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21~40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Jane’s mother worked on the farm from dawn till dark, which just could make ends meet. To make Jane live a   21  life. Mother was very carful about spending money.   22 , Jane didn’t understand her. Every day Mother was busy with her  23   while Jane was studying at school, so they had little time to enjoy themselves. 

One day, Mother realized Jane was unhappy and even  24  to her, so she decided to go   25 with Jane to make Jane happy.

On Sunday morning they went happily to the snowfield. Since they were   26  in white clothes, the manager advised them to buy ski clothes. He said   27 there was an accident, they might be easily  28  in their ski clothes. Mother couldn’t   29 them, so she refused.

Then they went skiing in their white clothes. They were skiing happily on the   30   when suddenly the snowfield began to  31 . It was the snowslide(雪崩). They ran a long way and  32   the snowslide finally, but they couldn’t find their way. Later, a helicopter was flying above,  33 people on it couldn’t see or hear them. Jane was  34   because she had hurt her head seriously and  35 dropped on the snow. Just then an idea struck Mother. She pierced (刺破) her wrist  36  and then bright red blood dropped down on the snowfield. A red SOS was on the snow. At last Jane  37 , but Mother died.

Every time I   38  the blood dropping onto the snowfield, I feel   39 . I believe anyone who hears the tragedy will  40  Mother for her selfless love to her daughter.

21. A. happy         B. healthy            C. busy              D. meaningful

22. A. Moreover      B. However          C. Anyway            D. Though

23. A. writing         B. housework         C. work              D. research

24. A. unfriendly       B. loyal              C. kind               D. cruel

25. A. skating              B. dancing           C. hiking             D. skiing

26. A. all             B. both              C. either              D. every

27. A. now that         B. in case            C. as though          D. even if

28. A. searched         B. examined          C. found             D. caught

29. A. pay             B. manage           C. afford              D. stand

30. A. mountain       B. farmland          C. playground         D. snowfield

31. A. change         B. melt              C. shake               D. jump

32. A. escaped          B. passed             C. experienced         D. overcame

33. A. but             B. so                C. since               D. while

34. A. in despair        B. in danger          C. in peace            D. in ruins

35. A. hair            B. blood             C. tears               D. jewels

36. A. carefully        B. slowly            C. immediately         D. hardly

37. A. cried           B. died              C. woke              D. survived

38. A. find out         B. think of                 C. suffer from         D. come across

39. A. satisfied        B. curious            C. anxious            D. painful

40. A. admire          B. envy             C. reward             D. thank

 

The CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs’ story about death
When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as if it were your last, someday you’ ll most certainly be right.” It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself, “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?”
Remembering that I’ ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ ve ever encountered（遇到）to help me make the big choice in life.
About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that was incurable, and that I would live no longer than three to six months. My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order, which is my doctors’code for preparing yourself to die.
I lived with that diagnosis all day. I was completely in despair. Later that evening, I had another biopsy（活组织检查）and my wife told me that tumor turned to be curable with surgery. I had the surgery and I’ m fine now.
This was the closest I’ ve been to facing death. To tell the truth, no one wants to die. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. It clears out the old to make room for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away.
Your time is so limited that you shouldn’ t waste it repeating someone else’ s life. Don’ t be trapped by dogma（教条）—which is living with the results of other people’ s thinking. Don’ t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most importantly, have the courage to follow your heart. It somehow already knows what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.
【小题1】The doctor advised the author to go home and get his affairs in order because_________.

A．he had to rest at home

B．his disease was not serious at all

C．his disease couldn’ t be cured

D．he had to wait for the result of the test

【小题2】How did the author feel after the diagnosis?

A．Angry

B．Excited

C．Optimistic

D．Hopeless

【小题3】What does the author think of death?

A．He thinks it is nothing to be scared of.

B．He thinks it is not the end of life.

C．He thinks it is impossible to avoid.

D．He thinks it is the beginning of a new life

【小题4】In the author’ s opinion, we should ____________.

A．follow others’ advice

B．take no notice of diseases

C．take exercise and keep healthy

D．have the courage to follow our heart

In my whole childhood I focused on training to play professional soccer. Through the mid 90’s I  36 through Olympic training and on June 13,1997 I was  37 with a minor league team, when a 16-year-old boy ran a stop sign(闯红灯).That night 38 my life. I was on my motorcycle and got 39 by a car, partly disabling me six months. I lost most of my memory, 40 coma (昏迷)symptom and had to learn to 41  all over. During the coming 24 months of physical treatment I changed my 42 of life.

    I began making 43 as if each day was my last day 44. Before the 45 , I was studying at a university. I was taught that the 46 of life was to study career skills and pursue financial 47. After returning from near death I went 48 searching. I traveled through the native reservation of the northern USA and witnessed the most extreme 49. I slowly realized there was so much more to 50 than just doing things for myself. I started listening to the people I met and 51 to help them any way possible.

   Everywhere I stayed I met 52 people telling me stories about 53 the earth and making better use of nature’s energy. In 2005 my father quickly died from cancer and I 54 the desire to do much of anything for myself. I started looking for well-off people to aid those 55. I’ve accumulated a list of people nearing life threatening situations or those trying to make a major effect on the world and now I try to help them full time.

A. advanced       B. fought         C. looked        D. won

A. playing         B. working       C. competing     D. coming

A. corrected       B. influenced      C. destroyed      D. changed

A. run            B. hit            C. knocked       D. stuck

A. spread          B. caught         C. showed        D. suffered

A. walk           B. talk            C. eat           D. drive

A. duty           B. view           C. course        D. dream

A. decisions       B. discoveries      C. promises       D. studies

A. possible        B. available        C. present        D. alive

A. event          B. experience      C. difficulty      D. disaster

A. reality         B. value           C. purpose       D. content

A. balance        B. situation        C. stability       D. expense

A. head          B. spirit           C. heart         D. soul

A. poverty        B. anxiety         C. anger         D. simplicity

A. nature         B. society         C. life           D. happiness

A. refused        B. volunteered      C. tended        D. learned

A. wonderful      B. famous         C. wealthy       D. cautious

A. developing     B. exploring        C. respecting     D. understanding

A. realized        B. controlled       C. gained        D. lost

A. in despair      B. in need          C. in touch       D. in season 

Donald had his own difficulties in sleeping that night. Not just because of the bright lights of the shelter or people’s constant voices, it was the happening repeatedly nightmare that caused him to stay awake, to fear sleep. Donald was back in his small house. He did his best to ignore the howling winds outside his window. Yet he could not turn out the fearful whimpers (呜咽) of his little dog, or the uncomfortable sounds of his mother anxious in her room next door, unable to sleep through the storm despite her insistence they would be all right.

Donald did not want his mother to be upset, but on some level, he was glad to hear she was awake, It meant he was not alone in the dark. Though he was 12, until recently it was impossible for Donald to fall asleep unless his mother lay down by his side.

Suddenly there was a crash. Their living room window is shattered (打碎) by 125 miles an hour winds. Troy rushed to Donald and sat anxiously on the edge of his bed. He did his best to calm his mother, and she had to comfort him. Soon water was seeping (渗入) into the single floor house. Quickly it rose from ankle level to leg level. At Donald’s insistence, they pushed their way through the water --- now chest high --- toward the front door. When they fought their way into the living room, water rose to their chins.

It was a struggle for the boy and mother to stay afloat. In a total panic, desperate to hold on to something, Troy caught a curtain rod. She was breathing hard, shouting that she couldn’t swim.

Donald cried out, “Mom! Hold on!” Just then Donald also caught a floatable wood board.

1.The passage is mainly about _____.

A．how a storm happened and caused damage

B．how a mother and son experienced a storm

C．how a mother and son survived a storm

D．how a son helped his mother in a storm

2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the story?

A．The rising water.	B．The broken window.
C．The lucky dog.	D．The noisy environment.

3.Which phrase can describe Troy’s feelings at the beginning of the storm most suitably?

A．In excitement.

B．In calm.

C．In anxiety.

D．In despair.

4.What will the author most probably talk about next?

A．How the other people struggled in the storm.

B．Why the rainstorm happened.

C．What damage the rainstorm caused.

D．How Donald and Troy struggled to save themselves

 

The CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs’ story about death

When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as if it were your last, someday you’ ll most certainly be right.” It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself, “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?”

Remembering that I’ ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ ve ever encountered（遇到）to help me make the big choice in life.

About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that was incurable, and that I would live no longer than three to six months. My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order, which is my doctors’code for preparing yourself to die.

I lived with that diagnosis all day. I was completely in despair. Later that evening, I had another biopsy（活组织检查）and my wife told me that tumor turned to be curable with surgery. I had the surgery and I’ m fine now.

This was the closest I’ ve been to facing death. To tell the truth, no one wants to die. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. It clears out the old to make room for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away.

Your time is so limited that you shouldn’ t waste it repeating someone else’ s life. Don’ t be trapped by dogma（教条）—which is living with the results of other people’ s thinking. Don’ t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most importantly, have the courage to follow your heart. It somehow already knows what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.

1.The doctor advised the author to go home and get his affairs in order because_________.

A. he had to rest at home

B. his disease was not serious at all

C. his disease couldn’ t be cured

D. he had to wait for the result of the test

2.How did the author feel after the diagnosis?

   A. Angry       B. Excited       C. Optimistic   D. Hopeless 

3.What does the author think of death?

A. He thinks it is nothing to be scared of.

B. He thinks it is not the end of life.

C. He thinks it is impossible to avoid.

D. He thinks it is the beginning of a new life

4.In the author’ s opinion, we should ____________.

A. follow others’ advice

B. take no notice of diseases

C. take exercise and keep healthy

D. have the courage to follow our heart