阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A,B,C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was 8 years old, a gentleman came to my orphanage(孤儿院)and taught us how to do woodworking projects.
I remember my first project—a small table. I was so of it that I looked upon it as if I had created a(an) . It was absolutely beautiful and it had taken me six weeks to it. I could hardly wait to give it to Mother Winters as a . She was the head mistress of our orphanage, who was always with us.
As the tables were not dry from the clear coating, the man told us to wait a few days before taking them to our dormitories. But I was just so and happy that I couldn’t wait. I _ out like a flash, carrying my table and smiling from ear to ear.
When I reached the dormitory I placed the little table beside my bed. I was it when Mother Winters entered. She walked over to the table. Running her hand it, she noticed that it was still wet.
“Were you to bring this home?” she asked.
“No, ma’am,” I with my head down.
She ordered me to throw the table out and so I did. After she left, I immediately opened the door to get it back. There was stuck all over. I brushed and cried, but it would not come off.
I hid the table in my closet(橱柜) and never it. A year later while cleaning up, I gave the table to Mother Henderson, my houseparent(宿管员), thinking that she would it away.
Thirty years later at a reunion, I that Mother Henderson was living nearby, so I drove up to see her. We talked cheerfully for long. As I was about to leave, she asked me to come down to her to get something important. I followed her into a dark corner. She picked something up. she turned around, I could see that she was holding a little table.
Mother Henderson kept the little table that I had given up for lost so long ago.
Today, I look at that table with bittersweet memories but full of to Mother Henderson, who kept it for a young orphan who tried very hard to .
A.tired B.ashamed C.aware D.proud
A.award B.record C.wonder D.product
A.complete B.invent C.paint D.design
A.reward B.gift C.prize D.souvenir
A.satisfied B.angry C.patient D.strict
A.upset B.excited C.confident D.amazed
A.dashed B.walked C.stepped D.climbed
A.drying B.admiring C.observing D.hiding
A.into B.after C.above D.across
A.supposed B.embarrassed C.encouraged D.determined
A.agreed B.sighed C.whispered D.argued
A.glue B.dirt C.paint D.wood
A.removed B.shook C.touched D.split
A.throw B.give C.take D.put
A.recommended .. B.expected C.remembered D.learned
A.bathroom B.basement C.balcony D.bedroom
A.unexpectedly B.unwillingly C.curiously D.worriedly
A.Until B.Since C.Before D.As
A.gratitude B.admiration C.sympathy D.regret
A.adapt B.study C.please D.perform
形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
When Dave was eighteen, he bought a second-hand car for £200 so that he could travel to and from work more 36 than by bus. It worked quite well for a few years, but it got so old, and it was costing him 37 much in repairs, that he decided that he had better 38 it.
He asked among his friends to see if anyone was 39 to buy a cheap car, but they all knew that it was falling to pieces, so 40 of them had any desire to buy it.
Dave’s friend Sam saw that he was 41 when they met one evening, and said, “What’s42 , Dave?” Dave told him, and Sam answered, “Well, what about advertising(登广告) it in the paper? You may 43 more for it in that way than the cost of the advertisement!” Thinking that Sam’s44 was reasonable, he put an advertisement in an evening paper, which read: “For sale: small car, 45 very little gas, only two owners. Bargain at £50.”
For two days after the advertisement first appeared, there was no 46. But then on the Saturday evening he had an enquiry (咨询). A man rang up and said he would like to 47 him about the car. “All right.” Dave said, feeling happy. He asked the man whether ten o’clock the next morning would be 48 or not. “Fine,” the man said, “and I’ll 49 my wife. We want to go for a ride in it to50 it.”
The next morning, at a quarter to ten, Dave parked the car in the square outside his front door,51 to wait there for the people who had 52 his advertisement. Even Dave had to 53 that the car really looked like a wreck (残破的车). Then, soon after he had got the car as 54 as it could be, a police car stopped just behind him and a policeman got out. He looked at Dave’s car and then said, “Have you reported this 55 to us yet, sir?”
A.directly B.safely C.easily D.properly
A.too B.so C.such D.very
A.keep B.sell C.repair D.throw
A.generous B.willing C.lucky D.ashamed
A.some B.neither C.none D.most
A.delighted B.calm C.sad D.astonished
A.learn B.miss C.find D.get
A.advice B.message C.request D.description
A.loses B.has C.spends D.uses
A.doubt B.help C.answer D.trouble
A.see B.tell C.agree D.call
A.exact B.early C.suitable D.late
A.follow B.meet C.bring D.introduce
A.get B.recognize C.test D.admire
A.meaning B.happening C.turning D.failing
A.read B.answered C.inserted D.placed
A.admit B.forget C.show D.disagree
A.admit B.fast C.clean D.light
A.bargain B.sale C.result D.accident
I was said to be the worst student in my class, and my family thought I was hopeless. I had to 41 grade six. At that time a new teacher, Miss Sadia, came to our school.
One day after class, she42 that I was staying alone during the lunch break. She came 43 to me and began to talk to me. It was just a normal conversation. After that day, she gave me particular 44 and it made me feel special. I started to work hard because she gave me the feeling _ 45 _someone believed me , and my 46 started to improve in her subject.
Months later, she moved into a house near my 47 . We would walk home together after school. Her constant (不断的 ) support helped me, 48 in my studies, as I knew she would check my grades both in her subject 49 the other subjects. I finally50 second in my class.
Then, after grade six, she started to slowly drift away(疏远)51 still kept a constant (不断的) check on me. By the time I was in grade seven, we 52 spoke, but by then I had become the53 in my class. When I left my school, I was 54 with her, as she never answered the 55 when I called her.
Then I graduated and went to a good university. One fine day, our paths(路) 56 again. I met her at a wedding. I could not57 asking her, "Why did you stop talking to me?"
"You are a clever boy. I wanted you to be a tree58 on your own roots, not depending on others. Now here you are and I feel59 of you. You are your inspiration(灵感,鼓舞)and do not need to60a shoulder," she said. I could not say anything, but I smiled. I'll always thank her.
A.jump B.attend C.copy D.repeat
A.heard B.noticed C.learned D.sensed
A.up B.back C.off D.down
A.attention B.attraction C.explanation D.examination
A.which B.that C.what D./
A.words B.objects C.classes D.grades
A.home B.school C.hotel D.company
A.generally B.actually C.especially D.usually
A.but B.or C.as well D.and
A.received B.came C.caught D.held
A.but B.as C.or D.so
A.ever B.often C.once D.hardly
A.out of touch B.in common C.out of reach D.in touch
A.road B.schoolyard C.phone D.machine
A.separated B.formed C.added D.crossed
A.finish B.help C.prevent D.keep
A.standing B.flying C.growing D.sitting
A.sad B.proud C.good D.ashamed
A.give up B.get on C.look for D.take up
完形填空(共20小题,每小题1 分,共计20分)
Having lived in the house for so long, we found our kitchen looked 21 . We decided it was time to 22 the kitchen, and my husband and I were discussing 23 colors. The children, sitting nearby, suddenly all spoke together:“Not the measuring stick. ”
“No,” I 24 them. “Not the measuring stick.”
The measuring stick isn’t a (an) 25 stick but the kitchen side of the door between our kitchen and dining room. Along the edge we’ve 26 each child’s growth by making a mark showing his or her 27 on every birthday. Over the years, so many colored pens, pencils and 28 have been used that now, this white door is somewhat like an abstract(抽象的) painting.
Names and dates show different 29 , and I can tell by the script(手迹) who measured whom. An eight-year-old 30 to measure her three-year old sister, a grandchild measured her grandmother and my husband did the same to me. At our family 31 , when this door swung back and forth frequently, friends used to stop to 32 the names and dates. When they were asked if they would like to be always remembered, they 33 smiled shyly and went back right up into place, 34 to be measured.
Many of those 35 on the door are still 36 . Some have stopped. Some remain with us only in 37 . When my mother came to see my eldest daughter graduate from university, we measured her, too. It was her last visit to our home.
We haven’ t 38 the new kitchen color plan yet, but one thing is certain: whatever color we choose, the 39 of the kitchen door will still remain 40 , with lots of names and dates in various colors.
A.small B. old C. familiar D. favorable
A.repair B. rebuild C. reuse D. repaint
A.safe B. possible C. valuable D. changeable
A.promised B. repeated C.followed D. persuaded
A.false B. wonderful C. actual D. obvious
A.kept B. witnessed C. recorded D. accompanied
A.age B. weight C. name D. height
A.boxes B. markers C. schoolbags D. sticks
A.information B. handwriting C.character D. status
A.allowed B. pretended C. helped D. ordered
A.offices B. banks C. meetings D. parties
A.copy B. read C. like D. remove
A.hardly B. never C. usually D. seldom
A.ready B. afraid C. able D. unwilling
A.missed B. taught C. listed D. suggested
A.growing B.contributing C.studying D. working
A.sight B. design C.trouble D. memory
A.connected with B.agreed to C.decided on D.relied on
A.front B. back C. right D. left
A.yellow B. grey C. white D. blue
完形填空(每题1分,共20分)
All 34 of my students I taught at Saint Mary’s School in Morris,Minnesota were dear to me,but Mark was one in a million. His happytobealive attitude made even his occasional naughtiness_16_.
Mark 17consantly in class. I had to remind him again and again that talking without permission was18 What 19 me so much,though,was his sincere response every time I had to_20_him for misbehaving, “Thank you for correcting me,Madam!” I didn’t know what to make of it at first,but before long I became_21_hearing it many times a day.
One morning my_22_was growing thin when Mark talked once too often.I_23_Mark. “If you say one more word,I am going to tape your mouth shut!”
It wasn’t ten seconds later_24_Chuck blurted out,“Mark is talking again.” I hadn’t asked any of the students to help me_25_Mark,but since I had stated the_26_in front of the class,I had to act on it.
Taking out a roll of masking tape from the drawer of my desk,I_27_to Mark’s desk,_28_two pieces of tape and made a big X with them over his_29_.I then returned to the_30_of the room.
As I glanced at Mark to see how he was doing,he winked at me naughtily. That he did so funnily!I started_31_.The entire class_32_as I walked back to Mark’s desk,_33_the tape,and shrugged my shoulders. His first_34_were,“Thank you for correcting me, Madam!”
Several years passed until one cold rainy day when my father_35_the news to me that Mark was killed in Vietnam war,I broke down and cried in my heart,“Mark, I would give all the masking tape in the world if only you could talk to me!”
A.attractive B.delightful C.striking D.annoying
A.talked B.argue C.quarreled D.disrupted
A.troublesome B.shameful C.irresponsible D.unacceptable
A.annoyed B.impressed C.puzzled D.delighted
A.punish B.blame C.correct D.scold
A.accustomed to B.unbearable of C.fond of D.curious about
A.body B.patience C.confidence D.spirit
A.warned B.advised C.asked D.frightened
A.then B.when C.after D.until
A.criticize B.report C.watch D.inform
A.opinion B.view C.punishment D.evidence
A.threw B.flew C.walked D.pointed
A.tore off B.put up C.cut into D.took out
A.face B.mouth C.hand D.head
A.back B.center C.front D.entrance
A.screaming B.laughing C.complaining D.criticizing
A.cheered B.protested C.froze D.disturbed
A.stuck B.fastened C.recovered D.removed
A.expectations B.actions C.movements D.words
A.indicated B.brought C.presented D.unfolded
完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)
Surrounded by rolling green hills dotted with horses and cows, the town of Waimea on Hawaii’s Big Island is a peaceful and friendly place. One afternoon, while staying with friends at their house there, my husband and I decided to go for a 36 along the many, mostly traffic-free, country lanes in the area.
We met a beautiful Golden Retriever. He seemed 37 friendly so we stopped to play with him, 38 a stick which he retrieved(取回) several times happily. When we 39 our walk, he followed us, and although I worried that he 40 be going too far from his home, I couldn’t deny that we were enjoying his 41 .
After about twenty minutes, we found ourselves walking along a dirt road in an unfamiliar area. One house, almost hidden by shrubbery(灌木林) and shaded by tall trees,seemed 42 strange. I felt an urge to be as far away from that place as possible.
Just then, the door to the house creaked open and five dogs 43 , barking and growling as they ran toward us. I felt 44 and couldn’t move. There was nowhere to 45 and no time to run..
All of a sudden, our new friend appeared between the dogs and us. He faced them – all five of them – growling and baring his teeth. I was 46 to see the attacking dogs stop in their tracks ten feet away from him. Our protector 47 them there while we escaped. 48 a safe distance, we looked back and saw the five dogs 49 back toward their house.
But the Golden Retriever was 50 in sight. I felt an ache in my 51 ; I missed our friend already. Instinctively, I knew he was not hurt. With a feeling of 52 , we made our way back to the house, 53 the whole way that we would see him again. But it was not to be.
When I told our friend about the encounter, her eyes flew wide open 54 she exclaimed, “It was an angel!”
To this day I have no 55 that a four-legged angel protected us.
A.walk B. sightseeing C. picnic D. trip
A.increasingly B. deliberately C.personally D. exceptionally
A.holding B. talking C. throwing D. picking
A.started B. continued C. went D. kept
A.should B. must C. would D. might
A.accompany B. company C. companion D. fellow
A.hardly B. otherwise C. somehow D. anyhow
A.came out B. rushed out C. walked out D. headed out
A.terrified B. excited C. astonished D. strange
A.see B. go C. hide D. find
A.amazed B. pleased C. amused D. crazy
A.stopped B. held C. ordered D. forced
A.With B. On C. In D. At
A.heading B. returning C. barking D. jumping
A.everywhere B. somewhere C. anywhere D. nowhere
A.foot B. hand C. mind D. heart
A.tiredness B. sadness C. emptiness D. happiness
A.hoping B. thinking C. imaging D. believing
A.after B. as C. since D. though
A.wonder B. regret C. doubt D. idea