完形填空与阅读理解专项训练02

完形填空与阅读理解专项训练02第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每题1.5分，满分30分)We always celebrated Dad’s birthday on Thanksgiving Day, even after he entered a nursing home. As years went on, these events took on a 31 meaning for me: a traditional birthday party for Dad, and thanking for all that he had been to me in my life. When we knew it might be his 32 birthday, the whole family decided to ___33___ together for a huge birthday celebration at the nursing home.Dad was a good storyteller and here was the ___34___ he had had. During a quiet moment, I announced it was now Dad’s ___35___ to listen to stories for a change. I wanted everyone to tell Dad what we loved about him. The room became ___36___. Then one after another, people told stories from their hearts, while Dad ___37__ with tears in eyes. People ___38___ kinds of stories- stories about when they were little, stories about when Dad was young, and stories that shared family treasures.The stories ___39___. Everyone seemed to have more than one story. Even the little grandchil dren couldn’t __40____ to tell Dad why they loved him. For a man who had been kind to so many people in his life, here was our __41____ to celebrate him. A few months later, at Dad’s memorial service, we more fully realized what we had ___42___ Dad that night. Those are the stories people __43____ tell at a funeral after a loved one is no longer ___44___ to hear the words. They tell stories, full of __45___. But we had given those memories to Dad in his__46____, and we had told them through laughter, accompanied by hugs and joys. He had them to __47____ and roll over in his mind during his last days and months.Words do __48____, and they are enough. We just need to say them or to speak them ___49___ to the ones we love. That’s the way to __50____ love and our chance to celebrate a person in his or her life.31. A. special B. valuable C. double D. complex32. A. another B. last . C. important D. fiftieth33. A. unite B. arrange C. move D. gather34. A. career B. pride C. happiness D. audience35. A. choice B. wish C. turn D. right36. A. lively B. still C. cosy D. noisy37. A. thought B. nodded C. listened D. accepted38. A. understood B. invented C. recalled D. discussed39. A. flowed B. passed C. unfolded D. differed40. A. stop B. stand C. afford D. wait41. A. responsibility B. situation C. chance D. desire42. A. returned B. left C. given D. owed43. A. sincerely B. gently C. normally D. regularly44. A. available B. happy C. eager D. alive45. A. tears B. feelings C. joy D. peace46. A. mind B. life C. world D. work47. A. hold B. share C. consider D. continue48. A. suit B. fail C. survive D. matter49. A. willingly B. publicly C. actually D. truly50. A. get back B. call up C. give back D. keep up第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）AA boy and a girl were a couple of lovers. The girl liked feeling rain, so the boy was always holding the umbrella when it rained and most part of the umbrella was over the girl. Rain showered the boy every time but he said nothing except looked at the girl's face, which was full of silent satisfaction. He felt very happy, so did the girl.One day they went out for a walk. They were walking hand in hand passing a building which was under construction. The girl jumped with excitement and said something. The boy seldom talked only feeling excited as she felt looking at her silently. When the girl was talking, a not big or small stone fell down from the building toward the girl's head! At that moment the boy took the girl in his arms so suddenly and so strongly that the girl let out a scream. He meant to protect the girl with his body. But the boy turned over to make his own body downward before they dropped on the ground. As a result, only the girl's hand was smashed by the stone and fractured.The girl came back to earth and cried with pain, tears weeping up. She thought the saying that “The husband and the wife are birds in the same forest essentially, but when serious tragedy comes, they will fly separately” was really not wrong! With this, she struggled and stood up from the boy's body keeping from the pains and slowly ran away without glancing at the boy.At the time, the boy was calling the girl's name in a weak voice, his lips were already white. He took out his mobile phone and dialed the girl's number, but the girl didn't answer. He dialed again she didn't answer again. For several times, he gave up. But his fingers pressed something on the mobile. At that time, beside the boy, the blood spread slowly, his hand hung and the mobile phone lay in the blood, he had no strength to press the “SENT” key yet.The next day, when the girl heard of the news that the boy was being rescued, she ran to the hospital without considering her anger. When she hurried to the hospital, the doctor had already declared his death; the cause of his death was that his lung had lost too much blood.It was because, when the boy meant to protect the girl with his body he found that there was a steel stick under them, so he turned over to make it inset(=put into) his own body.The boy's mother passed the boy's mobile phone on to the girl.The girl read the message that hadn't been sent: “Honey, I'm sorry, I still couldn't protect you and made you wound…”Upon this, the girl couldn't help crying…Please treasure the one you love and believe his or her LOVE!51. The underlined word fractured here probably means ________.A. shakenB. brokenC. abandonedD. touched52. The girl didn’t want to answer the boy’s call because ________.A. she didn’t hear itB. she was seriously hurtC. she was angry with himD. she had her phone broken53. Which of the following words may best describe the boy’s behavior?A. gentle and devotedB. brave and handsomeC. rough and selfishD. intelligent but silly54. From this passage we can conclude that _________.A. love is happy and love is painB. trust is important between loversC. one should express his love in timeD. one should love a person who is braveBI received a call from the nursing home. Grandpa was failing rapidly. I should come. There was nothing to do but hold his hand. "I love you, Grandpa. Thank you for always being there for me."Memories...memories...six days a week, Grandpa in that old blue shirt caring for those cattle...on hot summer days ploughing the soil, planting the corn and beans and harvesting them in the fall...always working from dawn to dark. Survival demanded work, work, work.But on Sundays he put on his gray suit and hat. Grandma wore her wine-colored dress, and they went to church. Grandpa and Grandma were quiet, peaceful, unemotional people.The nurse apologized for having to ask me so soon to remove Grandpa's things from the room. It would not take long. There wasn't much. Then I found it in the top drawer. It looked like a very old handmade valentine card. What must have been red paper at one time was a faded pink. A piece of white paper had been attached to the center of the heart. On it, penned in Grandma's handwriting, were these words:TO LEE FROM HARRIETWith All My Love,February 14, 1895Are you alive? Real? Or are you the most beautiful dream that I have had in years? Are you an angel-or an unreal person of my imagination? Where did you find the time to listen? How could you understand? You made me laugh when my heart was crying. You took me dancing when I couldn't take a step. You helped me set new goals when I was dying. You showed me dewdrops and I had diamonds. You brought me wildflowers and I had orchards (果园). You sang to me and beautiful choirs burst forth in song. You held my hand and my whole being loved you. You gave me a ring and I belonged to you. I belonged to you and I have experienced all.Tears streamed down my cheeks as I read the words. I pictured the old couple I had always known. It's difficult to imagine your grandparents in any other role than that. What I read was so beautiful and sacred(holy). Grandpa had kept it all those years. Now it is placed in my drawer, a treasured part of family history.55. What can we conclude from the second paragraph?A. Grandpa was dying.B. Grandpa was already old.C. Grandpa was very hard-working.D. There was much housework for grandpa.56. From the writing on the valentine card we can learn that the writer’s grandpa used to be ______.A. romanticB. realisticC. sorrowfulD. passive57. Which of the following statements is true about the valentine card?A. it was given to grandma from grandpa.B. it shows the deep love between grandma and grandpa.C. it displays my pity for the death of grandpa.D. it reminded us that my grandpa is not a real person.58. A proper title for this passage might be __________.A. Love is importantB. Love is powerfulC. Love is beyond reachD. love is speechlessCGuangzhou: Sun Xiaogang is more familiar with studying the works of famous Chinese writers such as Lu Xun, but now he is studying hard on how to make the best cuts of pork.Sun was one of 35 postgraduates hired by Guangdong Tiandi Food Group who worked in markets throughout the city.The postgraduate student majoring in Chinese literature at Guangzhou’s Sun Yat-sen University, will graduate from the school in the summer of next year.“ We do no t have specific requirements regarding what they learn, but our one requirement is that all applicants are postgraduates,” a manager at the company surnamed Lin told China Daily.To win the post, Sun sold pork in the market for three days.The 35 successful applicants signed agreements with the company on Thursday, meaning that they can formally start working as soon as they complete their studies.After they start work, they still need to sell pork in markets for at least two months, Lin said.“This is training for all of our new employees,” she said.After the two months, they will be appointed to managerial posts, earning between 80,000 yuan ($12,00) and 100,000 yuan a year, she said.“The job market is very tough this year. Among all of the students of t he Chinese literature postgraduate department at our school, I am the first one to get a job,” Sun said.In contrast, most of last year’s batch(order) of postgraduates had no problem finding jobs, he said.Li Xiaolu, director of Guangdong education department last month warned students who are going to graduate from schools next year that the job market they will face will be the toughest in three decades.He encouraged students not to set their sights too high, adding that working in less-developed areas or setting up their own businesses were two options open to them.59. . Which of the following statements is correct according to the passage?A. Sun Xiaogang is better at selling pork than studying Chinese literature.B. Sun Xiaogang majors in Chinese literature but will have a job of marketing.C. Sun Xiaogang will begin his job immediately after he signed the agreementD. Sun Xiaogang was employed by the company because he has rich experience.60. Faced with the situation of finding jobs, Li, director of Guangdong education department seemed to be__________.A. cheerfulB. gratefulC. worriedD. delighted61. We may guess the this piece of news will be found in the section of _________.A. InternationalB. SportsC. CommentD. Domestic62. This news attracts readers mainly because ________.A. the hero Sun Xiaogang is a famous figureB. some official gives very practical suggestionsC. a postgraduate should take up a career as selling porkD. a person selling pork can earn as much as over 80,000 a yearDI hear there's new research on the hair color & cancer issue. Has a connection been established?The latest word on this continuing concern comes from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), which has concluded that working regularly with hair dyes in hair salons and barbershops probably increases the risk of cancer and that long term employment in these establishments is "probably likely to cause cancer to humans."However, the IARC, a World Health Organization group, reported that there is not enough evidence to conclude that occasional personal use of hair coloring raises the risk of cancer. This new report, published in the April, 2008, issue of Lancet Oncology, is the first scientific word on the subject since 2005, when Spanish researchers reported that their review of 79 studies from 11 countries produced no strong evidence of a link between hair dye and cancer risk. The only connection the Spanish team observed was the possibility of a slight increase in the risks of leukemia(白血病)and multiple myeloma(多发性骨髓瘤), but they concluded that the causal effect was too weak to be a major concern.Earlier, researchers at Yale University found that long-term use of dark hair dye by women who began coloring their hair before 1980 may increase the risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (非霍奇金淋巴瘤). No such risk was seen among women who began dyeing their hair after 1980. Here, the difference may be due to the removing of contaminated ingredients used in the older products that are known carcinogens. ( 致癌物) The Yale study was published in the Jan. 15, 2004, issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology.In general, I discourage use of hair dyes containing man-made coloring agents, which to my mind are as suspect in cosmetic(化妆品的)products as they are in food. Hair dyes applied to the head are absorbed through the head skin, where there's a very rich blood supply that may carry them throughout the body. I'm sure that the new IARC report won't be the last word on this subject. I'll keep you informed of developments.63. In writing style, we know that this article is .A. a storyB. a piece of newsC. a noticeD. an advertisement64. Which of the statements is correct according to the passage?A. dyeing hair is related to cancer.B. all cosmetic products are dangerous.C. the writer support the idea of use of hair dyes.D. there is no evidence to prove that hair dyeing is dangerous.65. According to IARC, that occasional use of hair coloring may cause cancer is .A. mysteriousB. unknownC. certainD. confusing66. The author implies by the last two sentences that .A. the development of this field is stopped.B. he will report the latest news in this field.C. he will work much harder at this field in future.D. we should keep up with the development of this field.EJust as the stock market rises and falls in response to what people are willing to put their money behind, we have inside ourselves an inner economy that rises and falls in response to our beliefs about what is possible. Sometimes the degree to which we are willing to challenge our belief systems determines the success of our inner economy. For example, imagine that your family of origin had a belief that musical talent was not something they possessed. As a member of that group, you would likely inherit that same belief about yourself. As a result, even if you had a great desire to create music, you might be hesitant to really get behind yourself, fearing that your investment (投资)would not pay off. Even if you had the courage to follow your passion, your inner belief that you are not inherently talented would probably be a major obstacle(障碍) to investing your energy in your dream.On the other hand, if you found a way to release that negative belief, a great flood of energy would pour forth, greatly increasing the likelihood of your success. How much energy we are willing to invest in the various ideas, dreams, and visions we carry within is like the money people are, or are not, willing to invest in the various products available for trade on the stock market. And in both cases, belief plays a key role in determining how willing we are to get behind something. One way to open up the possibility for greater success in our inner economies is to understand that belief is not the reliable guide we sometimes think. There are other more reliable things of success that we can put our faith in, such as passion, feeling, and sense. Some of the most successful investors in the stock market are the ones that go against the grain, trusting their sense over the common opinion held by common people about what will work.In the same way, we can learn to trust our heart’s desires and our sense to guide us, questi oning any beliefs that stand in the way of our ability to fully invest in ourselves. As we take out energy from limiting ideas about what is possible, we free up the resources that have the power to make our inner economy prosper.67. We can safely conclude from the first paragraph that .A. our belief is not reliable.B. belief is an obstacle to our success.C. belief is not so important in our success.D. our belief determines our success in some way.68. According to the passage, if a family of origin has passion for literature, the members of the family willprobably .A. teach literatureB. hate literatureC. write poemsD. enter the field of literature69. We can put our faith in the following things of success except .A. passionB. feelingC. senseD. stock market70. The purpose of the author is .A. to teach us a lessonB. to give us some useful suggestionsC. to tell us that our belief is not reliableD. to encourage us to invest in the stock market。