Soon after my arrival in Luanda, I realized that I was going to have some free time available. I decided to _____ it doing something useful and involving with the ______community.
I started my research for volunteering opportunities here and a blog post ______ my eye. It was Ashima's _____ on how she started her _____ journey in Luanda. Ashima has been volunteering at the Foundation for Art and Culture for more than a year. I decided to _____ with them and soon after I got a very warm and welcoming _____ inviting me to the foundation. The next day as I _____ into the foundation little did I know it would become such a(n) ______ part of my life in Luanda.
I was a bit hesitant ______as I had never worked with children before and my Portuguese then was much ______than now. But as I slowly started doing some activities with children, there were not any ______ . All that you ______ was a heart full of love and everyone ______ the language of love.
I found plenty of _____ to do with kids, keeping them busy and having fun. Together we played, sang, learned new things, ______ new games and reinvented the old.
The children coming to the Foundation are wonderful, and full of _____ and energy. It is a beautiful place with wonderful projects. Without doubt it is the best _______ I could have found in Luanda, and I am very ______ to go there as often as I can. The staff _______there really make you feel welcome and at home.
1.A.spend B.spare C.enjoy D.kill
2.A.foreign B.new C.whole D.local
3.A.hurt B.fogged C.caught D.escaped
4.A.post B.opinion C.comment D.plan
5.A.business B.volunteering C.sightseeing D.adventure
6.A.get along B.catch up C.fit in D.get in touch
7.A.sense B.response C.reception D.ceremony
8.A.walked B.ran C.broke D.turned
9.A.efficient B.short C.beautiful D.minor
10.A.initially B.actually C.recently D.eventually
11.A.slower B.easier C.poorer D.less
12.A.conversations B.languages C.barriers D.methods
13.A.desired B.required C.had D.needed
14.A.spoke B.learned C.recommended D.heard
15.A.jobs B.activities C.favors D.researches
16.A.taught B.appreciated C.created D.bought
17.A.love B.view C.surprise D.faith
18.A.chance B.company C.place D.way
19.A.busy B.happy C.sorry D.curious
20.A.competing B.arriving C.appearing D.working
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Have you ever heard someone say that he can't see the forest for the trees? If so, you may have ____ what this curious phrase means. If you can see the trees, how is the forest not ____, too?
This popular phrase accurately describes situations in which people sometimes get so caught up with the ____ that they lose sight of the big picture. ____, you're paying so much attention to the trees that you forget that the trees are just part of a ____ forest.
This is a problem we all ____ from time to time. When observing our world, it’s easy to focus on the interesting details and ____ larger concepts. For ____, though, it's important to be able to focus on both the forest and the trees.
Since the ____ of scientific inquiry thousands of years ago, observations have been ____. The first scientists used their ____ to see, hear, smell, feel, and taste the world around them. Through these ____, they learned about their world and began to search for answers to the questions that ____ arose.
Today scientists ____ rely upon their five senses to make observations. However, they also take advantages of modern ____ to make observations with a wide variety of tools. These enable them to “see” the world in ways beyond what their five senses ____.
From satellite telescopes atomic microscopes, ____ scientists use these tools to observe the world in ways never ____ by early scientists. Some of these tools allow them to ____ small details while others help them to see the big ____.
1.A.wondered B.believed C.explained D.described
2.A.acceptable B.accessible C.visible D.possible
3.A.reasons B.problems C.effects D.details
4.A.In contrast B.In return C.In other words D.In the meantime
5.A.better B.larger C.clearer D.greener
6.A.seek out B.pass by C.agree on D.meet with
7.A.catch B.ignore C.comprehend D.misuse
8.A.observers B.farmers C.scientists D.leaders
9.A.beginning B.separation C.recovery D.removal
10.A.forgotten B.welcomed C.impossible D.important
11.A.senses B.feelings C.environments D.experiences
12.A.errors B.gifts C.observations D.inventions
13.A.luckily B.naturally C.exactly D.occasionally
14.A.even B.yet C.never D.still
15.A.technologies B.theories C.discoveries D.efforts
16.A.release B.allow C.prefer D.enjoy
17.A.famous B.young C.popular D.modern
18.A.imagined B.suggested C.remembered D.convinced
19.A.create B.study C.copy D.choose
20.A.cause B.change C.picture D.achievement
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Over two weeks ago I was standing on the summit of Mount Qomolangma. It was the top of many years’ hard work, and the___ of a childhood dream.
I have been overwhelmed by the tide of goodwill and ___________ . But one thing has become ____ apparent. Many people have constant misunderstandings about Mount Qomolangma. In their ___________, Qomolangma has ___________ her crown. She has become a mountain synonymous with death, exploitation and_____
The most common question I get asked is: “Is it______ in rubbish?” As a United Nations patron( 资 助 人 ) of the wilderness, one of my roles is to_____ back from the Earth’s remaining wildernesses and to act as a___ for the wild.
I climbed Qomolangma expecting a rubbish dump but what I found ___________ me: I _______ saw any litter, from the airport to the summit.
The Nepalese have _______ some huge clean-up campaigns in recent years, perhaps to improve their reputation, but also in response to some tragic natural disasters. The government _______ a number of requirements including that each climber ______________ an additional 8kg of litter (not including their own) and incentives( 激励) for Sherpas( 夏尔巴人) of $2 per kilo of rubbish cleaned.
The results have been ____________. The country lanes of Great Britain have more rubbish than the___ to base camp; despite the 100,000 footfalls I saw one of the cleanest, tidiest wilderness trails I have encountered.
I have spent time in many of the world’s popular wilderness locations and I would say Nepal should be _________ . It is an example of man repairing the ___________ he has done. As our focus turns to the oceans and the seemingly_________ task of repairing our marine habitat, we could look at Qomolangma as a fine___ of turning back the clock.
1.A.realization B.motivation C.connection D.schedule
2.A.respond B.protection C.change D.support
3.A.strangely B.naturally C.increasingly D.easily
4.A.symptoms B.minds C.stories D.permits
5.A.lost B.fed C.counted D.saved
6.A.adventure B.pollution C.settlement D.choice
7.A.covered B.seized C.found D.poured
8.A.expect B.appreciate C.apply D.report
9.A.plan B.title C.voice D.lesson
10.A.surprised B.served C.forced D.stressed
11.A.silently B.eagerly C.frankly D.hardly
12.A.challenged B.conducted C.observed D.qualified
13.A.appealed to B.taken in C.depended on D.put forward
14.A.share B.confirm C.remove D.bear
15.A.selective B.familiar C.impressive D.repairable
16.A.reality B.trail C.opportunity D.league
17.A.vital B.proud C.simple D.unique
18.A.conclusion B.convenience C.arrangement D.damage
19.A.impossible B.necessary C.unusual D.extra
20.A.content B.direction C.example D.situation
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
A couple in Ohio accidentally dropped off a bag containing almost $100,000 at an Ohio charity shop. Thanks to _______ employees, they got money back.
The employees were going through _______ last week when they came across a _______. Inside was $97,004. "It was so much cash," employee Kelsey Croy said. "I looked in the bag and we _______ it right there on the desk. And it was ﹩97, 004. "Thankfully, the owners _______ a receipt for tax purposes when they dropped off _______ that morning. The employees _______ called the couple but there was no _______.
Not wanting to _______ that amount of cash in the store, they called in the Zanesville Police Department. ________ repeated calls, officers finally got a hold of the couple. The couple hadn't realized the money was ________. They told police they withdrew all their money to another bank. On the way, they ________ at the charity shop to donate a bag of clothes. That's ________ the money ended up there. "When we finally ________ them, they just asked if they could get it sometime tomorrow." the officer said.
The couple has since made contact with the original ________ who found the money to thank them. "I'm just glad that I meet with a bunch of honest and loyal people." Croy said.
1.A.honest B.generous C.brave D.clever
2.A.goods B.donations C.food D.money
3.A.suitcase B.box C.bag D.wallet
4.A.put B.counted C.hid D.cleared
5.A.asked for B.asked about C.gave up D.gave out
6.A.cards B.fruits C.bills D.clothes
7.A.surprisedly B.hesitatingly C.eventually D.immediately
8.A.concern B.information C.reply D.1etter
9.A.deposit B.1eave C.waste D.spend
10.A.After B.During C.Before D.In
11.A.found B.missing C.stolen D.forgotten
12.A.stopped B.sighed C.quarreled D.wandered
13.A.why B.when C.where D.how
14.A.inspected on B.got rid of C.got through D.dropped in on
15.A.police B.officers C.customer D.employee
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
My six-year-old daughter Amara and I ducked into a shop to hide from the rain. I hadn’t ________ to take a trip to this place. But I figured we’d see what they had ________ we were there. I took my daughter’s hand and ________ around. Suddenly there was a ________ on my hand and my attention was being directed to the shoe section. I ________ her hand and she reached out to touch a pair of shiny black shoes.
“Buy me?”
“Oh, Sweetie, they are tap shoes. You aren’t learning tap dance.”
“Buy me?” she ________.
“Well, let’s try them on.” She ________ and removed her rain boots, and easily slid the new shoes on. A perfect ________. When she stood up she heard”click”. She took a step. Click, Click. ________ recognition dawned (领悟), as she made the ________ between the shoes and her moving feet. Click, Click, Click.
“Buy me?” with ________ look in her eyes.
“Okay, take them off and put them in the bag.”
The sun had come back out as we stepped out from our little side ________. When we were near the car, Amara reached for the bag. I gave it to her, wondering what treasure she was looking for. The ________, of course.
I helped her wear them. Our next stop was the grocery store and these shoes were made to make noise, ________ on my little girl’s feet. This could be ________… Click, Click, Click — people turned to look. Click, Click, Click. I could feel the ________ stares of the proper people who would never allow their daughters to wear tap shoes to the grocery store. I held up my head with ________. The click, click, click was ________ to my ears.
When Amara was a baby, we were told she would never walk or talk. It has taken us a lot of hard work and patience ________ she only asked for the shoes, and the click, click, click means she can ________. It doesn’t matter what others think. They don’t walk in your shoes.
1.A.offered B.promised C.intended D.required
2.A.if B.since C.although D.unless
3.A.wandered B.showed C.turned D.wondered
4.A.pain B.scratch C.push D.pull
5.A.looked at B.let go of C.caught hold of D.got rid of
6.A.begged B.ordered C.complained D.angered
7.A.nodded her head B.shook her hand C.jumped gladly D.sat down
8.A.touch B.condition C.fit D.product
9.A.Slowly B.Hardly C.Partly D.Merely
10.A.choice B.connection C.determination D.study
11.A.skeptical B.aggressive C.concerned D.hopeful
12.A.way B.path C.trip D.view
13.A.tap shoes B.doll C.candy D.rain boots
14.A.generally B.especially C.naturally D.constantly
15.A.humorous B.embarrassing C.ridiculous D.interesting
16.A.disappointing B.favorable C.disapproving D.caring
17.A.pride B.regret C.shame D.sorrow
18.A.noise B.music C.satisfaction D.disturbance
19.A.so B.though C.unless D.but
20.A.hear B.play C.walk D.talk
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Pam Bales, an experienced hiker, stepped onto snow-covered Jewell Trail. The hike up the lower part of Jewell was _______. But less than an hour later, the weather was showing its teeth. Bales began to think about calling it a day. Then she noticed something: a single set of _______ in the snow ahead of her. She'd been_______unclear tracks all day and hadn't given them much _______, because so many people climb Jewell Trail. But these, as a volunteer of the Valley Search and Rescue Team, she _______, had been made by a pair of sneakers, which was surely not for this kind of trail. Strong wind screamed, and_______was just hours away. If Bales continued to follow the tracks, she'd add_______to the journey. But the tracks ahead meant someone might be in _____________She could not let this go. She silently scolded the absent hiker for _______ normal safety rules and struggled to walk carefully in the direction of the __________ .
After about tracks to 30 yards, she rounded a corner and saw a man sitting motionless. He wore tennis sneakers and a light jacket. She checked him for any sign of ____________ . There was none. Bales had been trained in search and rescue and knew that he was hypothermic ( 体温过低的 ) and would ________soon if he didn't get out of there. The man said he had lost his way and was extremely________ . Bales brought a pair of soft-shell pants, a winter hat, and a jacket from her pack. She helped the man ________ the warm, dry layers onto his body and offered him some hot cocoa.________he stood. She offered continuous encouragement—“ Keep going! You're doing great." Just before 6 p. m., they arrived at the trailhead very________ . Her climb up to the spot where she____________ the man had taken about four hours. Two hours had passed since then.
A week later, the president of Bales' rescue group received a letter in the mail. It read: “ On Sunday October! 17, 1 went up my trail, Jewell. ________ was to be bad. But without thinking too much I was dressed to go quickly. Next thing I knew this lady was talking to me, changing my clothes, making me warmer. She just kept________me. Finally, I learned her name was Pam. The entire time she treated me with compassion (同情心),confidence, and one hundred percent commitment..."
In the nine years since she saved John, Bales has become something of a hiking legend (传奇人物). It's a( n) __________ she never sought or wanted, but one she certainly has earned.
1.A.long B.boring C.pleasant D.unforgettable
2.A.clothes B.tools C.gloves D.footprints
3.A.recording B.following C.covering D.leaving
4.A.response B.expectation C.thought D.hope
5.A.realized B.suggested C.admitted D.remembered
6.A.success B.darkness C.freedom D.disaster
7.A.information B.interest C.risk D.pain
8.A.trouble B.control C.doubt D.touch
9.A.knowing B.making C.judging D.breaking
10.A.wind B.tracks C.sound D.hikers
11.A.power B.life C.injury D.loss
12.A.recover B.escape C.wake D.die
13.A.cold B.starving C.sleepy D.concerned
14.A.pick B.pull C.bring D.carry
15.A.Unwillingly B.Nervously C.Immediately D.Slowly
16.A.tired B.stressed C.upset D.scared
17.A.treated B.observed C.located D.protected
18.A.Chance B.Sight C.Health D.Weather
19.A.praising B.encouraging C.excusing D.instructing
20.A.title B.fortune C.opportunity D.option
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
One day about ten years ago, we were walking in the Giant Mountains, Czech Republic, when it suddenly rained heavily. We found _______ under the roof of some ski lifts (缆车) and prepared for the night. The kind-hearted elderly man who worked there, in a _______ of languages, gestures and drawing pictures, _______ that we could stay at his home that night.
Being penniless students, we eagerly, took up his _______ naturally, for we saw he was a _______ person. His wife _______ us to a big meal. The couple was quite lovely and we had a great evening, though _______ was a bit difficult. That night we slept well in a clean room.
The next day, our host _______ his long cape (斗篷) and stuff that was part of his clothes as “Guardian of the Mountains”. The children there called him that or “Krkonos” , _______ he looked like the giant in the local ________ with large figure and long flowing white hair and beard. ________ , he was quite a ________ in his village because of that. He drove us through the mountains, ________ at nice locations where we could take some photos.
We ________ him and his wife again last month and Krkonos hadn’t changed a bit! There is ________ in the mountain.
1.A.shade B.shelter C.entrance D.evidence
2.A.description B.strategy C.thought D.mixture
3.A.requested B.reminded C.signaled D.stated
4.A.answer B.comment C.promise D.offer
5.A.stubborn B.decent C.senior D.humorous
6.A.treated B.encouraged C.admitted D.greeted
7.A.cooperation B.accommodation C.communication D.connection
8.A.set aside B.threw away C.took off D.put on
9.A.though B.as C.unless D.if
10.A.tale B.saying C.report D.survey
11.A.Completely B.Generally C.Apparently D.Extremely
12.A.celebrity B.pioneer C.sponsor D.leader
13.A.hiding B.stopping C.looking D.jumping
14.A.visited B.paid C.disturbed D.praised
15.A.adventure B.secret C.magic D.freedom
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
My father was a Jamaican(牙买加) immigrant while my mother was a white woman. They never got married but I was born. However, my father never _______ his family about my existence. Whatever the case, I didn’t know I was a _______ until my thirteenth birthday.
Walking into my aunt’s apartment brought a lot of emotions. What if my _______ didn’t want anything to do with me because I was half white? How _______ can I learn the jokes that my family members told? Should I _______ them for all the years they didn’t spend with me? My mind was full of thoughts when I was _______ to everyone, trying desperately to understand family members who almost were _______ strangers. Meanwhile, I was _______ to just remember everybody’s name.
One of my aunts, who’d been quiet for most of the morning looked at me with tearful eyes. She mentioned how _______ she was for my father to have a daughter, saying, “He’s always dreamt of having a daughter”. However, she then expressed her ________ towards my father for keeping the family in the ________ about me. From this ________, I have learned more about what it means to be biracial (代表两种人种的). Can I still ________ myself Jamaican even though my first time trying curry goat, a traditional dish, was not until my teenage years?
I’ve become aware that no matter how much DNA you might ________ with a particular race, you won’t feel truly connected if you did not ________ with that culture’s customs. I believe this event has ________ me into becoming a more understanding person when analyzing someone’s actions. I have realized that I am far from a ________. I am determined to prove that I’m here for a reason by using my talents to ________ those around me. I have grown to not ________ on my parents and families to tell me who I am, but I have understood my uniqueness and ________ my real self. I really feel proud that among strangers I eventually know who I am!
1.A.told B.said C.talked D.spoke
2.A.success B.secret C.failure D.burden
3.A.father B.mother C.family D.aunt
4.A.often B.badly C.quickly D.strangely
5.A.praise B.blame C.miss D.invite
6.A.offered B.devoted C.delivered D.introduced
7.A.complete B.strict C.kind D.helpful
8.A.pretending B.struggling C.competing D.cheering
9.A.nervous B.shameful C.embarrassed D.happy
10.A.anxiety B.anger C.excitement D.enthusiasm
11.A.hope B.regret C.dark D.future
12.A.accident B.program C.coincidence D.experience
13.A.consider B.imagine C.leave D.teach
14.A.share B.replace C.deposit D.exchange
15.A.pick up B.take up C.grow up D.make up
16.A.frightened B.cheated C.tricked D.turned
17.A.mistake B.master C.milestone D.miracle
18.A.tolerate B.dismiss C.hate D.benefit
19.A.agreeing B.relying C.working D.passing
20.A.protected B.saved C.found D.forgiven
高三英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析
For years, I thought a present and a gift as the same thing.
I grew up in a household where presents marked special _______ There was always a box
for each of us under the tree at Christmas. ____ Dad always gave Mom something each Valentines Day and anniversary. He would carefully plan his shopping trips to find just the _____thing. His joy in the hunt was proof of the _____ of giving and of his love for her. I saw these presents as the ______ of a husband's devotion.
So when I married a man who did not give presents on a regular basis, it was a(an)____.
I wrestled with my _____ . Gary did not___ avoid gift-giving. Gary would return from sea __ with a brown paper bag inside of which was something that reminded him of me.
I tried to change him______.I prepared gifts for Christmas and for his birthdays _______ .
He appreciated the caring, but refused to do the same thing for me.
I dropped hints, they fell on_______ ears.
I began to tell him what I wanted, giving______ instructions. When Gary left for the market one Saturday, I asked him to find me diamond earrings as a birthday present. Yet he came home with a road scraper (刮路机).
______when the snowstorm Mt later that year and he was at sea, I used the road scraper to plow (犁)out both our driveway and our neighbor's, thinking how______ earrings would have been was then that I realized he had been giving me gifts ail along. The gestures, large and small, born of his caring and concern were the _______that he gave daily.
We ___to teach others how to love us. In that struggle, we often forget how to _______the love they already give us as only they can give it.
I finally began to understand the_______ between a present and a gift. A present is a thing. But a gift is a small act of kindness, the willingness to_______to another's needs, the sacrifice of time and effort.
1.A.locations B.situations C.occasions D.conditions
2.A.Additionally B.Originally C.Fortunately D.Consequently
3.A.cheap B.astonishing C.splendid D.right
4.A.pleasure B.ambition C.intention D.addiction
5.A.example B.emphasis C.reminder D.expression
6.A.improvement B.adjustment C.despair D.disaster :
7.A.expectations B.dilemma C.conscience 、 D.anxiety
8.A.actively B.willingly C.intentionally D.wholly
9.A.supplied B.armed C.decorated D.filled
10.A.by tradition B.by force C.by example D.by accident
11.A.on purpose B.in order C.at random D.on time
12.A.sharp B.big C.deaf D.sensitive
13.A.some B.specific C.brief D.unusual
14.A.And B.So C.Though D.But
15.A.precious B.practical C.useless D.ugly
16.A.promises B.gifts C.blessings D.instructions
17.A.struggle B.fail C.attempt D.decide
18.A.express B.appreciate C.return D.share
19.A.distance B.similarity C.difference D.conflict
20.A.subscribe B.take C.connect D.bend
高三英语完形填空简单题查看答案及解析
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 a(n) _______, before I went on camera, I’d make sure anxiety stayed out 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.complained B.announced C.recalled D.decided
2.A.future B.find C.family D.studio
3.A.letting B.urging C.inviting D.observing
4.A.busy B.involve C.send D.picture
5.A.so B.and C.but D.or
6.A.official B.actress C.maid D.manager
7.A.serious B.curious C.anxious D.cautious
8.A.fill B.change C.read D.ease
9.A.eat B.twist C.exchange D.forget
10.A.clinic B.hotel C.laundry D.restaurant
11.A.promising B.demanding C.convincing D.boring
12.A.figured B.confirmed C.deduced D.suggested
13.A.sour B.missing C.wrong D.pale
14.A.hardly B.regularly C.specially D.suddenly
15.A.warning B.command C.choice D.solution
16.A.serve B.touch C.decorate D.blanket
17.A.credit B.energy C.identity D.family
18.A.ceased B.recovered C.dropped D.boomed
19.A.in time B.on purpose C.at random D.by chance
20.A.split B.shelter C.withdraw D.register
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析