课后能力测评(一). 完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。字数：343完成时间：15分钟难度：It was a test all of us would hope to pass, but none of us really wants to take. A masked gunman points his weapon at a Christian and asks “Do you _1_ God？” She knows that if she says “yes，” shell pay with her _2_. But unfaithfulness to her Lord is unthinkable.So, with what would be her last _3_， she calmly answers “Yes, I believe in God.”As you may have guessed, the event Im _4_ took place last Tuesday in Littleton, Colorado.As the Washington Post _5_， the two students who shot 13 people, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, did not _6_ their victims at random(随意)they were _7_ out of ugly prejudices(偏见)Media coverage has _8_ the killers hostility(敌意) toward racial minorities and athletes, but there was another group the pair _9_ every bit as much, if not more: Christians. And, there were plenty of them to hate at Columbine High School. According to some _10_ eight Christiansfour Evangelicals and four Catholicswere killed.Among them was Cassia Bernall. And it was Cassia who made the dramatic _11_ Ive just describedfitting for a person whose _12_ movie was “Brave heart” in which the hero dies a martyrs(殉教的) _13_.Cassia was a 17-year-old junior with long blond hair, hair she wanted to _14_ and have made into wigs(假发) for cancer patients who had _15_ their hair through chemotherapy(化疗). She was _16_ in her youth group at West Pools Community Church and was known for _17_ a Bible to school.Cassia was in the school library reading her Bible when the two young killers _18_. According to witnesses, one of the killers _19_ his gun at Cassia and asked, “Do you believe in God？” Cassia _20_ and then answered, “Yes, I believe in God.” “Why？” the gunman asked. Cassia did not have a chance to respond；the gunman had already shot her head.1. A. believe inB. care forC. fight againstD. rely on2. A. money B. belief C. life D. happiness3. A. sight B. words C. note D. picture4. A. asking B. watching C. noticing D. describing5. A. reported B. wrote C. asked D. watched6. A. choose B. kill C. ask D. put7. A. killing B. walking C. acting D. making8. A. taken on B. focused on C. opposed to D. cared about9. A. liked B. noted C. got D. hated10. A. accounts B. papers C. policemen D. articles11. A. speech B. decision C. notes D. reports12. A. favourite B. colour C. black D. long13. A. life B. death C. hero D. belief14. A. dress up B. put up C. cut off D. make smart15. A. brightened B. lost C. burnt D. thickened16. A. active B. hidden C. lazy D. tall17. A. writing B. carrying C. reading D. sending18. A. came over B. went over C. drove in D. burst in19. A. put B. drew C. pointed D. showed20. A. paused B. stood C. smiled D. walked. 阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。A字数：326完成时间：6分钟难度：Is crying good therapy (疗法)? Experts say yes. Having a good weep at the weekend is becoming more and more popular among office workers in China.“I need to cry to let my feelings out”， said 23-year-old Gao Meng, a smart-ooking young woman. “I remember one day when I got home I felt so down but had no one to talk to so I just curled up (蜷缩) with my teddy bear and cried myself to sleep，” Gao said. The next day, she said, she felt much better and life seemed not so bad after all.Because crying is taken as a sign of weakness, people make a great show of being strong and not displaying emotion. Psychologists and medical practitioners agree that crying is beneficial for mental health but people still regard it as a sign of failure and bottle up their feelings. A famous Chinese author once said to cry is normal, and even brave. Those who display their emotions can deal with their troubles bravely after the tears dry while those who soldier on let problems fester.In the Chaoyang district of Beijing, there is a special place for people to cry their sadness out. It is called “Cry Bar”. On the door of each of its “cry rooms” there is a saying encouraging people to let the tears flow freely.“Crying is a kind of therapy, but it needs some direction，” said Milulu, a psychologist. “People should realize the point of crying is to relieve pressure, but some of the young people who come to the Cry Bar simply sit and weep. The purpose of crying is to make it easier to improve your life after the tears dry, not to get lost in bad memories.”“Crying is only one way of relieving pressure, and we need to face prob