阅读理解 完形填空

InearlyautumnIappliedforadmissiontocollege.IwantedtogonowherebuttoCornellUniversity,butmymotherfoughtstronglyagainstit.WhenshesawmestudyingaphotographofmyfatheronthesportsgroundofCornell,shetoreitup.“Youcan’tsayit’snotagreatuniversity,justbecausePapawentthere.”“That’snotitatall.Anditisatopuniversity.”Shewasstillholdingthepiecesinherhand.“Butwecan’taffordtosendyoutocollege.”“Iwouldn’tdreamofaskingyouformoney.DoyouwantmetogetajobtohelpsupportyouandPapa?Thingsaren’tthatbad,arethey?”“No,”shesaid.“Idon’texpectyoutohelpsupportus.”Fatherborrowedmoneyfromhisrichcousinstostartasmalljewelleryshop,Hischiefcustomerswerehisoldcollegefriends.Togetnewcustomers,mymotherhadtohelp.Shepickedupalong-forgottenmembershipinthelocalleagueofwomen,sothatshecouldgettoknowmorepeople.Whetherthosepeoplewouldturnintocustomerswasanotherquestion.IknewthatmyParentshadtowaitforquitealongtimebeforetheirsmallinvestment(投资)couldshowreturns.What’smore,theyhadnotwantedenoughtoberichandsuccessful；otherwisetheycouldnotpossiblyhavemanagedtheirlivessobadly.Iwastornbetweenthedesiretohelpthemandchangetheirlives,andthedeterminationnottorepeattheirmistakes.IhadastrongbeliefinmypowertogetwhatIwanted.AftermonthsofhardstudyIwonafullcollegescholarship（奖学金）.Myfathercouldhardlycontrolhisprideinme,andmymothereventuallygaveinbeforemysuccess.TheauthorwasnotallowedtogotoCornellUniversitymainlybecauseA.hisfathergraduatedfromtheuniversity

B.hismotherdidnotthinksitagreatuniversity

C.hisparentsneededhimtohelpsupportthefamily

D.hisparentsdidnothaveenoughmoneyforhim54.Thefatherstartedhissmallshopwiththemoneyfrom.

A.alocalleagueB.hisuniversity

C.hisrelativesD.hiscollegefriends55.Whydidthemotherrenewhermembershipintheleague?A.Tohelpwithherhusband’sbusinessB.Toraisemoneyforherson

C.Tomeetherlong-forgottenfriendsD.Tobettermanageherlife56.Accordingtothetext,whatwastheauthordeterminedtodointhatautumn?

A.Togetawell-paidjobforhimselfB.ToimproverelationswithhismotherCCTogotohisdreamuniversityD.Tocarryonwithhisfather’sbusiness阅读理解答案第四周阅读理解&完形填空Mrs.Joneswasovereighty,butshestilldroveheroldcarlikeawomanhalfherage.Sheloveddrivingveryfast,andwasproudofthefact1shehadnever,inherthirty-fiveyearsofdriving,beenpunished2adrivingoffence(犯规，犯法).

Thenonedayshenearly3herrecord.Apolicecar4her,andthepolicemeninitsawher5aredlightwithoutstopping.Ofcourse,shewasstopped.Itseemed6thatshewouldbepunished.

7Mrs.Jonescameuptothejudge,helookedatherseriouslyandsaidthatshewas8oldtodriveacar,andthatthe9whyshehadnotstoppedatthered10wasmostprobablythathereyeshadbecomeweak11oldage,sothatshehadsimplynotseenit.

Whenthejudgehadfinishedwhathewas12,Mrs.Jonesopenedthebighandbagshewas13andtookouthersewing.Withoutsayingaword,she14aneedlewithaverysmalleye,andthreadeditatherfirstattempt.

Whenshehad15donethis,shetookthethreadoutoftheneedleagainandhanded16theneedleandthethreadtothejudge,saying,“Nowitisyour17.Isupposeyoudriveacar,andthatyouarequitesureaboutyourowneyesight.”

Thejudgetookthe18andtriedtothreadit.Afterhalfadozentries,hehadstillnotsucceeded.Thecase(案例)againstMrs.Joneswas19,andherrecord20unbroken.

1.A.whichB.whenC.thatD.this

2.A.aboutB.onC.toD.for

3.A.keptB.wonC.missedD.Lost

4.A.watchedB.afterC.followedD.ranafter5.A.passB.goC.runD.rush

6.A.sureB.indeedC.certainD.perhaps

7.A.BeforeB.WhileC.UntilD.When

8.A.soB.veryC.tooD.Quite9.A.causeB.reasonC.matterD.trouble

10.A.lightB.lampC.signD.one

11.A.withB.becauseC.forD.of

12.A.speakingB.sayingC.talkingD.telling

13.A.holdingB.gettingC.carryingD.bringing

14.A.tookB.broughtC.pickedD.chose

15.A.almostB.hardlyC.successfullyD.successful

16.A.bothB.allC.neitherD.either

17.A.timeB.turnC.chanceD.job

18.A.threadB.glassesC.needlesD.Needle19.A.dismissedB.passedC.settledD.studied

20.A.wasB.keptC.seemedD.remained

答案与解析：

1-5CDDCA6-10CDCBA11-15ABCDC16-20ABDAD

1．C．fact后接that,因为that引导的是一个同位语从句。

2．D．for表示被惩罚的原因。

3．D．她始终保持着记录，但那天她差点儿丢了这个记录，因为她闯了红灯。

4．C．警车跟在她后面，用followed，而watched不妥，因为主语是警车，而不是人。ranafter也不对，警车在此之前没理由追赶她。

5．A．passaredlight，而用go则要说goby。

6．C．用certain，不用sure，因为sure常用人作主语。

7．D．此处came为瞬间动词，不能用while。

8．C．这是too…to结构，表示太…而不…

9．B．reason是说明某事某现象的理由，而cause则指火灾、水灾或事故的起因。

10．A．红灯，用redlight。

11．A．with此处相当于becauseof。

12．B．强调说话的内容用say，指说话的动作或讲某种语言用speak。

13．C．表示随身携带，不强调方向性，用carry，而bring则表示由远往近带来。

14．D．此处是挑了一根小眼的针，如用took,brought和pick都要加