第一节 完形填空（共20 小题，每小题1.5分 ，满分30分）
I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was ________ and when I was 14, he said, “You’re never going to be ________ but a failure.”
After five years of ________ jobs, I fell in love with a very middle-class girl. It was the best ________ that could have happened to me. I ________ to do something positive with my life because I wanted to prove to ________ that what people said about me was ________, especially her mother, who had said to me, “Let’s ________ it, you’ve failed at everything you’ve ever done.”
So I tried hard with my ________ and went to college. My first novel _____ while I was at college.
After college I taught during the ________ in high school and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a ________ in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of ________ that job to write full time ________ I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself: ________ was a working-class boy who’d ________ school early, now teaching at the university.
My writing career (职业) took off when I discovered my own style. Now I’m rich and ________, have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. ________ what does it mean? I ________ wish all the people that have put me down had ________:“I believe in you. You’ll succeed.”
1.A. brightB. uselessC. simpleD. hopeful
2.A. anythingB. somethingC. everythingD. nothing
3.A. lowB. usefulC. goodD. poor
4.A. supportB. happinessC. surpriseD. thing
5.A. admittedB. decidedC. plannedD. told
6.A. meB. themC. herD. it
7.A. wrongB. rightC. stupidD. faulty
8.A. seeB. knowC. understandD. face
9.A. experimentB. practiceC. writingD. composition
10.A. came onB. came inC. came outD. came back
11.A. dayB. nightC. monthD. year
12.A. graduationB. passC. degreeD. success
13.A. giving inB. giving back
C. giving outD. giving up
14.A. whileB. ifC. whenD. or
15.A. thereB. hereC. itD. that
16.A. leftB. attendedC. changedD. graduated
17.A. tiredB. calmC. nervousD. famous
18.A. AndB. ButC. HoweverD. Well
19.A. justB. exactlyC. soD. very
20.A. praisedB. saidC. answeredD. advised
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
When I was 16 years old, a boy gave me an important gift. ___1.___
It was the early autumn of my first year at a junior high school, and my old school was far away. ___2.____. I was very lonely, and afraid to make friends with anyone.
Everything time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt my heart broken. I couldn’t talk with anyone about my problems.
And I didn’t want my parents to worry about me.
Then one day, my classmates talked happily with their friends, but I sat at my desk unhappily as usual. ____3.____. I didn’t know who he was. He passed me and then turned back. He looked at me, with a smile on his face.
Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy, lively and warm.
____4._____. I started to talk with other students and made friends. Day by day, I began closer to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now!
I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think it lonely, you might always be alone. ____5.____.
A. So smile at the world and it will smile at you.
B. That smile changed my life.
C. As a result, no one knew who I was.
D. It’s impossible to make friends here.
E. He’s living in Australia now and he loves it.
F. At that moment, a boy entered the classroom.
G. It was a smile.
I had the meanest mother in the whole world. While other kids ate candy for breakfast, I had to have porridge, eggs or toast. When others had Cokes and candy for lunch, I had to eat a sandwich. But at least I wasn’t alone when I was sad. My sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as I did.
My mother preferred to know where we were at all times. She had to know who our friends were and where we were going. We had to clean clothes and take a bath every day. The other kids got to wear the same clothes for days. We could not lie in bed “sick” in order to miss school.
The worst is yet to come. We had to be in bed by nine each night and get up at night the next morning. We couldn’t sleep till noon like our friends. So while they slept, my mother was brave to break the Child Labor Law. She made us work. We had to wash dishes, make beds, and learn to cook and all kinds of things at home. I believe she lay awake thinking up all things for us to do.
My mother was a complete failure as a mother. Two of her child received higher education. None of us have ever been taken away by the police or divorced (离婚). So she forced us to grow up into educated and honest adults. I am now trying to raise my three children this way. I am filled with pride when my children call me “mean.” Why? Because now I thank God every day for giving me the meanest mother in the world.
1.Why couldn’t the author eat candy for breakfast?
A. Her mother couldn’t afford (买得起) for candy.
B. She preferred cereal, eggs or toast to candy.
C. Her mother thought it not good to eat candy for breakfast.
D. Her mother had to give candy to the author’s sister and two brothers.
2.The author’s mother made her children work because ________.
A. she had trouble failing into sleep
B. she had no time to do the housework
C. she was teaching her children to live by themselves
D. she couldn’t keep such a big family without her children’s help
3.What can we infer from the text?
A. The author is strict with her children.
B. The author is not happy to have such a mean mother.
C. The author’s mother broke the Child Labor Law to make money.
D. The author’s mother failed to educate her children to be honest.
4.From the text we learn that the author ________.
A. dislikes her mother
B. is very grateful to her mother
C. is polite to her mother
D. is tired of her mother
Jamie Oliver, a lively Britain guy, loves to share his secrets. In his first television show, The Naked Chef, Oliver taught everyone to make simple but delicious food. In Jamie’s Kitchen, he taught young people how to prepare meals. His next show, Jamie’s School Dinners, is about changing the food that students eat.
Oliver saw that some schools in Britain were serving junk food—food that is easy to eat but unhealthy. Although it can be delicious, junk food is not very good for children. It is sometimes bad for their health, because it doesn’t give them the energy they need at school. They sometimes can’t think well or feel down, and they sometimes put on weight.
Some of the junk food that Oliver wants to change is canned spaghetti, chicken nuggets, French fries, soda, and muffins. He encourages schools to serve fresh and health meats, vegetables and fruits. He helps the school cooks to make healthy dinners without junk food.
People liked Oliver’s idea of bringing quality food to schools. Thousands enjoyed his television show. But Oliver wanted them to do more than just watch. At his Feed Me Better websites, he collected over 270,000 signatures (签名) from people. Oliver sent these signatures to British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Then Blair promised to help change the school kitchens, teach school cooks to make healthy food, and spend more on school dinners. Thanks to Jamie Oliver, my children will be able to enjoy more healthy meals at school.
1.What are Jamie Oliver’s secrets about?
A. Cooking and eating.B. How to be a good cook.
C. Exercising and sleeping.D. Where to buy healthy food.
2.Which of the following may Oliver like best?
A. Muffins.B. Bananas.
C. French fries.D. Chicken nuggets.
3.Why were over 270, 000 signatures collected?
A. To put healthy food in schools.
B. To keep school kitchens cleaner.
C. To lower food prices in schools.
D. To collect money for the poor.
4.Who might be the author of the text?
A. A student.B. Tony Blair.C. A parent.D. Jamie Oliver.
I’m a travel lover. I think it is very exciting to go to new places, experience different situations and see new things. Here’s what I have come up with about why my travel is so interesting.
To start with, whether we know it or not, every day is filled with anxiety about things that we don’t need to worry about in the first place. Going to new places is a good chance to escape from our everyday worries. For example, after a whole day at work, I’m often physically and mentally tired and start to worry about things. However, the moment I get on the train or bus to my next destination（目的地） I forget all my tiredness and worries.
Next is one of the most important things in travel: movement. I always take along books to read on my train trips, but in the end, only about five pages or so ever get read, because I just look at things out of the window. Just the ability to move is very enjoyable. Movement also means that we are going to new places and seeing new things. But why is that important? Because experiencing new situations, people and ideas can help us to learn about new things and grow. I have never gone on a trip and come back as the same person; I have always changed and grown through travel.
So take every type of trip you can, at every chance you get, and you will not only experience more of the world, but will become a happier person with rich experiences.
1.The passage is mainly about ________.
A. how to have a comfortable life
B. how to prepare for a trip
C. why travel is so exciting
D. why some people are tired of travelling
2.Why doesn’t the author read much on train trips?
A. Because he doesn’t like reading on the train
B. Because his attention was taken away by the beautiful view.
C. Because he is too busy working to read.
D. Because he is so tired that he can’t read.
3.People who travel to new places will ________.
①learn new things ②become happier
③get more experiences ④have more chances to read
A. ①②③④ B. ①②④ C. ②③④ D. ①②③
4.The author develops the passage mainly by ________.
A. giving explanations
B. giving examples
C. listing number
D. following the natural time order
If you are looking for the place that has everything, there is only one place to visit, and that’s New York. It’s a whole world in a city.
The World of Theatre: All of New York is a stage. And it begins with Broadway. Where else can you find so many hit shows in one place? Only in New York!
The World of Music: Spend an evening with Beethoven at Lincoln Centre. Swing to the great jazz of Greenwich Village. Or rock yourself silly at the hottest dance sports found anywhere.
The World of Art: From Rembrandt to Picasso. From Egyptian tombs to Indian teepees. Whatever kind of art you like, you will find it in New York.
The World of Fine Dining: Whether it’s Roast Beijing Duck in Chinatown, or the finest French coq au vin found everywhere, there is a world of great taste waiting for you in New York.
The World of Sights: What other city has a Statue（雕塑） of Liberty? A Rockefeller Centre? Or a Bronx Zoo? Where else can you take a horse-drawn carriage(马车) through Central Park？Only in New York!
1.From the text we know that “Rembrandt” is mostly likely to be the name of a famous ________.
A. actorB. musicianC. cookD. painter
2.Which of the following can visitors do only in New York?
A. To see the Statue of Liberty
B. To taste the finest French coq au vin
C. To enjoy a Beethoven concert
D. To eat Roast Beijing Duck
3.This passage may be taken from ________.
A. a handbook for English learners
B. a guidebook for foreign travelers
C. a pocketbook for businessmen
D. a storybook for local readers
