完形填空,阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中。选出最佳选项。

  It's a sad and familiar sentence from a beggar that we often hear.Usually, when asked“Can you spare some   1   ? ”, I've been struck with a feeling of   2   if I passed by without giving a coin or two.

  My conscience was hurt again when I was making a   3   in Venice in 2006.I was sitting in a quiet cafe.Outside the care on the street was an old woman on her knees,   4  .Steady streams of   5   were walking past her.A young backpacker stood away from the crowd drinking something.but I noticed he was also   6   the woman.

  She knelt motionlessly, her head almost touching the ground, a worn blanket providing little   7   against the cold.The sight was especially   8   when compared with the signs of the   9   city around her.

  A tourist group hurried along the street,   10   at the woman and walked on.Another group of tourists arrived,   11   again, walked past her.The backpacker watched.Then, as I prepared to leave, I stopped at the sight ofthe backpacker   12   and placing some money in the woman's cup.He did this rather   13  .just before the arrival of another tourist group.I watched   14   the leader of the group stopped and put some money in the cup.With the young man   15   the way, other tourists followed suit.

  The young backpacker   16   this process in front ofthe next tour party going past.Once again, the subtle peer(同伴)pressure   17   on the tourists, who all added coins to the cup.His work done, the young man walked over to the old beggar woman and said, “I hope that   18   a bit.”

  I placed some money in the woman's cup and   19   my tour, light-bearted after witneaaing such a   20   act of caring.

(1)

[  ]

A.

time

B.

effort

C.

change

D.

reward

(2)

[  ]

A.

satisfaction

B.

guilt

C.

anger

D.

pleasure

(3)

[  ]

A.

lecture

B.

report

C.

study

D.

tour

(4)

[  ]

A.

crying

B.

being

C.

singing

D.

dancing

(5)

[  ]

A.

passengers

B.

customers

C.

tourisis

D.

foreigners

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[  ]

A.

ignoring

B.

serving

C.

observing

D.

following

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[  ]

A.

protection

B.

prevention

C.

preparation

D.

presentation

(8)

[  ]

A.

frightening

B.

touching

C.

fascinating

D.

interestin

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[  ]

A.

peaceful

B.

noisy

C.

wealthy

D.

primitive

(10)

[  ]

A.

glanced

B.

laughed

C.

shouted

D.

stared

(11)

[  ]

A.

unless

B.

so

C.

but

D.

or

(12)

[  ]

A.

looking around

B.

stepping forward

C.

getting about

D.

breaking in

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[  ]

A.

secretly

B.

carelessly

C.

deliberately

D.

eagerly

(14)

[  ]

A.

since

B.

before

C.

after

D.

as

(15)

[  ]

A.

showing

B.

pushing

C.

losing

D.

pointing

(16)

[  ]

A.

stopped

B.

valued

C.

made

D.

repeated

(17)

[  ]

A.

moved

B.

relied

C.

worked

D.

carried

(18)

[  ]

A.

helps

B.

matters

C.

counts

D.

improves

(19)

[  ]

A.

cancelled

B.

continued

C.

started

D.

delayed

(20)

[  ]

A.

funny

B.

smart

C.

simple

D.

modest

完形填空。
     I am a people watcher, a trait magnified when I travel. On
the train to and from Tokyo, I realized,   1   , that my
fellow riders who were Japanese rarely   2     up and around
or used their eyes to interact with other people. This   3 
me at first. To my American mind such interaction has the
  4    of mutual (相互的) acknowledgement. But  then  I
remembered    5   that the Japanese rarely maintain direct
eye contact. Perhaps my people watching seemed  6     . I
tried to be more subtle (细心的).
      I had also read how the Japanese feel     7     to each other
as a group by a sense of responsibility.    8     , as a Caucasian
Westerner, I was obviously an outsider, I often     9     being a
temporary member of the group. Once, sitting at a long stop of
a local train, I 10  as several people got up and left the car
when a faster train to their  11   pulled into the station. It
was cold outside and every person   12  to press the
"CLOSE" button as they exited the train doors to help keep out
the cold air for the group  13onboard.
    I always feel a bit embarrassed at having the unearned
good fortune of being a  14   speaker of the language. In
Japan I was  15  for the many kind strangers who were
willing to use their English to  16   me. And in a country
where the Roman alphabet is not used in the local language,
the abundant English signage was  17  aimed at helping
travelers.
     For the most part on this trip, I found that I was left
alone until I asked for help.I   18  little curiosity or interest
in interacting with me.   When I entered a restaurant or shop,
I felt I was   19 as a local resident would be. Welcome is the
greeting often shouted out   20  by the staff when customers
enter restaurants or stores.
(     )1. A. however        
(     )2. A. looked        
(     )3. A. surprised      
(     )4. A. character      
(     )5. A. reading        
(     )6. A. polite        
(     )7. A. upset          
(     )8. A. As though      
(     )9. A. benefited from
(     )10. A. observed      
(     )11. A. home          
(     )12. A. made sure    
(     )13. A. come          
(     )14. A. foreign      
(     )15. A. thankful      
(     )16. A. hit          
(     )17. A. obviously    
(     )18. A. realized      
(     )19. A. welcomed      
(     )20. A. coldly        
B. though      
B. noticed    
B. satisfied  
B. nature      
B. seeing      
B. gentle      
B. separated  
B. Even though
B. took from  
B. recognized  
B. destination
B. promised    
B. left        
B. national    
B. appreciative
B. call        
B. specially  
B. sensed      
B. loved      
B. warmly      
C. yet        
C. discovered  
C. puzzled    
C. moral      
C. thinking    
C. rude        
C. lonely      
C. Though      
C. got from    
C. found      
C. office      
C. wished      
C. remained    
C. native      
C. hateful    
C. help        
C. particularly
C. felt        
C. arranged    
C. hearty      
D. therefore      
D. wandered      
D. wondered      
D. quality        
D. understanding  
D. noble          
D. connected      
D. Unless        
D. moved from    
D. watched        
D. company        
D. guarantee      
D. stood          
D. natural        
D. grateful      
D. hurt          
D. clearly        
D. knew          
D. treated        
D. kindly        
完形填空。
     Jack Baines is a self-made millionaire, but his beginnings
were very lowly.  He was the youngest of eight children.  His father
had a   1    in a cotton mill(纱厂),but he was often     2    to
work because of poor health. The family couldn't      3     to pay the
rent or bills, and the children often went    4  . After leaving
school at the age of 14, Jack was   5   what to do when Mr
Walker, his old teacher, offered to lend him ~ 100 to start his
own    6    .
      It was just after the war. Raw materials were not enough, and
Jack saw a   7    in scrap metal (废弃金属). He bought bits of
metal and stored it in an old garage.  When he had built up a large
amount, he sold it and     8     plenty of money.
     Jack    9    working hard. After one year he succeeded in
 10     the ~ 100.
     By the time Jack was 30 years old he had    11    his first
million, and he wanted to    12     this achievement by doing
something "    13   ". With all his money it was   14    to build
a beautiful home for himself and his parents.  In 1959,  " Baines
Castle" was built in the   15   of the Lancashire countryside.  It
was one of the finest buildings in the country.
      Jack has recently sold "Baines Castle" for ~ 500 million,
 16    Jack still can't get used to  17   the good life. He can
often    18    drinking with the locals at the local pub(酒吧). "I
remember being very  19   as a child, but never   20    as a
child,"says Jack,"and I will never forget where I came from and
who I am. "
(     )1. A. job          
(     )2. A. able        
(     )3. A. offer        
(     )4. A. wrong        
(     )5. A. seeing      
(     )6. A. school      
(     )7. A. problem      
(     )8. A. spent        
(     )9. A. enjoyed      
(     )10. A. developing  
(     )11. A. given      
(     )12. A. remember    
(     )13. A. common      
(     )14. A. impossible  
(     )15. A. ground      
(     )16. A. so          
(     )17. A. using      
(     )18. A. be found    
(     )19. A. rich        
(     )20. A. proud      
B. work    
B. glad    
B. like    
B. hungry  
B. wondering
B. farm    
B. purpose  
B. borrowed
B. preferred
B. saving  
B. made    
B. honour  
B. simple  
B. possible
B. front    
B. and      
B. sparing  
B. find    
B. poor    
B. satisfied
C. company    
C. unable    
C. expect    
C. ill        
C. doubting  
C. business  
C. future    
C. wasted    
C. ptomised  
C. repaying  
C. taken      
C. celebrate  
C. interestin
C. obvious    
C. spot      
C. or        
C. living    
C. look for  
C. healthy    
C. unhappy    
D. house          
D. eager          
D. afford        
D. bad            
D. preparing      
D. store          
D. principle      
D. earned        
D. hated          
D. paying        
D. lost          
D. recognize      
D. grand          
D. basic          
D. heart          
D. but            
D. keeping        
D. be looked for  
D. well          
D. happy          
阅读理解.
     As Mrs Thompson stood in front of her 5th grade class on the very first day of school,
she told the children a lie.Like most teachers,she looked at her students and said that she
loved them all the same.
     But that was impossible,because there in the front row,slumped in his seat,was a little
boy named Teddy Stoddard.Mrs Thompson noticed that he didn't play well with the other
children,that his clothes were messy and that he constantly needed a bath.And Teddy could
be unpleasant.It got to the point where Mrs Thompson would actually take delight in marking
his papers with a broad red pen,making bold X's and then putting a big "F" at the top of his
papers.
     However,when she reviewed his file,she got a surprise.
     Teddy's first grade teacher wrote,"Teddy is a bright child with a ready laugh.He does his
work neatly and has good manners...he is a joy to be around."
     His second grade teacher wrote,"Teddy is an excellent student,well liked by his classmates
,but he is troubled because his mother has a terminal illness and life at home must be a struggle."
     His third grade teacher wrote,"His mother's death has been hard on him.He tries to do his
best but his father doesn't show much interest and his home life will soon affect him if some
steps aren't taken."
     Teddy's fourth grade teacher wrote,"Teddy is withdrawn and doesn't show much interest
in school.He doesn't have many friends and sometimes sleeps in class."
     Now,Mrs Thompson was ashamed of herself and felt worse when her students brought
her beautifully wrapped Christmas presents.Teddy's present,however,was clumsily wrapped
in rough brown grocery paper.Taking her time she opened it to reveal Teddy's gifts,a rhinestone
bracelet with stones missing and a quarter full perfume bottle.How the children laughed!"What
a pretty bracelet!Mm,lovely perfume!Perfect on my wrist." The children were silent.
     Alone together,after school,Teddy told Mrs Thompson,"Today you smelled just like my
Mom used to..." His teacher cried all night and,from that day,she stopped teaching reading,
writing,and arithmetic and began to teach children instead.
1.What is the best title of this text?_____
A.A Student's Best Friend
B.How To Be a Good Student
C.The Story of a Good Teacher
D.A Teacher's Lesson
2.Which of the following is true about Teddy?______
A.He only bathed once a week.
B.He had no friends at school.
C.His clothes were usually untidy.
D.He was the worst student in the class.
3.How did Teddy's behaviour change between Grade 1 and 4?______
A.He became better at making friends.
B.He became closer to his father.
C.He paid less attention to school.
D.He stopped doing his homework.
4.Why did Mrs Thompson feel ashamed after she read Teddy's file?______
A.She didn't treat Teddy fairly.
B.She was being unpleasant to Teddy.
C.She took delight in failing Teddy in the exam.
D.She disliked Teddy for all his problems.
5.We can learn from the last paragraph that________.
A.Mrs Thompson was deeply hurt by Teddy's words
B.Teddy missed his mother and desired love very much
C.Mrs Thompson realised it useless to teach knowledge
D.Mrs Thompson cried because she lied to Teddy about his parents
阅读理解。
     Cassandra Feeley finds it hard to manage on her husband's income. So this year she did something more
than a hobby: She planted vegetables in her yard. For her fist garden, Ms. Feeley has put in 15 tomato plants,
and five rows of a variety of vegetables. The family's old farm house has become a chicken bourse, its
residents arriving next month. Last year, Ms. Rita Gartin kept a small garden. This year she has made it much
larger because, she said, "The cost of everything is going up and I was looking to lose a few pounds too; so
it's a win-win situation all around."
     They are among the growing number of Americans who, driven by higher living costs and a falling economy
(经济), have taken up vegetable gardening for the first time. Others have increased the size of their existing
gardens. Seed companies and garden shops say no since the 1970s have there been such an increase in interest
in growing food at home. Now many gardens across the country hacek been sold out for several months. In
Austin, Tex., some of the gardens have a three-year waiting list.
     George C. Ball Jr, owner of a company, said sales of vegetable seeds and plants are up by 40%, over last
year, double the average growth of last five years. Mr. Ball argues that some of the reasons have been building
for the last few years. The big one is striking use in me cost on food like bread and milk, together with the
increases in the price of fruit and vegetables. Food prices have increase of higher oil price. People are driving
less, taking fewer vacations, so there more time to garden.
1. What does the word"residents" in Paragraph 1 probably refer to?
A. chicken
B. tomatoes
C. gardens
D. people
2. Why is vegetable gardening becoming increasingly popular?
A. More Americans are doing it for fun.
B. The price of oil is lower than before.
C. There's a growing need for fruits.
D. The cost of living is on the rise.
3. Which of the following might be the best title for the text?
A. Family Food Planning
B. Banking on Gardening
C. A Belt-tightening Move
D. Gardening as a Hobby

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