完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s   36  filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so   37   that I decided to write an article about her.

I   38   Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk her career. She   39   and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I   40   I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.

I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there   41  , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that   42   Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The   43   was almost unbearable. I struggled for days   44   draft after draft. Finally I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.

It didn’t take long. My manuscript   45  . How stupid of me! I thought. How could I   46   in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t   47   the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.

Five years later, I was moving to California. While   48   my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in   49  :

Dear Ms Profit,

Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some   50   materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to   51   your story soon.

Shocked, it took me a long time to   52  . Fear of rejection cost me dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of   53   writing. Today, I have become a full – time writer. Looking back on this   54  , I learned a very important lesson: You can’t   55   to doubt yourself.

36.A.joy    B.voice C.speech      D.smile

37.A.proud       B.active       C.satisfied    D.moved

38.A.visited      B.emailed    C.phoned     D.interviewed

39.A.agreed      B.refused     C.hesitated   D.paused

40.A.replied     B.discovered       C.explained  D.knew

41.A.seriously   B.patiently   C.nervously  D.quietly

42.A.blaming    B.fooling     C.inviting    D.urging

43.A.hardship   B.failure      C.comment  D.pressure

44.A.with  B.by     C.on     D.in

45.A.disappeared      B.returned    C.spread      D.improved

46.A.compare   B.struggle    C.survive     D.compete

47.A.ignore      B.deliver      C.face   D.receive

48.A.decorating       B.repairing   C.cleaning    D.leaving

49.A.disbelief   B.anxiety     C.horror      D.trouble

50.A.subjective B.relevant    C.private      D.reliable

51.A.broadcast  B.create       C.publish     D.assess

52.A.recover     B.prepare     C.escape      D.concentrate

53.A.energetic  B.endless     C.typical      D.enjoyable

54.A.experience       B.success     C.benefit      D.accident

55.A.attempt     B.afford       C.expect      D.pretend

第二节:完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

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。

There is a fine line between a parent who is active and open-minded and one that doesn’t know when to let go (放手).As my daughter, Nicole, prepares to leave home for college, I’m discovering how hard it is to stay on the __36__ side of this line.When I hold __37__ the apron strings (围裙带) connecting us, Nicole, eager to __38__ independence, tries to loosen my grasp.What results is a (an) __39__ mother-daughter, push-me, pull-you kind of tango.

For the past two years, it’s gone like this:

Mother’s question: “Have you thought of taking an advanced placement class (大学预修课程) so that you can earn college credit?”

Daughter’s __40__: “No, I’m not interested in that.”

………

I bit my lip a few times and Nicole shot me a few glares.

Two months ago, she was __41__ to a great university.However, I was still the mother having a __42__ time letting go.The night before the introductory meeting of the university, I had read the course catalog carefully and __43__ courses which I thought looked good.We met on the campus the next afternoon, and Nicole’s face __44__ with excitement.“I have had my entire schedule figured out,” she said.“Already?” I was astonished, __45__ she should have discussed it with me.I examined the schedule.Nicole hadn’t taken a (an) __46__ one of the courses I had suggested.Every course she had chosen __47__ suited her interests.Just then I saw a mature, capable young woman with a __48__ mind and the ability to shape her future.She no longer needed her mother __49__ every decision she made.I felt proud, though still a bit __50__.

I __51__ the lessons carefully.Nicole has struggled to learn over the past 18 years: __52__, sympathy, and hard work.There have been a few holes along the way.__53__, she is well-equipped and eager to __54__ the future.The next step, I recognized, was mine to take: giving my daughter and myself the __55__ we both needed.

36.A.left   B.right  C.either       D.each

37.A.onto  B.up     C.back  D.out

38.A.keep  B.refuse       C.taste  D.bear

39.A.awkward  B.relaxing    C.lively       D.beautiful

40.A.comment  B.word C.concept     D.response

41.A.received   B.invited      C.treated      D.accepted

42.A.good B.great C.hard  D.easy

43.A.taken B.underlined       C.offered     D.emphasized

44.A.lit up B.built up    C.turned up  D.made up

45.A.imagining B.thinking    C.hoping      D.adding

46.A.only  B.just   C.even  D.single

47.A.mostly      B.hardly      C.exactly     D.slightly

48.A.sharp B.normal     C.different   D.typical

49.A.encouraging     B.evaluating C.disagreeing      D.agreeing

50.A.anxious    B.excited     C.sad    D.tense

51.A.reviewed  B.observed   C.checked    D.studied

52.A.competence      B.creativity  C.responsibility   D.confidence

53.A.Therefore B.Instead     C.Still  D.Besides

54.A.embrace   B.discover    C.determine D.control

55.A.character  B.strength    C.relief D.Independence

I grew up in a house where the TV was seldom turned on and with one wall in my bedroom entirely lined with bookshelves,most of my childhood was spent on books I could get hold of.In fact,I grew up thinking of reading as natural as breathing and books unbelievably powerful in shaping perspectives(观点)by creating worlds we could step into,take part in and live in.

With this unshakable belief,I,at fourteen,decided to become a writer.Here too,reading became useful.Every writer starts off knowing that he has something to say,but being unable to find the right ways to say it.He has to find his own voice by reading widely and discovering which parts of the writers he agrees or disagrees with,or agrees with so strongly that it reshapes his own world.He cannot write without loving to read,because only through reading other people's  writing can one discover what works,what doesn't and,in the end,together with lots of practice,what voice he has.

Now I am in college,and have come to realize how important it is to read fiction(文学作品).As a law student,my reading is in fact limited to subject matter—the volume(量)of what I have to read for classes every week means there is little time to read anything else.Such reading made it all the clearer to me that I live in a very small part in this great place called life.Reading fiction reminds me that there is life beyond my own.It allows me to travel across the high seas and along the Silk Road,all from the comfort of my own armchair,to experience,though secondhand,exciting experiences that I wouldn't necessariy be able to have in my lifetime.

60.What can be inferred about the author as a child?

A.He never watched TV.

B.He read what he had to.

C.He found reading unbelievable.

D.He considered reading part of his life.

61.The underlined word“voice”in the second paragraph most probably means“________”.

A.an idea    B.a sound quality

C.a way of writing   D.a world to write about

62.What effect does reading have on the author?

A.It helps him to realize his dream.

B.It opens up a wider world for him.

C.It makes his college life more interesting.

D.It increases his interest in worldwide travel.

63.Which of the following can be the best title of this text?

A.Why do I read?           B.How do I read?

C.What do I read?   D.When do I read?

After the birth of my second child, I got a job at a restaurant. Having worked with an experienced   36  for a few days, I was    37  to wait tables on my own. All went    38  
Tant first week. When Saturday night came, I was luckily    39   the tables not for from the kitchen.   40   .I stll felt it a little hard to carry the heavy trays (托盘).
Before I knew it ,the    41   was when I saw the tray stand near the tables; it looked different from the one I was   44   on. It had nice handles, which made it    45   to move around. I was pleased with every thing and began to    46   I was a natural at this job.
Then, an old man came to me and said,“Excuse me, dear, my wife and I loved  47  you work. t seems your tray stand has been very   48   to you, but we are getting ready to  49   now ,and my wife needs her   50  back.”
At first his    51   did not get across.“What was he talking about!”Then, I got it. I had set my trays on his wife’s orthopedic walker (助步器). I stood frozen as ice ,but my face was   52  
.I wanted to get into a hole and   53  .
Since then, I have learned from many mistakes such as the one I just    54   I have learned to be more    55   and not to be too sure of myself.

【小题1】
A.managerB.assistantC.cookD.waitress
【小题2】
A.promisedB.invitedC.allowedD.advised
【小题3】
A.wellB.quicklyC.safelyD.wrong
【小题4】  
A.leftB.givenC.broughtD.shown
【小题5】  
A.ThereforeB.HoweverC.OtherwiseD.Finally
【小题6】
A.kitchenB.streetC.resaturantD.table
【小题7】
A.mindingB.changingC.takingD.saving
【小题8】
A.angryB.calmC.sadD.happy
【小题9】
A.fixedB.trainedC.loadedD.waited
【小题10】
A.slowerB.lighterC.regretD.pretend
【小题11】
A.believeB.makingC.watchingD.having
【小题12】letting           B.making            C.watching      D.interesting
【小题13】
A.usefulB.familiarC.unusualD.interesting
【小题14】
A.restB.orderC.eatD.leave
【小题15】
A.bagB.walkerC.trayD.coat
【小题16】
A.ideaB.praiseC.messageD.need
【小题17】
A.coldB.full of joyC.paleD.on fire
【小题18】
A.lieB.hideC.defendD.stay
【小题19】
A.repeatedB.discoveredC.corrected D.described
【小题20】
A.carefulB.patientC.honestD.practical

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