第二节  完型填空

At the end of my senior year of high school, I got a job working at a local coffee shop. I thought the job would be    36    and stress. I    37    myself pouring the best coffee, making delicious doughnuts (炸面包圈), and becoming friends with     38    customers.

I wasn’t    39    the people with enormous orders, the women who    40    that the coffee was much too creamy, or the men who wanted their iced coffee remade    41    until they reached perfection. I couldn’t seem to    42    anyone.

One rainy day, one of my regular customers came in looking    43   . He said he felt like getting in bed,    44    the sheets up over his head, and staying there for a few years. I knew exactly how he felt.

Before he left, I handed him a bag along with his iced coffee. He was    45   , since he hadn’t    46    anything but coffee. I had given him his favorite type of doughnut.

“It’s    47    me.” I told him. “have a nice day.”

He smiled and     48    me before heading back out into the rain.

The next day, it is still raining, I spent my afternoon    49    the window handing people their orders. I was completely wet and freezing cold.    50   , no one was tipping that day. Every time I looked into our empty tip jar, I grew more    51   .

In the evening, the customer from the day before drove up to the window. He handed me a pink rose and a note.

The note read:

Christine,

Thanks for being so sweet, kind and    52    yesterday. It is so nice to meet someone who’s genuinely nice. Please don’t    53    your way! Have a great day! –Hank

After that, whenever I felt depressed or    54    of coffee, I thought of Hank and his kindness. Then I would smile, hold my head up high, clear my throat and ask    55   , “How can I help you?”

36. A. hopeful         B. meaningless           C. easy           D. boring

37. A. thought         B. pictured              C. developed       D. decided

38. A. regular          B. handsome            C. rich            D. kind

39. A. imaging         B. expecting            C. waiting          D. desiring

40. A. praised          B. complained           C. realized        D. thought

41. A. for a time        B. once in a while        C. now and then    D. again and again

42. A. comfort          B. move               C. please          D. annoy

43. A. angry           B. happy                C. excited         D. upset

44. A. pulling          B. cutting               C. tearing          D. using

45. A. sorry            B. surprised             C. angry           D. excited

46. A. ordered          B. got                  C. wanted          D. bought

47. A. for              B. by                  C. in              D. on

48. A. helped           B. praised              C. admired          D. thanked

49. A. going away       B. running across        C. walking around   D. hanging out

50. A. Worse           B. Still                 C. Then            D. However

51. A. injured           B. embarrassed          C. frightened        D. depressed

52. A. careful           B. thoughtful            C. cheerful         D. powerful

53. A. hold             B. shake               C. change           D. practice

54. A. sick             B. glad                C. satisfied          D. sorry

55. A. unusually         B. properly            C. politely           D. gratefully

C

An earthquake happens when two plates（板块） rub (碰撞) together.  The earth plates travel in different directions and at different speeds. If one plate is slowly forced underneath the other, pressure builds up until the plates break apart. This process causes the ground to move. It is an earthquake. In other words, earth-quakes are the shaking of the earth’s surface caused by the earth’s rocky outer layer as a result of the energy stored within the earth. The strain within the rocks is suddenly released (释放).

The damage an earthquake causes depends on where it is and the time it is happening. If an unpopulated region is struck, there will be low loss of life or property. If it hits a large city, there may be many in-juries and much destruction. Many of the areas at risk are largely populated now. Major earthquakes hitting those areas today could produce terrible damage.

       Actually, there are several million small earth-quakes every year.  Large earthquakes such as the 1964 Alaskan quake that measured 9.2 on the Richter scale, cause millions of dollars in damage. In the last 500 years, millions of people have been killed by earth-quakes around the world — including 240,000 in the 1976 Tangshan earthquake in China.

       A 60-second or less earthquake can cause devastation that continues for years after the first tremor (小震). In 1972, a series of severe earthquakes struck Managua, Nicaragua. Fifteen years later, the city still looked the way it had a week after the earthquake hit, because the country did not have the necessary money to rebuild it.

The shaking of the earth is sometimes not the greatest disaster. It is in the  ensuing fires and floods that often the greatest damage occurs. In the 1906 earthquake, it was the fires caused after it that did the majority of the damage. An earthquake can also destroy dams high above a city or valleys, causing floods to sweep down and sweep away everything in their path.

61.Which of the following is the main idea of the first paragraph?

A. An earthquake comes from inside the earth.

B. The earth has great energy in storage.

C. How the earth plates move.      

D. How an earthquake happens.

62.How many examples are used in the passage to show the damage and destruction earthquakes cause?

A. Three.              B. Four.         C. Five.       D. Six.

63. Which of the following is mentioned to show that an earthquake can kill too many people?

A. The 1964 Alaskan quake.          B. The 1976 Tangshan earthquake.

C. The 1972 Managua earthquake.    D. The 1906 earthquake.

64. The underlined word “ensuing” in the last paragraph probably means ______.

A. causing too much heat and great damage

 B. causing many injuries and much destruction

C. happening as a result of another event   

D. happening suddenly and unexpectedly

65. By giving the example in Paragraph 4, the author wants to show that ______.

A. an earthquake doesn’t last long        B. the damage can last long

C. people in Managua suffered too much   D. Nicaragua is still a poor country

Is it, in your opinion, possible __________ new measures will be taken to improve the terrible traffic?

A. whether                   B. what                 C. when                D. that

At weekends I prefer _______ at home to _______out.

   A. stay, going          B. staying, go          C. staying, going     D. to stay, go

The headmaster _________  a noisy boy from the library.

   A. sent for      B. sent out      C. sent back      D. sent away

It was raining heavily outside. The father made the children ______in the room.

   A.to stay         B.stay                   C.staying              D.stayed

----May I ______your Chinese-Russian dictionary?

   ----Sorry, I ______it at home.

   A.borrow, forgot         B.lend,left       C.lend, forgot       D.borrow, left

I bought a new dictionary and it ______me $.

   A.paid             B.spent              C.took                  D.cost

No decision______about any future appointment until all the candidates have been interviewed. 

       A. will be made            B. is made             C. is being made           D. has been made

 — Can I help you?

— Do you have any of Michael Jackson's CDs ? I would like to buy _____.

A. it                B. one              C. that              D. those