When I was a child my father taught me five words that I’ve used all my life—in my acting career, as a mother, in my business activities. If I _________ that I was afraid of the dark, or if I seemed worried about meeting new people, Dad would say, ''Stand porter to your _________.''
A porter is a gatekeeper, who stands at a door _________ people in or out. Dad would get me to _________ myself stopping destructive things—such as fear—at the door, _________ saying ''Come in'' to faith, love and self-assurance.
As an actress, before I went on camera, I'd make sure anxiety _________ and confidence in my ability came in. As a mother, when I was _________ about my children, I would try not to let worry in but would _________ my mind with trust in them.
Of course, there were always times I'd _________ those words.
In 1972 my husband, Fillmore Crank, and I opened the doors to our own __________ in North Hollywood. This was a new business venture for us, and it was a lot more __________ and complicated than we had __________,
We were on call 24 hours a day. Something was always going __________. Electricity went on the blink, food wasn't delivered, employees called in sick. Once, a flu epidemic __________left us with no maids. Fillmore gave me a __________:scrub floors or do the laundry. For 10 days I folded enough king-size sheets to __________ the whole state of California.
Then there was the __________ crisis. The price of gasoline doubled, and tourism in California __________. How could we fill our beds? What if we kept losing money? What if we failed? Fear and worry were sneaking in. But I caught them just __________. I stood porter.
I stood in the door of my mind and sent fear packing.
These days at the hotel, whenever fear tries to __________, I just smile and point to the sign that reads No Vacancy.
1.A.recalled B.decided C.complain D.announced
2.A.family B.studio C.future D.mind
3.A.inviting B.observing C.letting D.urging
4.A.send B.picture C.busy D.involve
5.A.but B.or C.so D.for
6.A.cut in B.broke down C.showed up D.stayed out
7.A.anxious B.cautious C.serious D.curious
8.A.read B.ease C.fill D.change
9.A.exchange B.forget C.eat D.twist
10.A.laundry B.restaurant C.clinic D.hotel
11.A.convincing B.boring C.promising D.demanding
12.A.deduced B.suggested C.figured D.confirmed
13.A.wrong B.pale C.sour D.missing
14.A.specially B.suddenly C.hardly D.regularly
15.A.choice B.solution C.warning D.command
16.A.decorate B.blanket C.serve D.touch
17.A.identity B.family C.credit D.energy
18.A.dropped B.boomed C.ceased D.recovered
19.A.at random B.by chance C.in time D.on purpose
20.A.withdraw B.register C.split D.shelter
高三英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析
How often do you let other people’s nonsense change your mood? Do you let a bad driver, a rude waiter, or an angry employee ruin your day? The mark of your ___________ reply is how soon you can come back to smiling to them.
Years ago I learned this ___________. One day I was in a taxi and we were driving in the right lane ___________ suddenly, a black car jumped out of a parking space right ___________ us. My taxi driver slammed on his brake, ___________ sideways, and at the very last moment our car stopped and ___________ missed the back of the car by just inches!The driver of the car looked around and started yelling at us.
However, my taxi driver just smiled and ___________ the guy. I was ___________ and said, “Why did you just do that? This guy ___________ have killed us!” He told me ____________ I now call “The Law of the Garbage Truck”.
He said, “Many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of ____________, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage ____________, they look for a place to get rid of it. And if you let them, they’ll ____________ it on you. So one day when someone wants to do so, don’t take it ____________. Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Believe me. You’ll be ____________.”
So I started thinking, how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and ____________ it to other people at work, at home, or on the street? Then I knew clearly what I should do. ____________ the “The Law of the Garbage Truck”, and you’ll take ____________ of your life. You make room ____________ the good by letting go of the bad.
Have a day ____________ of garbage! Have a day full of marvelousness!
1.A.immediate B.wise C.particular D.successful
2.A.experience B.theory C.lesson D.case
3.A.before B.when C.until D.while
4.A.beside B.next to C.behind D.ahead of
5.A.slid B.drove C.moved D.paused
6.A.suddenly B.hardly C.narrowly D.abruptly
7.A.yelled at B.waved at C.ignored D.greeted
8.A.shocked B.depressed C.dissatisfied D.pleased
9.A.could B.should C.would D.must
10.A.that B.how C.which D.what
11.A.expectation B.trash C.emotions D.frustration
12.A.piles up B.heats up C.keeps up D.goes up
13.A.drop B.throw C.pour D.litter
14.A.gently B.personally C.surprisingly D.naturally
15.A.stronger B.smarter C.safer D.happier
16.A.spread B.show C.share D.offer
17.A.Keep B.Follow C.Break D.Believe
18.A.charge B.control C.place D.care
19.A.of B.with C.in D.for
20.A.loose B.occupied C.free D.avoidable
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
From my second grade on, there was one event I feared every year: the piano recital(独奏演唱会). A recital _____I had to practice a boring piece of music and perform before strangers. Each year I _____ask my father if I could skip the recital “just this once”. And each year he would shake his head, muttering(嘀咕) _________about build self-confidence and working toward a ________.
So it was with really great______that I stood in church one recent Sunday, video camera in hand, and ______my 68-year-old father sweating in his shirt ______rising to play the piano in his very first recital.
My father had longed to play music since childhood, but his family was poor and couldn’t _________lessons. He could have gone on regretting it, _______too many of us do. But though he was rooted in his past, he wasn’t ________there. When he retired three years ago, he _____ his church music director to take him as a student.
For a moment after my father sat down at the keyboard, he ______stared down at his fingers. Has he forgotten the ______? I worried, remembering those split seconds______ago when my mind would go blank and my fingers would _______. But then came the beautiful melody(旋律),from the _____fingers that once baited(装饵于) my fishing lines. And I______he had been doing what music teachers always stress:___ _____the music and pretend the others aren’t there.
“I’m ________of him for starting something new at his age,” I said to my son Jeff.
“Yeah, and doing it so______,” Jeff added.
With his first recital, my father taught me more about courage and determination than all the words he used those 30-plus years ago.
1.A. reflected B. explained C. meant D. proved
2.A. would B. could C. might D. should
3.A. nothing B. everything C. anything D. something
4.A. goal B. stage C. journey D. chance
5.A. trouble B. satisfaction C. strength D. disappointment
6.A. kept B. sent C. watched D. felt
7.A. through B. from C. against D. before
8.A. miss B. afford C. select D. understand
9.A. as B. once C. if D. while
10.A. educated B. protected C. stuck D. spoilt
11.A. allowed B. invited C. inspired D. persuaded
12.A. roughly B. simply C. merrily D. curiously
13.A. words B. videos C. notes D. lessons
14.A. decades B. weeks C. hours D. moments
15.A. play B. freeze C. click D. adjust
16.A. same B. warm C. different D. dirty
17.A. predicted B. realized C. imagined D. insisted
18.A. pass over B. turn up C. bring in D. concentrate on
19.A. ashamed B. aware C. tired D. proud
20.A. casually B. anxiously C. nicely D. frequently
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Even though Danish students have equal access to education, their choice of studies is still influenced by social class. Young people from working class backgrounds are ______by studies with a clear job profile and high income, ______prestige and studies with a strong identity interest young people of parents with university degrees when choosing which studies to ______. This is what researchers from the University of Copenhagen ______in a new study. Students who have chosen to study medicine, architecture, economy and sociology often come from homes where the parents have ________higher education, whereas business studies and pharmacy often ______young people with a working class background. This is ______by a research team from the University of Copenhagen and Aalborg University in a new study.
“There is a ______between the studies chosen by young Danes and their ______background. Even for the young people who have very good grades in their A-level exams, and who could successfully ______admission to a large variety of studies, the parents’ ______of education and social class play an important role in their choice,” says Education Sociologist Jens Peter Thomsen, who is one of the researchers behind the study.
The study “The Educational Strategies of Danish University Students from Professional and Working-Class Backgrounds” is ______60 interviews with Danish students from six different university level study programmes: Medicine, architecture, sociology, economy, pharmacy and business studies.
The young people bring with them the ______they get from their families. If you grow up in a home with parents who are doctors or architects with a strong professional ______, it is an obvious choice to follow the ______path as your parents when you grow up.
“For young people whose parents are university educated, ______such as fame and mastery of expert knowledge are important. They are ______by an educational culture in which you are a diligent student, and where leisure activities are ______to the identity that lies within your studies. These young people have also grown up with ______discussions around the dinner table which also prepare them for their lives as students,” says Jens Peter Thomsen.
He also added, “Young people who come from a working class background, and have good grades have to ______the full range of opportunities they have. But the effort to reach this goal must start early”.
1.A.monitored B.motivated C.motioned D.multiplied
2.A.while B.although C.when D.if
3.A.pursue B.engage C.involve D.conduct
4.A.calculate B.suspect C.conclude D.achieve
5.A.required B.confirmed C.refused D.completed
6.A.subscribes to B.caters to C.sticks to D.appeals to
7.A.inquired B.proved C.extended D.acquired
8.A.connection B.comparison C.difference D.contradiction
9.A.educational B.political C.social D.professional
10.A.balance B.develop C.identify D.seek
11.A.situation B.judgment C.level D.preference
12.A.connected with B.based on C.committed to D.combined with
13.A.resources B.experiences C.finance D.memory
14.A.degree B.identity C.success D.responsibility
15.A.perfect B.usual C.common D.same
16.A.changes B.problems C.factors D.characters
17.A.disturbed B.moved C.puzzled D.attracted
18.A.tied B.accustomed C.transferred D.copied
19.A.practical B.topical C.physical D.medical
20.A.take charge of B.take control of C.take advantage of D.take care of
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
The passengers on the bus watched with sympathy as Susan made her way carefully up the steps. She paid the driver and then, using her hands to____the seats, settled in one of them.
It had been a year since Susan became blind. As the result of an accident she was suddenly thrown into a world of_____ Susan’s husband Mark watched her____into hopelessness and he was____to use every possible means to help his wife.
Finally, Susan felt ready to____to her job, but how would she get there? She used to take the bus, but she was now too____to get around the city by herself. Mark____to ride the bus with Susan each morning and evening____she could manage it by herself.
For two weeks, Mark____Susan to and from work each day. He taught her how to rely on her other____, specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and how to adapt to her new____.
At last, Susan decided that she was ready to try the trip____. Monday morning arrived.
Before she left, she hugged her husband____, her eyes filled with tears of gratitude. She said good-bye and, for the first time, they went their____ways. Each day went perfectly, and a wild excitement took____of Susan. She was doing it!
On Friday morning, Susan took the bus to work____. As she was getting off the bus, the driver said, “Miss, I sure____you.” Curious, Susan asked the driver____.
“You know, every morning for the____week, a fine-looking gentleman in a military uniform has been standing across the corner watching you until you enter your office building safely,” the bus driver said.
Tears of happiness poured down Susan’s cheeks. She was so lucky for he had given her a gift more powerful than____. That is the gift of love that can bring light where there is darkness.
1.A.touch B.feel C.count D.grab
2.A.weakness B.sickness C.darkness D.sadness
3.A.run B.step C.jump D.sink
4.A.determined B.inspired C.honored D.pleased
5.A.adjust B.return C.contribute D.stick
6.A.sacred B.astonished C.frightened D.depressed
7.A.struggled B.attempted C.continued D.volunteered
8.A.until B.as C.when D.after
9.A.drove B.accompanied C.directed D.sent
10.A.feelings B.organs C.senses D.skills
11.A.position B.role C.status D.environment
12.A.on her own B.in person C.to her benefit D.on foot
13.A.politely B.tightly C.briefly D.calmly
14.A.opposite B.fixed C.separate D.secure
15.A.charge B.place C.advantage D.hold
16.A.as usual B.as a consequenc e C.as a rule D.as well
17.A.respect B.envy C.defend D.support
18.A.what B.how C.why D.who
19.A.next B.same C.first D.past
20.A.sight B.virtue C.courage D.wisdom
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Chase and Nicole McKeown are both police officers in Elizabeth town in Kentucky. One night, the two off-duty officers _______a robbery at a restaurant chain.
When they were eating dinner in the restaurant, a man came in _______a mask and went up to the counter.
“I think we both saw him at the same time,” Nicole said during a news conference. _______, she thought the man may be sick, given _______season, but soon she knew the mask was for a less innocent _______, according to CNN. Nicole added they saw the employees behind the counter _______their hands and that’s when we both _______what was happening.
The monitor video _______what happened next. The officers drew their weapons and _______the suspect. On the video, the suspect can be seen ________his weapon and running out of the door, CNN reported. The couple ________to pursue (追赶) him a few blocks away from the restaurant and ________him at gunpoint (枪口) until the Louisville Metro Police arrived and ________him.
“It is my belief that if not for the ________actions of these two officers, the robber’s actions inside the ________would have escalated (升级). They acted ________,” said Deputy Dan Mason of the LMPD’s robbery unit.
The couple said the officer instinct (本能) just kicked in as the situation ________. “We both looked at each other and said ‘Let’s go,” Chase said. “When it ________people’s life in danger, any other officer would have done the ________thing,” Nicole said.
The suspect is now in ________in Louisville, according to the police.
1.A.acted B.made C.found D.prevented
2.A.waving B.wearing C.holding D.carrying
3.A.Later on B.Right away C.At first D.Once more
4.A.flu B.peak C.harvest D.holiday
5.A.aim B.result C.victim D.reason
6.A.put up B.drew back C.took off D.turned over
7.A.decided B.feared C.realized D.wondered
8.A.spread B.showed C.copied D.changed
9.A.left B.asked C.seized D.chased
10.A.hiding B.ruining C.dropping D.returning
11.A.agreed B.started C.continued D.offered
12.A.held B.killed C.punished D.searched
13.A.hurt B.arrested C.examined D.threatened
14.A.heroic B.extra C.sudden D.final
15.A.game B.fight C.business D.situation
16.A.crazily B.luckily C.surprisingly D.honorably
17.A.developed B.improved C.changed D.worsened
18.A.goes for B.comes to C.deals with D.fights against
19.A.same B.opposite C.common D.different
20.A.mercy B.prison C.silence D.hospital
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Michael Greenberg is a very popular New Yorker. He is not famous in sports or the arts, but people in the streets _______ him, especially those who are _________.
For those people, he is “Gloves” Greenberg. How did he get that _______? He looks like any other businessman, wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase(公文箱). But he’s _______. His briefcase always has some gloves(手套).
In winter, Mr. Greenberg does not _________ like other New Yorkers, who look at the sidewalk(人行道) and _______ the street. He looks around at _________. He stops when he _________ someone with no gloves. He gives them a pair and then he _________, looking for more people with cold ____________.
On winter days, Mr. Greenberg ______________ gloves. During the rest of the year, he ____________ gloves. People who have heard about him ____________ him gloves, and he has many in his apartment(公寓).
Mr. Greenberg ______________ doing this 21 years ago. Now, many poor New Yorkers know him and ______________ his behavior(行为). But people who don’t know him are sometimes ____________ him. They don’t realize that he just wants to make them ____________.
It runs in the ____________. Michael’s father always helped the poor as he believed it made everyone happier. Michael Greenberg feels the ____________. A pair of gloves may be a __________ thing, but it can make a big difference in winter.
1.A.know about B.learn from C.cheer for D.look after
2.A.old B.busy C.kind D.poor
3.A.job B.name C.chance D.message
4.A.calm B.different C.crazy D.curious
5.A.act B.sound C.feel D.dress
6.A.cross over B.drive along C.hurry down D.keep off(不接近)
7.A.cars B.people C.street numbers D.traffic lights
8.A.helps B.chooses C.greets D.sees
9.A.holds up B.hangs out(闲逛) C.moves on D.turns around
10.A.hands B.ears C.faces D.eyes
11.A.searches for B.stores up(储存起来) C.gives away(赠送、分发) D.puts on
12.A.borrows B.sells C.returns D.buys
13.A.call B.send C.lend D.show
14.A.delayed(推迟) B.remembered C.began D.enjoyed
15.A.understand B.dislike C.study D.excuse
16.A.sorry for B.satisfied with C.proud of D.surprised by
17.A.smart B.rich C.special D.happy
18.A.city B.family C.neighborhood D.company
19.A.honor B.pain C.same D.cold
20.A.small B.useful C.delightful(高兴的) D.comforting
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
My father is funny, smart, hardworking and loving. But ______ for most of my teen years, he didn't speak to his ______. I didn’t know why my father was so ______ with him. They spent many festivals seated at opposite ends of the table. It was simply something we all ______.
When I was nineteen, my dad had a serious disease. My mom and grandmother ______ me up so I could be there when he was ______ to a better hospital.
That ______, when approaching my dad’s room, we saw a man with his back toward us. Casually, my mom ____ how nice it was for the doctor to come by to see my dad so early. But something ______ struck me. The man was standing quietly and still, but he was ______ my dad’s both hands in his own. Not typical doctor ____.
I knew immediately it was my uncle. But little did I know I' d constantly ______ that moment in the following years and it’d be the ______ of something truly wonderful.
During those days, my uncle stayed with us. When thinking back on those uncertain days, I ______ two things: being scared, and my uncle by our side.
Thankfully, my dad ______ beautifully. After that, he and his brother became as _____ as they could be. It was wonderful to watch them become the best of friends. ______, my dad even went to work for my uncle.
The ______ on that morning always flashes through my ______, reminding me of the importance of ______ and that all things are possible with love.
1.A.somehow B.instead C.anyway D.still
2.A.uncle B.cousin C.father D.brother
3.A.disappointed B.concerned C.angry D.strict
4.A.accepted B.doubted C.declined D.approved
5.A.cheered B.picked C.backed D.dressed
6.A.submitted B.permitted C.led D.sent
7.A.afternoon B.night C.morning D.noon
8.A.explained B.remarked C.described D.admitted
9.A.strange B.important C.vivid D.interesting
10.A.holding B.examining C.shaking D.waving
11.A.guidance B.advice C.behavior D.relationship
12.A.meet with B.react to C.focus on D.reflect on
13.A.beginning B.replacement C.meaning D.symbol
14.A.miss B.remember C.obtain D.admire
15.A.went out B.came back C.pulled through D.got away
16.A.similar B.close C.considerate D.kind
17.A.Obviously B.Generally C.Luckily D.Eventually
18.A.treatment B.argument C.scene D.response
19.A.heart B.mind C.imagination D.sight
20.A.honesty B.bravery C.generosity D.forgiveness
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
It took about three weeks for me to become mute(哑的). In 2007, I visited a client as a financial adviser and _________a virus. I had a sore throat. My doctor_________me it would soon return to normal.
_________ it got worse. I could no longer make phone calls and started carrying a little whiteboard to write everything down. I tried to work with people I already knew, who were likely to be more_________with me; but explaining financial details to_________investors with marker pen was a big challenge.
At home, my wife and teenage sons_________as best they could. Soon I was using a computer that read out phrases typed into it.
My situation_________when I was offered a tuition-assisted place at lows State University. I_________ myself by accepting a job in the student services office. Forced to_________with people face to face, I started to have fun with computer voices.
In 2010,I read a news story about a waitress who'd had her voice__________with the help of a doctor in Cleveland. It had to be worth a__________. Dr. Milstein__________me to do some vocal(发声的) exercises to stretch the muscles in my neck and to my astonishment I started to make__________.It was the first time I'd heard my voice in three and a half years.
Then I did more exercises, my voice becoming more__________; Milstein asked me to go over to the window and__________the friends across the street. I was afraid at first, __________I damaged my voice, but he kept__________me. Friends at university heard my voice for the first time and even when I was alone, I talked to myself,
I don't regret those years of__________.I spent more time with my boys and had time to__________where I'd gone wrong as a husband and parent. That time__________my rough edges. I prefer who I am now.
1.A.picked up B.touched on C.made out D.brought in
2.A.shocked B.bothered C.convinced D.condemned
3.A.Therefore B.Moreover C.Eventually D.Instead
4.A.casual B.patient C.cautious D.satisfied
5.A.shallow B.potential C.explicit D.stubborn
6.A.withdrew B.resisted C.declined D.adjusted
7.A.worsened B.remained C.brightened D.arose
8.A.challenged B.applauded C.abandoned D.sacrificed
9.A.correspond B.compete C.compare D.communicate
10.A.regained B.controlled C.softened D.modified
11.A.praise B.try C.bonus D.fortune
12.A.instructed B.promised C.allowed D.warned
13.A.comments B.chokes C.sounds D.rhythms
14.A.aggressive B.disgusting C.confident D.unique
15.A.head for B.yell at C.glance down D.drive away
16.A.even if B.as though C.now that D.in case
17.A.dragging B.pulling C.pushing D.kicking
18.A.silence B.enquiry C.twist D.reform
19.A.doubt B.reflect C.classify D.relate
20.A.sharpened B.maintained C.accumulated D.smoothed
高三英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析
Several weeks ago, my grandfather was explaining his favorite expression, “Nothing is ever easy.” The following day, as I was working, I happened to _______ a large hairy bee on the skylight (天窗). The skylight was particularly _______, but I thought removing the bee would take _______ several minutes. An hour later, the bee still _______. All that had changed was that the living room was _______ and that I was dizzy from _______ for a long time. I did not _______ to waste an hour on such a tiny insect, but by doing so, I understood my grandfather’s _______.
It is not only time that we tend to underestimate(低估) — we don’t _______ unexpected costs. In fact we seldom ________ negative things that could affect us. It is of ________, however, to remember that your ________ might not go as planned, and that is normal. It is ________ to feel challenged—even at a simple task – because that is part of life.
If you can ________ that nothing is ever easy, then life might seem slightly more manageable. I found myself with a more ________ attitude.
Of course, there should be preparations made to consider ________ or time. Doing so can help you realize your ________ in a better way. However, there is no need to ________ ourselves when something stands in our path. Maybe we cannot see a bee appearing in our ________, but we can always give ourselves the ________ time to catch it.
1.A.catch B.notice C.ignore D.watch
2.A.high B.light C.hot D.dirty
3.A.even B.about C.only D.still
4.A.breathed B.flew C.hesitated D.remained
5.A.bright B.tidy C.warm D.messy
6.A.looking up B.working out C.cleaning up D.hanging out
7.A.decide B.manage C.expect D.intend
8.A.idea B.meaning C.plan D.arrangement
9.A.consider B.afford C.tolerate D.pay
10.A.deal with B.forget about C.write down D.think of
11.A.importance B.help C.intelligence D.interest
12.A.study B.work C.time D.research
13.A.awful B.acceptable C.embarrassing D.cruel
14.A.find B.predict C.admit D.agree
15.A.formal B.generous C.positive D.casual
16.A.expenses B.relaxation C.adjustment D.service
17.A.identity B.goal C.position D.situation
18.A.develop B.improve C.blame D.praise
19.A.school B.travel C.way D.life
20.A.free B.extra C.same D.enough
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析