第二节完形填空(共2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。
Mobile phones are everywhere. It seems that no one can 36 without one. Mobile phones are a great way to stay 37 with friends and family. 38 it is important to remember that there are certain 39 when you should not be using your phone, the most important of these being during 40 .
There is no reason 41 you should feel the need to have your mobile phone during class. Aren’t you at school to 42 .If you are in class, you should not be 43 your friends text messages or taking phone calls.
In America students would never be 44 to use their mobile phones during class. If you were to send or 45 a text message you would probably be kicked out of class. It is OK to have your mobile phone with you, you just need to remember to turn it 46 . It is very disturbing to hear a lot of tones and 47 during class.
As a teacher in China, I have to deal with students 48 mobile phones everyday. I have told my class to turn off their phones, 49 many students do not listen. The desire to be connected all the time seems to be 50 than the desire to learn.
It’s easy to understand why it is so tempting(诱惑人的)to have your phone on during class. It seems so 51 to just send a short text message; it’s not 52 anyone, is it? But you may actually be hurting yourself when you do this. Sending a text message also 53 your attention away from what’s 54 in class, you may miss 55 important. The next time you think about sending a message in class you should think again.
36. A. survive B. act C. study D. peak
37. A. friendly B. close C. connected D. natural
35. A. Instead B. However C. Sometimes D. Finally
39. A. times B. days C. hours D. weeks
40. A. shopping B. meeting C. rest D. school
41. A. when B. that C. why D. where
42. A. play B. learn C. help D. fight
43. A. sending B. writing C. posting D. retaining
44. A. hoped B. wished C. allowed D. encouraged
45. A. keep B. help C. take D. receive
46. A. on B. in C. out D. off
47. A. ringing B. sound C. voice D. shouts
48. A. thinking B. using C. considering D. bringing
49. A. and B. so C. but D. then
50. A. faster B. stronger C. lower D. easier
51. A. cheap B. hard C. easy D. brave
52. A. hurting B. meeting C. knowing D. killing
53. A. pays B. puts C. breaks D. takes
54. A. coming on B. going through C. going on D. coming by
55. A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing
第二部分 语言知识及应用(共两节,满分35分)
第一节 完形填空(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A sudden large increase in interest in reading among children is preventing them from suffering accidents, British researchers say.
The 21 looked at the number of children attending casualty John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford on weekends of Saturday, 21 June, 2003 and Saturday, 16 July this year – the 22 dates of the two most recent Harry Potter books, The Order of the Phoenix and The Half-Blood Prince.
They found that only 36 and 37 kids respectively needed treatment 23 with an average of 67 children on "normal" weekends.
The doctors said while 24 did keep children away from dangerous games, it could lead to a 25 in obesity.
The authors of the study suggested that 26 more book reading might be a 27 way to combat childhood accidents.
"It may be hypothesized (假设)that there is a place for a committee of safety conscious, and talented writers who could produce high quality books for the 28 of injury prevention," they wrote in the British Medical Journal.
However they acknowledged there could be a downside to a strategy that seeks to turn
29 children into bookworms.
30 problems could include "an unpredictable increase in childhood obesity, ( 肥胖症 ),rickets (软骨病)and loss of cardiovascular fitness ( 心血管病 ).
21. A. researchers B. writers C. parents D. doctors
22. A. open B. launch C. show D. publish
23. A. dealt B. interfere C. compared D. meet
24. A. reading B. fighting C. playing D. seeing
25. A. high B. growth C. behavior D. condition
26. A. increasing B. improving C. urging D. encouraging
27. A. useful B. careful C. delightful D. thoughtful
28. A. object B. purpose C. principle D. attention
29. A. beautiful B. small C. honest D. active
30. A. Likely B. Forgetful C. Potential D. Suitable
第二节:完型填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)
A farmer had some young dogs to sell. He painted a sign describing the dogs and began to nail __36__ to a post in his yard. As he was driving the last nail, he __37__ a pull on his coat. He looked __38__ and found a little boy.
“Mister,”he said, “I want to __39__ one of your dogs.”
“Well,”said the farmer, as he __40__ the sweat off his neck,“these dogs come from __41__ parents and cost a good deal of money.”
The boy __42__ his head for a moment. Reaching deep into his pocket, he pulled out a handful of __43__ and held it up to the farmer. “I’ve got thirty-nine cents. Is that __44__ to take a look?”
Then he let out a __45__,“Here, Dolly﹗”he called.
Out from the doghouse ran Dolly __46__ by four little balls of fur. The boy’s eyes danced __47__.
As the dogs made their way to the fence, the boy noticed something else moving __48__ inside the doghouse. Slowly another little ball __49__. This one was even smaller, walking with __50__ toward the others, doing its best to catch up with them.
“I __51__ that one,”the boy said, pointing to the smallest and __52__ developed dog.
The farmer said,“Son, you don’t want that dog, __53__ he will never be able to run and play with you.”
Hearing that, the boy stepped back, and began rolling up one leg of his __54__.A steel brace(支撑板)appeared running down his leg connecting itself with a __55__ made shoe. He said to the farmer, “You see, I don’t run too well myself, and he will need someone who understands.”
36. A. it B. them C. dog D. dogs
37. A. found B. felt C. realized D. caused
38. A. back B. forward C. down D. up
39. A. raise B. keep C. afford D. buy
40. A. took B. carried C. removed D. moved
41. A. fine B. special C. ordinary D. natural
42. A. fell B. dropped C. raised D. rose
43. A. bills B. notes C. change D. exchange
44. A. right B. enough C. nice D. exact
45. A. breath B. noise C. cry D. whistle
46. A. followed B. run C. caught D. hurried
47. A. with care B. with delight C. in surprise D. in danger
48. A. quickly B. violently C. slightly D. happily
49. A. came B. went C. appeared D. jumped
50. A. upset B. worry C. help D. difficulty
51. A. love B. like C. prefer D. want
52. A. most B. least C. much D. very
53. A. for B. and C. though D. but
54. A. legs B. arms C. trousers D. coats
55. A. especially B. specially C. powerfully D. wonderfully
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各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,
选出最佳选项。
Cats have no emotions . At least, that's what my husband once claimed. I 36 that my two cats experience emotions. They feel anger, fear, and 37 . He agreed with me, but 38 his opinion that cats don't feel love. 39 , my tuxedo cat, Sebastian, would teach him otherwise.
When my next-door neighbor moved in, he had a she cat named Juliet. She was an indoor lady, always watching 40 through the window.
Then one day when I 41 my cat to the backyard for his playtime, Sebastian 42 Juliet gazing at him behind the window. It soon became 43 that they were attracted by each other. So every day there after, whenever I let Sebastian out, he would rush 44__to the backyard next-door and they would sit gazing 45 at each other through the screen, she inside, and he outside. Even my husband watched 46 , and he would murmur, "But cats can't feel love... can they?"
Five months later, my neighbor had to 47 because of work. My heart sank. I wondered how Sebastian would 48 to Juliet's leaving.
For months after Juliet moved away and the new neighbor moved in, I often 49 Sebastian sitting by Juliet's window, looking into the apartment 50 his lady. The new neighbor didn't mind having the "Peeping Sebastian" after I 51 his reason for being there.
Sebastian 52 the small area outside that window as his territory. Other male cats were allowed in the 53 , but not near Juliet's window, which he guarded until his 54 .
Even now, when my husband and I walk through the backyard and see that window, he 55 me of the lesson Sebastian taught him... that cats do indeed fall in love.
36. A. argued B. quarreled C. suggested D. discussed
37. A. energy B. power C. strength D. happiness
38. A. referred to B. prepared for C. stuck to D. approved of
39. A. Therefore B. However C. Besides D. Meanwhile
40. A. the environment B. the sky C. her owner D. her boyfriend
41. A. forbade B. prevented C. accompanied D. left
42. A. called attention to B. caught sight of C. took charge of D. paid a visit to
43. A. ambitious B. doubtful C. skeptical D. obvious
44. A. secretly B. straight C. quietly D. worriedly
45. A. lovingly B. angrily C. hungrily D. greedily
46. A. in trouble B. in sorrow C. in amazement D. in horror
47. A. settle B. travel C. apologize D. move
48. A. react B. reply C. reduce D. replace
49. A. took B. caught C. met D. sensed
50. A. in place of B. on the basis of C. in search of D. on account of
51. A. explained B. requested C. blamed D. asked
52. A. discovered B. reformed C. preserved D. marked
53. A. street B. backyard C. window D. village
54. A. birthday B. departure C. death D. arrival
55. A. reminds B. informs C. tells D. accuses
SECTION B
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C or D.Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Handshaking, though a European way of greeting people, is now often seen in big cities of China.Nobody knows exactly when the practice 36 in Europe.It is said that long long ago in Europe when people met, they showed their unarmed hands to each other as a sign of 37 .As time went on and trade in cities grew rapidly, people in cities began to clap each other’s hands to make a(n) 38 or to reach an agreement.This was later changed into shaking hands among friends on meeting or 39 each other."Let' s shake (hands) on it" sometimes means agreement reached.
Do the Europeans shake hands wherever they go and with whomever they meet? 40 .Sometimes the Chinese abroad reach out their hands too often to be 41 .It is really very impolite to 42 your hand when the other person, especially when it is a woman, shows little interest in shaking hands with you and when the meeting does not 43 anything to him or her. 44 , for politeness, he holds out his unwilling hand in answer to your uninvited hand, just touch it slightly.There is generally a misunderstanding among the 45 that Westerners are usually open and straightforward, while the Chinese are rather reserved(矜持的) 46 .But the truth is that some people in western countries are more reserved than some Chinese today.So it is a good idea to shake hands with a Westerner 47 when he or she shows interest in further relations with you.
36.A.came B.grew C.turned D.started
37.A.interest B.eagerness C.goodwill D.patience
38.A.signal B.noise C.offer D.deal
39.A.leaving B.seeing C.kissing D.visiting
40.A.Yes B.Maybe C.Well D.No
41.A.polite B.kind C.helpful D.interested
42.A.hold B.give C.shake D.display
43.A.mean B.matter C.count D.make
44.A.As long as B.However C.Even if D.Therefore
45.A.people B.Chinese C.Europeans D.public
46.A.in person B.in manner C.in harmony D.in secret
47.A.absolutely B.possibly C.only D.definitely
第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文、掌握其大意,然后从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。
The poachers—illegal hunters—had finally found a buyer for their stolen goods. A meeting was 36 , and when the buyer asked to see the goods, they brought out a small duffel bag and unzipped it. Inside was a 37 one-year-old baby gorilla. The poachers had likely killed the little female’s parents and 38 her in the forests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in Africa. Then they took her across the border into Rwanda, 39 to sell her as a pet.
But the buyer didn’t bring 40 ; he brought the police. The Rwandan authorities 41 the young gorilla to the nearby headquarters of the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project. The vets(兽医)there realized that she had not been given 42 food or water, but they were much more worried about something else.
“Baby gorillas simply don’t 43 without their mother’s constant body contact,” says vet Chris Whittier. If they didn’t quickly establish a 44 relationship with the baby gorilla, which her caretakers named Dunia, she 45 not survive.
Dunia needed contact, but she resisted 46 at first, shying away from people who reached for her. Three caretakers worked in shifts, taking 47 holding her, carrying her around on their backs, and cradling her while she slept. 48 she became stronger, a month after she was rescued her 49 revealed the psychological stress she carried inside—much of her hair fell out. That was a delayed 50 to the combined traumatic experiences of losing her parents and being kept—with a poor diet—by the poachers.
After six months of loving care that included around-the-clock attention, a good diet, and a 51 home at the project’s headquarters, Dunia was looking and acting like a 52 , happy young gorilla should. “Dunia is sort of a shy show-off,” says Whittier. “Her 53 is growing and she’s becoming more independent, but when she is 54 , the first thing she does is run back to her 55 , just like she would to her mother.”
36. A. attended B. held C. arranged D. delayed
37. A. energetic B. terrified C. dangerous D. fierce
38. A. freed B. followed C. tricked D. caught
39. A. intending B. pretending C. remembering D. wondering
40. A. luck B. benefit C. profit D. money
41. A. introduced B. persuaded C. presented D. rushed
42. A. local B. delicious C. enough D. fresh
43. A. complain B. develop C. survive D. grow
44. A. social B. physical C. mental D. special
45. A. would B. should C. might D. must
46. A. eating B. attention C. rescue D. love
47. A. turns B. efforts C. time D. advice
48. A. If B. As C. Although D. Because
49. A. health B. mind C. behavior D. appearance
50. A. reaction B. action C. expression D. description
51. A. comfortable B. natural C. private D. ordinary
52. A. shy B. healthy C. strange D. typical
53. A. satisfaction B. confidence C. interest D. patience
54. A. touched B. left C. warned D. scared
55. A. home B. forest C. caretakers D. corner
第二节 完型填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21—40各题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together. However, I was not thinking about the golden chain when I had to help people who 21 their way and parked in front of my house.
I was growing tired of helping so many people. Almost every 22 I was awaken during a sound night’s sleep and had to 23 someone out. Many times I was 24 by some penniless motorists who did not even thank me for the helps that they received and some even complained that I could have done 25_ .
One day, a young man with a week – old beard climbed out of a 26 automobile. He had no money and no food. He asked if I could give him some 27_, offering him gasoline and a meal. I told him that if he wanted to work for me, he could cut the grass, but 28 the work wasn’t necessary.
Though sweaty and hungry, he worked hard. After working all day, he sat 29 to cool himself. I thanked him for his work and gave him the money he 30 . I then offered him some 31 money for a task particularly well done, but he 32, shaking his head.
I never saw him again. He probably thinks I helped him out that day, but that is not 33 it was. I didn’t help him. He helped me to 34 people again to repay their trust in me. He helped me to once again want to do something for those who are 35 . I wish I could thank him for 36 some of my belief in the basic 37 of others and for giving me back a little of the 38 I had lost. Because of him, I once again felt part of a golden chain of kindness that 39 us to others.
I may have fed his body that day, but he fed my 40 .
21.A.fought B.found C.made D.lost
22.A.morning B.afternoon C.night D.evening
23.A.bring B.help C.carry D.drive
24.A.taken for granted B.put up with C.turned down D.taken up with
25.A.less B.more C.worse D.enough
26.A.fashionable B.famous C.flashy D.shabby
27.A.money B.food C.water D.work
28.A.actually B.specially C.particularly D.generally
29.A.in the sun B.in the shade C.in the field D.in the car
30.A.asked B.begged C.needed D.charged
31.A.old B.extra C.small D.good
32.A.accepted B.received C.refused D.denied
33.A.the condition B.the thing C.the issue D.the way
34.A.believe in B.watch over C.look after D.care about
35.A.in trouble B.in danger C.in tears D.in fear
36.A.forgetting B.losing C.restoring D.finding
37.A.goodness B.happiness C.pleasure D.nature
38.A.weakness B.strength C.optimism D.pessimism
39.A.adapts B.adjusts C.devotes D.connects
40.A.heart B.soul C.head D.mouth
In order to win back the customers, the owner of the restaurant decided to sell his food ____.
A.in a discount | B.with discount | C.at a discount | D.for a discount |
三、完型填空:
A man was exploring caves by the seashore when he found a bag with a bunch of hardened clay balls.It was like someone had 36 the balls and left them out in the dune to bake.
They didn’t look like much, but they 37 the man, so he took the bag out of the cave with him.As he walked along the beach, he 38 the clay balls one at a time out into the ocean as far as he could.He thought little about it 39 he dropped one of the clay balls and it cracked open(裂开)on a rock.Inside was a beautiful, precious stone! 40 , the man started breaking open the 41 balls.Each contained a similar treasure.He found thousands of dollars’ 42 of jewels in the 20 or so leftover ones.
Then it 43 him.He’d been on the beach a long time, throwing maybe 50 or 60 of the balls, with their hidden treasure, into the 44 . He 45 have taken home tens of thousands but he had just thrown it away!
It’s like that 46 people.We look at someone, maybe even ourselves, but we 47 see the clay shell.It doesn’t look like much from the 48 .It isn’t always beautiful or shining, so we 49 it.we see that person as less important than someone more 50 or stylish or well known or wealthy.But we haven’t taken the time to find the treasure 51 inside that person.
There is a treasure in each and every one of us.If we take the time to get to know that person and ask God to show us that person the 52 he sees them, then the clay begins to 53 and the brilliant jewel begins to shine forth.May we not come to the 54 of our lives and find out that we’ve thrown away a 55 in friendships because the gems were hidden in balls of clay! May we see the people in our world as God sees them.
36.A.invented B.rolled C.handled D.bounced
37.A.confused B.encouraged C.interested D.relaxed
38.A.dipped B.pushed C.kicked D.threw
39.A.until B.when C.since D.though
40.A.Frightened B.Determined C.Excited D.Disappointed
41.A.shining B.floating C.surviving D.remaining
42.A.worth B.value C.cost D.wealth
43.A.shocked B.rejected C.struck D.delighted
44.A.caves B.waves C.seashore D.storms
45.A.might B.must C.could D.should
46.A.with B.towards C.about D.between
47.A.hardly B.actually C.simply D.luckily
48.A.distance B.outside C.weight D.pattern
49.A.removed B.suspected C.ignored D.kept
50.A.beautiful B.cautious C.positive D.grateful
51.A.lost B.hidden C.divided D.mixed
52.A.moment B.point C.degree D.way
53.A.come off B.break away C.take over D.fall down
54.A.sight B.best C.middle D.end
55.A.relation B.position C.fortune D.memory
第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的(A、B、C和D)四个选项中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
You may have heard of Osceola McCarty, an 88-year-old woman in Mississippi who had worked for over 75 years as a 36 woman.
One day after she retired, she went to the bank and discovered that her small monthly 37 had grown to over$150,000. Then to everyone’s surprise, she turned around and 38 almost all of the money to the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) for a 39 fund for students with financial needs. Immediately, she made national 40 .
What you have not heard is how Osceola’s gift had 41 my life. I am 19 years old and the first 42 of an Osceola McCarty Scholarship.
I was a 43 student, and I was determined to go to USM. But I 44 being qualified for a regular scholarship by one point on the entrance exams, and a scholarship was the 45 way I could attend.
One Sunday, I came across the story in the paper about Osceola McCarty and her generous 46 . The next day I went to the financial aid office, and they told me there was still no money 47 for me, but if anything came up they’d call.
A few days later, I was going out with my mother 48 the phone rang. I was told I had been chosen to be given the first Osceola McCarty Scholarship. I was 49 !
McCarty worked hard her whole life, washing clothes by hand. Now that she is 50 , she sits most of the day and reads the Bible, that is, when she is not getting rewards. Every time I go to visit her, she has a new 51 . She’s even gone to the White House. She is so happy and proud. We have tried to talk her into getting a VCR (录像机) so she can tape the programs and see 52 on TV—she just smiles.
McCarty gave me much more than a scholarship. She taught me about the gift of 53 . Now I know there are good people in the world who do good things. She worked hard and helped others, and in turn she has inspired me to 54 when I can some day. So 55 I plan to add to her scholarship fund.
36. A. café B. buffet C. laboratory D. laundry
37. A. expenses B. profits C. savings D. wages
38. A. returned B. donated C. delivered D. removed
39. A. welfare B. project C. scholarship D. research
40. A. headlines B. customs C. sympathies D. doubts
41. A. affected B. formed C. disturbed D. ruined
42. A. designer B. receiver C. contributor D. reporter
43. A. considerate B. dedicated C. casual D. sensitive
44. A. advocated B. regretted C. missed D. avoided
45. A. normal B. wrong C. legal D. only
46. A. gift B. idea C. decision D. plan
47. A. left B. raised C. available D. enough
48. A. since B. before C. though D. when
49. A. shocked B. excited C. puzzled D. encouraged
50. A. retired B. dismissed C. promoted D. transferred
51. A. job B. hobby C. life D. award
52. A. everybody B. everything C. herself D. us
53. A. giving B. understanding C. receiving D. loving
54. A. give up B. give back C. give off D. give in
55. A. suddenly B. originally C. gradually D. eventually
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从16~30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I can still remember when I met my best friend.She had just moved into the neighborhood and her grandmother brought her down to 16 me.I hid behind my motherland she hid behind her grandmother, 17 to look at each other.Soon we lost the 18 and started playing with each other.
In the 7th grade,I first lost touch with her.She was 19 family problems and I deserted her to be with the because they knew she had 20 people.None of my new friends liked her as much as I did because they knew she had 21 .However,every summer we could always sit at each other’s house and watch soap operas,and talk about all the boys we liked.
It was last year when I noticed the problem.I guess I was too devoted in high school to 22___ she needed someone there for her.Anyway,she made a new best friend and so did I.Then 1 didn’t know why,but she started cutting herself!
She then was diagnosed(诊断)with clinical depression.At first,1 was very 23___ ,but we still stayed in 24____ .I wanted to be there for her since her new best friend basically 25___ her and people were calling her 26____ .
Yesterday she came to me and said:“I never knew what a best friend was until you were the only person that would stop me cutting.I 27___ you so much,and you didn’t even know you were 28____ me.”
We both cried.And I guess a kind of 29__ from my life so far is never to give up on your friends.Even if they aren’t as cool as others,or people think they are crazy,they need someone there.If you desert them,you will only be 30____ yourself.
A.follow B.meet C.join D.support
A.scared B.annoyed C.worried D.delighted
A.temper B.interest C.confidence D.shyness
A.taking up B.getting through C.going through D.making up
A.happier B.cooler C.stronger D.cleverer
A.problems B.shortcomings C.partners D.disabilities
A.admit B.accept C.consider D.realize
A.calm B.considerate C.upset D.helpful
A.place B.touch C.control D.mood
A.confused B.bothered C.reminded D.deserted
A.crazy B.stubborn C.clumsy D.stupid
A.expect B.influence C.appreciate D.demand
A.urging B.blaming C.helping D.hurting
A.honour B.favour C.pleasure D.lesson
A.innocent B.successful C.guilty D.reliable
第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
请认真阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。
Drama(戏剧)and the performing arts are excellent methods of building confidence in children and adults alike. Learning through drama allows children to 36 their creativity and have fun while leaving their 37 and worries behind. Drama also works by supporting the growth of imagination and other skills.
Entertainment has become rather passive with 38 , television and video games becoming more popular. These screen-based methods have had a 39 effect on communication. They prevent children communicating with others. 40 , drama puts the children enthusiastic about communication back into entertainment. Children have the opportunity to 41 with others in a more meaningful way 42 drama encourages speech development, awareness of body language and allows children to become more 43 aware.
Play and drama are closely linked. When children play a game, they are using their 44 and so are moving away from reality to 45 their own story. Drama is a vehicle 46 which children can express themselves more freely to make education fun.
Children gain 47 by understanding that there is no final answer in drama and that their opinion and contribution are valued. They are able to 48 to many issues and situations such as poverty, recycling and global warming. Drama and 49 have a strong link as drama can 50 children to take an active interest in other subjects such as geography, history and English and so they can 51 a more rounded education.
As a drama teacher, I have witnessed a child at his first class holding on to his parent’s arm— 52 to let go. Then to see the same child running into my class with a smile is an 53 sight. Drama installs confidence in children by allowing them to improvise(即兴创作)and experiment. Everyone is given the opportunity to shine 54 drama. Besides learning the history of the theatre, drama 55 dance, music, and directing, etc. These classes are especially designed to be of great fun.
36. A. express B. expose C. experience D. explore
37. A. depression B. happiness C. shyness D. sadness
38. A. cinema B. radio C. media D. drama
39. A. positive B. negative C. sensitive D. subjective
40. A. However B. Besides C. Therefore D. Meanwhile
41. A. compare B. discuss C. connect D. compete
42. A. though B. as C. if D. before
43. A. mentally B. physically C. emotionally D. socially
44. A. determination B. consideration C. communication D. imagination
45. A. create B. tell C. read D. believe
46. A. through B. beyond C. across D. for
47. A. success B. hope C. admiration D. confidence
48. A. stick B. turn C. respond D. return
49. A. language B. education C. play D. entertainment
50. A. persuade B. require C. encourage D. train
51. A. have B. continue C. provide D. give
52. A. tired B. unwilling C. sorry D. pleased
53. A. ordinary B. excellent C. strange D. imaginary
54. A. over B. above C. after D. within
55. A. possesses B. applies C. covers D. links
二、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。
Elizabeth Clay decided to go home and spend the holiday with her parents . The next day she drove her old car home along the road . 16 she found she got a flat . The 22-year-old student 17 to stop her car by the side of the road in the winter night and opened the trunk(汽车车尾的行李箱). No 18 tire(轮胎).
At this time , a car 19 . Paul and Diane told Clay to 20 them to a service station near their 21 . They arrived to see that it had no suitable tires to 22 with her car. “Follow us home,” said Paul.
The couple called around to find a tire , No 23 . They decided to let her use their own car. “Here,” Paul said, handing Clay a 24 of keys, “Take our car. We 25 be using it over the holiday.”
Clay was 26 . “But I’m going all the way to South Carolina, and I’ll be gone for two weeks,” she 27 them.
“We know,” Paul said. “We’ll be 28 when you get back.. Here’s our number if you need to 29 us.”
Unable to believe her eyes , Clay watched as the 30 put her luggage into their car and then 31 her off . Two weeks later she 32 to find her old car cleaned inside and out with three new tires and the radio 33 .
“Thank you so much,” she said . “How much do I 34 you?” “Oh, no,” Paul said , “we don’t want any money . It’s our 35 .” Clay realized that while it might have been their pleasure, it was now her duty to pass on their “do unto others” spirit.
16.A.Finally B.Suddenly C.Immediately D.Fortunately
17.A.afforded B.wanted C.managed D.allowed
18.A.full B.free C.spare D.empty
19.A.stopped B.passed C.paused D.started
20.A.help B.follow C.take D.push
21.A.house B.garage C.shop D.hotel
22.A.agree B.go C.match D.deal
23.A.way B.message C.luck D.success
24.A.number B.set C.pair D.chain
25.A.can’t B.shouldn’t C.won’t D.mustn’t
26.A.satisfied B.worried C.disturbed D.astonished
27.A.persuaded B.advised C.promised D.reminded
28.A.here B.happy C.away D.busy
29.A.be in touch with B.keep in touch with
C.get in touch with D.put in touch with
30.A.repairmen B.cleaners C.couple D.friends
31.A.shook B.sent C.watched D.drove
32.A.shocked B.returned C.happened D.came
33.A.fixed B.loaded C.tied D.rebuilt
34.A.give B.lend C.owe D.offer
35.A.wish B.job C.pleasure D.duty
Ⅱ. 完型填空
Every time I passed boys who were playing basketball, I stopped to silently watch them. I really envied them. But as a girl, I once thought that I could 16 play basketball.
I like playing basketball though I'm not good at it. I've had a basketball 17 I was a child. At first, I could play freely because no one 18 when I was just a kid. But as I grew up it seemed harder and harder for me to enjoy basketball.
At school, it was always the boys who played basketball during PE classes. The girls were 19 allowed to play volleyball or badminton.
My parents did not 20 me play basketball at home. "Basketball is not fit for girls," they said. 21 when I went to play basketball with my friends, boys 22 at me on the court as if I were an alien.
I was feeling 23 and had lost hope of playing basketball. 24 , something changed the first day of high school. I made some friends who also enjoyed playing basketball. They 25 me to get back on the court.
One of them told me with a smile, "Go your own 26 , let others talk." This girl would always play basketball with me. Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about 27 with me almost every day.
I was inspired by them. Confidence and passion 28 to my heart. I am ready to stand up and play. I will play as well as I can, 29 for me, even the sky is boundless (无垠的).
Basketball has become an important part of my 30 . I am interested in it. I watch matches and enjoy playing almost every day. Through basketball, not only do I feel happy and confident, but also 31 a lot.
I've heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say, "Nothing is impossible." It is from an advertisement on TV. I have 32 to realize that life is just like playing basketball. You should have an 33 . After that, just be confident and 34 going. Never give up and you'll make it sooner or later.
I love the motto of the NBA. It can 35 my strong feelings for basketball, "I love this game!"
16. A. ever B. often C. never D. always
17. A. when B. before C. after D. since
18. A. struggled B. cared C. enjoyed D. joined
19. A. only B. almost C. hardly D. not
20. A. encourage B. agree C. let D. permit
21. A. Still B. Yet C. Just D. Even
22. A. looked B. glared C. glanced D. stared
23. A. up B. down C. excited D. satisfied
24. A. Unluckily B. Naturally C. Unexpectedly D. Clearly
25. A. encouraged B. forbade C. ensured D. explored
26. A. effort B. way C. business D. direction
27. A. basketball B. sports C. interests D. dreams
28. A. stuck B. referred C. turned D. returned
29. A. but B. though C. and D. however
30. A. wish B. life C. work D. study
31. A. experience B. grow C. learn D. play
32. A. come B. turned C. refused D. happened
33. A. idea B. aim C. opinion D. effort
34. A, insist B. remain C. keep D. last
35. A. inform B. express C. ignore D. connect
第二节完形填空(20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
At expert in time management was speaking to a group of students and, to drive home a point, used an illustration(演示)those students will never 36 .
Standing in front of the group, he 37 a wide-mouth jar and about a dozen fist-sized rocks and carefully placed them, one 38 , into the jar. When the jar was filled to the 39 and no more rocks would fit inside, he asked, ”Is this jar 40 ?" Everyone in the class yelled, "Yes" The expert replied, “Really?” He took out a bucket of gravel(沙砾), dumped some gravel in and 41 the jar, 42 pieces of gravel to work themselves down into the 43 between the big rocks. He then asked the group once more, "Is this jar full?" 44 this time the class understood him." Probably not." one of them answered. "Good." He replied. He brought out a bucket of 45 , dumping it in the jar and it went into all of the spaces 46 between the rocks and the gravel. Once again he asked the question, "Is this jar full?” “ 47 " the class shouted. Once again he said "Good." Then he began to 48 a pitcher of water in until the jar was filled to the brim. Then he looked at the class and asked, "What is the 49 of this illustration?" One 50 student raised his hand and said, “ The point is, No matter how full your 51 is, if you try really hard you can always fit some more things in it!"
"No," the speaker 52 , “The truth this illustration 53 us if you don't put the big rocks in first ,you'll never get them in at all. What are the "big rocks" in your life? Time with your loved ones, your education, your dreams, a 54 cause or teaching others? Remember to put these 55 in first or you'll never get them in at all."
36.A. forget B. remember C. regret D. make
37.A. took out B. made out C. put out D. gave out
38.A. at the time B. by the time C. at a time D. in no time
39.A. bottom B. top C. surface D. middle
40.A. empty B. small C. full D. big
41.A. filled B. washed C. blew D. shook
42.A. ordering B. making C. causing D. realizing
43.A. distance B. spaces C. shapes D. entrance
44.A. In B. At C. By D. On
45.A. sand B. water C. earth D. stone
46.A. remained B. created C. saved D. left
47.A. Yes B. No C. Not a little D. No problem
48.A. pour B. throw C. store D. spread
49.A. possibility B. point C. use D. definition
50.A. worried B. clever C. eager D. anxious
51.A. work B. jar C. class D. schedule
52.A. replied B. requested C. reminded D. required
53.A. orders B. demands C. teaches D. suggests
54.A. common B. reasonable C. deeper D. worthy
55.A. bit rocks B. gravel C. water D. hope
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