第一节 完形填空(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A sudden large increase in interest in reading among children is preventing them from suffering accidents, British researchers say.
The 21 looked at the number of children attending casualty John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford on weekends of Saturday, 21 June, 2003 and Saturday, 16 July this year – the 22 dates of the two most recent Harry Potter books, The Order of the Phoenix and The Half-Blood Prince.
They found that only 36 and 37 kids respectively needed treatment 23 with an average of 67 children on "normal" weekends.
The doctors said while 24 did keep children away from dangerous games, it could lead to a 25 in obesity.
The authors of the study suggested that 26 more book reading might be a 27 way to combat childhood accidents.
"It may be hypothesized (假设)that there is a place for a committee of safety conscious, and talented writers who could produce high quality books for the 28 of injury prevention," they wrote in the British Medical Journal.
However they acknowledged there could be a downside to a strategy that seeks to turn
29 children into bookworms.
30 problems could include "an unpredictable increase in childhood obesity, ( 肥胖症 ),rickets (软骨病)and loss of cardiovascular fitness ( 心血管病 ).
21. A. researchers B. writers C. parents D. doctors
22. A. open B. launch C. show D. publish
23. A. dealt B. interfere C. compared D. meet
24. A. reading B. fighting C. playing D. seeing
25. A. high B. growth C. behavior D. condition
26. A. increasing B. improving C. urging D. encouraging
27. A. useful B. careful C. delightful D. thoughtful
28. A. object B. purpose C. principle D. attention
29. A. beautiful B. small C. honest D. active
30. A. Likely B. Forgetful C. Potential D. Suitable
第一节完形填空 (共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21~30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Sea turtles have been on Earth for millions of years, but they may soon die out. The main 21 to them is people who kill them for food, according to Dr. Wallace J. Nichols of the University of California.
But the latest news may 22 turtle hunting: Dr. Nichols has found that sea turtles 23 a lot of pollution from the ocean. This pollution is unhealthy for both turtles and humans. It can cause __24__ damage to their bodies and lead to death. Research shows that many people get sick and even die from eating sea turtle meat.
In the US, most people have never eaten turtle. This is because turtles are 25 by the United States law, which makes it 26 to harm or kill these amazing animals. “But many people in other countries still eat them,” explains Nichols. “Our first 27 was to save turtles; now we must save 28 too.”
Davis said he also wants to send out a bigger 29 that we should protect the oceans. “The health of the ocean, animals in the ocean, and our own health are all 30 . A clean ocean is really good for us too because of the food we eat from there.”
21. A. doubt B. stream C. danger D. worry
22. A. accelerate B. slow C. improve D. change
23. A. cause B. expand C. absorb D. reduce
24. A. accidental B. occasional C. unknown D. serious
25. A. qualified B. protected C. restricted D. produced
26. A. impossible B. difficult C. illegal D. abnormal
27. A. goal B. impression C. difficulty D. cost
28. A. Earth B. ocean C. people D. animals
29. A. advertisement B. message C. sign D. problem
30. A. concerned B. disturbed C. developed D. connected
第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从46—65各题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A lady and her husband stepped off the train in Boston. They walked without an appointment into the outer __41_ of Harvard’s president. But they were __42_ by his secretary and kept waiting. For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, __43_ that the couple would finally become __44_ and go away. But they didn’t. The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though __45_.
A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a __46_ face. The lady told him, “We had a son that__47_ Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard. He was__48_ here. But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed. My husband and I would like to __49_ a memorial (纪念物) to him, somewhere on campus.”
The president wasn’t __50_. Instead, he was shocked. “Madam,” he said, “we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died. If we did, this __51_ would look like a cemetery (墓地),” “Oh, no,” the lady__52_ quickly. “We don’t want to put up a statue. We would like to give a __53_ to Harvard." The president rolled his eyes and __54_ at the couple and then said in surprise, “A building! Do you have any__55_ how much a building costs? We have spent over $7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard.” For a moment the lady was silent. The president was __56_, because he could get rid of them now. Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly, “Is that all it costs to start a _57_? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded. __58_ their offer was turned down, Mr. and Mrs. Stanford traveled to California where they founded the University that bears (带有; 刻有) their__59_, a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer__60_ about.
41. A. lab B. library C. hall D. office
42. A. watched B. stopped C. Followed D. interviewed
43. A. hoping B. Finding C. realizing D. imagining
44. A. surprised B. disappointed C. worried D. troubled
45. A. hopelessly B. carefully C. unexpectedly D. unwillingly
46. A. pleasant B. funny C. cold D. sad
47. A. attended B. visited C. studied D. served
48. A. clever B. brave C. proud D. happy
49. A. set about B. set up C. take down D. take over
50. A. satisfied B. excited C. moved D. ashamed
51. A. house B. part C. garden D. place
52. A. explained B. expressed C. refused D. admitted
53. A. building B. yard C. playground D. square
54. A. laughed B. shouted C. glanced D. called
55. A. suggestion B. idea C. thought D. opinion
56. A. bored B. astonished C. Interested D. pleased
57. A. department B. university C. business D. club
58. A. Once B. While C. Since D. Though
59. A. name B. character C. picture D. sign
60. A. talked B. knew C. heard D. cared
第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21 – 40 各题所给的四个选项(A, B, C, 和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
The Best Holiday
I was unbelievably proud of my nine-year-old daughter. Emily 21 to buy a mountain bike. she’d been saving her pocket money all year, 22 doing small jobs to earn extra money.
By Thanksgiving, she had collected only $49. I said, “ You 23 have your pick from my bicycle 24 .” “Thanks, Daddy. But your bikes are so old.” She was right. All my girls’ bikes were 1950s models, not the kind a kid today would 25 choose.
As Christmas 26 near, Emily and I went bike shopping. As we left one store, she 27 a Salvation Army volunteer standing next to a big pot. “Can we give something, Daddy ?” she asked. “Sorry, Em , I’m out of 28 .”
Throughout December, Emily continued to 29 hard. Then one day, she made a 30 announcement. “You know all the money I’ve been saving ?” she said hesitantly. “I’m going to give it to the poor people.” So one cold morning before Christmas, Emily handed her total savings of $ 58 to a volunteer who was really very 31 .
32 by Emily’s selflessness, I decided to contribute 33 of my old bicycles to a car dealer who was collecting used bikes for poor children. 34 I selected a shiny model from my collection, however, it seemed as if a second bike took on a glow(发光). Should I contribute two? No, one would be enough. But I couldn’t 35 the feeling that I should give a second bike. When I later 36 the bikes, the car dealer said, “You’re making two kids very 37 , sir. Here are your tickets. For each bicycle contributed, we’re 38 away one chance to win a girls’ mountain bike.”
Why wasn’t I surprised when that second ticket proved to be the 39 ? I like to think it was God’s way of 40 a little girl for a sacrifice beyond her years--- while giving her dad a lesson in the process.
21. A. promised B. amazed C. determined D. organized
22. A.as well as B. in addition C. because of D. except for
23. A. need B. should C. must D. can
24. A. collection B. contribution C. shop D. club
25. A. seldom B. likely C. slightly D. merely
26. A. drew B. became C. went D. pulled
27. A. observed B. sensed C. watched D. noticed
28. A.charge B. change C. control D. order
29. A.study B.try C. listen D. work
30. A.disappointing disappointing B. surprising C. formal D. public
31. A. agreeable B. hopeful C. thankful D. pitiful
32. A. Moved B. Shocked C. Persuaded D. Demanded
33. A. one B. some C. two D. any
34. A. While B. When C. Because D. Though
35. A. express B. describe C. explain D. shake
36. A. returned B. delivered C. chose D. shared
37. A. sweet B. healthy C. happy D. fair
38. A. putting B. giving C. storing D. signing
39. A. present B. harvest C. winner D. chance
40. A. greeting B. praising C. sheltering D. rewarding
阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16—25的相应位置上。
Ms. Mary was over eighty, but she still drove her old car like half her age. She loved driving very fast, and boasted of the fact 16. she had never, in her thirty-five years of driving, been punished 17. a driving mistake.
Then one day, she nearly lost her record. A police car followed her, and the policemen in it saw her pass a red light without 18. (stop).
When Ms. Mary came before the judge, he looked at her severely and said that she was too old to drive a car, and that the reason 19. she had not stopped at red light was most probably that her eyes had become weak 20 old age, so that she had simply not seen it.
When the judge had finished 21. he was saying, Ms. Mary opened the big handbag she was carrying and took out her sewing. Without saying a word, she 22. (choose) a needle with a very small eye, and threaded it at the first time.
When she had 23 (success) done this, she took the thread out of the needle again and handed both the needle and thread to the judge, saying, “Now it is your turn. I suppose you can drive a car well, and you have no doubts 24. your eyesight.”
The judge took the needle and tried to thread it. After half a dozen times, he had still not succeeded. The case against Ms. Mary 25. (dismiss), and her record remained unbroken.
第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1 5分,共30分)
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。
I decided not to bring in home any other things with the words Made in China on a dark Monday,two days after last Christmas,though I still keep some in my house.
At work my boss,Mr. White,points out that I am 36 myself if I think I have been 37 Chinese products,in spite of the obvious facts in daily life.
“Chinese 38 are everywhere,”he says,“You can’t avoid those,no matter how hard you
try It is impossible.”
That is the 39 ,which I have been considering for months,since I have kept the American car with the Chinese 40 in it.This week I was 41 again of the difficulty of avoiding China when I bought earrings from a local artist.I was feeling pleased with myself 42 I got home and noticed the flee gift box made in China.
My boss continues,“You know what you are doing? You are 43 your dependence on China,not 44 it,”he says,“You are just cheating yourself.”
The boss,a frequent complainer,doesn’t slow down when I 45 to stop him to 46
that I am writing a 47 of stories On the Boycott for the business magazine.
“Maybe you can 48 it year without Chinese products, 49 sooner or later you will even 50 Chinese dishes,”the nice boss says,“There is no getting around it”
I 51 at him as he turns to leave,quite 52 .
“Thanks for your support,”I say to his 53 .
The year is nearly half over.I can 54 without them. 55 ,it is a little inconvenient to live without a DVD player,a DV camera or a printer made in China.But a better question might be:How hard could it be to live without Made in China with the whole family ?
36.A.fooling B.persuading C.beating D.enjoying
37. A.keeping B.accepting C.avoiding D.refusing
38.A.advertisements B.items C.materials D.businesses
39.A.story B.plan C.suggestion D.point
40.A.parts B.engines C.wheels D.goods
41.A.asked B.reminded C.troubled D.puzzled
42. A.as B.when C.since D.until
43. A.delaying B.losing C.catching D.1acking
44.A.escaping B.obeying C.objecting D.hating
45. A.mean B.manage C.try D.intend
46.A.describe B.suggest C.declare D.state
47. A.copy B.book C.set D.series
48.A.do B.get C.make D.have
49.A.but B.or C.and D.for
50. A.wash B.break C.serve D.enjoy
51. A.laugh B.glance C.nod D.stare
52.A.annoyed B.surprised C.delighted D.satisfied
53. A.honour B.back C.kindness D.face
54.A.work B.rescue C.survive D.stay
55.A.Finally B.Honestly C.Generally D.Directly
第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,共30分)
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。
For almost 18 years, my mom has given time from her life to devote her care to my growth. She has ashed 36 clothes. She’s planned doctors’ appointments 37 all parts of the body, cut hair, taken icures, bought presents, 38 vacations and basically kept a small boy’s life 39 smoothly.
When I was 12, I got into 40 arguments with my older and wiser parents. The 41 never led a any achievement for me, but I still took part. Many times strong feeling of anger caused tears 42 to in my eyes by the end of the quarrel with them. 43 , I’d return to my room and stay for as long as my parents allowed. Then I’d 44 a knock and hardly manage a weak, “Come in.” My mom, acting as a peacemaker, 45 slowly enter and sit next to me on the bed. I’d again try to 46 what I had said was true, 47 this time less angrily. Then mom calmly, strictly and lovingly showed to me her voice of 48 . After that she’d hug me and I’d stop crying; all would be 49 in my family again.
Hugs will 50 be her trademark(标志): warm hugs for goodnights, good-byes and a thousand other such situations. “You’re never too old to 51 your mother.” I’ve heard those eight words since I came to the world. They ring true. For some reason, those words possess the unbelievable 52 to reduce anxiety, cool an angry head, 53 fears and put wrong things right.
Perhaps my mother, now worthy of the title “Mom” can be an example to mothers everywhere. Being a mother is not so 54 . Any female has the ability to become one. The challenge isn’t in becoming a “mother”, but instead , a “mom”. Mine does that quite 55 .
36.A.dirty B.expensive C.warm D.old
37.A.on B.for C.in D.about
38.A.prepared B.taken C.spent D.enjoyed
39.A.advancing B.changing C.running D.developing
40.A.unfit B.casual C.unfair D.silly
41.A.quarrels B.doubts C.complaintsD.puzzles
42.A.dry B.go C.well D.take
43.A.Crying B.Blaming C.Shaking D.Whispering
44.A.take B.make C .hear D.get
45.A.might B.could C.should D.would
46.A.admit B.prove C.conclude D.debate
47.A.so B.or C.but D.for
48.A.advice B.reason C.demand D.courage
49.A.active B.right C.comfortableD.friendly
50.A.forever B.finally C.even D.actually
51.A.touch B.love C.hug D.comfort
52.A.ability B.confidenceC.influence D.power
53.A.lose B.share C.overcome D.express
54.A.difficult B.sad C.boring D.disappointing
55.A.carefully B.perfectly C.formally D.normally
第二节完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
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。
Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s 36 filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so 37 that I decided to write an article about her.
I 38 Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk her career. She 39 and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I 40 I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.
I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there 41 , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that 42 Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The 43 was almost unbearable. I struggled for days 44 draft after draft. Finally I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.
It didn’t take long. My manuscript 45 . How stupid of me! I thought. How could I 46 in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t 47 the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.
Five years later, I was moving to California. While 48 my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in 49 :
Dear Ms Profit,
Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some 50 materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to 51 your story soon.
Shocked, it took me a long time to 52 . Fear of rejection cost me dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of 53 writing. Today, I have become a full – time writer. Looking back on this 54 , I learned a very important lesson: You can’t 55 to doubt yourself.
36.A.joy B.voice C.speech D.smile
37.A.proud B.active C.satisfied D.moved
38.A.visited B.emailed C.phoned D.interviewed
39.A.agreed B.refused C.hesitated D.paused
40.A.replied B.discoveredC.explained D.knew
41.A.seriously B.patiently C.nervously D.quietly
42.A.blaming B.fooling C.inviting D.urging
43.A.hardship B.failure C.comment D.pressure
44.A.with B.by C.on D.in
45.A.disappeared B.returned C.spread D.improved
46.A.compare B.struggle C.survive D.compete
47.A.ignore B.deliver C.face D.receive
48.A.decorating B.repairing C.cleaning D.leaving
49.A.disbelief B.anxiety C.horror D.trouble
50.A.subjective B.relevant C.private D.reliable
51.A.broadcast B.create C.publish D.assess
52.A.recover B.prepare C.escape D.concentrate
53.A.energetic B.endless C.typical D.enjoyable
54.A.experience B.success C.benefit D.accident
55.A.attempt B.afford C.expect D.pretend
第二节完形填空(共20小题,每小题1分,共20分)阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21-40各题所给的4个(A、B、C、D)选项中,选出最佳选项。
A man was cleaning his car with a special brush when a little girl who had been ___21___ him said, “My daddy has a brush like that to clean his car too.” “Really?” said the man. “What kind of ___22___ does your daddy have?” The little girl answered, “Oh, he hasn’t got a car yet, ___23___ he’s got the brush to clean it.”
Well, I suppose you have to start ___24___! The important thing is that you do ___25___. And to do that, we first have to decide what kind of life we want. It’s ___26___ that many of us want to live forever, when we can’t even decide what to do with our life now! Like the guy who said, “I’m going to ___27___ putting things off, starting tomorrow.”
You see, ___28___ others have made decisions for you, you can still decide ___29___ you’ll respond and handle the life that’s been handed to you. You still have ___30___ of your own attitudes. Happiness is an attitude and choice, no matter what ___31___ you’re in. Remember, you can always find someone ___32___ than you who you can help. It’s only when we stop looking at our own problems and ___33___ to make others happy that we ourselves can be ___34___ happy. But if you choose not to make a decision, that also is your decision you’ll ___35___. There are many smart, talented people who have never enjoyed the ___36___ they could have, because they could not make a decision and discipline themselves to follow through with it.
Remember, if your life doesn’t ___37___, it’s going to stay the same! It’s that simple. So to move on ___38___ where you are, you must first decide where you’d ___39___ be. If you can’t change your mind, you can’t change your life. The great writer Tolstoy said, “Everyone wants to change the world, but no one wants to change ___40___.” So ask yourself right now: What’s the decision I need to make to change my life? Just think a minute…
21. A. noticing B. watching C. glaring D. observin
22. A. car B. life C. brush D. view
23. A. however B. as C. but D. while
24. A. everywhere B. somewhere C. anywhere D. nowhere
25. A. help B. work C. finish D.start
26. A. impossible B. natural C. strange D. likely
27. A. stop B. start C. avoid D. continue
28. A. in case B. even if C. now that D. only if
29. A. how B. why C. what D. that
30. A. power B. control C. authority D. sense
31. A. situation B. condition C. case D. surrounding
32. A. better off B. worse off C. more difficult D. much easier
33. A. give out B. leave out C. go out D. reach out
34. A. truly B. fully C. just D. simply
35. A. agree with B. live with C. start with D. end with
36. A. success B. idea C. work D. challenge
37. A. appear B. regain C. change D. preserve
38. A. with B. from C. to D. until
39. A. rather B. quite C. hardly D. just
40. A. yourself B. herself C. itself D. himself
第二节完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
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
It was Mother’s Day, the day we celebrate everything mothers are and everything we do. But I’d 31 that Sunday in 200 was 32 for me. As a single mother I 33 to think of my shortcoming---how many evenings I couldn’t share with my children, and how many things I couldn’t 34 my waitress’ salary to buy.
But what 35 kids I has! My daughter Maria was a senior in college and Danny was home visiting from his freshman year at Harvard University. They were 36 impolite enough to complain, but there was so much more I 37 I had done for them. I just hoped they 38 .
As I walked into the kitchen quietly to start breakfast, I was 39 by a vase containing a dozen red roses! When did Denny possibly 40 in to leave them? 41 even their delicate beauty was overshadowed by the note sitting beside them, in the quick, manly 42 of an eighteen-year-old boy. It was about a 43 that happened between Danny and me long age. It 44 :
She took a day off from her busy schedule to take the boy to see his 45 in the flesh at the stadium. It took 3.5 hours just to get there, and they had to be there early so that he could see his hero take batting practice. In their 46 , she took her hard earned money to buy a (an ) 47 T–shirt on which was printed his hero making a diving catch. After the game, of course he has to get his hero’s 48 ,so she stayed with the little boy until one in the morning.
It took me long enough to 49 it, but I finally know who the true hero is. Mom, I love you!
And suddenly, it was a happy Mother’s Day, 50 .
31.A.admit B.adopt C.deny D.indicate
32.A.happy B.sad C.plain D.bittersweet
33.A.intended B.liked C.tended D.hesitated
34.A.spend B.spare C.bargain D.calculate
35.A.sensitive B.considerate C.faithful D.troublesome
36.A.merely B.usually C.never D.always
37.A.wished B.proposed C.demanded D.desired
38.A.supported B.understood C.approved D.honored
39.A.welcomed B.greeted C.received D.met
40.A.hurry B.settle C.wander D.slip
41.A.And B.But C.So D.Though
42.A.handwriting B.description C.draft D.attitude
43.A.secret B.joke C.quarrel D.story
44.A.wrote B.recorded C.read D.memorized
45.A.friend B.athlete C.hero D.classmate
46.A.return B.bus C.arrival D.road
47.A.oversized B.normal C.ridiculous D.overpriced
48.A.signature B.sign C.scene D.signal
49.A.explore B.evaluate C.realize D.treasure
50.A.above all B.at all C.in all D.after all
第二节完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
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
Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to 36 in order to pay the high tuition (学费) for my brother and me. They don’t act in the __37__ ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too __38__ for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of __39__.
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a question to ask you. Is there __40__ between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice. She didn’t answer immediately. She __41__ her head and continued to sew the quilt.
I was very worried because I thought I had _42_ her. I was _43__ and I didn’t know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words:
“Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread.Sometimes it __44_, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt __45__. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread.It can hardly be seen __46_, but it’s really there. Love is __47__.”
I listened carefully but I __48__ her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly __49_ seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked __50 _. It seemed both of them had had a serious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father __51__ on the country road.
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
“Susan, don’t __52__ me.” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom.”__53__ his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and __54__. But from this experience, I understand that love is just __55__ in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
36.A.keep fit B.rise early C.earn money D.collect money
37.A.magic B.romantic C.fantastic D.attractive
38.A.simple B.easy C.relaxing D.luxurious (奢侈)
39.A.the question B.problem C.interest D.control
40.A.feeling B.love C.quarrel D.smile
41.A.raised B.shook C.nodded D.bowed
42.A.hurt B.injured C.wounded D.harmed
43.A.in great surprise B.in a great embarrassment
C.with deep depression D.at extreme sorrow
44.A.happens B.comes about C.appears D.occurs
45.A.warm and soft B.hot and hard C.thin and cool D.strong and durable
46.A.somewhere and sometime B.anywhere or anytime
C.more or less D.here and there
47.A.inside B.outside C.faraway D.nearby
48.A.could believe B.couldn’t understand
C.wouldn’t recognize D.might know
49.A.got sick B.got stuck C.lay down D.became disabled
50.A.quite healthy B.very pale C.fairly red D.much surprised
51.A.jump high B.go hurriedly C.run fast D.walk slowly
52.A.think about B.talk with C.worry about D.laugh at
53.A.Reading B.Seeing C.Saying D.Writing
54.A.fresh roses B.gold ring C.sweet kisses D.beautiful jewelry
55.A.a thread B.a needle C.the cloth D.the cotton
第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1. 5分,满分30分)
After their business trip, John and Mary returned, eager to see their lovely children. As they drove into their home town feeling glad to be back, they noticed 36 , and they went off their usual route to see what it was. They found a 37 in flames. Mary said, “Oh, well, it isn’t our fire, let’s go home.”
But John 38 closer and screamed, “That home belongs to Fred Jones who works at the plant. He wouldn’t be 39 works yet, maybe there is something we could do. ” It has nothing to do with us, Mary 40 .
But John drove up and stopped and they were both horror-stricken to see the whole house in 41 . A woman on the lawn was screaming, “The children! Get the children!” John 42 her by the shoulder saying, “Get a hold of yourself and tell us where the children are!” “In the 43 ,” cried the woman, “down the hall and to the left. ”
In spite of Mary’s disagreement John 44 for the basement which was full of smoke and 45 hot. He found the door and two children. 46 he left he could hear some more sobbing. He 47 the two badly frightened children into 48 arms and started back asking how many more children were down there. They told him 49 more and Mary grasped his arm and screamed, “John! Don’t go back! It’s 50 ! That house will fall down any second. ”
51 he ran into the smoke-filled hallway and at last he found both children. As he climbed up the 52 stairs, the thought went through his mind that there was something strangely 53 about the little bodies next to him, and at last when they came out into the 54 and fresh air, he found that he had just 55 his own children.
The baby-sitter had left them at this home while she did some shopping.
36.A.direction B.mistake C.danger D.smoke
37.A.home B.plant C.store D.kitchen
38.A.ran B.walked C.drove D.rode
39.A.at B.off C.to D.on
40.A.whispered B.nodded C.disagreed D.required
41.A.ruins B.pieces C.flames D.silence
42.A.pushed B.seized C.greeted D.stopped
43.A.basement B.department C.house D.hall
44.A.went B.reached C.asked D.rushed
45.A.heavily B.slightly C.partly D.terribly
46.A.If B.As C.Since D.Unless
47.A.comforted B.delivered C.recognized D.protected
48.A.cheering B.freezing C.waiting D.suffering
49.A.many B.several C.three D.two
50.A.dangerous B.foolish C.practical D.painful
51.A.Therefore B.So C.Instead D.But
52.A.wide B.endless C.final D.dirty
53.A.particular B.interesting C.familiar D.fortunate
54.A.car B.sunlight C.crowd D.arms
55.A.rescued B.found C.lost D.missed
完型填空(共120小题;每小题1。5分,满分30分)
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中,选出最佳选项,并标在试卷答题卡上。
Recent studies show that only one out of three people have strong and healthy self-confidence. That 36 two out of every three people simply don’t know the 37 they already have to be successful when it’s 38 there in their hands! 39 if you want others to believe in you, you have to believe in yourself first. Remember: “No one can make you feel inferior(差的) unless you 40 them.” A successful businessman says, “You can’t push anyone up a ladder 41 he knows he can climb himself.”
Many of us have an image 42 , the image we have of ourselves. 43 one guy put it: “You can’t win a horse race if you think you look 44 on a horse.” To succeed, the first person you have to 45 is yourself! So stop believing your own lies about yourself. Just 46 your mind and you’ll change your life.
One of the most harmful weapons that can kill your success in life are the two little words: “ 47 ”. You know that people used to 48 that if human beings traveled faster than 30 miles an hour it would 49 our circulation of blood and kill us? Thank goodness a few people didn’t believe that 50 thinking, or we wouldn’t be riding in cars, buses, and flying in airplanes today. You’ll never know until you 51 .
Roger Bannister was the first human being to run a mile in less than 4 minutes. But 52 he did it, most people in the world didn’t think it was even 53 . Yet only weeks after Bannister did it, suddenly 54 all over the world began running a mile in less than 4 minutes! If we believe something can be done, we’ll 55 do it.
36.A. means B. reflects C. reads D. explains
37.A. chance B. strength C. ability D. reason
38.A. immediately B. properly C. accurately D. right
39.A. Because B. But C. What D. While
40.A. let B. challenge C. admit D. get
41.A. if B. except C. until D. unless
42.A. quiz B. question C. problem D. mystery
43.A. When B. As C. While D. Since
44.A. curious B. good-looking C. serious D. funny
45.A. beat B. knock C. strike D. defend
46.A. settle B. bend C. change D. fix
47A. I failed. B. Not me. C. Can I? D. I can’t.
48.A. imagine B. think C. expect D. doubt
49.A. start B. help C. stop D. quit
50.A. silly B. empty C. reasonable D. terrible
51.A. try B. realize C. understand D. judge
52.A. after B. before C. since D. because
53.A. likely B. unbelievable C. possible D. impossible
54.A. workers B. runners C. competitors D. players
55.A. simply B. seldom C. never D. usually
阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项(A,B,C,D)中选出最佳选项。
Born in America, I spoke English, not Chinese, the language of my ancestors. When I was three, my parents flashed cards with Chinese 36 at my face, but I pushed them 37 .My mom believed I would learn 38 I was ready .But the 39 never came.
On a Chinese New Year’s Eve, my uncle spoke to me in Chinese, but all I could do was 40 at him, confused, scratching my head. “Still can’t speak Chinese?” He 41 me, “You can’t even buy a fish in Chinatown.”
“Hey, this is America, not China. I’ll get some 42 with or without Chinese.” I replied and turned to my mom for 43.
“Remember to ask for fresh fish, Xin Xian Yu,” she said, handing over a $20 bill .I 44 the words, running downstairs into the streets of Chinatown.
I found the fish 45 surrounded in a sea of customers. “I’d like to buy some fresh fish,” I shouted to the fishman .But he 46 my English words and turned to serve the next customer .The laugh of the people behind increased 47 their impatience. With every 48, the breath of the dragons on my back grew stronger—my blood boiling— 49 me to cry out. “Xian Sheng Yu, please” “Very Xian Sheng,” I repeated .The crowd erupted into laughter. My face turned 50 and I ran back home 51 , except for the $20 bill I held tightly in my pocket .
Should I laugh or cry? They’re Chinese. I’m Chinese. I should feel right at 52 . Instead , I was the joke , a disgrace (丢脸)to the language.
Sometimes, I laugh at my fish 53 , but , in the end the joke is on 54 . Every laugh is a culture 55 ; every laugh is my heritage (传统)fading away.
A.characters B.games C.custom D.language A.ahead B.aside C.along D.around A.unless B.before C.when D.until A.time B.study C.success D.attempt A.aim B.stare C.nod D.joke A.cared about B.asked after C.argued with D.laughed at A.at times B.from now C.right now D.in time A.decision B.preparation C.information D.permission A.spelled B.reviewed C.repeated D.kept A.farm B.market C.pond D.stand A.guessed B.ignored C.doubted D.forgot A.with B.as C.by D.from A.desire B.effort C.second D.movement A.persuading B.allowing C.forcing D.leading A.bright B.red C.pale D.blank A.empty-handed B.tongue-tied C.open-mouthed D.broken-hearted A.service B.root C.risk D.home A.trade B.incident C.challenge D.deed A.me B.us C.it D.them A.thrown B.reflected C.divided D.lost |
完型填空(共120小题;每小题1。5分,满分30分)
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中,选出最佳选项,并标在试卷答题卡上。
Recent studies show that only one out of three people have strong and healthy self-confidence. That 36 two out of every three people simply don’t know the 37 they already have to be successful when it’s 38 there in their hands! 39 if you want others to believe in you, you have to believe in yourself first. Remember: “No one can make you feel inferior(差的) unless you 40 them.” A successful businessman says, “You can’t push anyone up a ladder 41 he knows he can climb himself.”
Many of us have an image 42 , the image we have of ourselves. 43 one guy put it: “You can’t win a horse race if you think you look 44 on a horse.” To succeed, the first person you have to 45 is yourself! So stop believing your own lies about yourself. Just 46 your mind and you’ll change your life.
One of the most harmful weapons that can kill your success in life are the two little words: “ 47 ”. You know that people used to 48 that if human beings traveled faster than 30 miles an hour it would 49 our circulation of blood and kill us? Thank goodness a few people didn’t believe that 50 thinking, or we wouldn’t be riding in cars, buses, and flying in airplanes today. You’ll never know until you 51 .
Roger Bannister was the first human being to run a mile in less than 4 minutes. But 52 he did it, most people in the world didn’t think it was even 53 . Yet only weeks after Bannister did it, suddenly 54 all over the world began running a mile in less than 4 minutes! If we believe something can be done, we’ll 55 do it.
36.A. means B. reflects C. reads D. explains
37.A. chance B. strength C. ability D. reason
38.A. immediately B. properly C. accurately D. right
39.A. Because B. But C. What D. While
40.A. let B. challenge C. admit D. get
41.A. if B. except C. until D. unless
42.A. quiz B. question C. problem D. mystery
43.A. When B. As C. While D. Since
44.A. curious B. good-looking C. serious D. funny
45.A. beat B. knock C. strike D. defend
46.A. settle B. bend C. change D. fix
47A. I failed. B. Not me. C. Can I? D. I can’t.
48.A. imagine B. think C. expect D. doubt
49.A. start B. help C. stop D. quit
50.A. silly B. empty C. reasonable D. terrible
51.A. try B. realize C. understand D. judge
52.A. after B. before C. since D. because
53.A. likely B. unbelievable C. possible D. impossible
54.A. workers B. runners C. competitors D. players
55.A. simply B. seldom C. never D. usually
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