完形填空,阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1 ~ 20各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。It was hot and humid. I _______ myself out of the house to ride my bike along the Hudson River. I had _______ myself I would learn to ride with no hands and my summer freedom is decreasing. _______ lifting my hands before losing balance, I rode steadily up the bike path.
Later, I parked my bike and lay down on a wooden _______ Just as I got _______, a man appeared in my vision. “It looks like it’s going to rain,” he said. “I was just like you once,” the man continued. “One day, I went for a bike ride and lay down on a bench, _______ it started to rain. People walking by me probably thought I was _______” I listened, with the rain falling down. “Rain is like therapy (治疗),” he said, “_______ you just lie there and let it fall on your face.”
“I’m taking a tai chi class, and there’s this word, Kua, that means ‘Everything in the _______ is connected.’” He began to sway (摇晃) a little. “When the shoulders move, the hips move. Everything is connected.”The rain fell ________, and I told the man I’d better get home.“Nice to meet you,” he said, and we called each other’s bikes beautiful before ________ forever.
I had never ridden in the rain before. I was ________ that I wouldn’t be able to practice my hands-free skills on the way home. But then a(an)________ thought came into my mind: Why not? The wind and icy summer rain beat my face ________ my bent knees took turns being first and I ________ my arms in the air, my balance holding strong. I yelled to no one ________ I’d never been more truly in the moment. Everything was connected.
For the first time, I saw the cruelty of umbrellas for ________ us from the soft, healing, tapping raindrops. Like an umbrella, the codes of urban society prevent us from having ________with strangers. The danger is understandable, but the ________ of riding a bike with no handlebars and the refreshment of ________ words from a mysterious stranger is worth getting a little wet.【小题1】A.withdrew | B.dragged | C.guided | D.invited |
【小题2】A.promised | B.planned | C.acknowledged | D.arranged |
【小题3】A.Immediately | B.Frequently | C.Occasionally | D.Rarely |
【小题4】A.floor | B.bed | C.chair | D.bench |
【小题5】A.curious | B.conscious | C.comfortable | D.cautious |
【小题6】A.as if | B.even though | C.in case | D.only if |
【小题7】【小题8】【小题9】A.world | B.universe | C.sport | D.body |
【小题10】A.harder | B.more rapidly | C.bigger | D.more suddenly |
【小题11】A.parting | B.leaving | C.breaking | D.disappearing |
【小题12】A.embarrassed | B.disappointed | C.satisfied | D.amazed |
【小题13】A.considerate | B.passive | C.popular | D.wild |
【小题14】【小题15】A.raised | B.rose | C.arose | D.aroused |
【小题16】A.in brief | B.in particular | C.in general | D.in secret |
【小题17】A.distinguishing | B.trapping | C.moving | D.blocking |
【小题18】A.appointments | B.conflicts | C.fun | D.contact |
【小题19】A.excitement | B.inspiration | C.pain | D.trouble |
【小题20】A.sharp | B.difficult | C.enjoyable | D.wise |