完形填空。阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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。
In Mr. Allen’s high school class, all the students have to “get married”. However, the wedding ceremonies are not real ones but imitations (模拟). These ceremonies sometimes become so noisy that the loud laughter out the voice of the “minister”. the two students getting married often begin to laugh quietly.
The teacher, Mr. Allen, believes that marriage is a difficult and business. He wants young people to understand that there must be many after marriage. He believes that the for these psychological and financial adjustments should be understood before people .
Mr. Allen doesn’t only his students to major problems faced marriage such as illness or unemployment. He also lets them know the problems they will face every day. He wants young people to know about all the difficulties and troubles that can throw marriage to the point. He even familiarizes his students with the problems of divorce and the that divorced men must pay child money for their children and sometimes pay monthly some money to their .
It has been nervous for some of the students to the problems that a married couple often faces. they took the course, they had not felt much about the problems of marriage. both students and parents feel that Mr. Allen’s course is and have supported the publicly. Their statements and letters supporting the class have made the school more firmly believe that it’s necessary to the course again.
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Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often __16__ that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so __17__ with the city that he had to leave.
So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Terry and his wife were busily __18__ up their new home, the light suddenly __19__. Terry was regretful to have forgotten to bring along __20__ and had to wait __21__ in a low mood. Just then he heard light, hesitant __22__ on his door that were clearly audible (听到) in the __23__ night.
“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Terry was a __24__ to this city. And this was the moment he especially hated to be __25__, so he went to the door and opened it __26__. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor. ” “No,” answered Terry in anger and shut the door __27__. “What a nuisance!” He complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to __28__ things.”
After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same girl outside. __29__ this time she was __30__ two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She __31__ me here to give you these.” Terry was very __32__ by what he saw. At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his __33__ in life. It was his __34__ and harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was __35__ nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred (蒙蔽) by his unsympathetic mind.
A．complaining B．telling C．hoping D．pretending
A．pleased B．disappointed C．exhausted D．encouraged
A．looking B．turning C．coming D．tidying
A．went on B．went down C．went out D．went through
A．candles B．matches C．lights D．bulbs
A．happily B．patiently C．hopefully D．helplessly
A．steps B．words C．knocks D．screams
A．dark B．quiet C．noisy D．crowded
A．newcomer B．stranger C．guest D．settler
A．called B．disturbed C．watched D．offered
A．surprisingly B．delightedly C．impatiently D．willingly
A．gently B．kindly C．politely D．violently
A．lend B．sell C．harness D．borrow
A．And B．But C．So D．For
A．holding B．hiding C．fetching D．lifting
A．suggested B．commanded C．sent D．forced
A．frightened B．pleased C．puzzled D．surprised
A．failure B．success C．complaint D．determination
A．warmth B．coldness C．kindness D．sympathy (同情)
A．doubtfully B．hardly C．actually D．nearly
As Christmas drew near, Ursula was faced with just that problem. She had come to live in an American home and learn English. 31 , she would mind the children and do anything she was asked.
One of her tasks was to keep track of arriving Christmas presents. Ursula did this faithfully, but she became increasingly worried. What could she buy for her 32 with the little money she had that would compare with the gifts she was recording daily? 33 , even without any of the gifts , her employer seems to have everything.
Ursula 34 long and hard. On Christmas Eve, she went to a store. She moved slowly through crowds of shoppers,35 things in her mind. Finally she bought a baby dress. She immediately called a taxi. “Excuse me, please, can you help me find a poor family with a baby?” “A poor family?” said the36 driver. “Yes, a very poor family.” Ursula told the man what she was trying to do. He listened in silence, and then said, “I know a family who needs just about everything.”
When they reached a building, the driver said, “They live on the third floor.” Ursula shook her head, “Would you take this dress to them and tell them it’s from someone …someone who has everything.”
Early the next day, Ursula 37 everyone for the presents she received. Then, she began to 38 why there seemed to be none from her. She told about what she did the night before. When she finished, there was a long 39 . “You see,” she added, “I try to do a kindness in your 40 . And this is my Christmas present to you.”
A．In return B．As a result C．By the way D．In a sense
A．own family B．classmates C．friend D．American family
A．Otherwise B．Therefore C．Besides D．But
A．talked B．thought C．waited D．worked
A．selecting B．matching C．remembering D．organizing
A．delighted B．anxious C．surprised D．respectful
A．thanked B．encouraged C．praised D．admired
A．settle B．repeat C．argue D．explain
A．delay B．silence C．time D．break
A．case B．opinion C．memory D．name
One day a famous actor had just got into the train with all his luggage when a young man came and 31 down in the seat opposite him. The young man took out a 32 and began to read it,33 the actor tried to get some 34 in his corner of the carriage.
When he opened his eyes, he 35 that the young man was looking at him with his 36 open, his book forgotten. The actor shut his eyes and tried to sleep again,37 every time he opened them, the young man was looking at him with the same excited look .At last, he gave up the attempt(企图) to sleep, took out a newspaper, put it 38 in front of him and began to read. The young man tried several times to get into conversation with the actor, but 39 .
After a long period of silence the young man said again, “I’m George P. Anderson of Willington, Vermont.” This time the actor put his 40 down and said, “So am I.” That was the end of the conversation.
A．lay B．sat C．looked D．got
A．newspaper B．magazine C．book D．letter
A．when B．because C．as D．while
A．drink B．help C．food D．sleep
A．found B．thought C．felt D．expected
A．book B．mouth C．arms D．shirt
A．but B．therefore C．so D．however
A．away B．up C．down D．out
A．failed B．succeeded C．missed D．refused
A．paper B．luggage C．feet D．hands
As she walked round the large shop, Edith realized how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas __1__for her father.
She __2__that he were as easy to please as her mother, who was __3__satisfied with perfume(香水). Besides, shopping at this time of the year was a most unhappy job. People stepped on your feet, pushed you with their shoulders and almost __4__ you over in their hurry in order to __5__ something cheap ahead of you.
Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter, where some beautiful ties were on __6__. "They are __7__silk," the shop assistant told her with a smile trying to __8__her to buy one. But Edith knew from past __9__that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.
She moved on slowly and then, quite by chance, stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered round a counter. She found some fine pipes(烟斗) on sale and the __10__were very beautiful. Edith did not hesitate(犹豫) for long, although her father __11__ smoked a pipe once in a while, she believed this was __12__ to please him.
When she got home, with her small but __13__present hidden in her handbag, it was time for supper and her parents were already at table. Her mother was in great __14__. "Your father has at last decided to stop smoking," she told her daughter happily. Edith was so __15__that she could not say a single word.
A．suit B．card C．thing D．gift
A．believed B．wished C．thought D．considered
A．never B．seldom C．always D．rarely
A．turned B．hit C．brought D．knocked
A．watch B．find C．grasp D．sell
A．time B．show C．board D．duty
A．real B．cheap C．poor D．exact
A．hope B．ask C．force D．persuade
A．experience B．things C．books D．school
A．money B．cigarette C．shapes D．shop
A．always B．nearly C．only D．never
A．hardly B．impossibly C．possibly D．certainly
A．cheap B．well-chosen C．expensive D．ready-made
A．excitement B．anger C．sadness D．disappointment
A．glad B．happy C．surprised D．excited
When I was thirteen, my family moved from Boston to Tucson, Arizona. __36__the move, my father __37__us in the living-room on a freezing January night. My sisters and I sat around the fire, not __38__ that the universe would suddenly change its course. “In May, we′re__39__ to Arizona.”
The words, so small, didn't seem__40__enough to hold my new life. But the world changed and I awoke on a tram moving across the country.1 watched the __41__change from green trees to flat dusty plains to high mountains as I saw strange new plants that __42__ mysteries yet to come. Finally, we arrived and __43__ into our new home.
__44__ my older sisters were sad at the loss of friends, I _45_explored our new surroundings.
One afternoon, I was out exploring __46__ and saw a new kind of cactus（仙人掌）. I crouched（蹲）down for a closer look. “You'd better not __47__ that”
I turned around to see an old woman.
“Are you new to this neighborhood?” I explained that I was, __48__,new to the entire state．
“My name is Ina Thorne.” Have you got used to life in the __49__? It must be quite a __50__ after living in Boston.”
How could I explain how I __51__ the desert? I couldn’t seem to find the right words.
“It’s vastness,” she offered. “That vastness __52__ you stand on the mountains overlooking the desert—you can __53__ how little you are in comparison with the world. __54__, you feel that the possibilities are limitless.”
That was it. That was the feeling I’d had ever since I’d first seen the mountains of my new home. Again, my __55__ would change with just a few simple words.
“Would you like to come to my home tomorrow?” Someone should teach you which plant you should and shouldn’t touch.”
A．During B．Until C．Upon D．Before
A．gathered B．warned C．organized D．comforted
A．hoping B．admitting C．realizing D．believing
A．going B．moving C．driving D．flying
A．good B．simple C．big D．proper
A．picture B．ground C．scene D．area
A．suggested B．solved C．discovered D．explained
A．settled B．walked C．hurried D．stepped
A．If B．After C．Once D．While
A．bitterly B．easily C．proudly D．eagerly
A．as well B．as usual C．right away D．on time
A．move B．dig C．pull D．touch
A．of course B．in fact C．after all D．at least
A．desert B．city C．state D．country
A．luck B．doubt C．shock D．danger
A．found B．examined C．watched D．reached
A．why B．when C．how D．where
A．prove B．guess C．sense D．expect
A．However B．Otherwise C．Therefore D．Meanwhile
A．idea B．life C．home D．family