第二部分完形填空
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。
I grew up in San Pedro. My Dad was a fisherman. It was hard to make a living on the sea. He worked hard and would stay out   36   he caught enough to feed the family. No just enough for our family, but also for his Mom and Dad. When the weather was bad he would   37   me to school. He had this old truck that he used in his fishing   38  . Older than it was, that truck, out of   39   , coughed all the way with loud noise and heavy smoke. As he would drive, I would fall down into the seat hoping to   40  . He would pull right up in front, and it seemed like everybody would be standing around and   41  . Then he would lean over to give me a big kiss and tell me to be   42  . It was so   43   for me now. Here, I was 12 years old, and he would   44   me good-bye!
I remember   45  I decided I was too old for a goodbye kiss. When we got to the school and came to a stop, he had his   46   big smile. He started to lean toward me, but I put my   47   up and said, “No, Dad.”
It was the first time I had ever talked to him that way, and he had this   48   look on his face. I said, “Dad, I’m too old for a goodbye kiss. I’m too old for any kind of kiss.” My father looked at me for the longest time. When   49   came into his eyes, he turned and   50   . “You’re right’ he said, “You’re a big boy….  51  . I won’t kiss you anymore.” It wasn’t long after that when my Dad went to sea and never came back. It was a day when   52   of the ships stayed in, but not Dad. He had a big family to feed.
You don’t know what I would give to have my Dad give me just one more kiss on the cheek…. To touch his rough old face…, to   53   the ocean on him… to feel his arm around my neck. I   54   I had been a man then. If I had been a man, I would never have told my Dad I was too   55   for a goodbye kiss.”
36. A. since           B. when             C. until                       D. before
37. A. take           B. drive             C. watch               D. rush
38. A. business           B. career                      C. project                     D. journey
39. A. preparation         B. control                            C. distance                    D. condition
40. A. repair                 B. scream                    C. complaint                 D. disappear
41. A. laughing             B. watching                  C. performing             D. playing
42. A. a cute son      B. a honest fisherman  C. a good boy          D. a quiet passenger
43. A. amazing              B. surprising         C. disappointing        D. embarrassing
44. A. kiss                B. say                   C. hug                D. send
45. A. the day               B. the way           C. the order            D. the action
46. A. usual          B. common          C. daily               D. sweet
47. A. head                   B. hand             C. cheek                    D. mouth
48. A. excited           B. pleased           C. terrified            D. bored
49. A. lights           B. apologies          C. tears                     D. sorry
50. A. looked out          B. looked up         C. looked around       D. look on
51. A. a partner       B. a student           C. a kid                     D. a man
52. A. all            B. most             C. some              D. none
53. A. notice         B. smell             C. sense               D. feel
54. A. realize         B. regret             C. wish              D. hope
55. A. young                 B. old                C. shy                          D. late

I still remember father spent plenty of time teaching me how to pronounce a word, how to understand something that I saw for the first time and how to be polite to others. And I will never 31   one sentence my father used to say to me, “I love you, son. Say you love me, son.”  32  , I would scream, “I love you, Dad.”
When I was growing up, I found that I had little in 33  with my father gradually. Sometimes we often argued about something sharply and then the argument changed into a  34 . I knew there was a gap between us. I didn’t 35  hearing the words “I love you” from my father the last time. To tell you the truth, I couldn’t honestly remember 36 I had last said those words to him, either.
Now father was in hospital. The doctor said it was 37  and he needed an operation at once, 38   he wasn’t sure whether my father was able to  39 it. Everything in my childhood 40 in my mind. Then I called and said, “Dad, I love you!”
There was a   41   at the other end and he replied coldly, “Well, I love you, too!”
I   42   and said, “Dad, I know you love me, and when you are   43 , I know you will say what you want to say.”
Fifteen minutes later my mother called and 44  asked, “Paul, is everything OK?”
A few weeks later I was working when I received my father’s call. “Paul, I love you.” I was so 45 that my tears rolled down my cheeks. Perhaps both of us 46 that this special moment had 47  our relationship to a new level.
A short while after this special moment, my father finally narrowly   48 death following the heart operation. I can’t  49 that if I didn’t take the first   50 and Dad did not survive the surgery, what kind of life I would lead now.

【小题1】
A.forgetB.readC.understandD.practice
【小题2】
A.ActuallyB.SimplyC.NaturallyD.Strangely
【小题3】
A.heartB.mannerC.mindD.common
【小题4】
A.fightB.quarrelC.questionD.discussion
【小题5】
A.expectB.thinkC.enjoyD.remember
【小题6】
A.whyB.whetherC.whereD.when
【小题7】
A.riskyB.seriousC.importantD.difficult
【小题8】
A.butB.becauseC.soD.for
【小题9】
A.remainB.masterC.surviveD.defeat
【小题10】
A.putB.openedC.keptD.appeared
【小题11】
A.responseB.pauseC.silenceD.surprise
【小题12】
A.criedB.smiledC.noddedD.moved
【小题13】
A.freeB.readyC.happyD.convenient
【小题14】
A.eagerlyB.carefullyC.excitedlyD.nervously
【小题15】
A.touchedB.amusedC.encouragedD.shocked
【小题16】
A.requiredB.realizedC.reactedD.reported
【小题17】
A.formedB.builtC.takenD.increased
【小题18】
A.escapedB.passedC.beatD.fought
【小题19】
A.concludeB.inferC.imagineD.decide
【小题20】
A.effectB.stepC.wordD.advice

It was a hot summer day. My dad and I were getting ready to go out for a ride on the boat with my friend Katie and the dog when the phone call came, the call that made that bright, beautiful day a cold, dark, gloomy one.
I had just put on my suit, shorts, and tank top, and packed my bag with sunscreen and everything else I would need for the day. I ran into my parents' room to find Dad. When I saw him on the phone, he was crying. I'd never seen my dad cry before. My heart sank. What possibly could have happened?
"Max, I'm so sorry," I heard him say. That's when it hit me. I knew that Suzie had died.Max has been my dad's best friend for years. Suzie, his daughter, had a rare disease that mainly affected her body. Her brain was OK. She knew what was going on; she knew that shehad problems and was different from other kids. Once she told her dad that she wished she could die and be born in a different body. Yet although she couldn't live a normal life ,she was still happy.
When Suzie and I were little, we spent quite a bit of time together. As we grew up, we grew apart. She lived in New York, and I lived in the Midwest. When Suzie was ten she had to live ina hospital in Virginia. About eight months before she died, Max gave us her number at the hospital and we talked at least twice a week until the end. Suzie was always so excited to talk to us and wanted to know every detail about my life. She wanted to know everything I did and every thing I ate. In a way, she lived through me.
After we found out about her death, we made our plans to go to New York for the funeral. When she was alive, I sent her a Beanie Baby and she sent one back to me. I had bought her another one but never had the chance to send it to her, so I took it to put in her casket(棺材).
Her funeral was very different from any funeral I'd ever been to. After they lowered her casket, each one of us put a shovelful of dirt over her. I remember crying so hard, I felt weak. My cheeks burned from the tears. My whole body was shaking as I picked up the shovel, but I'm glad I did it.
When Suzie and I first started calling one another, I thought it would be more of a burden on me, but I was completely wrong. I learned so much from her. She gave me more than I could ever give to her. I will never forget her or the talks we had. I now know that I must never take anything for granted especially my health and the gift of life.
【小题1】The author's family cancelled their ride because______.

A.Katie couldn't join them for the ride
B.the weather was too terrible for a ride
C.they couldn't find their dog
D.Max's daughter passed away
【小题2】What does the underlined part In a wav, she lived through me.” mean?
A.Suzie got to know what life outside hospital was like by sharing my experience.
B.Suzie was financially dependent of me.
C.Suzie managed to pull through her illness with the help of my family.
D.Suzie was too weak to live her own life.
【小题3】Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A.Suzie was the only person helping the author with difficulties.
B.The author feared that she might also get the same disease as Suzie.
C.The author benefited a lot from talking on the phone with Suzie.
D.The author didn't understand Suzie was her true friend until Suzie's death.
【小题4】What is the most important lesson the author learned from Suzie's death?
A.Never let go of a friend even if you are apart.
B.Be thankful for what we have in our life.
C.Talking with a friend can cure your illness.
D.We can learn more from our friends than they do from us.

I grew up one of ten children on a farm in Wyoming.After my dad’s service in World War he was ____ again to fight during the Korean Warand when he returned homehe couldn’t drink ____ to numb(麻痹) his terrible memories.He struggled to ____ for his growing family.

On our occasional trips to townI ____ out boxfuls of books from the library.When I opened a bookI could ____ myself in unknown places—where children weren’t hungry and were in ____ of little.

When I wasn’t daydreamingmy ____ was the life I shared with my brothers and sisters.At night I hid under the covers ____ to silence the sounds of life in an alcoholic home.Classmates asked ____ we didn’t have electricity or a telephone.I suppose my explanations were ____ more than liesbut the stories I told improved ____ every book I read.

Starting at a very young agemy siblings(兄弟姐妹) and I sometimes got jobs to earn money—to put more food on the family table.We ____ newspapersbabysatand cleaned other people’s houses.

Mom grew vegetablesraised chickensand baked breadso we seldom went hungryeven when supper was only a pot of beans.____ my real hunger wasn’t for food—it was a hunger for a better life.It was a hunger for knowledge about the world ___ our simple existence.It was a hunger to prove Dad ____ when he told us we would never amount to anything.

Hunger motivated my brothers and sisters to achieve much ____ than our parents expected ___ us.We devoured(如饥似渴地吸取) the offerings of the public schools because we realized that ____ would be our steppingstone into a brighter future.

Now I’m ____ of the accomplishments of my siblingsan art professora well?known doctorplus business owners.And meI’m the keeper of the family stores.I’ll never know if we would have so many accumulated successes if we had not known ____ as children.But this I do knowI believe it can be a good thing.

1.A.drafted? Bdismissed

Cinvited? Dinvolved

2.A.well? Bplenty

Cenough? Dheavily

3.A.search? Bprovide

Chope? Dleave

4.A.brought? Bchecked

Cgave? Dcarried

5.A.remind? Bhelp

Cdevote? Dfind

6.A.memory? Bfavor

Cpossession? Dneed

7.A.reality? Bfantasy

Csatisfaction? Daffection

8.A.refusing? Bpretending

Cattempting? Dpreparing

9.A.whether? Bhow

Cwhen? Dwhy

10.A.something? Banything

Cnothing? Deverything

11.A.as? Bwith

Cfor? Dat

12.A.sent? Bdelivered

Cpublished? Dreleased

13.A.But? BAnd

CThen? DOtherwise

14.A.above? Baround

Cwithin? Dbeyond

15.A.right? Bmean

Cwrong? Dnice

16.A.more? Bfurther

Cgreater? Dbetter

17.A.in? Bfor

Cof? Don

18.A.ambition? Bdream

Centhusiasm? Deducation

19.A.hunger? Bsuffering

Cdesperation? Dpoverty

20.A.fond? Bproud

Caware? Dconfident

 

 

第三部分  阅读理解(共20小题,每小题2分, 满分40分)

第一节 (共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分)

阅读下列短文,从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Growing up in Philadelphia, Lieberman started cooking with his stay-at-home dad when he was seven. His food-loving family had two kitchens, and he quickly learned what was the best way to bake his cakes. Lieberman improved his kitchen skills greatly during a year abroad before college, learning from a cook in Italy and studying local specialties(特色菜) in Germany, Spain, and France.

At Yale, he was known for throwing dinner parties, single-handedly frying and baking while mixing drinks for dozens of friends. Just for fun, he and some friends decided to tape a show named campus cuisine about his cooking. Lieberman was a real college student showing his classmates how to do things like making drinks out of dining-hall fruit. That helped the show become very popular among the students. They would stop Lieberman after classes to ask for his advice on cooking. Tapes of the show were passed around, with which his name went beyond the school and finally to the Food Network.

Food Network producer Flay hopes the young cook will find a place on the network television. He says Lieberman’s charisma (魅力) is key. “Food TV isn’t about food anymore,” says Flay. “It’s about your personality and finding a way to keep people’s eyeballs on your show.”

But Lieberman isn’t putting all his eggs in one basket. After taping the first season of the new show, Lieberman was back in his own small kitchen preparing sandwiches. An airline company was looking for someone to come up with a tasteful, inexpensive and easy-to-make menu to serve on its flights. Lieberman got the job.

1. We can learn from the text that Lieberman’s family_______.

A. have relatives in Europe                             B. love cooking at home

C. often hold parties                                              D. own a restaurant

2. The Food Network got to know Lieberman_________

A. at one of his parities                                   B. from his teachers

C. through his taped show                                   D. on a television program

3. Why did the airline company give Lieberman the job?

A. He could prepare meals in a small kitchen.

B. He was famous for his shows on Food TV.

C. He was good at using eggs to make sandwiches.

D. He could cook cheap, delicious and simple meals

4. What can we learn about Lieberman from the text?

A. He is clever but lonely.                                     B. He is friendly and active.

C. He enjoys traveling around.                           D. He often changes his menus.

 

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