【英语】2019届二轮复习完形填空专题完形模拟试题10篇训练之十二（16页word版）

【英语】2019届二轮复习完形填空专题完形模拟试题10篇训练之十二（16页word版）

‎2019届二轮复习完形填空专题完形模拟试题10篇训练之十二 ‎[一]‎ Eliza worked in an office with twenty other people, and she liked her job. Getting ahead in her career wasn’t    41   to her. But she suddenly changed 42 the promotion of her friend and co-worker Betty who couldn’t have gotten the    43 if Eliza had tried to. In the eyes of the other co-workers, Betty was 44 cheerful, hardworking and ambitious, while Eliza was low-key and easy-going.‎ Before Betty got the promotion, Eliza had been satisfied with her 45 , even if she had not been 46 happy. But once Betty was made head, Eliza began to fill up with resentment (怨恨) and she disliked  her job and 47 Betty. Finally she developed a big mistake 48 she was filled with anger all the time. Eliza began to see Betty as the source of all her problems, and she    49   to remember that she had not particularly wanted the promotion anyway. Now she just thought that it should be hers. Instead of 50 herself to see what her real goal was in life, she tried to 51  how to trap Betty and regarded Betty as her enemy. Eliza became 52 focused on her resentment, and she couldn’t get out of the    53    situation.‎ One of the major problems with resentment is that you 54 that your anger is completely caused by others. You 55 looking for what you can do to improve your situation, because you decide that your 56 feelings are the result of someone else’s fault. You give up trying to find real 57 to solve your problem. Dealing with resentment needs 58 . Because of that, you are able to have a clear mind so that you can admit you are feeling resentful. Then try hard to force yourself 59 ready to be less resentful. You believe you are to blame for resentment, and you actively look for the way that can 60 the problem in your life.‎ ‎41. A. ordinary B. important C. simple D. challenging ‎42. A. during B. before C. until D. after ‎43. A. chance B. agreement C. prize D. business ‎44. A. always B. sometimes C. seldom D. never ‎45. A. partner B. work C. teammates D. ‎ leader ‎46. A. mainly B. perfectly C. exactly D. extremely ‎47. A. supported B. disclosed C. hated D. forced ‎48. A. because B. if C. but D. while ‎49. A. decided B. started C. managed D. failed ‎50. A. noticing B. warning C. persuading D. ensuring ‎51. A. get at B. deal with C. figure out D. make up ‎52. A. partly B. completely C. finally D. usually ‎53. A. strange B. boring C. funny D. dangerous ‎54. A. doubt B. analyze C. believe D. find ‎55. A. mind B. stop C. enjoy D. keep ‎56. A. negative B. inspiring C. childish D. social ‎57. A. details B. effects C. solutions D. causes ‎58. A. freedom B. calmness C. experiment D. courage ‎59. A. luckily B. hurriedly C. truly D. strongly ‎60. A. solve B. avoid C. predict D. face 参考答案:‎ ‎41-45BDAAB 46-50 DCADD 51-55 CBDCB 56-60 ACBCA ‎[二]‎ It was a cold and rainy day. I had no 41 to drive up the winding mountain road to my daughter Carolyn’s house. But she 42 I come to see something at the top of the mountain. ‎ ‎ 43 as I was, I made the two-hour journey 44 the fog that hung like veils (面纱). By the time I saw how 45 it was near the summit, I had gone too far away. Nothing could be worth this, I 46 as I drove slowly along the dangerous highway.‎ ‎ “I’ll stay for lunch, but I’m heading back as soon as the fog 47 .” I announced. “But I want you to drive me to the garage to pick 48 my car.” Carolyn said. “How far is it?” I asked. She replied:” About three minutes and I’ll drive you there.” ‎ ‎ After ten minutes on the mountain road, I looked at her 49 . “ I thought you said three minutes.” She smiled. “ This is a detour (绕行路线).” Turning down a narrow track, we parked the car and got out. We walked a long path that was thick with pine trees. Gradually the peace and silence of the place began to fill my mind. Then we turned a corner and stopped. I was 50 . ‎ ‎ From the top of the mountain to the folds and valleys 51 several acres of daffodils (水仙花) rich in a variety of colors. It looked as if God had painted something gorgeous in front of us. Many questions 52 my mind. Who created such beauty? Why? How? As we approached the home that stood in the centre of the property, we saw a 53 that read: “ Answers to the Questions I know you are asking.” The first answer was: “One Woman-Two Hands, Two Feet, and Very Little Brain.” The second was: “ One at a Time.” The third: “Started in 1958.” ‎ ‎ As we drove home, I was so 54 by what we had seen. I could 55 speak. “She changed the world.” I finally said, “one bulb (水仙球茎) at a time. She started almost 40 years ago, probably just the beginning of an idea, and she 56 at it. ‎ ‎ The 57 of it would not let me go. I said:” Imagine if I’d had a __58__ and worked on it, just a little bit every day, what might I have 59 ? Carolyn looked at me sideways, smiling. “ 60 tomorrow,” she said. “Better yet, start today.”‎ ‎41. A. ambition B. desire C. challenge D. way ‎42.A. invited B. wished C. insisted D. hoped ‎43. A. Cautious B. Surprised C. Eager D. Unwilling ‎44.A. through B. over ‎ C. across ‎ D. beyond ‎45. A. fresh ‎ B. bright C. thick D. cloudy ‎46. A. doubted B. declared C. hesitated D. thought ‎47.A. lifts B. cleans ‎ C. raises D. sinks ‎48.A. out ‎ B. up ‎ C. off ‎ D. on ‎49.A. eagerly B. desperately C. anxiously D. calmly ‎50.A. shocked B. amazed C. amused ‎ D. concerned ‎ ‎51. A. contained ‎ B. lay C. presented ‎ D. located ‎52.A. filled B. disturbed C. occurred D. confused ‎53.A. signal ‎ B. symbol C. note D. sign ‎54. A. encouraged B. inspired C. moved D. thrilled ‎55.A. hardly B. rarely ‎ C. simply D. totally ‎56. A. brought B. continued C. made D. kept ‎57.A. wonder B. doubt ‎ C. mystery ‎ D. idea ‎58.A. view B. vision C. sight D. scene ‎59.A. predicted B. expected C. accomplished D. explored ‎ ‎60.A. Behave ‎ B. Take C. Set D. Start ‎ 参考答案:‎ ‎41-45 BCDAC 46-50 DABCB 51-55 BADCA 56-60 DABCD ‎[三]‎ I used to hate running. It seemed too hard, and pushing outside my comfort zone was not what I was 41 to do. My husband Charles had been a serious competitive 42 for many years. After our marriage, he wouldn’t 43 talk- ing about how much he missed it. So he picked it up again, and after about a year, I started to 44 him at the track. Just a few weeks later, Charles 45 us both up for a five-kilometer race. I 46 about doing it. It was too soon.‎ But on race day, there I was. The gun 47 . Thousands of runners pushed forward. The first kilometer was tough. “I don’t think I’m gonna make it.” I was already breathing 48 and painfully aware of the group of runners pounding past me. “No, you’re doing great,” said Charles. He was trying to encourage me, to get me focused on something else 49 my discomfort. “I can’t,” I said, barely audibly (听得见地). He tried a 50 way to persuade me. “Just make it to that house and let’s see how you 51 .”‎ After another minute I saw the three-kilometer mark. All I could think of was that I was dying and that my husband made me 52 . Miserable doesn’t even begin to describe how I felt. “You’ll be fine. You’ve got less than a kilometer to go.” I rounded a corner, and saw both sides of the street 53 with people watching the race, all cheering the runners on. I willed my 54 to keep going. Then I looked up and saw the clock. The seconds ticking away gave me 55 . I knew that if I 56 ‎ finished this race I would achieve something. 57 , I straightened up and kicked it. I had my arms held higher when I passed through the finish line. A volunteer 58 a medal around my neck.‎ ‎“You did great! I’m so proud of you!” Charles was 59 that I’d made it. “That was AMAZING! I want to do another race. This running stuff ‎ is amazing!” I proudly 60 my medal as we walked to the post-race festivities. My lungs and my comfort zone both expanded.‎ ‎41. A. accepted B. permitted C. pushed D. raised ‎42. A. runner B. policeman C. doctor D. lawyer ‎43. A. regret B. mind C. stop D. forget ‎44. A. follow B. attend C. join D. urge ‎45. A. signed B. gathered C. involved D. registered ‎46. A. commented B. hesitated C. wondered D. enquired ‎ ‎47. A. went off B. went out C. broke off D. broke out ‎48. A. smoothly B. heavily C. quickly D. abruptly ‎49. A. or rather B. more than C. rather than D. better than ‎50. A. pleasant B. reasonable C. casual D. different ‎51. A. react B. describe C. feel D. realize ‎52. A. ashamed B. painful C. embarrassed D. nervous ‎53. A. rich B. loose C. ready D. thick ‎54. A. arms B. mind C. heart D. legs ‎55. A. strength B. patience C. expectation D. wisdom ‎56. A. formally B. immediately C. normally D. actually ‎ ‎57. A. However B. Therefore C. Yet D. Instead ‎58. A. rewarded B. handed C. put D. presented ‎59. A. thrilled B. amused C. shocked D. frozen ‎60. A. enjoyed B. hugged C. kept D. seized ‎ 参考答案:‎ ‎41-45DACCA 46-50 BABCD 51-55 CBDDA 56-60 DBCAB ‎[四]‎ At thirteen, I was diagnosed with kind of attention disorder. It made school 41 for me. When everyone else in the class was 42 on tasks, I could not. ‎ In my first literature class, Mrs. Smith 43 us to read a story and then write on it, all within 45 minutes. I 44 my hand right away and said,“Mrs. Smith, you see, the doctor said I have 45 problems. I might not be able to do it. ”‎ She glanced down at me 46 her glasses, “you are no different from your classmates, young man. ”‎ I tried, 47 I didn’t finish the reading when the bell rang. I had to take it 48 . ‎ In the quietness of my bedroom, the story 49 all became clear to me. It was about a blind person, Louis Braille. He lived in a time 50 the blind couldn’t get much education. But Louis didn’t give up. 51 ‎ ‎, he invented a reading system of raised dots（n. 点）, which 52 a whole new world of knowledge to the blind. ‎ Wasn’t I the “blind” in my class, being made to learn like the “ 53 ” students? My thoughts 54 out and my pen started to dance. I 55 the task within 40 minutes. Indeed, I was no different from others; I just needed a 56 place. If Louis could find his way out of his 57 , why should I ever give up?‎ I didn’t 58 anything when I handled in my paper to Mrs. Smith, so it was quite a (an) 59 when it came back to me the next day- with an “A” on it. At the bottom of the paper were these 60 : “ See what you can do when you keep trying.” ‎ ‎46. A. curious B. narrow C. tough D. soft ‎ ‎47. A. feeding B. focusing C. acting D. relying ‎48. A. asked B. forced C. sent D. joined ‎49. A. raised B. rose C. signed D. hid ‎50. A. attraction B. memory C. affection D. attention ‎51. A. through B. across C. past D. over ‎52. A. and B. so C. but D. or ‎ ‎53. A. shelter B. home C. school D. hospital ‎ ‎54. A. quickly B. gradually C. naturally D. suddenly ‎55. A. which B. that C. where D. when ‎ ‎56. A. However B. Instead C. Besides D. Luckily ‎ ‎57. A. made up B. opened up C. turned out D. figured out ‎ ‎58. A. sightless B. outgoing C. sighted D. silent ‎59. A. spilled B. spread C. spat D. slid ‎60. A. created B. continued C. compared D. completed ‎ ‎61. A. distant B. dark C. quieter D. crowded ‎ ‎62. A. problems B. questions C. mysteries D. dreams ‎ ‎63. A. ignore B. expect C. share D. declare ‎64. A. fear B. awkward C. surprise D. attack ‎ ‎65. A. letters B. promises C. languages D. words 参考答案:‎ ‎41-45: CBAAD 46-50: ACBDD 51-55: BBCAD 56-60: CABCD ‎[五]‎ We took the kids for dinner at Pizza Express. There was a lady 41 alone at the next table who clearly “had special ‎42 ”‎. When the time came for her to pay for the bill, her 43 was refused. The waitress told her, in a very 44 way, that there was a 45 but that she would call her 46 for help. My husband, Jeremy, immediately 47 and told the waitress that we would pay for the lady’s meal. 48 , when the manager arrived, he 49 to the lady that she couldn’t use her bank card to pay, ‎ but that there was no need to 50 . Pizza Express authorizes (授权) the restaurant to give away two 51 meals per month. They would like to provide one of them for her. She was extremely grateful and 52 that she had been 53 to pay. ‎ Then, the manager 54 our table. He said that, as we had shown such generosity(慷慨), he would like to provide us with the second free meal that the restaurant was able to offer! We were absolutely 55 ! I have never heard of any chain restaurant behaving in such a generous way. We 56 the manager. I think Pizza Express and especially the manager is worth praising. 57 we left, I told the manager that my younger son also had special needs and that I was really 58 by how the restaurant had 59 this special case. I said I would 60 the story on social media. So here it is. ‎ ‎41. A. serving B. waiting C. eating D. standing ‎42. A. disabilities B. smiles C. behaviors D. needs ‎43. A. bank card B. credit card C. ID card D. post card ‎44. A. angry B. kind C. regretful D. pitiful ‎ ‎45. A. problem B. bill C. chance D. seat ‎46. A. boss B. manager C. husband D. assistant ‎47. A. cheered up B. rushed out C. hung out D. got up ‎48. A. Besides B. Instead C. However D. Still ‎49. A. shouted B. waved ‎ C. suggested D. explained ‎ ‎50. A. worry B. run C. cry D. cheat ‎51. A. leftover B. delicious C. free D. fresh ‎52. A. promised B. apologized C. admitted ‎ D. feared ‎ ‎53. A. unwilling B. unwise C. dishonest D. unable ‎54. A. approached B. set C. moved D. cleaned ‎ ‎55. A. disappointed B. touched C. amused D. surprised ‎ ‎56. A. refused B. thanked C. hugged D. left ‎57. A. After B. Since C. Before D. Until ‎58. A. impressed B. helped C. encouraged D. shocked ‎ ‎59. A. reported B. treated C. hidden D. used ‎ ‎60. A. uncover B. store C. share D. invent 参考答案: 41—45 CDABA 46—50 BDCDA 51—55 CBDAD 55—60 BCABC ‎[六]‎ 参考答案:‎ ‎[七]‎ I remember when I was young，people often asked me，“What are you going to be when you grow up？”. Well，it ___41___ being a cowboy or some superhero. Later it was a fireman, a policeman, a lawyer. As I grew older, my dreams for the future ___42___.When, at last, I was in college, I set my ___43___ on becoming a teacher like my father.___44___ I studied and prepared for that. I reached the___45___ in the end and I was teaching ___46___ fulltime for much of my adult life.‎ However, for many people, there is a “thief” that goes around stealing our ___47___.Sometimes, the thief will come as a parent, a relative(亲戚), or a friend, but the ___48___ thief is usually ourselves.‎ We find ___49___ just about reaching the top, and a “small” ___50___ inside says, “You’ll never make ___51___.” “You can’t possibly do this.” On and on the “small” voice predicts(预示) our ___52___.Failure, ___53___ is one of the most important tools we have may teach us valuable ___54___.When we learn these lessons well, we are ready ___55___ success.‎ I always tell my children that they are ___56___ to do anything that their heart desires. Remember the saying, “Nothing is ___57___ to a willing heart.” There are ___58___ “overnight” success, but with determination, they will come. Imagine ___59___ a life you dream of. Then in your heart, believe it will happen to you. Then work, work, work. ‎ You’ll get the picture.‎ So, be true to your dream, and don’t let anyone ___60___ it from you—especially yourself.‎ ‎41. A. insisted on B. kept on C. felt like D. started out ‎42. A. changed B. planned C. failed D. left ‎43. A. eye B. Brain C. Heart D. experience ‎44. A. But B. Or C. So D. As ‎45. A. agreement B. aim C. decision D. position ‎46. A. hardly B. Nearly C. Slightly D. extremely ‎47. A. money B. plan C. friends D. dreams ‎48. A. greatest B. poorest C. Tallest D. oldest ‎49. A. themselves B. ourselves C. yourselves D. itself ‎50. A. sound B. Noise C. Voice D. speech ‎51. A. it B. Her C. him D. me ‎52. A. pity B. danger C. failure D. accident ‎53. A. where B. Who C. When D. which ‎54. A. stages B. lessons C. suggestions D. choices ‎55. A. to B. For C. At D. with ‎56. A. able B. ready C. likely D. necessary ‎57. A. interesting B. Important C. Necessary D. impossible ‎58. A. many B. Some C. different D. no ‎59. A. spending B. Planning C. Living D. changing ‎60. A. buy B. fool C. steal D. borrow 参考答案:‎ ‎41. D 42. A 43. C 44. C 45. B 46. B 47. D 48. A ‎ ‎49. B 50. C 51. A 52. C 53. D 54. B 55. B 56. A 57. D 58. D 59. C 60. C ‎【解析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，作者从自己小时候理想的变化入手，告诉人们要坚持自己的理想。‎ ‎【41题详解】考查动词短语辨析。A. insisted on坚持；B. kept on继续，坚持；C. felt like想要；D. started out开始。根据本空后的“Later it was a fireman, a policeman, a lawyer”可知，一开始（start out）“我”想成为牛仔或超级英雄，故D项正确。‎ ‎【43题详解】考查名词词义辨析。A. eye眼睛；B. brain 大脑；C. heart心脏D. experience经历。根据本空后的“becoming a teacher like my father. ”可知，“我”决心要当一个像爸爸那样的老师，set one’s heart on表示“决心要”，故C项正确。‎ ‎【44题详解】考查连词词义辨析。A. But 但是；B. Or或者；C. So所以；D. As由于。上文说“我”决心要当一个像爸爸那样的老师，所以（so）“我”努力学习，为之准备，故C项正确。‎ ‎【45题详解】考查名词词义辨析。A. agreement同意；B. aim目标；C. decision 决定；D. position职位。上文说“我”决心要当一个像爸爸那样的老师，由此可见当老师是“我”的目标（aim），此处是说“我”实现了这个目标，故B项正确。‎ ‎【46题详解】考查副词词义辨析。A. hardly几乎不；B. nearly几乎；C. slightly稍微； D. extremely极其，非常地。根据本空后的“full-time for much of my adult life”可知，教书几乎（nearly）是“我”成年后的全职工作，故B项正确。‎ ‎【47题详解】考查名词词义辨析。A. money金钱；B. plan计划；C. friends朋友；D. dreams梦想。上文说一开始“我”想成为牛仔或超级英雄，后来又想当消防员或警察，这些都是“我”的理想（dream），此处是说有一个贼偷走了我们的理想，故D项正确。‎ ‎【49题详解】考查代词词义辨析。A. themselves他们自己；B. ourselves我们自己；C. yourselves你们自己；D. itself它自己。上文说最大的贼是我们 自己，此处是说当我们自己（ourselves）快要到达顶点的时候，故B项正确。‎ ‎【50题详解】考查名词词义辨析。A. sound声音；B. noise噪音；C. voice嗓音；D. speech演讲。根据本空后的“says…”及下文“voice”的提示可知，当我们自己快要到达顶点的时候，一个来自内部的声音（voice）会说一些消极的话，故C项正确。‎ ‎【51题详解】考查代词词义辨析。根据本空后的“You can’t possibly do this.”可知，此处是说你永远不会成功，make it表示“成功、做成某事”，故A项正确。‎ ‎【52题详解】考查名词词义辨析。A. pity同情；B. danger危险；C. failure失败；D. accident事故。根据本空后的“failure”可知，这些消极的话会预示我们的失败（failure），故C项正确。‎ ‎【53题详解】考查定语从句。此处为非限定性定语从句，先行词是failure，指物，关系词在从句中作主语，应该用which来引导，故D项正确。‎ ‎【54题详解】考查名词词义辨析。A. stages舞台，时期；B. lessons教训；C. suggestions建议；D. choices选择。根据本空后的“When we learn these lessons well”可知，失败能教给我们一些宝贵的教训（lesson），故B项正确。‎ ‎【55题详解】‎ 考查介词词义辨析。根据本空前的“When we learn these lessons well”可知，我们学会了这些教训就是为成功做准备，be ready for表示“为……做准备”，故B项正确。‎ ‎【56题详解】‎ 考查形容词词义辨析。A. able有能力的；B. ready准备好的；C. likely和可能的；D. necessary必要的。根据本空后的“do anything that your heart desires”可知，“我”经常鼓励孩子们他们能（able）做心里所希望的任何事情，故A项正确。‎ ‎【58题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。根据本空后的“but with determination, they will come. ”可知，此处是说从来没有一夜成名，只有通过决心去争取，no= not a，故D项正确。‎ ‎【59题详解】考查动词词义辨析。A. spending度过，花费；B. planning计划；‎ C. living生活，居住；D. changing改变。根据本空后的“a life you dream of. ”可知，此处是说过一种梦想中的生活，live a….life表示“过一种……样的生活”，故C项正确。‎ ‎【60题详解】考查动词词义辨析。A. buy买；B. fool 欺骗；C. steal偷；D. borrow借入。根据本空前的“So, be true to your dream, ”可知，坚持自己的理想，不要让别人把它偷走（steal），故C项正确。‎ ‎[八]‎ Eliza worked in an office with twenty other people, and she liked her job. Getting ahead in her career wasn’t    41   to her. But she suddenly changed 42 the promotion of her friend and co-worker Betty who couldn’t have gotten the    43 if Eliza had tried to. In the eyes of the other co-workers, Betty was 44 cheerful, hardworking and ambitious, while Eliza was low-key and easy-going.‎ Before Betty got the promotion, Eliza had been satisfied with her 45 , even if she had not been 46 happy. But once Betty was made head, Eliza began to fill up with resentment (怨恨) and she disliked  her job and 47 Betty. Finally she developed a big mistake 48 she was filled with anger all the time. Eliza began to see Betty as the source of all her problems, and she    49   to remember that she had not particularly wanted the promotion anyway. Now she just thought that it should be hers. Instead of 50 herself to see what her real goal was in life, she tried to 51  how to trap Betty and regarded Betty as her enemy. Eliza became 52 focused on her resentment, and she couldn’t get out of the    53    situation.‎ One of the major problems with resentment is that you 54 that your anger is completely caused by others. You 55 looking for what you can do to improve your situation, because you decide that your 56 feelings are the result of someone else’s fault. You give up trying to find real 57 to solve your problem. Dealing with resentment needs 58 . Because of that, you are able to have a clear mind so that you can admit you are feeling resentful. Then try hard to force yourself 59 ready to be less resentful. You believe you are to blame for resentment, and you actively look for the way that can 60 the problem in your life.‎ ‎41. A. ordinary B. important C. simple D. challenging ‎42. A. during B. before C. until D. ‎ after ‎43. A. chance B. agreement C. prize D. business ‎44. A. always B. sometimes C. seldom D. never ‎45. A. partner B. work C. teammates D. leader ‎46. A. mainly B. perfectly C. exactly D. extremely ‎47. A. supported B. disclosed C. hated D. forced ‎48. A. because B. if C. but D. while ‎49. A. decided B. started C. managed D. failed ‎50. A. noticing B. warning C. persuading D. ensuring ‎51. A. get at B. deal with C. figure out D. make up ‎52. A. partly B. completely C. finally D. usually ‎53. A. strange B. boring C. funny D. dangerous ‎54. A. doubt B. analyze C. believe D. find ‎55. A. mind B. stop C. enjoy D. keep ‎56. A. negative B. inspiring C. childish D. social ‎57. A. details B. effects C. solutions D. causes ‎58. A. freedom B. calmness C. experiment D. courage ‎59. A. luckily B. hurriedly C. truly D. strongly ‎60. A. solve B. avoid C. predict D. face 参考答案: 41-45BDAAB 46-50 DCADD 51-55 CBDCB 56-60 ACBCA ‎[九]‎ It was a cold and rainy day. I had no 41 to drive up the winding mountain road to my daughter Carolyn’s house. But she 42 I come to ‎ see something at the top of the mountain. ‎ ‎ 43 as I was, I made the two-hour journey 44 the fog that hung like veils (面纱). By the time I saw how 45 it was near the summit, I had gone too far away. Nothing could be worth this, I 46 as I drove slowly along the dangerous highway.‎ ‎ “I’ll stay for lunch, but I’m heading back as soon as the fog 47 .” I announced. “But I want you to drive me to the garage to pick 48 my car.” Carolyn said. “How far is it?” I asked. She replied:” About three minutes and I’ll drive you there.” ‎ ‎ After ten minutes on the mountain road, I looked at her 49 . “ I thought you said three minutes.” She smiled. “ This is a detour (绕行路线).” Turning down a narrow track, we parked the car and got out. We walked a long path that was thick with pine trees. Gradually the peace and silence of the place began to fill my mind. Then we turned a corner and stopped. I was 50 . ‎ ‎ From the top of the mountain to the folds and valleys 51 several acres of daffodils (水仙花) rich in a variety of colors. It looked as if God had painted something gorgeous in front of us. Many questions 52 my mind. Who created such beauty? Why? How? As we approached the home that stood in the centre of the property, we saw a 53 that read: “ Answers to the Questions I know you are asking.” The first answer was: “One Woman-Two Hands, Two Feet, and Very Little Brain.” The second was: “ One at a Time.” The third: “Started in 1958.” ‎ ‎ As we drove home, I was so 54 by what we had seen. I could 55 speak. “She changed the world.” I finally said, “one bulb (水仙球茎) at a time. She started almost 40 years ago, probably just the beginning of an idea, and she 56 at it. ‎ ‎ The 57 of it would not let me go. I said:” Imagine if I’d had a __58__ and worked on it, just a little bit every day, what might I have 59 ? Carolyn looked at me sideways, smiling. “ 60 tomorrow,” she said. “Better yet, start today.”‎ ‎41. A. ambition B. desire C. challenge D. way ‎42.A. invited B. wished C. insisted D. hoped ‎43. A. Cautious B. Surprised C. Eager D. Unwilling ‎44.A. through B. over ‎ C. across ‎ D. beyond ‎45. A. fresh ‎ B. bright C. thick D. cloudy ‎46. A. doubted B. declared C. hesitated D. thought ‎47.A. lifts B. cleans ‎ C. raises D. sinks ‎48.A. out ‎ B. up ‎ C. off ‎ D. on ‎49.A. eagerly B. desperately C. anxiously D. calmly ‎50.A. shocked B. amazed C. amused ‎ D. concerned ‎ ‎51. A. contained ‎ B. lay C. presented ‎ D. located ‎52.A. filled B. disturbed C. occurred D. confused ‎53.A. signal ‎ B. symbol C. note D. sign ‎54. A. encouraged B. inspired C. moved D. thrilled ‎55.A. hardly B. rarely ‎ C. simply D. totally ‎56. A. brought B. continued C. made D. kept ‎57.A. wonder B. doubt ‎ C. mystery ‎ D. idea ‎58.A. view B. vision C. sight D. scene ‎59.A. predicted B. expected C. accomplished D. explored ‎ ‎60.A. Behave ‎ B. Take C. Set D. Start ‎ 参考答案:‎ ‎41-45 BCDAC 46-50 DABCB 51-55 BADCA 56-60 DABCD ‎[十]‎ I used to hate running. It seemed too hard, and pushing outside my comfort zone was not what I was 41 to do. My husband Charles had been a serious competitive 42 for many years. After our marriage, he wouldn’t 43 talk- ing about how much he missed it. So he picked it up again, and after about a year, I started to 44 him at the track. Just a few weeks later, Charles 45 us both up for a five-kilometer race. I 46 about doing it. It was too soon.‎ But on race day, there I was. The gun 47 . Thousands of runners pushed forward. The first kilometer was tough. “I don’t think I’m gonna make it.” I was already breathing 48 and painfully aware of the group of runners pounding past me. “No, you’re doing great,” said Charles. He was trying to encourage me, to get me focused on something else 49 my discomfort. “I can’t,” I said, barely audibly (听得见地). He tried a 50 way to persuade me. “Just make it to that house and let’s see how you 51 .”‎ After another minute I saw the three-kilometer mark. All I could think of was that I was dying and that my husband made me 52 . Miserable doesn’t even begin to describe how I felt. “You’ll be fine. You’ve got less than a kilometer to go.” I rounded a corner, and saw both sides of the street 53 with people watching the race, all cheering the runners on. I willed my 54 to keep going. Then I looked up and saw the clock. The seconds ticking away gave me 55 . I knew that if I ‎ ‎ 56 ‎ finished this race I would achieve something. 57 , I straightened up and kicked it. I had my arms held higher when I passed through the finish line. A volunteer 58 a medal around my neck.‎ ‎“You did great! I’m so proud of you!” Charles was 59 that I’d made it. “That was AMAZING! I want to do another race. This running stuff is amazing!” I proudly 60 my medal as we walked to the post-race festivities. My lungs and my comfort zone both expanded.‎ ‎41. A. accepted B. permitted C. pushed D. raised ‎42. A. runner B. policeman C. doctor D. lawyer ‎43. A. regret B. mind C. stop D. forget ‎44. A. follow B. attend C. join D. urge ‎45. A. signed B. gathered C. involved D. registered ‎46. A. commented B. hesitated C. wondered D. enquired ‎ ‎47. A. went off B. went out C. broke off D. broke out ‎48. A. smoothly B. heavily C. quickly D. abruptly ‎49. A. or rather B. more than C. rather than D. better than ‎50. A. pleasant B. reasonable C. casual D. different ‎51. A. react B. describe C. feel D. realize ‎52. A. ashamed B. painful C. embarrassed D. nervous ‎53. A. rich B. loose C. ready D. thick ‎54. A. arms B. mind C. heart D. legs ‎55. A. strength B. patience C. expectation D. wisdom ‎56. A. formally B. immediately C. normally D. actually ‎ ‎57. A. However B. Therefore C. Yet D. Instead ‎58. A. rewarded B. handed C. put D. presented ‎59. A. thrilled B. amused C. shocked D. frozen ‎60. A. enjoyed B. hugged C. kept D. seized ‎ 参考答案: 41-45DACCA 46-50 BABCD 51-55 CBDDA 56-60 DBCAB