第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分, 满分30分)

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

One spring afternoon five years ago, Jimmy Liao was crying in the hall of Taipei’s Sherwood Hotel, Life seemed  36  . The people who laughed as they walked past were taking their   37  for granted, just as he  38  himself. Now, however, he felt  39  —and he couldn’t even show his disappointment in his  40  .

Seeking more personally satisfying  41  , he had just left a successful job as a commercial artist when it seemed that fate（命运）played a cruel  42  on him. It was at this time that he developed cancer and was  43  to work. But that moment in the hotel was a turning point for Jimmy. He began to  44  the fact that there is no such a thing as fate, only  45  . Since then, he has put out several imaginative, illustrated（带插图的）books.

According to Jimmy, you are  46  you choose to be. You can give up or you can work to be a happier person. Jimmy realized that, while the world  47  seems unfair, your choice can change your life.

This idea can be   48  in Jimmy’s books, where his characters show the powerlessness they feel   49  making their choices. The message that goes with Jimmy’s drawings, however, is 50 .

Though the world may make us feel small, we must be  51  . Everything will be all right for us—as it is for the “small people” in Jimmy’s books—if we make choices that are   52  for us.

In spite of his new  53  and wealth, Jimmy prefers working  54  at home with his wife and daughter. He spends his mornings drawing. To Jimmy, living a life as he chooses means much more than money and fame could  55  .

36．A．unreasonable    B．unusual     C．unfair       D．unhappy

37．A．health              B．wealth      C．happiness       D．illnesses

38．A．ought to          B．had to       C．needed to       D．used to

39．A．ashamed          B．disappointed            C．upset        D．shameful

40．A．crying             B．painting           C．imagination      D．consideration

41．A．dignity            B．work         C．condition             D．situation

42．A．game               B．trick          C．role                    D．part

43．A．unable             B．impossible       C．unfit                D．difficult

44．A．resist           B．insist               C．refuse              D．understand

45．A．failures            B．efforts             C．choices            D．interests

46．A．that                 B．what                C．which              D．whoever

47．A．eventually        B．seldom            C．sometimes        D．usually

48．A．found              B．drawn              C．written            D．conducted

49．A．after                B．for                  C．with                D．before     

50．A．powerful         B．hopeful            C．useful              D．successful

51．A．grand                     B．big           C．brave                  D．equal

52．A．potential          B．basic               C．right                D．simple

53．A．product           B．fame               C．name               D．job

54．A．rapidly            B．separately        C．slowly             D．quietly

55．A．offer               B．gain                C．gather              D．earn

 

When sailors are allowed ashore after a long time at sea, they sometimes get drunk and cause trouble. For this reason, the navy ___1___ has its police in big ports. Whenever sailors cause trouble, the police come and ___2___ them.

One day, the police in a big seaport received a telephone call ___3___ a bar in the town. The barman said that a big sailor had got drunk and ___4___ the furniture in the bar. The officer in charge of the police guard that evening said that he would come immediately.

Now, officers who ___5___ and punish the sailors ___6___ drunk usually chose ___7___ policeman they could find to go with them. ___8___ this particular officer did not do this. ___9___, he chose the smallest and ___10___ man he could find to go to the bar with him and ___11___ the sailor.

Another officer who ___12___ there was surprised when he saw the officer of the guard chose such a small man. ___13___ he said to him, “Why ___14___ you take a big man with you? You have to fight the sailor who ___15___.”

“Yes, you are ___16___ right,” answered the officer of the guard. “That is exactly ___17___ I am taking this small man. If you see two policemen coming ___18___ you, and one is ___19___ the other, which one ___20___ you attack?”

1. A. always           B. seldom          C. forever             D. sometimes

2. A. meet with         B. deal with          C. see               D. judge

3. A. about             B. from             C. in                    D. of

4. A. was breaking     B. was ordering           C. was moving       D. was dusting

5. A. would go        B. might beat       C. dared to fight     D. had to go

6. A. slightly           B. not at all          C. heavily           D. much more

7. A. the biggest         B. the youngest      C. the bravest          D. the experienced

8. A. In fact            B. But              C. So               D. And

9. A. Instead           B. Therefore        C. Although          D. Then

10. A. good-looking       B. weakest-looking   C. ugly-looking      D. strongest-looking

11. A. seize             B. kill                C. get rid of              D. catch up with

12. A. will go          B. had come         C. would start off      D. happened to be

13. A. Yet                   B. But               C. So              D. Then

14. A. don’t            B. couldn’t           C. can’t             D. do

15. A. looks strong     B. is drunk            C. seems rude       D. is dangerous

16. A. all              B. very              C. too             D. quite

17. A. how             B. what             C. why                  D. that

18. A. up             B. at                C. before           D. towards

19. A. not smaller than   B. as big as          C. as small as          D. much smaller than

20. A. could            B. will                C. do              D. can

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A man who knows how to write a personal letter has a very powerful tool.A letter can be enjoyed,read and  21 .  It can set up a warm conversation between two people far apart(远离的)；it can keep a 22  with very little effort.

I will give  23 .  A few years ago my older brother and I were not getting 24  We had been close as 25  but had grown apart. Our meetings were not 26 ; our conversation was filled with arguments and quarrels; and every effort to clear the air seemed to only 27  our misunderstanding. Then he 28  a small island in the Caribbean and we 29  touch .One day he wrote me a letter. He describeb his island and its people, told me what he was doing,said how he felt,and encouraged me to 30  . Rereading the letter, I was 31  by its humor(幽默)and clever expressions,These were all qualities for which I had 32  respected my order brother but 33  he no longer had them.I had never known he could write so 34  .And with that one letter we became friends 35.

It might never have occurred to 36  to write me if he had not been in a place where there were no 37  ,For him, writing was a necessity, It also turned out to be the best way for us to get back in touch.Because we live in an age of 38 communication(通讯),people often 39  that they don’t always have to phone or email. They have a 40  . And that is to write.

21. A.received    B.rewritten  C.returned      D.reread

22.A.record      B.promise   C.friendship     D.secret

23.A.an example  B.a lesson   C.an experience  D.a talk

24.A. through     B.together  C.along         D.away

25.A.brothers     B.children   C.fellows       D.classmates

26.A.normal     B.necessary   C.pleasant     D.possible

27.A.deepen     B.start        C.express     D.settle

28.A.toured      B.stopped over  C.reached    D.moved to

29.A.lost        B.kept in       C.needed     D.got in

30.A.think       B.write        C.enjoy       D.read

31.A.driven      B.beaten      C.surprised     D.honored

32.A.never      B.seldom      C.sometimes    D.once

33.A.realized     B.judged      C.thought      D.expected

34.A.well       B.often        C.much        D.soon

35.A.later      B.anyhow      C.too          D.again 

36.A.us        B.anyone else   C.someone     D.my  brother

37.A.mail services  B.transport   C.phones      D.relatives

38.A.poor      B.easy         C.popular      D.busy

39A.believe    B.decide        C.argue       D. forget

40.A.habit     B.choice       C.method      D. plan

    

________ he is ,he seldom shows his precious coins to others.

　　A. Coin -collector as　　　　　　　 B. As a coin -collector

　　C. A coin- collector as　　　　　　　D. Coin- collector that

阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的四个选项中, 选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The other day I decided to come home early because it was such a beautiful day. The   were outside playing in my apartment complex (公寓大楼) and the ice cream truck was whistling its tune. As I    slowly to avoid an accident, I noticed a little boy    at the ice cream truck. He didn’t get anything and he walked away with a    look on his face. I asked the ice cream seller what happened and he said the little boy had no   . I had no cash on me so I drove to my building and went upstairs to    some cash. When I found it, the ice cream seller was    waiting but the little boy had   .

I went in the    I thought he might have gone and I saw a    getting out of her vehicle. I asked her if she had a little boy and she said yes. She then told me that she and her son had gone to the grocery store the day before and had    ice cream but she did not have enough money to buy   .

She quickly went into the    to get her son, and when she    several minutes later, I realized that he was not the    little boy I had seen. This boy was a bit older and his sister came out with him. I took them both to the truck and let them    out what they wanted.

I    told the mom it was not the same boy I was talking about. I    myself to the mother properly and    my baby-sitting services free of charge if she ever needed them. 1 couldn't find the original boy    but 1 hope he gets some ice cream soon.

1.A. cats                           B. kids                                     C. dogs                                  D. students

2.A. walked                          B. ran                                    C. climbed                            D. drove

3.A. knocking                 B. shooting                             C. lying                                  D. looking

4.A. puzzled                         B. curious                    C. disappointed                   D. delighted

5.A. excuse                          B. money                              C. parents                    D. friends

6.A. put away                       B. look for                             C. borrow                    D. lend

7.A. still                            B. anxiously                           C. doubtfully                        D. nervously

8.A. left                                 B. appeared                         C. cried                                 D. escaped

9.A. station                           B. line                                    C. sight                                  D. direction

10.A. woman                        B. girl                                     C. granny                              D. conductor

11.A. chosen                        B. ordered                            C. wanted                    D. eaten

12.A. it                                  B. ones                                  C. them                                 D. those

13.A. house                          B. shop                                  C. truck                                 D. market

14.A. disappeared              B. returned                          C. waited                              D. stayed

15.A. lost                         B. strange                     C. short                                 D. same

16.A. look                    B. pick                                   C. speak                                D. make

17.A. never                          B. seldom                    C. often                                 D. ever

18.A. explained                  B. admitted                           C. devoted                            D. introduced

19.A. denied                        B. resigned                           C. offered                    D. operated

20.A. somewhere               B. everywhere                     C. anywhere                         D. nowhere