1、速测(十五)完形填空+阅读理解B+C+回答问题(限时:30分钟).完形填空“Its over! Thank goodness!” School was over and I was tired. I sat at the front of the school bus.Janie, the driver, tried to 1 the uncomfortable atmosphere(氛围) by talking about something unusual. I tried to listen, but usually I was too busy thinking about somet
2、hing that happened in my life. At this time, however, her talk was 2 listening to.“My fathers ill,” she said to no one in particular(特别地). I could see tears in her 3. I had never seen her like this before. She always met students 4 a smile.With a sudden chance of interest, I asked, “Whats wrong with
3、 him?”With her eyes 5 and her voice unusual, she answered, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes lowered as she continued. “Ive already lost my mum, so I dont think I can 6 losing him.” I couldnt answer. My heart ached for her.I sat on the seat 7 thinking of the great pain my own mother was thrown into when her
4、 father died. I wouldnt want anyone to 8 that.Suddenly I 9 Janie wasnt only a bus driver. That was just her job. She also had a whole world of family to care about.I suddenly felt very selfish(自私的). I paid no attention to Janie 10 she was a bus driver. I had judged her by her job and brushed her off
5、 as unimportant ones.I shouldnt have been so selfish and self-centered.()1.A.restB.breakC.closeD.open()2.A.absentB.worthC.busyD.boring()3.A.eyesB.headC.mouthD.ears()4.A.withB.atC.toD.for()5.A.trueB.clearC.dryD.wet()6.A.stopB.forgetC.standD.find ()7.A.noisilyB.silentlyC.recentlyD.comfortably()8.A.giv
6、e upB.look overC.go throughD.turn down()9.A.promisedB.imaginedC.dreamedD.realized()10.A.becauseB.thoughC.soD.but.阅读理解Passage 1A mother held her new baby and very slowly rocked him back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. And while she held him, she sang:Ill love you forever, Ill like you for
7、always,As long as Im living, my baby youll be.The little boy grew. He grew until he was nine years old. And he never wanted to come in for dinner, he never wanted to take a bath, and when grandma visited, he always said bad words. Sometimes his mother wanted to sell him to the zoo!The boy grew. He g
8、rew until he was a teenager. He had strange friends and he wore strange clothes and he listened to strange music. Sometimes the mother felt like she was in a zoo!That teenager grew. He grew until he was a grown-up man. He left home and got a house across town.Well, that mother, she got older. She go
9、t older and older and older. One day she called up her son and said, “Youd better come to see me because Im very old and sick.”So her son came to see her. When he came in the door she tried to sing the song:Ill love you forever, Ill like you for always,But she couldnt finish because she was too old
10、and sick.The son went to his mother. He held her in his arms and very slowly rocked her back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. And he sang this song:Ill love you forever, Ill like you for always,As long as Im living, my Mommy youll be. 11.This story is about .()A.mother and sonB.father and
11、sonC.mother and daughterD.father and daughter12.From the underlined sentence, we can know that the boy might when young.()A.make much troubleB.have good mannersC.show love properlyD.show gift in sports13.The underlined phrase “As long as” is similar to .()A.sinceB.ifC.whileD.though14.Which of the fo
12、llowing is NOT true according to this story?()A.The boys mother sold him to the zoo when he was nine years old.B.The boy had strange friends when he was a teenager.C.The boy didnt live with his mom when he grew up.D.The boy returned to show his love for his mom in the end.Passage 2Why are so many pe
13、ople afraid to fail? Quite simply because we forget that failure is part of the human life. Every person is able to fight failure and finally succeed.Most parents try hard to stop their children from knowing that they have failed. One way is to lower standards. When a child finishes making a table,
14、its mother describes it as “Fantastic”, though the table isnt good at all. Another way is to blame others. If John fails science, the mother will say his teacher is unfair or foolish.Theres a problem with the two ways. It makes a child unprepared for life in the real world. Young children need to le
15、arn that no one can be best at everything, no one can win all the time and that its possible to enjoy a game even when you dont win. A child often feels terrible, of course, when he is not invited to a birthday party, or is not chosen into a football team. But parents should not say “It doesnt matte
16、r” quickly. The young should be allowed to experience disappointment(失望)and be helped to come out of it.Failure never gives people pleasure. It hurts both children and their parents. But it can be really good to your life when you learn to use it. You must learn to ask “Why did I fail?” Dont blame s
17、omeone else. Ask yourself what you did wrong, how you can improve. If someone else can help, dont be shy about asking them. Success just repeats what has been done. It is not as good a teacher as failure. You can learn how to give a good party from an unsuccessful one.15.How do most parents stop the
18、ir children from failure?()A.They give them some presents. B.They avoid telling them that they have failed.C.They dont blame other people. D.They help them to come out of failure.16.What does the underlined word “blame” mean?()A.鼓励B.依靠C.乞求D.责怪17.From the last two paragraphs we can infer that .()A.ol
19、d people shouldnt experience disappointmentB.failure can be really bad to our lifeC.when facing failure, we should reflect on(反思) ourselvesD.everyone can be best at everything and win all the time18.The best title for this article may be “”.()A.Ways of Preventing FailureB.Learning from FailureC.Reas
20、ons for FailureD.Getting Pleasure from Failure.回答问题A stag(雄鹿), which lived in a forest, decided to go to another forest with his family. The stag and his family enjoyed the new forest, which had thick bushes and trees. There was plenty to eat for all of them.All of a sudden, the antlers(鹿角) of the s
21、tag got caught in the overhanging branches(树枝) of a tree. The stag tried hard, but could not free himself. His wife and baby kept on watching helplessly.The stag fought for some more time but he was very tired. He thought, “We wont be able to reach our home until I have my antlers free. We came here
22、 for having a good time. I must be strong and wait.” He finally gave up and kept standing there helplessly. His wife and baby spent the whole night with him.The next morning, a woodcutter who came along saw the stag. He took pity on the stag. Soon, the woodcutter cut down the branches of the tree an
23、d set him free.The stag thanked the woodcutter and rushed back home with his family. On reaching home, he was very surprised to learn that a pack of lions had attacked(攻击) their area yesterday. Many lives were lost.19.What was the new forest like?(不超过10个词) 20.What happened to the antlers of the stag? (不超过15个词) 21.How do you like the woodcutter? (不超过15个词) 【参考答案】.15BBAAD610CBCDA.Passage 11114AABAPassage 21518BDCB.19.It had thick bushes and trees.20.They got caught in the overhanging branches of a tree. 21.The woodcutter was warm-hearted, friendly and sympathetic.
