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,然后从第36至第55小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
When I was young,my parents ran a snack bar in our small town.
One evening in early April,my mother told me to fill in at the snack bar   36  a worker who had the flu.I told her I would mess it up,  37 I had never worked at the bar before.I   38  
that instead of making money,I would end up owing it.
“You can do it,”said my mother.“   39  ,you won’t get much business until lunch.”
“But I’ll never remember the orders,and I’m no good___40_money.Please,Mom,don’t
   41  me.”
“Then I’ll help you,”she said.
I shrugged my shoulders.I thought my mother’s     42    was a bad one,but I      43    .
When I got to the bar the next day,I found my mother was   44  .Because the weather that day was rainy and cold,people wanted hot snacks and drinks.   45  ,I was really slow at taking the orders and making change.The line of people grew,and everybody seemed   46  .I was so nervous that my hands shook,and I    47  a cup into pieces.What a mess!Then my mother came to   48  me,and she also showed me how to make   49  .If someone gave me $5 for something that cost $3.25,I handed over  50  quarters and a dollar and said,“75 cents makes four dollars,plus one dollar makes five.”Things went more   51  after that.
By the end of the day,I could remember orders,   52  the bill,and make change quickly with a smile.I was even a little   53   when the sun came out and dried up business.My mother said she was proud of me,and when she   54  that I work at the snack bar again next year,I did not even shrug.I was too busy   55  the restaurant I would open one day.
36.A.to                        B.for                     C.after                         D.over
37.A.because                B.though               C.until                         D.while
38.A.promised                     B.noticed               C.worried                     D.hoped
39.A.Therefore             B.However            C.Besides                     D.Yet
40.A.of                        B.on                            C.about                        D.with
41.A.blame                   B.fool                   C.frighten                     D.make
42.A.idea                            B.bar                    C.day                           D.answer
43.A.guessed                B.obeyed               C.begged                      D.admitted
44.A.angry                   B.sad                    C.wrong                       D.ashamed
45.A.At least                B.At last                C.At most                     D.At first
46.A.surprised                     B.impolite             C.pleased                      D.impatient
47.A.damaged               B.destroyed           C.broke                        D.ruined
48.A.scold                    B.help                   C.beat                          D.save
49.A.money                  B.lunch                 C.coffee                       D.change
50.A.two                      B.three                  C.four                          D.five
51.A.smoothly                     B.fairly                 C.simply                      D.conveniently
52.A.turn in                  B.count out            C.take over                   D.add up
53.A.discouraged          B.disturbed            C.disappointed              D.distrusted
54.A.thought                B.stated                 C.announced                 D.suggested
55.A.imagining             B.preparing           C.examining                 D.describing

When you are little, it’s not hard to believe you can changed the world. I remember my enthusiasm when, at the age of 12, I addressed the people at the Rio Earth Summit. “I am only a child,” I told them. "Yet I know that if all the money spent on war was spent on ending poverty and finding environmental answers, what a wonderful place this would be. In school you teach us not to fight with others, to work things out, to respect others, to clean up our mess, not to hurt other creatures, to share, not be greedy. Then why do you go out and do the things you tell us not to do? You grownups say you love us, but I challenge you, please, to make your actions reflect your words."
I spoke for six minutes and received a standing ovation. Some of the delegates even cried. I thought that maybe I had reached some of them, that my speech might actually spur(刺激) action. Now, a decade from Rio, after I've sat through many more conferences, I'm not sure what has been accomplished. My confidence in the people in power and in the power of an individual's voice to reach them has been deeply shaken.
When I was little, the world was simple. But as a young adult, I'm learning that as we have to make choices--education, career, lifestyle--life gets more and more complicated. We are beginning to feel pressure to produce and be successful. We are learning a shortsighted way of looking at the future, focusing on four-year government terms and quarterly business reports. We are taught that economic growth is progress, but we aren't taught how to pursue a happy, healthy or sustainable way of living. And we are learning that what we wanted for our future when we were 12 was idealistic and naïve(天真).
Today I'm no longer a child, but I'm worried about what kind of environment my children will grow up in. I know change is possible, because I am changing, still figuring out what I think. I am still deciding how to live my life. The challenges are great, but if we accept individual responsibility and make choices, we will rise to the challenges, and we will become part of the positive tide of the change. I hope this goal will be met through our common efforts. Thank you all.
57.The purpose of what the speaker said at the age of 12 was to          .
A.end poverty and make school beautiful
B.find environmental answers and show off
C.focus people’s attention on some social problems
D.find a wonderful place and clean it up
58.What does the underlined word “ovation” in the second paragraph refer to?
A.A long period of laughing.
B.A cold and unfriendly welcome.
C.An expression used for greeting.
D.Great applause or cheering.
59.The information in the text is presented mainly through          .
A.question and answer         B.a personal lecture[来
C.cause and effect                  D.listing steps in a process
60.Which of the following best describes the speaker?
A.He is an experienced educator.         B.He is an impolite man.
C.He is a man of great worries.   D.He is a man of social responsibility.

Dave Bruno works as an online marketing manager. Several years ago, one weekend Bruno and his family did a major house cleanup and then donated several bags of unneeded items to the local Goodwill store. “After all were done, I looked around and realized that I still had too much stuff”, says Bruno, “It occurred to me that maybe I wanted to lead a simple life but in reality I behaved differently.” That realization prompted the 39-year-old father of three to try an experiment, “The 100Thing Challenge”.
With the goal of breaking free of what he calls a “bad habit of consumerism(消费主义), Bruno was determined to live for one year with just 100 personal items. He cut down his possessions to 94 items, including a Bible, laptop, guitar, wedding ring, car and clothes. He created some guidelines for the experiment since his wife and daughters did not participate, familyshared and household items did not count as personal items. He also grouped together some basic things such as underwear and socks. Bruno began blogging about his new lifestyle and eventually wrote a book, The 100 Thing Challenge: How I Got Rid of Almost Everything, Remade My Life, and Regained My Soul.
Since completing the experiment, Bruno has continued to live by the motto: reduce, refuse, and rearrange and maintains just 110 personal things. “ Nearly three years of living with a minimal amount of personal possessions, I’m no longer in the habit of consuming for the sake of consumption (消费),” he wrote in his blog last week, “That has freed me up for all sorts of better endeavors (活动) than shopping—like spending time with family and writing a book and planning for business opportunities.”
Bruno’s project has also inspired others to live minimally, many of whom post their own 100 Thing Challenge updates on YouTube. “The reality is that the 100 Thing Challenge is surprisinglyeasy”, says Bruno, “I’m  not saying there were no challenges or disappointments. I miss some things, but not that much. Frankly, it’s far easier to live with less stuff than with excessive trash.”
【小题1】What does the underlined sentence mean in Paragraph 1?

A.Bruno regretted to have an easy life.
B.Bruno had a special behavior in reality,
C.Bruno and his family led a happy life.
D.Bruno would have liked a life with fewer items.
【小题2】The things were included in Bruno’s 94 items EXCEPT____________.
A.socksB.a BibleC.cookersD.a wedding ring
【小题3】What is the best title for the passage?
A.Live with 100 Things
B.Defeat 100 Challenges in Life
C.Survive by Your Motto
D.Consume for Consumption’s Sake

I was a publishing director and was looking forward to embracing a new day of work, as always,that morning.

I would always turn to the crossword, but that day it didn't  31  I'd been doing it for 30 odd years, but trying to read this one was like treading through syrup(糖浆): 32  slow and hard. I thought I must be tired. I said to my assistant. The 33  colleague contacted my wife, Beth, and she drove me straight to hospital. There, confirmation came that I'd had a stroke in the part of my brain that 34 communication. I was now in a condition that means it's difficult or 35 to receive and produce language. It was the only time I 36 .

I was back at home a week later, and my goal was to get better and  37  Work in a couple of months. The way to  38  my language ability was rough. I'd look at simple pictures and try to describe them as my mind  39  round and round in the darkness, looking for words.

As the months passed it became  40  that I wasn't going to be able to go back to my old job. For 25 years, I had  41  myself as a publisher. I was used to a busy day of meetings. I enjoyed colleagues and the 42 I'd had. I didn’t feel ready to say goodbye to my old self. There were times when I felt incredibly  43 .

In the darkest months, I devoted myself to  44 . I couldn't manage novels or newspapers,  45  I tried reading poetry, and found the shorter lines less overwhelming. My speech came back, and I learned how to read again, though much more slowly. I also learned the  46  to keep up. I allowed myself to slow down, and started to enjoy it.

47  , I rid of my old skin. I grieved the past, its passing and its absence, and started to 48  it. Now,  10 years  later,  I look after my grandson a day a week, and my relationship with my family is deeper than ever. If you'd asked me 15 years ago to  49  the importance of the things in my life I might have said work, but now I'm no longer a high-achieving publisher. I'm a  50         man. 

1.                A.wear off        B.make any sense   C.count up  D.pay off

 

2.                A.temporarily     B.scarcely        C.incredibly D.savagely

 

3.                A.curious         B.reserved        C.rigid D.concerned

 

4.                A.calls for        B.deals with       C.suffers from   D.responds to

 

5.                A.practical        B.absurd         C.impossible D.innocent

 

6.                A.prayed         B.cried           C.failed D.withdrew

 

7.                A.contribute to    B.agree to        C.return to  D.appeal to

 

8.                A.obtaining       B.rebuilding       C.revealing D.improving

 

9.                A.slipped         B.doubted        C.wandered D.reckoned

 

10.               A.messy          B.flexible         C.straightforward D.self-evident

 

11.               A.informed       B.estimated       C.reflected  D.defined

 

12.               A.extinction       B.reward         C.agenda    D.status

 

13.               A.angry          B.acute          C.prejudiced D.merciless

 

14.               A.speaking        B.trying          C.writing    D.managing

 

15.               A.since          B.until           C.SO   D.as

 

16.               A.favor          B.patience        C.coincidence    D.comfort

 

17.               A.Gradually       B.Hopefully       C.Narrowly D.Annually

 

18.               A.keep up with    B.come to terms with    C.get around to   D.live up to

 

19.               A.arrange        B.compare        C.rank  D.declare

 

20.               A.genius         B.community      C.dignity    D.family

 

 

I was born disabled.A difficult birth, feet first, my head  46  in the birth canal(产道). 47  I was 3, the Hospital in Boston told my father I had cerebral palsy(脑瘫).A loss of oxygen to my brain had destroyed brain  48  to the right side of my body.But  49  son of my dad’s was going to be disabled.Every day my dad  50  me on the bedroom floor to  51  my right leg.His job was to craft(用手精心推拉) them straight, at any  52 .Back and forth, up and down, my dad pushed and pulled the muscles into  53 .But my dad’s help didn’t stop there. 54  my 13th birthday, he threw me a special party.When everybody was gone, he brought me a set of boxing gloves.We put them on.My dad continued to  55  me mercilessly.Each time I  56  him to stop.He told me I was a man now and things would be extra  57  for me.That same year, I was the only kid in my neighborhood that wasn’t  58  for Little League.Everybody laughed at me.Two weeks  59 , Dad started the Shed Park Minor League.Dad coached the Yankees and  60  me a pitcher(棒球投手).In high school, I became a football star.The  61  of my dad’s love guaranteed I walked and more.In 1997, a brain doctor in San Jose told me I didn’t have cerebral palsy  62

My dad never knew the whole truth  63  he passed away years ago.But all that  64  is the bottom line.After all his  65 , on this Father’s Day, like every Father’s Day, I’m no longer disabled.

1.

A.stuck

B.struck

C.got

D.laid

 

2.

A.Because

B.Though

C.When

D.Once

 

3.

A.symbols

B.signals

C.character

D.warnings

 

4.

A.each

B.every

C.no

D.neither

 

5.

A.placed

B.forced

C.dropped

D.threw

 

6.

A.push

B.pull

C.exercise

D.practice

 

7.

A.expense

B.pay

C.salary

D.cost

 

8.

A.shape

B.form

C.style

D.position

 

9.

A.In

B.On

C.With

D.By

 

10.

A.beat

B.win

C.knock

D.chase

 

11.

A.ordered

B.demanded

C.wanted

D.begged

 

12.

A.rough

B.bright

C.tough

D.easy

 

13.

A.elected

B.picked

C.liked

D.thought

 

14.

A.later

B.ago

C.past

D.over

 

15.

A.asked

B.offered

C.made

D.let

 

16.

A.energy

B.influence

C.source

D.power

 

17.

A.in all

B.after all

C.above all

D.all in all

 

18.

A.since

B.because of

C.that

D.when

 

19.

A.finishes

B.ends

C.counts

D.results

 

20.

A.study

B.effects

C.function

D.effort

 

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