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16~35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

Roberta appeared on the stage.She took a deep breath and began to   16   .Now she was Portia,a strong-willed   17    in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice.The theater was filled with people.She was speaking with a power she had never before experienced,the words flowing

   18    from her.

  19  .Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition(选拔试演).She  20    being in front of other people.She was very   21    at school.She had never thought she was good enough at anything to  22   much attention.She stayed mostly to herself,making  23   friends.She had excellent grades,   24    she always thought that something was missing.

Two weeks before the audition,Roberta’s mother had heard about it and   25    her to join in.

“I can’t think of anyone else better suited to   26    the part.Remember all the plays you used to act out for us?”

Roberta looked down.“I’m not interested.”

Her mother wouldn’t let the   27    drop.“You’re just a little scared(害怕).Everyone gets scared.You know you   28   do it.The trick is to look past the   29    to find the love of what you’re doing.”

So Roberta had made an appointment(预约)with the head of the Drama Club.She had read the play and found herself excited by the  30  of speaking such rich words.In secret she practiced Portia’s part,  31   the lines by repeating them over and over.It wasn’t hard;she  32    every minute of it.Every time she spoke the words,she had a new  33    of the lines,as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels.

On the day of the audition,she   34    two of Portia’s famous speeches for the auditors.When she had finished,the head of the Drama Club announced the   35    was hers.

16.A.sing                            B.dance                      C.speak                        D.report

17.A.member                B.actress                       C.player                       D.character

18.A.weakly                 B.rapidly                      C.smoothly                   D.slowly

19.A.At first                 B.In fact                       C.After all                    D.In all

20.A.hated                    B.enjoyed                     C.appreciated                D.regretted

21.A.honest                  B.shy                           C.polite                        D.patient

22.A.avoid                   B.focus                        C.pay                           D.attract

23.A.few                      B.a few                        C.several                      D.many

24.A.or                        B.so                             C.for                            D.but

25.A.forced                  B.requested                   C.encouraged                D.reminded

26.A.accept                  B.play                          C.offer                         D.learn

27.A.role                      B.matter                       C.interest                      D.grade

28.A.can                      B.must                         C.may                          D.should

29.A.anger                   B.pain                          C.sadness                      D.fear

30.A.purpose                B.way                          C.idea                          D.importance

31.A.memorizing                                             B.organizing

C.checking                                                      D.improving

32.A.disliked                B.loved                        C.expected                    D.bore

33.A.consideration                                           B.description

C.selection                                                       D.understanding

34.A.practiced                     B.planned                     C.performed                 D.delivered

35.A.part                      B.play                          C.speech                       D.position

I moved to a new neighborhood two months ago. In the house with a large  21  across the road lived a taxi driver, a single parent with two school-age children. At the end of the day, he would  22  his taxi on the road. I  23  why he did not park it in the garage.

Then one day I learnt that he had another car in his garage. In the afternoon he would come home  24  work, leave his taxi and go out for his  25  affairs in his other car, not in his taxi. I felt it was  26 

I was curious to see his personal car but did not make it until I  27  to be outside one evening two weeks  28  ,when the garage door was  29   and he drove out in his “own” car: a Rolls-Royce(劳斯莱斯)! It shook me completely  30  I realized what that meant. You see, he was a taxi driver. But 31   inside, he saw himself as something else: a Rolls-Royce owner and a(n)32  . He drove others in his taxi but himself and his children in his Rolls-Royce. The world looked at his taxi and  33   him a taxi driver. But for him, a taxi was just something he drove for a living. Rolls-Royce was something he drove for a(n)34  . 

We go to bed every night and  35   every morning as parents or children, not as bankers, CEOs or professors. We go for a  36   as close friends or go for a vacation as a  37 . We love life as it is. Yet often, we base our entire happiness and success on how high we  38   the social ladder—how much bigger and better a  39 we have. And we ignore our Rolls-Royce, by keeping it dusty in our garage. We should focus more on  40  we are than what we do! 

1.

A.window

B.garage

C.door

D.yard

 

2.

A.park

B.stop

C.check

D.repair

 

3.

A.knew

B.understood

C.asked

D.wondered

 

4.

A.for

B.out of

C.without

D.from

 

5.

A.business

B.national

C.personal

D.public

 

6.

A.wasteful

B.meaningful

C.wonderful

D.plentiful

 

7.

A.appeared

B.intended

C.expected

D.happened

 

8.

A.later

B.more

C.ago

D.before

 

9.

A.broken

B.fine

C.shut

D.open

 

10.

A.once

B.before

C.when

D.until

 

11.

A.far

B.deep

C.long

D.little

 

12.

A.driver

B.engineer

C.father

D.son

 

13.

A.called

B.made

C.elected

D.turned

 

14.

A.experience

B.earning

C.life

D.position

 

15.

A.stay up

B.wake up

C.stay home

D.go home

 

16.

A.competition

B.performance

C.debate

D.party

 

17.

A.family

B.company

C.team

D.whole

 

18.

A.build

B.climb

C.stand

D.lay

 

19.

A.house

B.garage

C.car

D.taxi

 

20.

A.who

B.what

C.which

D.Where

 

II.完形填空

Good Heart to Lean on

More than I realized, Dad has helped me keep my balance.

When I was growing up, I was embarrassed (尴尬的) to be seen with my father. He was severely disabled and very___21___,and when we would walk together, his hand on my arm for___22___, people would stare. I would inwardly feel uncomfortable at the unwanted___23___.If he ever noticed or was bothered, he never___24___that he knew.

It was__25___to coordinate (cooperate ) our steps — his hesitant, mine impatient — and because of that, we didn’t___26___much as we went along. But as we started out, he always said,"You set the___27___.I will try to follow you."

Our usual walk was to or from the subway, which was___28___he got to work. He went to work despite illness and nasty weather. He almost never missed a day and would___29___it to the office even if others could not. A matter of___30___.

He never talked about himself as an object of pity, nor did he show any envy of the more fortunate or___31___. What he looked for___32___others was a "good heart", and if he found one, the___33___was good enough for him.

Now that I am older, I believe that his idea is a proper___34___by which to judge people, even though I___35___don’t know exactly what a "good heart" is.___ 36___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___37___I was unwilling to be seen with him during our___38___. Now that I am older, I’m sorry that I never told him how sorry I was for my feeling___39___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___40___my balance, and say, "You set the pace. I will try to follow you."

21.A.strong     B.energetic     C.short         D.handsome

22.A.balance    B.strength      C.comfort     D.courage

23.A.care     B.attention      C.situation     D.friendship

24.A.hoped     B.found         C.liked          D.showed

25.A.easy      B.difficult      C.possible     D.necessary

26.A.see        B.pay          C.say         D.give

27.A.rule      B.time          C.step         D.pace

28.A.how     B.why          C.when         D.where

29.A.get       B.make          C.take         D.walk

30.A.joy       B.faith          C.belief         D.pride

31.A.rich     B.successful      C.able         D.hardworking

32.A.on        B.in             C.at             D.with

33.A.owner      B.keeper         C.winner         D.other

34.A.method     B.value         C.standard       D.level

35.A.yet       B.also          C.ever         D.still

36.A.And     B.But          C.Now         D.Then

37.A.sensed      B.smelled        C.agreed         D.recognized

38.A.walks       B.talks         C.stays         D.visits

39.A.afraid       B.proud          C.ashamed      D.disappointed

40.A.find     B.keep         C.refill         D.regain

 

About one year ago, a couple with three children moved into the apartment next door to me. I never heard any noise from the children. Instead, I often heard the parents yelling   __26__   at the kids, not in a nice tone, but in a   __27__  one.

We often   __28__  in the hallway. I always greeted them, but the only __29__   I ever got was a “hello” from the eight­year­old girl. I usually   __30__   to see my doctor and one day when I returned they were just   __31__   their apartment and the little girl was   __32__   the outside door open for the others. I   __33__   in the car doing   __34__   things because I wasn't eager to be snubbed(冷落) again. Finally, I got out of my car and walked towards the door. The parents were telling their daughter to hurry and get into the car,   __35__   the little girl was still holding the door,  __36__   me! I hurried although I was still in pain from my injury.

I forgot to tell her how  __37__   I was for her kindness. I wrote a note saying how much her act of kindness had   __38__ an old man's heart.

The next day there was a   __39__   on my door and it was the little girl and her father. She was quite   __40__   of her behavior and thanked me. Then I noticed her mother standing there too. Her parents  __41__   me.

From then on when we met in the hallway we always greeted each other,in a friendly   __42__.

Last night there was a heavy snow. I looked out at my car and   __43__   how I was going to keep my doctor's   __44__   because I could only walk for a short time. This morning when I opened the front door, all the snow was removed.

Isn't it  __45__   that the small kind act of an 8­year­old girl can change so many things for the better? It is said that good things come from small acts.

1.

A.quietly

B.strangely

C.quickly

D.angrily

 

2.

A.frightening

B.exciting

C.sincere

D.kind

 

3.

A.quarreled

B.met

C.chatted

D.argued

 

4.

A.present

B.result

C.reply

D.return

 

5.

A.went out

B.set out

C.took out

D.gave out

 

6.

A.decorating

B.cleaning

C.returning

D.leaving

 

7.

A.breaking

B.operating

C.holding

D.unlocking

 

8.

A.kept

B.remained

C.insisted

D.continued

 

9.

A.favorite

B.irrelevant

C.unnecessary

D.curious

 

10.

A.but

B.and

C.so

D.then

 

11.

A.hunting for

B.asking for

C.waiting for

D.calling for

 

12.

A.beneficial

B.influential

C.anxious

D.grateful

 

13.

A.strengthened

B.broken

C.touched

D.saved

 

14.

A.note

B.knock

C.invitation

D.picture

 

15.

A.proud

B.aware

C.afraid

D.sure

 

16.

A.admitted

B.recognized

C.praised

D.thanked

 

17.

A.manner

B.appearance

C.sound

D.announcement

 

18.

A.found

B.ignored

C.remembered

D.wondered

 

19.

A.promise

B.appointment

C.suggestion

D.attention

 

20.

A.amazing

B.confusing

C.scaring

D.challenging

 

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