第二节完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
请阅读下面短文,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,并在答题卡上将选项的标号涂黑。
第二节完形填空(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和D)中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My 14-year-old son, John, and I spotted the coat at the same time. It was hanging at a (an)  21  clothing store. The coat had a black velvet collar, delightful tailoring, a Fifth Avenue label (标签) and a (an) 22  price of $ 28.
We looked at  23  , saying nothing,  24 John’s eyes shone. Dark, woolen topcoats were popular just then with  25, but could  26 several hundred dollars new.
John 27the coat. He turned from side to side, eyeing himself in the mirror with a serious, studied  28that soon changed into a smile. The 29 was perfect. John wore the coat to school the next day and came home wearing a big smile. “How did the kids like your coat?” I asked. “They love it.” He said, carefully  30  it over the chair and smoothing it flat.
Over the next few weeks, the 31came over John. Quiet, reasoned discussion was  32 argument. He became more thoughtful and eager to  33. “Good dinner, Mum,” he would say every evening. One day when I suggested that he might start on homework before dinner, John said, “You are right, and I guess I will.”
When I  34 this to one of his teachers and remarked that I didn’t know  35  caused the changes, she said with laughter, “It must be his coat!” At the library, we 36  to meet a friend who had not seen our children for a long time. “  37  this be John?” He asked, looking up to John’s new height and coat, and extending his hand, one gentleman to another.
John and I both knew we should never  38  a person’s clothes for the real person within them. But there is something to be said for  39 a standard of excellence for the world to see, for practicing standard of excellence in thought, speech and behavior, and for  40 what is on the inside with what is on the outside.
21.A.second-hand     B.expensive     C.big       D.cheap
22.A.reasonable          B.unbelievable     C.special      D.average
23.A.each other     B.one another      C.the other   D.others
24.A.therefore     B.however      C.but       D.thus
25.A.adults          B.people         C.parents     D.teenagers
26.A.spend          B.cost          C.pay      D.take
27.A.touched       B.buttoned      C.held     D.obtained
28.A.gesture        B.expression     C.attitude     D.feeling
29.A.color         B.price         C.fit        D.style
30.A.pressing       B.taking          C.hanging    D.folding
31.A.happiness     B.satisfaction       C.change      D.generosity
32.A.because of          B.instead of     C.aware of   D.full of
33.A.please          B.understand       C.complain  D.apologize
34.A.mentioned          B.wrote              C.reported    D.explained
35.A.when         B.how         C.what     D.that
36.A.happened     B.came         C.intended   D.decided

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37.A.Should        B.Would         C.Must     D.Could

38.A.watch          B.judge         C.mistake     D.consider
39.A.doing          B.showing       C.speaking   D.wearing
40.A.comparing          B.connecting       C.combining       D.matching

It was a beautiful Sunday morning, and Maggie and I were returning from our walk through the woods.We were only a couple of blocks from home when I spotted a cell phone and a credit card sitting on the road.We took them home.We always find amazing things on the street and she looks upon them as a movable feast-a chicken wing here or a barbecue rib (肋骨)there.
I found another cell phone a few years back, too, and called a number in its phone book.I explained the situation to the guy who answered.He said it was his sister’s and that he’d come to pick it up, which he did.
And that was that.No verbal thank-you, no written thank-you, no “here’s a box of chocolates” thank-you.
I didn’t have time to call anyone on my latest found cell phone.I was pouring myself coffee when it started to shake and dance across the kitchen counter.
“Who’s this?” someone asked when I picked up.
“Who’s this?” I countered(反问).“Sarah?”
She was surprised at my knowing her name until she realized her name was on the credit card.“Could you send them to me?” she asked.
She lives in Arlington, which is 2 miles from my house.
“Hmm, no, ”I replied, adding that I thought she could come to get them, and that if I wasn’t at home, they would be in my mailbox.
A day later, when I was out for a run, someone got them back.There wasn’t even a piece of paper put in the mailbox with “Thanks” on it.In this age of e-mail and cell phone, there’s really no excuse.Years ago, I found something more precious than a $100 bill on the street:a driver’s license.I saw  that its owner lived a couple of blocks from me, so I called him up.He asked whether I could slip the license through his front door.
“I guess I could, ”I replied.
And that was that.
【小题1】What is the relationship between Maggie and the writer?

A.Wife and husbandB.Daughter and father
C.Teacher and studentD.Master and pet dog
【小题2】.How many experiences are mentioned by the writer to return things to the losers?
A.3B.4C.5D.6
【小题3】How did the writer know Sarah’s telephone number?
A.From her telephone’s phone bookB.From her credit card
C.From her e-mailD.From her driver’s license
【小题4】The writer wants to tell us through the unusual stories,
A.we should return the things we picked to the losers
B.people don’t know how to appreciate others in the age of e-mail and cell phone
C.people would learn to appreciate persons who provide help for you
D.the advance of society makes people lose some virtues

My l4-year-old son, John, and I spotted the coat at the same time in a second-hand clothing store. It stood out among big and old coats. It had beautiful tailoring and an unbelievable price: $28. I looked at my son and we both said nothing, but John’s eyes shone. Dark, woolen topcoats were popular with teenage boys, but they could cost several hundred dollars new. This coat was even better. John tried it on and turned from side to side, eyeing himself in the mirror. The fit was perfect.

    John wore the coat to school the next day and came home with a big grin. “Did the kids like your coat?” I asked. “They loved it,” he said.

    Over the next few weeks, John changed. He was polite, less argumentative, more thoughtful, and on the whole much happier. “Good dinner, mom,” he would say every evening. Without a word of objection he would carry in wood for the stove. One day when I suggested that he might start on his homework before dinner, John, who always put things off, said: “You’re right. I guess I will.” When I mentioned this incident to one of his teachers, she joked that the coat must have changed him.

John and I both know we should never mistake a person’s clothes for the real person within them. But there is something to be said for wearing a standard of excellence for the world to see, for practicing standards of excellence in thought, speech, and behavior, and for matching what is on the inside to what is on the outside. 

1.What does the author try to express in the first paragraph?

A. The coat looked like a magical coat.

B. They were good at shopping.

C. The coat was a real bargain.

D. They had the same taste in clothes.

2.What does the underlined word “grin” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A. A wide smile.                            B. A worried look.

C. A jealous spirit.                        D. A joking tone.

3.After John wore the new coat, the author found he _______.

a. was happier and better-behaved

b. received more praise from his teachers

c. was willing to follow suggestions

d. made rapid progress in study

e. would say sweet words to please her

A. a, b, c             B. a, c, e             C. b, d, e             D. c, d, e

4.What message does the author intend to deliver in the article?

A. We should not judge people by their appearance.

B. Life is full of possibilities when we are young.

C. It’s beneficial to try different things in our lives.

D. What we wear could help shape who we are inside.

 

My l4-year-old son, John, and I spotted the coat which was hanging at a secondhand clothing store in Northampton Mass. While the other coats drooped(低垂), this one looked as if it were   36  itself up. The coat had beautiful tailoring, a Fifth Avenue label and a(an)   37  price of $28, which was popular just then with   38 , but could cost several hundred dollars new. This coat was even better, bearing that   39  of classic elegance(优雅). John tried it on and the fit was perfect.

John   40  the coat to school the next day and came home wearing a big smile. “Did the kids like your coat?” I asked. “They loved it,” he said,   41  folding it over the back of a chair and smoothing it flat. Over the next few weeks, a   42  came over John. Agreement replaced contrariness (作对) and reasoned discussion replaced fierce   43 . He became more mannerly and   44 , eager to please. He would generously loan his younger brother his tapes and lecture him   45  his behavior.

When I mentioned this incident to his teacher and   46  what caused the changes, she said laughing. “It   47  be his coat!” Another teacher told him she was giving him a good   48  not only because he had earned   49  but because she liked his coat. At the library, we ran into a friend “Could this be John?” he asked surprisingly,   50  John’s new height, assessing the cut of his coat and extending his hand, one gentleman to another.

John and I both know we should never   51  a person’s clothes for the real person within them.   52  there is something to be said for wearing a standard of excellence for the world to see and for   53  what is on the inside to what is on the outside.

For John it is a time when it is as easy to try on different approaches to   54  as it is to try on a coat. The whole world, the whole future is stretched out ahead, a vast landscape   55  all the doors are open. And he could picture himself walking through those doors wearing his wonderful, magical coat.

1.                A.turning         B.showing         C.holding   D.hanging

 

2.                A.unreasonable    B.expected        C.acceptable    D.unbelievable

 

3.                A.adults          B.teenagers       C.women   D.strangers

 

4.                A.color          B.style           C.price D.size

 

5.                A.wore          B.carried         C.lent  D.sent

 

6.                A.carefully        B.comfortably     C.casually   D.quickly

 

7.                A.happiness       B.matter          C.smile D.change

 

8.                A.doubt          B.argument       C.fight D.war

 

9.                A.thoughtful      B.handsome       C.hopeful   D.curious

 

10.               A.of             B.with           C.on   D.at

 

11.               A.discovered      B.confirmed      C.concluded D.wondered

 

12.               A.can            B.should         C.will   D.must

 

13.               A.present        B.mark           C.word D.result

 

14.               A.it             B.them          C.this   D.one

 

15.               A.taking up       B.looking down to  C.checking up    D.looking up at

 

16.               A.trust           B.exchange       C.mistake   D.regard

 

17.               A.Though         B.But            C.Since D.So

 

18.               A.matching       B.attaching       C.relating   D.connecting

 

19.               A.career         B.life            C.study D.success

 

20.               A.how           B.why           C.where D.when

 

 

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