完形填空(共20小题;每小题1. 5分,共30分)

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

While Andrew was getting ready for work one Friday morning, he announced to his wife that he had finally decided to ask his boss for a salary raise. All day Andrew felt 36 _____ as he thought about the upcoming showdown(摊牌) What if Mr. Larchmont 37 _____ his request? Andrew had worked so hard in the last 18 months and 38 _____ winning a contract which was difficult to get for Braer and Hopkins Advertising Agency. 39 _____ , he should get a salary raise.

The thought of walking into Mr. Larchmont' s office left Andrew weak 40 _____ the knees. Late in the afternoon he was finally 41  _____enough to approach his superior. To his delight and 42  _____, the ever-frugal (一惯节省的)Harvey Larchmont 43 _____ to give Andrew a raise !

Andrew arrived home that evening—despite breaking all city and state speed limits—to a beautiful table 44 _____ with their best china, and candles lit. His wife, Tina, had prepared a delicate meal including his favorite dishes. Immediately he 45 _____ someone from the office had told her the news.

Next to his plate Andrew found a beautiful 46 _____ . It was from his wife. It read :“Congratulations,my love ! I knew you ’ d get the raise ! I prepared this dinner to show 47 _____how much I love you. I am so 48 _____ of your accomplishments ! “ He read it and stopped to reflect on how sensitive and caring Tina was.

After dinner, Andrew was on his way to the kitchen to get dessert .when he noticed that a second card had 49  _____out of Tina' s pocket onto the floor. He bent forward to pick it up. It read : “ Don' t 50  _____about not getting the raise ! You do 51  _____one ! You are a wonderful provider and I prepared this dinner to show you how much I love you 52  _____you did not get the increase.’

Suddenly tears welled in Andrew' s eyes. Total 53 _____ ! Tina,s support for him was not 54 _____ upon his success at work.

The fear of 55 _____ is often softened and we can face almost any difficulty when we know someone loves us regardless of our success or failure.

. A. nervous

B.

strange

C. silly

D.

upset

. A. followed

B.

considered

C. refused

D.

forgot

. A. suggested

B.

imagined

C. missed

D.

succeeded

. A. Totally

B.

Obviously

C. Eventually

D.

Constantly

. A. by

B.

in

C. with

D.

for

People always say that if God closed a door in front of you, there must be a window opened for you. Yes, people always say that, but    36  is the window for me?
  I am not disappointed, just a little worried    37   as my roommate said, “ Why are you angry with yourself once you    38   to do anything?” I have no idea. I just can’t    39   me if I can’t understand some easy things. Currently, I just feel__ 40 _with myself because I couldn’t finish the assignment on the lab, and what was    41   worse was that actually I did not understand what the    42   was! Fiona asked me why I didn’t    43   for help. The problem is that if I have to ask some silly questions, I will feel    44  .
  Before I came here I was confident. But I have totally lost it. Sometimes I can’t__ 45  find the right words; sometimes I am too shy to    46   others. I have to admit that I am    47  .
  The wisest people are always    48   who can take advantage of others’ wisdom. But I was so stupid as to close myself and    49   a lot of time soaking inside the workbook,    50  made me more confused. Why can’t I follow the sentence? I am   51   to get help the next time I have any questions. I can  52  I am not smart, but I shouldn’t hide it. I must    53   it as soon as possible.   54  I will have to waste much more time on it—just like tonight.
   Difficulties always go with me. Go   55  ! I can make it.

【小题1】
A.whichB.whatC.where D.why
【小题2】
A.or B.andC.butD.while
【小题3】
A.want B.decide C.failD.like
【小题4】
A.believeB.like C.delight D.forgive
【小题5】
A.unsatisfiedB.satisfiedC.happyD.worried
【小题6】
A.very B.evenC.quiteD.fairly
【小题7】
A.labB.assignmentC.problem D.question
【小题8】
A.lookB.call C.search D.ask
【小题9】
A.shamedB.upsetC.comfortableD.sorry
【小题10】
A.stillB.evenC.yetD.only
【小题11】
A.disturb B.help C.greetD.worry
【小题12】
A.smart B.cleverC.wrong D.stupid
【小题13】
A.these B.those C.onesD.the ones
【小题14】
A.spend B.costC.kill D.waste
【小题15】
A.that B.whatC.whichD.as
【小题16】
A.determinedB.willing C.contentD.ready
【小题17】
A.sayB.announceC.explainD.admit
【小题18】
A.answerB.solveC.work outD.finish
【小题19】
A.HoweverB.Thus C.OtherwiseD.Hopefully
【小题20】
A.aheadB.on C.down D.up

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最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
John stood up and studied the crowd of people who were making their way through the station. He looked for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he16 , the girl with a(an) 17 . The story had begun twelve months before in a 18 . Taking a book off a shelf he found himself 19 by the notes penciled in the margin(空白处,白边).The soft handwriting20 a thoughtful soul and insightful mind. In the front of the book, he discovered the 21 owner’s name, Rosanna.
During the next year the two grew to know each other through the 22 . Each letter was a seed falling on a fertile heart. The day finally came for their first 23 —7:00p.m. at the station.
A beautiful young girl in a green suit was coming toward him, whose  24 was (were) tall and slim. John started to walk towards her with delight, entirely forgetting to  25 that she was not wearing a rose. He  26 made one step closer to her, and then saw Rosanna, a short and fat woman well past 40, with a rose on her coat was standing almost directly 27 the girl. The girl in the green suit quickly walked away.
John felt  28 he was split(撕开) in two, and there he stood. His fingers gripped(紧握) the worn leather copy of the  29 that was to identify him to her. He knew this would not be 30  something perhaps even better than love. John felt choked by the bitterness of his 31 . “I’m John, and you must be Rosanna. I am so glad you could meet me, may I take you to 32  ?”
The woman’s face broadened into a big smile. “I don’t know what this is about, son,” she answered, “but the young lady in the green suit who just  33 begged me to wear this rose on my coat. And she said 34 you were to ask me out to dinner, I should tell you that she is waiting for you in the big  35 across the street. She said it was some kind of test!”

16. A. hadn’t
B. haven’t
C. couldn’t
D. didn’t
17. A. rose
B. flower
C. book
D. notes
18. A. restaurant
B. meeting room 
C. library
D. station
19. A. absorbed
B. surrounded
C. interested   
D. persuaded
20. A. reacted
B. reflected
C. responded 
D. repeated
21. A. previous
B. nice
C. thoughtful
D. beautiful
22. A. phone   
B. telegram 
C. book     
D. mail
23. A. dining
B. meeting   
C. walking 
D. talking
24. A. legs  
B. face
C. figure        
D. hair
25. A. observe 
B. know    
C. notice
D. say
26. A. carefully 
B. eagerly 
C. luckily 
D. easily
27. A. behind 
B. past   
C. beside      
D. before
28. A. as long as
B. even though 
C. no matter how  
D. as though
29. A. newspaper 
B. book
C. magazine    
D. note
30. A. a meeting
B. happiness  
C. love   
D a dinner
31. A. excitement
B. sorrow
C. disappointment  
D. unwillingness
32. A. a walk    
B. your home  
C. a party
D. dinner
33. A. went by  
B. followed me 
C. came here
D. went in the restaurant
34. A. when
B. if   
C. unless   
D. since
35. A. market 
B. restaurant
C. building    
D. library

It is that time of the year when the warm, late Summer days meet the cold, early Autumn nights. The skies on days like these are bright and clear. The air is cool, fresh, and full of the smell of wild flowers. The leaves on the trees are dark green but with splashes of red appearing here and there. It is a really beautiful time of the year. Every where and in everything you can see change.
Birds are starting to migrate. Children are getting ready for another school year. People are looking back on the fun days of Summer and forward to the busy days of Fall.
It is days like these that remind me that while seasons, weather, and nature's colors may change it is all beautiful and it is all joyful. And I am changing too.
My thick wavy hair is now pretty thin on top. Its dark brown color is now getting some gray sprinkled(散落)in it. The smile lines around my eyes and mouth are deeper now and stay with me even when I stop smiling. My glasses continue to get thicker with each new pair and the music I love is now referred to as "oldies". Still, I feel so happy and joyful in my life. I am grateful for my younger years because they taught me so much.
What I have learned and experienced has gotten me to where I am today. I am grateful for my present because now is where I live and now is where I love. I feel happiness in every moment that God has given me, and I take great delight in all the changes life brings. Life is a never ending journey of change and growth. Life's changes never stop but neither does life's joy.
【小题1】The author describes the sceneryin the first paragraph in order to ______ .

A.tell the time of story’s taking place
B.tell the joy of season’s changing
C.show the impressive beauty of nature
D.set off the author’s delighted feeling
【小题2】From this passage we can learn _____.
A.the author is not young any longer at present
B.the season the author describes is the meet of late autumn and early winter
C.the author is a person who used to love music
D.the author doesn’t hope life has changed so much
【小题3】The underlined part in the last paragraph probably means ______.
A.present life is well worth treasuring
B.he is satisfied with where he lives now
C.present life isn’t changing
D.the world is filled with love everywhere
【小题4】From the passage we can see the author’s attitude to life is full of ______.
A.excitementB.appreciationC.compassionD.complaint
【小题5】The best title of this passage is ______.
A.My lifeB.My pastC.I love lifeD.Life's changes

Living an Adventurous Life

Nearly ten years ago, I was told that I had a brain tumor (瘤), and this experience changed my attitude about adventure forever.I thought that I was going to die and that all my adventures were over.I did not have a brain tumor, it turned out, but rather multiple sclerosis (多发性硬化症), which meant that, although they were not over, the nature of my adventures could have to change.

Each morning that I wake up is a fresh event, something that I might not have had.Each gesture that I make carries the weight of uncertainty and demands significant attention: buttoning my shirt, changing a light bulb, walking down stairs.I might not be able to do it this time.If I could not delight in them, they would likely drown me in anger and in self-pity.

I admire the grand adventures of others.I read about them with interest.With Peter Matthiessen I have hiked across the Himalayas to the Crystal Mountain.I have walked with Annie Dillard up, down, into, and across Tinker Creek in all seasons.David Bain has gone with me along 110 miles of Philippine coast, and Ed Abbey has rowed me down the Colorado River.I enjoy the adventures of these courageous figures, who can strike out on difficult trips – 2 miles, 250 miles, 3000 miles – ready to bear cold and tiredness, indeed not just to bear but to celebrate.

But as for me, I can no longer walk very far from the armchair in which I read.Some days I don’t even make it to the backyard.And yet I’m unwilling to give up the adventurous life, the difficulty of it, even the pain, the anxiety and fear, and the sudden brief lift of spirit that makes a hard journey more attractive.

I refine adventure, make it smaller and smaller.And now, whether I am moving on my hands and knees across the dining room to help my cat, lying wide-eyed in the dark battling another period of sadness, gathering flowers from the garden, meeting a friend for lunch, I am always having the adventures that are mine to have.

1.Which of the following is TRUE about the author’s reaction after the illness?

         A.The author is drowned in anger and self-pity.

         B.The author travels to places he/she has dreamed of.

         C.The author can’t take care of himself/herself any longer.        

         D.The author adapts to the condition successfully.

2.Why does the author admire the people mentioned in Paragraph 3?

         A.Because they write popular novels.                                                                                           B.Because they are great adventurers.

         C.Because they are famous geographers.                                                                                   D.Because they fight with hardship in life.

3.Which of the following shows the author’s strong love for adventures?

         A.The author spends almost every day looking for adventures.

         B.The author works hard to make more money for adventures.

         C.The author imagines having adventures while reading.

         D.The author expects to recover only to continue adventures.

 

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