完形填空（本题有15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
In my village in China, people are proud of being old. people always respect old people. However, in the United States, people think “growing old” is a since “old” shows that a person is going to retire(退休) or that the body is not working well.
After I moved to , I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. Once, when I was to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so . I told her that I had made they got their food quickly because I always respect the old. I said that, her face great displeasure. My manager, who happened what I said, took me aside and gave me a long talk about how they the description “old”. I then walked back to the and said sorry to the wife. After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer .
After that, I changed the I had been with older people. It is not that I don’t respect them any more; I still respect them, now I don’t show my feelings through words.
A．Young B．Old C．Poor D．Rich
A．luck B．fact C．problem D．fun
A．Japan B．America C．Australia D．Italy
A．serving B．cooking C．getting D．putting
A．silently B．quickly C．slowly D．easily
A．head B．much C．idea D．sure
A．Before B．If C．Although D．As soon as
A．told B．found C．showed D．noticed
A．hearing B．heard C．hears D．to hear
A．dislike B．like C．agree D．disagree
A．kitchen B．table C．chair D．corner
A．begun B．invented C．caused D．turned
A．angry B． happy C．afraid D．interested
A．idea B．way C．life D．mind
A．nor B．then C．and D．but
When I was seven years old, my family made me an ant farm. First, we put clean sand in a thin box. Then we waited for the ants to arrive.
After the ants in the glass farm, they started to make tunnels. I was _ _ that each one knew exactly what to do. Each had _ own job.
On the fifth day a tragedy(悲剧)happened. I put face to close to the glass farm. When I knocked it over. All the tunnels fell down. Although the ants remained alive after their earthquake, one by one they began to die. I was scared as I watched them give up _ their tunnels to carry the bodies to a corner of the farm. My mother said that the ants were dying of _ . They simply couldn’t stand that their tunnels were gone, although much time has passed. I still _ _ that ant farm. Mom had hoped it would teach me about natural world, but it _ me much more.
Over the years, I came to realize the importance of _ . Working together, the ants were able to make an amazing world for themselves. I also learned that they should be admired（钦佩） for their hard work.
But there was an even larger lesson that I did not realize until recently. Adversity（逆境） is a natural part of life and must . Unlike the ants, we can’t give up when we are sad. We have to realize that if a tunnel is gone. We have to realize that if a tunnel is gone. We must build _ .
Giving up. I say it is not a good choice.
A．glass B．paper C．rubber D．plastic
A．happy B．angry C．sorry D．amazed
A．it B．its C．their D．theirs
A．build B．built C．building D．to build
A．cold B．earthquake C．illness D．sadness
A．have B．build C．miss D．remember
A．told B．taught C．said to D．spoke to
A．teamwork B．lives C．the farm D．the tunnels
A．accept B．accepted C．be accepted D．have accepted
A．one B．other C．the other D．another
More and more Chinese people go traveling abroad during theses years. But not all tourists behave well in the place of . Recently, a story about a 15-year-old Chinese tourist has a heated discussion online.
The 15-year-old teenager carved “Ding Jinhao was here” Chinese in the 3,500-year-old Luxor Temple( 卢克索神庙 ). A Chinese traveler took a and shared it on Sina Weibo on May 24.
Many people were about what Ding had done and decided to search the Internet for the boy. It them just one day to find information about him in Nanjing. , Ding’s parents quickly said to the media: We want to say sorry to the Egypitan people and to people have paid attention to this matter across China.” Ding mother said.
Ding’s parents said they should it and their son had learned his lesson.
According to Xinhua, local Egytians had worked to try and the sculpture(雕塑) . Although there was some improvement, the words could not be totally wiped off.
A．luck B．interest C．joy D．happiness
A．caused B．closed C．avoided D．begun
A．of B．with C．for D．in
A．photo B．rest C．look D．walk
A．strict B．serious C．happy D．angry
A．cost B．took C．spent D．paid
A．After that B．Just now C．So far D．Right now
A．whose B．which C．who D．whom
A．forget B．face C．find D．remember
A．make B．buy C．clean D．sell
Life is not easy, so I'd like to say "When anything happens, believe in yourself."
When I was 14, I was ____ nervous to talk to anyone. My classmates often ____ me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later, ____happened, and it changed my life. It was an English speech contest（竞赛）. My mother asked me to take part in it. What a(n) ____ idea! It meant I had to ____ in front of all the teachers and students of my school!
"Come on, boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to win." Finally I decided to have a try and____ the topic "Believe in yourself". I tried my best to ____all the speech and practiced it over 100 times. With my mother's great love, I did well in the contest. I could ____ believe my ears when the news came that I had won the first place. Those ____who once looked down on (瞧不起) me, now all said "Congratulations!" to me. My mother was very happy and cried excitedly.
____ then, everything has changed for me. When I do anything, I try to make the best from it. This is true not only for a person but also for a country.
A．so B．too C．very D．quite
A．made faces at B．looked after C．laughed at D．smiled at
A．something B．nothing C．anything D．everything
A．interesting B．exciting C．perfect D．terrible
A．say B．speak C．tell D．talk
A．reached B．brought C．chose D．thought
A．remember B．see C．spell D．read
A．almost B．nearly C．hard D．hardly
A．girls B．classmates C．boys D．teachers
A．Since B．Except C．Before D．From
Amy was looking for a gift for her little daughter. Suddenly she before a store of dolls. “Girls like dolls,” she thought as she stepped into it.
Looking around, she saw a doll – one with grey hair and a pair of glasses. In her mind appeared Joyce, her mother.
When Amy was a little girl, she got her first doll from Joyce for her birthday. Then the second, third … A doll a year from Joyce never arrived .
“Why always a doll?” This had been in Amy’s mind until one day she knew the answer.
Little Joyce dreamed to have a doll. Her parents promised one for her birthday. Sadly, they both in a traffic accident before it arrived. The never-received gift was the most thing in her eyes.
Joyce’s story being recalled, Amy got an idea.
It was Joyce’s 60th birthday. A parcel was sent to her, with a that read,
Dear Joyce,
I forget to you the parcel that you should have received on May 20, 1956, your fifth birthday. The gift inside has aged, but I felt that you might still wish to have it.
Love, Angel of Joy
Joyce opened the parcel and saw a lovely grandma doll. She held the doll tightly that she had waited so many years for, with tears running down her face. The doll, given by “Angel of Joy”, made her the “child” in the world.
A．Stopped B．sat C．went D．moved
A．Mother B．child C．grandma D．daughter
A．early B．late C．sadly D．lovely
A．idea B．mind C．question D．answer
A．Second B．third C．fifth D．sixtieth
A．left B．stepped C．dreamed D．died
A．helpful B．important C．useful D．careful
A．gift B．word C．card D．parcel
A．buy B．send C．leave D．show
A．Happiest B．saddest C．loveliest D．smallest
完形填空从A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案（每小题1.5分，满分15分）
In learning English , you should first pay attention to listening and speaking. It is the base of reading and writing. You’d better your best to speak while you do much listening. Don’t be of making mistakes, you can learn from these mistakes, and be careful not to let them stop you from improving your . While you are doing this, a good is to write and keep a diary, write notes or letters. Then if you can ask others to go through(浏览)you have written and tell you where it is wrong, many mistakes on your speaking will be found. When you write, through correcting mistakes, you can do better in learning English.
If you are weak in speaking, don’t about it. One of the helpful ways is reading, you can either read aloud or read to yourself. The important thing is to choose interesting to read. It can’t be too difficult for you. When you are reading this way, don’t stop to the new words, try to guess the meanings of them, it is more important to learn to think in the language than to know the meaning of every word.A. have B. send C. try
A. afraid B. proud C. sure
A. English B. Chinese C. Japanese
A. start B. way C. idea
A. how B. when C. what
A. happily B. easily C. slowly
A. take B. dream C. worry
A. something B. everything C. anything
A. at B. on C. in
A. look up B. look for C. look after