完形填空  

 阅读下面短文,从各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案。

Mary had her own special kind of joy. and she knew exactly how to spread it around. She lifted children from  1 into laughter,love,and belonging.

 Each time she found a new  2  for a child,she gave the family one of her little homemade paper roses. It had become a  3  for her,and the families didn’t’ever forget it.

    One evening,Mary was a meeting for adoptive parents.0ne of the  5  fathers stood up to introduce himself. But before he spoke,he reached into his coat pocket and held up a 6 ,red paper rose.

    “Twenty years ago today, I felt alone and  7 .I didn’t know the talents inside me or what was possible for me.

    Then Mary 8  two wonderful people into my life. They taught me what it was like to feel  9  .They not only loved me  10.They opened a world of  11 that I didn’t know existed.My new parents told me,‘Reach for your dreams!’

    I did, and today I’m  12 to be giving that chance to a child who  13  just like me. My mother gave me this little rose. By now,all of you  14  where she got it so long ago.

    Mary sent me a new rose just yesterday. And my new rose 15  a new spring,a beautiful new  1 6  for my own little girl. It  1 7  me to show her what unconditional love is,and to teach her to reach for her own beautiful dreams.

    Thank you, Mary,for the special little things like roses that  18  our lives together. And thank you for all you’ve done for me and so many families over the years!”

    One brief event can send our spirits soaring or  19  us in

 quiet to ponder a new beginning.  20   it is also the very small

 things,like Mary’s roses,that tie together the meaningful things.

   1.A.poverty    B.10neliness  C.misery D.suffering   

2.A.home    B.place   C.school D.1ife   

3.A.glory    B.favor  C.habit D.tradition   

4.A. organizing    B. planning  C. hosting  D. attending   

5.A.new    B.grateful  C.kind D.active   

6.A.broken    B.faded  C.treasured D.dried   

7.A.tasteless    B.powerless C.priceless D.worthless   

8.A.directed    B.introduced  C.brought D.accepted

9.A.10ved    B.protected  C.cared D.cheered   

1 0.A. silently B. continuously

C.unintentionally D.unconditionally   

1 1.A.necessities   B.possibilities  C. beauties D.riches   

1 2.A.eager    B.willing  C.proud    D.1ucky    

13.A.started out    B.came up C.turned out D.grew up   

1 4.A.understand    B.guess C.tell D.know   

1 5.A.replaces    B.symbolizes C.equals D.creates   

1 6.A.chance    B.mystery C.challenge D.beginning   

1 7.A.reminds    B.helps  C.accompanies D.drives   

18.A.fix    B.close  C.tie D.gather   

19.A.cause    B.push  C.put D.1cave   

20.A.Yet    B.Besides C.Otherwise D.Therefore   

In 1988, Mary Anderson was at the Miami airport checking in for a flight to Norway to be with her husband when she was told she wouldn’t be able to check her luggage without paying a $100 surcharge (超载) .

Mary had no money as her new husband had left for Norway and she had no one else to call .

 “ I was completely desperate and tried to think which of my things I could manage without ,” says Mary .

As tears ran down her face , a voice behind her said , “That’s okay, I’ll pay for her .”

Rather surprised , Mary turned around to see a tall man whom she had never seen before . He had a gentle and kind voice that was firm and decisive .

Although this happened twenty years ago , Mary still remembers the authority that radiated (发出)from the man .

Mary was pleased to bring her luggage to Norway and told the stranger she would give his money back . The man wrote his name and address on a piece of paper and gave it to Mary . She thanked him repeatedly . When she finally walked off towards the boarding gate, he waved goodbye to her .

That man turned out to be Barack Obama .

Mary paid the money back to Obama the day she joined her husband . At that time he had just finished his job as a poorly paid community worker in Chicago , and had started his law studies at Harward University .

In the spring of 2006 , Mary’s parents heard Obama was considering a run for President . They wrote a letter saying that they would support him. At the same time , they thanked Obama for helping their daughter 18 years earlier .

And Obama replied , “ I want to thank you for the lovely things you wrote about me and for reminding me of what happened at Miami airport . I’m happy I could help her then , and I’m delighted to hear that your daughter is happy in Norway . Please send her my best wishes . Sincerely , Barack Obama,

United States Senator .”

Why did Mary feel completely desperate ?

 A. She had missed the only flight to Norway .

 B. Her new husband abandoned her suddenly .

 C. She didn’t have the money to buy a ticket .

 D. She had no money to pay for the surcharge .

How did Mary feel when someone offered to help her ?

 A. Amazed       B. Puzzled     C. Delighted      D. Annoyed

Mary asked the stranger to leave his name and address _________ .

  A. in order to contact him later              B. so that she could repay him

  C. because he impressed her deeply          D. because she fell in love with him

What’s the passage mainly about ?

  A. A letter from Barack Obama           B. Mary’s parents support Obama

  C. Obama helped a stranger 20 years ago    D. Mary was lucky to get help at the airport


Ⅱ语言知识及应用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节 完形填空(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从16—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Mrs. Williams became a foster grandparent to Mary when she was nine years old. At first Mary was ___16   . She was afraid because Mrs. Williams was a stranger. But she came to see Mary every day. Gradually, she began to   17   Mrs. William.
At last Mary let Mrs. Williams do things for her. She came at lunchtime and fed her. One day she   18  _ her the spoon and guided it to her    19   . She told her she must learn to feed herself.
"Most of the   20   ended up on us instead of in Mary's mouth.” Mrs. Williams remembers. “But it was a ___21    for Mary. Mary learned to feed herself in a few months.”
Then Mary was ready for more treatment. Thanks to Mrs. Williams, after she had learned to do one simple thing, she could learn to do other simple things. Mrs. Williams was   22   to help with Mary's _  23   .
To become foster grandparents, people must be at least sixty-five years old and in good __24   . They must be willing to give their   25   to disabled children. They are volunteers, so they are not paid.
Mrs. Williams  26   for most foster grandparents when she says, “We all benefit. The  ___27   children benefit because we help them live more useful lives. And we benefit because we know the children   28    us and love us. For any   29  , there is no greater __30   than that!”
16. A. sorry           B. glad                 C. surprised                  D. shy
17. A. know         B. realize               C. recognize                D. trust
18. A. awarded          B. handed             C. returned                        D. hit
19. A. nose               B. eye                 C. mouth               D. ear
20. A. supper              B. dinner                     C. lunch                 D. breakfast
21. A. job                 B. start              C. invention              D. help
22. A. trained            B. forced              C. afraid               D. tired
23. A. treatment       B. medicine            C. food                D. drink
24. A. wealth             B. health              C. position              D. heart
25. A. money             B. life                  C. house               D. time
26. A. tells                B. speaks             C. announces                       D. informs
27. A. poor                B. sick                C. disabled                         D. unhealthy
28. A. help               B. need               C. treat                D. touch
29. A. place             B. person             C. time                            D. chance
30. A. progress          B. responsibility         C. happiness              D. work


As we drove along, my spirits went up again, and I turned, with pleasure, to the thought of the new life which I was entering. But though it was not far past the middle of September, the heavy clouds and strong north-easterly wind combined to make the day extremely cold; and the journey seemed a very long one, so that it was nearly one o’clock before we reached the place of our destination. Yet when we entered the gateway, my heart failed me, and I wished it were a mile or two farther off. For the first time in my life I must stand alone: there was no retreating now. I must enter that house, and introduce myself among its strange people. But how was it to be done? True, I was near nineteen; but, thanks to the protecting care of my mother and sister, I well knew that many a girl of fifteen, or under, was gifted with a more womanly address, and greater ease and self-possession, than I was. Yet, anyway. I would do very well, after all; and the children, of course, I should soon be at ease with them.
"Be calm, be calm, whatever happens," I said within myself; and truly I was so fully occupied in steadying my nerves and keeping down the rebellious beat of my heart that when I was admitted into the hall and into the presence of Mrs. Bloomfield, I almost forgot to answer her polite greeting; and it afterwards struck me that the little I did say was spoken in the tone of one half-dead or half-asleep.
With due politeness, however, she showed me my bedroom, and left me there to take a little refreshment for a little while and led me into the dining-room. Some beefsteaks and potatoes were set before me; and while I dined upon these, she sat opposite, watching me (as I thought) and trying to keep something like a conversation— consisting chiefly of commonplace remarks. In fact, my attention was almost wholly absorbed in my dinner: not from appetite, but from the toughness of the beefsteaks, and the numbness of my hands.
“I have had so little time to attend to their education myself, but I think they are clever children, and very willing to learn, especially the little boy; he is, I think, the flower of the flock— a generous, noble-spirited boy, one to be led, but not driven, and remarkable for always speaking the truth.” “His sister Mary Ann will require watching,” continued she, “but she is a very good girl on the whole, though I wish her to be kept out of the nursery as much as possible, as she is now almost six years old, and might acquire bad habits from the nurses. I have ordered her bed to be placed in your room, and if you will be so kind as to look after her washing and dressing, and take charge of her clothes, she needs to have nothing further to do with the nursery maid.”
I replied I was quite willing to do so; and at that moment the children entered the room. Tom Bloomfield was a well-grown boy of seven. Mary was a tall girl, for her age of six, somewhat dark like her mother. The second sister was Fanny, a very pretty little girl, looking little younger than Mary. The remaining one was Harriet, a little broad, fat, merry, playful thing of scarcely two, whom I had more desire for than all the rest — but with her I had nothing to do.
【小题1】Which of the following statements best describes how the writer felt when she entered Mrs. Bloomfield's home?

A.She was nervous, dissatisfied with her manners but still confident.
B.She was cold, hungry but eager to see all the children in the family.
C.She was frightened, nervous and regretful about her decision.
D.She was calm, confident and very happy with all the family.
【小题2】What job would the writer take in Mrs Bloomfield's home?
A.A nursery maid.B.A house cleaner.C.A home cook.D.A family teacher.
【小题3】Which of the following was TRUE according to the passage?
A.The writer had some difficulty with her lunch because of the tough food and the cold.
B.The delicious food took the writer's attention away from Mrs. Bloomfield’s words.
C.All the children were well educated before the writer came to the family.
D.All the children in the family were looked after by Mrs Bloomfield herself.
【小题4】From the passage, we can infer that ___________.
A.Mrs Bloomfield would treat the writer kindly and help her a lot
B.The youngest girl Harriet would be the writer’s favorite student
C.the writer would take on more responsibilities than she should
D.Tom Bloomfield would be the cleverest of all the children

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