高考英语绵阳中学二轮复习资料完形填空含答案

高考英语绵阳中学二轮复习资料完形填空含答案

‎ 2013高考英语绵阳中学二轮复习资料：完形填空04含答案 It was a cold winter's night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work. I was tired and had a slight __1__.‎ ‎ I worked in a __2__ doctor's office and this was one of those days when the unexpected happened，making the schedule run __3__ than usual. It seemed I was going to be late __4__ home and my husband, being the __5__ person, would be ready to pronounce me late once again. Maybe __6__ I hurried，I could still make it home.‎ ‎ I was heading inside to __7__ for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter. I heard them asking for __8__ to the local hospital. It was the same hospital that I had just __9__ a few minutes ago.‎ ‎ The young man at the counter was trying to be __10__ in explaining how to get there, with two other people making __11__. One of them was __12__ trying to give them a whole different route back. It was then that I walked over to the couple and said，“ Would you like to follow me to the __13__？”‎ A look of __14__ crossed the woman's face.‎ ‎ “I'm going right by there，” I said，which wasn't a(an) __15__ since I had just made up my mind to do __16__ that.‎ I got in my car and began the journey back. I was trying to watch to be sure they were right __17__ me. It took only fifteen minutes to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to __18__. I felt better than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone. ‎ Later，as I arrived home，my husband __19__，“So you aren't ever late any more.”‎ I said，“Sometimes it's __20___ to be late.”‎ 作者描述了自己劳累了一天且因有特殊情况推迟下班还要回家做饭的不爽的心情和助人后的愉悦。‎ ‎1．A. break B. fever ‎ C. cold D. headache 答案：D。那是一个寒冷的冬天的夜晚，在我下班回家的路上我到加油站加油。我很累还有点头疼。由下文空18后的headache可知答案。‎ ‎2．A. foreign B. common ‎ C. busy D. noisy 答案：C。我在一家繁忙的医院工作。由下文的忙了一整天，还有两位老人打听医院在哪里，要去看病，可知busy符合语境。‎ ‎3．A. earlier B. later ‎ C. easier D. simpler 答案：B。今天又是很多意想不到的事情发生的一天，这使得我比往常回家的时间推迟了。由语境中的when the unexpected happened可推断出答案。 ‎ ‎4．A. getting B. cooking ‎ C. calling D. working 答案：A。可能我要回家迟一点。get home回到家，到家。 ‎ ‎5．A. tough B. punctual ‎ C. generous D. careful 答案：B。我丈夫是一个守时的人，肯定会说我又迟到了。punctual准时的，严守时刻的。‎ ‎6．A. as B. since ‎ C. while D. if 答案：D。或许如果我快一点的话，我依然能按时到家。此处表示条件关系。‎ ‎7．A. pay B. change ‎ C. wait D. search 答案：A。 当我径直去为加汽油付款时，我注意到在柜台边有一对年老的夫妇。pay for支付费用。句中的counter暗示了答案。‎ ‎8．A. opinions B. trouble ‎ C. directions D. money 答案：C。我听见他们在打听去一家本地医院的路。ask for directions问路。 ‎ ‎9．A. reached B. visited ‎ C. called D. left 答案：D。那正是我几分钟前刚离开的我工作的医院。‎ ‎10．A. skilled B. helpful ‎ C. experienced D. active 答案：B。柜台旁的年轻人正尽力帮忙解释怎样去那里。‎ ‎11．A. comments B. promises ‎ C. jokes D. offers 答案：A。还有两个人也帮助指点。make comments作解释，发表评论，为固定搭配。‎ ‎12．A. only B. still ‎ C. even D. ever 答案：C。其中一个甚至还试图给他们指示另外一条回来的路。此处用even加强语气。‎ ‎13．A. station B. office ‎ C. hospital D. hotel 答案：C。由上文空8后的hospital可知答案。‎ ‎14．A. panic B. relief ‎ C. sadness D. peace 答案：B。relief宽慰；(焦急，痛苦等)减轻，消除，缓和。‎ ‎15．A. duty B. fact ‎ C. reason D. lie 答案：D。我说，“我刚好经过那里”，我不是在说谎。‎ ‎16．A. partly B. properly ‎ C. exactly D. perfectly 答案：C。因为我已经打定主意要去医院。exactly精确地，确切地，完全地，正是，恰好地，正好地。‎ ‎17．A. across B. before ‎ C. beside D. behind 答案：D。我上了车开始回医院，边开车边确保他们跟在我后面。‎ ‎18．A. go up B. die down ‎ C. speed up D. turn down 答案：B。因为下班高峰期正开始过去，我们只用了15分钟就到了那里。die down渐渐消失，平息，变弱。‎ ‎19．A. teased B. shouted ‎ C. burst D. laughed 答案：A。后来回家后，我丈夫跟我开玩笑说，“这样你再也不会迟到了。”tease取笑，嘲弄，戏弄。‎ ‎20．A. possible B. special ‎ C. good D. safe 答案：C。我说，“有时迟到很好。”‎ Sally had been studying at an art college in London for a year and，like most students，she didn't have much money. It was going to be her mother's birthday soon, and she __1__what she could buy her as a present that would be nice but not too __2__.‎ Sally had been __3__ in the country for many years, so every day she had an hour's __4__ by train in the morning, and the same in the afternoon.‎ One day before her mother's birthday, she had a __5__ lunch instead of her usual meal, and then went shopping to find her mother a nice present. When she had been __6__ for an hour, she came __7__ a shop that was selling umbrellas cheap, and decided that one of those would solve her __8__，since her mother had __9__ hers the month before.‎ On her way back home in the train that evening she felt __10__ because she had had such a small __11__，so she went along to the buffet car(餐车). She had __12__ the black umbrella in the compartment(车厢), but when she got back, it had gone! There had been no other passengers in it a moment before, but __13__ there were three.‎ Sally burst into tears. The three passengers felt very __14__ for her and asked what the __15__ was. When she __16__ that the black umbrella she had bought for her mother had __17__，and that she had to get out at the next station, the three passengers asked her for her mother's __18__， in order to be able to send the umbrella on to her in case someone had __19__ it by mistake and not on purpose, and brought it back __20__ Sally had got out of the train.‎ The next week ，Sally heard from her mother. Her mother said，“ Thank you very much for your lovely presents，but why did you send me three black umbrellas？”‎ 一个贫穷的女孩省吃俭用为母亲买了一份生日礼物——一把黑雨伞，但不幸被偷走。三个好心人为女孩排忧解难，悄悄买了雨伞送给了女孩的母亲。事情虽小，但使我们深深感到人间自有真情在。‎ ‎1．A. doubted B. recognized ‎ C. knew D. wondered 答案：D。母亲的生日就要到了，她不知道要为母亲买份什么礼物。wonder琢磨，想知道。‎ ‎2．A. cheap B. expensive ‎ C. big D. outstanding 答案：B。礼物应该是物美价廉。由上文可知，她没太多的钱。‎ ‎3．A. studying B. surviving ‎ C. living D. existing 答案：C。她一直在这个国家住了许多年了。A和文章首句重复。‎ ‎4．A. journey B. rest ‎ C. study D. activity ‎ 答案：A。因此每天上午她有乘车一个小时的行程。journey旅程，行程。‎ ‎5．A. quick B. long ‎ C. free D. delicious 答案：A。在她母亲生日前的一天，她迅速地吃完午餐。have a quick lunch。‎ ‎6．A. thinking B. looking ‎ C. considering D. appearing 答案：B。她一直看了一个小时后，遇到一家卖廉价伞的商店。‎ ‎7．A. towards B. across ‎ C. into D. about 答案：B。come across遇到，碰到。‎ ‎8．A. puzzle B. difficulty ‎ C. approach D. problem 答案：D。她决定买那里的商品解决她的问题。‎ ‎9．A. bought B. got ‎ C. lost D. gained 答案：C。因为她的母亲一个月前丢失了她的伞。‎ ‎10．A. satisfied B. hungry ‎ C. bored D. thirsty 答案：B。那天晚上在她坐车回家的路上，她感到很饿。‎ ‎11．A. breakfast B. supper ‎ C. lunch D. dinner 答案：C。因为她午餐吃得很少，因此她走到餐车那儿买东西吃。由上文可知为了给母亲买礼物，她匆忙吃了点饭。‎ ‎12．A. put B. set ‎ C. hid D. left 答案：D。她把那把黑伞留在车厢里，但是当她回来时，伞不见了。leave sth.in some place把某物留在某地。‎ ‎13．A. now B. later ‎ C. afterward D. finally 答案：A。刚才车厢里没有乘客，现在有三个人坐在那儿。和before对比，故用now。‎ ‎14．A. fine B. bad ‎ C. nice D. sorry 答案：D。Sally哭起来。那三个乘客很同情她，问她怎么了。feel sorry for sb.为某人感到可惜，对某人表示同情。 ‎ ‎15．A. case B. issue ‎ C. matter D. affair 答案：C。what the matter was发生了什么事。‎ ‎16．A. claimed B. explained ‎ C. argued D. directed 答案：B。当她解释她为母亲买的黑伞不见了时……。explain解释，说明。‎ ‎17．A. disappeared B. faded ‎ C. departed D. fled 答案：A。disappear消失，不见。depart起程，出发，离开，不符合句意。‎ ‎18．A. information B. address ‎ C. name D. telephone 答案：B。她不得不在下一站下车，那三个乘客向她要了她母亲的地址。‎ ‎19．A. moved B. brought ‎ C. found D. taken 答案：D。万一有人错拿了它，能够把伞送给她。take sth.by mistake错拿某物。‎ ‎20．A. after B. before ‎ C. until D. immediately 答案：A。在Sally下车后能把它拿回来。因为Sally要下车了，所以应该在她下车后别人才能帮忙。 ‎ Waiting for the airplane to take off, I was happy to get a seat by myself. Just then，a flight attendant __1__ me and asked，“ Would you mind changing your seat? A couple would like to sit together.” The only other __2__ seat was next to a woman __3__ both arms in casts(石膏), a blackandblue face, and a depressed emotion. __4__ am I going to sit there，was my immediate thought. __5__ then a deeper，quieter voice spoke，“Opportunity.” Finally I took my new seat and discovered that Kathy had been in an auto collision, and she was on her way for __6__.‎ When the snack of nuts and juice arrived, __7__ did not take me long to realize that Kathy would not be able to __8__ herself. I considered offering to feed her but __9__， as it seemed too close and familiar a service to offer to a stranger. But then I decided that Kathy's need was more important than my __10__. I offered to feed her, and although she too was uncomfortable about __11__ it，she did. The experience was pleasant, and she and I __12__close in a short period of time. __13___ the end of the fivehour trip, my heart was fully __14__， and the time was __15__ better spent than if I had just sat by myself.‎ I was very glad I had reached beyond my comfort zone to sit next to Kathy and feed her. __16__ ‎ ‎ sometimes flows beyond human borders and dissolves the fears __17__ keep us separate. When we stretch to serve another, we grow to live in a larger, more __18__ world. Help me move __19__ the small self so I can connect with the hearts of others. When I give love to another, I __20__ my own soul.‎ ‎“只要人人都献出一点爱，世界将变成美好的人间”这首歌似乎和这篇完形填空有异曲同工之处，爱心能帮助我们超越小小的自我而同他人的心灵沟通。当我们对别人付出爱心时，爱同时也滋润了我们的灵魂。有关“爱心”和“感恩”的话题是目前高考完形填空题命制的热点话题。 ‎ ‎1．A. touched B. approached C. attracted D. conducted 答案： B。一位空乘走近我，问道……。approach接近，靠近。‎ ‎2．A. available B. accessible ‎ C. acceptable D. comfortable 答案：A。唯一可坐的就是挨着一位……女士的座位。available有空的，有用的，可利用的，可得到的，可获得的。‎ ‎3．A. with B. around ‎ C. for D. from 答案：A。一位双臂打着石膏，脸上青一块紫一块，一脸沮丧的女士。with复合结构作定语。 ‎ ‎4．A. No case B. No means ‎ C. No manners D. No way 答案：D。我的第一反应是，让我坐在那儿，没门儿。no way没门儿。‎ ‎5．A. So B. Otherwise ‎ C. But D. And 答案：C。此处表转折，故用but。‎ ‎6．A. holidays B. treatment ‎ C. sightseeing D. interview 答案：B。她是在去治疗的途中。‎ ‎7．A. that B. what ‎ C. this D. it 答案：D。考查典型句式：It takes sb.some time to do sth.的否定形式，it为形式主语，真正的主语是不定式。‎ ‎8．A. help B. dress ‎ C. eat D. feed 答案：D。我很快就意识到Kathy不能自己吃东西。feed oneself自己吃。‎ ‎9．A. resisted B. rejected ‎ C. insisted D. refused 答案：A。我想主动喂她，但又忍住了这种想法。因为这样做对一个陌生人似乎太过亲密。resist忍住。‎ ‎10．A. discomfort B. guilt ‎ C. convenience D. situation 答案： A。然而又一想，Kathy的需要比我的不自在更重要。discomfort不便之处，不适，不舒服，不安。‎ ‎11．A. attending B. accepting ‎ C. concerning D. behaving 答案：B。我主动提出喂她食物，尽管她也不好意思接受，但最后还是同意了。易错选A项，attend sb.护理/伺候/照料(顾)某人，其宾语是人。‎ ‎12．A. kept B. grew ‎ C. stayed D. remained 答案：B。这种体验是快乐的，在很短的时间里，我们彼此就变得很亲近。grow变得，逐渐开始。‎ ‎13．A. To B. In ‎ C. By D. From 答案：C。到五个小时的旅程结束的时候。by到……结束的时候。‎ ‎14．A. awake B. alone ‎ C. alive D. asleep 答案：C。我的心已完全生气勃勃。alive精神饱满，活泼，活跃。易错选A，awake醒着的，认识到的，意识到的，清醒的。‎ ‎15．A. increasingly B. properly ‎ C. reasonably D. definitely 答案：D。这段时间肯定比我一个人独处好多了。definitely肯定地，当然地，明确地。 ‎ ‎16．A. Love B. Self ‎ C. Care D. Help 答案：A。爱有时会跨越人们之间的边界，融化阻隔我们的恐惧。下文空20前的love就是暗示。‎ ‎17．A. what B. that ‎ C. whether D. when 答案：B。此处that引导定语从句，that在定语从句中作主语，替代先行词the fears。‎ ‎18．A. answering B. demanding ‎ C. rewarding D. offering 答案：C。当我们为他人付出爱心时，我们就会生活在一个更广阔、更有益的世界。rewarding有益的，有报酬的，有所得的。‎ ‎19．A. toward B. across ‎ C. beyond D. through 答案：C。帮助我超越小小的自我就能同他人的心灵沟通。beyond越过，超脱于。across横过，横越。‎ ‎20．A. meet B. calm ‎ C. serve D. feed 答案：D。当我们对别人付出爱心时，爱同时也滋润了我们的灵魂。feed供给，提供，满足，加深。meet有“满足，符合”之意，具有一定的干扰性。‎ ‎ ‎ Have you ever asked yourself this question：What's your favorite of all the wonderful gifts? As some people acknowledge，one of the greatest things we've been given is __1___. We are free in what we think and feel, and __2__ in what we say and do. You see, we enjoy freedom to __3__ religion ，freedom of speech ，freedom of scientific research, and freedom of literary and artistic creation. __4__ women's part, they enjoy equal freedom in marriage and divorce. Yes，life does put us in severe __5__ at times, __6__ we are still free in choosing how to __7__ to them.‎ However，many in this world deny(拒绝)freedom or simply don't realize __8__ . They just __9__ in their misery (痛苦) and __10__ it on their parents, their childhood, their health, or merely their __11__ problems, which show they are short of money. They __12__ stand up and take responsibility for their own lives and their own __13__. The truth is that we've been given the power to __14__ love and joy in our lives, __15__ happens to us. __16__ has ever been or will ever be strong enough to __17__ our freedom away from us.‎ So，my friends, please don't __18__ your freedom. Just enjoy it, cherish (珍爱) it, and use it every day of your life! Keep it in mind that you are __19__ to create the type of life you have wanted. The choice is __20__ you!‎ 人人都喜欢享有自由，那就不要怨天尤人，因为对自由的选择取决于你自己！‎ ‎1．A. wisdom B. freedom ‎ C. power D. strength 答案：B。由空1后两个句子以及第1段后半部分的进一步阐述可知主题段第1段的核心词就是freedom。正像一些人承认的那样，我们被给予的最伟大的事物之一就是自由。‎ ‎2．A. ever B. even ‎ C. yet D. still 答案：B。我们喜欢自由地思想和感知，甚至自由地说和做某事。由句意可知，此处表示递进关系，意为“甚至”。故选even。‎ ‎3．A. involve with B. adjust to ‎ C. believe in D. depend on 答案：C。我们喜欢享有宗教信仰自由、言论自由、科研自由和文学、艺术创作自由。由句意可知，空处应为“信仰(believe in)”。involve with牵涉……，卷入到；adjust to(调整)适应于……；depend on依赖，依靠。‎ ‎4．A. In B. At ‎ C. To D. For 答案：D。就妇女而言，她们喜欢享有平等的婚姻自由。for sb.’s part就某人而言。‎ ‎5．A. backgrounds B. difficulties ‎ C. chances D. occasions 答案：D。诚然，生活有时会置我们于艰难的“处境”。severe(非常恶劣的，困难的)occasion(时刻，时候，场合)。 ‎ ‎6．A. so B. and ‎ C. though D. but 答案：D。由上下文逻辑关系可知，此处应为表示转折的并列连词，故选but。‎ ‎7．A. reflect B. handle ‎ C. react D. deal 答案：C。但是，我们依然可以自由地选择怎样“应对/处理困境”。handle vt.相当于deal with和react to对付，应付，处理。‎ ‎8．A. one B. it ‎ C. many D. them 答案：B。然而，在这个世界上很多人拒绝自由或甚至根本意识不到自由的意义。it指代freedom。‎ ‎9．A. eat up B. fall behind ‎ C. sit back D. act out 答案：C。他们只是甘心置身于自身的痛苦中。sit back不采取行动，休息一下。‎ ‎10．A. comment B. focus ‎ C. concentrate D. blame 答案：D。他们把责任归因于他们的父母、他们的孩提时代、他们的健康抑或仅仅是他们经济方面的问题。blame sth.on sb.将某事归咎于某人。‎ ‎11．A. financial B. typical ‎ C. physical D. mental 答案：A。由下文的定语从句可知空处应为“财政的/金融的(financial)”。typical典型的；physical身体上的；mental精神上的。‎ ‎12．A. unlikely B. always ‎ C. never D. readily 答案：C。他们从来没有站起来为他们自己的生活和幸福承担责任。依据上下文，空处应表示“从来不(never)”。unlikely不可能的；always总是；readily乐意地。‎ ‎13．A. value B. happiness ‎ C. interest D. benefit 答案：B。空14后的joy暗示了答案。‎ ‎14．A. share B. show ‎ C. donate D. choose 答案：D。事实是我们被赋予选择我们生活中爱和欢乐的权利。由尾句The choice is...可知答案。 ‎ ‎15．A. what B. where ‎ C. whatever D. however 答案：C。无论在我们身上发生什么。whatever(无论什么，不管什么)引导让步状语从句。‎ ‎16．A. None B. Anyone ‎ C. No one D. Someone 答案：C。迄今“没有一个人(no one)”，将来也不会有人有足够强大的力量将我们的自由掠走。‎ ‎17．A. take B. bring ‎ C. break D. carry 答案：A。take sth.away from sb.把某物从某人身边带走。‎ ‎18．A. admit B. deny ‎ C. tolerate D. accept 答案：B。因此，朋友们，请不要拒绝自由，珍惜它，并把它应用于你每天的生活中。第2段首句However，many in this world deny(拒绝)freedom or simply don't realize __8__.暗示了答案。‎ ‎19．A. unique B. special ‎ C. free D. open 答案：C。请牢记你有创造你想要的生活类型的自由。be free to do sth.有做某事的自由。 ‎ ‎20．A. because of B. in return for ‎ C. in charge of D. up to 答案：D。选择取决于你！ be up to sb.由某人决定。 ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ A new book about Chinesestyle tough parenting has caused debate in the US. Amy Chua, the author of Battle Hymn(颂歌) of the Tiger Mother，is a ChineseAmerican professor at Yale Law School，also a mother of two.‎ The __1__ methods she used with her daughters would seem __2__ to Westerners. In school her daughters weren't allowed to make grades __3__ than As. They had to __4__playing the piano or violin even for hours a day.‎ There has been wide criticism (批评)of Chua's book in the US. “It's a kind of __5__，” said a professor at New York University, “standards of parenting need to be __6__. Children need parents to __7__ them, not to force them to do things they're probably not interested in.”‎ Now the criticism seems to have __8__ to China. A(n) __9__ expert Sun Yunxiao argued Chua's method of __10__ would limit children from developing their full __11__.“ and that ，focusing too much on test scores and good degrees，” Sun said，“parents would __12__ their kid's ability fully to develop and to enjoy life.”‎ ‎__13__ critics(批评家) might have sympathy for kids experiencing this parenting style, some teenagers quite __14__ it. “I think anyone can do well if they work hard enough，” said a 17yearold boy，“A __15__ mother is there to help her kids work hard.”‎ Others think that Chua has a(n) __16__ in setting challenging goals for kids. “It's vital for children，” said an American professor，“ __17__ ，kids need to be __18__ sometimes. If you urge kids to do well, they're good at it, and they __19__. It's good to have high __20__”．‎ 一本以中式方法培养孩子的新书在美国引起了争议，究竟是对是错，专家们对此见仁见智。‎ ‎1．A. rough B. stubborn ‎ C. strict D. vivid 答案：C。她对女儿实施的严格的(strict)的教育方法在西方人看起来似乎是不可思议的。‎ ‎2．A. unimaginable B. unimportant C. uninteresting D. unnecessary 答案：A。unimaginable难以想像的，不可思议的。‎ ‎3．A. higher B. fewer ‎ C. less D. lower 答案：D。她要求在学校女儿们的考试成绩不能低于(lower)A级。‎ ‎4．A. drill B. practise ‎ C. exercise D. experience 答案：B。她们还必须每天练习(practise)弹钢琴或小提琴数小时。‎ ‎5．A. routine B. extreme ‎ C. excellence D. encouragement 答案：B。纽约大学的一位教授说这是种极端(extreme)的表现。‎ ‎6．A. practical B. high ‎ C. specific D. low 答案：A。他认为教育子女的标准应该是切合实际的(practical)。‎ ‎7．A. replace B. love ‎ C. force D. guide 答案：D。孩子们需要父母的引导(guide)，而不是强迫他们做他们很可能不感兴趣的事情。‎ ‎8．A. spread B. belonged ‎ C. turned D. referred 答案：A。如今，这种批评似乎已经传播到了(spread)中国。‎ ‎9．A. concerned B. delighted ‎ C. optimistic D. nervous 答案：A。一位有关的/关注此事的专家孙云晓认为Chua的教育孩子的方法会限制孩子们开发他们的潜能。concerned关心/注的，有关的。‎ ‎10．A. caring B. fond ‎ C. supporting D. parenting 答案：D。parenting养育，抚养，教养。‎ ‎11．A. goal B. potential ‎ C. achievement D. possibility 答案：B。potential潜能，潜在性，可能性。‎ ‎12．A. obtain B. increase ‎ C. create D. sacrifice 答案：D。父母这样做会太过注重孩子的测验成绩和高学历，可能会牺牲掉(sacrifice)孩子们充分发展的能力和享受生活的能力。‎ ‎13．A. Why B. Because ‎ C. While D. What 答案：C。while在此表示转折对比关系。‎ ‎14．A. resist B. state ‎ C. agree D. appreciate 答案：D。和前面批评家反对这种教育方法相反的是青少年很欣/赞赏(appreciate)这种方法。‎ ‎15．A. lion B. monkey ‎ C. tiger D. sheep 答案：C。由首段中的“Battle Hymn(颂歌)of the Tiger Mother”可知答案。‎ ‎16．A. sense B. point ‎ C. opinion D. idea 答案：B。have a point in doing sth.意为“在做某事上有意义”。point意义，(故事、笑话、意见等的)中心意思，重点，理由，目的。sense感觉，官能，意识；idea构想，思想，主意，想法，意见，信念。‎ ‎17．A. Honestly B. Positively ‎ C. Hopefully D. Finally 答案：A。坦诚地说……。honestly真诚地，公正地。‎ ‎18．A. pushed B. picked ‎ C. lifted D. dragged 答案：A。有时孩子需要(to be pushed)被推动、被督促、被施加压力……‎ ‎19．A. count B. work ‎ C. help D. benefit 答案：D。如果你敦促孩子们把某事做好，他们就会擅长做某事，并且他们也会因此而受益(benefit)。‎ ‎20．A. levels B. expectations ‎ C. marks D. results 答案：B。高期望值(high expectations)是有益的。‎ As a teenager, I was very sensitive and always lacking in confidence. I felt I was always letting people __1__. I was disobedient(逆反的)outside，but I wanted to be loved inside.‎ ‎ Once I left home to get a free __2__ to California with my friend Penelope. The trip wasn't __3__ , and I met a lot of difficulties. There were many times I didn't feel safe. One situation __4__ kept me grateful for still being alive. When I returned home, I was __5__， not so sure of myself any longer.‎ I was happy to return to my __6__ again. But then I noticed that Penelope, who was staying with us，was __7__ my clothes. And my family seemed to like her better than me. I wondered if I would be __8__ if I weren't there. I told my mom, and she explained that though Penelope was a lovely girl，no one could __9__ me. I pointed out，“She is more patient and is neater than I have __10__ been. ”My mom said these were wonderful __11__， but I was the only person who could fill my __12__. She made me realize that even with my __13__，and there were many，I was a loved member of the __14__ who couldn't be taken place of.‎ I became a seeker，wanting to find out who I was and __15__ made me unique. My view of myself was __16__. I wanted a solid base to __17__ from. I started to resist pressure to act in ways that I didn't like any more，and I was __18__ by who I really was. I __19__ to feel much more sure that no one can ever take ‎ my place.‎ Each of us holds a(n) __20__ place in the world. You are special，no matter what others say or what you may think. So forget about being replaced. You can't be.‎ 我，一个逆反期的孩子，敏感、多疑、不自信，是母爱使我从叛逆的阴影中走了出来，变得自信、坚强。‎ ‎1．A. off B. down C. out D. alone 答案：B。我觉得自己总是使人失望。从外表上看，我似乎很叛逆，但是在内心深处，我是如此渴望被疼爱。let...down使……失望。‎ ‎2．A. holiday B. weekend ‎ C. package D. ride 答案：D。一天我离开家，和朋友Penelope搭便车到加利福尼亚旅游。ride搭乘，(乘车)免费旅行。由下句trip可知答案。‎ ‎3．A. difficult B. tough ‎ C. lucky D. easy 答案：D。这次旅游是不容易的，我遇到好多困难。‎ ‎4．A. in particular B. in brief ‎ C. in return D. in advance 答案：A。尤其是有一次的突发状况让我一直庆幸自己还活着。in particular尤其，特别。‎ ‎5．A. confident B. different ‎ C. optimistic D. special 答案：B。当我回到家的时候，我变了，对自己不再那么自信。‎ ‎6．A. school B. trip ‎ C. home D. class 答案：C。我很高兴又回到了自己的家中。‎ ‎7．A. drying B. ironing ‎ C. wearing D. washing 答案：C。但是接着我注意到和我们在一起的Penelope穿着我的衣服。‎ ‎8．A. missed B. touched ‎ C. moved D. envied 答案：A。我想知道，如果我不在家的话，他们是否想念我。miss想念。‎ ‎9．A. suspect B. replace ‎ C. convince D. remind 答案：B。我母亲解释说，虽然Penelope是一个可爱的女孩，但谁也不能替代我。replace替代。‎ ‎10．A. ever B. never ‎ C. already D. still 答案：A。我指出，她比我有耐心，而且无论何时看上去都比我整洁。ever无论何时，在任何时候。‎ ‎11．A. words B. qualities ‎ ‎ C. feelings D. characters 答案：B。母亲说，这些都是好品质。character性格，特性，不符合句意。‎ ‎12．A. mind B. heart ‎ C. head D. role 答案：D。但我是唯一一个能够担当我的角色的人。fill one's role充当/担当某人的角色、作用。‎ ‎13．A. laziness B. shyness ‎ C. faults D. carelessness 答案：C。她使我意识到，尽管我有很多缺点，但是我被家里每一个人爱着，谁也无法替代。 ‎ ‎14．A. comminuty B. neighborhood ‎ ‎ C. classmates D. family 答案：D。由上文可知答案。‎ ‎15．A. which B. that ‎ C. what D. where 答案：C。我成了一位探寻者，想弄清楚我是谁，是什么使我变得独一无二。what为连接代词，作made的主语。‎ ‎16．A. changing B. broadened ‎ ‎ C. suspecting D. abandoned 答案：A。我对自己的看法开始改变。‎ ‎17．A. start B. benefit ‎ C. suffer D. result 答案：A。我需要一个坚固的基础来发展。start from以……开始。‎ ‎18．A. distinguished B. embarrassed C. delighted D. disappointed 答案：C。我忍受住压力，不再做自己不喜欢的事情。而且我为真实的我感到高兴。delighted高兴的。‎ ‎19．A. went B. ran ‎ ‎ C. came D. left 答案：C。渐渐地我越发肯定自己无可替代。come to do sth.逐渐地做某事。‎ ‎20．A. unique B. different ‎ C. independent D. stable 答案：A。每个人在这个世界上都占有一个独一无二的位置。unique唯一的，独一无二的。‎ ‎******************************************************结束 My work keeps me in Hong Kong most of the year，but I do try to get 36 for a month in 37 —usually July．Now as you probably know that's the main 38 season in Europe，the favourite places for holiday and the famous cities are ‎ usually very 39 ．But I'm not seeking（寻求）the sun—I get plenty of ‎40 in Hong Kong—and I'm certainly not seeking the 41 ！So when I go on holiday I buy a Train Pass（a sort of train ticket）that 42 me first class travel on most of the 43 of Western Europe．First class compartments（车厢）are 44 crowded and they are very comfortable．If you're going on an overnight 45 you can take a sleeping train for some extra money ．There are usually dining cars in the train． ‎ I find that 46 travel is restful and 47 ．There's always something to see．I particularly enjoy 48 through Switzerland and Italy．You can get a very good 49 of what a country is like from a train；you don't go too fast and you stop quite often．50 rail travel is very safe and I am never sick on a train 51 I am on a ship！Then there are always people to 52 if you feel like a chat（闲聊）． ‎ The 53 that I seldom travel by plane is quite simple：as train stations are usually built in the city centre，I don't have to 54 transport（交通）；transport can be a problem when arriving by 55 ． ‎ ‎36．A．back B．off C．home D．away ‎ ‎37．A．Hong Kong B．Europe C．summer D．autumn ‎ ‎38．A．holiday B．visiting C．windy D．rainy ‎ ‎39．A．quiet B．peaceful C．beautiful D．crowded ‎ ‎40．A．pleasure B．daylight C．sunshine D．money ‎ ‎41．A．crowds B．people C．help D．city-life ‎ ‎42．A．shows B．allows C．gives D．takes ‎ ‎43．A．highways B．paths C．roads D．railways ‎ ‎44．A．hardly B．always C．certainly D．much ‎ ‎45．A．way B．journey C．service D．work ‎ ‎46．A．sea B．plane C．car D．train ‎ ‎47．A．interesting B．tiresome C．lonely D．cheap ‎ ‎48．A．to travel B．travelling C．to drive D．driving ‎ ‎49．A．idea B．looking C．drawing D．painting ‎ ‎50．A．Also B．Yet C．But D．However ‎ ‎51．A．when B．while C．as D．and ‎ ‎52．A．talk to B．talk C．speak about D．speak ‎ ‎53．A．aim B．train C．car D．air ‎ ‎54．A．worry about B．order C．take care of D．consider ‎ ‎55．A．ship B．train C．car D．air ‎ ‎【答案及解析】‎ ‎36．D。but表示转折，由此可知作者是想去一个香港以外的其它地方。 ‎ ‎37．C。破折号后面的July是对前面名词的解释，即summer。 ‎ ‎38．A。由逗号后面的the favourite placesfor holiday可知，本题应选holiday。‎ ‎39．D。因为是旅游旺季，所以人多为患。 ‎ ‎40．C。由上文But I'm not seeking（寻求）the sun可知，香港有充足的阳光，度假时自然就不再寻求阳光了。 ‎ ‎41．A。“人群”不是度假时所要寻求的目标。 ‎ ‎42．B。根据词义，应选allows，表示“允许”。 ‎ ‎43．D。根据上文Train Pass可知，本处是指乘火车旅行。 ‎ ‎44．A。头等车厢里旅客通常不多， hardly表否定意义。 ‎ ‎45．B。根据词义，本题应选journey，指“旅行”。 ‎ ‎46．D。此处指乘火车旅行。 ‎ ‎47．A。根据上文restful和下文There's always something to see．可推断出乘火车旅行是“有趣的”。 ‎ ‎48．B。enjoy后接动名词，但driving指“驾车”，应排除，故选项B正确。 ‎ ‎49．A。get a good idea of是固定词组，意为“对……有清楚的了解”。 ‎ ‎50．A。本段落一直在描写坐火车旅行的好处。 ‎ ‎51．C。as引导方式状语从句，意为“像，如同”。 ‎ ‎52．A。talk to sb．是固定词组，意为“与某人交谈”，“to talk to”是动词不定式作定语，与所修饰的名词people有逻辑上的动宾关系，所以talk后面的to不能省略。 ‎ ‎53．C。冒号后面讲述的都是作者很少乘飞机旅行的理由，故本题选C。 ‎ ‎54．A。根据上文，由于火车站通常建在市中心，所以作者不必为交通问题担忧。 ‎ ‎55．D。上文提到坐火车旅行比乘飞机旅行具有诸多好处，根据语义，此处指“乘飞机”。‎ ‎**************************************************************结束