题目内容
阅读下面的短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In the early 1800’s, a boy named John lived in an orphanage (孤儿院) with several other children.Every day was 36 working and Christmas was the one day of the year 37 the children did not work and received a gift — an orange.The children 38 it so much that they kept it for weeks, and even 39 — smelling it, 40 it and loving it.Usually they tried to preserve it for so 41 that it often went bad before they ate it.
This year John knew he would soon be 42 enough to leave.He would save the orange until his birthday in July.If he preserved it 43 , he might be able to eat it on his birthday.
Christmas day finally came.The children were so 44 as they entered the dining hall.In his excitement, John knocked over something, causing a big 45 .Immediately the master shouted, “John, leave the hall and there will be no orange for you.” John's heart 46 .He turned and ran back to the 47 room so that the children wouldn’t see his tears.
Then he heard the door open and the children entered.Little Elizabeth with a 48 on her face held out her small hands.“Here John,” she said, “this is for you.” As John 49 his head, he saw a big juicy 50 all peeled and quartered … Each child had sacrificed(舍弃) their own orange by 51 a quarter and had created a big, beautiful orange for him.
John never forgot the sharing, love and personal 52 his friends had shown him that Christmas day. 53 that day, after he became rich, every year he 54 send oranges all over the world to children everywhere.His 55 was that no child would ever spend Christmas without a special Christmas fruit!
A.forced B.wasted C.taken D.spent
A.that B.when C.while D.which
A.needed B.wanted C.valued D.liked
A.months B.days C.years D.seasons
A.tasting B.watching C.pressing D.touching
A.much B.soon C.long D.far
A.old B.strong C.tall D.experienced
A.seriously B.carefully C.secretly D.softly
A.nervous B.excited C.pleasant D.eager
A.cry B.disappointment C.surprise D.noise
A.jumped B.stopped C.broke D.settled
A.cold B.small C.old D.lonely
A.look B.tear C.surprise D.smile
A.shook B.lifted C.put D.turned
A.gift B.surprise C.orange D.wonder
A.sharing B.breaking C.eating D.taking
A.feelings B.affairs C.relation D.sacrifice
A.In return for B.In case of C.In memory of D.In search of
A.must B.would C.might D.should
A.desire B.idea C.care D.thought
【小题1】D
【小题2】B
【小题3】C
【小题4】A
【小题5】D
【小题6】C
【小题7】A
【小题8】B
【小题9】B
【小题10】D
【小题11】C
【小题12】A
【小题13】D
【小题14】B
【小题15】C
【小题16】A
【小题17】D
【小题18】C
【小题19】B
【小题20】A
解析:
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完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从下列各小题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳 选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In the doorway of my home, I looked closely at my 23-year-old son, Daniel. In a few hours he would be flying to France to 1.______a different life. It was a transitional (过渡的)time in Daniel's life. I wanted to 2.______him some words of significance. But nothing came from my lips, and this was not the 3.______time I had let such moment pass.
When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten. He asked, "What is it going to be like, Dad? Can I do it?" Then he walked 4.______ the steps of the bus and disappeared ii\side. The bus drove away and I said nothing. A decade later, a similar .5.______ played itself out. I drove him to college. As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him 6. ______and confidence as he started this new stage of life. Again, words 7. me.
Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those 8. ______opportunities. How many times have I let such moments 9.______ ? I don't ^nd a quiet moment to tell him what they have 10. ______to me, or, in the years ahead what he might 11. ______to face. Maybe, I thought it was not necessary to say anything.
What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him?
12.______ as I stood before-Daniel, I knew that it did matter. My father and I loved each other. Yet, I always 13.______ never in all my life hearing him put his feelings into 14.______ . Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tightien. Why was it so 50 to tell a son something from the heart?
My mouth turned dry, and 1 knew I would he able to get______15. only a few words clearly. "Daniel,‘' I said, "if I could have picked, I would have picked von." That's all I could say. He hugged me. For a moment, the
world 16.______ , and there were just Daniel and me. He was saying something, hut tears misted my eyes, and I couldn't understand what he was saying. All 1 was______17.of was the stubble (短须)on his chin as his 18. ______pressed against mine. What I had said to Daniel was 19.______ . It was nothing. And yet, it. was everything.
20. |
A. experience |
B. exj>ress |
C.spend |
D. shape |
21. |
A.show |
B. say |
C. leave |
D. talk |
22. |
A. last |
B. first |
C. second |
D. next |
23. |
A. away |
B. into |
C. down |
D. up |
24. |
A, sign |
B.scene |
C. scenery |
D. sight |
25. |
A. interest |
B. instruction |
C. courage |
D. direction |
26. |
A. failed |
B. discouraged |
C. struck |
D. troubled |
27. |
A. missed |
B. embarrassed |
C. gone |
D. lost |
28. |
A. last |
B. pass |
C. stay |
D. remain |
29. |
A. counted |
B. meant |
C. valued |
D. earned |
30. |
A. think |
B. want |
C. expect |
D. wish |
31. |
A.But |
B. And |
C. Instead |
D. So |
32. |
A. wondered |
B. regretted |
C. minded |
D. tried |
33. |
A. arguments |
B. attitudes |
C. words |
D. works |
34. |
A. important |
B. essential |
C. hard |
D. complex |
35. |
A. in |
B. down |
C. back |
D. out |
36. |
A. disappeared |
B. changed |
C. progressed |
D. advanced |
37. |
A. sensitive |
B. convinced |
C. aware |
D. tired |
38. |
A. eye |
B. face |
C. nose |
D. forehead |
39. |
A. clumsy |
B. gentle |
C. ridiculous |
D. fluent |