完形填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)

阅读下面一篇短文,理解大意,然后从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案,使短文连贯完整。

There was a woman in Detroit, who had two sons. She was worried about them, especially the one, Ben, because he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class played jokes on him because he seemed so slow. The mother decided that she would help her sons to do well in school by . She told them to go to the Detroit Public Library to read a book a week and do a book report for her.

One day, in Ben’s class, the teacher held up a rock and asked anyone knew it. Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him . “Why did Ben raise his hand?” all of his whispered and wondered. “He said anything. What could he possibly want to say?” To their surprise, Ben not only the rock, but also said a lot about it. He named other rocks in its group and even knew the teacher had found it. The teacher and the other students were amazed. Ben had learned this from doing one of his book reports.

Later Ben became the student of his class. When he finished high school, he went to Yale University and became one of the best doctors in the United States.

1.A. young B. youngest C. younger D. more younger

2.A. herself B. himself C. themselves D. her

3.A. that B. if C. how D. why

4.A. think B. leave C. ask D. answer

5.A. classmates B. students C. teachers D. friends

6.A. always B. ever C. sometimes D. never

7.A. found B. played C. knew D. heard

8.A. whether B. what C. where D. why

9.A. top B. slow C. low D. rich

10.A. at first B. at the end C. at last D. now

Years ago, I lived in a building in a large city. There was another building not far from mine. A woman lived there. I had never met her, but I could see her sit by the window each afternoon, drinking or reading.

After several months, I began to find that her window was dirty. Everything was unclear through the dirty window. I would say to myself, “What a lazy woman! I want to know why she doesn’t wash her window. It really looks terrible.”

One bright morning, I decided to clean my flat, including the window. I worked the whole morning. When I finished the cleaning, I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest. What a surprise! Everything in the woman’s flat could be seen clearly. Her window was clean!

I began to understand. I watched the woman’s window from my own dirty window. That’s the problem!

This is quite an important lesson for me. How often do I look at and criticize(批评) others through the dirty window of my heart?

From then on, whenever I want to judge someone, I ask myself first, “Am I looking at him through my dirty window?” Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see others’ world more clearly.

1.The writer couldn’t see things clearly through the window because .

A.the woman’s window was dirty

B.the writher’s window was dirty

C.the woman lived far away

D.there was something wrong with the writer’s eyes

2.It’s TRUE that .

A.the writer had never met the woman before

B.the woman often drank and read by the window in the morning

C.they both worked as cleaners

D.the woman lived alone

3.When did the writer begin to understand he had a wrong idea about the woman’s windows?

A.A few months ago.

B.A few months later.

C.Before he cleaned his windows.

D.After he cleaned his windows.

Here’s a piece of very simple but life changing advice that I first heard from Brain Tracy. Cut down on the TV at night by just one hour. Instead, use that hour to read books that could improve your life.

If you’re a salesman, google for the best and most useful books on improving your sales.

This applies(适用) to all fields, not just the workrelated(与工作相关的)ones. Maybe you want to improve your health, become a more energetic person. Or maybe you want to improve your study, your relations or perhaps do some personal development.

One hour a day is not much. But if you read for one hour a day on weekdays, that’s about 260 hours a year. That’s a large number of books and a lot of useful advice.

If you follow the ideas, who knows what great things and feelings could come into your life. Also, all that information and advice will start to open up your mind. You will start to see more chances in your life.

Now, you might think something like this:

I really don’t have the money….

Answer: Visit your public library or search the database(数据库). Or look for books that are used in places like amazon.com.

I really don’t have the time….

Answer: Buy audiobooks(有声读物) and listen to them in the car while driving to and from work. Or copy them to your MP3-player and listen while riding your bike/bus to work or school. Recently selling audiobooks through MP3-downloads has become popular….

Shut off the TV a little earlier and start reading.

1.What is Brain Tracy’s life changing advice about?

A.Watching TV.

B.Listening to MP3.

C.Using the Internet.

D.Reading helpful books

2.What should you do if you really don’t have the money to read?

A.To buy some books from amazon.com.

B.To download MP3 free.

C.To visit the public library.

D.To borrow audiobooks and listen to them.

3.What is the writer’s idea about audiobooks?

A.They are more useful.

B.Listening to audiobooks is easier than reading books.

C.It’s dangerous to listen to audiobooks while driving or riding.

D.Audiobooks are a good solution to the problem of having no time to read.

4.Which is NOT true about reading an hour a day?

A.It will open up your mind.

B.You will have about 260 hours a year to read.

C.You will read lots of books and get much useful advice.

D.It will probably bring great things and feelings into your life.

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