【2011·北京市朝阳区高三综合练习】

完型填空（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36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

While Andrew was getting ready for work one Friday morning, he announced to his wife that he had finally decided to ask his boss for a salary raise. All day Andrew felt  36  as he thought about the upcoming showdown（摊牌）. What if Mr. Larchmont  37  his request? Andrew had worked so hard in the last 18 months and   38  winning a contract which was difficult to get for Braer and Hopkins Advertising Aenecy.   39  , he should get a salary raise.

The thought of walking into Mr. Larchmont’s office left Andrew weak  40  the knees. Late in the afternoon he was finally  41  enough to approach his superior. To his delight and   42  , the ever-frugal（一惯节省的）Harvery Larchmont   43  to give Andrew a raise!

Andrew arrived home that evening-despite breaking all city and state speed limits-to a beautiful table   44  with their best china, and candles lit. His wife, Tina, had prepared a delicate meal including his favorite dishes. Immediately he   45  someone from the office had told her the news.

Next to his plate Andrew found a beautiful  46  . It was from his wife. It read: “Congratulations, my love! I knew you’d get the raise! I prepared this dinner to show  47  how much I love you. I am so  48  of your accomplishments!” He read it and stopped to reflect on how sensitive and caring Tina was.

After dinner, Andrew was on his way to the kitchen to get dessert when he noticed that a second card had   49  out of Tina’s pocket onto the floor. He bent forward to pick up. It read: “Don’t   50  about not getting the raise! You do  51  one! You are a wonderful provider and I prepared this dinner to show you how much I love you   52  you did not get the increase.”

Suddenly tears welled in Andrew’s eyes. Total  53  ! Tina’s support for him was not   54  upon his success at work.

The fear of   55  is often softened and we can face almost any difficulty when we know someone loves us regardless of our success or failure.

36．A．nervous                  B．strange                   C．silly                        D．upset

37．A．followed                 B．considered              C．refused                   D．forgot

38．A．suggested               B．imagined                 C．missed                    D．succeeded

39．A．Totally                    B．Obviously               C．Eventually               D．Constantly

40．A．by                          B．in                           C．with                       D．for

41．A．active           B．smart            C．brave            D．  patient

42．A．surprise                             B．embarrassment   

    C．sorrow                               D．disappointment

43．A．hesitated       B．demanded          C．forbade          D．  agreed

44．A．covered         B．made              C．decorated        D．  set

45．A．confirmed       B．proved            C．figured          D．  admitted

46．A．card            B．box                C．cheque           D．  flower

47．A．even            B．almost            C．nearly           D．just

48．A．ashamed         B．fond              C．proud            D．scared

49．A．appeared        B．slipped           C．escaped          D．spread

50．A．argue           B．worry             C．talk             D．  concern

51．A．deserve         B．prefer            C．ignore           D．appreciate

52．A．so that         B．in case           C．as if            D．  even though

53．A．satisfaction    B．assistance        C．acceptance       D．commitment

54．A．temporary       B．conditional       C．flexible         D．subjective

55．A．rejection       B．challenge         C．distrust         D．punishment

一What an amazing film! It's the most interesting film I've ever seen．

    一But I'm sure it won't interest   ．

    A．anybody      B．somebody     C．nobody   D．everybody

.C【2011·河北邢台市一模】

Ted Turner, a strongly competitive and hardworking businessman, achieved high goals and great success by the time he was 43 years old. Ted turner is probably best known for his Cable News Network (CNN) and became the world’s best yachtsman（快艇手）when he won the America’s Cup in 1977. In 1982 Ted Turner was included in the first edition of the Forbes 400 list, naming him one of the 400 richest people in the United States. How did Ted Turner accomplish all of this at such a young age?

As a child, Ted Turner lived a very lonely life, often separated from his family. During World War II, Ed Turner, his father served in the Navy. Ed Turner left his 6-year-old son behind in a boarding school in Cincinnati, Ohio. When Ted Turner was in the fifth grade, his father sent him in an Army school. Even though Turner had friends at school, it didn’t make up for the absence of his parents and sister. He attended college off and on, because of taking part in sailboat racing, and became a member of the U.S. coast Goast Guard for a while. In his early twenties, Ted Turned became genera manager of one of his father’s branch offices-the Turner Advertising company in Macon, Georgia.

Two years later, when his father suddenly died, Ted Turner took over the company. He soon discovered that the he was more skilled than his father in managing the business.

After thinking about his father’s death, however, Ted Turner realized that is was dangerous to put too much emphasis on material possessions. Rather than devoting his energy only to building an empire, Ted Turner decided to change his life. He decided to use his hard-carned influence to serve the public. Worried about the environment, Ted Turner built the Better World Society in 1985. The purpose of this organization was to educate people about pollution, hunger, and the danger of destruction.

49．From the passage, we know        .

       A．Mr. Turner was a competitive athlete

       B．he became world famous for his Cable News Network

       C．he was ever a winner of the America’s Cup in 1982.

       D．MR. Ted was the 400th richest person in the United States

50．Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the text?

       A．He hoped to live up to his father’s expectations

       B．He was more skilled than his father in managing the business

       C．Ted Turner had a lonely childhood

       D．He devoted his energy to both his business and public service

51．Ted Turner did all the following except that          .

       A．he was separated from his family

       B．he served in the Navy

       C．he studied in a boarding school in Ohio

       D．he became involved in sailboat racing

52．What can we know from the last paragraph?

       A．Ted found out the cause of his father’s death

       B．Ted came to know the disadvantages of his career

       C．Ted decided to build the Better World Society to earn more money.

       D．Ted decided to educate people himself in the end

辽宁省实验中等学校2010—2011学年度上学期高三年级期末考试

一What an amazing film! It's the most interesting film I've ever seen．

                            一But I'm sure it won't interest        ．

         A．anybody                B．somebody              C．nobody         D．everybody

  

一What an amazing film! It's the most interesting film I've ever seen．

    一But I'm sure it won't interest   ．

    A．anybody      B．somebody     C．nobody   D．everybody