完形填空。阅读下面短文,从自短文后所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。(每小题1.5分,满分30分)
It had been a tiring day and I was looking forward to__31__ evening. My husband__32__ back until late and I had __33___ to sit down in a comfortable armchair in the living room and read a book. I __34__ the children to bed early and __35__ a cold supper and some coffee. Soon I was sitting comfortably with a plate __36___ with food before me and a book at my side.
I was just beginning to eat __37__ the telephone rang. I put down my knife and fork and hurried to answer __38___ . By the time I got back to the living room,my coffee __39__ cold. After I finished my __40__ I began to drink my coffee __41__ my book open at page one. Suddenly there was a __42__ at the door. It gave me __43__ surprise that I spilt the __44__ and made an ugly stain(污迹)on my skirt. Some stranger had got __45__ and wanted me to show him the way. It __46__ ages to get rid of him. At last I __47__ to sit down again __48__ actually read a whole page without __49__ more interruption until the baby woke up. He began crying loudly and I rushed up-stairs. The baby was __50__ awake at eleven o'clock when my husband came home. I should have cried myself when he asked me if I had a pleasant evening!
31. A. a quiet B. an exciting C. a lovely D. a lonely
32. A. would come B. had not come C. came D. would not come
33. A. decided B. started C. come D. hurried
34. A. put B. made C. threw D. allowed
35. A. boiled B. heated C. cooked D. prepared
36. A. full B. filled C. filling D. to be filled
37. A. as B. then C. when D. while
38. A. him B. her C. it D. them
39. A. was getting B. had got C. would get D. got
40. A. supper B. drinking C. reading D. coffee
41. A. while B. when C. as D. with
42. A. stranger B. loud knock C. dog D. man
43. A. such great B. a so great C. such a great D. so great
44. A. food B. supper C. plate D. coffee
45. A. gone B. lost C. missing D. away
46. A. cost B. spent C. paid D. took
47. A. tried B. hoped C. decided D. managed
48. A. before B. after C. but D. and
49. A. some B. any C. much D. no
50. A. already B. still C. possibly D. almost
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,掌握其大意,然后从36-55题所给的四个选项(A,B,C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
My son Joey was born with club feet(天生特厚的畸形脚). The doctors assured us that with treatment he would be able to walk 36 , but would never run very well. The first three years of his life were 37 in surgery(手术). By the time he was eight, you wouldn’t know he had a 38 when you saw him walk.
The children in our neighborhood ran around as most children do during 39 , and Joey would jump right in,run and play, too. We 40 told him that he probably wouldn’t be able to 41 as well as the other children. So he didn’t know.
In seventh grade he 42 to go out for the cross country team. Every day he 43 with the team. He worked harder and ran 44 than any of the others — perhaps he sensed that the 45 that seemed to come naturally to so many others did not come naturally to him. 46 the entire team runs, only the top seven runners have the potential (潜能) to 47 points for the school. We didn’t tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didn’t know.
He 48 to run four to five miles a day, every day — even the day he had a 103 degree fever. I was 49 , so I went to look for him after school. I found him 50 all alone. I asked him how he felt. "Okay," he said. He had two more51 to go. The sweat ran down his face and his eyes were glassy from his fever. 52 he looked straight ahead and kept running.
Two weeks later, the names of the team runners were 53 . Joey was number six on the list. Joey had made the team. He was in 54 grade — the other six team members were all eighthgraders. We never told him he shouldn’t 55 to make the team. We never told him he couldn’t do it...so he didn’t know. He just did it.
36. A. quickly B. slowly C. normally D. comfortably
37. A. spent B. wasted C. suffered D. lost
38. A. pain B. problem C. treatment D. surgery
39. A. holidays B. day C. fun D. play
40. A. seldom B. never C. always D. once
41. A. study B. run C. walk D. behave
42. A. decided B. preferred C. refused D. agreed
43. A. gathered B. camped C. trained D. competed
44. A. more slowly B. less C. faster D. more
45. A. ability B. strength C. power D. energy
46. A. Since B. Because C. After D. Although
47. A. increase B. score C. hold D. take
48. A. continued B. stopped C. liked D. hoped
49. A. sad B. surprised C. angry D. worried
50. A. running B. resting C. crying D. sleeping
51. A. tests B. miles C. lessons D. examinations
52. A. Otherwise B. So C. Yet D. Thus
53. A. included B. called C. shown D. found
54. A. sixth B. eighth C. seventh D. fifth
55. A. manage B. determine C. expect D. attempt
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,从短文后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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Yesenia is a brave and nice person who has passed challenges in her life. And learning from
the past always makes her a focused person. Are you _____21_____ to know more about hts mysterious girl? Then let’s get started here.
First, her life was ______22______ for a girl of her age at that time because her childhood wasn’t as ______23_______ as other girls. It _______24________ with the death of her grandmother with whom she had a great relationship. Then, when she was eight years old, her ______25____ left because he had a fight with her mother over another woman. So she didn’t have a _____26____ family to raise her.
But, ______27______ time passed, she forgot her sadness and became the same girl again. After that, she had a(n) ________28_________ when she was in her grandmother’s house. It ______29_______ when she was playing with a lighted candle, and _______30______, the candle fell onto the table. The tablecloth caught fire and the flames ________31_______ her on the chest and on the arm.
No matter what happened, however, she continued to _______32______ in school. She graduated from school in 2000 and got the _______33_______she had expected. Then, she moved to America for ______34_______ study. English was very _____35____ for her because she had never studied it before. _____36_____, she worked as a volunteer in a hospital because she didn’t want to see people _____37_____ from accidents. This experience _____38_____ her braver.
Yesenia is a girl who has experienced ___39______ sufferings in her life but who I think will be happy in the USA and she really ______40______ it.
21. A. confused B. serious C. curious D. tired
22. A. difficult B. lucky C. dull D. disappointing
23. A. happy B. equal C. real D. surprising
24. A. ended B. started C. combined D. mixed
25. A. grandfather B. sister C. brother D. father
26. A. complete B. big C. modern D. comfortable
27. A. after B. as C. since D. for
28. A. story B. experience C. accident D. lesson
29. A. showed up B. appeared C. happened D. took place
30. A. unacceptably B. undoubtedly C. unnaturally D. unfortunately
31. A. hit B. exploded C. spread D. burned
32. A. live B. work C. study D. calm
33. A. prize B. diploma C. reward D. praise
34. A. farther B. further C. farthest D. furthest
35. A. difficult B. pleasant C. easy D. popular
36. A. However B. Thus C. Also D. Therefore
37. A. benefit B. suffer C. lose D. recover
38. A. kept B. made C. forced D. drove
39. A. many B. little C. few D. much
40. A. satisfies B. catches C. suits D. deserves
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
What would life be like without television? Would you spend more time 26 , reading, or studying? Well, now it’s your chance to turn off your TV and 27 ! TV-Turnoff Week is here.
The goal of TV-Turnoff Week is to let people leave their TV sets 28 and participate in activities 29 drawing to biking. The event was founded by TV-Turnoff Network, a non-profit organization which started the event in 1995. In the 30 , only a few thousand people took part. Last year more than 7.6 million people participated, 31 people in every state in America and in more than 12 other countries! This is the 11th year in which 32 are asking people to “turn off the TV and turn on 33 .”
According to the TV-Turnoff Network, the average 34 in the US spend 35 time in front of the TV (about 1,023 hours per year) than they do in school (about 900 hours per year). Too much TV 36 has made many kids grow fat. 37 , in 2001’s TV-Turnoff Week, US Surgeon General David Satcher said, “We are raising the most 38 generation of youngsters in American history. This week is about saving lives.”
Over the years, studies have shown that watching a lot of TV 39 poor eating habits, too little exercise, and violence. Frank Vespe of the TV-Turnoff Network said that turning off the TV “is or 40 , part of a healthy lifestyle”.
“One of the great lessons of 41 TV-Turnoff Week is the realization that 42 I turn on the TV, I’m deciding not to do something else,” Vespe said.
TV-Turnoff Week seems to be making a 43 . Recent US Census(人口普查)data 44 that about 72 percent of kids under 12 have a limit on their TV time. That’s 45 about 63 percent ten years ago.
26. A. drinking B. sleeping C. washing D.playing outside
27. A. find out B. go out C. look out D. keep out
28. A. away B. off C. on D. beside
29. A. like B. as C. from D. such as
30. A. end B. event C. beginning D. total
31. A. besides B. except for C. including D. except
32. A.governments B. parents C. organizers D. businessmen
33. A. the light B. the radio C. life D. the Internet
34. A. grown-ups B. kids C. clerks D. parents
35. A. less B. enough C. little D. more
36. A.programmes B. screen C. hours D. watching
37. A. However B. On the contrary C. In fact D. As a result
38. A. overweight B. overeaten C. overgrown D. overseeing
39. A. leads to B.results from C. develops D. keeps away
40. A. will be B. should be C. may be D. could be
41. A. organizing B. taking part in C. participating D. asking for
42. A. wherever B. every day C. every time D. this time
43. A. living B. choice C. difference D. sense
44. A. shows B. says C. reads D. writes
45. A. rising B. down from C. up to D. up from
第二节 完型填空(共20小题;每小题l.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。
I’ve always had strong opinions of how love should be expressed, but others had their own ways of showing care.
What I 36 most about visiting my boyfriend’s parents is the loud tick of the clock in the dining room as we 37 ate our meal. With so little conversation I was quick to 38 his family as cold. When we got into the 39 to go home, his father suddenly appeared. 40 , he began to wash his son’s windscreen. I could feel he is a caring man through the glass.
I learned another lesson about love a few years later. My father often 41 me early in the morning. “Buy Xerox. It’s a good sharp price,” he might say when I answered the phone. No pleasant 42 or inquiry about my life ,just financial instructions. This manner of his 43 me and we often quarreled. But one day, I thought about my father’s success in business and realized that his concern for my financial security lay behind his 44 morning calls. The next time he called and told me to buy a stock, I 45 him.
When my social style has conflicted with that of my friends, I’ve often felt 46 . For example, I always return phone calls 47 and regularly contact with my friends. I expect the same from them. I had one friend who rarely called, answering my messages with short e-mails. I rushed to the 48 : She wasn’t a good friend! My anger 49 as the holidays approached. But then she came to a gathering I 50 and handed me a beautiful dress I had fallen in love with when we did some window-shopping the previous month. I was 51 at her thoughtfulness, and regretful for how I’d considered her to be 52 . Clearly I needed to change my expectations of friends.
Far too often, I ignored their 53 expressions, eagerly expecting them to do things in my 54 .Over the years, however, I’ve learned to 55 other persons, love signs.
36. A. remember B. enjoy C. value D. admire
37. A. excitedly B. nervously C. silently D. instantly
38. A. regard B. treat C. take D. think
39. A. bus B. train C. car D. plane
40. A. Punctually B. Carefully C. Proudly D. Coldly
41. A. visited B. interrupted C. warned D. telephoned
42. A. greeting B. meeting C. apology D. explanation
43. A. interested B. angered C. encouraged D. surprised
44. A. long B. short C. warm D. polite
45. A. praised B. remembered C. blamed D. thanked
46. A. content B. guilty C. curious D. disappointed
47. A. in order B. in turn C. without delay D. without difficulty
48. A. feeling B. suggestion C. judgment D. belief
49. A. disappeared B. grew C. helped D. declined
50. A. opened B. refused C. hosted D. invited
51. A. depressed B. upset C. fascinated D. shocked
52. A. uncaring B. dishonest C. unhappy D. uncooperative
53. A. unique B. common C. pleasant D. familiar
54. A. opinion B. way C. mind D. life
55. A. send B. read C. give D. express
第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题l.5分,满分30分)
It was 1961 and I was in the fifth grade. My marks were 36 and the worst thing was that I didn't even 37 . I watched TV every night, the only way to 38 time.
But one day my morn changed my world 39 . She 40 the TV. She had noticed, something in the offices she cleaned 41 . So she came back, saying "You're going to read 2 books every week. 42 , write me a report."
I complained about how 43 it was. And we didn't have any books in the house 44 mom's Bible. But morn responded 45 ," I will drive you to the library."
So soon we were in her old Ford 46 our way to the public library. I wandered hesitantly among the children's books. I loved animals, so when I found some on them, I immediately 47 in them. For the first time in my life I was attracted by 48 world. No TV program had ever taken me so 49 from the surroundings as did the visit to the library. I began to 50 , visiting there. I moved from animals to plants,
and then to rocks. Between the 51 of all those books were whole worlds, and I was free to go 52 in them. Moreover, I started to fall in love with 53 . Teachers noticed that too.
Now I am a doctor. Sometimes I still 54 believe my life's journey from a failing student to a doctor. But I know 55 the journey began--- the day when mom turned off TV and drove me to the library.
36. A. cool B. poor C. normal D. outstanding
37. A. fail B. quit C. work D. care
38. A. spend B. lose C. kill D. spare
39. A. for the moment B. for a while C. for so long D. for ever
40. A. turned on B. turned off C. turned up D. turned down
41. A. books B. dirts C. papers D. TVs
42. A. However B. Thus C. Besides D. So
43. A. reasonable B. sad C. pleasant D. unfair
44. A. rather than B. more than C. less than D. other than
45. A. excitedly B. worriedly C. calmly D. angrily
46. A. by B. on C. in D. from
47. A, got across B. got lost C. got stuck D. got along
48. A. another B. any C. other D. some
49. A. near to B. close together C. far away D. inside out
50. A. live up to B. go along with C. look forward to D. get away with
51. A. covers B. pages C. contents D. copies
52. A. nowhere B. somewhere C. anywhere D. where
53. A. library B. study C. literature D. reading
54. A. won't B. shan't C. can't D. needn't
55. A. how B. why C. when D. where
II. 完形填空
Sometimes a small thing during your childhood can leave a lasting impression. The event happened one day when we were having 16 after shopping. I was glad to see there were so many 17 dishes on the table except for a plate of peas.
I can’t 18 why so many people like to eat peas. But I do not like peas at all.
“Eat your peas,” my grandmother said. “Mother,” said my mother in her 19 voice, “he doesn’t like peas.” My grandmother did not 20 , but there was something in her eyes that 21 she was not going to 22 . She said slowly but firmly, “I’ll pay you five dollars if you eat those peas.” I didn’t know what to do then. I only knew that five dollars was a good amount of money. I began to 23 the awful things down my throat.
With a 24 smile on her face, Grandmother said, “I can do what I want to, Ellen, and you can’t 25 me.” My mother glared at me. No one can glare like my mother. The glares made me nervous, and every single pea made me want to 26 . Finally I swallowed the last pea. My grandmother 27 me the five dollars with a smile. 28 , my mother continued to glare 29 .
That night, at dinner, my mother 30 two of my all-time favorite dishes, beef and potatoes. Along with them 31 a big, steaming bowl of peas. She offered me some peas, and I 32 , “Mum, I don’t like peas,” I said.
“You ate them for 33 ,” she said. “You can also eat them for love.” “But, I ...” What could I say to refuse my mother? There was 34 . I had no choice but to eat the peas. The five dollars were quickly 35 . But the story of the peas lives on to this day.
16. A. tea B. lunch C. coffee D. supper
17. A. delicious B. perfect C. expensive D. colorful
18. A. believe B. agree C. understand D. forgive
19. A. violent B. angry C. unattractive D. warning
20. A. analyze B. reply C. insist D. resist
21. A. proved B. suggested C. wondered D. advised
22. A. give up B. give in C. allow for D. leave alone
23. A. conduct B. digest C. absorb D. force
44. A. greedy B. disappointed C. satisfied D. sensitive
25. A. prevent B. master C. scare D. arrange
26. A. put forward B. set out C. throw up D.break through
27. A. spared B. borrowed C. showed D. handed
28. A. But B. However C. So D. Though
29. A. in silence B. with excitement
C. in surprise D.with doubt
30. A. chose B. gathered C. served D. ordered
31. A. arrived B. appeared C. came D. went
32. A. smiled B. refused C. accepted D. admitted
33. A. Grandmother B. lunch C. Mother D. money
34. A. no one B. nothing C. anything D. everything
35. A. saved B. used C. spent D. lost
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,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
We make a living with what we get,but we make a life with what we give.
——Winston Churchill
I am willing to 36 this saying.I have been 37 at the Boston Children’s Hospital every year since 1 was thirteen.At the beginning,I only wanted to go 38 1 would get 39 for entertaining children at the hospital.After giving my time for two 40 months,my 40 changed completely.
When l first 41 into the waiting room on the ground floor,I was very 42 that I would be spending my entire summer with kids.As it became 43 for me to show up every day at 8 a.m.,many kids began to 44 me.To my surprise,I began looking forward to seeing their 45 faces as well.They were always enthusiastic about 46 .My heart warmed every time I heard their 47 voices asking me for a story or an answer to a question.I felt 48 and irreplaceable.(不可替代的).As I look back,I see the 49 that these special children have had on me.It is because of them that I have 50 a desire to become a psychologist.Recently,I have volunteered for a month.I have been asked to 51 on many different floors besides the waiting room 52 I started.The kids on the floors above are usually there for a longer time.53 their anxiety and desire to get better and go home,they always offer me a(n) 54 smile.I feel renewed after spending a day with them because I realize that there is much more to 55 than money.It is much more important to love and to be loved.
36.A.know B.believe C.respect D.understand
37.A.1iving B.studying C.staying D.volunteering
38.A.unless B.until C.therefore D.because
39.A.praise B.pay C.friends D.prize
40.A.plan B.schedule C.opinion D.1ife
41.A.1ooked B.stepped C.turned D.appeared
42.A.delighted B.selfish C.nervous D.worried
43.A.work B.regulation C.routine D.experience
44.A.notice B.expect C.embarrass D.amaze
45.A.special B.bright C.dirty D.silent
46.A.smiling B.sleeping C.1earning D.playing
47.A.1oud B.crazy C.eager D.desperate
48.A.valued B.amused C.disappointed D.surprised
49.A.expectation B.dream C.influence D.1ove
50.A.developed B.remembered C.worked D.improved
51.A.help out B.drop in C.go around D.turn out
52.A.what B.which C.where D.that
53.A.With B.For C.Against D.Despite
54.A.willing B.optimistic C.sad D.pitiful
55.A.life B.work C.nature D.family
III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
She's open-minded and I'm conservative(保守的). She loves vegetables and I prefer doughnuts. She saves ducks and I eat them. We are very best friends, completely ___(50)___ in everything we do, but true soul mates to the core.
It's truly an unusual relationship. Pat and I started out with the same ___(51)___ in Catholic(天主教) school, but over the years Pat could no longer handle the guilt and completely ___(52)___ her ideas, while I remain a Catholic and practice religiously.
___(53)____ our relationship sometimes has its ups and downs, it has lasted longer than any of our marriages, and ___(54)___, all of our disagreements work themselves out. We ___(55)___ our inner thoughts and dreams, and we know that our deepest darkest secrets are sacred.(神圣的)
When my father was dying, I ___(56)___ endless hours in the hospital. Pat visited ___(57)___, lifting my spirits in the midst of the sadness. Even my dad, in his final days, __(58)____ about Pat's native energy healings, after she performed one in his room, and he questioned if it was Santeria(古巴的一种宗教)—Cuban black magic. Those were the days I truly understood the meaning of ___(59)___, as she brought my Bombshell friends in, filled with gifts designed to make me laugh.
I didn't have time for new friends ___(60)___ Pat brought these Bombshell women into my life. On this day, I understood why my friend brought us all together. The compassion(同情,怜悯) and ___(61)___ I received from these women is a feeling I will ___(62)___ for the rest of my life.
Dad died that same night my friends came to see me, and Pat stood with my family at his bedside as he ___(63)___ his last breath. As my family embraced in a(n) ___(64) ___ farewell, I was thankful to God for bringing Pat into my life.
50. A. common B. opposite C. consistent D. same
51. A. interests B. ambitions C. beliefs D. wishes
52. A. transformed B. kept C. develop D. promote
53. A. As B. if C. Though D. once
54. A. hardly B. unfortunately C. especially D. finally
55. A. have B. share C. speak out D. change
56. A. spent B. kept C. lasted D. took
57. A. rarely B. specially C. carefully D. frequently
58. A. played B. joked C. showed D. brought
59. A. surprise B. help C. friendship D. joy
60. A. whom B. which C. because D. when
61. A. gifts B. friends C. love D. responsibility
62. A. emphasize B. admire C. value D. enjoy
63. A. got back B. took C. held D. let out
64. A. emotional B. amazing C. shocking D. unexpected
三、完形填空
You may think there is only sand in the desert(沙漠) of the world, but it is not true. In the desert, as we know, there is a little__26__ and it is not__27__ for most plants. Still we can see some plants live in the desert.
There is___28_ in some places in the deserts. We__29__ these places oases(绿洲). In the oases, there are villages and towns. People grow__30__ kinds of vegetables and rice in the fields there. People__31__ live outside the oases. They have camels(骆驼), sheep and other animals. These animals live__32__ the desert plants for their food and do not need any water. The__33__ are useful to the desert people in many ways. They eat the__34__ and drink the milk of the animals. They__35__ the camels for carrying water, food, and_36___.
The people of the desert have to keep__37__ from place to place. They must always look__38__ grass or desert plants for their animals. When there__39___ no more food for their animals, they move to another place. The desert people are__40__. Every one in the desert likes to help the people in trouble and give them food and water.
26. A. rain B. rains C. wind D. winds
27. A. good B. good enough C. enough good D. enough
28. A. earth B. plants C. wood D. water
29.A. say B. call C. tell D. find
30.A. every B. all C. a D. one
31.A. also B. too C. either D. still
32.A. on B. with C. of D. by
33.A. water B. plants C. animals D. food
34.A. meal B. meat C. body D. food
35.A. let B. make C. drive D. use
36.A. other something B. something other C. else something D. something else
37.A. walking B. carrying C. moving D. going
38.A. up B. for C. after D. at
39.A. is B. are C. have D. has
40.A. carefully B. careful C. friendly D. friend
第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother. My began when I was just a kid. I becoming a doctor. My mother was a worker. Through her work, she observed that people spent a lot more time reading than they watching television. She announced that my brother and I
watch two to three TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and then her written book reports. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights. Years later we realized her marks were a . My mother was illiterate (文盲的).
When I entered high school I was an A-student, but not for long. I the fashionable clothes. I wanted to the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student. One night my mother came home after at one of her several jobs and I complained about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, “Okay, I’ll give you all the money I make this week scrubbing (擦洗) floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy food and pay the bills. With the money that is , you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want.” I was very with that plan, but once I had finished paying for all of the important things, there was left. I realized that my mother was always dealing with money well to be able to a roof over our heads and to put food on the table. I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn’t going to get me anywhere. ___ required intellectual (智力的) preparation. I went back to my and became an A-student again. Finally, I my dream and I became a doctor. My story is really my mother’s story — a woman with formal education who used her position as a parent to change the lives of many people around the globe. Now I believe that there is no job more than parenting.
.
A.belief B.work C.education D.promise
A.kept up with B.got used to C.dreamed of D.got tired of
A.lazy B.easy-going C.successful D.reliable
A.cost B.paid C.took D.did
A.could only B.could not C.must not D.should often
A.read B.give C.hold D.explain
A.mystery B.risk C.fool D.trick
A.wanted B.attracted C.recognised D.accepted
A.get rid of B.hang out with C.test on D.keep in touch with
A.serving B.looking C.working D.getting
A.your brother B.yourself C.me D.the family
A.left over B.paid off C.used up D.carried out
A.angry B.pleased C.disappointed D.bored
A.anything B.everything C.something D.nothing
A.buy B.operate C.keep D.send
A.Success B.Failure C.Faith D.Comfort
A.guys B.mother C.studies D.clothes
A.made B.realised C.changed D.tried
A.little B.much C.some D.high
A.interesting B.gentle C.important D.bitter
完形填空
Not so long ago, if you avoided drinking water during a workout(训练), you were considered tough. Today, most experts 36 , you would be considered unintelligent.
Even in you don’t sweat much or feel 37 and even if there is a nice breeze, 38 experts say drinking water- or something 39 is necessary before, during and after all warmer-weather 40 .
Only a few years ago, many coaches 41 players from drinking anything during the game----they thought it was 42 for them to rinse(漱口) their mouths, 43 swallowing anything might slow them down.
Now, there’s 44 plenty of water on the sidelines for athletes to drink. The National Hockey League even 45 goalkeepers to put water bottles on top of their nets.
These new practices 46 be lost on the recreation(消遣) athlete. Some 47 advise you to drink about two cups of water 15 minutes or so after you 48 exercising and the same amount every 15 minutes. In some types of exercises-running, for example-others encourage drinking a cup or two of water 49 the workout.
Don’t drink any more, experts say too much fluid makes 50 and exercise uncomfortable. In 51 continuous hot-weather exercise, 52 can sweat and breathe away 1.8 kilograms of 53 an hour.
Drinking water does two things: restore some 54 and allow you to keep sweating so the skin can be kept 55 . Doctors say drinking six or eight cups a day can help digestion.
36. A. discover B. suggest C. agree D. fear
37. A. thirsty B. hungry C. hot D. tired
38. A. labour B. children C. water D. exercise
39. A. else B. instead C. fresh D. tasteful
40. A. seasons B. lessons C. days D. activities
41. A. excused B. discouraged C. prevented D. saved
42. A. possible B. unnecessary C. difficult D. right
43. A. but B. then C. therefore D. though
44. A. seldom B. forever C. usually D. sometimes
45. A. allows B. promises C. forbids D. guides
46. A. couldn’t B. wouldn’t C. shouldn’t D. mustn’t
47. A. teachers B. parents C. players D. doctors
48. A. stop B. start C. give up D. begin with
49. A. after B. before C. with D. from
50. A. walking B. breathing C. swallowing D. drinking
51. A. heavy B. easy C. pleasant D. everyday
52. A. a patient B. a drinker C. an athlete D. an expert
53. A. air B. atmosphere C. oxygen D. water
54. A. sweat B. weight C. breath D. height
55. A. warm B. strong C. cool D. safe
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
请阅读下面短文,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,并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。
We will meet a lot of crossings on the way of our lives.How to choose? The son of a brewer (酿造商), Jim Koch, presents it new 36 .
When Jim was a teenager, his father did everything he could to persuade him 37 becoming a brewer, for he 38 brewing was so labour-costing a job.So 39 studied hard and went to Harvard to study law and business.In his second year, he 40 for he felt strongly that one 41
not wait till 65 to do what he wants in life.He became an instructor of the wilderness-education program.
After over three years, he went 42 , finished Harvard and got a 43 paid job at the Boston Consulting Group, 44 he stayed for five years.Still he was disturbed by 45 , “Is this what I want to be doing when I am 50?”
He 46 that Americans pay good money for beer.He thought why not to make good beer for Americans.Finally, he 47 his job and became a successful beer brewer.
As we all know, success is 48 to talent plus effort.However, in this story, success is applied with new meanings.To try to find what you are 49 and stick to it is what I learned from Jim.
Everyone should introspect (反思) himself from time to time like Jim, especially after he was 50
in one position.One might not be 51 for a job in his whole life.Since one will become 52 in his job, there are two ways which people usually 53 :one is to try to improve himself to 54 up with others still in this job; the other is to leave this job, and then find another one he is interested in.Both of them are 55 only if the job is what one is interested in.
36. A.spirits B.chances C.thoughts D.jobs
37. A.into B.from C.of D.in
38. A.mistook B.ignored C.forgot D.thought
39. A.Jim B.His father C.They D.One
40. A.put out B.left out C.dropped out D.moved out
41. A.must B.dare C.need D.can
42. A.forward B.back C.on D.away
43. A.lower B.poorly C.highly D.properly
44. A.where B.which C.when D.then
45. A.trouble B.doubt C.belief D.imagination
46. A.supposed B.noticed C.considered D.treated
47. A.lost B.got C.continued D.left
48. A.key B.answer C.equal D.suitable
49. A.into B.good at C.fit D.able
50. A.put B.seated C.fixed D.defeated
51. A.anxious B.ready C.fit D.important
52. A.successful B.interested C.impossible D.unable
53. A.build B.choose C.move D.complete
54. A.catch B.look C.hold D.stay
55. A.important B.available C.successful D.meaningful
第三节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后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,并在答题卡上将选项涂黑。
The Colors of Friendship
Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel. Green said, “Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and hope. I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves. Without me, all animals would 21 .”
Blue interrupted, “You only think about the 22 , but consider the sky and the sea.
23 the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea. Without my peace, you would all be 24 .”
Yellow chuckled (笑道), “You are all so serious. I bring laughter, fun, and 25 into the world.”
Orange started next to blow her trumpet, “I am the color of health and strength. I may be 26 , but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life. When I fill the sky 27 , my beauty is so striking that no one gives another 28 to any of you.”
Red could stand it 29 and he shouted out, “I am the ruler of all of you. I am the color of danger and of bravery. I am willing to 30 truth. I am also the color of passion and of love.”
Then came Purple and Indigo (深蓝) …
The colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own 31 . Their quarreling became louder and louder. Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder. Rain started to pour down 32 . The colors crouched (蜷缩) down 33 , drawing close to one another for comfort.
In the midst of the clamor (叫嚷), rain began to speak, “You foolish colors, fighting 34 yourselves, each trying to dominate _35_. Don’t you know that you were each made for a special purpose, _36_? Join hands with _37_ and come to me.”
Doing as they were told, the colors _38_ and joined hands. They formed a colorful rainbow. From then on, whenever a good rain _39_ the world, a rainbow appears in the sky. They remember to _40_ one another.
21. A. stay B. leave C. go out D. die
22. A. earth B. moon C. star D. sun
23. A. That is B. I am C. It is D. This is
24. A. anything B. nothing C. something D. everything
25. A. warmth B. sadness C. depression D. anxiety
26. A. usual B. normal C. common D. scarce
27. A. at midnight B. at noon or at night C. at sunrise or sunset D. during the day
28. A. gift B. honor C. thought D. respect
29. A. for more B. any more C. very much D. no longer
30. A. turn to B. fight for C. struggle with D. bend over
31. A. superiority B. disadvantages C. inferiority D. weakness
32. A. gently B. quietly C. violently D. peacefully
33. A. with care B. in fear C. by chance D. on purpose
34. A. among B. by C. for D. against
35. A. others B. themselves C. the other D. the rest
36. A. equal and simple B. ordinary and similar
C. more or less D. unique and different
37. A. each other B. me C. one another D. them
38. A. combined B. separated C. united D. divided
39. A. cleans B. washes C. brightens D. dampens
40. A. appreciate B. quarrel with C. ignore D. praise
第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)出可以填入空白的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Forty-three years seems like a long time to remember the name of a person. I have forgotten the name of an old lady who was a(n) 31 on my paper route when I was a twelve-year-old boy. Yet it seems like just yesterday that she taught me a lesson in 32 . One afternoon, a friend and I were 33 rocks onto the roof of the old lady’s house 34 her backyard. The object of our play was to observe how the rocks changed to missiles as they 35 to the roof’s edge and shot out into the 36 .
I found myself a perfectly smooth rock and sent it for a ride. The stone was too smooth, however, so it 37 from my hand as I let it go and headed 38 for a small window on the old lady’s back wall.
I was too scared about getting 39 that first night to be concerned about the old lady with the broken window. However, a few days later, 40 I was sure that I hadn’t been discovered, I started to feel 41 for her misfortune.
I made up my mind that I would 42 my paper delivery money, and in three weeks I had the seven dollars that I 43 would cover the cost of her window. I put the money in an envelope with a(n) 44 explaining that I was sorry for breaking her window and hoped that the seven dollars would cover the 45 for repairing it.
I waited until it was dark, then put the envelope through the letter slot in her door.
The next day, I 46 the old lady her paper and was able to 47 the warm smile that I was 48 her. She thanked me for the paper and said,“Here, I have something for you.”It was a bag of cookies. I thanked her and ate the cookies as I 49 my route.
After several cookies, I 50 an envelope. When I opened the envelope, I was shocked. Inside was the seven dollars and a short note that said,“I’m proud of you.”
31.A.adviser B.customer C.assistant D.neighbor
32.A.carefulness B.cleverness C.selfishness D.forgiveness
33.A.throwing B.kicking C.picking D.striking
34.A.by B.under C.from D.around
35.A.dropped B.rolled C.flowed D.fell
36.A.room B.kitchen C.yard D.sky
37.A.skipped B.stopped C.stepped D.slipped
38.A.straight B.slow C.right D.fast
39.A.lost B.trapped C.caught D.hurt
40.A.before B.when C.but D.though
41.A.guilty B.safe C.anxious D.nervous
42.A.borrow B.move C.transfer D.save
43.A.used B.calculated C.chose D.earned
44.A.book B.article C.note D.notice
45.A.period B.cost C.size D.distance
46.A.handed B.sold C.left D.showed
47.A.witness B.wear C.return D.bring
48.A.comparing to B.playing with C.learning about D.receiving from
49.A.continued B.chose C.followed D.forgot
50.A.tore B.marked C.bought D.felt
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