完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
I was recently invited to dinner by a friend. During the meal, the manager of the restaurant came 16 and said that our meal was free. He stood there 17 at me and he seemed a little 18 to me but I couldn’t quite remember him. 19 I asked him if he knew me. He laughed and said I had probably 20 him, but that I’d changed his life. My friend was quite 21 and asked him how I’d done this.
He said that twelve years ago he 22 a stress(压力)management(管理)class that I was giving. I asked the group what their greatest 23 was and most of them, including him, said it was their bosses.
He said I listened 24 and then took a chair and placed it in the center of the room. I 25 on the chair for a few moments and then I 26 everyone to come and do the same. I wanted them to look at the room from up there. After everyone had done it, I asked the group to 27 how the room looked different when they changed their perspective(角度).
Then I asked them to 28 their bosses. Was this the same person who had seen their good 29 and hired them? Did they remember how happy they were to be 30 for the job? But how did these wonderful people become terrible bosses?
He said I looked at him and asked if he had 31 said thank you to his boss for the 32 to earn a living. He answered he hadn’t. Then I asked him why he hadn’t tried being 33 to his boss.
He told us his 34 changed that night. He went back to work the next day with a thank-you card to his boss. He said I’d 35 him to look at life from different perspectives and express thanks.
A.out B.back C.over D.on
A.smiling B.glaring C.knocking D.shouting
A.similar B.attractive C.strange D.familiar
A.Immediately B.Finally C.Suddenly D.Firstly
A.disliked B.known C.ignored D.forgotten
A.curious B.anxious C.happy D.calm
A.missed B.prepared C.attended D.heard
A.hero B.stress C.liking D.trouble
A.regretfully B.disappointedly C.doubtfully D.carefully
A.stood B.lay C.sat D.rested
A.forced B.stopped C.invited D.warned
A.work on B.think about C.look into D.fill out
A.remember B.dislike C.respect D.consider
A.qualities B.personalities C.experiences D.looks
A.meant B.refused C.chosen D.forgiven
A.still B.actually C.never D.ever
A.right B.opportunity C.solution D.ability
A.polite B.friendly C.grateful D.gentle
A.life B.job C.luck D.company
A.ordered B.taught C.allowed D.persuaded
第二节完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的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。
I have enjoyed this memory for many years - with gratitude for such an act of kindness.
“You probably don’t remember me,” she began, “ 36 I have come back to apply for Graduation with Distinction.” And then she 37 a piece of paper from her bag and gave it to me to read. It was my 38__, but I didn’t remember writing it.
As the Assistant Director of the Honors Programs at the university, one of my 39 was to review student transcripts (成绩报告单) to make sure they met 40 for continuing in Honors. It was not uncommon for freshmen to have a rough start and be 41 that they could no longer continue in Honors after their first semester (学期).
Sometimes second semester report cards would be sent to us anyway, 42 students were no longer in the program.
The note she handed me 43 , “Congratulations on your 44 second semester. While I know you may have been 45 by your low grades, you should feel wonderfully proud of how you have turned your effort around. That is a(n) 46 achievement! Best of luck in keeping up the good work, and remember with a 3.5 average (which you can do) by your last semester, you will 47 requirements for Graduation with Distinction.”
I didn’t remember sending the 48 handwritten(and not very neatly) on the bottom of her 49 semester transcript.
The student went on and said, “You can’t know what this 50 to me. I have carried it for three years and pulled it out 51 I didn’t want to do my work. For three years I have been planning on walking into your office and giving you this note and this transcript.” She handed me her 52 transcript, 3.502. “I would like the paperwork for Graduation with Distinction.”
She cried and I wanted to. To 53 the note seemed like 54 to me, but had meant so much to her. I 55 had no idea my actions had such meaning.
36. A. when B. so C. and D. but
37. A. pulled out B. put away C. wrote down D. picked up
38. A. behavior B. handwriting C. pen D. possession
39. A. dreams B. ideas C. jobs D. plans
40. A. purposes B. orders C. needs D. requirements
41. A. explained B. hidden C. warned D. informed
42. A. even though B. as long as C. as though D. so that
43. A. told B. read C. pronounced D. sent
44. A. tiring B. puzzling C. excellent D. poor
45. A. excited B. amazed C. satisfied D. disappointed
46. A. real B. false C. impressive D. impossible
47. A. miss B. meet C: reduce D. borrow.
48. A. note B. parcel C. card D. memory
49. A. second B. third C. fourth D. first
50. A. suggested B. meant C. adapted D. happened
51. A. anyway B. anywhere C. anyhow D. anytime
52. A. worst B. smallest C. latest D. oldest
53. A. write B. get C. receive D. copy
54. A. something B. everything C. anything D. nothing
55. A. reasonably B. really C. slightly D. probably
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,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑
Mr Adamson enjoys playing the violin in his spare time. He is often pleased with his own 21 . But it is a 22 time for his neighbors when Mr Adamson plays the violin, as he 23 so badly.
One day Mr Adamson sat by a 24 and began to play the violin as usual. Mr Adamson seemed to be making 25 instead of music, but he was so 26 that he almost forgot what he was doing. Just 27 , some stones were thrown out of the windows under 28 Mr Adamson was sitting, 29 he did not pay any attention to it. The “music” 30 . After a little while, an empty bottle and a worn-out shoe were thrown out of the window, 31 . Only then did Mr Adamson know this was not the place for him to play in. Mr Adamson was very 32 . He thought, “ 33no living people can understand my music, I should go to a place where people may appreciate my works.” So he 34 to go to a graveyard(墓地).
He came to a graveyard where there was no other 35 except the church bell. Mr Adamson sat at a grave and thought 36 , “I must do my best to 37 that my music is outstanding.” The more he thought, the more inspired he was, and 38 he began to play his violin. Suddenly a barefoot(赤脚) stretched out from the graveyard and gave him a heavy 39 which sent him flying. His violin also dropped from his hand. Mr Adamson felt very sad 40 his works were not accepted by anyone, not even the dead.
A.voice B.noise C.music D.sound
A.useless B.terrible C.wonderful D.long
A.sings B.shouts C.dances D.plays
A.house B.window C.door D.wall
A.sound B.something C.voice D.noises
A.excited B.angry C.lovely D.disappointed
A.that B.right C.now D.then
A.where B.it C.that D.which
A.and B.although C.but D.as
A.stopped B.began C.played D.continued
A.together B.again C.either D.too
A.happy B.sad C.worried D.pleased
A.Unless B.As if C.As D.Before
A.decided B.said C.thought D.knew
A.voice B.sound C.thing D.building
A.something B.his music C.hardly D.a lot
A.prove B.confirm C.explain D.mean
A.first B.second C.finally D.third
A.kick B.boxing C.push D.shoe
A.until B.and C.because D.so
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Nowadays lots of students ask their parents for money to buy things they like. For me, to ask for money is like entering a(n) _36__. I learned this from 37 .
Last year my mother told me that the _ 38 way I would get a driver’s license before I turned eighteen depended on _ 39 I paid for the classes myself. “What?” I asked in _ 40 . But I knew _ 41 that my reasoning would have no_ 42 on the situation, 43__ by the look on my mother’s face.
Three weeks later, I started working _ 44 a hostess at a factory, twice a week. A month later I paid $ 270 for driving lessons, and then over $ 20 to _ 45 my permit test. My pockets were empty _ 46 as soon as they were filled.
My mother thought that I’d be _ 47 to do things without her help. The funny thing was that even though I was totally _ 48in the beginning, I truly appreciated it, _ 49 if I had just been handed bills from her.
When I realized that my mother wasn’t going to _ 50 something like a driver’s license, at first, it seemed as if she had __51__ an immovable block before me and I would never _ 52 it. But my mother was __53 _. She knew that I wanted a luxury(奢侈品)but _ 54 me to get it. That is as _ 55 as this ---- if I really want it, I’ll find a way to get it myself.
A.office B.prison C.battlefield D.bank
A.facts B.experience C.lessons D.quarrels
A.best B.proper C.same D.only
A.whether B.that C.how D.when
A.trouble B.disbelief C.comfort D.horror
A.hurriedly B.jokingly C.instantly D.surprisingly
A.effect B.sense C.effort D.result
A.judged B.judging C.to judge D.being judged
A.with B.for C.like D.as
A.pass B.take C.hold D.gain
A.almost B.even C.still D.yet
A.ready B.likely C.unhappy D.unable
A.terrified B.annoyed C.tired D.disturbed
A.more than B.rather than C.no more D.no longer
A.pay B.raise C.buy D.support
A.laid B.lay C.lied D.lain
A.get about B.get by C.get through D.get over
A.wise B.mistaken C.strict D.kind
A.dared B.hoped C.encouraged D.expected
A.well B.far C.soon D.simple
For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A. B. C. and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Since my family were not going to be helpful, I decided I would look for one all by myself and not tell them about it till I’d got one.
I had seen an agency (中介机构) advertised in a local newspaper. I rushed out of the __36_ in search of it. I was wildly excited, and as _37_ as if I were going on the stage. Finding the 38 quite easily, I ran breathlessly through a door which said “Enter without knocking, if you please.”
The simple atmosphere of the office 39 me. The woman looked carefully at me for a while through her glasses, and then questioned me in a low voice. I answered softly. All of a sudden I started to feel rather 40 She wondered why I was looking for this sort of job I felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be 41 to get a job without experience I wondered whether I ought to leave, when the telephone on her desk rang. I heard her say:
“ 42 , I’ve got someone in the office at this very moment who might 43 .” She
wrote down a __44 , and held it out to me, saying: “Ring up this lady. She wants a cook immediately. In fact, you would have to start tomorrow by cooking a dinner for ten people.”
“Oh yes,” said I — 45 having cooked for more than four in my life. I 46 her again and again, and rushed out to the nearest telephone box. I collected my thoughts, took a deep breath, and rang the number. I said confidently that I was just what she was looking for.
I spent the next few hours 47 cook books.
A. bed B house C. agency D. office
A.proud B.please C.nervous D.worried
A.family B.door C.place D.stage
A.calmed B.excited C.frightened D.disturbed
A.encouraged B.dissatisfied C.hopeless D.pleased
A.difficult B.helpless C.possible D.unusual
A.Above all B.As a matter of fact C. As a result D.In spite of that
A.hire B.accept C.suit D.offer
A.letter B.name C.note D.number
A.almost B.never C.nearly D.really
A.answered B.promised C.thanked D.told
A.borrowing B.buying C.reading D.writing
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C, and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
When I was little, my family used to move frequently. Before I could even get acquainted with my schoolmates, my family was on the move again. I became very 36 because of this.
But a girl with dark skin and ling shiny hair changed me. Here best characteristics are her openness and 37 . She is always smiling, like a beautiful sunflower following the sun. without doubt I enjoyed being with her and soon we became good friends. As time went by, I 38 became a happy girl. But this joyful period didn’t last long. We were admitted to different colleges. I felt like I had gone back to my always-on-the-move childhood. I felt 39 and helpless and I was afraid that I would 40 her as my best friend. She stayed calm and said to me :“Rain, you can achiever more than I do, so 1 to your dreams and make a big effort! Real friendship doesn’t fade and we will be best friends forever.” Maybe she didn’t realize what a great 42 she was to me at that time.
However, it turned out that my concerns were well-founded(有根据的). I felt that the 43 between us was getting bigger and bigger. One day, she sent me a text message happily telling me that she had fallen in love with a handsome boy in her class.
I felt happy for her, but at the same time I was secretly worried about our friendship. I 44 her several times intending to tell her to think easefully about her relationship with the boy, but I got no more messages from her. I felt sad that perhaps our friendship would not 45 . I had almost given up hope until she visited me at my campus a week later. She looked 46 but was wearing the most beautiful smile. She gave me a big hug and said: “I’m sorry. I want to be myself and your friend forever!” We cried together, ignoring the people walking past. She told me her sad story, and we knew we had gone back to how it was before.
Now I firmly believer that distance and time can’t 47 you from a friend. If you care enough about each other, friendship never fades.
A.silent B.aggressive C.impatient D.greedy
A.faithfulness B.cheerfulness C.quietness D.kindness
A.gradually B.normally C.frequently D.regularly
A.scared B.shabby C.cold-hearted D.unreasonable
A.leave B.miss C.lose D.abandon
A.look forward B.hold on C.get down D.give thought
A.burden B.example C.encouragement D.wonder
A.difference B.distance C.misunderstanding D.complaint
A.visited B.messaged C.telephoned D.wrote
A.negotiate B.develop C.survive D.accelerate
A.cheerful B.dynamic C.calm D.pale
A.protect B.prevent C.free D.separate