第二节：完形填空
例一
My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling 1 , but I always knew he was 2 . He never criticized us, but used 3 to bring out our best. He’d say, “If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you don’t give them water, they die.” I 4 as a child I said something 5 about somebody, and my father said, “ 6 time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you.” He explained that if I looked for the best 7 people, I would get the best 8 . From then on I’ve always tried to 9 the principle in my life and later in running my company.
Dad’s also always been very 10 . At 15, I started a magazine. It was 11 a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a 12 : stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.
I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision, 13 any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad 14 me to go into law. And I’ve 15 regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, 16 I didn’t pursue my 17 . You know what you want. Go fulfill it.”
As 18 turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national 19 for young people in the U.K. My wife and I have two children, and I’d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad 20 me.
1. A. biologist B. manager C. lawyer D. gardener
2. A. strict B. honest C. special D. learned
3. A. praise B. courage C. power D. warmth
4. A. think B. imagine C. remember D. guess
5. A. unnecessary B. unkind C. unimportant D. unusual
6. A. Another B. Some C. Any D. Other
7. A. on B. in C. at D. about
8. A. in case B. by turns C. by chance D. in return
9. A. revise B. set C. review D. follow
10. A. understanding B. experienced C. serious D. demanding
11. A. taking up B. making up C. picking up D. keeping up
12. A. suggestion B. decision C. notice D. choice
13. A. and B. as C. even if D. as if
14. A. helped B. allowed C. persuaded D. suggested
15. A. always B. never C. seldom D. almost
16. A. rather B. but C. for D. therefore
17. A. promise B. task C. belief D. dream
18. A. this B. he C. it D. that
19. A. newspaper B. magazine C. program D. project
20. A. controlled B. comforted C. reminded D. raised
例二
One summer day my father sent me to buy wire for our farm. At 16, I liked 1 better than driving our truck, 2 this time I was not happy. My father had told me I’d have to ask for credit（赊账）at the store.
Sixteen is a 3 age, when a young man wants respect, not charity. It was 1976, and the ugly 4 of racial discrimination was 5 a fact of life. I’d seen my friends ask for credit and than stand, head down, while the store owner 6 whether they were “good for it.” I knew black youths just like me who were 7 like thieves by the store clerk each time they went into a grocery.
My family was 8 .We paid our debts. But before harvest, cash was short. Would the store owner 9 us?
At Davis’s store, Buck Davis stood behind the cash desk, talking to a farmer. I nodded 10 I passed him on my way to the hardware shelves. When I brought my 11 to the cash desk, I said 12 , “I need to put this on credit.”
The farmer gave me an amused, distrustful 13 .But Buck’s face didn’t change. “Sure,” he said 14 . “Your daddy is 15 good for it.” He 16 to the other man. “This here is one of James William’s sons.”
The farmer nodded in a neighborly 17 . I was filled with pride. James Williams’s son. Those three words had opened a door to an adult’s respect and trust.
That day I discovered that the good name my parents had 18 brought our whole family the respect of our neighbors. Everyone knew what to 19 from a Williams: a decent person who kept his word and respected himself 20 much to do wrong.
1．A．something B．nothing C．anything D．everything
2．A．and B．so C．but D．for
3．A．prideful B．wonderful C．respectful D．colorful
4．A．intention B．shadow C．habit D．faith
5．A．thus B．just C．still D．ever
6．A．guessed B．suspected C．questioned D．figured
7．A．watched B．caught C．dismissed D．accused
8．A．generous B．honest C．friendly D．modest
9．A．blame B．excuse C．charge D．trust
10．A．until B．as C．once D．since
11．A．purchases B．sales C．orders D．favorites
12．A．casually B．confidently C．cheerfully D．carefully
13．A．look B．stare C．response D．comment
14．A．patiently B．eagerly C．easily D．proudly
15．A．generally B．never C．sometimes D．always
16．A．pointed B．replied C．turned D．introduced
17．A．sense B．way C．degree D．mood
18．A．earned B．deserved C．given D．used
19．A．receive B．expect C．collect D．require
20．A．very B．so C．how D．too
第三部分 阅读理解
例一
When Andrea Peterson landed her first teaching job, she faced the daunting task of creating a music program with almost no money for equipment or supplies in a climate where standards-based learning was the focus and music just provided a break for students and teachers.
For her drive and creativity in overcoming those challenges, she’s been named national teacher of the year.
Principal Waynes Kettler said he’s worked with many outstanding teachers in his 22 years as an educator, but Peterson is “just that one step above anybody I’ve ever worked with before.”
Kettler and others at Monte Cristo Elementary School talk about the ways she has introduced the learning from other classrooms into her music program and her creativity in working around things such as the lack of money for new music.
When students were reading S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders in their regular classroom, Peterson helped them write a 30-minute play with scenes from the book. Then they chose three Broadway tunes that focused on race, equality and social justice, the themes of the book. Peterson composed two other songs herself after classroom discussions about the play and the book.
The honor means a lot to residents of Granite Falls. It’s inspiring to know that people from small towns can even win national honors.
As national teacher of the year, Peterson will spend the next year outside the classroom, as a national and international spokeswoman for education.
Not surprisingly, she is a big believer in the value of arts education. She said it’s essential for schools to offer classes such as art or music and physical education because for some kids one of those subjects is the only thing that motivates them to come back to school day after day.
1. The underlined word “daunting” in Paragraph 1 most probably means ________.
A. discouraging B. interesting C. creative D. unbearable
2. When Peterson began her teaching career, ________.
A. music was a focus of learning in most schools
B. the environment was favorable to music teaching
C. the school lacked teaching facilities for music
D. financial support for music programs was unavailable
3. What is the most important reason that Peterson won the award?
A. She concerned herself with current social problems.
B. She motivated students to learn music with her creativity.
C. She has taught music at the elementary school for 22 years.
D. She made great efforts to arouse students’ interest in literature.
4. Which of the following is an example of Peterson’s way of teaching music?
A. She wrote plays on themes of race, equality and social justice.
B. She made use of the contents of other classes in her teaching.
C. She organized classroom discussions of Broadway tunes.
D. She helped students compose songs by themselves.
5. In Peterson’s opinion, ________.
A. art, music and PE classes are all important
B. more subjects should be offered to students
C. students should be motivated to attend art classes
D. arts education is more important than other subjects
6. It can be inferred from the text that ________.
A. Peterson’s honor was a surprise for the local people
B. Peterson’s art classes attracted students back to school
C. Peterson aroused the local residents’ passion for music
D. Peterson will change her profession next year
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山东省2008年高考样题——英语(2)
