第三节  完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

【阅读】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 arrived in the classroom, ready to share my knowledge and experience with 75 students who would be my English Literature class. Having taught in the US for 17 years, I had no _21_ about my ability to hold their attention and to _22_ on them my admiration for the literature of my mother tongue.

I was shocked when the monitor shouted, “_23_ !” and the entire class rose as I entered the room, and I was somewhat _24_ about how to get them to sit down again, but once that awkwardness(尴尬)was over, I quickly _25_ my calmness and began what I thought was a fact – packed lecture, sure to gain their respect – perhaps 26 their admiration. I went back to my office with the rosy glow which comes from a (n) _27 of achievements.

My students _28  diaries. However, as I read them, the rosy glow was gradually _29_ by a strong sense of sadness. The first diary said, “Our literature teacher didn’t teach us anything today. _30_ her next lecture will be better.” Greatly surprised, I read diary after diary, each expressing a _31_ subject. “Didn’t I teach them anything? I described the entire philosophical framework(哲学体系)of Western thought and laid the historical _32_for all the works we’ll study in class.” I complained. “How _33_ they say I didn’t teach them anything?”

It was a long term, and it _34_ became clear that my ideas about education were not the same as _35_ of my students. I thought a teacher’s job was to raise _36_ questions and provide enough background so that students could _37_ their own conclusions. My students thought a teacher’s job was to provide _38_ information as directly and clearly as possible. What a difference!

_39  , I also learned a lot, and my experience with my Chinese students has made me a _40  American teacher, knowing how to teach in a different culture.

21. A. worry       B. idea            C. doubt                  D. experience

22. A. impress     B. put             C. leave                    D. fix

23. A. Attention   B. Look out        C. At ease                  D. Stand up

24. A. puzzled     B. sure            C. curious                  D. worried

25. A.found             B. returned          C. regained       D. followed

26. A. more             B. even            C. yet            D. still

27. A. thought          B. sense           C. feeling        D. idea

28. A. wrote            B. borrowed        C. kept           D. read

29. A. replaced         B. taken            C. caught        D. moved

30. A. Naturally        B. Perhaps             C. Fortunately   D. Reasonably

31. A. different        B. same              C. similar       D. usual

32. A. happenings       B. characters       C. development   D. background

33. A. should           B. can                C. will          D. must

34. A. immediately       B. certainly         C. simply        D. gradually

35. A. that             B. what             C. those         D. ones

36. A. difficult        B. interesting        C. ordinary      D. unusual

37. A. draw             B. get              C. decide        D. give

38. A. strange          B. standard         C. exact         D. serious

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

40. A. normal             B. happy            C. good          D. better

In 1982, Steven Callahan was crossing the Atlantic alone in his sailboat when it struck something and sank．He got into a life boat, but his supplies were   21 ．His chances of surviving were small．  22   when three fishermen found him 76 days later, he was alive —much   23   than he was when he started, but alive．

His   24   of how he survived is fascinating．His cleverness —how he   25   to catch fish, how he evaporated（蒸发） sea water to   26   fresh water—is very interesting．

But the thing that   27   my eye was how he managed to keep himself going when all hope seemed lost, and there seemed no   28   in continuing the struggle．He was starved and 29   worn-out．Giving up would have seemed the only possible choice．

When people   30   these kinds of circumstances, they do something with their minds that gives them the courage to keep going．Many people in   31   desperate circumstances 32    in or go mad．Something the survivors do with their thoughts helps them find the courage to carry on   33   difficulties．

"I tell myself I can   34   it," wrote Callahan in his book．-Compared to what others have been through, I'm fortunate．I tell myself these things over and over,   35   up courage．．．"

I wrote that down after 1 read it．It   36   me as something important．And I've told myself the same thing when my own goals seemed   37   off or when my problems seemed too terrible．And every time I've said it, I have always come back to my   38   ．

The truth is,our circumstances are only bad    39    to something better.But others have been though the much worse,that is,in comparison with what others have been through,you’re fortunate.Tell this to yourself over sad over again,and it will help you   40   though the rough situations with a little more courage.

1.A．full            B．rich            C．few             D．enough

2.A．And           B．Yet           C．Still             D．Thus

3.A．thinner         B．stronger       C．worse           D．healthier

4.A．attitude        B．assumption     C．instruction       D．account

5.A．assisted        B．tended         C．managed        D．intended

6.A．make          B．absorb         C．select           D．replace

7.A．attacked        B．caught        C．froze            D．cheated

8.A．operation        B．taste                 C．message          D．point

9.A．firmly           B．completely   C．hardly           D．generally

10.A．deal            B．defend       C．survive           D．observe

11.A． similarly        B．differently    C．gradually         D．commonly

12.A．pull           B．take          C．break             D．give

13.A．for the lack of   B．in the face of   C．in exchange for    D．as a result of

14.A．handle         B．carry         C．follow           D．inspect

15.A．rolling         B．using           C．building          D．making

16.A．defeated       B．recommended   C．introduced        D．struck

17.A．far          B．long              C．ever             D．even

18.A．feelings           B．senses                   C．ideas            D．influences

19.A．related            B．measured             C．contributed         D．compared

20.A．see                  B．cut                C．get                D．think

 

In 1982, Steven Callahan was crossing the Atlantic alone in his sailboat when it struck something and sank．He got into a life boat, but his supplies were   21 ．His chances of surviving were small．  22   when three fishermen found him 76 days later, he was alive —much   23   than he was when he started, but alive．

His   24   of how he survived is fascinating．His cleverness —how he   25   to catch fish, how he evaporated（蒸发） sea water to   26   fresh water—is very interesting．

But the thing that   27   my eye was how he managed to keep himself going when all hope seemed lost, and there seemed no   28   in continuing the struggle．He was starved and 29   worn-out．Giving up would have seemed the only possible choice．

When people   30   these kinds of circumstances, they do something with their minds that gives them the courage to keep going．Many people in   31   desperate circumstances 32    in or go mad．Something the survivors do with their thoughts helps them find the courage to carry on   33   difficulties．

"I tell myself I can     34     it, “wrote Callahan in his book. -Compared to what others have been through, I'm fortunate. I tell myself these things over and over,       35     up courage...

I wrote that down after I read it. It   36   me as something important. And I've told myself the same thing when my own goals seemed     37 off or when my problems seemed too terrible. And every time I've said it, I have always come back to my   38     .

The truth is,our circumstances are only bad   39  to something better. But others have been through the much worse; that is, in comparison with what others have been through,you’re fortunate. Tell this to yourself over and over again, and it will help you   40   through the rough

situations with a little more courage.

1.A．full                  B．rich                        C．few                    D．enough

2.A．And                 B．Yet              C．Still                  D．Thus

3.A．thinner             B．stronger               C．worse            D．healthier

4.A．attitude            B．assumption             C．instruction             D．account

5.A．assisted    B．tended           C．managed               D．intended

6.A．make                B．absorb                 C．select                 D．replace

7.A．attacked            B．caught                 C．froze                   D．cheated

8.A．operation           B．taste                       C．message          D．point

9.A．firmly               B．completely       C．hardly           D．generally

10.A．deal                       B．defend                C．survive                 D．observe

11.A．similarly   B．differently                 C．gradually               D．commonly

12.A．pull               B．take                   C．break                   D．give

13.A．for the lack of   B．in the face of   C．in exchange for   D．as a result of

14.A．handle            B．carry          C．follow                  D．inspect

15.A．rolling             B．using                         C．building                 D．making

16.A．defeated                  B．recommended        C．introduced             D．struck

17.A．far          B．long              C．ever             D．even

18.A．feelings           B．senses                   C．ideas            D．influences

19.A．related            B．measured             C．contributed                   D．compared

20.A．see                  B．cut                C．get                D．think

 

In 1982, Steven Callahan was crossing the Atlantic alone in his sailboat when it struck something and sank．He got into a life boat, but his supplies were   21 ．His chances of surviving were small．  22   when three fishermen found him 76 days later, he was alive —much   23   than he was when he started, but alive．

His   24   of how he survived is fascinating．His cleverness —how he   25   to catch fish, how he evaporated（蒸发） sea water to   26   fresh water—is very interesting．

But the thing that   27   my eye was how he managed to keep himself going when all hope seemed lost, and there seemed no   28   in continuing the struggle．He was starved and 29   worn-out．Giving up would have seemed the only possible choice．

When people   30   these kinds of circumstances, they do something with their minds that gives them the courage to keep going．Many people in   31   desperate circumstances 32    in or go mad．Something the survivors do with their thoughts helps them find the courage to carry on   33   difficulties．

"I tell myself I can   34   it," wrote Callahan in his book．-Compared to what others have been through, I'm fortunate．I tell myself these things over and over,   35   up courage．．．"

I wrote that down after 1 read it．It   36   me as something important．And I've told myself the same thing when my own goals seemed   37   off or when my problems seemed too terrible．And every time I've said it, I have always come back to my   38   ．

The truth is, our circumstances are only bad   39   to something better．But others have been through the much worse, that is, in comparison with what others have been through, you're fortunate．Tell this to yourself over and over again, and it will help you   40   through the rough situations with a little more courage．

1.A．full              B．rich                C．few               D．enough

2.A．And          B．Yet                C．Still               D．Thus

3.A．thinner   B．stronger            C．worse                   D．healthier

4.A．attitude           B．assumption         C．instruction          D．account

5.A．assisted           B．tended             C．managed           D．intended

6.A．make             B．absorb             C．select              D．replace

7.A．attacked           B．caught             C．froze              D．cheated

8.A．operation                   B．taste               C．message            D．point

9.A．firmly            B．completely          C．hardly              D．generally

10.A．deal              B．defend             C．survive             D．observe

11.A．similarly           B．differently         C．gradually            D．commonly

12.A．pull               B．take               C．break              D．give

13.A．for the lack of       B．in the face of        C．in exchange for      D．as a result of

14.A．handle             B．carry              C．follow              D．inspect

15.A．rolling             B．using              C．building            D．making

16.A．defeated           B．recommended       C．introduced           D．struck

17.A．far          B．long              C．ever    D．even

18.A．feelings           B．senses         C．ideas   D．influences

19.A．related            B．measured   C．contributed         D．compared

20.A．see                  B．cut                C．get                D．think

 

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16-35各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

In this modern world, we rush around all day, doing things, talking, emailing, sending and reading messages. We are always on, always connected, always thinking, always talking. There is no ___16___ for stillness.

And when we are ___17 ___to be still because we’re in line for something, or waiting at a doctor’s appointment, or on a bus or train, we often ___18 ___something to do. Some will play with mobile devices, others will read something. Being still isn’t something we’re ___19 ___.

This comes at a ___ 20___: we lose that time for ___ 21___, for observing and listening. We lose peace.

And ___22___ yet: sometimes too much action is worse than no action at all. You can run around crazily, but get ___ 23___done.

Take a moment to think about ___24___ you spend your days. Are you constantly rushing around? Are you constantly reading and answering ___25 ___, checking on the news and the latest stream of information? Are you always ___26___through your schedule?

Is this how you want to spend your ___27___? If so, peace be with you. If not, take a moment to be ___28___. Don’t think about what you have to do, or what you’ve done already. ___29___be in the moment.

Then after a minute or two of doing that, consider your life, and how you’d ___30___ it to be. See your life with less movement, less doing, less rushing. See it with more stillness, more consideration, more ___31___.

Then be that vision.

It’s pretty simple: all you have to do is sit still for a little bit each day. ___32___you’ve gotten used to that, try doing less each day. Breathe when you feel yourself moving too___33___. Slow down. Be present. Find happiness now, in this moment, instead of ___34___ for it.

___35 ___ the stillness. It’s a treasure, and it’s available to us, always.

16. A. place                  B. chance                     C. freedom                   D. time

17. A. forced                B. ordered             C. invited                            D. told

18. A. have                   B. find                  C. buy                          D. get

19. A. familiar with              B. curious about     C. used to                        D. interested in

20. A. cost                    B. risk                   C. loss                          D. danger

21. A. play                   B. food                 C. sleep                        D. consideration

22. A. further                B. worse                C. farther                            D. deeper

23. A. everything          B. anything            C. nothing                    D. something

24. A. how                   B. where               C. why                         D. whether

25. A. questions            B. problems           C. phones                        D. messages

26. A. walking                     B. rushing             C. stepping                   D. going

27. A. school                B. youth                C. work                        D. life

28. A. silent                  B. patient                     C. still                          D. quiet

29. A. Nearly                B. Ever                 C. Just                         D. Already

30. A. like                    B. decide               C. choose                            D. need

31. A. activity               B. research            C. study                       D. peace

32. A. Because                     B. Until                 C. Once                        D. Unless

33. A. frequently           B. slowly               C. fast                          D. quickly

34. A. asking                B. sending             C. calling                            D. waiting

35. A. Value                  B. Miss                 C. Owe                        D. Hold