1、完形填空5 Learning to accept I learned how to accept life as it is from my father. _, he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was _ and ill.My father was _ a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness _ all that away. Now he can no longer walk, an
2、d he must sit in a chair all day. Even talking is _. One night, I went to visit him with my sisters, we started _ about life, and I told them about one of my _. I said that we must always give things up _ we grow-our youth, our beauty, our friends- but it always _ that after we give something up, we
3、 gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father _ up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up _! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I could not think of anything to say. _, he answered his own question, “ I _ the love of my family.” I looked at my sisters, and saw tears in their eyes, al
4、ong with hope and thankfulness. I was also _ by his words. After that, when I began to fell irritated (愤怒的) at someone, I _ remember his words and become _. If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of live for others, then I should be _ to give up my small irritations. In this _, I learned
5、the power of acceptance from my father. Sometimes I _ what other things I could learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this one _.21. A. AfterwardsB. ThereforeC. HoweverD. Meanwhile22. A. tired B. weak C. poorD. slow23. A. alreadyB. sti
6、llC. onlyD. once24. A. tookB. threwC. sentD. put25. A. impossibleB. difficultC. stressfulD. hopeless26. A. worrying B. caring C. talking D. asking 27. A. worryingB. caringC. talkingD. asking28. A. asB. sinceC. beforeD. till29. A. suggestsB. promisesC. seemsD. requires30. A. spokeB. turnedC. summedD.
7、 opened31. A. somethingB. anythingC. nothingD. everything32. A. surprisingly B. Immediately C. NaturallyD. Certainly33. A. had B. acceptedC. gainedD. enjoyed34. A. touchedB. astonishedC. attractedD. warned35. A. shouldB. couldC. wouldD. might36. A. quietB. calmC. relaxedD. happy37. A. readyB. likely
8、C. freeD. able38. A. caseB. formC. methodD. way39. A. doubtB. wonderC. knowD. guess40 .A. award B. gift C. lesson D. word2A proud father has named his son after a computer software term. Jon Blake Cusack, from Michigan, told local newspapers the US traditional way of adding “Junior” after a boys nam
9、e was too 21 . So, when his son was born last week, he decided on the name Jon Blake Cusack 2.0, as if he were a _22_ upgrade. Mr. Cusack admitted that it took months to 23 his wife, Jamie, to accept the idea. Mrs. Cusack said she asked several friends whether they can accept this name or not. All t
10、he men, she said, felt the name was _24 . However, her women friends did not think so. “I think the women _25_ like it,” she said. Mr. Cusack told the local newspaper he got the 26 from a film called The Legend of l900, in which an abandoned baby is given the name 1900 to remember the year of its 27
11、 . “I thought if they could do this. Why cant we?” After little Jon 2.0 was born, Mr. Cusack even sent a celebratory e-mail to the family and friends designed to look as if he and his wife had 28 a new software. “I wrote things like there are a lot of new features from Version 1.0 with 29 features f
12、rom Jamie”, he said. And he is already planning for his sons future. “If he has a 30 , he could name it 3.0,” he said.21. A. ordinary B. usual C. normal D. common22. A. software B. program C. machineD. computer23. A. advise B. suggest C. persuade D. ask24. A. cool B. bad C. out-of-date D. strange25.
13、 A. take up B. add up C. end up D. get up26. A. plan B. opinion C. thought D. idea27. A. growth B. birth C. name D. time28. A. created B. founded C. discovered D. found29. A. newer B. common C. additional D. scarce30. A. son B. child C. friend D. daughterI would like to suggest that for sixty to nin
14、ety minutes each evening all television broadcasting in the United States be forbidden by law. Let us take a , reasonable look at what the results might be if such a（an） were accepted.Families might use the time for a real family hour. Without the distraction（分散注意力） of TV, they might together after
15、dinner and actually talk to one another. It is well known that many of our -everything in fact, from the generation gap to the high divorce rate to some forms of illness -are caused at least in part by to communicate. By using the quiet family hour to our problems, we might get to know each other be
16、tter, and to like each other better. On evenings when such talk is , families could discover more active pastimes(娱乐). Freed from TV and forced to find their own activities, they might take a together to watch the sunset they might take a walk together. free time and no TV, children and adults might
17、 discover reading. There is more entertainment in than in a TV program. report that the generation growing up with television can hardly write an English sentence, at the college level. is often learned from reading. A more literate new generation could be a product of the quiet hour. A different fo
18、rm of reading might also be done it was in the past: reading aloud. The quiet hour could become the story hour. When the ends, the TV networks might be forced to with better shows in order to get us back from our newly- discovered activities.At first glance, this idea seems radical(激进的). will we spe
19、nd the time then? The fact is: it has been only twenty-five years since television came to control American free time. Those of us thirty-five and older can childhoods without television. It wasnt that difficult.3A. valuableB. pleasantC. seriousD. quick4A. suggestionB. adviceC. opinionD. offer5A. ge
20、t aroundB. sit aroundC. meet withD. stand stiff6A. misfortunesB. troublesC. affairsD. problems7A. physicalB. mentalC. commonD. familiar8A. failureB. attemptC. abilityD. permission9A. commentB. talkC. discussD. remark10A. impossibleB. unpleasantC. funnyD. unnecessary11A. rideB. lookC. walkD. rest 12A
21、. AndB. ButC. OrD. While13A. AtB. WithC. ForD. In14A. a good bookB. a fine poemC. a quiet hour D. a composition15A. ProfessorsB. ScientistsC. EducatorsD. Parents16A. yetB. stillC. justD. even17A. SkillB. WritingC. SpeakingD. Listening18A. beforeB. asC. afterD. when19A. talkB. programmeC. performance
22、D. quiet-hour20A. come acrossB. come aboutC. come outD. come up21A. HowB. WhetherC. WhatD. If22A. remindB. recognizeC. rememberD. knowOur three-year-old daughter Becky wanted a dog. But we were too busy to buy one. One day, Becky ran in, shouting, “Mom! Come to see my dog!” Her face was red with 36
23、. I followed her to the bush and found a 37 ! He was hurt. Seeing me, he stood up 38 ! I could see his teeth! God! My mouth felt dry. “Dont be afraid. Thats Mom. She 39 you, too.” Becky said. Then he became friendly. It was 40 !I 41 to find my husband and told him about the wolf. We should have 42 t
24、he wolf, but Becky loved him. Besides, he was gentle(温柔的) to Becky. So we called the vet finally.Becky named the wolf (狼) Ralph , 43 she carried food to him every day. Later, Ralph got well. They played together in the daytime. At night, Ralph would return to the mountains. Sometimes he 44 but came
25、back several days later. On Beckys first day of school, we could see Ralphs 45 . After the school bus left, Ralph lay by the side of the road and 46 . When Becky returned, he got happy again. This 47 throughout Beckys school years.Twelve 48 passed. One day we heard that a she-wolf was killed. The ot
26、her wolf was hurt and ran away. We were 49 about Ralph. That night, Ralph returned with a wound (伤). Fifteen-year-old Becky held his head and 50 him. We hope he could come through. However, he 51 . Becky cried. I noticed something strange in the bush two little yellow eyes! Ralphs 52 ! Before he die
27、d, Ralph 53 his child to us! He knew he would be 54 here, as he had been. Ralph, Ralph. I was 55 .“Dont be afraid, little . Ralphie. Thats Mom. She loves you, too.”23A. encouragement B. entertainmentC. agreement D. excitement24A. dog B. foxC. wolf D. tiger25A. lovely B. finallyC. suddenlyD. patientl
28、y26A. hurts B. loves C. killsD. hates27A. wonderfulB. unhappyC. unbelievableD. normal28A. preparedB. rushed C. pretendedD. wanted29A. lovedB. foundC. damagedD. killed30A. and B. butC. soD. or31A. disappeared B. turnedC. passed D. came32A. sadnessB. dreamC. understandingD. anger33A. sleptB. leftC. sa
29、ngD. waited34A. stoppedB. joinedC. livedD. continued35A. daysB. weeksC. monthsD. years36A. surprisedB. puzzledC. worriedD. careful37A. comfortedB. beatC. washedD. amused38A. succeededB. diedC. criedD. woke39A. mother B. fatherC. wifeD. child40A. posted B. broughtC. soldD. threw41A. safeB. happyC. wa
30、rmD. friendly42A. confusedB. disappointedC. moved D. frightened参考答案1 CBDAB CDACA DACDC BDDBB【解析】2DACAC DBACB 【解析】3C4A5B6D7B 8A9C10D11A12C13B14A15C16D17B 18B19D20D21A22C【解析】试题分析：作者建议美国每天晚上在法律上禁止60-90分钟的电视转播，而这些时间应当用于家人之间的交流及阅读书籍。3C上下文连串。作者在第一段提出了自己的建议。下面解释自己的理由。首先作者建议用认真理性的态度考虑这个建议被接受后的结果。根据reasonabl
31、e的含义也可判断出。4A名词辨析。从空白前的不定冠词可以排除advice。从文章第一句作者就表明自己要提出建议，因此选suggestion。如果这样的建议被接受。5B 短语辨析。sit around固定短语，一般指坐着没事干。这里指吃过饭，全家人坐在餐桌旁交流。6D名词辨析。由many可以推断出该空应该填入可数名词，首先排除trouble，该空后的破折号是对空白处词的解释。这里指我们面临的许多问题。7B上下文连串。mental illness精神疾病。这里指家庭缺少交流、理解而引起的往往是精神疾病。8A 名词辨析。A失败；B尝试；C能力；D允许。根据上下文可以判断出答案。我们也许知道家人少于交
32、流。9C动词辨析。“discuss our problem讨论问题”。这里指家人坐在一起讨论问题，增进了解。10D。形容词辨析。unnecessary没有必要的。晚上这样的交谈是没有必要的，家人聚会还可以找到新的消遣形式。11A 名词辨析。由下面的they might take a walk together可以排除A项。为了看日出，开车到某个地方是很可能的。12C。连词辨析。此题用or“或者”，这里表示选择。这里指英语句子或者常常从阅读中学到。13B 介词辨析。with free time and no TV表示原因。这里指由于没有电视而有空余时间。14A 上下文连串。此题与前句是顺承关系。
33、一本好书包含的乐趣多于一个电视所提供的。15C 名词辨析。educator“教育者”。此句讨论的问题应当是教育方向的问题。16D 副词辨析。教育者的研究显示：看电视长大的这一代人几乎不会写一个英语句子，甚至上了大学的人也不行。Even表示强调。17B 名词辨析。A技巧；B写；C说；D听。这里指学生看电视过多，因此不会写句子。18B 连词辨析。as作因为，由于。A在之前；C在之后；D当时候。这里指因为它是在过去。19D 上下文连串。阅读的那种安静时间可以变成讲故事的时间，这时，电视网络系统就必须提供更好的节目以把人们再吸引回来。20D 短语辨析。come up with “提出、提供”，不能用被
34、动语态； come across：“偶遇”； come about：“发生，产生”； broadcast“广播，播放”，不与with连用。21A 疑问词辨析。A怎么；B是否；C什么；D如果。那么我们怎么花费时间呢？22C动词辨析。remember记得。A回忆；B辨认；D知道。我们当中35岁及其以上的人还应该能记得没有电视的童年。考点：考查议论文23D24C25C26B27C28B29D30A31A32A33D34D35D36C37A38B39D40B41A42C【解析】试题分析：本文讲述了女儿和Ralph之间深厚的感情，是现实版的狼图腾。23D 名词辨析。A鼓励B娱乐C协议D兴奋；Becky兴
35、奋地跑进来然我们去看她的狗。24C 上下文串联。根据下文第6空后的about the wolf说明这是一只狼。25C 词义辨析。A可爱的B最后C突然D耐心地；看见了我，它突然就站立起来，露出牙齿。26B 动词辨析。A伤害B爱C杀死D讨厌；不要怕，她是妈妈，她会爱你的。27C 形容词辨析。A很棒B不开心C难以置信D正常；它变得友好，真是难以置信啊！28B 动词辨析。A准备B奔跑C假装D想要；我奔跑进家里找到丈夫告诉他这一切。29D 动词辨析。A爱B发现C破坏D杀死；我们本可以杀死这头狼，但是女儿很爱它。30A 连词辨析。女儿给它起名为Ralph并每天带食物给它吃。慢慢地它好转了起来。31A 动词
36、辨析。A消失B转身C经过D来；有时候它会消失，几天后又回来了。32A 名词辨析。A悲伤B梦想C理解D生气；在女儿上学那天，第一次感觉到了它的悲伤。33D 动词辨析。A睡觉B离开C唱歌D等待；Ralph躺着路边等待女儿回来。34D 动词辨析。A停止B加入C生活D继续；这样的生活一直继续到女儿学习结束。35D 上下文串联。根据下文Fifteen-year-old说明12年过去了。36C 形容词辨析。A惊讶B困惑C担心D细心；我们很担心它的安全。37A 动词辨析。A安慰B击败C洗D娱乐；Becky弯腰下去安慰它。38B 动词辨析。A成功B死亡C哭D苏醒；指Ralph最终没有撑过来，死了。39D 名词
37、辨析。A母亲B父亲C妻子D孩子；根据下文所述，Ralph把他的孩子给了我们。40B 动词辨析。A邮寄B带来C卖D扔；Ralph把它的孩子带给了我们。41A 形容词辨析。A安全B开心C温暖D友好；他知道在我们这里是很安全的。42C 形容词辨析。A困惑的B失望的C感到的D害怕的；我被它感动了。考点：考查故事类短文阅读点评：本文讲述了女儿和Ralph之间深厚的感情，是现实版的狼图腾。本文主要是测试学生综合运用语言的能力，即从语篇的角度综合测试阅读理解能力、词汇的掌握和对英语习惯用语的熟悉程度、以及语法规则的灵活运用。考生做题时必须时刻从上下文考虑，不应该只看到所添的词在短语或句子内是否可行。因此，在做题时最好将全文通读一下，了解了全文的意思以后再作答。
