1、第四部分 语言知识及应用,第一节 完形填空I must have read it twenty times in a matter of minutes, 1_ my eyes werent playing a 2 _ on me. But they werent. The rose was for me. I started 3 _ my friends of sending me a rose and 4 _ a joke on my hopelessly romantic heart.,1,A. trick,B. accusing,D. playing,But no one knew w
2、ho sent it to me. My friends, family and 5 _ were as surprised to hear that as much as I was. This was what happened on my freshman (大一学生) years Valentines Day.,A. relatives,The end of the Valentines Day in my senior year was 6 _ to a close. I walked into my French class with flowers which I receive
3、d from my friends and 7 _ Kristen looking 8_ . Well, my friend saw me walk in with my flowers and 9_ her head with tears in her eyes. She hadnt received a single flower. Not even from her best 10_.,D. drawing,C. noticed,C. upset,B. hung,D. friend,She was now having the same sense of loneliness as I
4、had felt as a 11_. I wanted to do something. Finally, I 12_ it out: the single rose.I drove to her house and put the rose in her mailbox secretly.,C. figured,All the feelings of 13_ I had felt my freshman year came flooding back. The next day Kristen 14_ up to me and gave me a 15_ with tears in her
5、eyes. She had realized it was me by the handwriting. She cried and said it was the nicest thing anyone had done for her.,D. happiness,B. came,D. hug,第二节 语法填空The best gift I ever received is the parents that were given to me. I could not have found 16_ (good) parents. My mom is smart, funny, and very
6、 artistic. She loves painting and encouraging other people to paint as well. She owns 17 _ own book and art store. And at night she is engaged in adult 18_ (educate).,better,her,education,She helps kids 19_ have dropped out of high school 20_ (get) their diploma. She always has time for me and my br
7、others. She hardly ever gets mad 21 _ us and loves doing new things with us, 22_ going to a new museum, going out onto the beach in the middle of the winter and taking pictures at the beach in the snow.,that /who,get /to get,at,like,My dad knows 23_ to fix anything and loves to play musical instrume
8、nts. He helps me with my science projects and other school projects. He works hard to make money for our family and hardly ever complains.So I have to say 24_ the gift Im most grateful for is the one the God 25 _ (give) me, my parents.,how,that,gave,第一节完形填空Today is Maxs first day of pre-school. We 1
9、_ a few last minute Kindergarten questions before Mia woke up. We did our best to ignore the tick-tick-tock that had been missing all 2_, but soon enough we knew it was time to roll out of bed and into the important day. I did my best to 3 _ for the children and we all piled into the car and 4 towar
10、d school.,2,C. exchanged,A. summer,D. prepare,C. headed,We 5_ to Mia first, finding out who her 6_ was. We grasped her tight, told her we were 7_ of her and wished her well on her first day of 2nd grade. We then crossed the 8_ to stand in line with the nineteen other parents, 9_ their five years old
11、s to the teachers.“I think my teacher will like me,” Max stood 10_ between us.,C. attended,B. teacher,A. proud,C. playground,D. handing,D. smiling,“Your teacher is going to love you,” we both11_. Ten minutes later, at about 9:00, on 9/9/09 we were waving 12 _ to our boy who, I believe we would both
12、agree, had never looked quite so 13_.The day sped by a little too fast and soon enough it was time to pick up Max from his first short day.,A. agreed,B. goodbye,C. big,He jumped out of class, even 14 _ than when we had left him, and enjoyed our hour alone. After we picked up Mia, her hand fell into
13、her brothers and the two of them started singing and 15_. He was the fearless explorer and she the clever adventurer.,B. happier,A. dancing,第二节 语法填空Meet Tiffany. She is a 23-year-old woman from New York. Tiffany has just moved to London and is hoping to make friends as she is new to the city.She has
14、 made a profile on Facebook in 16 _ hope of meeting some like-minded (志趣相投的) people. She has even included a photo of 17_, and some information about her favorite music, films and books.,the,herself,Theres just one problem Tiffany doesnt even exist. Instead she is the 18_ (create) of Kaya Burgess, 2
15、3, a journalist from London, to see 19_ someone who is fictional can make virtual friends 20 _ this age of Internet communication. Within a week she had over 100 “friends”.,creation,whether,in,Tiffany decided 21_ (host) her own birthday party in a bar, hoping to meet her new buddies. Everyone 22 _ (
16、invite) and her creator sat in the corner to wait and see if anyone turned up.,to host,was invited,23 _ waiting for more than an hour, nobody had come. Tiffany would surely have been very upset 24_ she were a real person. This experiment shows that on the Internet, people are willing to call just 25
17、 _ a “friend”.,After,if,anyone,第一节完形填空 It is extremely hard sometimes to say a simple thing like “I was wrong about that,” and it is 1_ harder to say, “I was wrong, and you were right about that.”,3,B. even,I had an experience recently with someone 2_ to me that he had made a mistake fifteen years a
18、go. He told me he had been the 3 _ of a certain grocery store in the neighborhood where I grew up, and he asked me if I 4_ the egg cartons. Then I began to remember vaguely the 5_ he was describing.,C. admitting,C. manager,C. remembered,D. incident,I was about eight years old at the time, and I had
19、gone into the store with my mother to 6 _ the weekly grocery shopping. On that particular day, I must have found my way to the dairy food department where the incident 7_ place. There must have been a special sale on 8_ that day because there was an impressive 9 _ of eggs in dozen and half-dozen car
20、tons.,A. do,A. took,B. eggs,B. display,Just then a woman came by 10_ her grocery cart and knocked off the stacks of cartons. For some reason, I 11_ to put the display back together, so I got down to work.The manager heard the 12_ and came rushing over to see what had happened.,C. pushing,D. decided,
21、A. noise,He 13 _ scolded me and wanted me to pay for any broken eggs. I protested my innocence and tried to explain, but in 14_. Although I quickly forgot all about the incident, 15 _ the manager did not.,B. severely,C. vain,D. obviously,第二节 语法填空It was New Years Night. An aged man was standing at a
22、window. He had already passed sixty of the stages 16_ (lead) to it, and he had brought from his journey 17_ but errors and regrets.,leading,nothing,He saw the light flowing away in the darkness. These were the days of his wasted life; he saw a star fall from the sky and disappeared, and this was the
23、 18 _ (symbolize) of himself. His regretted, which was like a sharp arrow, struck deeply into his heart. Then he remembered his friends in 19_ childhood, who entered on life together with him.,symbol,his,But they had made their way 20_ success and were now honored and happy on this New Year night. T
24、he clock in the high church tower struck and 21 _ sound made him remember his parents early love for him. They had taught him and prayed to God for his good, 22 _ he chose the wrong way.,to,the,but,Those who still linger on the entrance of life, remember that 23 _ years passed and your feet stumble
25、on the dark mountains, you 24 _ (cry) bitterly, but in vain, “Oh, youth, return! Oh give 25 _ back my early days!”,when,will cry,me,第一节 完形填空Throughout the many junior-andsenior-high mornings I watched my father go to work, I never told him how that scene affected me. I simply 1_ about his ability to
26、 do what he did: keeping the 2 _ filled with food, making the payments on my music lessons and 3_ the Christmas gifts under the tree.,4,D. wondered,A. kitchen,C. piling,And then at college, away from himwhen his 4 _ became merely the voice over the phoneI thought the professors were more 5 _ than Da
27、ddy.Then, I entered the difficult areathe job, the relationships and the pressures.,B. presence,C. significant,I looked forward to 6 _ home, talking with Daddy, sharing a ball game and listening to the 7 _ about his childhood days. I 8 _ Daddy againnot as a boy in awe, but with respect as a man who
28、committed himself to a 9_ job in the society.,D. returning,A. story,A. rediscovered,C. thankless,And now, at age forty-seven, when I spend precious moments with my own thirteen-year-old son, I wonder what he thinks of me. When will he return to me with a nod of 10_? Will he claim me in the name of l
29、ove and 11_?,B. respect,Sometimes the 12_ lessons are the most difficult to teach. I hope my son will one day cherish all the 13 _ that have flowed to him, through me, from his 14_. And he could measure his steps by the strides (阔步) I have made for him, just as I have 15_ my goals because of the str
30、ides my father has made for me.,A. simple,B. lessons,C. grandfather,A. achieved,第二节 语法填空An Russian and an American agreed on a dog fight after five years.The Russian found the 16_ (big) Doberman and bred them with the biggest Siberian wolves. He selected only the biggest and strongest puppy from eac
31、h litter (窝), and gave it all milk. He finally came up 17 _ the strongest dog the world had ever seen.,biggest,with,Its cage needed steel bars 18_ were three inches thick and nobody could get close to it.When 19 _ day came for the fight, the American showed up with a nine-foot long Dachshund. Everyo
32、ne felt sorry for the American 20_ they knew there was no way that this dog could possibly last ten seconds with the Russian dog.,that,the,because,The cages 21_ (open) up. When the Russian dog leaned over to bite the Dachshunds neck, the Dachshund reached out and ate the Russian dog 22 _ one bite. T
33、here was 23_ left at all of the Russian dog.,were opened,in,none,The Russian shook 24_ head in disbelief and said, “I dont understand how this could have happened.” The American replied,“ I had the best plastic surgeons (整形医生) 25_ (work) for five years to make the alligator (鳄鱼) look like a Dachshun
34、d.”,his,working,第一节完形填空 Today, as I sit on a park, I hear different responses to an approaching mass of clouds. Moments later, the first 1 _ came. A crowded lakefront walkway quickly became a lot less 2_. Not knowing how long the rain would 3_, I walked to the end of the bench, beneath the 4_ leaf-c
35、overed branches of a tree, taking advantage of a dry spot.,5,C. raindrops,B. crowded,D. last,C. protective,The rain 5 _ from light rain to downpour. There were just three of us left in the area, laughing as we watched people moving quickly to put away their picnic supplies and lawn chairs, some stil
36、l 6_, into their cars.The rain stopped. A few people 7_. The rain started again.,A. changed,C. unfolded,“This day is officially ruined” said a couple as they ran for their 8_.“9_ you it would start again”, complained a child to his mother. “Make it stop!”I had to 10_ to myself, but not just because
37、I was the only person left.,A. car,D. Told,A. laugh,The reactions to the rain 11_ me of many peoples reactions to the 12_ of everyday life. Some people need only to see one 13_ on the horizon to give up their plans and head for home. Some love to 14_ something to enjoy every day like a kid at play.
38、Some are just bad-tempered, no matter what the 15_.,B. reminded,D. challenges,B. cloud,C. find,D. weather,第二节 语法填空A man went into his sons room to wish him goodnight. His son had just had a nightmare (恶梦) and told his father that he dreamt 16 _ Auntie Susie 17 _ (die). The father assured the son tha
39、t Auntie Susie was fine and told him not 18_ (worry).The next day, Auntie Susie died.,that,had died,to worry,Another night the man again went into his sons room. His son had 19 _ nightmare and told his father that he dreamt that Granddaddy had died. The father assured him that Granddaddy was fine an
40、d sent him 20_ bed.The next day, Granddaddy died.,another,to,A week later, the man again went into his sons room to wish him good night. His son had a nightmare again. The son this time said that he dreamt that Daddy had died. The father assured him that he was ok. The man went to bed but could not
41、sleep because he was so 21_ (terrify).,terrified,The next day, the man was extremely scaredhe was sure he would die. After dressing he drove very cautiously to work. He didnt eat lunch because he was afraid 22 _ food poisoning. He avoided everyone 23_ he was sure he would be killed. However, in 24_
42、evening his wife told 25_ that the milkman dropped dead on their staircase that morning.,of,for,the,him,第一节 完形填空 In August 2000 Holly fell ill and the doctors said, “She wont be able to 1 _ music in any shape or form.” It was a particularly cruel 2_.,6,D. hear,C. blow,In February 2001, her right ear
43、 was fitted with a cochlear implantan electronic device that provides a sense of 3 _ for people who are completely deaf. Seven years later, another was fitted in her 4 _ ear. The doctors said music would sound like white noise to Holly.,A. sound,B. left,“Holly is going to hear music,” I 5 _ saying t
44、o myself. I was determined to constantly 6_ words and sounds to her. Shed been having lessons since she was seven. Shes improving all the time. Im always surprised and shocked by just how much she can do.,D. kept,D. repeat,When she 7_ a national piano competition in May, the adjudicator (评审员）praised
45、 the fact that she appeared to listen to the sounds she was making her whole 8_, her thought, was 9_ in the process of making music. He didnt know that Holly was completely deaf.,A. entered,C. body,D. involved,Im 10 _ that the brain is complex and adapts to many 11 _; somehow, Holly has made 12_ of
46、it all. She doesnt like to think about what happened to her and says 13_, “I dont like to talk about bad things, lets talk about good things.”,B. convinced,D. situations,A. sense,C. simply,I was determined that her life would not be 14_ by a tragic event, but never imagined that she could 15 _ what
47、she has. I can only describe the way she sings and plays music as a miracle.,B. defined,A. achieve,第二节 语法填空There is an old horse and a little horse on a farm. One day the old horse asks the little horse 16_ (send) the wheat to the mill. The little horse carries the wheat and runs 17_ the mill. But there is a river in front of the little horse. 18 _ stops and does not know what to do next.,
