完形突破

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Passage One

A friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t 1 . What was the worst was that he found himself unable to ask for help—his mobile phone went out of 2 as a result of exhausted battery. Nothing could be done but to 3 in cold wilderness. It was eight hours later that day broke， and then 4 of the rescue.

It is almost 5 that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his 6 ： “First of all， I checked up my 7 conditions and found myself not in mortal （致死的） danger. As there was no 8 to call for help， I leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from 9 . In this way I dozed off.”

His story put an end to my regret for the 10 of an exploration adventure that happened last year. A group of young men 11 to explore a mountain cave and got lost. Unable to find a way out in the 12 cave they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of 13 . Finally they fell dead in fear and exhaustion. According to the 14 people that found them， the place where they got 15 was only about 10 meters away from the opening of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to 16 themselves， they would probably sense a faint light glimmering not far away.

Don’t you think you can compare it with 17 itself？ When you meet with difficulty in life and work， you are lost in darkness. 18 you， it’s unclear yet and you needn’t put up struggle 19 . It seems to be a negative attitude， but a person who can 20 to do so must have foresight （远见） as well as a great courage in the first place.

1. A. speakB. moveC. runD. leave

2. A. serviceB. dateC. controlD. work

3. A. cryB. lieC. waitD. sleep

4. A. delayB. successC. teamD. arrival

5. A. untrueB. unimaginableC. horribleD. useless

6. A. ideaB. decisionC. explanationD. excuse

7. A. physicalB. drivingC. workingD. medical

8. A. energyB. wayC. toolD. strength

9. A. openingB. spreadingC. hurtingD. bleeding

10. A. lossB. failureC. disappointmentD. sadness

11. A. expectedB. managedC. triedD. needed

12. A. dangerousB. darkC. deepD. strange

13. A. hearingB. sightC. feelingD. direction

14. A. rescueB. villageC. localD. kind

15. A. frightenedB. caughtC. lostD. worried

16. A. saveB. helpC. stopD. calm

17. A. adventureB. studyC. lifeD. accident

18. A. MindB. WatchC. TeachD. Warn

19. A. normallyB. immediatelyC. carefullyD. usually

20. A. comeB. planC. affordD. wish

Passage Two

Jay Wilson was my English teacher at Lake Forest High School. It was he who 1 my potential in writing， and his 2 made me a writer eventually.

He was kind to me， but I had no 3 that he took particular notice of me. There were other 4 kids in the class， and soon I fell back into my usual 5 and thought that I was just a little over average in most things. Near the end of the term， we began to read the play—Macbeth. Believe me， this is not an easy play for high school students to 6 ， so I spent a lot of time reading it. After working till the night before it was due， I wrote a paper about the 7 —the first paper I typed on a typewriter—and turned it 8 the next day.

I got a good 9 on it， and below the grade Mr Wilson wrote， “Sure 10 you become a writer.” That was it. Those six words were written in his clear and neat handwriting. It was the first time he or anyone had 11 in any way that writing was a 12 option for me. We’d never had any writers in our family line， and we didn’t know any writers personally， even 13 ， so writing for a living didn’t seem something 14 to me. But then， just like that， Jay Wilson tapped my hidden 15 and let me see a wider world.

Over the next 10 years， I often 16 about Mr Wilson’s six words. Whenever I felt discouraged， it was those six words that came back to me and gave me 17 . When a few instructors in college gently and not-so-gently tried to tell me I had no talent， I held Mr Wilson’s 18 before me to protect myself. I didn’t 19 what anyone else thought. Mr Wilson， head of the whole English department at Lake Forest High， 20 I could be a writer. So I put my head down and struggled forward.

1. A. dugB. realizedC. inventedD. recognized

2. A. knowledgeB. confidenceC. influenceD. attention

3. A. intentionB. concernC. doubtD. sense

4. A. olderB. smarterC. richerD. luckier

5. A. locationB. positionC. motivationD. qualification

6. A. understandB. tellC. considerD. accept

7. A. workB. termC. classD. play

8. A. onB. offC. inD. up

9. A. gradeB. praiseC. ideaD. start

10. A. wonderB. hopeC. makeD. help

11. A. arrangedB. persuadedC. announcedD. indicated

12. A. careerB. studyC. hobbyD. method

13. A. distantlyB. frequentlyC. actuallyD. obviously

14. A. necessaryB. preciousC. differentD. available

15. A. talentB. memoryC. secretD. opinion

16. A. worriedB. thoughtC. heardD. wrote

17. A. impressionB. improvementC. imaginationD. strength

18. A. actionsB. wisdomC. wordsD. duty

19. A. careB. predictC. ignoreD. learn

20. A. provedB. saidC. promisedD. answered

Passage Three

Many people believe everything or almost everything they read in newspapers or hear on radio. A few years ago I read a 1 about a husband and wife who made a terrible mistake. They had gone 2 and had taken their small baby along with them. After they had finished shopping， they returned to their 3 to go home. Before they reached their car， they 4 the baby in the plastic baby carrier that he 5 in for safety. The couple then drove off in their car towards home.

After they had driven a few miles， they glanced at the back 6 to see how the baby was. To their 7 ， the baby was not there. According to the story， the couple had put the plastic seat and the baby on the top of the car but had 8 to put him inside the car. They had driven away with the baby on the top of the car.

The couple drove back towards the 9 but did not find the baby. They called the 10 ， and the police said that they 11 the baby and that the baby was 12 . The baby had fallen from the top of the car but had been 13 by his plastic seat. The 14 couple took their baby home and were always careful after that.

There was one thing 15 with the story. It was not true. Stories such as this one are often 16 in newspapers and on radio and television. Because they are read and heard in places that usually report the 17 ， many people believe them. People also 18 them because， like the story told， they have something 19 or frightening about them. What is 20 is that newspaper and radio reporters also believe them.

1. A. bookB. newspaperC. novelD. story

2. A. travellingB. shoppingC. fishingD. swimming

3. A. babyB. garageC. carD. house

4. A. putB. sawC. keptD. carried

5. A. playedB. rodeC. livedD. waited

6. A. doorB. seatC. windowD. road

7. A. joyB. disappointmentC. surpriseD. amusement

8. A. expectedB. forgottenC. triedD. meant

9. A. streetB. stationC. cityD. store

10. A. driverB. assistantsC. policeD. friends

11. A. saved B. saw C. helpedD. had

12. A. sadB. worriedC. lonelyD. fine

13. A. protectedB. heldC. coveredD. caught

14. A. satisfiedB. puzzledC. grateful D. unlucky

15. A. wrongB. usefulC. importantD. necessary

16. A. madeB. introducedC. reportedD. written

17. A. newsB. truthC. accidentsD. mistakes

18. A. believeB. knowC. hearD. need

19. A. goodB. unusualC. believableD. fashionable

20. A. frighteningB. terribleC. possibleD. strange

Passage Four

Bears and humans often meet in National Parks. Although campers and hikers are warned not to 1 the bears， many people ignore these 2 and feed the bears anyway. When bears are used to people’s 3 ， problems soon arise. Bears like to eat a large variety of things， both meat and vegetables. 4 human assistance， bears live well on roots， twigs， leaves of trees， insects and small animals. With 5 around， the bears’ tastes quickly 6 to include sandwiches， hot dogs， hamburgers， and anything else they can get from humans.

Bears often 7 clever strategies for getting people to let go their food supplies. More often than not， an 8 hiker has taken off his or her pack for a rest only to have a 9 charge out of the woods， 10 the pack and quickly disappear into the underbrush with it. Hanging the pack on the tree branch won’t 11 .

Bears have been known to climb up， jump off， and catch the pack on the way 12 . One mother bear stretched up with her baby on her shoulders to 13 a pack stored on a pole. Many bears threaten people into 14 their supplies. Although a bear is 15 to attack a person and would probably run away if 16 at， few people are willing to do so. Most people drop the pack and run the other way. This， of course， 17 the bear. In some places， the Park Service installed （安装） some metal barrels with lids to help campers keep their 18 safe from bears. Although the bears were unable to 19 these containers， the effort was less than successful. Most campers， unable to 20 the metal drums from rubbish cans， never used them for the intended purpose.

1. A. hurtB. feedC. huntD. frighten

2. A. dangersB. ideasC. problemsD. warnings

3. A. foodB. behaviorC. lifeD. habit

4. A. BesidesB. ExceptC. ForD. Without

5. A. peopleB. vegetablesC. meatD. animals

6. A. turn B. expandC. loseD. limit

7. A. understandB. needC. studyD. develop

8. A. unfriendlyB. unsuspectingC. unkindD. unfortunate

9. A. monkeyB. childC. bearD. thief

10. A. seizeB. findC. stealD. damage

11. A. helpB. disappearC. existD. matter

12. A. awayB. offC. downD. up

13. A. controlB. reachC. carryD. discover

14. A. sending outB. taking outC. giving upD. picking up

15. A. possibleB. readyC. unlikelyD. eager

16. A. lookedB. screamedC. laughedD. aimed

17. A. delightsB. interestsC. warnsD. comforts

18. A. goodsB. productsC. suppliesD. lives

19. A. understandB. seeC. findD. open

20. A. keepB. tellC. differD. separate

Passage Six

One day all the employees of a very famous company reached their office and all saw a big sign on the main door which said this：

“Yesterday， the 1 who has been hindering （阻碍） your growth in this company 2 away. We invite you to join the funeral in the room that has been 3 in the gym.”

In the beginning， they all got 4 for the death of one of their colleagues， but after a while they started getting 5 to know who was that person that hindered the 6 of their colleagues and the company itself .

The 7 in the gym was such that security agents were ordered to control the crowd 8 the room. The more people 9 the coffin （棺材）， the more the excitement heated up. Everyone 10 ， “Who is it that was hindering my progress？”

One by one the intrigued （好奇的） employees got closer to the coffin， and when they looked inside it， they

11 became speechless.

They all got to stand near the 12 ， and felt shocked and in silence， as if someone had touched the deepest part of their 13 . There was a mirror inside the coffin： everyone who 14 inside it could see themselves！ There was also a sign next to the mirror that 15 ：

“There is only one person who is capable of setting 16 to your growth and IT IS YOU！” Your life does not 17 when your boss changes， when your friends change， when your parents change， when your husband or wife changes…

No， your life changes when YOU change， when you 18 beyond your limiting beliefs inside.

Examine yourself ； watch yourself. Don’t be afraid of 19 ， impossibilities and losses. Be a winner； build yourself and your reality. Remember， it’s the way you 20 life itself that makes the difference.

1. A. personB. bossC. employerD. enemy

2. A. diedB. gotC. passedD. turned

3. A. protectedB. openedC. celebratedD. prepared

4. A. surprisedB. sadC. scaredD. worried

5. A. calmB. curiousC. consciousD. confused

6. A. developmentB. widthC. faithD. strength

7. A. wayB. meaningC. excitementD. disappointment

8. A. withinB. offC. beyondD. around

9. A. sawB. broughtC. reachedD. touched

10. A. imaginedB. judgedC. examinedD. thought

11. A. carefullyB. actuallyC. suddenlyD. finally

12. A. coffinB. crowdC. doorD. room

13. A. mindB. soulC. heartD. memory

14. A. layB. sleptC. appearedD. looked

15. A. talkedB. spokeC. saidD. told

16. A. deadlinesB. demandsC. limitsD. lacks

17. A. developB. cancelC. stopD. change

18. A. goB. walkC. runD. keep

19. A. funeralsB. difficultiesC. dangersD. doubts

20. A. obeyB. considerC. faceD. enjoy

Passage Seven

“My aunt will come down soon， Mr Nuttel，” said a very calm young lady of fifteen years old.

Framton Nuttel was 1 to be going through a cure for his disease， but now he 2 whether this visit to the village would help.

“Do you know many of the people round here？” asked the 3 when she thought they had sat long enough in 4 . “Hardly one，” said Framton. “Then you know 5 about my aunt？” continued the lady， “Out through that 6 ， exactly three years ago， her husband and two brothers went off for their day’s shooting. In 7 the country， they were all there 8 in a bog （沼泽）.” Here the child’s voice 9 its calm and became almost human （as she was always good at making up stories）. “Aunt always 10 they will someday walk in through that window just as they used to do. Sometimes on 11 evenings like this， I almost get a strange 12 that they will all…”

She stopped when the aunt came 13 into the room. “Bera has been 14 you？ She’s always making up stories，” she said.

“She is very interesting，” said Framton.

“I hope you don’t mind the open window. My husband and brothers will be home soon from shooting， and they always come in this way.”

She talked on 15 about the shooting and the hopes of shooting in the winter. To Framton it was all quite 16 in the increasing darkness. He made a great 17 ， which was only partly successful， to turn the talk on to a cheerful subject. His hostess was giving him only a part of her 18 ， and her eyes were frequently 19 him to the window. It wasn’t certainly 20 that he had paid his visit on this sorrowful day.

1. A. readyB. supposedC. sureD. likely

2. A. doubtedB. realizedC. arguedD. discovered

3. A. auntB. doctorC. patientD. niece

4. A. placeB. silenceC. vainD. advance

5. A. nothingB. somethingC. everythingD. anything

6. A. windowB. yardC. roadD. door

7. A. escapingB. crossingC. enteringD. marching

8. A. sunkB. hiddenC. swallowedD. struck

9. A. keptB. returnedC. reflectedD. lost

10. A. determinesB. insistsC. thinksD. suggests

11. A. lonelyB. magicC. quietD. mysterious

12. A. dreamB. ideaC. feelingD. experience

13. A. angrilyB. worriedlyC. eagerlyD. busily

14. A. troublingB. amusingC. examiningD. complaining

15. A. anxiouslyB. sadlyC. cheerfullyD. calmly

16. A. pleasantB. terribleC. attractiveD. difficult

17. A. effortB. suggestionC. decisionD. fortune

18. A. interestB. sorrowC. attentionD. opinion

19. A. glaring atB. fixed uponC. kept onD. looking past

20. A. comfortableB. successfulC. easyD. fortunate

Passage Five

Years ago， there was a very wealthy man who， with his devoted young son， shared a passion for art collecting. Together， they traveled around the world， adding only 1 art treasures to their collection.

One year， as winter approached， 2 engulfed （吞没） the nation， and the young man left to 3 his country. After only a few short weeks， his father received a telegram. His beloved son was 4 in action. The art collector was 5 waiting for more news， 6 he would never see his son again. Within days， his fears were 7 . The young man had died while rushing a fellow soldier to a doctor.

Upset and lonely， the old man faced the coming Christmas holidays with 8 . On Christmas morning， a knock on the door 9 the sad old man. As he opened the door， he was greeted by a 10 with a large package in his hands.

He introduced himself to the old man by saying， “I was a 11 of your son. I was the one he was 12 when he died. May I come in for a few moments？ I have something to show you.”

As the two began to 13 ， the soldier told of how the man’s son had told everyone of his， not to mention his father’s， 14 of fine art. “I am no 15 ，” said the soldier， “but I want to give you this.”

As the old man unwrapped the package， he saw a portrait of his son. Though the world would 16 consider it the work of a genius， the painting featured the young man’s 17 in striking detail.

Overcome with emotion， the man 18 the soldier. After the soldier had left， the old man put the painting above the fireplace， pushing aside thousands of dollars worth of art. His task 19 ， the old man sat in his chair and spent Christmas gazing at the 20 he had been given.

1. A. latestB. richestC. finestD. cheapest

2. A. floodB. fireC. stormD. war

3. A. saveB. helpC. serveD. build

4. A. missingB. actingC. fightingD. dying

5. A. calmlyB. anxiouslyC. quietlyD. secretly

6. A. fearingB. doubtingC. wonderingD. expecting

7. A. disappearedB. doubledC. removedD. confirmed

8. A. hopeB. careC. sadnessD. eagerness

9. A. awakenedB. troubledC. interestedD. comforted

10. A. farmerB. soldierC. painterD. seller

11. A. guardB. leaderC. partnerD. friend

12. A. rescuingB. carryingC. guardingD. hiding

13. A. argueB. moveC. talkD. sit

14. A. descriptionB. loveC. senseD. understanding

15. A. artistB. businessmanC. heroD. reporter

16. A. sometimesB. neverC. oftenD. still

17. A. experienceB. hopeC. bodyD. face

18. A. thankedB. questionedC. welcomedD. treated

19. A. forgottenB. facedC. completedD. set

20. A. fireplaceB. giftC. souvenirD. package

Passage Eight

Since my family were not going to be helpful， I decided I would look for one all by myself and not tell them about it till I’d got one.

I had seen an agency advertisement in a local newspaper. I rushed out of the 1 in search of it. I was wildly excited， and as 2 as if I were going on the stage. Finding the 3 quite easily， I ran breathlessly through a door which said “Enter without knocking， if you please.”

The simple atmosphere of the office 4 me. The woman 5 carefully at me for a while through her glasses， and then 6 me in a low voice. I answered softly. All of a sudden I started to feel rather 7 . She wondered why I was looking for this sort of 8 . I felt even more hopeless when she told me that it would be 9 to get a job without 10 . I wondered whether I ought to leave， 11 the telephone on her desk rang. I 12 her say：

“As a matter of fact， I’ve got someone in the 13 at this very moment who might 14 .” She wrote down a 15 ， and held it out to me， saying： “Ring up this lady. She wants a 16 immediately. In fact， you would have to start tomorrow by cooking a dinner for ten people.”

“Oh yes，” said I— 17 having cooked for more than four in my life. I 18 her again and again， and rushed out to the nearest telephone box. I 19 my thoughts， took a deep breath， and rang the number. I said confidently that I was just what she was looking for.

I spent the next few hours 20 cookbooks.

1. A. schoolB. houseC. agencyD. office

2. A. proudB. pleasedC. nervousD. worried

3. A. familyB. doorC. placeD. stage

4. A. calmedB. excitedC. frightenedD. disturbed

5. A. glancedB. lookedC. pointedD. smiled

6. A. advisedB. examinedC. informedD. questioned

7. A. encouragedB. dissatisfiedC. hopelessD. pleased

8. A. placeB. jobC. agencyD. business

9. A. difficultB. helplessC. impossibleD. unusual

10. A. abilityB. experienceC. knowledgeD. study

11. A. untilB. sinceC. unlessD. when

12. A. sawB. heardC. noticedD. found

13. A. familyB. houseC. officeD. restaurant

14. A. hireB. acceptC. suitD. offer

15. A. letterB. nameC. noteD. number

16. A. cookB. helperC. teacherD. secretary

17. A. almostB. neverC. nearlyD. really

18. A. answeredB. promisedC. thankedD. told

19. A. spreadB. abandonedC. recognizedD. collected

20. A. borrowingB. buyingC. readingD. writing

Passage Nine

The sound of the rain hitting the windows wakes me up and it sounds just exactly as it did 15 years ago， which reminded me of my girlhood.

It was my second day of 1 and it was raining heavily. I could not 2 the habit I had at home， so I fell asleep right at my 3 . I woke up to find myself not in the classroom but carried on Dad’ s back. We were 4 home. It was the last time I felt 5 to him.

After that， he never carried me or hugged me as other fathers did to their children. I was not bothered much by this 6 . I was proud of it， for I felt 7 and “grown up”. However， there were times when I felt depressed by not having sought 8 from him.

One day， I was writing Chinese characters as homework. I hated doing this more than anything. Dad came and stood behind me for a moment， 9 me scratching the paper. Then he said， “This kind of writing needs 10 . Your writing is not strong enough. Press harder.”

I followed his 11 for the next two words， but 12 I could see little improvement， I followed my own method—the 13 way. His advice did not improve my writing but our 14 . As I grew older， I found out that he had 15 his schooling in Grade 6， which was the highest grade in town then， so he was considered to be a 16 . People used to ask him to write something to put on the walls， but he never felt very useful.

He often said to me， “As you can see， this family is going to count on you. We are 17 to improve you anything for your future. You have to get a good 18 to change the life for yourself.”

As a result of his 19 ， I have 20 it through high school and through college.

1. A. graduationB. employmentC. collegeD. school

2. A. formB. resistC. followD. break

3. A. dormitoryB. doorC. deskD. bed

4. A. stillB. everC. neverD. halfway

5. A. closeB. nearC. happyD. relaxed

6. A. gapB. thoughtC. actionD. accident

7. A. lonelyB. depressedC. independentD. comfortable

8. A. comfortB. satisfactionC. supportD. confidence

9. A. stoppingB. catchingC. watchingD. hearing

10. A. attentionB. patienceC. timeD. action

11. A. introductionB. mannerC. spiritD. advice

12. A. untilB. whileC. asD. though

13. A. difficultB. importantC. efficientD. fast

14. A. relationshipB. friendshipC. loveD. life

15. A. finishedB. interruptedC. enjoyedD. passed

16. A. writerB. scholarC. scientistD. specialist

17. A. tiredB. gladC. uselessD. ready

18. A. educationB. chanceC. jobD. plan

19. A. helpB. expectationC. examinationD. instruction

20. A. succeededB. gotC. madeD. found

Passage Ten

As a teenager， I felt I was always letting people down. I was rebellious （反叛的） on the 1 ， but on the inside， I wanted people to 2 me.

Once I left home to hitchhike （搭便车） to California with my friend Penelope. The trip wasn’t 3 ， and there were many times I didn’t feel safe. One situation in particular 4 me grateful to still be alive. When I returned home， I was different， not so outwardly sure of myself.

I was happy to be home. But then I noticed that Penelope， who was 5 with us， was wearing my clothes. And my 6 seemed to like her better than me. I wondered if I would be 7 if I weren’t there. I told my mom， and she explained that 8 Penelope was a lovely girl， no one could 9 me. I pointed out， “She is more patient and is neater than I have ever been.” My mom said these were wonderful 10 ， but I was the only person who could fill my 11 . She made me realize that even with my 12 — and there were many—I was a loved member of the family who couldn’t be replaced.

I became a searcher， wanting to 13 who I was and what made me unique. My 14 of myself was changing. I wanted a solid base to start from. I started to resist pressure to 15 in ways that I didn’t like any more， and I was 16 by who I really was. I came to feel much more 17 that no one can ever take my place.

Each of us 18 a unique place in the world. You are 19 ， no matter what others say or what you may think. So 20 about being replaced. You can’t be.

1. A. roadB. outsideC. campusD. Internet

2. A. leaveB. respectC. admireD. like

3. A. easyB. necessaryC. funD. long

4. A. droveB. remainedC. leftD. forced

5. A. playingB. eatingC. stayingD. running

6. A. familyB. friendsC. relativesD. classmates

7. A. lovedB. mentionedC. caredD. missed

8. A. ifB. becauseC. thoughD. unless

9. A. scoldB. compareC. replaceD. match

10. A. qualitiesB. girlsC. peopleD. times

11. A. characterB. roleC. taskD. job

12. A. faultsB. advantagesC. mannersD. pities

13. A. search forB. look atC. find outD. give up

14. A. attitudeB. viewC. senseD. drawing

15. A. thinkB. learnC. changeD. act

16. A. thankfulB. delightedC. disappointedD. hopeful

17. A. sureB. doubtfulC. happyD. lonely

18. A. carriesB. catchesC. seizesD. holds

19. A. goodB. successfulC. specialD. changeable

20. A. talkB. forgetC. careD. argue