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Directions:For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C,and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Everyone wants to win a first?鄄place blue ribbon,to be the best in something. Even kids in kindergarten want that blue ribbon. In sports,I was never a blue?鄄ribbon person. In a race,I was always 1 . In baseball I was likely to be 2 on the head or drop the ball. During the spring of my kindergarten year,our class had a field trip to a park in a town about twenty miles away. Making that drive now is no big 3 but when you’re six and you’ve lived in a town of 300 people all your life,going to a big town of a couple of thousand people is really something.
I don’t remember too much about it. But there was one that I will never forget—the 4 race. The parents tied our feet together. One little boy got me for a 5 . He was the second most 6 boy in our class so he usually won at everything and I knew that with me tied to him he didn’t have a chance. And I’m sure he knew he was in trouble. The gun sounded and we were off. Some couples were falling and stumbling all around us, 7 we stayed on our feet and made it to the other side. 8 ,when we turned around and headed back for home, we were in the lead?。希睿欤?one couple had a chance to win,and they were a good several yards behind us.
A few feet from the finish line,disaster struck:I tripped and fell. We were 9 enough that my partner could have easily dragged me across the finish line and won. But he didn’t. Instead he stopped, 10 down and helped me up—just as the other couple crossed the finish line. As a result, we received a small red ribbon for coming in second.
I still remember that moment when the young boy decided that helping a friend get on her feet was more important than winning a blue ribbon. And 13 years later,I still have that little ribbon because it’s a 11 that a friend like this boy is one who really 12 .
1. A. last B. first C. quick D. successful
2. A. touched B. felt C. hit D. defeated
3. A. question B. event C. one D. deal
4. A. one?鄄leggedB. two?鄄legged C. three?鄄leggedD. four?鄄legged
5. A. partner B. helper C. supporter D. competitor
6. A. tallest B. youngest C. athletic D. handsome
7. A. but B. therefore C. however D. and
8. A. ObviouslyB. UnbelievablyC. Secretly D. Undoubtedly
9. A. strong B. brave C. clever D. close
10. A. lay B. slowed C. moved D. reached
11. A. warning B. reminder C. gift D. notice
12. A. dependsB. counts C. supports D. worthy
【答案及解析】
1. A。從上文“In sports,I was never a blue?鄄ribbon person”得知。
2. C。由常識得知。棒球打腦袋。
3. D。no big deal,沒什么大不了。從下文“but when you’re six and you’ve lived in a town of 300 people all your life,going to a big town of a couple of thousand people is really something.”可看出。
4. C。從下文“The parents tied our feet together”和“One little boy got me for a partner”可知。
5. A。 從上下文可知。
6. C。 從下文“so he usually won at everything”可知。
7. A。
8. B。
9. D。
10. D。Instead he stopped,reached down and helped me up,伸手把我扶起來。
11. B。reminder,提醒人的東西,提醒物。
12. B。count,有價值,有影響,有重要性。
B
Directions:Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.
There was a new guy in the office. When we walked by each other in the hallway,we smiled and said“hi”. Actually,he said,“Hi,Joe.” 1 I just said“hi”because...well...I didn’t know his name,and was embarrassed to ask.
I passed him in the hall again yesterday. As I was continuing down the hall,feeling pretty good about how well I was coping 2 not knowing his name,when I heard a familiar voice behind me.“I don’t know you!”It was Sylvia,one of the kindest people I know. Sylvia was friendly and warm,a welcoming mother to everyone in the office. She was walking a few paces behind me, and evidently she didn't know the new guy 3 .
But rather than just smile and say“hi,”Sylvia did what she did. Not only 4 he announce that she didn’t know him,but asked him his name, 5 him hers and engaged him in conversation. Before 6 they were chatting like old friends about some things they had in 7 . And suddenly for Sylvia,the new guy wasn’t the new guy anymore. He was Mitch,a colleague with children,hobbies,interests and a little shared history.
I was stunned—and a little embarrassed by the ease with 8 Sylvia negotiated that transition. It doesn’t take much to turn an unfamiliar face into a friend. You just have to get over yourself and reach out a little. Ask a question. Learn a name. And just like that—no more new guy.
【答案及解析】
1. while。根據上下文可知此處表對比。
2. with。固定詞組。cope with,處理,應付。
3. either。句意:她也不認識這個新來的人。否定句中也用either。
4. did。否定詞放句首,句子部分倒裝,所以此處填助動詞did。
5. told??疾椴⒘兄^語動詞。
6. long。固定詞組。 before long 不久就……
7. common。固定詞組。have something in common,有共同之處。
8. which??疾槎ㄕZ從句。從句中的動詞的固定結構negotiate...with... (談判,商談)。句意:她很容易扭轉局勢,獲得友誼。
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