第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
When middle-aged Alex quit his job and made up his mind to become a freelance (self-employed) writer, no one could tell for sure whether he would succeed or not. He found a cold storage room in a building, set up a(n) 21 typewriter and settled down to work.
After a year or so, however, Alex began to 22 himself. He found it is difficult to earn his living by 23 what he wrote. But Alex determined to put his dream to the test— 24 it meant living with uncertainty and fear of 25 . This is the Shadowland of hope, and 26 with a dream must learn to live there.
One day Alex got a call, "We need a (n) 27 , and we're paying $6,000 a year." $6,000 was 28
money in 1960, It would enable Alex to get a nice apartment, a used car and more.  29 , he could write on the side.  30 the dollars were dancing in Alex's head, something 31 his senses. He had dreamed of being a 32 —full time. "Thanks, but no," Alex said 33 . "I'm going to stick it out and write."
After Alex got off the phone, he 34 everything he had: two cans of vegetables and 18 cents. Alex put the cans and cents into a 35 bag, saying to himself, "There's everything you've made of yourself so far."
Finally his work was 36 in 1970. Instantly he had the kind of fame and success that 37 writers ever experience. The shadows had turned into limelight.
Then one day, Alex 38 a box filled with things he had owned years before.  39 was a paper bag with two cans and 18 cents. Suddenly he 40 himself working in that cold storage room. It reminds Alex, and anyone with a dream, of the courage and persistence it takes to stay the course in the shadowland.
21.A.used                              B.priceless                       C.excellent                      D.expensive
22.A.trust                              B.doubt                            C.regret                           D.hate
23.A.buying                           B.reading                         C.selling                           D.appreciating
24.A.What if                          B.Now that                      C.As if                               D.Even though
25.A.failure                           B.success                         C.loss                                D.perspiration
26.A.someone                      B.nobody                          C.anyone                          D.none
27.A.writer                            B.boss                               C.assistant                      D.manager
28.A.little                               B.false                              C.real                                D.high
29.A.Still                                 B.Therefore           C.However                      D.Besides
30.A.If                                     B.Because                       C.As                                   D.But
31.A.destroyed           B.struck                            C.hurt                               D.cleared
32.A.dancer                          B.writer                            C.driver                            D.assistant
33.A.hurriedly                       B.slowly                            C.firmly                   D.hesitantly
34.A.pulled out           B.pulled apart                 C.pulled down                 D.pulled back
35.A.plastic                           B.paper                            C.cloth                              D.metal
36.A.published                     B.completed          C.written                         D.punished
37.A.poor                               B.few                               C.famous                         D.great
38.A.picked                           B.searched                      C.found                   D.sought
39.A.Outside                         B.Below                            C.Above                            D.Inside
40.A.reminded                     B.pictured                        C.described                     D.called

完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,共30分)

      阅读下面短文,从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白出的最佳选项。

?After 42-year-old guy Tom had quitted his job, he began to make up his mind to become a freelance (self-employed) writer, no one could tell for sure whether he would succeed or not.He found a cold storage room in a building, set up a(n)  21  typewriter and settled down to work.

    After a year or so, however, Tom began to  22  himself.He found it was difficult to earn his living by  23  what he wrote.But Tom determined to put his dream to the test —  24  it meant living with uncertainty and fear of  25 .This is the shadowland of hope, and  26  with a dream must learn to live there.

    One day Tom got a call, “We need a(n)  27 , and we’re paying $6,000 a year.” $6,000 was  28  money in 1960.It would enable Tom to get a nice apartment, a used car and more. 29 , he could write on the side. 30  the dollars were dancing in Tom’s head, something  31  his senses.He had dreamed of being a  32  — full time.“Thanks, but no,” Tom said  33 .“I’m going to stick it out and write.”

    After Tom got off the phone, he  34  everything he had: two cans of vegetables and 18 cents.Tom put the cans and cents into a  35  bag, saying to himself, “There’s everything you’ve made of yourself so far.”

  Finally his work was  36  in 1970.Instantly he had the kind of fame and success that  37  writers ever experience.The shadows had turned into limelight.

  Then one day, Tom  38  a box filled with things he had owned years before 39  was a paper bag with two cans and 18 cents.Suddenly he  40 himself working in that cold storage room.It reminds Tom, and anyone with a dream, of the courage and persistence it takes to stay the course in the shadowland.

1.A.excellent        B.used           C.expensive      D.priceless

2.A.regret           B.hate           C.doubt          D.trust

3.A.selling          B.buying         C.reading        D.appreciating

4.A.Now that         B.What if        C.As if          D.Even though

5.A.success          B.failure        C.perspiration   D.loss

6.A.someone          B.none           C.nobody         D.anyone

7.A.boss             B.assistant      C.manager        D.writer

8.A.false            B.little         C.real           D.high

9.A.However          B.Still          C.Besides        D.Therefore

10.A.As              B.But            C.If             D.Because

11.A.hurt            B.destroyed      C.cleared        D.struck

12.A.driver          B.assistant      C.writer         D.dancer

13.A.hesitantly      B.firmly         C.slowly         D.hurriedly

14.A.pulled out      B.pulled apart   C.pulled back    D.pulled down

15.A.cloth           B.metal          C.plastic        D.paper

16.A.written         B.published      C.completed      D.punished

17.A.few             B.great          C.famous         D.poor

18.A.sought          B.searched       C.found          D.picked

19.A.Above           B.Below          C.Outside        D.Inside

20.A.called    B.pictured C.described    D.reminded

 

 

I arrived at my mother’s home for our Monday family dinner. The smells of food flew over from the kitchen. Mother was pulling out quilt(被子)after quilt from the boxes, proudly showing me their beauties. She was preparing for a quilt show at the Elmhurst Church. When we began to fold and put them back into the boxes, I noticed something at the bottom of one box. I pulled it out. “What is this?” I asked.

“Oh?” Mom said, “That’s Mama’s quilt.”

I spread the quilt. It looked as if a group of school children had pieced it together; irregular designs, childish pictures, a crooked line on the right.

“Grandmother made this?” I said, surprised. My grandmother was a master at making quilts. This certainly didn’t look like any of the quilts she had made.

“Yes, right before she died. I brought it home with me last year and made some changes,” she said. “I’m still working on it. See, this is what I’ve done so far.”

I looked at it more closely. She had made straight a crooked line. At the center of the quilt, she had stitched(缝) a piece of cloth with these words:  “My mother made many quilts. She didn’t get all lines straight. But I think this is beautiful. I want to see it finished. Her last quilt.”

“Ooh, this is so nice, Mom,” I said.

It occurred to me that by completing my grandmother’s quilt, my mother was honoring her own mother. I realized, too, that I held in my hands a family treasure. It started with the loving hands of one woman, and continued with the loving hands of another.

72. Why did the author go to mother’s home?

A. To see her mother’s quilts.           B. To help prepare for a show.

C. To get together for the family dinner.   D. To discuss her grandmother’s life.

73. The author was surprised because __________________.

A. the quilt looked very strange.         B. her grandmother liked the quilt.

C. the quilt was the best she had seen.    D. her mother had made some changes

74. The underlined word “crooked” in the passage most probably means __________ .

A. unfinished      B. broken      C. bent    D. unusual

75. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. Quilt Show     B. Mother’s Home  C. A Monday Dinner   D. Grandmother’s Quilt

 

A rich man was camping(露营) alone on a hill. One day it began to rain and the rain made the tent(帐篷)wet. At last he 16 make his way home. As he passed(经过)17 beautiful house he  wanted to look  18  rest. A lady walked past him with her 19 holding up(举起) high. Following her were her two beautiful daughters. They stopped and stared at(瞪着)him  20.

“Who are you? We don’t like tramps(流浪汉) going  21 our home .”one of them shouted.

“Go away at once. ”cried the other.

“But I’m not a  22 . ”said the man, “All I want is food and stay for the night.”

“How  23 you come here? Go away at once!”they  24 , “We don’t like your feet around our house. Go, go!”

The man moved on and reached a  25 house. On entering (进入) it he saw a  26 preparing supper. Though the light was  27 and the furniture(家具) was old , it made him feel warm and comfortable(舒服).

“Can I have some  28 and rest for the night? he asked.

“Of course,  29 , ”said the woman, giving a little chair for him. “We are going to  30 our supper. Come and  31 us.”

The food was not  32 but they shared(分享) it with the stranger(陌生人). That night they let him sleep on their bed 33 they themselves used the stable. Early the next morning, the man said good-bye to them. Their  34 left him a memory(记忆) full of thanks.

When he reached home he  35 ordered(命令) a lovely house to be built for the poor but kind family in the woods.

1..

A.had to

B.must

C.should

D.would

 

2.

A.an

B.a

C. the

D./

3..A.at             B after           C.for               D.in

4..

A.nose

B.head

C.eyes

D.hands

5..

A.curiously (好奇地)

B.eagerly (渴望地)

C.surprisingly

D.angrily

6.Afor              B.over              C.to                    D.at

7.

A.madam(夫人)

B.tramp(流浪汉)

C.thief(小偷)

D.stranger(陌生人)

 

8.

A.do

B.can

C.will

D.dare(敢)

 

9.

A.explained(解释)

B.continued(继续)

C.repeated(重复)

D.announce(宣布)

10..

A.big

B.small

C.lovely

D.dirty

 

11.

A.woman

B.man

C.person

D.boy

12..

A.weak(微弱)

B.bright

C.dark)

D.strong

13..

A.cloth

B.light

C.food

D.chair

14..A friend          B.tramp(流浪汉)   C. thief(小偷)       D.stranger(陌生人)

15..

A.prepare

B.cook

C.buy

D.have

16..A.join            B.help              C love             D.enjoy

17.A. sweet           B enough            C.short            D.delicious

18..A.and         B.while             C.then              D if

19..

A.coldness(冷漠)

B.sickness(疾病)

C.kindness(善良)

D.thank

20..

A.quickly

B.finally

C.happily

D.quietly(安静地)

 

I arrived at my mother’s home for our Monday family dinner. The smells of food flew over from the kitchen. Mother was pulling out quilt(被子)after quilt from the boxes, proudly showing me their beauties. She was preparing for a quilt show at the Elmhurst Church. When we began to fold and put them back into the boxes, I noticed something at the bottom of one box. I pulled it out. “What is this?” I asked.

“Oh?” Mom said, “That’s Mama’s quilt.”

I spread the quilt. It looked at if a group of school children had pieced it together; irregular designs, childish pictures, a crooked line on the right.

“Grandmother made this?” I said, surprised. My grandmother was a master at making quilts. This certainly didn’t look like any of the quilts she had made.

“Yes, right before she died. I brought it home with me last year and made some changes,” she said. “I’m still working on it. See, this is what I’ve done so far.”

I looked at it more closely. She had made straight a crooked line. At the center of the quilt, she had stitched(缝) a piece of cloth with these words:  “My mother made many quilts. She didn’t get all lines straight. But I think this is beautiful. I want to see it finished. Her last quilt.”

“Ooh, this is so nice, Mom,” I said. It occurred to me that by completing my grandmother’s quilt, my mother was honoring her own mother. I realized, too, that I held in my hands a family treasure. It started with the loving hands of one woman, and continued with the loving hands of another.

1.Why did the author go to mother’s home?

A.To see her mother’s quilts.

B.To help prepare for a show.

C.To get together for the family dinner.

D.To discuss her grandmother’s life.

2.The author was surprised because      .

A.the quilt looked very strange.

B.her grandmother liked the quilt.

C.the quilt was the best she had seen.

D.her mother had made some changes

3. The underlined wood “crooked” in the passage most probably means       .

A.unfinished

B.broken

C.bent

D.unusual

4. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A.A Quilt Show

B.Mother’s Home

C.A Monday Dinner

D.Grandmother’s Quilt

 

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