完形填空 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

"I am going to have a dance performance tonight." Mary ran towards me with a rare bright smile on her face, saying, “I hope you'll come. ” She left   31    , disappearing in the throngs of people quickly.

I could hardly believe my ears, for Mary was a quite ordinary girl. I had never seen her   32  or wearing attractive clothes, moreover, she always wore her big black-frame glasses.

I arrived at the hall with the ticket, and found my seat. Her performance was the seventh one. I knew I would suffer from a hard time before her   33   , for I had no   34   of art, but her performance was worth  35 , no matter how long I would wait for. Time went slowly, I                                36    not to fall asleep.

Finally it came Mary’s turn. I opened my eyes as large as possible,   37    to lose anything. Wearing a golden and shining skirt, Mary appeared on the glorious stage. Her dress went well with the brilliant lights. I could feel all the audience in the hall   38   their eyes on her and it was also   39    for me to remove my sights from her.    40     with a charming smile, she looked like a pretty butterfly flying on the splendid     41   . After all the performances ended, I waited for her at the gate.

"Hi!" She stood in front of me with a bag and her crystal high-heeled shoes in her hands, and dressed as she used to be, but the making-up still could be seen. I expressed     42   to her. "I knew it would be wonderful." She could not hide her    43   , laughing like a child. Her crystal shoes were shinning in the wonderful    44    night. Suddenly I    45     that every girl has a pair of special shoes like the crystal shoes of Cinderella.

1. A. hurriedly     B. worriedly        C. surprisedly      D. contentedly

2. A. taking up     B. making up        C. coming up        D. getting up

3.  A. time             B. chance           C. turn         D. occasion

4.  A. request      B. need         C. use          D. sense

5. A. watching      B. reading      C. listening        D. looking

6.  A. handled      B. dealt            C. fought           D. struggled

7.  A. fearing      B. wishing      C. wondering        D. ordering

8. A. attended      B. absorbed     C. fixed            D. pointed

9. A. right         B. easy         C. wrong            D. hard

10. A. Singing      B. Practising       C. Playing      D. Dancing

11.A. stage         B. hall         C. house            D. gate

12. A. thanks       B. wishes           C. congratulations  D. apologies

13. A. sadness      B. excitement       C. enjoyment        D. eagerness

14. A. starry           B. rainy            C. cloudy           D. stormy

15.  A. thought     B. realized     C. expected     D. supposed

 

 “Hi! John.” Mary ran towards me with a rare bright smile on her face, saying, “I’m going to have a  1   performance tonight. I hope you’ll come. Here is the  2  .” She left in a hurry, disappearing in the crowds of people  3  .

“What?! What performance? Dance? Is that true?” I asked myself. Mary was not such kind of girl. She was a quite  4   girl. I had never seen her making up or wearing attractive clothes, for she did not know how to  5   indeed. What a terrible thing, especially for a plain girl！

“I should go to, I must go to. That’s a miracle!” I thought.

I arrived at the  6   with the ticket, and found my seat. Her performance was the seventh one. I knew I would  7  from a hard time before her turn, for I had no  8  of art, but her performance was  9  watching, no matter how long I would wait. Time went slowly. I  10  with myself not to fall asleep.

“Let’s welcome the next exciting dance - Latin !”  11  filled the hall at once.

I opened my eyes as large as possible,  12  to lose anything. Wearing a golden and shining skirt, Mary appeared on the stage. Her dress went well with the brilliant lights. She was so beautiful. Dancing with a charming smile, she was fully  13   in the Latin music. At this moment, she looked like a pretty butterfly  14  on the splendid stage.

    After all the performance  15  , I waited for her at the gate.

“Hi!” She stood in front of me with a bag and her crystal high-heeled shoes in her hands, and 16  as she used to be, but the making-up still could be seen.

“How do you feel?” There was not a little bit tired  17   on her face.

“  18  !” I answered.

“Thank you! I knew it would be.” She could not  19   her excitement, laughing like a child. Looking at the shining crystal high-heeled shoes in the wonderful starry night, I  20  that every girl has a pair of special shoes which are like the crystal shoes of Cinderella.

1. A. instrument          B. dance            C. music             D. opera

2. A. address             B. number          C. ticket             D. invitation

3. A. quickly             B. completely       C. quietly            D. excitedly

4. A. lovely              B. popular          C. confident          D. ordinary

5. A. cover up            B. turn off          C. dress up           D. take in

6. A. hall                B. party            C. cinema            D. concert

7. A. relieve             B. escape           C. relax              D. suffer

8. A. interest             B. ability           C. sense             D. touch

9. A. proper              B. worth           C. good              D. happy

10. A. struggled           B. knocked          C. supported         D. controlled

11. A. Appreciation        B. Attention         C. Expectation        D. Applause

12. A. desiring            B. fearing          C. forgetting         D. regretting

13. A. absorbed           B. swallowed        C. addicted          D. surrounded

14. A. singing             B. flying           C. skipping           D. staying

15. A. stopped             B. paused          C. ended             D. succeeded

16. A. talked              B. dressed          C. laughed           D. saw

17. A. appearance          B. excitement       C. expression         D. exhibition

18. A. Sorry              B. Congratulations   C. Far from           D. Fantastic

19. A. hide               B. prevent          C. remove            D. abandon

20. A. doubted            B. realized          C. wondered          D. suggested

Ladji Doucoure of France beat Olympic champion Liu Xiang of China in the final meters to claim the title of the men’s 110 meters hurdles at the 10^th world championships in Helsinki on Friday.

Doucoure, who led the world this season with 12.97 seconds, over took the Chinese to win the race in 13.07 seconds. Liu was second in 13.08. Four-time world champion Allen Johnson of the United States took the third in 13.10.

The 22-year-old Doucoure said after the race, “ I can not tell you just how long I have been dreaming of this. This victory is the result of a lot of hard work, and also a lot of support from people who have believed in me. I had a bad start, touched a few hurdles, but after the 4^th hurdle I picked up my race and went straight to the finish line.”

Liu, who won the Olympic gold with a world record-tying time of 12.91 seconds, said, “I’m very satisfied with the second place. The result could have been worse. I felt quite well and did my best. I’ m not tired, I had some clearance problems at the start, so I should practice that some mor. Finally, I didn’t lose by much, only by a little bit, but I did think I could win it.”

Liu’s coach, Sun Haiping said on Friday he was content with Liu’s performance.

“ Liu Xiang was quite good during his reaction period, but he was a little bit slow in the middle and he finally caught up during the last two hurdles,” Sun told Xinhua.

Although satisfied with the silver medal and the clocking of 13.08 seconds, Sun said Liu might have added the world title to the Olympic championship if Liu had run the track neighboring his major rivals(对手) of Doucoure Ladji or Allen Johnson.

“ If he had run next to Ladji Doucoure or Allen Johnson, Liu could have kept pace with them and then sprinted(疾跑) at the last stage. In this case, he could grab the gold,” said Sun, who had become a household name for coaching China’s first men’s Olympic champion in the track.

1.This passage probably appears_________.

A．in a story book                         B．in a text book

C．in a newspaper                         D．in a fashion magazine

2.The following statements about Doucoure are true EXCEPT_______.

A．He won the gold medal in the men’s 110m hurdles in Helsinki.

B．He led the world in the men’s 110m hurdles with 12.97 seconds this season.

C．He did a lot of hard practice before the race in Helsinki.

D．He won the world champion title four times.

3.Which of the following can be used to replace the underlined phrase“picked up my race”in Paragraph 3?

A．gathered speed                        B．stood up

C．make up my mind                       D．became better in health

4.According to Sun Haiping, Liu Xiang might have won the gold if ______.

A．he had done better during his reaction period

B．he had run the track next to Ladji Doucoure of Allen Johnson

C．he had practiced clearance more before that race

D．he hadn’t touched a few hurdles in the race

 

For a long time I saw happiness as a huge banner (旗帜）across the finish line of a long race. I felt that only when I 36 _____ certain things could I finally be happy in my life. Most of the time I felt like a tortoise believing that being slow and 37 _____ would win the race. At other times I would 38 _____ like a rabbit trying different side roads at a dangerous 39 _____ hoping to reach that banner a little faster. 40 _____ , I began to see that no matter how long I raced towards it, the banner was never any 41 _____ I finally decided one day to 42 _____ and take a break. It was then that I saw my 43 _____ sitting beside me.

It had been with me as I 44 _____ hard to support my family, as I played with my children and heard their 45 _____ and even when I was 46 _____ with my wife at my side looking after me. It had been with me as I raced towards that stupid banner. I just didn’t have the 47 _____ to see it.

There is an old Chinese proverb that says, “Tension is what you think you should be. 48 _____ is who you are” Perhaps we all should stop our race towards the 49 _____ life we think we should have and 50 _____ the life we have now. Happiness will never be found under some banner far away. If will be found 51 _____ your own heart, soul and mind. It will be found when you 52 _____ that others love you just as you do.

Don’t be a tortoise or a rabbit when it comes to your happiness. Be a playful puppy and carry your stick of 53 _____ with you everywhere you go. 54 _____ yourself out of the race and realize that when it comes to love and happiness you are 55 _____ there.

1.                A．forgot          B．missed         C．overcame D．accomplished

 

2.                A．safe           B．steady          C．calm D．quiet

 

3.                A．act            B．run            C．jump D．walk

 

4.                A．place          B．height          C．speed    D．time

 

5.                A．Generally       B．Gradually       C．Unfortunately  D．Firstly

 

6.                A．clearer         B．lower          C．closer    D．smaller

 

7.                A．settle in        B．start off         C．stop by   D．sit down

 

8.                A．happiness       B．goal            C．success   D．friendship

 

9.                A．studied         B．fought          C．exercised D．worked

 

10.               A．laughter        B．complaints      C．stories    D．breathing

 

11.               A．lonely          B．tired           C．sick  D．hungry

 

12.               A．courage        B．chance         C．wisdom   D．strength

 

13.               A．Stress          B．Relaxation      C．Failure    D．Pain

 

14.               A．real           B．perfect         C．common   D．colorful

 

15.               A．enjoy          B．change         C．improve   D．create

 

16.               A．from           B．on            C．over  D．in

 

17.               A．realize         B．believe         C．hope D．admit

 

18.               A．sorrow         B．responsibility    C．fortune   D．joy

 

19.               A．Carry          B．Make          C．Push  D．Take

 

20.               A．never          B．still            C．already    D．ever

 

 

“I find myself glancing at my watch to see how long I’ve been standing in line,” she said. “Everywhere I go, I notice if the dumpster(垃圾罐)gates are open or if there’s trash in the parking lot.” Ms. Clark is a “mystery shopper”, one of thousands of contract workers that companies hire to pretend as regular customers in order to judge customer service, cleanliness and whether a store is selling a product that meets company specifications (规格).

Mystery shoppers can be found or, rather, not found, everywhere from restaurants and automotive shops to convenience stores and department stores. They play a constant cat-and-mouse game with store and restaurant employees and managers. However it’s not all fun and games. Once in the field, a mystery shopper will typically visit several stores or restaurants per hour, taking mental notes while inside, then jotting down physical notes after they leave.

It’s important for mystery shoppers to be as exact as possible, because the client companies are looking for data they can use to improve their service. The questionnaire won’t say, “Does the trash can need to be emptied?” What an educated shopper will say is, “The trash can to the left of the front door was overflowing with 10 pieces of trash on the ground.” Companies don’t need opinion but facts.

Nowadays mystery shoppers are armed with a number of high-tech devices, such as a digital scale and a digital thermometer, as well as a handheld PC for recording the entire experience. It’s a challenging job but a rewarding one. Mystery shoppers can be full time or part time, but the full-time workers tend to stick to standard mystery shopping while part-timers often choose the less complex reward-based programs. In those , the shoppers stay disguised(装扮的) only until the “shop” is finished, and then reveal (透漏) themselves to the store management and award prizes to employees who provided excellent service.

To be a mystery shopper, it’s important to be a good observer, but sometimes it’s important to have the right profile(外表), too. Companies often hire shoppers from particular backgrounds to better blend in with clients’ regular customers. If a secret shopper will be sent in, for example, to do a high-end automotive shop, the candidate must have a particular profile that meets a high-end, luxury car-type buyer profile. “It’s a challenge to perform your shop without being discovered,” Ms. Clark said, “because most of the people that we work for are very aware of the mystery shopping program.”

67. According to the text a “mystery shopper” would not have to        .

A. sign a contract with the employer     B. travel a lot around the city

C. provide exact facts to the company D. fill in questionnaires  

68. We learn from the text that Ms. Clark        .

A. visits some shops regularly and sometimes does something special

B. pretends to be a shopper and evaluates the services

C. is a government official looking into the services

D. is a manager of a company offering good services

69. People are willing to become a mystery shopper mainly because they can        .

A. get the best service and get paid at the same time

B. play a cat-and-mouse game with shop employees and managers

C. do the job either full time or part time and get paid well

D. observe clearly what happens in the shops

70. What does the underlined word “those” in the 4th paragraph refer to?

A. The shops where the mystery shoppers go.      

B. The less complex reward-based programs.

C. Part-time jobs.             

D. Excellent services.