第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5,满分30分)

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)出可以填入空白的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One summer night, on my way home from work I decided to see a movie. I knew the theatre would be air-conditioned and I couldn’t face my 1_____ apartment. Sitting in the theatre I had to look through the 2_____between the two tall heads in front of me. I had to keep changing the 3____every time she leaned over to talk to him. 4_____ he leaned over to kiss her. Why do Americans display such 5____ in a public place? I thought the movie would be good for my English, but 6_____ it turned out, it was an Italian movie. 7____ about an hour I decided to give up on the movie and 8_____ on my popcorn. I’ve never understood why they give you so much popcorn! It tasted pretty good, 9____. Afetr a while I heard 10____ more of the romantic-sounding Italians. I just heard the 11____ of the popcorn crunching(咀嚼) between my teeth. My thought started to 12 _____. I remembered when I was in South Korea, I 13 ____ to watch Kojak on TV frequently.

He spoke perfect Korean-I was really amazed. He seemed like a good friend to me, 14____I saw him again in NewYork speaking 15_____English instead of perfect Korean. He didn’t even have a Korean accent and I 16_____like I had been betrayed(背叛). When our family moved to the United States six years ago, none of us spoke any English. 17____we had begun to learn a few words, my mother suggested that we all should speak English at home. Everyone agreed, but our house became very 18_____ and we all seemed to avoid each other. We sat at the dinner table in silence, preferring that to 19____ in a difficult language. Mother tried to say something in English but it 20_____ out all wrong and we all burst into laughter and decided to forget it! We’ve been speaking Korean at home ever since.

.A.warm            B. hot              C. heated            D. cool

. A.crack            B. blank            C. break             D. opening

. A.seat              B. view            C. space             D. angle

. A.while            B. whenever         C. or                D. and

. A.attraction         B. attention          C. affection           D. motion

. A.since             B. when             C. what              D. as

. A.Within            B. After            C. For                D. Over

.A.set               B. chew              C. fix               D. taste

. A.too               B. still              C. though            D. certainly

.A.much             B. any               C. no               D. few

. A.voice            B. sound             C. rhythm            D. tone

. A.wonder          B. imagine          C. wander             D. depart

. A.enjoyed          B. happened          C. turned             D. used

. A.until            B. because              C. then            D. therefore

. A.false             B. informal            C. perfect          D. practical

. A.felt               B. looked             C. seemed         D. appeared

. A.While            B. Before             C. If               D. Once

. A.empty            B. quiet              C. noisy            D. calm

. A.telling            B. shouting            C. saying         D. speaking

. A.worked           B. got                C. came           D. made

  根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳的选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Although many Chinese students say that their knowledge of English grammar is good, most would admit that their spoken English is poor. Whenever I speak to a Chinese student, they always say,“My spoken English is poor.”      I would like to suggest that there may be some reasons for their problems with spoken English.

First, they fail to find suitable words to express themselves due to a limited vocabulary. However, you can speak with a limited vocabulary, if you choose a positive attitude. Others will follow you as long as you use the words that you know.

    Sometimes they make mistakes when they are speaking because they are shy and nervous. Yet students should remember that their goal should be FLUENCY NOT ACCURACY. Your aim in writing is to be accurate following the rules for grammar and using the right words and spelling them correctly. However, in speaking your aim is fluency. You want to get your message across, to talk to someone in English, as quickly and as well as you can, even though sometimes you may use a wrong word or tense, but it doesn't matter.  

The third reason is that not enough attention is paid to listening. You have one mouth but two ears! All that hearing is necessary for you to start speaking.

Fourth, most Chinese students are reactive rather than proactive language learners. Instead of actively seeking out opportunities to improve their spoken English they passively wait for speaking  opportunities to come to them and wonder why their English always remains poor.   

A. The person you are speaking to will understand you and make allowances for any mistakes he hears.

B. They may try to avoid making similar mistakes next time.

C. Obviously the better answer is to expand their vocabulary.

D. If you have this proactive outlook, then you will see English opportunities wherever you go.

E. However, their spoken English does not have to remain“poor”!

F. Second, they are afraid of making mistakes.

G. The second reason lies in the reluctance of using what has just been learned.

There was a time when I thought my dad didn’t know a thing about being a good father. I couldn’t   36  him ever saying the words “I love you.” It seems to me his only purpose in life was to say “  37  ” to anywhere I wanted to go and anything I wanted to do, including getting a   38 . Some parents bought their kids cars when they got their driver’s licenses. Not my dad ---- he said that I’d have to get a job and buy my own.

So that is what I did. I got a job at a very nice restaurant and   39  every penny I could and   40  I had enough to buy my car, I did! The day I brought that car home, my dad was the first one I wanted to   41  to. “Look, dad, a car of my own. If you ever want a ride, I’ll only   42 you five dollars.” I offered with a smile.

“I see,” was all he said.

One day, there was something wrong with my father’s truck. So he needed a   43  to work. The sun wasn’t even up when we left the house ,   44  it was already getting warm out. It was going to be a(n)   45  day. As I dropped my dad off, I   46  him, dressed in his work clothes, getting his   47  from the truck (车尾箱) of my car. Watching his sun-weathered face, and even from a distance I could tell there were   48  lines than I ever remembered being there before. I realized how hard my dad works for the family. My father is a cement finisher(水泥修整工).

In that instant, it  49  to me that he actually got down on his hands and knees to sweat over hot concrete to make a living for his family. And he did this day in and day out,   50  hot it got. Never, not once, had I hear him   51  about it. To him we were “worth” it. And never once did he “charge” us for it.

When he closed the trunk, his tools set off to the side, he walked over to my window to   52  me five dollars. I rolled down the window and said “Good-bye, dad. Keep your five dollars. It’s my   53 . Don’t work too hard. I love you.”

His   54  met mine, then glanced away in the direction of his waiting tools, he   55  his throat and said, “Oh, and… me, too.”

1.                A.like            B.remember      C.forget    D.care

 

2.                A.Sorry          B.Yes            C.No  D.Well

 

3.                A.car            B.friend          C.job  D.present

 

4.                A.spent          B.earned         C.kept D.saved

 

5.                A.when          B.if              C.because D.though

 

6.                A.pay it back      B.hand it over     C.turn it up D.show it off

 

7.                A.pay            B.charge         C.offer D.provide

 

8.                A.ride           B.leave           C.trip  D.hurry

 

9.                A.as             B.although        C.but  D.since

 

10.               A.ordinary        B.hot            C.work D.special

 

11.               A.helped         B.followed        C.left   D.watched

 

12.               A.tools           B.clothes         C.luggage    D.bag

 

13.               A.fewer          B.more          C.longer D.deeper

 

14.               A.happened      B.seemed        C.occurred  D.appeared

 

15.               A.whatever       B.whenever       C.wherever  D.however

 

16.               A.talk            B.complain       C.ask   D.speak

 

17.               A.hand          B.pass           C.lend  D.take

 

18.               A.help           B.advice         C.treat D.reply

 

19.               A.hands          B.smile          C.voice D.eyes

 

20.               A.cleaned        B.wiped          C.cleared   D.felt

 

 

I still clearly remember that day. I was on the side of the road for close to four hours with my big Jeep. I put signs in the windows that said, “NEED A JACK(千斤顶)”.

Right as I was about to give up, a truck stopped and a man got off. He sized up the situation and went back to take a jack. After about two hours, we finished the job with sweats. We were both dirty. His wife produced a large water jug for us to wash our hands in.

I tried to put $20 in the man’s hand, but he wouldn’t take it, so instead I went up and gave it to his wife as quietly as I could. I thanked them up one side and down the other. I asked the little girl, their daughter, where they lived, thinking maybe I’d send them a gift. She said they lived in Mexico. They were in Oregon now so Mommy and Daddy could pick cherries for the next few weeks. After that, they were going to pick peaches, and then go back home.

After I said my goodbyes and started walking back to the Jeep, the girl called out and asked if I’d had lunch. When I told her no, she ran up and handed me a tamale(玉米粽子). I thanked them again and walked back to my car. When I opened the tamale, what did I find inside? My $20 bill! I ran to the van and the guy rolled down his window. He saw the $20 in my hand, started shaking his head smiling, and with what looked like great concentration said in English: “Today you, tomorrow me.” Then he rolled up his window and drove away, with his daughter waving to me from the back.

This family, working on a seasonal basis where time is money, took a couple of hours to help a stranger while others passed by quietly.

Since then I’ve helped many people like the Mexican family. I didn’t accept money. But every time I was able to help, I felt as if I was putting something in the bank.

1.From the passage we know that __________.

A.the Mexican man couldn’t speak English

B.the author’s car broke down on the road

C.the Mexican family came to Oregon for a visit

D.$20 was a small amount for the Mexican family

2.Why did the author give the money quietly to the man’s wife?

A.Because the man had refused to accept it.

B.Because the man’s wife needn’t wash her hands.

C.Because the author thought the Mexican family was poor.

D.Because the author thought the man’s wife would take it.

3.The Mexican man helped the author because he tended to think that ___________.

A.it was completely wrong for others to pass by quietly

B.it was quite easy to help the author mend the jeep

C.it was possible that everyone might get into trouble

D.the author was a polite stranger and deserved the help

4.Which of the following is TRUE about the author?

A.He hated those who didn’t offer help.

B.He would send a present to the family soon.

C.He wondered why they didn’t take the money.

D.He considered helping others as saving money in the bank.

5.What can we infer from the passage?

A.The Mexican family lived a richer life than the author.

B.The Mexican family did seasonal work in Oregon each year.

C.The author was inspired to help others by the Mexican family.

D.What made the writer moved was the tamale given by the girl.

 

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