题目列表(包括答案和解析)
“Good night, Yammine.”
“Good night, Chief,” I reply.
The cell door __36__ and I hear Chief's keys clinking as other doors clang shut further down the row. I step into my little cell and sit down. I glance up at the window, covered in mesh(铁网),and think to myself, “This isn't a life, it's just a(n) __37__.”
Being __38__ makes me feel as though I'm being buried alive. I am a puppet(木偶) with people __39__ strings so that I eat, sleep and wake when they want me to.
I lie on my bed as night __40__ and think the same thoughts __41__. I think about how it all went so wrong, and imagine how I will __42__ for all the time I've lost.
Every day I live the same routine and nothing changes except the people. Prisoners depart for other prisons, or get __43__. Others __44__ from different prisons, or fresh from custody. It's a __45__ revolving(旋转) door.
When I committed my __46__, I was a lost young boy, but now I am __47__. Walking around the yard, I would notice my fellow prisoners reading books and writing letters to friends and family, which upset me as my __48__ at school was limited.
I longed for the day when I'd be able to sit in the sun, enjoying a cup of coffee and reading a newspaper or book __49__ my choice. I also longed to write letters to my friends and family, sharing my thoughts and feelings.
I decided not to waste my time inside and, __50__, make the most of all the resources available to me. I started to learn and was __51__ to realize my dream.
Now, after five years' persistence, heartache and hard work, I have __52__ my goal. Having __53__ a course as a reading adviser, I can now help others to read and write. And I have even started a creative writing workshop at Junee Correctional Centre. Learning to read and write at a highter level has given me the inner strength to present myself in a more __54__ manner.
And the day I've dreamed about has come true: I now enjoy my cup of coffee with a book in my other hand. Learning to read and write has changed my life and this article is my first piece of “proper” writing, and it won't be my __55__.
1.A. opens B. closes C. breaks D. sticks
2.A. existence B. appearance C. offence D. holiday
3.A. at school B. at home C. in hospital D. in prison
4.A. pulling B. shaking C. winding D. casting
5.A. becomes B. drops C. feels D. falls
6.A. once and for all B. over and over again C. once again D. for good
7.A. do up B. make up C. fix up D. mend up
8.A. revealed B. sentenced C. punished D. released
9.A. reach B. get C. arrive D. go
10.A. continually B. occasionally C. accidentally D. rarely
11.A. mistake B. crime C. error D. fault
12.A. caught B. home C. found D. trapped
13.A. attendance B. absence C. allowance D. assistance
14.A. in B. of C. over D. by
15.A. however B. instead C. thus D. nevertheless
16.A. devoted B. dedicated C. determined D. decided
17.A. gained B. recognized C. arrived D. achieved
18.A. attended B. completed C. started D. organized
19.A. positive B. negative C. sensitive D. passive
20.A. best B. worst C. latest D. last
“Good night, Yammine.”
“Good night, Chief,” I reply.
The cell door __36__ and I hear Chief's keys clinking as other doors clang shut further down the row. I step into my little cell and sit down. I glance up at the window, covered in mesh(铁网),and think to myself, “This isn't a life, it's just a(n) __37__.”
Being __38__ makes me feel as though I'm being buried alive. I am a puppet(木偶) with people __39__ strings so that I eat, sleep and wake when they want me to.
I lie on my bed as night __40__ and think the same thoughts __41__. I think about how it all went so wrong, and imagine how I will __42__ for all the time I've lost.
Every day I live the same routine and nothing changes except the people. Prisoners depart for other prisons, or get __43__. Others __44__ from different prisons, or fresh from custody. It's a __45__ revolving(旋转) door.
When I committed my __46__, I was a lost young boy, but now I am __47__. Walking around the yard, I would notice my fellow prisoners reading books and writing letters to friends and family, which upset me as my __48__ at school was limited.
I longed for the day when I'd be able to sit in the sun, enjoying a cup of coffee and reading a newspaper or book __49__ my choice. I also longed to write letters to my friends and family, sharing my thoughts and feelings.
I decided not to waste my time inside and, __50__, make the most of all the resources available to me. I started to learn and was __51__ to realize my dream.
Now, after five years' persistence, heartache and hard work, I have __52__ my goal. Having __53__ a course as a reading adviser, I can now help others to read and write. And I have even started a creative writing workshop at Junee Correctional Centre. Learning to read and write at a highter level has given me the inner strength to present myself in a more __54__ manner.
And the day I've dreamed about has come true: I now enjoy my cup of coffee with a book in my other hand. Learning to read and write has changed my life and this article is my first piece of “proper” writing, and it won't be my __55__.
16.A. opens B. closes C. breaks D. sticks
17.A. existence B. appearance C. offence D. holiday
18.A. at school B. at home C. in hospital D. in prison
19.A. pulling B. shaking C. winding D. casting
20.A. becomes B. drops C. feels D. falls
21.A. once and for all B. over and over again C. once again D. for good
22.A. do up B. make up C. fix up D. mend up
23.A. revealed B. sentenced C. punished D. released
24.A. reach B. get C. arrive D. go
25.A. continually B. occasionally C. accidentally D. rarely
26.A. mistake B. crime C. error D. fault
27.A. caught B. home C. found D. trapped
28.A. attendance B. absence C. allowance D. assistance
29.A. in B. of C. over D. by
30.A. however B. instead C. thus D. nevertheless
31.A. devoted B. dedicated C. determined D. decided
32.A. gained B. recognized C. arrived D. achieved
33.A. attended B. completed C. started D. organized
34.A. positive B. negative C. sensitive D. passive
35.A. best B. worst C. latest D. last
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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A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
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A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
It was 4 o’clock in the morning, when I received the phone call.
“This is the emergency room calling and your son was just 16 in with severe burns on his face, neck and arms. We have called for a(n) 17 and are going to fly him to the burn unit in Seattle.” Seattle was 350 miles from his college, so we knew immediately this was 18 .
The doctor described the 19 , which caused the burns. At 6 a.m, our son and his friends decided to barbecue hamburgers in the courtyard of their apartment. When they 20 the charcoal(木炭), it burst into flames because they had sprayed too much gasoline(petrol). The flames 21 my son’s shirt tail and shot from his waist to well over his head.
22 , one of the boys was quick-minded, grasped my son, and 23 him on the grass. While it saved his life, it was not in 24 to save him from severe burns and the terrible scars(伤疤).
After he 25 from the treatments, the doctors told him they would not do plastic surgery(整容)for 6 months 26 it takes that long for the skin to stop shrinking and wrinkling. So, he had to return to college with scars typical of severe burns.
When I was a child, my mother told my sister, who had a 10-inch very 27 scar on her arm, “Nancy, if you ignore the scar, other people will ignore it. It does not mean they will not 28 it, but it means it will not matter to them if it doesn’t matter to you.”
I 29 this wisdom on to my son. He took my advice to 30 and returned to school with his head held high--- glad he was alive.
By the end of the six-month waiting period, he decided that the scars did not 31 , so he made the 32 to give up any plastic surgery we all have “scars” that we believe 33 people to keep away from us. And we spend a lot of time thinking that if only we looked differently, or dressed differently, people would like us better.
But you see, people will only judge you by your looks, or your clothes, if you are judging yourself by these same 34 standards. Put your imperfections out of your mind and concentrate on what you value 35 yourself, and your beauty will shine through.
16. A. brought B. given C. turned D. showed
17. A. doctor B. hospital C. aircraft D. ambulance
18. A. serious B. terrible C. dangerous D. important
19. A. event B. process C. reason D. accident
20. A. got B. lit C. burned D. moved
21. A. took B. held C. caught D. attracted
22. A. Fortunately B. Surprisingly C. Happily D. Slowly
23. A. pushed B. threw C. dropped D. rolled
24. A. shape B. place C. fact D. time
25. A. benefited B. recovered C. suffered D. relaxed
26. A. if B. while C. because D. although
27. A. normal B. violent C. obvious D. popular
28. A. mention B notice C. 1augh D. hide
29. A. sent B. kept C. handed D. passed
30. A. heart B. life C. practice D. considerate
31. A. grow B. matter C. exist D. appear
32. A. mistake B. effort C. decision D. request
33. A. invite B. cause C. allow D. remind
34. A. false B. strict C. moral D. general
35. A by B. over C. beyond D. within
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