完形填空，阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出一个最佳选项。
As a teacher, I think all students were dear to me, especially Mark.
Mark was very talkative, I had to ________ him repeatedly that talking without________was not acceptable. Every time I had to correct him for misbehaving. “ Thank you for correcting me, Sister!”________ I became accustomed to hearing it many times a day.
Once my________ was running out when Mark talked again, I ________two pieces of tape(胶带) and made a big X with them over his mouth. When I ________the tape, he still thanked me for correcting him.
One Friday, I asked the students to________the names of the other students on two pieces, leaving a ________between each name, and then write down the ________ thing they should say about others.
Then I________ all the lists and gave each student his or her list. Soon the entire class was smiling. “ I never knew that ________anything to anyone!” “ I didn’t know________liked me so much!” Mark said, “Thank you for keeping me________, Sister.”
Later Mark joined the army and was________in Vietnam. After the funeral(葬礼), his father showed me something________on Mark. It was pieces of notebook paper that had________been taped and folded many times, on which were the good things that Mark’s classmates had said about him. His mother said that he behaved better and better________ my list.
Mark’s classmates told me that they kept their own lists in ________ways. Hearing this, I finally cried.
Sometimes the ________things could mean the most to others. We forget when life will end. So________ the people you love and care about, before it is too late.
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My Experience in a Free School
At first I couldn’t believe it! There were no ___1___ in rows; no bells rang; no one had to go to ___2___. Although we all lived 搃n? ___3___ made us go to bed at a certain time; there was no 搇ights out?
The ___4___ thing was that practically all the students went to class, ___5___ very few people stayed up late at night. Only the new people stayed up or ___6___ class. The new ones always went wild ___7___, but this never lasted long. The ___8___ took some getting used to. Our teachers treated us like ___9___; never did we have to ___10___ “stand up”, “sit down”, “speak out”. I don’t ___11___ one student who didn’t try his best.
The subjects were the same as those in ___12___ school, but what a difference in the approach(方式)! For example, in botany(植物学) we had ___13___ classes in the spring or fall, but instead we ___14___ two gardens, a vegetable garden and a flower garden. ___15___ in winter we each studied a few ___16___ things about what we had grown. In math the students built three different kinds of storerooms ?small ones ___17___, but usable. They did this instead of having lessons in the classroom. They really had a ___18___ time too, designing everything, drawing the blueprints, ___19___ the angles(角度) and so on. I didn’t take ___20___. I can’t stand it! Besides, I could do the basic things with numbers. That’s ___21___!
___22___ I think I am a ___23___ person for having gone to the school. I can read and write as well as anyone else my age, and I can think better. That’s probably a real big ___24___ between the free school and regular school ?the amount of ___25___.
1. A. desks B. lights C. students D. buildings
2. A. home B. bed C. class D. work
3. A. anybody B. nobody C. teachers D. parents
4. A. sad B. last C. good D. strange
5. A. and B. but C. so D. yet
6. A. attended B. took C. missed D. studied
7. A. from then on B. at first C. once more D. just then
8. A. freedom B. habit C. time D. people
9. A. workers B. pupils C. gardeners D. grown-ups
10. A. understand B. study C. play D. say
11. A. hear from B. feel like C. think about D. know of
12. A. night B. regular C. small D. real
13. A. all B. short C. no D. indoor
14. A. planted B. studied C. drew D. toured
15. A. Still B. Then C. Yet D. Next
16. A. wild B. successful C. usual D. particular
17. A. as well B. after a whileC. of course D. as a result
18. A. funny B. great C. convenient D. thoughtful
19. A. looking out B. taking out C. finding out D. figuring out
20. A. math B. care C. botany D. notice
21. A. dull B. interesting C. enough D. dangerous
22. A. On the whole B. Once again C. Sooner or later D. After a while
23. A. careful B. better C. busier D. lovely
24. A. problem B. chance C. difference D. change
25. A. reading B. gardening C. teaching D. thinking
People of Burlington are being disturbed by the sound of bells. Four students from Burlington College of Higher Education are in the bell tower of the ___1___ have made up their minds to ___2___ the bells nonstop for two weeks as a protest (抗议) against heavy trucks which run ___3___ through the narrow High Street.
“They not only make it ___4___ to sleep at night, but they are ___5___ damage to our houses and shops of historical ___6___,” said John Norris, one of the protesters.
“__7___ we must have these noisy trucks on the roads,” said Jean Lacey, a biology student. “Why don’t they build a new road that goes ___8___ the town? Burlington isn’t much more than a ___9___ village. Its streets were never ___10___ for heavy traffic.”
Harry Fields also studying ___11___ said they wanted to make as much ___12___ as possible to force the ___13___ to realise what every body was having to ___14___. “Most of them don’t ___15___ here anyway,” he said, “They come in for meetings and that, and the Town Hall is soundproof(隔音), ___16___ they probably don’t ___17___ the noise all that much. It’s high time they realized the ___18___.”
The fourth student, Liza Vernum, said she thought the public were ___19___ on their side, and even if they weren’t they soon would be.
___20___ asked if they were ___21___ that the police might come to ___22___ them.
“Not really,” she said, “Actually we are ___23___ bell-ringers. I mean we are assistant bell-ringers for the church. There is no ___24___ against practising.”
I ___25___ the church with the sound of the bells ringing in my ears.
1. A. college B. village C. town D. church
2. A. change B. repair C. ring D. shake
3. A. now and then B. day and night C. up and down D. over and over
4. A. terrible B. difficult C. uncomfortable D. unreasonable
5. A. doing B. raising C. putting D. producing
6. A. scene B. period C. interest D. sense
7. A. If B. Although C. When D. Unless
8. A. to B. through C. over D. round
9. A. pretty B. quiet C. large D. modern
10. A. tested B. meant C. kept D. used
11. A. well B. hard C. biology D. education
12. A. effort B. time C. trouble D. noise
13. A. townspeople B. other students C. government officials D. truck drivers
14. A. stand B. accept C. know D. share
15. A. shop B. live C. come D. study
16. A. but B. so C. or D. for
17. A. notice B. mention C. fear D. control
18. A. event B. loss C. action D. problem
19. A. hardly B. unwillingly C. mostly D. usually
20. A. I B. We C. She D. They
21. A. surprised B. afraid C. pleased D. determined
22. A. seize B. fight C. search D. stop
23. A. proper B. experienced C. hopeful D. serious
24. A. point B. cause C. need D. law
25. A. left B. found C. reached D. passed
Ella Fant was a middle-aged lady who lived with her only son John in a small house. She 26John very much. In her 27he couldn't do anything 28. Every morning she would give him breakfast 29bed and bring him the papers to 30 . It isn't really true that he was too 31to work-in fact he had tried a few 32. First of all he was a window-cleaner and in his first week he managed to 33at least six windows. Then he 34a bus conductor and on his second 35a passenger stole his bag with all the fare (车费) collected. He 36lost his job as a postman 37he sent off all the letters when he should have taken them to people's houses. It seemed that there was 38suitable work for him. So he 39to join the army. Mrs. Fant was so 40about this that she told the 41to all her neighbours. “My John is going to be a soldier,” she said， “He is going to be the best soldier there 42was, I can tell you!”
Then the great day came 43he was to march past the palace in the parade (接受检阅的队伍). His 44mother travelled to the city early in the morning to be sure of getting a good 45in the crowd.
The parade was full of sound and colour. But when John and his 46came in sight some of the people watching 47laughing at the one who couldn't keep pace with the others as they marched along.
But Ella Fant , who was filled with 48, shouted at the top of her voice, “Look at 49 ! They're all out of 50except my John! Isn't he the best!”
26. A. depended on B. waited on C. trusted D. loved
27. A. hope B. eyes C. head D. beliefs
28. A. wrong B. great C. good D. strange
29. A. to B. at C. in D. by
30. A. check B. read C. keep D. sign
31. A. lazy B. young C. weak D. shy
32. A. ones B. years C. tasks D. jobs
33. A. rub B. drop C. break D. clean
34. A. followed B. metC. became D. found
35. A. day B. try C. route D. chance
36. A. thus B. even C. once D. only
37. A. even if B. so that C. because D. though
38. A. some B. such C. less D. no
39. A. began B. promised C. managed D. decided
40. A. excited B. worried C. anxious D. curious
41. A. incident B. change C. news D. matter
42. A. yet B. ever C. never D. just
43. A. where B. since C. when D. till
44. A. proud B. kind C. strict D. lucky
45. A. time B. position C. experience D. impression
46. A. neighbours B. army officer C. mother D. fellow soldiers
47. A. couldn't help B. shouldn't burst out C. stopped D. kept
48. A. sadness B. happiness C. surprise D. regret
49. A. them B. those C. that D. him
50. A. sight B. order C. mind D. step
What an exciting day it was for Jennifer and Valerie! They had been friends since Grade Three and had 41many of their high school experience. Now they were driving together to their final high school event. Today was42 day at Lamar High School. 43 they were close friends, they were different in many ways. Jennifer was a fairly 44 student while Valerie did just enough to get by and was mainly 45 in a good social life.
“Isn't it46 that we're all finished?”said Valerie. “I'm really looking forward to having a good time this summer.”
“ 47 be nice,” Jennifer replied, “I'm afraid I'm going to have to work most of the summer to help pay for my college expenses.”
Jennifer's parents had only a small48 and she had made up her mind to have an occupation in which she could afford all the things her49 could not.
Valerie,50 , came from a fairly well-to-do family. She had little desire to work hard for51she had always taken for granted.
“I really don't want to go to college for a while,” she 52 .
“My uncle runs a restaurant in the Bahamas and he has53 me to spend a year there as a waitress. That should give me plenty of 54for the beach.”
“It seems55I'll really be going different ways now”, thought Jennifer.
41. A. learned B. obtained C. remembered D. shared
42. A. exam B. sports C. graduation D. working
43. A. If B. Because C. Although D. When
44. A. diligent B. polite C. active D. favorite
45. A. specialized B. relieved C. envied D. interested
46. A. certain B. great C. unfortunate D. annoying
47. A. Can B. Shall C. Must D. Need
48. A. income B. problem C. family D. differance
49. A. teachers B. parents C. friends D. relatives
50. A. in fact B. in a way C. as a result D. on the other hand
51. A. what B. whom C. that D. these
52. A. admitted B. complained C. invited D. screamed
53. A. helped B. assured C. proposed D. promised
54. A. peace B. work C. energy D. time
55. A. I B. we C. she D. they
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项
My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling 36, but I always knew he was37 . He never criticized us, but used38to bring out our best. He’d say, “If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you don’t give them water, they die.” I39as a child I said something40about somebody, and my father said, “ 41time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you.” He explained that if I looked for the best42people, I would get the best43 . From then on I’ve always tried to44the principle in my life and later in running my company.
Dad’s also always been very 45. At 15, I started a magazine. It was 46a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a47：stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.
I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision, 48any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad 49me to go into law. And I’ve 50regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, 51I didn’t pursue my 52 . You know what you want. Go fulfill it.”
As 53turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national 54for young people in the U.K. My wife and I have two children, and I’d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad 55me.
36.A. biologist B. manager C. lawyer D. gardener
37.A. strictB. honest C. special D. learned
38. A. praise B. courage C. power D. warmth
39. A. think B. imagine C. remember D. guess
40.A. unnecessary B. unkind C. unimportant D. unusual
41.A. AnotherB. SomeC. Any D. Other
42.A. onB. inC. at D. about
43.A. in caseB. by turns C. by chance D. in return
44.A. reviseB. set C. review D. follow
45.A. understanding B. experienced C. serious D. demanding
46. A. taking up B. making upC. picking up D. keeping up
47.A. suggestion B. decision C. notice D. choice
48.A. and B. asC. even if D. as if
49.A. helped B. allowedC. persuaded D. suggested
50.A. always B. neverC. seldom D. almost
51.A. rather B. but C. for D. therefore
52.A. promise B. taskC. beliefD. dream
53.A. this B. he C. it D. that
54.A. newspaper B. magazine C. program D. project
55.A. controlled B. comforted C. reminded D. raised