完形填空  

 阅读下面短文,从各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案。

Mary had her own special kind of joy. and she knew exactly how to spread it around. She lifted children from  1 into laughter,love,and belonging.

 Each time she found a new  2  for a child,she gave the family one of her little homemade paper roses. It had become a  3  for her,and the families didn’t’ever forget it.

    One evening,Mary was a meeting for adoptive parents.0ne of the  5  fathers stood up to introduce himself. But before he spoke,he reached into his coat pocket and held up a 6 ,red paper rose.

    “Twenty years ago today, I felt alone and  7 .I didn’t know the talents inside me or what was possible for me.

    Then Mary 8  two wonderful people into my life. They taught me what it was like to feel  9  .They not only loved me  10.They opened a world of  11 that I didn’t know existed.My new parents told me,‘Reach for your dreams!’

    I did, and today I’m  12 to be giving that chance to a child who  13  just like me. My mother gave me this little rose. By now,all of you  14  where she got it so long ago.

    Mary sent me a new rose just yesterday. And my new rose 15  a new spring,a beautiful new  1 6  for my own little girl. It  1 7  me to show her what unconditional love is,and to teach her to reach for her own beautiful dreams.

    Thank you, Mary,for the special little things like roses that  18  our lives together. And thank you for all you’ve done for me and so many families over the years!”

    One brief event can send our spirits soaring or  19  us in

 quiet to ponder a new beginning.  20   it is also the very small

 things,like Mary’s roses,that tie together the meaningful things.

   1.A.poverty    B.10neliness  C.misery D.suffering   

2.A.home    B.place   C.school D.1ife   

3.A.glory    B.favor  C.habit D.tradition   

4.A. organizing    B. planning  C. hosting  D. attending   

5.A.new    B.grateful  C.kind D.active   

6.A.broken    B.faded  C.treasured D.dried   

7.A.tasteless    B.powerless C.priceless D.worthless   

8.A.directed    B.introduced  C.brought D.accepted

9.A.10ved    B.protected  C.cared D.cheered   

1 0.A. silently B. continuously

C.unintentionally D.unconditionally   

1 1.A.necessities   B.possibilities  C. beauties D.riches   

1 2.A.eager    B.willing  C.proud    D.1ucky    

13.A.started out    B.came up C.turned out D.grew up   

1 4.A.understand    B.guess C.tell D.know   

1 5.A.replaces    B.symbolizes C.equals D.creates   

1 6.A.chance    B.mystery C.challenge D.beginning   

1 7.A.reminds    B.helps  C.accompanies D.drives   

18.A.fix    B.close  C.tie D.gather   

19.A.cause    B.push  C.put D.1cave   

20.A.Yet    B.Besides C.Otherwise D.Therefore   


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Wearing ties was originally the mark of Britain’s most powerful classes, which made the tie itself a symbol of power and respect. And that led it to be adopted by a much larger tribe-the business tribe.
You cannot wear a tie if you work with machinery. So wearing a tie became a sign that you were a man who used your brain to make a living, rather than your hands. It showed you were serious. It showed you were a professional. It meant that everyone who wanted a job in business had to wear one. It was just impossible to take seriously a man who didn’t wear a piece of colored silk around his neck.
This is how millions of people came to be wearing ties across the world. They are part of the uniform of business.
“Ties offer a point of indifference,” says John Milne, head of the British Guide of Tie Makers, “They give a chance to say something about their own personality.”
So if you happen to meet a man with a very brightly colored tie, there is a good chance that he is the office joker. There is also a good chance that he will be wearing brightly colored socks.
Is there a future for ties? The signs are not promising. Tie wearing seems to be rare among the new bread of entrepreneurs(创业者) in the Internet and new technology industries. Many political leaders, including former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, now go without ties. This shows they are men of the people-but not the people wearing ties.
Up until around 1960, it was common for men across the western world to wear hats as part of their business uniform. That changed with the election of John F. Kennedy to the presidency of the United States. Kennedy never wore a hat-in fact his nickname was “hatless Jack”. Seeing that the most powerful man in the world did not have to wear a hat, millions of other men decided that they did not have to, either. Hats simply vanished across the Western world. Perhaps “tieless Tony” (former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair) will have the same effect as “hatless Jack”.
66.In Britain, ties were first used as a sign to show a person’s __________.
A.personality       B.social position  C.wearing style    D.favorite hobby
67.In the business world, wearing a tie was necessary because _________.
A.it showed you used your brain       B.it showed you got a good salary
C.it showed you were an employer    D.it showed you were well-equipped
68.The underlined word “vanished” in this passage may mean _________.
A.sold  B.washed     C.appeared   D.disappeared
69.The writer may hold the opinion that _____________.
A.Blair is the best leader in the world
B.Kennedy is the best leader in the world
C.millions of people will go to work without a tie
D.people will wear hats instead of ties
70.Which of the following statements is TURE according to the passage?
A.If you are a professional, you can’t wear a tie in Britain
B.The tie will become more fashionable and popular in the future
C.It was the election of John F.Kennedy to the presidency of the United States that changed the fact that wearing hats as part of their business uniform
D.Men across the western world didn’t wear hats as part of their business uniform until around 1960

If you are invited to a party by the Austrians and the suggested dress is "informal(非正式的)" (usually marked in the lower left-hand coner of the invitation) , it may mean dark suit and a white shirt for men and cocktail dress( 短短服) for women. Or again, may mean something considerably less formal. "Formal" means a black tie and evening dress for men and a floor-length dress for women. If a man is in doubt(拿不准) about what to wear, he may come slightly overdressed and then take his coat and tie off when he sees that others are wearing sports shirts. National dress is always acceptable.

1.If a lady receives an invitation marked with "formal", she should wear

A.a long dress        B.a cocktail dress     C.a short dress       D.a dark suit

2.Suppose you are a man invited to an informal party by an Austrian, you'd better          .

A.wear dark clothes and dark suit

B.dress yourself in a dark suit and a white shirt

C.wear a coat and so on

D.wear sports shirts

3.The general idea of this passage is                .

A.men and women should be dressed differently

B.national dress is always useful

C.what to wear if a person is invited to an Austrian party

D.men and women should dress themselves beautifully

4.The meaning of "overdressed" is                .

A.dressing oneself a little too formally         B.dressing oneself a floor-length dress

C.wearing one's tie                        D.dressing a sports shirt

 

第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

Mary had her own special kind of joy, and she knew exactly how to spread it around. She lifted children from  31  into laughter, love, and belonging. Each time she found a new  32  for a child, she gave the family one of her little homemade paper roses. It had become a  33  for her, and the families didn't ever forget it.

One evening, Mary was  34 a meeting for adoptive parents. One of the  35  fathers stood up to introduce himself. But before he spoke, he reached into his coat pocket and held up a  36 , red paper rose.

“Twenty years ago today, I felt alone and  37 . I didn't know the talents inside me or what was possible for me.

Then Mary  38  two wonderful people into my life. They taught me what it was like to feel  39 . They not only loved me  40 . They opened a world of  41  that I didn't know existed. My new parents told me, ‘Reach for your dreams!’

I did, and today I'm  42  to be giving that chance to a child who  43  just like me. My mother gave me this little rose. By now, all of you  44  where she got it so long ago.

Mary sent me a new rose just yesterday. And my new rose  45 a new spring, a beautiful new  46  for my own little girl. It  47  me to show her what unconditional love is, and to teach her to reach for her own beautiful dreams.

Thank you, Mary, for the special little things like roses that  48  our lives together. And thank you for all you've done for me and so many families over the years!”

One brief even can send our spirits soaring or  49  us in quiet to ponder a new beginning. 50  it is also the very small things, like Mary's roses, that tie together the meaningful things.

31.A. poverty                    B. loneliness              C. misery                   D. suffering

32.A. home               B. place             C. school             D. life

33.A. glory                B. favor              C. habit              D. tradition

34.A. organizing      B. planning                C. hosting             D. attending

35. A. new                 B. grateful                 C. kind               D. active

36. A. broken              B. faded                         C. treasured           D. dried

37.A. tasteless             B. powerless                C. priceless             D. worthless

38.A. directed             B. introduced             C. brought            D. accepted

39.A. loved            B. protected          C. cared             D. cheered

40.A. silently              B. continuously             C. unintentionally      D. unconditionally

41.A. necessities         B. possibilities                     C. beauties            D. riches

42.A. eager            B. willing                  C. proud             D. lucky

43.A. started out        B. came up                 C. turned out          D. grew up

44.A. understand         B. guess                     C. tell               D. know  

45.A. replaces           B. symbolizes               C. equals            D. creates

46.A. chance           B. mystery                    C. challenge           D. beginning

47.A. reminds              B. helps                        C. accompanies        D. drives

48.A. fix              B. close                C. tie                  D. gather

49.A. cause              B. push                        C. put                           D. leave

50.A. Yet               B. Besides                    C. Otherwise          D. Therefore

 

 

Wearing ties (领带) was originally (最初) the mark of Britain’s most powerful classes, which made the tie itself a symbol of power and respect. And that led it to be adopted(采用) by a much larger group-the business group.

You cannot wear a tie if you work with machinery (机械). So wearing a tie became a sign that you were a man who used your brain to make a living, rather than your hands. It showed you were serious. It showed you were a professional (专业人员). It meant that everyone who wanted a job in business had to wear one. It was just impossible to take seriously a man who didn’t wear a piece of colored silk around his neck.

This is how millions of people came to be wearing ties across the world. They are part of the uniform (制服) of business.

“Ties offer a point of indifference,” says John Milne, head of the British Guide of Tie Makers, “They give a chance to say something about their own personality.”

So if you happen to meet a man with a very brightly colored tie, there is a good chance that he is the office jobber. There is also a good chance that he will be wearing brightly colored socks.

Is there a future for ties? The signs are not promising. Tie wearing seems to be rare among the new brands of entrepreneurs (创业者) in the Internet and new technology Industries. Many political leaders, including former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, now go without ties. This shows they are men of the people-but not the people wearing ties.

It was common for men across the western world to wear hats as part of their business uniform up until around 1960. That changed with the election of John F. Kennedy to the presidency of the United States. Kennedy never wore a hat-in fact his nickname was “hatless Jack”. Seeing that the most powerful man in the world did not have to wear a hat, millions of other men decided that they did not have to, either. Hats simply vanished across the Western world. Perhaps “tieless Tony” (former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair) will have the same effect as “hatless Jack”.

56.In Britain, ties were first used as a sign to show a person’s       .

         A. personality  B. social position      C. wearing style       D. favorite hobby

57.The underlined word “vanished” in this passage may mean        .

         A. sold      B. washed        C. appeared     D. disappeared

58.The writer may hold the opinion that       .

         A. Blair is the best leader in the world

         B. Kennedy is the best leader in the world

         C. millions of people will go to work without a tie

         D. people will wear hats instead of ties

59Which of the following statements is TURE according to the passage?

         A. If you are a professional, you can’t wear a tie in Britain.

         B. The tie will become more fashionable and popular in the future.

         C. It was the election of John F. Kennedy to the presidency of the United States that changed the fact that wearing hats as part of their business uniform.

         D. Men across the western world didn’t wear hats as part of their business uniform until around 1960.

60..From the last paragraph we know that ___________.

Wearing ties remains very popular with powerful men in the world.

It is possible that wearing ties will not be fashionable in the future.

Wearing ties shows a man’s social identification, so it is likely that people, especially men around the world still will have to follow this fashion.

It will be inconvenient for people to wear ties and hats at work.

 

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