In the United States there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic (技工). One day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl __________ to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose. After some time the girl __________ the mother would not return to her eggs and she __________ to take them home. There she carefully __________ the eggs in the heat of a lamp. Several days __________ the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the __________.
Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother. __________, to these young geese, the girl was their mother.
As they __________, the girl was able to __________ her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to __________. The girl became increasingly worried about this, both when _______ and in her dreams. Later, she had an __________. She would pilot a plane to guide them in __________. She asked her father for a plane and he assembled(组装) a small aircraft for her.
Caring about __________ safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself. However, the birds did not __________ or follow him, and __________ slept in the grass.
One day, the girl __________ into the plane, started it and soon left the _________. Seeing their mother take to the air, the birds __________ flapped (拍打) their wings and _________. She flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following.
A.managed B.attempted C.happened D.supposed
A.realized B.expected C.imagined D.admitted
A.helped B.decided C.afforded D.meant
A.placed B.protected C.treated D.examined
A.ago B.out C.later D.long
A.family B.lake C.home D.world
A.But B.Also C.Thus D.Still
A.increased B.improved C.rose D.grew
A.ask B.lead C.want D.allow
A.fly B.race C.swim D.sing
A.asleep B.away C.around D.awake
A.idea B.opinion C.explanation D.excuse
A.sky B.heaven C.flight D.plane
A.his B.her C.their D.its
A.respect B.remember C.recognize D.receive
A.so B.instead C.hardly D.too
A.climbed B.looked C.reached D.fell
A.house B.floor C.water D.ground
A.secretly B.disappointedly C.patiently D.eagerly
A.looked away B.set out C.went by D.turned back
第二节完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,共30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的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。
More good things come from small things
About a year ago, a couple with three children moved into the apartment next door to me.
I never heard any 36from the children, but the parents were always shouting at the kids.
We 37often in the hallways when we were coming or going. I 38spoke, but the only 39I ever got was a hello from the four – year – old girl.
I usually go out for breakfast and one day when I 40they were just coming from their apartment and the little girl was holding the door 41for the others. I 42in the car doing unnecessary things because I didn’t like to be snubbed(冷落). The parents were 43her to hurry and get in the car, I looked up and saw the little girl was 44holding the door open, 45for me.
I hurried as much as I could and 46her. She was smiling from ear to ear. That afternoon I saw a white toy bear, I 47the little girl and said to myself, “I 48she would like that” so I bought it. I wrote a note 49how much her act of kindness had touched a soft spot in an old man’s 50.
The next day there was a 51on the door and 52was the little girl and her father. She was so proud of her bear and thanked me. Then I 53her mother and the other children were there in the hall too. The mother and father both thanked me.
Now when we meet in the hall we all speak, and in a 54manner, I might add. 55time
passes, I don’t hear that shouting as often. In fact, hardly at all.
36.A.sound B.noise C.conversation D.crying
37.A.met B.saw C.visited D.gathered
38.A.never B.sometimes C.seldom D.always
39.A.reward B.action C.answer D.prize
40.A.moved B.returned C.started D.drove
41.A.open B.closed C.fit D.active
42.A.stopped B.kept C.worked D.remained
43.A.suggesting B.telling C.forcing D.making
44.A.ever B.even C.still D.yet
45.A.waiting B.calling C.leaving D.asking
46.A. replaced B.encouraged C.ignored D.thanked
47.A.thought about B.thought of C.thought over D.thought out
48.A.decide B.am lucky C.am sure D.doubt
49.A.saying B.stating C.reporting D.writing
50.A.mind B.body C.thought D.heart
51.A.hit B.knock C.drop D.beat
52.A.she B.it C.they D.he53.A.noticed B.watched C.recognized D.felt
54.A.kindly B.politely C.coldly D.friendly
55.A.When B.Since C.As D.While
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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Once upon a time there was a child ready to be born. So one day he 36 God, “They tell me you are sending me to 37 tomorrow but how am I going to live there being so 38
and helpless?”
God replied, “Among the many 39 , I chose one for you. She will be 40 for you and will take care of you.”
But the child wasn’t 41 he really wanted to go. “But tell me, here in Heaven, I don’t do
42 but sing and smile, that’s 43 for me to be happy.” “Your angel will sing for you and will also 44 for you every day. And you will 45 your angel’s love and be happy.”
“And 46 am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me.” The child continued, “if I don’t know the 47 that men talk?”
God patted him on the head and said, “your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet
48 you will ever hear, and with much 49 and care, your angel will teach you how to
50 .”
“And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?”
“Your angel will place your 51 together and will teach you how to pray(祈祷).”
“I’ve heard that on earth there are bad men, who will 52 me?”
“Your angel will defend you even if it means 53 her life!”
And then God 54 the child on the shoulder and said, “Your angel’s name is not 55
to remember. You will simply call her Mommy.”
A.asked B.answered C.taught D.told
A.heaven B.hell C.earth D.space
A.big B.small C.strong D.stupid
A.nurses B.doctors C.teachers D.angels
A.hiding B.waiting C.heading D.voting
A.sure B.urgent C.conscious D.impressive
A.anything B.something C.everything D.nothing
A.much B.little C.few D.enough
A.clear B.dive C.smile D.react
A.damage B.feel C.govern D.resign
A.when B.why C.how D.whether
A.language B.meaning C.topic D.politics
A.poems B.stories C.arguments D.words
A.strength B.patience C.warning D.thinking
A.sing B.dance C.speak D.paint
A.hands B.feet C.arms D.legs
A.replace B.convert C.educate D.protect
A.burying B.risking C.experiencing D.attacking
A.hit B.ruined C.touched D.cleaned
A.hard B.easy C.strange D.convenient
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。
During the years of depression(萧条), food and money were very hard to find and people had to trade things with each other.
One day I was 36 some potatoes from Mr Miller. I noticed a small poor boy hungrily __37a full basket of freshly picked green peas. Then I was _ 38 to see that Mr Miller sold the boy a bag of peas for just a marble (弹球).
Mrs Miller, who had been standing nearby, 39__ and told me that Mr Miller loved to trade with the three boys in the village for peas, tomatoes, and other things _40 he didn’t really need any marbles. I left the stand, smiling to myself, 41 by this man.
Several years went by. One day I learned that Mr Miller had died. I took part in the funeral(葬礼), _ 42__ three young men. They came over to Mrs Miller, hugged her, kissed her on the cheek, spoke with her and moved on, __43__ their eyes.
Our __44__ came to meet Mrs Miller. I mentioned __45_ she had told me about the __46__ . She told me, “Those three young men above were the boys I told you about. They just told mehow they appreciated the things Jim ‘_ 47 _ ’with them. Now, at last, they came to pay their debt.”
“We’ve _ 48__ had a great deal of the wealth in this world,” she __49__, “but right now, Jim wouldW#W$W%.K**S*&5^U consider himself to be the __50__ man.”
Then she gently lifted the _51_ fingers of her husband. Resting underneath were three red marbles.
At that time I realized that we would not be _52 by our words, but by our kind _53 _ . It is said that it takes a minute to find a _54_ person, an hour to appreciate him, a day to love him, but an entire life to _55 him.
A.buying B.selling C.borrowing D.hunting
A.reaching for B.glancing at C.staring at D.picking up
A.astonished B.pleased C.annoyed D.worried
A.turned over B.went over C.came over D.looked over
A.but B.otherwise C.or D.although
A.suspected B.impressed C.regretted D.embarrassed
A.discovering B.watching C.finding D.seeing
A.closing B.rolling C.cleaning D.wiping
A.time B.chance C.turn D.decision
A.the story B.the proverb C.the legend D.the joke
A.marbles B.men C.debt D.life
A.talked B.traded C.shared D.left
A.ever B.always C.never D.seldom
A.laughed B.cried C.sighed D.added
A.honest B.happiest C.coldest D.richest
A.lifeless B.regretless C.useless D.hopeless
A.thought B.touched C.remembered D.affected
A.deeds B.things C.remarks D.rewards
A.strict B.honest C.special D.learned
A.ignore B.forget C.recognize D.remind
A young Scottish lady, like a lot of teens today, got tired of home. The daughter objected to her family’s lifestyle and said, “I don’t want your God. I am leaving!” She left home. Before long, she was disappointed and unable to find a job, so she took to the streets to do everything she could to . Many years passed by, her father died, her mother grew , and the daughter became more and more stubborn in her way of life.
No was made between mother and daughter during these years. The mother, having heard of her daughter’s whereabouts, went to the poor part of the city in of her daughter. She stopped at of the rescue missions(收容所) with a simple speech. “Would you allow me to this picture?” It was a picture of the smiling, gray-haired mother with a handwritten at the bottom: “I love you still … come home!”
One day the daughter wandered into a rescue mission for a hot meal. She sat listening to the service, all the while letting her wander over to the bulletin board. There she saw the picture and thought, could that be my mother?
She couldn’t until the service was over. She stood and went to look. It was her mother, and there were those words, “I love you still … come home!” she stood in front of the picture, she wept. It was too to be true.
It was night, but she was so by the message that she started walking home. the time she arrived it was early in the morning. She was afraid and her way timidly. As she knocked, the door open on its own. She thought someone must broken into the house. Concerned for her mother’s , the young girl ran to the bedroom and shook her mother awake and said, “It’s me! It’s me! I’m home!”
The mother couldn’t believe her eyes. They fell into each other’s . The daughter said, “I was so worried and thought someone had broken in.” The mother replied gently, “No, dear. From the day you left, that door has never been .”
A.modern B.religious C.awful D.simple
A.earn money B.help others C.get free D.become famous
A.lonelier B.slower C.angrier D.older
A.contract B.contact C.link D.difference
A.sight B.charge C.search D.need
A.each B.both C.none D.every
A.print out B.look at C.give off D.put up
A.record B.advice C.message D.notice
A.sensitively B.absent-mindedly C.devotedly D.carefully
A.eyes B.hands C.thoughts D.imaginations
A.help B.move C.wait D.listen
A.After B.Since C.Until D.As
A.lucky B.good C.happy D.certain
A.astonished B.touched C.interested D.ashamed
A.By B.At C.During D.Before
A.had B.led C.made D.held
A.seemed B.blew C.proved D.flew
A.safety B.health C.danger D.life
A.backs B.hearts C.shoulders D.arms
A.pushed B.opened C.locked D.fixed
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。
Learning experiences happen to us throughout our lives. Not long ago, I had one that I would like to 36 .
I was going to Marblehead with my sailboat team. The team was racing down the highway at 85 mph 37 we realized we were 38 . Luckily, we saw a rest area ahead. I had a brand new $20 bill. I was so 39 because I had never had that kind of cash before. But spending it on 40 seemed like throwing it away. We all rushed into the pizza line. 41 I got a pizza and a drink, and walked to my table. About halfway through the meal, I 42 I had not actually handed any money to the cashier. I had just 43 out, and nobody had noticed. I felt terrible.
My conscience(良心) opened its mouth and swallowed me in one big bite. I couldn’t 44 over it. I just couldn’t go back to the cashier and 45 for my stolen pizza. I was so upset that I 46 to give myself the pleasure of an ice cream in 57 that someone would say,“ Hey, Jeff, why don’t you use the change 48 the pizza instead of that nice, new $20 bill?” I was not so 49___ of my cash now.
For the next two years, whenever I was 50 of the “pizza incident”, I would say to myself, “Don’t think about it....”
I have learned two things from this 51 .Maybe I was a fool for 52 in to my conscience, and being too stupid to appreciate a 53 pizza. But the real lesson is that even if you get away from what you have done, your conscience will 54 up with you.
This reflects the saying, “A coward(懦夫) dies a thousand deaths; a hero dies once.” I was a coward and have felt terrible about that incident at least a thousand times. If I had been a “ 55” and gone back to pay for the pizza, I would have felt a little uncomfortable about it only once, or maybe twice.
A.say B.talk C.share D.explain
A.as B.while C.then D.when
A.lost B.tired C.hungry D.anxious
A.excited B.eager C.satisfied D.encouraged
A.rest B.food C.travel D.drink
A.Luckily B.Finally C.Immediately D.Actually
A.thought B.recognized C.noticed D.realized
A.walked B.left C.worked D.found
A.look B.get C.turn D.think
A.ask B.pay C.apologize D.send
A.refused B.wanted C.hoped D.meant
A.hope B.surprise C.anger D.fear
A.into B.with C.for D.from
A.sure B.upset C.proud D.pleased
A.warned B.reminded C.thought D.told
A.experience B.experiment C.story D.mistake
A.turning B.taking C.handing D.giving
A.free B.cheap C.plain D.delicious
A.make B.wake C.catch D.put
A.coward B.fool C.loser D.hero