第四节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
“Are you too stupid to do anything right?” These words — said by a woman to a little boy who was obviously her son — were spoken 26 he had walked away from her. The boy returned, his eyes downcast.
Not a 27 moment, perhaps, 28 small moments last a very long time. And a few words — though they mean 29 at the time to the people who say them — can have great 30 .
I recently heard a story from a man named Malcolm Dalkoff. For the last 24 years he has been a professional 31 . Here is what he told me:
As a boy in Rock Island, Dalkoff was terribly 32 . He had few 33 and no self-confidence. One day, his English teacher, Ruth Brach, gave the class an assignment . The students had been reading To Kill a Mockingbird. Now they were to write their own chapter that would 34 the last chapter of the novel.
Dalkoff wrote his chapter and turned it 35 . Today he can not recall anything 36 about the chapter he wrote, or what 37 Mrs Brach gave him. What he does remember is the four words Mrs Brach wrote in margin(空白)of the paper: “This is 38 writing.”
Four words. They 39 his life.
“ 40 I read those words, I had no ideal of who I was or 41 I was going to be,” he said. “After reading her note, I went home and wrote a short story, something I had always been 42 of doing but never believed I could do.”
Over the rest of that year in school, he wrote many short stories and always brought them to school for Mrs Brach to evaluate. She was 43 , tough and honest. “She was just what I 44 ,” Dalkoff said.
His confidence 45 . Dalkoff believed that none of this would have happened if that woman had not written those four words in the margin of the paper.
| 26. A. where | B. why | C. because | D. when |
| 27. A. wonderful | B. difficult | C. funny | D. big |
| 28. A. yet | B. although | C. for | D. therefore |
| 29. A. much | B. little | C. more | D. most |
| 30. A. meaning | B. power | C. force | D. sense |
| 31. A. writer | B. player | C. poet | D. singer |
| 32. A. sorry | B. proud | C. sick | D. shy |
| 33. A. books | B. ideals | C. friends | D. chances |
| 34. A. follow | B. match | C. decide | D. improve |
| 35. A. on | B. in | C. out | D. down |
| 36. A. more | B. again | C. different | D. special |
| 37. A. honors | B. remarks | C. prizes | D. grade |
| 38. A. poor | B. serious | C. good | D. silly |
| 39. A. changed | B. damaged | C. affected | D. improved |
| 40. A. Unless | B. Until | C. When | D. While |
| 41. A. what | B. how | C. where | D. which |
| 42. A. tired | B. fond | C. proud | D. dreaming |
| 43. A. strict | B. kind | C. encouraging | D. praising |
| 44. A. feared | B. needed | C. expected | D. loved |
| 45. A. grew | B. lifted | C. appeared | D. returned |
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30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,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑![]()
Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process.The instructor asked us to list 36 in our past that we felt 37 of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud.
This seemed like a very 38 process, but there' s always some 39 soul in the crowd who will volunteer.The instructor then 40 that we find ways to 41 people, or take some action to right any wrong doings.I was seriously wondering how this could ever 42 my communication.
Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: “Making my 43 , I remembered an incident from high school.I grew up in a small town.There was a Sheriff 44 of us kids liked.One night, my two buddies(伙伴) and I decided to play a 45 on him.
After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a s.o.b.(畜生).The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious 46 .Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office.My friends told the truth but I 47 .No one ever found out.
Nearly 20 years later.Sheriff Brown's name 48 on my list.I didn't even know if he was still 49 .Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed.I tried his number.After a few 50 , 1 heard, "Hello?" I said, "Sheriff Brown?" Paused."Yes." "Well, this is Jimmy Calkins."
“And I want you to know that I did it?” Paused.“I knew it!” he yelled back.We had a good laugh and a 51 discussion.His closing words were: “Jimmy, I always felt bad for you 52 your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it 53 all these years.I want to thank you for calling me for your sake.”
Jimmy inspired me to 54 all the items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It's never too late to 55 the past wrongdoings.
| 36.A.everything | B.anything | C.somebody | D.anybody |
| 37.A.ashamed | B.afraid | C.sure | D.proud |
| 38.A.private | B.mysterious | C.interesting | D.funny |
| 39.A.foolish | B.polite | C.simple | D.brave |
| 40.A.expected | B.suggested | C.ordered | D.hoped |
| 41.A.connect with | B.depend on | C.apologize to | D.get along with |
| 42.A.improve | B.continue | C.realize | D.keep |
| 43.A.notes | B.list | C.plan | D.stories |
| 44.A.any | B.most | C.none | D.all |
| 45.A.part | B.game | C.trick | D.record |
| 46.A.view | B.sign | C.attention | D.signal |
| 47.A.lay | B.laid | C.lain | D.lied |
| 48.A.appeared | B.considered | C.presented | D.remembered |
| 49.A.angry | B.happy | C.doubtful | D.alive |
| 50.A.words | B.rings | C.repeats | D.calls |
| 51.A.cold | B.plain | C.nervous | D.lively |
| 52.A.in case | B.so long as | C.unless | D.because |
| 53.A.around | B.out | C.off | D.away |
| 54.A.build up | B.make up | C.clear up | D.give up |
| 55.A.regret | B.forgive | C.right | D.punish |