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，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Michael is the kind of guy you love to hate．He is always in a good  21 and always has something  22  to say．

     If an employee was having a bad day, Michael was there telling the  23  how to look on the positive side of the situation．Seeing this style really made me  24  , so one day I went up to Michael and asked him, "I don' t  25  ．You can' t be positive all the time．How do you do it?"

     Michael replied, each morning I  26 and say to myself 'Mike, you have two  27 today．You can choose to be in a  28  mood or be in a bad mood．' I  29  to be in a good mood．Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a  30  or choose to learn from it．I choose to learn from it．"

     "Yeah, right．It isn't that easy．" I protested．

     "Yes it is, " Michael said．"Life is all about choices．You choose how you react  31 situations and how people will affect your mood．You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood．The bottom line is: It's your choice  32  you live life．"

     Several years later, I heard Michael was involved in a serious 33 , falling off 60 feet from a communications tower．After l8 hours of surgery, and weeks of intensive  34  , Michael recovered．When I asked him what had  35  his mind as the accident took place．

     "The first thing that went through my mind was the well being of my soon-to-born daughter," Michael replied．"Then, as I  36  on the ground, remembered I had two choices: I could choose to live or I could choose to  37  ．I chose to live．"

     Michael lived, thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also  38  his amazing attitude．

     I learned from him  39  every day we have a choice to live fully． 40 is everything．

21．A．mood       B．sense       C．feeling      D．emotion

22．A．active     B．positive    C．reactive    D．negative

23．A．trainee    B．interviewee     C．employee  D．bee 

24．A．moved    B．interested        C．precious         D．curious

25．A．take it      B．hold it     C．make it    D．get it

26．A．make up B．take up    C．wake up         D．bring up

27．A．roads       B．choices     C．ways        D．methods

28．A．good B．pretty      C．nice D．smart

29．A．decide     B．choose      C．feel   D．require

30．A．cook        B．receiver    C．victim      D．leader

31．A．by     B．against     C．with        D．to

32．A．what        B．that C．how  D．which

33．A．thing B．incident   C．accident    D．state

34．A．help  B．care        C．rest   D．holiday

35．A．gone through   B．broken through C．looked through D．read through

36．A．sat  B．lay    C．stood       D．lied

37．A．move       B．leave       C．die  D．remove

38．A．so long as       B．in case of        C．instead of       D．because of

39．A．what        B．how C．that   D．which

40．A．Attitude         B．Choice     C．Person     D．World

完型填空 （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。

My grandmother became a widow in 1970. Shortly after that, we went to the  36  shelter to pick out a dog to keep her  37  . Grandma decided on a little dog with a reddish-brown spot above each eye.  38  these spots, the dog was named Penny.

Grandma and Penny quickly became very 39 to each other, but that attachment grew much stronger about three years later 40  Grandma had a stroke（中风）. Grandma could no longer

 41  , so when she came home from the hospital, she and Penny were  42  companions.

After her stroke, it became a real  43  for Grandma to let Penny in and out because  44  was at the bottom of a flight of stairs. So a mechanism（机械装置）using a rope and pulley（滑轮）was   45  from the door to a handle at the top of the stairs. Grandma just had to pull the handle to open and close the door. If the store was   46  Penny’s favorite dog food, Grandma would make one of us  47  Penny browned beef with potatoes in it. I can remember   48  my grandmother by saying that she loved that dog better than she loved her family.

As the years passed, it was not  49  for Grandma and Penny to separate each other. If Grandma went to take her nap（打盹）, Penny stayed by her side until she  50  . As Penny aged, she could no longer jump up on the bed, so she   51  on the rug （垫子）beside the bed. If Grandma went into the   52  , Penny would walk along beside her, wait outside the door and accompany her   53  to the bed or chair. Grandma never went anywhere without her   54  companion by her side.

The time came when both my grandmother’s and Penny’s   55  were failing fast. After fifteen years of loving companionship, Grandma and Penny passed away within a few hours of each other.

A．animal  B．toy          C．fish        D．bird

A．business    B．firm         C．company      D．friend

A．In spite of B．Because of   C．Instead of       D．In front of

A．linked  B．fastened     C．attached     D．tied

A．before  B．while            C．until           D．when

A．think       B．speak            C．work         D．walk

A．contrary    B．content      C．confident        D．constant

A．problem B．question     C．practice     D．rule

A．the door    B．Grandma      C．the window   D．Penny

A．repaired    B．fixed            C．bought       D．loaded

A．    out of  B．ahead of     C．away from        D．apart from

A．show        B．hand         C．buy          D．cook

A．drawing attention to            B．making use of   

    C．breaking away from           D．making fun of

A．necessary   B．possible     C．important        D．convenient

A．recovered   B．awoke        C．slept            D．screamed

A．rolled  B．stood            C．waited       D．lay

A．kitchen B．bedroom      C．living-room  D．bathroom

A．back        B．up           C．off          D．down

A．splendid    B．remote       C．faithful     D．legal

A．smell       B．health       C．habit            D．living

Today,_________ rapid transportation and communication , the whole world seems to be smaller.

We've all heard the old saying，“Sticks and stones can break my bones，but words can never hurt me.” Don't you believe it？Words are powerful，and they can hurt—a lot. In fact，if you're not careful，you can even hurt yourself，by using the wrong word in your writing.

    Recently a friend sent me a copy of an e-mail she received from the customer service department of her credit card company，after she contacted them with a question about her account. She was happy with their positive response. But as I read the e-mail，one line jumped out at me：“In lieu of good customer service...”

    Did they really mean they were offering her a few extra reward points instead of good customer service？I doubt it. More likely，what the customer service department meant to say was，“Because good customer service is important to us...” followed by the details of what they were doing to make sure she remained a happy customer.

    So why didn't the writer say that？I can only guess that perhaps the writer liked the phrase “in lieu of”，thought it sounded more interesting than saying “because”，and so used it—without bothering to check the true meaning.

    Have you ever done that？Try to impress others with a big word，only to find out you've used the word incorrectly？It's just the opposite effect，isn't it？You may impress people all right，but it's not the impression you were going for.

    When you write，remember to choose your words carefully. People may still disagree with what you say，but they won't be able to dismiss you because you made careless mistakes in how you said it.

1.What's the writer's purpose in giving the saying?

    A．To amuse the reader.     B．To persuade the reader.

    C．To support a conclusion.  D．To lead to the topic.

2.What does the phrase “in lieu of” most probably mean?

    A．Because of   B．In honour of   C．Instead of      D．In favour of

3.According to the writer，the customer service department ______.

    A．didn't prefer to use familiar words to attract customers

    B．didn't express what they really meant

    C．didn't need to offer their customers extra reward points

    D．succeeded in impressing their customers