Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C, and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

When I was little, my family used to move frequently. Before I could even get acquainted with my schoolmates, my family was on the move again. I became very  36  because of this.

But a girl with dark skin and ling shiny hair changed me. Here best characteristics are her openness and   37  . She is always smiling, like a beautiful sunflower following the sun. without doubt I enjoyed being with her and soon we became good friends. As time went by, I   38  became a happy girl. But this joyful period didn’t last long. We were admitted to different colleges. I felt like I had gone back to my always-on-the-move childhood. I felt  39  and helpless and I was afraid that I would  40  her as my best friend. She stayed calm and said to me :“Rain, you can achiever more than I do, so  1  to your dreams and make a big effort! Real friendship doesn’t fade and we will be best friends forever.” Maybe she didn’t realize what a great  42  she was to me at that time.

However, it turned out that my concerns were well-founded(有根据的). I felt that the   43  between us was getting bigger and bigger. One day, she sent me a text message happily telling me that she had fallen in love with a handsome boy in her class.

I felt happy for her, but at the same time I was secretly worried about our friendship. I   44  her several times intending to tell her to think easefully about her relationship with the boy, but I got no more messages from her. I felt sad that perhaps our friendship would not   45  . I had almost given up hope until she visited me at my campus a week later. She looked   46  but was wearing the most beautiful smile. She gave me a big hug and said: “I’m sorry. I want to be myself and your friend forever!” We cried together, ignoring the people walking past. She told me her sad story, and we knew we had gone back to how it was before.

Now I firmly believer that distance and time can’t   47  you from a friend. If you care enough about each other, friendship never fades.

A.silent     B.aggressive C.impatient  D.greedy

A.faithfulness   B.cheerfulness   C.quietness   D.kindness

A.gradually     B.normally       C.frequently D.regularly

A.scared    B.shabby      C.cold-hearted     D.unreasonable

A.leave     B.miss  C.lose   D.abandon

A.look forwardB.hold on      C.get down  D.give thought

A.burden   B.example    C.encouragement D.wonder

A.difference  B.distance      C.misunderstanding     D.complaint

A.visited   B.messaged  C.telephoned       D.wrote

A.negotiate  B.develop      C.survive     D.accelerate

A.cheerful   B.dynamic    C.calm  D.pale

A.protect    B. prevent       C.free   D.separate

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从每题所给的四个选项(ABCD)中,选出最佳选项。

Mary had her own special kind of joy, and she knew exactly how to spread it around. She lifted children from  31  into laughter, love, and belonging. Each time she found a new  32  for a child, she gave the family one of her little homemade paper roses. It had become a  33  for her, and the families didn't ever forget it.

One evening, Mary was  34  a meeting for adoptive parents. One of the  35  fathers stood up to introduce himself. But before he spoke, he reached into his coat pocket and held up a  36 , red paper rose.

“Twenty years ago today, I felt alone and  37 . I didn't know the talents inside me or what was possible for me.

Then Mary  38  two wonderful people into my life. They taught me what it was like to feel  39 . They not only loved me  40 . They opened a world of  41  that I didn't know existed. My new parents told me, ‘Reach for your dreams!’

I did, and today I'm  42  to be giving that chance to a child who  43  just like me. My mother gave me this little rose. By now, all of you  44  where she got it so long ago.

Mary sent me a new rose just yesterday. And my new rose  45  a new spring, a beautiful new  46  for my own little girl. It  47  me to show her what unconditional love is, and to teach her to reach for her own beautiful dreams.

Thank you, Mary, for the special little things like roses that  48  our lives together. And thank you for all you've done for me and so many families over the years!”

One brief even can send our spirits soaring or  49  us in quiet to ponder a new beginning. 50  it is also the very small things, like Mary's roses, that tie together the meaningful things.

A. poverty                B. loneliness               C. misery                    D. suffering

A. home           B. place               C. school              D. life

A. glory            B. favor               C. habit               D. tradition

A. organizing        B. planning                 C. hosting              D. attending

A. new              B. grateful                  C. kind                D. active

A. broken          B. faded                    C. treasured            D. dried

A. tasteless         B. powerless                 C. priceless              D. worthless

A. directed         B. introduced               C. brought             D. accepted

A. loved           B. protected            C. cared              D. cheered

A. silently        B. continuously          C. unintentionally   D. unconditionally

A. necessities      B. possibilities                C. beauties             D. riches

A. eager          B. willing                     C. proud              D. lucky

A. started out      B. came up                   C. turned out           D. grew up

A. understand      B. guess                      C. tell               D. know  

A. replaces        B. symbolizes                C. equals            D. creates

A. chance         B. mystery               C. challenge            D. beginning

A. reminds            B. helps                        C. accompanies         D. drives

A. fix             B. close                 C. tie                   D. gather

A. cause            B. push                        C. put                            D. leave

A. Yet            B. Besides                    C. Otherwise           D. Therefore

完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

    阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know a new classmate.I  36  to look around when a gentle hand  37  my shoulder.I turned around to find a wrinkled, little  38  lady looking up at me with a smile.

She said, “Hi.My name is Rose.I’m eighty-seven years old.Can I give you a hug?” I laughed and  39  responded, “Of course you may!” and she gave me a giant squeeze.

“Why are you in college at such a young, innocent  40 ?”I asked.“I always  41  having a college education and now I’m getting  42    !” she told me.

Later, we became close friends.Every day we would leave class together and she  43  her wisdom and experience with me.Over the  44  of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she  45    made friends wherever she went.

At the  46  of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet(宴会).I’ll  47  forget what she taught us.When she was introduced, frustrated and a little embarrassed, she cleared her  48  and said, “We do not stop playing because we are old; we  49  old because we stop playing.There are only two secrets to staying  50   , being happy, and achieving success.You have to  51  and find humor every day.You’ve got to have a dream.When you  52  your dreams, you die.”

One week after graduation Rose died  53  in her sleep.Many college students attended her funeral in tribute to(悼念)the wonderful woman who taught  54  example that it’s never too  55  to be all you can possibly be.

A.lay down    B.stood up      C.fell off   D.went out

A.touched     B.felt          C.wounded     D.clapped

A.beautiful   B.young        C. old      D.kind-hearted

A.sadly   B.coldly        C. absently    D.enthusiastically

A.age     B.speed    C. point    D.year

A.talked about  B.tried out      C. looked forward   D.dreamed of

A.those   B.one      C.that     D.they 

A.learned B.told     C.shared  D.debated

A.course B.path     C.distance     D.road

A.easily B.rarely   C.unwillingly      D.strangely

A.middle      B.beginning    C.end      D.top  

A.ever    B.never    C.still    D.already

A.throat      B.face     C.nose     D.eyes 

A.grow    B.prove    C.look     D.stay   

A.rich    B.healthy      C.cheerful     D.young    

A.eat B.cry C.laugh    D.shout   

A.have    B.lose C.get              D.keep   

A.bitterly    B.fortunately      C.peacefully   D.hopefully

A.to  B.for              C.in       D.by    

A.early   B.bad C.good     D.late 

Twenty years ago I drove a taxi for a living. One night I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30 AM. When I­­­­­­­­­­­­   21  -,I found the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor    22 
I walked to the door and knocked “Just a minute” answered a weak elderly      23
After a long pause the door opened. A small woman in her eighties stood    24    me by her side was a small suitcase. I took the suitcase to the car and then  25to help the woman. She took my arm and we walked   26 toward the car.
She kept thanking me for my kindness. “It’s nothing” I told her. “I just try to   27  my passengers the way I would want my mother treated.” “Oh you’re such a good man.” She said. When we got into the taxi she gave me an address and then asked“Could you drive   28 downtown”
“It’s not the shortest way” I answered quickly.
“Oh I’m   29 ” she said. “I’m on my way to a hospice临终医院. I don’t have any   30  left. The doctor says I don’t have very long.”
I quietly reached over and   31  the meter计价器.
For the next two hours we drove through the city. She   32  me the building where she had once worked the neighborhood where she had lived and the furniture shop that had once been a ballroom where she had gone  33  as a girl.
Sometimes she’d ask me to slow down in front of a   34 building and would sit staring into the darkness saying nothing.
At  35  she suddenly said” I’m tired. Let’s go now.”
We drove in silence to the   36 she had given me. “How much do I   37 you” she asked. “Nothing.” I said. “You have to make a living” she answered. “Oh there are other   38 ” I answered. Almost without thinking I   39  and gave her a hug. She held onto me tightly. Our hug ended with her remark“You gave an old woman a little moment of joy.”
I walked into the  40 morning light. Behind me, a door shut. It was the sound of the closing of a life.

【小题1】
A.waitedB.stoppedC.arrivedD.wandered
【小题2】
A.windowB.houseC.doorD.glass
【小题3】
A.soundB.whisperC.signD.voice
【小题4】
A.beneathB.beforeC.behindD.over
【小题5】
A.walkedB.leftC.returnedD.stepped
【小题6】
A.calmlyB.hurriedlyC.quietlyD.slowly
【小题7】
A.receiveB.collectC.treatD.drive
【小题8】
A.throughB.fromC.toD.towards
【小题9】
A.out of workB.in no hurryC.on no purposeD.out of danger
【小题10】
A.hopeB.moneyC.timeD.family
【小题11】
A.turned onB.shut offC.switched overD.covered up
【小题12】
A.showedB.pointedC.indicatedD.forgot
【小题13】
A.workingB.growingC.playingD.dancing
【小题14】
A.memorialB.significantC.particularD.similar
【小题15】
A.dawnB.sunsetC.noonD.night
【小题16】
A.houseB.addressC.directionD.destination
【小题17】
A.payB.oweC.promiseD.save
【小题18】
A.carsB.buildingsC.passengersD.chances
【小题19】
A.noddedB.landedC.swungD.bent
【小题20】
A.dimB.colorfulC.brightD.black

The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn't already know.

I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a wrinkled,little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being. She said,“Hi, handsome. My name is Rose. I' m eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?”I laughed and enthusiastically responded,“Of course you may.”and she gave me a giant squeeze. “Why are you in college at such a young,innocent age?”I asked. She jokingly replied,“I'm here to meet a rich husband,get married,have a couple of children,and then retire and travel.”“No,seriously?”I asked. I was curious what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age.

 “I always dreamed of having a college education and now I'm getting one. ”she told me. After class we walked to the student union building and shared a chocolate milk- shake. We became instant friends. Every day for the next three months, we would leave class together and talk nonstop. I was always attracted listening to this “time machine” as she shared her wisdom and experience with me.

 Over the course of the year,Rose became a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the attention from the other students. She was living it up.

At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I'll never forget what she taught us. She was introduced and stepped up to the podium(讲台). As she began to deliver her prepared speech,she dropped her 3x5 cards on the floor. Frustrated and a little embarrassed, she leaned into the microphone and simply said,“I'm sorry I'm so nervous. I gave up beer for Lent(一种威士忌的牌子)  and this whisky is killing me. I'll never get my speech back in order to let me just tell you what I know.”

As we laughed she cleared her throat and began:“We do not stop playing because we are old;we grow old because we stop playing. There are only four secrets to staying young,being happy,and achieving success.” “You have to laugh and find humor every day.” You've got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams,you die. We have so many people walking around who are dead and don't even know it.” “There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don't do one productive thing,you will turn twenty years old. If I am eighty-seven years old and stay in bed for a year and never do anything, I will turn eighty-eight. Anybody can grow older. It’s non-optional but that doesn't take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change.” “Have no regrets. The elderly usually don't have regrets for what we did,but rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death are those with regrets.” She concluded her speech by courageously singing “The Rose.” She challenged each of us to study the lyrics and live them out in our daily lives. At the year's end Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago.

One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep. Over two thousand college students attended her funeral in honor of the wonderful woman who taught by example that it's never too late to be all you can possibly be. When you finish reading this, please send this peaceful word of advice to your friends and family, they’ll really enjoy it! These words have been passed along in loving memory of ROSE.

1.The writer provides the details about Rose in Paragraph 2 to show that_______.

A. she was an innocent and enthusiastic person

B. she was an optimistic and humorous person

C. she was an aggressive person with a strong sense of honor

D. she was an intelligent person with highly motivated personality

2.Why does the writer compare Rose to “time machine” in Paragraph 3?

A. To describe the friendship between Rose and her young schoolmates.

B. To stress her old age and rich wisdom and experience.

C. To show that she enjoyed dressing up in spite of her old age.

D. To emphasize that she took on the challenge at such an old age.

3.Which of the following best explains the sentence ”We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing”(Paragraph 6)?

A. “If we lose our dreams, we will regret for what we did when young.”

B. “If we don’t laugh every day, we will easily get old.”

C. “Once we stop seeking and working for our dreams, we will really become old.”

D. “Once we stop exercising, we will get weaker physically and mentally.”

4.It can be inferred from Paragraph 6 that________.

A. those who don’t have dreams are as good as dead

B. growing old is uncontrollable but growing up is optional

C. the elderly usually feel regretful for what they did

D. our talent and ability decline with age

5.The method the writer uses to describe the character of Rose is________.

A. making comments               B. making comparisons

C. providing arguments             D. giving examples

6.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. Meeting challenges            B. Secrets to success

C. Dream in heart                D. My best friend

 

违法和不良信息举报电话:027-86699610 举报邮箱:58377363@163.com

精英家教网