完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中,选出可以填人空白处的最佳答案,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
There are reasons why a middle-aged woman who has been away from the work for her children’s sake decides to go back to work. The  16 reason for me was: years ago my job was that of a bookkeeper(会计)----- it was then that I worked for  17  , and now with my children working, I wanted to do something  18  , something new and exciting.
Money wasn’t too important now, as my husband made a very  19  living for us. But what should I do? What sort of   20  should I look for? I knew I needed to be  21  as to what I became involved with. I am not a "quitter"(容易放弃的人) and so I hoped to  22  becoming responsible to an employer in a job that might turn out to be a mistake for me.
While I made painful efforts thinking over what to do, I was  23  of a past incident where I needed to replace my original engagement ring  24  the gold was wearing thin. My husband and I shopped and shopped for one,  25 we went, even when we were on vacation.  26  this nonstop searching got my poor  27  to ask, "Just what kind of ring do you want, what exactly are we looking for?" My reply was, "I honestly don’t  28, but when I see the correct setting, I will know it." That was the  29  I felt about the new career I wished to start; I didn’t have an exact idea as to what I wanted to do, but knew there was a perfect fit for me, if I would  30  be patient.
Fortunately, that summer while I  31  my twenty-fifth high school class reunion(重聚), I heard a former classmate  32  what she did for a living. She was a travel agent, and she and her husband had just  33 from a trip to Hawaii where they acted as guides for a group of travelers. WOW, that  34  like fun, considerably more fun and exciting than being a  35  : I know what to take up!
16. A. possible                  B. obvious             C. believable              D. good
17. A. money                B. fun                   C. children                   D. employers
18. A. valuable              B. reasonable         C. worthy                     D. different
19. A. interesting           B. comfortable              C. successful             D. meaningful
20. A. pleasure                     B. place                 C. job                     D. man
21. A. careful                B. useful           C. joyful                 D. painful
22. A. finish                 B. miss                  C. avoid                       D. forget
23. A. recalled                     B. reminded           C. warned                    D. robbed
24. A. where                 B. while                C. if                D. as
25. A. nowhere             B. somewhere        C. wherever                  D. everywhere
26. A. Actually              B. However           C. Finally                     D. Once
27. A. children                     B. classmates         C. employer                  D. husband
28. A. care                    B. know                C. understand            D. find
29. A. way                    B. time                  C. style                        D. thought
30. A. really                 B. ever                  C. just                          D. certainly
31. A. joined                 B. left                   C. started                  D. attended
32. A. complaining        B. explaining         C. describing            D. considering
33. A. returned                     B. rested                C. came                        D. stayed
34. A. looked                B. seemed              C. sounded                   D. felt
35. A. travler                B. wife                  C. employer                  D. bookkeeper

The telephone rang in the police station at Richmond, California , USA.
“Police station? A train for Santa Fe hit a truck at the McDonald Street Crossing. Please ____21____ there at once. With an ambulance, too. A man is badly ____22_____.” said an anxious voice of a young woman. “ And you know I am the ….”
“Please wait! Hi! Hi!” the policeman kept on ____23____ though the line was cut off. Within a minute , a police car and an ambulance car started off. Before long they got to the crossing, but they ___24____everything was fine. No accident, no wounded man.
“What a dirty trick!” said the policeman ____25____. “ We must find out that bad___26_____ and …..”They were just talking about the _____27___when they heard the whistle of a train which was nearing them quickly. All of a sudden, a truck appeared. It came ___28_____towards them, too. When the truck was passing the crossing, it suddenly ____29___ to move on. Right then and there, before the eyes of all the policemen __30_______, the train hit the truck heavily and ___31____it dozens of meters away.
When Randolph Bruce, the driver, was ___32_____ out of the damaged truck, he was seriously wounded just as the young woman had told on the phone. As he was taken to the ___33______ in time, his life was saved
Later the police did whatever they could to _____34___the woman who had telephoned them. It turned out that the woman was a very excellent police officer working far in the neighboring state, who had got the first-hand ____35_____ of this crime as described above.

【小题1】
A.callB.comeC.goD.notice
【小题2】
A.beatenB.treatedC.neededD.injured
【小题3】
A.talkingB.laughingC.cryingD.shouting
【小题4】
A.realizedB.foundC.provedD.wondered
【小题5】
A.nervously B. DisappointedlyC.angrilyD.surprisingly
【小题6】
A.manB.womanC.childD.driver
【小题7】
A.trialB.warningC.programD.punishment
【小题8】
A.passingB.turningC.runningD.rolling
【小题9】
A.refusedB.stoppedC.continuedD.began
【小题10】
A.aboveB.belowC.aliveD.present
【小题11】
A.struckB.metC.caughtD.missed
【小题12】
A.pushedB.helpedC.letD.asked
【小题13】
A.companyB.houseC.stationD.hospital
【小题14】
A.meetB.punishC.findD.arrest
【小题15】
A.informationB.resultC.adviceD.news

Thomas Edison tried two thousand different materials to make the light bulb. When none worked successfully, his assistant __16_, “All our work is in vain. We have learned nothing.”

Thomas Edison replied very __17_, “Oh, we have come a long way and we have _18__ a lot. We now know that there are two thousand materials which we cannot _19__ to make a good light bulb.”

If you learn from your mistakes, then you are _20__. If you learn from someone else’s mistakes, then you are a genius. Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines __21__ daily and failure is nothing more than a few small __22_ repeated daily.

How __23_ the above lines are! Success takes __24_. We’ll make mistakes _25__ we do things in too much of a hurry. When we do not practice disciplines in life, we don’t build enough confidence to __26__ new and challenging tasks which are important and matter in life. Our confidence __27__ what we think of ourselves and whether we believe in ourselves. We are all born with exceptional _28__, but only a few really _29___ their true potentials and make efforts in life and the others just lead a(n) _30__ life. Do you want to be exceptional?

Success is a fruit which everyone wants to _31__, but it is not found everywhere and no one can __32_ it without serious efforts.

Those who want to succeed will find a way; those who don’t will find a(n) _33__!

Success depends on previous __34__, and without it we will end in failure.

When you are __35__, please enjoy it and give your hand to others who want to accomplish something.                  

1.                A.celebrated      B.complained      C.explained D.answered

 

2.                A.confidently      B.madly          C.carelessly D.angrily

 

3.                A.remembered    B.refused         C.learned   D.ordered

 

4.                A.test            B.ignore          C.invent    D.use

 

5.                A.healthy         B.enthusiastic      C.intelligent D.generous

 

6.                A.shown         B.prevented       C.recorded D.practiced

 

7.                A.errors          B.machines       C.jobs D.steps

 

8.                A.common        B.strange         C.familiar   D.true

 

9.                A.effect          B.time           C.drugs D.roles

 

10.               A.as though       B.so that         C.unless D.if

 

11.               A.keep          B.attempt        C.give  D.see

 

12.               A.depends on     B.sets aside       C.turns down D.sets up

 

13.               A.appearance     B.experiences     C.qualities   D.feelings

 

14.               A.own           B.realize         C.provide   D.research

 

15.               A.active          B.hard           C.rich  D.average

 

16.               A.sell            B.draw           C.eat   D.praise

 

17.               A.achieve        B.watch          C.offer D.recognize

 

18.               A.story          B.excuse         C.key   D.plan

 

19.               A.preparation     B.influence       C.life   D.generation

 

20.               A.powerful       B.wonderful      C.successful D.hopeful

 

 

A young student was one day taking a walk with a professor, who was commonly    21   the students’ friend. As they went    22    , they saw lying in the path a pair of old    23    , which they supposed to belong to a poor man who was employed in a   24   close by. The student turned to the professor, saying, “Let’s play the man a   25  : We will hide his shoes, and 26   ourselves behind those bushes, and wait to see his   27  when he cannot find them.”

“My young friend,” answered the professor, “we should never   28   ourselves at the   29   of the poor. But you are   30  , and may give yourself a much greater   31  by means of the poor man. Put a coin into each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and   32   how the discovery affects him.” The student did so, and they both placed themselves behind the bushes. The poor man soon finished his work, and came   33  the field to the path   34   he had left his coat and shoes. While   35  his coat he slipped his foot into one of his shoes; but feeling   36 , he stopped down to feel   37  it was, and found the coin. Astonishment and wonder were seen upon his face. He now put the money into his pocket, but his  38  was doubled on finding the other coin. He fell upon his knees, looked up to heaven and uttered aloud a fervent(热烈的)thanksgiving, in which he   39  his wife, sick and helpless, and his children without bread. The student stood there deeply   40 , and his eyes filled with tears.

1.

A.held

B.kept

C.named

D.called

 

2.

A.away

B.on

C.over

D.back

 

3.

A.socks

B.gloves

C.shoes

D.trousers

 

4.

A.field

B.factory

C.company

D.shop

 

5.

A.game

B.trick

C.joke

D.word

 

6.

A.hide

B.have

C.let

D.make

 

7.

A.excitement

B.sorrow

C.disappointment

D.anxiety

 

8.

A.make

B.treat

C.amuse

D.laugh

 

9.

A.money

B.expense

C.value

D.pay

 

10.

A.poor

B.kind

C.honest

D.rich

 

11.

A.pleasure

B.money

C.thought

D.benefit

 

12.

A.notice

B.watch

C.realize

D.find

 

13.

A.about

B.across

C.into

D.by

 

14.

A.where

B.that

C.there

D.which

 

15.

A.wearing on

B.dressing up

C.putting on

D.pulling in

 

16.

A.soft

B.terrible

C.sad

D.hard

 

17.

A.what

B.how

C.whether

D.why

 

18.

A.confidence

B.joy

C.surprise

D.embarrassment

 

19.

A.mentioned

B.remembered

C.recommended

D.reminded

 

20.

A.amazed

B.defeated

C.puzzled

D.affected

 

The telephone rang in the police station at Richmond, California , USA.

“Police station? A train for Santa Fe hit a truck at the McDonald Street Crossing. Please ____21____ there at once. With an ambulance, too. A man is badly ____22_____.” said an anxious voice of a young man. “ And you know I am the ….”

“Please wait! Hi! Hi!” the policeman kept on ____23____ though the line was cut off. Within a minute , a police car and an ambulance car started off. Before long they got to the crossing, but they ___24____everything was fine. No accident, no wounded man.

“What a dirty trick!” said the policeman ____25____. “ We must find out that bad___26_____ and …..”They were just talking about the _____27___when they heard the whistle of a train which was nearing them quickly. All of a sudden, a truck appeared. It came ___28_____towards them, too. When the truck was passing the crossing, it suddenly ____29___ to move on. Right then and there, before the eyes of all the policemen __30_______, the train hit the truck heavily and ___31____it dozens of meters away.

      When Randolph Bruce, the driver, was ___32_____ out of the damaged truck, he was seriously wounded just as the young woman had told on the phone. As he was taken to the ___33______ in time, his life was saved

Later the police did whatever they could to _____34___the woman who had telephoned them. It turned out that the woman was a very excellent police officer working far in the neighboring state, who had got the first-hand ____35_____ of this crime as described above.

1.A .call      B. come            C. go          D. notice

2.A . beaten  B. treated         C. needed      D. injured

3.A .talking       B. laughing        C. crying      D. shouting

4.A..realized      B.found            C. proved      D. wondered

5.A.nervously   B.  Disappointedly  C. angrily D. surprisingly

6.A. man       B. woman           C. child               D. driver

7.A. trial     B. warning         C. program     D. punishment

8.A.passing        B. turning         C. running     D. rolling

9.A.refused        B. stopped         C. continued  D. began

10.A..above        B. below           C. alive           D. present

11.A..struck       B. met             C. caught      D. missed

12.A..pushed       B. helped          C. let         D. asked

13.A .company      B. house           C. station     D. hospital

14.A .meet         B. punish          C. find            D. arrest

15.A..information      B. result          C. advice      D. news

 

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