题目内容
完形填空(共20个小题, 每小题1分,共20分)
More good things come from small things
About a year ago, a couple with three children moved into the apartment next door to me. I never heard any 36 from the children, but the parents were always shouting at the kids.
We 37 often in the hallways when we were coming or going. I 38 spoke, but the only 39 I ever got was a hello from the four – year – old girl.
I usually go out for breakfast and one day when I 40 they were just coming from their apartment and the little girl was holding the door 41 for the others. I 42 in the car doing unnecessary things because I didn’t like to be snubbed(冷落). The parents were 43 her to hurry and get in the car, I looked up and saw the little girl was 44 holding the door open, 45 for me.
I hurried as much as I could and 46 her. She was smiling from ear to ear. That afternoon I saw a white toy bear, I 47 the little girl and said to myself, “I 48 she would like that” so I bought it. I wrote a note 49 how much her act of kindness had touched a soft spot in an old man’s 50 .
The next day there was a 51 on the door and 52 was the little girl and her father. She was so proud of her bear and thanked me. Then I 53 her mother and the other children were there in the hall too. The mother and father both thanked me.
Now when we meet in the hall we all speak, and in a 54 manner, I might add. 55 time passes, I don’t hear that shouting as often. In fact, hardly at all.
1. A.sound B.noise C.conversation D.crying
2. A.met B.saw C.visited D.gathered
3. A.never B.sometimes C.seldom D.always
4.A.reward B.action C.answer D.prize
5. A.moved B.returned C.started D.drove
6. A.open B.closed C.fit D.active
7. A.stopped B.kept C.worked D.remained
8. A.suggesting B.telling C.forcing D.making
9. A.ever B.even C.still D.yet
10. A.waiting B.calling C.leaving D.asking
11. A.replaced B.encouraged C.ignored D.thanked
12. A. thought about B.thought of C.thought over D.thought out
13. A.decide B.am lucky C.am sure D.doubt
14. A.saying B.stating C.reporting D.writing
15. A.mind B.body C.thought D.heart
16. A.hit B.knock C.drop D.beat
17. A.she B.it C.they D.he
18. A.noticed B.watched C.recognized D.felt
19. A.kindly B.politely C.coldly D.friendly
20. A. When B.Since C.As D.While
1.B2.A3.D4.C5.B
6.A7.D8.B9.C10.A
11.D12.B13.C14.A15.D
16.B17.B18.A19.D20.C
【解析】略
完形填空(共20小题,满分30分)
阅读下面段文,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。
A man and his wife arrived in Boston by train. After getting off the train, they walked without an __36__ into the outer office of Harvard’s president. So they were stopped by his secretary and kept __37__. For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, __38__ that the couple would finally become disappointed and __39__. But they didn’t. The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though __40__.
A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a __41__ face. The lady told him, “We had a son that __42__ at Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard. He was __43__ here. But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed. My husband and I would like to __44__ a memorial to him, somewhere on campus.”
The president wasn’t moved. Instead, he was __45__. “Madam,” he said, “ we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died. If we did, this place would look like a __46__.” “Oh, no,” the lady __47__ quickly. We don’t want to put up a statue. We would like to give a __48__ to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes and __49__ at the couple and then exclaimed, “ A building! Do you have any __50__ how much a building costs? We have spent
over $ 7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard.” For a moment the lady was silent. The president was __51__ , because he could get rid of them now. Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly, “Is that all it costs to start a __52__? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded. __53__ their offer was turned down, Mr. and Mrs. Stanford traveled to California where they founded Stanford University __54__ after them, a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer __55__ about.
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