Question

完形填空（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，D中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A very little boy was spending his Saturday morning playing in his sandbox. He had with him a plastic pail (桶) and a shiny, red plastic shovel (铲). In the   36   of creating roads and tunnels in the sand, he   37   a large rock in the middle of the sandbox.

The boy dug around the rock,   38   to move it off the dirt. At first, he wanted to carry it out of the sandbox with his hands; however, it was too heavy. Later, with much   39  , he pushed the rock across the sandbox by   40   his hands. When the boy got the rock to the   41   of the sandbox, he found that he couldn’t roll it up and   42   the little wall.   43  , the little boy pushed, but every time he thought he had made some   44  , the rock tipped (翻滚) and then fell back into the sandbox. The little boy pushed and pushed, but his only   45   was to have the rock roll back.

Finally he   46   tears. All this time the boy’s father watched from his living room window   47   the drama was unfolded. The moment the tears fell, a large   48   appeared across the sandbox. It was the boy’s father. Gently but   49  , he said, “Son, why didn’t you use all the strength that you had?”

Defeated, the boy   50   back, “I did! I did! I used all the strength that I had!”

“No, you didn’t. You didn’t ask me for help.” The father   51   down, picked up the rock and dropped it off the sandbox.

Do you have “rocks” in your life that need to be   52  ? Are you discovering that you don’t have   53   it takes to lift them? There is someone who is willing to give us the   54   we need. Maybe, it’s sometimes a good idea to ask others for   55   when we meet difficulties we can’t overcome.

A. method             B. step         C. practice         D. process

A. created                B. set          C. discovered           D. brought

A. trying             B. managing     C. deciding         D. competing

A. thought             B. struggle     C. movement         D. worry

A. touching            B. shaking      C. using                D. controlling

A. bottom             B. center           C. edge             D. front

A. over                B. down         C. through          D. into

A. Doubted            B. Surprised        C. Pleased          D. Determined

A. attempt                B. progress     C. effort               D. decision

A. hope               B. reward           C. point                D. purpose

A. made out           B. broke out        C. burst into           D. rushed into

A. so                 B. as           C. until                D. before

A. rock               B. picture          C. figure               D. shade

A. surprisingly            B. doubtfully       C. kindly               D. firmly

A. shouted                B. smiled           C. called               D. asked

A. reached                B. looked           C. fell             D. put

A. pushed             B. dropped      C. carried              D. removed

A. who                B. what         C. which                D. where

A. minds              B. spirits          C. force                D. strength

A. help               B. tips         C. advice               D. ideas

Answer 1

【小题1】D【小题1】C【小题1】A【小题1】B【小题1】C

【小题1】C【小题1】A【小题1】D【小题1】B【小题1】B

【小题1】 C【小题1】B【小题1】C【小题1】D【小题1】A 

【小题1】 A【小题1】D【小题1】B【小题1】D【小题1】A

解析:

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