【题目】完形填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。During the war,my husband was stationed at an army camp in a desert in California.I went to live there in order to be ______ him. I hated the place .I had never ______ been so unhappy . My husband was ordered out on a long-term duty,and I was left in a tiny shack(棚屋) alone. The heat was ______ -almost 125 0F even in the shade of a cactus(仙人掌)。 ______ a soul to talk to . The wind blew non-stop ,and all the food I ate ,and the evry air I breathed,were ______ with sand , sand , sand !I was so sorry for myself that I wrote to my parents. I told them I was ______ and coming back home.I said I couldn’t stand it one minute longer. I ______ be in prison! My father answered my ______ with just two lines-two lines that will always sing in my ______ - two lines that completely changed my life :Two men looked out from prison barsOne saw the mud ,the other saw the starsI read those two lines______ I was ashamed of myself. I made up my mind I would find out what was good in my present ______; I would look for the stars.I made friends with the natives,and their ______ amazed me. They gave me presents of their favorite artworks which they had ______ to sell to tourists . I studied the delightful forms of the cactus .I watched for the desert sunsets,and ______ for seashells that had been left there millions of years ago when the desert had been an ocean ______What brought about this ______ change in me ? The desert hadn’t changed , ______ I had .I had changed my ______ And by doing so ,I changed an unhappy experience into the most amazing ______ of my life . I was excited by this new world that I had discovered I had looked out of my self-created prison and ______ the stars【1】A. off B. behind C. near D. beyond【2】A. before B. already C. then D. still【3】A. inflexible B. incomprehensible C. uncontrollable D.unbearable【4】A. Only B. Not C. Many D.Such【5】A. covered B. filled C. buried D. charged【6】A. catching up B. keeping up C. giving up D.getting up【7】A. ought to B. might well C. would rather D.had better【8】A.request B. call C. question D.letter【9】A. comparison B. imagination C. consideration D. memory【10】A. over and over B. by and by C. up and down D.now and then【11】A. company B. occupation C. situation D.relationship【12】A. movement B. reaction C. guidance D.purpose【13】A. refused B. failed C. managed D.happened【14】A. asked B. hunted C. waited D.headed【15】A. floor B. surface C. rock D.level【16】A. shocking B. challenging C. puzzling D.astonishing【17】A. as B. but C. for D.or【18】A. attitude B.principle C. identity D.standard【19】A. vacation B. operation C. affair D. adventure【20】A. sought B. counted C. found D.reached【语篇解读】这是一篇记叙文。作者讲述自己为了离丈夫近一些，住在他所在的沙漠的军营里，寂寞的生活和艰苦的生活条件让作者难以忍受，她写信告诉父母要回家。父亲给他的信中就两行字，就是这两行字使作者改变了自己对人生的态度。
【题目】完形填空。
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
During the war,my husband was stationed at an army camp in a desert in California.I went to live there in order to be ______ him. I hated the place .I had never ______ been so unhappy . My husband was ordered out on a long-term duty,and I was left in a tiny shack(棚屋) alone. The heat was ______ -almost 125 0F even in the shade of a cactus(仙人掌)。 ______ a soul to talk to . The wind blew non-stop ,and all the food I ate ,and the evry air I breathed,were ______ with sand , sand , sand !
I was so sorry for myself that I wrote to my parents. I told them I was ______ and coming back home.I said I couldn’t stand it one minute longer. I ______ be in prison! My father answered my ______ with just two lines-two lines that will always sing in my ______ - two lines that completely changed my life :
Two men looked out from prison bars
One saw the mud ,the other saw the stars
I read those two lines______ I was ashamed of myself. I made up my mind I would find out what was good in my present ______; I would look for the stars.
I made friends with the natives,and their ______ amazed me. They gave me presents of their favorite artworks which they had ______ to sell to tourists . I studied the delightful forms of the cactus .I watched for the desert sunsets,and ______ for seashells that had been left there millions of years ago when the desert had been an ocean ______
What brought about this ______ change in me ? The desert hadn’t changed , ______ I had .I had changed my ______ And by doing so ,I changed an unhappy experience into the most amazing ______ of my life . I was excited by this new world that I had discovered I had looked out of my self-created prison and ______ the stars
【1】A. off B. behind C. near D. beyond
【2】A. before B. already C. then D. still
【3】A. inflexible B. incomprehensible C. uncontrollable D.unbearable
【4】A. Only B. Not C. Many D.Such
【5】A. covered B. filled C. buried D. charged
【6】A. catching up B. keeping up C. giving up D.getting up
【7】A. ought to B. might well C. would rather D.had better
【8】A.request B. call C. question D.letter
【9】A. comparison B. imagination C. consideration D. memory
【10】A. over and over B. by and by C. up and down D.now and then
【11】A. company B. occupation C. situation D.relationship
【12】A. movement B. reaction C. guidance D.purpose
【13】A. refused B. failed C. managed D.happened
【14】A. asked B. hunted C. waited D.headed
【15】A. floor B. surface C. rock D.level
【16】A. shocking B. challenging C. puzzling D.astonishing
【17】A. as B. but C. for D.or
【18】A. attitude B.principle C. identity D.standard
【19】A. vacation B. operation C. affair D. adventure
【20】A. sought B. counted C. found D.reached
【语篇解读】这是一篇记叙文。作者讲述自己为了离丈夫近一些，住在他所在的沙漠的军营里，寂寞的生活和艰苦的生活条件让作者难以忍受，她写信告诉父母要回家。父亲给他的信中就两行字，就是这两行字使作者改变了自己对人生的态度。
题目解答
答案
【答案】
【1】C
【2】A
【3】D
【4】B
【5】B
【6】C
【7】C
【8】D
【9】D
【10】A
【11】C
【12】B
【13】A
【14】B
【15】A
【16】D
【17】B
【18】A
【19】D
【20】C
【解析】
试题分析：
【1】根据上文的I went to live there，可知，作者去住在丈夫的军营为了靠近丈夫。A.远离；B.在……后面；C.靠近；D.超过。故选C。
【2】根据下文I was left in a tiny shack(棚屋) alone.可知，作者以前从没有感觉这么不开心。A.以前；B.已经；C.然后；D.仍然。故选A。
【3】根据almost 125F，可知炎热让人无法忍受。 A.不灵活的；B.无法理解的；C.不能控制的；D.不能忍受的。故选D。
【4】根据上文a desert和alone，可知，没有一个人可以交谈。A.仅仅；B. 没有；C.很多；D.这样。故选B。
【5】根据上文a desert可知，作者吃的食物，呼吸的空气都充满了沙子。A.覆盖；B.填满；C.埋葬；D.负责，要价。故选B。
【6】根据下文coming back home，可知，作者写信给父母，告诉他们她要放弃。A.赶上； B. 维持； C. 放弃；D.起床。故选C。
【7】根据上文I said I couldn’t stand it one minute longer，可知，我宁愿在监狱里。A.应该；B.不妨，最好；C.宁愿；D.最好。故选C。
【8】根据上文I wrote to my parents，可知，作者的爸爸回复了作者的信，只有两行字。A.请求；B.电话；C.问题；D.信。故选D。
【9】根据句意：这两行字将永远在我记忆里唱响—这是永远改变我的生活的两行字。A.对比； B.想象；C.考虑；D.记忆。故选D。
【10】根据下文I was ashamed of myself.可知，作者一遍又一遍地读这两行字。A.一遍又一遍；B.不久；C. 上上下下； D. 不时。故选A。
【11】根据上文I would look for the stars，可知，作者决定要发现现在的环境中好的东西。A.公司，陪伴；B.占据，职业；C.环境；D. 关系。故选C。
【12】根据下文They gave me presents of their favorite artworks which they had 33 to sell to tourists .可知，作者和当地人交朋友，他们的反应让作者很惊讶。A.运动；B.反应；C.指导； D.目的。故选B。
【13】根据句意：他们给我最喜欢的艺术作品的礼物，这些作品是他们拒绝卖给游客的。A.拒绝；B.失败；C.设法完成；D.碰巧。故选A。
【14】根据下文for seashells that had been left there millions of years ago可知，作者寻找几百万前留下的贝壳。A.问；B.打猎；C.等待；D.前往。hunt for寻找。故选B。
【15】根据上文millions of years ago可知，几百万年前，沙漠曾经是海床。A. 地板；B.表面；C.岩石；D.水平。故选A。
【16】根据上文two lines that completely changed my life :，可知，这里是：什么造成我这样令人惊讶的改变？A.令人震惊的；B.有挑战的；C.令人困惑的；D.令人惊讶的。故选D。
【17】根据句意：沙漠没有改变，但是我变了。表示转折关系。A.正如，因为，随着；B.但是；C.因为；D.或者。故选B。
【18】根据下文I changed an unhappy experience into the most amazing可知，虽然作者改变了自己的态度。A.态度；B.原则；C.身份；D.标准。故选A。
【19】根据上一段内容可知，作者将不愉快的经历变成最令人惊叹的人生冒险。A.假期；B.手术；C.事务；D.冒险。故选D。
【20】根据上文I would look for the stars.可知，作者从自己创造的监狱向外看，发现了星星。A.寻找；B.数数，重要；C.发现；D.到达。故选C。