完形填空(本题有15小题,每小题1分,共15分)
阅读下面短文,掌握大意,然后从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。

“I can’t  believe what I’m hearing!” I thought to myself. Jeff was the last candidate* for president of Student Union. I really thought I should be chosen.
Later that day, I happened to pass Jeff in the dining room. I offered     1   a polite “Congratulations” and walked to my usual table. To my   2   , Jeff came to me and put his plate beside mine.
“I’m, er – I’m just wondering if you would consider coming to work on my team,” he said nervously. “You are really   3   and you would be a great partner.”
“I don't think so,” I replied, feeling unsure.
“Well,   4   you change your mind, you can tell me tomorrow.” he said before moving to another table.
All that night, I thought about the    5   from Jeff. Maybe being a part of the election* process would give me a chance to make important changes at our school. I decided to    6       Jeff.
    7   of all, I began to create a catchy*advertisement. Within a few days, we     8  a poster with Jeff’s pictures showing him in a number of activities. No one could walk through any hallway     9    passing Jeff’s smiling face.
My next step was to    10 what new activities students would like to have at our school. Many of them wanted a chess club and a volleyball team.
With the information I had collected, Jeff met with the headmaster. The headmaster agreed to add    11  we want to our school program.
With my help, Jeff and our ideas were well received at school.
An eighth grader said, “    12   will be exciting to have Jeff as president.”
    13   these words made my heart filled with pride. I had wanted to become president of Student Union to make a difference. Now I achieved that. Jeff became the most popular candidate and I was a large part of his     14   . The fact that it has made a    15   in other people’s lives is the real prize. What a great feeling!

【小题1】
A.usB.himC.her D.them
【小题2】
A.surpriseB.luckC.funD.love
【小题3】
A.tiredB.happyC.smartD.busy
【小题4】
A.ifB.because C.afterD.while
【小题5】
A.messageB.presentC.dreamD.offer
【小题6】
A.refuseB.leaveC.agreeD.join
【小题7】
A.FirstB.SecondC.ThirdD.Last
【小题8】
A.sentB.inventedC.designedD.bought
【小题9】
A.forB.fromC.withD.without
【小题10】
A.take outB.give outC.work outD.find out
【小题11】
A.everywhereB.somewhereC.everything D.nothing
【小题12】
A.ThisB.ItC.HeD.We
【小题13】
A.HearingB.SeeingC.ThinkingD.Hoping
【小题14】
A.exerciseB.classC.familyD.success
【小题15】
A.friendB.differenceC.mistakeD.living

Years ago, I lived in a building in a large city. The building next to ours was only a few feet away from mine. There was a woman who lived there and whom I had never met, yet I could see her seated by her window each afternoon, sewing (缝纫) and reading.
After several months had gone by, I began to notice that her window was dirty. Everything was unclear through the dirty window. I would say to myself, “Why doesn’t that woman clean her window? It really looks terrible.”
One bright morning I decided to clean my apartment, including cleaning the window.
Late in the afternoon I finished the cleaning, I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest. What a surprise! Across the way, the woman sitting by her window was clearly seen. Her window was clean!
Then it dawned on me. I had been criticizing her dirty window, but all the time I was watching hers through my own dirty window.
That was quite an important lesson for me. How often had I looked at and criticized others through the dirty window of my heart, through my own shortcomings (缺点) ?
From then on, whenever I want to judge (判断) someone, I ask myself first, “Am I looking at him through my own dirty window? ” Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I can see others’ world more clearly.
【小题1】 The writer couldn’t see anything clearly through the window because ________  .

A.the woman’s window was dirtyB.the writer’s window was dirty
C.the woman lived far awayD.the writer was near-sighted
【小题2】 After the writer finished the cleaning, he was surprised to find that ________  .
A.the woman was sitting by her windowB.the woman’s window was still terrible
C.the woman was cleaning her windowD.the woman’s window was clean
【小题3】 The underlined part “it dawned on me ” probably means “________ ”.
A.I began to understand itB.it cheered me up
C.I could see myself through the windowD.it began to get light
【小题4】 From the passage we know that ________ .
A.both the woman and the writer lived in a small townB.the writer often cleaned his window
C.both the woman and the writer worked as cleanersD.the writer never met the woman
【小题5】From the passage we can learn that ________ .
A.one shouldn’t criticize others very often
B.one should often keep his windows clean
C.one should judge himself before he judges others
D.one should look at others through his dirty window

This story is about a young man. He worked hard at his lessons. He was too busy. He didn’t have time to rest, so he was ill. Every night, when he went to bed, he closed his eyes and tried to sleep(睡觉). But he couldn’t. He thought: “I must go to see the doctor.” He said to the doctor. “I can’t go to sleep at night.” “Try counting numbers. When you reach one thousand, you’ll be asleep.” The next day the man came back to the doctor’s office. “Well,” said the doctor, “How are you today?”
“Yes, he said,” I tried counting one, two, three. . . up to (直到)one thousand. But when I reached five hundred and sixty-nine, I began to feel sleepy (感到困倦). I had to get up and drank some tea. Then I went on counting up to one thousand. But I still couldn’t fall asleep.
【小题1】The young man couldn’t go to sleep because ________ .

A.he didn’t finish his lessons
B.he worked too hard and was ill
C.he was worried about his homework
D.there was a lot of housework to do and he couldn’t have a good rest
【小题2】The doctor asked the young man ________ .
A.to count numbers before he went to bed
B.to put all numbers from 1 to 1000 together
C.to count numbers while he was lying in bed
D.to go to bed earlier
【小题3】 The young man came back to the doctor’s office the next day because ___ .
A.he wanted to thank the doctor
B.he was better
C.he wanted to ask the doctor how to count the numbers
D.he still couldn’t go to sleep at night
【小题4】The young man ________ .
A.counted from 569 to 1000
B.counted from 1 to 569 and fell asleep
C.counted from 1 to 569 and got up to drink some tea
D.counted from 1 to 1000 and fell asleep
【小题5】The young man ________ in fact.
A.didn’t understand the doctor’s words.B.couldn’t count numbers
C.didn’t try to sleepD.wasn’t ill at all

A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms(习语), though my teacher told us the importance again and again. But soon, the importance of English idioms was shown in an amusing experience.

One day, I happened to meet an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be surprised. Gently shaking his head,shrugging his shoulders, he said,“You don’t say!” “You don’t say!” I was puzzled. I thought, perhaps this is not a right topic. “Well, I’d better change the topic.” So I said to him. “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? By the way, have you ever been there?” “Certainly, everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it. It was wonderful.” He was deep in thought when I began to talk like a tourist guide. “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. We are very proud of it.” Soon I was interrupted(打断)again by his words: “You don’t say!” I couldn’t help asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it?” “Well, I didn’t ask you to do so,” he answered, greatly surprised. I said, “Didn’t you say ‘you don’t say’?” Hearing this, the Englishman laughed to tears. He began to explain, “ ‘You don’t say’ actually means ‘really!’ It is an expression of surprise. Perhaps you don’t pay attention to English idioms.” I realized I had made a fool of myself. Since then I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions. Remember: what the English teachers said is always right to us students.

1.A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms because       .

A.I had no interest in them

B.English idioms were very difficult

C.I did not realize the importance of them

D.my teacher didn’t tell us the importance of them

2.At first, on hearing “You don’t say,” I thought the foreigner meant       .

A.I had talked too much                    B.I had to stop talking

C.he was not interested in the topic           D.he was only interested in the Great Wall

3.“…was shown in an amusing experience.” The word “amusing” probably means     .

A.interesting        B.important         C.terrible           D.unlucky

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.The Englishman wanted me to act as his guide.

B.The Englishman left China without seeing the Great Wall.

C.The Englishman wanted to see the Great Wall after I talked about it.

D.The Englishman visited the Great Wall and thought it worth visiting.

5.After the Englishman explained the idiom, ___________.

A.I felt very silly                          B.the Englishman became a real fool

C.I became more careful in everything         D.I thought the Englishman had made me a fool

 

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