完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）

     阅读下面的短文，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

“Now ,”Mrs. Virginia DeView said, smiling, “we are going to discover our professions .”

The class seems to be greatly surprised. Our professions? We were only 13 and 14 years old! The teacher must be  _36 _. “Yes, you will all be searching for your future   37  . Each of you will have to   38  someone in your field, plus give an oral report.”

Each day in her class, Virginia DeView reminded us about this. Finally, I picked print journalism. This _39_ I had to go to interview a true-blue newspaper reporter. I was extremely nervous. I sat down in front of him_40_ able to speak. He looked at me and said, “Did you bring a pencil or pen?”I shook my head.

“How about some   41_ ?”I shook my head again .

Finally , I thought he realized I was   42 , and I got my first big tip as a  43  : “Never,never go anywhere without a pen and paper. You never know what you’ll run into. ”After a few days, I gave my oral report totally from   44   in class. I got an A on the entire project.

Years later, I was in college looking around for a new career, but with no success. Then I _45 _Virginia DeView and my desire at 13 to be a journalist. And I called my parents. They didn’t __46__me. They just reminded me how competitive the field was and   47   all my life I had to run away from competition. This was true. But journalism did something to me; it was in my blood. _48__gave me the freedom to go up to total strangers and ask what was   49 .

    For the past 12 years, I’ve had the most satisfying reporting career, __50 __ stories from murders to airplane crashes and   51  choosing my strongest area.  52 _ I went to pick up my phone one day, an incredible wave of memories hit me and I realized that had it not been __53__Virginia DeView, I would not be sitting at that desk.

    I get  54  all the time: “How did you pick journalism?”

    “Well, you see, there was a teacher…”I just wish I could  55 her.

1.A. good           B. mad              C. careless         D. curious

2.A. university     B. family           C. professions      D. life

3.A. interview      B. find out         C. admire       D. learn from

4.A. expressed      B. ordered      C. expected         D. meant

5.A. hardly         B. nearly       C. naturally            D. eagerly

6.A. drink          B. newspapers       C. preparations     D. paper

7.A. satisfied      B. comfortable      C. terrified        D. sorry

8.A. student        B. journalist           C. teacher          D. writer

9.A. research       B. books        C. imagination      D. memory

10.A. called            B. recognized   C. remembered       D. visited

11.A. answer            B. promise          C. stop         D. persuade

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

13.A. It    B. Virginia DeView  C. My parents       D. My oral report

14.A. breaking in   B. getting down     C. falling off  D. going on

15.A. making up     B. listening to C. covering     D. writing

16.A. of course     B. finally      C. doubtfully   D. in all

17.A. When  B. As long as           C. Once             D. On condition

18.A. for           B. with             C. of               D. to

19.A. hurt          B. excited          C. disappointed     D. asked

20.A. respect           B. support          C. thank                D. favor       

 

“Now ,”Mrs. Virginia DeView said, smiling, “we are going to discover our professions .”

The class seems to be greatly surprised. Our professions? We were only 13 and 14 years old! The teacher must be _36 _. “Yes, you will all be searching for your future  37 . Each of you will have to   38  someone in your field, plus give an oral report.”

Each day in her class, Virginia DeView reminded us about this. Finally, I picked print journalism. This _39_ I had to go to interview a true-blue newspaper reporter. I was extremely nervous. I sat down in front of him_40_ able to speak. He looked at me and said, “Did you bring a pencil or pen?”

I shook my head.  “How about some   41_ ?” I shook my head again .

Finally , I thought he realized I was   42 , and I got my first big tip as a  43 : “Never,never go anywhere without a pen and paper. You never know what you’ll run into. ”After a few days, I gave my oral report totally from   44  in class. I got an A on the entire project.

Years later, I was in college looking around for a new career, but with no success. Then I _45 _Virginia DeView and my desire at 13 to be a journalist. And I called my parents. They didn’t __46__me. They just reminded me how competitive the field was and   47  all my life I had to run away from competition. This was true. But journalism did something to me; it was in my blood. _48__gave me the freedom to go up to total strangers and ask what was   49 .

For the past 12 years, I’ve had the most satisfying reporting career, __50 __ stories from murders to airplane crashes and   51  choosing my strongest area.  52 _ I went to pick up my phone one day, an incredible wave of memories hit me and I realized that had it not been __53__Virginia DeView, I would not be sitting at that desk.

I get  54  all the time: “How did you pick journalism?”

“Well, you see, there was a teacher…”I just wish I could  55 her.

1.                A．good           B．mad           C．careless  D．curious

 

2.                A．university       B．family          C．professions    D．life

 

3.                A．interview       B．find out         C．admire   D．learn from

 

4.                A．expressed      B．ordered        C．expected D．meant

 

5.                A．hardly          B．nearly          C．naturally  D．eagerly

 

6.                A．drink          B．newspapers     C．preparations   D．paper

 

7.                A．satisfied        B．comfortable     C．terrified  D．sorry

 

8.                A．student         B．journalist        C．teacher   D．writer

 

9.                A．research        B．books          C．imagination    D．memory

 

10.               A．called          B．recognized      C．remembered   D．visited

 

11.               A．answer         B．promise        C．stop  D．persuade

 

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

 

13.               A．It             B．Virginia DeView  C．My parents D．My oral report

 

14.               A．breaking in      B．getting down    C．falling off  D．going on

 

15.               A．making up      B．listening to      C．covering   D．writing

 

16.               A．of course       B．finally          C．doubtfully D．in all

 

17.               A．When          B．As long as       C．Once D．On condition

 

18.               A．for            B．with           C．of    D．to

 

19.               A．hurt           B．excited         C．disappointed   D．asked

 

20.               A．respect        B．support        C．thank D．favor

 

 

 

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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。

Recently I overheard a mother and daughter in their last moments together at the airport. They had  36   the departure(离开). Standing near the security gate, they hugged and the mother said "I love you and I  37  you enough."

 The daughter replied, "Mom, our life together has been  38   enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Mom" They kissed and the daughter left. The mother walked over to the window where I was  39  . Standing there   40  could see she wanted and needed to cry. I tried not to disturb her privacy（探听隐私）but she  41   me in by asking "Did you ever say  42   to someone knowing it would be forever?"

 "Yes, I have," I replied. "Forgive me for asking but why is this a   43  goodbye ?" "I am old and she lives so far away. I have   44   ahead and the reality is -- the next trip back will be for my  45  " she said.

 "When you were saying goodbye, I heard you say 'I wish you enough'. May I ask what that means?" She began to  46  . "That's a wish that has been handed down from other  47  . My parents used to say it to everyone".

  She paused a moment and looked up   48  trying to remember it in detail and she smiled even more. "When we said 'I wish you enough' we were wanting  49  person to have a life filled with just enough good things to maintain them".

  Then turning toward me she shared the following as if she were reciting it from memory----

I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright. I wish you enough rain to   50  the sun more. I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive. I wish you enough pain so that the smallest  51  in life appear much bigger. I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting. I wish you enough loss to appreciate all  52  you possess(拥有). I wish you enough hellos to get you through the final   53  .

  She then began to   54   and walked away. They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them, but then an entire life to  55  them.

36. A. spoke             B. told             C. said                       D. talked

37. A. wish              B. hope           C. expect            D. love

38. A. no more than       B. more than       C. not more than      D. less than

39. A. seating           B. sat           C. seated            D. seat

40. A. the mother        B. the daughter   C. my parents          D. I

41. A. welcomed         B. refused          C. hated               D. disliked

42. A. sorry              B. hello           C. goodbye            D. apologies

43. A. long               B. short         C. sad               D. forever

44. A. challenges         B. choices         C. chances           D. changes

45. A. birthday party     B. funeral           C. wedding            D. freedom

46. A. cry                B. settle                   C. shake             D. smile

47. A. parents           B. people        C. generations                  D. daughters

48. A. as if               B. even if        C. though              D. if only

49. A. other              B. the other      C. another           D. others

50. A. appreciate         B. dislike        C. envy              D. foresee

51. A. pains              B. sadness       C. failures             D. joys

52. A. what              B. which           C. that              D. when

53. A. goodbye            B. loss             C. attitude           D. spirit

54. A. smile               B. laugh         C. cry               D. recite

55. A. satisfy              B. forget          C. hug                D. support

 

 “Now,” Mrs. Virginia DeView said, smiling, “we are going to discover our professions.” The class seemed to be greatly surprised. Our professions? We were only 13 and 14 years old! The teacher must be   26   . “Yes, you will all be searching for your future   27  . Each of you will have to   28   someone in your field, plus give an oral report.”

Each day in her class, Virginia DeView reminded us about this. Finally, I picked print journalism. This   29   I had to go to interview a true-blue newspaper reporter. I was extremely nervous. I sat down in front of him   30   able to speak. He looked at me and said, “Did you bring a pencil or pen?”

I shook my head.

“How about some   31   ?”

I shook my head again.

Finally, I thought he realized I was   32  , and I got my first big tip as a   33  . “Never, never go anywhere without a pen and paper. You never know what you’ll run into.” After a few days, I gave my oral report totally from   34   in class. I got an A on the entire project.

Years later, I was in college looking around for a new career, but with no success. Then I   35   Virginia DeView and my desire at 13 to be a journalist. And I called my parents. They didn’t   36   me. They just reminded me how competitive the field was and   37   all my life I had run away from competition. This was true. But journalism did something to me: it was in my blood.   38   gave me the freedom to go up to total strangers and ask what was   39  .

For the past 12 years, I’ve had the most satisfying reporting career,   40   stories from murders to airplane crashes and   41   choosing my strongest area.   42   I went to pick up my phone one day, an incredible wave of memories hit me and I realized that had it not been  43  Virginia DeView, I would not be sitting at that desk.

I get   44   all the time: “How did you pick journalism?”

“Well, you see, there was this teacher …” I always start out. I just wish I could   45   her.

26. A. good               B. mad           C. careless        D. curious

27. A. university    B. family                  C. professions     D. life

28. A. interview     B. find out            C. admire                 D. learn from

29. A. expressed    B. ordered                 C. expected        D. meant

30. A. hardly       B. nearly                     C. naturally        D. eagerly

31. A. drink          B. newspapers     C. preparations     D. paper

32. A. satisfied     B. comfortable     C. terrified                 D. sorry

33. A. student      B. journalist                C. teacher       D. writer

34. A. research   B. books                     C. imagination      D. memory

35. A. called       B. recognized      C. remembered     D. visited

36. A. answer              B. promise                C. stop                      D. persuade

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

38. A. It   B. Virginia DeView  C. My parents       D. My oral report

39. A. breaking in        B. getting down    C. falling off               D. going on

40. A. making up        B. listening to              C. covering      D. writing

41. A. of course    B. finally                   C. doubtfully       D. above all

42. A. When  B. As long as             C. Once          D. On condition that

43. A. for                  B. with           C. of                        D. to

44. A. hurt                 B. excited                  C. disappointed     D. asked

45. A. respect      B. support           C. thank             D. favor

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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。

Recently I overheard a mother and daughter in their last moments together at the airport. They had  36   the departure(离开). Standing near the security gate, they hugged and the mother said "I love you and I  37  you enough."

 The daughter replied, "Mom, our life together has been  38   enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Mom" They kissed and the daughter left. The mother walked over to the window where I was  39  . Standing there   40  could see she wanted and needed to cry. I tried not to disturb her privacy（探听隐私）but she  41   me in by asking "Did you ever say  42   to someone knowing it would be forever?"

 "Yes, I have," I replied. "Forgive me for asking but why is this a   43  goodbye ?" "I am old and she lives so far away. I have   44   ahead and the reality is -- the next trip back will be for my  45  " she said.

 "When you were saying goodbye, I heard you say 'I wish you enough'. May I ask what that means?" She began to  46  . "That's a wish that has been handed down from other  47  . My parents used to say it to everyone".

  She paused a moment and looked up   48  trying to remember it in detail and she smiled even more. "When we said 'I wish you enough' we were wanting  49  person to have a life filled with just enough good things to maintain them".

  Then turning toward me she shared the following as if she were reciting it from memory----

I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright. I wish you enough rain to   50  the sun more. I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive. I wish you enough pain so that the smallest  51  in life appear much bigger. I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting. I wish you enough loss to appreciate all  52  you possess(拥有). I wish you enough hellos to get you through the final   53  .

  She then began to   54   and walked away. They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them, but then an entire life to  55  them.

36. A. spoke           B. told            C. said                   D. talked

37. A. wish            B. hope         C. expect            D. love

38. A. no more than     B. more than       C. not more than      D. less than

39. A. seating          B. sat           C. seated             D. seat

40. A. the mother       B. the daughter   C. my parents        D. I

41. A. welcomed       B. refused         C. hated              D. disliked

42. A. sorry            B. hello                C. goodbye          D. apologies

43. A. long            B. short         C. sad               D. forever

44. A. challenges        B. choices       C. chances           D. changes

45. A. birthday party    B. funeral         C. wedding          D. freedom

46. A. cry             B. settle         C. shake             D. smile

47. A. parents          B. people        C. generations        D. daughters

48. A. as if             B. even if        C. though                   D. if only

49. A. other            B. the other      C. another           D. others

50. A. appreciate        B. dislike        C. envy              D. foresee

51. A. pains            B. sadness       C. failures           D. joys

52. A. what             B. which        C. that              D. when

53. A. goodbye          B. loss            C. attitude           D. spirit

54. A. smile             B. laugh                C. cry                      D. recite

55. A. satisfy            B. forget        C. hug              D. support