第一节：完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出一个最佳选项。
My sister and I weren’t exactly what you would call close. I used to think everything she did was ____21____, and always followed her and her friends around, hoping to be ____22____, but there isn’t much room in a thirteen-year-old’s life for a troublesome ten-year-old sister. Over time, we became ____23____ living in the same house, eating together but never communicating.
___24___ last year when she told me she’d study abroad for ten months, I wasn’t too upset.
That first night after she ____25____, I sat in my room and tried to do homework. I couldn’t shake the feeling that something was missing. Sitting there, I realized just now ____26____ it was without her in the house. I cried that night. I cried over all the years we had ____27____ trying to live our own lives and paying no attention to each other’s. ____28____ as the night passed slowly, my tears changed to tears of new beginnings.
I ___29___ the phone and called her halfway across the world.
“Hello?”Her voice sounded as if it came from the room nearby and not South Africa.
“HeyTova. It’s me, Sara. I _____30_____ called to tell you I love you.” My words came out in a rush. I knew that if I stopped in the middle, I wouldn’t have the _____31_____ to continue. “I know we aren’t as close as some sisters, but that doesn’t mean I’m not _____32_____ you.”
For a long time, there was only _____33_____ on the other end. Finally, she spoke. “I’ve been sitting here, all alone, thinking about you back home,” she said. “Your voice makes me feel as if I’m right there with you.” And before she hung up she said, very _____34_____ just as I had, “I love you, too.”
I’m counting down the days until my sister returns home, so I can say, “I’m so glad to have _____35_____ home”.
21. A. wrong B. surprising C. perfect D. scary
22. A. hidden B. interviewed C. included D. praised
23. A. strangers B. friends C. relatives D. classmates
24. A. Because B. Unless C. If D. So
25. A. died B. left C. returned D. failed
26. A. different B. peaceful C. comfortable D. joyful
27. A. wasted B. enjoyed C. avoided D. imagined
28. A. Whether B. But C. Although D. Since
29. A. took up B. picked up C. looked up D. hung up
30. A. just B. still C. never D. almost
31. A. time B. chance C. courage D. choice
32. A. leaving B. encouraging C. inviting D. missing
33. A. noise B. laughter C. music D. silence
34. A. happily B. quickly C. normally D. wisely
35. A. her B. me C. you D. it
【答案】21. C 22. C 23. A 24. D 25. B 26. A 27. A 28. B 29. B 30. A 31. C 32. D 33. D 34. B 35. C
【解析】
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出一个最佳选项。
My sister and I weren’t exactly what you would call close. I used to think everything she did was ____21____, and always followed her and her friends around, hoping to be ____22____, but there isn’t much room in a thirteen-year-old’s life for a troublesome ten-year-old sister. Over time, we became ____23____ living in the same house, eating together but never communicating.
___24___ last year when she told me she’d study abroad for ten months, I wasn’t too upset.
That first night after she ____25____, I sat in my room and tried to do homework. I couldn’t shake the feeling that something was missing. Sitting there, I realized just now ____26____ it was without her in the house. I cried that night. I cried over all the years we had ____27____ trying to live our own lives and paying no attention to each other’s. ____28____ as the night passed slowly, my tears changed to tears of new beginnings.
I ___29___ the phone and called her halfway across the world.
“Hello?”Her voice sounded as if it came from the room nearby and not South Africa.
“HeyTova. It’s me, Sara. I _____30_____ called to tell you I love you.” My words came out in a rush. I knew that if I stopped in the middle, I wouldn’t have the _____31_____ to continue. “I know we aren’t as close as some sisters, but that doesn’t mean I’m not _____32_____ you.”
For a long time, there was only _____33_____ on the other end. Finally, she spoke. “I’ve been sitting here, all alone, thinking about you back home,” she said. “Your voice makes me feel as if I’m right there with you.” And before she hung up she said, very _____34_____ just as I had, “I love you, too.”
I’m counting down the days until my sister returns home, so I can say, “I’m so glad to have _____35_____ home”.
21. A. wrong B. surprising C. perfect D. scary
22. A. hidden B. interviewed C. included D. praised
23. A. strangers B. friends C. relatives D. classmates
24. A. Because B. Unless C. If D. So
25. A. died B. left C. returned D. failed
26. A. different B. peaceful C. comfortable D. joyful
27. A. wasted B. enjoyed C. avoided D. imagined
28. A. Whether B. But C. Although D. Since
29. A. took up B. picked up C. looked up D. hung up
30. A. just B. still C. never D. almost
31. A. time B. chance C. courage D. choice
32. A. leaving B. encouraging C. inviting D. missing
33. A. noise B. laughter C. music D. silence
34. A. happily B. quickly C. normally D. wisely
35. A. her B. me C. you D. it
【答案】21. C 22. C 23. A 24. D 25. B 26. A 27. A 28. B 29. B 30. A 31. C 32. D 33. D 34. B 35. C
【解析】
