阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

As a young man, Al was a skilled artist.He had a wife and two fine sons.One night, his oldest son  21  a severe stomachache.Thinking it was only some   22  intestinal (肠内的)disorder, neither Al nor his wife took the condition very  23  . But the boy   24   suddenly that night.

       Knowing the death could have been   25   if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, Al's emotional health became worse under the huge burden of his guilt. To make matters __26  , his wife left him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son. The hurt and pain of the two   27    were more than Al could handle, and he   28    to alcohol.In time Al __29  an alcoholic.

       As the alcoholism progressed, Al began to lose everything he   30    — his home, his land, his art works everything.   31    Al died alone in a San Francisco motel room.

       When I heard of Al's death, I thought that Al's life was a complete  32  .  I thought. "What a totally wasted life".

       As time went by, I began to re-evaluate my earlier judgment.I knew Al's now adult son, Ernie.He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have  33  known. I watched Ernie with his children and saw the free   34   of love between them.I knew that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere.

I hadn't heard Ernie talk much about his father.One day I worked 35  my courage to ask him."I'm really  36  by something," I said."I know your father was  37  the only one to raise you.What on earth did he do that you became such a special person?"

       Ernie sat quietly and  38  for a few moments. Then he said, "From my earliest __39  as a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, ' I love you, son.' "

Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to  40  Al as a failure. He had not left any material possessions behind.But he had been a kind loving father, and he left behind one of the finest, most giving men I have ever known.

21.A.formed              B.developed               C.received                D.gained

22.A. average          B. normal               C. ordinary           D. common

23.A. slightly          B. secretly       C. seriously           D. terribly

24.A.died                   B.choked                   C.starved                        D.worsened

25.A.cured                  B.prevented               C.forbidden              D.saved

26.A.better               B.heavier                   C.worse                           D.happier

27.A.disasters            B.adventures               C. directions                    D.situations

28.A.got                   B.drank                    C.turned                         D.sank

29.A.turned               B.became                  C.followed                       D.created

30.A.needed              B.shared                   C.benefited               D.possessed

31.A.Eventually          B.Gradually                C.Therefore              D.Meanwhile

32.A.trouble                B.hardship                  C.failure                        D.waste

33.A. never                   B. even                 C. still                D. ever

34.A.win                B.fall                          C.space                    D.flow

35.A.up                   B.with                        C.on                             D.through

36.A.worried             B.puzzled                    C.interested               D.attracted

37.A.especially           B.basically                   C.merely                  D.specially

38.A.argued               B.searched                  C.analyzed                 D.reflected

39.A.thoughts            B.ideas                       C.minds                   D.memories

40.A.treat                 B.call                        C.judge                             D.feel


第二节完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,共30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
As a young man, Al was a skilled artist.He had a wife and two fine sons.One night, his  oldest son developed a severe stomachache.Thinking it was only some   36   intestinal (肠内的)disorder, neither Al nor his wife took the condition very seriously.But the boy   37   suddenly that night.
Knowing the death could have been   38    if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, Al's emotional health became worse under the huge burden of his   39     To make matters worse his wile   40   him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son.The hurt and pain of the two   41   were more than Al could handle, and he   42  to alcohol.In time Al became an alcoholic.
43___ the alcoholism progressed, Al began to lose everything he   44   — his home, his land, his art objects, everything.  45   Al died alone in a San Francisco motel room.
When I heard of Al's death, I thought that Al's life was a complete   46 .
As time went by, I began to re-evaluate my earlier judgment.I knew Al's now   47   son, Ernie.He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have ever known.I watched Ernie with his children and saw the free   48   of love between them.I knew that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere.
I hadn't heard Ernie talk much about his  49__.One day I worked __50_ my courage to ask him."I'm really _51__ by something," I said."I know your father was  52  _ the only one to raise you.What on earth did he do that you became such a special person?"
Ernie sat quietly and _53__ for a few moments.Then he said, "From my earliest _54_ as a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, ' I love you, son.' "
Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to __55_ Al as a failure.He had not left any material possessions behind.But he had been a kind loving father, and he left behind one of the finest, most giving men I have ever known.
36.A.certain          B.common           C.rare          D.basic
37.A.died              B.choked            C.starved        D.worsened
38.A.cured            B.prevented          C.forbidden     D.saved
39.A.disease            B.debt              C.guilt        D.duty
40.A.left              B.scolded            C.quarreled      D.forgave
41.A.disasters           B.adventures         C.conflicts      D.situations
42.A.got                   B.drank             C.turned       D.sank
43.A.As               B.Though            C.Because      D.If
44.A.needed            B.shared             C.benefited      D.possessed
45.A.Eventually         B.Gradually          C.Therefore     D.Meanwhile
46.A.trouble            B.hardship          C.failure       D.waste
47.A.teen               B.aduh               C.aged          D.adolescent
48.A.win               B.fall                   C.space         D.flow
49.A.mother            B.brother           C.father         D.child
50.A.up              B.with              C.on            D.through
51.A.worried          B.puzzled         C.interested      D.attracted
52.A.especially          B.basically           C.merely       D.specially
53.A.argued            B.searched             C.analyzed        D.reflected
54.A.thoughts           B.ideas               C.minds        D.memories
55.A.treat              B.call                C.judge        D.Feel

Nowadays, a hospital always manages to keep its beds full. This is good on the one hand, and it’s bad on   36   hand.

One day, I went to see a sick friend at the hospital. I first went to the   37   desk, where I could get a permit to visit the patient.

      38   I could ask which room my friend was in, the lady set down my name, age, filled out a form and   39   a bell. I was just about to tell her what I was coming for when two men arrived with a wheelchair,   40   me in it and pushed me down the hall.

“I’m not   41  ,” I shouted. “I’m just looking for a friend.”

“When he comes,” one man said, “we’ll   42   him up to your room.”

In a minute I   43   myself in a small room. In no time they undressed me and covered some other things   44   me. One man said “If you need anything, press the button.”

“I want to get my   45   back.” I begged.

“Oh, you can   46   us,” a voice said, “Even if the   47   happens, we will see that your wife will get everything.” They left and locked the door   48   them.

I was trying to think of how to escape by the door when Dr. Ward came in with several of his   49  .

“Thank God you finally came,” I said.

“It hurts that badly?” he asked.

“No, on the contrary, I am not ill   50  .”

Dr. Ward looked   51  . “If you don’t feel any pain, that means it’s much more   52   than we expected.” Then he turned to his students, “This is the most difficult kind of patient to deal with because he refuses to   53   that he is ill. __54__ he won’t tell us where it hurts, he will never be well again until we find the hurt out for   55   by doing exploratory surgery (手术探查) .”

1.A. another            B. other            C. the other        D. others

2.A. meeting           B. office          C. information      D. medicine

3.A. Before            B. Until          C. While         D. When

4.A. beat               B. rang          C. struck         D. took

5.A. pushed            B. placed          C. pulled        D. invited

6.A. well              B. sick            C. good            D. healthy

7.A. command          B. carry           C. send          D. order

8.A. found            B. realized        C. felt            D. understood

9.A. on               B. from            C. up              D. to

10.A. money           B. friend            C. clothes               D. form

11.A. upset            B. expect           C. wonder       D. believe

12.A. best             B. hardest         C. worst           D. easiest

13.A. behind           B. before         C. beside         D. by

14.A. friends           B. students         C. relatives          D. teachers

15.A. at al             B. in all           C. after all          D. above all

16.A. excited          B. worried        C. satisfied         D. surprised

17.A. interesting        B. comfortable    C. serious         D. pleasant

18.A. add              B. settle            C. concern        D. recognize

19.A. Before           B. Since            C. When            D. As soon as

20.A. himself          B. themselves       C. yourselves       D. ourselves

 

MEDINA, Saudi Arabia: 3 people were killed when Saudi special forces stormed a Russian airliner and freed more than 100 passengers from hijackers (劫机者) on Friday. The hijackers admitted to be Chechens and threatened to blow up the plane. They seized the airliner on Thursday after it took off from Istanbul and forced it to fly to Saudi Arabia. There they demanded that Russia take back its army in the Muslim district of Chechnya, which goes against the Russian government for its independence.

SAN FRANCISCO: California’s officials warned on Tuesday that tight electricity supplies could lead to a second following day of statewide power failure. “If we can get some more resources from outside the state of California and if people can save a great deal, that would certainly help. ” Said a local official.

JAKARTA: 4 teenage girls were pressed to death in a shopping center in the Indonesian capital on Sunday. The accident happened when the British boy band AL was performing. Hundreds had gathered to the popular shopping center in Jakarta to hear the group perform. Foreign bands nowadays seldom come to Indonesia.

KABUL: Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban killed 100 cows at the presidential palace in Kabul on March 19. The Taliban carried out the cruel deed to make up for not acting earlier to destroy all the country’s statues. The world has found fault with the destruction of the valuable fortune of the world.

 

56. The hijackers seized the Russian airliner because _______.

A. their Chechen families were threatened to blow up

B. the plane was forced to fly from Istanbul to Saudi Arabia

C. they wanted Russia to end his fighting against rebelling Chechens

D. Saudi Special Forces killed 3 people

57. How can the State of California be away from the power failure according to the passage?

A. Get some electricity supplies from other countries.

B. Ask people to save more electricity.

C. Warn people of the tight electricity supplies.

D. The state of California will have to build more power stations.

58. In the third piece of news the writer just wants to _______.

A. tell people that the British boy band AL was not welcomed

B. show his or her anger that foreign bands seldom come to Indonesia

C. show Indonesia love music so much

D. tell the fact that 4 girls were pressed to death

59. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the fourth paragraph?

A. The Taliban regret destroying the status so late.

B. The world support what the Taliban have done.

C. The world support the Taliban’s killing of cows only.

D. The Taliban regret destroying all the status.

MEDINA, Saudi Arabia: 3 people were killed when Saudi special forces stormed a Russian airliner and freed more than 100 passengers from hijackers (劫机者) on Friday.The hijackers admitted to be Chechens and threatened to blow up the plane.They seized the airliner on Thursday after it took off from Istanbul and forced it to fly to Saudi Arabia.There they demanded that Russia take back its army in the Muslim district of Chechnya, which goes against the Russian government for its independence.

SAN FRANCISCO: California’s officials warned on Tuesday that tight electricity supplies could lead to a second following day of statewide power failure.“If we can get some more resources from outside the state of California and if people can save a great deal, that would certainly help.” Said a local official.

JAKARTA: 4 teenage girls were pressed to death in a shopping center in the Indonesian capital on Sunday.The accident happened when the British boy band AL was performing.Hundreds had gathered to the popular shopping center in Jakarta to hear the group perform.Foreign bands nowadays seldom come to Indonesia.

KABUL: Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban killed 100 cows at the presidential palace in Kabul on March 19.The Taliban carried out the cruel deed to make up for not acting earlier to destroy all the country’s statues.The world has found fault with the destruction of the valuable fortune of the world.

1.The hijackers seized the Russian airliner because _______.

A.their Chechen families were threatened to blow up

B.the plane was forced to fly from Istanbul to Saudi Arabia

C.they wanted Russia to end his fighting against rebelling Chechens

D.Saudi Special Forces killed 3 people

2.How can the State of California be away from the power failure according to the passage?

A.Get some electricity supplies from other countries.

B.Ask people to save more electricity.

C.Warn people of the tight electricity supplies.

D.The state of California will have to build more power stations.

3.In the third piece of news the writer just wants to _______.

A.tell people that the British boy band AL was not welcomed

B.show his or her anger that foreign bands seldom come to Indonesia

C.show Indonesia love music so much

D.tell the fact that 4 girls were pressed to death

4.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the fourth paragraph?

A.The Taliban regret destroying the status so late.

B.The world support what the Taliban have done.

C.The world support the Taliban’s killing of cows only.

D.The Taliban regret destroying all the status.

 

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