1、完形填空。阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从115各题所给出的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项。My friends and I had just finished lunch at a hotel when it started to pour 1 . When it became lighter, I decided to get my car, which was 2 at my office three streets away. My friends argued that I shouldnt go, mainly because I was seven months pregnan
2、t then. I assured them that Id be very 3 . I walked out of the 4 and started making my way to the car. At the traffic junction, a van stopped and the passenger got off with an umbrella. Before I knew what was happening, he walked right beside me and told me hed escort(护送) me to my 5 . I was very emb
3、arrassed and declined(辞谢), but he was very 6 .During our 7 , he kept telling me to walk slower, as the ground was 8 . When we got to the car park, I 9 him and we parted ways. I did not get his 10 and may not even recognise him now. Did he 11 stop for me? Ill never know.So how did I pay it forward? I
4、 was at home when I 12 two Indian construction workers walking in the heavy rain. They were probably on their way to the construction 13 near my estate, which was a long walk in. I went out and passed them an umbrella. I told them they should take the umbrella and 14 it. They were very grateful and
5、like me, probably wondered why a 15 was offering such kindness.文章大意:这篇文章讲述的是作者在下雨天得到陌生人的帮助,她深受感动,想把这样的好事继续传递下去。1. A. hardly B. slightly C. heavily D. slowly【答案】C【解析】考查副词及上下文语境的理解。A. hardly几乎不; B. slightly轻微地;C. heavily沉重地; D. slowly慢慢地。根据it started to pour可知雨下的大用heavily;“我”和“我”的朋友刚在旅馆吃完午饭这时天突然下起了大雨,
6、故选C。2. A. parkedB. locked C. broken D. repaired【答案】A【解析】考查动词及上下文语境的理解。A. parked停车; B. locked锁门; C. broken打断; D. repaired修理。根据I decided to get my car可知车停在某个地方。当雨小点的时候,“我”决定去取车,车就在离办公室三条街的地方,故选A。3. A. successfulB. careful C. joyful D. stressful【答案】B【解析】考查形容词及上下文语境的理解。A. successful成功的; B. careful小心,仔细的
7、; C. joyful令人高兴的; D. stressful紧张的,有压力的。根据I was seven months pregnant then可知“我”想他们保证我会很小心的,故选B。4. A. stormB. garage C. office D. hotel【答案】D【解析】考查名词及上下文语境的理解。A. storm风暴; B. garage 车库; C. office办公室; D. hotel旅馆。根据上文I had just finished lunch at a hotel可知我走出旅馆,开始向车走去,故选D。5. A. destination B. home C. offic
8、e D. company【答案】A【解析】考查名词及上下文语境的理解。A. destination目的地; B. home家; C. office办公室; D. company公司。因为乘客当时不知我去什么地方。在我知道什么事情发生之前,他直接走到我身边,并且告诉我他要护送“我”到达目的地,故选A。6. A. cautiousB. diligent C. persistent D. reluctant【答案】C【解析】考查形容词及上下文语境的理解。A. cautious谨慎的;B. diligent勤奋的; C. persistent固执的,坚持的; D. reluctant勉强的。根据he
9、kept telling me to walk slower可知“我”很尴尬并且辞谢他但是他很固执,故选C。7. A. talk B. trip C. walk D. work【答案】C【解析】考查名词及上下文语境的理解。A. talk谈话; B. trip旅行; C. walk步行; D. work工作。根据When we got to the car park,可知在我们走的过程中他不断地告诉“我”要走慢一点,故选C。8. A. roughB. wet C. messy D. dirty【答案】B【解析】考查形容词及上下文语境的理解。A. rough艰苦;B. wet湿的; C. mess
10、y凌乱的; D. dirty脏的。根据常识可知下雨,路面很湿。故选B。9. A. thankedB. left C. waved D. greeted【答案】A【解析】考查动词及上下文语境的理解。A. thanked感谢; B. left 离开; C. waved挥手; D. greeted问候。根据上文可知他帮助了“我”。“我”感谢他,然后我们就分开了,各走各的路,故选A。10. A. umbrellaB. appearance C. address D. name【答案】D【解析】考查名词及上下文语境的理解。A. umbrella伞; B. appearance出现;C. address地
11、址; D. name名字。根据may not even recognise him now.我没有得到他的名字,到现在我还不认识他,故选D。11. A. obviously B. accidently C. really D. purposely【答案】D【解析】考查副词及上下文语境的理解。A. obviously显然地; B. accidently意外地; C. really真的; D. purposely故意地。根据Ill never know可知他故意为了“我”而停下来的,故选D。12. A. watchedB. noticed C. searched D. heard【答案】B【解析】
12、考查动词及上下文语境的理解。A. watched观看;B. noticed注意到;C. searched搜查; D. heard听见。当“我”注意到两个印度的建筑工人在雨中工作时,是在“我”的家里,故选B。13. A. equipment B. stage C. object D. site【答案】D【解析】考查名词及上下文语境的理解。A. equipment设备; B. stage舞台;C. object 物体; D. site工地,地点。在“我”家的附近,他们可能在去工地的途中,故选D。14. A. keepB. carry C. have D. return【答案】A【解析】考查动词及上
13、下文语境的理解。A. keep保持; B. carry携带; C. have 有;D.return归还。“我”告诉他们他们应该带着雨伞,并且把伞留给他们,故选A。15. A. passer-byB. stranger C. man D. woman 【答案】B【解析】考查名词及上下文语境的理解。A. passer-by过路人; B. stranger 陌生人; C. man 男士; D. woman妇女。他们是非常感激并且像我这样也许纳闷为什么陌生人会提供这么善意的帮助,故选B。完形填空。阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项。Some plays are
14、so successful that they run for years on end. In many ways, this is 1 for the poor actors who are required to go on repeating the same 2 night after night. One would 3 them to know their parts by heart and 4 have cause to falter(结巴).Yet5is not always the case.A famous actor in a 6 successful play wa
15、s once cast in the role of an aristocrat 7 had been imprisoned in Bastille for twenty years. In the last act,a gaoler(监狱长,看守)would always come on to the stage with a letter which he would hand to the prisoner. 8 the noble was expected to read the letter at each 9,he always insisted that it should be
16、 written out in full.One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke 10 his colleague to find out if, after so many performances, he had managed to learn the 11 of the letter by heart. The curtain went up on the final act of the play and revealed(使显露)the aristocrat sitting alone behind bars in his dark
17、 cell. Just then,the gaoler 12 with the precious letter in his hands. He entered the 13and presented the letter to the aristocrat. But the copy he gave him had not been written out in14 as usual. It was simply a blank sheet of paper. The gaoler looked on eagerly,15 to see if his fellow actor had at
18、last learnt his lines. The noble stared at the blank sheet of paper for a few seconds. Then,squinting(眯着眼看)his eves,he said, “The light is 16.Read the letter to me.” And he promptly handed the sheet of paper to the gaoler.17 that he could not remember a word of the letter either, the gaoler replied,
19、“The light is indeed dim,sir. I must get my 18”With this, he hurried off the stage. Much to the aristocrats 19,the gaoler returned a few moments later with a pair of glasses and the 20 copy of the letter which he proceeded(继续进行)to read to the prisoner.( ) 1. A. fortunateB. unfortunateC. happyD. unha
20、ppy( ) 2. A. linesB. wordsC. playsD. roles( ) 3. A. wantB. askC. expectD. wish( ) 4. A. alwaysB. neverC. sometimesD. often( ) 5. A. suchB. the thingC. oneD. this( ) 6. A. highlyB. highC. poorlyD. poor( ) 7. A. whereB. whatC. whichD. who( ) 8. A. BecauseB. Even thoughC. WhenD. Though( ) 9. A. playB.
21、performanceC. roleD. case( ) 10. A. withB. inC. onD. to( ) 11. A. pagesB. jokeC. linesD. contents( ) 12. A. appearedB. disappearedC. came outD. came in( ) 13. A. roomB. cellC. stageD. office( ) 14. A. EnglishB. FrenchC. orderD. full( ) 15. A. wordedB. surprisedC. anxiousD. afraid( ) 16. A. brightB.
22、dimC. darkD. out( ) 17. A. To seeB. To findC. SeeingD. Finding( ) 18. A. glassesB. linesC. lightD. letters( ) 19. A. surpriseB. satisfactionC. angerD. amusement( ) 20. A. usualB. oldC. unusualD. new1B提示:剧目成功,以致连续上演好几年,这对可怜的演员来说可倒霉了。因为下文说他们必须夜夜重复同样的台词,故unfortunate(不幸的,倒霉的)为最佳答案。2A提示:重复同一台词是令人厌烦的。3C提示
23、:expect意为“期待,认为”。人们认为演员一定要把台词背得烂熟。4B提示:人们认为演员绝对不会结巴的。5B提示:指代前面所说的情况。6A提示:high意为“高的”。highly意为“高度地,极为”。7D提示:此处先行词为人,故要用who引导定语从句。8B提示:尽管那个贵族每场戏都得念一遍那些信,但他还是坚持要求将信的全文写在信纸上。even though引导让步状语从句,比though语气更强。9B提示:在下文第三段有暗示。10C提示:play a joke on sb意为“戏弄某人”。11D提示:熟记信的内容。12A提示:appeared意为“出现,露面”,此处指上场。13B提示:cel
24、l意为“牢房”,在上文有暗示。14D提示:in full意为“全文”,这在第二段已有暗示。15C提示:狱卒热切地观察着,急于想了解他的同事是否熟记了台词。16B提示:“光线太暗”这是贵族委婉而又聪明的托辞,因为他记不住台词。17D提示:分词短语作状语,表示时间。当狱卒发现自己连一个字也记不得时,也找了个借口。18A提示:下文:“with a pair of glasses”作了暗示。19D提示:“much to ones表示感情的名词”结构,有“给某人带来很大的”的意思,此处狱卒的表现使贵族感到可笑。20A提示:the usual copy平时使用的那封信。完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分
25、,满分30分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选出可以填入空白的最佳选项. Culture shock is a complex topic, but Im a simple man with simple perspectives. So my experience of foreign culture boils down to three basic stages: anger, acceptance and appreciation.When I _36_ my life in China I was often filled with frustration and _37
26、_over the way things were. Things were seen as clearly “_38_” and I rejected the view of there being other ways of doing things. Afterwards I came to _39_different ways of doing things _40_still saw my own ways as superior.My views were still heavily colored by _41_and I often accepted situations I
27、felt _42_by simply coining the phrase Thats China, _43_ China was a backward country that simply didnt do things correctly. Finally, _44_, I came to understand and appreciate the new _45_ and ways of doing things, sometimes using them as effectively as the_46_.For example, fish is never _47_ with th
28、e head in my country, thus my feelings went from “Ugh! I cant eat this! The fish is _48_at me saying, Youre a _49_ man. Take this off the table,” to “Ill let my friends enjoy, but Ill just stick with the other_50_,” and to Would anyone mind if I eat the eyeball?It is not the same with every westerne
29、r, and some take _51_ than others to go through the three stages. It all depends on how _52_ you are and how tightly you _53_to your own culture. It took a little over a year of living in China _54_ I finally appreciate the new culture. Now, Im more _55_in China than in my own country.36. A. ended B
30、. began C. continued D. enjoyed37. A. curiosity B. fear C. purpose D. anger38. A. wrong B. right C. wise D. smooth39. A. find B. use C. accept D. refuse40. A. or B. but C. while D. so41. A. preferences B. references C. facts D. standards42. A. necessary B. important C. nervous D. stupid43. A. mentio
31、ning B. saying C. meaning D. referring44. A. therefore B. however C. besides D. thus45. A. character B. personality C. revolution D. culture46. A. locals B. foreigners C. researchers D. citizens47. A. bought B. sold C. served D. separated48. A. glancing B. laughing C. shouting D. staring49. A. kind
32、B. cruel C. brave D. unique50. A. fishes B. vegetables C. dishes D. soups51. A. more B. less C. further D. longer52. A. adaptable B. considerable C. dependable D. enjoyable53. A. get B. hold C. catch D. insist54. A. since B. as C. before D .when55. A. anxious B. welcomed C. comfortable D. miserable【参考答案】3640. BDACB 41-45 ADCBD 46-50 ACDBC 51-55 DABCC