完形填空 (共20小题, 每题1.5分, 共30分)

Today I am known for my voice. But it  31  a long time to believe I could read well. When I was young I stuttered (结巴)  32  badly that I was completely  33  to speak in public.

     34  , when I was 14, Professor Donald Crouch came to our school. He was a retired college professor. He held a book of poems  35   it were a diamond necklace. When he heard our school was  36  Shakespeare, he could no longer   37  not being a part of our school.

When he  38  that I not only loved poetry but was  39  it, we became closer. There was, however, one  40   between us—Professor Crouch could not stand the  41  that I refused to read my poems to the class.

“Jim, poetry is 42 to be read aloud,” he said. “You should be able to speak those beautiful words.” I shook my head and  43  .

    Then he tricked me. After handing in a poem, I waited for his  44 . It didn’t come. Instead, one day as the students gathered together, he said to me, “Jim, I don’t think you wrote this.” I  45 him in disbelief. “Why”, I started, “of course I  46 !” “Well, then,” he said, “you’ve got to prove it by getting up and reciting it  47  memory.”

With knees shaking, I walked up. For a moment I stood  48 . Then I began, and kept going. I recited my poem all the way through!

Afterwards, Professor Crouch congratulated me, and  49  me to read other writers’ poems before the public.

    Before long, I discovered I did have a (n) 50  and found my fellow students actually looked forward to hearing me recite.

A. lasted            B. took            C. was                 D. wasted

A. so                 B. fairly           C. such                D. rather

A. uncertain          B. unlikely         C. unbelievable         D. unable

A. But                B. Besides         C. Then               D. However

A. even if             B. so that         C. as if                D. like

A. acting              B. teaching        C. liking              D. choosing

A. prevent             B. help           C. keep                D. stand

A. learn              B. knew          C. decided              D. proved

A. writing             B. reading         C. reciting              D. saving

A. difference          B. difficulty       C. promise                     D. friendship

A. question            B. idea           C. fact                 D. mind

A. said               B. meant          C. caused               D. prepared

A. answered back      B. showed up       C. turned away           D. stuck to

A. poem              B. praise          C. return                D. opinion

A. replied to          B. laughed at     C. pointed to             D. stared at

A. could            B. did           C. should                D. had

A. with              B. of             C. from                D. in

A. changeless        B. hopeless        C. helpless              D. breathless

A. enabled            B. persuaded     C. encouraged           D. supported

A. voice              B. sound          C. appearance           D. interest


第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Today I am known for my voice. Perhaps the greatest honor came when I was asked to read a book on tape.
But it   36   a long time to believe such good things could happen to me. When I was a youngster I stuttered(口吃) so badly that I was completely   37   to speak in public.
38 , when I was 14, Professor Donald Crouch came to our school. He was a retired college professor. English was his favorite subject and   39   was his deepest love. He held a book of poems as if it were a diamond necklace,   40   pages as if uncovering treasures. When he heard our school was teaching Shakespeare and other classics, he could no longer   41   not being a part of our school.
When he   42   that I not only loved poetry but was   43   it, we became closer. There was, however, one   44   between us-Professor Crouch could not bear the   45   that I refused to read my poems to the class.
“Jim, poetry is   46   to be read aloud,” he said. “You should be able to speak those beautiful words.” I shook my head and turned away.
One day he   47   me. After handing in a poem, I waited for his   48   . It didn’t come. Instead, one day as the students gathered together, he   49   me, “Jim, I don’t think you wrote this poem.”
I stared at him in   50   . “Why,” I started, anger   51   me. “of course I did!” “Well, then,” he said, “you’ve got to prove it by getting up and reciting it    52   memory.”
By then the other students had settled at their desks. With knees shaking, I walked up to the front. For a moment I stood there,   53    . Then I began, and kept going. I recited my poem all the way   54   !
Afterwards, Professor Crouch congratulated me, and encouraged me to read other writers’ poetry before public. I discovered I did have a(n)   55   and found my fellow students actually looked forward to hearing me recite.
36. A. lasted     B. took           C. spent          D. wasted
37. A. uncertain    B. uncomfortable   C. unbelievable      D. unable
38. A. However    B. Besides         C. Then          D. Therefore
39. A. novel     B. architecture          C. art             D. poetry
40. A. drawing     B. writing          C. turning          D. finding
41. A. protect          B. help           C. keep          D. stand
42. A. learned      B. recognized     C. decided         D. proved
43. A. writing      B. reading         C. reciting         D. saving
44. A. difference  B. difficulty      C. promise       D. similarity
45. A. truth      B. idea           C. fact            D. belief
46. A. said       B. meant         C. taught         D. prepared
47. A. fooled     B. joked         C. tricked              D. scolded
48. A. idea       B. reward              C. congratulation    D. comment
49. A. told       B. noticed          C. attacked        D. challenged
50. A. disbelief     B. silence              C. sadness          D. excitement
51. A. flowing      B. flooding        C. filling         D. sweeping
52. A. with      B. by             C. from          D. in
53. A. terrified     B. hopeless        C. disappointed      D. breathless
54. A. down     B. along         C. through         D. around
55. A. voice    B. sound         C. appearance     D. interest

完形填空(共20小题,每题1.5分,共30分)
Today I am known for my voice. But it  31  a long time to believe I could read well. When I was young I stuttered (结巴)  32  badly that I was completely  33  to speak in public.
34  , when I was 14, Professor Donald Crouch came to our school. He was a retired college professor. He held a book of poems  35   it were a diamond necklace. When he heard our school was  36  Shakespeare, he could no longer   37  not being a part of our school.
When he  38  that I not only loved poetry but was  39  it, we became closer. There was, however, one  40   between us—Professor Crouch could not stand the  41  that I refused to read my poems to the class.
“Jim, poetry is 42 to be read aloud,” he said. “You should be able to speak those beautiful words.” I shook my head and  43  .
Then he tricked me. After handing in a poem, I waited for his  44 . It didn’t come. Instead, one day as the students gathered together, he said to me, “Jim, I don’t think you wrote this.” I  45 him in disbelief. “Why”, I started, “of course I  46 !” “Well, then,” he said, “you’ve got to prove it by getting up and reciting it  47  memory.”
With knees shaking, I walked up. For a moment I stood  48 . Then I began, and kept going. I recited my poem all the way through!
Afterwards, Professor Crouch congratulated me, and  49  me to read other writers’ poems before the public.
Before long, I discovered I did have a (n) 50  and found my fellow students actually looked forward to hearing me recite.

【小题1】
A.lastedB.tookC.wasD.wasted
【小题2】
A.soB.fairlyC.suchD.rather
【小题3】
A.uncertainB.unlikelyC.unbelievableD.unable
【小题4】
A.ButB.BesidesC.ThenD.However
【小题5】
A.even ifB.so thatC.as ifD.like
【小题6】
A.actingB.teachingC.likingD.choosing
【小题7】
A.preventB.helpC.keepD.stand
【小题8】
A.learnB.knewC.decidedD.proved
【小题9】
A.writingB.readingC.recitingD.saving
【小题10】
A.differenceB.difficultyC.promiseD.friendship
【小题11】
A.questionB.ideaC.factD.mind
【小题12】
A.saidB.meantC.causedD.prepared
【小题13】
A.answered backB.showed upC.turned awayD.stuck to
【小题14】
A.poemB.praiseC.returnD.opinion
【小题15】
A.replied toB.laughed atC.pointed toD.stared at
【小题16】
A.could B.didC.shouldD.had
【小题17】
A.withB.ofC.fromD.in
【小题18】
A.changelessB.hopelessC.helplessD.breathless
【小题19】
A.enabledB.persuadedC.encouragedD.supported
【小题20】
A.voiceB.soundC.appearanceD.interest


It was lunchtime and I walked into a small branch office on the West Side. I had come to   36  a checking account. The only officer on   37  was a fortyish black man, standing   38  a small counter from a young white boy who was wearing a V-necked sweater. I think I was especially   39  of the boy because he looked more like a kid from a prep school than a   40  in a West Side bank.
The boy continued to   41  my attention because of what happened next. He was holding an open savings-account book and   42  an expression of disappointment. “But I don’t understand. I opened the account myself, so why can’t I   43  any money?” the boy said, his voice breaking.
“I know it is, but those are the rules. I’ve already explained to you that a fourteen-year-old is not   44  to withdraw money without a letter from his parents,” the officer explained patiently.
Suddenly I noticed the account had a series of small deposits and withdraws. Then I questioned the officer, “How do you   45  that? Why did you let him withdraw money before, but not now?” He looked   46 . “Because the tellers were not aware of his age before and now they are. It’s really very   47 .” I turned to the boy with a shrug. “You’re really getting   48 ,” I said. “You ought to get your parents to come in here and   49 .” The boy looked destroyed.   50 , he put his savings book in a rear-pocket and walked out of the bank.
The officer turned to me. “You know,” he said, “you really shouldn’t have got   51 .” I couldn’t believe what this idiot was saying. “We were   52  this morning that some neighborhood bully has been shaking down (敲诈) this boy for more than a month. The other guy was   53  him to take money out every week and hand it over. The poor kid was   54  too scared to tell anyone. Anyway, the police are on the case and they’ll probably make a(n)  55  today."
“You mean there is no rule about being too young to withdraw money from a savings account?”
“Not that I ever heard of. Now, sir, what can we do for you?”

【小题1】
A.makeB.openC.buyD.choose
【小题2】
A.dutyB.boardC.displayD.show
【小题3】
A.onB.afterC.over D.across
【小题4】
A.sureB.proudC.awareD.afraid
【小题5】
A.guardB.customerC.clerkD.manager
【小题6】
A.attractB.payC.attachD.control
【小题7】
A.puttingB.writingC.sayingD.wearing
【小题8】
A.borrowB.depositC.withdrawD.use
【小题9】
A.toldB.inspiredC.encouragedD.allowed
【小题10】
A.argue B.explainC.answerD.declare
【小题11】
A.annoyedB.disappointedC.excitedD.amused
【小题12】
A.easyB.amazingC.fantasticD.simple
【小题13】
A.arrangedB.convincedC.cheatedD.caught
【小题14】
A.protestB.promiseC.prohibitD.prepare
【小题15】
A.Excitedly B.SilentlyC.CheerfullyD.Nervously
【小题16】
A.interactedB.interruptedC.involvedD.infected
【小题17】
A.askedB.discovered C.suggestedD.informed
【小题18】
A.rushingB.forcingC.requestingD.begging
【小题19】
A.hardlyB.unwillinglyC.apparentlyD.eagerly
【小题20】
A.arrestB.sentence C.apologyD.difference

I was eight years old then. Looking __36__ I remember the time in a baseball field passing the team that we had just __37__ . We shook their hands and said, "Good game!"

It is __38__ to do that when you win! When you lose, you have a tendency(倾向) to slap (拍) the hand — instead of shaking it — and __39__ the ground instead of the eyes. This is not only true for an eight-year-old; it is true for adults, too.

A few years ago, in a softball league, we lost 15 games! And we thought it was __40__ . But during the " Good game" handshake after each __41__, I looked each player in the eyes and shook their hands. I couldn't look my opponents (对手) in the eyes and congratulate them on a good __42__ when I was eight. Somehow I took the loss as a __43__ on my self-worth and felt my self-confidence had been slapped; __44_- I did what most eight-year-olds do and I slapped the opponents' hands, not giving them the satisfaction of a shake. I was wrong to do this. I'm happy today as a(n) __45__ that I have learned this __46__ : There is something to be said for losing well.

__47__ it is a baseball game or an important examination, you can __48__ a lot about a person by now they deal with defeat. The person who deals with defeat as an __49__ blow is not allowing the event to define (定义) him, while someone who cannot __50__ defeat is allowing the event to __51__ his self-worth. In my opinion, when you __52__ in something— though it may be __53__ — look at your opponents in the eyes, and shake their hands in a __54__ way as you say, "Good game!" __55__ to allow the event to define your life. You might find yourself winning the next game.

1.

A.about

B.before

C.back

D.round

 

2.

A.taught

B.met

C.caught

D.defeated

 

3.

A.easy

B.difficult

C.proper

D.bad

 

4.

A.look at

B.shout at

C.knock at

D.laugh at

 

5.

A.unbelievable

B.embarrassing

C.reasonable

D.challenging

 

6.

A.disappointing

B.sadness

C.loss

D.failure

 

7.

A.day

B.time

C.team

D.game

 

8.

A.hit

B.limit

C.test

D.cost

 

9.

A.otherwise

B.therefore

C.besides

D.finally

 

10.adult

B. child

C. player

D. parent

11. course

B. rule

C. lesson

D. opinion

12.As

B. Although

C. Once

D. Whether

13.

A.argue

B.get

C.tell

D.disagree

14.

A.unacceptable

B.unfortunate

C.unnecessary

D.unimportant

15.

A.carry out

B.care about

C.take up

D.deal with

16.

A.affect

B.disturb

C.order

D.remark

17.

A.begin

B.lose

C.end

D.stop

18.

A.hard

B.certain

C.impossible

D.funny

19.

A.cold

B.friendly

C.immediate

D.slow

20.Refuse

B. Try

C. Fear

D. Prepare

 

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