题目内容
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often 36 that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so 37 with the city that he had to leave.
So his family moved to another city. It was the 38 of a weekend. When Terry and his wife were busily occupied in tidying up their new home, the light suddenly 39 . Terry was regretful to have forgotten bringing along 40 and had to wait 41 in a low mood. Just then he heard light, hesitant 42 on his door that were clearly audible (听到) in the 43 night.
“Who’s it?” he wondered. Since Terry was a 44 in this city, and this was the moment he especially hated to be 45 . So he went to the door and opened it 46 . At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir. do you have candles? I’m your neighbor.” “No,” answered Terry in anger and shut the door 47 . “What a nuisance (讨厌),” he complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to 48 things.”
After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same girl outside. 49 this time she was 50 two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She 51 me here to give you these.” Terry was struck dumb (目瞪口呆) by what he 52 .
At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his 53 in life. It was his 54 and harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was 55 nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred (蒙蔽) by his unsympathetic (无情的) mind.
A. complaining B. reflecting C. praying D. pretending
A. inspired B. disappointed C. thrilled D. encouraged
A. morning B. moment C. afternoon D. evening
A. went on B. went down C. went out D. went through
A. candles B. matches C. lights D. flashlights
A. happily B. patiently C. willingly D. helplessly
A. steps B. words C. knocks D. screams
A. dark B. quiet C. noisy D. crowded
A. newcomer B. guest C. neighbor D. settler
A. offered B. disturbed C. embarrassed D. surprised
A. cheerfully B. confidently C. impatiently D. absurdly
A. gently B. deliberately C. slightly D. heavily
A. lend B. sell C. purchase D. borrow
A. And B. But C. So D. For
A. holding B. hiding C. fetching D. seeking
A. suggested B. forbad C. sent D. forced
A. felt B. smelt C. heard D. saw
A. failure B. success C. attempt D. determination
A. warmth B. coldness C. kindness D. influence
A. probably B. hardly C. actually D. especially
【小题1】A
【小题2】B
【小题3】D
【小题4】C
【小题5】A
【小题6】D
【小题7】C
【小题8】B
【小题9】A
【小题10】B
【小题11】C
【小题12】D
【小题13】D
【小题14】B
【小题15】A
【小题16】C
【小题17】D
【小题18】A
【小题19】B
【小题20】C
解析:
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请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
“But what if I break my arm again?” My five-year-old daughter asked. I knew how much she wanted to learn to 41 .Yet ever since she fell off her bicycle and broke her arm, she’d been 42_ .
“Oh, honey,” I said. “I don’t think you’ll break 43 arm.”
“But I could, couldn’t I?”
“Yes,” I 44 and found myself struggling for the right thing to say. At times like this, I 45 I had someone who might help me find the right words to make my girl’s problems disappear. But after a painful 46 , I’d decided to remain single.
“ I don’t want to ride,” she said and got off her bike.
“ You know, honey,” I said. “ Almost everything you do comes with 47 . You could break your arm jumping rope. You 48 break
your arm at gymnastics. Do you want to stop going to gymnastics?”
“No,” she said. And with a 49 spirit, she agreed to try it again. I held on to her bike until she found the 50 to say, “Let’s go!” I spent the rest of the afternoon watching a brave little girl overcome a 51 .
As we walked home, she 52 me about a conversation I had. “Why were you and grandma arguing last night?”
My mother wanted me to marry again, 53 I told her I didn’t want to meet the Mr. Perfect she 54 for me. She said she knew Steve was the man for me.
“It’s nothing,” I told her.
She shrugged, “Grandma said she just wanted you to find someone to 55 .”
“What grandma wants is for some guy to break my 56 again!” I lost control.
She was 57 for several minutes. Then she said something 58 me to think about. “So I think love isn’t like a broken arm.”
Unable to answer, we walked in silence. Later I did what my bra
ve girl did that afternoon. I 59 to meet Steve.
Steve was the man for me. We married soon. It turned out mother and my daughter were 60 .
【小题1】1.
| A．speak | B．ride | C．walk | D．drive |
| A．disappointed | B．satisfied |
C．shamed | D．afraid |
| 【小题3】 |
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| A．sighed | B．regretted |
| C．admitted | D．whispered |
| A．wished | B．thought |
| C．realized | D．decided |
| A．experience | B．divorce |
| C．memory | D．mistake |
| A．luck | B．surprise |
| C．risks | D．results |
| A．could | B．should |
| C．would | D．must |
| A．determined | B．frightened |
| C．comforted | D．encouraged |
| A．destination | B．sense | C．strength | D．courage |
| A．shyness | B．fear | C．difficulty | D．disadvantage |
| A．told | B．said | C．asked | D．reminded |
| A．but | B．then | C．and | D．so |
| A．referred to | B．set side | C．gave away | D．picked out |
| A．trust | B．love | C．help | D．accept |
| A．glasses | B．habit | C．heart | D．power |
| A．nervous | B．quiet | C．sad | D．serious |
| A．for | B．of | C．with | D．by |
| A．agreed | B．pretended |
| C．continued | D．stopped |
| A．interesting | B．curious |
| C．careful | D．right |
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Learn to Meet Challenges
My classmates called me “the alien” ,and they avoided me like the plague（瘟疫）.As a young boy, I 36 from a serious skin disease ,which filled my arms with scars（伤疤）. The true 37 of my condition, however, was social: I lived a life of loneliness.
Doctors predicted that I would never fully recover, but my parents encouraged me to hope for the future, teaching me that any difficulty could be overcome. I therefore took a / an 38 role in fighting against my disease, trying many medications and herbs, and my health 39 greatly before I graduated. I realized that my personal 40 had led to this improvement. I regained self-confidence and made many friends at school.
Years later, 41 my personal battle against disease, I learned a great deal about 42 by overcoming difficulties.
I joined the Culture Club as a Special Event Director. I 43 a group of six students in organizing various activities. I was the most advanced ESL student among the group, so I considered myself the most capable. But I quickly learned my 44 , While preparing for our first presentation, I was 45 with my team members and often rejected their 46 . I
performed most of their tasks myself , allowing them to 47 me only with small details. As a result, the presentation was not very successful. The setback 48 me, and I spoke of it to the club’s director. She responded that she 49 my ability to succeed in the future. This comment filled me with 50 , for I realized that I had never trusted my own team members.
51 they were weak in English, they had many valuable talents. I immediately 52 my policy, allowing my team members to choose the tasks they desired and to complete them on their own. For our program, we had many meetings, which gave 53 to many good ideas. Most importantly, the atmosphere among us improved dramatically. We were 54 and eager to devote time to the program , and I learned what true leadership is.
My experiences 55 improved my ability to handle challenging situations.
36. A. judged B. suffered C. prevented D. separated
37. A. pain B. sign C. value D. meaning
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40. A. joy B. goal C. will D. life
41. A. over B. like C. for D. in
42. A. ability B. quality C. leadership D. friendship
43. A. taught B. found C. managed D. followed
44. A. mistake B. method C. effort D. right
45. A. satisfied B. familiar C. patient D. strict
46. A. desires B. talents C. ideas D. tasks
47. A. remind B. guide C. show D. help
48. A. discouraged B. disturbed C. encouraged D. educated
49. A. adopted B. admired C. trusted D. tested
50. A. surprise B. delight C. pride D. hope
51. A. As B. If C. Because D. Although
52. A. deleted B. changed C. regretted D. considered
53. A. birth B. hand C. gift D. rise
54. A. crazy B. happy C. successful D .independent
55. A. instantly B. indirectly C. unusually D. undoubtedly