完形填空（共15小題；每小題1分, 滿分15分）

Wings of Angel

I used to hate myself because I wasn’t “normal”. Everyone else could play on the monkey bars and ride on a bicycle, but not   37 . I had a severe spinal cord disorder (脊髓病) and I knew I would always be much   38  than others.

I hated going to school and I hated people   39  at me. I hated seeing others smiling broadly and standing straight and tall. And most of all, I hated looking in the   40  and seeing an ugly hunchback (駝背).

My friends found me distant because I didn’t let others get   41  to me. I thought I was going to go on like this for the rest of my life   42  Angela appeared.

That afternoon, I was sitting by myself in a corner of the school — a spot where no one would   43  me. That’s when I first heard her voice.

“Hi. Can I sit down?”

I raised my head and there she was, with an irresistible smile on her round face.

“What are you looking at?” she asked.

“Ants.”

“What are they doing?”

“No idea.”

“I bet they’re playing games and making friends. Don’t you think so?”

That was how our   44  started and it didn’t stop. We talked about everything under the sun—the ants, the clouds, my situation — until it was sunset.

Then suddenly, she saw my   45 . She just stared.

My heart sank. What I feared most had happened and I knew for sure she would  46  me now.

She stood up, pointed at my back and said, “I know   47  your back is hunched.”

I closed my eyes like a criminal waiting to be sentenced(審判). I begged in my heart for

her to   48  , but she just kept on going. “I know what you’ve got in there. Do you?”

“No,” I answered weakly.

She bent and   49  my ears.

“Your back is hunched because you’ve got a pair of wings from the angels.”  

I was    50   .I looked into her eyes and her kindness touched my heart. From that day on, I started to learn to   51   myself because I have the wings of an angel and a kind-hearted friend.

1.                A．them          B．it              C．myself    D．me

 

2.                A．shorter         B．taller           C．weaker   D．slower

 

3.                A．looking         B．smiling         C．a(chǎn)iming    D．glaring

 

4.                A．street          B．sun            C．mirror    D．corner

 

5.                A．closely         B．close           C．near D．nearly

 

6.                A．a(chǎn)fter           B．while           C．until D．unless

 

7.                A．disturb         B．seek           C．comfort  D．ignore

 

8.                A．games          B．performance     C．conversation   D．competition

 

9.                A．face           B．back           C．eyes D．wings

 

10.               A．look up to       B．catch up with    C．look down upon D．put up with

 

11.               A．that           B．why           C．whether   D．how

 

12.               A．relax           B．stop           C．leave D．forbid

 

13.               A．said           B．spoke          C．whispered D．shouted

 

14.               A．worried        B．a(chǎn)stonished      C．a(chǎn)shamed  D．upset

 

15.               A．control         B．hate           C．forgive    D．like

 

 

My name is Chelsea Chowderhead. A chowder is a kind of soup. I was laughed at because of my last name as soon as I started school. So when my family moved to South Carolina, I asked my dad if I could change my name.

“You shouldn’t change who you are. Let people get to know you first and your name later. When you meet someone new, ask them a good question, something you’re really interested in. Once people start talking about themselves, they don’t judge(評價) you.”

Two days later I headed to my new school for the first day of class. At lunch, I noticed that there were twin brothers who were talking to each other. I remembered my dad’s advice, so I decided to try.

I noticed that their lunchboxes were identical. “What’s it like being a twin?” I asked.

They looked surprised. Then one said, “No one has ever asked us that!”

“Most of the time it’s good,” the other said. “When you’re a twin you always have someone to talk to and have lunch with.”

In no time we were laughing and talking. Then one of the brothers said, “I’m Nicholas, and this is my brother, Nathaniel. What’s your name?”

I took a deep breath and said, “I’m Chelsea Chowderhead.”

“Chowder? Like the soup?” asked Nathaniel.

“Yes,” I replied, looking down.

“Hey, cool! Do you want to come over after school and play basketball with us?” Nathaniel asked. I nodded.

And that is how I became friends with the twin brothers.

1.Why did the writer want to change his name?

A．People made fun of it.

B．He wanted to make more friends.

C．It was hard to remember.

D．He wanted to be cool in the new school.

2.The writer’s father advised him to ____________.

A．move to a new class                     B．say hello to others

C．share his interests                       D．a(chǎn)sk good questions

3.The underlined word “identical” in Paragraph 4 probably means _____________.

A．same             B．beautiful          C．big               D．full

4.When the twin brothers asked his name, the writer felt ________________.

A．surprised         B．a(chǎn)ngry             C．nervous           D．proud

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．One can order a chowder in some restaurants.

B．The twins said hello to the writer first.

C．The twins also didn’t like the writer’s name.

D．At last the writer changed his name.

 

I met him first in 1936. I rushed into his ugly little shop to have the heels of my shoes repaired. I waited when he did it. He greeted me with a cheerful smile. “You’re new in this neighborbood, aren’t you?”

    I said I was. I had moved into a house at the end of the street only a week before.

    “This is a fine neighborhood,” he said. “You’ll be happy here.” He looked at the leather covering the heel sadly. It was worn through because I had failed to have the repair done a month before. I grew impatient, for I was rushing to meet a friend. “Please hurry,” I begged.

    He looked at me over his spectacles. “Now, lady, we won’t be long. I want to do a good job. You see, I have a tradition to live up to.”

    A tradition? In this ugly little shop that was no different from so many other shoe repair shops on the side streets of New York?

    He must have felt my surprise, for he smiled as he went on. “Yes, lady, I inherited a tradition. My father and my grandfather were shoemakers in Italy, and they were the best. My father always told me, ‘Son, do the best job on every shoe that comes into the shop, and be proud of your fine work. Do that always, and you’ll have both happiness and money enough to live on.’”

    As he handed me the finished shoes, he said: “These will last a long time. I’ve used good leather.”

    I left in a hurry. But I had a warm and grateful feeling. On my way home I passed the little shop again. There he was, still working. He saw me, and to my surprise he waved and smiled. This was the beginning of our friendship. It was a friendship that came to mean more and more to me as time passed.

    Every day I passed his shop, we waved to each other in friendly greeting. At first I went in only when I had repair work to be done. Then I found myself going in every few days just to talk with him.

    He was the happiest man I’ve ever known. Often, as he stood in his shopwindow, working at a pair of shoes, he sang in a high, clear Italian voice. The Italians in our neighborhood called him la luce alla finestra—“the light in the window”.

    One day I was disappointed and angry because of poor jobs some painters had done for me. I went into his shop for comfort. He let me go on talking angrily about the poor work and carelessness of present-day workmen. “They had no pride in their work,” I said. “They just wanted to collect their money for doing nothing.”

    He agreed. “There’s a lot of that kind around, but maybe we should not blame them. Maybe their fathers had no pride in their work. That’s hard on a boy. It keeps him from learning something important.” He waited a minute and said “Every man or woman who hasn’t inherited a prideful tradition must start building one.”

    “In this country, our freedom lets each of us make his own contribution. We must make it a good contribution. No matter what sort of work a man does, if he gives it his best each day, he’s starting a tradition for his children to live up to. And he is making lots of happiness for himself.”

    I went to Europe for a few months. When I returned, there was no “l(fā)ight in the window”. The door was closed. There was a little sign: “Call for shoes at shop next door.” I learned the old man had suddenly got sick and died two weeks before

    I went away with a heavy heart. I would miss him. But he had left me something—an important piece of wisdom I shall always remember: “If you inherited a prideful tradition, you must carry it on; if you haven’t, start building one now.”                                            

1.The shoemaker looked sadly at the shoes because __________

A. they were of poor quality.

B. he didn’t have the right kind of leather

C. he thought they were too worn to be repaired

D. the author hadn’t taken good care of them.

2.The author was surprised when she heard that the shop had a tradition because the shop ________.

A. looked no different from other shoe repair shops        

B. had a light in the window

C. was at the end of a street

D. was quite an ugly and dirty one

3.What does the underlined word “inherit” mean in paragraph 6 mean?

A. develop                             B. receive                           C. learn                                  D. appreciate

4.The author later frequently went into the little shop __________.

A. to repair her worn shoes

B. only to chat with the shoemaker

C. to look at the new shoes there

D. only to get comfort from the shoemaker

5.Why was the shoemaker called “the light in the window” by his neighbors?

A. Because he always worked late at night.

B. Because he always put a light in the window.

C. Because he was always guiding the others.

D. Because he was always happy and cheerful.

6.What’s the best title of this passage?

A. A Proud Shoemaker                                                     B. A Prideful Tradition

C. The Light in the Window                                             D. Treasure Your Shoes

 

I was doing some last-minute Christmas shopping in a toy store. A nicely dressed little girl was looking through the teddy bears beside her father     38   she saw a little boy walk in and stop in front of the Pokémon toys. His jacket was obviously too small. He had money in his hand.     39  , it looked no more than five dollars at most. He was with his father as well, and     40   picking up the Pokémon video games. Each time he showed one to his father, his father      41  his head, “No”.

Rather    42   , the boy gave up the video games and chose a book of stickers     43  . After they walked away, the little girl ran over to the Pokémon video games. She excitedly picked up one     44  on top of the others, and hurried down toward the check-out. I picked up my purchases(購買物) and     45  the girl and her father.

Then, much to the little girl’s     46  , the little boy and his father got in line behind her and me. After the video was paid for and bagged, the little girl     47  it back to the cashier(收銀員) and     48   something to her. The cashier smiled and put the     49 under the counter(柜臺). I was putting things in my bag when the little boy came up to the cashier. The cashier said, “Congratulations. You’re my hundredth customer today, and you win a prize!” and she handed the boy the Pokémon game. The boy could only    50  in disbelief. It was, he said, exactly what he had wanted! The little girl and her father had been standing at the doorway, and I saw the biggest and prettiest smile on that little girl I have ever seen in my life.

I suddenly understood that the world is not     51  into the strong who care and the     52  who are cared for. We must each in turn care and be cared.

1.                A．while          B．when           C．a(chǎn)fter     D．once

 

2.                A．Then           B．Therefore       C．However D．Otherwise

 

3.                A．stopped        B．continued       C．a(chǎn)voided   D．kept

 

4.                A．shook          B．nodded         C．moved   D．held

 

5.                A．upset          B．disappointed     C．a(chǎn)ngry    D．a(chǎn)nxious

 

6.                A．a(chǎn)lso            B．instead         C．lastly     D．indeed

 

7.                A．laying          B．lying           C．to lie D．lain

 

8.                A．walked         B．helped         C．kept D．followed

 

9.                A．surprise        B．disappointment   C．joy D．sadness

 

10.               A．put            B．handed         C．sent D．carried

 

11.               A．whispered      B．shouted        C．gave D．showed

 

12.               A．basket         B．bag            C．bear D．gift

 

13.               A．cry            B．look           C．jump D．pay

 

14.               A．divided         B．changed        C．destroyed D．cut

 

15.               A．poor           B．ugly           C．unhappy   D．weak

 

 

It was a sunny day. A city man was driving along a country road with a new wagon（馬車）and a beautiful pair of horses. He didn’t pay a lot of  11  to where he was going. Pretty soon  12_ that he was lost, but he continued to drive, expecting to refind his way or to 13  someone who could tell him how to get back to the  14  .

It was a long 15 road. For many __16__ he kept on driving. When it was almost dark ，he saw in a field a tall  17  ploughing（犁地） the land. He stopped his   18 team of horses near the fence and called out，“Hello，farmer.”

“Hello，yourself，”the farmer___19____，still ploughing .

“Where does the horse go？”he asked without knowing his language mistakes.

“I haven’t seen it go anywhere. It   20  stays right where it is，”said the farmer，withoutstopping his work.

“How far is it to the next town？” said the city man，speaking a little more   21  .

“Don’t know. I never  22 it,” replied the farmer. By this time the city man was getting 23 .“What do you know？You’re the biggest fool I ever saw.”

Finally stopping, the farmer turned and looked for a long time  24  at the city man. Then he said，“Maybe I don’t know much.   25  I am a fool. But at least I’m not lost！” 

1.                A．signs           B．orders          C．a(chǎn)ttention  D．direction

 

2.                A．realized        B．recognized      C．a(chǎn)ccepted D．received

 

3.                A．miss           B．meet           C．look D．lose

 

4.                A．town           B．country         C．capital    D．village

 

5.                A．lonely          B．busy           C．dirty D．crowded

 

6.A seconds     B. minutes           C. hours              D years

7.                A．driver          B．policeman       C．farmer   D．worker

 

8.                A．strong          B．tired           C．weak D．tiring

 

9.                A．a(chǎn)sked          B．demanded      C．replied   D．ordered

 

10.               A．a(chǎn)lways         B．often          C．sometimes D．seldom

 

11.               A．politely         B．friendly         C．loudly D．a(chǎn)ngrily

 

12.               A．judged         B．measured       C．saw  D．studied

 

13.               A．sad            B．lovely          C．friendly   D．a(chǎn)ngry

 

14.               A．gladly          B．immediately     C．silently    D．excitedly

 

15.               A．Generally       B．Fortunately      C．Certainly  D．Perhaps