完形填空 One afternoon, I went to pick up my mother from work.I got there a li
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small park, and 2 for her.
As I looked outside the car window, I saw a little boy, around two years old, running 3 on the grass as his mother 4 from a short distance. The boy had a big smile on his face as if he had just been 5 free from some sort of prison . The boy would then fall to the grass , 6 up , without looking back at his
mother , run as 7 as he could ,again , still with a smile on his face ,as if nothing had happened
.At that moment, I thought to myself , "why aren"t most adults this way ?" Most adults, when they fall
down, make a big deal out of it and don"t even 8 a second attempt. They would be so 9 that they
would not try again if someone saw them fall .Or , because they fall , they would find a good 10 for
themselves that they"re not fit for it . They would end up too afraid to attempt again for fear of failure.
However, with kids, when they fall down, they don"t consider their falling down as a failure, instead,
they treat it as a 11 experience. They try again and again until they 12 .The answer must be that they
have not connected"falling down" with the word "failure". As a 13 , they are not discouraged in any way .
Besides, they 14 think to themselves that it"s quite okay to fall down and that it"s not wrong to do so. In
other words ,they allow themselves to make 15 , so they remain energetic.
I was deeply impressed by the boy"s persistence (坚持不懈) and the manner in which he did.
| ( )1. A. left ( )2. A. waited ( )3. A. carefully ( )4. A. w atched ( )5. A. cut ( )6. A. hold ( )7. A. well ( )8. A. make ( )9. A. confused ( )10.A. cause ( )11.A. learning ( )12.A. progress ( )13.A. decision ( )14.A. hardly ( )15.A. mistakes | B. stopped B. cared B. anxiously B. noticed B. kept B. get B. long B. provide B. embarrassed B. sign B. running B. improve B. result B.perfectly B. choices | C. repaired C. prepared C. freely C. surveyed C. found C. end C. fast C. practice C. exhausted C. chance C. teaching C. achieve C. reason C. probably C. plans | D. drove D. looked D. easily D. supported D. set D. pick D. soon D. discover D. surprised D. excuse D. falling D. succeed D. matter D. nearly D. wishes | |||||||||||
| 1-5 B A C A D 6-10 B C A B D 11-15 A D B C A | ||||||||||||||
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| One afternoon I toured an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting.I was looking forward to a quiet view of the art works. A young couple viewing the paintings ahead of me chatted nonstop between themselves.I watched them a moment and decided the wife was doing all the talk.I admired the  husband"s patience for putting up with her continuous talk.Distracted by their noise,I moved on. I met with them several times as I moved through the different rooms of art.Each time I heard her constant burst of words,I moved away quickly. I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a purchase when the couple came near to the exit.Before they left,the man reached into his pocket and pulled out a white object.He extended it into a long stick and then tapped his way into the coatroom to get his wife"s jacket. "He"s a brave man."The clerk at the counter said,"Most of us would give up if wewere blinded at such a young age.During his recovery he made a promise that his life wouldn"t change.So ,as before,he and his wife come in whenever there"s a new art show." "But what dose he get out of the art?"I asked,"He can"t see." "Can"t see?You"re wrong.He sees a lot.More than you or I do."The clerk said,"His wife describes each painting so he can see it in his head." I learned something about patience,courage and love that day.I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without sight and the courage of a husband who would not allow blindness to change his life.And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away hand in hand. | ||||||||||||||
| 1.The young couple were at an art museum ________. | ||||||||||||||
| A. to show their love B. to appreciate art C. to discuss paintings D. to describe paintings | ||||||||||||||
| 2. "…I moved away quickly."in Paragraph 3 shows that the writer ________. | ||||||||||||||
| A. was in the hope of visiting more rooms B. was in a hurry to buy some gifts C. was tired of the nonstop talking D. was not interested in the art show | ||||||||||||||
| 3. We can infer from the passage that the husband _________. | ||||||||||||||
| A. was not born blind B. couldn"t stand his wife C. knew nothing about art D. completely depended on his wife | ||||||||||||||
| 4. After hearing what the clerk had said about the couple,the writer was ________. | ||||||||||||||
| A. encouraged B. excited C. touched D. annoyed | ||||||||||||||
| 5. The passage is mainly about ___________. | ||||||||||||||
| A. the importance of art B. good manners in public C. patience of a husband D. love between a couple | ||||||||||||||
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| A small ,white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree and it has been there for the past ten y  ears or so.It all began because my husband Justin hated Christmas-oh, not the true meaning of Christmas. Overspending was one thing, but compared to the difficult experience of choosing gifts-running around at the last minute to get a tie for Uncle Harry and a pair of gloves for Grandma…,spending money is nothing. I felt too tired to think of any special gifts. Knowing Justin felt the same way, I decided one year not to buy the usual shirts, sweaters, ties and so on. I reached for something special just for Justin. The inspiration came in an unusual way. Our son Kevin, who was 12 that year, was wrestling (摔跤)at the junior level at the school he attended; and shortly before Christmas, there was a match against a team sponsored (赞助) by an inner-city church.These youngsters, dressed in such worn-out shoes that shoe strings seemed to be the only thing holding them together, while our boys were in their blue and gold uniforms and new wrestling shoes. As the match began, I was shocked to see that the other team were wrestling without wearing helmets (头盔) to protect their ears. Well, our boys ended up defeating them. We took every weight class. Justin, seated beside me, shook his head sadly, "I wish just one of them could have won," he said. "They have a lot potential (潜力) , but losing like this could take the heart out of them." Justin loved kids-all kids, and he knew them, having coached little league football and baseball. That"s when the idea for his present came. That afternoon, I went to a local sporting goods store and bought different kinds of wrestling helmets and shoes. I sent them to inner-city church without leaving my name. On Christmas Eve, I placed the envelope on the tree, the note inside telling Justin what I had done and that was his gift from me. His smile was the brightest thing about Christmas that year and since then the envelope has become the highlight of our Christmas. | ||||||||||||||
| 1. Justin hated Christmas because _____. | ||||||||||||||
A. he didn"t enjoy receiving gifts | ||||||||||||||
| 2. We know from the passage that the team sponsored by inner-city church_____. | ||||||||||||||
| A. were well dressed B. paid no attention to safety C. feared Kevin"s team D. couldn"t afford a helmet | ||||||||||||||
| 3. How did Justin feel about the team"s failure ? | ||||||||||||||
| A. Upset B. Angry C. Hopeless D. Shameful | ||||||||||||||
| 4. Why did the writer send gifts to the inner-city church without leaving her name ? | ||||||||||||||
| A. To avoid being thanked B. To play a joke on Justin C. To give Justin a surprise D. To protect her private  information | ||||||||||||||
| 5. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage? | ||||||||||||||
| A. The Church Gift B. A Special Note C. The White Envelope D. A Christmas Card | ||||||||||||||
| 1. (A): 难以预料(测)的； (B): good luck 2.They allowed other members of the royal family to wear dragon symbols. 3.为什么世界上不同地方的龙有不同的特性？ 4. were; afraid 5. Chinese dragons: generous; wise; a bringer of good fortuneWestern dragons: dangerous; positive; strength; a sense of national identity(每空至少填一个词或短语，每空1分) | ||||||||||||||
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| Jennie sat at her window as usual, looking out upon the street, with a look of sadness on her face, "What a long day this is going to be!" Then she saw a little boy running down the street, swinging his schoolbag. Looking up to the window, he took off 1 hat and bowed with a bright, pleasant smile. "What a nice 2 ," said Jennie to herself, as the boy ran out of sight. "It seems like having the sunshine. I wish everybody who goes by would look up 3 smile. George, the little boy, told his mother about that 4 girl when he got back home, "She looks so helpless. I wish I could do something for her." "Why not give her some 5 ?" said his mother. George agreed. The next morning, as Jennie 6 at the window again, she saw George with a handful of beautiful flowers carefully picking his way across the street. He stopped in front of her window, smiling pleasantly, and said, "Can I come in?" Jennie told him 7 to get into the house. Opening the door to Jennie"s gentle "Come in", George said, "I"ve brought you some flowers." "Are they for me?" said Jennie 8 . "How kind you are," she continued, as George put the flowers on her lap. I"ve 9 received any flower since we moved to the town." "Did you live in the countryside?" asked George, 10 the old, small and empty room. "Yes," said Jennie. Jennie used to have a happy family and live in a beautiful house in the countryside. However, she lost her right leg in an accident. She 11 walk like other people any longer. Later, her father died, and her mother was sick 12 so many years that their money was all gone. They sold the house, and move here to get work to do. George told his parents 13 . They decided to help her. More and more people in the 14 gave Jennie friendly smiles when they passed by her house. She was greatly cheered up. A few months later, Jennie and her mother 15 a flower shop. People could always see Jennie sitting in the shop, having a lovely smile on face. | ||||||||||||||
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