完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文所给各题的四个选项（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。

It was a bitter, cold craning in evening Virginia years ago. An old man was waiting for a ride across the river. The wait seemed endless. His body became stiff the cold wind.    

He heard the faint, steady   31   of approaching hooves (马蹄) coming along the frozen path,   32  , he watched as several horsemen   33   the bend. He let the first one pass by, then another and another. Finally, the last rider neared the sport where the old man sat like a snow   34  . As this one drew near ,the old man   35  the rider’s eye and said, “Sir, would you mind giving an old man a   36   to the other side?” There appear to be passage way by foot." 

Reining his horse, the rider replied, “Sure. Hop aboard.” Seeing the old man was unable to   37   his half – frowned body from the ground, the horseman dismounted and helped the old man  onto the horse. The horse took the old man not just across the fiver ,but to his   38  .

As they neared the cottage, the horseman’   39  caused him to inquire ,"Sir ,I notice that you let several other riders   40  without making an effort to secure a ride. Then I came up and you   41  asked me for a ride. I'm curious. What if I had   42  and left you there?" 

The old man   43  himself slowly down from the horse, looked the rider straight in the eyes, and replied, "I’ve been around here for some time .I   44  I know people pretty good. The old – timer continued. I looked into the eyes of the other riders and immediately saw there was no   45  for my situation. It would have been   46  even to ask them for a ride. But when looked into your eyes, kindness and compassion were   47  . I knew, then and there, that your gentle spirit would welcome the opportunity to give me   48  my time of need.”

Those heartwarming comments   49  the horseman deeply.

“I'm most grateful for what you have said.” He told the old man .''May I have get too   50  in my own affairs that I fail to respond to the needs of others with kindness and compassion ."      

With that Thomas Jefferson turned his around and made his way back.

31．A．rhythm     B．nonce       C．voice D．singing

32．A．Excitedly  B．Anxiously C．Angrily    D．Desperately

33．A．cut    B．rounded    C．traveled    D．repaired

34．A．hall   B．wall  C．statue       D．pile

35．A．hit    B．attracted   C．cleaned     D．caught

36．A．rest   B．ride   C．hand  D．way

37．A．raise  B．build C．expose      D．set

38．A．office       B．town C．car    D．destination

39．A．curiosity   B．determination   C．courage    D．confidence

40．A．pass by     B．east sway  C．turn around      D．slow down

41．A．suddenly   B．occasionally     C．slowly      D．immediately

42．A．refused     B．flown       C．escaped     D．rehabbed

43．A．put    B．lowered    C．laid   D．supported

44．A．admit       B．imagine    C．think D．hope

45．A．warmth    B．kindness   C．concede    D．consideration

46．A．useless      B．worthless  C．uninteresting    D．disappointing

47．A．hidden      B．evident     C．great D．strong

48．A．money      B．clothes      C．assistance  D．horse

49．A．influenced       B．spoilt C．encouraged      D．touched

50．A．lazy  B．tired  C．busy  D．proud

完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文所给各题的四个选项（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。

It was a bitter, cold craning in evening Virginia years ago. An old man was waiting for a ride across the river. The wait seemed endless. His body became stiff the cold wind.    

He heard the faint, steady   31  of approaching hooves (马蹄) coming along the frozen path,   32 , he watched as several horsemen   33  the bend. He let the first one pass by, then another and another. Finally, the last rider neared the sport where the old man sat like a snow   34 . As this one drew near ,the old man   35 the rider’s eye and said, “Sir, would you mind giving an old man a   36  to the other side?” There appear to be passage way by foot." 

Reining his horse, the rider replied, “Sure. Hop aboard.” Seeing the old man was unable to   37  his half – frowned body from the ground, the horseman dismounted and helped the old man  onto the horse. The horse took the old man not just across the fiver ,but to his   38 .

As they neared the cottage, the horseman’   39 caused him to inquire ,"Sir ,I notice that you let several other riders   40 without making an effort to secure a ride. Then I came up and you   41 asked me for a ride. I'm curious. What if I had   42 and left you there?" 

The old man   43 himself slowly down from the horse, looked the rider straight in the eyes, and replied, "I’ve been around here for some time .I   44 I know people pretty good. The old – timer continued. I looked into the eyes of the other riders and immediately saw there was no   45 for my situation. It would have been   46 even to ask them for a ride. But when looked into your eyes, kindness and compassion were   47 . I knew, then and there, that your gentle spirit would welcome the opportunity to give me   48 my time of need.”

Those heartwarming comments   49 the horseman deeply.

“I'm most grateful for what you have said.” He told the old man .''May I have get too   50  in my own affairs that I fail to respond to the needs of others with kindness and compassion ."      

With that Thomas Jefferson turned his around and made his way back.

31．A．rhythm               B．nonce                  C．voice                  D．singing

32．A．Excitedly            B．Anxiously           C．Angrily               D．Desperately

33．A．cut                     B．rounded              C．traveled               D．repaired

34．A．hall                    B．wall                    C．statue                  D．pile

35．A．hit                      B．attracted              C．cleaned               D．caught

36．A．rest                     B．ride                    C．hand                   D．way

37．A．raise                   B．build                   C．expose                D．set

38．A．office                 B．town                   C．car                      D．destination

39．A．curiosity             B．determination      C．courage               D．confidence

40．A．pass by               B．east sway             C．turn around         D．slow down

41．A．suddenly             B．occasionally         C．slowly                 D．immediately

42．A．refused               B．flown                  C．escaped               D．rehabbed

43．A．put                     B．lowered               C．laid                     D．supported

44．A．admit                  B．imagine               C．think                   D．hope

45．A．warmth               B．kindness              C．concede               D．consideration

46．A．useless                B．worthless             C．uninteresting        D．disappointing

47．A．hidden                B．evident                C．great                   D．strong

48．A．money                B．clothes                C．assistance            D．horse

49．A．influenced           B．spoilt                  C．encouraged          D．touched

50．A．lazy                    B．tired                   C．busy                   D．proud

 

From the window of my room, I could see a tall cotton-rose hibiscus. In spring the tree looked very   1   dotted with red blossom. This inspiring neighbor often set my mind   2  . I gradually regarded it as my best friend.

3  , when I opened the window one morning, to my   4  , the tree was almost bare beyond 5   as a result of the storm the night before. Struck by this scene, I was   6   with a sudden sadness at the thought "all the blossom is doomed to fall". I could not help   7   with emotion: the   8   of life never runs smooth, for there are so many ups and downs, twists and turns. The vicissitudes （变迁） of my life saw my beloved friends   9   one after another. Isn’t it similar to the tree shedding its flowers in the   10  ?

This event  11   from my memory as time went by. One day after I came home from the countryside, I found the room airless and   12   opened the window. Something outside  13  my eye. It was a plum tree all red with blossom set off beautifully by the sunset. The surprise discovery overwhelmed me with   14 

When the last petal （花瓣） dropped all the joyful admiration for the hibiscus was gone as if nothing was left,  15   the landscape was again charming with the red blossom to  16  people of life’s alternation and continuance. Can’t it be said that life is actually a symphony, a 17  composition of gain loss?

Standing by the window lost in thought for a long time, I realized that no scenery in the world remains   18  . As long as you keep your heart   19   in the sun, every dawn will present a fine prospect and the world will always be about new  20.

1. A. stout             B. attractive      C. thick         D. fruitless

2. A. working          B. pausing       C. changing      D. sinking

3. A. Therefore         B. Besides       C. However      D. Consequently

4. A. annoyance      B. delight           C. relief         D. amazement

5. A. praise            B. description      C. recognition    D. compare

6. A. associated        B. decorated       C. faced                D. seized

7. A. laughing          B. sighing         C. crying          D. praying

8. A. course           B. quality          C. standard      D. aim

9. A. gathering           B. greeting        C. parting         D. fleeing

10. A. wind          B. sun            C. shade          D. light

11. A. turned         B. faded         C. appeared      D. recalled

12. A. casually        B. excitedly      C. worriedly       D. angrily

13. A. struck         B. caught        C. attracted        D. drew

14. A. sadness        B. regret          C. disappointment D. pleasure

15. A. while          B. when         C. until           D. as

16. A. warn          B. remind         C. inform               D. rid

17. A. unpleasant      B. lengthy         C. harmonious    D. dull

18. A. untouched      B. unnoticed       C. unknown       D. unchanged

19. A. bathed         B. lost            C. absorbed      D. trapped

20. A. barriers        B. concepts      C. troubles              D. hopes

第二节  完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文所给各题的四个选项（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。

Growing up on a remote Michigan farm, Henry Ford, the founder of the Ford Motor Company, knew little of farming. Like most pioneer farmers, his father, William, hoped that his eldest son would   36   him on the farm, enable it to expand, and eventually take it  37  . But Henry proved a   38  . He hated farm work and did everything he could to   39   it. It was not that he was lazy.   40   from it! Give him a mechanical job to do, from mending a gate to sharpening tools,  41   he would set to work eagerly. It was the daily life of the farm, with its dull tasks,  42  upset him.

Henry was excited by the development in technology that could __43  farmers like his father from wasteful and   44  labor. But these developments, in Henry’s boyhood, had touched farming   45  at all and farmers went on doing things in the way they had always done. So Henry   46   his attention elsewhere. When he was twelve, he became 47   in clocks and watches. Soon he was repairing them for friends, working at a bench he built in his bedroom.

In 1876, Henry suffered a serious   48 . His mother died in childbirth.   49   was no reason for him to stay on the farm, and he 50   to get away as soon as he could. Three years later, he took a job as a mechanic in Detroit.   51 this time steam engines had joined clocks and watches as objects of Henry’s fascination. Making and installing them was the business of the Detroit workshop that he joined at the age of sixteen.

A chance meeting with an old co-worker    52   a job for Henry as an engineer at the Edison Detroit Electricity Company. When he quickly learned the ropes of his new job, his interest in fuel engines had come to control his life.

Henry learned   53   a slow, painstaking business it was to build an engine by hand. Every piece of every part had to be made individually, checked and rechecked, and tested.   54   the burden, he joined forces with another mechanic, Jim Bishop. Even so, it was two years  55   they succeeded in building a working car. Henry called it “Quadricycle.”(四轮驱动脚踏车)

36. A. learn   B. find    C. Work        D. join

37. A. away    B. down  C. Over        D. off

38. A. success B. discouragement  C. Surprise     D. disappointment

39. A. do      B. avoid  C. Work        D. make

40. A. Apart    B. Far     C. Free         D. Aside

41. A. and   B. or       C. Otherwise    D. so

42. A. that     B. which C. what         D. where

43. A. prevent B. free    C. Take         D. bring

44. A. boring  B. exciting      C. Funny        D. inspiring

45. A. almost  B. sometimes  C. Hardly        D. always

46. A. drew    B. caught C. turned        D. attracted

47. A. worried       B. interested   C. Upset        D. bored

48. A. disease  B. blow        C. Beat          D. defeat

49. A. It  B. There  C. This          D. That

50. A. decided B. avoided      C. Stuck         D. took

51. A. At B. After   C. In            D. By

52. A.attended to    B. related to    C. turned to       D. led to

53. A. how     B. what            C. why           D. where

54. A. To reduce    B.To bear      C. To carry        D. To place

55. A. when    B. before C. After           D. unless