高中英语选句填空试题

第三节 完形填空（共20小题，第小题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、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。
A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s 21 , she said she would go. This 22 be the first time that his classmates and teacher 23 his mother and he felt 24 of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar(疤痕）that 25 nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to26 why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, the people were 27 by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother 28 the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed(尴尬) and 29 himself from everyone. He did, however, get within 30 of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.
The teacher asked 31, “How did you get the scar on your face?”
The mother replied, “32 my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was 33 afraid to go in because the fire was 34, so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a losing piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked 35 but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She 36 the burned side of her face. “This scar will be 37 , but to this day, I have never38 what I did.”
At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great 39 of the sacrifice(牺牲）that his mother had made for him. He held her hand 40 for the rest of the day.
21.A.enjoyment            B.disappointment          C.surprise              D.excitement
22.A.would                  B.could                        C.should                D.must
23.A.noticed                 B.greeted                      C.accepted             D.met
24.A.sick                      B.ashamed                    C.afraid                 D.tired
25.A.included               B.passed                       C.covered              D.shaded
26.A.talk about             B.think about                C.care about          D.hear about
27.A.impressed             B.surprised                   C.excited               D.comforted
28.A.in sight of             B.by means of               C.by way of           D.in spite of
29.A.hid                       B.protected                   C.separated            D.escaped
30.A.understanding              B.reminding                 C.hearing                     D.learning
31.A.carefully               B.seriously                   C.nervously           D.anxiously
32.A.As                       B.When                        C.Since                 D.While
33.A.so                        B.much                        C.quite                  D.too
34.A.out of control        B.under control             C.in control           D.over control
35.A.helpless                B.hopeless                    C.senseless             D.useless
36.A.pointed                 B.showed                            C.wiped                D.touched
37.A.ugly                     B.lasting                       C.serious               D.frightening
38.A.forgot                  B.recognized                 C.considered          D.regretted
39.A.honor                   B.sense                         C.happiness           D.pride
40.A.quietly                 B.slightly                            C.tightly                D.suddenly

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中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
One day a teacher asked her students to list the names of   36   students in the classroom on two sheets of paper, leaving a space between each name. Then she told them to think of the   37   thing they could say about each of their classmates and write it down.
It   38   the class some time to finish their assignment, and as the students left the room, each one   39   the papers.
That Saturday, the teacher wrote down the   40   of each student on a separate sheet of paper and 41   what everyone else had said about that individual.
On Monday she gave each student his or her list. Before long, the whole class was   42   . “Really?” she heard whispered. “I never knew that I   43   anything to anyone!” and, “I didn’t know others liked me so much” were most of the comments.
No one ever   44    those papers in class again. She never knew if they discussed them after class or with their parents, but it didn’t   45  . The exercise had completed its   46   . The students were   47   with themselves and one another.
That group of students moved on. Several years later, one of the students was   48   in Vietnam War and his teacher   49   the funeral of that special student.
After the funeral, most of Mark’s former classmates left. Mark’s mother and father were there, obviously waiting to speak to his teacher.
“We want to   50   you something,” his father said, taking a   51   out of his pocket.
“They found this on Mark when he was killed. We thought you might   52   it.”
Opening the wallet, he   53   removed two worn pieces of notebook paper that had obviously been taped, folded, and refolded many times. The teacher knew without   54   that the papers were the ones on which she had listed all the good things each of Mark’s classmates had said about him.
“Thank you so much for doing that,” Mark’s mother said. “As you can see, Mark   55   it.”
36. A. other          B. others            C. the others            D. the other
37. A. worst          B. nicest            C. smallest             D. biggest
38. A. cost           B. took             C. paid                 D. spent
39. A. handed in       B. took out         C. set down             D. turned off
40. A. number        B. address          C. name                D. home
41. A. read           B. explained        C. expressed            D. listed
42. A. smiling        B. crying          C. singing              D. playing
43. A. meant         B. marked           C. referred             D. concerned
44. A. wrote          B. recited           C. mentioned           D. examined
45. A. decide         B. conduct           C. include            D. matter
46. A. plan           B. decision          C. purpose             D. function
47. A. excited         B. worried          C. satisfied             D. disappointed
48. A. killed          B. injured           C. wounded            D. frightened
49. A. joined         B. attended          C. took                D. held
50. A. give           B. tell              C. ask                D. show
51. A. wallet          B. book            C. gift                D. watch
52. A. remind         B. recognize         C. review             D. recommend
53. A. suddenly        B. quickly          C. carefully           D. surprisingly
54. A. looking         B. saying           C. hearing            D. noticing
55. A. lost            B. found           C. remembered         D. treasured

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。
More than I realized, Dad has helped me keep my balance.
When I was growing up, I was embarrassed to be seen with my father. He was severely disabled and very   31  , and when we would walk together, his hand on my arm for    32  , people would stare. I would inwardly feel uncomfortable at the unwanted   33  . If he ever noticed or was    34  , he never showed that he knew.
It was difficult to coordinate our steps — his hesitant, mine   35  － and because of that, we didn’t say much   36   we went along. But as we started out, he always said, “You set the pace. I will try to follow you.”
Our   37   walk was to or from the subway, which was   38   he got to work. He went to work despite illness and nasty weather. He almost never missed a day, and would   39   it to the office even if others could not. A matter of   40  .
He never talked about himself as an object of pity, nor did he show any envy of the more fortunate or   41  . What he looked for   42   others was a “good heart,” and if he found one, the   43   was good enough for him.
Now that I am older, I believe that his idea is a proper   44   by which to judge people, even though I   45   don’t know exactly what a “good heart” is.   46   I know the times I don’t have one myself.
He has been gone many years now, but I think of him often. I wonder if he   47   I was unwilling to be seen with him during our   48  . Now that I am older, I’m sorry that I never told him how sorry I was for my feeling   49   to be with him in public and how unworthy I felt to be his daughter. I think of him when I complain about trifles (something unimportant), when I am envious of another’s good fortune, and when I don’t possess a “good heart”.
At such times I put my hand on his arm to   50   my balance, and say, “You set the pace. I will try to follow you.”
31．A. weak        B. cautious               C. short             D. depressed
32．A. balance        B. courage       C. comfort    D. strength
33．A. care         B. friendship             C. situation            D. attention
34．A. puzzled         B. bothered              C. amazed    D. confused
35．A. delighted     B. determined         C. sympathetic      D. impatient
36．A. before   B. once                 C . as            D. since
37.A.common      B.usual            C.average        D.ordinary  
38. A.how         B.where            C.when          D.why
39. A.get          B.walk             C.take           D.make 
40. A.joy          B.pride            C.belif           D.faith 
41. A.rich         B.hardworking      C.able           D.successful  
42. A.on          B.with             C.at             D.in  
43. A.owner      B.other            C.winner         D.keeper   
44. A.method      B.levele            C.standard       D.value  
45. A.yet         B.still              C.ever           D.also  
46. A.and         B.then              C.now           D.but 
47. A.sensed      B.recognized         C.agreed        D.smelled   
48. A.walks       B.visits             C.stays          D.talks  
49.A.afraid       B.disappointed       C.ashamed       D.proud  
50. A.find        B.regain             C.refill           D.keep 

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。
More than I realized, Dad has helped me keep my balance.
When I was growing up, I was embarrassed to be seen with my father. He was severely disabled and very   31  , and when we would walk together, his hand on my arm for    32  , people would stare. I would inwardly feel uncomfortable at the unwanted  33  . If he ever noticed or was    34  , he never showed that he knew.
It was difficult to coordinate our steps — his hesitant, mine   35  － and because of that, we didn’t say much   36   we went along. But as we started out, he always said, “You set the pace. I will try to follow you.”
Our   37   walk was to or from the subway, which was   38   he got to work. He went to work despite illness and nasty weather. He almost never missed a day, and would   39   it to the office even if others could not. A matter of   40  .
He never talked about himself as an object of pity, nor did he show any envy of the more fortunate or   41  . What he looked for   42   others was a “good heart,” and if he found one, the   43   was good enough for him.
Now that I am older, I believe that his idea is a proper   44   by which to judge people, even though I   45   don’t know exactly what a “good heart” is.   46   I know the times I don’t have one myself.
He has been gone many years now, but I think of him often. I wonder if he   47   I was unwilling to be seen with him during our   48  . Now that I am older, I’m sorry that I never told him how sorry I was for my feeling   49   to be with him in public and how unworthy I felt to be his daughter. I think of him when I complain about trifles (something unimportant), when I am envious of another’s good fortune, and when I don’t possess a “good heart”.
At such times I put my hand on his arm to   50   my balance, and say, “You set the pace. I will try to follow you.”
31．A. weak       B. depressed   C. short                D. cautious
32．A. balance        B. strength       C. comfort           D. courage
33．A. care        B. attention     C. situation         D. friendship
34．A. puzzled         B. confused      C. amazed           D. bothered
35．A. delighted     B. impatient     C. sympathetic         D. determined
36．A. before B. since       C. as                D. once
37．A. common       B. ordinary       C. average           D. usual
38．A. how         B. why         C. when          D. where
39．A. get          B. make      C. take            D. walk
40．A. joy           B. faith        C. belief          D. pride
41．A. rich          B. successful    C. able             D. hardworking
42．A. on            B. in     C. at                 D. with
43．A. owner  B. keeper C. winner     D. other
44．A. method        B. value       C. standard               D. level
45．A. yet           B. also         C. ever            D. still
46．A. And         B. But          C. Now            D. Then
47．A. sensed          B. smelled        C. agreed             D. recognized
48．A. walks      B. talks        C. stays           D. visits
49．A. afraid      B. proud      C. ashamed         D. disappointed
50．A. find          B. keep        C. refill            D. regain

第三部分：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，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
As soon as I learned to say the word “beauty”, I set out to look for it. Before I could find it, I asked my mother what a beauty was like. She said that a beauty is  36  who has large bright eyes and fine skin.
When I was in Grade Four, I  37  such a girl. I sat right in front of her and  38  her to see if she was a real beauty. She  39  a beauty in my eyes until the day she  40 with me. She demanded that I  41  her pencil box which I  42  knocked on to the floor. I  43 . Suddenly she flew at me and threw me onto the ground and we rolled about  44  each other.
During the years that followed, I came across  45  explanations given to me by different people. Some said a girl with a thin figure(体形) is a beauty,  46  that a girl with a gentle voice is beautiful,  47  said it is a girl with hair that is like a waterfall. I  48  give these a second thought.
I searched for a beauty  49  had told me before, but it was useless. Then I met an old man. He told me that a beauty is a girl who might not be quite  50   with natural beauty. However, she becomes a beauty  51  experiencing hardship. After a 10-year hunt for a beauty, I found her. She became my  52 . She was not very pretty but she was 53 . She was born in a  54  family and had to take care of herself from young. When we married, I really got the idea about a beauty. She was the one the  55  old man had described to me.
36.A. your classmate     B. a girl            C. an experienced girl     D. an ugly girl
37. A. liked                  B. was tired of      C. was against              D. found
38. A. stared at             B. scolded             C. beat                 D. laughed at
39. A. wasn’t               B. pretended to be   C. treated himself        D. was
40. A. quarreled            B. talked               C. played                     D. studied
41. A. steal                   B. rob her of     C. like                         D. pick up
42. A. by chance           B. by no means    C. by herself               D. by the way
43. A. agreed                B. refused             C. was happy                D. did so
44. A. talking with       B. helping            C. hitting                  D. leaving
45. A. the same             B. different       C. the opposite          D. some correct
46.A. but                     B. or                    C. as                            D. so
47. A. Everyone            B. The others       C. Nobody                D. Others
48. A. did                    B. must            C. didn’t                  D. should
49. A. an old man              B. some people   C. nobody              D. my mother
50. A. lucky                         B. sad                C. willing                   D. happy
51.A. after                    B. without           C. liking                    D. against
52. A. friend                     B. teacher           C. classmate                D. girlfriend
53.A. ugly                    B. beautiful       C. lovely                     D. kind
54.A. rich                    B. farmer’s       C. happy                     D. poor
55.A. foolish                B. kind-hearted     C. wise                    D. honest

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题l分，满分20分）
A friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t move. What was the  36  was he found himself unable to ask for help—his mobile phone went out of  37  as a result of exhausted battery. Nothing could be done but to  38  in cold wilderness. It was 8 hours later that day broke, and then the  39  of the rescue.
It is almost  40  that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his  41  : “First of all I checked up my  42  conditions and found myself not in fatal danger. As there was no  43  to call for help, I leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from  44  . In this way I dozed（打盹）off. ”
His story put an end to my regret for the  45  of an exploration adventure that happened last year. A group of young men  46  to explore a mountain cave and got lost. 47  to find a way out in the dark cave they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of  48  . Finally they fell dead in fear and exhaustion. According to the  49  people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the  50  of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to  51  themselves, they would probably sense a faint light glimmering（闪烁）not far away.
Don’t you think that you can compare it with  52  itself? When you meet with obstacles in life and work, you are lost in darkness. 53  you it’s unclear yet and you needn’t put up struggle  54  . It seems to be a negative attitude,   55  a person who can afford to do so must have foresight as well as a great courage in the first place.
36. A. hopeless                B. worst                   C. more                D. best
37. A. service                  B. way                     C. order                D. work
38. A. cry                            B. lie                     C. wait                  D. sleep
39. A. delay                     B. success                 C. team                 D. arrival
40. A. untrue                   B. unimaginable        C. true                  D. useless
41. A. plan                      B. decision               C. explanation        D. excuse
42. A. physical                     B. mental                        C. working            D. medical
43. A. method                  B. way                     C. alternative         D. strength
44. A. rotting                   B. spreading             C. hurting              D. bleeding
45. A. loss                       B. failure                  C. disappointment  D. sadness
46. A. had                       B. managed              C. tried                 D. planned
47. A. Willing                  B. Unable                 C. Determined              D. Deciding
48. A. hearing                  B. sight                    C. feeling                     D. direction
49. A. rescue                   B. village                        C. local                 D. brave
50. A. end                       B. top                      C. opening             D. side
51. A. save                      B. help                     C. stop                  D. calm
52. A. adventure              B. work                    C. life                   D. mankind
53. A. Mind                     B. Watch                  C. Imagine            D. Warn
54. A. really                    B. immediately         C. carefully           D. hopefully
55. A. and                       B. so                        C. but                   D. while

第二节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-50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。
When a person is curious about something, it means he is   36   in it and wishes to know something about it. We can say he has curiosity about that thing. There is nothing wrong with curiosity in itself. Whether it is good or bad  37  on what people are curious about. 
Curiosity   38   can be silly or wrong. Some people with nothing to do are   39   of curiosity about what their neighbours are doing. They are anxious to know what they are eating or drinking, what they are   40   home or taking outside, or why they have come home so early or late. To be interested in these things is silly because they are not important. It is none of their  41   to know what their neighbours do or are doing. Such curiosity is not only foolish but also harmful. Most probably, it may   42   to small talk which often brings harm, shame or disrespect to   43   , and thus   44   their feelings. 
On the other hand, there is a noble (高尚的) curiosity — curiosity of wise men, who wonder at all the great things and try to find out all they   45   about them. Columbus would never have found America if he had not been   46   . James Watt would not have made the steam engine   47   his curiosity about the rising of the kettle lid. All the discoveries in human history have been made   48  a result of curiosity,   49   the curiosity is never about unimportant things which have   50   — or nothing to do with the happiness of the public. 

36. A. engaged 37. A. keeps	B. pleased B. puts	C. interested C. takes	D. excited D. depends
38. A. always	B. sometimes	C. seldom	D. never
39. A. full 40. A. taking 41. A. work 42. A. refer 43. A. other	B. fond B. bringing B. housework B. lead B. others	C. proud C. going C. duty C. cause C. another	D. out D. coming D. business D. bring D. the others
44. A. hurts	B. effects	C. shows	D. destroys
45. A. need	B. must	C. may	D. can
46. A. famous	B. careful	C. curious	D. hard
47. A. for	B. without	C. with	D. in
48. A. as	B. in	C. on	D. of
49. A. so	B. however	C. but	D. or
50. A. much	B. little	C. some	D. any

 

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Online Movie Rentals
It is generally accepted that the best way to learn a language is to totally involve yourself in its culture by living in the country where it is spoken.   71   Fortunately, many aspects of a country’s culture have made their way to our lives in the form of various media and entertainment outlets. Not only do they allow a peek at life, but they make excellent study material for learning the language.
What to increase your language skills and enjoy some entertainment at the same time? Tired of going down to the video rental store to rent movies?   72 
Most companies require customers to operate on the following model:
●Select and sign up for a payment program online, which will determine how many movies you can rent and hold at any one time.
●  73  You can look up movies by title, actor or director. Then movies will be sent to you within 1~3 days, and shipping is covered by the company.
●Watch the movies, often with no late fees.
●  74 
●Check these sites for specific, up – to – date details.
Once you receive the movies, how can you improve your language skills with them? Well, just sitting in front of the TV with a drink in one hand isn’t a bad way to relax, but you won’t learn much. While seeing a movie you should take notes of new expressions. Write them down and look them up in a good English – English dictionary to understand their possible meanings.   75  If you don’t’ know how to use words, learning vocabulary will lose all meaning.

A．Return the movies in a prepaid return envelope.

B．If you haven’t finished on time, you can delay returning.

C．Now, more and more companies are offering customers the chance to rent movies online.

D．Then, think of some sample sentences for each word.

E．Choose the movie you want to watch, generally 1~3 at a time.
F．Watch movies as long as you have nothing to do.
G．While many find packing up and moving to a country is not a practical option.

（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
71   It was held on the last Saturday of March, which asks households and businesses to turn off their non-essential lights and electrical appliances for one hour to raise awareness towards the need to take action on climate change. Based on an idea successfully executed(执行) in Thailand in 2005, it was pioneered by WWF Australia and the Sydney Morning Herald in 2007, and achieved worldwide participation in 2008.  72  
Earth Hour 2007
Earth Hour was held in Sydney, Australia at 7:30 pm, local time.
Earth Hour 2008
The official website for the event, earthhour.org, received over 6.7 million unique visitors in the week leading up to Earth Hour.73     
According to a Zogby International online survey 36 million people participated in Earth Hour 2008. The survey also showed there was a 4 percentage point increase in awareness of environmental issues such as climate change, directly after the event. (However a search of Zogby's website and archive fails to produce any such survey or reference to the event)
74   
Earth Hour 2009 is from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. local time, March 28 2009. Currently, 82 countries and more than 2100 cities are committed to Earth Hour 2009, a huge increase from people participating in 35 countries for Earth Hour 2008.
75   

A．Earth Hour 2009

B．Other websites took part in the event, with Google's homepage going :"dark" on the day.

C．Earth Hour is an annual international event created by the WWF .

D．The aim of Earth Hour is to call on the public to save energy.

E. People are invent to provide blogs and short video clips on how they spend their time.
F．The time for Earth Hour is the same all the time．
G．Earth Hour will next take place on Saturday，March 28，2009 at 8：30 pm，local time．

Directions: Complet the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.
When very small dinosaur bones were found in a Germany mine people thought they were from baby dinosaurs.   48  , scientist Martin Sander's work shows that they were probably fully grown and belong to the smallest giant dinosaur species ever found.
Growth marks on dinosaur bones are similar   49   growth rings on trees. The rings are far apart while the animal is young and growing quickly.  50  get closer as growth slows. "It is exactly these tight ring marks that we found in the fossil (化石) bones," says Sander. So the fossils must have been from adult animals. 
51  was this German dinosaur so much smaller than other giant dinosaurs, which grew up to 45 metres long and weighed as much as a thousand humans?
150 million years ago, most of Germany was underwater. Scientists think that  52  water levels rose, there was less and less land and food available. The dinosaur was forced to adapt and evolved into  53  smaller animal needing  54  space and food.
Since 1998, scientists have dug up more than 1,000 dinosaur fossils in the mine. It is one of the few places in the world  55  the bones and footprints of dinosaurs have been found together.

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21~40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Many years ago, a salesman opened a bag of things from Scotland and found a card at the top. It  36   , “Expect a Miracle（奇迹）.” “What does that mean?” he thought, and then  37   it into his pocket.
That night he showed it to his wife. “Look at this, dear. What do you think it means?”
“Maybe this is what we need,” she said. “Our 38  are so great that they are too much for us. If we start   39   great things instead of the worst, miracle may 40 .” They decided to try changing their thinking for a few days, starting with their    41   problems. Then something changed. Not only did they find their problems   42   be worked out, but they also started   43  a lot of money.
To make miracles happen, you have to start by expecting them. That way your   44   can become focused in positive (积极的) ways. There are    45   coincidences（巧合）, and all kinds of happy experiences   46    one after another. 
One becomes hopeful and optimistic(乐观的). Little problems began   47   , while the big ones become much easier to work out. Success is not    48   you thought it was.
A positive thinker first sets clear and proper goals(目标). Then he goes to work, and   49   working. He never gives up. His dreams are sure to come true, and    50    they do, a miracle happens.
Miracles come in all    51   : big, medium-sized, and small. Start expecting the small ones, and work your way   52    to the big. Think positively,   53     yourself and work hard. You’ll find yourself    54    by how meaningful and   55    your life has become.
36. A. wrote              B. read               C. told               D. expressed
37. A. set                 B. sent               C. spent              D. put
38. A. problems            B. questions           C. suggestions         D. advice
39. A. imagining           B. realizing           C. suggesting         D. expecting  
40. A. take in              B. take up               C. take place          D. take over   
41. A. smallest             B. biggest               C. difficult            D. easy     
42. A. would              B. could                      C. should             D. might
43. A. making             B. taking               C. finding            D. doing   
44. A. suggestion          B. money                     C. ability             D. trust
45. A. harmful                     B. strange               C. useful             D. embarrassing
46. A. live                   B. stop                  C. work               D. follow   
47. A. losing               B. disappearing          C. growing           D. displaying     
48. A. as soon as            B. as long as             C. as far as            D. as well as
49. A. keeps on            B. keeps up              C. keeps out                D. keeps from   
50. A. while                         B. before                   C. until                    D. when
51. A. shapes               B. types             C. sizes              D. kinds
52. A. up                 B. out               C. off               D. for     
53. A. think of                B. take care of              C. speak out           D. believe in 
54. A. bored                 B. surprised          C. upset                D. puzzled   
55. A. dull                B. careful            C. lively              D. unloving 

SECTION B
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 word or phrases that best fits the context.
Maja Kazazic thought she’d never walk without pain again before she saw the dolphin Winter with an artificial tail. For a long time, she had been  36  the injured dolphin which swam around the tank. From a distance, the dolphin seemed approachable enough. Still, as Kazazic prepared herself for the jump, a little  37  crept into (开始影响) her excitement. Despite her fear, she felt strong with her   38  leg.
Several years ago, Kazazic  39  her five-year-old cousin Jasmina because of an incurable disease. Kazazic swore she would honor the little girl by swimming with a dolphin, an animal that both girls admired. “Jasmina never got the chance to do it, ” says Kazazic, “so I decided that I’d do it for her someday.”
In high school, Kazazic   40  sports and planned to become a professional   41  . But in 1993, a bomb exploded in the school courtyard. The six friends she had been   42  were killed. Both of Kazazic’s legs were seriously injured.
In a temporary hospital, her left leg was thought beyond  43  and was cut off. “There was no anesthesia(麻醉),” she recalled. “They tied me down before giving me a piece of rubber to  44  on. I could feel everything but couldn’t make a sound.” Her wound became infected due to lack of medicines. Two years later, Kazazic got a new leg.
“After being in a dangerous war zone, this should be pretty easy,” Kazazic said before she  45  herself in the tank. She held out a hand to Winter, who  46  cautiously, then moved away. After a few minutes, Winter let Kazazic touch her back and nuzzled(用鼻子轻触)up to her shoulder. The two started an hour-long swim.
She would have shouted with joy  47  she quietly explained, “I used to feel like I owed somebody something, and now I’ve paid my debt.” Out in the parking lot, she made a joyful and excited cry until her voice was hoarse.
36      A. feeding              B. watching            C. helping              D. comforting
37      A. courage             B. hope                  C. power               D. panic
38      A. artificial            B. injured              C. healthy              D. muscled
39      A. left                   B. rejected             C. lost                   D. helped
40      A. favored             B. quitted               C. reformed           D. failed
41      A. pianist               B. athlete               C. teacher              D. specialist
42      A. thinking about    B. talking about      C. chatting with      D. dealing with
43      A. belief                B. adaptation          C. cure                  D. imagination
44      A. take                  B. hold                  C. look                  D. bite
45      A. trained              B. introduced         C. dressed              D. lowered
46      A. approached        B. mentioned          C. accessed            D. withdrew
47      A. and                   B. but                    C. or                     D. for

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
As soon as I learned to say the word “beauty”, I set out to look for it. Before I could find it, I asked my mother what a beauty was like. She said that a beauty is  36  who has large bright eyes and fine skin.
When I was in Grade Four, I  37  such a girl. I sat right in front of her and  38  her to see if she was a real beauty. She  39  a beauty in my eyes until the day she  40 with me. She demanded that I  41  her pencil box which I  42  knocked on to the floor. I  43 . Suddenly she flew at me and threw me onto the ground and we rolled about  44  each other.
During the years that followed, I came across  45  explanations given to me by different people. Some said a girl with a thin figure(体形) is a beauty,  46  that a girl with a gentle voice is beautiful,  47  said it is a girl with hair that is like a waterfall. I  48  give these a second thought.
I searched for a beauty  49  had told me before, but it was useless. Then I met an old man. He told me that a beauty is a girl who might not be quite  50  with natural beauty. However, she becomes a beauty  51  experiencing hardship. After a 10-year hunt for a beauty, I found her. She became my  52 . She was not very pretty but she was 53 . She was born in a  54  family and had to take care of herself from young. When we married, I really got the idea about a beauty. She was the one the  55  old man had described to me.
36.A. your classmate   B. a girl              C. an experienced girl   D. an ugly girl
37. A. liked                B. was tired of     C. was against              D. found
38. A. stared at           B. scolded           C. beat               D. laughed at
39. A. wasn’t             B. pretended to be        C. treated himself      D. was
40. A. quarreled          B. talked             C. played                     D. studied
41. A. steal                  B. rob her of       C. like                       D. pick up
42. A. by chance         B. by no means  C. by herself            D. by the way
43. A. agreed                B. refused             C. was happy                D. did so
44. A. talking with      B. helping         C. hitting                 D. leaving
45. A. the same           B. different  C. the opposite        D. some correct
46.A. but                     B. or                    C. as                            D. so
47. A. Everyone         B. The others       C. Nobody           D. Others
48. A. did                    B. must         C. didn’t                  D. should
49. A. an old man              B. some people  C. nobody            D. my mother
50. A. lucky                      B. sad                C. willing                   D. happy
51.A. after                 B. without           C. liking                     D. against
52. A. friend                     B. teacher           C. classmate                D. girlfriend
53.A. ugly                 B. beautiful  C. lovely                     D. kind
54.A. rich                    B. farmer’s    C. happy                     D. poor
55.A. foolish                B. kind-hearted     C. wise                    D. honest

It often appears that we have more to gain by speaking than by listening. One big advantage of speaking is that it gives you a chance to control others’ thoughts and actions. Whatever your goal is — to have a boss hire you, to   36  others to vote for the person of your  37  or to describe the  38   you want your hair cut ... the key to success seems to be the  39  to speak well.
Another  40  advantage of speaking is the chance it provides to  41   the admiration, respect, or liking of others. Tell jokes, and everyone will think you’re really a  42   man. Tell them all you know, and they’ll be  43  by your wisdom. But keep quiet, and it seems as if you are a  44  person.
Finally, talking gives you the  45  to release (释放) energy in a way that listening can’t. When you’re   46  , the chance to talk about your problems can often help you feel better. In the same way, you can often   47   your anger by letting it out orally. It is also helpful to   48   your excitement with others by talking about it,  49   keeping it inside often leaves you feeling as if you might burst.
While it is true that talking does have many advantages, it’s important to  50   that listening can do good to listeners, too. As you’ll soon read, being a good listener is one good way to  51  others with their problems; and what better way is there to have others   52  you? As for controlling others, it may be true that it’s hard to be persuasive while you’re listening, but your  53  to hear others out will often make them open to your ideas   54  . Listening is often reciprocal (互惠的). “You get what you  55  .”
36. A. insist           B. advise    C. persuade             D. suggest
37. A. friend      B. relation      C. choice         D. leader
38. A. idea            B. way       C. means         D. plan
39. A. resource      B. energy          C. power          D. ability
40. A. obvious       B. easy       C. new            D. special
41. A. gain            B. grasp     C. remain         D. seize
42. A. successful    B. simple     C. wise         D. stupid
43. A. affected    B. impressed   C. instructed     D. moved
44. A. fruitless          B. priceless     C. worthless    D. senseless
45. A. pleasure          B. course      C. duty        D. chance
46. A. in trouble     B. in danger   C. in debt       D. in silence
47. A. reduce       B. lengthen     C. deepen        D. widen
48. A. control       B. share      C. enjoy         D. remove
49. A. or               B. so              C. for               D. though
50. A. suppose          B. notice     C. realize     D. imagine
51. A. fail         B. cure       C. hurt        D. help
52. A. appreciate  B. listen to    C. envy      D. support
53. A. kindness   B. favor    C. willingness  D. eagerness
54. A. by turns              B. in return   C. in turn     D. in order
55. A. lose         B. ask for          C. need        D. give

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，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s   36  filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so   37  that I decided to write an article about her.
I   38  Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk her career. She   39  and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I   40  I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.
I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there   41  , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that  42  
Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The   43  was almost unbearable. I struggled for days   44  draft after draft. Finally I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.
It didn’t take long. My manuscript   45  . How stupid of me! I thought. How could I   46  in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t   47  the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.
Five years later, I was moving to California. While   48  my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in   49  :
Dear Ms Profit,
Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some   50  materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to   51  your story soon.
Shocked, it took me a long time to   52  . Fear of rejection cost me dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of   53  writing. Today, I have become a full – time writer. Looking back on this   54  , I learned a very important lesson: You can’t 
55   to doubt yourself.
36．A．joy              B．voice                   C．speech                D．smile
37．A．proud           B．active                  C．satisfied              D．moved
38．A．visited        B．emailed            C．phoned                D．interviewed
39．A．agreed         B．refused                C．hesitated              D．paused
40．A．replied           B．discovered           C．explained             D．knew
41．A．seriously      B．patiently              C．nervously            D．quietly
42．A．blaming        B．fooling                C．inviting                D．urging
43．A．hardship         B．failure                 C．comment             D．pressure
44．A．with             B．by                       C．on                      D．in
45．A．disappeared         B．returned    C．spread                 D．improved
46．A．compare        B．struggle               C．survive                D．compete
47．A．ignore          B．deliver             C．face                    D．receive
48．A．decorating  B．repairing              C．cleaning              D．leaving
49．A．disbelief          B．anxiety          C．horror                 D．trouble
50．A．subjective        B．relevant         C．private                D．reliable
51．A．broadcast       B．create                  C．publish                D．assess
52．A．recover      B．prepare                C．escape                D．concentrate
53．A．energetic     B．endless                C．typical                 D．enjoyable
54．A．experience     B．success               C．benefit                D．accident
55．A．attempt      B．afford                 C．expect                 D．pretend