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
Filled with sorrow, I didn’t notice the hardness of the chair I was sitting on. I was at the funeral(葬礼)of my 1 . The hurt was so intense(强烈的), and I found it hard to 2 at times.
Suddenly, I heard a 3 open and slam shut at the back of the church. Quick 4 hurried along the floor. A young man looked around in a 5 and then sat next to me. His eyes were full of tears.
“I’m 6 ,” he explained, though no explanation was 7 . After several eulogies (悼文), he leaned over and commented, “Why do they keep 8 Mary by the name of ‘Margaret’?” “Because that was her name, Margaret. Never Mary,” I 9 . “No, that isn’t correct,” he insisted. “Her name is Mary, Mary Peters.” “That isn’t 10 this is,” I replied. “Isn’t this the Lutheran church?” “No, the Lutheran church is across the street. I believe you’re at the 11 funeral, sir.”
The solemnness (庄严) of the occasion 12 with the realization of the man’s mistake bubbled (充溢) up inside me and came out as 13 . I peeked at the misguided man seated beside me. He was laughing, 14 . I imagined Mother laughing. At the 15 “Aman”, we darted(猛冲) out a door and into the parking lot.
“I do believe we’ll be the 16 of the town,” he smiled. He said his name was Rick and that 17 he had missed his aunt’s funeral, he asked me out for a cup of coffee. That afternoon began a lifelong 18 for me with this man who attended the wrong funeral. A year after our meeting, we were 19 at a country church. This time we both arrived at the same church, right on time.
Whenever anyone asks us how we 20 , Rick tells them, “Her mother and my aunt Mary introduced us.”
A.neighbor B.sister C.mother D.aunt
A.stand B.imagine C.breathe D.explain
A.box B.door C.bottle D.chair
A.claps B.songs C.steps D.noises
A.mood B.row C.rush D.mess
A.full B.angry C.anxious D.late
A.necessary B.impossible C.natural D.uncertain
A.questioning B.naming C.calling D.asking
A.whispered B.shouted C.reported D.cried
A.who B.when C.where D.why
A.right B.same C.different D.wrong
A.worked B.matched C.tied D.mixed
A.tear B.fighting C.singing D.laughter
A.though B.yet C.too D.still
A.middle B.second C.final D.first
A.talk B.word C.eye D.idea
A.although B.if C.since D.before
A.journey B.waiting C.dream D.thought
A.protected B.married C.improved D.placed
A.lived B.met C.grew D.stayed
完形填空(共30小题;A篇每小题1分,B篇每小题1.5分,满分40分)
Karen, Judy and I were the last ones back in the school room after lunch and all of the other sixth graders were already playing outside.
“Wow! How it would be to write on the blackboard while everyone is . ” Judy said.
“But Mrs. Eiffler doesn't want us writing on the ,” I responded.
“Janet, everyone is outside. No one will ever know, ” said Karen, reaching into box and drawing out a piece of . Judy also began drawing.
I reluctantly (勉强地)joined my friends, but afraid of being . Then Judy had all idea. “We’re all right-handed. Let’s see who can write their best using their left hand. ”
Judy and Karen started . I chose a piece of white chalk from the box and wrote my name.
“We’d better get this board cleaned off Mrs. Eiffier comes back, ”said Judy, but I found it wasn’t chalk at all, but a white crayon(蜡笔)! At last, Karen got a knife and scraped it. It finally, but we left an abrasion (磨损处) on the blackboard.
Mrs. Eiffler never asked about the abrasion but I always remember the lesson. “No one will ever know” is never . Even if no one else found out, I myself knew.
A.useful B.fun C.stupid D.necessary
A.asleep B.worried C.outside D.lucky
A.blackboard B.book C.desk D.floor
A.bread B.wood C.paper D.chalk
A.followed B.praised C.caught D.affected
A.address B.class C.name D.dream
A.writing B.singing C.shouting D.reading
A.until B.before C.unless D.since
A.broke down B.took off C.came off D.slowed down
A.true B.typical C.important D.different.
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
All of us go through some difficult times as we approach teenage years. It’s the age when we have to deal with the most in our life. This transition from children to adulthood is for some, but rough for others. The most important thing about being a teenager is . When we are teenagers, we would get blamed or even punished for anything wrong we do.
It’s all not so about being a teenager though. We don’t have to have our takeus to somewhere we want to go or we couldn’t go before. We can have with friends or even alone, which we couldn’t have because we were too to know what pleasure is! It’s a very enjoyable time of life. During this age, we are old enough to what is good for us, and make decisions without others.
But like the saying goes, “All good things must come to an end, but all bad things can continue .” During this period, we are having much for our studies. If we don’t pass, we won’t get jobs, and things will take a turn for the .With the present world economy in , we have to do really , really well in our for a job. Adults say that their is the hardest part of life. But I think the transition from a kid to an adult is much than being already an adult. What we do in our teenage years will what we become and how we lead our life in the future.
In conclusion, it is quite that parents put much pressure on an already stressed out teenager. If they realized that, living condition for teenagers would be much better. for the teens ourselves we should get to know what is best for us. What’s more, we should understand the right of life we choose at this age can make us happy for the rest of our existence.
A.chances B.changes C.feelings D.expectations
A.smooth B.practical C.demanding D.necessary
A.knowledge B.independence C.confidence D.responsibility
A.easy B.strange C.bad D.interesting
A.guides B.partners C.parents D.friends
A.fun B.trouble C.relation D.business
A.proud B.young C.smart D.mature
A.predict B.remember C.imagine D.understand
A.guiding B.helping C.inviting D.consulting
A.occasionally B.briefly C.forever D.naturally
A.pressure B.passion C.motivation D.panic
A.better B.worse C.fewer D.more
A.decline B.hope C.increase D.debt
A.contribution B.education C.application D.qualification
A.promotion B.work C.experience D.age
A.harder B.happier C.easier D.lighter
A.reflect B.confirm C.determine D.identify
A.vital B.urgent C.common D.unnecessary
A.Or B.Otherwise C.But D.Because
A.experience B.way C.condition D.power
完形填空(共20小题:每小题1分,满分20分)
请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题历给的A. B. C.D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was mid-summer and my father had taken me to Boston to see the ducklings (little young ducks) in the public gardens. We had most of the day just playing on the duck sculptures, running around, anything an eight-year-old enjoy doing. More than anything I wanted to go on the swan boat in the pond, the little ducklings were led to by their mother.
The line was long, and it was a little shorter after noon. I was hungry and hot and was starting to get a little tired. The was coming back and the line finally started to move . I excitedly looked around, silently to all around me, “I’m going to the swan boat!” I saw my left, on the other side of the chain linked barrier, a mother pushing her in a carriage. The baby had his bottle out of the carriage, and started to cry. The line kept moving to board the boat which had at the dock, and there was just enough for my dad and me to board. At that moment I ducked (moved like a duck) the chain, picked up the bottle and ran with it to the mother. At this point, my father had out of line to see where I was to. The mother me, and I walked back to my dad. He saw what I did and gave me a hug, then regretfully said that we had the boat and it would be a long for the next one. I looked at the boats, then the line, and finally at my dad with a big and suggested we get ice cream instead.
I learned that day that nothing feels better than doing something good for someone else. No matter how small or it may be.
A.observed B.stared C.spent D.wasted
A.should B.would C.must D.need
A.when B.where C.which D.that
A.boat B.duckling C.car D.sense
A.toward B.forward C.backward D.downward
A.telling B.saying C.speaking D.talking
A.glance B.ride C.brush D.buy
A.by B.at C.on D.to
A.bottle B.baby C.vase D.duck
A.placed B.deserted C.beaten D.thrown
A.left B.moved C.arrived D.reached
A.room B.chance C.footstep D.seat
A.across B.beyond C.over D.under
A.jumped B.feared C.stepped D.held
A.ducking B.driving C.riding D.running
A.stopped B.thanked C.liked D.received
A.boarded B.ridden C.lost D.missed
A.time B.rest C.wait D.stop
A.smile B.hope C.laugh D.cry
A.rare B.rough C.big D.much
Around twenty years ago I was living in York. Though I had a lot of experience and a Master’s degree, I could not find work.
I was a school bus to make ends meet and living with a friend of mine, for I had lost my flat. I had five interviews with a company and one day, between bus runs they called to say I did not get the job. “Why has my life become so ?” I thought painfully.
As I pulled the bus over to a little girl, she handed me an earring(耳环)saying that I should keep it somebody claimed (认领) it. The earring was painted black and said “BE HAPPY”.
At first I got angry. Then it me--I had been giving all of my to what was going wrong with my experiences rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a of fifty things I was happy with. Later, I decided to more things to the list. That night there was a phone call for me from a lady who was a director at a large . She asked me if I would give a one-day lecture on stress management to 200 medical workers. I said yes.
My day there went very well, and before long I got a well-paid job. To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of that I completely changed my life.
A.successful B.extra C.satisfying D.convenient
A.driving B.repairing C.taking D.designing
A.prepared for B.attended C.asked for D.held
A.hard B.busy C.serious D.short
A.wave at B.drop off C.call on D.look for
A.in case B.or else C.as if D.now that
A.hurt B.hit C.caught D.moved
A.feelings B.attention C.strength D.interests
A.list B.book C.check D.copy
A.connect B.turn C.keep D.add
A.hospital B.factory C.restaurant D.hotel
A.operation B.speaking C.employment D.thinking
We recently treated our now-adult son and his girlfriend to a seafood feast near Cocoa Beach, Florida. Our server, a grandmotherly woman skilled in the art of , flew around the table treating customers. She remembered their special tastes, likes and dislikes-all of which she’d learned after only the brief .
At the end of the meal, she presented the bill, and then went to the growing crowd of other dinners. My husband paid with a credit card, added her , and we were off.
“Mr Goldsmith!” our waitress ran out of the dinning room waving a receipt at him, “Thank you.”
He looked at her as though he didn’t understand. We’ve all seen that universal of confusion.
“What did you give her?” I asked in a whisper, ____ if he had done something unreasonable or made a calculation error.
“Wow, Dad,” our son said, sounding like a 10-year-old. “I’ve never seen a waitress anyone out of the restaurant to say ‘thank you’ for the tip.”
“She gave us great service. I just thought she deserved a little what I usually give.”
It wasn’t until later, when I accidentally heard our son retelling the story of the waitress, that I realized she had given my family something a “thank you”. She showed our son the importance of acknowledging hard work and the rewarding sound of “thank you”. Her show of thanks helped a dad earn a bit more from a loving son. And it reminded me just why I this thoughtful, caring man.
A.painting B.smiling C.cooking D.serving
A.argument B.discussion C.conversation D.debate
A.attend to B.look for C.care about D.find out
A.advice B.suggestion C.tip D.prize
A.feeling B.look C.attitude D.face
A.wondering B.knowing C.saying D.answering
A.help B.keep C.drive D.follow
A.except B.below C.above D.within
A.excellent B.skilled C.generous D.grateful
A.rather than B.more than C.less than D.no more than
A.respect B.sympathy C.thanks D.satisfactory
A.trained B.refused C.left D.married