完形填空,阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从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。
Two years ago, a restaurant had fallen upon hard times. Only five ________were left: the manager and four others, all over 60 years old.
In the town near the restaurant there ________ a successful businessman who was good at managing business, so the manager ________ to ask the businessman if he could offer any advice that might ________ the restaurant. The manager and the businessman talked for a long period of time, ________ when he was asked for advice, the businessman ________ for a while and then said, “I have no________to give. The ________ thing I can tell you is that the saver is one of you.”
The manager, returning to the restaurant ________ , told the other people what the businessman had said. In the months that followed, the old restaurant workers thought________ of the words of the businessman, “The saver is one of us?” They asked themselves. As they ________ about this possibility, they all began to treat each other with ________ respect. And thinking that each of themselves ________ be the saver, they also began to treat themselves with more care.
________ time went by, people coming to the restaurant ________that some respect and warm kindness were around the five old members of the small restaurant. Hardly knowing ________ , more people began to come back to the restaurant. They began to ________ their friends, and theirs brought more friends. Two years later, the small restaurant had once again ________a big food company, thanks to the businessman’s ________. They understood that it was they themselves that were the ________ .
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
It amazed me—every time I saw Joe，he was smiling.It didn’t ____ whether he had to stop at a stop light，or if he were the seventh person in ____ at the bank，and the service stopped just before he got there.Joe ___ smiled.It made me wonder why he seemed so ____ every day.
Having observed Joe with other people，I ____ something else also.Joe asked people how they were doing，and really seemed to listen to their ____.If someone were hurting，he had __7__ for him and kind words，and offered to ____ in any way he could.
It made me think...What if I tried to smile more？A(n) ____ of sorts began when I went to the grocery store.I smiled as I went up and down the aisles...and people I didn’t even ___ smiled back at me.Some even ____！The little kid in the cart(购物车) who was giving his mother a ____ time saw me smile and ____ talking...and，you guessed it.He made a shy little attempt at a smile.The man in the handicapped(残疾的) cart ____ a person to reach something...I could get that for him.The smile even transferred over to him，and he ____me.
As I drove home，I was smiling.I ____ what I had just learned，and when someone passed me and gave me a(n) ____，I smiled at him.He looked puzzled.
Now I know a smile is a small thing，but what if we were all to try to smile a few more times each day？I couldn’t believe how ___ I felt.Nothing in my life had changed，____ maybe it had.For what I learned was that such a small thing could ____ not only my spirits，but those around me as well.
A．work B．happen C．matter D．last
A．order B．debt C．hand D．line
A．always B．eventually C．immediately D．still
A．naughty B．happy C．active D．humourous
A．decided B．judged C．noticed D．considered
A．answers B．complaints C．excuses D．comments
A．guidance B．respect C．sympathy D．protection
A．perform B．attempt C．bother D．help
A．experiment B．life C．project D．program
A．meet B．touch C．know D．contact
A．glared B．greeted C．approached D．escaped
A．spare B．long C．hard D．great
A．stopped B．tried C．kept D．enjoyed
A．persuaded B．accepted C．supported D．needed
A．thanked B．changed C．encouraged D．invited
A．worried about B．thought about C．talked over D．looked over
A．gesture B．address C．call D．ticket
A．normal B．great C．reasonable D．complicated
A．so B．for C．but D．till
A．release B．admire C．display D．lift
I am a journalist in America.When reporting a story，I sometimes need to find a ____ kind of person—someone who has recently switched banks，or who is ____ cancer，or who owns both a Chevy pickup and Toyota sedan.
At such moments，I ____ my brother Keith，a telecommunication worker in eastern Kansas.Usually he says，“I know just the guy.”
His contacts are so diverse in large part ____ he is offline.At age 52，he’s ____ sent an email，surfed the Web or bought anything online.Without any mobile email system to ____ his attention when he is shopping，he is ____ to make a friend or two before ____.Without Web pages to instruct him on his latest project—how to build a cow fence or how to fix a woodburning stove—he seeks out the help of neighbours who have done it and follows their ____，and during beerdrinking time afterwards he listens carefully to their ____ of health problems，banking habits and newcar ____.
“I like talking to people，” he says.“I do not ____ nowadays people send each other emails instead of talking while they’re in the ___ room.”
My older brother ____ considers himself as an oldfashioned man and the Internet ____ are making him more so，too.As a(n) ____ to the Web，my brother belongs to one of the nation’s fastestdecreasing ____.
During the first half decade of the 21st century，the proportion of Internet users ____ slowly，to 59% of adult Americans from just over 50%，according to the Pew Internet and American Life Project.____ in the second half of the decade，that growth skyrocketed(猛升) and now nearly 80% of adult Americans use the Internet.At that pace，the offline Americans will no longer ____ in the coming decade.
A．rich B．friendly C．brave D．particular
A．battling B．avoiding C．curing D．developing
A．appoint B．call C．miss D．search
A．when B．until C．unless D．because
A．ever B．frequently C．never D．seldom
A．divide B．receive C．pay D．gain
A．willing B．likely C．anxious D．clever
A．settling down B．using up C．setting off D．checking out
A．advice B．plan C．example D．gesture
A．lesson B．speech C．talk D．lecture
A．displays B．purchases C．exchanges D．repairs
A．imagine B．predict C．understand D．recommend
A．big B．new C．same D．special
A．sometimes B．recently C．once D．always
A．values B．trends C．techniques D．benefits
A．stranger B．user C．owner D．beginner
A．workers B．races C．minorities D．teams
A．increased B．developed C．varied D．moved
A．And B．So C．Or D．But
A．change B．exist C．last D．work
I stood there outside of the classroom with the other students，waiting for the supervisor(监考老师) to open the door，and ____ filled the heart.
When we were finally inside the classroom，I realized how ____ it was.The heater hadn’t been on and the ____ were as cold as ice.Alright then，the supervisor started to walk around，____ everyone’s calculator to make sure they were “approved devices”(允许使用的工具)．
At around 8∶25，the test started.I was ____ my way through word problems，grammar sections，and reading and ____ sections.The supervisor kept walking around the room，___ each student’s extra pencils and ____ sharpening them for us.
I turned the ____ when instructed to，____ it wasn’t another math section and it wasn’t.It was a reading section——____！I started reading the excerpt(片段) given and was ____ to discover that it wasn’t a boring piece about astrology(星象) or biological science.____，it was an excerpt from a romantic novel.I became little ____ with reading it and at times I wanted to say “Aww” aloud.My heart was ____ swooning(沉醉) and I think I was ____.Hopefully I got the questions from that section ____ because I actually had fun answering them.Who knew the SAT could actually bring ____？
It was about 1∶00 p．m.when the test was over.I got out of the classroom with ____.As I was walking outside the building，I was thinking that the test was no longer a bitter ____ for the first time in my life.
A．happiness B．nervousness C．calmness D．sadness
A．amazing B．disappointing C．tiring D．freezing
A．seats B．walls C．floors D．hearts
A．seeing B．taking C．checking D．preparing
A．looking B．pacing C．making D．showing
A．comprehension B．thinking C．guessing D．recitation
A．bringing in B．putting down C．picking up D．showing off
A．kindly B．slightly C．directly D．slowly
A．door B．direction C．pencil D．page
A．finding B．praying C．deciding D．imagining
A．terrible B．great C．sure D．no
A．frightened B．worried C．shocked D．regretted
A．However B．Therefore C．Also D．Rather
A．carried away B．worn out C．tired D．confused
A．suddenly B．totally C．over D．again
A．reading B．sleeping C．smiling D．whispering
A．right B．ready C．clear D．possible
A．hope B．joy C．interest D．trouble
A．relief B．hunger C．strength D．courage
A．attempt B．fact C．process D．experience
Tyler was a troubled student.He was in my senior class last year.It was __1__ to his former teachers that he had made it to his senior year.
He sat in the back row.Every time I spoke in the front of the class，I would ask students questions，__2__ them by name.This helped me learn their names while getting the kids __3__.Unfortunately，every time I asked him a question，he would __4__ with a flip(轻率的) answer.He knew the answers when he listened __5__ he didn’t want to be asked.If he got a wrong answer，he would get very angry.
One day，Tyler was talking while I was teaching.In the __6__ of teaching I said，“Tyler，why are you having your own discussion instead of __7__ ours？” With that，he __8__ from his chair，pushed it over，and yelled.I sent him to the office with a discipline referral，and he __9__ a week’s out of school suspension.
The week’s out of school suspension was wonderful.However，the week soon came to a(n) __10__，and I began to worry about his __11__.I knew from talking with his other teachers that he would be back even angrier.
I made a(n) __12__.On the day that he came back，I stood at the door __13__ him.As soon as I saw him，I asked him to talk for a moment.He seemed __14__ to do it but agreed.I told him that I wanted to start over(重新开始) with him.Furthermore，I gave him permission that if he felt he was going to lose __15__ in class he could step right outside the door for a moment to collect himself.
From that point on，Tyler was a(n) __16__ student in my classroom.He listened and participated.He was __17__ a smart child and I could finally get to see this in him.He even __18__ a fight between two other students one day.I __19__ that giving him the power to decide for himself made all the __20__.
A．surprising B．interesting C．disappointing D．upsetting
A．visiting B．watching C．interviewing D．calling
A．defeated B．addicted C．involved D．impressed
A．exchange B．respond C．share D．connect
A．until B．if C．unless D．but
A．case B．matter C．middle D．presence
A．joining B．starting C．hearing D．learning
A．fell down B．got up C．jumped in D．fell off
A．suggested B．refused C．received D．requested
A．end B．decision C．head D．agreement
A．study B．return C．family D．health
A．plan B．mistake C．face D．noise
A．looking after B．escaping from C．waiting for D．staring at
A．excited B．unhappy C．calm D．crazy
A．touch B．courage C．heart D．control
A．changed B．similar C．confused D．proud
A．rarely B．actually C．usually D．hardly
A．led B．missed C．reported D．stopped
A．believe B．doubt C．expect D．recommend
A．effort B．difference C．point D．way
The cultures of the East and the West really distinguish from each other a lot.This is because the culture systems are two separate systems ____.
The origin of the eastern cultures is mainly from two countries：China and India.Both of the two cultures are gestated(孕育) by ___.In China，the mother river is the Yellow River ___ the Indian one is the Hindu River.These two cultures were ____ for several thousand years and formed their own styles.Then in the Tang Dynasty of China，the Chinese culture ____ went overseas to Japan，____ into the Japanese society and ___ the Japanese culture nowadays.Though a bit different from the Chinese one，it ____ to the same system.
When the two mother rivers gave birth to the eastern culture，another famous culture was ____ on the Mesopotamian Plain(美索不达米亚平原)—the Mesopotamian Civilization.This civilization later on developed into the cultures of the Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.And these two are wellknown as the ____ of the European culture.____ the Chinese culture，the European one also ____ waters.When the colonists of England ____ in America，their culture went with them over the Atlantic Ocean.So the American culture doesn’t ___ from the European one a lot.
At the same time，the ____ of the language systems adds to the cultural differences.In the East，most languages belong to the pictographic(象形文字的) languages while the Western languages are ____ based on the Latin system，for example，the one I’m using to write this paper.
Other factors like human race difference ____ as well.However，___ the far distance and the steep areas between the East and West，the two cultures seldom ___ until recent centuries.____ they grew up totally in their own ways with almost no interference(干扰) from the other.
A．above all B．on the whole C．in all D．in no case
A．mountains B．plains C．lakes D．rivers
A．or B．for C．while D．when
A．developed B．improved C．created D．protected
A．suddenly B．quietly C．gradually D．naturally
A．mixed B．changed C．decided D．forced
A．expanded B．interrupted C．influenced D．shaped
A．comes B．belongs C．amounts D．adds
A．brought up B．carried out C．given out D．picked up
A．result B．sign C．base D．content
A．Via B．Except C．With D．Like
A．affected B．spread C．crossed D．formed
A．joined up B．went up C．broke down D．settled down
A．come B．suffer C．result D．differ
A．difference B．development C．appearance D．feature
A．properly B．partly C．simply D．mostly
A．last B．count C．reduce D．change
A．in terms of B．due to C．as to D．in case of
A．transform B．display C．communicate D．distinguish
A．Furthermore B．Meanwhile C．Therefore D．However