I.完形填空(每小题1分,共15分)

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从每小题所 给的A、B、C三个选项中,选出一个最佳选项,并将其字母标号填入题前的括号内。

Have you ever had a day when everything seemed to go wrong,and nothing seemed to go right? Not too long ago,I was having one of those 31 . I lost my confidence and felt dis couraged and 32 My focus was on me,me, me. After all,no one else was 33 the same things as I was.

I 34 my embarrassing feelings to my mother,hoping for some pity. 35,she said,“I heard Lily was having a difficult day too. Why don't you 36 her some cookies and we,ll take them to her this afternoon?” I didn't really want to do it,but I decided that I didn't want to go back to my other 37 any more. I made the cookies and put them on a little plate. Then I made a card 38 a sunflower on it and wrote a small note of kindness.

That afternoon we 39 my friend's house.I went to the door and rang the bell. Soon,Lily!came to the door and looked at me in surprise for the unexpected visit. Before 40 could say anything,I rushed ,“I heard you,re 41 and decided to bring you something. I hope your day goes better. ” The look that came over Lily's face was one that I could 42 put into words. It was as if a dark sky was suddenly 43 by the golden rays!(光线) of the sun.

I got back into the car and for some amazing reason,I felt a lot 44 myself. That day I experienced the truth that James Barrie attempted to 45 . “Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others,cannot keep it from themselves. ” 

() 31. A. months   B. hours

   C. days

() 32. A. sad   B. happy

   C. excited

() 33. A. researching   B. experiencing

   C. influencing

() 34. A. pointed   B. showed

   C. asked

() 35. A. Instead   B. Though

   C. So

() 36. A. buy   B. make

   C. sell

() 37. A. differences   B. dreams

   C. problems

() 38. A. with   B. of

   C. from

() 39. A. went off   B. dropped by

   C. knocked into

() 40. A. he   B. she

   C. I

() 41. A. having a bad cold

   B. having a good time

   C. having a bad day 

() 42. A. always   B. often 

   C. never

() 43. A. burnt   B. lit 

   C. shut 

() 44. A. better   B. healthier

   C. worse 

() 45. A. imagine   B. paint

   C. describe

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Each nation has many volunteers (志愿者) who help to take care of others. They 1 books to the people in hospitals or homes for the aged. Sometimes they just visit them and play games with them or listen to their 2 .

Other young volunteers go and work in the homes of people who are sick or 3 They paint,clean up,4 their houses or do their shopping.

For boys who no longer have 5,there is an organization called Big Brothers. College students and other men take these boys to baseball games or fishing places and help them to get to know things that boys 6 learn from their fathers.

Each city has a number of clubs 7 boys and girls can go to play games or leam crafts (工艺) . Some of these clubs organize short trips to the mountains,beaches,or other places of interest 8 . Most of these clubs use high school and college students as volunteers because they are young enough to 9 the names of boys and girls.

Volunteers believe that the happiest people in the world are those who help to 10 happiness to others.

() 1. A. sell   B. read

   C. throw   D. show

() 2. A. voices   B. speeches

   C. songs   D. problems

() 3. A. young   B. happy

   C. old   D. hungry

() 4. A. pollute   B. repair

   C. build   D. remove

() 5. A. brothers   B. sisters

   C. fathers   D. mothers

() 6. A. usually   B. never

   C. only   D. seldom

() 7. A. which   B. who

   C. when   D. where

() 8. A. nearby   B. faraway

   C. abroad   D. home

() 9. A. report   B. forget

   C. remember   D. choose

() 10. A. cause   B. bring

   C. take   D. lend 

(2014山东泰安)

The most interesting festivals around the world

Contents Introduction.......................................... 1

Baby Crying Day .............................. 2

Cheese-rolling Festival ........................ 4

Color Throwing Festival ..................... 6

Fish Swallowing Festival ..................... 8

International Pillow Fight Day ............ 11

International Twins Festival ............... 13

Raincoat Festival .............................. 15

Roswell UFO Festival ........................ 16

Tomato Festival .............................. 18

Water Fighting Day ........................... 19

Wife Carrying Festival ........................ 20  

World Bodypainting Festival ............... 22

International Pillow (枕头) Fight Day International Pillow Fight Day is held every April around the world—from Amsterdam,Buda-pest,to New York. It has been celebrated since 2008. Hundreds of people go out with their pillows hitting each others face,back and chest. People dress up as superheroes and animals,laughing and fighting.

The festival used to be a game to release (释放) energy and stress. Nowadays besides bringing fun,International Pillow Fight Day has become a way to quickly collect pillows for the homeless. In 2014,about 2,000 pillows were collected for the poor in Bronx and Brooklyn.

Rules:Bring your own pillows and don't hit anyone without a pillow or with a camera.

The Guinness World Record:The latest record of the largest pillow fight was set on October 27 ,2013 in Chicago,with 4,500 pillows and 3 ,813 people. 

() 1. The International Pillow Fight Day was first celebrated in .

   A. 2000   B. 2008

   C. 2013   D. 2014

() 2. The latest Guinness World Record of the largest pillow fight was set in

   A. Chicago   B. Amsterdam

   C. Budapest   D. New York

() 3. You may read about on the Page 19.

   A. Baby Crying Day

   B. Color Throwing Festival

   C. Water Fighting Day

   D. World Bodypainting Festival (2015浙江温州) 

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