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1、完形填空( 1 )A Good Friend，A Second SelfI couldn't believe my ears when I heard my name called for the leading role in our high school play. Mrs. Dermitt，my drama teacher，had been looking for someone to play an energetic boy in a comedy. Luckily for me，she thought that I could handle the _1_.That af

2、ternoon my friend Kevin and I talked _2_ about the play. Although Kevin hadn't been _3_ for a part on stage，his job with the set crew was important to the success of the play. I told him I was a little _4_ because I had a lot of lines to memorize.“You can do it，” He said. I knew I could _5_ him：

3、we had been friends since the third grade，and we _6_ a good team.Preparations for the play moved at a rapid pace. While working hard with the set crew，Kevin _7_ spent hours helping me learn my lines. He often said my lines with me by silently moving his lips. We _8_ that he could probably play my pa

4、rt as well as I could.Three days before the _9_ night，everything was ready for the performance. But when I woke up _10_ a fever and sore throat on the day of the play，the entire production came to a sudden _11_.Everyone in the drama department was worried，_12_ there was no way I could perform. The p

5、lay was _13_ to open in fewer than six hours，and we had no time to cancel. I tried to think of a way to _14_.Then it hit me Kevin knew the _15_ as well as I did. I called Mrs. Dermitt to give her my _16_.Within a few short hours，Kevin stood on stage in costume and make­up. The amusing lines he

6、had _17_ with me so many times made the crowd laugh and cheer .In a strange turn of events，Kevin and I had _18_ the day for everyone by working as a team.Of course，I was terribly disappointed to have _19_ my chance in the spotlight，but I was extremely _20_ to have such a good friend.( ) 1 A. part Bp

7、lay Cband Dcrew( ) 2 A. calmly Bseriously Cexcitedly Danxiously( ) 3 A. elected Bchosen Cinvited Dtrained( ) 4 A. upset Bbored Cnervous Dconfused( ) 5 A. count on Btend to Ctalk with Dagree with( ) 6 A. joined Bfounded Ctook Dmade( ) 7 A. also Bonly Cstill Dsimply( ) 8 A. expected Bdebated Cagreed D

8、joked( ) 9 A. final Bspecial Copening Dgreeting( ) 10 A. with Bfrom Cin Dby( ) 11 A. change Bturn Cstop Dend( ) 12 A. for Bbut Cand Dso( ) 13 A. likely Bready Csure Ddue( ) 14 A. pass Bhelp Ccare Dface( ) 15 A. steps Blines Cpoints Dcases( ) 16 A. introduction Binstruction Cexplanation Dsuggestion(

9、) 17 A. scanned Bgrasped Cpracticed Dpresented( ) 18 A. valued Bsaved Cleft Dkept( ) 19 A. offered Bavoided Crisked Dmissed( ) 20 A. successful Bthankful Ctrustful Dhopeful ( 2 )History abounds(有許多) with tales of specialists who thought that the ideas，plans，and projects of others could never be achi

10、eved._1_，success came to those who say，“I can make it happen.”The Italian_2_Agostino d'Antonio worked hard on a large piece of marble. Unable to produce his_3_masterpiece，he said sadly，“I can do nothing with it.” But Michelangelo discovered the stone and _4_ the possibilities in it. His “I­

11、can­make­it­happen” attitude _5_ one of the world's masterpiecesDavid.The _6_of Spain concluded that Columbus's plans to discover a new and shorter route to the West Indies was_7_.“I can make it happen，” Columbus_8_.And he did .Everyone knew the world was _9_，but not Columbus.

12、_10_the great Thomas Alva Edison_11_his friend，Henry Ford，from pursuing (致力于) his _12_of a motorcar. Convinced _13_the worthlessness of the idea，Edison invited Ford to come and work for him. Ford said no and continued to tirelessly pursue his dream._14_his first attempt failed，Henry Ford _15_ he cou

13、ld make it happen. And，_16_，he did.Finally，_17_ you read this article under the magnificent _18_of your environment，consider the _19_ situation of Benjamin Franklin. He was advised to stop foolishly experimenting with lighting. What a waste of time！Why，nothing could be _20_ than the oil lamp. T hank

14、 goodness. Franklin knew he could make it happen. You too can make it happen!( )1 A. Therefore BInstead CHowever DOtherwise( )2 A. sculptor Bprofessor Cpainter Dexpert( )3 A. desired Bwell­known Cinspired Ddisturbed( )4 A. believed Bwished Cexpected Dimagined( )5 A. called in Bresulted in Ctook

15、 in Dturned into( )6 A. specialists Bofficials Cstudents Dpeople( )7 A. unnecessary Bnecessary Cimpossible Dpossible( )8 A. doubted Blaughed Cwondered Dinsisted( )9 A. round Bflat Cbig Dsmall( )10A.Yet BEven CStill DBut( )11A.discouraged Bprevented Cprotected Dencouraged( )12A.opinion Bknowledge Cid

16、ea Dinformation( )13A.for Bof Cwith Dabout( )14A.If BAs CUntil DAlthough( )15A.wondered Bknew Cguessed Dimagined( )16A.no doubt Bin time Cof course Donce more( )17A.as Bsince Cbefore Dafter( )18A.warmth Bfeeling Ccomfort Dlighting( )19A.difficult Bunfair Cmysterious Dstrange( )20A.worse Bbetter Cbri

17、ghter Ddarker ( 3 )It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen _1_ in almost a month. Every day，my husband would _2_ the process of trying to get water to the fields._3_ we saw some rain soon，we would lose everything.On this day I learned the true lesson of _4_ and witnessed th

18、e only _5_ I had ever seen. I was in the kitchen when I saw my son，Billy，walking toward the _6_.He was walking with effort，trying to be as _7_ as possible. Minutes after he _8_ into the woods，he came running back. I went back to make sandwiches，_9_ that whatever he had been doing was completed. Mome

19、nts later，_10_，he was once more walking slowly toward the woods. This activity went on for an hour._11_，I couldn't help following him and saw the most amazing _12_.Several large deer stood in front of him. Billy walked right up to them. I almost _13_ to him to get away. A huge deer was _14_ clos

20、e._15_ the deer didn't even move as Billy knelt down. I saw a tiny deer lying on the ground，obviously suffering from _16_，lift its head to lap up the water cupped in Billy's hands. When the water was _17_，Billy ran back to get more. It then became _18_ to me.I stood on the edge of the woods，

21、watching the _19_ boy working so hard to save another life. As my tears began to hit the ground，they were suddenly joined by other drops. It was as if the God himself was _20_ with pride. The rain that day saved our farm just like the actions of one little boy who saved another.( )1A. water Brain Cd

22、eer Dstorm( )2A. take over Btry on Cset about Dspeed up( )3A. Before BIf CUntil DUnless( )4A. waiting Bsharing Cwatering Doffering( )5A. miracle Blesson Cwildlife Dtale( )6A. fields Bhouse Cwoods Dgarden( )7A. quiet Bsilent Csecret Dsacred( )8A. jumped Brushed Cwandered Ddisappeared( )9A. thinking B

23、wondering Cworrying Dknowing( )10A. though Bbesides Chowever Dtherefore( )11A. Actually BFinally CQuietly DSurprisingly( )12A. sign Bscenery Csight Dscene( )13A. screamed Breminded Cmade Dburst( )14A. mildly Bpowerfully Cdangerously Dsurprisingly( )15A. And BOtherwise CThus DBut( )16A. thirst Billne

24、ss Cheat Dpain( )17A. lost Bmissing Cgone Dserved( )18A. upset Bclear Cacceptable Dpuzzling( )19A. kind Bclever Cnaughty Dhonest( )20A. raining Bappearing Csinging Dcrying ( 4 )Computers are everywhere. Nearly everything we do in the modern world is helped，and even _1_ by computers. Computers are be

25、ing used more and more _2_ in the world today，for the simple _3_ that they are far more efficient than human beings. They have much better memories and can _4_ huge amount of information. In fact，computers can do many of the things we do，but faster and better. They can pay wages，_5_ seats on planes，

26、control machines in factories，_6_ tomorrow's weather，and even play chess，write poetry or compose music._7_，computers have got into every aspect of our life and work.In modern banking，we _8_ wide use of computers. When people call in at the bank to find out the _9_ of their account，the clerk _10_

27、 shows them a big book with handwritten entries._11_ he goes and gets a print­out from the computer which records all the details of cash or _12_ paid into or drawn out of customers' accounts. If you have a _13_ card from a bank，you can _14_ money directly from a computer controlled by the

28、bank computer without going to the bank.Computers are used a lot in _15_ nowadays. They can make patients' appointments and keep patients' _16_.Just dial the computer and you can get information on a patient. Computers do not suffer from _17_ of sleep，so they do not miss important points，and

29、 because they never _18_ anything they've been told，they are often better at working out what is wrong with a patient. Some people even think we should all have _19_ computer checks on our health and then we would be able to cure most diseases in the early _20_.( )1 A. composed Bcontrolled Cseiz

30、ed Dprovided( )2A.magically Bknowledgeably Cextensively Dentertainingly( )3A.way Breason Cconsequence Dmanner( )4A.store Bintroduce Cuncover Dconceal( )5 A. take Boccupy Cpreserve Dreserve( )6A.look out Bhold out Cmake out Dwork out( )7A.In case BIn common CIn short DIn all( )8A.make Bput Cdo Dbring

31、( )9A.balance Binterest Cdebt Ddeposit( )10A.no more Bno better Cno longer Dno matter( )11A.Rather BInstead CMeanwhile DTherefore( )12A items Bbooks Ccoins Dcheques( )13A.typical Bspecial Cmysterious Drough( )14A.pull Bdraw Cdrag Dgrasp( )15A.arts Bscience Cindustry Dmedicine( )16A.records Bnotes Cp

32、romises Drules( )17A.decline Bstarvation Cdrain Dlack( )18A.memorize Binform Cconvey Dforget( )19A.legal Bstable Cregular Dconsiderate( )20A.stages Blevels Caspects Ddays ( 5 )Two men，both seriously ill，occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each _1_ to

33、 help drain the fluid(排出流質) from his lungs. His bed was next to the room's only window. The other man had to spend all his time _2_ on his back.The men talked for hours on end. They spoke of their families，their homes，their jobs and a whole lot of things. Every afternoon when the man in the bed

34、by the window could sit up，he would pass the time by _3_ to his roommate what he could see _4_ the window.The man in the other bed began to _5_ for those one­hour periods when his _6_ would be broadened and brightened by all the activity and color of the world outside.The window overlooked a _7

35、_ with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans played on the water while children _8_ their model boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm among _9_ of every color and a fine _10_ of the city skyline could be seen in the _11_.As the man described all this，the man on the other side of the room would close his ey

36、es and _12_ the beautiful scene.Days and weeks passed. One morning，the day nurse arrived to find the man by the window had died _13_ in his sleep.Later，the other man asked _14_ he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch.Slowly，painfully，he managed to _15_ and take h

37、is first look at the _16_ world outside. Surprisingly，it _17_ a blank wall.The next day he learned from the nurse that the man was _18_ and could not _19_ see the wall. She said，“Perhaps he just wanted to _20_ you.”( )1A.morning Bafternoon Cevening Dnight( )2A.flat Bquiet Cstill Dcalm( )3A.listening

38、 Btalking Cdescribing Dexplaining( )4A.beyond Boutside Cbehind Dnear( )5A.look Blive Cprepare Dwork( )6A.health Bdream Cworld Dcareer( )7A.garden Bfarm Cmountain Dpark( )8A.made Browed Ctook Dsailed( )9A.trees Bflowers Chouses Dbirds( )10A.photo Bmap Cview Dappearance( )11A.distance Bhospital Cfutur

39、e Dsky( )12A.enjoy Bexperience Csense Dimagine( )13A.peacefully Bpainfully Csadly Dbravely( )14A.when Bif Chow Dwhy( )15A.climb up Bstand up Csit up Dturn up( )16A.real Bnoisy Cordinary Dnew( )17A.contained Bcovered Cconnected Dfaced( )18A.mad Bblind Cill Ddead( )19A.yet Bjust Ceven Dclearly( )20A.s

40、upport Bfool Ccure Dencourage ( 6 )Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview，she recalled how she became a percussion soloist(打擊樂器獨奏演員) in spite of her disability.“Early on I decided not to allow the _1_ of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up

41、 on a farm in northeast Scotland and began _2_ piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got，the more my passion(酷愛) for music grew. But I also began to gradually lose my _3_.Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was the _4_ and by age twelve，I was completely deaf. But my love for music never _5

42、_ me.”“My _6_ was to become a percussion soloist，even though there were none at that time. To perform，I _7_ to hear music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can _8_ the pitch of a note(音調高低) by the vibrations(振動) I feel through my body and through my _9_.My entire sound world ex

43、ists by making use of almost every _10_ that I have.”“I was _11_ to be assessed as a musician，not as a deaf musician，and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had _12_ this before and some teachers _13_ my admission. Based on my performance，I was _14_ admitted and went on to _15_ with the academy's highest honors.”“After that，I established myself as the first full­time