Question

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

A Beautiful Dress

My neighbor’s eight-year-old daughter used to live in the countryside, her native place. Recently her parents   1her to town to live with them. Wild and uneducated, she would use   2words when she was angry. Sometimes she went so far as to   3on the ground, to the   4of all people around. Her parents tried to   5her by beating and kicking. However, she became more   6. Finally they became thoroughly   7with her.

       One day their next-door   8, a retired teacher, gave the girl a snow-white dress, which was very   9. It immediately caught the girl’s   10and made them shine brightly.

       The girl put on the dress and became quite a   11person. She no longer acted rudely or hit others. She   12seldom rolled on the floor. She knew running wild was not   13for her in a beautiful dress. Since then, the girl had been   14, neat, and lovely.

       The story set me   15a lot. Perhaps everyone has a beautiful dress   16somewhere in his or her heart. Only some people are not aware of it,   17it or take no notice of it.   18is a powerful force or weapon — that’s something   19by many of us. It can arouse fine qualities that humans are   20with but have so far hidden somewhere. It has a soul-shaking influence that is indeed unmatched.

1.A. left             B. brought               C. met                      D. taught

2.A. dirty                  B. new                     C. creative                D. attractive

3.A. trap                B. weep                        C. roll                          D. jump

4.A. surprise            B. delight                   C. mercy                    D. regret

5.A. advise                B. encourage              C. support                 D. educate

6.A. mature                  B. violent                      C. changeable               D. considerate

7.A. tired                    B. pleased                  C. relaxed                 D. disappointed

8.A. office                 B. stranger                  C. neighbor                 D. apartment

9.A. beautiful         B. modern                    C. shabby                     D. fragile

10.A. attention         B. ears                      C. eyes                        D. imagination

11.A. rude                B. different               C. violent                   D. unique

12.A. even       B. also                    C. still                     D. ever

13.A. bad                B. much                 C. enough               D. suitable

14.A. voluntary             B. conscious                 C. merciful                   D. gentle

15.A. imagining           B. moving                  C. thinking                  D. puzzling

16.A. ruined             B. hidden                 C. disappeared            D. rediscovered

17.A. forget                  B. criticize                    C. advocate                  D. remember

18.A. Love                B. Violence               C. Beauty                         D. Honesty

19.A. cared               B. valued                   C. unlearnt                  D. unrealized

20.A. dealt                  B. born                       C. grown                     D. lived

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.D

6.B

7.D

8.C

9.A

10.C           

11.B

12.A

13.D

14.D

15.C           

16.B

17.A

18.C

19.D

20.B