阅读下面短文,从短文后面各题所给的四个选项(A,B,C,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 husband used to be a workaholic(工作狂).Nothing seemed to be more ____ to him than his work,not even his family.
He usually ____at 6 o’clock,and our ____ and I were still asleep then,and then left ____ having breakfast. I asked him to have breakfast ____,but he said it’s a waste of ____.I didn’t know what kept him so____.He even couldn’t finish all his work in the office. He came back at ten at night. However,I never expected that he would give me a kiss.____he got home,he would start to____.The kids had already been in bed,of course.
“Mom,where is Dad?Why I ____ see him?”the kids often asked.
“Well,Dad has to work. He is busy,”I always____like this. As time went by,they didn’t ask where their dad was again. Perhaps they had____that they had a dad. However,the situation changed several months ago.
Jenny,our daughter,suddenly became____.I sent her to the hospital.The____told me that she was seriously ill and that she was calling____all the time. Tears burst into my eyes when I____that.I finally called my ____and told him about that. Half an hour later,he came to the hospital and held Jenny’s little hands.
He____another job two weeks later.
“I just wanted to make as much___as possible for you and our kids. But now,I just want to____as much time as possible with you and the kids,”he said and that’s what he is doing now.
A.possible B.interesting C.important D.relaxing
A.sat down B.got up C.stoop up D.came up
A.kids B.pets C.neighbors D.parents
A.on B.with C.without D.after
A.in the office B.on the way C.in school D.at home
A.money B.time C.energy D.food
A.tired B.busy C.fast D.excited
A.As soon as B.In the end C.Long before D.Long after
A.eat B.sleep C.work D.write
A.often B.never C.sometimes D.cheated
A.shouted B.asked C.replied D.cheated
A.thought B.forgotten C.ignored D.minded
A.fine B.worse C.ill D.angry
A.teacher B.boss C.officer D.doctor
A.mom B.sir C.dad D.madam
A.noticed B.realized C.heard D.felt
A.mother B.child C.brother D.husband
A.money B.happiness C.value D.laughter
A.spend B.make C.set D.steal
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。
It was a busy morning, about 830, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital. I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for an appointment (约会) at 930.
The nurse had him take a ____in the waiting area, ____him it would be at least 40 minutes ____ someone would be able to see him. I saw him ____ his watch and decided, since I was ____busy—my patient didn't ____ at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound. While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor's appointment.
The gentleman said no and told me that he ____ to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his ____. He told me that she had been ____ for a while and that she had a special disease. I asked if she would be ____ if he was a bit late. He replied that she ____ knew who he was, that she had not been able to ____ him for five years now. I was ____, and asked him. “And you ____ go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?”
He smiled and said, “She doesn't know me, but I know who she is.” I had to hold back ____ as he left.
Now I ____ that in marriages, true love is ____ of all that is. The happiest people don't ____ have the best of everything; they just ____ the best of everything they have. ____ isn't about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
A.breath B.test C.seat D.break
A.persuading B.promising C.understanding D.telling
A.if B.before C.since D.after
A.taking off B.fixing C.looking at D.winding
A.very B.also C.seldom D.not
A.turn up B.show off C.come on D.go away
A.needed B.forgot C.agreed D.happened
A.daughter B.wife C.mother D.sister
A.late B.well C.around D.there
A.lonely B.worried C.doubtful D.hungry
A.so far B.neither C.no longer D.already
A.recognize B.answer C.believe D.expect
A.moved B.disappointed C.surprised D.satisfied
A.only B.then C.thus D.still
A.curiosity B.tears C.words D.judgment
A.realize B.suggest C.hope D.prove
A.agreement B.expression C.acceptance D.exhibition
A.necessarily B.completely C.naturally D.frequently
A.learn B.make C.favor D.try
A.Adventure B.Beauty C.Trust D.Life
The True Story of Treasure Island
It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson's imagination. ____, recent research has found the true story of this exciting work.
Stevenson, a Scotsman, has lived____for many years. In 1881 he returned to Scotland for a____. With him were his American wife Fanny and his son____.
Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long____over the hills. They had been____this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse. Kept indoors by the heavy rain, Lloyd felt the days____. To keep the boy happy, Robert asked the boy to do some____.
One morning, the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island. Robert____that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of____. “What's that?”he asked. “That's the____treasure,”said the boy. Robert suddenly____something of an adventure story in the boy's____. While the rain was pouring, Robert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make the____a twelveyearold boy, just like Lloyd. But who would be the pirate(海盗)?
Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked around with the____of a wooden leg. Robert had always wanted to____such a man in a story. ____Long John Silver, the pirate with a wooden leg, was____.
So, thanks to a____September in Scotland, a friend with a wooden leg, and the imagination of a twelveyearold boy, we have one of the greatest____stories in the English language.
A.However B.Therefore C.Besides D.Finally
A.alone B.next door C.at home D.abroad
A.meeting B.story C.holiday D.job
A.Lloyd B.Robert C.Henley D.John
A.talk B.rest C.walk D.game
A.attempting B.missing C.planning D.enjoying
A.quiet B.dull C.busy D.cold
A.cleaning B.writing C.drawing D.exercising
A.doubted B.noticed C.decided D.recognized
A.the sea B.the house C.Scotland D.the island
A.forgotten B.buried C.discovered D.unexpected
A.saw B.drew C.made D.learned
A.book B.reply C.picture D.mind
A.star B.hero C.writer D.child
A.help B.problem C.use D.bottom
A.praise B.produce C.include D.accept
A.Yet B.Also C.But D.Thus
A.read B.born C.hired D.written
A.rainy B.sunny C.cool D.windy
A.news B.love C.reallife D.adventure
On May 27, 1995, our life suddenly changed. It happened a few minutes past three, ____my husband, Chris, fell from his horse as it____over a fence. Chris was paralyzed (瘫痪) from the chest down,____to breathe normally. As he was thrown from his horse, we entered into a life of____with lots of unexpected challenges(挑战). We went from the “haves” to the “have-nots”. Or so we thought.
____what we discovered later were all the gifts that came out of____difficulties. We came to learn that something____could happen in a disaster. All over the world people____Chris so much that letters and postcards poured in every day. By the end of the third week in a____center in Virginia, about 35,000 pieces of____had been received and sorted.
As____we opened letter after letter. They gave us____and became a source of strength for us. We used them to____ourselves. I would go to the pile of letters marked with “Funny” if we needed a____, or to the “Disabled” box to find advice from people in wheelchairs or____in bed living happily and____.
These letters, we realized, had to be shared. And so____we offer one of them to you.
Dear Chris,
My husband and I were so sorry to hear of your ____accident last week. No doubt your family and your friends are giving you the strength to face this____challenge. People everywhere are also giving you best wishes every day and we are among those who are keeping you____.
Yours Sincerely,
Nancy Reagan
A.since B.before C.when D.while
A.walked B.climbed C.pulled D.jumped
A.able B.unable C.suitable D.unsuitable
A.disability B.possession C.inconvenience D.experience
A.So B.For C.Or D.Yet
A.sharing B.separating C.fearing D.exploiting
A.terrible B.similar C.wonderful D.practical
A.wrote for B.cared for C.hoped for D.sent for
A.medical B.postal C.experimental D.mental
A.news B.paper C.equipment D.mail
A.patients B.a family C.nurses D.a group
A.effect B.effort C.comfort D.explanation
A.encourage B.express C.control D.treat
A.cry B.laugh C.chat D.sigh
A.much B.never C.even D.seldom
A.bitterly B.fairly C.weakly D.successfully
A.here B.there C.therefore D.forward
A.driving B.flying C.running D.riding
A.technical B.different C.difficult D.valuable
A.nearby B.close C.busy D.alive
What will man be like in____—in 5,000 or even 50,000 years from now on? We can only make a____, of course, but we can be sure that he will be____what he is today. For man is slowly changing all the time.
Let us take an obvious____. Man, even five hundred years ago, was shorter than he is today. Now on____, men are about three inches taller. Five hundred years is relatively a short period of time, so we may imagine that man will continue to grow____.
Again, in the modern world we use our____a great deal. Even so, we still make use of only about 20% of the brain's capacity(容量). As time____on, however, we shall have to use our brains____—and eventually we shall need____ones! This is____to bring about a physical change too:the head, in particular the forehead, will grow larger.
Nowadays our eyes are in____use. In fact, we use them so much that very often they become weaker and we have to wear glasses. But over a very long period of time it is likely that man's eyes will grow____.
On the other hand, we tend to make less use of our arms and legs, These, as____, are likely to grow weaker. At the same time, ____, our fingers will grow more sensitive because they are used a great____in modern life.
But what about hair? This will probably____from the body altogether in course of time because it does not serve a useful purpose any longer. In the future, then, both sexes(性别)are likely to be bald(光秃的)!
Perhaps all this gives the____that future man will not be a very attractive creature to look at! This may well be true. All the same, ____all these changes, future man will still have a lot in____with us. He will still be a human being, with thoughts and emotions similar to our own.
A.future B.the future C.appearance D.figure
A.guess B.game C.idea D.picture
A.the same as B.similar to C.different from D.pleased to look at
A.sample B.model C.example D.fact
A.common B.general C.usual D.average
A.cleverer B.taller C.fatter D.thinner
A.arms B.legs C.brains D.muscles
A.goes B.went C.comes D.came
A.less and less B.more and less C.more or less D.more and more
A.smaller B.thinner C.better D.larger
A.unlike B.unlikely C.like D.likely
A.big B.constant C.perfect D.enough
A.nearsighted B.farsighted C.weaker D.stronger
A.a matter of fact B.a surprise C.a result D.focus
A.but B.though C.whenever D.however
A.lot B.many C.quantity D.deal
A.emerge B.appear C.disappear D.remove
A.impact B.impression C.expression D.idea
A.despite of B.in spite of C.because D.owing to
A.touch B.connection C.association D.common
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。
Last year,I lost my best friend in high school,It seemed that everyone else's life could just continue in its____way,but mine couldn't. I wasn't sure how I was going to be able to face____and their gossip at school. I was forced to____my routine on Monday morning as usual. In the evening I returned home from school feeling completely____.All I wanted to do was____into bed and wallow(沉湎于)in my own self-pity. I pulled back the covers on my bed and____a pile of cards left by my dad. Each card included a(n)____that it was to be opened on a____night that week.
I made it through that week____my father. Each card____to say just what I needed to hear. Tuesday's card said,“The past is painful to think about and the____is impossible to imagine. Don't try. Just take it one minute at a time.” On Wednesday my mood____when I read,“What you are feeling now is____and normal. It still feels very bad,but it is part of the healing___.” Friday's card contained a poem he wrote. The last lines made me smile through my tears.“Whatever special____you face along life's way,may you____that you will find the best in every day.” I was instructed to open the last card____the party I went to on Saturday night. In it he wisely reminded me to____.“The world isn't so bad after a good laugh. The more you laugh,the more you heal.” Each card was signed,“Love,Dad.” When I came from the party,I felt I was totally free from frustration.
My world once collapsed but I____the difficult breakup eventually,It owed to my dad,who made his____known when he couldn't be present.
A.pleasant B.strange C.funny D.normal
A.everyone B.anyone C.someone D.nobody
A.work out B.meet with C.deal with D.come across
A.dissatisfied B.defeated C.disappointed D.annoyed
A.crawl B.push C.jump D.fall
A.invented B.discovered C.created D.wrote
A.instruction B.explanation C.presentation D.description
A.regular B.flexible C.particular D.legal
A.in favor of B.regardless of C.in search of D.because of
A.seemed B.happened C.occurred D.intended
A.life B.future C.dream D.result
A.fell B.passed C.flied D.lifted
A.false B.honest C.natural D.innocent
A.content B.process C.cure D.progress
A.destruction B.competition C.challenge D.destination
A.trust B.guess C.predict D.succeed
A.before B.since C.after D.till
A.cry B.scream C.sing D.laugh
A.got through B.looked through C.broke through D.put through
A.schedule B.concept C.soul D.confidence