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，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It is a very interesting story that I heard.

A young man longing to    36   the beautiful daughter of a farm-owner came one day to the    37   to make the proposal(求婚)

       The farm-owner looked at him   38  , saying, “All right . Let’s go to my pasture (牧场)I’ll   39   three bulls one by one . If you can catch any one’s    40  ,you’re qualified to marry my daughter.”

       Then they came together to the pasture . The young man stood waiting    41   , for the first bull to appear. A few minutes later the cattle shed (牛栏) opened and a bull rushed out  42 him . It was the largest and ugliest bull he had ever seen. He thought may be the   43   one would be better, so he stepped aside to let it   44   the pasture to the back gate of the shed.

       A．The shed   45   again and the second bull came rushing in. It was not only very big but also unusually   46  . It stood with its hoofs (蹄子) kicking and its throat muttering (咕噜)“How terrible it is ! The next cannot be as   47   as this .” He was so scared that he hurried to

  48   behind the railings (栏杆). It rushed away to the back gate.

Soon afterwards, the shed opened for the third bull to come out .   49   it , the young man

  51   type of a bull for him. When it rushed toward him he was ready to   52  . With a jump he stretched his hands to catch its tail but   53   ——it simply had no tail at all .

       It goes without saying that the young man   54   to marry the farmer’s beautiful daughter. He had been given   55  , but they had all gone in a flash.

36．A．meet               B．know               C．date                 D．marry

37．A．farm               B．village             C．town               D．country

38．A．up and down    B．here and there  C．again and again       D．little by little

39．A．set out            B．give out           C．let out             D．take out

40．A．head                B．leg                  C．body               D．take out

41．A．anxiously         B．sadly               C．happily            D．patiently

42．A．from               B．over                C．upon               D．toward

43．A．last                 B．next                C．other               D．another

44．A．cross               B．pass                 C．leave               D．enter

45．A．closed             B．locked             C．opened            D．turned

46．A．fierce                     B．gentle              C．lovely              D．cruel

47．A．exciting           B．surprising        C．frightening       D．amazing

48．A．fall                 B．sit                   C．wait                D．hide

49．A．Looking at       B．Seeing             C．Watching         D．Observing

50．A．size                 B．length              C．weight             D．number

51．A．just                 B．very                C．only                D．quite

52．A．act                  B．behave             C．run                  D．perform

53．A．in astonishment       B．in anger    C．in trouble         D．in vain

54．A．tried               B．decided           C．failed                     D．managed

55．A．luck                B．chances            C．bulls                D．time

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，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It is a very interesting story that I heard.

A young man longing to    36   the beautiful daughter of a farm-owner came one day to the    37   to make the proposal(求婚)

       The farm-owner looked at him   38  , saying, “All right . Let’s go to my pasture (牧场)I’ll   39   three bulls one by one . If you can catch any one’s    40  ,you’re qualified to marry my daughter.”

       Then they came together to the pasture . The young man stood waiting    41   , for the first bull to appear. A few minutes later the cattle shed (牛栏) opened and a bull rushed out  42 him . It was the largest and ugliest bull he had ever seen. He thought may be the   43   one would be better, so he stepped aside to let it   44   the pasture to the back gate of the shed.

       A．The shed   45   again and the second bull came rushing in. It was not only very big but also unusually   46  . It stood with its hoofs (蹄子) kicking and its throat muttering (咕噜)“How terrible it is ! The next cannot be as   47   as this .” He was so scared that he hurried to

  48   behind the railings (栏杆). It rushed away to the back gate.

Soon afterwards, the shed opened for the third bull to come out .   49   it , the young man

  51   type of a bull for him. When it rushed toward him he was ready to   52  . With a jump he stretched his hands to catch its tail but   53   ——it simply had no tail at all .

       It goes without saying that the young man   54   to marry the farmer’s beautiful daughter. He had been given   55  , but they had all gone in a flash.

36．A．meet               B．know               C．date                 D．marry

37．A．farm               B．village             C．town               D．country

38．A．up and down    B．here and there  C．again and again       D．little by little

39．A．set out            B．give out           C．let out             D．take out

40．A．head                B．leg                  C．body               D．take out

41．A．anxiously         B．sadly               C．happily            D．patiently

42．A．from               B．over                C．upon               D．toward

43．A．last                 B．next                C．other               D．another

44．A．cross               B．pass                 C．leave               D．enter

45．A．closed             B．locked             C．opened            D．turned

46．A．fierce                     B．gentle              C．lovely              D．cruel

47．A．exciting           B．surprising        C．frightening       D．amazing

48．A．fall                 B．sit                   C．wait                D．hide

49．A．Looking at       B．Seeing             C．Watching         D．Observing

50．A．size                 B．length              C．weight             D．number

51．A．just                 B．very                C．only                D．quite

52．A．act                  B．behave             C．run                  D．perform

53．A．in astonishment       B．in anger    C．in trouble         D．in vain

54．A．tried               B．decided           C．failed                     D．managed

55．A．luck                B．chances            C．bulls                D．time

Cloze

　　The American cowboy（牛仔）was a great hero through facts and stories.

　　In history, the real cowboy was a simple farm worker on horseback. He __1__ twelve to fourteen hours a day outdoors working with cows. The work was dirty, tired and not very well paid. In the winter, most cowboys had to find __2__ jobs. They were seldom alone. Most of them worked in a __3__ of eight to ten.

　　People had to raise beef cattle at low cost in the western states and send them by train to the eastern markets（市场）. But someone had to look __4__ the cattle（牛）on the open land and get them to the nearest railroad. This was the __5__ of a cowboy.

　　Sometimes the railroad was more than 1,000 kilometers away and it could __6__ as long as six months to move the cattle. The cowboys moved the cattle slowly so that the cattle would not __7__ weight.

　　Most cowboys were young, unmarried men. A cowboy's horse was his most important __8__ A good horse made the job of moving cattle much __9__. A good cowboy understood cows and knew how to __10__ them. At night, he sang to the cows to keep them __11__.

　　The cowboy quickly received popular praise. Historians（历史学家）say that this was because the cowboy __12__ during a time of change in American life. In the late 1800s America was changing from a nation of farms to one of __13__ and cities. The cowboy seemed free and more independent（独立的）than other Americans.

　　Today, the life of real cowboys has __14__ greatly. One change has been the use of trucks. There is no __15__ for the modern cowboys to sleep on the ground. Modern cowboys are __16__ paid. They are likely to be married. Today cowboys are found in __17__ every state of the United States. Some of them are farmers or teachers or truck drivers. Some work for big companies（公司）. But __18__ night and on weekends, they become cowboys. Most have __19__ than 1,000 cows and some have only two or three. These part time cowboys __20__ the total production（生产）of meat, keeping beef low. Most modern cowboys do not make much money from raising cattle. Many do it because they love the cowboy life.

完成句子（共10句，每句2分，共20分）

1.我们要跟当地的村民一起生活在他们的村庄，他们吃喝什么我们就吃喝什么包括牛血。

We will live with the local people in their villages and eat and drink _______ they do,________ cow’s blood.

2.据说野人是一种身体庞大，多毛的动物，它像人一样用脚行走。

The Yeti is_____ _____ be a large ,hairy animal that walks like a human being.

3.出现一道闪光，我还听见Justin的叫喊，接着飞船就消失了。

There was a        of light and I heard Justin shout, and then the UFO just        .

4.幸运的是，他们放我回家了，我一点也没有受伤。

     , they returned me home without any         .

5.人们以前为到底哪个旅游景点应该获得香格里拉的名称争论不止。

There were arguments             tourist spot would win the name of Shangri la.

6.成群的牛，羊和马儿在绿色的草地上徜徉，周边的森林则是许多鸟类和动物的家园。

Sheep, cattle and horses       on the green grass, and the         forests are home to many birds and animals.

7.他还告诉我们，赢得尊敬的最佳途径就是全身心的投入学习，取得高分。

He also told us that the best way to       respect was to        ourselves to study and achieve high grades.

8.我很后悔服用了那些减肥药。

I              those weight-loss pills.

9.当你睡觉的时候，你的身体在为即将到来的一天做准备。

When you sleep, your body       you for the day      come.

10.我们的广播俱乐部不只是播放音乐。

Our club is      more       just music.

 

We are going on a long train journey. Out of the windows, we can see cars running on nearby highways, children waving at a crossing, cattle grazing（吃草） on a distant hillside, smoke pouring from factories, village houses and city skylines.

But   36   in our minds is the final destination（目的地）. On a certain day at a certain hour, we will   37   into the station. Bands will be playing and flags   38   . Once we get there, so many wonderful dreams will   39   and the pieces of our lives will fit together like a(n)   40   jigsaw（拼图） puzzle. How restlessly we pace the aisles（过道）, damning（诅咒） the minutes for waiting, waiting for the station.

“When we reach the   41   , that will be it!” We cry “When I am 18.” “When I   42   a new 450SL Mercedes Benz!” “When I put the   43   kid through college.” “When I have   44   off the debts!” “When I get a promotion（提升）.” “When I reach the age of retirement, I shall live   45   ever after!”

   46   , we come to realize that there is no such station as we arrive at once and for all. The   47   joy of life is the trip. The station is only a dream. It   48   leaves us behind.

“Cherish（珍视） the moment” is a good   49   . It is the burdens（负担） of today that drive us to keep on   50   . And it is the regrets over yesterday that motivate（激发） us to overcome the   51   and look forward to the future.

So   52   pacing the aisles and counting the miles.   53   , climb more mountains, eat more ice cream, go barefoot（赤脚） more   54   , swim more rivers, watch more sunsets, laugh more and cry less. Life must be lived   55   we go along. The station will come soon enough.

1.A hidden      B faint      C deep      D buried

2.A pull      B get      C approach      D arrive

3. A floating      B waving      C raising      D shaking

4.A come up      B come around      C come out      D come true

5.A divided      B separated      C completed      D united

6.A station      B age      C target      D point

7.A borrow      B buy      C order      D rent

8.A first      B best      C last      D eldest

9.A cut      B left      C taken      D paid

10.A happily      B fully      C anxiously      D freely

11.A Believe it or not      B Sooner or later      C Once again      D All at once

12.A simple      B basic      C true      D final

13.A eventually（最后）      B accidentally      C instantly      D constantly

14.A motto（箴言）      B sentence      C concept      D slogan（标语）

15.A pushing      B trying      C working      D sticking

16.A effort      B mistake      C challenge      D fault

17.A consider      B stop      C go on      D plan on

18.A Besides      B Thus      C However      D Instead

19.A often      B gently      C quickly      D slowly

20.A if      B unless      C as      D once