Tom was a middle-aged leather trader (皮货商) wh...

Tom was a middle-aged leather trader (皮货商) whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often __21_ that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so __22__ with the city that he had to leave.

So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Tom and his wife were busily _23_ up their new home, the light suddenly __24_. Tom was regretful to have forgotten to bring along 25__ and had to wait _26_ in a low mood. Just then he heard light, hesitant 27_ on his door that were clearly audible (听到) in the __28__ night.

“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Tom was a _29__ to this city. And this was the moment he especially hated to be __30__, so he went to the door and opened it __31_. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor. ” “No,” answered Tom in anger and shut the door __32__. “What a nuisance (麻烦事)!” He complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to _33__ things.”

After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same girl outside. __34_ this time she was _35__ two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She _36_ me here to give you these.” Tom was very _37__ by what he saw. At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his _38__ in life. It was his _39_ and harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was _40__ nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred (蒙蔽) by his unsympathetic （无同情心的）mind.

1.                A．complaining     B．telling          C．hoping   D．pretending

2.A. pleased         B disappointed    C. exhausted      D. encouraged

3.                A．looking         B．turning         C．coming   D．tidying

4.                A．went on        B．went down      C．went out  D．went through

5.                A．candles         B．matches        C．lights D．flashlights

6.                A．happily         B．patiently        C．hopefully D．helplessly

7.                A．steps          B．words          C．knocks   D．screams

8.                A．dark           B．quiet           C．noisy D．crowded

9.                A．newcomer      B．stranger        C．guest D．settler

10.               A．called          B．disturbed       C．watched   D．offered

11.               A．surprisingly     B．delightedly      C．impatiently D．willingly

12.               A．gently          B．kindly          C．politely    D．violently

13.               A．lend           B．sell            C．harness   D．borrow

14.               A．And           B．But            C．So   D．For

15.               A．holding         B．hiding          C．fetching   D．lifting

16.               A．suggested       B．commanded     C．sent  D．forced

17.               A．frightened      B．pleased        C．puzzled   D．surprised

18.               A．failure         B．success         C．complaint  D．determination

19.               A．warmth        B．coldness        C．kindness   D．nearly

20.               A．doubtfully      B．hardly          C．actually   D．sympathy

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Tom was a middle-aged leather trader (皮货商) whose repeated _______ in career made him a depressed man, often complaining that he had been _______ by others. One day he told his wife he was so disappointed with the city that he had to _______.

So his family _______ another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Tom and his wife were busily tidying up their new home, the light suddenly went out. Tom was _______ to have forgotten to _______ candles and had to _______ helplessly in a low mood. Just then he _______ light, hesitant knocks on his door that were _______ audible (听到) in the quiet night.

"Who's it? " he ____________, since Tom was a ____________ to this city. And this was the moment he especially ____________ to be disturbed, so he went to the door and opened it violently. At the door was a little girl, ____________ asking, "Sir, do you have candles? I'm your ____________." "No," answered Tom in anger and shut the door ____________. "What a nuisance (麻烦事)!" He complained over it with his wife. "No sooner had we ____________ than the neighbor came to borrow things."

After a while, the door was ____________ again by someone. He found the same girl outside. But this time she was holding two candles, saying, "My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She sent me here to give you these." Tom was very ____________ by what he saw. At that moment he ____________ realized what caused his failure in life. It was his coldness with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been ____________ by his unsympathetic mind.

1.A.failure B.success C.trouble D.difficulty

2.A.annoyed B.cheated C.abandoned D.hurt

3.A.quit B.stop C.leave D.resign

4.A.paid a visit to B.moved to C.came across D.ran into

5.A.careful B.satisfied C.regretful D.mad

6.A.light up B.put out C.sold out D.bring along

7.A.hope B.wait C.listen D.watch

8.A.gathered B.recognized C.counted D.heard

9.A.possibly B.noisily C.rarely D.clearly

10.A.wished B.imagined C.wondered D.commented

11.A.trader B.local C.newcomer D.passer-by

12.A.fancied B.hated C.wanted D.started

13.A.shyly B.proudly C.hopefully D.coldly

14.A.friend B.housekeeper C.messenger D.neighbor

15.A.gently B.kindly C.impatiently D.sadly

16.A.turned up B.stayed up C.came around D.settled down

17.A.opened B.shut C.knocked D.closed

18.A.upset B.amused C.thrilled D.astonished

19.A.suddenly B.gradually C.particularly D.normally

20.A.widened B.removed C.clouded D.narrowed

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Tom was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failure in career

made him a depressed man, often complaining that others had been playing tricks on him. One day he told his wife he was so16with the city that he had to leave.

So his family moved to 17city. It was in the evening of aweekend when Tom and his wife were busy 18up their new home

19the light suddenly went out. So they had to20work. Tom was regretful to have forgotten bringing along candles and had to wait21 in a low mood. Just then he heard slight, hesitant knocks on his door that sounded clear in the   22night.

“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Tom had no23 in the new city.

And this was the moment he especially disliked being disturbed.24, he went reluctantly to the door and opened it impatiently. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have 25? I’m your neighbor.” “No,” answered Tom in anger and shut the door violently. “What a nuisance!” he complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down 26the neighbor came to 27things.” After a while, the door was knocked28. He opened it and found the same girl outside. But this time she was holding two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She29me here to give you these.” Tom was very 30by what he saw. When he became fully aware, he said, “Thank you and your31. God bless you!”

At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his32 in life. It

was his33and harshness(刻薄)with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was 34 nobody else but himself, for he had fallen for his unsympathetic35.

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Tom was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failure made him a depressed man, often complaining that others had been playing tricks on him. One day he told his wife he was so ____ with the city that he had to leave.

So his family moved to ____ city. It was in the evening of a weekend when Tom and his wife were busy ____ up their new home____ the light suddenly went out . So they had to ____ work. Tom was regretful to have forgotten bringing along candles and had to wait____　 in a low mood. Just then he heard slight hesitant knocks on his door that sounded clear in the____　 night.

“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Tom had no____　 in this new city. And this was the moment he especially disliked being disturbed . ____, he went unwillingly to the door and opened it impatiently. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking,” Sir, do you have ____? I’m your new neighbor.” “No,”answered Tom in anger and shut the door violently. “What a nuisance!” he complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down____ the neighbor came to____　 things.” After a while, the door was knocked___. He opened it and found the same girl outside. But this time she was holding two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor might need candles. She ____ me here to give you these.” Tom was very ____ by what he saw. When he became fully aware, he said , “Thank you and your____ . God bless you!”

At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his ____ in life. It was his ____ and　 harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was ____ nobody else but himself, for he had fallen for his unsympathetic____ .

1.A. inspired　　 B. satisfied　　　 C. disappointed　 D. encouraged

2.A. the other　 　　 B. other　　 C. every　　 D. another

3.A. looking　　 B. tuning　　 C. cleaning　　 D. ending

4.A. where　　 B. that　　 C. why　　 D. when

5.A. continue　　 B. start　　 C. quit　　 D. change

6.A. helplessly　 B. happily　 C. patiently　　 D. hopefully

7.A. quiet　　 B. dark　　 C. noisy　　 D. crowded

8.A. acquaintance　　 B. stranger　 C. consultant　　 D. adolescent

9.A. So　　 B. Though　　 C. However　　 D. In case

10.A. lights　　 B. candles　 C. tricks　　 D. failures

11.A. when　　 B. that　　 C. while　　 D. than

12.A. lend　　 B. sell　　 C. purchase　　 D. borrow

13.A. suddenly　 B. again　　 C. too　　 D. constantly

14.A. suggested　 B. forbade　 C. sent　　 D. forced

15.A. frightened　 B. pleased　 C. puzzled　　 D. surprised

16.A. grandma　 B. mother　　 C. father　　 D. brother

17.A. failure　　 B. success　 C. dissatisfaction　 D. determination

18.A. apology　 B. coldness　 C. responsibility　 D. concept

19.A. in reality　 B. in particular C. in all　　 D. in general

20.A. brain　　 B. mind　　 C. thought　　 D. idea

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Two Candles

Tom was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often ____ that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so ____ with the city that he had to leave.

So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Tom and his wife were busily ____ up their new home, the light suddenly ____. They had to stop work. Tom was regretful to have forgotten to bring along candles and had to wait ____ in a low mood. Just then he heard slight, hesitant ____ on his door that sounded clear in the ____ night.

“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Tom was a ____ to this city. And this was the moment he especially hated to be ____, so he went to the door and opened it ____. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor. ” “No,” answered Tom in anger and shut the door ____. “What a nuisance (讨厌鬼)!” He complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down ____ the neighbor came to borrow things.”

After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same girl outside. ____ this time she was ____ two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She ____ me here to give you these.” Tom was very ____ by what he saw. When he became fully aware, he said, “Thank you and your grandmother. God bless you!”

At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his ____ in life. It was his ____ and harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was actually____　 else but himself, for his life had been darkened by his unsympathetic ____.

1.A. telling B. complaining C. hoping D. pretending

2.A. inspired B. embarrassed C. disappointed D. impressed

3.A. tidying B. turning C. packing D. building

4.A. got out B. put out C. went out D. come out

5.A. anxiously B. doubtfully C. hopelessly D. helplessly

6.A. steps B. words C. noises D. knocks

7.A. dark B. quite C. quiet D. quilt

8.A. traveller B. newcomer C. guest D. settler

9.A. called B. watched C. disturbed D. distracted

10.A. surprisingly B. delightedly C. willingly D. impatiently

11.A. violently B. quickly C. politely D. gently

12.A. when B. while C. then D. than

13.A. And B. So C. But D. For

14.A. hiding B. holding C. blowing D. lighting

15.A. advised B. sent C. encouraged D. forced

16.A. frightened B. pleased C. puzzled D. surprised

17.A. unluckiness B. dissatisfaction C. complaint D. failure

18.A. responsibility B. apology C. coldness D. concept

19.A. anybody B. nobody C. somebody D. everybody

20.A. mind B. opinion C. behavior D. word

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Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often __　　 that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so __　　 with the city that he had to leave.

So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Terry and his wife were busily _23_ up their new home, the light suddenly __　　 . Terry was regretful to have forgotten to bring along __　　 and had to wait __　　 in a low mood. Just then he heard light, hesitant __　　 on his door that were clearly audible (听到) in the __　　 night.

“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Terry was a __　　 to this city. And this was the moment he especially hated to be __　　 , so he went to the door and opened it __　　 . At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor. ” “No,” answered Terry in anger and shut the door __　　 . “What a nuisance(麻烦事)!” He complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to __　　 things.”

After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same girl outside. __　　 this time she was __　　 two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She __　　 me here to give you these.” Terry was very __　　 by what he saw.

At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his __　　 in life. It was his __　　 and harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was __　　 nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred (蒙蔽) by his unsympathetic mind.

1.A. complaining     B. telling        　　　 C. hoping     　　　　 D. pretending

2.A. pleased        　　 B disappointed   　　 C. exhausted   　　　　 D. encouraged

3.A. looking        　　 B. turning      　　　　 C. coming     　　　　 D. tidying

4.A. went on         　 B. went down   　　 C. went out     　　　 D. went through

5.A. candles        　　 B. matches      　　　 C. lights       　　　　 D. flashlights

6.A. happily        　　 B. patiently      　　　 C. hopefully   　　　 D. helplessly

7.A. steps          　　 B. words        　　　　 C. knocks     　　　　 D. screams

8.A. dark          　　　 B. quiet         　　　　 C. noisy       　　　　 D. crowded

9.A. newcomer      　 B. stranger      　　　　 C. guest       　　　  D. settler

10.A. called         　　 B. disturbed     　　　 C. watched     　　　 D. offered

11.A. surprisingly    B. delightedly   　　　 C. impatiently  　　 D. willingly

12.A. gently         　　 B. kindly        　　　　 C. politely     　　　 D. violently

13.A. lend           　　 B. sell          　　　　　 C. harness     　　　 D. borrow

14.A. And           　　 B. But          　　　　　 C. So         　　　　 D. For

15.A. holding        　 B. hiding        　　　　 C. fetching    　　　 D. lifting

16.A. suggested       B. commanded    　　　 C. sent       　　　　 D. forced

17.A. frightened      B. pleased       　　　　 C. puzzled     　　　 D. surprised

18.A. failure        　　 B. success       　　　　 C. complaint   　　 D. determination

19.A. warmth        　 B. coldness      　　　　 C. kindness    　　 D. nearly

20.A. doubtfully      B. hardly        　　　　 C. actually    　　　 D. sympathy (同情)

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第三节 完形填空。（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often  36  that he had been cheated by others．One day he told his wife he was so  37  with the city that he had to leave．

So his family moved to another city．It was the evening of a weekend．When Terry and his wife were busily  38  up their new home, the light suddenly 39  ．Terry was regretful to have forgotten bringing along  40  and had to wait  41  in a low mood．Just then he heard light, hesitant  42  on his door that were clearly audible (听到) in the  43  night．

“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Terry was a  44  to this city．And this was the moment he especially hated to be  45  , so he went to the door and opened it  46  ．At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor．” “No,” answered Terry in anger and shut the door  47 ．“What a nuisance（讨厌）!” he complained over it with his wife．“No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to  48  things．”

After a while, the door was knocked again．He opened it and found the same girl outside． 49  this time she was  50  two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles．She  51  me here to give you these．” Terry was very  52  by what he saw．

At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his  53  in life．It was his  54  and harshness (刻薄) with other people．The person who had cheated him in life was  55   nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred (蒙蔽) by his unsympathetic mind．

36. A. complaining            B. reflecting        C. praying            D. pretending

37. A. inspired              B. disappointed   C. thrilled        D. encouraged

38. A. looking                     B. turning             C. coming            D. tidying

39. A. went on                  B. went down      C. went out         D. went through

40. A. candles                     B. matches                C. lights          D. flashlights

41. A. happily                     B. patiently                C. hopefully         D. helplessly

42. A. steps                        B. words                   C. knocks    D. screams

43. A. dark                          B. quiet                       C. noisy                D. crowded

44. A. newcomer               B. stranger                C. guest               D. settler

45. A. called                        B. disturbed              C. watched          D. offered

46. A. surprisedly              B. delightedly      C. impatiently   D. willingly

47. A. gently                       B. kindly                C. politely            D. violently

48. A. lend                         B. sell                          C. purchase         D. borrow

49. A. And                           B. But                          C. So                      D. For

50. A. holding                     B. hiding                C. fetching           D. seeking

51. A. suggested               B. forbade                  C. sent                  D. forced

52. A. frightened               B. pleased                  C. puzzled            D. surprised

53. A. failure                     B. success                  C. complaint     D. determination

54. A. warmth              B. coldness                C. kindness          D. sympathy

55. A. doubtfully                B. hardly               C. really          D. probably

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Two Candles

Tom was a middle﹣aged leather trader whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man，often__ that he had been cheated by others．One day he told his wife he was so__ with the city that he had to leave．

So his family moved to another city．It was the evening of a weekend．When Tom and his wife were busily__ up their new home，the light__ went out．They had to stop work．Tom was regretful to have forgotten to bring along candles and had to wait__ in a low mood．Just then he heard slight，hesitant__ on his door that sounded clear in the__ night．

"Who's it？"he wondered，since Tom was a__ to this city．And this was the moment he especially hated to be__，so he went to the door and opened it __．At the door was a little girl，shyly asking，"Sir，do you have candles？I'm your neighbor．""No，"answered Tom in anger and shut the door __．"What a nuisance （讨厌鬼）!"He complained over it with his wife．"No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to __ things．"

After a while，the door was knocked again．He opened it and found the same girl outside．_____this time she was __ two candles，saying，"My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles．She _____ me here to give you these．"Tom was very__ by what he saw．When he became fully aware，he said，"Thank you and your grandmother．God bless you!"

At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his __ in life．It was his __ and harshness （刻薄） with other people．The person who had cheated him in life was __ nobody else but himself，for his life had been darkened by his unsympathetic __．

1.A.complaining B.telling C.hoping D.pretending

2.A.inspired B.disappointed C.embarrassed D.impressed

3.A.building B.turning C.coming D.tidying

4.A.horribly B.accidentally C.suddenly D.slowly

5.A.anxiously B.doubtfully C.hopefully D.helplessly

6.A.steps B.words C.knocks D.noises

7.A.dark B.quiet C.cold D.sleepless

8.A.newcomer B.traveller C.guest D.settler

9.A.called B.disturbed C.watched D.offered

10.A.surprisingly B.delightedly C.impatiently D.willingly

11.A.gently B.kindly C.politely D.violently

12.A.lend B.sell C.fetch D.borrow

13.A.And B.But C.So D.For

14.A.holding B.hiding C.blowing D.lighting

15.A.advised B.encouraged C.sent D.forced

16.A.frightened B.pleased C.puzzled D.Surprised

17.A.failure B.dissatisfaction C.complaint D.determination

18.A.responsibility B.coldness C.apology D.concept

19.A.doubtfully B.hardly C.actually D.finally

20.A.mind B.opinion C.behavior D.look

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Tom was a poor boy. He made a living by cleaning leather shoes for others in the street. Tom was also a clever boy.

One day, a very rich man with the name Miser appeared in front of Tom. He watched his dirty shoes for a while, and then looked at Tom. Tom knew this kind of people well: they love money very much and hate to spend it.

Tom said, “Let me clean your shoes, sir.”

“For nothing?” the rich man asked.

“Only two pence, sir.”

Mr Miser shook his head and walked away.

Tom thought for a moment and then called out, “I’d like to clean it for nothing!” This time Mr Miser agreed. And soon one of his shoes was shining brightly.

When the rich man put his other shoe on the stool(凳子), Tom said he wouldn’t clean it for him unless he was paid two pence for his work. Mr Miser was very angry. He refused to pay anything and went away with a smile on his face.

But to his surprise, the well-cleaned shoe was so bright that it made the other one look even dirtier. Mr Miser took a look around. People in the street were laughing at him. He couldn’t walk on any further.

Finally the rich man returned and gave Tom two pence. In a very short time his two shoes shone brightly.

1.The story happened___________.

A．in a shoe shop                          B．in the street

C．at the rich man’s house                 D．near the boy’s home

2.The boy called the man back and agreed to clean his shoes for nothing, because_______.

A.he was afraid of the rich man

B.B.he liked to clean shoes for rich men

C.he wanted to get something else instead of money

D.he was sure he could get his pay from Mr. Miser

3.Mr Miser smiled because________.

A．he liked to walk with only one shoe cleaned

B．He had one of his shoes cleaned without paying for it

C．He thought his other shoe needn’t be cleaned at all

D．He thought he wouldn’t be laughed at by the people in the street.

4.Which of the following is true?

A．The boy was waiting for the rich man that day.

B．Mr. Miser didn’t want to have his shoes cleaned.

C．The rich man won at last.

D．The rich man had to pay the boy for his work.

5.From the passage we know__________.

A.Mr. Miser was a generous man

B.B.the boy was fooled by the rich man

C.the boy was clever enough to have his work paid

D.it is good manners to have one’s shoes cleaned before he or she goes out.

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In the flats Tom was the only man from _______ bedroom the thief had stolen much money.

A．whose            B．whom            C．who              D．where

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