完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

I was recently invited to dinner by a friend. During the meal, the manager of the restaurant came  16  and said that our meal was free. He stood there  17  at me and he seemed a little  18 to me but I couldn’t quite remember him.  19  I asked him if he knew me. He laughed and said I had probably  20  him, but that I’d changed his life. My friend was quite  21  and asked him how I’d done this.

He said that twelve years ago he   22  a stress（压力）management（管理）class that I was giving. I asked the group what their greatest  23  was and most of them, including him, said it was their bosses.

He said I listened   24  and then took a chair and placed it in the center of the room. I  25  on the chair for a few moments and then I   26  everyone to come and do the same. I wanted them to look at the room from up there. After everyone had done it, I asked the group to  27  how the room looked different when they changed their perspective（角度）.

Then I asked them to  28  their bosses. Was this the same person who had seen their good  29 and hired them? Did they remember how happy they were to be  30  for the job? But how did these wonderful people become terrible bosses?

He said I looked at him and asked if he had  31  said thank you to his boss for the  32  to earn a living. He answered he hadn’t. Then I asked him why he hadn’t tried being  33  to his boss.

He told us his  34  changed that night. He went back to work the next day with a thank-you card to his boss. He said I’d  35  him to look at life from different perspectives and express thanks.

1.                A．out            B．back           C．over D．on

 

2.                A．smiling         B．glaring          C．knocking  D．shouting

 

3.                A．similar         B．attractive       C．strange   D．familiar

 

4.                A．Immediately     B．Finally          C．Suddenly D．Firstly

 

5.                A．disliked         B．known          C．ignored   D．forgotten

 

6.                A．curious         B．anxious         C．happy    D．calm

 

7.                A．missed         B．prepared       C．attended  D．heard

 

8.                A．hero           B．stress          C．liking D．trouble

 

9.                A．regretfully      B．disappointedly    C．doubtfully D．carefully

 

10.               A．stood          B．lay            C．sat   D．rested

 

11.               A．forced         B．stopped        C．invited    D．warned

 

12.               A．work on        B．think about      C．look into   D．fill out

 

13.               A．remember      B．dislike          C．respect   D．consider

 

14.               A．qualities        B．personalities     C．experiences    D．looks

 

15.               A．meant         B．refused        C．chosen    D．forgiven

 

16.               A．still            B．actually         C．never D．ever

 

17.               A．right           B．opportunity     C．solution   D．ability

 

18.               A．polite          B．friendly        C．grateful   D．gentle

 

19.               A．life            B．job            C．luck  D．company

 

20.               A．ordered        B．taught          C．allowed   D．persuaded

 

 

Today I am known for my voice. Perhaps the greatest honor came when I was asked to read a book on tape.

But it   1   a long time to believe such good things could happen to me. When I was a youngster I stuttered(口吃)   2   badly that I was completely   3   to speak in public.

  4  , when I was 14, Professor Donald Crouch came to our school. He was a retired college professor. English was his   5   subject; poetry was his deepest love. He held a book of poems   6   it were a diamond necklace, turning pages as if uncovering treasures. When he heard our school was teaching Shakespeare and other classics, he could no longer   7   not being a part of our school.

When he   8   that I not only loved poetry but was   9   it, we became closer. There was, however, one   10   between us－Professor Crouch could not stand the   11   that I refused to read my poems to the class.

“Jim, poetry is   12   to be read aloud,” he said. “You should be able to speak those beautiful words.” I shook my head and   13  .

Then he tricked me. After handing in a poem, I waited for his   14  . It didn’t come. Instead, one day as the students gathered together, he challenged me.” Jim, I don’t think you wrote this.”

I   15   him in disbelief. “Why,” I started, anger flooding me. “of course I   16  !” “Well, then,” he said, “you’ve got to prove it by getting up and reciting it   17   memory.”

By then the other students had settled at their desks. With knees shaking, I walked up. For a moment I stood   18  . Then I began, and kept going. I recited my poem all the way through!

Afterwards, Professor Crouch congratulated me and 19   me to read other writers’ poetry before public.

Before long I discovered I did have a(n)   20   and found my fellow students actually looked forward to hearing me recite.

1．A．lasted                    B．took                    C．spent                  D．wasted

2．A．so                        B．fairly                   C．such                   D．rather

3．A．uncertain               B．unlikely               C．unbelievable         D．unable

4．A．So                        B．Besides                C．Then                   D．Therefore

5．A．good                     B．important             C．selected               D．favourite

6．A．even if                  B．so that                 C．as though            D．if only

7．A．protect                  B．help                    C．keep                   D．stand

8．A．learned                  B．recognized           C．decided               D．proved

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9．A．writing                  B．reading                C．reciting               D．saving

10．A．difference            B．difficulty             C．promise               D．similarity

11．A．truth                   B．idea                     C．fact                    D．belief

12．A．said                    B．meant                  C．taught                 D．prepared

13．A．answered back     B．turned up             C．turned away        D．stuck to

14．A．correction           B．praise                  C．return                 D．comment

15．A．replied to             B．laughed at            C．pointed to            D．stared at

16．A．could                  B．did                      C．should                 D．had

17．A．with                    B．of                       C．from                   D．in

18．A．changeless           B．hopeless              C．careless               D．breathless

19．A．enabled               B．persuaded            C．encouraged          D．supported

20．A．voice                 B．sound                  C．appearance         D．interest

完形填空

    阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

    Roger Crawford had everything he needed to play tennis except two hands and a leg. He had no palms (手掌). The baby's arms and legs were shortened, and he had only three toes on his right foot and his left leg was cut off.

    The doctor said Roger    1    from ectrodactylism (先天性畸形), only one out of 90 000 children born in the United States. The doctor said Roger would probably never be able to walk or    2    himself. Fortunately Roger's parents didn't    3 the doctor.

    “My parents always taught me that I was only as handicapped (残疾的) as I wanted to be,” said Roger. “They never allowed me to feel sorry for myself or take    4  of people because of my handicap. Once I got into trouble. my school papers were continually late.” explained Roger, who had to hold his pencil with both hands to write    5    . “I asked Dad to write a note to my teacher,    6    for a two-day extension on my assignments.    7    , Dad made me start writing my paper two days earlier!”

    Roger's father always    8    him to get involved in ( 参加) sports, teaching Roger to catch and throw a volleyball, and play football after school. At the age of 12, Roger    9    to win a place on the school football team.

    Before every game, Roger would    10    his dream of scoring a touch down (角地球，在对方球门线后着地). Then one day he got his    11   . The ball landed in his arms and off. He ran as fast as he could on his artificial leg toward the goal line, his coach and teammates    12   wildly. But at the ten-yard line, a guy from the other team    13    up with Roger, grabbing his left ankle. Roger tried to pull his artificial leg    14   , but instead it ended up being pulled off.

    Roger's love of sports    15    and so did his self-confidence. But not every obstacle (障碍) gave way to Roger's    16   .

    Roger went on to play college tennis, finishing his tennis career with 22 wins and 11 losses. He later became the first physically handicapped tennis player to be certified (证明) as a teaching professional by the United States Professional Tennis Association. Roger now tours the country, speaking to groups about what it takes to be a winner, no matter    17    you are.

    “The only difference    18    you and me is that you can see my handicap, but I can't see    19    . We all have them. When people ask me how I've been able to overcome my physical handicap, I tell them that I haven't overcome anything. I've 20    learned what I can't do-such as play the piano or eat with chopsticks, but more importantly, I've learned what I can do. Then I do what I can with all my heart and soul,” said Roger in the end.

    1．

A. suffered 　　　　　　　　    B resulted

C. heard　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. died

    2．

A. help　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. care for

C. teach　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. stand

    3．

A. promise　　　　　　　　　　  B. follow

C. persuade　　　　　　　　　　 D. believe

    4．

A. use　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. care

C. advantage　　　　　　　　   D. note

    5．

A. hard　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. quickly

C. slowly　　　　　　　　　　    D. easily

    6．

A. asking　　　　　　　　　　    B. answering

C. playing　　　　　　　　　　   D. looking

    7．

A. And　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. Instead

C. Then　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. Therefore

    8．

A. praised　　　　　　　　　　   B. forced

C. encouraged　　　　　　　　 D. criticized (批评)

    9．

A. managed　　　　　　　　　　 B. meant

C. promised　　　　　　　　    D. prepared

    10．

A. recognize　　　　　　　　    B. realize

C. visualize (设想)　　　　   D. specialize(专攻)

    11．

A. memory　　　　　　　　　　  B. time

C. lesson　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. chance

    12．

A. cheering　　　　　　　　　　 B. enjoying

C. watching　　　　　　　　    D. laughing

    13．

A. picked　　　　　　　　　　    B. help

C. caught　　　　　　　　　　    D. kept

    14．

A. free　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. round

C. through　　　　　　　　　　  D. off

    15．

A. added　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. grew

C. rose　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. raised

    16．

A. determination　　　　　　  B. thought

C. failure　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. confidence

    17．

A. what　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. where

C. who　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. how old

    18．

A. between　　　　　　　　　　  B. from

C. with　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. by

    19．

A. you　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. your

C. yourself　　　　　　　　　　  D. yours

    20．

A. naturally　　　　　　　　　　 B. certainly

C. simply　　　　　　　　　　    D. especially

 

完形填空

    阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

    Roger Crawford had everything he needed to play tennis except two hands and a leg. He had no palms (手掌). The baby's arms and legs were shortened, and he had only three toes on his right foot and his left leg was cut off.

    The doctor said Roger    1    from ectrodactylism (先天性畸形), only one out of 90 000 children born in the United States. The doctor said Roger would probably never be able to walk or    2    himself. Fortunately Roger's parents didn't    3 the doctor.

    “My parents always taught me that I was only as handicapped (残疾的) as I wanted to be,” said Roger. “They never allowed me to feel sorry for myself or take    4  of people because of my handicap. Once I got into trouble. my school papers were continually late.” explained Roger, who had to hold his pencil with both hands to write    5    . “I asked Dad to write a note to my teacher,    6    for a two-day extension on my assignments.    7    , Dad made me start writing my paper two days earlier!”

    Roger's father always    8    him to get involved in ( 参加) sports, teaching Roger to catch and throw a volleyball, and play football after school. At the age of 12, Roger    9    to win a place on the school football team.

    Before every game, Roger would    10    his dream of scoring a touch down (角地球，在对方球门线后着地). Then one day he got his    11   . The ball landed in his arms and off. He ran as fast as he could on his artificial leg toward the goal line, his coach and teammates    12   wildly. But at the ten-yard line, a guy from the other team    13    up with Roger, grabbing his left ankle. Roger tried to pull his artificial leg    14   , but instead it ended up being pulled off.

    Roger's love of sports    15    and so did his self-confidence. But not every obstacle (障碍) gave way to Roger's    16   .

    Roger went on to play college tennis, finishing his tennis career with 22 wins and 11 losses. He later became the first physically handicapped tennis player to be certified (证明) as a teaching professional by the United States Professional Tennis Association. Roger now tours the country, speaking to groups about what it takes to be a winner, no matter    17    you are.

    “The only difference    18    you and me is that you can see my handicap, but I can't see    19    . We all have them. When people ask me how I've been able to overcome my physical handicap, I tell them that I haven't overcome anything. I've 20    learned what I can't do-such as play the piano or eat with chopsticks, but more importantly, I've learned what I can do. Then I do what I can with all my heart and soul,” said Roger in the end.

    1．

A. suffered 　　　　　　　　    B resulted

C. heard　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. died

    2．

A. help　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. care for

C. teach　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. stand

    3．

A. promise　　　　　　　　　　  B. follow

C. persuade　　　　　　　　　　 D. believe

    4．

A. use　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. care

C. advantage　　　　　　　　   D. note

    5．

A. hard　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. quickly

C. slowly　　　　　　　　　　    D. easily

    6．

A. asking　　　　　　　　　　    B. answering

C. playing　　　　　　　　　　   D. looking

    7．

A. And　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. Instead

C. Then　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. Therefore

    8．

A. praised　　　　　　　　　　   B. forced

C. encouraged　　　　　　　　 D. criticized (批评)

    9．

A. managed　　　　　　　　　　 B. meant

C. promised　　　　　　　　    D. prepared

    10．

A. recognize　　　　　　　　    B. realize

C. visualize (设想)　　　　   D. specialize(专攻)

    11．

A. memory　　　　　　　　　　  B. time

C. lesson　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. chance

    12．

A. cheering　　　　　　　　　　 B. enjoying

C. watching　　　　　　　　    D. laughing

    13．

A. picked　　　　　　　　　　    B. help

C. caught　　　　　　　　　　    D. kept

    14．

A. free　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. round

C. through　　　　　　　　　　  D. off

    15．

A. added　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. grew

C. rose　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. raised

    16．

A. determination　　　　　　  B. thought

C. failure　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. confidence

    17．

A. what　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. where

C. who　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. how old

    18．

A. between　　　　　　　　　　  B. from

C. with　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. by

    19．

A. you　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. your

C. yourself　　　　　　　　　　  D. yours

    20．

A. naturally　　　　　　　　　　 B. certainly

C. simply　　　　　　　　　　    D. especially

 

完形填空

　　Roger Crawford had everything he needed to play tennis－except two hands and a leg. He had 1 palms.

　　The baby's arms and legs were shortened, and he had only three toes on his right foot and his left leg was cut off.

　　The doctor said Roger 2 from born disability, only one out of 90,000 children born in the United States. The doctor said that Roger would probably never be able to walk or 3 himself. Fortunately Roger's parents didn't 4 the doctor.

　　“My parents always 5 me that I was only as handicapped(残疾) as I wanted to be,” said Roger. “They never allowed me to feel sorry for myself or 6 advantage of people because of my handicap.” “Once I got into 7 , my school papers were continually late,” explained Roger, who had to hold his pencil with both hands to write 8 . “I asked Dad to write a note to my teacher, 9 for a two－day extension on my homework. 10 , Dad made me start writing my paper two days earlier!”

　　Roger's father always 11 him to get involved in sports; teaching Roger to catch and throw a volleyball, and play backyard football after school. At the age of 12, Roger 12 to win a place on the school football team.

　　Before every game, Roger would visualize(设想) his 13 of scoring a touchdown. Then one day he got his chance. The ball landed in his arms and off, he ran as fast as he could on his artificial leg 14 the goal line, his coach and teammates 15 wildly. But at tenyard line, a guy from the other team 16 up with Roger, grabbing his left ankle(脚踝). Roger tried to pull his artificial leg 17 , but instead it ended up being pulled off.

　　“The only difference between you and me is that you can see my 18 , but I can't see yours. We all have them. When people ask me how I've been able to 19 my physical handicap, I tell them that I haven't overcome 20 . I've simply learned what I can't do－such as play the piano or eat with chopsticks－but more importantly, I've learned what I can do. Then I do what I can with all my heart and soul,” said Roger in the end.

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