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Cloze Test
Cloze 1 There was a man who played the piano in a bar. He was a(n) 1 piano player. People came out just to hear him play. But one night，a customer told him he didn't want to hear him play but to sing a song. The man said，“I don't sing.”
1. A. ordinary B．professional
C．strange D．good
【语篇导读】 本文为议论文。短文通过一个普通的钢琴家成为一个著名歌手的故事告诉我们一个道理：每个人都有才能和天赋。然而不管什么天赋，如果熟视无睹，不加开发，任由埋没，你或许真的变得一无所获。
1. 解析 根据后面的People came out just to hear him play.可以判断他是一位非常优秀的钢琴演奏家。
答案 D
But the customer was 2 .He told the waiter，“I‘m 3 listening to the piano.I want that guy to sing.” The waiter shouted across the room，“Hey buddy! If you want to get 4 ，sing a song. The customers are asking you to sing！”
2．A. generous B．persistent
C．rude D．hard
3．A. tired of B．fond of
C．interested in D．afraid of
4．A. changed B．promoted
C．paid D．inspired
2．解析 persistent意为“坚持不懈的；固执的”。
答案 B
3．解析 “我厌倦了听钢琴，我想听那个小伙子唱歌”。
答案 A
4．解析 get paid意为“得到报酬”。
答案 C
So he had no 5 but to sing a song.To his 6 ，he sang so well that everybody remained silent for a few minutes before they 7 prolonged cheering.
5. A. chance B．choice
C．right D．space
6．A. surprise B．delight
C．disappointment D．sorrow
7．A. shouted at B．called out
C．burst out D．burst into
5. 解析 have no choice but to do sth意为“不得不做某事”。
答案 B
6．解析 他没有料到自己会唱得这么好。to one's surprise 令某人吃惊的是。
答案 A
7．解析 burst out doing sth＝burst into sth突然……； shout at 对……大声喊；call out 大声叫唤。
答案 D
He had the 8 he was sitting on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no name piano player in a no name bar，but because he had to sing，he went on to become one of the best known 9 in America.
8．A. status B．opportunity
C．emotion D．gift
9．A. pianists B．dancers
C．singers D．waiters
8．解析 gift在此意为“才能，天赋”。后面的．..you may as well have no ability at all if you sit on whatever talent you 12 ！ 也有提示。
答案 D
9．解析 根据语境判断他成了美国最著名的歌唱家之一。
答案 C
He was Nat King Cole.
You，too，have skills and abilities.You may not feel as if your “talent”is very great，but it may be 10 than you think! And with persistence，most skills can be 11 .
10．A. worse B．better
C．smaller D．easier
11．A. improved B．changed
C．corrected D．displayed
10．解析 你的才能比你想象的要好。
答案 B
11．解析 只要坚持不懈，大多数的技能是可以提高的。
答案 A
Besides，you may as well have no ability at all if you sit on whatever talent you 12 ！ The better question is not “what ability do I have？”It is rather “How will I use whatever ability I have？”
12．A. possess B．use
C．master D．borrow
12．解析 possess意为“拥有”。
答案 A
Cloze 2 The Monkey with the Wooden Apples
There once was a happy monkey in the jungle. He was wandering all days，eating delicious fruit when hungry and 1 when tired.
1.A. walking B．shouting
C．resting D．crying
【语篇导读】 本文以猴子为主人公，以木苹果为载体，讲述了一个令人深省的故事。
1. 解析 根据空后的when tired可知是resting“休息”。
答案 C
One day he came upon a house，where he saw a bowl of the most beautiful 2 .
2．A. bananas B．pears
C．stones D．apples
2．解析 根据第二段的The apples were made of wood可知答案。
答案 D
He took one in each hand and ran back into the forest.
The monkey tried to eat them，but hurt his teeth. The apples were made of wood，but they were beautiful，and when the other monkeys 3 them，he held onto them even tighter.
3. A. picked B．carried
C． saw D．enjoyed
3. 解析 下一句“抱得更紧”，可见是别的猴子saw “看见”了。pick“捡起，接收等”；carry“携带，搬运”。
答案 C
The monkey admired his new possessions proudly as he wandered the jungle.They glistened (闪亮) red in the 4 ，and seemed perfect to him.He became so attached to them that he didn't even notice his 5 at first.
4．A. rain B ．sun
C．shade D．wind
5．A. appearance B．hunger
C．danger D．home
4．解析 在sun “阳光”下闪光。shade“阴影”。
答案 B
5．解析 他甚至没有感到hunger “饥饿”，下文有提示。appearance“外貌”；danger“危险”。
答案 B
A fruit tree reminded him，but he felt the apples in his hands.He couldn't bear to set them down to reach for the fruit.In fact，he couldn't 6 ，either，if he was to defend his apples. This proud，but less happy monkey continued to walk along the forest trails.
6. A. stop B．look
C．relax D．breathe
6.解析 根据上文“不忍放下”可知，这一句是其强调和引申，表示他自己也不肯relax“放松”。 breathe“呼吸”。
答案 C
The apples became 7 ，and the poor little monkey thought about leaving them behind.He was tired and hungry; he couldn't climb trees or collect fruit with his hands 8 .What if he just let go
7. A. heavier B．larger
C．taller D．cheaper
8．A. full B．dirty
C．wet D．flat
7. 解析 根据第6题的提示，不放下，就越来heavier “越重”。
答案 A
8．解析 不能上树摘水果是因为手里是full “满满的”。 dirty“肮脏的”； wet“潮湿的”； flat“平坦的”。
答案 A
Letting go of such 9 things seemed crazy，but what else could he do He was so tired. Seeing the next fruit tree and smelling its fruit，the monkey stopped. He 10 the wooden apples and reached up for his meal. He was happy again.
9． A. expensive B．delicious
C．strange D．valuable
10．A. finished B．dropped
C．sold D．passed
9．解析 金光闪闪的苹果，看起来是valuable “有价值的，珍贵的”。expensive“昂贵的”；delicious“美味可口的”； strange“奇怪的”。
答案 D
10．解析 此题与第5题对应。它只能dropped “丢掉”不能果腹的木苹果来充饥了。finish“完成”；sell“卖掉”；pass“传递”。
答案 B
Like that little monkey，we 11 carry things that seem too valuable. Letting go off them seems crazy. But 12 ：only with open hands can we receive something else.
11．A. always B．seldom
C．never D．sometimes
12．A. copy B．write
C．remember D．hope
11．
解析 这种疯狂的行为，只是sometimes“有时”发生。seldom“极少”。
答案 D
12．解析 冒号后是这个故事的教训，是要用心remember“记住”的。copy“拷贝，复制”。
答案 C
Cloze 3 Laomi and her husband along with their son were 1 to leave their home and move to a foreign land because of a 2 famine(饥荒) in their homeland. Over time，the son married a foreign daughter.
1. A. reminded B．sent
C．forced D．allowed
2. A. severe B．obvious
C．curious D．nervous
1. 解析 由于家乡的饥荒，老米一家被迫远走他乡。remind“提醒”； send“派遣”； force“强迫”； allow“允许”。
答案 C
2. 解析 能迫使人们远走他乡的饥荒一定是非常“严重的”。severe “严重的”；obvious“明显的”；curious“好奇的”；nervous“紧张的”。
答案 A
Then，her husband and son 3 ，leaving Laomi and her daughter in law，widows. In those times，widows，especially foreign widows，had no support.
3．A. escaped B．died
C．disappeared D．left
3．解析 后来老米的丈夫和儿子都去世了，使得她和她的媳妇都成了寡妇。其他几个选项与“widow(寡妇)”不一致。escape “逃跑”；disappear“消失”；leave“离开，留下”。
答案 B
These two women were alone and without 4 .So Laomi set out to return home to the place she had left. She encouraged her daughter in law to return to her family.
4．A. care B．sense
C．doubt D．hope
4．解析 两个寡妇觉得孤立无援，生活毫无希望。前面提到，尤其是外国的寡妇是没有什么生活支援的。care “关怀”； sense“感觉”；doubt“怀疑”； hope“希望”。
答案 D
But Ruth spoke words of loyalty， 5 ，and grace to Laomi：“Don't urge me to turn back from you.Where you go I will go，and where you stay I will stay.Your people will be my people.Where you die I will die，and there I will be 6 .”
5. A. bravery B．faithfulness
C．luck D．seriousness
6．A. living B．working
C．defeated D．buried
5.
解析 但是Ruth说出的话表现出了她的忠诚，诚实和优雅。下文中多处出现该词。bravery “勇敢”；faithfulness“忠诚”；luck “幸运”； seriousness“严肃”。
答案 B
6．解析 您的亲人就是我的亲人。您死在哪里我就死在哪里，也就是“葬”在那里。承接上一句I will die的后续动作。defeat “击败”；bury“埋葬”。
答案 D
These two women，broken by life but tied to each other by 7 ，returned to Laomi's home.It was hard and dangerous for Ruth to 8 Laomi，but Ruth did it to provide for her mother in law.
7．A. happiness B．friendship
C．curiosity D．love
8．A. get used to B．pay attention to
C．take care of D．make use of
7．解析 这两个女人因生活(的磨难)而分开，又因有爱而连结到了一起。主要是媳妇对婆婆的爱。happiness “幸福”；friendship“友谊”； curiosity“好奇心”； love“爱”。
答案 D
8．解析 回到老米的家乡，媳妇就成了外国人，对这样的一个寡妇来说，要养活自己照顾婆婆该是多么的艰难。get used to “习惯于”；pay attention to “注意”；take care of “照料”；make use of“利用”。
答案 C
Before long，Ruth's faithfulness and beauty caught the 9 of a man named Boaz，who made sure Ruth was provided enough opportunity to provide for Laomi and also made sure she was protected from those who might 10 her.
9. A. imagination B．eye
C．interest D．sight
10． A. abuse B．tease
C．cheat D．fight
9. 解析 Ruth的忠诚和美丽引起了一个叫Boaz的男人的注意。catch the eye/attention of sb“引起某人的注意”；catch the imagination of sb“激发某人的想象”；catch the interest of sb“激发某人的兴趣”；catch the sight of sb/sth“看见某人或某物”。答案 B
10．解析 这个男人确保了Ruth有足够的机会为老米提供一切，并保护Ruth免遭可能的侮辱。abuse “侮辱”；tease“取笑”； cheat“欺骗”； fight“战斗”。
答案 A
Ruth was surprised by such grace and tenderness.
Laomi's bitterness began to 11 due to the faithfulness of Ruth. Ruth was 12 by Boaz and became his wife. The story ends with Laomi，the one who was once nicknamed “Bitterness”，living a happy life.
11．A. better B．change
C．sweeten D．improve
12．A. admired B．respected
C．favored D．selected
11．解析 老米生活的苦开始变甜了。根据上段的叙述和后面“Ruth的忠诚”有了别人的帮助可知。better “变好”； change “改变”；sweeten “由苦变甜”；improve“改善”。
答案 C
12．解析 Ruth受到那个男人的爱护成了他的妻子。admire “钦佩，爱护”； respect “尊敬”； favor “赞成”；select“挑选”。
答案 A(共43张PPT)
Cloze test
Cloze 1 Many of us hold on to little resentment(怨恨)that may come from an argument，a misunderstanding or some other painful events. Stubbornly，we wait for someone else to reach out to us— 1 this is the only way we can forgive or 2 a friendship or family relationship.
1.A.believing B．doubting C．questioning D．wondering
2.A.make B．correct
C．keep D．decide
【语篇导读】 不要因为一些芝麻小事而耿耿于怀，要学会宽容大度，得饶人处且饶人，主动化干戈为玉帛。
1. 解析 可以利用同类排除法。B、C和D都表示疑虑。
答案 A
2. 解析 习惯搭配。
答案 C
An acquaintance of mine，whose health isn't very good，recently told me that she hadn't spoken to her son in almost three years.“Why not？”I asked.She said that she and her son had had a(n) 3 about his wife and that she wouldn't 4 to him again unless he called first.
3．A. discussion B．agreement C．disagreement D．fight
4. A. say B．tell
C．talk D．speak
3．解析 联系前文母子3年不说话，肯定是吵了架或者有分歧。
答案 C
4. 解析 可以联系前面she hadn't spoken to her son 而得出正确答案。
答案 D
When I suggested that she be the one to reach out，she 5 at the beginning and said，“I can't do that.He's the one who should apologize.”She was truly 6 to die before reaching out to her only son first.
5．A.accepted B．agreed C．apologized D．refused
6．A.willing B．hurrying C．unwilling D．glad
5．解析 联系后文“I can't do that...”可知答案。
答案 D
6．解析 be willing to do sth为固定搭配，意为“愿意去做某事”。
答案 A
After a little gentle 7 ，however，she did decide to be the first one to reach out.To her amazement，her son was grateful for her willingness to call and 8 an apology of his own.
7．A.sleep B．encouragement C．movement D．satisfaction
8．A.accepted B．offered C．refused D．lent
7．解析 联系前面可以知道是经过再三劝说才同意放下身段的。
答案 B
8．解析 “主动道歉”应该为make/offer an apology，此处选B。
答案 B
As is usually the case，when someone takes the chance and reaches out，everyone wins.Whenever we hold on to our anger，we turn “small stuff”into really “big stuff”in our minds.We start to believe that our 9 are more important than our happiness.
9．A.decisions B．friends C．positions D．relatives
9．解析 本句大意就是面子比开心更重要，所以选择position(地位)。
答案 C
However，if you want to be a more peaceful person，you must understand that being right is almost never more important than 10 yourself to be happy.The way to be happy is to let go and reach out.Let other people be 11 .
10．A.letting B．making C．enjoying D．allowing
11．A.true B．nice
C．good D．right
10．解析 allow sb to do sth“让某人做某事”，为固定搭配。
答案 D
11．解析 联系后文you're wrong可得知。
答案 D
This doesn't mean that you're wrong.Everything will be fine.You'll experience the peace of letting go，as well as the joy of letting others be right.You'll also notice that，as you reach out and let others be “right”，they will become 12 defensive and more loving toward you.
12．A.better B．less
C．more D．fewer
12．解析 表示不过分防备别人。
答案 B
Cloze 2 Prof Dennis Brown once gave his class a special homework to “go to someone you love and tell them” you love them. It has to be someone you have 1 said those words to before or at least haven't shared those words with for a long time.
1. A.never B．frequently
C．ever D．usually
【语篇导读】 作者用一个故事谈到了大声说出“爱”的重要性。
1. 解析 从下句or at least haven't shared those words with for a long time得知应该是never “从未”说过此话的人。frequently“经常地”； usually“通常地”。
答案 A
Now that doesn‘t sound like a very tough assignment， 2 you realize that most of the students were over 35 and were taught that expressing emotions is not “macho”．
2. A. when B．until
C．if D．before
2. 解析 从上句that doesn't sound like a very tough assignment可得知。until此处意为“直到”。
答案 B
In the next class，one of the men raised his hand to 3 his homework. He began by saying，“Dennis，I was quite angry at first. Who were you to tell me to do something that 4 ？
3．A.tell B．hand
C．give D．share
4．A.emotional B．secret C．personal D．hard
3．解析 tell意为“告诉”，要接双宾语；hand in表示“上交”；give意为“给”，要接双宾语；share意为“分享”，此处合适。
答案 D
4．解析 前面说要完成这种作业他觉得非常生气，说明他觉得这是件很personal“私人的”事情。emotional“令人动情的”； secret “秘密的”。
答案 C
But when driving home I knew exactly the answer.”“Five years ago，my father and I had a furious disagreement. Since then，we 5 seeing each other unless we had to at Christmas or other family gatherings.
5．A. began B．prevented
C．kept D．avoided
5．解析 从下句unless we had to at Christmas or other family gatherings得知他们应该是avoided “避免”见面。
答案 D
So by the time I got home I had 6 myself I was going to tell my father I loved him.”“The next afternoon，I was at my parents' house ringing the doorbell，praying that Dad would answer the door.
6．A. thought B．convinced C．asked D．ordered
6．解析 根据句意和选项的意思得知此处应为convince“说服”。
答案 B
I was afraid if Mom answered that I would 7 and tell her instead. But as luck would have it，Dad did answer the door. I didn't 8 any time—I took one step in the door and said，‘Dad，I just came over to tell you that I love you.’”
7. A.step out B．fade away C．chicken out D．turn away
8．A.waste B．hesitate
C．wait D．lose
7. 解析 从前面的I was afraid if Mom answered that 和后面的and tell her instead得知此时“他”的心情是忐忑不安的。 chicken out意为“因害怕而停止做某事，因胆小而放弃”。 step out“走出来”；fade away“走开”； turn away“走开，拒绝”。
答案 C
8．解析 根据下文的描述可知是没有waste “浪费”任何时间。hesitate“犹豫不决”。
答案 A
“It was as if a transformation came over my dad. Before his face 9 ，the wrinkles seemed to disappear and he began to cry. He reached out and hugged me and said，‘I love you too，son，but I've never been able to say it.’ It was such a 10 moment I hadn't felt that great in a long time.”
9．A. laughed B．relieved C．smiled D．softened
10．A. important B．precious C．moved D．valueless
9．解析 主语是face，laughed和smiled都不合适，而与后面的描述相对应可知此处应为softened “变温和”。 relieve“缓解，松了一口气”。
答案 D
10．解析 important “重要的”；precious“珍贵的”；moved“被感动的”；valueless“不足道的，没有价值的”。根据对前文内容的了解，此处B项最合适。
答案 B
“But that's not even my 11 .Two days after that visit，my dad had a sudden heart attack and ended up in the hospital， 12 .”
“So my message to all of you in this is: Take the time to do what you need to do and do it now！”
11．A. point B．assignment
C．end D．story
12．A. unknown B．unconcerned C．unconscious D．unhappy
11．解析 根据后续故事的发展可知，说出爱还不是这次事件的point“要点”所在。从最后的感想得知他感慨的是能够及时对父亲说出了这句话。如果填end，前面的my不合适。assignment“任务”。
12．解析 从前面的my dad had a sudden heart attack and ended up in the hospital可知此处用unconscious“无意识的”。unknown“不出名的”；unconcerned“不关心的”； unhappy“不开心的”，都不符合题意。
Cloze 3 Many students find the experience of attending university lectures to be a confusing and frustrating experience.The lecturer speaks for one or two hours，perhaps 1 the talk with slides(幻灯片)，writing up important information on the blackboard，distributing reading material and giving out 2 .
1．A.extending B．illustrating C．performing D．conducting
2．A.assignments B．information C．content D．definition
【语篇导读】 本文告诉上大学的学生如何适应大学学习，找到好的方法。
1．解析 此处意为“老师会花一两个小时用幻灯片来解释讲课的内容，写出一些重要的信息，分发一些阅读材料，布置作业”。illustrate用图解说明，举例说明。
答案 B
2．解析 assignments作业，任务。
答案 A
The new student sees the other students continuously writing on notebooks and 3 what to write. Very often the student leaves the lecture with notes which do not catch the main points and which become hard even for the 4 themselves to understand.
3．A.suspects B．understands C．wonders D．convinces
4．A. teachers B．classmates C．partners D．students
3．解析 新生发现别的学生一直在记笔记，他们不知道该记些什么，所以用wonders。suspect(怀疑)；understand(理解，明白)；convince(让人相信)与题意不符。
答案 C
4．解析 句意：学生记下的笔记连自己也无法明白。
答案 D
Most institutions provide courses which 5 new students to develop the skills they need to be 6 listeners and note takers. If these are unavailable，there are many useful study skills guides which enable learners to practice these skills 7 .
5．A. prevent B．require C．assist D．forbid
6．A. effective B．passive C．relative D．expressive
7．A. independently B．Repeatedly
C．logically D．generally
5．解析 鉴于上述情况，许多学校开设课程以帮助新生培养记笔记的能力，成为一名真正有效率的听众。assist帮助，援助。
答案 C
6．解析 effective有效的；passive被动的；relative相对的；expressive表现的，富于表情的。
答案 A
7．解析 independently独立地；repeatedly再三，重复地；logically合乎逻辑地；generally大体上，一般地。
答案 A
In all cases it is important to 8 the problem before actually starting your studies. It is important to 9 that most students have difficulty in acquiring the language skills required in college study.
8．A. evaluate B．acquaint C．tackle D．formulate
9．A. predict B．acknowledge C．argue D．ignore
8．解析 句意：通常学生在开始学习之前就应该解决这种听课技能的问题。to tackle the problem意为“解决这个问题”。evaluate估计，评估；acquaint使认识，了解；formulate用公式表示，系统地阐述或提出。
9．解析 这里的意思是“承认大多数学生在获取语言技能方面有困难，这是很重要的。因为只有承认这种困难才能提出克服困难的方法”。acknowledge承认，认可；predict预测；argue争论，论证；ignore忽略，忽视。
One way of 10 these difficulties is to attend the language and study skills classes which most institutions provide throughout the academic year.
10．A. preventing B．withstanding C．sustaining D．overcoming
10．解析 克服困难用overcome difficulty。prevent阻止，阻碍；withstand经受住，抵抗；sustain支撑，经受。
答案 D
Another basic 11 is to find a study partner with whom it is possible to identify difficulties， 12 ideas and provide support.
11．A. statement B．strategy C．situation D．suggestion
12．A. exchange B．find C．make D．change
11．解析 句意：另一种基本的方案或策略是寻找一个学习的伙伴。strategy策略，方案。
答案 B
12．解析 根据语境，寻找的学习伙伴应该是相互交流思想。
答案 A
