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。

Children find meanings in their old family tales.                     

When Stephen Guyer’s three children were growing up, he told them stories about how his grandfather, a banker,   31   all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times   32   his strong-minded grandfather was nearly   33    , he loaded his family into the car and   34    them to see family members in Canada with a   35   ,“There are more important things in life than money. ”

The  36   took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to a   37    house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was _ 38   that his children, a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset. To his surprise, they weren’t.   39   , their reaction echoed （共鸣） their great-grandfather’s. What they   40   was how warm the people were in the house and how   41    of their heart was accessible.  

Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children   42    hard times. Storytelling experts say the phenomenon reflects a growing  43   in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in a storytelling events and festivals.  

A university  44  of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to  45_   parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety.  

31. A. missed       B. lost          C. forgot       D. ignored

32. A. when         B. while        C. how         D. why

33. A. friendless          B. worthless         C. penniless  D. homeless

34. A fetched       B. allowed   C. expected  D. took

35. A. hope         B. promise          C. suggestion        D. belief

36. A. tale          B. agreement       C. arrangement   D. report

37. A. large         B. small       C. new         D. grand

38. A. surprised    B. annoyed    C. disappointed     D. worried

39. A. Therefore  B. Besides     C. Instead     D. Otherwise

40. A. talked about      B. cared about      C. wrote about      D. heard about

41. A. much         B. many        C. little        D. few

42. A. beyond      B. over        C. behind      D. through

43. A. argument    B. skill         C. interest     D. anxiety

44. A. study         B. design      C. committee      D. staff

45. A. provide     B. retell       C. support     D. refuse

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第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31－50各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。

In the early 1800’s, a boy named John lived in an orphanage (孤儿院) with several other children. Every day was  31  working and Christmas was the one day of the year  32  the children did not work and received a gift — an orange. The children  33  it so much that they kept it for weeks, and even  34 — smelling it,  35  it and loving it. Usually they tried to preserve(保护) it for so  36  that it often went bad before they ate it. 

This year John knew he would soon be  37  enough to leave. He would save the orange until his birthday in July. If he preserved it  38 , he might be able to eat it on his birthday. 

Christmas day finally came. The children were so  39  as they entered the dining hall. In his excitement, John knocked over something, causing a big  40 . Immediately the master shouted, “John, leave the hall and there will be no orange for you.” John's heart  41 . He turned and ran back to the  42  room so that the children wouldn’t see his tears. 

Then he heard the door open and the children entered. Little Elizabeth with a  43  on her face held out her small hands. “Here John,” she said, “this is for you.” As John  44  his head, he saw a big juicy  45  all peeled and quartered … Each child had sacrificed(舍弃) their own orange by 46  a quarter and had created a big, beautiful orange for him. 

John never forgot the sharing, love and personal  47  his friends had shown him that Christmas day.  48  that day, after he became rich, every year he  49  send oranges all over the world to children everywhere. His  50  was that no child would ever spend Christmas without a special Christmas fruit! 

31. A. forced  B. passed C. taken  D. spent

32. A. as  B. when  C. while  D. which

33. A. needed  B. wanted       C. valued D. liked

34. A. months B. days    C. years   D. seasons

35. A. tasting  B. watching    C. pressing     D. touching

36. A. much    B. soon   C. long    D. far

37. A. old       B. strong C. tall     D. experienced

38. A. seriously      B. carefully    C. secretly      D. softly

39. A. nervous       B. excited       C. pleasant      D. eager

40.A. cry B. disappointment  C. surprise      D. noise

41.A. jumped  B. stopped      C. broke  D. settled

42.A. cold      B. small  C. old     D. lonely

43.A. look      B. tears   C. comfort      D. smile

44.A. shook    B. lifted  C. put     D. turned

45.A. gift       B. surprise      C. orange       D. wonder

46.A. sharing  B. breaking     C. eating D. taking

47.A. feelings B. affairs C. relation      D. sacrifice

48.A. In return for B. In case of   C. In memory of    D. In search of

49.A. must     B. would C. might  D. should

50.A. desire    B. idea    C. meaning     D. thinking

 

完型填空(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)　　

阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题的四个选项(A，B，C和D)中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。并将答案写在答题卡上。

Shopping habits in the United Stateshave changed greatly in the last quarter of the 20th century. 　36  in the 1900s most American towns and cities had a Main Street .Main Street was always in the heart of a town. This street was 37  on both sides with many 38  businesses. Here, shoppers walked into stores to look at all sorts of merchandise: clothing, furniture, hardware, groceries. 39   ,some shops offered 40  .These shops included drugstores, restaurants, shoe-repair stores, and barber or hairdressing shops. 　41  in　 the 1950s, a change began to 42  .Too many automobiles had crowded into Main Street 43  too few parking places were 44  shoppers. Because the streets were crowded, merchants began to look with interest at the open spaces 45  the city limits. Open space is what their car-driving customers needed. 　　

And open space is what they got 46  the first shopping centre was built. Shopping centres, or rather malls, 47  as a collection of small new stores 48  crowded city centres. 49  by hundreds of free parking space, customers were drawn away from 50  areas to outlying malls. And the growing 51  of shopping centres led 52   to the building of bigger and better?stocked stores. 53   the late 1970s,many shopping malls had almost developed into small cities themselves. In addition to providing the 54   of one stop shopping, malls were transformed into landscaped parks, 55   benches, fountains, and outdoor entertainment.　　

36.A.As early as     B. Early  C. Early as     D. Earlier　　

37.A.built       B.designed      C.intented       D.lined　　

38.A.varied    B.various C.sorted  D.mixed up　　

39.A.Apart from    B.However     C.In addition  D.As well　　

40.A.medical care  B.food    C.cosmetics    D.services　　

41.A.suddenly B.Abruptly     C.Contrarily   D.But　　

42.A.be taking place      B.take place     C.be taken place       D.have taken place　　

43.A.while     B.yet       C.though D.and then　　

44.A.available for  B.available to  C.used by       D.ready for　　

45.A.over       B.from    C.out of  D.outside　　

46.A.when      B.while   C.since    D.then　　

47.A.started    B.founded      C.set up   D.organized　　

48.A.out of     B.away from   C.next to D.near　　

49.A.Attracted       B.Surprised    C.Delighted    D.Enjoyed　　

50.A.inner      B.central C.shopping     D.downtown　　

51.A.distinction     B.fame    C.popularity   D.liking　　

52.A.on   B.in turn C.by turns      D.further　　

53.A.By  B.During C.In D.Towards　　

54.A.cheapness      B.readiness     C.convenience D.handiness　　

55.A.because of     B.and      C.with     D.provided　　

完形填空。阅读下面短文，从自短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。（每小题1.5分，满分30分）

It had been a tiring day and I was looking forward to__31__ evening. My husband__32__ back until late and I had __33___ to sit down in a comfortable armchair in the living room and read a book. I __34__  the children to bed early and __35__ a cold supper and some coffee. Soon I was sitting comfortably with a plate __36___ with food before me and a book at my side.

I was just beginning to eat __37__ the telephone rang. I put down my knife and fork and hurried to answer __38___ . By the time I got back to the living room，my coffee __39__ cold.  After I finished my __40__ I began to drink my coffee __41__ my book open at page one.  Suddenly there was a __42__ at the door. It gave me __43__ surprise that I spilt the __44__ and made an ugly stain（污迹）on my skirt.  Some stranger had got __45__ and wanted me to show him the way. It __46__   ages to get rid of him. At last I __47__ to sit down again __48__ actually read a whole page without __49__ more interruption until the baby woke up. He began crying loudly and I rushed up-stairs. The baby was __50__ awake at eleven o'clock when my husband came home. I should have cried myself when he asked me if I had a pleasant evening！

31. A. a quiet                   B. an exciting           C. a lovely          D. a lonely

32. A. would come                B. had not come        C. came         D. would not come

33. A. decided                   B. started             C. come            D. hurried

34. A. put                      B. made             C. threw            D. allowed

35. A. boiled                     B. heated                     C. cooked           D. prepared

36. A. full                 B. filled                 C. filling               D. to be filled

37. A. as                        B. then               C. when             D. while

38. A. him                       B. her                C. it                 D. them

39. A. was getting          B. had got           C. would get          D. got

40. A. supper            B. drinking               C. reading            D. coffee

41. A. while                      B. when             C. as                D. with

42. A. stranger                 B. loud knock          C. dog               D. man

43. A. such great                B. a so great          C. such a great        D. so great

44. A. food                       B. supper            C. plate              D. coffee

45. A. gone                      B. lost               C. missing             D. away

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

47. A. tried                      B. hoped             C. decided             D. managed

48. A. before                    B. after              C. but                D. and

49. A. some                     B. any               C. much              D. no

50. A. already                    B. still               C. possibly            D. almost