完形填空(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从16-35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。
It was the afternoon before Christmas. As the newest doctor in our office, I had to work. The only thing that___16___ my day was the Christmas tree in our waiting room and beautiful___17___ sent to me by my lover.
When I was cleaning my office, our nurse came, saying___18___was anxious to speak with me. As I stepped out of the room,I___19__a tired-looking woman with a___20___ in her arms. ___21___, she explained that her husband--a prisoner was my next___22__. She told me she wasn’t ___23__to visit him in prison and that he had never seen his son. Her___24___ for me was to let them sit in the waiting room longer.___25__my schedule wasn’t full, I agreed. Hardly had her husband ___26___ when the woman’s tired face lit up. I kept watching them laugh, cry, and share their child outside. After almost an hour, I called__27____in. He seemed like a gentle and modest man. While working, I ___28___what he possibly could have done to be put into prison. I tried to make him as ___29___ as possible.
  At the end of the appointment, I ___30___ him a Merry Christmas—a difficult thing to say to a man headed back to ___31___. He smiled and thanked me. He also said he felt ___32___ that he hadn’t been able to give his wife anything for Christmas. On hearing this, I was inspired with a wonderful ___33___.
I’ll never forget the look on both their faces as the prisoner gave his wife the beautiful roses. I’m not sure who experienced the most ___34___—the husband in giving, the wife in receiving, or myself in having the ___35___to share in this special moment.

【小题1】
A.displeasedB.passedC.brightenedD.celebrated
【小题2】
A.cardsB.giftsC.rosesD.clothes
【小题3】
A.manB.waiterC.patientD.lady
【小题4】
A.recognizedB.noticedC.realizedD.knew
【小题5】
A.HappilyB.ExcitedlyC.AngrilyD.Nervously
【小题6】
A.prisonerB.patientC.customerD.fellow
【小题7】
A.bookB.giftC.bagD.baby
【小题8】
A.informedB.remindedC.allowedD.invited
【小题9】A. request B. suggestion   B. demand   D. order
【小题10】
A.SinceB.ThoughC.UnlessD.While
【小题11】
A.looked upB.brought upC.turned upD.took up
【小题12】
A.guardB.ladyC.prisonerD.visitor
【小题13】
A.wonderedB.believedC.understoodD.found
【小题14】
A.painfulB.kindC.carefulD.comfortable
【小题15】
A.chattedB.gaveC.wishedD.hoped
【小题16】
A.prisonB.homeC.hospitalD.work
【小题17】
A.worriedB.astonishedC.sadD.pleased
【小题18】
A.opinionB.messageC.promiseD.idea
【小题19】
A.joyB.sadnessC.astonishmentD.worry
【小题20】
A.rightB.opportunityC.feelingD.time

As the father of a student, I have experienced first hand what a great teacher is. My son was in the 4th grade last year, and he had a teacher called Miss Green. I believe that when he is an adult he will surely look back on her as the best teacher he has ever had.
My son has attention deficit disorder(注意力缺损症) that makes it a little more difficult for him to learn. She was able to change her teaching methods for him so that he could keep up with the rest of the class. As a result, he got straight As on many subjects. She regarded her class as a family and they even had their own class song. She would often have them sing it to encourage them and develop a team spirit for them. When she saw that they were no longer listening carefully to what she was teaching, she would have them close their textbooks, stand up all around the room and throw around a small football. This helped them clear their minds and then focus on the lesson again. Besides, she was quick to reply to any phone calls or emails from us and got rid of our worries about children quickly.
When my son went to the 5th grade this year, we happened to pass her classroom. When she saw my son, her face lit up(露出喜色) and she came out and hugged him. She generally loves all of the children in her classroom and that love really shows. I can only pray(祈祷) that my son will continue to get teachers just like her for the rest of his school years.
【小题1】With the teacher’s help, the writer’s son ______.

A.became the best student in his class
B.was interested in singing songs
C.quickly finished his 4th grade lessons
D.improved his grades greatly
【小题2】Which of the following is NOT true about Miss Green?
A.She regarded the students as members of a family.
B.She had special ways to help students study.
C.She was good at teaching football and music.
D.She usually made a quick reply to parents’ emails.
【小题3】The underlined phrases “focus on” in Paragraph 2 means ______.
A.look forward toB.pay attention to
C.get away fromD.take care of
【小题4】We can learn from the text that ______.
A.Miss Green was the best teacher at the school
B.all the students in the school liked Miss Green
C.Miss Green didn’t teach the writer’s son in the 5th grade
D.the writer’s son had many teachers like Miss Green
【小题5】In the text, the writer mainly tells us ______.
A.what his son studied at school
B.his son once had a good teacher
C.how to be a good and popular teacher
D.a teacher who liked playing with students

Honey from the African forest is not only a kind of natural sugar, it is also delicious. Most people and many animals like eating it. However, the only way for them to get that honey is to find a wild bees' nest and take the honey from it. Often, these nests are high up in trees, and it is difficult to find them. In parts of Africa, though, people and animals looking for honey have a strange and unexpected helper - a little bird called a honey guide.

The honey guide does not actually like honey, but it does like the wax in the beehives (蜂房). The little bird cannot reach this wax, which is deep inside the bees' nest. So, when it finds a suitable nest, it looks for someone to help it. The honey guide gives a loud cry that attracts the attention of both passing animals and people. Once it has their attention, it flies through the forest, waiting from time to time for the curious animal or person as it leads them to the nest. When they finally arrive at the nest, the follower reaches in to get at the delicious honey as the bird patiently waits and watches. Some of the honey and the wax always falls to the ground, and this is when the honey guide takes its share.

Scientists do not know why the honey guide likes eating the wax, but it is very determined(坚定的) in its efforts to get it. The birds seem to be able to smell wax from a long distance away. They will quickly arrive whenever a beekeeper is taking honey from his beehives, and will even enter churches when beeswax candles are being lit.

1.Why is it difficult to find a wild bees' nest?

A.It's small in size.

B.It's hidden in trees.

C.It's covered with wax.

D.It's hard to recognize.

2.What do the words "the follower" in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A.A bee.

B.A bird.

C.A honey seeker.

D.A beekeeper.

3.The honey guide is special in the way              .

A.it gets its food

B.it goes to church

C.it sings in the forest

D.it reaches into bees' nests

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A.Wild Bees

B.Wax and Honey

C.Beekeeping in Africa

D.Honey-Lover's Helper

 

完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

As the hot tears rolled down her cheeks, I knew I had asked the wrong question. The ___21___reverberated(回荡)in my mind: Widowed or divorced? I looked into the lady’s __22___, now dampened (使潮湿)with the __23___ tears my words had caused.

    “ Well, you could call me widowed,” she replied. “ My husband ___24___ five months ago .”

    “ I am so ____25___ ,” I mumbled. “ I need it to fill out your credit application.”

    “Don’t worry about it, honey,” she ____26___. “if I never thought about it, I would not ___27____ the love and the memories we shared. Even after 50 years of ___28____ ,each passing moment would bring a deeper meaning to the word love. Now, trust me, I know how ____29___ that sounds. We had our share of challenging times, but in the end ____30___ of that mattered.”

Unsure of what to say, I laughed ___31___ . I picked up the phone to relay her information. After finally completing the credit application, I ____32____ to find myself riveted(固定) to the lady’s face again.

Her eyes began to sparkle ___33___ she continued in a heart-to-heart way. I couldn’t believe someone could open up to a perfect stranger, but it was not my place to ___34____ . I enjoyed listening to her just as much as she ___35___ having somebody to talk to.

“ Have you ever been ____ 36___?” she  asked.

I couldn’t help but ___37____. “Ah, no.” I replied. “I’m only 16.”

“Sixteen?” she murmured. “That’s a great age, an age of ____38____. There’s so much worth learning.”

She then spoke in a whipser, “Never take anyone for granted. If you are in ____39___ with someone, let it known. Otherwise, life may pass you by. Don’t spend your life angry . The ridiculous arguments which you think are important won’t even be remembered in a short time.”

Then, she hugged me and thanked me for letting her talk. As she turned to walk away, I could see that tears still hung in her eyes, but the smile that lit her face was amazing. After that,    I have never seen that woman again, but her words of inspiration still live in me. At that time, the words were only little bits of advice. Now, ___40___, they are the words which I try to live by, words that will always remind me of my special friend.

 

1. A. tunes          B.whistles              C. songs            D. words

2. A. eyes           B. hands               C. ears             D. arms

3. A. grateful        B. miserable            C. happy           D. sweet

4. A. failed          B. worked              C. died            D. retired

5. A. sorry           B. lucky               C. anxious         D. gloomy

6.A. encouraged      B. explained           C. persuaded        D. comforted

7. A. understand      B. remember           C. experience       D. enjoy

8. A. teaching        B. struggle             C. marriage         D. life

9.A. foolish         B. terrible              C. mysterious       D.wonderful

10. A. few            B. all                 C. some            D. none

11. A. loudly          B. nervously           C. bravely          D. bitterly

12. A. attempted       B. began              C. turned           D. went

13. A. as             B. because             C. before           D. until

14. A. comment       B. surprise             C. doubt            D. criticize

15. A. avoided        B. appreciated          C. imagined          D. considered

16. A. blamed        B. interviewed          C. married           D. employed

17.A. laugh          B. sigh                C. cry              D. complain

18. A. success        B. wonder              C.failure            D. lessons

19. A. peace          B. love                C. agreement        D. harmony

20.A.but            B. so                  C. however          D.although

 

 

One hot night last July, when our new baby wouldn’t or couldn’t sleep, I tried everything I could think of : a warm bottle, songs gentle rocking. Nothing would settle him. Guessing that I had a long night ahead of me, I brought a portable TV into his room, figuring that watching the late movie was as good a way as any to kill of the hours till dawn. To my surprise, as soon as the TV lit up, the baby quieted right down, his little eyes focused brightly on the tube. Not to waste an opportunity for sleep, I then tiptoes out of the room, leaving him to watch the actors celebrate John Bellushi's forty-fifth birthday.

My wife and I heard none of the baby that night, and the next morning when I went into his room, I found him still watching TV himself.

I found in my baby's behavior a symbol of the new generation. My wife and I had given him some books to examine, but he merely spit upon them. When we read to him, he did not feel comfortable. And so it is in the schools. We find that our students don't read and they look down upon reading and scold those of us who teach it. All they want to do is watch TV. After this experience with the baby, however, I have reached a conclusion: “Let them watch it!” If television is that much more attractive to children than books, why should we fight about it? Let them watch it all they want!

1.Why did the author bring a TV set into his son's room?

A.To make his son keep quiet.

B.To spend the night by watching TV programs.

C.In order not to let his son feel lonely.

D.To make his son go to sleep as soon as possible.

2.The baby's reaction to the TV program was _______ .

A.unexpected

B.encouraging

C.exciting

D.nervous

3.From this passage we know that the author is           .

A.a doctor

B.a reporter

C.an editor

D.a teacher

4.Accordingg to the passage, which is true of the school children?

A.They prefer reading to watching TV.

B.They like watching TV after school.

C.They would rather watch TV than read books.

D.They like their teachers who teach them reading.

 

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