完形填空,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。
During the wars, a soldier looked after his horse with the greatest care. He gave it the best wheat to eat and the ________ water to drink. He dried it carefully with a towel when it got wet and ________ it with a warm blanket on cold winter nights. ________ , the horse was strong and swirl and carried its master ________ out of the dangers of ________ .
When peace came, however, the soldier ________ . He put the ________ out in a field full of wild plants and gave it only a little food to eat. He left the horse ________ in a worn-out place with a ________ roof and a floor made of mud. During the day the ________ made the horse work hard on his farm, ________ a large amount of wood and pulling heavy wagons (四轮货车).
After some time war broke out ________ . The soldier prepared himself for the war and went to the field to ________ his horse. Hurriedly brushing the mud from its coat, he ________ the horse. For a moment the horse stood there without ________ . Then gradually its ________legs began to bend ________ it sank slowly to the ground. The horse gave the soldier a look of ________ .
"Master," it said, "you' ll have to ________ on foot this time. You have made me work like a mule (骡子) and ________ me like a goat. I cannot change back into a horse in an instant just because you Want me to."
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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。
A farmer once owned an old mule(骡子)．One day，the mule fell into a nearby well，and he began to ____ and made a lot of loud noise. After carefully assessing the ____，the farmer felt sympathy for the mule，but ____ that neither the mule nor the well was worth the trouble of saving，then he called his ____ together and told them what had happened and ____ them to help shovel(铲) some dirt to bury the old mule in the ____ and put him out of his suffering.
Hearing many people coming to help，the old mule initially was ____...But as the farmer and his neighbors continued shoveling and the dirt hit his back，a thought suddenly ____ him. He was ____ that every time a shovel load of dirt landed on his ____，he should shake it off and step up！So he did，blow after blow.
He repeated “Shake it off and step up！” to ____ himself. No matter how painful the blows were，or how disappointing the situation seemed，the old mule just ____ on shaking it off and stepping up!
As you might have guessed，it was not long ____ the old mule finally stepped over the wall of the well，painful and tired. What would otherwise ____ him，actually blessed him because of the manner in which he ____ his adversity(逆境)．
____ is life！As long as we face our problems and respond to them ____，and refuse to give in to panic，bitterness，or selfpity，the adversities that come along to bury us ____ have the potential to ____ and bless us！Forgiveness，tolerance，hope and perseverance are ____ in shaking it off and stepping up out of the well in which we find ourselves.
A．sink B．struggle C．leave D．sigh
A．location B．ground C．position D．situation
A．decided B．doubted C．complained D．responded
A．brothers B．relatives C．neighbors D．children
A．required B．requested C．demanded D．recommended
A．house B．water C．hole D．well
A．excited B．amused C．disappointed D．surprised
A．came B．happened C．struck D．occurred
A．awake B．aware C．afraid D．ashamed
A．chest B．stomach C．tail D．back
A．enjoy B．express C．encourage D．praise
A．kept B．held C．moved D．relied
A．when B．before C．until D．since
A．save B．protect C．desert D．bury
A．solved B．handled C．refused D．experienced
A．That B．How C．As D．What
A．readily B．passively C．positively D．willingly
A．frequently B．seldom C．never D．usually
A．affect B．benefit C．direct D．conduct
A．cheerful B．hopeful C．helpful D．meaningful
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。
(2012年大连高三模拟)Some years ago I was offered a writing assignment that would require three months of travel through Europe. I had been ____ a couple of times，but I could hardly ____ to know my ways around the continent.__ __，my knowledge of foreign languages was ____ to a little college French.
I ___.How would I，unable to speak the language，____ familiar with local geography or transportation systems，conduct interviews and do ____？It seemed impossible，and with considerable ____ I sat down to write a letter rejecting the ____.Halfway through，a ____ ran through my mind：you can't learn if you don't try. So I ____ the assignment.
There were some bad ____.But by the time I had finished the trip，I was an experienced traveler. And ever since，I have never hesitated to head for even the most ____ places，without guides or ____ advanced bookings，confident that somehow I will ____.
The point is that the new，the different，is almost by definition ____.But each time you try something，you learn，and as the learning ____，the world opens to you.
I've learned to ski at 40，and flown up the Rhine River in a(n) ____.And I know I'll go on doing such things. It's not because I'm braver or more daring than others. I'm not. But I'll accept worry as another name for ____ and I believe I can ____ wonders.
A．aboard B．abroad C．away D．out
A．claim B．declare C．hope D．deny
A．Somehow B．However C．Instead D．Moreover
A．accustomed B．added C．limited D．suited
A．resigned B．hesitated C．trembled D．suspected
A．only too B．more than C．apart from D．far from
A．operations B．experiments C．research D．business
A．regret B．doubt C．terror D．disappointment
A．request B．job C．trust D．assignment
A．reaction B．thought C．meaning D．conflict
A．accomplished B．received C．accepted D．resisted
A．exchanges B．conditions C．trips D．experiences
A．remote B．accessible C．interesting D．crowded
A．still B．ever C．even D．yet
A．do B．manage C．make D．fit
A．astonishing B．frightening C．fascinating D．exciting
A．comes up B．shows up C．piles up D．steps up
A．airplane B．motorboat C．surfboard D．balloon
A．goal B．opportunity C．struggle D．challenge
A．work B．own C．win D．achieve
阅读下面短文，理解大意，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Ten, nine, eight, seven...zero—lift off. These words____like music to an astronomer's ears. As the countdown progresses, the rocket's engines____and give it the required push to tear through the atmosphere and____the earth's gravitation.
These rockets take astronauts and manmade satellites into____. The satellites are used for communication, weather monitoring and research. But how do satellites____up without falling down, you____ask?
Take a strong rope. Tie a small stone to one____to make a sling. Rotate the sling using one hand, you will____that the rope straightens out and becomes____as the sling rotates. As soon as you stop rotating, the rope slackens again. ____does the rope tighten on being rotated?
The answer to this question will____the answer to our query(疑问)how satellites remain in space without____down. When the sling is rotated, there are two____acting on the stone. The force of rotation, which tries to take the stone away from you and the force applied by your hand, which tries to____the stone towards you.
____you are rotating the sling, the two forces balance each other out and____the stone keeps going round and round. If you____the sling midway, the sling will fly off.
A satellite works in the same way. One of the two____forces acting on the satellite is the force of gravitation. ____force is that which is created by the rotation of the satellite____the earth. An orbiting satellite has these two forces balanced out so the satellite doesn't fall down to the earth.
A．look B．seen C．feel D．sound
A．hire B．fire C．break D．rush
A．escape B．reach C．increase D．decrease
A．universe B．world C．space D．stars
A．stay B．put C．keep D．take
A．should B．might C．dare D．ought
A．side B．top C．middle D．end
A．watch B．notice C．examine D．observe
A．loose B．strong C．tight D．short
A．What B．How C．Which D．Why
A．provide B．make C．receive D．accept
A．lying B．falling C．breaking D．turning
A．forces B．powers C．strengths D．energy
A．push B．drag C．throw D．pull
A．Though B．While C．Unless D．Until
A．however B．otherwise C．therefore D．instead
A．release B．tie C．fasten D．interrupt
A．familiar B．important C．opposite D．possible
A．The other B．Another C．Other D．Others
A．through B．into C．above D．around
As the drought seemed to be lasting forever, a small group of farmers were wondering what to do next. The rain was important not only to keep their crops____， but to support the townspeople's way of____. As the problem became more____， the local church felt it was time to get involved and called a prayer meeting to ask for____.
In what seemed a remembrance of a Native American____， the people began to arrive. After they were all____. The pastor(牧师)slowly____his way to the front to officially____the meeting.
Everyone was taking the chance to____with close friends. The pastor's thoughts when he____the front were on quieting those____and starting the meeting.
____he began to ask for quiet, he____through the crowd and he took____of an elevenyearold girl sitting in the front row.
Her face was shining____excitement, but she____sat in her place. Next to her, was a bright red umbrella, ____for use. The beauty and innocence of the girl made the pastor smile as he____the faith she had. No one____at the meeting had brought a(n)____.
They had all come to pray for rain, but she had come expecting God to answer with the needed rain.
A．wealthy B．healthy C．powerful D．necessary
A．working B．remaining C．staying D．living
A．usual B．urgent C．common D．ordinary
A．rain B．help C．money D．advice
A．ceremony B．contest C．match D．celebration
A．covered B．occupied C．crowded D．seated
A．found B．struggled C．felt D．made
A．end B．close C．begin D．hold
A．talk B．tell C．say D．drink
A．arrived B．reached C．got D．hurried
A．possible B．probably C．patient D．present
A．Though B．Until C．While D．As
A．got B．walked C．looked D．saw
A．hold B．sight C．notice D．attention
A．for B．with C．by D．at
A．quietly B．calmly C．anxiously D．worriedly
A．eager B．ready C．anxious D．curious
A．recognized B．promised C．realized D．allowed
A．even B．else C．still D．also
A．book B．pen C．record D．umbrella
阅读下面短文，理解大意，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
What has really changed my life is that now I believe in myself. I came to the United States ten years ago. I would always say that I was trying to to study, but there were always things like work and my kids that would not___me to start.
Now I realized that those were only____. What was stopping me is that I was___to start studying again. I always believed I would____by myself.
One day, ____my son told me that he was embarrassed because his friends would come over and I didn't____them because I didn't speak English. He was also sad____I could never help him with his homework. That same day, I____myself, “Rocio, you have to start believing in yourself and you will see you can____it.” That night I couldn't__ . I was thinking that now I couldn't____my kids down.
The next day, I went downtown to look for a big banner in____of the school that said that they____calsses for adults. I came in to see if I could____， but the classes were____already.
That night I took the kids to the movies, and on the____back, I told them we would take a new route. The following Monday, I went to ask for____. They told me that summer schools was starting that week.
That's how I started studying English last summer. It is difficult, but I have had great____. My daughter had to____a story for school. It was about the person they most admired and____. She wrote that I was the person she most admired because I had started going to college. I will never forget this. When you believe in yourself, you can do anything.
A．make B．force C．promise D．allow
A．reasons B．excuses C．causes D．explanations
A．afraid B．ready C．willing D．happy
A．teach B．direct C．learn D．indicate
A．however B．therefore C．otherwise D．besides
A．recognize B．understand C．realize D．know
A．though B．while C．because D．once
A．spoke B．said C．stated D．told
A．produce B．create C．invent D．make
A．wake B．eat C．sleep D．dress
A．feel B．let C．fall D．drop
A．front B．spite C．middle D．terms
A．offered B．formed C．completed D．finished
A．listen B．hear C．attend D．give
A．begun B．closed C．started D．empty
A．way B．road C．path D．route
A．news B．information C．message D．signal
A．rewards B．prize C．progress D．courage
A．print B．recite C．copy D．write
A．why B．how C．when D．where