完形填空,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。

Stealing? I guess we were stealing. But in our 13-year-old brains the matter of ownership _________ occurred to us. We just wanted to _________ some strawberries in Mr Jordan’s backyard. So we went _________ into his backyard.

When we started _________ his strawberries, all of a sudden Mr Jordan came outside.

“What are you boys doing out here?” he _________ and tried to grab one or two as my friends rushed past him, but they were too _________ for the older gentleman to seize, and all the boys except me disappeared within seconds.

Speed was never my _________. So I could just stand there and _________ whatever punishment would surely come my way from Mr Jordan.

He marched me to my house and my mother criticized me. My friends gathered to celebrate their _________and observe my capture. They _________ me about it for days afterwards, while all I could do was complain to my father about how _________ it was.

“I don’t think so,” Dad said. “You got the punishment you _________.”

“But what about other guys?” I asked.

Dad said, “You can’t _________what happens to other people. You can only _________ what happens to you. You picked Mr Jordan’s strawberries that night, and you were punished for it. To me, that is completely fair.”

Then I couldn’t _________my father’s words. _________through the years I knew what he talked about. We didn’t come to earth with a _________ that life would treat us fairly.

Like Dad said, the _________ thing we can actually _________ is what happens to us. How we choose to respond to what happens to us is truly the _________ by which the quality of our lives will be measured whether or not we think it happens fairly.

1.A.neverB.everC.oftenD.sometimes

2.A.seeB.plantC.pickD.water

3.A.carelesslyB.sadlyC.secretlyD.calmly

4.A.harvestingB.destroyingC.treatingD.facing

5.A.smiledB.shoutedC.doubtedD.added

6.A.stupidB.quickC.kindD.tall

7.A.characterB.luckC.choiceD.strength

8.A.denyB.judgeC.admitD.accept

9.A.escapeB.unitC.lifeD.holiday

10.A.helpedB.teasedC.blamedD.supported

11.A.illegalB.impracticalC.unfairD.unnecessary

12.A.deservedB.observedC.wantedD.imagined

13.A.ignoreB.expectC.concludeD.control

14.A.faceB.leadC.devoteD.refuse

15.A.markB.improveC.understandD.discuss

16.A.AndB.OrC.SoD.But

17.A.guaranteeB.directionC.questionD.form

18.A.commonB.obviousC.onlyD.easy

19.A.look atB.deal withC.dream ofD.take away

20.A.standardB.viewC.valueD.purpose

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Every day, I drive home along Colorado Blvd, a wide street with four lanes on each side of the median (中央分隔带护栏).I always notice a homeless man standing on the corner of Colorado Blvd, ______ for spare change with a sign in his hand.

Last Monday, when I was ______ him, he suddenly threw down his sign and rushed into the middle of the street. At this time I ______ a car moving across the 3 lanes of traffic and heading for the median.The ______ man ran to the side of the car and attempted to push the car back in the right ______. He also knocked on the window of the vehicle, but all ______ Immediately, he ran across the small median into four lanes of oncoming traffic, ______ madly for the cars to stop. Thankfully, all speeding cars ______ to stop just in time to ______ hitting him. The car which was out of ______ came Moving across the median and the four lanes of traffic, where just seconds ago cars had been traveling with ______ speeds.

The homeless man jumped back in front of the ______ to attempt slowing it down again. By this time, we were able to ______ and help the man stop the car ______ it ran into a supermarket on the other side of the road. As it ______ out, the woman driver had a heart attack while driving and became ______ in the front seat.

The homeless man is indeed a hero. He spends every day getting ______ by people who are trying not to make ______ contact with him so that they don't feel bad not giving him money. Yet he didn't even hesitate to risk his life to save this lady and other drivers who would have ______ into her. He didn't think of his safety, nor did he expect anything in return. Heroes do exist in the most ______ places.

1.A. waiting B. begging C. standing D. answering

2.A. greeting B. leaving C. attacking D. approaching

3.A. heard B. saw C. sensed D. smelled

4.A. wealthy B. poor C. handsome D. cruel

5.A. direction B. condition C. communication D. situation

6.A. in place B. in particular C. in vain D. in common

7.A. smiling B. dancing C. acting D. signing

8.A. managed B. pretended C. intended D. decided

9.A. delay B. admit C. avoid D. risk

10.A. sight B. danger C. date D. control

11. A. slow B. top C. strange D. normal

12.A. driver B. beggar C. car D. bike

13.A. pull over B. pull out C. pull down D. pull through

14.A. since B. until C. unless D. before

15.A. takes B. picks C. turns D. points

16.A. uneasy B. unconscious C. unnecessary D. unfortunate

17.A. unnoticed B. admired C. changed D. punished

18.A. body B. face C. eye D. hand

19.A. looked B. broken C. checked D. crashed

20.A. unsafe B. unlikely C. unfair D. unwilling

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

The Healthy Habits Survey shows that only about one third of American seniors have correct habits. Here are some findings and expert advice.

1. How many times did you brush your teeth yesterday?

● Finding: A full 33% of seniors brush their teeth only once a day.

● Step: Remove the 300 types of bacteria in your mouth each morning with a battery-operated toothbrush. Brush gently for 2 minutes, at least twice a day.

2. How many times did you wash your hands or bathe yesterday?

● Finding: Seniors, on average, bathe fewer than 3 days a week. And nearly 30% wash their hands only 4 times a day—half of the number doctors recommend.

● Step: We touch our faces around 3,000 times a day—often inviting germs (病菌) to enter our mouth, nose, and eyes. Use toilet paper to avoid touching the door handle. And, most important, wash your hands often with hot running water and soap for 20 seconds.

3. How often do you think about fighting germs?

● Finding: Seniors are not fighting germs as well as they should.

● Step: Be aware of germs. Do you know it is not your toilet but your kitchen sponge (海绵) that can carry more germs than anything else? To kill these germs, keep your sponge in the microwave for 10 seconds.

1.What is found out about American seniors?

A. Most of them have good habits.

B. About one third of them brush their teeth only once a day

C. All of them are fighting germs better than expected.

D. Nearly 30% of them bathe three days a week.

2.Doctors suggest that people should wash their hands______.

A. three times a day B. twice a day

C. eight times a day D. four times a day

3.Which of the following is true according to the text?

A. A kitchen sponge can carry more germs than a toilet.

B. There are less than 300 types of bacteria in the mouth.

C. We should keep from touching our faces.

D. We should wash our hands before touching a door handle.

The role of a newspaper is to present and comment on the news. It is vital for keeping people well-informed on current affairs. In most Western countries, journalists try to shape the ideas and opinions of their readers, since in Western countries all newspapers are independent of the government. Some newspaper owners support liberal ideas including economic policies that help poor people. Other owners want policies such as lower taxes for rich people and less money to be given to poor people. You can almost judge the political ideas of a person in the West by looking at the newspaper he reads.

All newspapers report national and international news. They give the facts but also provide opinions on controversial issues in the editorials and columns of opinion. The readers of the newspaper can also comment on these editorials or articles. There are many informative articles too as well as reviews of new films and books, etc. These are very important, for if a film or book gets good reviews it will often become more successful.

All these articles require many journalists who are experts in different areas of life. All these articles come together and are checked by the chief editor of the newspaper. When he or she has made a decision on the articles, the newspaper is prepared for printing. All this work means that the journalists must work together as a team because there is a lot of pressure when you work in a newspaper office. There are constant deadlines and articles have to be fitted round advertisements, photographs and much, much more.

1.What does the underlined word “be fitted” mean?

A. be suitable B. be put

C. be read D. be measured

2.What articles comment on controversial issues?

A. Editorials and opinion columns.

B. News stories.

C. Some of the informative articles.

D. Jokes and humour.

3.Which is true about the journalists in Western countries?

A. There’s no time limit for their report articles.

B. They have no right to influence the readers’ opinions.

C. A newspaper can come out with just a journalist working individually.

D. Journalists must submit their articles before the due date.

4.Why are good reviews important to books?

A. Good reviews are excellent introduction to books.

B. Readers especially favour books with good reviews.

C. Good reviews can make readers feel relaxed and comfotable.

D. Good reviews can bring a large circulation of the books reviewed.

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