完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1—20题各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother. My __1_ began when I was just a kid.I __2__ becoming a doctor.

My mother was a domestic.Through her work, she observed that __3__ people spent a lot more time reading than they __4__ watching television. She announced that my brother and I _5__ watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and __6__ her written book reports. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights. Years later we realized her marks were a _7__. My mother was illiterate. 

When I entered high school I was a(n) __8__, but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to _9__ the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student. One night my mother came home from _10__ her various jobs and I complained about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, “Okay, I'll give you all the money I make this week scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy _11_ food and pay the bills. With everything __12_, you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want.” I was very __13__ with that arrangement but once I got through allocating money, there was __14__ left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to __15__ our heads and any kind of food on the table, __16_ buy clothes. I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn't going to get me anywhere. Success required intellectual preparation. I went back to my __17__ and became an A-student again, and eventually I __08__ my dream and I became a doctor.

My story is really my mother's story—a woman with __19__ formal education or property who used her position as a parent to change the lives of many people around the globe. There is no job __20__ than parenting. This I believe.

1.A.belief                    B.work                   C.education            D.promise

2.A.majored in            B.got used to          C.dreamed of         D.got tired of 

3.A.lazy                     B.easy-going          C.successful          D.reliable

4.A.spent                   B.paid                    C.took                  D.did

5.A.could only            B.could not            C.must not             D.should often

6.A.read to                B.present to           C.teach                 D.explain to

7.A.joke                     B.means                C.tool                    D.trick

8.A.A-student             B.B-student            C.C-student           D.D-student

9.A.get rid of             B.hang out with      C.break away from  D.keep in touch with

10.A.making               B.stopping             C.working             D.getting

11.A.your brother        B.yourself              C.your sister          D.the family

12.A.left over             B.paid off              C.used up              D.carried out

13.A.angry                B.pleased               C.disappointed        D.bored

14.A.anything            B.everything           C.something           D.nothing

15.A.put an idea into                                  B.gave an impression on  

       C.keep a roof over                                  D.have eyes in the back of       

16.A.let alone             B.let out                 C.let in                  D.leave alone

17.A.guys                  B.mother               C.studies               D.play 

18.A.made                  B.fulfilled               C.changed             D.tried

19.A.little                   B.much                 C.few                   D.high

20.A.more interesting       B.less important   C.more important       D.less interesting

Elizabeth Clay decided to go home and spend the holiday with her parents. The next day she drove her old car home along the road.    36    she found she got a flat. The 22-year-old student    37    to stop her car by the side of the road in the winter night and opened the trunk. No    38   tire.
At this time, a car   39   . Paul and Diane told Clay to   40    them to a service station near their    41   . They arrived to see that it had no suitable tires to   42    with her car. “Follow us home,” said Paul.
The couple called around to find a tire. No   43     . They decided to let her use their own car. “Here,” Paul said, handing Clay a    44    of keys, “Take our car. We   45    be using it over the holiday.”
Clay was    46     . “But I’m going all the way to South Carolina, and I’ll be gone for two weeks,” she    47    them.
“We know,” Paul said. “We’ll be    48    when you get back. Here’s our number if you need to    49    us.”
Unable to believe her eyes, Clay watched as the    50     put her luggage into their car and then   51     her off. Two weeks later she    52    to find her old car cleaned inside and out with three new tires and the radio     53  .
“Thank you so much,” she said. “How much do I    54    you?” “Oh, no,” Paul said, “we don’t want any money. It’s our    55    .” Clay realized that while it might have been their pleasure, it was now her duty to pass on their “do unto others” spirit.

【小题1】
A.Suddenly B.Finally C.Immediately D.Fortunately
【小题2】
A.afforded B.wanted C.allowed D.managed
【小题3】
A.spare B.freeC.full D.empty
【小题4】
A.passed B.stopped C.paused D.started
【小题5】
A.help B.push C.takeD.follow
【小题6】
A.garage B.house C.shop D.hotel
【小题7】
A.agree B.match C.go D.deal
【小题8】
A.wayB.message C.success D.luck
【小题9】
A.set B.number C.pairD.chain
【小题10】
A.can’t B.shouldn’t C.mustn’t D.won’t
【小题11】
A.satisfied B.worried C.astonished D.disturbed
【小题12】
A.persuaded B.advised C.reminded D.promised
【小题13】
A.happyB.hereC.away D.busy
【小题14】
A.get in touch with B.keep in touch with
C.be in touch with D.put in touch with
【小题15】
A.repairmen B.cleaners C.friends D.couple
【小题16】
A.sent B.shook C.watched D.drove
【小题17】
A.shocked B.happened C.returned D.came
【小题18】
A.loaded B.fixed C.tiedD.rebuilt
【小题19】
A.owe B.lendC.giveD.offer
【小题20】
A.wish B.job C.duty D.pleasure

阅读下列应用文及相关信息,并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。

注意: 如果选E请同时涂A,B; 如果选F请同时涂C,D.

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请阅读以下读者的信息,然后匹配读者和适合他/她的杂志:

1.Emi is a university student studying Italian and Politics. She doesn't have much time to read             anything very detailed but she is looking for something with plenty of news and information.

2.Carrie is sixteen years old and loves spending time listening to pop music and lying on her bed reading. She is always interested in finding out more about some of the stars in the world of pop and fashion.

3.Bill travels a lot when he was younger. Now that he has stopped his work, he enjoys reading   about foreign people, places and customs even if he has already visited that part of the world.

4.Leroy used to be a detective. He still takes an active interest in the work of the police, but these days he enjoys reading fictions after years spent chasing real criminals.

5.Brigitte has a five-year-old daughter and after several talks with her husband, she is considering to educate their daughter at home. She would like a magazine to learn about this new trend.

 

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