完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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。

I’m a straight-A student and have been my whole life .When you come from a family of educators, it just seems 　36　 .

With high academic standards and a competitive 　37 , I don’t just like losing and I also can’t 　38 it. I need to beat the 　39 students, perfectly in everything. I’ve even gone so far as to define myself by my 　40 , saying how outstanding I am. If I don’t get the grade I 　 41 then I am lost.

　 Today I was sitting in class trying to 　42 the last minutes studying for a test in which I had to get full marks. 　43 the girl behind me started talking to me, I tried to listen 　44 while still glancing at my study sheet 　45 .When I thought the conversation required it, I smiled, nodded and 　46 . And then I found myself wishing she would be 　47 so I could study .After a while, she said, “You know, you’re a really good 　48　 . You’re so easy to talk to.” I froze.

　 I replayed the praise in my head before smiling and accepting it 　49 . But inside, I knew it wasn’t true .She’d made every effort to have a conversation and I wasn’t even trying to 　50 .

　 I passed the test excellently despite my 　51 of lost study time, but the one thing I needed to learn most wasn’t on that test. I had 　52 being the best student so that I had failed at just being normal. So what 　53 to me most? What I have is all about my personal 　54　 and about me being too self-centered. There can only be so many scholars, but there is 　55 enough sympathy. I want that to be what matters to me --- sympathy.

36.　　　　 A. usual 　　　　　　 B. helpless 　　　　　　 C. unfortunate 　　　　　　 D. natural

37.　　　　 A. spirit　　　　　　　 B. sport　　　　　　　　　 C. school　　　　　　　　　　　 D. market

38.　　　　 A. take　　　　　　　　 B. recommend 　　　 C. stand　　　　　　　　　　　 D. help

39.　　　　 A. ordinary　　　　　 B. top　　　　　　　　　　 C. handsome 　　　　　　　 D. strong

40.　　　　 A. strength　　　　　 B. appearance　　　　 C. grades 　　　　　　　　　　 D. tricks

41.　　　　 A. invent 　　　　　　 B. expect 　　　　　　　 C. copy 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. hide

42.　　　　 A. save 　　　　　　　 B. spend　　　　　　　　 C. collect 　　　　　　　　　　 D. cost

43.　　　　 A. When　　　　　　　 B. After 　　　　　　　　 C. Because 　　　　　　　　　 D. Before

44.　　　　 A. rudely 　　　　　 B. bitterly 　　　　　　　 C. excitedly 　　　　　　　　 D. politely

45.　　　　 A. in no time　　　　 B. on time C. for a long time D. now and then

46.　　　　 A. refused 　　　　　 B. worked 　　　　　　 C. agreed　 　　　　　　　　 D. waited

47.　　　　 A. quiet　　　　　　　 B. gentle　　　　　　　　 C. pretty 　　　　　　　　　　 D. safe

48.　　　　 A. talker　　　　　　　 B. listener 　　　　　　 C. lecturer　　　　　　　　　　 D. teacher

49.　　　　 A. angrily　　　　　　 B. carelessly 　　　　　 C. disappointedly 　　　　 D. gladly

50.　　　　 A. alarm 　　　　　　 B. gather 　　　　　　　 C. participate 　　　　　　　 D. shout

51.　　　　 A. fear　　　　　　　　 B. joy 　　　　　　　　　 C. worry 　　　　　　　　　　 D. possession

52.　　　　 A. given up　　　　　 B. focused on　　　　 C. complained of 　　　　 D. dreamed of

53.　　　　 A. happens 　　　　 B. matters 　　　　　　 C. appeals 　　　　　　　　　 D. devotes

54.　　　　 A. success　　　　　 B. failure　　　　　　　　 C. depression　　　　　　　　 D. health

55.　　　　 A. always 　　　　　 B. ever　　　　　　　　　 C. much　　　　　　　　　　　 D. never

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Two friends visited the zoo together. The zoo was very large and it was 36 to go everywhere. They had to decide where and which animal to visit as their time was 37. So both of them agreed not to 38 after choosing a 39 at every fork (岔路口).

A road sign at the first fork 40 one way to the lion quarters and the other to the tiger hill. They decided on the 41 after a 42 discussion because lions were “the king of the grassland”. The second showed a division (路口) going separately to the panda and peacock. They 43 panda as it was the nation’s treasure and went its way. Thus they made choices all along the way and each choice meant 44  what they couldn’t help regretting. But they had to make it, and  45 , for it brooked(容忍) no delay. If they hesitated they would miss 46  . Only 47 decision could offer more chances for sightseeing and 48  possible regret.

Life is 49 like this—choices often occur that one has to make, for example, between two 50  jobs, two fascinating wooers(追求者). To get one you 51 give up the other——you can get half of it. If you 52 weighing the pros and cons and calculating gains and losses, you will most likely 53 empty-handedness. Don’t be sad about it.  54 you have got half of the desirable things in life——something that is  55 to come by.

36. A. easy               B. eager　　　       C. impossible       D. possible

37. A. enough　　　       B. limited　　 C. tight             D. plentiful

38. A. retrace          B. come　　　       C. go　　　　　    D. go back

39. A. main road　          B. branch　　         C. crossing　　　   D. highway

40. A. showed　　　      B. pointed　　         C. intended　　　  D. made

41. A. former　　　        B. later　　　     C. last                D. the third

42. A. brief　　　           B. long　　　         C. no　　　　　    D. heated

43. A. hoped　　　        B. wanted　　       C. favored             D. got

44. A. getting          B. taking　　          C. grasping           D. giving up

45. A. slowly　　　         B. immediately      C. timely　　      D. easily

46. A. less　　　　         B. more　　　       C. most　　　　  D. least

47. A. high　　　　        B. slow　　　        C. short　　　　  D. rapid

48. A. increase　　             B. rid　　　　         C. reduce　          D. raise

49. A. just exactly        B. more or less         C. hardly           D. most

50. A. unwanted　　      B. rejected　       C. enjoyable          D. desirable

51. A. wish　　　　       B. want　　　       C. must　　　　　 D. have to

52. A. spend time　　    B. kill time            C. have a hard time  D. hope for

53. A. start with　      B. get up　　          C. succeed in　　   D. end up in

54. A. By no means       B. Not in the least   C. At most              D. At least

55. A. stupid　　　         B. delighted　     C. hard               D. supported

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。

There was a woman in Detroit（底特律），who has two sons．She was worried 36 them，especially the younger one，Ben， 37 he was not doing well in school．Boys in his class 38 fun of him because he seemed so 39 ．

　 The mother 40 that she would，herself，have to get her sons to do better in school．She 41 them to go to the Detroit Public Library to read a 42 a week and do a report about it for her．

　 One day，in Ben’s 43 ，the teacher held up a rock and asked if anyone knew it．Ben 44 up his hand and the teacher let him 45 ．“Why did Ben raise his hand？” they wondered．He 46 said anything；what could he possibly want to say？

　 Well，Ben not only 47 the rock；he said a lot about it．He named other rocks in its group and even knew 48 the teacher had found it． The teacher and the students were 49 ．Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book 50 ．

　 Ben later went on to the 51 of his class．When he finished high school，he went to Yale University (耶鲁大学) 52 at last became one of the best doctors in the United States．

　 After Ben had grown up，he 53 something about his mother that he did not know as a 54 ．

　 She，herself，had never learned how to 55 ．

36．A．about　　　　　　 　　　 B. on　　　　　 　　　　 C. with　　　　 　　　　　　 D. over

37．A．because　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. so　　　　　 　　　　 C. but　　　　　 　　　 D. though　　　

38．A．played　　　　　 　　　 B. got　　　　 　　　　 C. took　　　　 　　　　　　 D. made

39．A．clever　　　　　 　　　 B. hard　　　　 　　　 C. slow　　　　 　　　　　　 D. quick

40．A．asked　　　　　　 　　　 B. decided　　 　　　 C. forgot　　　 　　　　　　 D. heard

41．A．made　　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. let　　　　 　　　　 C. told　　　　 　　　 D. considered

42．A．notice　　　　　 　　　 B. message　　 　　 C. book　　　　 　　　　　　 D. question

43．A．class　　　　　　 　　　　 B. room　　　　 　　　　　　 C. office　　　 　　　　　　 D. lab

44．A．looked　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. gave　　　　 　　　 C. took　　　　 　　　　　　 D. put

45．A．think　　　　　　 　　　　 B. leave　　　 　　　 C. stand　　　　 　　　　　　 D. speak

46．A．always　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. even　　　　 　　　 C. quickly　　　 　　 D. never

47．A．found　　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. played　　　 　　　　　　 C. knew　　　　 　　 D. threw

48．A．whether　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. when　　　　 　　　　　　 C. where　　　　 　　 D. why

49．A．afraid　　　　　 　　　　 B. surprised　 　　 C. worried　　　 　　 D. unhappy

50．A．pictures　　　　 　　　　　　 B. exercises　 　　 C. shops　　　　 　　　　　　 D. reports

51．A．top　　　　　　　 　　　　 B. end　　　　 　　　 C. back　　　　 　　　　　　 D. side

52．A．so　　　　　　　 　　　　 B. and　　　　 　　　 C. or　　　　　 　　　 D. however

53．A．learnt　　　　　 　　　　 B. remembered　 　 C. understood　 　 D. guessed

54．A．doctor　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. child　　　 　　　　 C. student　　　 　　 D. teacher

55．A．read　　　　　　 　　　　 B. work　　　　 　　　　　　 C. teach　　　　 　　　　　　 D. show

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。

Some years ago on a hot summer day in south Florida a little boy decided to go for a swim in the lake behind his house.

He flew into the water, not 　36 that as he swam toward the middle of the lake, an alligator (短吻鳄) was swimming toward the shore. His mother in the 　37 was looking out of the window and saw the two as they got closer and closer together. In great 　38 , she ran toward the water, 　39 to her son as loudly as she could. 　40 her voice, the little boy became

41 and made a U-turn to swim to his mother. It was too 　42 . Just as he got to her, the alligator 　43 him.

From the dock, the mother caught her little boy by the 　44 just as the alligator caught his legs. That began an incredible war between the two. The alligator was much 　45 than the mother, but the mother was much too 　46 to let go. A farmer happened to 　47 by, heard her screams, raced from his truck, took aim and 　48 the alligator.

Remarkably, after weeks and weeks in the hospital, the little boy 　49 . His legs were terribly scared by the 　50 of the animal. And, on his arms, were deep scratches(抓痕) where his mother’s 　51 dug into his flesh in her effort to hang on to the son she loved.

The newspaper reporter, who 　52 the boy, asked if he would 　53 his scars(伤疤) to him. The little boy lifted his pant legs. And then, with obvious 　54 , he said to the reporter, “but look at my arms. I have great 　55 on my arms, too. I have them because my Mom wouldn’t let go.”

36.A. deciding　　　　　　　 B. realizing　　　　　　　　　 C. believing　　　　　　　　　 D. pretending

37.A. car　　　　　　　　　　 B. boat　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. yard　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. house

38. A. surprise　　　　　　 B. excitement　　　　　　C. fear　　　　　　　　　　D. disappointment

39.A. shouting　　　　　　　 B. whistling　　　　　　　　　 C. singing　　　　　　　　　　 D. talking

40.A. Hearing　　　　　　　 B. Recognizing　　　　　　 C. Ignoring　　　　　　　　　 D. Missing

41.A. angry　　　　　　　　　 B. hopeless　　　　　　　　　 C. alarmed　　　　　　　　　 D. interested

42.A. early　　　　　　　　　 B. late　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. slow　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. far

43.A. ate　　　　　　　　　　　 B. saw　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. heard　　　　　　　　　　　 D. reached

44.A. head　　　　　　　　　 B. hands　　　　　　　　　　　 C. arms　　　　　　　　　　　 D. legs

45.A. faster　　　　　　　　　 B. heavier　　　　　　　　　　 C. weaker　　　　　　　　　　 D. stronger

46.A. surprised　　　　　　 B. determined　　　　　　　 C. terrified　　　　　　　　　 D. satisfied

47.A. drive　　　　　　　　　 B. fish　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. live　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. dive

48.A. cut　　　　　　　　　　 B. shot　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. fed　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. caught

49.A. retired　　　　　　　　 B. survived　　　　　　　　　 C. died　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. escaped

50.A. visit　　　　　　　　　　 B. kiss　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. attack　　　　　　　　　　　 D. protection

51.A. words　　　　　　　　 B. palms　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hands　　　　　　　　　　　 D. fingernails

52.A. saved　　　　　　　　　 B. cured　　　　　　　　　　　 C. admired　　　　　　　　　 D. interviewed

53.A. leave　　　　　　　　　 B. give　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. show　　　　　　　　　　　 D. describe

54.A. pride　　　　　　　　　 B. pain　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. effort　　　　　　　　　　　 D. guilty

55.A. scars　　　　　　　　　 B. patterns　　　　　　　　　 C. designs　　　　　　　　　　 D. rings

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The young couple had another quarrel. They were sitting silently when the landlady(女房东) came in and asked, “You don’t 　36 the house any more?” He kept silent and she 　37 shook her head.

The landlady began 　38 the house. After looking around, the landlady screamed, “See how you have 　39 my house? The walls are full of nails(铁钉)! How could I rent it to others?”

She began looking around her 　40 room. Four years ago on the wedding night, he felt deeply 　41 to her, saying, “I feel so sorry to you for 　42 you live in this small room. In the future I will buy our own big house.”

This tiny room has two nails on the wall next to the door, one for her bag and the other 　43 . At that time, she threw all her stuff(填充物) such as her bag and umbrella on the 　44 once she entered the room, staring at the whole 　45　 and feeling terribly upset. Then he began 　46 more nails into the wall. There were three nails on the left, on which 　47 his clothes yesterday and four on the right used to 　48 their wedding photo frame.

The landlady started to pull the nails out with a tool. After the nails were　 49 , the walls were left with countless holes. Suddenly, she felt heartbroken as if she were 　50 nonstop through these holes.

　　She 　51 to her feet and exclaimed, “Stop removing the nails! We will rent the house 　52 we buy our own!” He gazed at her surprised, and then turned round, tears over his cheek.

She 　53 realized that marriage was like a wall and that all 　54 and “cold wars” were like the nails on the wall. 55 , when they were removed, only a wall with holes would remain. But if all the nails were still in their own places, the wall was still complete and reliable.

36. A. like　　　　　 　　 　　　 B. clean　　　　 　　 C. rent　　　　 　　　 D. keep

37. A. simply　　　　　 　　　 　　　 B. barely　　　　 　　 C. coldly　　　 　　　 D. proudly

38. A. observing　　　　 　　　 B. examining　　　 　　 C. watching　　 　　　　　　 D. spotting

39. A. shared　　　　　 　　　 B. ruined　　　　　 　 C. kept　　　　 　　　　　　 D. decorated

40. A. familiar　　　　 　 　　　 B. dirty　　　　　 　 C. empty　　　　 　　 D. bright

41. A. devoted　　　　 　　　 B. attached　　 　　　 C. optimistic　　 　　　 D. guilty

42. A. leaving　　　　　 　　　 B. having　　　　 　 C. asking　　　　 　　 D. getting

43. A. clothes 　　　　　 　　　 B. pictures　　　　 　 C. umbrellas　　　 　　 D. hats

44. A. floor　　　　　　 　　　 B. wall　　　　　 　 C. ceiling　　　　 　 D. door

45. A. trouble　　　　　 　　　 B. mess　　　　　 　　 C. confusion　　　 　 D. order

46. A. putting　　　　　 　　　 B. striking　　 　　　　 C. driving　　　　 　 D. beating

47. A. hung　　　　　　 　　　 B. fastened　　　 　　 C. dropped　　　　 　 D. swung

48. A. connect　　　　　 　　　 　　　 B. fix　　　　　 　　 C. hang　　　　　 　 D. put

49. A. replaced　　　　 　　　 B. separated　　　 　　 C. unfastened　　　 　 D. removed

50. A. crying　　　　　 　　　 B. aching　　　　 　　 C. bleeding　　　 　　 D. disturbing

51. A. jumped　　　　　 　　　 B. held　　　　　 　　 C. stuck　　　　　 　 D. got

52. A. if　　　　　　　 　　　 B. unless　　　　 　　 C. as　　　　　　 　 D. until

53. A. especially 　　　 　　　 B. eventually　　 　　　 C. fortunately　　　 　 D. sadly

54. A. chaos(混乱)　　　　　 B. troubles　　　　 　 C. quarrels　　　　 　 D. challenges

55. A. Therefore　　　　 　　　 B. Besides　　　　 　　 C. Thus　　　　　 　 D. However