完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,共30分)

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

My wife was shouting at Sindu again.I threw the paper away and rushed to the scene.Mydaughter Sindu looked  36__.Her eyes were wet with tears.In front of her was a bowl  37___with bitter melon.Sindu particularly hated bitter melon, but my wife believed  38__ in the “cooling effects" of bitter melon. I tried to  39__ Sindu to take a fewmouthfuls.She   40__ down a bit and wiped her tears.Then she said she would eat the  41__bowl of bitter melon on condition that I gave her whatever she asked for.I agreed.Slowly and  42__ , she finished the whole bowl.After that, Sindu came to me with her eyeswide with  43__. To our surprise, she wanted to have her head   44__. "Impossible!"shouted my wife.However, I knew that if I   45__ on my promise, Sindu would neverlearn to   46   her own.So I decided to keep my promise.

    On Monday morning, I  47__ her off at school.Just then,a boy shouted, "Sindu,wait for me!" What struck me was   48   hairless head.I was about to leave when a ladycame to me and said, "Sir, your   49__is great indeed!" I didn't  50__.She continued, “That boy is my son.He is   51__ from Leukemia (白血病).He lost all his hair_  52__the side effects of the chemotherapy (化疗)?? He   53__ to come back to school because he was afraid that the kids at school would make fun of him.Sindu visited him last week andpromised to help him, but I   54__ imagined that she would sacrifice her lovely hair for thesake of my son! Sir, you and your wife are blessed to have such a(n)  55__ soul for a child.”

    I didn't know what to say.It was then that I knew what love really was.

   A.excited        B.frightened     C.moved           D.  disappointed

   A.provided     B.covered      C.filled       D. equipped

   A.firmly       B.angrily      C.heavily      D. happily

   A.permit       B.forbid       C.persuade D. order

   A.went     B.calmed       C.came     D. fought

   A.sweet        B.entire   C.bitter       D. little

   A.angrily      B.worriedly        C.painfully        D. sadly

   A.expectation      B.happiness        C.satisfaction D. pride

   A.nodded       B.cut      C.washed       D. shaved

   A.got off      B.went back        C.looked back  D. gave off

   A.honor        B.remind       C.share        D. take

   A.dropped      B.sent     C.took     D. picked

   A.its      B.her      C.his      D. my

   A.wife     B.daughter     C.view     D. life

A.insist      B.request      C.move     D. understand

   A.dying        B.escaping     C.suffering        D. recovering

   A.according to     B.instead of       C.thanks to        D. because of

   A.tended       B.promised     C.refused      D.determined

   A.nearly       B.never        C.ever     D. seldom

   A.abstract     B.simple       C.noble        D. horrible


One day, while a woodcutter was cutting a branch of a tree above a river. When he began crying, God appeared and asked him, "Why are you crying?"
The woodcutter told him that he had dropped his axe into water. God went down into the water and reappeared with a golden axe.
"Is this your axe?" God asked.
The woodcutter said "No."
God again went down and came up with a silver axe." Is this your axe?" God asked.
The woodcutter said "No."
God again went down and came up with a iron axe." Is this your axe?" God asked.
The woodcutter said "Yes."
God was pleased with the man's honesty and gave him all the three axes.
The woodcutter went home happily. One day while he was walking with his wife along the river, his wife fell into the river. W hen he began crying, God appeared and asked him, "Why are you crying?"
"My wife has fallen into water."
God went down into the water and came up with Jennifer Lopez.
"Is this your wife?" God asked him.
"Yes." he said.
God was furious(狂怒的),"YOU CHEAT !Now I am going to curse you."
The woodcutter quickly said, “Forgive me my lord. It is a misunderstanding. IF I say 'No' to Jennifer Lopez, you will come up with Catherine Zeta Jones, If I also say 'No' to her, you will finally come up
With my wife and I will say, 'Yes.' Then you will give all the three to me .I am a poor man .I will not be able to look after all the three. So that's why I've to say 'Yes' "
【小题1】          Which of the following best describes the author's tone in telling the story?

A.OptimisticB.HumoristicC.ObjectiveD.Critical
【小题2】          The impression that the woodcutter makes on you is that he is -----
A.foolish but honestB.foolish and honest
C.smart but honestD.smart and honest
【小题3】          What can you infer about Jennifer Lopez and Catherine Zeta Jones?
A.They are the secret lovers of the woodcutter
B.They look much like the woodcutter's wife.
C.They are both rich women with a lot of gold and silver.
D.They are both popular with women, much worthy than his wife

There exist cruel wars, fighting and sadness in the world today, so it’s not only necessary, but also essential to have a good sense of humor just to help us go through difficult times in our lives. Putting a smile on someone’s face when you know they are feeling depressed, as the saying goes, makes me feel good and warms my heart.

How would you feel if you could not joke around with your wife, husband, child, co-worker neighbor, close friend, or even just someone that you are standing in line with at your corner store? I am always saying things that make others smile or laugh, even if I don’t know the person I’m joking around with. My Grandma always found humor in everything she did, even if it was the hardest job anyone could imagine. This not only relieves stress in any situation, but also is a common manner to speak to others that are around you.

I know of a few people that don’t have a funny bone in their bodies, as they say. Everyone around them could be rolling on the floor after hearing a great joke and they would sit there without the slightest smile on their face. They don’t get the joke that makes others laugh. I am busting a gut while they just sit there, looking at me as if I were from outer space. How can people not get a really funny joke?

Laughing is essential to keep your stress levels under control. Without humor we would find ourselves with a lot of psychological problems, or on a lot of medications to keep us from going crazy. There is too much sadness in this present world. It drives people crazy. We all need to find a way to avoid the sadness and bring a little light into our lives. Therefore, I believe our best medicine is to get together and tell some jokes and have some fun laughing together.

1.According to the author, humor is useful in the aspect that ____________.

A.it can pick up people’s spirits

B.it can help people get on well with others

C.it can help get rid of the cruelty in the world

D.it makes people more confident

2.The author answers the question in the second paragraph with ___________.

A.facts and descriptions                    B.evidence and argument

C.examples and conclusion                 D.stories and persuasion

3.The underlined phrase “busting a gut” in the 3rd paragraph can be replaced  by        .

A.keeping silent                          B.speaking loud

C.laughing hard                          D.explaining carefully

4.In writing the passage, the author mainly intends to __________.

A.talk about his own understanding of humor

B.encourage people to be humorous in daily life

C.introduce a practical way to get through daily life

D.convince people of the power of being optimistic about life

5.What is the author’s attitude towards the present world?

A.Indifferent        B.Positive           C.Satisfied          D.Critical

 

Children, especially boys, tend to idealise their fathers when they are young.Every little boy wants to grow up to be just like his father, and every little girl thinks her father is the smartest man on the earth. It’s not very easy to be a good father, but it’s not that difficult either. Children will truly enjoy spending time with their fathers, not just when they are kids, but even when they are adults.

Not all children communicate well with their fathers. Communication is often left to mothers, while fathers dispense advice as and when necessary. Don’t expect all conversations to centre around the dinner table. Go to your children’s bedrooms and talk to them about school, their teachers or their friends. Remember that the conversation cannot be one-sided. When your children open up to you, you also need to open up to them.

If your children come home from school feeling upset, go up to them and ask them what is the matter. And if it is something which seems to you to be a silly reason to be upset, don’t voice your opinion. It may be silly to you, but to your children it is important enough. So don’t wave the topic away by telling them not to bother about such stupid things. Simply discussing their problems with them will help them feel better.

Don’t shy away from having discussions about your teenage children’s love lives. Generally speaking, your children are definitely not going to discuss intimate details with you. Try to let them know that you are relaxed about topics on love. Tell your children how you met your wife. It is perfectly normal for children to go through feelings for the opposite sex as they grow up, and by keeping the topic closed for discussion, you are only shutting them off from discussing their feelings with you. All they will do is turn to their friends.

1.To children their fathers are usually very ______.

A. important     B.great           C. serious      D. strong

2.From the second paragraph we can know that ______.

A. some children don’t like their fathers at all

B. talking with children around the dinner table is bad

C. it is better for mothers to communicate with their children

D. mothers usually communicate better with their children.

3. Suppose your children are worried about something you should _____.

A. have a talk with them            B.express your option

C. keep silent                     D. let them alone

4.Your children would not like to discuss their love lives with you probably

   because they think__________.

A. you are relaxed about topics on love

B. they should ask for help from their friends

C. they have already grown up                        

D. it is not normal to experience feelings of love

 

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