Tom's father is doctor, and 1 Tom was a little boy his parents have wanted 2 a doctor too． Tom, however, 3 be an artist． All his life Tom has loved to draw and paint, and he has painted 4 fine pictures． People say that he is a 5 artist．

　　Tom's parents say it would be 6 for Tom to become an artist． His father tells him that doctors help people and artists 7 ．His mother tells him that artists can't even make 8 money to support themselves． Tom has no choice but 9 his parents．

　　Tom is now in a medical school, 10 he is not very happy． He doesn't 11 doing hard work, but he finds studying medicine 12 ．He doesn't like hospitals, and he gets sick every time he sees 13 ．

　　Tom is still thinking 14 becoming a professional(职业的) artist, but he isn't sure whether his dream 15 ． He doesn't know 16 he will support himself if his parents don't help him． He wishes he 17 worry about money． He wants to please himself and 18 his parents happy too． But he has 19 idea how he can． 20 Tom is sad all day．

    阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

Last Tuesday I took my two daughters, aged five and seven, to town by car．It began to rain__1__ so I decided I would leave the children in the car__2__ I rushed into a shop．I warned the girls not to __3__ anything and told them I would be __4__ within a few minutes．Then I locked all the doors and left __5__happily looking out of the window.

   I returned to the car in less than five minutes but the girls had __6__! I could hardly believe my __7__．The car doors were __8__ locked, the windows tightly shut and on the back seat __9__only two coats．Being __10__, I ran to the corner of the street __11__ there was no sign of them．I __12__up to an old lady nearby and asked __13__ she had seen two small girls but she said “No”.

Feeling quite sick with fear, I sat on the driver’s seat, and __14__ to stop trembling(发抖)．Suddenly, I __15__ a merry laugh _16__ me．I got out of the car, ran round to open the boot(车尾行李箱) and __17__ were two very red-face and __18__ children．They had obviously pulled out the back seat, __19__ behind it and then been unable to push the seat forward again．__20__ tears in my eyes, I leaned forward and pulled their ears.

1.A．heavy                      B．hard                    C．big                      D．hardly

2.A．before                     B．since                   C．after                   D．which

3.A．talk                         B．reach                  C．hear                    D．touch

4.A．away                       B．out                      C．back                   D．along

5.A．them                       B．her                      C．herself                D．themselves

6.A．discovered               B．disappeared          C．described            D．delivered

7.A．ears                        B．words                 C．eyes                    D．heads

8.A．even                        B．again                   C．already                D．still

9.A．have                        B．were                   C．had                     D．are

10.A．foolish                   B．proud                  C．frightened            D．pleased

11.A．where                    B．which                 C．that                     D．when

12.A．arrived                   B．looked                 C．rushed                D．left

13.A．what                     B．when                  C．whether              D．how

14.A．tried                      B．had                     C．tired                    D．ought

15.A．felt                        B．listened                C．smelt                  D．heard

16.A．behind                   B．over                    C．before                 D．with

17.A．outside                  B．among                 C．inside                  D．between

18.A．worried                 B．excited                C．surprised             D．interested

19.A．climbed                 B．flew                    C．threw                  D．jumped

20.A．For                       B．About                  C．With                   D．Down

II. 完形填空

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36－55各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Last Tuesday I took my two daughters, aged five and seven, to town by car. It began to rain 16  so I decided I would leave the children in the car  17  I rushed into a shop. I warned the girls not to  18  anything and told them I would be  19  within a few minutes. Then I locked all the doors and left _20_ happily looking out of the window.

   I returned to the car in less than five minutes but the girls had _21 ! I could hardly believe my _22_. The car doors were _23_ locked, the windows tightly shut and on the back seat _24_ only two coats. Being _25_, I ran to the corner of the street _26_ there was no sign of them. I _27_ up to an old lady nearby and asked _28_ she had seen two small girls but she said “No”.

   Feeling quite sick with fear, I sat on the driver’s seat, and _29_ to stop trembling (发抖). Suddenly, I _30_ a merry laugh _31_ me. I got out of the car, ran round to open the boot (车尾行李箱) and _32_ were two very red-face and _33_ children. They had obviously pulled out the back seat, _34_ behind it and then been unable to push the seat forward again. _35_ tears in my eyes, I leaned forward and pulled their ears.

16.A. heavy    B. hard    C. big     D. hardly

17. A. before  B. since   C. after   D. which

18. A. talk      B. reach  C. hear    D. touch

19.A. away     B. out     C. back   D. along

20.A. them     B. her     C. herself       D. themselves

21.A. discovered    B. disappeared       C. described    D. delivered

22.A. ears       B. words C. eyes    D. heads

23.A. even      B. again  C. already       D. still

24.A. have      B. were   C. had     D. are

25.A. foolish  B. proud  C. frightened  D. pleased

26.A. where    B. which C. that     D. when

27.A. arrived  B. looked       C. rushed D. left

28.A. what     B. when  C. whether      D. how

29.A. tried      B. had     C. tired   D. ought

30.A. felt       B. listened      C. smelt  D. heard

31.A. behind   B. over    C. before D. with

32.A. outside  B. among       C. inside  D. between

33.A. worried B. excited       C. surprised    D. interested

34.A. climbed B. flew    C. threw  D. jumped

35.A. For       B. About C. With   D. Down

完形填空

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从以下各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。

　　The train shakes back and forth, its wheels making a loud noise against the tracks. Outside the window the freezing cold of winter rules. The carriage is filled with cold, 1 passengers.

　　Suddenly a little boy 2 his way through the grown - up legs and sits down by the window. He is all alone among the 3 grown - ups. What a brave child, I think. His father 4 to stay by the door behind us. The train begins to crawl into a tunnel. Then something very strange happens suddenly. The 5 little boy slides down from his seat and leans his hand on my knee. 6 , I think that he wants to 7 me and return to his father, so I help him to stand up. But instead he leans forward and holds his 8 up towards mine. He wants to say something to me, I think. I lower my head to receive the 9 . Wrong again! What I do receive is a 10 kiss on the cheek.

　　The boy calmly returns to his seat, leans back and continues looking out of the window. I am 11 . What just happened? A child kissing 12 grown - ups on the train. How can anybody want to kiss such a man that has so much beard? Soon enough, all of my neighbous are certainly 13 . Nervous and a little surprised, we 14 at the father. When he sees our questioning 15 as he gets ready for his stop, he offers a clue (线索).

　　“He's so happy to be alive,” the father says. “He has been very sick.”

　　Father and son 16 into the crowd moving toward the exit. The doors close and the train goes on. On my cheek I can still 17 the child's kiss - a kiss that has triggered (触发) some soul - search inside me. How many 18 kissing each other from the joy of being alive? How many even give much thought to the privilege (特权) of 19 ?

　　The little kisser had taught us a sweet but serious lesson: Be careful you don't let yourself 20 before your heart stops!

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Cloze test 完形填空

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从26－45各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

Last Tuesday I took my two daughters, aged five and seven, to town by car. It began to rain__36__ so I decided I would leave the children in the car__37__ I rushed into a shop. I warned the girls not to __38__ anything and told them I would be __39__ within a few minutes. Then I locked all the doors and left __40__happily looking out of the window.

   I returned to the car in less than five minutes but the girls had __41__! I could hardly believe my __42__. The car doors were __43__ locked, the windows tightly shut and on the back seat __44__only two coats. Being __45__, I ran to the corner of the street __46__ there was no sign of them. I __47__up to an old lady nearby and asked __48__ she had seen two small girls but she said “No”.

Feeling quite sick with fear, I sat on the driver’s seat, and __49__ to stop trembling(发抖). Suddenly, I __50__ a merry laugh _51__ me. I got out of the car, ran round to open the boot(车尾行李箱) and __52__ were two very red-face and __53__ children. They had obviously pulled out the back seat, __54__ behind it and then been unable to push the seat forward again. __55__ tears in my eyes, I leaned forward and pulled their ears.