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。
My ears are recently full of praising words from my friends such as, “ Oh, Beckham is so handsome, so cool that I can’t help falling in love with him!” or “What perfect skills he has!” Yeah,—I ______ to some degree, though I sometimes do want to______ them how much they know about Beckham, apart from his______ and how much they know about football apart from______ goals. It seems funny that we are______ about things, with which we are unfamiliar or about which we are______, but we all, my friends as well as I, consider this one of life’s______.
We need these pleasures to______ our lives. But that doesn’t______ to craziness or nonsense. As an old saying goes: “ Don’t judge a book by its cover.” We______ not judge anything from its appearance. We should all know, it is one’s good______ and great contribution that make one a star and unforgettable. Therefore we’d better say______ about Beckham’s good looks.
If we close our eyes, falling in deep______, we can find that the things that move us to be really happy or sad have a______ meaning. If we don’t go deeper and are just satisfied with______ things, sooner or later we will find that we have not really gained anything because our first______ has blinded and misled us, and we’ll remain ignorant______ we realize that and make some changes.
It is believed that thinking and going deeper than before is______ of great progress. If one day we are willing to go deeper into everything, no matter how much it______ us, we will finally prove how much we have______ up, how much more sensible, mature , and intelligent we have become.
A.like B.agree C.hope D.think
A.ask B.tell C.teach D.doubt
A.skills B.fame C.teach D.appearance
A.kicking B.hitting C.scoring D.controlling
A.thankful B.crazy C.curious D.anxious
A.uncertain B.unhappy C.displeased D.careful
A.aims B.qualities C.pleasures D.truths
A.keep up B.brighten up C.find out D.brighten about
A.come B.increase C.amount D.rise
A.dared B.would C.could D.should
A.thinking B.character C.looks D.ability
A.more B.something C.less D.nothing
A.love B.sleep C.sense D.thought
A.clear B.puzzling C.moving D.valuable
A.material B.deep C.surface D.pleasant
A.conclusion B.experience C.lesson D.impression
A.since B.although C.unless D.before
A.sign B.cause C.value D.willingness
A.worries B.pains C.satisfies D.offers
A.given B.sent C.built D.grown
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,并填写在答题卡上。
After years of searching,a truth seeker was told to go to a cave,in which he would find a well.“Ask the well what is 36 ”,he was advised.‘'and the well will reveal it to you’. Having found the well,the seeker asked that most basic and important 37 .And from the depths came the answer:“Go to the village crossroad,and there you shall find what you are seeking.”
Full of 38 the man ran to the crossroad to find only three rather _____39____ shops.One shop was selling pieces of metal,another sold 40 ,and thin wires were for sale in the third.Nothing and no one there seemed to 41 much to do with the revelation of truth.
Disappointed,the seeker returned to the well to demand an 42 ,but he was told only:“You will 43in the future.”
As years went by, the 44 of his experience at the well gradually 45 until one night,while he was walking,the sound of sitar(一种弦乐器)music 46 his attention.It was wonderful and it was 47 with great skill and inspiration.
Deeply 48 ,the truth seeker felt drawn towards the 49 .He looked at the fingers dancing over the strings.And then suddenly he let out a cry of joyful 51 :the sitar was made out of wires and pieces of metal and wood just like 51 he had once seen in the three stores.
At last he understood the 52 of the well:we have already been given everything we
need:our 53 is to assemble and use them in the proper way.Nothing is 54 so long as we recognize only fragments(碎片).But as soon as the pieces arc put together, something new appears.whose nature we could not have 55 by considering the fragments alone.
A.truth B.hope C.future D.music
A.fact B.reason C.question D.well
A.energy B.hope C.mystery D.surprise
A.interesting B.small C.uninteresting D.family-run
A.instruments B.clothing C.food D.wood
A.connect B.have C.prepare D.offer
A.explanation B.advice C.excuse D.opportunity
A.succeed B.discover C.pay D.understand
A.bitterness B.failure C.memory D.secret
A.doubled B.forgot C.faded D.recovered
A.paid B.lost C.split D.caught
A.played B.broadcast C.enjoyed D.conducted
A.annoyed B.moved C.confused D.frightened
A.adviser B.director C.composer D.player
A.admiration B.distinction C.recognition D.imagination
A.what B.that C.it D.which
A.secret B.message C.theory D.benefit
A.target B.difficulty C.task D.shortcoming
A.interesting B.meaningful C.accessible D.successful
A.foreseen B.decided C.judged D.formed
完形填空(共15题,每小题2分,共30分)
My best friend is Cocoa, and I live in a senior-citizen apartment. Cocoa is a ten-year-old dog and I am a sixty-nine-year-old lady, so you can see we both qualify as 11citizens.
He is a 12 companion. He does many amusing things that make me13, and when that happens, he is so delighted14 he just keeps it up.
But one afternoon, Cocoa started acting strangely. I was sitting on the floor playing with him,15 he started pawing and smelling at the right side of my16. He had never done anything like this ever before, and I told him, “No.” To Cocoa, one “no” is usually17 , but not that day. He stopped briefly, and then18 ran toward me, throwing his entire weight at the right side of my chest. He crashed into me and I cried in19, falling down to the floor. Soon after this, I felt a lump (肿块). I went to my doctors, and after X-rays 20and lab work were done, they told me I had cancer.
When cancer starts, a21of calcium (钙) builds. Then the lump or cancer attaches itself to this wall. When Cocoa jumped on me, the force of the impact broke the lump away from the wall. This made it possible for me to22the lump.
I had a complete mastectomy (乳房切除术) and the cancer has not23 to any other part of my body. The doctors told me if the cancer had gone undetected even six more months, it would have been too24.
Was Cocoa 25of just what he was doing? I’ll never really know. What I do know is that Cocoa not only shares his life with me, he has also made sure that I will be around to share my life with him!
11 A. good B. standard C. senior D. great
12 A. wonderful B. tiring C. hungry D. bad
13 A. leave B. cry C. laugh D. jump
14 A. as B. when C. and D. that
15 A. when B. then C. though D. as
16 A. chest B. body C. shoulder D. arm
17 A. right B. good C. enough D. unexpected
18 A. hurriedly B. rudely C. slowly D. suddenly
19 A. pain B. surprise C. trouble D. danger
20 A. experiments B. researches C. tests D. papers
21 A. wall B. cancer C. body D. number
22 A. watch B. have C. get D. notice
23 A. ran B. kept C. entered D. spread
24 A. common B. late C. much D. early
25 A. ashamed B. aware C. afraid D. tired
阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填人一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卡标号为3l-40的相应位置上。
Traditional Chinese culture places much emphasis(重视)on food. Considered to be an important part of each day, __31 __(eat) is far beyond simply meeting a need. However, people are living in fast-paced society now, so they hardly have time to enjoy their food. They need fast food. That is _32_ China’s fast-food market expands.
A foreign fast-food restaurant __33__(call)KFC arrived in China first, quickly followed by _34_ such as Pizza Hut and McDonald’s. __35__ the development of China, foreign fast-food chains are realizing high-speed __36__ (grow) in China. However, these “junk foods” have long been criticized by health experts because __37__ can’t provide balanced nutrition(营养). The experts also show that some foreign fast food contains a food colouring, Sudan I , __38___can cause cancer.
In fact, China has many of its own traditional fast-food dishes. Among them, dumplings, soybean milk and noodles are __39__ most popular. Compared with foreign fast food, those traditional ones are healthier. __40__ many Chinese still enjoy the special taste and the good environment in the foreign fast-food chains even though there exist some potential(潜在的)risks.
完形填空(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was a kid, I got interested in astronomy(天文学). I used to __21__how big the universe might be and what are “ __22__ ” the stars. But as I grew up, I hardly had any time to __23 __ my hobby because of too much work. In 2007 I found an astronomy magazine and got attracted to astronomy again. However, I didn’t have much time for my __24__ . Many times I would like to observe an object in the night sky, but I was either too __25__or busy working, or I had to look after my kids. So I __26 _ them to observe the stars together with me and I even read kids’ astronomy books to them. By having a common hobby we spent time together and we all found it __27__ .
While reading astronomy books, I figure out how many interesting things there are outside of this planet. I __28__ that the information opens a door to a huge world of interesting things.
I enjoy astronomy as a hobby and I recommend it to everyone. Just __29 _you and your family sitting together watching the stars and talking in the __30__ on a summer night! How cool it will be!
21. A. teach B. wonder C. discuss D. find
22. A. near B. over C. below D. behind
23. A. develop B. meet C. tell D. stop
24. A. exams B. magazines C. hobby D. music
25. A. tired B. excited C. curious D. puzzled
26. A. ordered B. advised C. begged D. encouraged
27. A. necessary B. interesting C. boring D. useful
28. A. realize B. remember C. admit D. expect
29. A. consider B. remind C. imagine D. support
30. A. library B. cafe C. playground D. yard
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30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。
In the doorway of my home, I looked closely at my 23-year-old son, Daniel. In a few hours he would be flying to France to 36a different life. It was a transitional(过渡的) time in Daniel’s life. I wanted to 37him some words of significance. But nothing came from my lips, and this was not the 38time I had let such moments pass.
When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten. He asked, “What is it going to be like, Dad? Can I do it?” Then he walked 39the steps of the bus and disappeared inside. The bus drove away and I said nothing. A decade later, a similar 40played itself out. I drove him to college. As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him41and confidence as he started this new stage of life. Again, words 42me.
Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those 43opportunities. How many times have I let such moments 44? I don’t find a quiet moment to tell him what they have 45to me. Or what he might want to face in the years46. Maybe I thought it was not necessary to say anything.
What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him? 47as I stood before Daniel, I knew that it did matter. My father and I loved each other. Yet, I always 48never hearing him put his 49into words. Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten. Why is it so 50to tell a son something from the heart?
My mouth turned dry, and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly. “Daniel,” I said, “If I could have picked, I would have picked you.” That’s all I could say. He hugged me. For a moment, the world 51, and there were just Daniel and me. He was saying something, but tears misted my eyes, and I couldn’t understand what he was saying. All I was 52of was the stubble(短须) on his chin as his face pressed 53mine. What I had said to Daniel was 54. It was nothing. And yet, it was 55.
36. A. experienceB. spendC. enjoy D. shape
37. A. showB. give C. leave D. instruct
38. A. last B. first C. very D. next
39. A. upward B. into C. down D. up
40. A. sign B. scene C. scenery D. sight
41. A. interest B. instruction C. courage D. direction
42. A. failed B. discouraged C. struck D. troubled
43. A. future B. embarrassing C. obvious D. lost
44. A. last B. flyC. passD. remain
45. A. counted B. meant C. valued D. eared
46. A. forward B. before C. ago D. ahead
47. A. But B. And C. Instead D. So
48. A. wondered B. regretted C. minded D. tried
49. A. views B. actions C. feelings D. attitudes
50. A. important B. essential C. complex D. hard
51. A. disappeared B. changed C. progressed D. advanced
52. A. sensitive B. convinced C. aware D. tired
53. A. byB. against C. on D. with
54. A. clumsyB. gentle C. absurd D. moving
55. A. noneB. all C. anything D. everything