完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～20各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，
The town of Pressure and the town of Pleasure were neighbors but they had nothing in common. Residents built walls to influence from the other town.
In Pressure, everyone struggled to be the very . For instance, when women birth, they would compete to have the baby with the loudest cry. There was violent competition in every aspect of life. Because was the symbol of success, people were busy making money, with no time for . Some young people couldn't bear the intensity and chose to drive to escape._ __, in Pleasure, the motto was “As long as you like it, do it.” People
without pressure and do anything they liked. Children played computer games day and night. At school, teachers didn't care students came or not. Workers might sit around the office drinking coffee and doing nothing. the lack of regulations, nobody worried about losing their jobs. It was that mattered. No one had the slightest thought of moving , either for themselves or for the town. The computers they used were the old models from the town of Pressure.
Some of the young were addicted to because of the emptiness 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 great person--Mr.Reason. He went from door to door, .with people and giving advice. People in Pressure learnt to be content with what they had, ____ ____ people in Pleasure began to make plans. They the wall between them and built a road to connect the two. People in the two towns came to realize the truth---there is no gap between Pressure and Pleasure if they don't go to extremes.
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On a very cold evening, an old man was trembling with his nearly icy hair and beard beside a river. Anxiously, he was waiting for a across the river. The wait seemed . The old man sat on the ground waiting for quite a long time.
, he saw several horsemen coming. He watched them silently and let the first one pass by without even asking. Another passed by, and then another, till the last rider came near the old man.The old man caught the rider’s and said, “Sir, would you giving me a ride to the other side?”
his horse，the rider replied，“Of course not．”But it was so cold that the old man’s body was almost . He could not get the ground．The horseman helped the old man onto his horse．He took the old man not just across the river, to the old man’s home.
As they the old man’s house, the horseman asked，“Sir, you let several other riders pass by without even asking. Then I and you asked me for a ride at once. Why? I had said ‘no’ and left you there?”
The old man stared at the rider straight in the eyes, and said, “I looked the eyes of the other riders. I quickly saw that they didn’t .It would be even asking them for a ride.But in your eyes，I saw . I knew that you would help me．”
The words the rider deeply．“Thank you for what you’ve said，”he told the man．“I hope I will never leave others 28 because I’m too busy, and every citizen does in my heart.”
With that, Thomas Jefferson，the third president of the US, turned his horse around and made his back to the White House.
A．trip B．ride C．help D．drive
A．cruel B．boring C．unfortunate D．endless
A．Gradually B．Finally C．Sadly D．Surprisingly
A．eye B．hand C．back D．face
A．like B．think C．please D．mind
A．Riding B．Speeding C．Stopping D．Leaving
A．stuck B．Shocked C．frozen D．injured
A．on B．down C．in D．off
A．and B．but C．so D．then
A．neared B．visited C．arrived D．left
A．came in B．came on C．came up D．came out
A．Even if B．What if C．As if D．Only if
A．out B．for C．into D．up
A．wait B．try C．ask D．care
A．Useless B．risky C．dangerous D．foolish
A．loyalty B．generosity C．ambition D．kindness
A．attracted B．comforted C．touched D．pleased
A．alone B．out C．away D．behind
A．live B．believe C．count D．help
A．living B．choice C．mind D．way
Garage sales (旧货市场) are a strange pastime. I am not interested in other people’s items. My mother was, and she convinced me to her. We went to several garage sales and finally stopped at a cottage. The owner told me that he and his wife were moving away. His wife had been a (n) before she retired.
As we were the sale items, I heard the gentleman’s wife say her name to someone, and I realized who she was. She looked at me and said, “ You are Lisa Miller.” I at her in awe（惊叹）for it had been thirty years I had been in her class.
My mother to her for any trouble I might have caused. She that if this woman remembered me after so many years, I must have done something . My teacher looked at my mother and said, “Oh, no, she was very good,” and my mother watched her in .
My teacher explained during the last week of school, I brought her a . She told us she planted the Lamb’s Ear in her garden. She looked at me and said, “Every day when I leave my house, I think of you. And when I come home these plants me, and I think of you.” welled up in my eyes. There at her home, among all her , was a piece of my life that she had nurtured(培养).
In that moment, she taught me more about life than I could . We give pieces of ourselves every day without thought or expectation. We seldom envision(展望) the that we have on others’ lives. That piece may grow and spread, becoming a (n) part of a life. In the end it is not the big things that , but the small things that make all the difference in the world. I never had a chance to thank her, but I hope she took a Lamb’s Ear with her to her new home.
A．broken B．unwanted C．frozen D．desired
A．accompany B．attach C．arrange D．accomplish
A．cruel B．lonely C．elderly D．lovely
A．driver B．pianist C．athlete D．teacher
A．exchanging B．instructing C．selecting D．exposing
A．nervously B．immediately C．strangely D．automatically
A．stared B．smiled C．glanced D．glared
A．after B．while C．since D．because
A．appealed B．apologized C．laughed D．shouted
A．suspected B．doubted C．thought D．wondered
A．tough B．terrible C．flexible D．practical
A．peace B．danger C．disbelief D．need
A．book B．phone C．diamond D．plant
A．possess B．impress C．greet D．observe
A．Tears B．Happiness C．Promises D．Laughter
A．aims B．belongings C．figures D．exhibitions
A．need B．plan C．imagine D．guess
A．senses B．benefits C．effects D．pains
A．appropriate B．necessary C．brave D．mild
A．care B．matter C．depend D．remain
完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Dear Laura,
I just heard you tell an old story of gift giving and unselfish love in your program. You doubted that such unselfish love would happen in today’s world. Well, I’m here to give you .
I wanted to do something very for my fifteen-year-old son, who has always been the perfect child. He all summer to earn enough money to buy a used motorcycle. Then, he spent hours and hours on it it looked almost new. I was so of him that I bought him the shiniest helmet and a riding outfit(全套装备).
I could wait for him to open up his gift. In fact, I barely slept the night before. Upon awakening, I went to the kitchen to the coffee, tea, and morning goodies. In the living room was a beautiful keyboard with a : “ To my wonderful mother, all my love, your son.”
I was so . It had been a long-standing joke in our family that I wanted a piano so that I could lessons. “ Learn to play the piano, and I’ll get you one ” was my husband’s .
I stood there shocked, crying a river, asking myself how my son could this expensive gift.
Of course, the awoke, and my son was excited with my reaction. Many kisses were , and I immediately wanted him to my gift.
As he saw the helmet and outfit, the look on his face was not what I was expecting. Then I that he has sold the motorcycle to get me the keyboard.
Of course I was the proudest mother ever on that day, and my never hit the ground for a month.
So I wanted you to know, that kind of love still and lives even in the ever-changing world of me, me, me!
I thought you’d love to this story.
Yours,
Hilary
The next day, my husband and I bought him a new “used” already shiny motorcycle.
A．hope B．advice C．support D．courage
A．polite B．similar C．special D．private
A．played B．studied C．traveled D．worked
A．after B．before C．unless D．until
A．sure B．fond C．proud D．confident
A．perhaps B．really C．almost D．hardly
A．start B．cook C．set D．serve
A．note B．notice C．word D．sign
A．disturbed B．confused C．astonished D．inspired
A．give B．take C．draw D．teach
A．reason B．request C．comment D．response
A．present B．afford C．find D．order
A．neighbor B．building C．room D．house
A．exchanged B．experienced C．expected D．exhibited
A．tear B．open C．check D．receive
A．purely B．basically C．obviously D．exactly
A．realized B．remembered C．imagined D．supposed
A．hand B．mouth C．feet D．face
A．works B．exists C．matters D．counts
A．send B．publish C．share D．write
When we talk about a bad man, we like to call him a “wolf”.But is it really true that the wolf stands for devil and ugliness. Have you read the book “The Wolf Totem” by a famous writer Jiang Rong, which tells the story of the relationship between wolves and human beings? Have you ever the wolves’ world? If you had, you would the wolves.
In the book, wolves are heroes on the large grassland. They know more about than humans. They can attack lambs without disturbing their mothers. They also know how to full use of the shape of land to sheep. I believe that if wolves were humans, they would be experts good at fighting. The wolf is a kind of special creature that can deeply understand . Each wolf serves its group with its heart and soul. A wolf has little power, but a pack of wolves nothing. All the wolves obey the rules. they are defeated, they run away together. It is their teamwork makes wolves powerful.
The wolves also have great self-respect and won’t to anyone. The writer, who wrote the book “The Wolf Totem”, stole a one-month-old baby wolf and raised it very carefully. To his , he found the little wolf still wanted to go back with wolves. He bit through the iron chain that limited him. The wolf was and he never gave in, fighting his death. The little wolf died as a glorious fighter.
I was shocked by this kind of : wolves are one of the most respected creatures on earth. I want everyone to look at wolves in a way. They are our teachers. They show us how to survive and in this not simple and dangerous world. Please honor the wolves, please honor all these heroes of nature!
A．thought about B．walked into C．talked about D．cared for
A．hunt B．admire C．draw D．watch
A．space B．spot C．food D．survival
A．get B．take C．have D．make
A．fight B．avoid C．trap D．discover
A．special B．imaginative C．outstanding D．creative
A．operation B．teamwork C．lifestyle D．control
A．single B．brave C．lonely D．fair
A．fight B．struggle C．fear D．fail
A．As for B．As though C．Even so D．Even if
A．what B．he C．that D．one
A．turn in B．give in C．take in D．break in
A．once B．just C．soon D．only
A．satisfaction B．disappointment C．pleasure D．sorrow
A．rest B．others C．another D．the other
A．proud B．satisfied C．willing D．eager
A．until B．although C．before D．unless
A．selflessness B．self-confidence C．self-respect D．self-protection
A．curious B．different C．strange D．humorous
A．walk B．hand C．get D．succeed
During the winter of 2002, I had the opportunity to teach tennis in Nevis in the Caribbean Sea. My experience teaching and staying on the island was wonderful, it was also hard work!
After several weeks of teaching, I was for a vacation! I had planned a surfing outing at a surf camp in Panama with my friend Clayton. I to Panama City with my tennis bag and off we went to the remote Bay of Chiriqui.
To get to the camp, we had to load Clayton’s surfboards and my gear （装备）on and off several buses and boats. After eight hours of travel we finally .
The camp was perfect. The rooms were ideal. I rented a board and we had an unbelievable week good waves.
On our trip, we learned that our bus back to Panama City had been delayed. The sun was down on us , and the only was under a canvas canopy（帆布罩蓬）, next to the bus terminal attendant’s .
As I walked over to the shade area, a couple of kids started throwing at me. Thinking quickly, I reached into my and opened a can of tennis balls. I the youngsters and gave them the tennis balls. I got them to throw the balls onto the racket throwing rocks at me. They seemed to that.
Then an old boy got interested. He joined the game. he seemed a bit more coordinated （协调的）than the youngsters, I gave him a racket and got him to try to hit the ball onto the catching racket.
Soon, his bus arrived, and he was on his . But the clinic（临场教学） had just . Families from across the streets came over and wanted their tennis lesson, too. The bus terminal attendant__her post and came out for a lesson, too.
In what seemed like no , my bus arrived. Clayton and I made it back to Panama City in time for our connecting flights.
A．unless B．but C．because D．so
A．guilty B．blessed C．known D．ready
A．rode B．drove C．walked D．flew
A．hiking B．tennis C．boarding D．swimming
A．relaxed B．stopped C．arrived D．united
A．admiring B．expecting C．watching D．surfing
A．shopping B．field C．return D．business
A．cutting B．breaking C．beating D．calming
A．station B．shade C．seat D．entrance
A．camp B．car C．office D．house
A．rackets B．balls C．sticks D．rocks
A．bag B．pocket C．can D．suitcase
A．approached B．blamed C．passed D．pushed
A．except for B．instead of C．by means of D．in case of
A．enjoy B．dislike C．worry D．understand
A．If B．As C．Though D．After
A．side B．phone C．way D．trip
A．faded B．changed C．finished D．started
A．left B．cleaned C．searched D．protected
A．time B．effort C．problem D．opinion