1、完形填空。阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。My sister, Cathy, who lives in Vancouver, sent me a package full of Christmas gifts. She told me that she had 1 it in advance to make sure it would arrive at my house weeks before the 2 . Christmas was drawing near, but no package arrived. Cathy checked the tr
2、acking number every 3 with Canada Post, and every evening she would call me to 4 if there was any sign of it on our end.The 5 always started with questions about the package, but twenty minutes later we would still be 6 . We talked about our family , such as parents, our kids, 7 and so on. Of course
3、 we also talked about our jobs. We had never made so much 8 for each other! The talk always took us back to the hours we spend together in our childhood. By Christmas Eve we finally had to 9 the fact that the package was 10 lost. On Christmas morning, Cathy got on the phone with everyone in my 11 an
4、d told them what she had sent. Later on, after a big Christmas dinner, I had forgotten all about the 12 package when there was a knock on the door. Who could it be at such a time? As I 13 the door, a man was standing there.“I 14 this is yours, ” he said, holding a package. Just then I 15 that it had
5、 been delivered to the wrong address. “I just got home from vacation,” he explained, “16 I wanted you to have this in time to open for Christmas.” I thanked this 17 stranger for taking so much trouble to 18 this gift to us on Christmas Day, and 19 thanked God that the package had been lost in the fi
6、rst place.The real gift that holiday season was the new 20 to my sister who lives far away from us. Now theres one gift I never want to give back!1.A.booked B. decoratedC. mailedD. listed2.A.appointmentB. holidayC. deadlineD. party3.A.yearB. monthC. weekD. morning4.A.find outB. take outC. figure out
7、D. pick out5.A.complaintB. discussionC. conversationD. quarrel6.A.kidding B. arguingC. chattingD. scolding7.A.giftsB. husband C. secretsD. clothing8.A.foodB. money C .achievementD. time9.A.acceptB. ignoreC. considerD. study10.A.entirelyB. suddenlyC. mostlyD. simply11.A.restaurantB. houseC. officeD.
8、class12.A.terribleB. missingC. bigD. outstanding13.A.openedB. lockedC. leftD. watched14.A.understandB. forgetC. knowD. believe15.A.expectedB. dreamedC. realizedD. remembered16.A.becauseB. butC. orD. so17.A.generousB. honestC. politeD. kind18.A.showB. presentC. returnD. offer19.A.silentlyB. carefully
9、C. gentlyD. actually20.A.connectionB. guideC. recognitionD. closeness【参考答案】CBDAC CBDAD BBADC BDCAD完形填空。阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more anxious, waiting for th
10、e final school bell. Upon its 1 everyone would run for their coats and go home, everyone except DavidDavid was a small boy in ragged clothes. I had often wondered what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so 2 for the cold winter months, without a
11、 coat, boots, or gloves. But something made David 3. I can still remember he was always 4 a smile and willing to help. He always stayed after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much. He 5 just simply smile and ask what else he could do, then thank me for letting him stay
12、and slowly head for homeWeeks passed and the 6 over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of school before the holiday break. I smiled in 7 as the last of them hurried out of the door. Turning around I saw David quietly standing by my desk.“I have something for you.” he said
13、 and 8 from behind his back a small box. 9 it to me, he said anxiously, “Open it.” I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lifted the lid and to my surprise saw nothing. I looked at Davids smiling face and back into the box and said, “The box is nice, David, but its 10 .”“Oh
14、no it isnt” said David. “Its full of love. My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldnt see or touch unless you know its there.”Tears filled my eyes 11I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given attention to. After that Christmas, David and I became good friends an
15、d I never forgot the meaning 12 the little empty box set on my desk.1. A. warning B. ringing C. calling D. yelling 2. A. modestly B. naturally C. inaccurately D. inappropriately3. A. popular B. upset C. special D. funny4. A. expressing B. delivering C. wearing D. sharing 5. A. would B. should C. mig
16、ht D. could6. A. argument B. excitement C. movement D. judgment7. A. relief B. return C. vain D. control 8. A. searched B. found C. raised D. pulled 9. A. Holding B. Handing C. Sending D. Leaving10. A. cheap B. empty C. useless D. improper 11. A. as B. until C. because D. though12. A. from B. behind
17、 C. over D. towards 【参考答案】 1-5BDCCA 6-10 BADBB 11-12 AB完形填空。阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题给出的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。On a cold November afternoon,my mother and 1 were walking home from a 1 We were dressed 2 1 was feeling a little 3 as 1 was carrying our shopping,and decided to throw away somethingSo I started
18、 to walk towards a 4 when I noticed a poor man walking out of the restaurant in front of usHe 5 over to another nearby dustbin and started looking through itI suddenly felt very guilty because 1 was about to throw away a new drink just because it was 6 1 walked up to him and handed the 7 and some sn
19、acks over to himThe man looked up 8 and took what I gave himA huge smile 9 across his face and this 10 me to feel indescribable satisfactionI felt I couldnt be happier 11 myselfBut then he said:“Wow,this is my sons lucky day!”With that,he thanked me happily and started off on his bike,I 12 heard him
20、 whistling a song as he rode awayI got a warm 13 insideI now understand 14 is meant by the saying “giving is getting”Although it only 15 a little action and a few words,I gained and learned more in those two minutes than I did in the rest of the monthEveryone in the world needs 16 ,everyone can 17 h
21、elp and everyone will be helped by 18 kindnessThe image of that mans happiness caused by my small gift appears in my mind every 19 I have the chance to do something niceThis is the 20 of charity1Astore Bschool ChospitalDfactory2Apoorly Bcoldly CwarmlyDexpensively3Aglad Binterested CboredDtired4Astre
22、et BdustbinCtoiletDcorner5Awalked Blooked CthoughtDtook6Acheap Bheavy CtastelessDfull7Amoney Btoys CdrinkDclothes8Ain silence Bin surprise Cin interestDin a hurry9Aspread Bcame CwentDran10Aforced Bhelped CmadeDcaused11Awith Bto CatDfor12Astill Bnever CevenDever13Aopinion Bmind CideaDfeeling14Awhich
23、Bwhat CthatDit15Acost Btook CspentDasked16A1ove Bmoney ChelpDdrink17AgiveBsend CofferDhave18AshowingBexpressing C1endingDsaying19Amoment Bday Cminute Dtime20AaimBmeaning CstrengthDpower【参考答案】15、ACDBA 610、BCBAD 1115、ACDBB 1620、CAADD完型填空。阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从以下题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。Most parents, I suppos
24、e, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story _1_ their children. And they must have realized how difficult it is to write a _2_ childrens book. Either the author has aimed (定目标) too _3_, so that children cant follow what is in his ( or more often, her ) story, _4_ the story seems to be talk
25、ing to the readers.The best childrens books are _5_ very difficult nor very simple, and satisfy(令人满意的) the _6_ who hears the story and the adult(成年人) who _7_ it. Unfortunately(不幸的是), there are in fact few books like this, _8_ the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not _9_ to solve. This m
26、ay be why many of the books regarded as _10_ of childrens literature(文学) were in fact written for _11_ “Alice in Wonderland” is perhaps the most obvious(明显)of this. Children, left for themselves, often _12_ the worst possible interest in literature. Just leave a child in a bookshop or a _13_ and he
27、will more willingly choose the books written in an unimaginative (并非想象的 ) way, or have a look at the most childrens comics(连环图书), full of the stories and jokes which are the rejections of teachers and righting-thinking parents.Perhaps we parents should stop _14_ to brainwash(洗脑)children into accepti
28、ng(接受)our taste in literature. After all, children and adults are so _15_ that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the same books. So I suppose well just have to compromise(妥协)over the bedtime story.名师点评本文说明了写一本供孩子读的好书并非一件容易的事,并且告诫家长不要一味强迫孩子接受大人的观点,因为孩子和大人在兴趣方面不尽相同。本文具有一定的教育意义,有助于改变家长一
29、些错误的观点。(C)1. A. toB. inC. with D. around 【解析】C。read to somebody 意为“读给某人听”,to后面接动作的对象。(D)2. A. short B. long C. bad D. good 【解析】D。根据下文可知,存在的困难在于如何把孩子们的书写好。故选 good。(C)3. A. easy B. short C. high D. difficult 【解析】C。书中的内容让孩子们无法理解,说明作者的目标定得高。故选 high。(C)4. A. and B. but C. or D. so 【解析】C。与前文either 对应,这里应用
30、or. “eitheror” 意义为“要么要么”。(B)5. A. both B. neither C. either D. very 【解析】B。与下半句的nor 对应,这里应用neither。 “neithernor” 意为“既不也不”。(A)6. A. child B. father C. mother D. teacher 【解析】A。satisfy的宾语除了读故事的成年人以外,当然就是听故事的孩子。故选child。(D)7. A. hearsB. buys C. understands D. reads 【解析】D。孩子听的故事越来越少,家长把讲故事当成读故事。故选reads。(C)
31、8. A. but B. howeverC. so D. because 【解析】C。前后两句形成因果关系,所以应用so引导结果状语从句。 (B)9. A. hard B. easy C. enough D. fast 【解析】B。上文讲好书越来越少,说明去发现好书并非是容易的事。故选easy。(B)10.A. articles B. work C. arts D. works 【解析】B。名词 works 意为“作品”。(A)11. A. grown-ups B. girls C. boys D. children 【解析】A。根据后面所举的例子以及文意,现在被认为是孩子们读的作品,实际上是
32、为成年人所写的。故选grown-ups。(A)12. A. are B. show C. find D. add 【解析】A。show interest in something 意为“对感兴趣”。(B)13. A. school B. home C. office D. library 【解析】B。孩子们选书的地点一般是书店或是图书馆。故选library。(D)14. A. going B. liking C. trying D. preferring 【解析】D。try to do something 意为“想法设法做某事”,符合当今社会实际情况,为正确选项。(C)15. A. same
33、B. friendly C. different D. common【解析】C。家长不要期望孩子门会接纳他们的观点,因为两者大不相同。故选择different。完形填空,Martin Henfield talks about some of his experience(经历) as a twin: when we were small my mother dressed us _1_ the same clothes. That was bad enough and we didnt like it. But we went on our first camping trip, it was
34、 even _2_. We were only ten years old, and while _3_ went into their sleeping bags for the _4_, we were not happy to snuggle(偎依) inside a double sleeping bag my mother made for us.At school our classmates _5_us Henfield One and Henfield Two, so people _6_ even see our difference according to our ini
35、tials because _7_ of us were M.O. It was only when I went to _8_ and began to have my own friends that I started to feel my own freedom of identity(身份).Before I went to college, during my secondary school _9_, I _10_ to a job on a building site. My twin brother, Mike Henfield, didnt work. One day I
36、asked my boss, “Can I have a week _11_?” “Certainly,” he said, “but you wont have the job when you 12_ back.” I didnt want to _13_ the job. So on Monday morning, Mike went there in my _14_, jacket and hat and he worked for me for one week _15_ of them knew the difference.名师点评 这是一则关于双胞胎的故事, 说明了作为双胞胎既
37、有他们苦恼的一面, 也有乐趣的一面. 在做这则完型填空时, 只要抓住双胞胎非常相像这一特点, 就很容易理解其中发生的事情了。(A)1. A. in B. for C. on D. with【解析】A。“给某人穿(衣服)”应为dress sb. in。(B)2. A. badder B. worse C. good D. better 【解析】B 根据下文可知野营中的情况比平时更糟糕.。(C)3. A. all boys B. another boyC. all the other boysD. all the boys 【解析】C。the other加名词复数表示“剩余的所有的人”。(C)4.
38、 A. day B. holiday C. night D. mid-night 【解析】C。睡袋应用于夜间。(A)5. A. called B. knew C. told D. made 【解析】A。“称呼某人”用call sb. 。(D)6. A. didnt B. neednt C. mustnt D. couldnt 【解析】D。(C)7. A. very B. each C. both D. all【解析】C。根据后面的系动词were, 应用both表复数。(B)8. A. middle schoolB. collegeC. high school D. school【解析】B。根据
39、上下文可知, 直到大学, 这种情况才有所改变。(D)9. A. holidays B. week C. weekend D. holiday【解析】D。指中学生涯的最后一个假期。(B)10. A. received B. got C. find D. made 【解析】B。“找到一份工作”可用get/find a job, 但此处应用过去时。(A)11. A. off B. free C. on D. back【解析】A。have a week off 休息一个星期。(D)12. A. came B. will get C. got D. are 【解析】D。只有D项时态正确。(B)13. A. miss B. lose C. lost D. losing 【解析】B。(D)14. A. coat B. shirt C. shoes D. trousers【解析】D。(A)15. A. None B. Nobody C. All D. Each【解析】A。没有一个人看出这时双胞胎交换了一下。B项不可带of。