1 . 完形填空
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。
A white-bearded ancient man was walking over the hills and valleys of the world. On his back he carried a bag which moved uneasily as if something was trying to escape from it, but he _______ it between his shoulders and walked on.
He was Father Time, travelling forever, and the bag he _______ was filled with Tomorrows, all struggling to get out.
Each _______ at twelve o'clock, he opened the bag and _______ out a Tomorrow, just one, with its wings of _______ , and its shining feathers rose with hope. All the rest were kept _______ by Time’s strong hands and pushed _______ , in the bag.
Down flew the Tomorrow _______ its lovely feathers, but as it touched the _______, off fell its blue wings and it changed to a(n) ________ white bird which could not fly. It had become a Today. Everyone knows that Today isn’t as ________ as Tomorrow , for Today can be held in one’s ________ , accepted, unloved, but Tomorrow is full of mystery and beauty. It is ________ by all the world. Even those with ________ hope sigh, “Tomorrow may bring a(n) ________ . Tomorrow’s life will be different.”
Everybody tried to ________ the Tomorrow before it fell to the ground. They thought if they________ beforehand what the Tomorrow carries, they could ________ for it. So they put great nets on the trees, seeking to catch one ________ it changed his feather. Yet although they tried every means, the birds ________and flew to the ground as Todays.1.

A．settled

B．relaxed

C．excited

D．worried

2.

A．laid

B．lifted

C．placed

D．bore

3.

A．night

B．morning

C．afternoon

D．dawn

4.

A．fetched

B．got

C．flew

D．took

5.

A．pink

B．white

C．black

D．blue

6.

A．off

B．back

C．out

D．away

7.

A．deep

B．far

C．over

D．along

8.

A．striking

B．beating

C．moving

D．shaking

9.

A．grass

B．tree

C．earth

D．floor

10.

A．especial

B．beautiful

C．lovely

D．ordinary

11.

A．familiar

B．common

C．wonderful

D．bad

12.

A．heart

B．head

C．mind

D．hands

13.

A．desired

B．forgotten

C．noticed

D．seen

14.

A．much

B．little

C．few

D．some

15.

A．change

B．advice

C．shock

D．suggestion

16.

A．hold

B．keep

C．catch

D．protect

17.

A．watched

B．guessed

C．knew

D．expected

18.

A．look

B．prepare

C．wait

D．long

19.

A．after

B．before

C．when

D．as

20.

A．struggled

B．refused

C．fought

D．escaped

2 . It was in my high school science class. I was doing a task in front of the classroom with my favorite shirt on.

A_________ came, “Nice shirt.” I smiled from ear to ear. Then another voice said, “That shirt belonged to my dad. Greg’s mother works for my family. We were going to _______that shirt away, but gave it to her_______.” I was speechless. I wanted to hide.

I_______ the shirt in the back of the closet and told my mum what had happened. She then dialed her_________, “I will no longer work for your family,” she told him. That night, Mom told my dad that she couldn’t clean anymore; she knew her life’s_______ was something greater.

The next morning she _______ with the personnel manager at the Board of Education. He told her that without a proper education she could not teach. So Mom decided to_______ a university.

After the first year in college, she went back to the personnel manager. He said, “You are_______, aren’t you? I think I have a________ for you as a teacher assistant. This opportunity deals with children who are mentally challenged with little or no chance of________.” Mom accepted the opportunity very________.

For almost five years, as a teacher’s assistant, she saw teacher after teacher give up on the children and quit, feeling________. Then one day, the personnel manager and the principal________ in her classroom. The principal said, “We have watched how you________ the children and how they communicate with you and admire your hard-working________ over the last five years. We are all in agreement that you________ be the teacher of this class.”

My mom spent more than 20 years there. ________ her career, she was voted Teacher of the Year. All of this came about because of the________ comment made in the classroom that day. Mom showed me how to handle________ situations and never give up.

1.

A．noise

B．tune

C．sound

D．voice

2.

A．throw

B．take

C．carry

D．get

3.

A．otherwise

B．anyhow

C．instead

D．actually

4.

A．settled

B．pushed

C．hid

D．put

5.

A．teacher

B．director

C．employer

D．adviser

6.

A．success

B．encouragement

C．purpose

D．victory

7.

A．went

B．met

C．worked

D．stayed

8.

A．visit

B．continue

C．attend

D．prepare

9.

A．serious

B．fortunate

C．careful

D．responsible

10.

A．career

B．position

C．duty

D．part

11.

A．judging

B．learning

C．obeying

D．imagining

12.

A．patiently

B．eagerly

C．successfully

D．skillfully

13.

A．guilty

B．frightened

C．upset

D．ashamed

14.

A．looked up

B．went up

C．took up

D．showed up

15.

A．believe

B．protect

C．receive

D．treat

16.

A．action

B．intention

C．spirit

D．attempt

17.

A．must

B．ought

C．might

D．should

18.

A．At

B．On

C．During

D．With

19.

A．worthless

B．thoughtless

C．hopeless

D．helpless

20.

A．strange

B．different

C．dangerous

D．challenging

3 . “My name's Jim Shelley and I’m an addict(有瘾的人)...”

With these words I began to______the problem , the problem of my telephone addiction.I used to call people________, from the moment I woke up to the time I went to sleep.I ______ to be phoned ,I wanted to phone .Just one more call.

It started socially-a few calls each day.It seemed _________,just a quick chat.Gradually though , the _________got worse . soon it was _______use , until , finally , addiction.

And it began to affect my________. During the day I would disappear for________call .If i couldn't make a call , I spent the whole time waiting for the phone to ring .Getting more and more_________,in the end , I would ring someone , then someone else,________ myself just one more call.

I was phoning people and_________ messages to make sure ________ calls would see me through the day . I used to arrive at friend’s homes and before the door was closed , go straight for the phone with the ________“Is it OK if I just use the phone...?” At work ,I became_________ when my fellow workers tried to_______ me from using the phone.And one day I hit my boss (with the phone ).Finally , the police caught me________a phone box that had taken my last one pound coin, and I was_________to see a psychiatrist (心理医生).

I haven 't_________ a phone in the house for three weeks now , and it 's several days_________ I used a phone box .I try not to watch TV because there are_______   people on it making phone calls.My name is Jim   Shelley and I am an addict.

1.

A．face

B．find

C．accept

D．notice

2.

A．now and then

B．all the time

C．at home

D．at work

3.

A．tried

B．asked

C．waited

D．invited

4.

A．polite

B．important

C．fine

D．special

5.

A．condition

B．situation

C．result

D．effect

6.

A．frequent

B．regular

C．unusual

D．particular

7.

A．friends

B．study

C．family

D．work

8.

A．a quick

B．a secret

C．an expected

D．an extra

9.

A．hopeful

B．delighted

C．frightened

D．anxious

10.

A．forcing

B．telling

C．giving

D．limiting

11.

A．leaving

B．taking

C．passing

D．recording

12.

A．long

B．immediate

C．enough

D．surprising

13.

A．saying

B．demands

C．wish

D．words

14.

A．careful

B．mad

C．determined

D．helpless

15.

A．save

B．reduce

C．protect

D．stop

16.

A．destroying

B．using

C．stealing

D．emptying

17.

A．offered

B．guided

C．ordered

D．reminded

18.

A．missed

B．had

C．received

D．fixed

19.

A．as

B．when

C．if

D．since

20.

A．always

B．just

C．more

D．different