完形填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分。）LiLe-优题课

It's hard to be an astronaut's son.Everyone expects you to be （1）　　 .I'm jut a normal eleven﹣year﹣ old kid.My father is so good at everything.I often wonder （2）　　 my father ever had a son like me.

One morning，my teacher announced a（3）　　 Day essay（散文）competition for the whole school.What would I（4）　　？My father is an astronaut.I would start out with that.No，I decided I wouldn't do that.The whole country and maybe even the whole （5）　　saw my father as an astronaut，（6）　　 that wasn't the way I saw him.

How did I（7）　　 my father？Hmm...

I saw him sitting with me in the dark when I was little and had a nightmare.I saw him teaching me how to throw a baseball.

I remembered him hugging me for hours when my dog was killed by a car.And I remembered how he （8）　 me with a new little dog at my eighth birthday party.These were the things I was going to write about my dad.To me，he wasn't（9）　　 a world﹣famous astronaut，he was my dad.

On Thursday night，the winning essays would be（10）　　 in the hall with all the parents and students present.When the third prize was announced and it wasn't me，I was relieved and （11）　　 at the same time.Then the second prize.It was me!I went up to the stage and read my essay "My Father's Son. "I watched my parents as I read.

When I finished reading，the audience（观众）applauded（鼓掌）.I saw my father blowing his nose.Tears were running down my mother's （12）　　 .Dad （13）　　 his throat，and put his hand on my shoulder， "Son，this is the proudest moment of my life. "

It was the proudest moment of my life，too.Maybe I'll （14）　　be a great hero or win a Nobel Prize，but just then，it was （15）　　 just to be my father's son.

（1）A.perfect	B.happy	C.tall	D.lovely
（2）A.when	B.how	C.where	D.whether
（3）A.Children's	B.Mother's	C.Teachers'	D.Father's
（4）A.write	B.take	C.send	D.make
（5）A.school	B.family	C.city	D.world
（6）A.so	B.and	C.but	D.for
（7）A.care	B.see	C.help	D.ask
（8）A.frightened	B.worried	C.surprised	D.tired
（9）A.simply	B.really	C.certainly	D.clearly
（10）A.finished	B.read	C.written	D.published
（11）A.happy	B.disappointed	C.excited	D.thankful
（12）A.face	B.ear	C.head	D.back
（13）A.hurt	B.broke	C.cleared	D.picked
（14）A.ever	B.still	C.even	D.never
（15）A.natural	B.enough	C.fair	D.wise

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。

One Friday night，a poor art student Joseph was playing the violin at New York subway station.In front of him was a （1）　　 with a few dollars.He needed some more money for his tuition （学费）.

Joseph was playing his last piece of music when a middle﹣aged man who looked excited（2）　　 and put a 50﹣dollar banknote （钞票） into the hat.Joseph nodded to the man （3）　　.

The next （4）　　，Joseph came to the same place as usual. （5）　　from the night before，he took out a large piece of paper and laid it on the ground.The paper said， "Last night，a gentleman put something unexpected into my hat （6）　　.Please come to get it."

Interested，many passers﹣by stopped，wondering what the unexpected thing could be.Just then，a man （7）　　through the crowd to Joseph and shouted excitedly， "Thank God you're here.I knew you are a（n）（8）　　 man."

"Did you lose something，sir？" asked Joseph.

The man nodded， "Yes，a lottery ticket."

Joseph took out a ticket， "Is this one （9）　　？"

The gentleman （10）　　 the ticket and then hugged Joseph tightly，saying "Thank you，thank you，young man."

It turned out that the middle﹣aged man （11）　　the ticket the other day and was excited to find that he was the lucky （12）　　 of ＄100，000.Overjoyed，he took out a （13）　　 banknote and put it in Joseph's hat on his way home. （14）　　，the lottery ticket was also thrown in.When Joseph found it was a winning lottery ticket，he decided to return it to the owner.To thank Joseph，the owner （15）　　 him ＄500 as a gift.

Joseph's honesty paid off.

（1）A.basket	B.hat	C.box	D.bag
（2）A.stopped	B.left	C.called	D.refused
（3）A.sadly	B.busily	C.thankfully	D.disappointedly
（4）A.morning	B.afternoon	C.midnight	D.night
（5）A.Different	B.Separate	C.Far	D.Tired
（6）A.by mistake	B.on purpose	C.in public	D.with difficulty
（7）A.climbed	B.pulled	C.rushed	D.circled
（8）A.poor	B.honest	C.wise	D.clever
（9）A.his	B.ours	C.hers	D.yours
（10）A.pushed	B.dropped	C.checked	D.showed
（11）A.found	B.received	C.printed	D.bought
（12）A.loser	B.winner	C.supporter	D.finder
（13）A.10﹣dollar	B.20﹣dollar	C.50﹣dollar	D.100﹣dollar
（14）A.However	B.So	C.Besides	D.Again
（15）A.borrowed	B.offered	C.required	D.lent

"I don't want to go，Miss White.I'm frightened （害怕的），very frightened，" Monica told her teacher.

Monica was a very（1）　　girl.She always sat at the back of the classroom，（2）　　 or taking notes.Every Monday morning，there would be a special show in her class and one student would be（3）　　 to make a speech about his or her dream.Miss White hoped that Monica could have a try the next week.But she refused.

"I know that it seems（4）　　 for you，but it will help you build up your confidence，" said Miss White.Monica was lost in thought.

The next day，Monica came to Miss White's office.Miss White was（5）　　 that she would take the chance.Miss White red﹣penciled her manuscript （手稿） of speech，corrected her（6）　　，and even helped with her body language.She advised Monica to practice，to（7）　　 that she was

speaking confidently in font of her class.（8）　　 a whole week，Monica practiced speaking in font of her imaginary friends and teacher.Behind the locked door of her bedroom，she told them about her（9）　　.

Finally，Monday arrived.（10）　　 Monica was called upon to give her speech，she（11）　　and walked to the front of the class without any notes，in a show of confidence.Monica's successful performance brought everyone a great（12）　　.The whole class clapped （鼓掌） for a full minute when she completed her speech.Miss White（13）　　.She had known that Monica would make it when she（14）　D　 took her first step to overcome （克服） her fear of speaking in public.

From that day，Monica's life changed for the better.At the age of 23，she became a news reader.People who see her on television now will find it hard to（15）　　 that she was once a shy girl who refused to speak up in class.

（1）A.active	B.lazy	C.quiet	D.polite
（2）A.reading	B.singing	C.talking	D.laughing
（3）A.warned	B.forced	C.caught	D.chosen
（4）A.difficult	B.important	C.necessary	D.interesting
（5）A.mad	B.glad	C.bored	D.afraid
（6）A.instruction	B.conversation	C.explanation	D.pronunciation
（7）A.realize	B.examine	C.imagine	D.introduce
（8）A.By	B.For	C.With	D.Along
（9）A.job	B.hobby	C.dream	D.promise
（10）A.When	B.Until	C.Since	D.Though
（11）A.woke up	B.looked up	C.stood up	D.dressed up
（12）A.secret	B.thought	C.decision	D.surprise
（13）A.agreed	B.smiled	C.answered	D.regretted
（14）A.easily	B.luckily	C.quickly	D.bravely
（15）A.expect	B.believe	C.discuss	D.express

It started 30 years ago with a squirrel.A few months after I had moved into a downtown（1）　　，my next﹣door neighbor，Nicole Figaro，knocked，asking for help with a squirrel that had gotten into her flat.

I frightened the unexpected （2）　　 away and made a new friend.Soon Nicole was inviting me over for dinner or （3）　　 home﹣made food at my door.When I went to my beach house，Nicole helped （4）　　 my mail and water my plants.And when she traveled as a flight attendant，I did the same for her.Wherever she went，she'd （5）　　 to bring me wonderful gifts，but her smile has been the greatest of all.

In 1997，I had a lovely child and it was Nicole who took care of me and him.Years later，I returned the favour.I helped out when her husband was sick，（6）　　 her and giving her support.More and more，we drew inspiration from each other.

（7）　　，the pandemic hit.My husband was out of work and my son couldn't be back to Britain because of the virus.I was （8）　　 about them.Nicole helped my family to prepare for the pandemic and shared necessities with me.Without her，I couldn't go through（9）　　times.

A（10）　　 might separate our flats and masks can separate the viruses，but nothing is able to separate our hearts.

（1）A.house	B.flat	C.street	D.area
（2）A.customer	B.host	C.guest	D.enemy
（3）A.selling	B.making	C.posting	D.leaving
（4）A.look for	B.copy down	C.pick up	D.hold out
（5）A.forget	B.keep	C.think	D.remember
（6）A.helping out	B.staying with	C.smiling at	D.depending on
（7）A.Especially	B.Actually	C.Generally	D.Unluckily
（8）A.worried	B.mad	C.nervous	D.serious
（9）A.exciting	B.simple	C.difficult	D.good
（10）A.room	B.wall	C.yard	D.garden

The Picture of Peace

When Mike was seven，he knew his dream was to be a photographer.He kept working on it for years.Recently，he was trying to take a picture of a sunset（日落） to enter the school （1）　　 competition.

"Mom，it has been cloudy these days.I don't think I can get this picture!" Mike complained.

"Why not use one of your photos on the computer？" suggested Mom.

"I can't﹣the rules say the photos have to be taken with a traditional camera.We hand in a roll of film，it gets developed（冲洗胶卷），and we（2）　　one photo for the competition. "

"Why is a sunset so important？" Mom asked.

"The（3）　　of the competition is peace，" Mike explained， "and I feel most peaceful seeing a sunset."

Zach，his six﹣year﹣old brother came out of the bedroom. " Hey，you want to take a picture of me？Look!" He put both arms over his head.

"Not right now，" said Mike，laughing.

That very afternoon，Mike felt excited when he saw clear skies.He carefully lined up his shot（镜头） and waited（4）　　till the sun reached the ground.

"That's it!Perfect!" he shouted cheerfully.

The next morning，Mike noticed he could take one more picture to complete the roll of film，so he walked into Zach's room.Zach was （5）　　quietly with a teddy bear under his arm.Mike didn't wake Zach up，and carefully took a picture of him.

A week later，Mike got the photos.The sunset picture was the one he was most（6）　　to see.There it was!It was as nearly perfect as Mike had expected.

Then，he looked through the other photos.Suddenly，he stopped.His eyebrows（眉毛） rose as he （7）　　the photo of Zach.He looked back at the photo of the sunset，which seemed less perfect now.He （8）　　the two choices.Finally，he decided to hand in the photo of Zach for the competition.

（1）A.violin	B.tennis	C.photo	D.chess
（2）A.choose	B.collect	C.describe	D.design
（3）A.prize	B.topic	C.result	D.purpose
（4）A.politely	B.bravely	C.hopefully	D.secretly
（5）A.playing	B.reading	C.writing	D.sleeping
（6）A afraid	B.eager	C.surprised	D.confused
（7）A.studied	B.shared	C.copied	D.fixed
（8）A.changed	B.offered	C.accepted	D.weighed