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。

My parents operated a small restaurant in Seattle．It was open twenty-four hours a day, six days a week．And my first real job，when I was six years old，was  21  the diners’ shoes．My father had done it when he was young，so he taught me  22  to do it efficiently，telling me to  23  to reshine the shoes if the customer wasn’t  24  .

Working in the restaurant was a cause of great   25   because I was also working for the good of the family．But my father  26  that I had to meet certain standards to be part of the team．I  27  to be punctual，hard-working，and polite to the  28  ．

I was  29  paid for the work I did at the restaurant．One day I made the mistake of advising Dad that he  30  give me $10 a week．He said，“OK．How about you paying me for three meals a day you have here? And  31  the times you bring in your friends for free soft drinks?” He  32  I owed him about $40 a week．

I remember returning to Seattle after being  33  in the US Army for about two years．I had just been promoted to Captain at that time．And full of pride，I walked into my parents’ restaurant，but the  34  thing Dad said was，“How about your  35  up tonight?” I couldn’t  36  my ears! I am an officer in the Army! But it didn’t   37 as far as Dad was concerned，I was just  38   member of the team．I reached for the mop(拖把)．Working for Dad has taught me the devotion to a  39  is above all．It has nothing to do with  40  that team is involved in a family restaurant or the US Army．

21. A. cleaning              B. shining                     C. removing                 D. keeping

22. A. why                   B. what                        C. when                       D. how

23. A. offer                  B. refuse                      C. love                         D. learn

24. A. interested            B. annoyed                   C. relaxed                  D. satisfied

25. A. fun                  B. pride                        C. trouble                            D. effort

26. A. got it right          B. kept it a rule             C. made it clear          D. took it for granted

27. A. had                    B. tended                      C. hated                       D. managed

28. A. family                B. workers                    C. customers                 D. friends

29. A. never                  B. always                            C. seldom                  D. ever

30. A. must                   B. should                      C. might                       D. could

31. A. at                       B. before                      C. around                            D. for

32. A. worked out      B. found out                 C. put out                         D. thought out

33. A. alone                  B. away                        C. outside                     D. off

34. A. usual                  B. last                          C. next                         D. first

35. A. washing           B. taking                      C. cleaning                   D. moving

36. A. ignore                B. follow                      C. believe                  D. understand

37. A. happen               B. care                         C. go                           D. matter

38. A. no                      B. other                        C. some                        D. another

39. A. team                   B. family                      C. leader                      D. restaurant

40. A. why                   B. whether                    C. when                       D. How

 

Now let me tell you about the work I have been doing with the UN. My job with the UN is not paid but voluntary, and  1.  I said before, I visit countries where the UN has programmes to help people. So,  2.do I help by visiting these countries? Well,  3. I visit these countries, the television and press will follow and record my visits. This will increase people’s knowledge of the work of the UN. In addition, my visits will encourage people   4.  are working on the projects and draw local people’s attention 5.  the situation.

I have visited many countries in Africa. Recently, I was fortunate 6. to travel to South Africa, where I met some women who have organized themselves into a group. They collect approximately 1.35 yuan per day from each member and add  7. to some money contributed by the government. With this, the women have enough money to acquire materials to make baskets. They then sell these at the market for  8. profit. With luck their group will be able to expand and maybe set up a shop. Such programmes can transform people’s lives by giving them the ability to provide for themselevs and their families.

 

Matt grow the best vegetables in the village．He grows fruit too--big , sweet apples and oranges．And what else ? Well , the biggest and the prettiest flowers．Things grow in Matt' s garden all through the year．He cuts some flowers for his sitting room table ; and of course , he eats some fruit and vegetables．But he sells everything else in the market．Matt is not a poor man．

He knows a few other gardens ; but he does not have any friends．You might ask , " What is that ? Why doesn ' t he have friends ? "

I will tell you．People do not understand him．And they do not understand his garden, " Why not ? " you will ask．" It' s a very good garden , isn' t  it ? "

It is a wonderful garden．Matt plants things in spring , summer and autumn and winter ．After that he does very little work．He sits in the garden with his small radio ．And everything grows ．

People ask , " How does Matt grow these wonderful things ? He waters the plants sometimes , but he doesn' t do anything else ．He just sits under an orange tree  with his radio ．He listens to music nearly all day ! " And that is all quite true , people cannot understand it , and so they don' t like it very much ．

Matt likes music ．But what about the garden ? Who does the work ? I will tell you another true thing : the music does the work ．All plants love music ; and Matt knows that .

Do you want big vegetables and the loveliest flowers ? Well , just give your plants a  lot of  music ,

There are not only vegetables and flowers , but also ______ in Matt' s garden ．

       A．plants     B．fruit trees            C．ants        D．crops

Matt makes a living by _______.

       A．selling his vegetables , fruit and flowers

       B．growing trees in his garden

       C．working in the market

       D．helping other people growing plants

Everything in Matt' s garden grows well because _____

       A．he has a good garden

       B．he is good at growing things and likes listening to the radio

       C．music helps his plants a lot

       D．he is very hardworking

People think that ______ .

       A．Matt' s garden is better than theirs

       B．Matt works harder than they

       C．Matt knows how to grow vegetables well

       D．the radio helps Matt to grow veveything well in his garden

People don' t like Matt because ____.

       A．he doesn' t give thim any vegetables or fruit

       B．he listens to the radio too much

       C．they are jealous（嫉妒的） of him

       D．Matt doesn' t let them listen to his radio

I soon found that the work I was doing had already been done by someone else.________，I was wasting my time.

A．In other words           B．In a word              C．First of all           D．Believe it or not

 

Matt grows the best vegetables in the village. He grows fruit too – big, sweet apples and oranges. And what else? Well, the biggest and the prettiest flowers.

Things grow in Matt’s garden all through the year. He cuts some flowers for his sitting room table; and of course , he eats some fruit and vegetables. But he sells everything else in the market. Matt is not a poor man.

He knows a few other gardens; but he does not have any friends. You might ask, “What is that?” Why doesn’t he have friends. I will tell you. People do not understand him. And they do not understand his garden. “Why not?” You will ask. “It is a very good garden, isn’t it?” It is a wonderful garden. Matt plants things in spring, summer, autumn and winter. After that he does very little work. He sits in the garden with his small radio. And everything grows.

People ask, “How does Matt grow these wonderful things? He waters the plants sometimes, but he doesn’t do anything else. He just sits under an orange tree with his radio. He listens to music nearly all day!” and that is all quite true. People cannot understand it, and so they don’t like it very much.

Matt likes music. But what about the garden? Who does the work? I will tell you another true thing: the music does the work. All plants love music; and Matt knows that.

Do you want big vegetables and the loveliest flowers? Well, just give your plants a lot of music.

There are not only vegetables and flowers, but also ________ in Matt’s garden.

A. plants      B. fruit trees      C. ants        D. crops

Matt makes a living by ___________

A. selling his vegetables, fruit and flowers          B. growing trees in his garden

C. working in the market                 D. helping other people growing plants

Everything in Matt’s garden grows well because  ______

A. he has a good garden       

B. he is good at growing things and likes listening to the radio

C. music helps his plants a lot    

D. he is very hardworking

People don’t like Matt because ____________

A. he doesn’t give them any vegetables or fruit     B. he listens to the radio too much

C. they don’t understand him                 D. Matt doesn’t let them listen to his radio