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完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s ___35___, she said she would go. This ___36___ be the first time that his classmates and teacher met his mother and he felt ___37___of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar(疤痕)that  ___38___nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to ___39___why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, the people were ___40___by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother in spite of the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed(尴尬)and ___41___ himself from everyone. He did, however, get within ___42___of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.
The teacher asked___43___, “How did you get the scar on your face?”
The mother replied, “When my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was___44___afraid to go in because the fire was___45___, so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked___46___ but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She touched the burned side of her face. This scar will be___47___, but to this day, I have never ___48___what I did.
At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great___49___of the sacrifice(牺牲)that his mother had made for him. He held her hand tightly for the rest of the day.
小题1:
A.enjoymentB.disappointmentC.surpriseD.excitement
小题2:
A.wouldB.couldC.shouldD.must
小题3:
A.sickB.ashamedC.afraidD.tired
小题4:
A.includedB.passedC.coveredD.shaded
小题5:
A.talk aboutB.think aboutC.care aboutD.hear about
小题6:
A.impressedB.surprisedC.excitedD.comforted
小题7:
A.hidB.protectedC.separatedD.escaped
小题8:
A.understandingB.remindingC.hearingD.learning
小题9:
A.carefullyB.seriouslyC.nervouslyD.anxiously
小题10:
A.soB.muchC.quiteD.too
小题11:
A.out of controlB.under controlC.in controlD.over control
小题12:
A.helplessB.hopelessC.senselessD.useless
小题13:
A.uglyB.lastingC.seriousD.frightening
小题14:
A.forgotB.recognizedC.consideredD.regretted
小题15:
A.honorB.senseC.happinessD.pride

小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:A
小题6:A
小题7:A
小题8:C
小题9:A
小题10:D
小题11:A
小题12:C
小题13:B
小题14:D
小题15:B

试题分析:母爱是伟大的。它深藏在母亲的内心--不会轻易表露出来--和表现在母亲为孩子所作出的牺牲中--它给母亲自己却带来了疤痕。文章中的这个小男孩后来认识到了这一点。
小题1:B 前后照应逻辑推理词义比较 小男孩邀请妈妈去参加学校的第一次家长会。从后文不难看出孩不想要他妈妈去,因为他妈妈脸上有疤痕,可他妈妈却愿意去,这事使得小男孩不快乐(enjoyment),不激动(excitement),不吃惊(surprise),而是很失望(disappointment),因为这样会让他尴尬,让他蒙羞。
小题2:A 语法规则 此句考查过去将来时态(would)。
小题3:B 常识运用前后照应词义比较 小男孩因为他妈妈的外表--脸上有块疤痕--而感到羞愧(ashamed),而不是恶心(sick),害怕(afraid),疲惫(tired)。后文的the little boy was still embarrassed (尴尬) and hid himself from everyone有所暗示。
小题4:C 词义辨析常识运用逻辑推理 妈妈的整个右脸上是一块明显的疤痕。疤痕在脸上不是包住(include)脸面,不是通过(pass)脸面,也不是遮蔽(shade)脸面,而是直接覆盖/铺在脸面上。include包住, 关住,包含, 包括;pass经过,通过;cover覆盖,铺,往往是物体与物体之间直接接触;shade遮蔽,使变暗,往往强调与物体之间有一定的空隙,使光变暗而形成遮蔽。
小题5:A 前后照应逻辑推理常识运用 小男孩很在乎(care about),也想过(think about),但没有听人说过(hear about),从来就不愿谈论(talk about)妈妈为什么又怎么得上的疤痕。
小题6:A 词义比较逻辑推理 家长会上,妈妈的自然的美貌和亲切的举动给到会的人留下了深刻的印象(impress)。impress使得深刻印象,打动;surprise使惊奇/惊讶;excite使兴奋, 使激动;comfort安慰, 使舒适。
小题7:A 逻辑推理词义比较 但小男孩仍然感到尴尬难堪,而把自己藏(hide)起来,以免被大家看见。hide隐藏,掩饰,强调不被他人看见、发现;protect保护,强调不被他人伤害;separate分开, 隔离,使之不聚在一起;escape逃避, 避免,强调不被他人逮住而免去责任。
小题8:C 词义比较逻辑推理常识运用 他真的躲避了起来,却听到(hear)了妈妈和老师之间的一段对话。注意within(在……的范围内, 不超出……的范围)的意义。hear是先决起始动作,先有了hear,而后才会有understand(明白,了解)、learn(获悉)和remind(提醒,使想起)。
小题9:A 常识运用逻辑推理词义比较 老师询问的是妈妈脸上的疤痕,就肯定是小心谨慎地(carefully),而决不是、也用不着严肃认真地(seriously),紧张不安(nervously),忧虑不安地(anxiously)。
小题10:D 句法结构 此题考查too…to do sth.的结构。
小题11:A 逻辑推理固定搭配 因为火控制不住(out of control),所以大家就都不敢闯进去救人。out of control不受控制,失去了控制;under control被控制住;in control在控制之下;over不与control搭配。
小题12:C 词义比较逻辑推理 妈妈被坠落的木头撞得失去了知觉(senseless)。helpless无助的, 无能的, 没用的;hopeless没有希望的, 绝望的, 不可救药;senseless不省人事的, 无感觉的;useless无用的, 无效的, 无益的。
小题13:B 词义比较逻辑推理 这个疤痕很丑(ugly),很严重(serious),很恐怖(frightening),这都没有关系,问题是它会持久(lasting)而再也抹不去。 
小题14:D 词义比较逻辑推理常识运用 可即便是这样,且直到今天,我忘不了(forget),我也考虑(consider)了,我也认可(recognize)了,但我从来没有后悔(regret)过我所做的一切。
小题15:B 词义辨析逻辑推理 小男孩把妈妈楼在怀里,他感到了妈妈为他作出的牺牲的重大意义(sense)。honor尊敬,敬意,荣誉,光荣;sense意义,意味,意思;happiness幸福,快乐;pride自豪,骄傲。
点评:母爱是伟大的。它深藏在母亲的内心--不会轻易表露出来--和表现在母亲为孩子所作出的牺牲中--它给母亲自己却带来了疤痕。文章中的这个小男孩后来认识到了这一点。答题前一定要读懂全文,弄清文章要表达的思想,注意前后段落之间的关系。答题中,一定要认真分析,注意选项与上下文的关系,与前后单词的关系。对于一时没有太大的把握的题可以放到最后再来完成,因为有时答案可以从下文内容体现出来。答完后再通读一篇文章,看看所选选项能不能是语句通顺,语意连贯。
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小题1:
A.thinkB.supposeC.remindD.remember
小题2:
A.lessonB.lectureC.classD.text
小题3:
A.toldB.wishedC.convincedD.allowed
小题4:
A.officerB.teacherC.doctorD.parent
小题5:
A.toldB.came C.broughtD.woke
小题6:
A.backB.front C.middleD.side
小题7:
A.plantedB.placedC.hadD.fixed
小题8:
A.the otherB.anotherC.otherD.others
小题9:
A.happilyB.fortunately C.clearlyD.nearly
小题10:
A.widthB.shape C.colorD.size
小题11:
A.whenB.unlessC.untilD.if
小题12:
A.fightB.argumentC.conversationD.game
小题13:
A.timeB.yearC.month D.day
小题14:
A.placesB.seatsC.attitudesD.glasses
小题15:
A.needed toB.was able toC.hoped toD.had to
小题16:
A.similarlyB.differentlyC.beautifullyD.surprisingly
小题17:
A.StillB.SinceC.OnlyD.Also
小题18:
A.seatB.standC.lieD.put
小题19:
A.situationB.movementC.conditionD.behaviour
小题20:
A.unexpectedlyB.suddenlyC.quietlyD.truly
Even when you’re extremely busy, you aren’t using your time with 100% efficiency. There are gaps in everyone’s schedule where they aren’t doing anything important. Even if your schedule has no gaps, there is probably lots of time when you aren’t working as fast or as effectively as you possibly could.
Why aren’t you completely efficient? It’s because time isn’t the limiting factor. If it were the limiting factor, people could work non-stop without breaks or any unproductive distractions (消遣). Instead, people, even those who are highly productive, need to take breaks, occasionally procrastinate (拖延) and slow down on tasks throughout the day.
The real and most important limiting factor for productivity is your energy levels to pay attention. Energy levels limit your productivity because when you’re tired, you can have enough time and still not get everything done. Your attention ability is also limited, because even if there are a million things that need to be done, you can only focus on one or two at a time.
You might not be able to insert another 4-5 hours into your schedule without making some sacrifices. But even extremely busy people can add an hour or two into their schedule without cancelling anything. The reason why it’s hard to “find time” isn’t a lack of time. It’s because you don’t have enough energy left to focus on something else that needs to fit into your day.
I first suspected time wasn’t the real problem during an extremely busy period in my life over a year ago. I was extremely busy, but at that time I still exercised regularly. I had daily to-do lists with over twenty items, and I still found time to exercise. However, after a few weeks off, due to illness, I stopped exercising. I was not busy by any standards, in fact, my schedule was incredibly light. Despite this free time, I found it hard to find time to exercise. It seemed to get pushed later and later into my schedule until it was gone. How can I explain this odd experience? I believe you have known it.
小题1:If someone can’t work with 100% efficiency, the most important limiting factor is ________.
A.a schedule without gapsB.breaks and distractions
C.the limited timeD.the limited energy
小题2:According to Paragraph 4, everyone, including the extremely busy people, can ________.
A.work without any rest
B.focus on many things at a time
C.find some more time in a day
D.do some exercise regularly
小题3:The writer gives the example of himself in the last paragraph in order to ________.
A.prove what the real limiting factor is
B.show us how busily he needs to work
C.explain how important a healthy body is
D.tell us what an odd experience he has
小题4:What is the best title of the passage?
A.Do You Really Lack Time?
B.How Can You Work Efficiently?
C.What Makes Your Energy Limited?
D.When Should You Do Exercise?
“Our aim is to take our art to the world and make people understand what it is to move,” said David Belle, the co­founder of parkour (跑酷).
Do you love running? It is a good exercise, yet many people find it boring. But what if making your morning jog a creative one?Like jumping from walls and over gaps and ground rolls? Just like the James Bond in the movie Casino Royale? Bond jumps down from a roof to a windowsill and then runs several blocks over obstacles on the way. It is just because of Bond's wonderful performances that the sport has become popular worldwide.
Yes, that's parkour, an extreme street sport aimed at moving from one point to another as quickly as possible, getting over all the obstacles in the path using only the abilities of the human body. Parkour is considered an extreme sport. As its participants dash around a city, they may jump over fences, run up walls and even move from rooftop to rooftop.
Parkour can be just as exciting and charming as it sounds,but its participants see parkour much more than that.
Overcoming all the obstacles on the course and in life is part of the philosophy (哲理) behind parkour. This is the same as life. You must determine your destination, go straight, and jump over all the barriers as if in parkour and never fall back from them in your life, to reach the destination successfully. A parkour lover said,“I love parkour because its philosophy has become my life, my way to do everything.”
Another philosophy we've learnt from parkour is freedom. It can be done by anyone, at any time, anywhere in the world. It is a kind of expression of trust in yourself that you earn energy and confidence.
小题1:Parkour has become popular throughout the world because of ________.
A.its co­founder, David Belle
B.the film, Casino Royale
C.its risks and tricks
D.the varieties of participants
小题2:The underlined word “obstacles” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to “________”.
A.streetsB.objectsC.barriersD.roofs
小题3:Which of the following is TRUE of parkour?
A.It challenges human abilities.
B.It is a good but boring sport.
C.It needs special training.
D.It is a team sport.
小题4:Which of the following is the philosophy of parkour?
A.Sports and extremes.
B.Excitement and popularity.
C.Dreams and success.
D.Determination and freedom.

A. Arguments are pointless.
B. Your parents only want what's best for you.
C. Everyone's opinion matters only as much as you want them to.
D. You learn by doing.
E. Your emotions are under your control.
F. You aren't stuck in any situation
Life is the greatest teacher
There always comes a moment when I wonder where I will end up and this moment always serves as a strong motivation for me to learn life lesson. I've learned a great many things, but these are the lessons that I wish I'd learned earlier:
小题1:_________
There was a time when everyone's opinion was mine as well. Whatever preferences I formerly held were dashed in the face of another's. This most likely came from a need to please others. Remember that your opinion matters just as much as the next guy's, whether they make more money than you or are less popular than you. Everyone's opinion holds the same weight.
小题2:_________
Drama, chaos, and emotional unrest — these were what took up most of my time as a teenager. If I had heard someone said bad things behind my back, I'd be angry. Go crazy. Looking back on those tantrums now, I'm not too surprised. After all, when you have little self control, anything is possible. The lesson here is, remain aware of how you react.
小题3:_________
Will one small argument among friends decide the fate of the entire universe? In my world it felt like it. I just wanted so much to be right and for them so much to be wrong. But in the end, it only resulted in me wasting my time and in the other person storming off in frustration. Is there really a point to arguing? Unless it's absolutely necessary, I've learned that it's better to hold your breath on things you can't control at all. Arguing to change someone's mind is one of them.
小题4:_________
I'm not saying every parent wants what's best for you (there are outliers), but in general, parents do what they do for you in your best interest. My parents used to make me do the dishes, cook dinner, sweep the floors, mow the lawn, take out the garbage… the list goes on and on. And at every turn, I'd whine and complain. I'd eventually end up doing it. Now, I honestly see the value in having learned those skills. I can efficiently cook and clean up after myself.
小题5:_________
Whenever I’d lose a friend, get an awful grade, or disappoint my parents, I stewed in my own muck. Waiting for the bad moments to go away seemed to be the only solution. Fortunately, I know now that you don’t have to be stuck in bad situations. You can go out and create better ones. It all depends on perspective; on how you see the situation. Viewing everything as a learning experience makes life more pleasurable, even during the hard times. You aren't stuck. You can move on.
I'm glad to have learned these lessons the way I did. Each experience helped shape me to become a better person. I don't know if any young people are reading this, but if they are, I'd like to say this: “Listen to life and its experiences. Everyone goes through mostly the same things.”
Michael Jordan told me not to mention this until the season was over and I promised him at that time. Now I think it’s time.
Early last season, I wrote a column about an act of kindness I had seen Jordan do to a disabled child outside the Stadium. After it ran ,I got a call from a man in the western suburbs. He said, “I read what you wrote about Jordan, but I thought I should tell you another thing I saw.” Here it comes, I thought. It always does. Write something nice about a person, and people call you up to say that the person is not so nice.
A few weeks later Jordan and I were talking about something else before a game, and I brought up what the man had said. Was the man right? Has Jordan really been talking to those two boys in that poor and dirty neighborhood?
“Not two boys,” Jordan said, “but four.”
And he named them. He said four names.
And what did they talk about?
“Everything,” Jordan said. “I’ve asked to see their grades so that I can check whether they’re paying attention to their schoolwork. If it turns out one or two of them may need teaching, I make sure they get it.”
It’s just one more part of Michael Jordan’s life, one more thing that no one knows about, one more thing Jordan does right. The NBA season is over now, and those boys have their memories. So do I! When the expert reviewers begin to turn against Jordan, as they surely will, I’ll think about those boys under the streetlight, waiting for the man they know to come, for someone they can depend on.
小题1:That man called after reading about what Jordan did to a disabled child because he wanted to ____.
A.become famous himself
B.know why Jordan appeared in a poor area
C.let the author know that Jordan was not that nice
D.offer another example to show that Jordan was a nice man
小题2:What can we learn from this passage?
A.Jordan is not such a great person.
B.Jordan deserves the admiration he had from others.
C.Jordan is always ready to make friends with young people.
D.Jordan is always misunderstood by expert reviewers.
小题3:What does the underlined word “ran” probably mean?
A.Published.B.Finished.C.Disappeared.D.Drove
小题4: Which of the following is NOT the reason why the author wrote this passage? 
A.He would like to keep the promise he had made.
B.He thought it was time to help the disabled children.
C.He hated to see Jordan become someone else’s target.
D.He was impressed by Jordan’s deeds for the ordinary poor.
小题5: What’s the purpose of the writer writing the passage?
A.to show us the life of Jordan
B.to tell us everybody will make mistakes including Jordan
C.to criticize Jordan
D.to defend Jordan against attack
People often view the “last” moments of an event positively simply because they signal the end of an experience, say experts.
University of Michigan researchers found that even if an experience is painful or negative, but ends on a good note, people will consider it to be positive.
“Endings are powerful,” said Ed O’Brien, a graduate student in the Department of Psychology at the University of Michigan.
O’Brien and colleague Phoebe Ellsworth, the Frank Murphy Distinguished Professor of Law and Psychology, conducted a chocolate tasting experiment with 52 college students to test the theory.
Volunteers could taste five different Hershey’s Kisses chocolates—milk, dark, cream, caramel and almond – but did not know in advance how many pieces they would eat or the type. Participants rated how much they enjoyed the chocolate and described each flavor so that the researchers could record the order in which the randomly (随机的) selected treats were eaten.
Volunteers were assigned to the “next” or the “last ” condition by chance.
In the “next” condition, the experimenter said “Here is your next chocolate” before offering each chocolate, including the fifth.
For the “last” condition, the experimenter said “Here is your last chocolate” before offering  the fifth chocolate.
These participants rated the fifth chocolate more enjoyable than volunteers in the “next” condition.
As predicted, participants who knew they were eating the final chocolate of a taste test enjoyed it more.
In fact, when asked to pick their favorite chocolate, the majority of “last” participants chose the fifth – even though the flavor of the fifth was randomly chosen.
They also rated the overall experience as more enjoyable than volunteers who thought they were just eating one more chocolate in a series.
O’Brien says these findings may have far-reaching implications. For example, the last book or film in a series or the last speaker in a symposium (研讨会) may receive unwarranted praise.
The last job applicant, meanwhile, may look more qualified.
小题1:Which of the following is TRUE about the experiment?
A.The majority of “last” participants chose the almond flavor as their favorite.
B.Some participants enjoyed the experiment more because the last flavor tasted better.
C.The result would be different if researchers had used another brand of chocolate.
D.Some participants didn’t know it was their last chocolate when offered the fifth one.
小题2:What does the underlined word “unwarranted” in the second-to-last paragraph mean?
A.Fake. B.Unwanted. C.Unreasonable. D.Insincere.
小题3:Which of the following is the best title for the article?
A.“Last” is the best.
B.Why “last” matters most.
C.It is the last step that is the hardest.
D.He who laughs last laughs best.
Mistakes are a part of life. To err is human. Failure is also a part of life, not the end of life. Be happy facing life’s challenges. When you make the effort to be happy and to improve your life, you are actually rewarded along the way.
Life is like a game and maybe you can award points for every effort that has been a success for you. Try it. Add ten points for every achievement. And when you have reached 50 points, just yell, “Hey, I’ve won!” and give yourself a reward. If you happen to have missed your points for whatever reason, tell yourself, “Well, I tried!” which is better than not trying at all. Don’t let it be said you didn’t try.
What is it that you want to make yourself happy? Actually happiness means different things to different people. For example, an athlete will be happy winning his first race. For a new mother happiness would be seeing her baby’s first steps. Happiness for a poor person would mean having a meal just for today. So happiness for you is really something simple that you want for yourself.
It really doesn’t have to be big. As a matter of fact, you should be always realistic(现实的). Make the best out of every given situation. If you expect a certain result from a situation and it does not happen, don’t get despondent. This just means trying harder next time. We all have in us the power to succeed. Don’t let “give up” be a part of your vocabulary.
小题1:By saying “To err is human”, the author means that____________.
A.human beings should try to avoid making mistakes
B.no one is perfect and everyone makes mistakes
C.mistakes and failures make up our life
D.human beings make mistakes easily
小题2:What’s the main idea of Paragraph 2?
A.Try to reach 50 points.B.Try to get as many points as you can.
C.Award yourself for your successD.Don’t be afraid of missing your points.
小题3:The author proves his idea in Paragraph 3 through____________.
A.examplesB.numbersC.experimentsD.stories
小题4:The underlined word “despondent” in the last paragraph means____________.
A.frightenedB.disappointedC.surprisedD.excited
Are morning people born or made? In my case it was definitely made. In my early 20s, I hardly went to bed before midnight, and I would always get up late the next morning.
But after a while I couldn’t ignore the high relationship between success and rising early. On those rare occasions where I did get up early, I noticed that my productivity (效率) was always higher. So I set out to become a habitual early riser. But whenever my alarm went off, my first thought was always to stop that noise and go back to sleep. Eventually some sleep research showed that my strategy was wrong.
The most common wrong strategy is this: supposing you’re going to get up earlier, you’d better go to bed earlier. It sounds very reasonable, but will usually fail.
There are two main schools (流派) of thought on sleep patterns. One is that you should go to bed and get up at the same time every day. The second school says you should go to bed when you’re tired and get up when you naturally wake up. However, I have found both are wrong if you care about productivity. If you sleep at fixed hours, you’ll sometimes go to bed when you aren’t sleepy enough. You’re wasting time lying in bed awake.
My solution is to combine both methods. I go to bed when I’m sleepy and get up with an alarm clock at a fixed time. So I always get up at the same time (in my case 5 a.m.), but I go to bed at different times every night.
However, going to bed only when I’m sleepy, and getting up at a fixed time every morning are my ways. If you want to become an early riser, you can try your own.
小题1:According to the passage, the underlined phrase refers to ________.
A.people who stay up until the next morning
B.people who get up early in the morning
C.people who feel sleepy in the morning
D.people whose productivity is the lowest in the morning
小题2:Why did the author want to become a habitual early riser?
A.Because he / she wanted to have more sleep time.
B.Because he / she wanted to do morning exercise.
C.Because he / she wanted to test which school is better.
D.Because he / she found that the productivity was higher.
小题3:The author experienced all the following EXCEPT ________.
A.going to bed after midnight
B.asking scholars for advice on sleeping habits
C.getting up early occasionally
D.pressing off the alarm to go on sleeping
小题4:What’s the author’s sleep pattern?
A.Going to bed early and getting up early.
B.Going to bed late and getting up late.
C.Going to bed when sleepy and getting up at a fixed early time.
D.Going to bed early and getting up late.
小题5:The passage is mainly about ________.
A.main schools of thought on sleep patternsB.how to have a good sleep
C.wrong strategies for getting up earlyD.how to become an early riser

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