完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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，选出最佳选项。

I’m a TV show host.One Sunday，I   36   my 7-year-old daughter by the sea for lunch.On arriving at the beach，I saw JoJo，a   37   man in the hotel business.We sat down to chat in an open air cafe   38   I watched my daughter enjoy herself on the swings in front of us.

Suddenly our conversation was    39   by a stranger，who politely asked    40   to speak to me.Often people want to tell me   41   about my controversial TV show,when

I’m out on the   42  .

He asked to speak to me   43   ，so we stood a bit away from my table.He said，

“I’m James，father of a 7-year-old girl，who’s very sick.The doctors said that if she was treated in the UK,she would probably   44   .But I’m poor,so can you please help me？”

Speechless，I stared in the man’s eyes full of   45   and asked how l could help.After we talked for a while，I went to sit back.JoJo asked me，“What’s wrong with you?Your

  46   changed.”I told him and he was very sorry for this sick child.

All weekend I   47   James，his daughter and his family.I even considered doing a special TV show to   48   money for this sick child.

On Monday morning I was at the office after I finished   49   my show,when JoJo walked  into my office.Actually JoJo is so   50   and I never imagined he had time to come and see me.

“Please，call the man   51   the sick child and tell him that I’ll   52   all expenses for his sick daughter’s treatment.”JoJo said，with a   53   in his hand.“I’ve been married for 35 years，I wasn’t lucky enough to   54   a child.l want to help this child now.”I   55   the phone to call James.

1.A.held            B.took              C.shipped           D.sent

2.A.serious             B.smart             C.wealthy           D.diligent

3.A.while           B.before        C.after                 D.thongh

4.A.spread          B.interrupted  C.heard             D.announced

5.A.question        B.advice        C.support           D.permission

6.A.everything     B.anything          C.nothing           D.something

7.A.streets             B.trips             C.spots                 D.beaches

8.A.privately       B.loudly        C.quietly           D.secretly

9.A.escape          B.control       C.survive           D.deserve

10.A.doubts             B.scare             C.excitement            D.tears

11.A.temper             B.face          C.voice                 D.style

12.A.looked after  B.cared for         C.thought about       D.asked about

13..A.raise         B.make          C.earn              D.save

14.A.discussing         B.presenting        C.writing           D.practising

15.A.proud          B.rich          C.busy             D.careful

16.A.on                 B.for           C.up                D.with

17.A.pay            B.spend         C.share                 D.gain

18..A.paper         B.check             C.pen                   D.letter

19..A.help          B.adopt             C.attend                D.have

20..A.held on           B.got through       C.picked up             D.turned on

 

I will never forget what my old headmaster told me. Normally when you are only 15years of age you do not remember most of the things that are preached by your teachers. But, this particular story is one such lesson that I will never forget. Every time I drift off course, I get reminded of this story.

        It was a normal Monday morning at an assembly, and he was addressing the students on important things in life and about committing ourselves to what is important to us. This is how the story went:

        An old man lived in a certain part of London, and he would wake up every morning and go to the subway. He would get the train right to Central London, and then sit at the street corner and beg. He would do this every single day of his life. He sat at the same street corner and begged for almost 20 years.

        His house was filthy, and a stench (恶臭) came out of the house and it smelled horribly. The neighbours could not stand the smell anymore, so they summoned the police officers to clear the place. The officers knocked down the door and cleaned the house. There were small bags of money all over the house that he had collected over the years.

        The police counted the money, and they soon realized that the old man was a millionaire. They waited outside his house in anticipation to share the good news with him. When he arrived home that evening, he was met by one of the officers who told him that there was no need for him to beg any more as he was a rich man now, a millionaire.

        He said nothing at all: he went into his house and locked the door. The next morning he woke up as usual, went to the subway, got into the train, and sat at the street corner and continued to beg.

        Obviously, this old man had no great plans, dreams or anything significant for his life. We learn nothing from this story other than staying focused on the things we enjoy doing, commitment(专心，敬业). We should remain true to our course, although it may mean committing ourselves to things that people around us would normally disapprove. Just keep it in mind that commitment attracts wealth.

Why did the headmaster tell us the story?

      A. To enjoy ourselves.

      B. To teach us how to make money.

      C. To tell us the importance of commitment.

      D. To tell us not to look down upon beggars.

According to the passage which of the following is true?

      A. The old man made a living by begging.

      B. The old man was excited to be a millionaire.

      C. The old man became a millionaire by begging every weekday.

      D. The old man planned to became a millionaire.

Why did the police officer clean the old man’s house?

      A. Because the old man hired them to do so.

      B. Because they wanted to know how much money the old man had begged.

      C.Because the old man wanted to live comfortably.

      D. Because the neighbours could not bear the smell coming out of the oldman’s house.

What can we learn from the passage?

      A. Where there is a will, there is a way.

      B. Keep the general goal in sight while tackling daily tasks.

      C. Commitment attracts wealth.

      D. Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.

After several days’ warm weather around the New Year’s Day，a strong cold wave with a sandstorm from Mongolia attacked Tianjin Sunday afternoon.

From 3 o’clock p.m.，the strong cold wave from Mongolia engulfed（吞没）most areas of North China and the biggest wind-force was 7.Tianjin also suffered this year’s first sandstorm with the cold wind whistling.The sky became dusky and the air was permeated with sand.By 11 o’clock at night，the wind became weaker and the sandstorm died down.From Monday morning，the northern areas had a big drop in temperature.It is learned that flu and the infection of the upper respiratory tract are easy to be infected due to the severe pollution by dust in the air.Relevant experts remind residents to pay attention to their health care.

.The underlined word“permeated”most probably means______.

A.cleared　　　　　　B.filled　　　　　　    C.blowing　　　　　   D.replaced

We learn that ______from the passage.

A.sandstorms result in the fall of temperature

B.we can easily get infected by the dusty air

C.it is usually warmer before sandstorms come

D.sandstorms usually come around the New Year’s Day

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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，选出最佳选项。

I’m a TV show host.One Sunday，I   36   my 7-year-old daughter by the sea for lunch.On arriving at the beach，I saw JoJo，a   37   man in the hotel business.We sat down to chat in an open air cafe   38   I watched my daughter enjoy herself on the swings in front of us.

Suddenly our conversation was    39   by a stranger，who politely asked    40   to speak to me.Often people want to tell me   41   about my controversial TV show,when

I’m out on the   42  .

He asked to speak to me   43   ，so we stood a bit away from my table.He said，

“I’m James，father of a 7-year-old girl，who’s very sick.The doctors said that if she was treated in the UK,she would probably   44   .But I’m poor,so can you please help me？”

Speechless，I stared in the man’s eyes full of   45   and asked how l could help.After we talked for a while，I went to sit back.JoJo asked me，“What’s wrong with you?Your

  46   changed.”I told him and he was very sorry for this sick child.

All weekend I   47   James，his daughter and his family.I even considered doing a special TV show to   48   money for this sick child.

On Monday morning I was at the office after I finished   49   my show,when JoJo walked  into my office.Actually JoJo is so   50   and I never imagined he had time to come and see me.

“Please，call the man   51   the sick child and tell him that I’ll   52   all expenses for his sick daughter’s treatment.”JoJo said，with a   53   in his hand.“I’ve been married for 35 years，I wasn’t lucky enough to   54   a child.l want to help this child now.”I   55   the phone to call James.

A.held             B.took              C.shipped           D.sent

A.serious          B.smart             C.wealthy           D.diligent

A.while            B.before        C.after                 D.thongh

A.spread           B.interrupted  C.heard             D.announced

A.question         B.advice        C.support           D.permission

A.everything       B.anything          C.nothing           D.something

A.streets          B.trips             C.spots                 D.beaches

A.privately        B.loudly        C.quietly           D.secretly

A.escape           B.control       C.survive           D.deserve

A.doubts           B.scare             C.excitement            D.tears

A.temper           B.face          C.voice                 D.style

A.looked after     B.cared for         C.thought about       D.asked about

.A.raise           B.make          C.earn              D.save

A.discussing       B.presenting        C.writing           D.practising

A.proud            B.rich          C.busy             D.careful

A.on               B.for           C.up                D.with

A.pay              B.spend         C.share                 D.gain

.A.paper           B.check             C.pen                   D.letter

.A.help            B.adopt             C.attend                D.have

.A.held on         B.got through       C.picked up             D.turned on

Adults（成年人）usually do not remember most of the things that are taught by their teachers at school. But this story is one such lesson that I will never forget. Every time I drift off course, I think of this story.

         It was a normal Monday morning, and my teacher was teaching us on important things in life and about devoting ourselves to what is important to us. This is how the story went:

         An old man lived in a certain part of London, and he would wake up every morning and go to the subway. He would get onto the train right to Central London, and then sit at the street corner and beg（乞讨）. He would do this every single day of his life. He sat at the same street corner and begged for almost 20 years.

         His house was dirty, and a stench (恶臭) came out of the house and it smelled terrible. The neighbors could not stand the smell any more, so they called for the police officers to clear the place. The officers knocked down the door and cleaned the house. There were small bags of money all over the house that he had collected over the years.

         The police counted the money, and they soon realized that the old man was a millionaire (百万富翁). They waited outside his house expecting to share the good news with him. When the old man arrived home that evening, one of the officers told him that there was no need for him to beg any more as he was a rich man now, a millionaire.

         But the old man said nothing at all; he went into his house and locked the door. The next morning he woke up as usual, went to the subway, sat at the street corner and continued to beg.

         Clearly, this old man had no great plans, dreams or anything significant (有意义的) for his life. We learn nothing from this story other than（除了）staying focused on（专心于）the things we enjoy doing.

1.The underlined part in the first paragraph may mean ______.

A. I get tired of learning my subjects

B. I fail to listen to lessons attentively

C. I go in the wrong direction of life

D. I wouldn’t like to go to school

2.The neighbor called the police because ______.

A. the old man kept begging money from them every day

B. there was something dangerous in the old man’s house

C. the old man wouldn’t buy tickets for the train

D. they couldn’t bear the smell from the old man’s house

3.When the old man knew he was a millionaire, he ______.

A. remained calm           B. became excited  

C. felt worried          D. became nervous

4.What lesson do we learn from the story?

A. Make great plans for your life.          

B. Keep on doing what you like.

C. Do something that is good to society.     

D. Depend on yourself rather than others.