1 . 完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—15各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项。
I moved to a new neighborhood two months ago. In the house with a large ____ across the road lived a taxi driver, a single parent with two school-aged children. At the end of the day, he would________ his taxi on the road. I____ why he did not park it in the garage.
Then one day I learnt that he had another car in his garage. In the afternoon he would come home ____ work, leave his taxi and go out for his ____ affairs in his other car, not in his taxi. I felt it was _____
I was curious to see his personal car but did not make it until I _____ to be outside one evening two weeks later, when the garage door was ____ and he drove out in his “own” car: a Rolls-Royce（劳斯莱斯）! It shook me completely _____ I realized what that meant. You see, he was a taxi driver. But deep inside, he saw himself as something else: a Rolls-Royce owner and a（n）_____ . He drove others in his taxi but himself and his children in his Rolls-Royce. For him, a taxi was just something he drove for a living. Rolls-Royce was something he drove for a (n）_____
We go to bed every night and _____ every morning as parents or children, not as bankers, CEOs or professors. We go for a party as close friends or go for a vacation as a ______ We love life as it is. Yet often, we base our entire happiness and success on how high we _____ the social ladder（梯子）And we never use our Rolls-Royce, by keeping it dusty in our garage. We should focus more on _____ we are than what we do!1.

A．window

B．garage

C．door

D．yard

2.

A．park

B．stop

C．check

D．repair

3.

A．knew

B．understood

C．asked

D．wondered

4.

A．for

B．out of

C．without

D．from

5.

A．business

B．national

C．personal

D．public

6.

A．wasteful

B．useful

C．wonderful

D．careful

7.

A．appeared

B．happened

C．expected

D．intended

8.

A．broken

B．closed

C．shut

D．open

9.

A．once

B．before

C．when

D．until

10.

A．driver

B．engineer

C．father

D．son

11.

A．experience

B．earning

C．life

D．position

12.

A．stay up

B．wake up

C．take up

D．warm up

13.

A．family

B．company

C．team

D．whole

14.

A．build

B．climb

C．stand

D．lay

15.

A．who

B．what

C．which

D．where

2 .        Watching TV is a very popular pastime in the UK but what kind of programmes do British people like to watch? Well, the most-watched TV programmes every week are very popular dramas that are usually_______at least four times every week. They are dramas_______on one neighborhood that try to_______ordinary life in the UK—we_______these dramas ‘soap operas’ or ‘soaps’.

In the early days of TV, there were often dramas on during the_______ back in those days, it was_______for the husband to go out to work and for the wife to stay at home and_______the house and the children. Most of these daytime dramas were aimed at entertaining the_______who would traditionally be at home, probably doing the_______ companies selling washing powder would________their products at times________these dramas were on, and________those companies would________sponsor (赞助) the drama. As a result, the word “soap” appeared.

So what about the word opera? Well, that’s because these dramas are often an exaggeration (夸大) of real________. They are supposed to represent ordinary lives________to make them entertaining, lots of dramatic events________murders, divorces, affairs etc, happen probably much more________than they would in a normal neighbourhood.

Most soap operas these days are________in the evening. There are lots of different soaps on in the UK but there are three main________ones. ‘Coronation Street’ has been on since 1960. It is supposed to represent working class life. Then there’s “Eastenders’” which________in 1985 and “Emmerdale” in the north of England.

1.

A．on

B．in

C．at

D．off

2.

A．basing

B．being based

C．are based

D．based

3.

A．describe

B．explain

C．imagine

D．predict

4.

A．read

B．say

C．call

D．think

5.

A．day

B．noon

C．evening

D．night

6.

A．interesting

B．traditional

C．unusual

D．polite

7.

A．look for

B．look over

C．look out

D．look after

8.

A．husbands

B．elders

C．housewives

D．children

9.

A．washing

B．cooking

C．reading

D．shopping

10.

A．buy

B．sell

C．advertise

D．suggest

11.

A．until

B．when

C．before

D．after

12.

A．some time

B．some times

C．sometime

D．sometimes

13.

A．still

B．yet

C．so

D．even

14.

A．life

B．dream

C．place

D．word

15.

A．and

B．but

C．so

D．or

16.

A．for example

B．as

C．like

D．such

17.

A．carefully

B．quickly

C．suddenly

D．regularly

18.

A．shown

B．given

C．taken

D．made

19.

A．humorous

B．popular

C．sad

D．happy

20.

A．starts

B．had started

C．started

D．has started

3 . A Welcome Gift

Dario and his mother loved their new apartment. The living room was large enough for their piano. That night, the two of them _______ side by side at the piano. They played jazz music to celebrate their new home. The loud _______ filled the room and made them feel very happy.

The next morning, _______, their happiness disappeared. Someone had left a _______ under their door during the night. One of their neighbors had written to complain about the sound of the piano. Dario’s mother asked the building superintendent(管理员) if he knew anything about it. But he said that they were all _______ people and he couldn’t imagine any of them had done that. Later that morning, Dario suggested that they write a letter to their _______ and apologize for their playing.

“Maybe we could go and _______ everyone in person.” his mother said.

“What if we invited them to come here for a _______ instead?” Dario asked.

They both loved the _______. Over the next few days, they sent out invitations and prepared desserts __________ their guests. They decorated the apartment with streamers(彩带) and party lights.

Finally, the day of the party __________. Some guests brought presents. Others brought flowers. Some even brought desserts to __________. One woman, Mrs. Gilbert, __________ Dario’s mother with a book of piano music by Chopin.

“I heard you playing the other night,” she said. “The sounds woke me out of bed. I __________ that you might play like this every night. So I wrote a short note. I hope you don’t think I disliked the playing.”

Dario’s mother smiled at Mrs. Gilbert. “I think maybe we __________ you an apology.” she said. “I didn’t __________ how late it was when we were playing. Maybe we should play some quieter music at night.”

“You play, you play!” Mrs. Gilbert said. “I like what you play! Just not so loud at night.” She pointed to the book she had given them. “These songs are not such __________ music.”

“These songs are beautiful music.” Dario’s mother said. “We will be __________ to play them in the evening.”

“And we won’t play so loud or late!” Dario said. He was already looking forward to __________ the new music. More than that, however, he was happy to see the big smile on his mother’s face. It gave him a feeling of __________ and made him feel that they were home at last.

1.

A．sat

B．stood

C．lay

D．walked

2.

A．voice

B．ring

C．music

D．cry

3.

A．therefore

B．however

C．otherwise

D．instead

4.

A．note

B．poster

C．bill

D．report

5.

A．proud

B．rich

C．lucky

D．nice

6.

A．neighbors

B．friends

C．relatives

D．audience

7.

A．blame

B．instruct

C．question

D．visit

8.

A．party

B．concert

C．show

D．play

9.

A．experience

B．idea

C．performance

D．action

10.

A．to

B．with

C．for

D．from

11.

A．continued

B．arrived

C．passed

D．finished

12.

A．order

B．sell

C．share

D．advertise

13.

A．treated

B．presented

C．helped

D．served

14.

A．promised

B．admitted

C．agreed

D．worried

15.

A．give

B．send

C．offer

D．owe

16.

A．realize

B．remember

C．understand

D．accept

17.

A．sweet

B．strange

C．funny

D．loud

18.

A．brave

B．sorry

C．happy

D．afraid

19.

A．changing

B．practicing

C．recording

D．writing

20.

A．equality

B．freedom

C．warmth

D．sympathy

4 . I have been a nurse for seven years. I love my work. Now, my _______is quite ill. He is 71 and has heart failure, and a lot of other medical _______ Up until April of this year, he was able to_______alone, drive, and take care of himself. His health has _______down swiftly. I’m the only girl out of five children. Being the only girl and a _______ put me at the top of the caregiver(照料者) list. Taking care of a sick parent is very difficult, not at all like taking care of other patients. I have to abandon(离开) my own _______to be here with Dad. I know this is what I need to do but it is still_______ I spend about 12-15 hours a day taking care of him. I want to spend all of the time that I can with him because I know that our _______left together is short..
At the same time, I felt _______that my brothers don’t help more. Sometimes, it is days between their________ They have separate families and busy life...So do I. My eldest brother does________ some. He stays at night. He comes in at 8: 00 or 9: 00 p.m. and lets me go home. My other________ pop in for 10-15 minutes visits. It is really annoying. They say they can’t ________seeing Daddy this way, which I ________ It hurts me to see him so sick and ________, too. But he’s our Dad. He has taken care of us all his life. I just feel that we should do our part to take care of him now.1.

A．father

B．mother

C．grandpa

D．grandma

2.

A．puzzles

B．difficulties

C．matters

D．problems

3.

A．sit

B．live

C．stand

D．stay

4.

A．gone

B．burnt

C．come

D．broken

5.

A．nurse

B．doctor

C．daughter

D．child

6.

A．hobby

B．major

C．family

D．hope

7.

A．easy

B．hard

C．bad

D．bitter

8.

A．money

B．pleasure

C．emotion

D．time

9.

A．angry

B．calm

C．excited

D．anxious

10.

A．trips

B．visits

C．calls

D．meals

11.

A．need

B．have

C．help

D．want

12.

A．brothers

B．relatives

C．sisters

D．uncles

13.

A．suggest

B．stop

C．stand

D．help

14.

A．misunderstand

B．understand

C．share

D．appreciate

15.

A．tired

B．exhausted

C．weak

D．dirty

5 . How far would you walk to learn about something that interested you? When he was young, Jacob Lawrence often walked more than sixty_______from his home in the Harlem section of New York City to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Jacob wanted to be a(n)_______, and he believed that studying the famous paintings_______in that museum would help him.

It was 1930, when many people were out of work, money was_______and people suffered a lot. Still the streets were_______with energy and color. As he walked through Harlem, Jacob looked hard at the people, the churches, and barbershops and so on. He_______those images in his mind, along with the images of paintings he saw in the_______.

Jacob came from a poor family. His mother believed there was little chance_______her son could grow up to be a successful painter. She wanted him to aim for something more_______. But Jacob's teacher, Alston, in an art program saw that he was talented. Alston________him how to use paints to make stage sets.

As time passed, Alston let Jacob rent work space in his own studio. That was an exciting place for a young black man ________to become an artist. Many creative people________there to talk about art, literature and history. From their________, Jacob learned that history books often ________the accomplishments of African Americans. He decided to paint a series of pictures describing the story of a black hero. He ________Toussaint, who had helped free his people________French ruling.

Many people admired Jacob's pictures, but he needed________admiration. To help his family, he often had to work at jobs that________him away from painting. Then something encouraging happened. An artist named Augusta got Jacob a job. For eighteen months, Jacob was given a________to paint pictures. For the first time, he felt like a________artist.

1.

A．steps

B．blocks

C．buildings

D．avenues

2.

A．artist

B．tutor

C．scholar

D．official

3.

A．swinging

B．existing

C．hanging

D．twisting

4.

A．blank

B．loose

C．tough

D．tight

5.

A．lined

B．decorated

C．associated

D．filled

6.

A．stored

B．received

C．created

D．remembered

7.

A．museum

B．studio

C．church

D．street

8.

A．whether

B．which

C．that

D．when

9.

A．precious

B．practical

C．standard

D．flexible

10.

A．recommended

B．reminded

C．provided

D．showed

11.

A．hesitating

B．struggling

C．marching

D．participating

12.

A．settled

B．wandered

C．gathered

D．rushed

13.

A．experiences

B．performances

C．accents

D．conversations

14.

A．acknowledged

B．accused

C．ignored

D．witnessed

15.

A．chose

B．accepted

C．counted

D．employed

16.

A．against

B．from

C．for

D．with

17.

A．more than

B．rather than

C．other than

D．less than

18.

A．broke

B．gave

C．permitted

D．took

19.

A．award

B．title

C．salary

D．prize

20.

A．permanent

B．popular

C．positive

D．professional

6 . One day, a well-known speaker was invited to give a lecture to an audience of 200. He started his lecture by

________a $ 20 bill. He looked around the room, and asked, “Who would like this $20 bill?”________ started going up.

He said, “I am going to ________ this $20 to one of you, but first, let me do this.” He crumpled up (揉皱) the 20-dollar bill. He then asked, “Who ________ wants it?” Still the hands were ________ in the air.

“Well”, he replied,“________I do this ?” And he dropped it on the ________ and started to step on it with his shoes. He picked it up. Now it was crumpled and ________.

“Now, who wants it?” Still the hands went into the air.

“My friends, we have all learned a very ________ lesson. No matter what I did to the ________, you still want it because it doesn’t decrease in ________. It is still worth $20, with ________ we can buy what we need.

Many times in our lives, we are ________, and trampled（踩）underfoot by the decision we ________ and the circumstances that come our way. We feel ________we were worthless. But no matter what has happened or what may happen to us, you will never ________ your value. Dirty or clean, you are still priceless to those who do love you. The worth of our lives is determined not by ________ we do or who we know, but by who we are. You are

________. Don’t ever forget it.”

If you ________ this lesson in mind, it will help you to ________ again when you fall. Each time it makes you grow much stronger.

1.

A．holding up

B．picking up

C．keeping up

D．bringing up

2.

A．Chats

B．Voices

C．Hands

D．Talks

3.

A．pass

B．give

C．show

D．lend

4.

A．ever

B．even

C．also

D．still

5.

A．on

B．off

C．up

D．out

6.

A．What for

B．How come

C．What about

D．What if

7.

A．floor

B．desk

C．shelf

D．dustbin

8.

A．usable

B．small

C．dirty

D．old

9.

A．meaningless

B．amazing

C．rare

D．valuable

10.

A．money

B．paper

C．book

D．card

11.

A．shape

B．value

C．quality

D．size

12.

A．which

B．what

C．that

D．it

13.

A．warned

B．pushed

C．dropped

D．reminded

14.

A．prefer

B．receive

C．face

D．make

15.

A．as though

B．even though

C．if only

D．only if

16.

A．take

B．lose

C．miss

D．win

17.

A．how

B．what

C．where

D．who

18.

A．honest

B．wise

C．young

D．special

19.

A．keep

B．forget

C．impress

D．leave

20.

A．stand up

B．put up

C．take up

D．jump up

7 . Michael Greenberg is a very popular New Yorker. He is not famous in sports or the arts, but people in the streets _______ him, especially those who are _________.

For those people, he is “Gloves” Greenberg. How did he get that _______? He looks like any other businessman, wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase(公文箱). But he’s _______. His briefcase always has some gloves(手套).

In winter, Mr. Greenberg does not _________ like other New Yorkers, who look at the sidewalk(人行道) and _______ the street. He looks around at _________. He stops when he _________ someone with no gloves. He gives them a pair and then he _________, looking for more people with cold ____________.

On winter days, Mr. Greenberg ______________ gloves. During the rest of the year, he ____________ gloves. People who have heard about him ____________ him gloves, and he has many in his apartment(公寓).

Mr. Greenberg ______________ doing this 21 years ago. Now, many poor New Yorkers know him and ______________ his behavior(行为). But people who don’t know him are sometimes ____________ him. They don’t realize that he just wants to make them ____________.

It runs in the ____________. Michael’s father always helped the poor as he believed it made everyone happier. Michael Greenberg feels the ____________. A pair of gloves may be a __________ thing, but it can make a big difference in winter.

1.

A．know about

B．learn from

C．cheer for

D．look after

2.

A．old

B．busy

C．kind

D．poor

3.

A．job

B．name

C．chance

D．message

4.

A．calm

B．different

C．crazy

D．curious

5.

A．act

B．sound

C．feel

D．dress

6.

A．cross over

B．drive along

C．hurry down

D．keep off(不接近)

7.

A．cars

B．people

C．street numbers

D．traffic lights

8.

A．helps

B．chooses

C．greets

D．sees

9.

A．holds up

B．hangs out(闲逛)

C．moves on

D．turns around

10.

A．hands

B．ears

C．faces

D．eyes

11.

A．searches for

B．stores up(储存起来)

C．gives away(赠送、分发)

D．puts on

12.

A．borrows

B．sells

C．returns

D．buys

13.

A．call

B．send

C．lend

D．show

14.

A．delayed(推迟)

B．remembered

C．began

D．enjoyed

15.

A．understand

B．dislike

C．study

D．excuse

16.

A．sorry for

B．satisfied with

C．proud of

D．surprised by

17.

A．smart

B．rich

C．special

D．happy

18.

A．city

B．family

C．neighborhood

D．company

19.

A．honor

B．pain

C．same

D．cold

20.

A．small

B．useful

C．delightful(高兴的)

D．comforting

8 . As a child, I was told that a wise person is the one who learns from everyone. It is a great way to live by this _____ — One begins to look at people very ____ and he no longer puts others ____ in order to feel good about himself.

Living in China _____ me with many wonderful opportunities to put this principle into practice. China is quite ____ and as a Westerner, it’s easy for me to consider many of the local habits as “strange” and even “rude”. However, slowly I began to     ___ a lot about the culture and about where many of their   ___ came from. I decided to make an effort to meet people and ____ from them.

I am living in Harbin now, a city in the Northern part of China, near Russia. Yesterday I ____ to get money from the ATM and have a good cup of coffee after lunch. But I can’t speak Chinese yet and there are no signs in English _____ the nearest supermarket or coffee shop. There are signs in Russian. ____ “espaciba” which means thanks, I don’t know much else. _____ I decided to smile at my every attempt to_______ and ask for information that would ______ me to an ATM and a coffee shop. It turned out that my efforts and my ______ were met with more smiles. I learned that ____ is to be found everywhere even _____ I cannot communicate, and that people will ____ depending on what I give.

Look around you for opportunities to learn from the most______ people. You will be surprised at what they can _____ you!

1.

A．principle

B．plan

C．person

D．reason

2.

A．excitedly

B．doubtfully

C．anxiously

D．differently

3.

A．up

B．down

C．away

D．out

4.

A．helps

B．compares

C．impresses

D．provides

5.

A．special

B．modern

C．beautiful

D．powerful

6.

A．ignore

B．forget

C．understand

D．create

7.

A．names

B．habits

C．behaviors

D．beliefs

8.

A．escape

B．suffer

C．hear

D．learn

9.

A．needed

B．refused

C．managed

D．failed

10.

A．leaving for

B．setting up

C．looking for

D．pointing to

11.

A．Except for

B．As for

C．According to

D．Instead of

12.

A．Yet

B．Or

C．So

D．Besides

13.

A．relax

B．communicate

C．explain

D．discuss

14.

A．force

B．lead

C．transport

D．follow

15.

A．thanks

B．signs

C．questions

D．smiles

16.

A．illness

B．weakness

C．kindness

D．happiness

17.

A．before

B．when

C．because

D．after

18.

A．respond

B．gain

C．bargain

D．benefit

19.

A．famous

B．useful

C．unexpected

D．familiar

20.

A．charge

B．teach

C．lend

D．require

9 . When I came to my new school three years ago, I was surprised at how lonely I felt. Then one of my classmates invited me to her house for a dinner_______ I was a little anxious, but finally I gladly_______.

Not really knowing how_______the bus ride should be, _______ when I saw the landmarks _______ on my friend's hand drawn map. But when I got close enough to the _______. I found none of the streets were shown on the map. I was_______on a busy road with cars driving past without a person in sight. I had no_______when the next bus would come, _______ when a bus did come by, I ________ got on. I told the bus driver where I wanted' o go and he said that I had caught the ________bus, but he let me stay on. After he had finished his scheduled bus route, he________ to help me out. I grateful showed him my little hand--drawn map but________did not help much.

He finally ________ me off at a main road to catch a different bus and was________that he could not help me more. After a few minutes of walking, I noticed a bus pull up near me. It was the ________ bus driver. He explained that he didn't want to leave me there________. He sent out a call and someone radioed back, saying that the bus I needed to catch was about ten minutes away. At last I made it to the dinner party________. I was over an hour late, I am forever thankful for the ________ that this bus driver had for me. His act of kindness left a________ on my heart.

1.

A．meal

B．party

C．meeting

D．time

2.

A．accepted

B．refused

C．got

D．received

3.

A．far

B．difficult

C．long

D．bad

4.

A．drove on

B．walked away

C．hurried by

D．got off

5.

A．show

B．showing

C．shown

D．to show

6.

A．street signs

B．tall buildings

C．traffic lights

D．back yards

7.

A．queuing

B．siting

C．standing

D．waiting

8.

A．meaning

B．idea

C．problem

D．way

9.

A．so

B．yet

C．but

D．still

10.

A．suddenly

B．luckily

C．finally

D．quickly

11.

A．right

B．wrong

C．best

D．fastest

12.

A．supplied

B．refused

C．offered

D．wanted

13.

A．it

B．he

C．she

D．they

14.

A．kept

B．dropped

C．drove

D．turned

15.

A．eager

B．worried

C．sorry

D．disappointed

16.

A．same

B．next

C．kind

D．silly

17.

A．helpless

B．lonely

C．unaccompanied

D．alone

18.

A．after

B．although

C．until

D．when

19.

A．respect

B．concern

C．help

D．love

20.

A．mark

B．sign

C．symbol

D．line

10 . The story is told about what happened on a flight between a passenger and an air hostess. The passenger rang and told the air hostess (乘务员) that he needed a cup of _______to take his medicine when the plane just took off. She told him that she would_______him the water in ten minutes.

Thirty minutes later, when the passenger’s ring for_______sounded, the air hostess was in a hurry. She was kept so_______that she forgot to deliver (送) him the water. As a result, the passenger was_______to take his medicine.She_______over to him with a cup of water, but he_______it.

In the following hours on the_______, each time the air hostess passed by the _______ she would ask him with a smile__________he needed help or not. But the passenger__________paid attention to her.

When the passenger was going to get__________the plane, he asked the air hostess to__________him the passengers’ booklet (意见薄). She was very__________ She knew he would write down__________words, which might result in the loss of her job. __________with a smile she handed it to him.

Off the plane, she__________the booklet, and cracked a smile, __________the passenger put it, “On the flight, you asked me whether I need help or not for twelve times__________ How can I refuse your twelve sincere (真诚的) smiles?”

That’s__________! Who can refuse twelve sincere smiles from a person?

1.

A．coffee

B．tea

C．water

D．cola

2.

A．take

B．bring

C．carry

D．hold

3.

A．food

B．drink

C．service

D．medicine

4.

A．tired

B．silent

C．calm

D．busy

5.

A．delaying

B．delayed

C．delays

D．delay

6.

A．hurried

B．went

C．came

D．got

7.

A．refused

B．accepted

C．liked

D．hated

8.

A．seat

B．air

C．floor

D．flight

9.

A．customer

B．passenger

C．guest

D．visitor

10.

A．whether

B．when

C．what

D．that

11.

A．never

B．often

C．always

D．seldom

12.

A．on

B．to

C．off

D．from

13.

A．hand

B．take

C．throw

D．lend

14.

A．glad

B．angry

C．curious

D．sad

15.

A．good

B．sharp

C．polite

D．nice

16.

A．So

B．Because

C．And

D．But

17.

A．hid

B．tore

C．opened

D．closed

18.

A．if

B．for

C．after

D．when

19.

A．in all

B．above all

C．or else

D．or so

20.

A．wrong

B．wonderful

C．impossible

D．right