Katie always knew she wanted to be a performer.
She was _______about musicals arid Disney movies from an early age and would often watch them _______ along with her mom, Karen. When Katie was nine years old, her _______childhood took a _______ when her mother was diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian(卵巢的)cancer.
They made a _______. Disney World had been a longtime dream vacation for Karen, who had grown up watching Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color. So in November 1997, the family packed up and_______to Disney World for a trip none of them would ever _______ —_______ as it was the one family trip they went on in Katie’s _______.
The Whetsells________ no pains for their once-in-a-lifetime vacation and ________at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort for eight nights. They spent their days in the parks, seeing the sights, greeting________, all the while ________ Karen in her wheelchair and watching her face light up with________. Katie says she’ll never forget the moment that challenged her life on that trip. After a long day at the parks, the Whetsells decided to see one of Disney World’s many nightly light shows While they were watching, a Disney cast member________ in the parade came up to her mom and rested her ________on Karen’s shoulder, They ________smiles and, to this day, Katie remembered how at ________her mom looked.
This was the day Katie decided she wanted to work for Disney. “I was just thinking, I have to find a(n) ________ to work for this company one day,” she________. “I mean, who wouldn’t want to work with a company that makes people feel hope?”
1.A.certain B.crazy C.curious D.attractive
2.A.singing B.enjoying C.moving D.going
3.A.happy B.simple C.pure D.relaxing
4.A.crossing B.center C.stop D.turn
5.A.promise B.suggestion C.decision D.struggle
6.A.headed B.dashed C.rode D.drove
7.A.regret B.forget C.understand D.forgive
8.A.strangely B.generally C.especially D.unexpectedly
9.A.childhood B.experience C.development D.memory
10.A.spent B.paid C.shared D.spared
11.A.gathered B.lived C.stayed D.settled
12.A.hosts B.characters C.visitors D.audience
13.A.waving B.pulling C.pushing D.shaking
14.A.joy B.comfort C.satisfaction D.relaxation
15.A.directing B.entertaining C.watching D.performing
16.A.head B.fist . C.hand D.face
17.A.reacted B.greeted C.exchanged D.produced
18.A.peace B.ease C.rest D.interest
19.A.means B.approach C.method D.way
20.A.responds B.retells C.requests D.recalls
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
It was a classic night. The noisy Mexico City gradually calmed down. The main stadium of Olympic track and field competition was enveloped in the ______.After he ______ making the scenes that the marathon winners received the trophies(奖杯)and marked the victory, Greenspan, the world famous news producer, found the stadium ______. It was time for him to return to the hotel ______ a rest. He was about to leave when he ______ saw a man with his right leg spotted with the blood ran into the stadium. This man ran out of breath, but he didn’t ______.After he ran along the runway for a circle and got to the goal, he ______ the ground...Greenspan ______ this was a marathon athlete. Out of ______, he went over to ask ______ the athlete wanted to run to the goal with such a difficulty The young man called Kowari from Tanzania ______ gently, “My country ______ me here from more than 20, 000 kilometers not to let me give up halfway in the competition, ______ to make me complete the game. I want to ______ to the goal, though I have ______ behind all other runners, but I have a sacred (神圣的) goal like them: I will run to the goal. Though the ______ won’t cheer me anymore,my motherland is watching me from behind..”
Tears ______ in Greenspan’s eyes. Soon, he spread the most ______ scene in the history of the Olympic Games to every corner of the world. Life should have a dream of reaching the peak, yet we should ______ not everybody has the ability to do it. The most important is not whether we can reach the ______ but whether we have made the greatest efforts to reach the goal in the mind is a success.
1.A.morning B.darkness C.paper D.bag
2.A.finished B.avoided C.risked D.remembered
3.A.beautiful B.dirty C.empty D.noisy
4.A.of B.with C.off D.for
5.A.nearly B.difficulty C.clearly D.suddenly
6.A.stop B.hurt C.cry D.walk
7.A.stood by B.turned to C.lay on D.looked at
8.A.hoped B.guessed C.heard D.reported
9.A.sight B.curiosity C.reach D.danger
10.A.why B.when C.where D.how
11.A.asked B.repeated C.replied D.made
12.A.brought B.carried C.ordered D.sent
13.A.and B.while C.but D.or
14.A.rum B.go C.hurry D.return
15.A.shouted B.hidden C.waited D.fallen
16.A.runners B.audience C.strangers D.reporters
17.A.pulled up B.welled up C.put up D.broke up
18.A.exciting B.tiring C.touching D.frustrating
19.A.share B.forget C.receive D.understand
20.A.peak B.point C.success D.moment
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
A little girl, named Starry, was playing outside her grandmother's apartment building. Her mom, Marina, kept an eye on the _______ from a window. At about 4 pm, Starry walked around the corner of the building to get her bike and _______.
“I took my eyes _______ her for five minutes, and she was gone,” says Marina. “I knew something was _______,” she adds, _______ when she saw that Starry's bike was _______ here and found an old credit card her daughter had been playing with _______ near the bike. Marina called 911.
Policemen came soon, blocking off streets and _______ the neighborhood. Officers handed out a photo of the blond (金发) girl. Many people joined in.
Temar Boggs, 15, was with some friends helping his elderly neighbor when one searcher _______ them and asked if they'd seen the girl. ________ the boys, none of them had seen her. Temar was approached with a photo of Starry. “I ________ that I was going to find her,” he says. He borrowed a bike from a friend and sped away. The boy searched without a plan, ________ keeping a sharp eye out as he rode on.
Then Temar ________ a car driving down a side street and turning back, ________ the driver was unfamiliar with the neighborhood. He followed it. The car pulled an ________ U-turn at the top of a hill—a group of policemen had gathered there.
The car passed the boy as it circled back ________ the hill. Temar made eye contact (接触) with the man behind the wheel, and spied a tiny blond girl in the passenger seat. Temar ________ knew “it was her, for sure.” The boy ________ fast after the car, but the driver kept moving, slowly winding his way through the neighborhood. ________, the driver pulled the car to the street side a few hundred feet ahead of him and pushed open the passenger-side door. Starry ________ out of the car. The kidnapper (绑架者) sped away but was caught by the police the next day.
1.A.building B.girl C.bike D.policeman
2.A.hid B.escaped C.disappeared D.left
3.A.off B.for C.to D.above
4.A.wrong B.difficult C.special D.dangerous
5.A.unfortunately B.formally C.especially D.probably
6.A.yet B.even C.also D.still
7.A.enveloped B.abandoned C.brought D.presented
8.A.disturbing B.entering C.searching D.exploring
9.A.annoyed B.invited C.inspired D.approached
10.A.According to B.As a result of C.In spite of D.Depending on
11.A.learned B.agreed C.felt D.proved
12.A.hurriedly B.carefully C.properly D.simply
13.A.passed B.spotted C.missed D.followed
14.A.so that B.even though C.as if D.in case
15.A.sharp B.major C.awful D.vast
16.A.along B.around C.down D.toward
17.A.certainly B.absolutely C.immediately D.nearly
18.A.circled B.drove C.ran D.rode
19.A.Cautiously B.Finally C.Gradually D.Wildly
20.A.slipped B.ran C.cycled D.walked
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
One businessman was in debt and couldn’t find a way out. Banks were _________ him. Suppliers were demanding for a payment. He was sitting in the park, totally _________. He was thinking what could save the company when an old man appeared.
After listening to him, the old man _________ to help. He asked the businessman’s name, wrote a _________ and said, “Take this money. We will meet here _________ in one year, and you can return it to me then.” Afterwards, the old man _________and disappeared.
The businessman saw a cheque for $500,000, _________ by John Rockefeller one of the richest in the world at that time! “I could_________all my problems immediately!” He thought. _________, the businessman decided to put the cheque in his safe (保险柜). Only one thought of its __________ gave him strength to save his business.
With the ____________ of his optimism, he got out of debt and started to make money again during a couple of months.
One year later, he returned to the ____________ with the same cheque. At the ____________ time the old man appeared again. The businessman was about to return the cheque and share his story of ____________ when a nurse ran up. “I hope he wasn’t ____________ you. He always runs away from the hospital and tells he is John Rockefeller.” She explained.
The businessman was extremely ____________. During the whole year he was busy with his business, for he was ____________ that he had half a million dollars. And suddenly he felt ______________that it wasn’t the money, real or ____________, that turned his life up. It was his new ____________ and belief that gave him strength to achieve what he had.
1.A.searching B.supporting C.pressing D.judging
2.A.defeated B.shocked C.determined D.encouraged
3.A.remembered B.offered C.hesitated D.refused
4.A.letter B.cheque C.sentence D.number
5.A.nearly B.frequently C.exactly D.generally
6.A.turned around B.sat down C.passed away D.held back
7.A.earned B.raised C.released D.signed
8.A.take control of B.have a command of C.put an end to D.lose sight of
9.A.Also B.Therefore C.Besides D.However
10.A.change B.existence C.amount D.burden
11.A.return B.loss C.shake D.discovery
12.A.company B.hospital C.bank D.park
13.A.proper B.agreed C.unexpected D.wrong
14.A.failure B.suffering C.success D.devotion
15.A.bothering B.begging C.comforting D.disappointing
16.A.satisfied B.confused C.concerned D.impressed
17.A.doubtful B.sensitive C.anxious D.sure
18.A.grateful B.painful C.regretful D.unfair
19.A.illegal B.secret C.imaginary D.artificial
20.A.glory B.relief C.solution D.confidence
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
It was a Saturday, and the sun was scorching (灼热的). I _______up and down the bus stop anxiously and impatiently, waiting for the bus to go to my English class.
"Excuse me, what time is it?” said a voice in my ear. When I looked back over my _______, I was greeted by a ragged (衣衫褴褛的) man who looked like a migrant peasant worker. He was almost the same age as my elder brother, but his hair was _______and his working clothes were_______ and old. A terrible smell made me take two steps back _______ him. Disgusted and puzzled, I gave him a blank _______ and answered his question unwillingly.
"Thank you! I'm just afraid of being late for work," he _______in a whisper, giving a nervous giggle (咯咯笑). I remained silent, nodding my head _______
The bus finally reached the stop, and I _______ the bus. I reached into my________,and to my surprise, it was completely empty! I was so embarrassed that I just________, my face________ shame. At that moment, a dark-colored arm reached out and put two coins into the coin box. "The money is for both of us!" a familiar ________ rang in my ear. I raised my head and realized it was him!
My previous behavior ________my mind, making me dizzy. "Thank you," I murmured, regretful and ________.On hearing my words, he smiled, revealing his perfect white teeth. “You are welcome! You helped me, too.”
I was touched, ________the only thing I could do was look steadily at his________.I noticed the calluses (老茧) and ________on them, which told the story of his struggles and hardships as a________. Although his hard work will ruin his ________, it'll never ruin his warm heart and kind soul.
1.A.jumped B.raced C.flew D.walked
2.A.shoulder B.bus C.car D.brain
3.A.messy B.straight C.black D.loose
4.A.fashionable B.unique C.torn D.tidy
5.A.for B.from C.toward D.with
6.A.stare B.agreement C.guide D.understanding
7.A.ordered B.suggested C.complained D.explained
8.A.determinedly B.slightly C.violently D.excitedly
9.A.stopped B.directed C.boarded D.recognized
10.A.bottle B.drawer C.chair D.pocket
11.A.regretted B.froze C.lied D.smiled
12.A.burning with B.taking up C.going for D.running into
13.A.song B.laughter C.voice D.shout
14.A.held up B.wore out C.looked into D.passed through
15.A.appreciative B.generous C.careless D.responsible
16.A.if B.though C.but D.or
17.A.arms B.eyes C.legs D.hands
18.A.power B.strength C.roughness D.thickness
19.A.leader B.worker C.customer D.beggar
20.A.character B.appearance C.trust D.life
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
There was once a man who met with a shipwreck (船只失事) and landed on a deserted island. Every day he prayed, _______someone could pass and rescue him, but to his _______, no one ever came.
Months went by and this man learned to _______ food and firewood from the island and stored them in a hut that he built, which helped him_______ on the deserted island. One day when he _______ his hut after hunting for food, _______, he saw his hut was on fire, along with almost everything he had!
All of his _______ were going up in smoke! The only thing _______was the clothes on his back. At first, he was_______, frozen there and then he was filled with ________! He threw a fist into the air and began yelling, “How unfair! How could this happen to me? I________every day for months but now everything that I have is on fire!”
Later the man grew so ________ that he fell on his hands and knees weeping heavily when he happened to look up and ________a ship coming in his direction. The man was ________. As they were heading back to civilization, the man asked the captain, “How were you able to ________ me?” The captain ________, “We were voyaging across the ocean________a cloud of smoke going up caught our________.We decided to go check it out and that’s why we found you!”
In life we will always be________with challenges, problems and disasters. Always keep in mind that a disaster can sometimes be good ________in disguise(掩盖).
1.A.realizing B.designing C.hoping D.doubting
2.A.excitement B.disappointment C.amazement D.embarrassment
3.A.collect B.receive C.order D.share
4.A.survive B.suffer C.adapt D.develop
5.A.visited B.put up C.returned to D.passed
6.A.naturally B.unexpectedly C.instead D.anyway
7.A.preparations B.preferences C.feelings D.things
8.A.valued B.lost C.moved D.left
9.A.touched B.shocked C.bored D.confused
10.A.anger B.pain C.fear D.shame
11.A.prayed B.will pray C.had prayed D.have been praying
12.A.excited B.tired C.weak D.hopeless
13.A.spotted B.sought C.caught D.searched
14.A.protected B.rewarded C.welcomed D.rescued
15.A.trust B.keep C.seize D.find
16.A.declared B.explained C.added D.found
17.A.when B.why C.while D.where
18.A.interest B.attention C.approach D.consideration
19.A.supplied B.satisfied C.faced D.delighted
20.A.experience B.luck C.information D.progress
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Every time I passed boys who were playing basketball, I stopped to silently watch them. I really envied them. But as a girl, I once thought that I could_______play basketball.
I like playing basketball though I’m not good at it. I’ve had a basketball _______I was a child. At first, I could play freely because no one__________when I was just a kid. But as I grew up it seemed harder and harder for me to enjoy basketball.
At school, it was always the boys who played basketball during PE classes. The girls were_______ allowed to play volleyball or badminton.
My parents did not________me play basketball at home. “Basketball is not fit for girls,” they said. _______I went to play basketball with my friends, boys _______ at me on the court as if I were an alien.
I was feeling________ and had lost hope of playing basketball. _______, something changed the first day of high school. I made some friends who also enjoyed playing basketball. They________ me to get back on the court.
One of them told me with a smile, “Go your own _____ , let others talk.” This girl would always play basketball with me. Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about ________ with me almost every day.
I was inspired by them. Confidence and passion_______to my heart. I am ready to stand up and play. I will play as well as I can, ________for me, even the sky is boundless (无限的).
Basketball has become an important part of my_______. I am interested in it. I watch matches and enjoy playing almost every day. Through basketball, not only do I feel happy and confident, but also_______a lot.
I’ve heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say, “Nothing is impossible.” It is from an advertisement on TV. I have________to realize that life is just like playing basketball. You should have an_______. After that, just be confident and_______ going. Never give up and you’ll make it sooner or later.
I love the motto of the NBA. It can______ my strong feelings for basketball, “I love this game!”
1.A.ever B.often C.never D.always
2.A.when B.before C.after D.since
3.A.struggled B.cared C.enjoyed D.joined
4.A.only B.almost C.hardly D.not
5.A.encourage B.agree C.let D.permit
6.A.Still B.Yet C.Just D.Even
7.A.looked B.glared C.glanced D.stared
8.A.up B.down C.excited D.satisfied
9.A.Unluckily B.Naturally C.Unexpectedly D.Clearly
10.A.encouraged B.forbade C.ensured D.explored
11.A.effort B.way C.business D.direction
12.A.basketball B.sports C.interests D.dreams
13.A.stuck B.referred C.turned D.returned
14.A.but B.though C.and D.however
15.A.wish B.life C.work D.study
16.A.experience B.grow C.learn D.play
17.A.come B.turned C.refused D.happened
18.A.idea B.aim C.opinion D.effort
19.A.insist B.remain C.keep D.last
20.A.inform B.express C.ignore D.connect
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Sports Brings Us Together
Sports are more than competitions. To me, they mean growth under the care of others. I learned this the ______ way。
I used to be very shy and often felt lonely. Although I did well academically, I was afraid of ______ education and was often laughed at. “Look at that girl,” they said. “Her feet don’t leave the ground when she runs!” Their word ______ me. Moreover, whenever the teachers ______ some competitive games, no one in the class liked to have me as their ______ or team member. As a result, I often ______ looking at others enjoy their games.
Things would go on like that if not for a sports meet. By ______, my name was put on the ______ of the women’s 1500 meters’ race. By the time I found it, it was too late to change.
1500 meters! Running ______ the best runners from other classes! And in front of the students of the entire school! It would be the worst nightmare I’d ever have!
“You still have time to catch up because there is still one month,” said they all, ______ my teacher. My deskmate, a natural athlete, patted me on the shoulder, “Cool! You will run for our class! And we will do training together.” Yes, this is not just for myself, but for my class too. But ______, 1500 meters to me was like Mount Everest to a beginning ______. Fortunately, my classmates gave me a hand. Every afternoon, we ran together. When the ______ of being laughed at struck me, I saw others running right beside me. They gave me ______.
One month ______ couldn’t make me a good runner. But when I was standing behind the start line, I saw my classmates standing by the tracks waving at me as if about to run beside me. I no longer felt lonely or afraid.
As ______, I was almost the last to ______ the finish line. But instantly I was surrounded and felt a kind of ______ I had never felt before.
That sports meet was a(n) ______ experience, which gave me a lot of ______ both in my fellow students and in my own potential. Sports have brought me close to my classmates and helped us grow together.
1.A.ordinary B.hard C.right D.easy
2.A.physical B.mental C.professional D.spiritual
3.A.touched B.shaped C.embarrassed D.changed
4.A.watched B.organized C.played D.founded
5.A.friend B.assistant C.visitor D.partner
6.A.ended up B.turned up C.came up D.broke up
7.A.choice B.mistake C.heart D.means
8.A.edge B.list C.range D.rule
9.A.over B.into C.for D.against
10.A.covering B.recommending C.including D.encouraging
11.A.even B.often C.still D.also
12.A.inventor B.athlete C.runner D.climber
13.A.focus B.fear C.sight D.trend
14.A.strength B.responsibility C.interest D.delight
15.A.certainly B.probably C.originally D.occasionally
16.A.planned B.desired C.expected D.arranged
17.A.set B.cross C.avoid D.draw
18.A.warmth B.nervousness C.curiosity D.disappointment
19.A.depressive B.practical C.unforgettable D.personal
20.A.disbelief B.instruction C.inspiration D.confidence
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Before my birth, my parents had very little knowledge about or exposure to blind people.
Like many parents, mine went from doctor to doctor trying to have my ________ restored (恢复). Finally, a doctor told my parents, “________ going up doctors. Take her home and treat her just like the rest of your children.” For a second they ________ putting me down on the seat and leaving me there. Then, my mother remembered a blind man she had known. He had led a very ________ life. He was married, had children and ________ a job. She decided if that was possible for him, then it would be possible for me.
When I went to new places and heard noises I had ________ heard before, I was ________ because I couldn’t associate the ________ with anything I recognized. My mother kept exposing me to the things I was afraid of, explaining them and making me ________ as much as possible. ________, my father was ________ me where things were in our house. He said I could not be ________ them and I must learn my way around.
When graduating from college, I was encouraged to ________ higher education. I ________ to do this because I wanted to get a job in social work. I thought in the back of my ________ that I could compete in something ________ work with the blind. Later, I heard about a job opening in the Minnesota Services for the Blind, ________ for it, and was hired.
I realize that I was ________ to have the parents I had, who taught me early in life that they had high ________ for me and that I could live a normal and ________ life.
1.A.sight B.hearing C.illness D.problem
2.A.Allow B.Quit C.Forget D.Keep
3.A.imagined B.expected C.considered D.regretted
4.A.wonderful B.formal C.normal D.special
5.A.held B.lost C.offered D.made
6.A.usually B.ever C.frequently D.never
7.A.curious B.frightened C.excited D.stressed
8.A.sound B.environment C.surrounding D.darkness
9.A.taste B.see C.smell D.touch
10.A.Therefore B.However C.Meanwhile D.Though
11.A.teaching B.showing C.explaining D.bringing
12.A.working on B.looking into C.breaking in D.running into
13.A.seek B.share C.learn D.try
14.A.refused B.reviewed C.risked D.accepted
15.A.memories B.parents C.mind D.soul
16.A.but for B.other than C.rather than D.except for
17.A.begging B.interviewed C.searched D.applied
18.A.confused B.proud C.fortunate D.discouraged
19.A.blessings B.expectations C.praises D.promises
20.A.perfect B.terrible C.unlucky D.meaningful
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Erik, an athletic child, lost his vision in his early teen. At first he_______to use a walking stick or learn Braille(盲文),_______he could do as well as any teenage. He finally came to accept his disability, though. He couldn’t play the same_______as he used to. But then he discovered wrestling, a sport_______sight wasn’t as important as touch and_______.Then,at 16,he discovered rock climbing was like wrestling in some ways. A wrestler and a rock climber_______information through touch. Rock climbing_______ mountain climbing, the greatest challenge of his life. Erik’s teammates say he isn’t different from a_______mountaineer. The major difference is that his strong upper body, flexibility and mental toughness make him a(n)_______climber.
Climbing Mount Everest was__________for every climber on every team. The reaction to the mountain air for Erik was the same as it was for his teammates:__________of oxygen causes the heart to beat slower, and the brain doesn’t__________as clearly as normal. In some ways, Erik had an advantage__________his teammates:as they got near the top, the vision of all climbers was__________.So at a certain altitude, all his teammates were like Erik--nearly__________.To climb Mount Everest is an achievement for any athlete. Erik showed his disability wasn’t as important as his ability.
1.A.demanded B.decided C.refused D.promised
2.A.insisting B.praying C.admitting D.appealing
3.A.exercises B.games C.parts D.sports
4.A.that B.where C.which D.whose
5.A.thought B.hearing C.feel D.smell
6.A.store B.receive C.exchange D.get
7.A.led to B.resulted from C.depended on D.made out
8.A.formal B.sighted C.determined D.successful
9.A.optimistic B.special C.responsible D.perfect
10.A.uneasy B.compulsory C.optional D.challenging
11.A.short B.lack C.limit D.supply
12.A.survive B.recover C.function D.refresh
13.A.against B.over C.beyond D.with
14.A.wasted B.broadened C.restricted D.improved
15.A.blind B.dizzy C.hopeless D.dead
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析