完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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，选出最佳选项。

I’ll never forget the summer day in 1965 when my mother suddenly died of an unexplained illness at the age of 36. Later that afternoon, a police officer came to ask for my father’s  36  for the hospital to  37  Mother’s valve (心脏瓣膜). I was shocked. I ran into the house  38 . At 14 I just  39  understand why anyone would take apart a person I loved.  40  my father told the police officer, “Yes .” “How can you let them do that to her?” I  41  him.

“Linda,” he said quietly,  42  his arms around me, “the greatest  43  you can give is a  44  of yourself. Your mother and I decided  45  that if we can 46  a difference in just one person’s life after we die, our death will have  47 .”

The  48  my father taught me that day became one of the most  49  in my life.

Years passed. I married and had a family of my own. In 1986, my father became seriously ill. He  50  told me that when he died, he wanted to donate  51  was in good condition, especially his eyes.

My father died and we donated his eyes  52  he had wanted. Three days later, my daughter said, “Mum, I’m so  53  of what you did for Grandpa. At that moment I realized that my father gave much more than his  54 . What he  55  behind sparkled in my daughter’s eyes — pride.

A. advice B. permission   C. suggestion   D. speech

A. repair B. operate C. treat    D. use

A. in tears    B. in silence   C. in a hurry   D. in surprise

A. couldn’t B. mustn’t     C. might not    D. shouldn’t

A. So B. And C. But D. For

A. said to     B. replied to       C. explained to D. cried at

A. carrying        B. putting      C. raising D. pushing

A. gift    B. wish C. talk     D. regret

A. health B. body     C. part     D. value

A. then   B. later    C. soon     D. long ago

A. have   B. make     C. keep     D. tell

A. pleasure   B. right    C. fun D. meaning

A. lesson     B. subject C. thought D. experience

A. ordinary   B. important    C. useless D. hard

A. carefully B. sadly    C. cruelly D. cheerfully

A. who     B. whatever     C. that     D. which

A. as     B. when     C. while    D. where

. A. fond B. tired    C. proud    D. afraid

A. words B. life     C. eyes     D. lessons

A. taught     B. left C. sent     D. gave

三. 完形填空：
When I come across a good essay in reading newspapers, I often feel like cutting and keeping it. But just as I am about to do so I find the article on the 1___ side is as much interesting. It may be a discussion of the way to keep in good health, or advice about how to be oneself in 2___ . If I cut the front essay, the opposite one is bound to 3___ damage, leaving out half of it or keeping the text without the subject. As a result, the scissors would 4___ before they start, or halfway done when I find out the result that inevitably cause me 5___.
Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time, both worthy your 6___. You can only take up one of them, while the other has to wait or be 7___. But you know the future is unpredictable ---- the changed 8___ may not allow you to do what is 9___ behind. Thus you are caught in a fix and feel sad. 10 ___come that nice opportunities and brilliant ideas should gather around all at once? It may 11___ that your life changes dramatically on your preference of one 12___ to the other.
In fact that is what life is like: we are often 13___ with the two opposite sides of a thing which are both desirable like newspaper cutting. It often 14___ that our attention is drawn to one thing only after we take up another. The former may be more 15___ than the latter and give rise to a divided 16___ . I still remember a philosopher’s remarks, “When one door shuts, another opens in life.”17___ a passive choice may not be a bad one.
Whatever we do in our lifetime, wherever life’s storm makes us 18 ___, there must be something we can 19___ , some shore we can land on. Don’t forget God always keeps an alternative door open for every one. While the front door is closed, there must be another 20___ for you.  
1. A. other     B. opposite       C. back           D. front 
2.A. society    B. your business   C. relation         D. the word
3. A. suffer     B. cause         C. receive         D. serve
4. A. fix       B. turn           C. stay           D. close  
5. A. fault      B. regret         C. disappointment  D. trouble
6. A. thought    B. sense        C. purpose        D. attention
7. A. put away   B. given up      C. let out          D. held on
8. A. chance     B. situation      C. state           D. condition
9.A. done       B. counted      C. prepared        D. left
10.A. How      B. Why        C. Where         D. When
11. A. seem     B. happen       C. develop         D. show
12.A. decision   B. opinion       C. choice          D. result
13.A. faced       B. mixed      C. provided      D. offered
14.A.appears      B. occurs     C. proves       D. explains
15.A. necessary    B. exciting    C. important      D. valuable
16.A. mind        B. subject     C. soul          D. brain
17.A. But         B. Otherwise   C. And          D. So
18.A. stop         B. live        C. pull          D. go
19.A. depend      B. treasure     C. achieve        D. imagine
20.A. alive        B. open       C. familiar        D. suitable

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

No matter how many boos (嘘声) or abuses you get, they shouldn’t stop you from being the champion you are.

When I was in primary school, I was 36 asked by my teachers to sit at the 37 of the class because I was not clever. I was the butt (对象) of class jokes. I was all alone, friendless and 38. I hated school, but my dad would have none of it. He 39 telling me that I was a champion, if I 40 it.

A turnaround 41 one day when I remembered the spelling of the word “cognoscenti”, a word all the other “42” students had forgotten how to spell because they spent their free time 43 me. I raised my hand 44 I wasn’t asked to spell. I stood up and went to the front of the class, with 23 pairs of eyes 45 on me. My teacher grabbed her cane (藤条), ready to beat me if I’d 46. I spelt the word and became a(n) 47 champion. I represented and won for my school, five Spelling Bee championships.

Secondary school had its own share of 48. I was tall but wasn’t good at any 49. I loved basketball and lawn tennis. The first day I held a racket, I was disgraced (使丢脸) by my opponent (对手). He 50 six straight sets without sweat and there I was sweating 51 as if I’d run a marathon, while I hadn’t even made a single point.

My dad’s 52 kept playing in my ears, “Stanley, you’re a champion if you believe it.” I did. Finally, I was not only 53 at lawn tennis and basketball. I was an all-round athlete and 54 won both athletic and academic scholarships to college.

Now, staring at this old racket of defeat that once brought me 55, I can’t help but say to it, “You made me a champion when I believed.”

A. seldom   B. never        C. once        D. always

A. back     B. front        C. outside      D. middle

A. shocked B. satisfied     C. depressed   D. surprised

A. avoided B. preferred   C. forgot       D. kept

A. started    B. imagined   C. liked     D. believed

A. came      B. followed    C. worked      D. paid

A. poor       B. bright        C. dull        D. active

A. picking out    B. getting along with     C. looking after     D. making fun of

A. only if    B. just as     C. as if       D. even though

A. fixed    B. closed       C. held       D. called

A. delay    B. fail        C. fight     D. offend

A. permanent B. frequent        C. instant       D. temporary

A. aims      B. targets     C. reasons      D. challenges

A. sport     B. subject      C. action        D. field

A. moved B. won       C. missed       D. found

A. slightly        B. weakly      C. heavily      D. openly

A. songs    B. voices     C. whispers    D. words

A. good     B. angry      C. strict     D. serious

A. still      B. even       C. yet         D. thus

A. pride    B. joy         C. shame       D. happiness

1.According to the comments of the Physical Education teacher, Simon   .

2.Which of Simon’s subjects will attract the headmaster’s attention in future?

3.Which of the following statements best describes Simon?

HIGHFIELD COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL

SCHOOL REPORT

Form Teacher: G. Baker            Pupil’s Name:  Simon Watkins

Term:        Summer 2012   Form:        Ⅳ B

Subject        Exam   Class work Comments

English         59     61       Simon has reached a satisfactory standard but now needs to apply himself with more determination.

Mathematics    77     85       Sound work and progress throughout the year. Well done!

History        46     53       A disappointing exam result. He is unable to give attention to this subject for long.

Chemistry      78     85       His obvious ability in the subject was not fully reflected in his exam work, but I have high hopes for him nevertheless.

Physics        86     94       An excellent term’s performance. He goes from strength to strength. A born scientist, I feel.

Biology        57     60       This time next year he will be taking the “0” exam. He needs to concentrate on the work, not on class conversation.

French        41     46       Clearly he didn’t bother to revise. His general attitude is far too casual.

Physical

Education      /      31       Weak. It’s time he exercised his body more and his voice less. He should try to work with a team.

FORM TEACHER’S REMARKS                     HEADMASTER

Basically satisfactory work and progress              I shall be keeping an eye on though he will now have realized, I hope, that         his progress in his weaker    in certain subject areas he needs to make               subjects though his

speedy progress.                           success in the sciences is improvement.

1.According to the comments of the Physical Education teacher, Simon_______.

A．is too talkative in the class

B．likes to work with his classmates

C．doesn’t exercise his body at the right time

D．becomes weak because he doesn’t exercise at all

2.Which of Simon’s subjects will attract the headmaster’s attention in future?

A．Biology and Maths.                      B．History and French.

C．English and Chemistry.                    D．Physics and Physical Education.

3.Which of the following statements best describes Simon?

A．He has made great progress in language classes.

B．His potential has been fully reflected in science classes.

C．His grade in maths makes him a born scientist.

D．He needs to improve his attitude on certain subjects.

4. Based on the school report, which of the following statements is true?

A．Simon didn’t bother his teacher to revise French.

B．Basically, Simon did a good job in science.

C．Simon is a determined learner in English.

D．Simon is able to pay attention to history for long.