5．第一节 完形填空
I can honestly say it was the best of times and the worst of times．I was joyfully （41）Amy first child at the same time that my mother was losing her （42）Bwith a brain disease．As she grew closer to death，my baby grew closer to （43）Binside me．My biggest fear was that their lives would never （44）C．She and the baby would never know each other．A few weeks before my baby was born，she （45）Binto a deep coma（昏迷）．Her doctor did not hold any （46）C； they told us her time was up．
We brought Mother home to her own bed in her own house．As ofen as I could，I sat beside her and talked to her about the baby moving inside me．
On February 3，1989，at about the （47）Atime my labor（分娩） started，Mother opened her eyes．When they told me this at the （48）D，I（49）Dher home，"Mom，listen．The baby is （50）B!You're going to have a new grandchild!Do you understand？"
"Yes!"
What a wonderful （51）D!The first clear word she'd spoken in months!
When I called again an hour later，the nurse at her house told me the （52）B：Mom was sitting up and smiling，her oxygen supply（53）C．
（54）CI brought Jacob home，Mom was sitting in her chair，dressed and ready to welcome him．For the following two weeks she （55）Amy father，her children and grandchildren in complete （56）B．Then she quietly fell back into a coma and was finally free （57）Cthe pain．
Memories of my son's birth will always be （58）C for me，but it was at this time that I learned an important truth about （59）C．For while both joy and sorrow are fleeting，and often intertwined（交织），love has the power to （60）Bboth．And love can last forever．
I can honestly say it was the best of times and the worst of times．I was joyfully （41）Amy first child at the same time that my mother was losing her （42）Bwith a brain disease．As she grew closer to death，my baby grew closer to （43）Binside me．My biggest fear was that their lives would never （44）C．She and the baby would never know each other．A few weeks before my baby was born，she （45）Binto a deep coma（昏迷）．Her doctor did not hold any （46）C； they told us her time was up．
We brought Mother home to her own bed in her own house．As ofen as I could，I sat beside her and talked to her about the baby moving inside me．
On February 3，1989，at about the （47）Atime my labor（分娩） started，Mother opened her eyes．When they told me this at the （48）D，I（49）Dher home，"Mom，listen．The baby is （50）B!You're going to have a new grandchild!Do you understand？"
"Yes!"
What a wonderful （51）D!The first clear word she'd spoken in months!
When I called again an hour later，the nurse at her house told me the （52）B：Mom was sitting up and smiling，her oxygen supply（53）C．
（54）CI brought Jacob home，Mom was sitting in her chair，dressed and ready to welcome him．For the following two weeks she （55）Amy father，her children and grandchildren in complete （56）B．Then she quietly fell back into a coma and was finally free （57）Cthe pain．
Memories of my son's birth will always be （58）C for me，but it was at this time that I learned an important truth about （59）C．For while both joy and sorrow are fleeting，and often intertwined（交织），love has the power to （60）Bboth．And love can last forever．
| 41．A．expecting | B．raising | C．discovering | D．planning |
| 42．A．head | B．battle | C．breath | D．faith |
| 43．A．mother | B．life | C．body | D．freedom |
| 44．A．last | B．happen | C．connect | D．change |
| 45．A．crashed | B．slipped | C．turned | D．divided |
| 46．A．fear | B．promise | C．hope | D．opinion |
| 47．A．same | B．right | C．latest | D．last |
| 48．A．house | B．office | C．school | D．hospital |
| 49．A．delivered | B．put | C．received | D．called |
| 50．A．crying | B．coming | C．laughing | D．speaking |
| 51．A．world | B．mother | C．day | D．word |
| 52．A．outcome | B．miracle | C．truth | D．remark |
| 53．A．recycled | B．split | C．removed | D．submitted |
| 54．A．From then on | B．Even though | C．By the time | D．And so |
| 55．A．spoke to | B．turned to | C．smiled to | D．came to |
| 56．A．possessions | B．sentences | C．affections | D．announcements |
| 57．A．for | B．with | C．of | D．in |
| 58．A．stainless | B．superb | C．bittersweet | D．fresh |
| 59．A．birth | B．mother | C．living | D．death |
| 60．A．prohibit | B．overcome | C．remind | D．simplify |
4．When your child is supposed to be doing homework，are they chatting with their friends on Facebook or playing games？Many studies have shown that multitasking doesn't（21）D，（22）Byour child is probably proudly claiming they can do ten things（23）A!Many people believe that they can（24）Ctwo or more tasks at the same time，but Dr．Edward Hallowell says this is（25）A．The reality is that multitasking（26）Apoor job performance．
New hand-held（27）Csuch as smartphones，iPads，games and social networking sites make it very easy to multitask and"attention（28）D"leading to difficulty focusing on the task（29）A，such as listening in the classroom or doing homework．"（30）B，the brain actually（31）Bkids for multitasking even though when your child is supposed to doing homework performance on every task gets worse and worse．Kids don't know that they are doing（32）Dbecause they feel better when they multitask，"says Dr Edward Hallowell．
（33）Athe appearance of hand-held devices and social networking sites，teachers have noticed a difference in（34）Dperformance，critical thinking skills and how information is（35）B．"Multitasking prevents people from gaining a deep understanding of the information they are trying to learn，"says Dr Edward Hallowell．Kids have a difficult time sticking with a"difficult to understand"topic and（36）Ato allow themselves to be distracted（分散的），to tune out and switch（37）D to Facebook or using their cell phones（38）Bworking harder at understanding a difficult subject or problem．In the long（39）A，multitasking affects grades．One study showed that kids that use the Internet while in class did（40）Con tests resulting in lower grades．
New hand-held（27）Csuch as smartphones，iPads，games and social networking sites make it very easy to multitask and"attention（28）D"leading to difficulty focusing on the task（29）A，such as listening in the classroom or doing homework．"（30）B，the brain actually（31）Bkids for multitasking even though when your child is supposed to doing homework performance on every task gets worse and worse．Kids don't know that they are doing（32）Dbecause they feel better when they multitask，"says Dr Edward Hallowell．
（33）Athe appearance of hand-held devices and social networking sites，teachers have noticed a difference in（34）Dperformance，critical thinking skills and how information is（35）B．"Multitasking prevents people from gaining a deep understanding of the information they are trying to learn，"says Dr Edward Hallowell．Kids have a difficult time sticking with a"difficult to understand"topic and（36）Ato allow themselves to be distracted（分散的），to tune out and switch（37）D to Facebook or using their cell phones（38）Bworking harder at understanding a difficult subject or problem．In the long（39）A，multitasking affects grades．One study showed that kids that use the Internet while in class did（40）Con tests resulting in lower grades．
| 21．A．play | B．understand | C．use | D．work |
| 22．A．only if | B．even though | C．so that | D．no wonder |
| 23．A．at once | B．right away | C．in no time | D．at random |
| 24．A．advocate | B．deal | C．perform | D．prefer |
| 25．A．impossible | B．important | C．impatient | D．impolite |
| 26．A．results in | B．results from | C．exists in | D．exists from |
| 27．A．designs | B．discoveries | C．equipment | D．evidence |
| 28．A．attract | B．draw | C．pay | D．share |
| 29．A．at hand | B．on time | C．on schedule | D．at times |
| 30．A．Uncertainly | B．Unfortunately | C．Universally | D．Undoubtedly |
| 31．A．remains | B．rewards | C．regards | D．reflects |
| 32．A．better | B．well | C．bad | D．worse |
| 33．A．Since | B．Before | C．When | D．While |
| 34．A．accidental | B．accurate | C．accessible | D．academic |
| 35．A．produced | B．processed | C．possessed | D．promoted |
| 36．A．tend | B．attend | C．intend | D．pretend |
| 37．A．out | B．on | C．off | D．over |
| 38．A．except for | B．rather than | C．more than | D．apart from |
| 39．A．run | B．walk | C．journey | D．distance |
| 40．A．hardly | B．successfully | C．poorly | D．mildly |
3．完形填空
My grandmother was an iron-willed woman，the feared head of the family．
When I was five years old，she invited some friends to her apartment for a party．（41）C the guests was a neighborhood big shot （人款） who was doing well in （42）B．His wife was proud of their social status．They had a little girl about my age who was （43）Cand very much used to getting her own way．
At one point during the party，I （44）Amy way to the bathroom and closed the door behind me．A minute （45）Btwo later，the little girl opened the bathroom door and grandly walked in．I was still sitting down．"Don't you know that little girls aren't （46）Dto come into the bathroom when a little boy is using it？!"I shouted．The （47）AI had piled upon her shocked the little girl．Then she started to cry．She tearfully （48）Cto her parents and my grandmother．Grandmother was waiting for me when I left the bathroom．I received the longest，sharpest （49）D．（50）Bher scolding was over and I had been dismissed，the party continued．Twenty minutes later，all that changed．Grandmother walked by the bathroom and noticed a flood of water （51）A out from under the door．She （52）Cthe bathroom door and saw that the sink and tub were plugged up and that the （53）D were going at full blast （拧到最大）．Everyone knew who did it．The guests quickly formed a （54）C wall around me，but Grandmother was （55）Bangry that she almost got to me anyway．My grandfather took me （56）Dto the window．He was a kind and gentle man，full of wisdom and patience．（57）Adid he raise his voice to anyone，and never did he （58）D his wife．He looked at me with much curiosity，（59）Banger．
"Tell me，"he asked，"why did you do it？"
"Well，she yelled at me for （60）A，"I said earnestly．"Now she's got something to yell about．"
Grandfather didn't speak right away．He just sat there，looking at me and smiling．
"Eric，"he said at last，"you are my revenge （报复）．"
My grandmother was an iron-willed woman，the feared head of the family．
When I was five years old，she invited some friends to her apartment for a party．（41）C the guests was a neighborhood big shot （人款） who was doing well in （42）B．His wife was proud of their social status．They had a little girl about my age who was （43）Cand very much used to getting her own way．
At one point during the party，I （44）Amy way to the bathroom and closed the door behind me．A minute （45）Btwo later，the little girl opened the bathroom door and grandly walked in．I was still sitting down．"Don't you know that little girls aren't （46）Dto come into the bathroom when a little boy is using it？!"I shouted．The （47）AI had piled upon her shocked the little girl．Then she started to cry．She tearfully （48）Cto her parents and my grandmother．Grandmother was waiting for me when I left the bathroom．I received the longest，sharpest （49）D．（50）Bher scolding was over and I had been dismissed，the party continued．Twenty minutes later，all that changed．Grandmother walked by the bathroom and noticed a flood of water （51）A out from under the door．She （52）Cthe bathroom door and saw that the sink and tub were plugged up and that the （53）D were going at full blast （拧到最大）．Everyone knew who did it．The guests quickly formed a （54）C wall around me，but Grandmother was （55）Bangry that she almost got to me anyway．My grandfather took me （56）Dto the window．He was a kind and gentle man，full of wisdom and patience．（57）Adid he raise his voice to anyone，and never did he （58）D his wife．He looked at me with much curiosity，（59）Banger．
"Tell me，"he asked，"why did you do it？"
"Well，she yelled at me for （60）A，"I said earnestly．"Now she's got something to yell about．"
Grandfather didn't speak right away．He just sat there，looking at me and smiling．
"Eric，"he said at last，"you are my revenge （报复）．"
| 41．A．Between | B．Around | C．Among | D．Beside |
| 42．A．research | B．business | C．money | D．wealth |
| 43．A．liked | B．harmed | C．spoiled | D．concerned |
| 44．A．made | B．found | C．pushed | D．wound |
| 45．A．and | B．or | C．but | D．for |
| 46．A．expected | B．asked | C．told | D．supposed |
| 47．A．anger | B．depression | C．embarrassment | D．happiness |
| 48．A．replied | B．apologized | C．complained | D．referred |
| 49．A．crying | B．whispering | C．murmuring | D．scolding |
| 50．A．Before | B．Alter | C．Until | D．Although |
| 51．A．streaming | B．swimming | C．moving | D．floating |
| 52．A．shut up | B．pulled down | C．pushed open | D．knocked at |
| 53．A．pipes | B．switches | C．tubes | D．taps |
| 54．A．productive | B．hard | C．protective | D．rough |
| 55．A．too | B．so | C．as | D．very |
| 56．A．by his hand | B．with anxiety | C．by surprise | D．by the hand |
| 57．A．Rarely | B．Sometimes | C．Always | D．Often |
| 58．A．discuss with | B．talk with | C．put up with | D．argue with |
| 59．A．at least | B．rather than | C．at most | D．more than |
| 60．A．nothing | B．something | C．everything | D．anything |
2．Howardwalked across the vast desert planning to walk through it for one month．Twenty （21）Dpassed，the journey had been so （22）Aand it seemed that he had enough food and water to finish it．
"I'll beableto walk out of this（23）B"he thought gladly．Butthedesert（24）Ccare for travelers．（25）Ahis idea could disappear，the sandstorm had arrived suddenly．He hurriedly（26）Bhis head with the clothes，lying on the sand．After about ten minutes，the sandstorm stopped．When he shooktheclothes and stood up，he found a horrible thing：the back bag（27）Dwith food and water was swept away by the（28）C．
Now，he only had a（n）（29）Bleft．He held it in his hands tightly．"Oh，not too bad，（30）BI have a pear，"he thought（31）Ahimself，determined to walk out of the desert．
One day and one night passed quickly，but the desert still seemed to have no end，and hunger，thirst and（32）Aof death followed Howard closely．（33）D，each time he wanted to（34）C，he forced himself to stare at the pear that he had been（35）D："Not too bad，at leastIhave a pear．"
A small pear became the（36）Cfor his survival and the source of his courage．Three days later，（37）Ahe saw a village not far away，he fell onto the ground，but after all，he walked out of the desert and（38）Bas well．
To keep hope is one of the best ways to achieve（39）A，so never tell you"（40）Dleft，"because as long as you try to search，you can always find that"pear"to pull you through．
"I'll beableto walk out of this（23）B"he thought gladly．Butthedesert（24）Ccare for travelers．（25）Ahis idea could disappear，the sandstorm had arrived suddenly．He hurriedly（26）Bhis head with the clothes，lying on the sand．After about ten minutes，the sandstorm stopped．When he shooktheclothes and stood up，he found a horrible thing：the back bag（27）Dwith food and water was swept away by the（28）C．
Now，he only had a（n）（29）Bleft．He held it in his hands tightly．"Oh，not too bad，（30）BI have a pear，"he thought（31）Ahimself，determined to walk out of the desert．
One day and one night passed quickly，but the desert still seemed to have no end，and hunger，thirst and（32）Aof death followed Howard closely．（33）D，each time he wanted to（34）C，he forced himself to stare at the pear that he had been（35）D："Not too bad，at leastIhave a pear．"
A small pear became the（36）Cfor his survival and the source of his courage．Three days later，（37）Ahe saw a village not far away，he fell onto the ground，but after all，he walked out of the desert and（38）Bas well．
To keep hope is one of the best ways to achieve（39）A，so never tell you"（40）Dleft，"because as long as you try to search，you can always find that"pear"to pull you through．
| 21．A．years | B．months | C．weeks | D．days |
| 22．A．smooth | B．hopeless | C．impossible | D．terrible |
| 23．A．forest | B．desert | C．garden | D．village |
| 24．A．once | B．ever | C．never | D．always |
| 25．A．Before | B．After | C．When | D．Since |
| 26．A．sewed | B．covered | C．matched | D．cleaned |
| 27．A．tied | B．put | C．pulled | D．equipped |
| 28．A．rain | B．fog | C．sandstorm | D．snowstorm |
| 29．A．apple | B．pear | C．orange | D．banana |
| 30．A．at most | B．at least | C．on time | D．on purpose |
| 31．A．to | B．on | C．of | D．about |
| 32．A．fear | B．joy | C．shock | D．excitement |
| 33．A．Altogether | B．Besides | C．Therefore | D．However |
| 34．A．stand up | B．look up | C．give up | D．put up |
| 35．A．eating | B．cooking | C．watching | D．keeping |
| 36．A．sadness | B．injury | C．hope | D．interest |
| 37．A．when | B．until | C．while | D．if |
| 38．A．died | B．survived | C．breathed | D．coughed |
| 39．A．success | B．failure | C．agreement | D．experience |
| 40．A．everything | B．anything | C．something | D．nothing |
1．完形填空
I went to India for a 2-week vacation to visit my relatives．We stopped on a red light，and as always，there were a lot of activities outside the cars near the （41）A．People walked in，between the cars （42）D newspapers，water and a number of kids looked for a bit of charity from the car owners．It's a familiar （43）B in most poor developing countries．
While we were （44）C for the red light to turn green，I noticed a man outside a couple of （45）Cin front of ours trying to sell bottles of water．It's （46）A unusual at first．He was a man in his 40s with （47）B clothes．He walked around in a strange way．He （48）D his way around the spaces．He was blind．
Carrying a couple of water bottles on one hand，he （49）A got to the outside of our car．Out of （50）A，my mum decided to buy one water bottle．As she gave the man the money，the light turned green．The car behind sounded loudly and （51）C，trying to get ahead of traffic．Seeing this，my mum kindly told the man to （52）B the change．However，with his （53）B sense of touch，he quickly go through his shirt （54）C and threw the money at my mum's lap．It was the exact change．The cars behind us were really getting out of control，（55）D we decided to go on our way．
I broke down and even （56）D when I got home．Here's a blind man，born in （57）A，trying to sell water bottles on the streets to make ends meet．He （58）D our sympathy．Life hasn't been （59）Cto him，yet he's giving it his best shot．I think that is what （60）Bis all about facing life bravely．
I went to India for a 2-week vacation to visit my relatives．We stopped on a red light，and as always，there were a lot of activities outside the cars near the （41）A．People walked in，between the cars （42）D newspapers，water and a number of kids looked for a bit of charity from the car owners．It's a familiar （43）B in most poor developing countries．
While we were （44）C for the red light to turn green，I noticed a man outside a couple of （45）Cin front of ours trying to sell bottles of water．It's （46）A unusual at first．He was a man in his 40s with （47）B clothes．He walked around in a strange way．He （48）D his way around the spaces．He was blind．
Carrying a couple of water bottles on one hand，he （49）A got to the outside of our car．Out of （50）A，my mum decided to buy one water bottle．As she gave the man the money，the light turned green．The car behind sounded loudly and （51）C，trying to get ahead of traffic．Seeing this，my mum kindly told the man to （52）B the change．However，with his （53）B sense of touch，he quickly go through his shirt （54）C and threw the money at my mum's lap．It was the exact change．The cars behind us were really getting out of control，（55）D we decided to go on our way．
I broke down and even （56）D when I got home．Here's a blind man，born in （57）A，trying to sell water bottles on the streets to make ends meet．He （58）D our sympathy．Life hasn't been （59）Cto him，yet he's giving it his best shot．I think that is what （60）Bis all about facing life bravely．
| 41．A．crossroads | B．signs | C．stations | D．theatres |
| 42．A．giving | B．buying | C．throwing | D．selling |
| 43．A．play | B．scene | C．activity | D．street |
| 44．A．watching | B．asking | C．waiting | D．changing |
| 45．A．blocks | B．crossings | C．cars | D．steps |
| 46．A．nothing | B．something | C．anything | D．everything |
| 47．A．expensive | B．worn | C．fashionable | D．popular |
| 48．A．pushed | B．drove | C．cleared | D．felt |
| 49．A．eventually | B．quickly | C．frequently | D．happily |
| 50．A．sympathy | B．curiosity | C．thirsty | D．politeness |
| 51．A．naturally | B．slowly | C．impatiently | D．carefully |
| 52．A．return | B．keep | C．borrow | D．count |
| 53．A．poor | B．strong | C．limited | D．enlarged |
| 54．A．back | B．button | C．pocket | D．wallet |
| 55．A．still | B．yet | C．but | D．so |
| 56．A．smiled | B．shouted | C．sang | D．cried |
| 57．A．poverty | B．pain | C．sadness | D．loneliness |
| 58．A．cheated | B．enjoyed | C．doubted | D．refused |
| 59．A．rich | B．unfair | C．kind | D．bad |
| 60．A．kindness | B．courage | C．experience | D．challenge |
20．The president was _____ a speech to experts _____ a group of armed young people burst into
the hall．（ ）
the hall．（ ）
| A． | giving； as | B． | making； when | ||
| C． | delivering； while | D． | speaking； when |
19．I wonder if John has forgotten my number．I ______ him to call for the past two hours．（ ）
| A． | have been expecting | B． | have expected | ||
| C． | have been expected | D． | expected |
17．_____ we all know，the Amber Room was missing．（ ）
| A． | As | B． | It | C． | Which | D． | That |
16．Last night I saw a film，_____ was about the wild animals．（ ）
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