完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
One morning I wasted nearly an hour watching a tiny ant carry a huge feather. Several times, it 36 several obstacles in its path. And after a brief pause it would make the necessary detour (绕道). 37 one point, the ant had to cross a crack(裂缝) about 10mm wide. After some 38 thoughts, the ant laid the feather over the crack, walked 39 it and picked the feather up on the other side, then continued on its way. I was 40 by the cleverness of this ant. It was only a small insect, lacking in 41 yet equipped with a brain to reason, explore, discover and overcome. 42 this ant, like the other two-legged creatures 43 on the earth, also shares human failings.
After some time the ant 44 reached its destination — a flower bed and a small hole that was the entrance to its 45 home. It was there that the ant met its 46 . How could that large feather possibly 47 such a small hole? Of course, it couldn’t. So the ant, after all this 48 and using great brightness, overcoming problems a1l along the way, just gave up the 49 and went home. The ant had not thought the problem through 50 it began its journey and in the end the feather was 51 more than a burden. Isn’t our 52 like that?
We worry about our families; we worry about the 53 of money; and we worry about all kinds of things. These are all burdens — the things we pick up along life’s path, and drag them around the obstacles and over the cracks that life will bring, only to 54 that at the destination they are 55 and we can’t take them with us.
| 小题1: | | A．came across | B．came about | C．got over | D．took over |
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| 小题3: | | A．brave | B．tiring | C．short | D．magic |
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| 小题4: | | A．through | B．across | C．beside | D．behind |
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| 小题5: | | A．satisfied | B．frightened | C．annoyed | D．attracted |
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| 小题6: | | A．height | B．size | C．depth | D．width |
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| 小题7: | | A．Therefore | B．Otherwise | C．But | D．Moreover |
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| 小题8: | | A．living | B．working | C．sleeping | D．walking |
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| 小题9: | | A．finally | B．probably | C．suddenly | D．easily |
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| 小题10: | | A．lonely | B．comfortable | C．underground | D．big |
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| 小题11: | | A．partner | B．parent | C．match | D．friend |
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| 小题13: | | A．trouble | B．pleasure | C．decision | D．matter |
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| 小题14: | | A．insect | B．problem | C．feather | D．hole |
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| 小题15: | | A．before | B．after | C．until | D．once |
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| 小题16: | | A．everything | B．anything | C．something | D．nothing |
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| 小题17: | | A．study | B．aim | C．dream | D．1ife |
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| 小题18: | | A．waste | B．lack | C．worth | D．danger |
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| 小题19: | | A．think | B．wonder | C．warn | D．find |
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| 小题20: | | A．bad | B．useless | C．meaningful | D．practical |
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小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:D
小题6:B
小题7:C
小题8:A
小题9:A
小题10:C
小题11:C
小题12:B
小题13:A
小题14:C
小题15:A
小题16:D
小题17:D
小题18:B
小题19:D
小题20:B |
试题分析：本文叙述了作者一次偶然的机会看见了一只蚂蚁在搬一个大的羽毛，在途中遇到了一个裂缝时，这只蚂蚁知道把羽毛放在裂缝上，它在羽毛上过去，作者当时想这个蚂蚁真是聪明，可是当它费尽周折，终于到达终点时发现，这只羽毛太大了，根本无法把它带进洞里，于是它就放弃了。作者最后指出蚂蚁的这种行为告诫人们做事时一定是先考虑做这件事是否值得去做。
小题1:考查动词短语及上下文的呼应。came across 偶然碰到；came about发生； got over越过； took over接管。在途中他遇到了几次障碍物，故选A。
小题2:考查介词及上下文的呼应。at one point 一度，在某一时刻。一度蚂蚁比的不跨过这个10毫米的宽的裂缝，故选B。
小题3:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。 brave勇敢的； tiring厌倦的； short 短的； magic魔术的。在短暂的思考过后，故选C。
小题4:考查介词及上下文的呼应。walk across横过；蚂蚁把羽毛放在裂缝上，它在羽毛上过去，然后再捡起羽毛继续向前走，故选B。
小题5:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。satisfied满意的； frightened害怕的； annoyed恼怒的； attracted吸引的。“我”被蚂蚁的这种聪明所吸引，故选D。
小题6:考查名词及上下文的呼应。 height高； size大小； depth 深；width宽。是蚂蚁的身体很小，当然用的是size了。故选B。
小题7:考查副词及上下文的呼应。 therefore 因此； Otherwise否则； But 但是； Moreover此外。根据上文的转折，但是这个蚂蚁，像其他的在地球上的两条腿的动物一样，也有人的弱点，故选C。
小题8:考查动名词及上下文的呼应。living 生活； working工作； sleeping睡觉； walking走路。像其他的在地球上的两条腿的动物一样，也有人的弱点，故选A。
小题9:考查副词及上下文的呼应。 finally 终于，最后； probably可能； suddenly突然； easily容易地。过了一段时间之后，蚂蚁终于到达了它的目的地，故选A。
小题10:考查副词及上下文的呼应。 lonely寂寞的； comfortable舒适地； underground 地下的； big大的。那个小洞是通向它的地下的家的入口，故选C。
小题11:考查名词及上下文的呼应。partner伙伴； parent父（母）亲 ； match对手，比赛； friend朋友。根据How could that large feather possibly 47 such a small hole?就在洞口，它遇到了对手，故选C。
小题12:考查动词及上下文的呼应。fix固定； fit适合； fill满足； feel感觉。这么大的羽毛怎会适合这么小的洞，故选B。
小题13:考查名词及上下文的呼应。 trouble麻烦； pleasure快乐； decision 决定； matter有关系，与the连用可以指麻烦事。蚂蚁经过了这么大的麻烦/困难之后，故选A。
小题14:考查名词及上下文的呼应。 insect昆虫； problem问题； feather羽毛； hole洞。从全文看，当然是说羽毛太大，办不进去洞穴，所以就放弃了羽毛。故选C。
小题15:考查介词及上下文的呼应。 before在……之前，以前； after在……之后； until 直到……才； once从前。蚂蚁在旅行之前没有考虑这些问题，故选A。
小题16:考查代词及上下文的呼应。everything一切事情； anything任何事； something某事； nothing无事。最后羽毛仅仅是负担了，故选D。
小题17:考查名词及上下文的呼应。study 学习； aim目的； dream 梦想； 1ife生活。这难道不像我们的生活吗？故选D。
小题18:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。 waste浪费； lack 缺少； worth价值； danger危险。我们担心缺少钱，故选B。
小题19:考查动词及上下文的呼应。 think想； wonder想知道； warn警告； find发现。结果发现，故选D。
小题20:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。 bad 坏的； useless 没有用的； meaningful有意义的； practical实用的。结果在目的地发现它们是没有用的，故选B。
点评：这类文章一般描述的是某一件具体事情的发生发展或结局，有人物、时间、地点和事件。命题往往从故事的情节、人物或事件的之间的关系、作者的态度及意图、故事前因和后果的推测等方面着手，考查考生对细节的辨认能力以及推理判断能力。阅读这类材料时，一定要根据主要情节掌握文章主旨大意，同时抓住每一个细节，设身处地根据文章内容揣摩作者的态度和意图，根据情节展开想象，即使是碰到深层理解题也可迎刃而解。 |
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完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
I have decided to test myself every day in a different way. Today’s test: practice the art of 41 . It is something so simple, but so 42 to those who need a kind heart and a good listener. Sometimes, we all need someone to listen to us with no 43 . We just want to be heard. 44 , I really made sure that I listened to everyone who spoke to me throughout the day, 45 I was busy.
As I was 46 in the break room today, I had a conversation with a colleague I 47 talked to. She always looked like a(n) 48 lady, but today she seemed very troubled. So I sat down with my lunch and jut listened. She told me about her unlucky 49 who was killed in a car crash last year, and her 50 daughter who struggled with pain every day. I listened and made her 51 much better. At the end of the 52 , I gave the single mother a big warm hug and told her how 53 she was. Of course, we 54 friends after our first talk.
What an inspiration she is! 55 with so many difficulties and frustrations, she still comes to work with a positive attitude, a 56 to succeed and a big smile every day.
I believe everyone 57 a ray of sunshine in their life, someone that will give them a big warm 58 and say, “You’re amazing!” I hope I can always get need like this met.
I am a dreamer, but I move forward while I dream. My dream is to 59 happiness. Tomorrow, I will write “You are beautiful! :)” on small cards, hide them everywhere, and make those I work with 60 them by chance and with joy.
| 小题1: | | A．listening | B．speaking | C．reading | D．writing |
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| 小题2: | | A．complex | B．funny | C．common | D．important |
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| 小题3: | | A．doubt | B．concern | C．opinions | D．answers |
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| 小题4: | | A．However | B．Therefore | C．Besides | D．Afterwards |
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| 小题5: | | A．if | B．while | C．because | D．even though |
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| 小题6: | | A．drinking | B．kidding | C．sitting | D．lying |
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| 小题7: | | A．never | B．seldom | C．always | D．sometimes |
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| 小题8: | | A．lucky | B．positive | C．humorous | D．outgoing |
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| 小题9: | | A．mother | B．father | C．husband | D．son |
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| 小题10: | | A．sick | B．lazy | C．careless | D．naughty |
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| 小题11: | | A．eat | B．feel | C．behave | D．recover |
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| 小题12: | | A．day | B．test | C．lunch | D．conversation |
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| 小题13: | | A．kind | B．beautiful | C．amazing | D．hard-working |
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| 小题14: | | A．helped | B．became | C．encouraged | D．comforted |
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| 小题15: | | A．Faced | B．Shocked | C．Confused | D．Defeated |
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| 小题16: | | A．way | B．will | C．duty | D．chance |
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| 小题17: | | A．has | B．deserves | C．appreciates | D．needs |
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| 小题18: | | A．hand | B．welcome | C．hug | D．home |
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| 小题19: | | A．share | B．seek | C．enjoy | D．spread |
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| 小题20: | | A．find | B．open | C．receive | D．read |
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A man was on the side of the road hitchhiking(搭便车) on a very dark night in the middle of a terrible rainstorm, with no cars on the road. The storm was so strong that the man could hardly see a few feet ahead of him. Suddenly, he saw a car come towards him and stop. The man, without thinking about it, got in the car and closed the door and only then did he realize that there was nobody behind the steering wheel(方向盘)!
The car started to move very slowly. The man looked at the road and saw a curve(拐弯处) coming his way. Terrified, he started to pray, begging for his life. He had not come out of shock when, just before the car hit the curve, a hand suddenly appeared through the window and moved the wheel. The man, paralyzed with fear, watched how the hand appeared every time the car was drawing near a curve. Finally, although terrified, the man managed to open the door and jump out of the spooky(怪异的) car. Without looking back, the man ran through the storm all the way to the nearest town. In a state of complete horror, the man walked into a nearby bar and asked for two glasses of Scotch whisky.
Then, still shaking with fright, he started telling everybody in the bar about the horrible experience he just went through in the spooky car. Everyone in the bar listened in silence and became frightened, with hair standing on end, when they realized the man was telling the truth because he was crying and he was certainly not drunk!
About half an hour later, two other young men walked into the same bar and one said to the other,“Hey, there’s a stupid man who jumped into the car while we were pushing it!”
小题1:When the car was first drawing near a curve, the man .| A．felt very curious | B．was extremely frightened | | C．cried for help | D．remained as calm as possible |
小题2:According to the passage, what made the man’s experience believable?| A．His reasonable behavior. | B．His vivid description. | | C．His simple appearance. | D．His honest attitude. |
小题3:We can infer from the passage that .| A．it is unsafe for people to take a free ride | | B．the man was telling a lie to his listeners | | C．the car probably broke down on the way | | D．the two young men were familiar with the man |
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My teenage son Karl became withdrawn after his father died. As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him, but the more I tried, the more he pulled away. When his report card （成绩报告单）arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six failing grades for the year. At this rate he would never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked.
One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and pleaded for help. “Please God, I can’t do anything more for my son. I’m at the end of my rope. I"m giving the whole thing up to you.” Just then, I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the headmaster, “I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences.” Before he could say another word, all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger. “I love my son but I just don’t know what to do. I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It’s out of my hands.” For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said, “Thank you for your time” and hung up.
Karl’s next report card showed a great improvement in his grades. Finally, he even made the honor roll（光荣榜）. In his fourth year, I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his teachers were astonished at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home，he said, “Mum，remember that call from the headmaster last year?” I nodded. “That was me. I thought I’d play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you. That’s when I knew I had to make you proud.”
小题1:By saying “Karl became withdrawn” the author means that the boy changed entirely and ________.| A．he preferred to stay at school | | B．he stayed at home all day | | C．he refused to talk to his mother | | D．he began to like his life |
小题2:There was silence on the other end of the line because ________.| A．the speaker was too moved to say anything to his mother | | B．the speaker waited for the mother to finish speaking | | C．the speaker didn"t want the mother to recognize his voice | | D．the speaker didn’t want to interrupt the mother |
小题3:What is the main idea of this passage?| A．Children in single-parent families often have mental problems. | | B．Mother’s love plays an important role in teenagers’ life. | | C．Being understood by parents is not necessary to teenagers. | | D．School education is a failure. |
小题4: Which is not true according to the article?| A．Karl changed a lot after his father died. | | B．What Karl did at school showed that he didn’t love his mother. | | C．Karl’s mother tried many ways to help him. | | D．Karl’s teachers were surprised at his change. |
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Getting paid to talk about the World Cup is a great job. I’m not a football commentator(评论员), though-just an English teacher in Japan.
I come to Japan two years ago, and didn’t think I would stay, but Japan has that effect on you. People often end up living here longer than they planned. I think it’s best to teach in a bigger city where there are other foreigners to mix with, rather than a small town where English teachers often complain of feeling like a goldfish in a bowl. Many people choose to live in Tokyo, of course, which is good for the nightlife factor. But I’d say that for general quality of living, cities of neither too large nor too small, like Sapporo where I live, are better choices.
I teach English privately, which means I’m my own boss. If you want to devote yourself to private teaching, it’s well worth doing a TEFL course first, because your lessons will be much better for it. The problem with private teaching is finding students; it took me a year to build up a full schedule(日程表) of private lessons, so I started out teaching in schools part-time.
Most of my foreign friends here work full-time for big English conversation schools. The salary is fine to live on, but whether you can save money depends on how much going out and traveling you do here.
The schools are unwilling to take time off –even teachers with tickets for the England-Argentina game had trouble getting the day off.
小题1: From the passage we know in Japan the writer likes to live in ________.| A．Tokyo | B．a small town | | C．a city of middle size | D．a big city |
小题2:According to the writer, one had better _______ first to do private teaching better.| A．give a TEFL course | B．decide his or her own lessons | | C．find students | D．build up a full schedule |
小题3:The underlined sentence in the second paragraph implies that _______.| A．there are many foreigners in Japan | | B．Japan is good for nightlife | | C．they can teach English privately in Japan | | D．Japan has something more attractive than expected |
小题4:After reading the passage, we can see _________.| A．the writer travelled a lot and saved much money in Japan. | | B．the writer teaches English in more than one school as a part-time job. | | C．the writer enjoys watching football games | | D．the writer spent one year in finding students for his private teaching. |
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This was my grandmother’s first Christmas without grandfather. When we reached her house, it did seem a little 36 without grandfather.
Grandfather had always said the Christmas 37 was the most important. So we set to work assembling（组装）the beautiful 38 tree that was stored in grandfather’s closet（储藏室）. After we finished, we stepped back to 39 our work. It looked wonderful. But something was 40 .
“Where’s the star?” I asked. It was my grandmother’s 41 . As we emptied box after box and found no star, my grandmother’s eyes 42 with tears. Grandfather had given it to Grandmother fifty years ago. Now, on her first Christmas without 43 , the star was gone, too.
“Let’s 44 in the closet where the tree was,” my sister Donna said. We 45 under beds and over shelves, inside and outside 46 we had exhausted every possibility. We could see Grandmother was 47 , although she tried not to show it. By now, it was 48 outside, and time for bed, as Santa would soon be here.
The next morning, my sisters and I 49 early to see what Santa had left under the tree. After breakfast, the family sat together to 50 presents. “The last gift is to Grandmother from Grandfather.” Father said, in a puzzled voice.
“From who?” There was 51 in my grandmother’s voice.
“I found that 52 in the closet when we got the tree down,” Mother explained.
My grandmother opened it. Her face lit up when she pulled out a(n) 53 golden star. There was a note attached. Her voice trembled（颤抖）as she read it:
Don’t be 54 with me, dear. I broke your star while putting away the tree. Thought it was time for a new one, I hope it brings you as much 55 as the first one. Merry Christmas.
| 小题1: | | A．empty | B．cold | C．slow | D．absent |
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| 小题2: | | A．wish | B．tree | C．spirit | D．work |
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| 小题3: | | A．unique | B．artificial | C．widespread | D．alive |
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| 小题4: | | A．follow | B．show | C．judge | D．admire |
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| 小题5: | | A．losing | B．happening | C．missing | D．falling |
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| 小题6: | | A．doubt | B．reward | C．honour | D．treasure |
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| 小题7: | | A．filled | B．covered | C．put | D．removed |
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| 小题9: | | A．stop | B．move | C．start | D．stay |
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| 小题10: | | A．hid | B．searched | C．lay | D．found |
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| 小题11: | | A．as | B．until | C．because | D．though |
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| 小题12: | | A．disappointed | B．amazed | C．excited | D．shocked |
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| 小题13: | | A．snowing | B．raining | C．blowing | D．darkening |
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| 小题14: | | A．cheered up | B．picked up | C．woke up | D．took up |
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| 小题15: | | A．pack | B．open | C．pick | D．exchange |
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| 小题16: | | A．happiness | B．fright | C．surprise | D．hope |
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| 小题17: | | A．gift | B．book | C．note | D．letter |
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| 小题18: | | A．big | B．old | C．shining | D．broken |
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| 小题19: | | A．generous | B．angry | C．strict | D．important |
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| 小题20: | | A．sadness | B．concern | C．peace | D．joy |
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