完形填空（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36—55各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并將答案填入答題卡相應(yīng)位置
Whenever I recall my childhood, there is one thing I remember clearly. My father used his   36 to let my mother   37  her parents who lived far away. There was just my younger brother and myself in the   38 . One evening, our father came home and there was no   39 , not even a piece of bread. My father had no money and he was as   40  as we were. My brother and I went to bed without having anything.
  41  I knew from the expressions on my father’s face that he could not   42  us be hungry for long. He left the house, and about two hours later he   43  and woke us up. He had two small potato pies in his hands. I didn’t know where he got the money for the food but somehow he   44  to find a way. It was clear that he wanted to get his children   45 .
My father did not eat and had   46  all day but he sat there and felt   47  at seeing us eat. This has always stuck in my   48 . At that moment, I felt moved  knowing that he tried his best not to let us   49 , and he wanted us to know he was always there ____50______ us.
In   51  times, I think, it is important not to   52  weakness but strength.   53  the mother is the cement(黏合劑)that   54  a family together, then the father is the steel that strengthens(加固) that cement.
It is his values and   55  that have carried me forward and helped me deal with my own problems in life.

小題1:	A．car B．ticket C．savings D．right
小題2:	A．call B．visit C．bring D．invite
小題3:	A．classroom B．office C．house D．farm
小題4:	A．food B．drinks C．electricity D．gas
小題5:	A．poor B．hungry C．a(chǎn)ngry D．sleepy
小題6:	A．So B．Till C．But D．Since
小題7:	A．hear B．let C．remember D．prevent
小題8:	A．lost B．hid C．found D．returned
小題9:	A．managed B．forgot C．needed D．refused
小題10:	A．something B．nothing C．a(chǎn)nything D．everything
小題11:	A．bargained B．worked C．searched D．prepared
小題12:	A．lucky B．sorry C．happy D．regretful
小題13:	A．mouth B．teeth C．mind D．chest
小題14:	A．change B．share C．wait D．suffer
小題15:	A．of B．on C．in D．with
小題16:	A．difficult B．dangerous C．interesting D．comfortable
小題17:	A．a(chǎn)dmit B．show C．discuss D．understand
小題18:	A．Unless B．If C．Though D．Until
小題19:	A．designs B．places C．takes D．holds
小題20:	A．permission B．hobbies C．a(chǎn)ctions D．a(chǎn)ttitudes

 

It happened to me recently that I was telling someone how much I had enjoyed reading Barack Obama’s Dreams from My Father and how it had changed my views of the current US president. The person I was talking to agreed with me that it was, in his words, “a wonderfully written book”. However, he then proceeded to talk about Mr. Obama in a way that suggested he had no idea of his background at all. I sensed that I was talking to a book liar.
And it seems that he is not the only one. Clearly two thirds of people have lied about reading a book which they haven’t. In the World Book Day survey, Dreams from My Father is at number 9. The survey lists top ten books, and various authors, which people have lied about reading. As I’m not one to lie too often, I’ll admit here and now that I haven’t read the entire ten books. But I am pleased to say that I have read the book at number one, George Orwell’s 1984. I think it’s absolutely outstanding.
Asked why they lied, the most common reason was to impress someone they were speaking to. This could be difficult if the conversation became more in depth!
The World Book Day survey also has some other interesting information in it. It shows that many people lie about having read classical works by Jane Austen, the Bronte sisters, Charles Dickens and so on. But when asked which authors they actually enjoy, they named J.K. Rowling, Jilly Cooper, and Stephen King (ah, the big sellers, in other words). Forty-one percent of people asked admitted they turned to the back of the book to read the end before finishing the story.
So which books have you lied about reading — if any — and which is your favourite?
1．The main reason why people lie about reading is to _________.
A. make fun of the listener                 B. impress the listener
C. please the listener                      D. interest the listener
2．The underlined word “proceeded” in the passage probably means “_________”.
A. wanted           B. happened         C. continued            D. stopped
3．What does the World Book Day survey show?
A. Nearly half of the people surveyed didn’t read through a whole classical book.
B. People don’t like Dreams from My Father and George Orwell’s 1984.
C. Few people lie about having read classical works by Jane Austen.
D. People usually enjoy reading books by Charles Dickens.
4．What is the best title for the passage?
A. Are You a Book Liar?                 B. Readers Are All Liars
C. World Book Day                       D. Dreams from My Father

完形填空。從短文后所給各題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)能填入空格的最佳答案，每小題1.5分，共30分。
My name’s Jim Shelley and I’m an addict(有癮的人）.With these words I began to_36__the problem, the problem of my telephone addiction. I used to call people_37___, from the moment I woke up to the time I went to sleep,I__38__to be phoned, I wanted to phone, Just one more call. It started socially --a few calls each day. It seemed__39___, just a quick chat.
Gradually though, the __40___got worse. Soon it was__41___use,until,finally,addiction. And it began to affect my__42___.During the work day, I would disappear for a quick 43 . If I couldn’t make a call, I spent the whole time waiting for the phone to ring. Getting more and more__44___,in the end, I would ring someone, then someone else,__45___myself just one more call. I was phoning people and__46___messages to make sure__47___calls would see me through the day.
I used to arrive at friends homes and before the door was closed, go straight for the phone with the___48___"Is it OK if I just use the phone...?"At work, I became__49___when my fellow workers tried to__50___me from using the phone. And one day I hit my boss(with the phone). Finally the police caught me___51___a phone box that had take my last one pound coin, and I was__52___to see a psychiatrist(心理醫(yī)生）. I haven’t__53__a phone in the house for three weeks now, and it’s several days__54___I used a phone box. I try not to watch TV because there are__55___people on it making phone calls. My name is Jim Shelley and I am an addict.
36.A.face            B.find        C.accept     D.notice

小題1:	A．now and then B．a(chǎn)ll the time C．a(chǎn)t home D．a(chǎn)t work

小題2:	A．tried B．a(chǎn)sked C．waited D．invited

小題3:	A．polite B．important C．fine D．special

小題4:	A．condition B．situation C．result D．effect

小題5:	A．frequent B．regular C．unusual D．particular

小題6:	A．friends B．study C．family D．work

小題7:	A．a(chǎn) call B．a(chǎn) secret C．a(chǎn)n accident D．a(chǎn) reply

小題8:	A．hopeful B．delighted C．frightened D．a(chǎn)nxious

小題9:	A．forcing B．telling C．giving D．limiting

小題10:

A．sending B．taking C．passing D．recording

小題11:

A．long B．immediate C．enough D．surprising

小題12:

A．saying B．demands C．with D．words

小題13:

A．careful B．mad C．determined D．helpless

小題14:

A．save B．reduce C．protect D．stop

小題15:

A．destroying B．using C．stealing D．emptying

小題16:

A．offered B．guided C．ordered D．reminded

小題17:

A．missed B．had C．a(chǎn)ccepted D．fixed

小題18:

A．a(chǎn)s B．when C．if D．since

小題19:

A．a(chǎn)lways B．just C．more D．different

完型填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36—55各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
LAST weekend, I helped my friend Alex get money for poor children at Crossroads Mall He  36 needed volunteers, especially of the female. I decided that this was a pretty good  37 , so the next day I got ready to go.
I arrived at Crossroads about five minutes  38 , and helped Alex and   39 of the volunteers. There were only three  40 at first, and we figured we might as well get started  41 just waiting for more to arrive. I held the   42 , and suddenly felt extremely shy. I did not  43 asking people for donations. In fact, I’m usually one of those people who try to   44 those boring stands and ask you for a little contribution. For heaven’s sake, I can contribute to a few,   45 I cannot alone  46 every single cause in the world!
I really didn’t like the idea of asking anyone for donations to our cause.   47 , I watched my friends speak to the strangers, and noticed that they were extra polite to everyone—no matter whether they  48 . I realized that   49 I wasn’t pushy（強(qiáng)求的）, it would be okay, and my conscience could be  50 .
I pasted on a large smile, and started asking people passing by. My mouth tripped over words, and I continually said “um” while I thought of the correct terms.   51 I talked to more and more people. Not only improved, but also started noticing small  52 . Instead of saying “donate”, which made most people walk away  53 .I started suing the word “contribute”. I added the phrase “every little bit counts”, and people started to donate small amounts in larger quantities. As the day went on, I learned how to pull on the hearts of the   54 , and I became a successful fundraiser.
At the end of the day, we all gathered at Alex’s house and   55 how much money we raised. I was so surprised; We raised over $300! We celebrated, and went home tired, but satisfied that we helped a great cause.

小題1:	A．every B．much C．desperately D．too

小題2:	A．cause B．business C．a(chǎn)ffair D．career

小題3:	A．earlier B．early C．later D．late

小題4:	A．the other B．others C．a(chǎn)nother D．the rest

小題5:	A．passers—by B．teachers C．volunteers D．people

小題6:	A．instead of B．but C．in spite of D．in place of

小題7:	A．signal B．signature C．sing D．symbol

小題8:	A．a(chǎn)ppreciate B．like C．want D．need

小題9:	A．a(chǎn)nnoy B．flee C．meet D．a(chǎn)void

小題10:

A．a(chǎn)nd B．but C．or D．so

小題11:

A．do B．support C．make D．create

小題12:

A．What’s more B．Besides C．Whatever D．However

小題13:

A．donated B．gave C．came D．passed

小題14:

A．a(chǎn)s soon as B．a(chǎn)s far as C．a(chǎn)s long as D．a(chǎn)s short as

小題15:

A．a(chǎn)t ease B．with happiness C．in silence D．in surprise

小題16:

A．As B．Before C．Since D．During

小題17:

A．a(chǎn)ctions B．hoopes C．wishes D．trends

小題18:

A．slow B．fast C．slower D．faster

小題19:

A．goers B．passers-by C．students D．strangers

小題20:

A．thought B．looked at C．counted D．decided

Each time I see a balloon, my mind flies back to a memory of when I was a six-year-old girl. It was a rainy Sunday and my father had recently died. I asked my mom if Dad had gone to heaven. "Yes, honey. Of course." she said.
"Can we write him a letter?"
She paused, the longest pause of my short life, and answered, "Yes."
My heart jumped. "How? Does the mailman go there?" I asked.
"No, but I have an idea." Mom drove to a party store and returned with a red balloon. I asked her what it was for.
"Just wait, honey. You'll see." Mom told me to write my letter. Eagerly, I got my favorite pen, and poured out my six-year-old heart in the form of blue ink. I wrote about my day, what I learned at school, how Mom was doing, and even about what happened in a story I had read. For a few minutes it was as if Dad were still alive. I gave the letter to Mom. She read it over, and a smile crossed her face.
She made a hole in the corner of the letter where she looped (纏繞) the balloon string. We went outside and she gave me the balloon. It was still raining.
"Okay, on the count of three, let go. One, two, three."
The balloon, carrying my letter, darted upward against the rain. We watched until it was swallowed by the mass of clouds.
Later I realized, like the balloon, that Dad had never let his sickness get him down. He was strong. No matter what he suffered, he'd persevere, dart up, and finally transcend (超越) this cold world and his sick body. He rose into sky and became something beautiful. I watched until the balloon disappeared into the gray and white and I prayed that his strength was hereditar. I prayed to be a balloon.
小題1:When the girl asked her mother if they could write to her father, her mother _________.

A．felt it hard to answer	B．thought her a creative girl
C．believed it easy to do so	D．found it easy to lie

小題2:When the girl was told that she could send a letter to her father, she _________.

A．jumped with joy	B．became excited
C．started writing immediately	D．was worried that it couldn't be delivered

小題3:In the eyes of the author, what was the rain like?

A．An incurable disease.	B．An unforgettable memory.
C．The hard time her father had.	D．The failures her father experienced.

小題4:What would be the best title for the passage?

A．An unforgettable experience	B．The strong red balloon
C．Fly to paradise	D．A great father

Five years ago, I was sent to a better middle school. For me, everything there was new and strange. After I had been there for two months, there was an important test in the middle of the term. It covered all my courses. In that test, I didn’t get a good grade, but most of my classmates got an A or A’.
It made me upset for a long time. I felt everything in the world was changing. I thought my classmates were all better than me. During those days I was very unhappy.
One day, my aunt, after talking with my teachers, talked to me. She told me to think about what I had done in the past and what I should do in the future. I was shocked by her words. I thought about what I had done during the past months, and I found I had done nothing to improve my grades. I thought I should work harder.
After that, I paid more attention to the teachers’ talking in the classes, and I asked my teachers or my classmates when I didn’t understand something. I studied very late at night when I met with difficult problems. Most of all, I came to understand the importance of taking notes in class. As a result, I did better in some tests.
About three months later, the most important test came at the end of the term. This time, I stood out not only in my class but also in the grade. From then on, I have tried to do my best when I do something because I know if I want something, I should work hard for it.
小題1:Why did the writer fall behind in the new middle school?

A．Because the teachers didn’t treat him well enough.

B．Because the subjects were becoming more difficult.

C．Because he hated the life in the new school.

D．Because he didn’t put his heart into study.

小題2:What did the writer’s aunt do to help him out?

A．She punished him for not working hard.

B．She helped him find out the reasons for his poor performance.

C．She forced him to work harder.

D．She asked his teachers to talk with him about his problems.

小題3: Which of the following studying methods helped the writer most?

A．Asking teachers for help when in difficulty.	B．Working deep into the night every day.
C．Making notes in class.	D．Listening to every word his teachers said.

小題4:What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?

A．The writer failed again in the exam.	B．The writer did very well in the exam.
C．The writer became the cleverest in the class.	D．The writer was very proud of his progress.

完形填空 （ 共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分 ）
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意。然后在各題所給的A,B,C,D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
I was recently invited to lecture on anxiety to several hundred mental-health professionals. My talk was scheduled to ____21__those of a number of famous psychiatrists. When my turn came, I was especially ___22__ because the speaker before me had been particularly impressive and charming. As I approached the podium(講臺(tái))， my heart pounded and my mouth went completely ___23__.
What am I doing here? I asked myself. To make matters worse, my presentation partly __24___ with fear of public speaking. To ___25__ myself, I tried an unusual way. I asked the audience,” How many of you feel nervous__26___ you give a speech. Nearly every hand __27__. “Well, that’s exactly _28__ I feel right now!”
The audience___29__ with laughter. I relaxed and was able to get on with my __30__.
__31__, we all find ourselves in a __32___ that makes us nervous. Perhaps you’re afraid of saying __33___things at a drinking party, stumbling over a presentation at work or having your __34__go blank during a test. For some of us the anxiety is so __35__ that it is personally and professionally incapability.___36__ the years, my work with hundreds of patients has taught me that __37__ can increase his or her social ___38___, even in the most stressful situations. And I have a few simple but helpful___39__, such as tackling your fears one step at a time; focusing on others; ___40__anxity into energy and stopping comparing yourself, which I think are of great value to us in our work.

小題1:	A．take B．follow C．observe D．learn

小題2:	A．worried B．eager C．nervous D．a(chǎn)nxious

小題3:	A．sweet B．wet C．bad D．dry

小題4:	A．dealt B．went C．stayed D．left

小題5:	A．comfort B．calm C．enjoy D．delight

小題6:	A．during B．while C．before D．when

小題7:	A．went up B．raised C．lifted D．brought up

小題8:	A．what B．how C．when D．why

小題9:	A．shouted B．cried C．responded D．a(chǎn)nswered

小題10:

A．job B．idea C．speech D．nervousness

小題11:

A．At times B．At any time C．All the time D．At one time

小題12:

A．state B．condition C．situation D．position

小題13:

A．foolish B．wonderful C．believable D．false

小題14:

A．head B．mind C．heart D．brain

小題15:

A．important B．valuable C．difficult D．strong

小題16:

A．For B．Through C．During D．Over

小題17:

A．a(chǎn)nyone B．someone C．none D．no one

小題18:

A．position B．experience C．knowledge D．confidence

小題19:

A．tips B．ideas C．means D．a(chǎn)bilities

小題20:

A．putting B．turning C．forcing D．getting

“Linda, if beating yourself up were an Olympic sport, you’d win a gold medal!”
Annabel, my close friend, stunned me with that frank observation after I told her how I had mishandled a situation with a student in a third-grade class where I was substituting. “I should never have let him go to the boy’s room without a pass! It was my fault he got into trouble with the hall monitor! I’m so stupid!”
My friend burst out laughing, and then made her “Olympic” comment. After a brief period of reflection I had to admit that she was right. I did put myself down an awful lot. Why, just during the previous day I had called myself “a slob” for having some papers spread out on my desk, “ugly” when I left the house without makeup and “an idiot” when I left the house for an emergency substitute job without my emergency lesson plan.
In a more reflective tone, Annabel said, “I once took a workshop at church where the woman in charge had us list all the mean things we say about ourselves.”
“How many did you have on your list?” I asked.
“Fifteen,” she confessed. “But then the teacher said, ‘Now turn to the person next to you and say all the items on your list as if you were speaking to that person!’ ”
My jaw dropped. “What did you do?”
“Nothing. Nobody did. We all just sat there, until I said, ‘I could never say these things to anyone else!’ ”
“And our teacher replied, ‘Well, if you can’t say them to anyone else, then don’t ever say them to yourself!’ ”
My friend had a point. I would never insult a child of God---and I’m God’s child, too!
God, today let me be as kind to myself as I would be to another of Your children.
小題1: What does Annabel mean by the first sentence of the passage?

A．The writer is a good athlete.	B．The writer scolds herself too much.
C．She is encouraging the writer.	D．A gold medal is not a big deal.

小題2: What does the writer intends to tell us through the second and third paragraphs?

A．She has low self-esteem over some small things.

B．She often makes serious mistakes in daily life.

C．She is a third-grade teacher.

D．She cares too much about her appearance.

小題3: We can infer that the underlined word “slob” might be _____.

A．something untidy	B．someone dangerous
C．something dirty	D．someone lazy

小題4: What does the writer mean by the last sentence of the passage?

A．She is ready to turn to God for help.

B．She will be kind to all children.

C．She won’t insult herself as well as others.

D．She is willing to be a child of God.

I promised Michael I wouldn’t mention this until the season was over．Now l think it's time．
Early last season, I wrote a column about an art of kindness I had seen Jordan do to a disabled child outside the stadium．After it ran，I got a call from a marl in the western suburbs．He said，“I read what you wrote about Jordan．but I thought I should tell you another thing I saw．”
Here it comes, I thought. It always does. Write something nice about a person, and people call you up to say that the person is not so nice.
A few weeks later Jordan and I were talking about something else before a game, and I brought up what the man had said. Was the man right? Had Jordan really been talking to those two boys in that poor and dirty .neighborhood?
"Not two boys," Jordan said. "But four."
And he named them. He said four names. And what did they talk about?
"Everything,” Jordan said. " Anything. I’ve asked to see their grades so that I can check to see if they're paying attention to their study. If it turns out that one or two of them may need teaching, I make sure they get it."
It's just one more part of Michael Jordan's life one more thing that no one knows about, and one more thing Jordan does fight for. The NBA season is over now, and those boys have their memories. So do J! When the expert reviewers begin to tuna against Jordan as they surely will, I'll think about those boys under the streetlight, waiting for the man they know to come. For someone they can depend on.
小題1:The writer wrote this story about Jordan and his young friends because _______

A．he thought highly of Jordan's deeds

B．he hated to see Jordan do something bad

C．he believed it was time to help the disabled

D．he felt sure he needn't keep the promise then

小題2: A man in the western suburbs made a call to_______

A．know why Jordan stopped in a bad area

B．get a chance to become famous himself

C．let the writer know Jordan was not that nice

D．offer an example to show how Jordan helped others

小題3: Jordan talked with the boys because he _______.                     

A．needed their support

B．had promised to do so

C．liked to teach them to play basketball

D．wanted to make sure they all studied well

小題4: The text implies that Jordan is _______.

A．a(chǎn)n excellent basketball player

B．good at dealing with problems of life

C．a(chǎn)lways ready to make friends with young people

D．willing to do whatever he can for the good of society

完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）
閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
I teach biology at UNLV three times per week . Last Monday , at the beginning of class , I cheerfully asked my   21  how their weekend had been . One young man said that his weekend had not been so   22  . He had his wisdom teeth removed . Then he went on to ask me why I always seemed to be so     23  .
His question   24  me of something I’d read somewhere before : “Every morning when you get up , you have a   25  about how you want to deal with life that day .” I said . “I choose to be cheerful .”
“Let me give you an example ,” I continued ,   26  all sixty students in the class . “In   27  to teaching here at UNLY , I also teach out at a   28  in Henderson , 17 miles down the highway from where I live . One day a few weeks ago I drove those 17 miles to Henderson . I   29  the highway and turned onto College Drive . I only had to drive another quarter mile down the road to the college . But just then my car   30  .I tried to start it again , but the   31  wouldn’t work .   32  I turned my flashers on , took my books , and   33  down the road to the college .”
“As soon as I got there , I called and   34  for a tow truck to meet me at my car after   35  . The secretary there asked me what had happened . ” This is my   36  day .” I replied , smiling .
She was   37  . “What do you mean ?”
“My car could have broken down anywhere along the highway . It didn’t .” I relied . “  38 , it broke down in the perfect place : off the highway ,   39  walking distance of here . I’m still able to teach my class , and I’ve been able to get the tow truck to meet me after class . If my car was meant to break down today , it couldn’t have been arranged in a more convenient   40  .”
I ended my story . In spite of the early hour , no one in my class seemed to be asleep . Somehow , my story had touched them .

小題1:	A．students B．schoolmates C．children D．teachers

小題2:	A．bad B．sad C．good D．free

小題3:A. grateful      B cheerful          C. hopeful         D. thankful

小題4:	A．reminded B．informed C．told D．warned

小題5:	A．decision B．preference C．judgment D．choic

小題6:	A．showing B．demanding C．commanding D．a(chǎn)ddressing

小題7:	A．contribution B．a(chǎn)ddition C．devotion D．a(chǎn)pplication

小題8:	A．college B．school C．university D．institute

小題9:	A．found B．exited C．crossed D．entered

小題10:

A．broke B．ended C．died D．finished

小題11:

A．instrument B．engine C．wheel D．light

小題12:A. So          B. But      C. And      D Or

小題13:

A．drove B．marched C．rode D．followed

小題14:

A．prepared B．looked C．a(chǎn)rranged D．waited

小題15:

A．work B．study C．lunch D．class

小題16:

A．usual B．lucky C．unusual D．unlucky

小題17:

A．a(chǎn)stonished B．excited C．pleased D．puzzled

小題18:

A．Anyway B．Also C．Instead D．Still

小題19:

A．beyond B．without C．within D．a(chǎn)long

小題20:

A．order B．way C．need D．situation