A young and successful executive was traveling down a street , going a bit too fast in his new car; He was for kids rushing out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something.
his car passed a brick the car’s side door, He pressed hard the and spun the car back to the from where the brick had been thrown,.
He jumped out of the car, a kid and pushed him up a parked car,shouting,”what was that all about and who are you? Just what the heck are you doing?” more and more angry, he wen on “That’s a new car and that brick you threw is gonna a lot of money, Why did you do it?””Please ,mister,please,I’m sorry, Ididn’t know what else to do!” the youngster, “It’s my brother”,he said ,”He fell out of his wheelchair and I can’t him up”,Sobbing ,the boy asked the executive, “Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair?”He’s hurt and he’s too heavy for me.”
beyond words, the driver tried to the rapidly swelling lump(块)in his throat, He the young man back into the wheelchair and took out his and wiped the scrapes (擦伤)and cuts, to see that everything was going to be okay.
“Thank you ,sir, And God bless you,”the child said to him ,The man then watched the little boy bis brother to the sidewalk toward their home.
It was a long slow walk back to his car, He never did the side door ,He kept the dent(凹痕)to remind him not to go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your .
A.looking B.watching C.caring D.waiting
A.Before B.After C.as D.while
A.hit B.blocked C.dropped D.scratched
A.hit B.brakes C.brick D.wheel
A.spot B.which C.that D.this
A.saw B.found C.stopped D.grabbed
A.on B.in C.against D.towards
A.Remaining B.Growing C.Building up D.Making up
A.cost B.spend C.use D.take
A.begged B.required C.asked D.wondered
A.get B.pick C.lift D.put
A.Worried B.Depressed C.Moved D.Surprised
A.chew B.melt C.spit D.swallow
A.helped B.pulled C.held D.took
A.medicine B.handkerchief C.belt D.money
A.demanding B.expecting C.checking D.wanting
A.delighted B.sad C.helpless D.grateful
A.push B.bring C.hand D.raise
A.recovery B.repair C.reform D.record
A.information B.help C.attention D.notice
第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)☆
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。
Elizabeth Clay decided to go home and spend the holiday with her parents . The next day she drove her old car home along the road . 21 she found she got a flat tire. The 22-year-old student 22 to stop her car by the side of the road in the winter night and opened the trunk . No 23 tire .
At this time , a car 24 . Paul and Diane told Clay to 25 them to a service station near their 26 . They arrived to see that it had no suitable tires to 27 with her car . “Follow us home,” said Paul .
The couple called around to find a tire , no 28 . They decided to let her use their own car . “Here ,” Paul said , handing Clay a 29 of keys , “Take our car . We 30 be using it over the holiday .”
Clay was 31 . “But I’m going all the way to South Carolina , and I’ll be gone for two weeks ,” she 32 them .
“We know,” Paul said . “We’ll be 33 when you get back . Here’s our number if you need to 34 us .”
Unable to believe her eyes , Clay watched as the 35put her luggage into their car and then 36 her off . Two weeks later she 37 to find her old car cleaned inside and out with three new tires and the radio 38 .
“Thank you so much ,” she said . “How much do I 39 you ?” “Oh, no,” Paul said , “we don’t want any money . It’s our 40 .” Clay realized that while it might have been their pleasure , it was now her duty to pass on their “do unto others” spirit .
21.A.Suddenly B.Finally C.Immediately D.Fortunately
22.A.afforded B.wanted C.allowed D.managed
23.A.spare B.free C.full D.empty
24.A.passed B.stopped C.paused D.started
25.A.help B.push C.take D.follow
26.A.garage B.house C.shop D.hotel
27.A.agree B.match C.go D.deal
28.A.way B.message C.success D.luck
29.A.set B.number C.pair D.chain
30.A.can’t B.shouldn’t C.mustn’t D.won’t
31.A.satisfied B.worried C.astonished D.disturbed
32.A.persuaded B.advised C.reminded D.promised
33.A.happy B.here C.away D.busy
34.A.get in touch with B.keep in touch with
C.be in touch with D.put in touch with
35.A.repairmen B.cleaners C.friends D.couple
36.A.sent B.shook C.watched D.drove
37.A.shocked B.happened C.returned D.came
38.A.loaded B.fixed C.tied D.rebuilt
39.A.owe B.lend C.give D.offer
40.A.wish B.job C.duty D.pleasure
第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
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的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was getting dark and snow was coming down. Joe was driving home. He’d been unemployed since the factory 36 . Most of his friends had left, but he stayed on. 37 , he was born here.
Suddenly he saw a lady standing on the side of the road and 38 . She was worried. No one had stopped to 39 for the last hour. Joe knew 40 she felt and said, “My name is Joe and I’m here to help you.” All she had was a flat tyre, 41 for an old lady, that was bad enough. Joe changed the 42 , but he got dirty and his hands hurt. She wanted to pay Joe and said any 43 would have been all right. Joe never thought twice about the money and there were many people who had 44 him a hand in the past. He had lived his life that way. He told her that if she really wanted to pay him 45 , the next time if she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person the assistance that he 46 .
Later the lady went in a 47 decorated restaurant to eat in a hurry. The cashier(出纳员) was like the telephone of an out-of-work actor----it didn’t 48 much. However, the waitress, who was nearly eight months pregnant(怀孕的), brought a clean towel to her with a 49 smile. The old lady 50 Joe. After the waitress brought the change from a 100-dollar bill, she found the lady 51 and something written on a napkin, “ 52 once helped me out, the way I’m helping you. 53 you really want to pay him back, don’t let the chain of love 54 with you.”
That 55 the waitress gave her sleeping husband a soft kiss and whispered, “ Everything’s going to be all right, Joe.”
36 A opened B invited C refused D closed
37 A In all B After all C For all D At all
38 A pulled in B pulled out C pulled up D pulled down
39 A leave B stay C ask D help
40 A how B what C when D that
41 A however B but C and D so
42 A car B seat C tyre D type
43 A amount B money C time D change
44 A got B won C given D awarded
45 A offB out C down D back
46 A asked B needed C gave D hoped
47 A poorly B well C widely D narrowly
48 A read B ring C cost D send
49 A excited B satisfied C sweet D cold
50 A thanked B thought C praised D remembered
51 A gone B disappear C left D lost
52 A Anyone B Everyone C Someone D Anybody
53 A After B As C Though D If
54 A keep B end C last D continue
55 A day B night C morning D week
第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。
For as long as I can remember, I have been very_36____ at arguing with people. As soon as someone disagrees with me, I get angry because I feel __37__, like the other person is out to show that I am __38__. And for some reason, I hate being wrong! So my __39__ reaction is to get very defensive. I __40__ my voice, and I end up saying something I later __41__. Needless to say, the whole thing ends with me blaming __42__, and the other person feeling alienated(疏远) from me. This bothers me especially because my mother does the exact same thing and I hate __43__.
I have noticed this tendency in me for a long time now, __44__ I have never been able to stop. I did some __45__ management work with a therapist(治疗专家) a while ago, but because I moved and __46__ an advisor at school who can’t see me __47__, I have not been able to continue this important work. They tell you to stop and count to 10, __48__ your breathing, calm yourself down before you __49__. But that’s the whole problem. I could never think of __50__ myself until it was too late! The __51__ things had already come out of my mouth, and I was stuck picking up the pieces.
Right now the __52__ is urgent because my relationships with a wonderful boy is __53__ because of my being afraid of being wrong. He is closing himself off from me because I have hurt him, and __54__ I am no longer attractive as a woman with no confidence in myself and a bad temper. How do I stop ruining my relationships and hating myself? How do I stop __55__ being wrong?
36. A. bad B. good C. hateful D. quick
37. A. disappointed B. excited C. attacked D. ashamed
38. A. wrong B. foolish C. empty-headed D. right
39. A. unusualB. immediate C. following D. last
40. A. raise B. lower C. keep D. change
41. A. remember B. regret C. forget D. realize
42. A. her B. him C. me D. myself
43. A .it B. her C. them D. us
44. A. so B. but C. although D. however
45. A. health B. action C. calmness D. anger
46. A. headed to B. asked for C. turned to D. referred to
47. A. regularly B. carelessly C. immediately D. patiently
48. A. stop B. manage C. keep D. control
49. A. say B. chat C speak D. talk
50. A. stopping B. managing C. persuading D. helping
51. A. hurtful B. surprising C. colorful D. dangerous
52. A. event B. thing C. affair D. problem
53. A. in the way B. in the end C. in danger D. in the beginning
54. A. no doubt B. no problem C. no wonder D. no way
55. A. liking B. hating C. finding D. dealing
第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的(A、B、C和D)四个选项中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
You may have heard of Osceola McCarty, an 88-year-old woman in Mississippi who had worked for over 75 years as a 36 woman.
One day after she retired, she went to the bank and discovered that her small monthly 37 had grown to over$150,000. Then to everyone’s surprise, she turned around and 38 almost all of the money to the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) for a 39 fund for students with financial needs. Immediately, she made national 40 .
What you have not heard is how Osceola’s gift had 41 my life. I am 19 years old and the first 42 of an Osceola McCarty Scholarship.
I was a 43 student, and I was determined to go to USM. But I 44 being qualified for a regular scholarship by one point on the entrance exams, and a scholarship was the 45 way I could attend.
One Sunday, I came across the story in the paper about Osceola McCarty and her generous 46 . The next day I went to the financial aid office, and they told me there was still no money 47 for me, but if anything came up they’d call.
A few days later, I was going out with my mother 48 the phone rang. I was told I had been chosen to be given the first Osceola McCarty Scholarship. I was 49 !
McCarty worked hard her whole life, washing clothes by hand. Now that she is 50 , she sits most of the day and reads the Bible, that is, when she is not getting rewards. Every time I go to visit her, she has a new 51 . She’s even gone to the White House. She is so happy and proud. We have tried to talk her into getting a VCR (录像机) so she can tape the programs and see 52 on TV—she just smiles.
McCarty gave me much more than a scholarship. She taught me about the gift of 53 . Now I know there are good people in the world who do good things. She worked hard and helped others, and in turn she has inspired me to 54 when I can some day. So 55 I plan to add to her scholarship fund.
36. A. café B. buffet C. laboratory D. laundry
37. A. expenses B. profits C. savings D. wages
38. A. returned B. donated C. delivered D. removed
39. A. welfare B. project C. scholarship D. research
40. A. headlines B. customs C. sympathies D. doubts
41. A. affected B. formed C. disturbed D. ruined
42. A. designer B. receiver C. contributor D. reporter
43. A. considerate B. dedicated C. casual D. sensitive
44. A. advocated B. regretted C. missed D. avoided
45. A. normal B. wrong C. legal D. only
46. A. gift B. idea C. decision D. plan
47. A. left B. raised C. available D. enough
48. A. since B. before C. though D. when
49. A. shocked B. excited C. puzzled D. encouraged
50. A. retired B. dismissed C. promoted D. transferred
51. A. job B. hobby C. life D. award
52. A. everybody B. everything C. herself D. us
53. A. giving B. understanding C. receiving D. loving
54. A. give up B. give back C. give off D. give in
55. A. suddenly B. originally C. gradually D. eventually
第四节完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
That night, Joe came back home very late, pulling his heavy legs, obviously tired.He then sat down by the window, 26 his head.
Hearing her husband back, Kay 27 out of the kitchen, but to her 28 , Joe sat still,
without 29 .Usually, when he came back, he would greet her with a kiss or a hug.Immediately Kay 30 something unusual.She went over to Joe and asked, “Tell me, my dear, any 31 news?”
“Well, I have to say that things are not in our 32 .It seems that I have no 33 to defeat my opponent (对手).He’s much more 34 , for he’s been holding the position for nearly four years, and people think he’s done a 35 job.Many signs show that he’s in the 36 .”
“Oh, really? But I still believe you have our own 37 .You’re in your forties at the best age for a man.You’re new, so people have reasons to 38 you to do better.So let’s go to the voters and tell hem, ‘Give Joe Hart a chance, and he’ll show you who’s your better 39”
Their next three weeks were spent 40 different neighborhoods, going to all kinds of parties, and making speeches at universities and gatherings.Even Judy and Julie, their small children, went from door to door, 41 their “Please vote for our daddy, Joe Hart!”
The night before the 42 vote, the whole Hart family were too 43 to fall asleep.The moment before the final result was declared, their 44 were brought to their mouths, but at last they all 45 and burst into tears.
Joe Hart became head judge of the state of Texas, USA.
26.A.lifting B.raising C.hanging D.combing
27.A.walked B.looked C.kept D.stole
28.A.anger B.joy C.surprise D.disappointment
29.A.hope B.movement C.patience D.smile
30.A.said B.sensed C.told D.did
31.A.lucky B.exciting C.newD.bad
32.A.favor B.way C.place D.sight
33.A.time B.thought C.chance D.wish
34.A.interesting B.experienced C.lovely D.fit
35.A.good B.poor C.beautiful D.funny
36.A.success B.office C.lead D.government
37.A.people B.reasons C.rights D.advantages
38.A.force B.expect C.order D.ask
39.A.choice B.friend C.leader D.person
40.A.helping B.visiting C.inviting D.traveling
41.A.answering B.repeating C.showing D.offering
42.A.final B.next C.first D.close
43.A.eager B.sorry C.anxious D.happy
44.A.breaths B.worries C.tongues D.hearts
45.A.left B.arrived C.laughed D.jumped