完形填空（共12分，每小题1分）

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选

项中，选择最佳选项。

    Do you have the ability to live cheaply? Now here’s a true story of an American girl, Sarah. After Sarah left university, 36   began to live in New York City on her own. She  37  a job in a publishing house, but the salary was less than $30，000 a year. Her parents thought her life would be hard, but Sarah could live on her _38  and still saved $5,000 in a year. How was that 39   in one of the most expensive cities in the world?

    Cheap living always starts with keeping the big cost small．For most people, that means housing. So Sarah chose to 40__ a flat with three other friends. Her next biggest cost was 41 . When she ate out, she went to cheap restaurants. 42 she bought a $9.99 whole chicken at a local restaurant. She then 43_ the chicken bones(骨头)home and made soup out of them. Nowadays young people often  44  a lot of money on entertainment(娱乐). But Sarah said, “I enjoy walking 45 in New York City. I love going to museums and parks.”  Did Sarah feel poor by cheap living? Not really. She   46 managed to take two trips, one to the Netherlands, the other to Portland.

   “Don’t think of saving money as something 47 . It’s a kind of game,” said Sarah.

1. A. he            B. she            C. we             D. they

2. A. found         B. tried             C. asked for         D. looked for

3. A. salary         B. time            C. dream          D. idea

4. A. difficult       B. possible       C. useful            D. different

5. A. buy          B. sell           C. stay              D. share

6. A. food         B. rest               C. studying          D. playing

7. A. Soon         B. Finally         C. Once             D. Again

8.A. prepared      B. took          C. caught            D. picked

9. A. pay          B. lend           C. spend             D. save

10. A. along        B. up                C. down           D. around

11.A. even          B. seldom             C. always            D. never

12. A. hard         B. interesting        C. nice                 D. great

--I need a costume for tomorrow's performance, but it's too expensive.

            --Why not __ one?

            A. buy                    B. rent                   C. lend

Have you ever complained (抱怨) why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes  ? dark to you? Are your lessons sometimes not successful? Well, friends, cheer up and     all the time. If you see the world with your warm heart, you will find the whole world smiling to you..

Not long ago, a friend of mine decided to read a lot of books to get ? knowledge. So he went to the library and ???? happily with several books. But after a few days, he felt bored. The idea of finishing all of the books seemed ? , because it was ???? for him to sit quietly to read a whole book. He didn’t know what to do. Then one day, he suddenly thought of “Why not make reading fun?” It gave him again. Reading is a journey of spirit(心灵之旅). Every time when we ? a book, we are actually talking ? the writer. Since then, he tried to spend more time reading books, so he could feel all of the writer’s happiness and sadness. And reading is? boring, but kind of interesting.

Attitude can make a great ? . Someone once said, “? the situation is bad, people are free to choose their attitude.” So, don’t complain about the situation. It helps ? . For example, one day the weather is fine. You and your friends want to go for a picnic. Just before you go, it  suddenly starts to rain. Maybe you would feel very ? and start to complain about the weather. But dear friends, why  don’t you sit down and listen to the free concert that the nature brings you? And with the timely rain, crops(庄稼) in the fields will grow better and farmers will have a good harvest (收成).

Attitude decides everything. With an optimistic (乐观的) attitude, life is easy and happy. Let’s smile to ??? we meet and the whole world will smile to us.

1.A. seem????????? B. taste ???????? ? C. sound????????? D. smell

2.A. cry ?????????? B. smile  ??????? ? C. complain????? D. shout

3.A. more????????? B. less??????   ? ? C. many?????????? D. a lot

4.A. sang?????  ???  B. jumped????   ? C. returned??????? ? D. danced

5.A. easy?????????? B. unnecessary    ? C. possible??????? ? D. impossible

6.A. hard?????????? B. interesting??  ? C. happy????????? D. easy

7.A. money???????? B. hope??????   ?? C. time?????????? D. knowledge

8.A. buy??????????? B. borrow????   ?? C. read?????????? D. write

9.A. on???????????? B. about?????   ?? C. of???????????? D. with

10.A. of course??????? B. no longer?      C. as usual?????? D. in fact

11.A. decision??????? B. difference???? ? C. discussion????? D. problem

12.A. Even though???? B. Because????? ? C. As if?????????? D. So

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

14.A. comfortable???? B. nervous????? ? C. sad??????????? D. happy

15.A. wherever?????? B. whenever???? ? C. however??????? D. whatever

1--Do you know how to __ a beef sandwich at home?

          --Sorry, I don't know.

A. buy            B. write               C. pour               D. make

I sat down to read under an old tree in the park. I felt my life was   21  , for my whole world was dark.

A young boy ran up to me, out of   22  . He stood right before me with his head down and said   23  , “Look what I found!” In his hand was a flower, and what a poor sight! The flower was dry and   24  . I gave him a small smile and then turned my eyes aways so that he could take his dry flower and go off to play.

  25  , he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his   26   and said in surprise, “It smells sweet and it’s beautiful, too. That’s   27   I picked it. Here, it’s for you.” The flower before me was dead. But I knew I must   28   it, or he might never leave. So I accepted the flower, and replied, “This is just what I   29  .” Just then, for the first time I noticed that the boy could not   30   —he was blind.

Tears (眼泪) came down my face as I   31   him for picking the best one. “You’re welcome.” he smiled, and then ran off to   32  . I sat there and wondered how he was able to learn about my pain (痛苦).

Through the eyes of a blind child,   33   I could see the problem was not with the world; the problem was me. And for all those years I myself had been   34  . I decided to see the beauty in life, and   35   every second of my life. And then I held that dry flower up to my nose and breathed in the smell of a beautiful rose.

1.A. hopeless           B. colourful            C. simple           D. wonderful

2. A. mind              B. trouble              C. breath           D. work

3.A. sadly              B. strictly             C. angrily          D.excitedly

4.A. dead               B. fresh                C. alive            D. heavy

5. A. So                    B. Or               C. However      D. And

6.A. head               B. nose             C. ear          D. neck

7. A. how               B. when             C. where            D. why

8.A. buy                B. sell             C. accept           D. break

9. A. admire                B. dislike              C. want         D. have

10.A. cry                   B. speak                C. smile            D. see

11.A. forgave               B. thanked          C. paid         D. hated

12.A. sleep             B. study                C. dance            D. play

13.A. at most               B. at times         C. at first         D. at last

14. A. cheerful             B. useful               C. blind            D. deaf

15. A. waste                B. enjoy                C. lose         D. forget