over here, on the swing(秋千).”
A．door B．wife C．clock D．window
A．into trouble B．out of the house C．down to work D．out of bed
A．complained B．explained C．thought D．replied
A．louder B．weaker C．longer D．angrier
A．stand B．stop C．refuse D．answer
A．knocking B．lying C．standing D．looking
A．remember B．realize C．show D．doubt
A．go out B．go away C．go ahead D．go up
A．in bed B．in surprise C．at home D．at work
A．down B．in C．inside D．up
A．foolish B．nice C．typical D．generous
A．look B．quarrel C．fight D．breakdown
A．put up B．pick down C．pick up D．put down
A．united B．refreshed C．started D．delighted
A．us B．them C．the man D．others
A．mad B．drunk C．different D．dangerous
A．but B．though C．and D．because
A．push B．rest C．room D．lift
A．lady B．gentleman C．sound D．voice
A．where B．how C．who D．what
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后面各题的四个选项(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。
The day that I met my best friend for the first time, I was full of anxiety. I was trying to do some ______ for an important oral exam in the local library, but people kept _____ me. I was getting annoyed and of course, I wasn’t able to ______. Suddenly I heard someone singing behind me. I ____ and glared at the person who was singing. It was a tall girl about the same age as me.
The fact that she looked like a sensitive, friendly girl didn’t matter. If anything, it made me even angrier.” How could she be so selfish?” I thought _____.
I picked up my books, glared at her and whispered coldly, “Thanks to your ______, I’ve been unable to study. You’re so ______!”
I left the library in such a hurry, I left the most important textbook _____. when I got home two hours later, I found that textbook gone. I was so _____ that I almost cried. Just then, the phone rang. a gentle voice _____ the speaker as Jenny and asked if I was Jane. After ______ that I was, she said that she had noticed I’d left my book in the library and as my ______ was in it, she’d asked a librarian to get my phone number f. She said that she didn’t live far away and could bring it around for me if I needed it.
I sighed with ______and agreed to meet her at the convenience store down the road. Of course you’ve _____ who Jenny was. She was the girl I had shouted at for singing in the library. When I recognized her in the convenience store, I was filled with ______ and apologized for my ruled behavior I felt so ______, but Jenny just laughed, saying she was glad to see that I’d also left my ______ in the library! I couldn’t help laughing at this and I invited her back to my apartment for a quick cup of tea.
Ever since then we’ve been best friends and we got along really well. To be honest, I trust her more than any one else. I often think how ______ I am. If Jenny hadn’t been a kind person who was willing to ______ my shortcomings, I would _____ have experienced such true friendship.
A．revision B．research C．work D．experiment
A．watching B．asking C．warning D．disturbing
A．follow B．improve C．concentrate D．speak
A．turned down B．turned around C．turned off D．turned over
A．sadly B．hopelessly C．crazily D．angrily
A．practice B．attitude C．noise D．existence
A．active B．selfish C．sensitive D．stupid
A．behind B．around C．aside D．out
A．upset B．careless C．nervous D．forgetful
A．considered B．introduced C．took D．remembered
A．deciding B．realizing C．conforming D．thinking
A．address B．class C．writing D．name
A．comfort B．relief C．confidence D．satisfaction
A．guessed B．found C．recognized D．heard
A．courage B．energy C．shame D．doubt
A．worried B．excited C．terrible D．guilty
A．glare B．expression C．virtue D．friendship
A．considerate B．lucky C．pleased D．grateful
A．overcome B．share C．forgive D．hide
A．ever B．still C．seldom D．never