完型填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20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,并在答题卡上涂黑。
“Never say die'' was my mother's motto.No matter how tough the life was, she always had   36  in the face of struggle and change
My mother , born in the late 1920s,   37  no education.Her mother, whom she loved dearly , died when she was 12 years old.Her father remarried,   38  he stepmother was   39  to her.As a result, my mother was always kept busy doing ail kinds of household   40  ,varying from feeding scores of tame birds to _41  her stepbrothers "Never say die" she   42 __say to herself.
After marrying my father , she  43  my grandparents as her own parents.It was a Lime when China was faced with a severe   44  of food and my family was no   45  .There was a   46  in my family that the best food went to the old and she was always the last to have her meal.At one time , there wasn't a grain left at home, and the whole family got into a_47   "Never say die" said my mother, as she often did in such cases- She, together with my elder sisters—one 8 years old and the other 11, went begging until the   48   picked up.My father was once 49_ to drinking.My mother, on the one hand , tried hard to   50  him to quit drinking; on the other hand, every time my father was heavily drunk; she would feed two thermos bottles of boiled water to him ,using the mouth-to-mouth way.
Poor as my family was my parents   51  to send my sisters to school, which was absolutely   52  in my home village then.Now my sisters have both retired as primary school teachers.Then my mother devoted herfelf entirely to  53 her grandchildren, among whom are now two university students, a soldier, an engineer, a bank c’erk and a civil servant.
Devoted to the family, she is deeply respected and loved by her children and grandchildren. Every year a family get-together takes place on her birthday when the whole family  54 being blessed with such a great mother. “Never say die” is a  55 gift she left for her off springs.

【小题1】
A.energyB.strengthC.powerD.force
【小题2】
A.receivedB.acceptedC.gaveD.took
【小题3】
A.andB.orC.butD.so
【小题4】
A.cruelB.strictC.hardD.particular
【小题5】
A.eventsB.incidentsC.affairsD.accidents
【小题6】
A.looking afterB.looking forC.looking intoD.looking up
【小题7】
A.wouldB.couldC.shouldD.might
【小题8】
A.consideredB.regardedC.tookD.treated
【小题9】
A.shortB.lackingC.lackD.lacked
【小题10】
A.receptionB.expectationC.explosionD.exception
【小题11】
A.traditionB.habitC.customD.practice
【小题12】
A.troubleB.panicC.puzzleD.pain
【小题13】
A.conditionB.situationC.occasionD.cii5e
【小题14】
A.addictedB.devotedC.accustomedD.used
【小题15】
A.adviseB.suggestC.talkD.convince
【小题16】
A.succeededB.managedC.triedD.attempted
【小题17】
A.uneasyB.unfitC.unusualD.universal
【小题18】
A.bringing upB.raisingC.supportingD.feeding
【小题19】
A.understandB.enjoyC.imagineD.appreciate
【小题20】
A.worthlessB.pricelessC.endlessD.penniless

Hank Viscardi was born without legs.He had not legs but stumps(残肢)that could be fitted with a kind of special boots, People stared at him with cruel interest.Children laughed at him and called him ‘Ape Man’ (猿人)because his arms practically dragged on the ground.
Hank went to school like other boys.His grades were good and he needed only eight years to finish his schooling instead of the usual twelve.After graduating from school, he worked his way through college.He swept floors, waited on table, or worked in one of the college offices.During all this busy life, he had been moving around on his stumps.But one day the doctor told him even the stumps were not going to last much longer.He would soon have to use a wheel chair.
Hank felt himself got cold all over.However, the doctor said there was a chance that he could be fitted with artificial legs(假腿).Finally a leg maker was found and the day came when Hank stood up before the mirror, for the first time he saw himself as he has always wanted to be a full five feet eight inches tall.By this time he was already 26 years old.
Hank had to learn to use his new legs.Again and again he marched the length of the room, and marched back again.There were times when he fell down on the floor, but he pulled himself up and went back to the endless marching.He went out on the street.He climbed stairs and learned to dance.He built a boat and learned to sail it.
When World War II came, he talked the Red Cross into giving him a job.He took the regular training.He marched and drilled along with the other soldiers.Few knew that he was legless.This was the true story of Hank Viscardi, a man without legs.
【小题1】Children laughed at Hank and called him ‘Ape Man’ because      .

A.he didn’t talk to then
B.he kept away from them
C.his arms touched the ground when he moved
D.he couldn’t use his arms
【小题2】The sentence “he talked the Red Cross into giving him a job” implies that the Red Cross      .
A.was only glad to give him a job
B.gave him a job because he was a good soldier
C.gave him a job after he talked to someone whom he knew in the organization
D.was not willing to give him to job at first
【小题3】When Hank marched and drilled along with the other soldiers, he------
A.did everything the other soldier did
B.did most of the things the other soldiers did
C.did most of the things the other soldiers did
D.took some special training
【小题4】The writer suggests that Hank Viscardi     .
A.had no friends
B.never saw himself as different from others
C.was very shy
D.was too proud to accept help from others

完形填空 (共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A soldier, who was finally coming home after having fought in Vietnam,  21  his parents from San Francisco, telling them that he wanted to ask a friend to come and live with their family. The son said, “He was hurt  22  in the fighting. He stepped on a landmine and lost an arm and a leg. He has nowhere else to go, and I… I want him to live with us.” His parents   23  , explaining that someone with such a handicap(残疾)would be a heavy  24  on them.

At that point, the son hung up the phone. A few days later, the parents  25  a call from the San Francisco police. Their son had died after falling from a building. The police believed it was suicide (自杀).

The heart-broken parents flew to San Francisco to identify the  26  of their son. They recognized him, but to their horror, they also discovered something they didn’t know, their son had only one arm and one leg.

The sad story of the parents was actually caused by their attitude towards  27 . Friends are a very  28  jewel, indeed. They make you smile and encourage you to succeed. They lend an ear, they share a word of praise, and they always want to open their  29  to us. Let’s say a little prayer that God will give you the luck you need to accept people as they are, to help us all be more understanding of those who are  30  from us!

21. A. requested     B. called        C. met          D. emailed

22. A. soundly      B. thoroughly     C. deeply       D. badly 

23. A. refused       B. agreed        C. confused     D. ignored

24. A. expense       B. burden       C. situation      D. weight

25. A. made         B. sent          C. received     D. heard

26. A. name         B. health        C. face         D. body

27. A. soldiers       B. children       C. friendship    D. relationship

28. A. rare          B. huge          C. bright       D. heavy

29. A. minds        B. houses         C. eyes        D. hearts

30. A. absent        B. different        C. far         D. separate

 

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