完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s ________ filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so ________ that I decided to write an article about her.
I ________ Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She ________ and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I ________ I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.
I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there ________, taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that ________ Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The ________ was almost unbearable. I struggled for days with draft after draft. ________ I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.
It didn’t take long. My manuscript ________ . How stupid of me! I thought. How could I ________ in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t ________the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.
Five years later, I was moving to California. While ________ my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in ________ :
Ms Profit,
Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some ________ materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to _______ your story soon.
Shocked, it took me a long time to ________ . Fear of rejection cost me dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of ________ writing. Today, I have become a full – time writer. Looking back on this ________ , I learned a very important lesson: You can’t ________ to doubt yourself.
1.A．voice B．joy C．speech D．smile
2.A．proud B．moved C．satisfied D．active
3.A．visited B．emailed C．phoned D．interviewed
4.A．paused B．refused C．hesitated D．agreed
5.A．knew B．discovered C．explained D．replied
6.A．nervously B．patiently C．seriously D．quietly
7.A．blaming B．fooling C．inviting D．urging
8.A．comment B．failure C．pressure D．hardship
9.A．Gradually B．Luckily C．Publicly D．Finally
10.A．disappeared B．returned C．spread D．improved
11.A．compete B．struggle C．promote D．compare
12.A．ignore B．face C．deliver D．receive
13.A．decorating B．repairing C．cleaning D．leaving
14.A．trouble B．anxiety C．horror D．disbelief
15.A．secure B．private C．related D．reliable
16.A．publish B．create C．broadcast D．assess
17.A．prepare B．recover C．escape D．forget
18.A．energetic B．endless C．enjoyable D．typical
19.A．accident B．success C．benefit D．experience
20.A．attempt B．pretend C．expect D．afford
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Cycling
Both children and adults ride bicycles for fun and for exercise. Some people use bicycles for transportation because it is less expensive than traveling by car. 1.__.
The sport of cycling consists of races that are held mostly on roads or tracks. 2. .The first recorded race in the United States was held in 1878 in Boston, Massachusetts. The most famous bicycle race, the Tour de France, began in 1903. Cycling is also a part of the Summer Olympic Games.
Sport cycling includes road races for men, women and children. Some races cover short distances of 2.5 to 3 miles.__ 3. .A stage race consists of a series of races held over several days or even weeks.
Time trials (计时赛) are a type of competition in which cyclists do not race directly against each other. Instead, individual cyclists or teams are timed as they ride separately over a certain distance._ 4._ .Most stage races include time trials.
Several types of bicycle races are held on an oval (椭圆形的) track. The track may be either indoors or outdoors. In the high-speed races, cyclists compete against each other over a short distance. The pursuit (追逐赛) is an event in which cyclists start on opposite sides of the track and try to catch each other. 5. .The motorcycle cuts through the wind, which normally slows a bicycle down. As a result, cyclists can go much faster than they can in other races.
A. It takes three weeks to complete.
B. Others cover hundreds of miles.
C. The cyclist or team with the faster time wins.
D. The world’s best riders compete in it.
E. In a motor-paced race, each cyclist rides behind a motorcycle or motorbike.
F. Others use bicycles for transportation because bicycles do not pollute the air.
G. Sport cycling began in 1868 with a race near Paris, France.
When it comes to success in business and success in life, there are few qualities as important as confidence．
People naturally have different levels of confidence．Some have a higher level of confidence than others do, but even those whose confidence is lacking can learn to build their level of confidence and reach their most important goals．Increasing self confidence is one of the most common reasons people give for seeking the help of psychologists and other professionals．
One of the many places where a greater level of confidence is useful is in the workplace． We all know how difficult it can be, for instance, to ask the boss for a raise．This process can be extremely difficult for those who lack confidence in their own abilities．After all, if you are unsure about your own abilities, how will you ever convince your boss that you deserve more money for the work you do?
Even if you are not asking for that big raise, having plenty of confidence in your abilities is important to success．If you are certain of your abilities, chances are that those around you, whether they are your coworkers, your colleagues or your superiors, will see that confidence, and that will help to assure them that you are the best at what you do．
Being thought of as the person to go to, and being seen as an expert in your chosen field, is naturally very important to success on the job．If you can make yourself the person people go to for guidance and advice, you will help to protect yourself from the ever present danger of downsizing(裁员)．After all, if you are a recognized expert at the office, you will be regarded as an indispensable member of the team．
Having a high level of confidence, after all, does not mean overlooking the places where you could improve．Knowing what you do well and where you need help will help you enjoy increased success and confidence．
1.What is the passage mainly about?
A．The influence of confidence on one's life．
B．The difference of people's confidence．．
C．The judgment on one's confidence．
D．The importance of confidence to success
2.Psychologists and other professionals can offer help to those ______．
A．who think their goals are hard to reach
B．who expect to give guidance to others
C．who want to ask the boss for a raise
D．who dream to be recognized experts
3.What does the underlined word "indispensable" in Paragraph 5 probably mean?
A．outgoing B．important
C．attractive D．energetic
Driving to a friend’s house on a recent evening, I was attracted by the sight of the full moon rising just above my friend’s rooftop. I stopped to watch it for a few moments, thinking about what a pity it is that most city people --- myself included --- usually miss sights like this because we spend most of our lives indoors.
My friend had also seen it. He grew up living in a forest in Europe, and the moon meant a lot to him then. It had touched much of his life.
I know the feeling. Last December I took my seven-year-old daughter to the mountainous jungle of northern India with some friends. We stayed in a forest rest house with no electricity or running hot water. Our group had campfires outside every night, and indoors when it was too cold outside. The moon grew to its fullest during our trip. Between me and the high mountains lay three or four valleys. Not a light shone in them and not a sound could be heard. It was one of the quietest places I have ever known, a bottomless well of silence. And above me was the full moon, which struck me deeply.
Today our lives are filled with glass, metal, plastic and fiber-glass. We have television, cell phones, electricity, heaters and ovens and air-conditioners, cars, computers.
Struggling through traffic that evening at the end of a tiring day, most of it spent indoors, I thought, “Before long, I would like to live in a small cottage. There I will grow vegetables and read books and walk in the mountains. And perhaps write, but not in anger. I may become an old man there, and wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled and measure out my life in coffee spoons. But I will be able to walk outside on a cold silent night and touched the moon.”
1. The best title for the passage would be _________.
A. Touched by the Moon
B. Break away from Modern life
C. A Bottomless well of Silence
D. The Pleasures of Modern Life
2.The writer felt sorry for himself because __________.
A. there was too much pollution.
B. he failed to see the fullest moon.
C. he didn’t adapt to modern inventions
D. there were too many accidents on the road.
3.Modern things are mentioned mainly to ___________.
A. show that the writer likes city life very much.
B. tell us that people greatly benefit from modern life.
C. explain that people have less chances to enjoy nature.
D. show that we can also enjoy nature at home through them.
4.The author wrote the passage to __________.
A. show the love for the moonlight.
B. want to communicate longing for modern life.
C. advise modern people to learn to live.
D. express the feeling of returning to nature.
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I spotted (发现;认出) him at the checkout counter, bagging at No.14. His arms shook violently as he placed a box of eggs into a plastic bag. He wore a name card upon which he had wiritten “Jerry” in kindergarten handwriting. He looked middle-aged but his mental age must have been about 12.
Ever since I smiled at him the first time he bagged my groceries at my local supermarket, Jerry has followed me around like an adoring fan. His lack of boundaries makes me uncomfortable. I don’t know how to avoid being noticed by him. I don’t want to speak to the manager — my complaint could get him fired. So I started avoiding him.
I can still remember the hurt I felt when I was 10 and our neighbor Mrs. Ward didn’t respond when I said hello with David and Diane. Instead, she hurried out of the supermarket, leaving me holding my brother and sister’s hands. I realized at that moment that I hated Mrs. Ward’s reaction. Why, then, years later, was I acting as she had?
I picked up a magazine Real Simple. The beautiful photos did nothing to straighten out the guilt in me. I was being ridiculous. The last three times I have seen Jerry, I rushed. There are other stores, but I chose this one because it employs people with disabilities. I want people like my brothers to have jobs. I don’t want them to be ignored, the way I am avoiding Jerry.
1.We know from the text that Jerry ________
A. suffered from fragile X syndrome
B. had a mental age not matching his real age
C. couldn’t write his name
D. only had a kindergarten education
2.Why did the author feel uncomfortable?
A. Jerry was like a fan of her
B. Real Simple couldn’t straighten out her guilt
C. Jerry always stepped on her feet
D. Jerry didn’t keep a proper distance from her
3.We can infer from the text that ________.
A. there are many people like Mrs. Ward
B. the store the author visited treated the disabled equally
C. most employees in the supermarket are disabled
D. the store manager ignored people with disabilities
4.What is the author’s attitude towards people with disabilities?
A. cautious B. unconcerned
C. ridiculous D. caring
