完形填空,阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1 ~ 20各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

It was hot and humid. I myself out of the house to ride my bike along the Hudson River. I had myself I would learn to ride with no hands and my summer freedom is decreasing. lifting my hands before losing balance, I rode steadily up the bike path.

Later, I parked my bike and lay down on a wooden . Just as I got , a man appeared in my vision. “It looks like it's going to rain,” he said. “I was just like you once,” the man continued. “One day, I went for a bike ride and lay down on a bench, it started to rain. People walking by me probably thought I was .” I listened, with the rain falling down. “Rain is like therapy (治疗),” he said, “ you just lie there and let it fall on your face.”

“I'm taking a tai chi class, and there's this word, Kua, that means ‘Everything in the is connected.'” He began to sway (摇晃) a little. “When the shoulders move, the hips move. Everything is connected.” The rain fell , and I told the man I'd better get home. “Nice to meet you,” he said, and we called each other's bikes beautiful before forever.

I had never ridden in the rain before. I was that I wouldn't be able to practice my hands-free skills on the way home. But then a(an) thought came into my mind: Why not? The wind and icy summer rain beat my face my bent knees took turns being first and I my arms in the air, my balance holding strong. I yelled to no one . I'd never been more truly in the moment. Everything was connected.

For the first time, I saw the cruelty of umbrellas for us from the soft, healing, tapping raindrops. Like an umbrella, the codes of urban society prevent us from having with strangers. The danger is understandable, but the of riding a bike with no handlebars and the refreshment of words from a mysterious stranger is worth getting a little wet.

1.A. withdrew B. dragged C. guided D. invited

2.A. promised B. planned C. acknowledged D. arranged

3.A. Immediately B. Frequently C. Occasionally D. Rarely

4.A. floor B. bed C. chair D. bench

5.A. curious B. conscious C. comfortable D. cautious

6.A. as if B. even though C. in case D. only if

7.A. sick B. wet C. mad D. poor

8.A. where B. when C. what D. how

9.A. world B. universe C. sport D. body

10.A. harder B. more rapidly C. bigger D. more suddenly

11.A. parting B. leaving C. breaking D. disappearing

12.A. embarrassed B. disappointed C. satisfied D. amazed

13.A. considerate B. passive C. popular D. wild

14.A. which B. that C. as D. with

15.A. raised B. rose C. arose D. aroused

16.A. in brief B. in particular C. in general D. in secret

17.A. distinguishing B. trapping C. moving D. blocking

18.A. appointments B. conflicts C. fun D. contact

19.A. excitement B. inspiration C. pain D. trouble

20.A. sharp B. difficult C. enjoyable D. wise

The day I became a mom was not the day my daughter was born, but seven years later. Up until that day, I had been too busy trying to survive my abusive marriage. I had spent all my energy trying to run a “perfect” home that would pass inspection each evening, and I didn’t see that my baby girl had become a child. I’d tried endlessly to please someone who could never be pleased and suddenly realized that the years had slipped by and could never be recaptured(重现).

Oh, I had done the normal “motherly” things, like making sure my daughter got to ballet and tap and gym lessons. I went to all of her recitals and school concerts, parent-teacher conferences and open houses — alone. I ran interference during my husband’s anger when something was spilled at the dinner table, telling her, “It will be okay, Honey. Daddy’s not really mad at you.” I did all I could to protect her from hearing the awful shouting after he returned from a night of drinking. Finally I did the best thing I could do for my daughter and myself: I removed us from the home that wasn’t really a home at all.

That day I became a mom was the day my daughter and I were sitting in our new home having a calm, quiet dinner just as I had always wanted for her. We were talking about what she had done in school and suddenly her little hand knocked over the full glass of chocolate milk by her plate. As I watched the white tablecloth and freshly painted white wall become dark brown, I looked at her small face. It was filled with fear, knowing what the outcome of the event would have meant only a week before in her father’s presence. When I saw that look on her face and looked at the chocolate milk running down the wall, I simply started laughing. I am sure she thought I was crazy, but then she must have realized that I was thinking, “It’s a good thing your father isn’t here!” She started laughing with me, and we laughed until we cried. They were tears of joy and peace and were the first of many tears that we cried together. That was the day we knew that we were going to be okay.

Whenever either of us spills something, even now, seventeen years later, she says, “Remember the day I spilled the chocolate milk? I knew that day that you had done the right thing for us, and I will never forget it.”

That was the day I really became a mom. I discovered that being a mom isn’t only going to ballet, and tap and gym recitals, and attending every school concert and open house. It isn’t keeping a spotless house and preparing perfect meals. It certainly isn’t pretending things are normal when they are not. For me, being a mom started when I could laugh over spilled milk.

1.What was the writer mostly engaged in seventeen years ago?

A. Passing inspection from the community.

B. Trying very hard to please the baby girl.

C. Nurturing the baby girl to become a child.

D. Running a perfect home to satisfy her husband.

2.According to the writer, ______ is not the normal “motherly” things.

A. signing up kids for ballet and gym lessons

B. attending parent-teacher conferences

C. protecting kids when they are scolded by the father

D. going to kids’ school concerts and open houses

3.The underlined phrase “ran interference” can best be replaced by______.

A. informed her B. covered her

C. pleased her D. pardoned her

4.It can be inferred from the passage that______.

A. mum and daughter had led a miserable life before moving out

B. being a mum is not pretending things are normal when they are not

C. the daughter spilled the chocolate milk deliberately in the new home

D. mum and daughter laughed together at the funny paints on the wall

5.According to the passage, when did the writer become a real mom?

A. The day she gave birth to her daughter

B. The day she lost contact with her husband

C. The day she created a relaxing family atmosphere

D. The day she laughed at the spilled chocolate milk

Note: 1gigawtt = 1000 megawatts

SAN FRANCISCO — Apple is cleaning up its manufacturing operations in China to reduce the air pollution caused by the factories that have assembled (装配) hundreds of millions of iPhones and iPads during the past eight years.

The world's most valuable company is working with its Chinese suppliers to eventually produce 2.2 gigawatts of solar power and other renewable energy.

The commitment announced Wednesday represents Apple's latest attempt to prevent the popularity of its devices and digital services from increasing the carbon emissions that are widely believed to change the Earth's climate.

Apple Inc. estimates (估计) 20 million tons of greenhouse gas pollution will be avoided as more of its suppliers rely on renewable energy between now and 2020. That's like having four million fewer cars on the road for a year.

Panels capable of generating (生产) about 200 megawatts of solar power will be financed by Apple in the northern, southern and eastern regions of China, where many of its suppliers are located. The company is teaming up with its Chinese suppliers to build the capacity for the remaining 2 gigawatts of renewable energy, which will be a mix of solar, wind and hydroelectric power.

Foxconn, which runs the factory where the most iPhones are assembled, is pledging to contribute 400 megawatts of solar power as part of the 2-gigawatt commitment. The solar panels to be built by 2018 in China's Henan Province are supposed to produce as much renewable energy as Foxconn's Zhengzhou factory consumes while making iPhones.

Apple has made protecting the environment a higher priority since Tim Cook replaced the late Steve Jobs as the company's CEO four years ago.

"Climate change is one of the great challenges of our time, and the time for action is now," Cook said in a statement. "The transition to a new green economy requires innovation, ambition and purpose."

Apple just completed projects in China that generate 40 megawatts of solar energy to cover the power required by its 24 stores and 19 offices in the country. All of Apple's data centers, offices and stores in the U.S. already have been running on renewable energy.

"When you look at all the air pollution in China, all the manufacturing that is done there has a lot to do with it, so this is a significant step in the right direction," said Gary Cook, a senior analyst for Greenpeace, a group devoted to protecting the environment.

Apple also has a financial motivation to help make China a better place to live. The greater China region is Apple's second biggest market behind the U.S. Tim Cook has made it clear that he wants the company to make even more progress as rising incomes enable more of China's population to buy smart phones and other gadgets.

Apple can easily afford to go green. The company had $203 billion in cash at the end of June. This story has been reflected to correct that Apple and its suppliers haven't set a timetable for producing the 2.2 gigawatts of renewable energy in China.

1.The commitment announced Wednesday shows that ______.

A. Apple wanted to change its public image eagerly

B. Apple wanted to contribute to protecting the environment

C. Apple wanted to cut down its expenses by using renewable energy

D. Apple wanted to stop the popularity of its product from polluting the environment

2.It is estimated that with Apple's new commitment, ______.

A. There will be four million fewer cars on the road for a year

B. 20 billion tons of greenhouse gas pollution will be avoided

C. Much of its greenhouse gas pollution will be avoided between now and 2020

D. China will become Apple's second biggest market behind the US

3.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Apple has enough cash in store for switching to renewable energy supply.

B. The 2 gigawatts of renewable energy will be a mix of solar, wind and electric power.

C. Apple's data centers, offices and stores already have been running on renewable energy.

D. Apple will eventually produce 2.2 gigawatts of solar power and other renewable energy.

4.What is Gary Cook's attitude towards Apple's commitment?

A. Optimistic B. Supportive

C. Doubtful D. Indifferent

5.Where is this passage probably taken from?

A. A science report. B. A textbook.

C. An advertisement. D. A newspaper.

In 1945, a 12-year-old boy saw something in a shop window that set his heart racing. But the price-five dollars-was far beyond Reuben Earle's means. Five dollars would buy almost a week's groceries for his family.

Reuben couldn't ask his father for the money. Everything his father made through fishing went to her mother, Dora, who struggled to feed and clothe their five children.

Nevertheless, he opened the shop's weathered door and went inside. Standing proud and straight in his flour-sack shirt and washed-out trousers, he told the shopkeeper what he wanted, adding ,“But I don't have the money right now. Can you please hold it for me for some time?”

“I'll try,”the shopkeeper smiled.“Folks around here don't usually have that kind of money to spend on things. It should keep for a while.”

Reuben respectfully touched his worn cap and walked out. He would raise the money and not tell anybody. On hearing the sound of hammering from a side street, Reuben suddenly had an idea. People built their own homes in Bay Roberts, using nails purchased in sacks from a local factory. Sometimes the used sacks were disposed of at the construction site, and Reuben knew he could sell them back to the factory for five cents a piece.

That day he found two sacks, which he sold to the man in charge of packing nails.

The boy's hand tightly clutched the five-cent pieces as he ran the two kilometers home.

Near his house stood an ancient barn. Reuben found a rusty soda tin and dropped his coins inside. Then he climbed into it and hid the tin beneath a pile of hay.

It was dinnertime when Reuben got home. His father was ready to serve dinner as Reuben took his place at the table. He looked at his mother and smiled. Slim and beautiful, she was the center of the home, the glue that held it together. Her chores were never-ending, but she was happy as her family and their well-being were her highest priority.

Every day after chores and school, Reuben scouted the town, collecting the nail sacks. Summer vacation came, and no student was more delighted than Reuben. Now he would have more time for his mission. All summer long, despite chores at home weeding and watering the garden, cutting wood and fetching water — Reuben kept to his secret task.

Then all too soon fall arrived, and the winds blew cold and gusty from the bay. Reuben wandered the streets, diligently searching for his treasures. Often he was cold, tired and hungry, but the thought of the object in the shop window sustained him. Sometimes his mother would ask:"Reuben, where were you? We were waiting for you to have dinner."

“Playing, Mum. Sorry.”

Dora would look at his face and shake her head. Boys.

Finally the time had come! He ran into the barn, climbed to the hayloft and uncovered the tin can. He poured the coins out and began to count.

Then he counted again. He needed 20 cents more. Could there be any sacks left anywhere in town? He had to find out and sell them before the day ended. Reuben ran down Water Street. The shadows were lengthening when Reuben arrived at the factory. The sack buyer was about to lock up.

“Mister! Please don't close up yet.”

The man turned and saw Reuben, dirty and sweat stained.

“Come back tomorrow, boy.”

“Please, Mister. I have to sell the sacks now — please.”The man heard a tremor in Reuben's voice and could tell he was close to tears.

“Why do you need this money so badly?”

“It's a secret.”

The man took the sacks, reached into his pocket and put four coins in Reuben's hand. Reuben murmured a thank you and ran home.

Then, clutching the tin can, he headed for the shop.

“I have the money,”he solemnly told the owner.

The man went to the window and retrieved Reuben's treasure.

He wiped the dust off and gently wrapped it in brown paper. Then he placed the parcel in Reuben's hands.

Racing home, Reuben burst through the front door. His mother was busy in the kitchen.

“Here, Mum! Here!”Reuben exclaimed as he ran to her side. He placed a small box in her work-roughened hand.

She unwrapped it carefully, to save the paper. A blue-­velvet jewel box appeared. Dora lifted the lid, tears beginning to blur her vision. In gold lettering on a small, almond-shaped brooch was the word "Mother". It was Mother's Day, 1946.

Dora had never received such a gift; she had no finery except her wedding ring. Speechless, she smiled radiantly and gathered her son into her arms.

1.Why did Reuben enter the shop?

A. Because he wanted to bargain with the shop keeper.

B. Because he wanted to ask the shop keeper for a favor.

C. Because he wondered if he could get what he wanted for free.

D. Because he wanted to have a better look at the thing that appealed to him.

2.Reuben must have felt ______ after talking with the shop keeper.

A. relieved and nervous B. disappointed and sad

C. stressed but hopeful D. happy but determined

3.What is the possible meaning of the underlined word in the tenth paragraph?

A. visited B. searched

C. wandered D. escaped

4.How did Reuben manage to raise the 20 cents short for his purchase?

A. By begging some passers-by for a favor.

B. By demanding a discount from the shop keeper .

C. By asking for some extra pocket money from his mother.

D. By sweating himself in collecting and selling more sacks.

5.What message is conveyed through the story?

A. Happiness comes from giving.

B. Money can't buy everything.

C. Where there is a will, there is a way.

D. A mother understands what a child does not say.

6.What would be the best title for the passage?

A. A Boy with a Mission

B. A Valuable Gift

C. A Special Mother's Day

D. An Unforgettable Experience

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