完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分,满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—20题各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项
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完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分,满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—20题各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最
佳选项。
Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to __1__ in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me. They don’t act in the __2_ ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too __3_ for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of 4__.
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a question to ask you. Is there __5__ between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice. She didn’t answer immediately. She 6_ her head and continued to sew the quilt.
I was very worried because I thought I had _7_ her. I was _8__ and I didn’t know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words:
“Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread．Sometimes it __9_, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt _10__. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread．It can hardly be seen __11, but it’s really there. Love is _12_.”
I listened carefully but I __13_ her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly __14 seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked __15_. It seemed both of them had had a serious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father _16__ on the country road．
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
“Susan, don’t __17 me.” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom.”__18_ his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and 19__. But from this experience, I understand that love is just __20__ in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
1．A．keep fit B．rise early C．earn money D．collect money
2．A．magic B．romantic C．fantastic D．attractive
3．A．simple B．easy C．relaxing D．luxurious
4．A．the question B．question C．reach D．control
5．A．feeling B．love C．quarrel D．smile
6．A．raised B．shook C．nodded D．bowed
7．A．hurt B．injured C．wounded D．harmed
8．A．in great surprise B．in a great embarrassment
C．with deep depression D．at extreme sorrow
9．A．happens B．comes about C．appears D．occurs
10．A．warm and soft B．hot and hard C．thin and cool D．strong and durable
11．A．somewhere and sometime B．anywhere or anytime
C．more or less D．here and there
12．A．inside B．outside C．faraway D．nearby
13．A．could believe B．couldn’t understand
C．wouldn’t recognize D．might know
14．A．got sick B．got stuck C．threw up D．became disabled
15．A．quite healthy B．very pale C．fairly red D．much surprised
16．A．jump high B．go hurriedly C．run fast D．walk slowly
17．A．think about B．talk with C．worry about D．laugh at
18．A．Reading B．Seeing C．Saying D．Writing
19．A．fresh roses B．gold ring C．sweet kisses D．beautiful jewelry
20．A．a thread B．a needle C．the cloth D．the cotton |
答案
1. C
2. B
3. D
4. A
5. B
6. D
7. A
8. B
9. C
10. D
11. B
12. A
13. B
14. A
15. B
16. D
17. C
18. A
19. C
20. A |
解析
爱就是鲜花、礼物和甜蜜的亲吻吗？作者通过亲身经历，终于明白，爱不是表面上的浪漫的亲吻，而是内在的情感。虽不能随时随地看到它，但是它却实实在在地存在着，使生活变得坚固而温暖。
1．C 由in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me可知是为了挣钱。
2．B 他们从未像我在书中读到，或在电视中看到的那样浪漫。
3．D 从上下得知，说出“我爱你”是太难了，而不是太简单、容易、轻松。
4．A out of the question是个固定短语，意为“亳无可能”；out of question“有可能”；out of reach (伸手)够不着；out of control 失控。
5．B 根据上下文，此处指“你和爸爸之间有没有爱情啊”。
6．D 因在缝被子，母亲低下头。
7．A 我担心伤害了她。伤害感情用“hurt”。
8．B 我非常尴尬。
9．C 由下文的“disappear”得知此处是“appear”。句意为“苏珊，看看这些线。有时候，你能看得见，但是大多数都隐藏在被子里。”
10．D 这些线使被子坚固耐用。
11．B 你不可能随时随地看到它，但是它却实实在在地存在着。
12．A 由上句推出：爱是内在的。
13．B 由下文until可知此处用否定式。以构成not … until…的句式。句意为：我仔细地听着，却无法明白她的话，直到来年的春天。
14．A 由My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month.可知父亲突然得重病。get stuck困住；throw up呕吐；become disabled残疾。
15．B 此处指“脸色，气色”。句意为：当他们从医院回来的时候，都显得非常苍白。
16．D (为了使父亲身体康复)，他们回来之后，每天的清晨或黄昏，母亲都会搀扶着父亲在乡村的小路上漫步。
17．C 从上文Dad, how are you feeling now可知，此处有“担心”之意。
18．A 英语中“看得出”习惯上不用see。句意为：从他的眼神里，我看得出他对母亲的爱之深刻。
19．C 四个选项中A、B、D与前面提到的“鲜花、礼物”同类，只有C项不同类。句意为：我曾经认为爱情就是鲜花、礼物和甜蜜的亲吻。
20．A 由全文可知，但是从那一刻起，我明白了，爱情就像是生活中被子里的一根线。 |
举一反三
阅读理解: 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。
It was the summer of 1965. DeLuca, then 17, visited Peter Buck, a family friend. Buck asked DeLuca about his plans for the future. “I’m going to college, but I need a way to pay for it,” DeLuca recalls saying. “Buck said, ‘You should open a sandwich shop.’”
That afternoon, they agreed to be partners. And they set a goal: to open 32 stores in ten years. After doing some research, Buck wrote a check for $1000. DeLuca rented a storefront (店面) in Connecticut, and when they couldn’t cover their start-up costs, Buck kicked in another $1000.
But business didn’t go smoothly as they expected. DeLuca says, “After six months, we were doing poorly, but we didn’t know how badly, because we didn’t have any financial controls.” All he and Buck knew was that their sales were lower than their costs.
DeLuca was managing the store and going to the University of Bridgeport at the same time. Buck was working at his day job as a nuclear physicist in New York. They’d meet Monday evenings and brainstorm ideas for keeping the business running. “We convinced ourselves to open a second store. We figured we could tell the public, ‘We are so successful, we are opening a second store.’” And they did—in the spring of 1966. Still, it was a lot of learning by trial and error.
But the partners’ learn-as-you-go approach turned out to be their greatest strength. Every Friday, DeLuca would drive around and hand-deliver the checks to pay their suppliers. “It probably took me two and a half hours and it wasn’t necessary, but as a result, the suppliers got to know me very well, and the personal relationships established really helped out,” DeLuca says.
And having a goal was also important. “There are so many problems that can get you down. You just have to keep working toward your goal,” DeLuca adds.
DeLuca ended up founding Subway Sandwich, the multimillion-dollar restaurant chain.
1. DeLuca opened the first sandwich shop in order to ____.
A. support his family
B. pay for his college education
C. help his partner expand business
D. do some research
2. Which of the following is true of Buck?
A. He put money into the sandwich business.
B. He was a professor of business administration.
C. He was studying at the University of Bridgeport.
D. He rented a storefront for DeLuca.
3. What can we learn about their first shop?
A. It stood at an unfavorable palce.
B. It lowered the prices to promote sales.
C. It made no profits due to poor management
D. It lacked control over the quality of sandwiches
4. They decided to open a second store because they ___.
A. had enough money to do it.
B. had succeeded in their business
C. wished to meet the increasing demand of customers
D. wanted to make believe that they were successful
5. What contribute most to their success according to the author?
A. Learning by trial and error.
B. Making friends with suppliers.
C. Finding a good partner.
D. Opening chain stores. |
In every school there is a “top” crowd that sets the pace, while the others follow their lead. Let’s say the top crowd decides that it is smart to wear bright red sweaters. Pretty soon everybody is wearing a bright red sweater.
There is nothing wrong with that, except the fact that on some people bright red sweater is extremely unbecoming. The situation can even become dangerous, if the top crowd decides that it is smart to drink or to drive cars at seventy miles an hour. Then the people who follow the lead are endangering their lives. They are like the sheep being led to the butcher.
Now, chances are that you have come across situations like these more than once in your life; chances are that one time or another you probably did something you knew to be wrong. You may have excused yourself by saying, “Gee, the crowd does it.” Well, let the crowd do it, but don’t do it yourself. Learn to say, “No.”
Develop your own standards and your own judgment. If you know the crowd is planning something you disagree to, have the courage to bow out mannerly. You’ll have the satisfaction of standing on your own two feet.
小题1:Which is the best title for this passage? | A．Follow the Lead. | B．Top Crowd. | C．Being Yourself. | D．Bright Red. |
小题2:The author doesn’t think it good wearing red sweaters if ________. | A．the crowd does it | B．you can’t afford them | | C．you don’t look good in red | D．the situation isn’t safe |
小题3:According to the passage, people who follow the crowd ________. | A．sometimes do things against their better judgment | | B．make mistakes blindly | | C．are willing to put their lives in danger | | D．will in the end become pace-setters |
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Five years ago, David Smith wore an expensive suit to work every day. “I was a clothes addict,” he jokes. “I used to carry a fresh suit to work with me so I could change if my clothes got wrinkled.” Today David wears casual clothes-khaki pants and sports shirt-to the office. He hardly ever wears a necktie. “I’m working harder than ever,” David says, “and I need to feel comfortable.”
More and more companies are allowing their office workers to wear casual clothes to work in the United States. The change from formal to casual office wear has been gradual. In the early 1990s, many companies allowed their employees to wear casual clothes on Friday(but only on Friday). This became known as “dress-down Friday” of “casual Friday”. “What started out as an extra one-day-a-week benefit for employees has really become an everyday thing.” said business consultant Maisly Jones.
Why have so many companies started allowing their employees to wear casual clothes? One reason is that it’s easier for a company to attract new employees if it has a casual dress code. “A lot of young people don’t want to dress up for work,” says the owner of a software company, “so it’s hard to hire people if you have a conservative dress code.” Another reason is that people seem happier and more productive when they are wearing comfortable clothes. In a study conducted by Levi Strauss and Company, 85 percent of employers said that they believe that casual dress improves employee morale. Only 4 percent of employers said that casual dress has a negative impact on productivity. Supporters of casual office wear also argue that a casual dress code helps them save money. “Suits are expensive, if you have to wear one every day,” one person said. “For the same amount of money, you can buy a lot more casual clothes.”
小题1:David Smith refers to himself as having been “a clothes addict,” because _______.| A．he often wore khaki pants and a sports shirt | | B．he couldn’t stand a clean appearance | | C．he wanted his clothes to look neat all the time | | D．he didn’t want to spend much money on clothes |
小题2:David Smith wears casual clothes now, because _______.| A．they make him feel at ease when working | | B．he cannot afford to buy expensive clothes | | C．he looks handsome in casual clothes | | D．he no longer works for any company |
小题3: According to this passage, which of the following statements is false?| A．Many employees don’t like a conservative dress code. | | B．Comfortable clothes make employees more productive. | | C．A casual clothes code is welcomed by young employees. | | D．All the employers in the U. S. are for casual office wear. |
小题4: According to this passage, which of the following statements is true?| A．Company workers started to dress down about twenty years ago. | | B．Dress-down has become an everyday phenomenon since the early 1990s. | | C．“Dress-down Friday” was first given as a favor from employers. | | D．Many workers want to wear casual clothes to impress people. |
小题5:In this passage, the following advantages of casual office wear are mentioned in the passage except _______.| A．saving employees’ money | | B．making employees more attractive | | C．improving employees’ motivation | | D．making employees happier |
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Have you ever been afraid to talk back when you were treated unfairly? Have you ever bought something just because the salesman talked you into it? Are you afraid to ask a boy (girl) for a date？
Many people are afraid to assert themselves (insist upon their own rights). Dr Robert Alberti, author of Stand Up, Speak Out, and Talk Back, thinks it’s because their self-esteem(自尊) is low. “Our whole set-up makes people doubt themselves,” says Alberti. “There’s always a "superior" around — a parent, a teacher, a boss — who "knows better’”.
But Alberti and other scientists are doing something to help people to assert themselves. They offer “assertiveness training” courses (AT). In the AT courses people learn that they have a right to be themselves. They learn to speak out and feel good about doing so. They learn to be aggressive(敢闯, 闯劲儿) without hurting other people.
In one way, learning to speak out is to overcome fear. A group taking an AT course will help the timid person to lose his fear. But AT uses an even stronger motive—the need to share. The timid person speaks out in the group because he wants to tell how he feels. AT says you can get to feel good about yourself. And once you do, you can learn to speak out.
小题1:In the passage, the writer talks about the problem that _______.| A．some people are too easy-going | | B．some people are too timid | | C．there are too many superiors around us | | D．some people dare not stick up for their own rights |
小题2:The effect of our set-up on people is often to _______.| A．make them distrust their own judgment | | B．make things more favorable for them | | C．keep them from speaking out as much as their superiors do | | D．help them to learn to speak up for their rights |
小题3:One thing AT doesn’t do is to _______.| A．use the need of people to share | | B．show people they have the right to be themselves | | C．help people to be aggressive at anytime even when others suffer | | D．help people overcome fear |
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Listen carefully, working people, we would like to tell you something that could save your precious time and money! Best of all, it is free!
It’s “no”.
What do you ask? We’ll say it again: “No”.
Sweet and simple “no”.
Say “no” at your office and see how quickly that pile of work on your desk disappears.
“Saying ‘no’ to others means you are saying ‘yes’ to yourself, ” said Leslie Charles, a professional speaker from East Lansing, Michigan.
“Time is precious. People are spending money buying time. And yet we are willing to give up our time because we can’t say ‘no’.”
Susie Watson, a famous writer, said people who always say “yes” need to say “no” without guilt(内疚)or fear of punishment. “I would rather have someone give me a loving ‘no’ than an obligated(强制的) ‘yes’, ” she said.
Susie Watson says she feels “no” obligation to give an explanation when she says “no” either socially or professionally. Does she feel guilty about it? “Not at all, ” said Watson, who is director of advertising and public relations at Timex Corp in Middlebury, Conneticut. “Most people are afraid of saying ‘no’… My advice is to say ‘yes’ only if you don’t mean ‘no’.”
Watson said “no” is the most effective weapon against wasting time. “Every year there are more demands on your time… Other people are happy to use up your time, ” Watson said. Time saving appears to be “no’s” greatest friend.
“No” can be your new friend, a powerful tool to take back your life. “No” may even take you further in the business world than “yes”.
“No” is power and strength. “No” now seems completely correct. “Saying ‘no’ isn’t easy. But finally it’s greatly liberating,” Charles said. But, he added, a “no” project needs to be worked on every day because it is hard to change long-term habit.
But, he also warns: “Don’t go to extremes. Don’t find yourself saying ‘no’ to everything. In return you should learn to hear ‘no’.”
小题1: The sentence “Saying ‘yes’ to yourself” means _______.| A．you can have more time to play with others | | B．you needn’t care about other’s feeling if you are happy | | C．you are selfish and treat others rudely | | D．you can deal with your business as you have planned |
小题2: When you say “no” to others you should say it in a _______.| A．secret way | B．polite way | | C．proud way | D．guilty way |
小题3:In Watson’s opinion, people can save much time on condition that _______.| A．they say “no” at a suitable time | | B．they say “no” as much as possible | | C．they are afraid of saying “no” | | D．they make others angry at them |
小题4:If a person says “no” to everything, the result he or she receive may be that he or she _______.| A．enjoys a wonderful life | B．makes a lot of money | | C．faces difficulty in life | D．forgets to say “yes” in the end |
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