完形填空,阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Mr. Jackson was blind from birth. He owned a fruit ____ on a very busy street. ____he was visually disabled, he ran his business pretty handsomely. He could see nothing and he could only ____ the things within his reach. ____, he was able to handle it and was content with everything he had.
One day his son came to him. He told Mr. Jackson in ____ that he read in the newspaper of a __46__ who could operate on his eyes and allow him to see. The father and the son traveled to the doctor and paid for the ____.
After the operation, the doctor asked Mr. Jackson, “What is the first thing you are ____ to see when I take the bandages off?” He replied, “I really want to see my beautiful ____ on my stand!”
The doctor and the son ____Mr. Jackson down to the busy street where his fruit stand had been located for so many years. The doctor ____ unwrapped the bandages ____ he could lay his eyes on the beautiful fruit! Mr. Jackson was so full of ____ that he could finally see his life’s work—taking care of his fruit! After a few hours of ____ his beautiful fruit stand, he looked down the street both ways and saw there were quite a few fruit stands in both directions. He looked ____ the street and saw many other fruit stands. He spent so much time looking at other people’s fruit stands and ____ the competition that soon his own business ____.
From Mr. Jackson’s failure, we should know that everyone is a ___ individual with different fingerprints, DNA and thinking. What we need to do is just be ourselves and ____everyone else to be who they are. Mind our own business and we should never be afraid of ____.
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One Monday morning, the class were excited about the rumor(流言)that the science room was on fire over the weekend.Mr. Johnson, my fifth grade teacher 36 it and explained that science class would be cancelled 37 the fire. He also 38 us not to go near the room because it could be dangerous.
During the morning break, Kim and I 39 to check out the damage.A first hand observation would make us heroes at lunch.We safely 40 the science room.We stood on tiptoes(脚尖)looking hard through the door window, trying to see what was like inside 41 suddenly a firm hold on our shoulders stopped us.
"Where do you belong? Certainly not here!"
I turned around to find a teacher staring 42 at us, shouting.In those frozen seconds millions of 43 flashed through my mind.My father would kill me for disobeying teachers.Worse than that, my mother might be so mad that she might not 44 him.My heart 45 even lower when I thought of how angry Mr.Johnson would be.Soon the teacher led Kim and me back to the classroom, leaving us 46 before Mr.Johnson.
But to our 47 , there was no yelling and no anger from Mr.Johnson. 48 , he bent slowly to look me in the eye.I was met with a look of 49 rather than anger.He spoke softly and carefully as he explained why he was 50 in my decision to go where I might have got 51 .As I looked into the eyes of the man who could send me to unimagined 52 at home, tears welled up in my eyes.The thought of disappointing Mr.Johnson 53 me while I felt a gentle touch of Mr.Johnson's hand on my shoulder.I glanced up and he smiled.My 54 for Mr.Johnson grew greatly the moment I discovered that he still liked me even after I'd disappointed him.I could see that he cared more about my 55 than the fact that I'd broken a rule.It was the first time I felt the power of forgiveness.
A.heard B.believed C.confirmed D.studied
A.due to B.despite C.in terms of D.other than
A.reminded B.warned C.informed D.convinced
A.pretended B.asked C.decided D.promised
A.entered B.found C.examined D.reached
A.as B.when C.while D.since
A.angrily B.patiently C.silently D.curiously
A.excuses B.thoughts C.words D.feelings
A.help B.hate C.stop D.seize
A.flew B.sank C.beat D.moved
A.whistling B.chatting C.whispering D.shaking
A.surprise B.delight C.regret D.sorrow
A.However B.Therefore C.Otherwise D.Instead
A.comfort B.guilt C.concern D.complaint
A.frightened B.puzzled C.discouraged D.disappointed
A.hurt B.burnt C.lost D.blamed
A.consequences B.destructions C.influences D.surroundings
A.shocked B.shamed C.bored D.confused
A.care B.hope C.desire D.love
A.safety B.freedom C.dignity D.behaviour
I remember as a small child people would often ask me, "What are you going to be when you grow up?"
Well, it __36__ being a cowboy or some super hero. Later it was a fireman, a policeman, a lawyer... As I grew older my dreams for the future __37__. When, at last, I was in college, I set my __38__ on becoming a preacher (牧师) like my father. __39__ I studied and prepared for that life. I reached the __40__ in the end and I was preaching __41__ full-time for much of my adult life.
However, for many people, there is a "thief" that goes around stealing our __42__. Sometimes, the thief will come as a parent, a relative, or a friend, but the __43__ thief is usually ourselves.
We find __44__ just about reaching the top, and a "small" __45__ inside says, "You’ll never make __46__.""You can’t possibly do this." On and on the "small" voice __47__ our failure. Failure ,__48__ is one of the most important tools we have may teach us valuable (极宝贵的) __49__ . When we learn these lessons well, we are ready __50__ success.
I always tell my children that you __51__ do anything that your heart desires(渴望). Remember the saying, "Nothing is __52__ to a willing heart." There are __53__ "overnight" successes, but with determination, they will come. Imagine __54__ a life you dream of ,Then in your heart, believe it will happen to you. Then work, work, work. You’ll get the picture.
So, be true to your dream, and don’t let anyone __55__ it from you —especially yourself.
A.insisted on B.felt like C.kept on D.started out
A.changed B.failed C.planned D.left
A.eyes B.heart C.brain D.experience
A.But B.So C.Or D.Yet
A.agreement B.decision C.aim D.position
A.hardly B.slightly C.nearly D.extremely
A.money B.plan C.friends D.dreams
A.greatest B.tallest C.poorest D.oldest
A.themselves B.yourselves C.ourselves D.itself
A.sound B.voice C.noise D.speech
A.it B.him C.her D.me
A.expects B.predicts C.answers D.suffers
A.where B.when C.who D.which
A.stages B.suggestions C.lessons D.choices
A.to B.for C.at D.with
A.are able to B.used to C.have to D.get used to
A.interesting B.important C.necessary D.impossible
A.many B.a few C.some D.no
A.spending B.living C.planning D.changing
A.buy B.fool C.steal D.borrow
We all have weaknesses and strengths—no matter who we are .Some get sick easily.
Some are 36 people in communication, struggling with 37 .
Sometimes weaknesses seem to outweigh (胜过)the strengths and sometimes it’s the other way around. 38 ,facing huge limitations, many people tend to 39 it as just bad luck ---but not everyone. Those who rise over their weaknesses can still manage to 40 extraordinary things.
I 41 a school prize –giving ceremony and the guest speaker was Andrew Becroft, 42 had a severe stutter (结巴 ) as a child . 43 allowing this to limit him , he chose to overcome it. Now he is a famous judge . Not only 44 he become successful, but he did so in a profession 45 he had to speak before others regularly. Had he not worked on his 46 ability, it would have been very limiting to his success in life and work.
Many people face far huger limitations, such as loss 47 legs or arms , being born extremely poor, 48 you do. But whatever the limitation, you’ll49 find people who have overcome it. Helen Keller, who fell 50 and lost her sight and hearing at 19 months old, worked hard to be a famous woman with great 51 . Mark Inglis lost both his legs in a mountain climbing accident, 52 has since climbed Mt. Everest.
If one of them had told you what they hoped to achieve, you would have nodded kindly while 53 thinking to yourself that they had no chance . And yet the results speak for 54 .
Though most of us will never have to face such challenges , yet most of us will never achieve to the 55 that these people have either if we never seriously think of what we can do.
A.hopeless B.cheerful C.careless D.skillful
A.sympathy B.security C.relationships D.scholarships
A.Personally B.Importantly C.Generally D.Fortunately
A.believe B.accept C.receive D.think
A.experience B.access C.challenge D.achieve
A.prepared B.interviewed C.visit D.attended
A.which B.who C.whom D.that
A.Because of B.Instead of C. Due to D.Apart from
A.did B.could C.would D.had
A.what B.which C.where D.why
A.communicating B.reading C.acting D.speaking
A.for B.from C.of D.in
A.before B.than C.until D.as
A.always B.sometimes C.seldom D.never
A.asleep B.ill C.behind D.apart
A.congratulations B.impressions C.achievements D.rewards
A.so B.but C.and D.or
A.quietly B.slowly C.seriously D.carefully
A.stage B.degree C.place D.position
A thousand years ago Hong Kong was covered by a thick forest like the forests we now find in Malaysia and Thailand. As more and more ___36___ came to live in Hong Kong, these trees were cut down and burnt. Now there is no forest left, ___37__ there are still some areas covered with trees. We call these __38__.
Elephants, tigers, monkeys and many other animals used to live in the __39__ forests of Hong Kong, and there were even crocodiles in the ___40__ and along the coast. When people came to live in Hong Kong, the animals began to __41___ out. Early farmers grew rice and kept pigs and chickens in the valleys.
They ___42___ the trees and burnt them. They needed fires to keep themselves ___43___ in the winter, to cook their food, and to keep away from dangerous animals. Elephants quickly disappeared because there was not enough ___44___ for them. So did most of the wolves, and tigers. Monkeys, squirrels and many other animals soon died out in the same __45____.
You might think that there are ___46___ any animals in Hong Kong, except in the __47_____. You might think there can’t be any wild animals in such a __48___ place with so many cars and buildings. But there is __49_____ a good deal of countryside in Hong Kong and New Territories, and there are still about thirty-six different kinds of animals living there.
One of the most interesting of Hong Kong’s ____50___ is the barking deer. They are beautiful little creatures with rich, brown coat and a white patch under the tail. They look like deer but they are much ___51___. They are less than two feet high. The male barking deer has two small horns but the female has none. They make a __52____ rather like a dog barking.
Barking deer live in thick shrub(灌木) country and are very good at __53___. They eat grass and shrubs, mainly in the very early morning and late afternoon and evening. This is when you are most likely to see one but you will need to be very quiet and to have very ___54___eyes. In Hong Kong the barking deer has only one ___55_____ ---- man. Although it is illegal, people hunt and trap these harmless little animals. As a result there are now not many left. There are a few on Hong Kong Island but none in the New Territories.
A.people B.children C.ladies D.women
A.as B.since C.though D.because
A.desert B.shades C.fields D.woods
A.thin B.thick C.short D.dying
A.rivers B.hills C.sky D.mountains
A.die B.look C.come D.get
A.planted B.looked after C.cared for D.cut down
A.cold B.cool C.warm D.hot
A.air B.food C.water D.clothes
A.way B.road C.street D.rail
A.never B.always C.no D.no longer
A.zoos B.shops C.kitchens D.parks
A.free B.busy C.big D.large
A.no more B.nearly C.still D.hardly
A.animals B.plants C.fishes D.birds
A.great B.larger C.smaller D.heavier
A.noise B.voice C.song D.living
A.barking B.eating C.planting D.hiding
A.common B.sharp C.clear D.big
A.neighbor B.brother C.enemy D.friend
A certain student passed all his examinations. Then he went to college to 21 his studies. There he wrote down his 22 for a course in English, but after the first 23 , he didn’t go to it any more.
The English lecturer 24_this student was always absent (缺席的) and thought he had 25_to another course, so he was 26 when he saw the boy’s name on the list of students who wanted to take the English 27at the end of this year.
The lecturer had 28 a difficult paper, which followed his 29 closely, and he was eager (热切的) to see 30 this student would answer the questions. He 31__the boy’s answers would be very bad, but when they 32 him and he examined them 33 , he was able to find only one small mistake in them. As this surprised him greatly, he 34 the paper repeatedly but still couldn’t find more than one mistake, so he 35 for the student to question him about it.
When he came and sat down, the lecturer asked him, “I 36 you came to my first lecture and you’ve been absent from all the others. But I’ve examined your 37 carefully and I’ve found only one small mistake in it. I’m curious (好奇的) to know your 38 .”
“I’m very 39 about that mistake,” answered the student. “After the examination, I 40 what I should have done. I would not have made that mistake if I had not been confused by your first lecture.”
A.value B.continue C.improve D.begin
A.questions B.advice C.problems D.name
A.week B.lecture C.meet D.sight
A.astonished B.regretted C.noticed D.believed
A.led B.devoted C.gone D.changed
A.surprised B.angry C.pleased D.unhappy
A.test B.subject C.note D.course
A.discovered B.prepared C.invented D.found
A.ideas B.senses C.lectures D.texts
A.when B.what C.why D.how
A.hoped B.proved C.expected D.wished
A.showed B.gave C.handed D.reached
A.carelessly B.carefully C.slowly D.happily
A.enjoyed B.kept C.did D.examined
A.cared B.called C.sent D.looked
A.promise B.know C.advise D.guess
A.lessons B.paper C.notebook D.exercises
A.wisdom B.experience C.method D.explanation
A.glad B.proud C.content D.sorry
A.realized B.understood C.remembered D.suffered