阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的A、B、C或者D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
(一)
A little boy invited his mother to his schools first teacher-parent meeting. This would be the first time that his classmates and teacher __1__ his mother. He was embarrassed by her __2__. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a big scar on her face. It covered __3__ the whole right side of her face. __4__ never wanted to talk about why or how she got the scar. At the meeting, the people were impressed[打动] by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother __5__ the scar. But the little boy was still embarrassed and hid __6__ from everyone. He did, __7__, overhear[无意间听到] a conversation between his mother and his teacher.
“How did you get the scar on your face?” the teacher asked.
The mother said, “When my son was a baby, his room __8__. Everyone was __9__ afraid to go in because the fire was out of control[失控]. I went in. As I was running toward his crib[摇篮], I saw a piece of wood coming down. I put myself over him trying to __10__ him. I was knocked out[打昏]. __11__, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She __12__ the burnt side of her face. “This scar will be there forever, but to this day, I have never __13__ doing what I did.” At this point, the little boy came out running __14__ his mother with __15__ in his eyes. He hugged her and held her hand tightly[紧紧地] for the rest of the day.
( )1. A. met B. heard C. watched D. visited
( )2. A. voice B. clothes C. appearance D. name
( )3. A. most B. hardly C. even D. nearly
( )4. A. The teacher B. The parents C. The boy D. The school
( )5. A. instead of B. in spite of C. thanks to D. although
( )6. A. herself B. itself C. themselves D. himself
( )7. A. therefore B. however C. anyway D. otherwise
( )8. A. broke out B. caught fire C. was broken into D. was stolen
( )9. A. very B. so C. as D. too
( )10. A. keep B. protect C. produce D. remain
( )11. A. Fortunately B. Surprisingly C. Angrily D. Happily
( )12. A. smelled B. felt C. moved D. noticed
( )13. A. forgot B. realized C. regretted D. remembered
( )14. A. at B. towards C. into D. away
( )15. A. tears B. smiles C. pictures D. stories
(二)
Peggy Cardona parked her blue Nissan at a supermarket one day in February 1997. “Ill come and open the door for you,” she told her four-year-old grandson, Ryan Eshleman, in the back seat.
Before Cardona could even __1__ her door, the car moved ahead. “Nana, the car is __2__!” Ryan cried. Cardona jumped into the drivers __3__ and reached for the handbrake[手閘], her left leg stepping outside, trying to stop the car. She couldnt find the brake, and she __4__ the car as it moved down the steep slope[陡坡] toward a pond 20 feet way. __5__ Ryan cried “Nana!” as the car fell into the pond and the water began pouring in.
“Help!” Cardona cried as the car moved __6__ the bank. “My grandson is inside!”
A supermarket clerk, Clint Fountain, 24, had just stepped outside for a break when he saw a
__7__ gathering by the pond. He jumped down the slope and dived into the cold water.
Reaching the car, Fountain saw Ryans terrified face just inches[英寸] __8__ the water. “Unlock the door!” Fountain shouted. The boys fingers fumbled[未觸到] with the lock.
Fountain hit on the back __9__, but the glass wouldnt break. Another man Dick McClung dived in and handed him a hammer[锤子]. Grabbing it, Fountain told the boy to move aside, and broke the glass. His hands went __10__ the broken window in the black water and pulled the boy __11__. At that moment the last flash of the blue car __12__ under the water.
“Climb onto my back,” Fountain said. Ryan did so, but the __13__ man couldnt swim back. McClung, __14__ beside them in the water, picked up Ryan and swam to the bank. __15__, doctors found Ryan had got only a little hypothermia[体温过低].
“They risked their lives to save Ryan,” Cardona said of the men. “I thank God every day for them.”
( )1. A. close B. open C. touch D. wash
( )2. A. driving B. missing C. moving D. stopping
( )3. A. chair B. seat C. place D. room
( )4. A. got out of B. got into C. pulled D. drove
( )5. A. Excited B. Tired C. surprised D. Frightened
( )6. A. to B. from C. with D. of
( )7. A. woman B. pond C. crowd D. car
( )8. A. below B. under C. around D. above
( )9. A. window B. door C. car D. seat
( )10. A. across B. through C. into D. from
( )11. A. out of B. away C. out D. safe
( )12. A. seemed B. happened C. disappeared D. appeared
( )13. A. busy B. tired C. cold D. worried
( )14. A. still B. yet C. always D. never
( )15. A. After B. Last C. Soon D. Later
(三)
“How are you?” is a nice question. Its a __1__ way that people in the United States meet each other. But “How are you?” is also a very __2__ question. Its a question that often __3__ have an answer. The person who asks “How are you?” hopes to hear the answer “ __4__ ”, even though the persons friend isnt fine, __5__ “How are you?” isnt really a question, and “Fine” isnt really an answer. They are simply other ways of saying “Hello” and “ __6__ ”.
Sometimes, people also dont say just what they __7__. For example, when someone asks, “Do you agree?” the other person might be thinking, “No, I dont agree. I think youre wrong.” But it isnt very __8__ to say so, so the other person might say, “Im not so __9__.” Its a nicer way to say that you dont agree with someone.
People also dont say just what they are thinking when they __10__ talking with other people. For example, many talks over the phone __11__ when one person says “Ive got to go now.” Often, the person who wants to hang up gives an excuse: “Someones at the door.” “Ive got to put the things __12__.” “Something is burning on the __13__.” The excuse might be real, or it might not. Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesnt want to talk __14__, but it isnt very polite to say that. The excuse is more polite, and it doesnt hurt the other persons __15__.
( )1.A.funny B.friendly C.strange D.useful
( )2.A.good B.unusual C.interesting D.possible
( )3.A.doesnt B.mustnt C.shouldnt D.cant
( )4.A.Right B.Terrible C.Fine D.Yes
( )5.A.because B.when C.though D.unless
( )6.A.OK B.Bye C.Hi D.No
( )7.A.want B.do C.lose D.mean
( )8.A.polite B.necessary C.important D.easy
( )9.A.afraid B.well C.interested D.sure
( )10.A.finish B.keep C.enjoy D.miss
( )11.A.continue B.last C.begin D.end
( )12.A.on B.away C.in D.out
( )13.A.kitchen B.floor C. fire D.chair
( )14.A.too many B.at all C.at once D.any more
( )15.A.health B.body C.feelings D.family
(四)
Once I made a foolish mistake in the class, a mistake __1__ later proved very __2__ in my English study on places __3__ I should pay particular attention. That day __4__ we were having a class, the weather suddenly __5__, and the sky was covered with dark clouds and rained soon. It happened __6__ I was learning to use adverbs and had only remembered that adverbs could be used to modify verbs, so I said, “it is raining hardly” __7__ Miss Edgar said, “it is raining hard” __8__ I did not quite get it so I repeated, “it is raining hardly”, Miss Edgar looked at me and said it once more. I felt that I must make a sentence __9__ I had a mistake, but didnt know __10__ the mistake was. I didnt say a word again, but felt much embarrassed. After the class Miss told me kindly that I should __11__ the words in the dictionary in order to know the different changes of each word. She didnt __12__ my mistake in the class __13__ all the students, but she wanted me to find out the mistake and correct it myself. This was the best lesson __14__ formed my later habit of consulting the dictionary. This was more than half a century old, but Miss Edgar remained deep in my memory, __15__ kept reminding me to consult a dictionary in my studies, not only in English but also in other languages.
( )1. A. where B. whic C. in which D. of that
( )2. A. use B. useless C. uselessness D. useful
( )3. A. to where B. to which C. when D. to that
( )4. A. because B. that C. which D. when
( )5. A. was changing B. was changed
C. had been changed D. changed
( )6. A. when B. where C. that D. which
( )7. A. suddenly B. at once C. usually D. slowly
( )8. A. At last B. At once C. At most D. At first
( )9. A. in which B. in that C. which D. that
( )10. A. where B. which C. when D. why
( )11. A. look out B. look for C. look down D. look up
( )12. A. point to B. point at C. point D. point out
( )13. A. in front of B. front C. in the front of D. front of
( )14. A. that B. which C. for that D. for which
( )15. A. whom B. who C. whose D. that