完形填空（共12分，每小题1分）
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
When I was in the third grade, I was picked to be the princess in the school play.
For weeks my mother had helped me 1 my lines. But once on stage, every word 2 from my head. Then my teacher told me she had written a narrator's (旁白) part for the play, and asked me to change 3 . Though I didn't tell my mother what had happened that day, she 4 my unhappiness and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the yard.
It was a lovely spring day. We could see dandelions(蒲公英)popping（炸开）through the grass in bunches, I watched my 5 carelessly bend down by one of the bunches. “I think I am going to dig up all these weeds(杂草),” she said. “From now on, we’ll have 6 roses in this garden.”
“But I like dandelions,”I said.“All flowers are 7 —even dandelions!”
My mother looked at me seriously. “Yes, every flower gives pleasure in its own way, doesn’t it?”she asked thoughtfully. I nodded. “And that is 8 of people, too,”she added.
When I 9 that she had guessed my pain, I started to cry and told her the truth.
“ 10 you will be a beautiful narrator,” she said, reminding me of how much I loved to read stories aloud to her.
Over the next few weeks, with her continuous 11 , I learned to take pride in the role. The big day finally came. A few minutes before the play, my teacher came over to me. “Your mother asked me to give 12 to you,” she said, handing me a dandelion. After the play, I took the flower home, laughing that I was perhaps the only person who would keep such a weed.
A．practice B．write C．train D．read
A．left B．developed C．disappeared D．failed
A．roles B．lines C．plays D．teachers
A．touched B．heard C．reached D．sensed
A．teacher B．friend C．classmate D．mother
A．only B．hardly C．still D．also
A．perfect B．beautiful C．natural D．lively
A．kind B．same C．true D．clever
A．remembered B．realized C．explained D．promised
A．Or B．So C．And D．But
A．talking B．management C．helping D．encouragement
A．that B．this C．it D．them
A passenger (乘客) told an air hostess (空姐) that he needed a cup of water to take medicine when the plane just took off. She told him that she would bring him the46 soon.
Twenty minutes47 , when the passenger’s ring for service sounded, the air hostess realized it at once. She was kept so busy that she48 to bring him the water. Therefore, the passenger was held up (延迟) to take his medicine. She hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he 49 it.
In the following hours on the flight, 50 time the air hostess passed the passenger, she would ask him with a smile 51 he needed help or not. But the passenger never 52 her words.
When he was going to get off the53 , the passenger asked the air hostess to hand him the passengers’ booklet (意见簿). She was very54 . She knew that he would write down sharp words, which might make her55 the job.56 with a smile she handed it to him.
Off the plane, she57 the booklet, and cracked a smile, for the passenger put it, “On the flight, you asked me if I needed help for twelve times58 . How can I refuse59 twelve sincere smiles?”
That’s right! It was the twelve smiles of the air hostess that touched (感动) the passenger
60 and of course she wouldn’t lose her job!
A．milk B．juice C．coffee D．water
A．late B．later C．ago D．after
A．remembered B．forgot C．wanted D．learned
A．accepted B．took C．refused D．received
A．some B．either C．another D．each
A．why B．when C．whether D．how
A．paid attention to B．thought of C．heard of D．worried about
A．coach B．bus C．train D．plane
A．happy B．cheerful C．sad D．excited
A．lose B．loses C．losing D．lost
A．And B．So C．Then D．But
A．opened B．closed C．destroyed D．hid
A．at all B．in all C．of all D．all over
A．her B．your C．their D．our
A．peacefully B．comfortably C．deeply D．slowly
When you write a letter or make a telephone call, your words carry message（信息）. People talk with words. Do you think you can talk 1 words? A smile 2 your face shows you are happy and friendly. Tears（眼泪） in your eyes tell __3 that you are sad. When you put up your hand in class, the teacher knows you want to say something 4 ask questions. You shake（摇头）your head, and people know you are saying “no”. You nod and people know you are saying 5 .
Other things can also give some information. For example, a sign at the bus stop helps you to know which bus 6 . A sign on the wall of your school helps you to find the library. Signs on doors tell you 7 to go. Do you find that there are a lot of signs 8 you and that you get messages from them all the time? People can talk to each other 9 many other ways. An artist can use his pictures to tell about beautiful mountains, about the blue sea and many other things. Writers write books to 10 you about all wonderful things in the world and also about people and their ideas. Books, magazines, TVs and radios and films all help us to talk with other people. They all help us to know what is happening in the world.
A．by B．with C．use D．without
A．in B．on C．at D．over
A．others B．the others C．other D．the other
A．when B．or C．but D．if
A．no B．hello C．yes D．nothing
A．to get B．to choose C．to have D．to take
A．which B．where C．how D．what
A．beside B．next to C．between D．around
A．with B．by C．without D．in
A．say B．talk C．tell D．speak
To be a good teacher, you need some of the abilities of a good actor. You must be able to__1___ the attention and interest of your audience. You must be a clear speaker with a good voice which is fully under your _2___. And you must be able to act what you are teaching in order to make its meaning clear.
Watch a good teacher, __3___ you will see that he stands the whole time he is teaching, he walks about using his arms, hands and fingers to help him in his explanations and his face to express feelings. When you listen to him, you will hear the loudness and the musical note of his voice __4__changing according to what he is talking about.
The __5__ that a good teacher has some of the talents of a good actor does not mean that he will indeed be able to act well on the stage for there are very important differences between the teacher’s work and the actor’s. The actor has to __6___ the same words which he has learnt by heart every time he plays a certain role. What he has to do is to make all these carefully learnt words and actions seem __7__ on the stage.
The good teacher works in a quite different way. His audience take an active part in his play. They ask questions when they do not understand something. So the teacher has to suit his act to the __8___ of his audience which is his class. He cannot learn his part by heart, but must ___9___ it as he goes along.
I have known many teachers who were fine actors in class but were __10___ to take part in stage-play because their brains (大脑) could not keep strictly to what another had written.
A．pay B．give C．attract D．turn
A．help B．control C．mind D．thoughts
A．and B．but C．or D．so
A．never B．seldom C．sometimes D．always
A．matter B．idea C．fact D．secret
A．remind B．remember C．reply D．repeat
A．correct B．true C．natural D．real
A．questions B．needs C．problems D．complaints
A．invent B．discover C．improve D．increase
A．unwelcome B．unable C．uncomfortable D．unsuitable
Uncle Sam and Aunt Kate came to visit us from America last weekend. This was 36 first time to come to Hong Kong. Yesterday my family showed them around Hong Kong.
We got up early in the morning and had breakfast at home. First, we went to the tram(有轨电车) station and 37a tram. This was Uncle Sam and Aunt Kate’s first 38 on a tram. They thought that it was 39 and they liked the “Ding! Ding!” sound. We 40 the tram at Central. Then we took a boat to Tsim Sha Tsui. On the way, Uncle Sam took a video of many buildings. The wind blew softly on our faces. We 41a lot.
After having a rest, we went to a restaurant for 42 . It was famous for nice food. We 43a lot of food. I liked pork pies best 44 I ate three. Aunt Kate liked rice dumplings most. After lunch, we went to the Avenue of Stars. Uncle Sam and Aunt Kate were very 45 when they saw the signatures(签名) and handprints(手印) of some famous stars. But it was a little fun to me. In all, we had a good time that day.
A．our B．his C．her D．their
A．watched B．painted C．took D．bought
A．drive B．ride C．aim D．report
A．interesting B．boring C．frightened D．surprised
A．turned off B．got off C．waited for D．looked for
A．flew B．hurried C．relaxed D．worried
A．snacks B．desserts C．supper D．lunch
A．brought B．ordered C．made D．showed
A．as B．or C．and D．but
A．nervous B．strange C．silent D．excited
My friend, David Smith, had pet birds. One day he called me and told me he would be 25 for a week. He asked me to feed the birds for him.
Unfortunately, I did not 26 to feed the birds until the night before David was going to 27 . I ran to his house quickly and soon found the key he gave me, 28 I couldn't open the door! I kept thinking of 29 David would say when he came back.
Then I found that one bedroom window was 30 . I put a big stone (石头) 31 the window, though it was very heavy. I made lots of noise, but in the end, I climbed up.
I had one leg inside the bedroom when I suddenly found that 32 was shining a flashlight (手电筒) up at 33 . I looked down and 34a policeman and an old lady, one of David's neighbors. "What are you doing up there?" asked the policeman. Feeling like a fool, I answered: "I was just going to feed Mr Smith's birds."
A．down B．late C．around D．away
A．remember B．decide C．agree D．hope
A．leave B．finish C．arrive D．return
A．so B．but C．and D．or
A．what B．how C．when D．which
A．clean B．new C．lost D．open
A．along B．under C．over D．behind
A．anyone B．everyone C．someone D．no one
A．us B．me C．them D．him
A．visited B．caught C．saw D．heard