高中英语完型填空

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On Oct.11，hundreds of runners competed in a cross﹣country race in Minnesota. Melanie Bailey should have（1）＿＿＿＿the course earlier than she did. Her（2）＿＿＿＿came because she was carrying a（3）＿＿＿＿across the finish line.

ㅤAs reported by a local newspaper，Bailey was more than two﹣thirds of the way through her（4）＿＿＿＿when a runner in front of her began crying in pain. She（5）＿＿＿＿to help her fellow runner，Danielle Lenoue. Bailey took her arm to see if she could walk forward with（6）＿＿＿＿. She couldn't. Bailey then（7）＿＿＿＿to let Lenoue climb onto her back and carried her all the way to the finish line，then another 300 feet to where Lenoue could get（8）＿＿＿＿attention.

ㅤOnce there，Lenouc was（9）＿＿＿＿and later taken to a hospital，where she learned that she had serious injuries in one of her knees. She would have struggled with extreme（10）＿＿＿＿to make it to that aid checkpoint without Bailey's help.

ㅤAs for Bailey，she is more（11）＿＿＿＿about why her act is considered a big（12）＿＿＿＿" She was just crying. I couldn't（13）＿＿＿＿her，" Bailey told the reporter." I feel like I was just doing the right thing.

ㅤAlthough the two young women were strangers before the（14）＿＿＿＿，they've since become friends. Neither won the race，but the（15）＿＿＿＿of human kindness won the day.

（1）

A．

designed

B．

followed

C．

changed

D．

finished

（2）

A．

delay

B．

chance

C．

trouble

D．

excuse

（3）

A．

judge

B．

volunteer

C．

classmate

D．

competitor

（4）

A．

race

B．

school

C．

town

D．

training

（5）

A．

agreed

B．

returned

C．

stopped

D．

promised

（6）

A．

courage

B．

aid

C．

patience

D．

advice

（7）

A．

went away

B．

stood up

C．

stepped aside

D．

bent down

（8）

A．

medical

B．

public

C．

constant

D．

equal

（9）

A．

interrupted

B．

assessed

C．

identified

D．

appreciated

（10）

A．

hunger

B．

pain

C．

cold

D．

tiredness

（11）

A．

worried

B．

ashamed

C．

confused

D．

discouraged

（12）

A．

game

B．

problem

C．

lesson

D．

deal

（13）

A．

leave

B．

cure

C．

bother

D．

understand

（14）

A．

ride

B．

test

C．

meet

D．

show

（15）

A．

secret

B．

display

C．

benefit

D．

exchange

ㅤTo become the Olympic champion in the individual（个人） all﹣around event.Gabby Douglas had to leave everything she（1）＿＿＿＿＿best.She had to（2）＿＿＿＿＿her bedroom in Virginia.She had to say（3）＿＿＿＿＿to her two dogs and to the beach，where she loved to（4）＿＿＿＿＿waves on her board.But it was（5）＿＿＿＿＿to take the leap（飞跃），however（6）＿＿＿＿＿it would be.Even at 14，Douglas knew that.So she（7）＿＿＿＿＿about 1，200 miles away from home，to（8）＿＿＿＿＿with a coach from China.She lived with a family she had never（9）＿＿＿＿＿and everything was new to her.

ㅤAs it turned out，Douglas did（10）＿＿＿＿＿what she needed to do to become Olympic champion when she（11）＿＿＿＿＿two Russians.The Chinese coach（12）＿＿＿＿＿Douglas into one of the best gymnasts in the（13）＿＿＿＿＿，helping her skyrocket from an（14）＿＿＿＿＿member of the national team to the top of the sport.By （15）＿＿＿＿＿the Olympic all﹣around title，she became the first black woman to do so.She（16）＿＿＿＿＿the competition from beginning to end.She said she had felt（17）＿＿＿＿＿all along that she would win.

ㅤNot so long ago，Martha Karoly，the coordinator （联络人） of the women's national team，did not think Douglas had what it（18）＿＿＿＿＿to be an Olympian.As time went by，she thought（19）＿＿＿＿＿that she could make the London Games—and win.

ㅤ"I'm going to inspire so many people，" she said."I'm ready to（20）＿＿＿＿＿." And shine she did.

（1）

A．

tried

B．

thought

C．

judged

D．

knew

（2）

A．

take up

B．

pack up

C．

clean up

D．

do up

（3）

A．

goodbye

B．

hello

C．

thanks

D．

no

（4）

A．

cause

B．

observe

C．

ride

D．

strike

（5）

A．

common

B．

time

C．

fun

D．

tough

（6）

A．

breathtaking

B．

heartbreaking

C．

eye﹣catching

D．

head﹣spinning

（7）

A．

dropped out

B．

moved on

C．

pulled over

D．

went off

（8）

A．

reason

B．

talk

C．

compete

D．

train

（9）

A．

met

B．

helped

C．

understood

D．

needed

（10）

A．

approximately

B．

gradually

C．

exactly

D．

possibly

（11）

A．

defeated

B．

pleased

C．

respected

D．

assisted

（12）

A．

forced

B．

transformed

C．

persuaded

D．

put

（13）

A．

world

B．

city

C．

team

D．

state

（14）

A．

amateur

B．

elected

C．

average

D．

enthusiastic

（15）

A．

clarifying

B．

defending

C．

winning

D．

demanding

（16）

A．

followed

B．

organized

C．

watched

D．

led

（17）

A．

confident

B．

nervous

C．

excited

D．

uneasy

（18）

A．

viewed

B．

appeared

C．

mattered

D．

took

（19）

A．

now and then

B．

more and more

C．

far and wide

D．

on and on

（20）

A．

shine

B．

fly

C．

dance

D．

score

Many years ago，I bought a house in the Garfagnana，where we still go every summer. The first time we（1）　 　 there，we heard the chug chug﹣chug of a motorbike（2）　 　 its way down the hill toward us. It was（3）　 　 called Mario，coming to（4）　 　 us a box containing some tomatoes and a bottle of wine. It was a very nice（5）　 　 for him to make. But when we looked at the tomatoes，we were（6）　 　 because they were so misshapen：not at all like the nice，round，（7）　 　things you get in a supermarket. And the wine was cloudy，in a funny old bottle with no label（标签） on it. These can't be any （8）　 　 we thought. But we were （9）　 　his kindness，so we （10）　 　 them.

What we discovered is that it's（11）　 　to judge what you eat only by its （12）　 　.Those tomatoes had （13）　 　 that reminded me of the ones my uncle used to grow when I was a child. Nowadays super﹣market tomatoes （14）　 　 perfect but taste of water. Nobody's going to have a （15）　 　 memory of those. It's a surprise they haven't managed to grow square ones so that they can （16）　 　 them easily. Mario's wine may have been cloudy and come out of an old bottle，but it was （17）　 　.

ㅤIt's good to eat things at the correct time，when they're （18）　 　 and as close as possible to where they were （19）　 　.What Mario had （20）　 　 us was the taste of the Garfagnana.

（1）

A．

waited

B．

met

C．

camped

D．

stayed

（2）

A．

making

B．

searching

C．

squeezing

D．

feeling

（3）

A．

customer

B．

neighbor

C．

relative

D．

passenger

（4）

A．

lend

B．

send

C．

bring

D．

show

（5）

A．

choice

B．

comment

C．

promise

D．

gesture

（6）

A．

worried

B．

moved

C．

thrilled

D．

bored

（7）

A．

simple

B．

real

C．

shiny

D．

fun

（8）

A．

more

B．

good

C．

new

D．

easy

（9）

A．

sympathetic to

B．

thankful for

C．

cautious about

D．

interested in

（10）

A．

tried

B．

sold

C．

returned

D．

mixed

（11）

A．

unnecessary

B．

uncertain

C．

unwise

D．

unusual

（12）

A．

appearance

B．

quality

C．

origin

D．

price

（13）

A．

size

B．

shape

C．

color

D．

taste

（14）

A．

smell

B．

look

C．

become

D．

work

（15）

A．

happy

B．

vivid

C．

short

D．

vague

（16）

A．

clean

B．

check

C．

count

D．

pack

（17）

A．

perfect

B．

useful

C．

convenient

D．

familiar

（18）

A．

on view

B．

on sale

C．

in season

D．

in need

（19）

A．

finished

B．

stored

C．

found

D．

grown

（20）

A．

cooked

B．

given

C．

bought

D．

told

I was always timid（羞怯的）.Being new to the school made me even （1）　 　，so it was surprising I'd （2）　 　to anyone around me.Now I was paying the price﹣to write a five﹣page essay on"Why I Should Not Talk in Class".That would take all night!

After I got home，though.I took my time petting the cat﹣postponing the pain.

When I finally sat down to （3）　 　，I began with the reasons Ms Black would want to hear.Talking kept me and my neighbours from （4）　 　.One paragraph down；now what？I chewed on my pencil.Aha!What if talking were the first step towards life as a criminal？Without the education I was throwing away，I'd turn to theft and go to prison.When I got out，people would say，"She used to talk in class."The pages began （5）　 　.

But when mum got home from work，I was still （6）　 　，"Five pages!That's impossible!"

"Well，you'd better get back to work，" she said."and I want to read it when you're through."

Soon after dinner，I handed the essay to mum.I half expected a（7）　 　﹣at least an"I hope you've learned your lesson". （8）　 　，mum laughed and laughed as she read.

The next day，when Ms Black read the essay to the class，everyone laughed.I could （9）　 　they weren't making fun of me：they laughed because I had the power to tell a funny story.My（10）　 　 still needed some nudging（激发），but I did learn I wasn't shy in print.

（1）

A．

freer

B．

shyer

C．

calmer

D．

happier

（2）

A．

nod

B．

point

C．

listen

D．

chat

（3）

A．

weep

B．

rest

C．

write

D．

read

（4）

A．

learning

B．

playing

C．

planning

D．

laughing

（5）

A．

standing out

B．

flying by

C．

breaking up

D．

checking in

（6）

A．

celebrating

B．

longing

C．

complaining

D．

warning

（7）

A．

lecture

B．

reason

C．

reward

D．

solution

（8）

A．

Therefore

B．

Moreover

C．

Meanwhile

D．

Instead

（9）

A．

hope

B．

imagine

C．

tell

D．

predict

（10）

A．

patience

B．

confidence

C．

tolerance

D．

independence

My brother and I are exactly one year apart. We look like twins, but we are completely ____16____ . By the time we got to middle school it was clear that my older brother ____17____ meditation ( 冥想 ),while I was a born ____18____ who preferred the theatrical, even when off stage. I took his relative silence to be offensive. We simply didn't ____19____ .

I didn't ____20____ having a tense relationship with my brother because I was involved at school. ____21____ , I threw myself into the world of musicals. I practised singing in the bedroom every day to remain at my best and be ____22____ for roles; my brother would meditate on a window seat. He might feel high school was already hard enough ____23____ my noisy singing. So space to practise became a （ n ） ____24____ between us because we shared a room.

At the start of the semester, I practised "Circle of Life" for a musical. This was the first time I _____25_____ to learn a song, because my voice cracked ( 破音 )as I switched to a head voice. I was annoyed in that period and _____26_____ practising, declaring I had reached the ceiling of my singing career. For the first time in years my brother _____27_____ quiet when I got home.

After two days of this, my brother asked me to _____28_____ him in meditation. Feeling my anger at my inability to manage this song _____29_____ ,I accepted. My brother said, "When your mind floats away, you simply come back. Don't blame yourself" I got the message, and it soon became my new _____30_____ . I kept trying at the song, no longer getting _____31_____ at myself. And just in time for the trial performance, I was able to _____32_____ power in my singing despite the switch to a head voice. It was important for me to learn that you don't have to always get everything _____33_____ the first time and that good things come with continual _____34_____ .I now understand why my brother favours the _____35_____ .

16.

A．

mature

B．

different

C．

content

D．

normal

17.

A．

disliked

B．

preferred

C．

replaced

D．

abandoned

18.

A．

writer

B．

leader

C．

painter

D．

performer

19.

A．

get along

B．

drop by

C．

show off

D．

check in

20.

A．

try

B．

mind

C．

enjoy

D．

delay

21.

A．

In particular

B．

In vain

C．

In return

D．

In theory

22.

A．

humorous

B．

ordinary

C．

competitive

D．

grateful

23.

A．

above

B．

below

C．

near

D．

without

24.

A．

issue

B．

contrast

C．

agreement

D．

balance

25.

A．

struggled

B．

expected

C．

promised

D．

decided

26.

A．

began

B．

allowed

C．

stopped

D．

continued

27.

A．

hated

B．

experienced

C．

accepted

D．

wanted

28.

A．

help

B．

invite

C．

join

D．

admire

29.

A．

gracefully

B．

suddenly

C．

fiercely

D．

cautiously

30.

A．

limit

B．

sentence

C．

mistake

D．

philosophy

31.

A．

rude

B．

angry

C．

surprised

D．

excited

32.

A．

lose

B．

share

C．

reduce

D．

maintain

33.

A．

wrong

B．

right

C．

back

D．

down

34

A．

luck

B．

absence

C．

effort

D．

fear

35.

A．

fight

B．

noise

C．

quiet

D．

safety

Over the past 38 years, Mr. Wang has pretended to be someone else many times,and has even learned to＿21＿different dialects（方言），leading to him being described as an "Oscar-winning actor".

The 60-year-old is not an actor, but a ＿22.＿However,he is more devoted to his " ＿23＿ "than any real actor.

In the 1990s, a group of thieves often sold stolen goods with the heip of some beggars. To look into the ＿24＿，Wang disguised（伪装）himself and ＿25＿ the beggars．Dirty shorts and old shoes gave him the ＿26＿ of a real beggar and his convincing dialect soon won him the ＿27＿ of the beggars.

"I often ＿28＿ them to drink alcohol. Once they were ＿29＿,they began to talk a lot,"Wang said. "I'd then __30 __ myself to use the toilet, ＿31＿what the beggars said, and send the ＿32＿ to my teammates."

Wang，who is often in__33＿ situations， is also a judo （柔道） master． "As long as I get close enough, no criminal can __ 34__ from me," he said.

Wang's __ 35__ won him several honors, including a National May Day Labor Medal and 11 Citations of Merit.Paris.

21.

A．

teach

B．

compare

C．

assess

D．

speak

22.

A．

lawyer

B．

doctor

C．

policeman

D．

businessman

23.

A．

role

B．

study

C．

family

D．

audience

24.

A．

minor

B．

case

C．

future

D．

question

25.

A．

interviewed

B．

joined

C．

arrested

D．

assisted

26.

A．

challenge

B．

experience

C．

appearance

D．

freedom

27.

A．

vote

B．

sympathy

C．

permission

D．

trust

28.

A．

invited

B．

forced

C．

helped

D．

expected

29.

A．

drunk

B．

deserted

C．

bored

D．

lost

30.

A．

guide

B．

persuade

C．

excuse

D．

allow

31.

A．

refer to

B．

note down

C．

ask about

D．

miss out

32.

A．

plan

B．

agreement

C．

direction

D．

information

33.

A．

awkward

B．

dangerous

C．

unfortunate

D．

strange

34.

A．

separate

B．

recover

C．

escape

D．

hear

35.

A．

courage

B．

honesty

C．

kindness

D．

optimism

Recently，I took a trip home by train．I got a seat opposite a middle-aged man with sharp eyes，who kept 1 a young woman in a window seat with a little boy on her lap．The woman's eye fell on the man's face，and she immediately looked down and 2 her scarf．

As the night wore on，people began to close their eyes，but the seats were so uncomfortable that only a very heavy sleeper could manage to get any 3 ．The woman looked over at the man．He was still staring at her．She looked back at him with fire in her eyes．I was beginning to get 4 ，too．

The train moved on．The little boy was 5 awake on his mother's lap，but the woman dropped off to sleep．A moment later，he began to 6 the half-open window-one leg went over it．The man jumped up and 7 the child just before he fell out．

The 8 woke up the woman．She seemed to be in 9，and then reality dawned （显现）．"Your child has been looking for an opportunity to climb out of the window，"the man said as he gave the child back to her. ．"So I have been watching the whole time．"The woman was 10 ，and so was I．

1.

A．

guiding

B．

bothering

C．

watching

D．

monitoring

2.

A．

adjusted

B．

changed

C．

packed

D．

waved

3.

A．

air

B．

joy

C．

space

D．

rest

4.

A．

nervous

B．

embarrassed

C．

angry

D．

disappointed

5.

A．

almost

B．

still

C．

hardly

D．

even

6.

A．

drag

B．

climb

C．

knock

D．

push

7.

A．

grabbed

B．

rocked

C．

touched

D．

picked

8.

A．

alarm

B．

quarrel

C．

risk

D．

noise

9.

A．

sorrow

B．

relief

C．

panic

D．

pain

10.

A．

astonished

B．

confused

C．

concerned

D．

inspired

When 17﹣year﹣old Quattro Musser hangs out with friends， they don't drink beer or cruise around in cars with their dates．（1） 　 　， they stick to G﹣rated activities such as rock﹣climbing or talking about books．

   They are in good company， according to a new study showing that teenagers are increasingly delaying activities that had long been seen as rites of passage into （2） 　　． The study， published Tuesday in the journal Child Development， found that the percentage of adolescents in the U． S． who have a driver's license， who have tried alcohol， who date， and who work for pay has plummeted since 1976， with the most precipitous （急剧的）（3） 　　in the past decade． The declines appeared across race， geographic， and socioeconomic lines， and in rural， urban， and suburban areas．

   To be sure， more than half of teens still engage in these activities， but the （4） 　 　have slimmed considerably． Teens have also reported a steady decline in sexual activity in recent decades， as the portion of high school students who have had sex fell from 54 percent in 1991 to 41 percent in 2015， according to Centers for Disease Control statistics． "People say，'Oh， it's because teenagers are more responsible， or more lazy， or more boring，' but they're （5） 　　the larger trend，" said Jean Twenge， lead author of the study， which drew on seven large time﹣lag surveys of Americans． Rather， she said， kids may be less （6） in activities such as dating， driving or getting jobs because in today's society， they no longer need to．

   According to an evolutionary psychology theory that a person's "life strategy" slows down or speeds up depending on his or her （7） 　 　， exposure to a "harsh and unpredictable" environment leads to faster development， while a more resource﹣rich and secure environment has the （8） 　　effect， the study said． In the first （9） 　　， "You'd have a lot of kids and be in survival mode， start having kids young， expect your kids will have kids young， and expect that there will be more （10） 　　and fewer resources，" said Twenge， a psychology professor at San Diego State University who is the author of "iGen： Why Today's Super﹣Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious， More Tolerant， Less Happy﹣and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood．"

   In that model a teenage boy might be thinking more （11） 　　about marriage， and driving a car and working for pay would be important for "establishing mate value based on procurement of resources，" the study said． But America is shifting more toward the （12） 　　model， and the change is apparent across the socioeconomic spectrum， Twenge said． "Even in families whose parents didn't have a college education…families are smaller， and the idea that children need to be carefully （13） 　　has really sunk in．" The （14） 　 　of "adult activities" could not be attributed to more homework or extracurricular activities， the study said， noting that teens today spend fewer hours on homework and the same amount of time on extracurriculars as they did in the 1990s （with the exception of community service， which has risen slightly）． Nor could the use of smart phones and the Internet be entirely the （15） 　　， the report said， since the decline began before they were widely available． If the delay is to make room for creative exploration and forming better social and emotional connections， it is a good thing， he said．

（1）A． Therefore	B． Rather	C． Moreover	D． Besides
（2）A． childhood	B．neighborhood	C． adolescents	D． adulthood
（3）A． escapes	B． ends	C． decreases	D． changes
（4）A． minorities	B． majorities	C． masses	D． amounts
（5）A． taking	B． avoiding	C． sending	D． missing
（6）A． interested	B． envied	C． relieved	D． realized
（7）A． emotions	B． surroundings	C． customs	D． habits
（8）A． wrong	B． same	C． opposite	D． similar
（9）A． event	B． issue	C． case	D． occasion
（10）A． trouble	B． questions	C． benefits	D． diseases
（11）A． respectively	B． delicately	C． seriously	D． considerably
（12）A． slower	B． better	C． smaller	D． faster
（13）A． emphasized	B． related	C． organized	D． educated
（14）A． implement	B． postponement	C． achievement	D． payment
（15）A． cause	B． impact	C． fact	D． result

Famous people often say that the key to becoming both happy and successful is to "do what you love．" But mastering a skill， even one that you deeply love， （1） 　 　a huge amount of dull work． Anyone who want to master a skill must run through the cycle of practice， （2） 　　feedback， modification， and increasing improvement again， again and again． Some people seem able to concentrate on practicing an activity like this for years and take pleasure in their gradual improvement． Yet others find this kind of focused， time﹣intensive work to be （3） 　　or boring． Why？

   The difference may turn on the ability to enter into a state of "flow，" the feeling of being completely （4） 　　in what you are doing． Whether you call it being "in the zone，" or something else， a flow state is a special experience． Since Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi developed the （5） 　　of flow in the 1970's， it has been a mainstay of positive﹣psychology research． Flow states can happen in the course of any activity， and they are most common when a task has well﹣defined goals and is at a（n） （6） 　 　skill level， and where the individual is able to （7） 　　their performance to clear and immediate feedback．

   Csikszentmihalyi suggested that those who most （8） 　　entered into flow states had an "autotelic personality （自带目的性人格）"    a disposition to seek out challenges and get into a state of flow． While those without such a personality see difficulties， autotelic individuals see opportunities to build skills． Autotelic individuals are receptive and open to new challenges． They are also （9） 　 　and have low levels of self﹣centeredness． Such people， with their capacity for "disinterested interest" have a great （10） 　　over others in developing their innate abilities．

   Fortunately for those of us who aren't （11） 　　blessed with an autotelic personalily， there is evidence that flow states can be （12） 　　by environmental factors． （13） 　　， the learning framework prescribed by Montessori schools seems to encourage flow states．

   While there isn't （yet） a pill that can turn mundane practice into a thrilling activity for anyone， it is heartening that we seem， at least to some （14） 　 　， to be able to nudge ourselves toward flow states． By giving ourselves unstructured， open﹣ended time， minimal （15） 　　， and a task set at a moderate level of difficulty， we may be able to love what we're doing while we put in the hard work practicing the things we loving doing．

（1）A． inquires	B． requires	C． acquires	D． gains
（2）A． preventable	B． maintainable	C． sustainable	D． critical
（3）A． frustrating	B． encouraging	C． concerning	D． instructing
（4）A． improved	B． indicated	C． involved	D． inspired
（5）A． concept	B． receipt	C． reception	D． condition
（6）A． alternative	B． appropriate	C． approximate	D． sufficient
（7）A． make	B． adopt	C． adapt	D． adjust
（8）A． fully	B． really	C． readily	D． accidentally
（9）A． generous	B． persistent	C． courageous	D． resistant
（10）A． addict	B． advance	C． advantage	D． admire
（11）A． necessarily	B． obviously	C． gradually	D． occasionally
（12）A． forbidden	B． functioned	C． fastened	D． facilitated
（13）A． In particular	B． For example	C． In conclusion	D．In comparison
（14）A． intention	B． degree	C． purpose	D． extension
（15）A． temptation	B． charming	C． attractions	D． distractions

When most of us get a text message on our cell phone from an unknown person，we usually say " sorry， （1） 　 　number!" and move on． But when Dennis Williams（2） 　 　a text that clearly wasn't intended for him， he did something （3） 　 　．

   On March 19， Dennis got a group text （4） 　 　him that a couple he didn't know were at the hospital， waiting for the（5） 　 　of a baby．

   "Congratulations! But I think someone was mistaken，" Dennis （6） 　 　． The baby was born and update texts were （7） 　 　quickly from the overjoyed grandmother， Teresa． In her （8） 　 　， she didn't seem to realized that she was （9） 　 　the baby′s photos with a complete stranger． "Well， I don't （10） 　 　you all but I will get there to take pictures with the baby，" replied Dennis before asking which room the new （11） 　 　were in．

   Much to the family's surprise， Dennis stuck to his（12） 　 　! He turned up at the hospital（13） 　 　gifts for the new mother Lindsey and her baby boy． Lindsey′s husband was totally（14） 　 　by the unexpected visit． "I don't think we would have randomly invited him over but we（15） 　 　it and the gifts．"

   Teresa（16） 　 　 a photo of the chance meeting on a social networking website（17） 　 　by the touching words：" What a（18） 　 　this young man was to our family! He was so（19） 　 　and kind to do this． " The post has since gained the （20） 　 　of social media users all over the world， receiving more than 184，000 shares and 61， 500 likes in just three days．

（1）

A．

unlucky

B．

secret

C．

new

D．

wrong

（2）

A．

received

B．

translated

C．

copied

D．

printed

（3）

A．

reasonable

B．

special

C．

necessary

D．

practical

（4）

A．

convincing

B．

reminding

C．

informing

D．

warning

（5）

A．

wake﹣up

B．

recovery

C．

growth

D．

arrival

（6）

A．

responded

B．

interrupted

C．

predicted

D．

repeated

（7）

A．

coming in

B．

setting out

C．

passing down

D．

moving around

（8）

A．

opinion

B．

anxiety

C．

excitement

D．

effort

（9）

A．

comparing

B．

exchanging

C．

discussing

D．

sharing

（10）

A．

accept

B．

know

C．

believe

D．

bother

（11）

A．

parents

B．

doctors

C．

patients

D．

visitors

（12）

A．

dream

B．

promise

C．

agenda

D．

principle

（13）

A．

bearing

B．

collecting

C．

opening

D．

making

（14）

A．

discouraged

B．

relaxed

C．

astonished

D．

defeated

（15）

A．

admit

B．

need

C．

appreciate

D．

expect

（16）

A．

found

B．

selected

C．

developed

D．

posted

（17）

A．

confirmed

B．

simplified

C．

clarified

D．

accompanied

（18）

A．

pity

B．

blessing

C．

relief

D．

problem

（19）

A．

smart

B．

calm

C．

sweet

D．

fair

（20）

A．

sympathy

B．

attention

C．

control

D．

trust

We have all heard how time is more valuable than money， but is it （1） 　 　to have too much time？

   I （2） 　 　back in high school I spent most of my day at school since I also （3） 　 　a team sport． By the time I got home， I only had a few hours to do my homework， and I had to do it（4） 　 　．

   When I got into college， things（5） 　 　． I suddenly found myself out of class before noon time． Because of all this （6） 　 　time， there was no sense of （7） 　 　to do my school work immediately． I was performing this action of waiting until it later became a （8） 　 　． Once that happened， I just kept（9） 　 　my studying further and further back in my day． Then I got to the point where I was （10） 　 　really late at night to get my work done．

   One day I（11） 　 　a former classmate of mine who was （12） 　 　a lot of money running a sideline （副业）． Since his regular job was （13） 　 　， I asked him why he just didn't do his sideline full﹣time． He said without the job， he would （14） 　 　have too much time and would just do what I did back in（15） 　 　． He said that if he （16） 　 　the job， he would lose his （17） 　 　to work and succeed．

  So， try （18） 　 　your time with other work． This is why there is a（19） 　 　that if you want something done， ask a （20） 　 　person to do it．

（1）

A．

true

B．

fair

C．

strange

D．

possible

（2）

A．

remember

B．

admit

C．

understand

D．

expect

（3）

A．

watched

B．

loved

C．

coached

D．

played

（4）

A．

at last

B．

right away

C．

of course

D．

as usual

（5）

A．

happened

B．

repeated

C．

changed

D．

mattered

（6）

A．

extra

B．

difficult

C．

valuable

D．

limited

（7）

A．

duty

B．

achievement

C．

urgency

D．

direction

（8）

A．

burden

B．

relief

C．

risk

D．

habit

（9）

A．

pushing

B．

taking

C．

setting

D．

calling

（10）

A．

hanging out

B．

staying up

C．

jogging round

D．

showing off

（11）

A．

met

B．

helped

C．

treated

D．

hired

（12）

A．

raising

B．

wasting

C．

demanding

D．

making

（13）

A．

safe

B．

important

C．

boring

D．

rewarding

（14）

A．

luckily

B．

hardly

C．

hopefully

D．

simply

（15）

A．

childhood

B．

college

C．

town

D．

business

（16）

A．

quit

B．

found

C．

accepted

D．

kept

（17）

A．

heart

B．

chance

C．

drive

D．

way

（18）

A．

saving

B．

filling up

C．

giving up

D．

trading

（19）

A．

message

B．

story

C．

saying

D．

fact

（20）

A．

careful

B．

busy

C．

reliable

D．

kind

  

Raynor Winn and her husband Moth became homeless due to their wrong investment． Their savings had been（1） 　 　to pay lawyers' fees． To make matters worse， Moth was diagnosed（诊断）with a （2） 　 　disease． There was no （3） 　 　， only pain relief．

   Failing to find any other way out， they decided to make a （4） 　 　journey， as they caught sight of an old hikers'（徒步旅行者）guide．

   This was a long journey of unaccustomed hardship and （5） 　 　recovery． When leaving home， Raynor and Moth had just ￡320 in the bank． They planned to keep the（6） 　 　low by living on boiled noodles， with the（7） 　 　hamburger shop treat．

   Wild camping is（8） 　 　in England． To avoid being caught， the Winns had to get their tent up（9） 　 　and packed it away early in the morning． The Winns soon discovered that daily hiking in their 50s is a lot（10） 　 　than they remember it was in their 20s． Raynor（11） 　 　all over and desired a bath． Moth， meanwhile， after an initial（12） 　 　， found his symptoms were strangely （13） 　 　by their daily tiring journey．

   （14） 　 　， the couple found that their bodies turned for the better， with re﹣found strong muscles that they thought had（15） 　 　forever． "Our hair was fried and falling out， nails broken， clothes（16） 　 　to a thread， but we were alive．"

   During the journey， Raynor began a career as a nature writer． She writes， "（17） 　 　had taken every material thing from me and left me torn bare， an empty page at the end of a（n）（18） 　 　written book． It had also given me a （19） 　 　， either to leave that page （20） 　 　or to keep writing the story with hope． I chose hope．"

（1）

A．

drawn up

B．

used up

C．

backed up

D．

kept up

（2）

A．

mild

B．

common

C．

preventable

D．

serious

（3）

A．

cure

B．

luck

C．

care

D．

promise

（4）

A．

business

B．

walking

C．

bus

D．

rail

（5）

A．

expected

B．

frightening

C．

disappointing

D．

surprising

（6）

A．

budget

B．

revenue

C．

compensation

D．

allowance

（7）

A．

frequent

B．

occasional

C．

abundant

D．

constant

（8）

A．

unpopular

B．

lawful

C．

attractive

D．

illegal

（9）

A．

soon

B．

early

C．

late

D．

slowly

（10）

A．

harder

B．

easier

C．

cheaper

D．

funnier

（11）

A．

rolled

B．

bled

C．

ached

D．

trembled

（12）

A．

struggle

B．

progress

C．

excitement

D．

research

（13）

A．

developed

B．

controlled

C．

reduced

D．

increased

（14）

A．

Initially

B．

Eventually

C．

Temporarily

D．

Consequently

（15）

A．

gained

B．

kept

C．

wounded

D．

lost

（16）

A．

sewn

B．

washed

C．

worn

D．

ironed

（17）

A．

Doctors

B．

Hiking

C．

Lawyers

D．

Homelessness

（18）

A．

well

B．

partly

C．

neatly

D．

originally

（19）

A．

choice

B．

reward

C．

promise

D．

break

（20）

A．

loose

B．

full

C．

blank

D．

missing

We're told that writing is dying． Typing on keyboards and screens （1） 　 　written communication today． Learning cursive （草书）， joined﹣up handwriting was once （2） 　 　in schools． But now， not so much． Countries such as Finland have dropped joined﹣up handwriting lessons in schools （3） 　 　typing courses． And in the U． S．， the requirement to learn cursive has been left out of core standards since 2013． A few U． S． states still place value on formative cursive education， such as Arizona， but they're not the（4） 　 　．

   Some experts point out that writing lessons can have indirect （5） 　 　． Anne Trubek， author of The History and Uncertain Future of Handwriting， argues that such lessons can reinforce a skill called automaticity． That's when you've perfected a task， and can do it almost without thinking． （6） 　 　you extra mental bandwidth to think about or do other things while you're doing the task． In this sense， Trubek likens handwriting to （7） 　 　．

   "Once you have driven for a while， you don't （8） 　 　think 'Step on gas now'（or） 'Turn the steering wheel a bit'，" she explains． "You just do it． That's what we want children to （9） 　 　when learning to write． You and I don't think 'now make a loop going up for the 'I' or 'now look for the letter 'r' on the keyboard'．" Trubek has written many essays and books on handwriting， and she doesn't believe it will die out for a very long time， "if ever"． But she believes students are learning automaticity faster with keyboards than with handwriting： students are learning how to type without looking at the keys at （10） 　 　ages， and to type faster than they could write， granting them extra time to think about word choice or sentence structure． In a piece penned （if you'll pardon the expression） for the New York Times last year， Trubek argued that due to the improved automaticity of keyboards， today's children may well become better communicators in text as （11） 　 　takes up less of their education． This is a（n）（12） 　 　that has attracted both criticism and support．

   She explains that two of the most common arguments she hears from detractors regarding the decline of handwriting is that not （13） 　 　it will result in a "loss of history" and a "loss of personal touch"．

   On the former she （14） 　 　that 95% of handwritten manuscripts can't be read by the average person anyway "that's why we have paleographers，" she explains， paleography being the study of ancient styles of writing while the latter refers to the warm （15） 　 　we give to handwritten personal notes， such as thank﹣you cards． Some educators seem to agree， at least to an extent．

（1）

A．

abandons

B．

dominates

C．

enters

D．

absorbs

（2）

A．

compulsory

B．

opposite

C．

crucial

D．

relevant

（3）

A．

in want of

B．

in case of

C．

in favour of

D．

in addition to

（4）

A．

quantity

B．

minimum

C．

quality

D．

majority

（5）

A．

responsibility

B．

benefits

C．

resources

D．

structure

（6）

A．

granting

B．

getting

C．

bringing

D．

coming

（7）

A．

sleeping

B．

driving

C．

reviewing

D．

operating

（8）

A．

eventually

B．

constantly

C．

equivalently

D．

consciously

（9）

A．

adopt

B．

reach

C．

acquire

D．

activate

（10）

A．

slower

B．

later

C．

faster

D．

earlier

（11）

A．

handwriting

B．

adding

C．

forming

D．

understanding

（12）

A．

trust

B．

look

C．

view

D．

smile

（13）

A．

containing

B．

spreading

C．

choosing

D．

protecting

（14）

A．

commits

B．

counters

C．

completes

D．

composes

（15）

A．

associations

B．

resources

C．

procedures

D．

interactions

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

There are lots of ways to raise awareness for a cause. Usually, the ____1___ the idea is, the more it gets noticed. And that's precisely why one ____2___ Frenchman has caught our attention.

Baptiste Dubanchet is biking across Europe, surviving ___3____on discarded（丢弃）food. The three-month, 1 900-mile journey from Paris to Warsaw is Dubanchet's ___4____of raising awareness of food waste in Europe and throughout the world.

As you can ___5____ , the trip is no piece of cake. While restaurants ___6____ tons of food each year, much of it remains inaccessible because of ____7___ garbage containers, health regulations, or business policies. Only about one in ten places ____8___ him food that would otherwise be discarded.

For legal ____9___ , most restaurants have a policy against ___10___food waste. "Some people have even ___11___ their jobs by giving me food," Dubanchet said.

What's ___12___ interesting is the attitude various cities have toward Dubanchet's cause. Berlin has been the __13____ while the most difficult was the Czech town of Pilsen. There, he had to ___14___ at some 50 different stores or restaurants before finding food. The ___15___ is all the more serious when you consider the ___16___ exercise required to bike from France to Poland.

"I have to get food ___17___ because after all the biking I am tired and I need the ___18___ ,"

Dubanchet explained. "Is my ___19___ full or empty? That is the most important thing, not what I am eating."

He aims to ___20___ his journey by mid-July. With any luck, he'll turn a few more heads in the process.

1.

A．

cleverer

B．

older

C．

stranger

D．

simpler

2.

A．

garbage-eating

B．

sports-loving

C．

food-wasting

D．

law-breaking

3.

A．

secretly

B．

finally

C．

entirely

D．

probably

4.

A．

purpose

B．

way

C．

opinion

D．

dream

5.

A．

observe

B．

imagine

C．

suggest

D．

remember

6.

A．

store

B．

cook

C．

shop for

D．

throw away

7.

A．

locked

B．

damaged

C．

connected

D．

abandoned

8.

A．

bought

B．

offered

C．

ordered

D．

sold

9.

A．

reasons

B．

rights

C．

fees

D．

aids

10.

A．

begging for

B．

giving away

C．

hiding

D．

causing

11.

A．

did

B．

kept

C．

accepted

D．

risked

12.

A．

hardly

B．

usually

C．

particularly

D．

merely

13.

A．

easiest

B．

nearest

C．

biggest

D．

richest

14.

A．

work

B．

shout

C．

ask

D．

jump

15.

A．

competition

B．

conversation

C．

conflict

D．

challenge

16.

A．

adequate

B．

rewarding

C．

demanding

D．

suitable

17.

A．

again

B．

alone

C．

later

D．

fast

18.

A．

spirit

B．

energy

C．

time

D．

effort

19.

A．

stomach

B．

hand

C．

pocket

D．

basket

20.

A．

arrange

B．

restart

C．

report

D．

finish

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

It's about 250 miles from the hills of west-central Iowa to Ehlers' home in Minnesota. During the long trip home, following a weekend of hunting, Ehlers         1       about the small dog he had seen         2       alongside the road. He had         3       to coax（哄）the dog to him but, frightened, it had         4       .

Back home, Ehlers was troubled by that         5       dog. So, four days later, he called his friend Greg, and the two drove         6       . After a long and careful         7       . Greg saw, across a field, the dog moving         8       away. Ehlers eventually succeeded in coaxing the animal to him. Nervousness and fear were replaced with         9       . It just started licking（舔）Ehlers' face.

A local farmer told them the dog sounded like one         10       as lost in the local paper. The ad had a         11       number for a town in southern Michigan. Ehlers         12       the number of Jeff and Lisa to tell them he had         13       their dog.

Jeff had         14       in Iowa before Thanksgiving with his dog, Rosie, but the gun shots had scared the dog off. Jeff searched         15       for Rosie in the next four days.

Ehlers returned to Minnesotan, and then drove 100 miles to Minneapolis to put Rosie on a flight to Michigan. "It's good to know there's still someone out there who         16       enough to go to that kind of         17       ," says Lisa of Ehlers' rescue         18       .

I figured whoever lost the dog was probably just as         19       to it as I am to my dogs," says Ehlers. "If it had been my dog, I'd hope that somebody would be         20       to go that extra mile."

1.

A．

read

B．

forgot

C．

thought

D．

heard

2.

A．

read

B．

trembling

C．

eating

D．

sleeping

3.

A．

tried

B．

agreed

C．

promised

D．

regretted

4.

A．

calmed down

B．

stood up

C．

rolled over

D．

run off

5.

A．

injured

B．

stolen

C．

lost

D．

rescued

6.

A．

home

B．

past

C．

back

D．

on

7.

A．

preparation

B．

explanation

C．

test

D．

search

8.

A．

cautiously

B．

casually

C．

skillfully

D．

angrily

9.

A．

surprise

B．

joy

C．

hesitation

D．

anxiety

10.

A．

predicted

B．

advertised

C．

believed

D．

recorded

11.

A．

house

B．

phone

C．

street

D．

car

12.

A．

called

B．

copied

C．

counted

D．

remembered

13.

A．

fed

B．

adopted

C．

found

D．

cured

14.

A．

hunted

B．

skied

C．

lived

D．

worked

15.

A．

on purpose

B．

on time

C．

in turn

D．

in vain

16.

A．

cares

B．

sees

C．

suffers

D．

learns

17.

A．

place

B．

trouble

C．

waste

D．

extreme

18.

A．

service

B．

plan

C．

effort

D．

team

19.

A．

equal

B．

allergic

C．

grateful

D．

close

20.

A．

suitable

B．

proud

C．

wise

D．

wiling