完形填空

Perhaps the most interesting person I have ever met in my life is an Italian professor of philosophy who teaches at the University of Pisa．　　1　　 I last met this man eight years ago, I have not forgotten his 　　2　　 qualities．First of all, I respected his 　　3　　 to teaching．Because his lectures were always well-prepared and clearly delivered, students crowded into his classroom．His followers liked the fact that he 　　4　　 what he taught．Furthermore, he could be counted on to explain his ideas in an 　　5　　 way, introducing such aids to 　　6　　 as oil paintings, music, and guest lecturers．Once he 　　7　　 sang a song in class in order to make a point clear．　　8　　, I admired the fact that he would talk to students outside the classroom or talk with them 　　9　　 the telephone．Drinking coffee in the café, he would easily make friends with students．Sometimes he would 　　10　　 a student to a game of chess．　　11　　, he would join student groups to discuss a variety of 　　12　　: agriculture, diving and mathematics and so on．Many young people visited him in his office for 　　13　　 on their studies; others came to his home for social evenings．Finally, I was 　　14　　 by his lively sense of humor．He believed that no lesson is a success 　　15　　, during it, the students and the professor 　　16　　 at least one loud 　　17　　．Through his sense of humor, he made learning more 　　18　　 and more lasting．If it is 　　19　　 that life makes a wise man smile and a foolish man cry, 　　20　　 my friend is indeed a wise man．

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

(12)

(13)

(14)

(15)

(16)

(17)

(18)

(19)

(20)

完形填空

　　In the depths of my memory, many things I did with my father still live．These things come to represent, in fact, what I call 　　1　　 and love．

　　I don’t remember my father ever getting into a swimming tool．But he did 　　2　　 the water．Any kind of 　　3　　 ride seemed to give him pleasure．　　4　　 he loved to fish; sometimes he took me along．

　　But I never really liked being on the water, the way my father did．I liked being 　　5　　 the water, moving through it, 　　6　　 it all around me．I was not a strong 　　7　　, or one who learned to swim early, for I had my 　　8　　．But I loved being in the swimming pool close to my father’s office and 　　9　　 those summer days with my father, who 　　10　　 come by on a break．I needed him to see what I could do．My father would stand there in his suit, the 　　11　　 person not in swimsuit．

　　After swimming, I would go 　　12　　 his office and sit on the wooden chair in front of his big desk, where he let me 　　13　　 anything I found in his top desk drawer．Sometimes, if I was left alone at his desk 　　14　　 he worked in the lab, an assistant or a student might come in and tell me perhaps I shouldn’t be playing with his 　　15　　．But my father always 　　16　　 and said easily, “Oh, no, it’s 　　17　　．” Sometimes he handed me coins and told me to get 　　18　　 an ice cream…

　　A poet once said, “We look at life once, in childhood,; the rest is 　　19　　．” And I think it is not only what we “look at once, in childhood” that determines our memories, but 　　20　　, in that childhood, look at us．

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

(12)

(13)

(14)

(15)

(16)

(17)

(18)

(19)

(20)

完形填空

Tales of the supernatural are common in all parts of Britain．In particular, there was(and perhaps still is)a belief in fairies(仙女)．Not all of these 　　1　　 are the friendly, people-loving characters that appear in Disney films, and in some folktales they are 　　2　　 and cause much human suffering．This is true in the tales about the Changeling．These tell the story of a mother whose baby grows 　　3　　 and pale and has changed so much that it is almost 　　4　　 to the parents．It was then 　　5　　 that the fairies had come and stolen the baby away and 　　6　　 the human baby with a fairy Changeling．There were many ways to prevent this from happening：hanging a knife over the baby’s head while he slept or covering him with some of his father’s clothes were just two of the recommended 　　7　　．However, hope was not lost even if the baby had been 　　8　　．In those cases there was often a way to get the 　　9　　 baby back．You could 　　10　　 the Changeling on the fire－then it would rise up the chimney, and you would hear the sound of fairies’ laughter and soon after you would find your own child safe and sound nearby．

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

完形填空

　　This story took place in Israel．

　　One day when some government officials were rebuilding a barn,they found a moose hole and used smoke to 　　1　　 the mice out．Later they indeed saw mice running out, one after another．

　　Then,thinking all the mice had escaped,the officials started to 　　2　　 up．They saw two mice squeezing(挤)out of the hole．The 　　3　　 thing was that they did not 　　4　　 immediately．Instead,one chased after the other near the 　　5　　 of the hole．It seemed that one was trying to bite the 　　6　　 of the other．

　　Everyone 　　7　　 closer to take a look．They realized that one of the mice was 　　8　　 and the other was trying to allow the one that could not see to bite on his tail so he could help him escape．

　　　　9　　 what happened,everyone was 　　10　　 and lost in thought．

　　One Rome official said：“The relationship between those two mice must be 　　11　　 of emperor and minister．”The others agreed．

　　An Israeli said：“I think the relationship between them was husband and Wife．”Again the others all felt it made 　　12　　．

　　A Chinese, who was accustomed to the firm tradition of 　　13　　 to parents,said：“They are mother and son．”The others thought for a while and felt this was more 　　14　　．So they approved once again．

　　At that moment, one 　　15　　 child,who was resting his chin in his palms, 　　16　　 looked at other people,asking：“Why did those two mice have to have a certain 　　17　　?”

　　The atmosphere 　　18　　．The Rome official,the Israeli and the Chinese,all lowered their heads 　　19　　,and did not dare to respond．

　　In fact,the true love is not 　　20　　 on benefit, friendship and loyalty or blood relationship．Instead,it is based on no relationship．

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

(12)

(13)

(14)

(15)

(16)

(17)

(18)

(19)

(20)

完形填空

　　In the capital of Haiti, Port-au-Prince(太子港), the most popular form of transportation is the“tap-tap”．The tap-tap is the quickest means of 　　1　　 transportation and the least costly way to 　　2　　 around．It is also a 　　3　　 happening．It is 　　4　　 you get the news of the day or something．

　　A tap-tap is a pickup truck that has been changed into a 　　5　　 work of art．To make a tap-tap, a designer first draws the layout(设计图)and a workman build a 　　6　　 wooden box to protect people from the sun or the rain．There are two long benches inside for at least twelve people to sit somewhat 　　7　　．Lastly the artist and a painter work together to 　　8　　 a colorful covering of the drawings．

　　Each tap-tap is a 　　9　　 work of art and no two are the same．　　10　　 you to visit Port-au-Prince, you could not 　　11　　 these very colorful works of art．

　　There are three to four thousand tap-taps in Prot-au-Prince．They are different in size and 　　12　　．Some are big, some small;some are 　　13　　, some beautiful and colorful．Although most of the tap-taps are built to carry a 　　14　　 or so people at a time, they often carry more people．The 　　15　　 tap-taps always have more customers waiting for a ride．

　　In Port-au-Prince, people who can’t 　　16　　 to buy their own private cars usually ride the taps．These trucks are also very 　　17　　 for children going to and from school．

　　Whenever I travel to Haiti, it is always a 　　18　 to see so many wonderful newly painted tap-taps with all the people inside．The thing I like best is that you 　　19　　 know who you might meet inside because in Haiti we are almost all 　　20　　 with each other．

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

(12)

(13)

(14)

(15)

(16)

(17)

(18)

(19)

(20)

完形填空

　　When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Dr．Gibbs．When Dr．Gibbs wasn't saving lives, he was 　　1　　 trees．His house sat on ten acres(英亩), and his life's goal was to make it a 　　2　　．

　　The good doctor had some interesting 　　3　　 concerning planting trees．He never 　　4　　 his new trees．Once I asked why．“Watering plants 　　5　　 them．"He said,"If you water them, each younger generation will grow 　　6　　．So you have to make things 　　7　　 for them．”

　　He talked about how watering trees 　　8　　 shallow roots, and how trees that weren't watered had to grow 　　9　　 roots in search of water．He'd planted an oak and, 　　10　　 watering it every morning, he'd 　　11　　 it with a rolled-up newspaper．I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree's 　　12　　．

　　Dr．Gibbs died a couple of years after I left home．Every now and again, I returned and walked by his 　　13　　 and looked at the trees that I'd watched him plant some twenty-five years ago．They're incredibly 　　14　　 now．

　　Every night before I go to bed, I check on my 　　15　　．I stand over them and pray for them．　　16　　 I pray that their lives will be easy．But lately I've been thinking that it's time to change my 　　17　　．

　　I know my children are going to encounter hardship．Life is tough, whether we want it to be or not．Too many times we pray for 　　18　　, but that's a prayer seldom met．What we need to do is pray for 　　19　　 that reach deep into the earth 　　20　　 they won't be swept apart when the rains fall and the winds blow．

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

(12)

(13)

(14)

(15)

(16)

(17)

(18)

(19)

(20)

完形填空

　　Driving to the hospital that day was different from every other time．My father was seriously ill again He was 　　1　　 asleep when I arrived at the hospital, 　　2　　 he tried to sit up, 　　3　　 …and then went back into his coma(unconsciousness)．The doctor told us my father only had a short time to live Yet my father bravely showed us that he wanted to 　　4　　 to stay alive．I hugged my mother,and I told her I had to get back to Philadelphia,and the“Phillies”,afamous baseball team On the drive back,I felt a 　　5　　 strength I turned up the radio and drove 　　6　　 down the highway．Something told me that my father would be in my life for a little whiIe 　　7　　

　　As I was driving I 　　8　　 blew past the speed limit and a policeman stopped me The officer．a Phillies fan at heart, 　　9　　 me and as he wrote me up,he started telling me,“You're having a 　　10　　 year．but your value to our community is priceless．”It was wonderful having someone 　　11　　 me of what amazing blessings and gifts I'd had in my life．

　　From that point on,I 　　12　　 to play the best baseball I had played in years,and by the time of the last game of the season 1 was two points 　　13　　 from my goal of scoring 1,000 points When I arrived at the Stadium in Miami, I 　　14　　 no time．I scored with my first hit of the day for number 999．In my next turn,I hit the ball to the left for my 1,000th．I felt 　　15　　 that day,as if something bigger than me was swinging the bat on my 　　16　　 At that moment 7∶15 P m.,my father quietly 　　17　　 at Hackensack Hospital．

　　Maybe his work was done here,maybe he felt that 　　18　　 within that all men long for but are afraid to look for．　　19　　, deep down,I knew it was a good thing I also knew that he gave methe confidence and faith that when my turn came．1 would 　　20　　 it too．

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

(12)

(13)

(14)

(15)

(16)

(17)

(18)

(19)

(20)

完形填空

　　It was a January evening on our farm in rural Saskatchewan（萨斯喀彻温省）．Snow banks piled high 　　1　　 the door of the house, faintly（朦胧地, 模糊地）glowing in the moonlight．It's time to bed my nine-year-old son, Ryan．He was just 　　2　　 to himself as I stepped into his room,“I hope I can have my own 　　3　　．”And almost for two months, he kept 　　4　　 the same words．

　　　　5　　 most boys in Canada, Ryan liked to play Rocky, but the 　　6　　 rink was 24 miles away．There was no way he could play on this farm．I didn't 　　7　　 him for wanting an ice rink（溜冰场）of his own, but I worried his heart would be broken as his hope failed him 　　8　　 Ice rinks don't just appear out of thin air．

　　What could we do?“Our well doesn't have enough water to make rink．”my husband, Ken told me, shaking his head 　　9　　．“Besides, we don't have the 　　10　　 to build one．”So like Ryan, I could 　　11　　 hope the legend would happen．Please don't 　　12　　 him．

　　A few weeks went by and Ryan continued dreaming the day would draw in．　　13　　, the weather warmed up, unusual for that time of year．We enjoyed spending time 　　14　　, making snowman．But gradually the snow banks melted and flooded our yard．I looked outside．one day to find our garden had 　　15　　 a muddy pool．

　　That night a cold front moved in．The, wind howled．We tucked（蜷缩）ourselves beneath our quilts．The next 　　16　　 I was still groggy（头昏眼花的）when Ryan came running to me．“Mom, come look！”he shouted: He grabbed my 　　17　　 and pulled me outside．

　　There, in the garden, the pool of water had frozen 　　18　　 overnight－the perfect size of an ice rink．The only time in the 28 years that we've lived here 　　19　　 ever happened．Finally, Ryan's dream 　　20　　．

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

(12)

(13)

(14)

(15)

(16)

(17)

(18)

(19)

(20)

完形填空

　　Michael is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say．When someone asked him how he was doing, he would 　　1　　,“If I were any better, I’d be twins!”He was a natural 　　2　　．

　　Several years later, I heard Michael 　　3　　 a serious accident, falling off 60 feet from a communication tower．

　　After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of 　　4　　 treatment, Michael was 　　5　　 from the hospital with rods(铁棍) 　　6　　 in his back．I saw Michael about six months after the accident．When I asked him how he was, he replied,“If I were any better, I’d be twins．Do you want to see my 　　7　　?”I 　　8　　 to see his wounds, but did ask him what had gone through his mind as the 　　9　　 took place．

　　“The first thing that 　　10　　 to me was the well being of my soon-to-born daughter,”Michael replied．“Then, lying on the ground, I remembered I had two choices：I could choose to live or to die．I chose to live．”

　　　　11　　, Michael continued,“The nurses were great．They kept telling me I was going to be fine．But when they 　　12　　 me into the operation room, I saw the 　　13　　 on the faces of the doctors and nurses．I got really scared．　14　　, I read“He’s dead”．I knew I needed to take action．There was a big burly nurse shouting questions at me．She asked me if I was allergic to　　15　　．“Yes．”I said．The doctors and nurses 　　16　　 working as they waited for my reply．I took a deep breath and yelled,“Gravity．”　　17　　 their laughter, I told them,“ I’m choosing to live．Operate on me 　　18　　 I am alive, not dead．”

　　Michael lived, 　　19　　 the skills of his doctors, but also his amazing attitude．I learned from him that every day we have a choice to live 　　20　　．Attitude is everything．

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

(12)

(13)

(14)

(15)

(16)

(17)

(18)

(19)

(20)

完形填空

　　A few years ago, I had a job that almost destroyed me．My 　　1　　 was that I loved my job too much and couldn’t get 　　2　　 of it．Working for the President was better than any other 　　3　　 that I’d ever had．In the morning, I couldn’t 　　4　　 to get to the office．At night, I left it unwillingly．Part of my mind 　　5　　 at work even when I was at 　　6　　 with my kids at night．

　　Not 　　7　　, all other parts of my life shriveled(枯萎)into a dried raisin．I lost touch with my 　　8　　, seeing little of my wife or my two sons．I lost contact with my old friends．I even 　　9　　 to lose contact with myself．Then one evening, I 　　10　　 home to tell the boys I wouldn’t make it back in time to say good night．I’d already missed five 　　11　　 this week．Sam, the younger of the two, said that was 　　12　　, but asked me to wake him up 　　13　　 I got home．I explained that I’d be back so late that he would have gone to sleep 　　14　　;it was probably better if I saw him the next morning．But he 　　15　　．I asked him why．He said he just wanted to know I was there, at home．To this day, I can’t 　　16　　 exactly what happened to me at that moment．Yet I suddenly knew I had to 　　17　　 my job．

　　After I said in public that I had quit my job, I received a number of 　　18　　．Most were sympathetic, but a few of my journalists were 　　19　　．They wrote to tell me angrily that I shouldn’t think myself virtuous(有道德的)．　　20　　 work was virtuous;leaving an important job to spend more time with my family was not．

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

(12)

(13)

(14)

(15)

(16)

(17)

(18)

(19)

(20)