北京理工大学考试资料本科英语（完形填空）
While I was standing at the kitchen window, five-year-old Spencer, my oldest son, ran into the house 1 ,We need...
While I was standing at the kitchen window, five-year-old Spencer, my oldest son, ran into the house
1 ,“We need a doctor out here! We need a doctor! Hurry, Mom!”“What’s wrong?”I asked. Spencer anxiously told me he had found a dead bird that needed a doctor.
Dutifully（顺从地）, I seized a small plastic bag from the cupboard and took Spencer’s hand—
2 , that’s the sort of thing mothers do! While my son led me out of the door and
3 the bird, I explained that if the creature was indeed dead, a doctor could not
4 . When we arrived at the
5 scene, it was obvious that the baby bird was dead. Spencer and I could see the nest high up in the tree. My son and I
6 the probable age of the baby bird, its inability to fly well, and exactly how the
7 had caused its death. “I think his mommy and daddy really
8 him,”Spencer observed. I
9 my boy’s hand and tried to ease his
10 by saying I was sure they did,
11 they would be okay because the little bird had gone to Heaven to be with God and PoPo（my grandfather who had died）. I assured Spencer that the bird’s mommy and daddy knew that their little one would be
11 and loved. I told Spencer that PoPo loved little birds, and I
13 he was in Heaven holding and playing with the baby bird
14 . I picked up the little creature’s body, slipped it into my plastic bag and
15 placed the bird in the rubbish bin. Nothing else was said about the matter for the rest of the day. Spencer went right back to play again as if he had never been interrupted, and I returned to my work in the kitchen.
1.请选择答案
A. saying
B. screaming
C. declaring
D. telling
答案:B
2.请选择答案
A. in fact
B. at least
C. of course
D. after all
答案:D
3.请选择答案
A. ahead
B. toward
C. found
D. looked
答案:B
4.请选择答案
A. come
B. save
C. help
D. support
答案:C
5.请选择答案
A. accident
B. kitchen
C. familiar
D. angry
答案:A
6.请选择答案
A. wondered
B. discussed
C. studied
D. looked
答案:B
7.请选择答案
A. fall
B. tree
C. mother bird
D. other bird
答案:A
8.请选择答案
A. hate
B. lose
C. miss
D. love
答案:C
9.请选择答案
A. picked up
B. turned to
C. got to
D. reached for
答案:D
10.请选择答案
A. excitement
B. regret
C. sadness
D. disappointment
答案:C
11.请选择答案
A. but that
B. and that
C. soon
D. then
答案:A
12.请选择答案
A. enjoyed
B. played
C. treated
D. cared for
答案:D
13.请选择答案
A. doubted
B. found
C. was sure
D. was afraid
答案:C
14.请选择答案
A. right now
B. right then
C. from now on
D. now and then
答案:B
15.请选择答案
A. gently
B. loudly
C. strongly
D. firmly
答案:A
The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother. My _1_ began when I was just a kid.I _2 _ becoming a doctor.
My mother was a domestic.Through her work, she observed that __3__ people spent a lot more time reading than they __4__ watching television. She announced that my brother and I __5__ watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and __6__ her written book reports. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights. Years later we realized her marks were a __7__. My mother was illiterate.
When I entered high school I was a(n) __8__, but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to __9__ the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student. One night my mother came home from __10__ her various jobs and I complained about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, “Okay, I'll give you all the money I make this week scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy __11__ food and pay the bills. With everything __12__, you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want.” I was very __13__ with that arrangement but once I got through allocating money, there was __14__ left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to __15__ our heads and any kind of food on the table, let alone buy clothes. I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn't going to get me anywhere. Success required intellectual preparation. I went back to my studies and became an A-student again, and eventually I fulfilled my dream and I became a doctor.
1.请选择答案
A. belief
B. work
C. education
D. promise
答案:B
2.请选择答案
A. majored in
B. got used to
C. dreamed of
D. got tired of
答案:D
3.请选择答案
A. lazy
B. easy-going
C. successful
D. reliable
答案:D
4.请选择答案A. spent
B. paid
C. took
D. did
答案:A
5.请选择答案
A. could only
B. could not
C. must not
D. should often
答案:B
6.请选择答案
A. read to
B. present to
C. teach
D. explain to
答案:C
7.请选择答案
A. joke
B. means
C. tool
D. trick
答案:A
8.请选择答案
A.A-student
B.B-student
C.C-student
D.D-student
答案:D
9.请选择答案
A. get rid of
B. hang out with
C. break away from
D. keep in touch with
答案:C
10.请选择答案
A. making
B. stopping
C. working
D. getting
答案:B
11.请选择答案
A. your brother
B. yourself
C. your sister
D. the family
答案:A
12.请选择答案
A. left over
B. paid off
C. used up
D. carried out
答案:C
13.请选择答案
A. angry
B. pleased
C. disappointed
D. bored
答案:C
14.请选择答案
A. anything
B. everything
C. something
D. nothing
答案:A
15.请选择答案
A. put an idea into
B. gave an impression on
C. keep a roof over
D. have eyes in the back of
答案:B
When I was about twelve years old, my mother told us that we would not be ___
1___ Christmas gifts for lack of money.I felt sad and thought, “What would I say when the other kids asked what I’d ___
2__
_?” Then，three women ___
3___ at our house with gifts for all of us.For me they bought a doll.I would no longer have to be ___
4___ when I returned to school.
Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my ___
5___ Christmas special and memorable there, I __
6___ remembered the women’s visit.I decided that I wanted to create the same feeling of ___
7___ for as many children as I could possibly ___
8__.
So I ___
9__ a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help.We gathered about 115 orphans （孤儿）at the Christmas party. For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies, each with a child’s name.We wanted all of them to know they were ___
10__.Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I ___
11__ them that they couldn’t open their presents until every child had come forward.Finally the __
12___ they had been waiting for came as I called out, “One, two, three.Open your presents!” As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright smiles ___
13__ up the room.The __
14___ in the room was obvious, and it wasn’t just about toys.It was a feeling---the feeling I knew from that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit.I wasn’t forgotten.Somebody still remembered me.I know I __
15___.
1.请选择答案
A. sending
B. receiving
C. making
D. exchanging
答案:B
2.请选择答案
A. found
B. prepared
C. got
D. expected
答案:C
3.请选择答案
A. broke in
B. settled down
C. showed up
D. turned off
答案:C
4.请选择答案
A. puzzled
B. embarrassed
C. worried
D. relieved
答案:B
5.请选择答案
A. present
B. first
C. recent
D. previous
答案:B
6.请选择答案
A. hardly
B. occasionally
C. regularly
D. suddenly
答案:D
7.请选择答案
A. strength
B. sadness
C. importance
D. safety
答案:C
8.请选择答案
A. know
B. reach
C. remember
D. mention
答案:B
9.请选择答案
A. kept up with
B. caught up with
C. came up with
D. put up with
答案:C
10.请选择答案
A. fine
B. special
C. helpful
D. normal
答案:B
11.请选择答案
A. reminded
B. waited
C. convinced
D. promised
答案:A
12.请选择答案
A. chance
B. gift
C. moment
D. reward
答案:C
13.请选择答案
A. lit
B. took
C. burned
D. cheered
答案:A
14.请选择答案
A. atmosphere
B. sympathy
C. calmness
D. joy
答案:D
15.请选择答案
A. matter
B. wonder
C. doubt
D. suppose
答案:A
