Whenever my kids have a party at school, I am the mom who always signs up to bring the juice boxes. It’s not because I’m 26 or that I don’t care if my kids have a good party. I am just not good at making homemade bread into holiday-themed shapes like other mothers. 27 , I’m happy to try, even though it’ll 28 me a long time to do it.
People say that housewives should have the 29 to make delicious meals, keep their houses clean, and 30 every minute of their child’s life. Their words used to 31 me a lot. I felt that I should also be able to do those things as a housewife. So 32 I couldn’t make the turkey-shaped cookies, I 33 feeling like a failure as a mom.
After many 34 attempts at baking, and many afternoons spent crying over my inabilities as a mother, I finally accepted the 35 that my lot(命运) in life is to be the juice box mom. I worked hard to be the 36 one in the elementary school. And after one of my daughter’s class parties, it 37 . Her teacher stopped me as I was leaving and said,＂Thank you so much for always bringing 38 drinks. Sometimes parents forget that other children will also 39 class parties, and they end up being left out because we don’t have enough 40 for everyone.＂
I just accepted her appreciation, rather than telling her that I brought extra drinks because I could 41 remember how many kids were in the class. But her 42 taught me an important lesson: I’m not a failure as a mom.
Not everyone is cut out to be a(n) 43 mom. I believe it’s okay to be the juice box mom. I may not bake cookies and decorate them beautifully, but I 44 something to drink. And I think that’s just as 45 .
| 小题1: | | A．smart | B．lazy | C．tired | D．desperate |
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| 小题2: | | A．However | B．Therefore | C．Otherwise | D．Besides |
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| 小题3: | | A．cost | B．give | C．introduce | D．take |
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| 小题4: | | A．dream | B．ability | C．experience | D．tool |
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| 小题5: | | A．compare | B．save | C．treasure | D．teach |
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| 小题6: | | A．reflect | B．puzzle | C．upset | D．amuse |
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| 小题7: | | A．unless | B．because | C．though | D．when |
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| 小题8: | | A．ended up | B．went on | C．insisted on | D．set about |
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| 小题9: | | A．failed | B．careless | C．successful | D．useful |
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| 小题10: | | A．goal | B．opinion | C．fact | D．impression |
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| 小题11: | | A．slowest | B．best | C．worst | D．quickest |
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| 小题12: | | A．stood out | B．got out | C．came back | D．paid off |
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| 小题13: | | A．cold | B．soft | C．extra | D．fresh |
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| 小题14: | | A．attend | B．hold | C．enjoy | D．leave |
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| 小题15: | | A．cookies | B．drinks | C．books | D．cups |
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| 小题16: | | A．already | B．always | C．ever | D．never |
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| 小题17: | | A．contribution | B．appreciation | C．Congratulation | D．comprehension |
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| 小题18: | | A．loyal | B．clever | C．able | D．rich |
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| 小题19: | | A．provide | B．make | C．buy | D．retell |
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| 小题20: | | A．believable | B．ridiculous | C．interesting | D．important |
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小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:C
小题6:C
小题7:D
小题8:A
小题9:A
小题10:C
小题11:B
小题12:D
小题13:C
小题14:A
小题15:B
小题16:D
小题17:B
小题18:C
小题19:A
小题20:D |
试题分析：本文叙述一位母亲由于孩子在学校要开party，其他的母亲都让孩子带着蛋糕去学校，而作者的孩子只能带饮料。作者也曾试图做一些，可是自己总是做不成，别人都说家庭妇女就是必须会做各种蛋糕或者饼干，会操持家务，一想到这些作者就认为自己是不称职的母亲，自己也认为是一个失败的母亲，可是有一次参加完孩子的party后，老师非常感谢作者带来那么多的饮料，自此作者不再感觉心里难受了，孩子喝饮料是一样的重要。
小题1:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。smart聪明的；lazy懒的；tired累的；desperate绝望的。
因为下文even though it’ll 28 me a long time to do it.
做蛋糕花费的时间长。那并非因为“我”懒或者“我”不关心孩子是否在聚会中开心，故选B。
小题2:考查副词及上下文的呼应。however可是； therefore因此； otherwise否则；besides
并且。可是我也是高兴的去尝试，即使它将花费“我”很长的时间，故选A。
小题3:考查动词及上下文的呼应。cost花费，物做主语； give给； introduce介绍；take花费。
It takes sb sometime +to do 做某事花费某人多长时间，故选D。
小题4:考查名词及上下文的呼应。dream梦想； ability能力； experience经验； tool工具。have the ability to do有能力做某事，是固定短语。大家都认为家庭主妇都应该有能力去做美味的蛋糕，故选B。
小题5:考查动词及上下文的呼应。compare比较； save节省； treasure 珍爱,珍惜； teach教。珍惜孩子生活中的每一分钟，故选C。
小题6:考查动词及上下文的呼应。reflect反映； puzzle困惑； upset不安； amuse消遣。他们的话过去使“我”不安，故选C。
小题7:考查连词及上下文的呼应。unless除非； because因为； though尽管； when当……时候。所以当“我”想“我”不能做火鸡形状的饼干，“我”最终就会感觉作为一位母亲真地很失败，故选D。
小题8:考查动词短语及上下文的呼应。end up结束； go on 继续； insist on坚持； set about开始做。“我”最终就会感觉作为一位母亲真地很失败，故选A。
小题9:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。failed失败的； careless粗心的； successful 成功的 ； useful有用的。许多次失败的尝试之后，故选A。
小题10:考查名词及上下文的呼应。goal目标； opinion意见； fact事实； impression印象。“我”最后接受了这种事实，故选C。
小题11:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。slowest最慢的； best最好的； worst最好的；quickest最快的。在小学时，“我”就努力去做一个最好的，故选B。
小题12:考查动词短语及上下文的呼应。stand out 杰出； get out离开； come back回来；pay off取得成功，付清。女儿开完会后，它是成功的，故选D。
小题13:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。cold冷的； soft软的； extra上等的，额外的； fresh新鲜的。谢谢你带来这么多的饮料，故选C。
小题14:考查动词及上下文的呼应。attend参加； hold支持； enjoy欣赏； leave离开。有时父母忘了其他的一些孩子也要参加聚会，故选A。
小题15:考查名词及上下文的呼应。cookies饼干； drinks饮料； books书； cups杯子。他们被忘了因为我们没有足够的饮料，故选B。
小题16:考查副词及上下文的呼应。already已经； always 一直，总是； ever曾经；never从不。因为“我”不知道班里有多少学生，故选D。
小题17:考查名词及上下文的呼应。contribution贡献； appreciation感激； congratulation祝贺； comprehension理解。她的感激教给“我”一个想法，“我”不是一个失败的母亲，故选B。
小题18:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。Loyal忠诚的； clever聪明的； able能***；rich丰富的。并非每一个人都被排除在外当一个能***母亲，故选C。
小题19:考查动词及上下文的呼应。provide提供； make制造； buy 买； retell复述。但是“我”他们提供一些喝的饮料，故选A。
小题20:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。believable可信的； ridiculous可笑的； interesting有趣的； important重要的。“我”认为那也是一样的重要，故选D。
点评：完形填空首先要以很快的速度浏览全文，掌握文章的主旨，不要急于看选项。浏览全文时要重点了解文中所叙述的人物、时间、地点、事件，即who，when，where，what。完形填空命题的原则一般是第一句话不挖空，目的是使读者进入语境，因此一定要认真阅读这句话。根据故事情节的发展选词，确定所填的词与文中哪个词有关系以及动作是在什么场合发生的。试填之后将所选定的词放到文章中复读检查。 |
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Our three-year-old daughter Becky wanted a dog.But we were too busy to buy one.One day, Becky ran in, shouting, “Mom! Come to see my dog!” Her face was red with 36 .
I followed her to the bush and found a 37 ! He was hurt.Seeing me, he stood up 38 ! I could see his teeth! God! My mouth felt dry.“Don’t be afraid.That’s Mom.She 39 you, too.” Becky said.Then he became friendly.It was 40 !
I 41 to find my husband and told him about the wolf.We should have 42 the wolf, but Becky loved him.Besides, he was gentle(温柔的) to Becky.So we called the vet finally.
Becky named the wolf (狼) Ralph , 43 she carried food to him every day.Later, Ralph got well.They played together in the daytime.At night, Ralph would return to the mountains.Sometimes he 44 but came back several days later.
On Becky’s first day of school, we could see Ralph’s 45 .After the school bus left, Ralph lay by the side of the road and 46 .When Becky returned, he got happy again.This 47 throughout Becky’s school years.
Twelve 48 passed.
One day we heard that a she-wolf was killed.The other wolf was hurt and ran away.We were 49 about Ralph.That night, Ralph returned with a wound (伤).Fifteen-year-old Becky held his head and 50 him.We hope he could come through.However, he 51 .
Becky cried.I noticed something strange in the bush — two little yellow eyes! Ralph’s 52 ! Before he died, Ralph 53 his child to us! He knew he would be 54 here, as he had been.Ralph, Ralph...I was 55 .
“Don’t be afraid, little ...Ralphie.That’s Mom.She loves you, too.”
| 小题1: | | A．encouragement | B．entertainment | C．agreement | D．excitement |
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| 小题3: | | A．lovely | B．finally | C．suddenly | D．patiently |
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| 小题4: | | A．hurts | B．loves | C．kills | D．hates |
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| 小题5: | | A．wonderful | B．unhappy | C．unbelievable | D．normal |
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| 小题6: | | A．prepared | B．rushed | C．pretended | D．wanted |
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| 小题7: | | A．loved | B．found | C．damaged | D．killed |
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| 小题9: | | A．disappeared | B．turned | C．passed | D．came |
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| 小题10: | | A．sadness | B．dream | C．understanding | D．anger |
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| 小题11: | | A．slept | B．left | C．sang | D．waited |
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| 小题12: | | A．stopped | B．joined | C．lived | D．continued |
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| 小题13: | | A．days | B．weeks | C．months | D．years |
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| 小题14: | | A．surprised | B．puzzled | C．worried | D．careful |
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| 小题15: | | A．comforted | B．beat | C．washed | D．amused |
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| 小题16: | | A．succeeded | B．died | C．cried | D．woke |
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| 小题17: | | A．mother | B．father | C．wife | D．child |
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| 小题18: | | A．posted | B．brought | C．sold | D．threw |
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| 小题19: | | A．safe | B．happy | C．warm | D．friendly |
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| 小题20: | | A．confused | B．disappointed | C．moved | D．frightened |
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In 1971 a young man who grew up very poor was travelling across the country, trying to make a new start for himself.Along the way he had completely run out of（用光） money and was forced to spend the night in his car.This continued until one morning, after a week of sleeping in his car, he walked nervously into a restaurant and ordered a big breakfast.
After eating his first good meal in weeks, he found himself lying to the waiter, telling him he had lost his wallet.The waiter, who was also the owner, walked behind the chair where the young man had been sitting.He bent down, and came up with a $20 bill that looked as if it had fallen on the floor and said, “Son, you must have dropped this,” the owner said.The young man couldn’t believe his luck! He quickly paid for the breakfast, left a tip, bought gas with the change, and headed West.
On the way out of town, he began to understand what the owner did.Maybe nobody dropped the money at all.“Maybe that fellow just knew I was in trouble and he helped me in a way that didn’t embarrass(使尴尬)me.So I just made a promise to help other people if I can.”
Later, he worked very hard and became a rich man.Now he lives near Kansas City.Each year he gives away thousands of dollars.He is known as the “Secret Santa” because at Christmas time each year, he personally hands money out to those on the street and at restaurants.Last year, he gave more than $50,000 away in Kansas City.
小题1:The young man was travelling cross the country in 1971 to______.| A．look for a good restaurant | B．improve his life | | C．show his new car to others | D．hand out dollars |
小题2:The underlined sentence implies(暗示) that the young man got to know that______.| A．it was vey lucky of him to get his lost money back | | B．it was very honest of the owner to return his money | | C．the owner helped him in a way that didn’t hurt his feelings | | D．another person who had breakfast in the restaurant lost the money |
小题3:From the end of the passage we can learn that ______.| A．the man did carry out his promise | | B．the man was not successful in the end | | C．the owner was paid back the money | | D．Santa gives the man money each year |
小题4:The message of the story is “______”.| A．One good turn deserves another | | B．Where there is a will there is a way | | C．He who travels far knows much | | D．Give love wings (翅膀) and it may fly higher |
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With long brown hair, deep blue eyes, a tall and thin figure(身躯) Brad Pitt seems to be a born actor.He made his first appearance in a film in 1990.Though he was in the film for only 14 minutes, people flooded the cinema to see him.In his next film Pitt played the role of a fisherman.To make the film better, he learned the skill of fishing from a fisherman.
Pitt, caring more about roles than money, has a special favor for the “hard” roles.After reading the screenplay(剧本) of “Legends of the Fall”, he was attracted by the leading character.He asked for a lower pay from the shooting team and was willing to work in hard conditions in the Rocky Mountains for six months.“The film gives the chance to know life.I shall always remember the time when we were making the film,” Pitt said after completing it fully.
Pitt started his dream of art when he was in university.Though born in a common family in 1964, he showed his interest in film at an early age.After leaving high school, he went to university to study law.Because he loved film more than law, shortly before he could graduate, he dropped out for a life of his own, with only 325 dollars in hand, sometimes as a porter or a waiter.Thanks to his hard work, he finally opened up a new field of his own.
小题1:Pitt acted his first film at the age of .小题2:The underlined expression “a born actor” means .| A．he was born in an actor family | | B．he became an actor soon after he was born | | C．he was an actor when he was born | | D．he has a strong natural ability to be an actor |
小题3:From the passage we know .| A．Pitt became known as an actor at an early age. | | B．To achieve his goal, Pitt suffered a lot before success | | C．it was wrong of Pitt not to finish his university education | | D．In order to develop his interest, Pitt failed to enter university |
小题4:Which of the following words can best describe the character of Pitt?| A．Devoted. | B．Generous. | C．Selfish. | D．Mean. |
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When Boris left school，he could not find a job．He tried hard and pestered(纠缠)his relatives，but they had problems of their Own. He answered advertisements until he could not afford to buy any more stamps. Boris grew annoyed，then depressed，then a little hardened．Still he went on trying and still he failed．He began to think that he had no future at all.
“Why don’t you start your own business?” one of his uncles told him．“The world is a money-locker. You’d better find a way of opening it.”
“But what can I do?”
“Get out and have a look round,” advised his uncle in a vague sort of way．“See what people want；then give it to them，and they will pay for it.”
Boris began to cycle around the town and found a suitable piece of a waste ground in the end. Then he set up his business as a cycle repairer．He worked hard，made friends with his customers and gradually managed to build up his goodwill and profit．A few months later, he found that he had more work than he could deal with by himself．He found a number of empty shops but they were all no good：in the wrong position，too expensive or with some other snag(障碍). But at long last，he managed to find an empty shop on a new estate where there were plenty of customers but no competition.
Boris and his assistant taught themselves how to repair scooters and motor-cycles．Slowly but surely the profits increased and the business developed. At last，Boris had managed to open the money-locker and found bank notes and gold Coins inside．
小题1:Which of the following would be the best title for the passage ?| A．Goodwill is the key to success． | | B．The world is a money-locker | | C．No education, no future | | D．Difficulty of starting a small business |
小题2:Which of the following best describes Boris’ job hunting experience?| A．Surprising | B．Encouraging | C．Boring | D．Disappointing |
小题3:Boris start his career by . | A．cycling around the town | | B．developing a waste ground | | C．repairing cycles | | D．buying empty shops |
小题4:Boris finally chose an empty shop on a new estate because .| A．it was not so expensive | | B．he had a lot of old customers there | | C．he could make good use of his skills there | | D．there were good opportunities there |
小题5:We can infer from the last paragraph that Boris . | A．still couldn’t make good profits | | B．set off in a successful career | | C．found a lot of gold coins by accident | | D．had great difficulty running his business |
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Years ago I had the opportunity to meet a girl who strengthened my understanding of the power of belief. She was __36___ the most powerful person I had ever met. I met Chris for the first time while taking the Dale Carnegie __37___ in California.
Our class had already been going for quite some time when ___38___, supported by metal crutches(拐杖), ___39__ herself in. Chris had cerebral palsy(大脑性麻痹). She had much ___40___ in communicating with others. This was not because of ___41___ of desire, but because most of her twenty-one years of life she had been kept in a room with no more than Elvis records and tapes to __42___ her. No one had taken the time to help her develop the ability to ___43___. It was Bonnie, her present caretaker, who ___44___ there was much more to Chris than anyone else could see.
When asked by the instructor what her goal ___45___ the twelve-week course was, Chris struggled to respond and became impatient and ____46___ in the process. For most of her ___47___ nobody would listen to her. The only way she knew to get someone to ___48___ was through temper outbursts(发脾气). With Bonnie as her interpreter, Chris conveyed that her ___49___ was to be able to stand by herself in front of forty-five people and tell us about herself.
On the twelfth week, Chris stood in front of the room and ___50___ with us, in her own words, what her life had been like. It was one of the most beautiful and enlightening experiences I had ever ___51____. Though as a girl who had in many ways been ____52___, she believed that she could ___53___ more in her life and she did. And she also had the love and support of forty-five friends, who, just weeks before, had been ____54___ strangers.
What we all witnessed through Chris’ courage is that life is ____55___ moment by moment, based on our beliefs, which are related to both our personal and professional direction and have the power to make our wildest dreams come true.
| 小题1: | | A．luckily | B．probably | C．formally | D．naturally |
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| 小题2: | | A．break | B．chance | C．house | D．course |
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| 小题3: | | A．someone | B．he | C．herself | D．she |
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| 小题4: | | A．ran | B．rushed | C．dragged | D．jumped |
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| 小题5: | | A．difficulty | B．concept | C．disagreement | D．suggestion |
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| 小题6: | | A．lack | B．need | C．notice | D．cheer |
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| 小题7: | | A．impress | B．annoy | C．calm | D．entertain |
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| 小题8: | | A．walk | B．pronounce | C．communicate | D．write |
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| 小题9: | | A．knew | B．asked | C．spoke | D．required |
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| 小题11: | | A．angry | B．surprised | C．grateful | D．noisy |
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| 小题12: | | A．way | B．life | C．operation | D．process |
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| 小题13: | | A．watch | B．smile | C．listen | D．understand |
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| 小题14: | | A．class | B．goal | C．ability | D．reason |
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| 小题15: | | A．began | B．agreed | C．found | D．shared |
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| 小题16: | | A．argued | B．attended | C．witnessed | D．accepted |
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| 小题17: | | A．found out | B．thrown away | C．brought up | D．held out |
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| 小题18: | | A．give | B．spend | C．accomplish | D．accompany |
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| 小题19: | | A．complete | B．necessary | C．enough | D．typical |
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| 小题20: | | A．called | B．carried | C．searched | D．created |
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