第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题l.5分，满分30分)

   It was 1961 and I was in the fifth grade. My marks were  36  and the worst thing was that I didn't even  37  . I watched TV every night, the only way to  38  time.

   But one day my morn changed my world  39  . She  40  the TV. She had noticed, something in the offices she cleaned  41  . So she came back, saying "You're going to read 2 books every week.  42 , write me a report."

I complained about how   43  it was. And we didn't have any books in the house   44  mom's Bible. But morn responded  45  ," I will drive you to the library."

   So soon we were in her old Ford  46  our way to the public library. I wandered hesitantly among the children's books. I loved animals, so when I found some on them, I immediately  47  in them. For the first time in my life I was attracted by   48  world. No TV program had ever taken me so  49  from the surroundings as did the visit to the library. I began to  50  , visiting there. I moved from animals to plants,

and then to rocks. Between the  51  of all those books were whole worlds, and I was free to go  52  in them. Moreover, I started to fall in love with  53  . Teachers noticed that too.

   Now I am a doctor. Sometimes I still  54  believe my life's journey from a failing student to a doctor. But I know  55  the journey began--- the day when mom turned off TV and drove me to the library.

36. A. cool        B. poor                        C. normal                            D. outstanding

37. A. fail B. quit          C. work          D. care

38. A. spend     B. lose                         C. kill           D. spare

39. A. for the moment     B. for a while             C. for so long     D. for ever

40. A. turned on       B. turned off              C. turned up      D. turned down

41. A. books     B. dirts          C. papers                    D. TVs

42. A. However        B. Thus                       C. Besides                  D. So

43. A. reasonable    B. sad                          C. pleasant                D. unfair

44. A. rather than    B. more than             C. less than       D. other than

45. A. excitedly         B. worriedly               C. calmly                    D. angrily

46. A. by  B. on                            C. in            D. from

47. A, got across      B. got lost                  C. got stuck               D. got along

48. A. another B. any                          C. other                      D. some

49. A. near to  B. close together     C. far away                D. inside out

50. A. live up to        B. go along with       C. look forward to    D. get away with

51. A. covers    B. pages                     C. contents       D. copies

52. A. nowhere         B. somewhere          C. anywhere              D. where

53. A. library    B. study                      C. literature              D. reading

54. A. won't     B. shan't                     C. can't          D. needn't

55. A. how        B. why                         C. when                      D. where

 

When other nine-year-old kids were playing games, she was working at a petrol station. When other teens were studying or going out, she struggled to find a place to sleep on the street. But she overcame these terrible setbacks to win a highly competitive scholarship （奖学金） and gain entry to Harvard University. And her amazing story has inspired a movie, “ Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story ” , shown in late April.

Liz Murray, a 22-year-old American girl, has been writing a real-life story of willpower and determination. Liz grew up in the shadow of two drug-addicted （吸毒） parents. There was never enough food or warm clothes in the house. Liz was the only member of the family who had a job. Her mother had AIDS and died when Liz was just 15 years old. The effect of that loss became a turning point in her life. Connecting the environment in which she had grown up with how her mother had died, she decided to do something about it.

Liz went back to school. She threw herself into her studies, never telling her teachers that she was homeless. At night, she lived on the streets. “ What drove me to live on had something to do with understanding, by understanding that there was a whole other way of being. I had only experienced a small part of the society,” she wrote in her book Breaking Night.

She admitted that she used envy to drive herself on. She used the benefits that come easily to others, such as a safe living environment, to encourage herself that “ next to nothing could hold me down ” . She finished high school in just two years and won a full scholarship to study at Harvard University . But Liz decided to leave her top university a couple of months earlier this year in order to take care of her father, who has also developed AIDS. “ I love my parents so much. They are drug addicts. But I never forget that they love me all the time. ”

Liz wants moviegoers to come away with the idea that changing your life is “ as simple as making a decision ” .

1.In which order did the following things happen to Liz?

a. Her mother died of AIDS.

b. She worked at a petrol station.

c. She got admitted into Harvard.

d. The movie about her life was put on.

e. She had trouble finding a place to sleep.

A．b, a, e, c, d         B．a, b, c, e, d         C．e, d, b, a, c         D．b, e, a, d, c

2.The main idea of the passage is ________.

A．how Liz managed to enter Harvard University

B．what a hard time Liz had in her childhood

C．why Liz loved her parents so much

D．how Liz struggled to change her life

3.What actually made her go towards her goal?

A．Envy and encouragement.                 B．Willpower and determination.

C．Decisions and understanding.              D．Love and respect for her parents.

4.When she wrote “ What drove me to live on...I had only experienced a small part of the society ” , she meant that ________.

A．she had little experience of social life

B．she could hardly understand the society

C．she would do something for her own life

D．she needed to travel more around the world

 

Until recently, I hadn’t done much community service．In face, I did nothing to benefit anyone but myself．My selfishness and laziness were clear before I received an assignment from my teacher．Each student was required to complete 10 hours community service．To me, 10 hours was a huge amount of time to spend helping others．Volunterring, for me, has been a truly life – changing experience．

My mom suggested that I organize a food drive（募捐活动）in our development（新建筑宅区）and donate what I collected to a local shelter．Anything that would help finish the project seemed like a good idea, so I agreed．I made up flyers（传单）asking for donations and placed flyers at every house in my neighborhood．

I was getting ready to fetch the cans from my neighbor’s yards on the day of the food drive when all of a sudden it started to pour．Rain flooded the roads and wind blew hard, but I was determined to complete my task．My mom drove me around our development and I jumped out at every house to collect items people had put out．

When we finally arrived the shelter, I was a little nervous because I had never been there before．The woman in charge was extremely grateful for the donations and said that the world would be ganizing the food drive and delighted that my service to the community would make a difference in people’s lives．

As I was leaving the shelter, a man asked if I was the one who had brought all the food．I shyly nodded, and he said, “A round here, you are a hero．” From that point on, I made myself a promise that I would serve the community more often, even when it was not required．Through this school assignment, I have realized that caring for others is an important part of living and the world would be a completely different place if people all help those who are less fortunate．

1.From the first paragraph we know the author           ．

A．was satisfied with the assignment of his teacher

B．was unwilling to do good things for others

C．thought it impossible for him to spend 10 hours helping others

D．didn’t realize his selfishness until he received the assignment

2.The author decided to serve the community more often because       ．

                                                      A．he was treated as a big hero by his neighbors

                                                      B．he received gratitude from the woman in the shelter

                                                      C．he found what he did had an effect on people’s lives

                                                      D．he found the people in the shelter were warm – hearted

3.The author wrote this passage in order to          ．

                                                      A．show his pity for those poor people

                                                      B．care about the future of the world

                                                      C．give advice on organizing a drive

                                                      D．expect more people to think of others

 

When other nine-year-old kids were playing games, she was working at a petrol station. When other teens were studying or going out, she struggled to find a place to sleep on the street. But she overcame these terrible setbacks (挫折) to win a highly competitive scholarship and gain entry to Harvard University. And her amazing story has inspired a movie, “Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story”, shown in late April.

Liz Murray, a 22-year-old American girl, has been writing a real-life story of willpower(意志) and determination. Liz grew up in the shadow of two drug-addicted(吸毒) parents. There was never enough food or warm clothes in the house. Liz was the only member of the family who had a job. Her mother had AIDS and died when Liz was just 15 years old. The effect of that became a turning point in her life. Connecting the environment in which she had grown up with how her mother had died, she decided to do something about it.

Liz went back to school. She threw herself into her studies, never telling her teachers that she was homeless. At night, she lived on the streets. “What drove me to live on had something to do with understanding，by understanding that there was a whole other way of being. I had only experienced a small part of the society,” she wrote in her book Breaking Night.

She admitted that she used envy to drive herself on. She used the benefits that come easily to others, such as a safe living environment, to encourage herself that “next to nothing could hold me down”. She finished high school in just two years and won a full scholarship to study at Harvard University. But Liz decided to leave her top university a couple of months earlier this year in order to take care of her father, who has also developed AIDS. “I love my parents so much. They are drug addicts. But I never forget that they love me all the time.”

Liz wants moviegoers to come away with the idea that changing your life is “as simple as making a decision”.

Her mother died when Liz was ____________.

A. 9 years old    B. 15 years old     C. 22 years old     D. studying in high school

In which order did the following things happen to Liz?

a. Her mother died of AIDS.

b. She worked at a petrol station.

c. She got admitted into Harvard.

d. The movie about her life was put on.

e. She had trouble finding a place to sleep.

A. b, a, e, c, d     B. a, b, c, e, d      C. e, d, b, a, c        D. b, e, a, d, c

The main idea of the passage is ________.

A. how Liz managed to enter Harvard University

B. what a hard time Liz had in her childhood

C. why Liz loved her parents so much

D. how Liz struggled to change her life

What actually made her go towards her goal?

A. Envy and competition.          B. Willpower and determination.

C. Decisions and understanding.     D. Love and respect for her parents.

When she wrote “What drove me to live on...I had only experienced a small part of the society”, she meant that ________.

A. she had little experience of social life    

B. she could hardly understand the society

C. she would do something for her own life  

D. she needed to travel more around the world

One night last February, a seventeen-year-old Duffy drove home along a winding road, he saw a strange light thrown against the tree. “I knew it wasn’t the moon”, he said. “I drive this road all the time and I notice little things out of place.”

Duffy stopped his car and got out to examine. Below him far down in the deep valley lay a broken car with its headlights on. Thirty minutes earlier, a man had driven off the edge of the road, which has no guardrail. His car fell and rolled end over end, landing on its top more than two hundred feet below.

Duffy rushed to call for help, then returned and got down to reach the injured driver. Snow covered the valley and the temperature was below freezing. After struggling back up the cliff, Duffy took off his jacket and shirt and wrapped the injured man in time, along with the blankets from his car.

Life-saving deeds are starting to become usual action for Duffy, the oldest of seven children. When he was 12, he saved his ten-year-old brother from drowning. Two years ago, his three-year-old sister ate rat poison, and Duffy cleaned out her mouth, make her drink milk to protect her stomach and called doctors.

“We have tried to teach the children good values, and it looks like we have got some reward for it.” His father says.

1.The strange light came from ________.

A．The bright moon.	B．Duffy’s car.
C．The broken car in the valley	D．an unknown place

2.The phrase” landing on its top” means the car lay_________.

A．on the top of the cliff	B．with its wheels upward
C．with its head upward	D．on the road as usual

3.Duffy wrapped the man because_________.

A．he was badly injured	B．he had lost too much blood
C．he had nothing on	D．it was too cold that day

4. From the above article, we can see Duffy has saved ________ at least.  

A．two

B．three

C．four

D．five

5.“We have tried to teach the children good values” may probably mean Duffy’s parents often tell their children_________.

A．to help people in danger	B．how to save people’s lives
C．to remember the value of the car	D．how to do business