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和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。
I had just finished high school when a disaster hit our family. It was October 1962, and 16 was out of the question(不可能). So I found a job. In 1971, my employer announced only graduates would get 17 . My job seemed at a dead end unless I 18 further. And to graduate, I had to pass the higher secondary examination first.
I 19 an admission form and rode to the Human Resource Management office. On arriving there, I was 20 ---I couldn’t find the form. It was the last day to 21 the form, and no blank forms were 22 at the office. I was standing there, disappointed, 23 an elderly gentleman asked me why I looked so 24 . I told him what happened, 25 , “Now I’ll have to wait another year.”
“Well,” he said, “if you’re really serious about studying further, come with me. I have a 26 blank form at home.”
It was 12:30 pm. The counter(柜台) would 27 at 2 pm. His home was 10 km away and I had a slight 28 of going somewhere with a stranger. Anyway, this was my last chance. We reached his house on my bike. He advised me to remain 29 , and gave me a pen and the form. When it was 30 , he told me to rush back and 31 carefully. I reached the office at 1:58 pm. There were two people in line, waiting for their 32 . Just then, the counter official announced that no more forms would be 33 after mine. I breathed a sigh of 34 .
I passed the exam and later got a bachelor’s degree. I also got the promotions. I 35 it all to the timely help from a true gentleman whose name I forgot to ask.
16. A. language B. college C. competition D. employment
17. A. attention B. prizes C. promotions D. approval
18. A. worked B. explained C. attempted D. studied
19. A. filled in B. stepped onto C. put down D. looked at
20. A. ashamed B. shocked C. embarrassed D. frightened
21. A. submit B. review C. find D. revise
22. A. appropriate B. practical C. available D. helpful
23. A. before B. when C. unless D. until
24. A. troubled B. angry C. serious D. tired
25. A. agreeing B. suggesting C. responding D. adding
26. A. special B. similar C. spare D. private
27. A. reset B. move C. change D. close
28. A. fear B. regret C. sadness D. puzzle
29. A. quiet B. calm C. slow D. polite
30. A. rewritten B. read C. corrected D. done
31. A. drive B. walk C. follow D. answer
32. A. form B. turn C. luck D. role
33. A. recognized B. chosen C. recommended D. accepted
34. A. tension B. confidence C. relief D. anxiety
35. A. owe B. apply C. devote D. connect
BCDA BACB ADCD ABDA BDCA
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 |