完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Have you ever been sad because of failure? Please remember, for often.achieving what you set out to do is not the most important thing.
A boy decided to dig a hole behind his house. As he was ,a couple of old boys stopped by to give a/an . “What are you doing？” asked one of the .“ I want to dig a hole all the way through the earth!” the boy excitedly. The older boys began to , telling him that digging a hole all the way through the earth was . After a while, the boy picked up a jar(罐子). He it to the visitors. It was full of all kinds of stones and insects. Then he said calmly and ,“Maybe I can’t finish digging all the way through the earth, look at what I’ve found during this period! ”
The boy’s goal was far too ,but it did cause his to go on. And that is what a goal is --to cause us to move in the we have chosen, in other words, to cause us to keep working!
Not goal will be fully achieved. Not every job will up with a success. Not every dream will come true. But when you short of your aim, maybe you can say,“ Yes, but look at 52 I’ve found along the way! So many wonderful things have my life because I tried to do something!” is in the digging that life is lived. It is a joy on the that really makes sense.
A．small B．big C．deep D．wide
A．working B．playing C．moving D．wondering
A．hand B．look C．tool D．order
A．visitors B．girls C．friends D．neighbors
A．dug B．answered C．admitted D．debated
A．laugh B．shout C．attack D．explain
A．dangerous B．illegal C．impossible D．unnecessary
A．took B．gave C．passed D．showed
A．excitedly B．happily C．confidently D．successfully
A．but B．or C．so D．and
A．good B．difficult C．clear D．common
A．with B．on C．for D．in.
A．road B．way C．path D．direction
A．every B．each C．all D．both
A．begin B．end C．start D．finish
A．reach B．fall C．find D．set
A．whether B．when C．where D．what
A．come into B．got into C．devoted to D．turned to
A．That B．This C．It D．There
A．life B．goal C．failure D．journey
We all have weaknesses and strengths—no matter who we are .Some get sick easily.
Some are 36 people in communication, struggling with 37 .
Sometimes weaknesses seem to outweigh (胜过)the strengths and sometimes it’s the other way around. 38 ,facing huge limitations, many people tend to 39 it as just bad luck ---but not everyone. Those who rise over their weaknesses can still manage to 40 extraordinary things.
I 41 a school prize –giving ceremony and the guest speaker was Andrew Becroft, 42 had a severe stutter (结巴 ) as a child . 43 allowing this to limit him , he chose to overcome it. Now he is a famous judge . Not only 44 he become successful, but he did so in a profession 45 he had to speak before others regularly. Had he not worked on his 46 ability, it would have been very limiting to his success in life and work.
Many people face far huger limitations, such as loss 47 legs or arms , being born extremely poor, 48 you do. But whatever the limitation, you’ll49 find people who have overcome it. Helen Keller, who fell 50 and lost her sight and hearing at 19 months old, worked hard to be a famous woman with great 51 . Mark Inglis lost both his legs in a mountain climbing accident, 52 has since climbed Mt. Everest.
If one of them had told you what they hoped to achieve, you would have nodded kindly while 53 thinking to yourself that they had no chance . And yet the results speak for 54 .
Though most of us will never have to face such challenges , yet most of us will never achieve to the 55 that these people have either if we never seriously think of what we can do.
A．hopeless B．cheerful C．careless D．skillful
A．sympathy B．security C．relationships D．scholarships
A．Personally B．Importantly C．Generally D．Fortunately
A．believe B．accept C．receive D．think
A．experience B．access C．challenge D．achieve
A．prepared B．interviewed C．visit D．attended
A．which B．who C．whom D．that
A．Because of B．Instead of C． Due to D．Apart from
A．did B．could C．would D．had
A．what B．which C．where D．why
A．communicating B．reading C．acting D．speaking
A．for B．from C．of D．in
A．before B．than C．until D．as
A．always B．sometimes C．seldom D．never
A．asleep B．ill C．behind D．apart
A．congratulations B．impressions C．achievements D．rewards
A．so B．but C．and D．or
A．quietly B．slowly C．seriously D．carefully
A．stage B．degree C．place D．position
A thousand years ago Hong Kong was covered by a thick forest like the forests we now find in Malaysia and Thailand. As more and more ___36___ came to live in Hong Kong, these trees were cut down and burnt. Now there is no forest left, ___37__ there are still some areas covered with trees. We call these __38__.
Elephants, tigers, monkeys and many other animals used to live in the __39__ forests of Hong Kong, and there were even crocodiles in the ___40__ and along the coast. When people came to live in Hong Kong, the animals began to __41___ out. Early farmers grew rice and kept pigs and chickens in the valleys.
They ___42___ the trees and burnt them. They needed fires to keep themselves ___43___ in the winter, to cook their food, and to keep away from dangerous animals. Elephants quickly disappeared because there was not enough ___44___ for them. So did most of the wolves, and tigers. Monkeys, squirrels and many other animals soon died out in the same __45____.
You might think that there are ___46___ any animals in Hong Kong, except in the __47_____. You might think there can’t be any wild animals in such a __48___ place with so many cars and buildings. But there is __49_____ a good deal of countryside in Hong Kong and New Territories, and there are still about thirty-six different kinds of animals living there.
One of the most interesting of Hong Kong’s ____50___ is the barking deer. They are beautiful little creatures with rich, brown coat and a white patch under the tail. They look like deer but they are much ___51___. They are less than two feet high. The male barking deer has two small horns but the female has none. They make a __52____ rather like a dog barking.
Barking deer live in thick shrub（灌木） country and are very good at __53___. They eat grass and shrubs, mainly in the very early morning and late afternoon and evening. This is when you are most likely to see one but you will need to be very quiet and to have very ___54___eyes. In Hong Kong the barking deer has only one ___55_____ ---- man. Although it is illegal, people hunt and trap these harmless little animals. As a result there are now not many left. There are a few on Hong Kong Island but none in the New Territories.
A．people B．children C．ladies D．women
A．as B．since C．though D．because
A．desert B．shades C．fields D．woods
A．thin B．thick C．short D．dying
A．rivers B．hills C．sky D．mountains
A．die B．look C．come D．get
A．planted B．looked after C．cared for D．cut down
A．cold B．cool C．warm D．hot
A．air B．food C．water D．clothes
A．way B．road C．street D．rail
A．never B．always C．no D．no longer
A．zoos B．shops C．kitchens D．parks
A．free B．busy C．big D．large
A．no more B．nearly C．still D．hardly
A．animals B．plants C．fishes D．birds
A．great B．larger C．smaller D．heavier
A．noise B．voice C．song D．living
A．barking B．eating C．planting D．hiding
A．common B．sharp C．clear D．big
A．neighbor B．brother C．enemy D．friend
A certain student passed all his examinations. Then he went to college to 21 his studies. There he wrote down his 22 for a course in English, but after the first 23 , he didn’t go to it any more.
The English lecturer 24_this student was always absent (缺席的) and thought he had 25_to another course, so he was 26 when he saw the boy’s name on the list of students who wanted to take the English 27at the end of this year.
The lecturer had 28 a difficult paper, which followed his 29 closely, and he was eager (热切的) to see 30 this student would answer the questions. He 31__the boy’s answers would be very bad, but when they 32 him and he examined them 33 , he was able to find only one small mistake in them. As this surprised him greatly, he 34 the paper repeatedly but still couldn’t find more than one mistake, so he 35 for the student to question him about it.
When he came and sat down, the lecturer asked him, “I 36 you came to my first lecture and you’ve been absent from all the others. But I’ve examined your 37 carefully and I’ve found only one small mistake in it. I’m curious (好奇的) to know your 38 .”
“I’m very 39 about that mistake,” answered the student. “After the examination, I 40 what I should have done. I would not have made that mistake if I had not been confused by your first lecture.”
A．value B．continue C．improve D．begin
A．questions B．advice C．problems D．name
A．week B．lecture C．meet D．sight
A．astonished B．regretted C．noticed D．believed
A．led B．devoted C．gone D．changed
A．surprised B．angry C．pleased D．unhappy
A．test B．subject C．note D．course
A．discovered B．prepared C．invented D．found
A．ideas B．senses C．lectures D．texts
A．when B．what C．why D．how
A．hoped B．proved C．expected D．wished
A．showed B．gave C．handed D．reached
A．carelessly B．carefully C．slowly D．happily
A．enjoyed B．kept C．did D．examined
A．cared B．called C．sent D．looked
A．promise B．know C．advise D．guess
A．lessons B．paper C．notebook D．exercises
A．wisdom B．experience C．method D．explanation
A．glad B．proud C．content D．sorry
A．realized B．understood C．remembered D．suffered
After 17 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. She said, “I love you, but I know this other woman loves you and would love to spend some 36 with you.”
The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my MOTHER, who has been 37 for 20 years, but the demands of my work and my boys made it possible to visit her only 38 .
Then I called to visit her to go out for dinner and a movie. When I arrived at her house, I noticed that she had curled her 39 and was wearing a nice dress. My mother took my arm 40 she were the First Lady.
During the dinner, we had an agreeable 41 —nothing extraordinary but catching up on recent events of each other’s life. We talked so much that we missed the movie. At last, she said,” I’ll go out with you again, but only if you let me invite you.” I 42 .
Two days later, my mother died of a massive heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didn’t have a 43 to do anything for her.
Later, I received a copy of a restaurant receipt from the place mother and I had dined. A(n) 44 note said, “I paid this bill in advance. I wasn’t sure that I could be there; but nevertheless, I paid for two plates—one for you and the other for your wife. You will never know what that night 45 for me. I love you, son.”
At that moment, I understood the importance of saying in time “I LOVE YOU” and giving our loved ones the time that they 46 . Nothing in life is more important than your family. Give them the time they deserve, because these things cannot be 47 till “some other time”.
A．time B．money C．dinner D．movie
A．upset B．cheerful C．alone D．excited
A．usually B．occasionally C．frequently D．often
A．program B．comb C．organ D．hair
A．as if B．even though C．such as D．as to
A．discussion B．quarrel C．conversation D．fight
A．refused B．wondered C．ordered D．agreed
A．luck B．chance C．will D．hope
A．connected B．attached C．abandoned D．deserted
A．cared B．arranged C．meant D．applied
A．spend B．want C．need D．deserve
A．put off B．paid off C．put forward D．looked forward
Have you ever seen a movie in which a building was burnt down or a bridge was destroyed? Have you seen films in which a train crashed or a ship __21_ into the ocean? If so, you may have wondered how these things could happen without __22_the people in the film.
The man who knows the __23__ is the “special-effects” man. He has one of the most important jobs in the film __24__. He may be __25__ to create a flood or to make a battlefield explode. But he may also be told to create a __26_ effect which is much less exciting, though just as important to the success of the film. In a __27__ for one movie there was a big glass bowl __28__with water in which small fish __29__ swimming. The director of the movie__30__ the fish to stop swimming suddenly __31_ they seemed to stare at(盯着) an actor. Then the director wanted the fish to stop staring and swim away. But fish suddenly __32__ be ordered to do anything. It was quite a __33_.
The special-effects man __34_ about this problem for a long time. The result was an idea for __35_ the fish with a harmless use of electricity. __36__he applied electricity to the fish bowl causing the fish to be totally still(静止的). Then he rapidly reduced the __37__ of electricity allowing the fish to be free. __38_ he got the humorous effect the director wanted.
__39_in other parts of movie making there are those who have developed __40__ skill in creating certain kinds of effects. Jim White, who has been a special-effects man for thirty-two years, is best known for work with ships and airplanes.
A．burned B．sank C．fell D．dropped
A．telling B．harming C．protecting D．organizing
A．reply B．question C．message D．secret
A．factory B．making C．field D．company
A．forced B．ordered C．allowed D．chosen
A．terrible B．ill C．good D．special
A．scene B．step C．stage D．room
A．covered B．asked C．filled D．fitted
A．liked B．enjoyed C．was D．were
A．hoped B．wanted C．decided D．designed
A．while B．since C．so that D．as long as
A．mustn’t B．may not C．shouldn’t D．can’t
A．question B．failure C．problem D．disappointment
A．talked B．set C．quarreled D．thought
A．controlling B．operating C．driving D．lighting
A．As a result B．Immediately C．First D．Above all
A．price B．number C．amount D．speed
A．Even B．Thus C．Finally D．Actually
A．Like B．So C．As D．Yet
A．certain B．particular C．advanced D．careful