速测(三) 完形填空+阅读理解D+词语运用
Ⅰ.完形填空
Once upon a time, there was a children's football trainer called Vincent, in whose team there were three boys who all played as forwards(前锋). In every game, the trainer could only put one forward on the field, so he sometimes had difficulty 1 which forward should play. The three forwards were the best players in the team, so it was 2 luck that only one of them could play in each match.
No matter how hard Vincent looked for a 3 , he couldn't find one. He also found 4 very difficult to ask for help, for he believed that people would think he was stupid for not being able to 5 the problem himself.
But one day, the three forwards came to him and said, “Vincent, sometimes when we can't fix anything 6 , it's best to ask someone else for help…”
So Vincent remembered an old friend of his 7 he could trust, someone with a lot of 8 in training children's football teams—the old trainer, in fact.
He decided to go to the old trainer, for he was very 9 as he was older and more experienced. The old trainer was called Julian, and he 10 Vincent with pleasure. “How are you, Vincent? How's the team?” he asked. And Vincent replied, “That's 11 what I've come to talk to you about.”
Vincent told Julian all 12 his problem and they talked for a while. “Vincent, I 13 your problem perfectly,” said Julian, “and there's no easy solution…But there's one thing I would say…” and they continued 14 for quite a while.
Very soon, Vincent put Julian's idea into 15 and from then on, Vincent's team won all their matches and became the best children's football team in the world. Vincent learned that leaning on(依靠) someone you trust can make life a lot easier.
( )1.A. making B.keeping C.taking D.choosing
( )2.A. bad B.good C.successful D.useful
( )3.A. unit B.menu C.decision D.solution
( )4.A. this B.that C.it D.its
( )5.A. solve B.happen C.demand D.ask
( )6.A. himself B.themselves C.ourselves D.itself
( )7.A. what B.whom C.which D.how
( )8.A. experience B.explanation C.translation D.conversation
( )9.A. busy B.popular C.friendly D.wise
( )10.A. refused B.welcomed C.allowed D.ordered
( )11.A. exactly B.especially C.probably D.politely
( )12.A. with B.for C.from D.about
( )13.A. buy B.understand C.decide D.work
( )14.A. dealing B.cleaning C.talking D.leaving
( )15.A. mistake B.accident C.action D.meaning
Ⅱ.阅读理解
A 14-years-old girl named Natalie Doan, who is living just a few blocks from the beach, has always felt lucky to live in Rockaway, New York. “It's so special to see the ocean and hear the wave from my house,” she says.
On a black night on October 29, 2012, Hurricane(飓风) Sandy suddenly came to this town and attacked the East Coast. The wave became much stronger than before and the ocean turned angry, which hit Rockaway heavily and made it be in ruins. Fortunately, Natalie's family escaped to Brooklyn shortly before the city's bridge fell into the river.
On the next day, when they returned to Rockaway after Sandy was gone, they found that many of Natalie's friends had lost their homes. People were suffering, especially the elderly. Her school was damaged so completely that she had to go to a new school in Brooklyn.
In the following few days, the men and women started rebuilding their houses in Rockaway. Volunteers came with cars loaded with donated clothing and toys. Neighbors devoted their spare time to helping people in need. Teenagers tried their best to deliver water and food to elderly people trapped in powerless high-rise buildings. “You can't control what happens to you, but you can always choose how you deal with it,” Natalie's mom said to her. Natalie was inspired deeply. Her choice was to help.
