完型填空(共10小题;每小题1分,计10分。)
Yesterday evening, when I went to town my mother, we met a strange old man. It was raining and we had no umbrella. We were trying to a taxi when he came up to us. He was carrying a nice umbrella and he said that he would give for only a pound. He had forgotten his wallet, he said he needed a taxi to go back home. My mother didn't believe what he had said at first, and him a lot of questions. But she finally believed the man and gave him the pound. She was happy to a good umbrella for so little. But the old man didn't get into a taxi. We walked him and found he went into a pub and bought himself a glass of with the pound. After he drank it, he his hat and took up one of the many wet umbrellas there and went off with the new one. Soon after that, he it again. Mum said “This old man wasn’t kind, No one won’t have pity on him if he always does like this ”
A.in B.near C.by D.with
A.hard B.big C.heavy D.Small
A.get out of B.get up C.get into D.get off
A.it us B.it to us C.us it D.us to it
A.showed B.lent C.asked D.borrowed
A.have B.buy C.see D.make
A.with B.for C.before D.after
A.orange B.tea C.coffee D.Whiskey
A.put on B.took off C.put up D.put down
A.lost B.dropped C.sold D.wore
Mr.Smith teaches English in a middle school.He has two children. They are . Mr. Smith calls them Mike and Dick. Jim and Alex are Mr. Smith’s students. They often go to see the twins and with them at home. Sometimes, they something to Dick and Mike. On Saturday, they go to Mr. Smith’s. When the twins see Jim and Alex, they are very happy. Jim asks Mike, “are you, Mike?” “Three.” Mike answers.
Alex behind Jim says, “Dick and Mike. Look! Pears. Don’t you want ? Well, I have a . If one of you can answer well, I will him one.” The twins Alex carefully. “I have two pears, now I eat one. How many do I have, then?”
“One.” Dick says.
Mike answers, “Two.”
“Two?” Jim says, “?”
“Oh, one is inside and is outside.”
A.twin brothers B.twin brother C.twins brother D.twins brothers
A.study B.eat C.play D.work
A.borrow B.buy C.pass D.bring
A.How much B.How many C.How old D.What time
A.to drink B.to eat C.eat D.play
A.game B.problem C.question D.puzzle
A.give B.catch C.draw D.finish
A.hear B.listen to C.listen D.look at
A.How B.Where C.Why D.What
A.Other B.another C.the others D.the other
I worked for a short time as a waiter at a a few months ago. I also helped to clean up the tables when it was very . One night, just before Christmas, I found a large black wallet the floor near one of the tables. I guessed I should check it to find out was the owner, but I was very busy at the time. And I imagined that there was something valuable in the wallet, the owner would be back. Sure enough, an hour a man came up to the counter and asked if anyone had found a wallet. I him to describe the lost wallet, and after he described it exactly, I gave him the wallet. He expressed his . He asked me if I had opened , and when I told him “no”. At once he opened it showed that it had nearly $ 800 in cash. He took out a twenty-dollar bill and it to me and I was amazed at this.
Thinking about it later, I began wondering whether I would have been if I had known what was in the wallet! I thought that if I had no way to the owner and no one returned to get it, I might keep it. But it also came into my that I actually saved someone’s Christmas plans by finding and returning the wallet. The good feeling it gave me was worth more than we could buy with money.
A.bookshop B.hotel C.hospital D.restaurant
A.interesting B.busy C.boring D.tiring
A.on B.in C.behind D.under
A.what B.when C.how D.who
A.because B.if C.as D.though
A.ago B.after C.later D.before
A.asked B.made C.let D.ordered
A.excuses B.greetings C.thanks D.wishes
A.it B.one C.itself D.them
A.but B.and C.so D.or
A.lent B.sold C.handed D.brought
A.wise B.careful C.kind D.honest
A.catch B.miss C.get D.find
A.head B.mind C.heart D.idea
A.anybody B.nobody C.anything D.nothing
完形填空
If you meet Walker Smith, a 2-year-old boy from Coral Gables, Florida, the ___ thing he will ask you is what kind of car you drive. Walker has been interested in ___ for more than a year, ever _____ the day his father, a car fan, brought home a single matchbox car for him. “He started to ____ cars from his father, and within a week _____ two, he could name many cars on the road,” Walker’s mother Lynley Smith said.
Walker’s father often brings home magazines____ cars. Lynley said, “So Walker and his father would try to find cars _____in the magazines we and our friends drove. So they’d find a Saturn and my husband would say ‘This is the car______mommy drives !’ and then they’d look for Saab and say ‘This is daddy’s !’ Before we knew it, he pointed _____our kinds of cars out on the road.”
So now he knows every car you can ___,” said Lynley, “including some super fancy cars that you ____ see on the road,” such as Aston Martins and Lamborghinis. “We’re so ___ to have such a clever baby. Walker can now identify the cars he sees on the road though his ___ isn’t always right “He’s not _____ at ‘r’s, so for example when he sees a Porsche, he calls it a ‘Posh’. And when he sees a Ford, he’ll call it ‘fod’,” said Lynley. When you ask him what he wants to be when he ____, he will say “Of course a car businessman”. This must be his dream job.
A.last B.next C.first D.coming
A.boxes B.toys C.cars D.dolls
A.since B.before C.when D.after
A.learn B.buy C.borrow D.steal
A.and B.or C.but D.nor
A.of B.about C.for D.in
A.excitedly B.angrily C.sadly D.surprisingly
A.what B.that C.who D.where
A.none B.all C.either D.both
A.break B.destroy C.imagine D.repair
A.never B.always C.also D.ever
A.surprised B.disappointed C.bored D.angry
A.spelling B.pronunciation C.imagination D.explanation
A.strict B.angry C.good D.careful
A.grows up B.goes to college C.gets married D.has time
I had never noticed her. She was not the kind of girl who could draw attention. She was not tall and just looked . In class, she liked sitting at the back, reading or taking notes. One day I asked her to read aloud the text. When I heard her standard American pronunciation, I looked at her with new eyes. And I her name—Kelly. Later on, the National College Speech Competition would be held. One student in our school was allowed to attend. I thought it over and filled in name.
Kelly practiced hard for the competition. However, I was a little worried because she was always too . Could she do well in the competition?
On the night of the competition, I sat in the front row of the hall very early. I told her to take it easy. Her face turned red and she said nothing. It seemed she was really . I felt upset, but I just patted her on the shoulder and let her go to draw lots(抽签). As a result, she drew No. 9 while No. 8 was a boy who was very good at giving speeches.
Sure enough, No. 8 was very . The whole audience made a warm applause (鼓掌)almost every 30 seconds and was still talking about his speech with until Kelly appeared on the stage. I sat there with no to look at her. It was her first time to go up the stage, so I couldn’t be angry with her for any small mistakes. But at that moment, I found I was so afraid of her .
The strong spotlight and large hall made her so small that nobody seemed to notice she had been on the stage. I felt hopeless.
But the moment that me came. I clearly heard a voice, a very loud voice, “Now, please focus on(聚焦于)me.”
Three times in all, louder and louder.
The whole audience fell silent.
I could believe that loud voice came from the girl, who was usually soft-voiced and didn’t attention at all. She gave a perfect speech.
I think I will never forget this touching lesson that my student taught me — never underestimate(低估)the power of the silent people.
A.beautiful B.ordinary C.popular D.strange
A.mentioned B.called C.remembered D.wrote
A.her B.his C.my D.your
A.different B.lazy C.slow D.quiet
A.strict B.nervous C.angry D.bored
A.careful B.thankful C.successful D.cheerful
A.patience B.confidence C.pride D.excitement
A.courage B.interest C.excuse D.effort
A.decision B.expression C.appearance D.failure
A.upset B.saved C.surprised D.changed
A.simply B.hardly C.surely D.deeply
A.catch B.need C.pay D.show
When our children were younger, it was popular for city people to buy a small farm in the country and _____ a few animals there.
One of our new neighbors ____ some ducks. They seemed very lovely. However, they were ____ to run around in their yard and the neighbors’ yards -- ____ ours. Our vegetables were their favorite food. Often we would “shoo” the ducks home and wonder ____ there wasn’t a fence to keep them.
One day, I asked her if she ____her ducks were bringing trouble to my garden. She told me that they were her ____ and he was away traveling. My attitude (态度) to her was bad.
We realized that our neighbors were not planning to build a ____, so our son built one. The ducks now stayed in their own yard. I didn’t see my neighbor again ____ months later.
A women’s church group asked me to ___ at their mother and daughter’s party. The topic was “Love”. Much to my ____, the first woman I saw when I walked into the church was my neighbor. I knew I could not speak about love to them when I hadn’t been ____with my neighbor. So I walked ____to her and said sorry for my attitude. She forgave me and then we talked a lot.
Do you have anybody like that in your life? Let me ____ you, if at all possible, to clear the ____between you.
A.put B.keep C.send D.take
A.bought B.sold C.dropped D.showed
A.made B.allowed C.forced D.chosen
A.except B.but C.without D.including
A.what B.why C.if D.when
A.saw B.understood C.thought D.realized
A.husband’s B.daughter’s C.wife’s D.grandma’s
A.fence B.house C.nest D.room
A.after B.before C.until D.while
A.speak B.talk C.say D.tell
A.excitement B.joy C.glad D.surprise
A.nice B.patient C.friendly D.annoyed
A.up B.along C.towards D.down
A.offer B.lift C.encourage D.afford
A.air B.difficulty C.pleasure D.trash