第一节完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分．满分30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意．然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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第一节完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分．满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意．然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I can still remember when I met my best friend．She had just moved into the neighborhood and her grandmother brought her down to 1 me．I hid behind my motherland she hid behind her grandmother， 3 to look at each other．Soon we lost the 2 and started playing with each other．
In the 7th grade，I first lost touch with her．She was 4 family problems and I deserted her to be with the because they knew she had 5 people．None of my new friends liked her as much as I did because they knew she had 6 ．However，every summer we could always sit at each other’s house and watch soap operas，and talk about all the boys we liked．
It was last year when I noticed the problem．I guess I was too devoted in high school to 7 she needed someone there for her．Anyway，she made a new best friend and so did I．Then 1 didn’t know why，but she started cutting herself!
She then was diagnosed（诊断）with clinical depression．At first，1 was very 8 ，but we still stayed in 9 ．I wanted to be there for her since her new best friend basically 10 her and people were calling her 11 ．
Yesterday she came to me and said：“I never knew what a best friend was until you were the only person that would stop me cutting．I 12 you so much，and you didn’t even know you were 13 me．”
We both cried．And I guess a kind of 14 from my life so far is never to give up on your friends．Even if they aren’t as cool as others，or people think they are crazy，they need someone there．If you desert them，you will only be 15 yourself.
1．A．follow B．meet C．join D．support
2．A．scared B．annoyed C．worried D．delighted
3．A．temper B．interest C．confidence D．shyness
4．A．taking up B．getting through C．going through D．making up
5．A．happier B．cooler C．stronger D．cleverer
6．A．problems B．shortcomings C．partners D．disabilities
7．A．admit B．accept C．consider D．realize
8．A．calm B．considerate C．upset D．helpful
9．A．place B．touch C．control D．mood
10．A．confused B．bothered C．reminded D．deserted
11．A．crazy B．stubborn C．clumsy D．stupid
12．A．expect B．influence C．appreciate D．demand
13．A．urging B．blaming C．helping D．hurting
14．A．honour B．favour C．pleasure D．lesson
15．A．innocent B．successful C．guilty D．reliable |
答案
1—15 BADCB ADCBD ACCDC |
解析
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Saturday 28 April, 2001: Dennis Tito was setting off on his holiday. Mr. Tito’s journey was certainly unusual! So was the transport he chose, and the price of his trip.
The 60-year-old multi-millionaire from New York was sitting on board a Russian spaceship. He was on a journey to the International Space Station. It might have been a routine trip for the two astronauts who were traveling with him, but for him it was certainly no ordinary journey. Dennis Tito was the first tourist ever in space, and he had paid the sum of $20 million to go there. As the spacecraft left the earth’s atmosphere, Tito drank a glass of fruit juice to celebrate and looked down at the earth’s blue-green surface. Two minutes later, he was sick. Luckily it was only a minor problem. He soon recovered, and from then on enjoyed a smooth journey. When he arrived at the space station, there was a big smile on his face. “A great trip!” he commented． “I love space.”
For a long time space travel was something for heroes. But all this is going to change. Companies like ProSpace are investing large amounts of money in space travel. They want space and space travel to belong to the public, not just governments. There are other plans, like voyages through space from one side of the world to the other. Maybe we will be able to depart from New York at nine o’clock in the morning, and arrive an hour later-- in Tokyo! Such a schedule would allow the business traveler to return to New York on the same day, and still have eight hours for a meeting!
小题1:Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?| A．Business Travelers | B．Space Tourists | C．A Space Exploration | D．A Frightening Adventure |
小题2:According to the passage, Dennis Tito .| A．enjoyed his trip very much | B．was too sick to eat anything in space | | C．suffered a lot during the trip | D．didn’t think the trip was worthwhile |
小题3:Which of the following statements is tree according to the passage?| A．Tito was the first American tourist in space. | | B．Tito contributed all of his wealth to his space trip. | | C．Tito visited the Russian Space Station during his trip. | | D．Space travel has become a routine for Tito since then. |
小题4:It can be expected from the passage that .| A．space travel will belong to the public instead of governments | | B．airplanes will some day reach the speed of space vehicles | | C．can will be able to circle the earth within less than an hour | | D．travel between two places on earth will be made through space |
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It was a bitter, cold evening in northern Virginia many years ago. The old man was waiting for a ride across the 36 . The wait seemed 37 .
At last he heard the slight, steady rhythm of approaching hooves (马蹄) coming along the frozen path. Anxiously, he 38 as several horsemen came around the bend (转角处). He let the first one 39 . Then another, and another. Finally, as the 40 rider neared the spot where the old man sat like a snow statue, the old man 41 the rider’s eye and said, “Sir, would you mind giving an old man a ride to the other side? There doesn’t appear to be a passage way by 42 .”
The rider replied, “Sure.” Seeing the old man was unable to 43 his half-frozen body from the ground, the horseman got down and helped the old man onto the horse. The horseman took the old man not just across the river, but to his destination.
As they neared the tiny but cozy (舒适的) cottage, the horseman’s 44 caused him to ask, “Sir, I notice that you let several other riders go by without making a(n) 45 to get a ride. Then I came up and you 46 asked me for a ride. I’m curious why, on such a bitter winter night, you would wait and ask the last rider. 47 I had refused and left you there?”
The old man replied, “I’ve been 48 here for some time. I think I know people pretty good.” He continued, “I looked into the eyes of the other riders and immediately saw there was no 49 for my situation. But when I looked into your eyes, 50 was evident. I knew, 51 , that your gentle spirit would 52 the opportunity to give me help in my time of 53 .”
Those heartwarming comments 54 the horseman deeply.
“I’m most grateful for what you have said,” he told the old man. “May I never get too busy in my own affairs that I 55 to respond to the needs of others with kindness and compassion.”
With that, Thomas Jefferson turned his horse around and made his way back to the White House.
| 小题1: | | A．town | B．river | C．country | D．island |
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| 小题2: | | A．meaningless | B．useless | C．careless | D．endless |
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| 小题3: | | A．watched | B．asked | C．waved | D．approached |
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| 小题4: | | A．come over | B．get off | C．pass by | D．take off |
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| 小题5: | | A．coming | B．leaving | C．next | D．last |
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| 小题6: | | A．missed | B．caught | C．avoided | D．saw |
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| 小题8: | | A．feel | B．push | C．lift | D．stand |
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| 小题9: | | A．honesty | B．courage | C．enthusiasm | D．curiosity |
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| 小题10: | | A．choice | B．stop | C．effort | D．scene |
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| 小题11: | | A．immediately | B．hurriedly | C．friendly | D．strangely |
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| 小题12: | | A．What about | B．What if | C．How come | D．If only |
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| 小题13: | | A．in | B．out | C．around | D．beyond |
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| 小题14: | | A．concern | B．doubt | C．chance | D．reason |
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| 小题15: | | A．meaning | B．kindness | C．seriousness | D．help |
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| 小题16: | | A．then and there | B．for a moment | | C．all of a sudden | D．sooner or later |
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| 小题17: | | A．offer | B．create | C．find | D．welcome |
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| 小题18: | | A．need | B．danger | C．fortune | D．happiness |
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| 小题19: | | A．influenced | B．excited | C．touched | D．hit |
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| 小题20: | | A．happen | B．try | C．disagree | D．fail |
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I was in a strange city and I didn"t know the city at all, and what is more, I could not speak a word of the language. After having spent my first day in the town-centre, I decided to lose my way on my second day, since I believed that this was the simplest way of getting to know the strange city.
I got on the first bus that passed, rode on it for several stops, then got off it and walked on. The first two hours passed pleasantly enough. Then I decided to turn back to my hotel for lunch. After walking about for some time, I decided I had better ask the way. The trouble was that the only word I knew of the language was the name of the street in which I lived and even then I pronounced it badly.
I stopped to ask a friendly-looking newspaper-seller. He smiled and handed me a paper. I shook my head and repeated the name of the street and he put the paper into my hands. I had to give him some money and went on my way. The next person I asked was a policeman. The policeman listened to me carefully, smiled and gently took me by the arm. There was a strange look in his eyes as he pointed left and right and left again. I thanked him politely and began walking in the direction he pointed.
About an hour passed and I noticed that the houses were getting fewer and fewer and green fields were appearing on either side of me. I had come all the way into the countryside.
The only thing left for me to do was to find the nearest railway station.
小题1:The writer believed that if you wanted to get to know a strange city, ______.| A．you should go everywhere on foot | B．you should have a map | | C．you should ask people the way | D．you should get lost |
小题2: The newspaper-seller ______.| A．could understand what he said | B．didn"t know what he said | | C．laughed at him | D．didn"t want to take the money |
小题3:The writer"s real trouble was that _______.| A．he couldn"t speak the language | | B．he followed the policeman"s direction | | C．he took the wrong bus | D．he left the town-centre |
小题4:The policeman ______.| A．didn"t help him | B．pointed at him | | C．didn"t understand what he really meant | D．didn"t know the way |
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 JAMES Brown, the legendary US singer known as the “Godfather of Soul”, died Christmas morning, 2006. he was 73.
Brown was one of the major musical influences of the last
50 years. He provided the basis for mu ch of black music and
most of pop music with his early hits like. “Please, Please,
Please”. He essentially created funk（“疯客”音乐）with
mid-1960s songs such as "Papa"s Got a Brand New Bag".
It won him a Grammy Award as best rhythm-and-blues song,
and it was only the beginning of Mr. Brown"s rhythmic
breakthroughs. His rapid-footed dancing inspired Michael Jackson and Prince. Rap stars of recent years, such as Fat Boys and Publ ic Enemy, have all borrowed his lyrics and rhythms.
Brown"s songs in the late 1960s and early 1970s, such as "Hot Pants" and "Make It Funky", mixed the sophistication(复杂) of jazz-style arrangements with raw funk. With these songs, Brown established himself as the godfather not just of soul, but of all subsequent styles of dance music: funk, disco, hip hop.
"He made soul music a world music," said Al Sharpton, who toured with Brown in the 1970s and imitates his hairstyle to this day. "What Brown was to music in terms of soul and hip hop, rap, all of that, is what Bach(巴赫, 德国作曲家) was to classical music. He put everybody on a different beat, a different style of music."
Amid the civil rights movement of the 1960s Mr. Brown used his fame and music for social messages. He released "Don"t Be a Dropout" in 1966 and met with Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey to promote a stay-in-school initiative. Two years later "Say It Loud - I"m Black and I"m Proud" insisted, "We won"t quit movin" until we get what we deserve."
小题1:The passage is mainly about _______. | A．black music in the US | | B．James Brown"s unique music styles | | C．James Brown"s contribution to American music | | D．great musicians in the US in the last 50 years |
小题2:The author intends to tell us by the last paragraph that ______. | A．James Brown was proud of being a black | | B．James Brown was also active in political movements | | C．the then Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey was one of Brown"s fans | | D．no children dropped out of school because of James Brown"s social influence |
小题3: Which of the following indicates that Brown"s career began to take off? | A．His rapid-footed dancing. | | B．His three years in prison. | | C．His tour around the country with Al Sharpton. | | D．His mid-1960s songs such as "Papa"s Got a Brand New Bag". |
小题4:James Brown has influenced all American music types EXCEPT ______. | A．classical music | B．rhythm-and-blues | | C．Rap | D．hip hop |
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Years ago in Scotland, the Clark family had a dream. Clark and his wife worked and saved, 21 plans for their nine children and themselves to 22 to the United States. It had taken years, but they had finally 23 enough money and had gotten passports and reservations for the 24 family on a new liner to the United States.
The entire family was 25 with excitement about their new life. However, seven days before their 26 , the youngest son was bitten by a dog. The doctor sewed up the boy 27 hung a yellow sheet on the Clarks’ front door. 28 the possibility of rabies (狂犬病), they were being quarantined (隔离)for fourteen days.
The family’s dreams were dashed. They would not be able to make the trip to America 29 they had planned. Watching the ship leave 30 his family, the father, filled with disappointment and anger, cursed both his son and God for their 31 .
Five days later, the tragic news spread 32 Scotland---the mighty Titanic had sunk. The 33 ship had sunk, taking hundreds of lives with it. The Clark family 34 have been on that ship, but because the son had been bitten by a dog, they were left 35 in Scotland.
When Mr. Clark heard the news, he hugged his son and thanked him for 36 the family. He thanked God 37 saving their lives and turning what he had left was a tragedy into a 38 .
Although we may not 39 understand, all things happen for a 40 .
小题1:
| | A．making | | B．taking | | C．thinking | | D．seeking |
| 小题2:
| | A．reach | | B．get | | C．travel | | D．visit |
| 小题3:
| | A．gathered | | B．collected | | C．raised | | D．saved |
| 小题4:
| | A．all | | B．small | | C．whole | | D．poor |
| 小题5:
| | A．happy | | B．satisfied | | C．cheerful | | D．filled |
| 小题6:
| | A．departure | | B．preparing | | C．going | | D．waiting |
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| | 小题8:
| | A．Because of | | B．In spite of | | C．Afraid of | | D．Ashamed of |
| 小题9:
| | A．as | | B．like | | C．after | | D．which |
| 小题10:
| | A．before | | B．behind | | C．without | | D．from |
| 小题11:
| | A．luck | | B．difficulty | | C．hardship | | D．misfortune |
| 小题12:
| | A．through | | B．throughout | | C．over | | D．down |
| 小题13:
| | A．strong | | B．beautiful | | C．unsinkable | | D．huge |
| 小题14:
| | A．would | | B．was to | | C．might | | D．must |
| 小题15:
| | A．staying | | B．working | | C．away | | D．behind |
| 小题16:
| | A．helping | | B．supporting | | C．saving | | D．rescuing |
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| | A．comedy | | B．blessing | | C．entertainment | | D．trick |
| 小题19:
| | A．always | | B．simply | | C．even | | D．at all |
| 小题20:
| | A．person | | B．story | | C．reason | | D．result |
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