【2011·河南省示范性高中五校联考】

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，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、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One Saturday, I got a phone call about electrical problems. Since I am not an electrician, I quickly  36  that the woman on the line had the wrong number. The woman on the phone sounded extremely  37  as her electricity wasn't working.  Her husband tried to replace a wall  38  , but now some of their lights wouldn’t turn on, and the heat had  39  .

The woman thought she was  40  an electrician who had done work for her in the past. I had just recently changed my  41  and she got me instead. I'm not an electrician but I do work with  42  . 

I  43  her that she had the wrong number, and I didn’t know what her old electrician changed his number to. She  44  , and we said goodbye. After I hung up the phone I thought 45   I could help her so I dialed back and found out she was just one town over.

When I got to her house, I told her I would help her, but I would not  46  any money. This confused her and she asked  47  I would bother if I wasn’t getting paid. I told her it was an act of  48  and to "pay it forward.”  Dorothy and Jacob, who were both retired, seemed  49  and said they never met anyone like me.

Her husband had installed the  50  switch which was causing a short.  After I was done, they thanked me and tried to give me some  51  .  I told them I wouldn’t accept anything, and that the best  52  would be to find someone else to help out.  I  53  said if you can't find someone else to repay then just be extra nice to each other. They were both incredibly happy that I  54  to solve their electrical problems quickly, but I think I was even  55  at the opportunity to help them.

36. A. noticed               B. imagined           C. believed                   D. realized

37. A. anxious              B. excited             C. frustrated                D. curious

38. A. glass                  B. switch              C. light                        D. picture

39. A. shown off          B. paid off            C. shut off                   D. taken off

40. A. introducing         B. calling              C. expecting                 D. searching

41. A. mind                  B. address             C. cellphone                  D. number

42. A. organization        B. electricity          C. decoration                      D. engineering

43. A. encouraged         B. warned             C. taught                     D. informed

44. A. apologized          B. complained       C. shouted                   D. nodded

45. A. maybe                B. anyway            C. otherwise                D. indeed

46. A. provide              B. receive             C. reward                    D. accept

47. A. when                 B. whether            C. why                        D. how

48. A. honesty              B. kindness           C. courage                   D. friendship

49. A. embarrassed       B. excited             C. interested                 D. surprised

50. A. wrong                B. necessary         C. proper                     D. inexpensive

51. A. candy                B. praise               C. money                     D. gift

52. A. decision             B. solution            C. reaction                   D. payment

53. A. also                   B. ever                 C. just                         D. even

54. A. decided              B. succeeded         C. managed                  D. promised

55. A. better                 B. happier             C. easier                             D. stronger

    

 (河南省开封市2008届第四次模拟考试)

I believe in my mother. My belief began when I was just a kid,   36   I dreamed of becoming a doctor.

My mother was a   37   . Through her work, she observed that   38   people spent a lot more time  39   than they did watch television. She  40   that my brother and I could only watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and   41__ written book reports to her. She would mark them up with check marks and under-line the important   42  . Years later we realized her marks were only a   43   My mother was a illiterate (文盲). Although we had no money, between the covers of those books, I could go anywhere, do anything and be   44__

When I entered high school I was an A-student,   45   not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to hang about with the guys. I went from being an A—student then to a B--student then to a C-student, but I didn't   46  . I was cool.

    One night my mother came home from working her multiple jobs and I   47   about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, "Okay, I will give you all the money I make this week by scrubbing floors and   48   bathrooms, and you can buy the family food and pay the bills. With everything left over, you can have all that you want." I was very   49   with that arrangement but   50   I got through allocating (分配) money, there was nothing left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to keep a  51   over our heads and any kind of food on the table, much less to buy clothes. I also   52   that immediate satisfaction wasn't going to get me anywhere. Success   53   intellectual preparation. I went back to my studies and became an A—student   54  , and eventually I fulfilled my dream and I became a   55__.

36. A. where                  B. which                      C. when                    D. who 

37. A.woman  servant     B. teacher                    C. worker                 D. nurse

38. A.healthy                B. successful               C. powerful               D. clever                 

39. A.searching              B. reading                    C. working                D. training               

40. A.  ordered               B. insisted                    C. suggested              D. announced          

41. A.hand in                 B. turn over                 C. pick up          D. write down                

42. A.titles                     B. ideas                       C. books                   D. parts

43. A.game                     B. trick                       C. pleasure                D. task  

44. A.anybody                B. nobody                    C. somebody             D. everybody           

45. A.and                       B. so                           C. but                       D. or    

46. A.know                    B. care                        C. face                      D. stop 

47. A.thought                 B. chatted                    C. complained            D. worried              

48. A.repairing               B. cleaning                  C. rubbing                 D. watching            

49. A.encouraged           B. puzzled                   C. moved                   D. pleased               

50. A.as soon as             B. if                            C. once                     D. since                  

51. A. wall                     B. house                      C. window                D. roof 

52. A. realized                B. imagined                 C. believed                 D. noticed               

53. A. suited                   B. required                  C. made                     D. matched             

54. A. even                     B. forever                    C. before                   D. again

55. A. professor             B. expert                      C. doctor                  D. boss 

完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

请阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

I believe in my mother. My belief began when I was just a kid,   36   I dreamed of becoming a doctor.

My mother was a 37__. Through her work, she observed that 38  _ people spent a lot more time 39 __than they did watch television. She 40 ___ that my brother and I could only watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and41__ written book reports to her. She would mark them up with check marks and under-line the important  42 . Years later we realized her marks were only a  43   My mother was a illiterate (文盲). Although we had no money, between the covers of those books, I could go anywhere, do anything and be 44__.

When I entered high school I was an A-student,  45   not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to hang about with the guys. I went from being an A—student then to a B--student then to a C-student, but I didn't   46  . I was cool.

One night my mother came home from working her multiple jobs and I   47   about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, "Okay, I will give you all the money I make this week by scrubbing floors and   48 _bathrooms, and you can buy the family food and pay the bills. With everything left over, you can have all that you want." I was very 49   with that arrangement but  50   I got through allocating (分配) money, there was nothing left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to keep a  51 _over our heads and any kind of food on the table, much less to buy clothes. I also52 ___ that immediate satisfaction wasn't going to get me anywhere. Success 53  intellectual preparation. I went back to my studies and became an A—student 54__, and eventually I fulfilled my dream and I became a 55___

A. where     B. which    C. when    D. who

A. woman servant   B. teacher   C. worker   D. nurse

A. healthy    B. successful   C. powerful   D. clever

A. searching  B. reading   C. working   D. training

A. ordered   B. insisted   C. suggested  D. announced41. A .hand in    B. turn over  C. pick up     D. write down

A. titles      B. ideas     C. books      D. parts

A. game      B. trick     C. pleasure      D. task

A. anybody   B. nobody   C. somebody   D. everybody

A. and       B. so      C. but        D. or

A. know      B. care     C. face     D. stop

A. thought    B. chatted   C. complained   D. worried

A. repairing   B. cleaning    C. rubbing   D. watching

A. encouraged B. puzzled    C. moved    D. pleased

A. as soon as  B. if      C. once      D. since

A. wall      B. house    C. window    D. roof

A. realized   B. imagined   C. believed   D. noticed

A. suited    B. required   C. made   D. matched

A. even     B. forever    C. before   D. again

A. professor  B. expert   C. doctor    D. boss