第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
My first job was at a local diner, where I worked for seven years and learned so many lessons, especially from a fellow waitress.
Helen was in her 60s and had extraordinary self-respect, something I was really lacking. I looked up to Helen 41 she was doing what she loved--- 42 people--and nobody did it 43 . She always made everyone, customers and co-workers, 44 and feel good.
Being a waitress changed my life. One of my 45 customers was Fred Hasbrook. He always ate an omelet, and when I saw him 46 , I tried to have it on his table as soon as he sat down.
Thanks to the newfound confidence I 47 from Helen, I dreamed of having my own 48 .But when I called my parents to ask for a loan (贷款), they said, "We just don't have the 49 ."
The next day, Fred saw me and asked, "What's up? You're not smiling today”. I 50 my dream with him and said, "Fred, I know I can do more if somebody would just have 51 in me."
Before long he handed me checks totaling $ 50,000--along with a 52 that read, "The only collateral(抵押) on this loan is my trust in your 53 as a person. Good people with a dream should have the 54 to realize that dream."
I took the checks to Merrill Lynch, where the money was provided for me. I 55 working at the diner, making 56 for the restaurant I would open. My plans failed, 57 , and I lost the money.
Later I decided to apply for a job at Merrill Lynch. Even though I had no experience, I was 58 and ended up becoming a pretty good agent. 59 I paid back Fred the $ 50,000, plus 14 percent annual interest. Five years later, I was able to 60 my own firm.
41. A. because B. though C. while D. unless
42. A. helping B. respecting C. serving D. praising
43. A. faster B. better C. harder D. later
44. A. drink B. digest C. smile D. sing
45. A. regular B. favorite C. tough D. fresh
46. A. eating B. greeting C. ordering D coming
47. A. found out B. picked up C. got back D. took away
48. A. restaurant B. confidence C. house D. work
49. A. choice B. way C. idea D. money
50. A. exchanged B. discussed C. shared D. analyzed
51. A. patience B. pride C. faith D. interest
52. A. letter B. sign C. notice D. note
53. A. honesty B. responsibility C. devotion D. motivation
54. A. ability B. luck C. time D. chance
55. A. loved B. practiced C. continued D. enjoyed
56. A. adjustments B. plans C. decisions D. suggestions
57. A. instead B. therefore C. though D. meanwhile
58. A. hired B. rejected C. encouraged D. determined
59. A. Fortunately B. Excitedly C. Personally D. Eventually
60. A. design B. open C. restart D. expand
完型填空 (每小题1分,共20分)
My parents made me know the ideas of family, faith and patriotism (爱国主义) when I was young. 26 we lived a hard life, they 27 great importance to making us realize how 28 we were to live in a great country with 29 chances.
I got my first real 30 when I was ten. My dad injured his back working in a factory and had to be 31 so that he could take up a new job as a hairstylist. When he hadn’t got enough money to rent a shop, the owner of the shopping center gave Dad a(n) 32 . But he should clean the parking lot (停车场) three nights a week, which meant getting up at 3 a.m. To pick up waste, Dad used a little 33 that looked like a lawn mower (割草机). Mom and I emptied garbage cans and 34 waste by hand. It took two to three hours to clean the lot. I’d 35 in the car on the way home because of tiredness.
I did this for two years, but the 36 I learned have lasted a lifetime. I 37 discipline (纪律) and a strong work ethic (道德准则), and learned at a(n) 38 age the importance of 39 interests in life -– school, homework and a job. This really __40 during my senior year of high school, when I worked 40 hours a week at a fast-food restaurant while taking school 41 and preparing for my college examination.
The hard work was 42 . As a result, I attended the U.S. Military Academy and went on to receive graduate degrees in 43 and business from Harvard. __44 , I joined a big Los Angeles law firm and was elected to the California State Assembly (会议). In these jobs and in everything else I’ve done, I have never forgotten those 45 in the parking lot.
26. A. Now that B. As if C. Even D. Even though
27. A. attached B. announced C. suggested D. admitted
28. A. important B. surprising C. fortunate D. satisfying
29. A. several B. limitless C. few D. energetic
30. A. incident B. dream C. success D. job
31. A. retrained B. regarded C. considered D. respected
32. A. increase B. order C. discount D. explanation
33. A. bag B. machine C. knife D. stick
34. A. brought up B. turned up C. made up D. picked up
35. A. sleep B. talk C. study D. sing
36. A. knowledge B. information C. lessons D. skills
37. A. required B. acquired C. remind D. forgot
38. A. common B. legal C. old D. early
39. A. balancing B. expressing C. supporting D. increasing
40. A. turned B. changed C. helped D. improved
41. A. measures B. courses C. messages D. tours
42. A. encouraging B. disappointing C. discouraging D. rewarding
43. A. law B. medicine C. science D. arts
44. A. However B. Indeed C. Later D. Before
45. A. people B. nights C. cars D. opportunities
完形填空(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40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、D)中,选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One summer day my father sent me to buy wire for our farm. At 16, I liked 36 better than driving our truck, 37 this time I was not happy. My father had told me I’d have to ask for credit at the store.
Sixteen is a 38 age, when a young man wants respect, not charity. It was 1976, and the ugly 39 of racial discrimination was 40 a fact of life. I’d seen my friends ask for credit and then stand, head down, while the store owner 41 whether they were “good for it.” I knew black youths just like me who were 42 like thieves by the store clerk each time they went into a grocery.
My family was 43 . We paid our debts. But before harvest, cash was short. Would the store owner 44 us?
At Davis’s store, Buck Davis stood behind the cash desk, talking to a farmer. I nodded 45 I passed him on my way to the hardware shelves. When I brought my 46 to the cash desk, I said 47 , “I need to put this on credit.”
The farmer gave me an amused, distrustful 48 . But Buck’s face didn’t change. “Sure, ” he said 49 . “Your daddy is 50 good for it.” He 51 to the other man. “This here is one of James Williams’s sons.”
The farmer nodded in a neighborly 52 . I was filled with pride. James Williams’s son. Those three words had opened a door to an adult’s respect and trust.
That day I discovered that the good name my parents had 53 brought our whole family the respect of our neighbors. Everyone knew what to 54 from a Williams: a decent person who kept his word and respected himself 55 much to do wrong.
36.A.something B.nothing C.anything D.everything
37. A.and B. so C. but D. for
38. A.prideful B. wonderful C. respectful D. colorful
39. A.intention B. shadow C. habit D. faith
40. A.thus B. just C. still D. ever
41. A.guessed B. suspected C. questioned D. figured
42. A.watched B. caught C. dismissed D. accused
43. A.generous B. honest C. friendly D. modest
44. A.blame B. excuse C. charge D. trust
45. A.until B. as C. once D. since
46. A.purchases B. sales C. orders D. favorites
47. A.casually B. confidently C. cheerfully D. carefully
48. A.look B. stare C. response D. comment
49. A.patiently B. eagerly C. easily D. proudly
50. A.generally B. never C. sometimes D. always
51. A.pointed B. replied C. turned D. introduced
52. A.sense B. way C. degree D. mood
53. A.earned B. deserved C. given D. used
54. A.receive B. expect C. collect D. require
55. A.very B. so C. how D. too
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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was in primary school, I got into a major argument with a boy in my class.I can’t 1 36
what the it was about, but I have never forgotten the 37 I learned that day.
I was 38 that I was right and he was wrong--and he was sure that I was wrong and he was right.The 39 decided to teach us a very important lesson.She 40 both of us up to the 41 of the class and 42 him on one side of her desk and me on 43 .In the middle of her desk was a large, round object.I could 44 see that it was black.She asked the boy what 45 the object was.“White,” he answered.
I couldn’t believe he said the object was white, 46 it was obviously black! Another 47 started between my classmate and me, this 48 about the color of the object.
The teacher told me to go stand where the boy was standing and told him to come stand where I had been.We changed 49 , and now she asked me what the color of the object was.I 50 answer, “White.” It was an object with two 51 colored sides, and from his side it was white. 52 from my side was it black.
My teacher taught me a very important lesson that day: You must 53 in the other person’s shoes and look at the 54 through their eyes in order to 55 understand their view.
36.A.think B.suppose C.remind D.remember
37.A.lesson B.lecture C.class D.text
38.A.told B.wished C.convinced D.allowed
39.A.officer B.teacher C.doctor D.parent
40.A.told B.came C.brought D.woke
41.A.back B.front C.middle D.side
42.A.planted B.placed C.had D.fixed
43.A.the other B.another C.other D.others
44.A.happily B.fortunately C.clearly D.nearly
45.A.width B.shape C.color D.size
46.A.when B.unless C.until D.if
47.A.fight B.argument C.conversation D.game
48.A.time B.year C.month D.day
49.A.places B.seats C.attitudes D.glasses
50.A.needed to B.was able to C.hoped to D.had to
51.A.similarly B.differently C.beautifully D.surprisingly
52.A.Still B.Since C.Only D.Also
53.A.seat B.stand C.lie D.put
54.A.situation B.movement C.condition D.behaviour
55.A.unexpectedly B.suddenly C.quietly D.truly
完形填空(每题1分,共20分)
My husband hasn’t stopped laughing about the thing that happened to me. It’s 36 now but it wasn’t that time.
Last Friday, after doing all the family shopping in town, I 37 a rest before catching the train, so I bought a 38 and some chocolate and went to the station coffee shop that was a cheap, self-service place with long 39 to sit at. I put my heavy bag down on the floor, put the newspaper and chocolate on the table to 40 a place and went to get a cup of coffee.
When I came back with the coffee, there was someone in the 41 seat. It was one of those 42 young man, with dark glasses and torn clothes, and hair colored bright 43 at the front, not so unusual these days. What did 44 me was he’d started to eat my chocolate! Naturally, I was annoyed. However, to avoid trouble—then really I was rather uneasy about him—I just 45 down at the front page of the newspaper, tasted my coffee, and took a bit of chocolate. The boy looked at me 46 . then he took another piece of my chocolate. I could hardly 47 it. Still I didn’t want to start an argument. When he took a 48 piece , I felt more 49 than annoyed. I thought, “ Well, I shall have the last piece.” And I 50 it.
The boy gave me a 51 look, and then stood up. As he left, he shouted out, “This woman is mad!” Everyone 52 . That really made me feel silly, but it was 53 when I finished my coffee and got ready to leave. My face went red—as red as his hair when I 54 I’d made a mistake. It wasn’t my chocolate he’d been taking. There was mine, unopened, just under my 55 .
36. A. serious B. wonderful C. funny D. exciting
37. A. enjoyed B. took C. had D. wanted
38. A. cake B. newspaper C. magazine D. bag
39. A. chairs B. tables C. benches D. beds
40. A. order B. find C. keep D. visit
41. A. very B. same C. free D. next
42. A. wild-looked B. wild-looking C. good-looking D. good-looked
43. A. red B. black C. brown D. white
44. A. interest B. surprise C. frighten D. hurt
45. A. looked B. lay C. sat D. put
46. A. eagerly B. friendly C. closely D. shyly
47. A. believe B. hear C. notice D. stop
48. A. last B. big C. single D. third
49. A. angry B. lucky C. happy D. curious
50. A. covered B. threw C. got D. wrapped
51. A. strange B. exhausting C. nervous D. pleasant
52. A. agreed B. promised C. stared D. followed
53. A. better B. worse C. later D. easier
54. A. wondered B. realized C. decided D. recognized
55. A. bags B. clothes C. book D. newspaper
完形填空 (共20小题,每小题1分,满分20分)
Are you carrying too much on your back at school? Lots of kids at the same age as you are. Not only are students in China ___36___ from this problem, but kids in the United States are ___37___ fed up with(饱受…之苦) heavy school bags.
Experts are starting to___38___ that more and more young students are having back and neck problems as a result of school bags ___39___ too heavy for them. “It’s hard for me to get up the___40___ with my bag because it’s so heavy,” said Rich Hammond, ___41___ 11-year-old student in the US. Rick is among the students who have ___42___ backpacks with two straps (带子) to carry them, ___43___ a number of other students choose rolling backpacks. However, even with rolling backpacks, ___44___ up stairs and buses with them is ___45___ a problem for kids. Many of them have hurt their knees, backs or necks because of heavy school bags.
But how much is too ___46___? Experts say students should carry ___47___ more than 10 to 15 per cent of their own body weight. Scott Bautch, a Wisconsin ___48___ doctor, said kids under 4th grade should ___49___ with 10 per cent. But it’s also important that older kids don’t go ___50___ 15 percent, because their bones are still growing. Bautch explained that there are other injuries caused by backpacks. “Kids are ___51___ their balance and falling down with these backpacks,” he said.
Parents and teachers are starting to tell the kids to only take ___52___ library books they will be reading that night. Some teachers are using worksheets (作业纸) or ___53___ workbooks for students to take home. One of the best answers is, as some ___54___ themselves suggested, to have no homework ___55___!
36. A.meeting B.facing C.experiencing D.suffering
37. A.already B.always C.yet D.also
38. A.explain B.say C.worry D.announce
39. A.being B.be C.are D.is
40.A.schools B.stairs C.houses D.homes
41.A.this B.that C.a D.an
42.A.special B.unusual C.ordinary D.regular
43.A.when B.but C.then D.and
44.A. getting B.climbing C.going D.turning
45.A.only B.still C.even D.just
46.A.more B.very C.much D.many
47.A.no B.not C.any D.much
48.A.children B.student C.bag D.back
49.A.carry B.stay C.take D.bring
50.A.about B.under C.beyond D.before
51.A.keeping B.missing C.losing D.making
52.A.home B.class C.school D.city
53.A.valuable B.thin C.important D.interesting
54.A.reports B.teachers C.parents D.kids
55.A.at all B.after all C.in all D.for all
完型填空(共20 小题;每小题1分;满分20分)
She was a four-year-old girl with very fine golden hair when I first met her. She was carrying a bowl of soup. I was 29 at that time and 11 from the flu.
Her mom and I had been friends for years. 12 that friendship grew into care, from care into 13 and marriage. Marriage brought the three of us together as a 14 . At first I was afraid to be a “stepfather”. Therefore, I tried not to come 15 my future daughter and her 16 father. I acted in that way in order to be liked. However, 17 she was growing up, I found it increasingly hard to 18 with her.
Once her school required the parents to individually(个别的) write an open and 19 letter to our children. I wrote a letter about a little golden-haired girl who had 20 me a bowl of soup when I needed 21 .
A week later, all the parents 22 together with our children. The students were allowed to make a few statements. I was 23 to hear what my daughter would say.
Finally my daughter 24 make her way up to the microphone. She said something like others and then 25 , “At this very moment, I just want to say …I love you, Father.”
Immediately people around me started 26 at me. For a teenage girl to say 27 in front of so many people, “I love you,” took a great deal of courage.
Since then I have 28 to understand I didn’t need to have any 29 about being a stepfather. I can still 30 honest love with the same little girl I met so many years before - carrying a bowl full of what turned out to be kindness. I can also be friends with the girl - my daughter.
11. A. hurting B. attacking C. suffering D. experiencing
12. A. Immediately B. Finally C. Especially D. Generally
13. A. like B. pleasure C. excitement D. love
14. A. union B. group C. family D. whole
15. A. between B. among C. from D. for
16. A. natural B. following C. untrue D. old
17. A. after B. as C. with D. before
18. A. connect B. share C. communicate D. argue
19. A. honest B. formal C. powerful D. responsible
20. A. taken B. shown C. shared D. brought
21. A. cure B. care C. help D. friend
22. A. presented B. invited C. gathered D. asked
23. A. glad B. hopeful C. serious D. anxious
24. A. determinedly B. independently C. patiently D. unexpectedly
25. A. lasted B. declared C. continued D. responded
26. A. hugging B. smiling C. kissing D. celebrating
27. A. quietly B. openly C. brightly D. attractively
28. A. used B. stepped C. desired D. come
29. A. courage B. fear C. happiness D. idea
30. A. exchange B. send C. expect D. fall
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,然后从短文后所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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 waya that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is 38 luxurious (奢侈) for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of the 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 hurt her. I was 42 and I didn’t know what I should do. But at 1ast I heard my mother say the following words:
“Susan,” she said 43 , “Look at this thread. Sometimes it is 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 supported 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 undentand that love is just 55 in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
A.keep fit B.rise early C.earn money D.collect money
A.in great surprise B.in great embarrassment C.in deep depression D.in deep sorrow
A.thoughtfully B.patiently C.anxiously D.happily
A.strong B.weak C.visible D.invisible
A.warm and soft B.hot and hard C.thin and oool D.strong and durable
A.somewhere and sometime B.anywhere or anytime C.here and there D.more or less
A.inside B.outside C.faraway D.nearby
A.could believe B.couldn’t understand C.might know D.wouldn’t recognize
A.got sick B.got stuck C.1ay down D.lay off
A.quite healthy B.very pale C.fairly red D.much surprised
A.jump high B.go hurriedly C.run fast D.walk slowly
A.think about B.talk with C.worry about D.laugh at
A.Reading B.Seeing C.Saying D.Writing
A.fresh roses B.gold rings C.sweet kisses D.beautiful jewels
A.a thread B.a needle C.the cloth D.the cotton
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My mother seemed to be able to make dolls (洋娃娃) out of anything. She made some dolls for me and my two elder sisters. I 36 playing with them, but still, secretly, I hoped for a store-bought 37 like the one our rich cousin had. Her doll 38 open and close its blue glass eyes and even say "Mamma". I 39 stopped admiring it and hoping to have one.
However, my dream 40 came true when I was six. One day my father came back from his business trip with three 41 dolls! They were much smaller than our cousin’s doll and their eyes were just painted ones, but I did not 42 such differences. They were 43 "store-bought" dolls. We each chose one and I named 44 Misako.
Soon my sisters and I became 45. Our "children" kept us 46 all day. We gave them a bath, 47 them, brushed their hair, took them out for a walk and put them to bed. Several months later, they got more like real children — their 48 and bodies became dirtier; their dresses got stained; their hair less smooth.
But, by then, 49 interests seemed to have moved into 50 toys. Their dolls were abandoned (被抛弃) and in bad condition. One had 51 one of her arms, and 52 was one-legged. "You can 53 them if you want," my sisters said to me. Thus, I had 54_ dolls. They were more or less handicapped (残疾) and they often looked at me as if they needed me to 55 them. I enjoyed this feeling of being needed — being the only one in the world who could protect them with a lot of love. Indeed, they made the rest of my childhood days very happy.
36. A. wanted B. expected C. hoped D. enjoyed
37. A. doll B. toy C. girl D. baby
38. A. might B. should C. could D. dared
39. A. often B. never C. sometimes D. seldom
40. A. immediately B. firstly C. hardly D. finally
41. A. beautiful B. lovely C. store-bought D. new
42. A. care about B. care for C. think about D. worry about
43. A. total B. real C. like D. true
44. A. my B. one C. them D. mine
45. A. sisters B. fathers C. friends D. mothers
46. A. free B. busy C. hard D. tired
47. A. wore B. put on C. dressed D. wash
48. A. faces B. legs C. arms D. hands
49. A. my B. their C. my sisters’ D. my doll’s
50. A. tiny B. different C. curious D. humorous
51. A. lost B. wounded C. cut D. damaged
52. A. the other B. another C. it D. other
53. A. look out for B. take care of C. pay attention to D. have a look at
54. A. two B. few C. many D. three
55. A. teach B. feed C. satisfy D. help
第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从16-35各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项并在答题卡上将其涂黑。
Cats have no emotions .At least, that's what my husband once claimed.I __16__ that my two cats experience emotions.They feel anger, fear, and __17__.He agreed with me, but __18__ his opinion that cats don't feel love._19__, my tuxedo cat, Sebastian, would teach him otherwise.
When my next-door neighbour moved in, he had a she cat named Juliet.She was an indoor lady, always watching __20__ through the window.
Then one day when I __21__ my cat to the backyard for his playtime, Sebastian __22__ Juliet gazing at him behind the window.It soon became __23__ that they were attracted by each other.So every day thereafter, whenever I let Sebastian out, he would rush __24__ to the backyard next-door and they would sit gazing __25__ at each other through the screen, she inside, and he outside.Even my husband watched __26__, and he would murmur, "But cats can't feel love...can they?"
Five months later, my neighbour had to __27__ because of work.My heart sank.I wondered how Sebastian would __28__ to Juliet's leaving.
For months after Juliet moved away and the new neighbour moved in, I often __29__ Sebastian sitting by Juliet's window, looking into the apartment __30__ his lady.The new neighbour didn't mind having the "Peeping Sebastian" after I __31__ his reason for being there.
Sebastian __32___the small area outside that window as his territory. Other male cats were allowed in the __33__, but not near Juliet's window, which he guarded until his __34__.
Even now, when my husband and I walk through the backyard and see that window, he __35__ me of the lesson Sebastian taught him...that cats do indeed fall in love.
16.A.argued B.quarreled C.suggested D.discussed
17.A.energy B.power C.strength D.happiness
18.A.referred to B.prepared for C.stuck to D.approved of
19.A.Therefore B.However C.Besides D.Meanwhile
20.A.the environment B.the sky C.her owner D.her boyfriend
21.A.forbade B.prevented C.accompanied D.left
22.A.called attention to B.caught sight of C.took charge of D.paid a visit to
23.A.ambitious B.doubtful C.skeptical D.obvious
24.A.secretly B.straight C.quietly D.worriedly
25.A.lovingly B.angrily C.hungrily D.greedily
26.A.in trouble B.in sorrow C.in amazement D.in horror
27.A.settle B.travel C.apologize D.move
28.A.react B.reply C.reduce D.replace
29.A.took B.caught C.met D.sensed
30.A.in place of B.on the basis of C.in search of D.on account of
31.A.explained B.requested C.blamed D.asked
32.A.discovered B.reformed C.preserved D.marked
33.A.street B.backyard C.window D.village
34.A.birthday B.departure C.death D.arrival
35.A.reminds B.informs C.tells D.accuses
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process. The instructor asked us to list ___21___ in our past that we felt ___22___ of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud.
This seemed like a very ___23___ process, but there’ s always some ___24___soul in the crowd who will volunteer. The instructor then ___25___ that we find ways to ___26___ people, or take some action to right any wrong doings. I was seriously wondering how this could ever ___27___ my communication.
Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: “Making my ___28___, I remembered an incident from high school. I grew up in a small town. There was a Sheriff ___29___ of us kids liked. One night, my two buddies(伙伴)and I decided to play a ___30___ on him.
After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a SOB(畜生). The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious___31___. Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office. My friends told the truth but I lied. No one ___32___ found out.”
“Nearly 20 years later, Sheriff Brown’s name ___33___ on my list. I didn’t even know if he was still ___34___. Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Sheriff Brown still listed. I tried his number. After a few ___35___, I heard, “Hello?” I said, “Sheriff Brown?” Paused(停顿). “Yes.” “Well, this is Jimmy Calkins.”
“And I want you to know that I did it.” Paused. “I knew it!” he yelled back. We had a good laugh and a ___36___ discussion. His closing words were, “Jimmy, I always felt bad for you ___37___ your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it ___38___ all these years. I want to thank you for calling me...for your sake.”
Jimmy inspired me to ___39___ all 101 items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It’s never too late to ___40___the past wrong doings.
21. A. something B. anything C. somebody D. anybody
22. A. ashamed B. afraid C. sure D. proud
23. A. private B. boring C. interesting D. funny
24. A. foolish B. polite C. simple D. brave
25. A. expected B. suggested C. ordered D. demanded
26. A. connect with B. depend on C. make apologies to D. get along with
27. A. improve B. continue C. realize D. keep
28. A. notes B. list C. plan D. stories
29. A. any B. most C. none D. all
30. A. part B. game C. trick D. record
31. A. view B. sign C. attention D. remark
32. A. also B. even C. still D. ever
33. A. appears B. considers C. presents D. remembers
34. A. angry B. happy C. doubtful D. alive
35. A. words B. rings C. repeats D. calls
36. A. cold B. plain C. nervous D. lively
37. A. in case B. so long as C. unless D. because
38. A. around B. out C. through D. away
39. A. build up B. make up C. clear up D. give up
40. A. regret B. forgive C. right D. punish
完形填空(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16-35各题所给的k^s5*uA.B.C.D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
How did you do it, Dad? How have you managed not to take a drink for almost 20 years? It took me almost 20 years to have the 16 to even ask my father this very personal question. When Dad first 17 drinking, the whole family was on pins and needles every time he got into a 18 that, in the past, would have started him 19 again. For a few years we were 20 to bring it up for fear that the drinking would begin again.
"I had this little poem that I would recite to myself at least four to five times a day," was Dad's 21 to my 18-year-old unasked question. "The words were a constant (经常的) 22 to me that things were 23 so hard that I could not deal with them," Dad said. Then he 24 the poem with me. The poem's 25, yet profound (深刻的) words immediately became 26 of my daily routine as well.
About a month after this 27 with my father, I received a gift in the mail from a friend of mine. It was a book of daily sayings of wisdom with one 28 for each day of the year.
It has been my 29 that when you get something with days of the year on it, you naturally turn to the page that lists your own 30.
I 31 opened the book to November 10 to see 32 words of wisdom this book had in store for me. I was 33 when I looked at the page, and then tears of disbelief and appreciation 34 down my face. There, on my birthday, was the exact same poem that had 35 my father for all these years! It is called the Serenity (平静) Prayer:
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; the courage to change the things I can; and the wisdom to know the difference.
16. A. chance B. courage ability D. right
17. A. gave up B. took up C. went on D. carried on
18. A. way B. habit C. situation D. house
19. A. reciting B. asking C. smoking D. drinking
20. A. sure B. uncertain C. afraid D. eager
21. A. reply B. words C. excuse D. explanation
22. A. fear B. imagination C. thought D. reminder
23. A. never B. seldom C. always D. ever
24. A. discussed B. shared C. offered D. talked
25. A. wonderful B. long C. simple D. boring
26. A. all B. that C. any D. part
27. A. talk B. quarrel C. trip D. lesson
28. A. listed B. included C. read D. said
29. A. method B. experience C. wealth D. message
30. A. character B. birthday C. qualities D. favorites
31. A. doubtfully B. carefully happily D. hurriedly
32. A. where B. whether C. what D. how
33. A. excited B. astonished C. disappointed D. frightened
34. A. hung B. pulled C. rolled D. pushed
35. A. troubled B. disturbed C. pleased D. helped
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It seemed to be an ordinary Saturday at the restaurant I worked in. Then, all of a sudden, all the staff started turning the kitch upside down, going through the garbage and looking for something. As it 36 , a fellow server had lost her wallet, which was full of 37 . It was really 38 to see so many people digging through the 39 and taking the time to help the girl. She was beside herself in 40 .
Then, the story took a turn for the 41 . They found her wallet in the staff bathroom, 42 . There is no 43 that another employee stole her money and left the empty wallet in the restroom 44 everyone else was busy trying to find it. Jaws dropped to the 45 , hearts sank, people were hurt and 46 and everyone was shocked that someone we worked with everyday could do such a thing. It 47 so dark and depressing — Where had goodness and love gone?
Then, the story took yet another surprising 48 — for the better! Next thing I knew was that another server was handing this girl $175.00 — a group of employees had pooled their money together to 49 the stolen money.
Customers that got wind of what had happened gave her money 50 . All kinds of people , 51 some who didn’t know her, reached out their hands to help. 52 the end of evening her tears of pain had turned into tears of 53 . Overwhelmed by the love and kindness of others, the 54 was written all over her face as she thanked everyone as much as she could.
It’s things like this that 55 me that there is so much more love in every person in this world than there could ever be darkness.
36. A. worked out B. came out C. ran out D. turned out
37. A. checks B. earnings C.bills D. money
38. A. frightening B. relaxing C. annoying D. moving
39. A.garbage B. mud C. crowds D. streets
40. A. excitement B. happiness C. tears D. fear
41. A.better B. worse C.best D. worst
42. A. full B. broken C. empty D. dirty
43. A. evidence B. doubt C. reason D. question
44. A. before B. after C. until D. while
45. A. floor B. ceiling C. roof D. river
46. A. anxious B. suspect C. upset D. bored
47. A. proved B. seemed C. caused D. stated
48. A. end B. excuse C. turn D. chance
49. A. replace B. find C. return D. repair
50. A. as for B. as follows C. as well D. as above
51. A. even B. though C. also D. ever
52. A. On B. In C. At D. By
53. A. angry B. joy C. disappointment D. shame
54. A. satisfaction B. surprise C. gratitude D. courage
55. A. remind B. warn C. predict D. illustrate
If you asked high school girls to name their favorite sports, most would probably say basketball or volleyball. I happen to be one of the few girls who would __36_: surfing (冲浪运动). But isn’t that a boy thing? Some people __37_. Most certainly not.
I started surfing about five years ago and__38_in love with the sport on the very first day. Riding that first __39_ was the best feeling I had ever experienced.
When I try to __40_ surfing with other things, I find it very difficult because, in my __41_, there’s nothing like it. It involves (牵涉到) body, __42_, and soul. There’s sand between my toes and cool, salt water all __43_ us. The feeling I get when I’m surfing across that __44_, becoming one with the__45_, is like I’m weightless.
The one thing I can __46 from surfing and not any other sport is endless challenge(挑战). You can never be the “best suffer” because the ocean __47__ an uncountable variety of waves that nobody can ever master. The variations of surfing styles are wonderful. Some suffers are free and flowing; others are very aggressive(活跃有力的) and __48__. All of these things attract me to surfing and make it __49__ from any other sport.
I’ve __50__ to tell every girl I know to do something that people don’t think girls can do. It’s part of being human to advance to new __51__, so shouldn’t it be expected that girls should step up and start __52__ the limits(极限) of things boys and men used to dominate(主宰)?
There’re women __53__ side by side with the President of our country, so why not side by side with the boys __54__ the football team or out in the water surfing? Give girls a chance to __55__, and they will.
36.A. tell B. answer C. give D. realize
37 A. wonder B. understand C. reply D. believe
38 A. stayed B. came C. dropped D. fell
39 A. wave B. storm C. sail D. boat
40 A. bring B. connect C. compare D. tie
41 A. work B study C. holiday D. life
42 A. mind B. effort C. health D. time
43 A. along B. above C. around D. by
44 A. beach B. water C. board D. lake
45. A. sky B. world C. earth D. ocean
46. A. take B. get C. make D. keep
47. A. catches B. includes C. offers D. collects
48. A. sharp B. great C. hard D. calm
49. A. known B. right C. far D. different
50. A. chosen B. tried C. learned D. promised
51. A. levels B. points C. steps D. parts
52. A. reaching B. accepting C. pushing D. setting
53. A. sitting B. walking C. fighting D. working
54. A. of B. from C. on D. with
55. A. think B. succeed C. perform D. feel
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
James sat outside the office waiting for the interview. He felt so__21__ that he didn’t know what to do with__22__. The person who had gone in _23__ him had been in there for nearly an hour. And she looked so confident when she went in. __24_ James. He felt _25__ that she had already got the _26_. The problem was that he wanted this job__27__. It meant __28__to him. He had__29__it such a lot before the day of the interview. He had imagined himself__30__ brilliantly at the interview and _31__ the job immediately. But now here he was feeling__32__. He couldn’t __33__ all those things he had__34__ to say. At that moment, he almost decided to get up and __35__. But no---- he had to do this. He had spent so much time considering it that he couldn’t__36__like that. His hands were hot and sticky and his mouth felt dry. At last the door of the office opened. The woman who had gone in an hour earlier came out looking very__37__ with herself. She smiled sympathetically(同情地) at James. At that moment James__38__ her. The managing director then appeared at the office door. “Would you like to come in now, Mr. Davis? I’m sorry to have kept waiting.” James suddenly__39__that he had gone home after all. He got up, legs__40__ and forehead sweating and wondered whether he looked as terrible as he felt.
21. A. healthy B. nervous C. careless D. confident
22. A. the managing director B. the woman C. himself D. the others
23. A. by B. with C. before D. after
24. A. Not like B. So did C. Do as D. Do like
25. A. doubtful B. sure C. angry D. astonishing
26. A. reward B. first C. prize D. job
27. A. hopelessly B. naturally C. easily D. so much
28. A. everything B. happiness C. difficulty D. nothing
29. A. looked for B. learned of C. thought about D. talked about
30. A. explaining B. performing C. answering D. writing
31. A. offered B. asked for C. being asked for D. being offered
32. A. crazy B. excited C. probable D. terrible
33. A. depend on B. afford C. believe in D. remember
34. A. kept B. being taught C. planned D. been supplied
35. A. leave B. go in C. prepare D. practice
36. A. take back B. put off C. give up D. put down
37. A. ugly B. pleased C. sad D. pretty
38. A. noticed B. loved C. missed D. hated
39. A. thought B. hoped C. wished D. regretted
40. A. shaking B. bending C. walking D. stopping
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