完形填空，阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A couple of weeks ago, I made a trip to Toronto with my granddaughter who just turned three years old. The two of us were on our way to her parents, and my wife—her who had been gone for over a week. We were all anxious to again and as I pulled out of Mamere and Papere’s driveway in Chelmsford, Hailee and I were both about the trip and couldn’t wait to arrive at our .
When we completed the “SEVEN”-hour trip to Toronto later that day, the reunion was absolutely ________ and I can sincerely say I enjoyed every single minute of that journey.
Hailee is at that “I want to ________ it myself” stage of her life. And if you can just get over the “hurry-up syndrome” we acquire as ________, it is wonderful to witness. Who knew that putting a straw into the ________ in a juice box for the very first time could be such an earth-shattering (惊天动地的) event? Or being ________ enough to actually open the fridge door for the first time? Or putting on your own ________ on the right feet would be so ________ ?
I’ll never forget the look on her face the day she was able to ________ into my truck by herself. She finally ________ on my seat, holding onto the steering wheel (方向盘) and declared ________ , “I did it!” And when she could actually put her own seat belt on—what a(n) ________!
Have you ever watched a three-year-old ________ to sip a McDonald’s milkshake through a straw? It is hard enough for an adult, too. And ________ every time the icy solution (溶液) touched her lips, you could see the ________ in her eyes. I learned that you can’t hurry a child through a milkshake.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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。
Growing up is not always easy. When facing difficulties, courage and a spirit of independence can be more useful than crying for !That’s what Hong Zhanhui’s story of __ from boy to man with family hardships ( 艰难)tell us.
Hong was born in 1982 in a poor family in Xihua County, Henan Province. When he was 11, his father became mentally（心理上） ill and one day came back with an abandoned ( 被抛弃的)baby girl. A year later, Hong‘s mother and younger brother both home because of poverty ( 贫困)and pressure ( 压力)from his ill father.
The burden ( 负担)fell onto the 12-year-old’s shoulders: to treat his father’s illness, to the adopted ( 领养的)sister Chenchen, and to go on to study.
Hong didn’t . Since a young age, he has worked in part-time jobs to feed his family. At the same time, he has studied at college. To take care of Chenchen, he worked hard to a room near his campus for her, and send her to school.
After Hong’s story went public, people were to tears by his selflessness. Hard his life was, Hong didn’t abandon his father and the adopted , because they needed his help. With his hard –won money, he even helped other students against misfortunes ( 厄运).
Today when many tend to worry more about their own happiness, Hong’s deeds us of what we usually ignore（忽略）: love and care for others. Without these, of us could survive.
Hong donations ( 捐献) from others. He said he felt encouraged by kind offers, but he could his own work. Short of money to buy food, the boy climbed tall trees to get birds’ eggs for his baby sister. He walked two hours at weekends to buy different things to around his school to earn money. Through his hard life, the boy developed to rise above misfortune that made him a hero in people’s eyes.
Hong’s story shows that with love and willpower, no hardship can a person but himself. So when facing difficulties, don’t ___ about bad luck. Consider what more you could do for your family and society you will find the world smiling back.
A．money B．food C．clothes D．help
A．caring B．growing C．moving D．turning
A．only B．already C．ever D．still
A．stayed B．went C．sold D．left
A．bring up B．give up C．stick to D．devote to
A．go away B．give up C．run out D．turn down
A．encouraged B．moved C．inspired D．made
A．brother B．daughter C．sister D．uncle
A．struggling B．learning C．running D．turning
A．leave B．remember C．remind D．tell
A．anyone B．everyone C．none D．no one
A．threw away B．turned out C．ran out D．turned down
A．depend on B．stick to C．refer to D．turn to
A．show B．eat C．sell D．share
A．a chance B．an ability C．a spirit D．a belief
A．bury B．defeat C．kick D．knock
A．worry B．care C．complain D．joke
A．and B．or C．when D．Until
The Town of Pressure and the Town of Pleasure were neighbors but had nothing in common. Residents built walls to influence from the other town.
In Pressure, struggled to be the very best. When women gave birth, they would to have the baby with the loudest cry. There was violent competition in every aspect of life. Because was the index (指数) of success, people were busy making money, with for relaxation. Some young people couldn’t bear the intensity and resorted to drink or drugs to escape.
_ , over in Pleasure, the motto was “As long as you like it, do it.” People grew up without and do anything they liked. Children played computer games day and night. At school, teachers didn’t _ whether students showed up or not. Workers might sit around the office sipping coffee and doing nothing. the lack of regulations, nobody worried about losing their jobs. It was that mattered. No one had the thought of moving forward, either for themselves or for the town. The computers they used were models from Pressure.
Some of the young were addicted to because of the meaninglessness of their lives. Then, people in the two towns began asking themselves, “What is for?” But, just before life in the two towns completely , there came a saint – Mr. Reason. He went from door to door, talking with people and giving advice. People in Pressure learnt to be with what they had, while people in Pleasure began to make plans. They the walls between them and built a road to connect the two. The towns’ people came to realize the truth—there is no space between Pressure and Pleasure if they don’t go to extremes.
A．connect B．keep C．keep out D．prevent
A．everyone B．anyone C．nobody D．somebody
A．have B．like C．compete D．try
A．health B．joy C．children D．wealth
A．seldom B．always C．hardly D．sometimes
A．much time B．no reason C．many reasons D．no time
A．Meanwhile B．At the same time C．Therefore D．Virtually
A．pleasure B．pressure C．work D．happiness
A．must B．need C．could D．dared
A．know B．find C．recognize D．care
A．in the morning B．in the evening C．all day long D．in the afternoon
A．Thanks to B．Regardless of C．Owe to D．According to
A．money B．time C．pleasure D．pressure
A．strongest B．slightest C．most D．smallest
A．the old B．the new C．the best D．the same
A．books B．work C．money D．drugs
A．pressure B．life C．pleasure D．money
A．improved B．failed C．succeeded D．lived
A．content B．surprised C．patient D．angry
A．built B．put down C．pulled down D．set up
One afternoon in January in 1998, Susan Sharp, 43, and her 8-year-old son David, were walking across an icy square, when Susan's cane(手杖) slipped on the ice. Her face first into the mud. David her mother's side, “Are you all right, Mom？” , Susan pulled herself up, “I'm okay, Honey,” she said.
Susan was falling more since she had trouble walking. Every inch of ice was a 40 danger for her. “I wish I could do something,” the boy thought. David, too, was having of his own. The boy had a speech problem, so at school he talked .
One day, David's teacher announced a homework. "Each of you is going to come up with an ," she said. This was for "INVENT AMERICA", a national competition to encourage creativity in children.
An idea David one evening. If only his mother's cane didn't slip on the ice. “What if I your cane to a nail coming out of the bottom” he asked his mother.
“ the sharp end would scratch(划破) floors,” Susan said.
“No, Mom, I make it like a ball-point pen. You take your hand off the button and the returns back up.” Hours later the cane was finished. David and his father as Susan used it to walk 50 feet above the . Happily Susan cried out, “It !”
In July 1999, David was national winner for the "INVENT AMERICA". David began to make public appearance. Thus he was forced to communicate .Today, David is nearly free of his speech problem, and his is becoming well accepted.
A．dropped B．touched C．lay D．fell
A．rushed to B．stood by C．looked at D．ran around
A．Firmly B．Easily C．Shakily D．Quickly
A．frequently B．slowly C．freely D．heavily
A．hiding B．possible C．certainly D．waiting
A．method B．trouble C．disease D．hope
A．little B．few C．much D．more
A．useful B．strange C．special D．common
A．invention B．appearance C．experience D．experiment
A．reminded B．encouraged C．hit D．occurred
A．fastened B．fixed C．stuck D．tied
A．So B．And C．But D．For
A．would B．might C．did D．need
A．pen B．hand C．nail D．cane
A．helped B．supported C．noticed D．watched
A．ice B．street C．yard D．square
A．helps B．operates C．succeeds D．works
A．praised B．received C．won D．declared
A．more slowly B．more clearly C．more carefully D．faster
A．cane B．speech C．mother D．story
阅读下面短文，从短文后面各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C，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。
My husband used to be a workaholic(工作狂)．Nothing seemed to be more ____ to him than his work，not even his family.
He usually ____at 6 o’clock，and our ____ and I were still asleep then，and then left ____ having breakfast. I asked him to have breakfast ____，but he said it’s a waste of ____.I didn’t know what kept him so____.He even couldn’t finish all his work in the office. He came back at ten at night. However，I never expected that he would give me a kiss.____he got home，he would start to____.The kids had already been in bed，of course.
“Mom，where is Dad？Why I ____ see him？”the kids often asked.
“Well，Dad has to work. He is busy，”I always____like this. As time went by，they didn’t ask where their dad was again. Perhaps they had____that they had a dad. However，the situation changed several months ago.
Jenny，our daughter，suddenly became____.I sent her to the hospital.The____told me that she was seriously ill and that she was calling____all the time. Tears burst into my eyes when I____that.I finally called my ____and told him about that. Half an hour later，he came to the hospital and held Jenny’s little hands.
He____another job two weeks later.
“I just wanted to make as much___as possible for you and our kids. But now，I just want to____as much time as possible with you and the kids，”he said and that’s what he is doing now.
A．possible B．interesting C．important D．relaxing
A．sat down B．got up C．stoop up D．came up
A．kids B．pets C．neighbors D．parents
A．on B．with C．without D．after
A．in the office B．on the way C．in school D．at home
A．money B．time C．energy D．food
A．tired B．busy C．fast D．excited
A．As soon as B．In the end C．Long before D．Long after
A．eat B．sleep C．work D．write
A．often B．never C．sometimes D．cheated
A．shouted B．asked C．replied D．cheated
A．thought B．forgotten C．ignored D．minded
A．fine B．worse C．ill D．angry
A．teacher B．boss C．officer D．doctor
A．mom B．sir C．dad D．madam
A．noticed B．realized C．heard D．felt
A．mother B．child C．brother D．husband
A．money B．happiness C．value D．laughter
A．spend B．make C．set D．steal
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。
My ears are recently full of praising words from my friends such as, “ Oh, Beckham is so handsome, so cool that I can’t help falling in love with him!” or “What perfect skills he has!” Yeah,—I ______ to some degree, though I sometimes do want to______ them how much they know about Beckham, apart from his______ and how much they know about football apart from______ goals. It seems funny that we are______ about things, with which we are unfamiliar or about which we are______, but we all, my friends as well as I, consider this one of life’s______.
We need these pleasures to______ our lives. But that doesn’t______ to craziness or nonsense. As an old saying goes: “ Don’t judge a book by its cover.” We______ not judge anything from its appearance. We should all know, it is one’s good______ and great contribution that make one a star and unforgettable. Therefore we’d better say______ about Beckham’s good looks.
If we close our eyes, falling in deep______, we can find that the things that move us to be really happy or sad have a______ meaning. If we don’t go deeper and are just satisfied with______ things, sooner or later we will find that we have not really gained anything because our first______ has blinded and misled us, and we’ll remain ignorant______ we realize that and make some changes.
It is believed that thinking and going deeper than before is______ of great progress. If one day we are willing to go deeper into everything, no matter how much it______ us, we will finally prove how much we have______ up, how much more sensible, mature , and intelligent we have become.
A．like B．agree C．hope D．think
A．ask B．tell C．teach D．doubt
A．skills B．fame C．teach D．appearance
A．kicking B．hitting C．scoring D．controlling
A．thankful B．crazy C．curious D．anxious
A．uncertain B．unhappy C．displeased D．careful
A．aims B．qualities C．pleasures D．truths
A．keep up B．brighten up C．find out D．brighten about
A．come B．increase C．amount D．rise
A．dared B．would C．could D．should
A．thinking B．character C．looks D．ability
A．more B．something C．less D．nothing
A．love B．sleep C．sense D．thought
A．clear B．puzzling C．moving D．valuable
A．material B．deep C．surface D．pleasant
A．conclusion B．experience C．lesson D．impression
A．since B．although C．unless D．before
A．sign B．cause C．value D．willingness
A．worries B．pains C．satisfies D．offers
A．given B．sent C．built D．grown