完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)

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

You Did More Than Carry My Books

　　Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed a boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was    , along with a baseball bat and several other things. Mark knelt down and helped the boy pick up these articles. They _____ be going the same way, so Mark helped to carry some of them for him. As they walked, Mark    the boy's name was Bill, that he    computer games, baseball and history, that he was having a lot of    with his other subjects and that he had just broken    with his girl friend.

　　They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was    in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed    with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They    to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before    , Bill asked Mark if they      talk. Bill     him of the day years ago when they had first met. “Do you ever __  why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “You see, I cleaned out my locker(储物柜)    I didn't want to leave a mess (脏乱 )for anyone else. I    planned to leave this school and I was going home to    my things. But after we spent some time together    and laughing, I realized that    I had done that, I would have    a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together. So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more. You     my life.”

1.A. catching     B. getting  C. making  D. carrying

2.A. happened to           B. led to             C. managed to       D. refused to

3.A. discovered               B. realized                  C. said    D. decided

4.A. played        B. loved    C. tried      D. made

5.A. questions   B. ideas     C. difficulty       D. doubt

6.A. up      B. out        C. off         D. away

7.A. called         B. helped  C. invited  D. allowed

8.A. peacefully B. willingly         C. freely    D. pleasantly

9.A. continued  B. agreed  C. forced  D. offered

10.A. graduation        B. movement    C. separation     D. vacation

11.A. would       B. should  C. could    D. must

12.A .demanded        B. reminded      C. removed       D. asked

13.A. wonder    B. want      C. wander D. wish

14.A. even if     B. because of   C. because         D. as if

15.A. was  B. have      C. am         D. had

16.A. find B. pick       C. pack      D. hold

17.A. talking      B. playing  C. reading D. watching

18.A. before     B. if   C. while     D. as

19.A. forgotten B. passed  C. left        D. lost

20.A. helped     B. recovered     C. improved      D. changed

 

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。

Learning experiences happen to us throughout our lives. Not long ago, I had one that I would like to   36  .

I was going to Marblehead with my sailboat team. The team was racing down the highway at 85 mph   37   we realized we were   38   . Luckily, we saw a rest area ahead. I had a brand new $20 bill. I was so   39    because I had never had that kind of cash before. But spending it on   40   seemed like throwing it away. We all rushed into the pizza line.  41   I got a pizza and a drink, and walked to my table. About halfway through the meal, I   42   I had not actually handed any money to the cashier. I had just   43   out, and nobody had noticed. I felt terrible.

My conscience（良心） opened its mouth and swallowed me in one big bite. I couldn’t   44    over it. I just couldn’t go back to the cashier and   45  for my stolen pizza. I was so upset that I    46   to give myself the pleasure of an ice cream in   57   that someone would say,“ Hey, Jeff, why don’t you use the change   48   the pizza instead of that nice, new $20 bill?” I was not so   49___ of my cash now.

For the next two years, whenever I was 　50　 of the “pizza incident”, I would say to myself, “Don’t think about it....”

I have learned two things from this  51  .Maybe I was a fool for   52  in to my conscience, and being too stupid to appreciate a   53   pizza. But the real lesson is that even if you get away from what you have done, your conscience will  54   up with you.

This reflects the saying, “A coward（懦夫） dies a thousand deaths; a hero dies once.” I was a coward and have felt terrible about that incident at least a thousand times. If I had been a “  55  ” and gone back to pay for the pizza, I would have felt a little uncomfortable about it only once, or maybe twice.

A. say          B. talk          C. share              D. explain

A. as                B. while         C. then                D. when

A. lost                    B. tired          C. hungry            D. anxious

A. excited         B. eager         C. satisfied           D. encouraged

A. rest                    B. food          C. travel                     D. drink

A. Luckily         B. Finally        C. Immediately      D. Actually

A. thought        B. recognized     C. noticed           D. realized

A. walked       B. left             C. worked              D. found

A. look              B. get             C. turn                  D. think

A. ask                B. pay           C. apologize          D. send

A. refused        B. wanted        C. hoped                D. meant

A. hope               B. surprise        C. anger               D. fear

A. into              B. with           C. for                         D. from

A. sure            B. upset          C. proud               D. pleased

A. warned        B. reminded       C. thought         D. told

A. experience     B. experiment      C. story               D. mistake

A. turning             B. taking          C. handing              D. giving

A. free                B. cheap          C. plain             D. delicious

A. make          B. wake          C. catch           D. put

A. coward        B. fool            C. loser            D. hero

When I was young,my parents ran a snack bar in our small town.

One evening in early April,my mother told me to fill in at the snack bar 36　 a worker who had the flu.I told her I would mess it up, 37 I had never worked at the bar before.I 　38　

that instead of making money,I would end up owing it.

“You can do it,”said my mother.“　 39　 ,you won’t get much business until lunch.”

“But I’ll never remember the orders,and I’m no good ___40_ money.Please,Mom,don’t

　 41　 me.”

“Then I’ll help you,”she said.

I shrugged my shoulders.I thought my mother’s　　 42　　 was a bad one,but I 　　 43　　 .

When I got to the bar the next day,I found my mother was　 44　 .Because the weather that day was rainy and cold,people wanted hot snacks and drinks.　 45　 ,I was really slow at taking the orders and making change.The line of people grew,and everybody seemed　 46　 .I was so nervous that my hands shook,and I 　 47 a cup into pieces.What a mess!Then my mother came to　 48 me,and she also showed me how to make　 49　 .If someone gave me $5 for something that cost $3.25,I handed over　 50　 quarters and a dollar and said,“75 cents makes four dollars,plus one dollar makes five.”Things went more　 51　 after that.

By the end of the day,I could remember orders,　 52　 the bill,and make change quickly with a smile.I was even a little　 53　 when the sun came out and dried up business.My mother said she was proud of me,and when she　 54　 that I work at the snack bar again next year,I did not even shrug.I was too busy　 55　 the restaurant I would open one day.

36.A.to　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.for　　　　　　　　　　 C.after　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.over

37.A.because　　　　　　　 B.though　　　　　　　 C.until　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.while

38.A.promised　　　　　　　　　　 B.noticed　　　　　　　 C.worried　　　　　　　　　　 D.hoped

39.A.Therefore　　　　　　 B.However　　　　　 C.Besides　　　　　　　　　　 D.Yet

40.A.of　　　　　　　　　　　 B.on　　　　　　　　　　 C.about　　　　　　　　　　　 D.with

41.A.blame　　　　　　　　　 B.fool　　　　　　　　　 C.frighten　　　　　　　　　　 D.make

42.A.idea　　　　　　　　　　 B.bar　　　　　　　　　　 C.day　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.answer

43.A.guessed　　　　　　　 B.obeyed　　　　　　　 C.begged　　　　　　　　　　 D.admitted

44.A.angry　　　　　　　　　 B.sad　　　　　　　　　 C.wrong　　　　　　　　　　　 D.ashamed

45.A.At least　　　　　　　　 B.At last　　　　　　　 C.At most　　　　　　　　　　 D.At first

46.A.surprised　　　　　　　　　　 B.impolite　　　　　　 C.pleased　　　　　　　　　　 D.impatient

47.A.damaged　　　　　　　 B.destroyed　　　　　 C.broke　　　　　　　　　　　 D.ruined

48.A.scold　　　　　　　　　 B.help　　　　　　　　　 C.beat　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.save

49.A.money　　　　　　　　 B.lunch　　　　　　　　 C.coffee　　　　　　　　　　　 D.change

50.A.two　　　　　　　　　　 B.three　　　　　　　　 C.four　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.five

51.A.smoothly　　　　　　　　　　 B.fairly　　　　　　　　 C.simply　　　　　　　　　　　 D.conveniently

52.A.turn in　　　　　　　　 B.count out　　　　　 C.take over　　　　　　　　　 D.add up

53.A.discouraged　　　　 B.disturbed　　　　　 C.disappointed　　　　　　 D.distrusted

54.A.thought　　　　　　　　 B.stated　　　　　　　　 C.announced　　　　　　　　 D.suggested

55.A.imagining　　　　　　 B.preparing　　　　　 C.examining　　　　　　　　 D.describing