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
第三部分:完形填空
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。
I am a team leader in an insurance company. We are going through a lot of changes right now, which is 36 much stress for all of us.
A few weeks ago I was having a day so 37 that I even doubted if I had the ability to do this challenging work, and was about ready to change to a less stressful job 38 . Something happened that day to change my way of 39 and I am so appreciative of this young lady. I want to let her know that the small act 40 .
On the top of my cubicle (工作隔间) I have a small collection of lighthouses (灯塔) to let people know where I am sitting 41 my team members have to find me for emergencies.
That day I came into the office and was about to get the day 42 when Crystal came over. l asked if she needed anything. She said, "I 43 you something. " I looked at her with a 44 look and said, "Well, thank you, but why 45 you buy me anything?" I had never spoke to this young lady _46 . She said, "Every day I stand up and look across the 47 and see your lighthouses. Then I feel I am not alone and I encourage myself that there are always 48 things in life. I saw this on the way to work and thought 49 would like it. I wish it would have the same 50 as your Lighthouses do. " In her hand she had a small globe with a Lighthouse and a ship on it. I gave her a hug and 51 her. I don't think she knows how much that small act of 52 changed my day: 1 remained 53 the rest of the day.
For anyone that reads this, I hope you remember, no matter what the 54 is, you could change someone's day, 55 even his views on life.
36. A. preventing B. reducing C. causing D. suffering
37. A. funny B. nice C. bad D. dull
38. A. everywhere B. elsewhere C. anywhere D. nowhere
39. A. working B. behaving C. speaking D. thinking
40. A. broke my heart B. touched my heart C. lost my heart D. tore my heart
41. A. in case B. so that C. as if D. even though
42. A. ended B. started C. changed D. avoided
43. A. borrowed B. lent C. sold D. bought
44. A. delighted B. puzzled C. thankful D. worried
45. A. might B. dare C. could D. would
46. A. before B. then C. since D. after
47. A. dorm B. office C. ship D. tower
48. A. bright B. challenging C. bad D. stressful
49. A. colleagues B. leaders C. you D. I
50. A. opinion B. cause C. expectation D. effect
51. A. praised B. thanked C. scolded D. refund
62. A. justice B. courage C. kindness D. tolerance
53. A. careful B. encouraged C. tired D. alone
54. A. present B. work C. gesture D. intention
55. A. so B. for C. or D. nor
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
Justin, my brother, has been missing for two weeks. Now I 31 him very much. I’m worried that something 32 has happened to him. I’m sure he 33 that night at about 11 o’clock, because I heard him playing his favorite CD in his bedroom. But where has he gone?
Yesterday a girl named Marvies told me that 34 was once taken away by aliens(外星人) from outer space. They did some research on her. Marvies said that the whole experience was really terrible, 35 luckily they returned her home. If Justin has been taken away by aliens too, I hope they will 36 him soon.
My parents have been worrying about Justin. Soon after he was found missing, they called 37 . However, the police are not making 38 in the case (案子). They are very puzzled, saying Justin might have been murdered. Dad is very 39 with them. He doesn’t think they are doing their job well. Mum is so worried that she 40 sleep well. I hope Justin will come home soon and tell us what happened to him. I want all of us to be together again.
A.dislike B.respect C.hate D.miss
A.bad B.good C.wonderful D.simple
A.came home B.went out C.fell asleep D.fell ill
A.he B.they C.it D.she
A.because B.so C.or D.but
A.kill B.hurt C.return D.catch
A.the police B.the teachers C.the firemen D.the doctors
A.a face B.a mistake C.a living D.much progress
A.delighted B.disappointed C.satisfied D.pleased
A.shan’t B.can’t C.needn’t D.mustn’t
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
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分 20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
Once upon a time there lived an old man in a nice cottage with a large garden. The old man was seen 33 his flowers all the time. They were so well-tended that every passer-by could not but 34 for a glance.
One day a young man went by the garden. He gazed at the splendid garden, 35 in admiration at the beauty of these sceneries. Then, suddenly he 36 the old gardener was blind. 37 , the young man asked, “Why are you busy tending these flowers every day which you can’t 38 in fact?” The old man smiled and answered that “ I can tell you 39 reasons. First I was a 40 when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, although I can’t see these flowers, yet I can 41 them. Third,I can smell sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s 42 .
“Me? But you don’t know me,” responded the young man 43 .
“Yeah, it’s 44 that I don’t know you. But I know everyone knows flowers and would never 45 them down. I know the beauty of my garden will get many people into a good 46 . In the meantime, it also 47 a chance to me to have a word with you here and to enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”
The old man’s 48 astonished me. The blind man grows flowers and 49 them as a link of minds so as to make 50 enjoy the sunshine in spring. Isn’t it one kind of happiness?
I believe every flower has 51 with which they can see the kindness of the man’s heart. The blind man grows flowers in his heart. Though 52 to see the beauty of blossoming, he surely can hear the voice of it, I suppose.
33. A. loving B. watering C. tending D. planting
34. A. stop B. stay C. live D. run
35. A. kept B. dropped C. fallen D. lost
36. A. realized B. noticed C. felt D. thought
37. A. Excited B. Frightened C. Shocked D. Satisfied
38. A. feel B. see C. hear D. eat
39. A. one B. two C. three D. four
40. A. gardener B. teacher C. farmer D. painter
41. A. taste B. plant C. touch D. appreciate
42. A. it B. me C. them D. you
43. A. with pleasure B. in surprise C. with hope D. in anger
44. A. true B. possible C. a pity D. a shame
45. A. put B. turn C. get D. knock
46. A. mind B. life C. future D. mood
47. A. introduces B. offers C. stands D. leaves
48. A. words B. behavior C. story D. attitudes
49. A. treats B. acts C. works D. serves
50. A. anybody B. somebody C. everybody D. nobody
51. A. ears B. soul C. eyes D. heart
52. A. refusing B. trying C. pretending D. failing
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 |
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Ⅲ.完形填空(每小题1.5分,共30分)
A seven-year-old boy , with his father , was inspecting a new car , one with a metal strip (条纹) looking like wood . “Dad , ”the boy 36 , “don’t buy this wood rot (烂东西).” He was shocked when his father started laughing . Then, when the father 37 his private remark with the salesman , and he laughed , the boy felt 38 .Some 30 years later , now a father himself , the man often thinks of this 39 whenever his own children say something that is unintentionally funny .
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49.A.strange B.familiar C.faraway D.similar
50.A.mostly B.naturally C.basically D.especiallyRecently divorced and unemployed,I was on my way downtown to do the rounds of the employment offices.I had no umbrella,for my old one had ____,and I could not ____ another one.
I sat down in the ____ and there against my seat was a(n) ___ silk umbrella with a silver handle.I had ____ seen anything so lovely.I examined the handle and saw a carved ___.The usual procedure would have been to ____ the umbrella to the conductor,but an idea ____ to me.I decided to take it with me and find the owner myself.
I got off the bus in a downpour and ____ opened the umbrella to protect myself.Then I ____ a telephone book for the name on the umbrella.I called and a lady ____.
Yes,she said ____,that was her umbrella,which her parents,now dead,had given her as a birthday present.But,she ____,it had been stolen ____ her doorstep a month before.
She was so excited that I ____ I was looking for a job and went directly to her house.She took the umbrella,and her eyes were filled with ____.She wanted to give me a ____,but-though twenty dollars was all I had in the world-her happiness at regaining this ____ possession was beyond words and I believed accepting her money would have ____ something.We talked for a while and I left.
A week later,I got a job as a sales manager ____.It might be my kindness that paid off.But who knows?
A.broken up B.gone away C.fallen apart D.faded away
A.afford B.borrow C.find D.repair
A.office B.bus C.theater D.train
A.ugly B.beautiful C.worn D.ancient
A.even B.always C.already D.never
A.design B.number C.name D.brand
A.turn in B.show off C.open up D.carry away
A.occurred B.ran C.struck D.happened
A.firmly B.suddenly C.casually D.thankfully
A.read B.searched C.got D.used
A.appeared B.replied C.answered D.screamed
A.in surprise B.in panic C.in silence D.in anger
A.assumed B.added C.declared D.announced
A.from B.in C.beside D.of
A.mentioned B.forgot C.realized D.remembered
A.memory B.honor C.tears D.thanks
A.gift B.position C.hug D.reward
A.expensive B.common C.rare D.special
A.bought B.ruined C.expressed D.enjoyed
A.immediately B.naturally C.hopefully D.unexpectedly
A couple of years ago, I went to a lady’s house to buy some vitamins. Upon entering the house, I 36 that there was an electronic keyboard on a stand, leaning 37 the wall. Being a piano music lover and 38 , I asked, if the woman played. She nodded and added that she had been
39 lessons at age 54! I told her that it was very 40 that she was pursuing (追求) her passion to play the piano. . .
Then she asked me 41 question. “I have been playing for 8 years now,” I answered.
“Then you must play a song for me before you leave,” she 42 .I thought she was joking and I simply smiled. At the end of the deal of the vitamins, she 43 me of our musical “ 44 _”. She then showed me to an old upright piano in the living room, 45 asked me to play a song for her. I thought 46 and decided to play David Lantz’s “Return to the Heart”, since she had so much passion for 47 ,and it was my soul-searching song.
I played the song to the best of my ability, and with my emotions __48 into it as possible. She loved it. 49 I was about to step out of the door, I heard a weak voice calling out, “Young man!”
I turned around. And there was an old lady 50 one little step at a time with the help of another woman. “I wanted to come out to 51 you for the beautiful song that you played. I have been very sick, and it’s very hard for me to 52 my bed, but your music made me feel good ”she said. With that, she turned around and walked 53 back to her room.
I was deeply 54 by her appreciation and felt a deeper understanding for the song. It served its purpose beautifully, returning to one’s 55 for peace and joy.
A.observed B.watched C.noticed D.caught
A.on B.at C.over D.against
A.player B.teacher C.composer D.starter
A.giving B.attending C.teaching D.reviewing
A.interesting B.wonderful C.moved D.impressive
A.another B.a different C.the same D.other
A.advised B.ordered C.demanded D.requested
A.warned B.reminded C.asked D.required
A.course B.task C.discussion D.deal
A.and B.but C.as a result D.what’s more
A.for the moment B.at the moment C.for a moment D.at a moment
A.music B.songs C.the piano D.vitamins
A.dropping B.falling C.pouring D.running
A.Since B.As C.While D.Because
A.taking B.making C.having D.giving
A.thank B.praise C.admire D.owe
A.get on B.get up C.get off D.get down
A.quietly B.calmly C.happily D.slowly
A.shocked B.touched C.delighted D.disturbed
A.world B.heart C.brains D.dreams
The new principal decided that he’d better first take a secret __36___ before doing something about Class 5A , which was the worst class in Hill Valley High School.He didn’t need to be informed ___37___ the class was , for ___38__were leading the way.
The door was shut from inside.The lock it had was missing , __39__ knocked off , just leaving a ___40___ for the principal.
Though the principal had __41___badly behaved classes before , what appeared through the _42____ was till a shock for him.It was a scene that was ___43__ seen in action films.But he knew what to do.He ___44__ go into the classroom , take hold of the ___45__ boy and punished him.This would be an example to the others.
He took a deep breath and then ___46__ open the classroom door.He had been prepared for the scene that there should be a shock of __47____ , but few treated him as an important ___48__ , and some even paid little attention to his existence.
“ Silence ! ” he shouted at the top of his voice.This time it was really __49____.They stopped what they were doing and stared at him.Quickly he walked up to the __50__ boy in the room , who he __51____had been playing an important part and also had been shouting at the others at the top of his voice.
He seized the boy by the ear and ___52__ him to the front of the class.
“ I’m going to punish you as an example to the rest , ” he said.“ Now go to my office and wait for me.”
Then he turned to the class and ___53__them about how to behave in school.
To __54___ his speech , he said , “ Does anyone have any questions ? ”
One of the students put up her hand.“ Yes , sir.I have.When can you free my __55__ back to continue his class ? ”
A.watch B.inspection C.look D.examination
A.where B.how C.what D.when
A.school guides B.class titles C.terrible noise D.some teachers
A.other than B.or rather C.worse still D.rather than
A.problem B.fault C.reason D.lookout
A.experienced B.heard C.seen D.punished
A.window B.door C.gap D.hole
A.seldom B.hardly C.never D.often
A.might B.should C.would D.could
A.noisiest B.biggest C.smallest D.youngest
A.pushed B.kicked C.forced D.knocked
A.silence B.surprise C.cries D.paleness
A.teacher B.principal C.role D.person
A.heard B.working C.shouted D.surprising
A.oldest-looking B.ordinary-looking C.funny-looking D.ill-looking
A.believed B.supposed C.guessed D.recognized
A.pushed B.pulled C.ordered D.got
A.announced B.said C.declared D.lectured
A.add to B.carry on C.end up D.show off
A.teacher B.brother C.monitor D.desk-mate
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。
James sat outside the office waiting for the interview. He felt so ___21___ that he didn’t know what to do with (the) ___22___. The person who had gone in before him had been in there for nearly an hour. And she looked so confident when she went in, not like James. He felt ___23___ that she had already got the job. The problem was that he wanted this job ___24___. It meant ___25___ to him. He had thought it such a lot before the day of the interview. He had imagined himself ___26___ brilliantly (出色地) at the interview and ___27___ the job immediately.
But now here he was feeling terrible. He couldn’t remember all those things he had planned to say. At that moment, he almost decided to get up and ___28___. But he couldn’t. He had spent so much time considering it that he couldn’t give up like that. His hands were hot and sticky and his mouth felt dry.
At last the door of the office opened. The woman, who had gone in an hour earlier, came out looking very ___29___ with herself. She smiled sympathetically at James. At the moment, James hated her. The managing director then appeared at the office door. “Would you like to come in now, Mr. Davis? I’m sorry to have kept you waiting.” James suddenly wished that he had gone home after all. He got up, legs ___30___ and forehead sweating and wondered whether he looked as terrified as he felt.
21. A. healthy B. nervous C. careless D. confident
22. A. interviewer B. woman C. himself D. situation
23. A. doubtful B. sure C. angry D. astonished
24. A. hopelessly B. naturally C. easily D. so much
25. A. everything B. happiness C. difficulty D. nothing
26. A. explaining B. performing C. answering D. writing
27. A. offered B. asked for C. being offered D. being asked for
28. A. leave B. go in C. prepare D. practice
29. A. ugly B. pleased C. sad D. pretty
30. A. shaking B. bending C. walking D. stopped
第二节完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项
Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to 36 in order to pay the high tuition (学费) for my brother and me. They don’t act in the __37__ ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too __38__ for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of __39__.
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a question to ask you. Is there __40__ between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice. She didn’t answer immediately. She __41__ her head and continued to sew the quilt.
I was very worried because I thought I had _42_ her. I was _43__ and I didn’t know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words:
“Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread.Sometimes it __44_, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt __45__. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread.It can hardly be seen __46_, but it’s really there. Love is __47__.”
I listened carefully but I __48__ her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly __49_ seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked __50 _. It seemed both of them had had a serious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father __51__ on the country road.
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
“Susan, don’t __52__ me.” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom.”__53__ his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and __54__. But from this experience, I understand that love is just __55__ in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
36.A.keep fit B.rise early C.earn money D.collect money
37.A.magic B.romantic C.fantastic D.attractive
38.A.simple B.easy C.relaxing D.luxurious (奢侈)
39.A.the question B.problem C.interest D.control
40.A.feeling B.love C.quarrel D.smile
41.A.raised B.shook C.nodded D.bowed
42.A.hurt B.injured C.wounded D.harmed
43.A.in great surprise B.in a great embarrassment
C.with deep depression D.at extreme sorrow
44.A.happens B.comes about C.appears D.occurs
45.A.warm and soft B.hot and hard C.thin and cool D.strong and durable
46.A.somewhere and sometime B.anywhere or anytime
C.more or less D.here and there
47.A.inside B.outside C.faraway D.nearby
48.A.could believe B.couldn’t understand
C.wouldn’t recognize D.might know
49.A.got sick B.got stuck C.lay down D.became disabled
50.A.quite healthy B.very pale C.fairly red D.much surprised
51.A.jump high B.go hurriedly C.run fast D.walk slowly
52.A.think about B.talk with C.worry about D.laugh at
53.A.Reading B.Seeing C.Saying D.Writing
54.A.fresh roses B.gold ring C.sweet kisses D.beautiful jewelry
55.A.a thread B.a needle C.the cloth D.the cotton
完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
We always celebrated Dad’s birthday on Thanksgiving Day, even after he entered a nursing home . As years went on , these events took on a 36 meaning for me : A traditional birthday party for Dad , and thanking for all that he had been doing to me in my life . When we knew it might be his 37 birthday, the whole family decided to 38 together for a huge birthday celebration at the nursing home .
Dad was a good story-teller and here was the 39 he had had .During a quiet moment , I announced it was now Dad’s 40 to listen to stories for a change . I wanted everyone to tell Dad what we loved about him . The room became 41 . Then one after another , people told stories from their hearts , while Dad 42 with tears in eyes . People 43 kinds of stories — stories about when they were little , stories about when Dad was young , and stories that shared family treasures .
The stories 44 . Everyone seemed to have more than one story . Even the little grandchildren couldn’t 45 to tell Dad why they loved him . For a man who had been kind to so many people in his life , here was our 46 to celebrate him . A few months later , at Dad’s memorial service , we more fully realized what we had 47 Dad that night . Those are the stories people 48 tell at a funeral (葬礼)after a loved one is no longer 49 to hear the words . They tell stories , full of 50 . But we had given those memories to Dad in his 51 , and we had told them through laughter , accompanied by hugs and joys . He had them to 52 and roll over in his mind during his last days and months .
Words do 53 , and they are enough . We just need to say them or to speak them 54 to the ones we love . That’s the way to 55 love and our chance to celebrate a person in his or her life .
36. A. special B. valuable C. double D. complex
37. A. another B. last C. important D. fiftieth
38. A. unite B. arrange C. move D. gather
39. A. career B. pride C. happiness D. audience
40. A. choice B. wish C. turn D. right
41. A. lively B. still C. cosy(舒适的) D. noisy
42. A. thought B. nodded C. listened D. accepted
43. A. understood B. invented C. recalled D. discussed
44. A. flowed B. passed C. unfolded D. differed
45. A. stop B. stand C. afford D. wait
46. A. responsibility B. situation C. chance D. desire
47. A. returned B. left C. given D. owed
48. A. sincerely B. gently C. normally D. regularly
49. A. available B. happy C. eager D. alive
50. A. tears B. feelings C. joy D. peace
51. A. mind B. life C. world D. work
52. A. hold B. share C. consider D. continue
53. A. suit B. fail C. survive D. matter
54. A. willingly B. publicly C. actually D. truly
55. A. get back B. call up C. give back D. keep up
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中,选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My 14-year-old son, John, and I spotted the coat at the same time. It was hanging at a (an) 36 clothing store. The coat had a black velvet collar, delightful tailoring, a Fifth Avenue label (标签) and a (an) 37 price of $ 28.
We looked at 38 , saying nothing, 39 John’s eyes shone. Dark, woolen topcoats were popular just then with 40 , but could 41 several hundred dollars now.
John 42 the coat. He turned from side to side, eyeing himself in the mirror with a serious, studied 43 that soon changed into a smile. The 44 was perfect. John wore the coat to school the next day and came home wearing a big smile. “How did the kids like your coat?” I asked. “They love it.” He said, carefully 45 it over the chair and smoothing it flat.
Over the next few weeks, the 46 came over John. Quiet, reasoned discussion was 47 argument. He became more thoughtful and eager to 48 . “Good dinner, Mum,” he would say every evening. One day when I suggested that he might start on homework before dinner, John said, “You are right, and I guess I will.”
When I 49 this to one of his teachers and remarked that I didn’t know 50 caused the changes, she said with laughter, “It must be his coat!” At the library, we 51 to meet a friend who had not seen our children for a long time. “ 52 this be John?” he asked, looking up to John’s new height, assessing the cut of his coat, and extending his hand, one gentleman to another.
John and I both knew we should never 53 a person’s clothes for the real person within them. But there is something to be said for 54 a standard of excellence for the world to see, for practicing standards of excellence in thought, speech and behavior, and for 55 what is on the inside with what is on the outside.
36. A. second-hand B. expensive C. big D. cheap
37. A. reasonable B. unbelievable C. special D. average
38. A. each other B. one another C. the other D. others
39. A. therefore B. however C. but D. thus
40. A. adults B. people C. parents D. teenagers
41. A. spend B. cost C. pay D. take
42. A. touched B. buttoned C. held D. obtained
43. A. gesture B. expression C. attitude D. feeling
44. A. color B. price C. fit D. style
45. A. pressing B. taking C. hanging D. folding
46. A. happiness B. satisfaction C. change D. generosity
47. A. because of B. instead of C. aware of D. full of
48. A. please B. regret C. complain D. apologize
49. A. mentioned B. wrote C. reported D. explained
50. A. when B. how C. what D. that
51. A. happened B. came C. intended D. decided
52. A. Should B. Would C. Must D. Could
53. A. watch B. judge C. mistake D. consider
54. A. doing B. showing C. speaking D. wearing
55. A. comparing B. connecting C. combining D. matching
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