One day I visited an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting. I was expecting a quiet  16  of the splendid artwork. A young     17  viewing the paintings ahead of me  18  nonstop between themselves.

I watched them a moment and decided the lady was doing all the talking. I admired the man’s  19  for putting up with her  20  stream of words.  21  by their noise, I moved on. I met them several times as I moved  22  the various rooms of art. Each time I heard her continuous flow of words, I moved away  23  .

I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a  24  when the couple approached the  25  .Before they left, the man  26  into his pocket and pulled out a white object. He  27  it into a long stick and then  28  his way into the coatroom to get his wife’s jacket. “He’s a  29  man,” the clerk at the counter said. “Most of us would give up if we became blind at such a young age. During his recovery, he made a promise that his life wouldn’t change. So, as before, he and his wife come in  30  there is a new art show.” “But what does he get out of the art?” I asked. “He can’t see.” “Can’t see! You’re  31  .He sees a lot. More than you and I do,” the clerk said. “His wife  32  each painting so he can see it in his head.”

I learned something about patience,   33  and love that day. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without  34  and the courage of a husband who would not  35  blindness to change his life. And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away, their arms intertwined（挽在一起）.

16．A. touch                B. view                        C. wander                    D. scenery

17．A. lady                  B. man                         C. couple                      D. clerk

18．A. chatted              B. argued                      C. screamed                 D. shouted

19．A. attempt             B. independence            C. wisdom                    D. patience

20．A. vivid                 B. constant                   C. casual                      D. exciting

21．A. Adopted            B. Adapted                    C. Conducted                D. Disturbed

22．A. through             B. to                                   C. towards                   D. from

23．A. anxiously           B. slowly                      C. quickly                D. sensibly(明智地)

24．A. comment           B. decision                    C. purchase             D. profit

25．A. entrance            B. exit                          C. front                    D. queue

26．A. plugged             B. held                         C. reached                    D. bent

27．A. made                B. lengthened                C. brought                    D. broadened

28．A. led                    B. found                       C. forced                      D. tapped

29．A. brave                B. rough                       C. smart                D. generous

30．A. wherever           B. whatever                  C. whichever         D. whenever

31．A. wrong               B. silly                          C. equal                 D. unique

32．A. describes           B. draws                      C. shows               D. decorates

33．A. kindness          B. pride                        C. enthusiasm        D. courage

34．A. support             B. sight                        C. expectation        D. confidence

35．A. make                B. hope                        C. allow                D. cause

【2011·河北邢台市一模】

完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

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。

“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I faced   21  . “If you carry on, one

day 22  good will happen. And you’ll realize that it wouldn’t have happened if not for that disappointment ahead.”

Mother was   23  , as I discovered after graduating from college. I had   24   to try for a job in radio, then work my way up to sports   25  . I hitchhiked（搭车） to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station-and got turned   26   every time. In one studio, a kind lady told me that big stations couldn’t risk hiring a(n)  27   person. So I went home to Dixon, Illinois.

While there were no   28  jobs in Dixon, my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and   29  someone to manage its sports department. The job sounded just right for me. But I wasn’t   30  . My disappointment must have   31  . “Everything happens for the best.” Mom  32  me. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director told me they had   33  hired an announcer.

As I   34  his office, my frustration（挫折）boiled over. I asked  35  , “How can a fellow get to be a sports announcer if he can’t get a job in a   36  station.” I was waiting for the life when I heard  37  calling, “What was that you said about  38  ? Do you know anything about football?” Then he  39  me before a microphone(话筒)and asked me to   40  an imaginary game. I did a 15-minute build-up, and was told I would be broadcasting Saturday’s game!

21．A．interviews           B．chances               C．disappointment     D．failures

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

23．A．kind                    B．serious                C．wrong                 D．right

24．A．decided               B．learned                C．wondered            D．hoped

25．A．meeting               B．announcer           C．player                 D．program

26．A．off                      B．away                   C．down                  D．to

27．A．unknown             B．famous                C．strange                D．inexperienced

28．A．radio-managing                                    B．TV-broadcasting

       C．radio-announcing                                 D．TV-announcing

29．A．allowed               B．wanted                C．trained                D．refused

30．A．satisfied              B．discouraged         C．hired                   D．interested

31．A．shown                B．gone                   C．changed              D．disappeared

32．A．reminded             B．warned                C．asked                  D．called

33．A．never                  B．still                     C．yet                      D．already

34．A．entered                B．left                      C．found                  D．saw

35．A．aloud                  B．silently                C．immediately         D．quickly

36．A．railway                B．bus                     C．radio                   D．TV

37．A．my mother          B．my father            C．the lady               D．the director

38．A．sports                 B．radio                   C．me                      D．jobs

39．A．observed             B．stood                  C．watched              D．forced

40．A．play                    B．direct                  C．design                 D．broadcast

    

完形填空 (共 20 小题; 每小题 1.5 分, 满分 30 分)

    阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(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。

“A robbery ．．．” a voice came from the radio．John was driving home late last night from a trip, and now he was having trouble staying    36    ．He turned   37   the radio and tried to fix his attention on the   38   , but his eyes kept on closing．

　　It was   39   that he noticed the hitchhiker （搭便车者） by the road．  40   even thinking about what he was doing, he stopped the car．

　　“To Midrille?” “Get in．” The hitchhiker got in and immediately John was   41    that he had picked him up．The young man    42    a strange face and long hair．When John asked him questions about himself, he changed the   43   ．

　　John   44   the news．He began to sweat  and his thoughts   45   nervously to all the money he was   46   ．

　　At the next small town he stopped his car and said, “I’m sorry．I’m so   47    that I can’t drive you to Midrille．I think I’ll find a   48   and spend the night．”

　　The young man slowly   49   into his pocket．“This is it!” thought John．At that   50 moment he considered shouting for help, but instead of a gun, the hitchhiker pulled out several    51    ．“Oh, no．I don't want your money．Just get out．Okay?”

　　The young man looked    52   ．He insisted on   53   John the money．John watched until his   54   had disappeared from sight, then stepped on the    55   and drove out of town．

1.A．asleep             B．early            C．strong           D．awake

2.A．on                 B．off              C．up               D．over

3.A．outside            B．news             C．speed            D．way

4.A．there              B．earlier          C．then             D．moment

5.A．Without            B．After            C．By               D．For

6.A．happy              B．sad              C．angry            D．sorry

7.A．wore               B．owned            C．had              D．made

8.A．place              B．subject          C．question         D．face

9.A．remembered         B．thought          C．heard            D．forgot

10.A．got               B．arrived          C．changed          D．turned

11.A．paying            B．having           C．carrying         D．borrowing

12.A．afraid            B．hungry           C．cold             D．sleepy

13.A．restaurant        B．shop             C．hotel            D．station

14.A．reached           B．forced           C．got              D．put

15.A．important         B．very             C．long             D．short

16.A．knives            B．photos           C．handkerchiefs    D．bills

17.A．frightened        B．puzzled          C．worried          D．curious

18.A．giving            B．offering         C．handing          D．returning

19.A．driver            B．friend           C．passenger        D．thief

20.A．door              B．gas              C．window           D．motor

 

 

When Phillip was on his way to the airport one afternoon, he asked the driver to wait outside the bank while he collected some traveler’s checks.

The plane was to   1   at 5:30．From there was still a   2 _ journey to the airport    __3 _ Phillip merely watched the scene along the way．Shortly before arriving , he began      __4  the things he would need for the   5   ：tickets , money , the address of his hotel, traveler’s checks —Just a moment ．How about his passport? Phillip went through his pocket．He suddenly  __6  that he must have let his passport   7  .

What could he do? It was now five past four and there would be too little _ 8   to return to the bank．This was the   9   time he was representing his firm for an important_  _10   with the manager of a French firm in Paris the following morning ．Without a passport he would be   11__   to board the plane．At that moment , the taxi   12   outside the air terminal （候机楼）．Phillip got    __13   , took his suitcase and paid the driver．He then   14   a good deal of confusion in the building .A   15   could be heard over the loudspeaker.

“We very much   16   that owing to a twenty-four-hour strike of airport staff ,all flights for the rest of today have had to be called off.” Passengers are _ 17   to get in touch with their travel agents or with this terminal for   18   on tomorrow’s flights．Phillip gave a__ 19   ．He would let his firm know about this situation and, thank goodness, eh would have the opportunity of calling at his bank the following morning to   20   his passport.

1．A．check in               B．lead off               C．leave                  D．fly

2．A．long                     B．short                  C．pleasant              D．rough

3．A．as                        B．so                       C．but                     D．because

4．A．counting               B．looking over        C．thinking about     D．checking

5．A．plane                    B．trip                     C．meeting              D．flight

6．A．realized                B．remembered        C．recognized          D．learned

7．A．at home                B．at the bank          C．at the office        D．in the taxi

8．A．time                     B．chance               C．possibility           D．use

9．A．golden                  B．last                     C．only                   D．first

10．A．journey               B．visit                    C．business             D．meeting

11．A．sad                     B．unable                C．impossible          D．difficult

12．A．stopped              B．was driven          C．reached              D．was parked

13．A．off                     B．back                   C．out                     D．away

14．A．started                B．caught                C．noticed               D．watched

15．A．speech                B．signal                 C．call                    D．voice

16．A．apologize            B．announce            C．worry                D．regret

17．A．advised               B．forced                C．told                    D．persuaded 

18．A．ideas                  B．plans                  C．information         D．time

19．A．loud laugh           B．deep sigh            C．big smile             D．sharp cry

20．A．return                 B．find                    C．recover              D．gather

完形填空 (共 20 小题; 每小题 1.5 分, 满分 30 分)

    阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(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。

“A robbery ．．．” a voice came from the radio．John was driving home late last night from a trip, and now he was having trouble staying    36    ．He turned   37   the radio and tried to fix his attention on the   38   , but his eyes kept on closing．

　　It was   39   that he noticed the hitchhiker （搭便车者） by the road．  40   even thinking about what he was doing, he stopped the car．

　　“To Midrille?” “Get in．” The hitchhiker got in and immediately John was   41    that he had picked him up．The young man    42    a strange face and long hair．When John asked him questions about himself, he changed the   43   ．

　　John   44   the news．He began to sweat  and his thoughts   45   nervously to all the money he was   46   ．

　　At the next small town he stopped his car and said, “I’m sorry．I’m so   47    that I can’t drive you to Midrille．I think I’ll find a   48   and spend the night．”

　　The young man slowly   49   into his pocket．“This is it!” thought John．At that   50 moment he considered shouting for help, but instead of a gun, the hitchhiker pulled out several    51    ．“Oh, no．I don't want your money．Just get out．Okay?”

　　The young man looked    52   ．He insisted on   53   John the money．John watched until his   54   had disappeared from sight, then stepped on the    55   and drove out of town．

A．asleep  B．early    C．strong   D．awake

A．on B．off  C．up   D．over

A．outside     B．news     C．speed    D．way

A．there   B．earlier C．then     D．moment

A．Without     B．After    C．By   D．For

A．happy   B．sad C．angry    D．sorry

A．wore    B．owned    C．had D．made

A．place   B．subject C．question     D．face

A．remembered B．thought C．heard    D．forgot

A．got     B．arrived C．changed D．turned

A．paying B．having   C．carrying     D．borrowing

A．afraid B．hungry   C．cold     D．sleepy

A．restaurant B．shop     C．hotel    D．station

A．reached     B．forced   C．got D．put

A．important   B．very     C．long     D．short

A．knives B．photos   C．handkerchiefs    D．bills

A．frightened B．puzzled C．worried D．curious

A．giving B．offering     C．handing D．returning

A．driver B．friend   C．passenger    D．thief

A．door    B．gas C．window   D．motor