完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）阅读下面短文-优题课

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

It's about 250 miles from the hills of west-central Iowa to Ehlers' home in Minnesota. During the long trip home, following a weekend of hunting, Ehlers 1 about the small dog he had seen 2 alongside the road. He had 3 to coax（哄）the dog to him but, frightened, it had 4 .

Back home, Ehlers was troubled by that 5 dog. So, four days later, he called his friend Greg, and the two drove 6 . After a long and careful 7 . Greg saw, across a field, the dog moving 8 away. Ehlers eventually succeeded in coaxing the animal to him. Nervousness and fear were replaced with 9 . It just started licking（舔）Ehlers' face.

A local farmer told them the dog sounded like one 10 as lost in the local paper. The ad had a 11 number for a town in southern Michigan. Ehlers 12 the number of Jeff and Lisa to tell them he had 13 their dog.

Jeff had 14 in Iowa before Thanksgiving with his dog, Rosie, but the gun shots had scared the dog off. Jeff searched 15 for Rosie in the next four days.

Ehlers returned to Minnesotan, and then drove 100 miles to Minneapolis to put Rosie on a flight to Michigan. "It's good to know there's still someone out there who 16 enough to go to that kind of 17 ," says Lisa of Ehlers' rescue 18 .

I figured whoever lost the dog was probably just as 19 to it as I am to my dogs," says Ehlers. "If it had been my dog, I'd hope that somebody would be 20 to go that extra mile."

1.

A．

read

B．

forgot

C．

thought

D．

heard

2.

A．

read

B．

trembling

C．

eating

D．

sleeping

3.

A．

tried

B．

agreed

C．

promised

D．

regretted

4.

A．

calmed down

B．

stood up

C．

rolled over

D．

run off

5.

A．

injured

B．

stolen

C．

lost

D．

rescued

6.

A．

home

B．

past

C．

back

D．

on

7.

A．

preparation

B．

explanation

C．

test

D．

search

8.

A．

cautiously

B．

casually

C．

skillfully

D．

angrily

9.

A．

surprise

B．

joy

C．

hesitation

D．

anxiety

10.

A．

predicted

B．

advertised

C．

believed

D．

recorded

11.

A．

house

B．

phone

C．

street

D．

car

12.

A．

called

B．

copied

C．

counted

D．

remembered

13.

A．

fed

B．

adopted

C．

found

D．

cured

14.

A．

hunted

B．

skied

C．

lived

D．

worked

15.

A．

on purpose

B．

on time

C．

in turn

D．

in vain

16.

A．

cares

B．

sees

C．

suffers

D．

learns

17.

A．

place

B．

trouble

C．

waste

D．

extreme

18.

A．

service

B．

plan

C．

effort

D．

team

19.

A．

equal

B．

allergic

C．

grateful

D．

close

20.

A．

suitable

B．

proud

C．

wise

D．

wiling

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A，B，C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

During my second year at the city college, I was told that the education department was offering a "free" course, called Thinking Chess, for three credits. I 4 1 the idea of taking the class because, after all, who doesn't want to 4 2 a few dollars? More than that, I'd always wanted to learn chess. And, even if I weren't 4 3 enough about free credits, news about our 4 4 was appealing enough to me. He was an international grandmaster, which 4 5 I would be learning from one of the game's 4 6 ,I could hardly wait to 4 7 him.

Maurice Ashley was kind and smart, a former graduate returning to teach, and this 4 8 was no game for him; he meant business. In his introduction, he make it 4 9 that our credits would be hard-earned. In order to 5 0 the class, among other criteria, we had to write a paper on how we plan to 5 1 what we would learn in class to our future professions and 5 2 , to our lives. I managed to get an A in that 5 3 and learned life lessons that have served me well beyond the 5 4 .

Ten years after my chess class with Ashley, I'm still putting to use what he 5 5 me: "The absolute most important 5 6 that you learn when you play chess is how to make good 5 7 .On every single move you have to 5 8 a situation, process what your opponent(对手) is doing and 5 9 the best move from among all your options." These words still ring true today in my 6 0 as a journalist.

41.

A．

put forward

B．

jumped at

C．

tried out

D．

turned down

42.

A．

waste

B．

earn

C．

save

D．

pay

43.

A．

excited

B．

worried

C．

moved

D．

tired

44.

A．

title

B．

competitor

C．

textbook

D．

instructor

45.

A．

urged

B．

demanded

C．

held

D．

meant

46.

A．

fastest

B．

easiest

C．

best

D．

rarest

47.

A．

interview

B．

meet

C．

challenge

D．

beat

48.

A．

chance

B．

qualification

C．

honor

D．

job

49.

A．

real

B．

perfect

C．

clear

D．

possible

50.

A．

attend

B．

pass

C．

skip

D．

observe

51.

A．

add

B．

expose

C．

apply

D．

compare

52.

A．

eventually

B．

naturally

C．

directly

D．

normally

53.

A．

game

B．

presentation

C．

course

D．

experiment

54.

A．

criterion

B．

classroom

C．

department

D．

situation

55.

A．

taught

B．

wrote

C．

questioned

D．

promised

56.

A．

fact

B．

step

C．

manner

D．

skill

57.

A．

grades

B．

decisions

C．

impressions

D．

comments

58.

A．

analyze

B．

describe

C．

rebuild

D．

control

59.

A．

announce

B．

signal

C．

block

D．

evaluate

60.

A．

role

B．

desire

C．

concern

D．

behavior

The Homeless Hero

For many, finding an unattended wallet filled with £400 in cash would be a source（来源）of temptation（诱惑）. But the 1 would no doubt be greater if you were living on the streets with little food and money. All of this makes the actions of the homeless Tom Smith 2 more remarkable.

After spotting a 3 on the front seat inside a parked car with its window down, he stood guard in the rain for about two hours waiting for the 4 to return.

After hours in the cold and wet, he 5 inside and pulled the wallet out hoping to find some ID so he could contact（联系）the driver, only to 6 it contained £400 in notes, with another £50 in spare change beside it.

He then took the wallet to a nearby police station after 7 a note behind to let the owner know it was safe. When the car's owner John Anderson and his colleague Carol Lawrence returned to the car-which was itself worth £35, 000-in Glasgow city centre, they were 8 to find two policemen standing next to it. The policemen told them what Mr. Smith did and that the wallet was 9 .

The pair were later able to thank Mr. Smith for his 10 .

Mr. Anderson said：＂I couldn't believe that the guy never took a penny. To think he is sleeping on the streets tonight 11 he could have stolen the money and paid for a place to stay in. This guy has nothing and 12 he didn't take the wallet for himself；he thought about others 13 . It's unbelievable. It just proves there are 14 guys out there.＂

Mr. Smith's act 15 much of the public's attention. He also won praise from social media users after Mr. Anderson 16 about the act of kindness on Facebook.

Now Mr. Anderson has set up an online campaign to 17 money for Mr. Smith and other homeless people in the area, which by yesterday had received ￡8,000. ＂I think the faith that everyone has shown 18 him has touched him. People have been approaching him in the street; he's had job 19 and all sorts,＂ Mr. Anderson commented.

For Mr. Smith, this is a possible life-changing 20 . The story once again tells us that one good turn deserves another.

1.

A．

hope

B．

aim

C．

urge

D．

effort

2.

A．

still

B．

even

C．

ever

D．

once

3.

A．

wallet

B．

bag

C．

box

D．

parcel

4.

A．

partner

B．

colleague

C．

owner

D．

policeman

5.

A．

turned

B．

hid

C．

stepped

D．

reached

6.

A．

discover

B．

collect

C．

check

D．

believe

7.

A．

taking

B．

leaving

C．

reading

D．

writing

8.

A．

satisfied

B．

excited

C．

amused

D．

shocked

9.

A．

safe

B．

missing

C．

found

D．

seen

10.

A．

service

B．

support

C．

kindness

D．

encouragement

11.

A．

when

B．

if

C．

where

D．

because

12.

A．

rather

B．

yet

C．

already

D．

just

13.

A．

too

B．

though

C．

again

D．

instead

14.

A．

honest

B．

polite

C．

rich

D．

generous

15.

A．

gave

B．

paid

C．

cast

D．

drew

16.

A．

learned

B．

posted

C．

cared

D．

heard

17.

A．

borrow

B．

raise

C．

save

D．

earn

18.

A．

of

B．

at

C．

for

D．

in

19.

A．

details

B．

changes

C．

offers

D．

applications

20.

A．

lesson

B．

adventure

C．

chance

D．

challenge

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A 、 B 、 C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Two weeks earlier，my son，Ben ，had got in touch． He'd moved to England with his mum when he was three and it had been 13 years since I'd （1）　　seen him． So imagine my （2）　　 when he emailed me saying he wanted to come to visit me．

I was （3）　　 ! I arrived early at Byron Bay where we were supposed to （4）　　． The bay was（5）　　 in sunshine， and there was a group of kayakers around 150m off the shore． Getting a little （6）　　，I realized one kayak（皮划艇）was in （7）　　． "Something's not（8）　　 !" I took off my T﹣shirt and （9）　　into the water． I saw there were two instructors on board and a man lying across the middle． He was （10）　　violently． Linking arms with one of the instructors，I helped （11）　　the young man out of the water． He was unconscious and as I looked at his face， something （12）　　to me． Those brown eyes were very （13）　　． "What's his name ？" I asked the instructor． "Ben，" he replied， and immediately I（14）　　． That stranger was my son!

The instructors called for an ambulance．（15）　　， after a brief stay in hospital， Ben was well enough to be allowed to （16）　　and later the family met up for dinner． We chatted about everything and then Ben （17）　　to me． "I just want to say thank you，" he said， "You（18）　　my life !"

I still can't believe what a （19）　　 it was． I'm just so glad I was there（20）　　 to help my son．

（1）

A．

also

B．

often

C．

even

D．

last

（2）

A．

delight

B．

relief

C．

anger

D．

worry

（3）

A．

scared

B．

shocked

C．

thrilled

D．

ashamed

（4）

A．

talk

B．

stay

C．

meet

D．

settle

（5）

A．

bathed

B．

clean

C．

deep

D．

formed

（6）

A．

faster

B．

closer

C．

heavier

D．

wiser

（7）

A．

trouble

B．

advance

C．

question

D．

battle

（8）

A．

real

B．

right

C．

fair

D．

fit

（9）

A．

stared

B．

sank

C．

dived

D．

fell

（10）

A．

arguing

B．

fighting

C．

shouting

D．

shaking

（11）

A．

lead

B．

persuade

C．

carry

D．

keep

（12）

A．

happened

B．

occurred

C．

applied

D．

appealed

（13）

A．

sharp

B．

pleasant

C．

attractive

D．

familiar

（14）

A．

agreed

B．

hesitated

C．

doubted

D．

knew

（15）

A．

Fortunately

B．

Frankly

C．

Sadly

D．

Suddenly

（16）

A．

return

B．

relax

C．

speak

D．

leave

（17）

A．

joked

B．

turned

C．

listened

D．

pointed

（18）

A．

created

B．

honored

C．

saved

D．

guided

（19）

A．

coincidence

B．

change

C．

pity

D．

pain

（20）

A．

on board

B．

in time

C．

for sure

D．

on purpose

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

No one is born a winner. People make themselves into winners by their own 1 .

I learned this lesson from a(n) 2 many years ago. I took the head 3 job at a school in Baxley, Georgia. It was a small school with a weak football program.

It was a tradition for the school's old team to play against the 4 team at the end of spring practice. The old team had no coach, and they didn't even practice to 5 the game. Being the coach of the new team, I was excited because I knew we were going to win, but to my disappointment we were defeated. I couldn't 6 I had got into such a situation. Thinking hard about it, I came to 7 that my team might not be the number one team in Georgia, but they were 8 me. I had to change my 9 about their ability and potential.

I started doing anything I could to help them build a little 10 .Most important, I began to treat them like 11 .That summer, When the other teams enjoyed their 12 ,we met every day and 13 passing and kicking the football.

Six months after suffering our 14 on the spring practice field, we won our first game and our second, and continued to 15 .Finally, we faced the number one team in the state. I felt that it would be a 16 for us even if we lost the game. But that wasn't what happened. My boys beat the best team in Georgia, giving me one of the greatest 17 my life！

From the experience I learnt a lot about how the attitude of the leader can 18 the members of a team. Instead of seeing my boys as losers, I pushed and 19 them. I helped them to see themselves 20 ,and they built themselves into winners.

Winners are made, but born.

1.

A．

luck

B．

tests

C．

efforts

D．

nature

2.

A．

experiment

B．

experience

C．

visit

D．

show

3.

A．

operating

B．

editing

C．

consulting

D．

coaching

4.

A．

successful

B．

excellent

C．

strong

D．

new

5.

A．

cheer for

B．

prepare for

C．

help with

D．

finish with

6.

A．

believe

B．

agree

C．

describe

D．

regret

7.

A．

realize

B．

claim

C．

permit

D．

demand

8.

A．

reacting to

B．

looking for

C．

depending on

D．

caring about

9.

A．

decision

B．

attitude

C．

conclusion

D．

intention

10.

A．

pride

B．

culture

C．

fortune

D．

relationship

11.

A．

leaders

B．

partners

C．

winners

D．

learners

12.

A．

rewards

B．

vacations

C．

health

D．

honor

13.

A．

risked

B．

missed

C．

considered

D．

practiced

14.

A．

defeat

B．

decline

C．

accident

D．

mistake

15.

A．

relax

B．

improve

C．

expand

D．

defend

16.

A．

shame

B．

burden

C．

victory

D．

favor

17.

A．

chances

B．

thrills

C．

concerns

D．

offers

18.

A．

surprise

B．

serve

C．

interest

D．

affect

19.

A．

encouraged

B．

observed

C．

protected

D．

impressed

20.

A．

honestly

B．

individually

C．

calmly

D．

differently