第三节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分)

    阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白

处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。高☆考♂资♀源?

I watched as my little brother was cahught in the act. He sat in the corner of the living room, a   21   in one hand and my father’s hymnbook(赞美诗集) in the other. Hearing my father coming, my brother  22    it slightly. He sensed that he had done something   23  . I saw  he had  24    my father’s new book and scribbled（乱写）on the first page in pen. Now,  25    at my father fearfully, we  26    waited for his punishment.My father    27   his book, looked at it, and then sat down without saying a word． He was a clergyman and the holder of several degrees. For him, books were knowledge, and yet, he    28   his children.Instead of  29  my brother, he sat down,   30   the pen from my brother’s hand and wrote in the book himself, “John’s work. 1959. aged three.”

The years and the books came and went. Our family   31  what all families go through. We   32  knew our parents loved us and that one   33  was the book by the piano. From time to time we   34  open it, look at the scribbles, read my father’s expression of love and feel   35  .

Now I know that through this   36  act my father taught us how every   37  in life has a positive side-if we are   38  to look at it from another angle. But he also taught us about what really matters in life:   39  ,not objects; tolerance, not judgment; love, no anger. Love is at the very   40  of a family.

When thinking about these, I smile and whisper, “Thank you, Dad. ”

21．A．toy    B．knife C．pen高☆考♂资♀源?   D．cup

22．A．tore   B．covered    C．wiped       D．threw高☆考♂资♀源?

23．A．wrong      B．important  C．helpful     D．great

24．A．borrowed  B．stolen高☆考♂资♀源?       C．opened     D．read

25．A．glancing   B．staring      C．coming     D．laughing

26．A．all     B．either       C．both  D．each

27．A．picked up B．made up   C．put up      D．wrapped up

28．A．admired    B．needed      C．hated D．loved

29．A．punished   B．trusting     C．helping     D．praising

30．A．moved      B．took  C．brought    D．robbed

31．A．spent B．experimented   C．suffered    D．experienced

32．A．seldom     B．always      C．never D．sometimes

33．A．proof       B．result C．effect       D．impression

34．A．might       B．should      C．would       D．could

35．A．excited     B．encouraged      C．surprised   D．frightened

36．A．rapid B．sudden      C．hard  D．simple

37．A．event B．porblem    C．trouble     D．accident

38．A．forbidden B．chosen      C．prepared   D．forced

39．A．money      B．people      C．bilief D．spirit

40．A．corner高☆考♂资♀源?      B．mouth      C．bottom     D．heart

As many people around the world celebrate Mother's Day, a Chinese scholar and member of a top national advisory body had made it his mission to create China's own Mother's Day．

Li Hanqiu, a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference（CPPCC）National Committee, suggested that the second day of the fourth lunar month, which fell on May 18 this year, be the day．

It coincided with the birthday of 4^th century BC philosopher Mencius, whose mother has long been considered the epitome（典范）of maternal devotion and love．

Li has called for the traditional Western gift of carnations（康乃馨）for the day to be changed to lilies, which in ancient times were planted by mothers in their courtyards as a sign of sorrow at their children leaving home．

“in a country with a deeply-rooted tradition of filial piety（虔诚的考道）, we should have our own occasion for people to express love for mothers according to Chinese custom,”Li said．He has founded a non-government organization “Chinese Mother's Festival Promotion Society” with the support of around 100 Confucian scholars and lecturers of ethics．It celebrated its first Chinese Mother's Day Festival on May 18．

This was the first year and the celebration was held only in Zoucheng city of Shandong Province and Shijiazhuang in Hebei．It will be accepted by more Chinese people at home and abroad as time goes on．

Li also plans to build a theme park on maternal culture in Zoucheng, the birthplace of Mencius．According to Li, the society plans to send pamphlets（小册子）over the next few years to a million students in 100 cities．To ensure the festival becomes entrenched in Chinese society may be an arduous process, hut it is definitely worth doing．

1．What's the date of China's Mother's Day?

A．Lunar May 18 

B．April 2

C．The second day of the fourth lunar month

D．The second Sunday in May

2．The gift for China's Mother's Day is ________．

A．carnations                      B．roses               C．lilies                D．lotus

3．From the passage, we learn that ________．

A．Li Hanqiu's hometown is in Zoucheng city of Shandong Province

B．Li Hanqiu has taken great trouble to create China's Mother's Day

C．Li Hanqiu can get many profits from the change

D．Li Hanqiu gives up building a theme park on maternal culture

4．Which of the following sentences is NOT true according to the passage?

A．The tradition of filial piety is deep-rooted in China．

B．Mencius' mother is the epitome of maternal devotion and love．

C．China will celebrate its own mother's days in its own way．

D．The celebration of China's Mother's Day has been accepted by all Chinese people

After a year of preparing herself, Laura Dekker has been given permission to sail around the world. “I was so happy that I almost jumped into the river,” Laura said, after learning of the court’s verdict(判决).

The 14-year-old was born on a ship in the South Pacific, and currently lives with her father on a boat. When child protection agencies heard about her plan to sail alone, they took the case to court and prevented her from making such a dangerous voyage.

Since the decision, though, Laura had been preparing with her father to convince the court that she was ready. Later on, she received the books and other materials she would need for school while she was at sea. She added safety equipment to a new, big ship. And she took her first aid course to learn several survival skills, like how to put out fires on the boat, take care of her own injuries and deal with lack of sleep. She also planned a safer course --- adding alternate routes(备用路径) to avoid pirate attacks, and planning a course that would have her on dry land as she moved from port to port across the globe.

Even with all of the added preparations, the trip still has its risks. In early June, 16-year-old Abby Sunderland, an American, had to abandon(放弃) her attempt to become the youngest sailor to travel around the world. Her ship’s mast(桅杆) broke due to rough waters in the Indian Ocean, and she was rescued by a French fishing ship.

Laura plans to take longer than Abby for her voyage, and is using a larger and more stable boat. If she finished successfully in less than two years, she will take the title from current record-holder Jessica Watson, of Australia, who was 16 when she completed the journey.

 

1.Which of the following is TRUE of Laura?

    A. She prepared the voyage at the age of 12.

    B. She lost her mother after she was born.

    C. She was allowed to sail around the world finally.

    D. She wanted to donate money made from the voyage.

2.At first, child protection agencies were against Laura’s plan because ____.

    A. it was considered to be a dangerous trip

    B. Laura had to finish her schooling first

    C. it would cost Laura too much time and money

    D. Laura wasn’t prepared for the sailing alone

3.What is Mr. Dekker’s attitude towards Laura’s trip?

    A. Doubtful     B. Supportive   C. Uncertain        D. Neutral(中立的)

4.Paragraph 3 mainly talks about ____.

A. how Laura convinced the court   

B. why Laura needed to study at sea

C. how Laura prepared for the voyage

D. where Laura could avoid pirate attacks

5. The person who keeps the record comes from ____.

    A. Holland  B. America  C. India        D. Australia

 

Have you ever been afraid to talk back when you were treated unfairly? Have you ever bought something just because the salesman talked you into it?
Many people are afraid to assert（维护，坚持） themselves. Dr. Robert Albert, author of STAND UP, SPEAK OUT and TALK BACK, thinks it is because their self-respect is low. “There’s always a superior around------ a parent, a teacher, a boss who knows better.” But Albert and other scientists are doing something to help people assert themselves.
They offer assertiveness training courses, A. T. for short. In the A. T. course people learn that they have a right to be themselves. They learn to speak out and feel good about doing so. They learn to be aggressive without hurting other people.
In one way, learning to speak out is to get rid of fear. A group taking an A. T. course will help the timid person to lose his fear. But A. T. uses an even stronger motive to share the need. The timid person speaks out in the group because he wants to tell how he feels.
Whether or not you speak up for yourself depends on your self-respect. If your face is more important than you, you may feel less of a person. You start to doubt your answers to problems. However, once you get to feel good about yourself, you can learn to speak out.
【小题1】The problem the writer talks about is that ________________.

A．some people buy things they don’t want

B．some people are afraid to speak up for their rights

C．there are too many superiors

D．some people don’t think enough of themselves

【小题2】The cause of the problem talked about in the text is that _________.

A．some people have a low self-respect

B．there is always someone around who knows better

C．salesmen talk people into buying things they don’t want

D．people don’t share enough

【小题3】The underlined word “timid” probably means “___________” in Chinese

A．胆小的	B．优秀的
C．勇敢的	D．无知的

【小题4】One thing the A.T. course doesn’t do is to _____________.
A. share the need of people        B. show people they have a right to be themselves      
C. help people overcome fear      D. help people to assert themselves even if others suffer