摘要：第二节:完形填空 例一 My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling 1 , but I always knew he was 2 . He never criticized us, but used 3 to bring out our best. He’d say, “If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you don’t give them water, they die. I 4 as a child I said something 5 about somebody, and my father said, “ 6 time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you. He explained that if I looked for the best 7 people, I would get the best 8 . From then on I’ve always tried to 9 the principle in my life and later in running my company. Dad’s also always been very 10 . At 15, I started a magazine. It was 11 a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a 12 : stay in school or leave to work on my magazine. I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision, 13 any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad 14 me to go into law. And I’ve 15 regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, 16 I didn’t pursue my 17 . You know what you want. Go fulfill it. As 18 turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national 19 for young people in the U.K. My wife and I have two children, and I’d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad 20 me. 1. A. biologist B. manager C. lawyer D. gardener 2. A. strict B. honest C. special D. learned 3. A. praise B. courage C. power D. warmth 4. A. think B. imagine C. remember D. guess 5. A. unnecessary B. unkind C. unimportant D. unusual 6. A. Another B. Some C. Any D. Other 7. A. on B. in C. at D. about 8. A. in case B. by turns C. by chance D. in return 9. A. revise B. set C. review D. follow 10. A. understanding B. experienced C. serious D. demanding 11. A. taking up B. making up C. picking up D. keeping up 12. A. suggestion B. decision C. notice D. choice 13. A. and B. as C. even if D. as if 14. A. helped B. allowed C. persuaded D. suggested 15. A. always B. never C. seldom D. almost 16. A. rather B. but C. for D. therefore 17. A. promise B. task C. belief D. dream 18. A. this B. he C. it D. that 19. A. newspaper B. magazine C. program D. project 20. A. controlled B. comforted C. reminded D. raised 例二 One summer day my father sent me to buy wire for out farm. At 16, I liked 1 better than driving our track, 2 this time I was not happy. My father had told me I’d have to ask for credit at the store. Sixteen is a 3 age, when a young man wants respect, not charity. It was 1976, and the ugly 4 of racial discrimination was 5 a fact of life. I’d seen my friends ask for credit and then stand, head down, while the store owner 6 whether they were “good for it. I knew black youths just like me who were 7 like thieves by the store clerk each time they went into a grocery. My family was 8 . We paid our debts. But before harvest, cash was short. Would the store owner 9 us? As Davis’s store, Buck Davis stood behind the cash desk, talking to a farmer. I nodded 10 I passed him on my way to the hardware shelves. When I brought my 11 to the cash desk, I said 12 , “I need to put this on credit. The farmer gave me an amused, distrustful 13 . But Buck’s face didn’t change. “Sure, he said 14 “Your daddy is 15 good for it. He 16 to the other man. “This here is one of James William’s sons. The farmer nodded in a neighborly 17 . I was filled with pride. James William’s son. Those three words had opened a door to an adult’s respect and trust. That day I discovered that the good name my parents had 18 brought our whole family the respect of our neighbors. Everyone knew what to 19 from a William: a decent person who kept his word and respected himself 20 much to do wrong. 1. A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything 2. A. and B. so C. but D. for 3. A. prideful B. wonderful C. respectful D. colorful 4. A. intention B. shadow C. habit D. faith 5. A. thus B. just C. still D. ever 6. A. guessed B. suspected C. questioned D. figured 7. A. watched B. caught C. dismissed D. accused 8. A. generous B. honest C. friendly D. modest 9. A. blame B. excuse C. charge D. trust 10. A. until B. as C. once D. since 11. A. purchases B. sales C. orders D. favorites 12. A. casually B. confidently C. cheerfully D. carefully 13. A. look B. stare C. response D. comment 14. A. patiently B. eagerly C. easily D. proudly 15. A generally B. never C. sometimes D. always 16. A. pointed B. replied C. turned D introduced 17. A. sense B. way C. degree D. mood 18. A. earned B. deserved C. given D. used 19. A. receive B. expect C. collect D. require 20. A. very B. so C. how D. too

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