完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20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,选出最佳选项。
I’m a TV show host.One Sunday,I   36  my 7-year-old daughter by the sea for lunch.On arriving at the beach,I saw JoJo,a   37  man in the hotel business.We sat down to chat in an open air cafe   38  I watched my daughter enjoy herself on the swings in front of us.
Suddenly our conversation was   39  by a stranger,who politely asked   40  to speak to me.Often people want to tell me   41  about my controversial TV show,when
I’m out on the   42 .
He asked to speak to me   43  ,so we stood a bit away from my table.He said,
“I’m James,father of a 7-year-old girl,who’s very sick.The doctors said that if she was treated in the UK,she would probably   44  .But I’m poor,so can you please help me?”
Speechless,I stared in the man’s eyes full of   45  and asked how l could help.After we talked for a while,I went to sit back.JoJo asked me,“What’s wrong with you?Your
  46  changed.”I told him and he was very sorry for this sick child.
All weekend I   47  James,his daughter and his family.I even considered doing a special TV show to   48  money for this sick child.
On Monday morning I was at the office after I finished   49  my show,when JoJo walked  into my office.Actually JoJo is so   50  and I never imagined he had time to come and see me.
“Please,call the man   51  the sick child and tell him that I’ll   52  all expenses for his sick daughter’s treatment.”JoJo said,with a   53  in his hand.“I’ve been married for 35 years,I wasn’t lucky enough to   54  a child.l want to help this child now.”I   55  the phone to call James.

【小题1】
A.heldB.tookC.shipped D.sent
【小题2】
A.serious B.smart C.wealthy D.diligent
【小题3】
A.while B.beforeC.afterD.thongh
【小题4】
A.spread B.interruptedC.heardD.announced
【小题5】
A.question B.adviceC.support D.permission
【小题6】
A.everything B.anythingC.nothingD.something
【小题7】
A.streets B.trips C.spots D.beaches
【小题8】
A.privately B.loudlyC.quietlyD.secretly
【小题9】
A.escape B.controlC.survive D.deserve
【小题10】
A.doubts B.scare C.excitement D.tears
【小题11】
A.temper B.face C.voice D.style
【小题12】
A.looked afterB.cared forC.thought aboutD.asked about
【小题13】.
A.raiseB.makeC.earnD.save
【小题14】
A.discussing B.presenting C.writing D.practising
【小题15】
A.proud B.rich C.busyD.careful
【小题16】
A.on B.forC.upD.with
【小题17】
A.payB.spendC.share D.gain
【小题18】.
A.paperB.check C.penD.letter
【小题19】.
A.help B.adopt C.attend D.have
【小题20】.
A.held onB.got throughC.picked upD.turned on


FFather was a hardworking man who delivered bread as a living to support his wife and three children. He spent all his evenings after work attending classes,hoping to improve himself so that he could one day find a better. paid job. Except. for Sundays, Father hardly ate a meal together with his family. He worked and studied very hard because he wanted to provide his family with the best that money could buy.
Whenever the family complained that he was not spending enough time with them, he reasoned that he was doing all this for them. Though he often longed to spend more time with his family, he weighed his contribution to his family above everything else.
The day came when the examination results were announced. To his joy, Father passed, and with distinctions too! Soon after, he was offered a good job as a senior supervisor which paid handsomely.
Like a dream come true, Father could now afford to provide his family with life’s little luxuries like nice clothing,fine food and vacation abroad.
However, the family still did not get to see Father for most of the week. He continued to work very hard, hoping to be promoted to the position of manager. In fact, to make himself a worthily candidate for the promotion, he took another course in an open university.
Again, whenever the family complained that he was not spending enough time with them, he reasoned that he was doing all this for them. Though he often longed to spend more time with his family, he weighed his contribution to his family above everything else.
Father’s hard work paid off and he was promoted. Happily, he decided to hire a maid to relieve his wife from her domestic tasks. He also felt that their three-room flat was no longer big enough. It would be nice for his family to be able to enjoy the facilities and comfort of a condominium.  Having experienced the rewards of his hard work many times before, Father resolved to further his studies and work at being promoted again. The family still did not get to see much of him. In fact, sometimes Father had to work on Sundays entertaining clients.
 Over again, whenever the family complained that he was not spending enough time with them, he reasoned that he was doing all this for them. Though he often longed to spend more time with his family, he weighed his contribution to his family above everything else.
As expected, Father's hard work paid off again and he bought a beautiful condominium overlooking the coast of Singapore. On the first Sunday evening at their new home, Father declared to his family that he decided not to take any more courses or pursue any more promotions. From then on he was going to devote more time to
his family, and it was a promise.
Father did not wake up the next day.
【小题1】Father worked and studied very hard because ________.

A.he had to support his family
B.he was enthusiastic in attending classes
C.he wanted to bring his family a better lire
D.he had to so as to reduce his family’s complaint
【小题2】What CAN’T Father get through his hard work?
A.Family time.B.Higher education.C.Better housing.D.Vacation abroad.
【小题3】How would the family feel when “Father did not wake up the next day”?
A.To their joy, Father can have a good rest in the end.
B.They should have stopped Father from working so hard.
C.Thank God, Father can stay home with them.
D.There is no point working hard for a better life.
【小题4】What is the function of the italicized(斜体)paragraphs in this passage?
A.To make readers show sympathy for Father.
B.To show how stubborn Father was.
C.To make readers fee l how hard Father worked.
D.To imply a sad ending to the story.

Despite being tall, Michelle Obama is much smaller than she appears on television. And she seemed a little short by her surroundings in the great hall of Christchurch College as she spoke quietly without a microphone because of a technical mistake. Her audience were 40 young girls from a London state school where 50 languages are spoken.

“I remember how well-meaning but misguided people questioned whether someone with my background could succeed at an elite (精英) university,” she said. “When I was accepted, I had all kinds of worries and doubts. I wouldn’t be as well prepared as students from privileged families and I wouldn’t fit in. But you are just as capable and have just as much to offer as anyone else.”

This was Mrs. Obama’s only solo outing during the state visit and part two of an unusual relationship which she has struck up with Anderson College in Islington. Two years ago on her first visit to the UK she visited the school.

Yesterday she returned to meet the pupils but this time at Christchurch College where they were taking part in an open day run to improve Oxford’s still poor record on diversifying student intake.

Mrs. Obama was asked why she married her husband, what it was like being First Lady and when there would be a female President in the White House. Her message—which she repeated time and again—was work hard, have self-belief, and don’t be afraid to fail. It was very un-British, but rather effective. Afterwards there were hugs for everyone and a photo with her.

And watching the group of multicultural young Britons surround her among the splendor of the college building one thought stood out. Had Mrs. Obama been born in Britain, she would almost certainly not have made it to Oxford as she did to Harvard. But now—thanks in part to her—some of these children just might.

1.According to the passage, Michelle Obama ____________.

   A. graduated from Anderson College

   B. paid her first visit to the UK this time

   C. was confident when she entered the college

   D. came from a family without good background

2.It is implied in the passage that these 40 young girls ____________.

   A. were all from the United States

   B. were students of Oxford University

   C. came from different cultural backgrounds

   D. stayed with Mrs. Obama because of hard work

3.Michelle Obama thinks success may come from the following EXCEPT ____________.

   A. working hard    B. believing in yourself

    C. good opportunities          D. facing failure without fear

4.What can we learn from the underlined sentence?

   A. The British pupils couldn’t understand her message.

   B. Her message reached the British pupils successfully.

   C. Repetition is not the British way to give a message.

   D. All effective messages are not conveyed in British.

 

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