A mother and daughter living in my community are two of the most unfriendly people I have ever come across in my life. They are totally separated, mixing with 36 . As they drive past 37 they keep their eyes looking away and make no sign of acknowledgement. The only fame they have is making a nuisance (讨厌的人) of themselves to the local police station by 38 music played too loud, dogs barking more than once a day and any other petty 39 gripe (把柄).
On moving into this neighborhood, I was 40 of these two but decided I would make up my own mind. This proved quite a 41 to me as more than once either the mother or the daughter would knock on my door and blast (猛烈抨击) me with some 42 or other.
I 43 answered politely and made sure I 44 as they went past my place and also made the effort now and then to make a kind remark about their garden or pets.
Time passed and in October, as part of the kindness rock give (送爱心石活动), Maureen and I 45 to place a kindness rock in their garden. Their 46 remained unchanged, however, and I continued to be as friendly as possible. During the Easter give, we decided once again to 47 these two unhappy ladies to our list and left a packet of cookies on their 48 . Imagine my 49 when two days later they 50 at my gate and jokingly said they are considering hanging their Christmas stocking on their gate, and they 51 me a bunch of flowers!
So, my fellow gifters, do not 52 on your random gifts of kindness. You may never know just what this 53 to others, nor how many broken or 54 hearted people you may just change with a simple act of 55 .
36. A. nobody B. someone C. anyone D. nothing
37. A. ladies B. neighbors C. friends D. relatives
38. A. composing B. requesting C. reporting D. explaining
39. A. important B. easy C. interesting D. little
40. A. accused B. warned C. reminded D. convinced
41. A. challenge B. job C. task D. matter
42. A. jokes B. advice C. explanation D. complaint
43. A. seldom B. never C. always D. sometimes
44. A. waved B. stared C. noticed D. laughed
45. A. started B. continued C. mentioned D. decided
46. A. smile B. attitude C. decision D. anger
47. A. add B. recommend C. reduced D. drove
48. A. place B. roof C. gate D. fence
49. A. interest B. smile C. surprise D. face
50. A. whispered B. stopped C. shouted D. wandered
51. A. brought B. wished C. threw D. expected
52. A. take in B. take up C. give in D. give up
53. A. refers B. means C. relates D. contributes
54. A. kind B. light C. hard D. warm
55. A. sorrow B. hope C. imagination D. kindness
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完形填空
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后完成文后题目。
Japanese and KitesKites have flown in Japan for more than a thousand years. The 1 of Japan love to make and fly their own kites.
The kites are 2 many shapes and sizes. 3 look like hats. Others are of circle 4 square shapes. Pictures are painted on most of them.There are many 5 tales about kites in Japan. One story 6 of a thief who used a kite. He planned to steal some gold from the top of a 7 tower. The thief and his friends 8 it into the air. Then they 9 the kite near the top of the tower. The thief was 10 to steal the gold.
Another tale tells of a father and his son. They were stranded(困在) on an island near 11 . The father made a large kite. His son 12 it back to Japan.
13 the boys fly kites. For the New Year and on 14 Day the men fly kites. They 15 their sons will grow up to be strong and brave, like a kite flying into the sky.The young men of Japan have kites 16 . The men form groups and each group makes a big kite. Some of the kites are thirty feet long. 17 is needed to raise the kites into the air. Sometimes cars are used to 18 them along.
When the kites are 19 , the battle starts. The young men try to 20 one another's kite strings. The last kite left in the sky is the winner.
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“How did you do it, Dad? How have you 21 not to take a drink for almost 20 years?” It took me almost 20 years to have the 22 to even ask my father this very 23 question. When Dad first 24 drinking, the whole family was on pins and needles 25 he got into a situation that, in the past, would have started him drinking again. For a few years we were 26 to bring it up for fear that the drinking would begin again.
“I had this little 27 that I would recite to myself 28 four to five times a day” was Dad’s 29 to my 18 – year – old unasked question. “The 30 were an instant relief and constant reminder to me that things were never so 31 that I could not handle them,” Dad said. And then he 32 the poem with me. The poem’s simple, yet profound (深奥的) words 33 became part of my daily routine as well.
About a month after this talk with my father, I 34 a gift in the mail from a friend of mine. It was a book of affirmations(断言)with one affirmation listed for each 35 of the year.
I 36 opened the book to the page of my birthday to see what words of wisdom this book had in store for me. 37 of disbelief and appreciation rolled down my face. There, on my birthday, was the 38 poem that had helped my 39 for all these years! It is called The Serenity Prayer.
God, give me the Serenity (平静)to accept the things I cannot change, the Courage to 40 the things I can, and the Wisdom to know the difference.
A. failed B. succeeded C. managed D. tried
A. courage B. ability C. wisdom D. confidence
A. interesting B. personal C. hard D. unanswered
A. started B. enjoyed C. minded D. stopped
A. every time B. all time C. next time D. last time
A. anxious B. glad C. afraid D. eager
A. book B. passage C. poem D. list
A. at least B. at most C. at first D. at last
A. comment B. praise C. contribution D. reply
A. words B. phrases C. letters D. sentences
A. strange B. different C. simple D. tough
A. shared B. talked C. read D. impressed
A. surprisingly B. immediately C. increasingly D. regularly
A. brought B. bought C. received D. accepted
A. hour B. week C. month D. day
A. easily B. hurriedly C. sadly D. peacefully
A. Tears B. Smiles C. Sweat D. Satisfaction
A. correct B. impossible C. original D. exact
A. mother B. father C. friend D. classmate
A. believe B. benefit C. change D. do
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第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5,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)出可以填入空白的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Wishing to encourage her young son's progress on the piano, a mother took the small boy to a Paderewski concert.After they were seated, the mother saw a friend in the audience and walked 36 the aisle(通道)to greet her. 37 the opportunity to explore the wonders of the concert hall, the little boy rose and 38 explored his way through a door 39 "NO ADMITTANCE."
40 the house’s lights dimmed and the 41 was about to begin, the mother returned to her seat and discovered that her son was 42 . Suddenly, the curtains parted and spotlights focused 43 the impressive Steinway on stage.In 44 , the mother saw her little boy sitting at the keyboard, innocently(纯洁地)picking out "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star."
At that moment, the great piano master 45 his entrance, quickly moved to the piano, and whispered in the boy's ear, "Don't 46 ." "Keep playing." Then leaning over, Paderewski reached down with his left 47 and began filling in a bass part. Soon his right arm reached around to the 48 side of the child and he 49 a running obbligato(伴奏).Together, the 50 master and the young novice(新手)transformed a 51 situation into a wonderfully creative 52 . The audience was mesmerized(迷倒).
That's the way it is with God. 53 we can finish on our own is hardly noteworthy. We try our best, but the 54 aren't exactly flowing music. But 55 the hand of the Master, our life's work truly can be beautiful.
. A. through B.down C.across D.over
. A. Seizing B.Taking C.Catching D.Using
A. fortunately B.immediatly C.eventually D.surprisingly
. A. marked B.said C.carried D.noticed
.A. Before B.When C.Since D.Because
. A. concert B.lecture C.speech D.party
. A. crying B.sleeping C.missing D.playing
. A. on B.to C.in D.at
. A.anger B.surprise C.delight D.horror
. A. made B.walked C.finished D.found
. A.move B.quit C.leave D.play
.A.finger B.arm C.foot D. hand
.A. other B.another C.both D.each
. A.filled B.played C.added D.passed
. A. old B.great C.famous D.patient
. A.fanscinating B.exciting C.surprising D.frightening. A.experience B.choice C.performance D.exercise
. A. which B.That C.What D.How
. A.results B.ways C.music D.concert
. A. of B.for C. with D.by
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It was 4 o'clock in the morning,when I received the phone call.
“This is the emergency room calling and your son was just 36 in with severe burns on his face,neck and arms.We have called for a(n) 37 and are going to fly him to the burn unit in Seattle.”Seattle was 350 miles from his college,so we knew immediately this was 38 . The doctor described the 39 ,which caused the burns.At 6 am,our son and his friends decided to barbecue hamburgers in the courtyard of their apartment.When they 40 the charcoal(木炭),it burst into flames because they had sprayed too much gasoline (petrol).The flames 41 my son’s shirt tail and shot from his waist to well over his head.
42 ,one of the boys was quick—minded,grasped my son,and 43 him on the grass.While it saved his life,it was not 44 to save him from severe burns and the terrible scars.
After he 45 from the treatments,the doctors told him they would not do plastic surgery(整容)for 6 months 46 it takes that long for the skin to stop shrinking and wrinkling.So,he had to return to college with scars typical of severe burns.
When I was a child , my mother told my sister,who had a 10-inch very 47 scar on her arm,“Nancy,if you ignore the scar,other people will ignore it.It does not mean they will not 48 it,but it means it will not matter to them if it does not matter to you.”I 49 this wisdom on to my son.He took my advice to 50 and returned to school with his head held high--glad he was alive.
By the end of the six—month waiting period,he decided that the scars did not 51 .So he made the 52 to give up any plastic surgery .We all have “scars” that we believe 53 people to keep away from us.And we spend a lot of time thinking that if only we looked differently,or dressed differently,people would like us better. But you see,people will only judge you by your looks,or your clothes,if you are judging yourself by these same 54 standards.Put your imperfections out of your mind and concentrate on what you value 55 yourself,and your beauty will shine through.
A. | brought | B. | given | C. | turned | D. | showed | |
A. | doctor | B. | hospital | C. | aircraft | D. | ambulance | |
A. | serious | B. | terrible | C. | dangerous | D. | important | |
A. | event | B. | process | C. | reason | D. | accident | |
A. | got | B. | lit | C. | burned | D. | moved | |
A. | took | B. | held | C. | caught | D. | attracted | |
A. | Fortunately | B. | Surprisingly | C. | Happily | D. | Slowly | |
A. | pushed | B. | threw | C. | dropped | D. | rolled | |
A. | shape | B. | place | C. | fact | D. | time | |
A. | benefited | B. | recovered | C. | suffered | D. | relaxed | |
A. | if | B. | while | C. | because | D. | although | |
A. | normal | B. | violent | C. | obvious | D. | popular | |
A. | mention | B. | notice | C. | 1augh | D. | hide | |
A. | sent | B. | kept | C. | handed | D. | passed | |
A. | heart | B. | life | C. | practice | D. | considerate | |
A. | grow | B. | matter | C. | exist | D. | appear | |
A. | mistake | B. | effort | C. | decision | D. | request | |
A. | invite | B. | cause | C. | allow | D. | remind | |
A. | false | B. | strict | C. | moral | D. | general | |
A. | by | B. | over | C. | beyond | D. | within |
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I recently heard a story about a famous research scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs. What set him so far apart from others?
Hethat, in his opinion, it all came from anfrom his mother that happened when he was about 2 years old. He had been trying toa bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he lost his on the slippery(光滑的) bottle and it , making its contents pouring all over the kitchen floor.
When his mother came into the kitchen, instead ofat him, giving him a lecture, or punishing him, she said: “Robert, what an(a)and wonderful mess you have made! I haveseen such a huge pool of milk. Well, the damage has already been done. Would you like todown and play in the milk for a fewbefore we clean it up?”
Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said: “You know, Robert,you make a mess like this, you have to clean it up at last and restore everything to its proper. So, how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge, a towel, or a mop. Which do you?” He chose the sponge and together theyup the milk.
His mother then said: “You know, what happened just now is aexperiment in how effectively to carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands. Let’sout in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you cana way to carry it without dropping it.” The little boythat if he held the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it.
This scientist thenthat it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be afraid to make.
Wouldn’t it be great if all parents would respond the way Robert’s mother responded to him?
A. added B. advised C. responded D. commented
A. experience B. accident C. experiment D. inspiration
A. send B. heat C. bring D. remove
A. hold B. control C. balance D. way
A. fell B. rolled C. turned D. burst
A. crying B. staring C. shouting D. laughing
A. terrible B. great C. unbelievable D. alarming
A. shortly B. always C. already D. rarely
A. put B. get C. take D. lie
A. hours B. quarters C. minutes D. seconds
A. however B. whatever C. wherever D. whenever
A. place B. order C. style D. state
A. like B. prefer C. take D. decide
A. cleaned B. drank C. picked D. packed
A. finished B. shared C. failed D. valued
A. go B. try C. run D. find
A. invent B. discover C. imagine D. make
A. knew B. thought C. convinced D. learned
A. concluded B. sensed C. remarked D. experienced
A. mistakes B. assumptions C. decisions D. differences
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