题目列表(包括答案和解析)
第三节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(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。
Two friends and I moved into a house off campus when I was a junior at Iowa State University. We were all a bit 21 of our landlord, a rough middle-aged man. He gave us a lecture about paying the 22 on time and maintaining the house and appliances.
During the fall semester, my housemates and I threw a 23 . We sent invitations to many friends and told everyone to come to our house on Friday night. We 24 a large crowd and everyone had a great 25 . The last guests left in the wee(凌晨一两点) hours of the morning.
Exhausted, we decided to sleep in and clean the house and yard the next morning. Well, you 26 it! We were awakened about 7:00 a.m. by our 27 , who was knocking on the door. Sleepily, we let him in, 28 to incur his wrath(招致他的怒气). Instead, he picked up a party invitation that had been 29 on the sidewalk and asked, "Why didn't you girls invite me?" He came into the house, 30 a minor repair, and spent a few minutes helping us pick up trash from the yard. We weren't quite sure what use to make of our unexpected luck, but we were thrilled that our landlord had been so 31 .
A few months later, I made a mathematical error while balancing my checkbook and my bank soon informed me that I had bounced(跳过) a 32 . I was ashamed when I discovered that it was my rent check and 33 I had to let my landlord know. I figured that he 34 my housemates and I as irresponsible after the party incident and this would 35 him right. I was certain that he would drive me away. 36 , I gathered the courage to call him and explained what had happened. He said, "I have a daughter about your age, and the same thing happened to her 37 . Would you like to wait until next month and send a 38 payment then?"
I've never forgotten our landlord's kindness and understanding. He also taught me an important lesson about not judging a book by its 39 . I'm proud to say that I have not bounced a check 40 (though I have thrown a few more parties)!
21. A. tired B. ashamed C. fond D. afraid
22. A. rent B. house C. price D. money
23. A. table B. party C. course D. landlord
24. A. enjoyed B. drew C. wanted D. picked
25. A. time B. fun C. joy D. trouble
26. A. guess B. are guessing C. guessed D. had guessed
27. A. housemate B. neighbour C. parents D. landlord
28. A. expecting B. hoping C. thinking D. considering
29. A. lain B. laying C. lying D. laid
30. A. took B. gave C. made D. lad
31. A. understanding B. annoying C. careful D. fierce
32. A. card B. bill C. account D. check
33. A. that B. which C. what D. 不填
34. A. knew B. viewed C. looked D. thought
35. A. announce B. show C. prove D. suggest
36. A. Somehow B. Meanwhile C. Moreover D. However
37. A. then B. once C. again D. later
38. A. another B. double C. same D. large
39. A. cover B. colour C. content D. title
40. A. after B. since C. ever D. before
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Some years ago I was offered a writing assignment that would require three months of travel through Europe. I had been 1 a couple of times, but I could hardly 2 to know my ways around the continent. 3 , my knowledge of foreign languages was 4 to a little college French. I 5 . How would I, unable to speak the language, 6 familiar with local geography or transportation systems, conduct interviews and do 7 ? It seemed impossible, and with considerable 8 I sat down to write a letter rejecting the 9 . Halfway through, a 10 ran through my mind: you can't learn if you don't try. So I 11 the assignment. There were some bad 12 . But by the time I had finished the trip, I was an experienced traveler. And ever since, I have never hesitated to head for even the most 13 places, without guides or 14 advanced bookings, confident that somehow I will 15 . The point is that the new, the different, is almost by definition 16 . But each time you try something, you learn, and as the learning 17 , the World opens to you. I've learned to ski at 40, and flown up the Rhine River in a(n) 18 . And I know I'll go on doing such things. It's not because I'm braver or more daring than others. I'm not. But I'll accept worry as another name for 19 and I believe I can 20 wonders. | ||||
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Some years ago I was offered a writing assignment that would require three months of travel through Europe. I had been __36__ a couple of times, but I could hardly __37__ to know my ways around the continent. __38__, my knowledge of foreign languages was __39__ to a little college French.
I __40__. How would I, unable to speak the language, __41__ familiar with local geography or transportation systems, conduct interviews and do __42__? It seemed impossible, and with considerable __43__ I sat down to write a letter rejecting the __44__. Halfway through, a __45__ ran through my mind: you can’t learn if you don't try. So I __46__ the assignment.
There were some bad __47__. But by the time I had finished the trip, I was an experienced traveler. And ever since, I have never hesitated to head for even the most __48__ places, without guides or __49__ advanced bookings, confident that somehow I will __50__.
The point is that the new, the different, is almost by definition __51__. But each time you try something, you learn, and as the learning __52__, the world opens to you.
I've learned to ski at 40, and flown up the Rhine River in a (n) __53__. And I know I'll go on doing such things. It's not because I'm braver or more daring than others. I'm not. But I'll accept worry as another name for __54 __ and I believe I can __55__ wonders.
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Two friends and I moved into a house off campus when I was a junior at Iowa State University. We were all a bit 1 of our landlord, a rough middle-aged man. He gave us a lecture about paying the 2 on time and maintaining the house and appliances. During the fall semester, my housemates and I threw a 3 . We sent invitations to many friends and told everyone to come to our house on Friday night. We 4 a large crowd and everyone had a great 5 . The last guests left in the wee (凌晨一两点) hours of the morning. Exhausted, we decided to sleep in and clean the house and yard the next morning. Well, you 6 it! We were awakened about 7:00 a.m. by our 7 , who was knocking on the door. Sleepily, we let him in, 8 to incur his wrath (招致他的怒气). Instead, he picked up a party invitation that had been 9 on the sidewalk and asked, "Why didn't you girls invite me?" He came into the house, 10 a minor repair, and spent a few minutes helping us pick up trash from the yard. We weren't quite sure what use to make of our unexpected luck, but we were thrilled that our landlord had been so 11 . A few months later, I made a mathematical error while balancing my checkbook and my bank soon informed me that I had bounced (跳过) a 12 . I was ashamed when I discovered that it was my rent check and 13 I had to let my landlord know. I figured that he 14 my housemates and I as irresponsible after the party incident and this would 15 him right. I was certain that he would drive me away. 16 , I gathered the courage to call him and explained what had happened. He said, "I have a daughter about your age, and the same thing happened to her 17 . Would you like to wait until next month and send a 18 payment then?" I've never forgotten our landlord's kindness and understanding. He also taught me an important lesson about not judging a book by its 19 . I'm proud to say that I have not bounced a check 20 (though I have thrown a few more parties)! | ||||
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