（2011·江西卷）完形填空

What a busy day! The three boys were fed, bathed and changed in to their nightclothes. Mary had ___36___ them a story and finally they were asleep. “Babysitting（照看）the three boys aged eight, six and four is extremely ___37___,” she thought.

“Sleep,” she considered, “if only I could!” But she had difficult homework to complete. Leaning back, she ___38___ her feet onto the sofa to get comfortable. Whoever said babysitting was a(an) ___39___ way to make money obviously hadn’t met the three boys, she thought. The television was on, the room was warm, and the lights were dim. Mary’s ___40___ felt heavier and heavier. I mustn’t sleep, she thought — which was ___41___ what she did, of course.

Strangely enough, she soon ___42___ that she was a world-famous chef（主厨）. She made a ___43___ and wore diamonds and designer clothes. Most days she relaxed by the pool, meeting the rich and famous or ___44___ — her favorite hobby. She ___45___ took the leading role in her own TV show.

That is, until she became too ___46___. “I am definitely the best in the world,” she thought, as she prepared a tasty chicken dish. But ___47___ seemed to go right. She spilt the flour, she dropped an egg and she cut her finger. Despite all the troubles, she ___48___ to get the chicken into the dove. Soon, smoke blanketed the room. The chicken was on fire. ___49___ set in, but Mary could not run — she was ___50___ to the spot. She tried hard to move, but could not, ___51___ a sharp sound awoke her.

She got shocked and confused — ___52___ was pouring from the kitchen. Rushing to investigate, she was met by three ___53___ little faces and some very burnt bread. “Sorry, we were hungry and you were ___54___, so we tried to make some bread,” explained a boy. Relieved, Mary made them a snack and sent them back to bed. She___37__  them never to fall asleep on the job again!

36.   A.    given                     B.    written                  C.    told                D.    taught

37.   A.    successful             B.    helpful                   C.    tiring              D.    surprising

38.   A.    shook                    B.    put                        C.    bent               D.    kept

39.   A.    difficult                 B.    boring                   C.    important D.    easy

40.   A.    eyes                      B.    mind                     C.    heart              D.    legs

41.   A.    nicely                    B.    exactly                  C.    curiously        D.    carelessly

42.   A.    realized                  B.    reminded               C.    learnt             D.    dreamt

43.   A.    decision                 B.    fortune                  C.    business         D.    plan

44.   A.    cooking                 B.    reading                  C.    running          D.    babysitting

45.   A.    just                       B.    ever                      C.    even               D.    only

46.   A.    selfish                   B.    proud                    C.    stubborn         D.    sensitive

47.   A     everything             B.    something              C.    anything         D.    nothing

48.   A.    tried                      B.    arranged                C.    managed         D.    prepared

49.   A.    Panic                    B.    Pain                      C.    Noise             D.    Stress

50.   A.    frozen                   B.    dragged                 C.    pushed           D.    brought

51.   A.    because                 B.    until                      C.    as                  D.    unless

52.   A.    smoke                   B.    light                      C.    water             D.    fire

53.   A.    cheerful                 B.    strange                  C.    guilty             D.    confident

54.   A.    busy                            B.    hungry                  C.    worried          D.    asleep

55.   A.    promised               B.    allowed                 C.    expected         D.    persuaded

（2011·浙江卷）完形填空

Although I love my life, it hasn’t been a lot of fun as I’ve been ill for 28 years.

Music has always been a great love of mine and, in my 20s, when my   21   was more manageable , I   22   ten years as a professional singer in restaurants, playing and singing folk songs.   23    that was years ago and times have changed.   24    I live with mother on a country farm.

Two years ago, I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to   25   my disability pension (残疾抚恤金).   26   I needed to sleep in the afternoons,  I was limited in my   27   . I decided that I would consider  28     to singing in restaurants.

My family are all musicians, so I was   29  when I went into our local music store. I explained that I wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke music. I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn’t have a lot of   30    to get started. And 31   you find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can   32   use.

When I told the owner of the shop about my   33   ; he gave me a long thoughtful    34   . “This means a lot to you, doesn’t it?” he said. “Come with me.”

He led me   35   the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it. He placed his large hand  36   on his treasure and said, “I have 800 karaoke songs in here. You can take your  37   and I’ll record them for you. That should get you started.”

I   38   . Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose   39  that I could sing. I have come full circle with his help.

His   40  still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra, when I have the chance.

21. A. loneliness           B. sadness                   C. tiredness                 D. sickness

22. A. set                     B. enjoyed                    C. kept                        D. shared

23. A. Gladly                B. Eventually                C. Unfortunately           D. Surprisingly

24. A. Now                  B. Then                       C. Sometime                D. Meanwhile

25. A. add up to            B. make up for             C. get rid of                 D. take advantage of

26. A. If                             B. As                          C. Though                  D. Before

27. A. movement                B. condition                 C. choices                   D. positions

28. A. reaching out       B. living up                  C. getting on                D. going back

29. A. recognized          B. interviewed              C. found                      D. invited

30. A. money                      B. time                        C. energy                     D. knowledge

31. A. thus                   B. once                        C. seldom                    D. often

32. A. actually              B. hardly                      C. nearly                      D. formerly

33. A. job                     B. family                      C. idea                        D. offer

34. A. face                   B. view                        C. look                        D. sight

35. A. over                   B. along                       C. towards                   D. through

36. A. unhappily           B. lovingly                   C. pitifully                    D. gratefully

37. A. pick                   B. turn                         C. role                         D. step

38. A. had to cry          B. ought to cry                   C. should have cried     D. could have cried

39. A. more                 B. the ones                   C. few                         D. the rest

40. A. courage              B. devotion                  C. kindness                  D. trust

 I first went to hear a live rock concert when I was eight years old. My brother and his friends were all ___36____ of a heavy metal group called Black Wednesday. When they ___37____ that Black Wednesday were going to perform at our local theatre, they all bought ____38___ for performance. However, at the last minute, one of the friends couldn’t go, so my brother __39_____ me the ticket. I was really ___40____!

    I remember the buzz (嘈杂声) of excitement inside the theatre as we all found our __41____ . After a few minutes, the lights went down and everybody became ___42____. I could barely make out the stage in the ___43____. We waited. Then there was a roar from the crowd, like an explosion, as the first members of the band ___44____ the stage. My brother leaned over and shouted something in my ear, but I couldn’t ____45___ what he was saying. The first song was already starting and the music was as ____46___ a jet engine. I could ___47____ the drum beats and bass notes in my stomach.

I can’t recall any of the songs that the band played. I just __48_ that I really enjoyed the show and didn’t want it to _ 49_. But in the end, after three encores (加演), the show finished. We left the  50_ and walked unsteadily out onto the pavement. I felt a little dizzy, as if I had just  51_from a long sleep. My ears were still 52_with the beat of the last song.

After the 53 , I became a Black Wednesday fan too for a few years before getting into other kinds of music. Once in a while, 54_, I listen to one of their songs and 55_I’m back at that first show.

40. A. relaxed      B. embarrassed   C. excited         D. encouraged

41. A. seats        B. entrance      C. spots          D. space

42. A. comfortable   B. quite         C. serious         D. nervous

43. A. silence       B. noise         C. darkness        D. smoke

44. A. fell upon    B. got through     C. broke into     D. stepped onto

45. A. forget       B. hear            C. repeat         D. bear

46. A. loud         B. heard           C. sweet          D. fast

47. A. feel         B. touch           C. enjoy          D. digest

48. A. realize      B. understand      C. believe         D. remember

49. A. continue     B. delay           C. finish          D. change

50. A. party        B. theatre         C. opera          D. stage

51. A. escaped      B. traveled        C. benefited      D. woken

52. A. aching       B. burning         C. ringing        D. rolling

53. A. competition   B. performance     C. interview      D. celebration

54. A. though      B. otherwise       C. instead        D. besides

55. A. decide       B. regret          C. conclude       D. imagine

 (湖南省长沙周南中学2007届高三第一次模拟考试)

请根据下面提示，写一篇短文。词数不少于100字。

You are living in the Rose Residential Area (居住小区), which is newly-built and not very large. Yet, as the picture shows below, at the back of the residential area is a large empty space. People living here are always giving their ideas about how to use it.

Now you describe WHAT should be done with it and tell WHY as well.

 (四川成都七中2007届高三二诊模拟考试)

某英文报“健康生活”栏目正在讨论有关健康食品、体育锻炼与少年儿童肥胖的问题。下面六幅图是李明一年中的变化，请根据李明的情况写一篇短文。

注意：

1、字数100字左右。

2、短文的开头已给出。

3、提示语： snacks 各种零食

A healthy diet and regular exercise may help to prevent obesity(肥胖) among children, take Li Ming for example.

Li Ming used to be a healthy boy, but

 (山东省菏泽一佳中学2007届高三第二次模拟考试)

根据下列图片，写一篇100字左右的作文。开头已经写出。

你和李明参加了一次野外生存训练。以下5幅图画表现了野外训练活动的过程，请根据图示写一篇英文日记。

注意：1.词数100左右 (给出的部分不计入字数)；

2.日记的开头与结尾已为你写好。

生词：指南针：compass n 手电筒：flashlight n 急救包：first-aid kit

宿营地：campsite n

Saturday, May 4, 2007                                        cloudy

   Li Ming and I took part in wilderness survival program yesterday, and it has been one of the most unforgettable experiences since high school.

The two of us spent the night in the forest.

   We learned to use knowledge gained in classroom training to solve problems .It was quite an experience for us both, which I’ll never forget for the rest of my life.

 (江西省重点中学联考盟校2007届高三第二次模拟考试)

下图中三个人都自称是“爱鸟人”，但其方式却不相同。请描述他们的不同做法并就爱护动物保护环境发表自己的观点。注意；词数：100字左右。

 (2007北京市朝阳区高三第二次统一考试——开放作文)

In your English class, the teacher shows this picture of a boy dreaming of the future, and asks the class to discuss it. Your classmates have different understandings.

 (黑龙江省西北地区重点高中联谊校2007届高三第三次模拟考试)

望子成龙，人之常情。但这位父亲是否太着急了点？请根据下面的图画，以“时间表”为题，写一篇100词左右的短文，可适当发表自己的看法。

 (2008年河南省普通高中毕业班教学质量评估调研考试)

     图片中一位老人在小河边为满脸泪痕的孙子洗脸。请你对图片内容用英语进行描述并谈自己对留守儿童这一现象的感受。字数为100个词左右。