完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

    When I was a young girl, I spent a lot of time with my grandparents, who lived in a community especially for the elderly and near to an old people's home. They used to tell me that few volunteers would go there and said if someone elderly engages me in  36  ,I'd better make time for them. As a result,I   37  be the only person they got to talk to that day. I've never forgotten this and still  38   time to chat with elderly people.

    So when I   39  a 100-dollar prize in the kindness competition for my community, I  40 thought of the elderly! I then  41  my local community centre and told them how I'd made a suggestion that if I had 100 dollars to  42  my community, I would use it for the elderly who were living    43  . I asked, "Could you do something a bit  44  so that they could all get something from this   45  ?”"Yes, of course, we could do a buffet (自助餐)and dance,”the centre manager told me.

    I thought this was a fantastic   46  and a very worthwhile use of the   47  .We bought food and beverages (饮料) enough to serve about 30 elderly residents. A poster was    48  to announce it and it was   49  for an afternoon.

    I went up to see how it was all  50  and it turned out to be a very enjoyable afternoon. I was very  51  to see that the people I wanted to serve had a wonderful and enjoyable times. It  52  me that one is never too   53  to have fun! I knew my grandparents would have been very  54 of me. It also helped me to remember that whatever is going on in the world,we can still make a(n) 55 to other people's lives.

A. walking               B. argument          C. conversation            D. shopping

A. might                   B. must                C. would                     D. should

A. consume               B. spare                C. devote                     D. share

A. won                     B. admitted           C. impressed                D. paid

A. eventually             B. usually             C. immediately             D. always

A. recognized            B. joined               C. contacted                 D. congratulated

A. purchase               B. create               C. benefit                    D. match

A. freely                   B. comfortably      C. lonely                      D. alone

A. adventurous       B. strange             C. special                     D. merciful

A donation               B. movement         C. collection                D. recreation

A. promise               B. idea                 C. discovery                 D. comment

A. community          B. competition      C. money                     D. space

A. thought of           B. put up              C. agreed on                D. sent up

A. known                B. applied             C. arranged                  D. read

A. going                  B. existing            C. preparing                 D. ending

A. pleased                   B. hopeful            C. curious                    D. anxious

A. provided             B. challenged               C. reminded                 D. puzzled

A. young                 B. busy                 C. poor                        D. old

A. proud                 B. ashamed .         C. cautious                   D. aware

【小题20】A. fortune            B. influence          C. promise                D. contribution

阅读理解 (共20小题; 每小题2分,满分40分)

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

I felt encouraged by his words and began to swim more calmly.But my clothes stuck to me like a heavy weight.I could hardly stay above the surface.

Counsel saw this.“Shall I cut them?”he asked.

With a knife he cut my clothes from top to bottom and took them of quickly while I swam for both of us.

Then I did the same for Counsel,and we continued to swim near each other.

 But we were in serious trouble.The crew(船员)might not have noticed our disappearance.

And if they had,they could not return because the rudder(舵)had broken.Counsel thought of all this,and calmly made his plans.We decided to wait for the ship as long as possible,because we had no other hope of safety.I suggested that we save our strength so that both of us would not be tired out at the same time.This was how we did it:While one of us lay on his back,quite still,with arms crossed and legs stretched out(伸直),the other would swim and push him along.We changed every ten minutes or so.In this way we could swim for hours,perhaps till daylight.The crash(破裂声)of the ship and the whale(鲸)had appeared at about eleven o’clock.We had about eight hours to swim before daylight.This seemed possible,if the sea remained calm.

What happened to the man who told the story?

A.He and his companion got into the water to test their strength.

B.He jumped into the water to save the broken rudder.

C.He was knocked into the water by his enemy.

D.He was thrown into the sea when the ship struck a whale.

Why did the two men cut their clothes?

A.Because no people helped them to take off their clothes.

B.Because they couldn’t take off their clothes on the sea.

C.Because they wanted to get rid of their clothes quickly.

D.Because they wanted to lifebuoys(救生圈)with their clothes.

What does the word “still” in the last paragraph mean?

A.not moving                    B.even                        C.yet                          D.however

n order to save their strength,______.

A.one of them pushed the other while swimming and then they changed

B.they both swam calmly

C.they crossed their arms and stretched their legs on the water

D.they lay on their backs instead of swimming

Which one of the following is true?

A.Neither of the two men was good swimmers.

B.The sea was calm before eleven o’clock that night.

C.The story took place at night.

D.The two men had to swim eight hours to catch up with the ship.

I recently heard a story about a famous scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs(突破). He was being interviewed by a reporter who asked him    1   he thought he was able to be so much more    2   than the average person.
He responded that it all came from a(n)   3   with his mother that occurred when he was about 2. He had been trying to   4  milk from the fridge when he    5   the slippery(光滑的) bottle, its contents running all over the kitchen floor.
When his mother came in,    6   shouting at him or giving him a lecture, she said, “Robert, what a great and wonderful    7   you have made! I have    8   seen such a huge pool of milk. Well, the damage has already been    9  . Would you like to get down and    10   in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?”
Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, “Robert, whenever you make a mess like this, eventually you have to restore everything to its proper order. So, how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge(海绵), a towel or a mop. Which do you prefer?” He chose the sponge.
His mother then said, “ You know, what we have here is a    11  experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two    12   hands. Let’s go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can   13 .” The little boy learned that if he    14   the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful    15  !
This scientist then said that it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be    16  to make mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just    17   for learning something new, which is,    18  , what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment “doesn't   19 ,” we usually learn something    20   from it.

【小题1】
A.whyB.whatC.whenD.how
【小题2】
A.capableB.ableC.creativeD.original
【小题3】
A.coincidenceB.experienceC.incidentD.conflict
【小题4】
A.carryB.bringC.removeD.fetch
【小题5】
A.fellB.lostC.escapedD.dropped
【小题6】
A.rather thanB.instead of C.other thanD.in place of
【小题7】
A.pictureB.massC.mapD.mess
【小题8】
A.rarelyB.happilyC.frequentlyD.angrily
【小题9】
A.gotB.sufferedC.done D.received
【小题10】
A.jumpB.play C.enjoyD.lay
【小题11】
A.failedB.successfulC.fantasticD.painful
【小题12】
A.strongB.tinyC.thinD.weak
【小题13】
A.get itB.put itC.try itD.make it
【小题14】
A.controlled B.possessedC.occupiedD.grasped
【小题15】
A.exampleB.teachingC.lessonD.instruction
【小题16】
A.anxiousB.nervousC.fearfulD.afraid
【小题17】
A.situationsB.opportunitiesC.occasionsD.turns
【小题18】
A.after allB.above allC.first of allD.in all
【小题19】
A.doB.finishC.goD.work
【小题20】
A.worthyB.costlyC.valuableD.interesting

完形(15%)
Albert Einstein said, “In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.” Once __41 __, such opportunities are like valuable diamonds hidden in the sand.
Several years ago, I spoke at a school about how we were surrounded by “___42___  ” if we could only recognize them. A man stopped by to see me, and I remembered him as somebody who had suffered through a(n) ___43___ divorce (离婚) and was examining what was most important to him. He took a small ___44___ out of his pocket. Here is what he said to me that day.
“I ___45___ on this stone when I was leaving church last Sunday. You had spoken about  ___46___ opportunities—diamonds. I put the stone in my ___47___ to remind me to look for those “diamonds” that I need. I have been trying to sell my business . On Monday morning, a man who seemed interested in ___48___ some of my stock (股票) stopped by. I thought, ‘Here’s my diamond—don’t let it ___49___!’ I sold the entire stock to him by noon. Now my next diamond is to find a new ___50___  !”
Not long afterward, he did find a new and better job. From then on, he decided to keep his stone with him all the time as a ___51___ to look for “diamonds” as he dug through the ___52___ of life.
Richard DeVos is right when he points out. “This is an exciting world. It is filled with opportunities. Great moments wait around every corner.” Those moments are diamonds that,   ___53___ left unrecognized, will be forever lost.
Are you looking for “diamonds” every day? If not, you may ___54___ pass them by! Perhaps there is a diamond of opportunity hidden in the difficulty you’re ___55___ now.

【小题1】
A.givenB.discoveredC.sentD.made
【小题2】
A.opportunitiesB.dangersC.diamondsD.chances
【小题3】
A.painfulB.stupidC.normalD.original
【小题4】
A.ballB.stoneC.paperD.flower
【小题5】
A.steppedB.dependedC.foughtD.based
【小题6】
A.stealingB.acceptingC.recognizingD.realizing
【小题7】
A.purseB.pocketC.bagD.house
【小题8】
A.sellingB.buyingC.huntingD.casting
【小题9】
A.go offB.give inC.stay up D.watch out
【小题10】
A.buyerB.jobC.stockD.rock
【小题11】
A.sceneB.prizeC.reminderD.power
【小题12】
A.difficultiesB.hopesC.charactersD.cases
【小题13】
A.unlessB.thoughC.forD.if
【小题14】
A.happilyB.easilyC.luckilyD.dangerously
【小题15】
A.expressingB.satisfyingC.breakingD.experiencing

完形(15%)

 Albert Einstein said, “In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.” Once __41 __, such opportunities are like valuable diamonds hidden in the sand.

Several years ago, I spoke at a school about how we were surrounded by “___42___  ” if we could only recognize them. A man stopped by to see me, and I remembered him as somebody who had suffered through a(n) ___43___ divorce (离婚) and was examining what was most important to him. He took a small ___44___ out of his pocket. Here is what he said to me that day.

“I ___45___ on this stone when I was leaving church last Sunday. You had spoken about  ___46___ opportunities—diamonds. I put the stone in my ___47___ to remind me to look for those “diamonds” that I need. I have been trying to sell my business . On Monday morning, a man who seemed interested in ___48___ some of my stock (股票) stopped by. I thought, ‘Here’s my diamond—don’t let it ___49___!’ I sold the entire stock to him by noon. Now my next diamond is to find a new ___50___  !”

Not long afterward, he did find a new and better job. From then on, he decided to keep his stone with him all the time as a ___51___ to look for “diamonds” as he dug through the ___52___ of life.

Richard DeVos is right when he points out. “This is an exciting world. It is filled with opportunities. Great moments wait around every corner.” Those moments are diamonds that,   ___53___ left unrecognized, will be forever lost.

Are you looking for “diamonds” every day? If not, you may ___54___ pass them by! Perhaps there is a diamond of opportunity hidden in the difficulty you’re ___55___ now.

1.A.given           B.discovered            C.sent          D.made

2.A.opportunities       B.dangers           C.diamonds      D.chances

3.A.painful         B.stupid                C.normal            D.original

4.A.ball                B.stone             C.paper         D.flower

5.A.stepped         B.depended          C.fought            D.based

6.A.stealing            B.accepting         C.recognizing       D.realizing

7.A.purse           B.pocket                C.bag           D.house

8.A.selling         B.buying                C.hunting           D.casting

9.A.go off          B.give in               C.stay up       D.watch out

10.A.buyer          B.job              C.stock             D.rock

11.A.scene          B.prize             C.reminder      D.power

12.A.difficulties       B.hopes             C.characters        D.cases

13.A.unless         B.though                C.for           D.if

14.A.happily            B.easily                C.luckily           D.dangerously

15.A.expressing     B.satisfying            C.breaking      D.experiencing

 

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