完形填空（共12分，每小题1分）

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

When I was in the third grade, I was picked to be the princess in the school play.

For weeks my mother had helped me   1  my lines. But once on stage, every word   2   from my head. Then my teacher told me she had written a narrator's (旁白) part for the play, and asked me to change   3  . Though I didn't tell my mother what had happened that day, she  4 my unhappiness  and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the yard.

It was a lovely spring day. We could see dandelions(蒲公英)popping（炸开）through the grass in bunches, I watched my   5  carelessly bend down by one of the bunches. “I think I am going to dig up all these weeds(杂草),” she said. “From now on, we’ll have   6 roses in this garden.”

“But I like dandelions,”I said.“All flowers are   7  —even dandelions!”

My mother looked at me seriously. “Yes, every flower gives pleasure in its own way, doesn’t it?”she asked thoughtfully. I nodded. “And that is   8  of people, too,”she added.

When I   9  that she had guessed my pain, I started to cry and told her the truth.

　“  10   you will be a beautiful narrator,” she said, reminding me of how much I loved to read stories aloud to her.

Over the next few weeks, with her continuous   11  , I learned to take pride in the role. The big day finally came. A few minutes before the play, my teacher came over to me. “Your mother asked me to give  12  to you,” she said, handing me a dandelion. After the play, I took the flower home, laughing that I was perhaps the only person who would keep such a weed.

1.                A．practice        B．write           C．train     D．read

 

2.                A．left            B．developed      C．disappeared   D．failed

 

3.                A．roles           B．lines           C．plays D．teachers

 

4.                A．touched        B．heard          C．reached D．sensed

 

5.                A．teacher        B．friend          C．classmate D．mother

 

6.                A．only           B．hardly          C．still  D．also

 

7.                A．perfect         B．beautiful        C．natural   D．lively

 

8.                A．kind           B．same           C．true D．clever

 

9.                A．remembered    B．realized         C．explained D．promised

 

10.               A．Or            B．So             C．And  D．But

 

11.               A．talking         B．management     C．helping    D．encouragement

 

12.               A．that           B．this            C．it D．them

 

 

完形填空

When I was in Grade Three, I was chosen to the heroine in the school play.

For weeks my mother helped me  1  my lines(台词), But once on stage.  Every word disappeared   2  my head.  My teacher asked me to change   3 and be the narrator.

Although I didn’t tell my mother  4 had happened that day, she   5 my unhappiness and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the yard.

It was a lovely  6 day.  It was warm.  In the yard all the flowers came out.  We could see lots of dandelions dancing among the colorful flowers.  How beautiful they were! I watched my mother carelessly bend down by some flowers.  “I think I am going to   7 all the useless grass. ” She said.

“But I like dandelions,” I said, “All flowers are   8  — even dandelions”.

My mother looked at me   9 .  “Yes, every flower shines in its own way, doesn’t it?” she said.  I nodded.  “So that is  10  of people, too. ” She added.

She had guessed my   11 .  I started to cry and told her the truth.

“You will be a great narrator. ” She said.  Then she told me   12 I loved to read stories to her when I was in Grade 1.

Over the next few   13 I learned to take pride in the role.  The big day finally   14 .  A few minutes before the play, my teacher came over to me.  “Your mother asked me to give this to you,” she said, passing me a dandelion.  After the play, I took the flower home, laughing that I was perhaps   15 person who would keep such a common dandelion.

1.                A．write          B．practice        C．train D．provide

 

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

 

3.                A．names         B．character       C．roles D．lines

 

4.                A．which          B．when          C．that  D．what

 

5.                A．sensed         B．touched        C．reached  D．heard

 

6.                A．spring          B．summer        C．autumn   D．winter

 

7.                A．use up         B．eat up          C．dig up    D．drink up

 

8.                A．perfect         B．lively           C．attractive D．natural

 

9.                A．sadly           B．carelessly       C．surprisingly    D．happily

 

10.               A．kind           B．good           C．true  D．suitable

 

11.               A．worry          B．stress          C．nervousness    D．pain

 

12.               A．how           B．how much      C．how many D．how long

 

13.               A．days           B．weeks          C．months    D．years

 

14.               A．went          B．came          C．ran   D．appeared

 

15.               A．the only        B．the best        C．the last    D．the worst

 

 

A little girl lived with her grandmother after her parents died. They slept in an upstairs bedroom.

One night there was a big fire in their house. The grandmother died when she was trying to save the child. The whole house was burning.

The little girl appeared at the window, crying for help. All the neighbors wanted to help the child. But they had no way to do it.

Suddenly, a man appeared with a ladder. He put it up and climbed into the room. When he reappeared, he had the little girl in his arms. He dropped the child to the waiting arms below, then disappeared into the night.

Everyone knew the child had no living relatives. So the people in the town held a meeting to decide who would raise her.

A teacher said she would raise the child. She could give her the best education. A farmer wanted to take her to his farm. He said the living on the farm was interesting and healthy. Everyone in the town wanted to keep the child and they all tried to give her a happy life.

Finally, the town’s richest man stood up and said, “I can give this child whatever she needs. I can buy her everything.” The girl kept silent all the time.

“Does anyone else want to speak?” asked the chairman of the meeting.

A man came from the back of the hall. He walked slowly and looked painful. Then he stopped before the little girl, holding out his arms. Everyone watched quietly. His hands and arms were badly burnt..

The child cried out, “This is the man who saved me.” With a jump, she put her arms around the man’s neck. She put her face on his shoulder and cried for a few minutes. Then she looked up and smiled at him.

“This meeting is over.” said the chairman.

(　 ) 41. The people in the town held a meeting to ___________.

　 A. decide who would bring up the girl　　　 B. decide who would teach the girl

　 C. decide what the girl would do　　　　　　 D. see how the girl was

(　 ) 42. The word “raise” in the fifth paragraph means __________.

A. 举起　　　 B. 放下　　　 C. 得到　　　 D. 抚养　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

(　 ) 43. From the passage, we know that _________ at the meeting wanted to raise the girl.

　 A. only the farmer　　 B. nobody　　 C. everyone　　 D. only the teacher

(　 ) 44. How did the girl’s parents die?

　 A. They died in the fire.　　　　 B. They died in a car accident.

　 C. They died of illness.　　　　 D. The story doesn’t tell us.

(　 ) 45. Which is TRUE according to the passage?

　 A. The richest man saved the girl from the fire

　 B. The girl’s grandmother lived with her after the fire

　 C. After the meeting, the girl lived with the man who saved her

　 D. The chairman couldn’t decide who would raise the girl at the meeting