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When I was in the 8th grade in Ohio, a girl named Helen in my class had a terrible accident. As she was   16  to the bus in order not to miss it, she slipped on the ice and fell under the back wheels of the bus. She   17  the accident but was paralyzed from the waist down. I went to see her, in my 13-year-old mind thinking that she wouldn’t live   18   from then on.
Over the years, I   19  and didn’t think much about Helen after that. Three years ago, in Florida, my oldest son was hit by a car while riding his bike,   20  a terrible brain injury. While I was looking after my son, a lady who said she was the hospital’s social worker called. It was a particularly tiring day. I burst into tears for no reason and rang   21 .
A short time 1ater, a beautiful woman, in a wheelchair,   22  into my son’s room with a box of  23 . After 16 years, I still   24  Helen. She smiled, handed me the tissues and hugged me. I told her who I was, and after we both went through the shock of that, she began to tell me about her life since we last saw each other. She married, had children and got her degree so that she smoothed the path for those people who were less   25  than her. She told me that if there was anything she could give me, it would be   26 .
Looking at this wonderful, giving person, I felt   27 . But I also felt the first hope I had since learning that my son was  28 . From this person that I thought would have no quality of life, I learned that where there is life, there is hope. My son miraculously   29  and we moved north, but I owe Helen   30  that I can never repay.
小题1:
A.walking B.ridingC.runningD.driving
小题2:
A.Lived B.survivedC.existedD.escaped
小题3:
A.equally B.calmlyC.quietlyD.normally
小题4:
A.studied B.movedC.workedD.1ived
小题5:
A.sufferingB.causingC.bearingD.catching
小题6:
A.upB.offC.backD.down
小题7:
A.ranB.walkedC.rolledD.moved
小题8:
A.tissuesB.presentsC.pillsD.candies
小题9:
A.realizedB.knewC.recognizedD.reminded
小题10:
A.richB.healthyC.strongD.fortunate
小题11:
A.moneyB.hopeC.pityD.medicine
小题12:
A.smallB.pitifulC.weakD.shameless
小题13:
A.admittedB.beatenC.hurtD.hospitalized
小题14:
A.treatedB.worsenedC.relievedD.recovered
小题15:
A.some money B.some tissuesC.a debtD.a hope

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

试题分析:本文介绍了我的同学Helen遇见了困难,坚强不屈,乐观的面对人生的故事。对我也有很大的影响,让我知道只有有生命,就会有希望。
小题1:C 动词辨析。A步行B骑车C奔跑D驾驶;为了不错过车她朝车子跑了过去结果摔伤了。
小题2:B 动词辨析。A生活B幸存C存在D逃脱;她从这次事故里幸存下来,但是瘫痪了。
小题3:D 副词辨析。A平等地B镇定C安静D正常;我认为从那时起她就不可能正常地生活。
小题4:B 动词辨析。A学习B搬家C工作D生活;在接下来几年,我搬了家没有再想起她。
小题5:B 动词辨析。A遭受B导致C忍受D抓住;我二子被汽车撞倒,导致头部受伤。
小题6:B 固定搭配。Ring off挂断电话;指我非常难过,把电话挂断了
小题7:C 上下文串联。根据下文可知她是推着轮椅进来的,故使用roll滚动;故C正确。
小题8:A 上下文串联。根据下句handed me the tissues说明她带着纸巾进来。故A正确。
小题9:C 动词辨析。A意识到B知道C认出D提醒;16年以后我仍然能够把她认出来。
小题10:D 形容词辨析。A富有B健康C强壮D幸运;她帮助那些比她还要不幸的人。
小题11:B 上下文串联。根据文章倒数第二行there is hope说明她告诉我她能给我的就是希望。
小题12:A 形容词辨析。A渺小B遗憾C虚弱D无耻;在她的面前我感觉自己很渺小。
小题13:C 上下文串联。根据son was hit by a car说明儿子是在事故里受了伤。故C正确。
小题14:D 动词辨析。A治疗B变糟C释放D康复;我的儿子奇迹般地康复了。
小题15:C 名词辨析。A钱B纸巾C债D希望;我欠了她一个我永远都无法归还的债。
点评:本文介绍了我的同学Helen遇见了困难,坚强不屈,乐观的面对人生的故事。本篇完形设空科学合理,考生很容易从中领会大意,从而下手会比较顺利,从选项中可以看出,本大题主要还是考查了词汇的辨析与运用,但更加注重综合语言能力的运用,需要根据故事情节,了解词汇用法的同时,结合语境,做出准确的判断。
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When I was learning calligraphy (书法), my teacher told me a story.
A calligrapher taught handwriting. One of his students who often practiced handwriting with old sheets of newspaper complained that he made very little progress though he had learned it with the calligrapher for a long time. His teacher said to him, “Try to use the best paper. Maybe you'll write better.”
The student did as he was told. It really worked. He made headway not long afterwards and felt curious. He asked his teacher about the reason. The calligrapher answered,“When you used old newspaper to practice handwriting, you would think you were writing a draft. It didn't matter if you wrote badly as old newspaper was plenty in supply. In that case you wouldn't pay much attention to it. Now you use the best paper and you'll treasure it. Each time you write you feel strongly about the rarity of chances and you'll devote to it with all your heart and soul; you'll do the handwriting much more attentively than practicing. Of course you've made rapid progress.”
Indeed, we spend our ordinary days just as they are worthless “old newspaper”.We don't care if we scrawl and waste it, thinking that it will come endlessly—the “old newspaper” is inexhaustible. In such a mood we may each day pass by opportunities but fail to catch any of them.
Life is not a military exercise but an actual war in which real weapons are used. In everyday life there's no chance for us to draft. That's because what we call “draft” actually is the answer sheet we write that cannot be changed.
Every day of our life is something new. Let us take every day as a sheet of the best paper.
小题1:The calligrapher in the story told the student to write on the best paper because he thought ________.
A.the student would practice more carefully on the best paper
B.it was comfortable to write on the best paper
C.the student had enough money to buy the best paper
D.the student could write more on the best paper
小题2:The student didn't make much progress at first because ________.
A.he didn't follow his teacher's advice
B.he was too poor to buy better paper to write on
C.he regarded his writing on old newspaper just as a draft
D.he was not used to the calligrapher's teaching manner
小题3:We learn from the passage that ________.
A.the student finally gave up
B.the student made rapid progress by practicing more carefully
C.the calligrapher was strict with his students
D.old newspaper is not useful
小题4:Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A.What teachers say is always true.
B.Success calls for attentiveness.
C.Handwriting is easy to practice.
D.New things are always better than old ones.
小题5:The writer wants to tell us that ________.
A.there are some good ways to practice handwriting
B.life is like old newspaper
C.we should learn from the student in the story
D.life will not give us a chance to draw a draft
One stormy night many years ago, an elderly man and his wife entered the hall of a small hotel in Philadelphia. Trying to get out of the rain, they came to the front desk hoping to get some shelter for the night.
“Could you possibly give us a room here?” the husband asked.
The clerk, a friendly man with a winning smile, looked at the couple and explained that there were three conventions in town.“All of our rooms are taken,” the clerk said.“But I can’t send a nice couple like you out into the rain at one o’clock in the morning. Would you perhaps be willing to sleep in my room? It’s not exactly a suite, but it will be good enough to make you folks comfortable for the night.”
When the couple declined, the young man pressed on.“Don’t worry about me; I’ll make out just fine.” the clerk told them. So the couple agreed.
As he paid his bill the next morning, the elderly man said to the clerk,“You are the kind of manager who should be the boss of the best hotel in the United States. Maybe someday I’ll build one for you.” The clerk looked at them and smiled. The three of them had a good laugh. As they drove away, the elderly couple agreed that the helpful clerk was indeed exceptional, as finding people who are both friendly and helpful isn’t easy.
Two years passed. The clerk had almost forgotten the incident when he received a letter from the old man. It recalled that stormy night and enclosed a round—trip ticket to New York, asking the young man to pay them a visit.
The old man met him in New York, and led him to the corner of Fifth Avenue and 34th street. He then pointed to a great new building there, a pale reddish stone, with turrets and watchtowers thrusting up to the sky.“That,” said the older man,“is the hotel I have just built for you to manage.”“You must be joking,” the young man said.“I can assure you I am not,” said the older man, a sly smile playing around his mouth.
The older man’s name was William Waldorf Astor, and that magnificent structure was the original Waldorf—Astoria Hotel. The young clerk who became its first manager was George C.Boldt. This young clerk never foresaw the turn of events that would lead him to become the manager of one of the world’s most glamorous hotels.
小题1:The purpose of the author writing this story is to_______.
A.give people a good laughB.cover some facts
C.promote the business of Waldorf—Astoria HotelD.deliver a lesson
小题2:Which of the statements about the story is NOT true?
A.The story took place at about one a.m..
B.The old couple was too poor to afford a luxurious room.
C.The clerk was willing to help those in need.
D.The clerk received an unexpected invitation from the old man.
小题3:The underlined word “conventions” in Para.3 can be replaced by_______?
A.roomsB.suitesC.meetingsD.hotels
小题4:Which of the following proverbs suits the story the best?
A.Every little thing helps.
B.Make hay while the sun shines.
C.Man proposes; God disposes(处理,决定).
D.One good turn deserves another.
A great French writer has said that we should help everyone as much as we can because we often need help ourselves. The small even can help the great. About this, he told the following story.
An ant was drinking at a small river and fell in. she tried her best to reach the side, but she couldn’t move at all. The poor ant got too tired but was still doing her best when a big bird saw her. With a pity, the bird threw a piece of wood. With it the ant reached the bank again. While she was resting and drying herself in grass she heard a man coming up. He was walking without shoes on his feet and carrying a gun in his hand. As soon as he saw the bird, he wished to kill her, and he would certainly do so, but the ant bit(咬) him in one of his feet and at that moment the bird flew away at once. It was an animal much weaker and smaller than the bird herself that had saved her life.
小题1: According to the French writer, we often need help from others, so we should _____ .
A.help others as much as we can
B.help the people who may be useful to us
C.get as much help as we can
D.first need to help ourselves
小题2:Why could the bird fly away at once?
A.Because the bird could fly very fast.
B.Because the man hurt his feet himself.
C.Because the man didn’t want to kill her.
D.Because the ant bit the man in one of his feet.
小题3:The writer tells this story to show ____  _. 
A.how brave the bird is
B.even the small can help the great
C.how an ant saved a bird
D.how clever the ant is
小题4:The title of this story can be “___  __”. 
A.The AntB.PityC.HelpD.The Bird
A fried of mine named Paul received an automobile from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a naughty street boy was walking around the shiny new car, admiring it. “Is this your car, Mister?” he asked..
Paul nodded, “My brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised. “You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you anything? I wish…” He hesitated(犹豫).
Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said made Paul think all the way.
“I wish ,” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that.”
Paul looked at the boy in surprise, adding, “Would you like to take a ride in my automobile?”
“Yes, I’d love that.” After a short ride, the boy turned and said, “Mister, would you mind driving in front of my house?”
Paul smiled, He thought he knew what the boy wanted. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked.
He ran up the steps. Then in a while Paul heard him coming back, but he didn’t come fast. He was carrying his little crippled(伤残) brother. He pointed to the car and said, “There it is, Buddy, just like I told you up stairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas. And some day I’m going to give one just like it and then you can see for yourself all the pretty things in the Christmas windows that I’ve been trying tell you about. ”
Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began a memorable holiday ride.
That Christmas Eve, Paul learned what “It is more blessed to give” means.
小题1:The naughty street boy wished to _____________ .
A.have a brother like Paul’s
B.get a present from his brother
C.become a brother like Paul’s
D.take a ride in his automobile
小题2:When the boy asked for a ride home, Paul thought the boy wanted to ______________.
A.play a trick on him
B.own a car like Paul’s
C.pick up someone important to him.
D.show off by riding home in a car
小题3:What did the boy want to show to his crippled brother?
A.His pride.B.His bravery.C.His love.D.His generosity.
小题4:What would be the best title for text?
A.A brother like that
B.A Christmas present
C.A boy’s crippled brother
D.An unforgettable Christmas
小题5:(Originally created)  The last sentence “It is more blessed to give” in this story means following EXCEPT____.
A.It is better to help than to get helped.
B.The more help you give to others, the happier you will feel.
C.To help other people is a way to make a person to become a true man.
D.To give away all your wealth, otherwise, you won’t be blessed by God.
Minimalism (简约主义) is a term that describes movements in various forms of art and design, especially visual art and music, where the work is reduced to its most basic features.
As for me, minimalism functions well not in art or design, but in my daily life.
When I was packing for university, I found it extremely difficult to let go of some of the things I owned. I knew I couldn’t take everything with me, but I kept asking myself “how could I possibly throw this away?”, “what if I need it one day?”, and “what about all of the memories?” Now that I’ve moved, and left that stuff behind, I don’t even miss it. Whether or not I got rid of it, it barely makes a bit of difference to me now.
I’ve learned that over time people forget, or their need for a particular object eventually disappears. Either they store it away or they get rid of it.
You might think nostalgically(怀旧的) about the toys you cared about when you were a child, but what is making you smile now is not the thing itself but the memory of it. 1’ve heard it a hundred times, “you don’t need things to make you happy.” It takes something life-changing like moving across the country to realize how true this is.
Speaking of which, for a lot of people, minimalism is about able to move. It’s about being able to go almost anywhere at any time because you don’t have many possessions to carry. When you keep things you don’t need they become a burden that ties you to a place. Moving to university was a good time to let go of a lot of stuff. And when I visit for the holidays, I’ll probably get rid of even more, to lighten the burden.
Of course there are exceptions. There are some things that are irreplaceable, very rare or expensive or we simply love and cherish for some reason or another, since we are humans. But after we keep those, how much is left that we don’t really need?
Hence, minimalism. And why does minimalism bring happiness? That was a bit of a roundabout way of saying that, it’s because what really makes me happy is freedom. And the key to freedom is minimalism because minimalism reduces our attachment to things.
Attachment to too many objects creates a great mess and can severely hold back our freedom to do whatever we want, while minimalism helps us start new projects, move, travel, learn new things, work, expand, be debt-free, be healthy – really living life to our full potential.
I left the nest to fly onwards and upwards, I can’t do it with old things weighing me down. And that is why I have adopted minimalism with open arms.
小题1:In paragraph l, the writer gives the definition of minimalism to      .
A.introduce a topicB.present his own idea
C.describe a sceneD.offer an argument
小题2:Many people don’t want to let go of some of their belongings because       .
A.they haven’t had any life-changing experiences
B.they fear their memories will be gone with the thrown-away stuff
C.they hope to live life to their full potential by storing things away
D.they may have to change their lifestyle because of the loss of them
小题3:Which of the following is NOT the reason why the writer favors “minimalism” in life?                          
A.It takes the burden off her while she is moving.
B.It reduces her attachment to her personal things.
C.It enables her to gain the freedom that she desires.
D.It helps her to realize how true life is.
小题4:By saying “there are exceptions”, the writer means       
A.little is left if we keep what we cherish most in our life
B.minimalism should be practised accordingly in different situations
C.minimalism is a method difficult to employ in reality
D.life is full of exceptions so it’s difficult to preserve what we value
小题5:What’s the main idea of the passage?
A.Minimalism brings happiness.
B.Minimalism is applied in many fields.
C.Minimalism makes people think nostalgically.
D.Minimalism is about able to move.
In order to tell what I believe, I must briefly introduce some of my personal history.
The turning point of my life was my decision to give up a promising business career and study music. My parents, sharing my love of music, _16_____ of it as a profession. This was understandable in view of the family __17____. My grandfather had taught music for nearly forty years and earned barely enough to __18____ for his large family. My father often said it was only the hardheaded thriftiness of my grandmother that helped the family live a life. As a(an) __19___ of this example in the family, my mention of music as a profession carried with it a picture of an existence with __20____ financial rewards. My parents insisted upon college instead of a conservatory of a career of music, and so finally I went to college quite happily.
Before my graduation from Columbia, the family met with severe financial problems and I felt it my duty to __21____ college and take a job. Thus was I started a business career – which I always think of as the wasted years.
Now I do not for a moment mean to disparage business. My whole point I is that it was not for me. I went into it for __22___, and apart from the satisfaction of being able to help the family, money is all I got out of it. It was not enough. I felt that life was passing me by. From being merely dissatisfied I became really ___23___. I knew what I wanted is to save enough to __24____ and go to Europe to study ___25__. I used to get up at dawn to practice before I left for “downtown”, disappointing my poor mother by eating a hurried breakfast at the last minute. I continued to make money, and finally, bit by bit, saved enough to __26____ me to go abroad. And, by now, the family didn’t need my help any longer. I ended my business career, feeling like a man released from prison, and sailed for Europe. I stayed four years, worked harder than ever and ___27___ every minute of it.
“Enjoyed” is too mild a word. I walked on air. I really lived. I was a __28____ man and I was doing what I loved to do and what I was meant to do.
If I had stayed in business, I might be a __29____ man today, but I do not believe I would have made a success of living. I would have given up all those inner satisfactions, which money can never buy.
When I broken away from business, it was against the advice of all my friends and family. Most of us are so accustomed to the association of success with money__30___the thought of giving up a good income for an idea seemed rather crazy. If so, all I can say is “Ah! It’s great to be crazy.”
小题1:
A.thoughtB.disapprovedC.agreedD.disagreed
小题2:
A.backgroundB.experienceC.traditionD.belief
小题3:
A.offerB.supportC.provideD.give
小题4:
A.expectationB.intentionC.causeD.consequence
小题5:
A.certainB.uncertainC.sureD.ensured
小题6:
A.enterB.joinC.leaveD.apply
小题7:
A.interestB.dreamsC.money D.hope
小题8:
A.painfulB.excitedC.embarrassedD.cheerful
小题9:
A.dropB.satisfyC.liveD.quit
小题10:
A.musicB.medicineC.economyD.Business
小题11:
A.letB.makeC.encourageD.enable
小题12:
A.spentB.enjoyedC.wastedD.used
小题13:
A.freeB.wealthyC.creativeD.enthusiastic
小题14:
A.strongB.successfulC.wealthyD.satisfied
小题15:
A.itB.whichC.thatD.as
Just up the road from my home is a field, with two horses in it. From a distance,each horse looks like any horse. But if you get closer, you will   36  something quite interesting ——one of the horses is   37 
His owner has chosen not to have him put down(杀死),   38   has made him a safe and comfortable barn(马棚) to    39  .This is pretty amazing. But if you stand nearby and listen,you will hear the sound of a  40 .It is coming from a smaller horse in the field.   41  to the horse is a small bell. It  42   the blind friend know where the other horse is,so he can   43  .        
As you stand and watch these two friends you'll see that the horse with the bell is always  44 the blind horse,and that the blind horse will   45 for the bell and then slowly walk to where the other horse is,trusting he will not be led the  46  way.
When the horse with the bell returns to the shelter of the   47 each evening, he will stop  48  to look back,making sure that the blind friend isn't too   49 behind to hear the bell.
Like the owner of these two horses,the kind people around us do not  50 us away just because we are not perfect or because we have   51  .Sometimes we are the blind horse,being   52  by the little ringing bell of those who come to  53 us. And we are the guide horse  54 other times, helping others to find their   55  
小题1:
A.doubtB.noticeC.decideD.recognize
小题2:
A.strongB.deafC.blindD.lamb
小题3:
A.soB.becauseC.butD.as
小题4:
A.leave outB.let outC.decide onD.live in
小题5:
A.drumB.trumpetC.bellD.violin
小题6:
A.AddedB.AttachedC.TurnedD.Applied
小题7:
A.watchesB.feelsC.letsD.finds
小题8:
A.followB.smellC.driveD.instruct
小题9:
A.getting offB.leaving outC.checking onD.breaking down
小题10:
A.answerB.listenC.blameD.account
小题11:
A.highB.wideC.wrongD.crowded
小题12:
A.barnB.hotelC.campD.garage
小题13:
A.suddenlyB.occasionallyC.slightlyD.quickly
小题14:
A.highB.deepC.wideD.far
小题15:
A.putB.throwC.burnD.blow
小题16:
A.famesB.housesC.problemsD.treasures
小题17:
A.cheatedB.punishedC.guidedD.taken
小题18:
A.beatB.teachC.helpD.change
小题19:
A.onB.atC.overD.among
小题20:
A.jobB.knowledgeC.justiceD.way
As I grew older, my dad and I grew further apart. We always had totally different opinions. He thought that college was a waste of time, but for me it was important to finish college. He wanted me to work my way to the top as he had done in his field, but I wanted a different life. There was a time when we did not talk with each other.
A few months ago, I heard that my 84-year-old dad was in poor health. When he called and asked whether I could move from Colorado back to Tennessee to help him, I knew he was seriously ill. I am his only child and so it was time to meet my father’s requirement.
Two weeks after moving back, we bought a boat and started fishing again. Fishing was one of the few things that we did while I was young and that we both enjoyed. It is strange but true that as we are fishing we are able to put things that have kept us apart for so many years behind us. We are able to talk about things that we have never talked about before. Fishing has been healing the old wounds that have kept us apart. 
It is not important how many fish we catch. It is about enjoying the relationship that we have not had for years. I’m 62 and he is 84. When we are on the lake fishing, it is like two kids enjoying life. It is far better to find a way to put the unhappy past behind. I am so lucky to spend the happy time with my father in his last years. Now my heart is filled with love. A smile always graces my lips.                                                      
小题1:The author and his father became further apart because       .
A.they lived very far from each other
B.they had different views on things
C.they only communicated by phone
D.they seldom went to see each other
小题2:Why did the author come back to Tennessee?
A.Because his father invited him to go fishing.
B.Because he decided to live in a different city.
C.Because his father is ill and needs caring.
D.Because he regretted being rude to his father.
小题3:For the author, fishing with his old father       .
A.helps cure his father’s disease
B.is a good way to get close to nature
C.makes him realize the importance of relaxation
D.provides a chance for them to communicate
小题4:What can be the best title for the text?
A.Fishing brings us togetherB.Forgiving is difficult
C.Memories of old daysD.My beloved father

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