1、完形填空It was the old ladys birthday. She got up early to be ready for the post. From the second floor flat she could see the postman when he came down the street，and a little boy，Johnnie，_1_her letters from the ground floor on the rare_2_when anything came.Today she was sure there would be something.M
2、yra_3_forget her mothers birthday，even if she_4_wrote at other times. Of course Myra was busy，but？_5_，Enid，the daughter the old lady loved most，died two years ago. Since then Myra had been to see her mother three times，but her husband，Harold，never.The old lady was eighty today. She had put on her be
3、st dress. Perhapsperhaps Myra might come. After all，eighty was a_6_birthday，another decade lined or tolerated just as you chose to look at it._7_Myra did not come，she would send a present. The old lady was_8_of that. Two spots of colour_9_her cheeks. She was_10_like a child. She would enjoy her day!
4、Now，she stood by the window，_11_.The postman turned round the corner on his bicycle. Her heart beat_12_.Johnnie had seen him too and ran to the gate. Then clatter (咔嗒声)，clatter up the stairs. Johnnie knocked at her door. He had got her postfour envelopes. Three were unclosed cards from old friends.
5、The fourth was closed，in Myras writing. The old lady felt a sharp pain of_13_.There was no parcel for her！Maybe the parcel was too large to come by letter post. That was it. It would come later by parcel post. She said to herself. She must be_14_.Almost_15_she tore the envelope open._16_in the card
6、was a piece of paper. Written on the card was a message under the printed Happy Birthday Buy yourself something nice with the_17_，Myra and Harold. The cheque moved quickly to and for in the air to the floor like a bird with a broken wing. Slowly the old lady_18_to pick it up. Her present！Her_19_pres
7、ent！With_20_fingers she tore it into little bits.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一个80岁老人在生日来临之际对自己唯一的亲人的殷殷期盼，但她最终盼来的确是一种无言的伤痛和失望。1.A.took awayBbrought upCmoved offDset down解析根据语境可知，此句是说老人把信件从“the ground floor”拿到“the second floor”。bring up意为“拿上来”，符合语境；take away意为“拿走，带走”，move off“意为“离开，出发”，set down意为“记下，放下”，均不符合语
8、境。答案B2A. occasionBopportunityCceremonyDanniversary解析根据语境可知，此处是指在特别的“场合”，与下文的other times作对比。occasion意为“场合”，符合语境；opportunity意为“机会”，ceremony意为“典礼，仪式”，anniversary意为“周年纪念日”，均不符合语境。答案A3A. mustntBmightntCwouldntDneednt解析根据语境可知，此处是指老人坚信女儿一定不会忘记自己的生日。表示“一定不会”时，应用wouldnt。答案C4A. occasionallyBalwaysCalmostDseld
9、om解析根据下文可知，Myra由于工作繁忙，平常很少给妈妈写信。seldom意为“很少，不常”，符合语境；occasionally意为“偶尔，间或”，always意为“总是，一直”，almost意为“差不多，几乎”，均不符合语境。答案D5A. UnhappilyBUnfortunatelyCUnforgettablyDUnkindly解析根据常识可知，最爱的女儿Enid的离去自然是一件“不幸”的事情。unfortunately意为“不幸地”，符合语境；unhappily意为“不开心地”，unforgettably意为“令人难忘地”，unkindly意为“刻薄地，不客气地”，均不符合语境。答案B
10、6A. casualBremoteCspecialDconventional解析根据常识可知，“人生70古来稀”，80岁生日自然尤为“特别”。special意为“特别的”，符合语境；casual意为“随便的，临时的”，remote意为“遥远的，疏远的”，conventional意为“传统的，常见的”，均不符合语境。答案C7A. Even ifBSo thatCIn caseDNow that解析句意为：即使Myra不来，她也会送一份礼物。由句意可知，前后分句之间为一种让步关系，所以应用表示让步关系的连词even if，意为“即使”。答案A8A. proudBcapableCsureDafrai
11、d解析根据下文的描述可知，老人坚信她的女儿即便不来也会送她礼物。be sure of为固定短语，意为“坚信，确信”，符合语境。答案C9A. sharpenedBweakenedCwidenedDbrightened解析根据下文中的“She would enjoy her day！”可知，此处应指老人红光满面，面露喜 色。brighten意为“使闪亮，使快乐，使露喜色”，符合语境。答案D10A. excitedBalarmedCinspiredDsatisfied解析根据语境可知，老人此时兴奋得像个孩子。excited意为“兴奋的，激动的”，符合语境。答案A11A. thinkingBimagi
12、ningCwelcomingDwatching解析根据上下文语境可知，此句是指老人久久地站在门口，期盼着礼物的到来。因此选watching最符合语境，意为“守望，眺望”。答案D12A. steadilyBwildlyCnervouslyDrandomly解析根据语境可知，此处应选wildly，该词是一种夸张的表达，旨在体现老人无法掩饰的、因迫切而慌乱激动的心情。答案B13A. discontentBlonelinessCdisappointmentDannoyance解析根据上下文语境可知，此句是指老人的心情由先前“狂乱的兴奋”跌之“沉重的失望”，是一种修辞上的对比。disappointmen
13、t意为“失望，沮丧”，符合语境。答案C14A. patientBanxiousCurgentDmild解析根据语境可知，此句是指老人自我解嘲、自我安慰的一种无奈的表达，同时也暗含着一丝苦涩的期盼，所以老人告诫自己还要“耐心一点儿”。patient意为“耐心的”，符合语境。答案A15A. immediatelyBcheerfullyCangrilyDunwillingly解析根据语境可知，此句是指老人对自己期盼的“礼物”非常失望，因此不愿意打开它。unwillingly意为“不情愿地，勉强地”，符合语境；immediately意为“立刻，马上”，cheerfully意为“高高兴兴地”，angri
14、ly意为“愤怒地”，均不符合语境。答案D16A. PinnedBFoldedCLinedDRoped解析根据下文的“a piece of paper”可知，此处应选fold，意为“折叠，合拢”，表示“在卡片里折了一张纸”。答案B17A. cardBbonusCchequeDcash解析根据下文中的“The cheque moved quickly”可知，此处应选cheque，意为“支票”，符合语境。答案C18A. bentBleanedCstruggledDstretched解析综合考虑老人此时的心情和神态可知，她拾起支票的姿势应该是“弯腰”。bend意为“弯腰，弯曲”，符合语境。lean意为
15、“倾斜，倚靠”；struggle意为“努力，挣扎”，是一个中性词汇，不能体现身体的姿势；stretch意为“伸展，延伸”，均不符合语境。答案A 19A. painfulBsadCexpensiveDlovely解析根据语境可知，此处应选lovely，表现的是一种强烈的讽刺效果，增强了语言的表现力。而painful，sad两词会使语言的色调索然无味，暗淡无光。答案D 20A. movingBtremblingCreactingDfreezing解析根据语境可知，当老人看到女儿给自己的礼物竟然是一张支票时，她感到既失望又痛心，所以应选trembling，意为“颤抖的，战栗的”，生动地表现了老人当时
16、的心情和神态；moving意为“动人的”，reacting意为“反应的”，freezing意为“冰冻的，严寒的”，均不符合语境。答案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 personal characteristics play an important role in the development of ones intelligence. But people fail to realize the importance of training these factors in young people.The so-calle
17、d non-intelligence factors（非智力因素）include 1 feelings, will , motivation （动机）, interests and habits . After a 30-year follow-up study of 8000 males , American psychologists （心理学） 2 that the main cause of disparities in intelligence is not intelligence 3 , but non-intelligence factors including the des
18、ire to learn , will power and self-confidence . 4 people all know that one should have definite objectives , a strong will and good learning habits , quite a number of teachers and parents dont pay much attention to 5 these factors .Some parents are greatly worried 6 their children fail to do well i
19、n their studies. They blame either genetic （遗传的）factors , malnutrition ,（营养不良）or laziness , but they never take 7 consideration these non-intelligence factors . At the same time, some teachers dont inquire into these, as reasons 8 students do poorly. They simply give them more courses and exercises,
20、 or 9 criticize or laugh at them. After all, these students lose self-confidence. Some of them just feel defeated and 10 themselves up as hopeless. Others may go astray（迷途）because they are sick of learning . 11 investigation of more than 1,000 middle school students in Shanghai showed that 46.5 per
21、cent of them were 12 of learning , because of examinations , 36.4 per cent lacked persistence , initiative （主动）and consciousness （正直地、谨慎的）and 10.3 per cent were sick of learning .It is clear 13 the lack of cultivation （培养） of non-intelligence factors has been a main 14 to intelligence development in
22、 teenagers . It even causes an imbalance between physiological （生理的）and 15 development among a few students .If we dont start now to 16 the cultivation of non-intelligence factors, it will not only affect the development of the 17 of teenagers, but also affect the quality of a whole generation . Som
23、e experts have put forward 18 about how to cultivate students non-intelligence factors.First, parents and teachers should 19 understand teenage psychology. On this basis , they can help them to pursue （调动）the objectives of learning , 20 their interests and toughening their willpower .( ) 1Aones Bthe
24、ir Chis Dher( ) 2Acame out Bfound out Cmade out Dworked out ( ) 3Ain itself Bby itself Citself Don its own ( ) 4AThough BNeverthelessCHowever DMoreover ( ) 5Abelieving Bstudying Ccultivating Ddeveloping ( ) 6Aabout Bwhen Chow Dwhether ( ) 7Afor Bin CintoDover ( ) 8Awhy Bthat Cwhen Dhow ( ) 9Aever Be
25、ven Cstill Dmore ( ) 10Aput BgetChandle Dgive ( ) 11AThe BAnCAnotherDA( ) 12Aafraid Bahead Caware Dashamed ( ) 13Athat Bhow CwhyDwhich ( ) 14Adifficulty Bquestion Cthreat Dobstacle(障碍)( ) 15Aintelligent Bcharacteristic Cpsychological Dphysical ( ) 16Apractise Bthrust Cstrengthen Durge ( ) 17Aintelli
26、gence BdiligenceC. maturity（成熟）Dperformance ( ) 18Aprojects Bwarnings Csuggestions Ddecision ( ) 19Afully Bgreatly Cvery Dhighly ( ) 20Ainsuring Bgoing Cencouraging Dexciting 答案解析1.【答案】A【解析】本题考查所有格的形式。人们的非智力因素包括其情感、意志、动机、兴趣和习惯。此处表泛指。2.【答案】B【解析】come out出版，发芽； make out辨认出； work out计算出，制定出。心理学家对8000名男性
27、进行研究，目的就是为了找出影响智力的因素发展的原因。3.【答案】C【解析】根据后面的but non- intelligence可知，此处所表达的意思为：使人智力不同的原因不在于智力本身，而在于非智力因素。in itself本来，就其本身而言；by itself独自，单独；on its own独立地。4.【答案】A【解析】联系上下文可知，很多父母和教师不注重培养儿童的非智力因素，尽管他们都知道人应该具备这些非智力因素。5.【答案】C【解析】根48个空下面的the lack of cultivation of non-intelligence factors可知答案。6.【答案】B【解析】孩子成绩
28、不好的时候，父母必然会担心。7.【答案】C【解析】takeinto consideration考虑 。8.【答案】A【解析】本句为一定语从句，先行词reason在从句中作状语，用why。9.【答案】B【解析】 句中两个分句应为递进关系。10.【答案】D【解析】结合前文的lose self-confidence; feel defeated及后面的 hopeless可知giveup意为放弃；认为无可救药。11.【答案】B【解析】对上海在校生的调查，在文中第一次提到，并且表示泛指，故用an。12.【答案】A【解析】学生害怕考试，而学习就有考试，因而导致学生害怕学习。be ahead of超过；be
29、 aware of知道，意识到；be ashamed of对感到羞耻。13.【答案】A【解析】本句为一个主语从句。it是形式主语，因为从句中不缺成份，也没有疑问，故真正的主语为that从句。14.【答案】D【解析】文中提到，影响人的智力因素主要在于非智力因素的养成，而大多数父母和教师又不注重培养孩子的非智力因素。因此，非智力因素培养缺乏问题，成为孩子智力发表的一个障碍。threat恐吓;difficulty困难；question问题。15.【答案】C【解析】学生的生理与心理应该是均衡发展。16.【答案】C【解析】上文提到因为缺乏非智力因素的培养阻碍了青少年智力因素的发展，因此，我们应当加强对青少年非智力因素的培养。17.【答案】A【解析】文中主要阐述了非智力因素对智力发展的影响。18.【答案】C【解析】根据后文的how to cultivate students non-intelligence factor可知此外应是提出建议。19.【答案】A【解析】本题主要考查在特定语境下，使用动词修饰语的能力。fully understand充分理解。20.【答案】D【解析】excite意为唤起（兴趣）；引起（感情等）。