ALeap(跳跃)toHonorLeapingonanarr-优题课

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。
Carolyn Stradley is the founder of C&S Paving Ine.(铺路公司)in Atlanta,USA.In the following account,she recalls the job that challenged her1and skill but left her flying high.
"When the Atlanta Airport was under2in 1979,we were a new company struggling to make it.National Car Rental wanted to have 2500 square meters of dirt paved3the cars could be on site4the airport opened,and the official opening was only ten days away!5other local paving company wanted to do the job,6it couldn't be done in such a short time."
"Because we were new and really needed the work,we were7to try harder.We gave National Car Rental our offer and8our best effort to get the job finished within ten days.We also9them that if we failed,they would be no worse off,10they had plenty to gain if we succeeded."
"We got the job and immediately went into11.Working at night needed lights,so I rented a machine to produce electricity for the site.Our12challenge was to keep the rock mixture13enough.All the available water wagons(洒水车)were rented out for the airport construction,and we certainly couldn't afford to buy a new one.14,I got a special15to rent fire engine hoses(消防水龙带)and connect them to nearby hydrants(消防);then I16held one of those hoses to17down the rock."
"Those ten days were filled with challenges that18one creative idea after another.Nine days later,the night before the airport opened,National Car Rental was the

19company that had cars on the parking lot."

"The key to our success was having the20to take on any job and then being creative in our approach to getting it done."

1．

A．

kindness

B．

patience

C．

imagination

D．

experience

2．

A．

construction

B．

repair

C．

control

D．

development

3．

A．

after

B．

as

C．

for

D．

so

4．

A．

while

B．

since

C．

where

D．

when

5．

A．

Some

B．

Any

C．

No

D．

Every

6．

A．

stating

B．

reporting

C．

telling

D．

warning

7．

A．

able

B．

nervous

C．

afraid

D．

willing

8．

A．

supported

B．

promised

C．

continued

D．

improved

9．

A．

asked

B．

surprised

C．

reminded

D．

demanded

10．

A．

though

B．

but

C．

as

D．

unless

11．

A．

discussion

B．

action

C．

practice

D．

production

12．

A．

first

C．

past

D．

A．

cold

B．

wet

C．

loose

D．

clean

14．

A．

Naturally

B．

Obviously

C．

Meanwhile

D．

Instead

15．

A．

excuse

B．

order

C．

permit

D．

reason

16．

A．

exactly

B．

personally

C．

angrily

D．

hardly

17．

A．

pull

B．

knock

C．

hit

D．

water

18．

A．

required

B．

mixed

C．

followed

D．

formed

19．

A．

best

B．

last

C．

second

D．

only

20．

A．

courage

B．

interest

C．

hope

D．

chance

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，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。
Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang.He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight.“You need 36,”his father said.“But if you don’t work hard,no fortune will come.”
What made him sad was 37his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him.“You have no talent(天赋).You will never be a pianist.” 38a nine-year-old boy,Lang Lang was badly 39.He decided that he didn’t want to be a 40any more.For the next two weeks he didn’t touch the piano._ 41,his father didn’t push,but waited.
Luckily,the day came when his teacher asked him to 42some holiday songs.He didn’t want to,but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys,he 43that he could show others that he had talent 44.That day he told his father 45he had been waiting to hear—that he wanted to study with a new teacher. 46that point on,everything turned around.
He started 47competitions(比赛).In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition,when it was 48that Lang Lang had won,he was too 49to hold back his tears.Soon 50was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever—he had to play on the world’s big 51.In 1997 Lang Lang 52again,this time to Philadelphia,U.S.There he spent two years practising,and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over.After his 53performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival,gigs(特邀演出) in Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall started 54in.Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots(发现) him,and lets him 55.
36.A.exercise B.fortune C.knowledge D.wealth
37.A.whether B.why C.when D.that
38.A.Like B.With C.To D.As
39.A.hurt B.weakened C.ruined D.frightened
40.A.singer B.pianist C.conductor D.player
41.A.Hopefully B.Patiently C.Wisely D.Painfully
42.A.play B.sing C.write D.study
43.A.seemed B.admitted C.noticed D.realized
44.A.in all B.above all C.after all D.at all
45.A.that B.what C.which D.when
46.A.From B.At C.Since D.After
47.A.receiving B.accepting C.winning D.beating
48.A.told B.mentioned C.announced D.recognized
49.A.excited B.encouraged C.shocked D.satisfied
50.A.this B.it C.that D.what
51.A.concerts B.tours C.competitions D.stages
52.A.started B.left C.moved D.performed
53.A.successful B.cheerful C.respectful D.meaningful
54.A.pulling B.breaking C.falling D.pouring
55.A.brighten B.shine C.admire D.develop

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，然后从第36至第55小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
When I was young,my parents ran a snack bar in our small town.
One evening in early April,my mother told me to fill in at the snack bar 36a worker who had the flu.I told her I would mess it up, 37I had never worked at the bar before.I 38
that instead of making money,I would end up owing it.
“You can do it,”said my mother.“ 39,you won’t get much business until lunch.”
“But I’ll never remember the orders,and I’m no good___40_money.Please,Mom,don’t
41me.”
“Then I’ll help you,”she said.
I shrugged my shoulders.I thought my mother’s 42was a bad one,but I 43.
When I got to the bar the next day,I found my mother was 44.Because the weather that day was rainy and cold,people wanted hot snacks and drinks. 45,I was really slow at taking the orders and making change.The line of people grew,and everybody seemed 46.I was so nervous that my hands shook,and I 47a cup into pieces.What a mess!Then my mother came to 48me,and she also showed me how to make 49.If someone gave me $5 for something that cost $3.25,I handed over50quarters and a dollar and said,“75 cents makes four dollars,plus one dollar makes five.”Things went more 51after that.
By the end of the day,I could remember orders, 52the bill,and make change quickly with a smile.I was even a little 53 when the sun came out and dried up business.My mother said she was proud of me,and when she 54that I work at the snack bar again next year,I did not even shrug.I was too busy 55the restaurant I would open one day.
36.A.to B.for C.after D.over
37.A.because B.though C.until D.while
38.A.promised B.noticed C.worried D.hoped
39.A.Therefore B.However C.Besides D.Yet
40.A.of B.on C.about D.with
41.A.blame B.fool C.frighten D.make
42.A.idea B.bar C.day D.answer
43.A.guessed B.obeyed C.begged D.admitted
44.A.angry B.sad C.wrong D.ashamed
45.A.At least B.At last C.At most D.At first
46.A.surprised B.impolite C.pleased D.impatient
47.A.damaged B.destroyed C.broke D.ruined
48.A.scold B.help C.beat D.save
49.A.money B.lunch C.coffee D.change
50.A.two B.three C.four D.five
51.A.smoothly B.fairly C.simply D.conveniently
52.A.turn in B.count out C.take over D.add up
53.A.discouraged B.disturbed C.disappointed D.distrusted
54.A.thought B.stated C.announced D.suggested
55.A.imagining B.preparing C.examining D.describing

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。
Many years ago,I owned a service station and roadhouse on the main road between Melbourne and Adelaide.
One very cold,wet night at about 3:30 a.m.,there was a 41on the front door of our house.A young man,wet from 42to toe,explained that he had 43out of petrol about 30 km up the road.He had left his pregnant(怀孕的) wife and his two children 44at the car and said that he would hitchhike(搭便车) back.
Once I had 45a can with petrol,I took him back to his car where his two-year-old and four-year-old children were both 46,saying that they were cold.Once the car had started,I suggested that he 47me back.
Before leaving,I had turned the heater 48in the roadhouse,so that when we went in,it was nice and 49.While the little ones played and ran 50,I prepared bread and butter for the children,and hot chocolate for the 51.
It was about 5 a.m. before they 52.The young fellow asked me how much he 53
me and I told him that the petrol pump(加油泵) had 54$15.He offered to pay “call-out fee”,but I wouldn’t accept it.
About a month later,I received a 55from Interstate,a large bus company that we bad been trying to 56to stop off at our roadhouse for a long time.It 57out that the young fellow I had helped was its general manager,the most 58person in the company.
In his letter,he thanked me again and 59me that,from then on,all their buses would stop at my service station.In this 60,a little bit of kindness was rewarded with a huge amount of benefits.
41.A.kick B.hit C.beat D.knock
42.A.finger B.shoulder C.head D.hand
43.A.driven B.used C.come D.run
44.A.away B.behind C.over D.out
45.A.supplied B.poured C.equipped D.filled
46.A.sleeping B.crying C.quarrelling D.fighting
47.A.allow B.ring C.lead D.follow
48.A.on B.off C.in D.over
49.A.neat B.hot C.warm D.attractive
50.A.around B.inside C.nearby D.along
51.A.drivers B.guests C.customers D.adults
52.A.left B.arrived C.ate D.disappeared
53.A.gave B.paid C.owed D.offered
54.A.appeared B.exhibited C.calculated D.shown
55.A.call B.letter C.check D.notice
56.A.get B.force C.require D.hope
57.A.pointed B.turned C.worked D.found
58.A.generous B.successful C.serious D.powerful
59.A.praised B.persuaded C.informed D.convinced
60.A.lesson B.business C.aspect D.case

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。
I grew up in a tiny Baltimore row house in a faraway mountain area.My parents 36the necessities of life 37they couldn’t give much more.If I asked my father 38a pair of jeans,he would say,“If you want them,make the money and buy them39.”He wasn’t being mean;he just couldn’t 40them.From age 12 on,I did part-time jobs after school.
When I 41from high school,I joined the navy.Soon I was in a boot camp(新兵训练营) at Parris Island,S.C.,where I learned that life in the navy centered around completing daily 42.These could be anything from cleaning the camp to conducting mock(模拟的) battles.Completing these tasks successfully 43discipline,team-work and responsibility.It didn’t 44whether you were black,white or Asian;everyone worked together for the 45of the company.
I went 46to graduate from the U.S.Naval Academy and later became an officer in the navy.The part of my job I 47most was the consueling(咨询) meetings I 48with the family members of the men and women in my 49,trying to help them deal with the long periods of 50.These proved popular and word of them spread. 51I was being asked to give encouraging 52to business groups,educators and kids across the country.
But I consider the boot camp my first real 53,and my life is still guided by the 54lessons I learned there.It taught me discipline,friendship and the pride related to setting a task every day and working hard to 55it.
36.A.provided B.got C.made D.bought
37.A.while B.but C.so D.or
38.A.about B.with C.for D.of
39.A.themselves B.ourselves C.yourself D.myself
40.A.pay B.find C.produce D.afford
41.A.came B.returned C.escaped D.graduated
42.A.drills B.tasks C.exercises D.reports
43.A.included B.asked C.required D.met
44.A.matter B.mean C.exist D.work
45.A.good B.boss C.rest D.right
46.A.out B.on C.away D.off
47.A.took B.hated C.enjoyed D.did
48.A.ended B.began C.continued D.held
49.A.charge B.situation C.position D.choice
50.A.lessons B.meetings C.training D.separation
51.A.Long before B.Before long
C.As usual D.Once again
52.A.performances B.descriptions
C.speeches D.gifts
53.A.vacation B.place C.job D.travel
54.A.important B.bitter C.normal D.difficult
55.A.gain B.achieve C.show D.match