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第一节:完形填空(共20小题，每小题1. 5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D) 中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

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            Sometimes people around you can change your life. The change may not be sudden or 41 ,but little habits can produce big 42  that make you think about what is important in your life. The person who changed my life is Julia Masi. She has 43 me so many things that I will carry with me 44 my life.

            One thing I've learned from Julia is how to balance 45 . Julia has shown me how to 46 ahead so that I can finish all my school work,enjoy sports and 47 have time for my friends. She has taught me that you can do anything if you are 48 and if you never give up. I've also learned that you can find anything fun or 49 if you connect it with something that you enjoy.

            Last year I hated studying vocabulary,but I loved playing on my computer. Julia 50  the two and showed me a website called “freerice.com” where you can 51 a word game that gives you 5 grains of rice to donate to the poor with every correct word. She 52 me to learn a hundred new 53 by filling up the rice bowl. I liked playing the game so much that I 54 about 1,000 words in just one month.

            Julia has always 55 me to try new hobbies. She showed me that going to the theater could help me become a better writer. 56 ,she taught me that discussing a play can excite an interest in reading.

            57  it wasn’t for Julia I probably wouldn’t  have 58  how easy it is to help the poor. There are so many ways that one person can 59 . I’ve learned to be more appreciative of what I own. I am 60  for the opportunities that I have been given. I will continue to think of ways to help those less fortunate for the rest of my life.

41. A. simple   B. impressive   C. necessary   D. slight

42. A. results   B. problems   C. ideas   D. decisions

43. A. taught   B. served   C. offered   D. bought

44. A. for   B. of   C. throughout   D. into

45. A. work   B. money   C. career   D. time

46. A. plan   B. get   C. move   D. stay

47. A. never   B. seldom   C. yet   D. still

48. A. excited   B. determined   C. careful   D. patient

49. A. important   B. easy   C. possible   D. interesting

50. A. shared   B. remembered   C. combined   D. separated

51. A. watch   B. play   C. raise   D. improve

52. A. challenged   B. invited   C. permitted   D. reminded

53. A. lessons   B. skills   C. words   D. stories

54. A. learned   B. read   C. used   D. spelled

55. A. allowed   B. warned   C. forced   D. encouraged

56. A. Therefore   B. Besides   C. However   D. Otherwise

57. A. Unless   B. Since   C. Although   D. If

58. A. realized   B. noticed   C. imagined   D. dreamed

59. A. turn away  B. make a difference

    C. show off   D. make a mistake 

60. A. ready   B. sorry   C. thankful   D. anxious

Answer 1

41. B 42. C 43. A 44. C 45. D 46. A 47. D 48. B 49. D 50. C 51. B 52. A 53. C 54. A 55. D 56. B 57. D 58. A 59. B 60. C

话题:人际关系

本文是记叙文。文章主要讲述了Julia在很多方面改变和影响了作者。

41. B. 由上文、中的 The change may not bg sudden以及'文中的描述可知，这种变A 可能不那么突然或者“令人印象深刻 (impressive)”。

42. C. 由下文中的 make you think about what is important in your life 可知，小习惯会带来大“想法(ideas)”，让你思考生活中最重要的是什么。

43. A. 

44. C. 由下文中的 One thing I've learned from Julia 可知，Julia “教 (taught) ”了“我”很多东西，“我”将“毕 生(throughout my life) ”铭记。

45. D. 由下文中的 Julia has shown me how to ... have time for my friends 可知，Julia 教会“我”如何平衡“时间(time) ”。

46. A. 

47. D. 由该句中的so that I can finish all my school work ... have time for my friends可知，Julia教“我”要提前“计划(plan) ”，这样，“我”就能做完功课、进行体育活动、“还（still）”有时间和朋友在一起。

48. B. 由下文中的 if you never give up 可知，她教“我”如果你“有决心 (determined)”、不放弃，那你就能做成 任何事。

49. D. 由上文中的anything ftm可知，“我” 还认识到,如果你把你正在做的事情和你喜欢的事情联系在一起，你就会发现你正在做的事情很“有趣(interesting)”。

50. C. 由.下文的描述可知，Julia把记单词和玩电脑“结合(combined) ”在一起。 

51. B. 由下文中的 I liked playing the game 可知，在这个网站，你可以“玩(play) ”一 个单词游戏。

52. A. 

53. C. 由上文的描述可知，Julia“向我挑战(challenged) ”，如果“我”学到一百个“单词(words) ”，就可以把捐给穷人的米碗装满。

54. A. “我”非常喜欢这个游戏，所以“我在一个月内“学会(learned)”了大约一千个单词。

55. D. 由下文中的 She showed me that going to the theater could help me;become a better writer可知，她经常“鼓励(encouraged )”“我”去尝试培养新的爱好。

56. B. 上下句之间是递进关系，故用“此外 (Besides) ”。

57. D. 

58. A. “如果(If) ”不是 Julia 的话，“我”可能不会“意识到(realized) ”帮助; 穷人是多么简单的事情。

59. B. 由文中的描述可知，每个人都可以“有所作为(make a difference) ”。

60. C. 由上文中的 be more appreciative of what I own可知，“我” 很“感激(thankftil)”曾经有机会去帮助别人。