题目内容

Even though it was only October,my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more_36__ waiting for the final school bell. Upon its__37__ everyone would run for their coats and go home,everyone except David.
David was a small boy in ragged clothes. I had often__38__ what kind of home life David had,and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so__39__for the cold winter months without a coat,boots,or gloves. But something made David__40__.I can still remember he was always__41__a smile and willing to help. He always__42__ after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much. He__43__ just simply smile and ask what else he could do,then thank me for letting him stay and slowly__44__ home.
Weeks passed and the__45__ over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of__46__ before the holiday break. I smiled in__47__ as the last of them hurried out of the door. Turning around I saw David__48__ standing by my desk.
“I have something for you,”he said and__49__ from behind his back a small box.__50__  it to me,he said anxiously,“Open it.” I took the box from him,thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lifted the lid and to my__51__ I saw nothing. I looked at David’s smiling face and back into the box and said,“The box is nice,David,but it’s__52__.”
“Oh,no. It isn’t.” said David. “It’s full of love. My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there.”
Tears filled my eyes___53__I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given__54__ to. After that Christmas,David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning__55__the little empty box set on my desk.
小题1:
A.anxiousB.courageousC.seriousD.cautious
小题2:
A.warningB.ringingC.callingD.yelling
小题3:
A.scoldedB.wonderedC.realizedD.learned
小题4:
A.modestlyB.naturallyC.inaccuratelyD.inappropriately
小题5:
A.popularB.upsetC.specialD.funny
小题6:
A.expressingB.deliveringC.wearingD.sharing
小题7:
A.practisedB.wanderedC.studiedD.stayed
小题8:
A.wouldB.shouldC.mightD.could
小题9:
A.aim atB.turn toC.put offD.head for
小题10:
A.argumentB.excitementC.movementD.judgment
小题11:
A.schoolB.yearC.educationD.program
小题12:
A.reliefB.returnC.vainD.control
小题13:
A.weaklyB.sadlyC.quietlyD.helplessly
小题14:
A.searchedB.foundC.raisedD.pulled
小题15:
A.HoldingB.HandingC.SendingD.Leaving
小题16:
A.delightB.expectationC.appreciationD.surprise
小题17:
A.cheapB.emptyC.uselessD.improper
小题18:
A.asB.untilC.becauseD.though
小题19:
A.adviceB.supportC.attentionD.command
小题20:
A.fromB.behindC.overD.towards

小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:C
小题6:C
小题7:D
小题8:A
小题9:D
小题10:B
小题11:A
小题12:A
小题13:C
小题14:D
小题15:B
小题16:D
小题17:B
小题18:A
小题19:C
小题20:B

试题分析:本文是关于学生准备圣诞节,而David的穿着不好,给了老师一个空的盒子.文章中充满了浓浓的师生之情。
小题1:A 本题考查学生对文章的理解和对词义的辨析,anxious焦急的;急切的。
小题2:B 本题中its指的是school bell 所以只能和ring搭配。
小题3:B 本题考查动词词义的辨析,后面用的是what kind of home life David had, 所以用wondered。
小题4:D 本题考查副词词义的辨析,inappropriately 不适当地,根据下文中的without a coat, boots, or gloves可知David穿得不合适。
小题5:C 本题考查形容词的词义辨析,special特殊的;特别的,上文中说到David穿得不好,下文中说到作者能记得的是David 脸上一直挂着微笑,总是乐于助人,说明他与众不同。
小题6:C本题考查动词的辨析,wear呈现,显现,在这儿意思是面笑容。
小题7:D本题考查动词的辨析,David在放学后待在学校摆齐凳子,拖地,故选D。
小题8:A本题考查情态动词的辨析,would老是,总是。
小题9:D本题考查动词词组的区别: head for朝……进发,前进。在这儿是说David打扫完教室后回家。
小题10:B本题考查名词的辨析,excitement指学生期待已久的圣诞到来的兴奋之情。
小题11:A 本题考查名词的辨析,before the holiday break显然是school day.
小题12:A本题考查名词的辨析,relief轻松,宽慰。
小题13:C本题考查副词的辨析:由上下文可知,这儿应是David静静地站在讲桌旁。
小题14:D本题考查动词的辨析,此处应是David从身后把那个盒子拉出来。
小题15:B本题考查动词的辨析,hand sth. to sb. 把……交给某人
小题16:D 本题考查名词的辨析,既然是送给老师的礼物,盒子里应该有东西,而老师打开后盒子是空的,所以感到惊奇。
小题17:B本题考查形容词的辨析,由上文中的saw nothing和下文中的It’s full of love。知选B。
小题18:A本题考查连词的用法,as 在这儿引导时间状语从句。
小题19:C本题考查句词的辨析,由前文中的We never talked much可知,作者并没对David注意太多。
小题20:B本题考查介词的辨析,由整篇文章可知,这儿是空盒子背后的意义。
点评:整个完形填空大题,设空科学合理,考生很容易从中领会大意,从而下手会比较顺利,从选项中可以看出,本大题主要还是考查了词汇的辨析与运用,但更加注重综合语言能力的运用,需要根据故事情节,了解词汇用法的同时,结合语境,做出准确的判断。
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You can't depend on someone else to make you happy. That is a lesson I learned early on in my marriage. I realized that I couldn't rely on my husband as my source of happiness. I learned that my happiness depended on me and not my husband's actions. I learned that you have to choose to be happy.
You can choose your emotions. True happiness comes from within; it can't be forced by outside forces. So how do you choose happiness? The same way you choose to smile or choose to wear a certain outfit. You choose it because that's what you want to experience in your life.
You want to buy a new pair of shoes so you choose a pair that you like and feel good. You wouldn't buy a pair of shoes that you don't like or that don't fit well, right? So why do we keep choosing emotions and feelings that don't make us feel good?
Choosing to be happy after you realize your anger has shown up (or even choosing to be calm) can be beneficial. We choose our feelings; no one can do that for us. If we let others get to us, influence our emotions - we are giving them power over us. When others cause us anger or pain, we are giving them our power.
We need to keep our feelings in check and not react automatically to what is thrown at us. We need to think our actions out instead of just reacting to what someone says or does.
Remember that we can always choose happiness. At first it will be difficult to just switch your thoughts and feelings from anger, self-doubt, or fear to joy and happiness. But it is only a thought away. Don't dwell on what happens to you unnecessarily but realize what is causing you to feel that way. Realize that thoughts, feelings and emotions can change. Then move on and choose to be happy.
小题1:What’s the best title of this passage?
A.Choose to Be HappyB.Choose Your Emotions
C.Pretend to Be HappyD.Find Happiness
小题2:The lesson the writer learned in her marriage is ________.
A.she can depend on her husband to find happiness
B.balancing the relationship between the husband and wife is an art
C.one can’t rely on someone else to make himself or herself happy
D.happiness can be influenced by outside forces
小题3:Why did the writer mention buying shoes?
A.To use it as an example to show the importance of choosing to be happy.
B.To offer advice on how to choose comfortable shoes.
C.To compare choosing shoes and choosing an outfit.
D.To help to move to the next paragraph easily.
小题4:The writer suggests that we should ________.
A.let others control our feelings
B.respond immediately to others’ words
C.pay more attention to words than actions
D.hold back our feelings properly
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、D) 中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
We were standing at the top of a church tower. My father had __1__ me to this spot in a small  town not far from our home in Rome. I wondered __2__.
“Look __3__, Elsa,” Father said. I gathered all my __4__ and looked down. I saw the square in the centre of the village. And I saw the crisscross(十字形) of twisting, turning streets leading to the __5__. “See, my dear,” Father said gently. “There is more than one way to the square. __6__ is like that. If you can’t get to the place where you want to go __7__ one road, try another.”
Now I understood why I was there. __8__ that day I had begged my mother to do __9__ about the terrible lunches that were served at school. But she __10__ because she could not believe the lunches were as __11__ as I said.
When I __12__ my father for help, he would not help. _13__, he brought me to this high tower to __14__ me a lesson — the value of an open, searching mind. By the time we reached home, I had a __15__.
At school the next day, I _16__ poured my lunch soup into a bottle and brought it home. Then I asked our cook to _17__ it to mother at dinner. The plan __18__ perfectly. She swallowed one spoonful and said, “The cook must have gone mad!” Quickly I told what I had done, and mother said firmly that she would take up the matter of lunches at school the next day.
In the years that followed I often remembered the lesson father taught me. I began to work as a fashion designer two years ago. I wouldn’t stop working __19__ I tried every possible means to my goal. Father’s wise words always __20__ me that there is more than one way to the square.
小题1:
A.takenB.sentC.broughtD.left
小题2:
A.thatB.whyC.whatD.how
小题3:
A.downB.upC.outD.around
小题4:
A.strengthB.courageC.spiritD.bravery
小题5:
A.towerB.churchC.squareD.village
小题6:
A.SchoolB.SocietyC.FamilyD.Life
小题7:
A.inB.onC.byD.at
小题8:
A.EarlierB.LaterC.AfterD.During
小题9:
A.her bestB.a favorC.somethingD.everything
小题10:
A.defendedB.refusedC.excusedD.agreed
小题11:
A.wellB.goodC.badD.usual
小题12:
A.belonged toB.turned toC.tried toD.led to
小题13:
A.ThereforeB.SoC.InsteadD.Anyway
小题14:
A.showB.makeC.prepareD.give
小题15:
A.planB.questionC.problemD.suggestion
小题16:
A.angrilyB.secretlyC.kindlyD.politely
小题17:
A.cookB.boilC.makeD.serve
小题18:
A.madeB.failedC.workedD.took
小题19:
A.if B.onceC.since D.until
小题20:
A.remindB.approveC.affectD.limit
Mom had lived in a nursing home for the past three and a half years, suffering the increasing effects of dementia(老年痴呆). They were tough years, actually   21  for us family members than for her, I believe. She suffered very little __22__ in those final years, less than she __23__ when living in her own home. This was because other people took better care of her than she did herself.
All dementia is not alike. Mom’s form   24  her short-term memory more than her long-term memory. By the time she went to the nursing home, her short-term memory was _25__ non-existent. We learned to _26___ our conversations with her to old things of the past. Usually, she could connect with these __27__ and seem to enjoy us __28___ about them. I noticed in her last year that her long-term memory was __29___., too. And it became ever more __30_ to engage her. In her last six months, we had very little __31___ of her responding, though a few times she __32__us. So, when we called her, we would just __33___ to tell her about our lives, things we were doing, things our children and grandchildren were doing. The __34__ would be short. We would tell her we loved her; she would either be __35__ or make some grunting(咕哝) sounds.
__36__ I expected Mom’s death, it was still bad news to hear. She is __37___. Even one-way conversations were more __38__ than no conversations.
So now, all we have are __39__ and a few physical items that were hers or gifts from her. On Mother’s Day this year we will send no __40__, no gift, make no call. But we will remember her.
小题1:
A.luckierB.quickerC.busierD.harder
小题2:
A.worryB.painC.noiseD.fear
小题3:
A.reportedB.suggestedC.noticedD.heard
小题4:
A.ledB.botheredC.blamedD.attacked
小题5:
A.neverB.almostC.stillD.again
小题6:
A.giveB.practiceC.directD.pass
小题7:
A.schedulesB.experiencesC.dataD.poisons
小题8:
A.hearingB.askingC.caringD.talking
小题9:
A.performingB.finishingC.failingD.changing
小题10:
A.difficultB.strangeC.necessaryD.hopeful
小题11:
A.opportunityB.choiceC.expectationD.sign
小题12:
A.promisedB.annoyedC.fooledD.surprised
小题13:
A.planB.continueC.happenD.pretend
小题14:
A.voiceB.callsC.treatmentsD.happiness
小题15:
A.disappointedB.friendlyC.sureD.silent
小题16:
A.BecauseB.IfC.ThoughD.But
小题17:
A.followedB.leftC.lostD.gone
小题18:
A.disturbingB.relaxingC.satisfyingD.challenging
小题19:
A.memoriesB.hopesC.rulesD.excuses
小题20:
A.billB.cardC.problemD.mail
Children today would rather toy with new technologies. The role of children has changed as well as that of teens. The world has truly evolved (进化)throughout the years.
Today,a typical day in the life of a five year old is entirely different from what it once was. A few decades ago children used to work. They did the kind of work parents do today. Today there are shows on which children are putting pounds of makeup on and have flashing things all over their bodies. This makes a child want to paper over all of their imperfections. They think they have to look perfect all the time.
Teens have changed as well. My grandma got married when she was thirteen. Girls who had an arranged marriage had no time to play because they were expected to cook, clean,take care of the kids, and do housework every single day. Today,we go to school every morning, maybe participate in some after-school activities, and possibly go to work for extra cash. Then we go home and do homework, and eat. After all of this we have to find the time to socialize by texting, talking on the phone, or logging on to social networking sites. We enjoy ourselves a lot.
The generation before us complains about how they did not have the things we have now. They say we are not appreciative and do not value life or just do not care about our futures anymore. Let's make a change! The youth have the power to work on whatever they believe in and make a difference in the world. Take advantage of your resources. It is never too late to make a positive change in our world.
小题1:The role of children and teens has changed mainly because _____.
A.new technologies are developing and widely used
B.they don't have to work hard as their parents did
C.their world has truly evolved
D.they look perfect all the time
小题2:The underlined phrase (in the 2nd Para. ) probably means to _____.
A.put up with B.make up for C.put aside D.cover up
小题3:We can learn from the text that nowadays teenagers _____.
A.do housework as their parents did
B.are having a social life in richer ways
C.are seldom satisfied with what they have
D.don't appreciate and value life
小题4:The author's attitude towards changes of teen’s life is _____.
A.critical B.neutral C.optimistic D.complaining
We were talking about engagement when my boyfriend, Jack, had to go to war. I was so afraid of losing him; the only way I could stay sane(保持清醒) was to dance. I became very good and critics praised me, but I could feel was the ache in my heart, no knowing whether the love of my life would ever return. And then one day a letter from him came:“I have lost my leg. I am no longer a whole man and now give you back your freedom. It is best you forget me.”
I made my decision there and then I left the city. When I returned I had bought myself a cane(拐杖) and learned to limp convincingly. I told everyone I had been in a car crash and that my leg would never completely heal again. My dancing days were over. No one suspected the story. And I made sure the first person to hear of my accident was a reporter. Then I travelled to the hospital. They had pushed him outside in his wheelchair. I leaned on my cane and limped to him.
I told him he was not the only one who had lost a leg, even if mine were still attached to me. I showed him newspaper clippings of my accident. “ There is a whole life waiting for us out there! And I am not going to carry you—you are going to walk yourself.”
I limped a few steps towards him and showed him what I’d taken out of my pocket.” Now show me you are still a man,” I said. He bent to take his cane and struggled out of that wheelchair. I could see he had not done it before, because he almost fell on his face. But I was not going to help. Finally he managed it on his own and walked to me and never sat in a wheelchair again in his life.
What I showed to him was engagement rings. And I would limp with him for the rest of life.
小题1:The author felt ache in her heart though critics praised her dancing because_______.
A.She wasn’t sure if Jack still loved her.
B.Jack became handicapped and couldn’t walk
C.Jack asked her to forget about him
D.She was afraid that Jack might die in the war
小题2:What decision did the author make after she received Jack’s letter?
A.To see Jack in the battlefield. B.To leave the city for travel.
C.To give up dancing. D.To see a reporter.
小题3:What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 2?
A.She visited a hospital.B.She broke her leg.
C.She helped push Jack’s wheelchair.D.She had a car crash.
小题4:After they met in the hospital, Jack ______.
A.gave her the engagement rings B.got rid of the cane
C.picked up the hope of life D.lived without a wheelchair
小题5:Which of the following words can best describe the author?
A.Strong and optimistic B.Clever and faithful
C.Timid but faithfulD.Brave and helpful.
The young couple had another quarrel. They were sitting silently when the landlady(女房东) came in and asked, “You don’t   36  the house any more?” He kept silent and she   37  shook her head.
The landlady began   38  the house. After looking around, the landlady screamed, “See how you have   39  my house? The walls are full of nails(铁钉)! How could I rent it to others?”
She began looking around her   40  room. Four years ago on the wedding night, he felt deeply   41  to her, saying, “I feel so sorry to you for   42  you live in this small room. In the future I will buy our own big house.”
This tiny room has two nails on the wall next to the door, one for her bag and the other   43  . At that time, she threw all her stuff(填充物)such as her bag and umbrella on the   44  once she entered the room, staring at the whole   45  and feeling terribly upset. Then he began   46  more nails into the wall. There were three nails on the left, on which   47  his clothes yesterday and four on the right used to   48  their wedding photo frame.
The landlady started to pull the nails out with a tool. After the nails were   49 , the walls were left with countless holes. Suddenly, she felt heartbroken as if she were   50  nonstop through these holes.
  She   51  to her feet and exclaimed, “Stop removing the nails! We will rent the house   52  we buy our own!” He gazed at her surprised, and then turned round, tears over his cheek.
She   53  realized that marriage was like a wall and that all   54  and “cold wars” were like the nails on the wall.  55  , when they were removed, only a wall with holes would remain. But if all the nails were still in their own places, the wall was still complete and reliable.
小题1:
A.likeB.cleanC.rentD.keep
小题2:
A.simplyB.barelyC.coldlyD.proudly
小题3:
A.observingB.examiningC.watchingD.spotting
小题4:
A.sharedB.ruinedC.keptD.decorated
小题5:
A.familiarB.dirtyC.emptyD.bright
小题6:
A.devotedB.attachedC.optimisticD.guilty
小题7:
A.leavingB.havingC.askingD.getting
小题8:
A.clothesB.picturesC.umbrellasD.hats
小题9:
A.floorB.wallC.ceilingD.door
小题10:
A.troubleB.messC.confusionD.order
小题11:
A.puttingB.strikingC.drivingD.beating
小题12:
A.hungB.fastenedC.droppedD.swung
小题13:
A.connectB.fixC.hangD.put
小题14:
A.replacedB.separatedC.unfastenedD.removed
小题15:
A.cryingB.achingC.bleedingD.disturbing
小题16:
A.jumpedB.heldC.stuckD.got
小题17:
A.ifB.unlessC.asD.until
小题18:
A.especiallyB.eventuallyC.fortunatelyD.sadly
小题19:
A.chaos(混乱)B.troublesC.quarrelsD.challenges
小题20:
A.ThereforeB.BesidesC.ThusD.However
When I was a little girl, I found love in a box all because of a class assignment. On a Friday night I   36  at dinner table, “My teacher said we have to bring a box, a special box, for our valentines (情人节) on Monday”.
Mother said, “We’ll see,” and she continued eating.
What did “We’ll see” mean? I had to have that box   37  my second grade Valentine’s Day would be a disaster. Maybe they didn’t love me enough to help me with my   38 .
All Saturday I waited   39  and with Sunday arriving, my concern increased, but I   40  an enquiry(询问)about the box might   41  anger or loud voice, for in my house children only asked once. More than that   42  trouble.
Late Sunday afternoon, my father called me into the kitchen. The table was covered with colorful   43  of different kinds. A (n)   44  shoebox rested on top of it.   45  flooded through me when Daddy said, “Let’s get started   46  your project.”
In the next hour my father   47  the shoebox into impressive valentine box. Colorful paper covered the ugly cardboard with red hearts   48  to what I considered all the right places. He sang while he worked. When he finished, he was so delighted that a   49 smile spread over his face. “What do you think of that?” he asked.I answered him with a hug.
But inside,   50  danced all the way to my heart. It was the first time that my father devoted so much   51  to me, for his world consisted of work only.
The holiday party arrived, and my classmates put cards, and presents into the valentine boxes. Laughter filled our classroom until dismissal time   52 .
On the way home, I held out my valentine box for the world to   53 . The love that filled it meant more to me than all the valentines inside. The valentine box became a symbol of his love that   54  through decades of other Valentine’s Days. He gave me other gifts through the years, but none   55  compared with the love I felt within the limits of the old, empty shoebox.
小题1:
A.appearedB.announcedC.servedD.sat
小题2:
A.andB.howeverC.so D.or
小题3:
A.designB.project C.planD.idea
小题4:
A.sadlyB.disappointedlyC.anxiouslyD.patiently
小题5:
A.knew B.foundC.realizedD.imagined
小题6:
A.startB.markC.cause D.produce
小题7:
A.took B.invitedC.savedD.had
小题8:
A.boxesB.paper C.giftsD.food
小题9:
A.newB.bigC.empty D.attractive
小题10:
A.Relief B.RelaxationC.CheerD.Calm
小题11:
A.byB.atC.on D.in
小题12:
A.foldedB.changed C.packedD.pressed
小题13:
A.attachedB.joinedC.linkedD.connected
小题14:
A.slightB.broad C.briefD.confident
小题15:
A.fun B.joyC.interestD.amusement
小题16:
A.moneyB.support C.timeD.hope
小题17:
A.reachedB.setC.came D.spent
小题18:
A.acceptB.admire C.respectD.recognize
小题19:
A.carriedB.keptC.spreadD.lasted
小题20:
A.evenB.yetC.still D.ever
My six-year-old granddaughter stared at me as if she were seeing me for the first time.”Grandma, you are an antique(古董),”she said. "You are old. Antiques are old. You are my antique."
I was not satisfied to let the matter rest there. I took out the Webster's Dictionary and read the definition(定义)to Jenny.I explained, "An antique is not only old, it's an object existing since or belonging to earlier times...a work of art... piece of furniture. Antiques are treasured,"I told Jenny as I put away the dictionary. "They have to be handled carefully because they sometimes are very valuable. In order to qualify as an antique, the object has to be at least 100 years old."
"I'm only 67,"I renunded Jenny.
We looked around the house for other antiques, besides me. There was a desk that was handed down from rone aunt to another and finally to our family. "It's very old,"I told Jenny.“I try to keep it polished and I show it off whenever I can. You do that with antiques."
There was a picture on the wall purchased at a garage sale. It was dated 1867. "Now  that's an antique," I boasted. "Over 100 years old." Of course it was marked up and scratched and not in very good condition. "Sometimes age does that," I told Jenny. "But the marks are good marks. They show living, being around. That's something to display with pride. In fact, sometimes, the more an object shows age, the more valuable it can become." It was important that I believed this for my own self-esteem.
Our tour of antiques continued. There was a vase on the floor. It had been in my house for a long time. I was not certain where it came from but I didn't buy it new. One thing about antiques, I explained to Jenny, was that they usually had a story. They'd been in one home and then another, handed down from one family to another, traveling all over the place. They'd lasted through years and years. They could have been tossed away, or ignored. or destroyed, or lost. But instead, they survived.
For a moment, Jenny looked thoughtful. “l don't have any antiques but you," she said. Then her face brightened. "Could I take you to school for show and tell?"
"Only if I fit into your backpack," I answered. And then Jenny's antique lifted her up and embraced her in a hug that would last through the years.
小题1:Grandma read the definition of "antique" to Jenny in order to         .
A.list all the important characteristics of antiques
B.tell Jenny the importance of protecting antiques
C.change Jenny's shallow understanding of antiques
D.express her disappointment at being called "antique"
小题2:Which of the following information did grandma convey to Jenny?
A.The desk reminded her of her dear relatives.
B.The marks on the picture showed its age and value.
C.There was usually a sad story behind each antique.
D.She planned to buy a new vase to replace the old one.
小题3:By saying "I don't have any antiques but you" (Paragraph 7), Jenny meant         .
A.grandma was a treasure to her
B.antiques were rare and valuable
C.she had nothing but a few possessions
D.grandma and antiques had a lot in common
小题4:What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A.Grandma was too old to lift Jenny up.
B.Jenny had a strong desire for grandma's love.
C.Jenny was too young to know grandma's humor.
D.Grandma had a deep long-lasting love for Jenny.
小题5:What can be the best title for the passage? 
A.Jenny's AntiqueB.A Story of Antiques
C.A Tour of AntiquesD.Grandma's Antique

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