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36-55各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Trudy, an American girl, tried swimming across the English Channel. That was August 6, 1962. Her father had　 36　 her two things. One was not to pull her out of the water　 37　 she asked. The other was to give her a red sports　 38　 if she made it.

In gay spirits Trudy　 39　 out , swimming strongly. All the swimmers started at 7：09 in the morning. His father and the trainer were going along in a boat beside her.

At ten o’clock, rain began falling.　 40　 , Trudy trod （踩）water while drinking and eating a chicken leg. Then she started swimming　 41　 The wind was　 42　 and the sea became rougher.

Late　 43　 the wind became even worse. The trainer　 44　 it was useless trying to finish. He called to Trudy to　 45　 .

“No human being could do it in this weather, ” he said, “It’s　 46　 to go on.

However, her father shouted, “Don’t grab her. Let her　 47　 ”

At seven o’clock the tides（潮水）turned　 48　 her. It was more difficult to move ahead. But Trudy still swam on. She　 49　 victory was possible now, for the English coast was in　 50　 .

It was getting dark. A sound could be heard　 51　 the wind; hundreds of car horns （喇叭）were cheering her on. With　 52　 strength, she finished the last 200 yards.

At 9：35 p.m. Trudy got out of water. She had swum some 35 miles in　 53　 the 21 - mile - wide - Channel　 54　 a strong storm. But she had made it in 14 hours and 30 minutes.

“Well, Pop, ”she said to her father. “I　 55　 I get my car this time, don’t I”

36．A. given                  B. refused              C. allowed             D. promised

37．A. as                    B. unless               C. even if              D. when

38．A. suit                    B. shoe                C. hat                 D. car

39．A. rushed                 B. left                 C. started               D. worked

40．A. At midday              B. In the morning          C. In the evening    D. In the late afternoon

41．A. faster                  B. better               C. again               D. across

42．A. stopping　              B. rising               C. changing            D. increasing

43．A. morning               B  afternoon           C. evening             D. night

44．A. thought                B. considered           C. decided             D. felt

45．A. keep up                B. slow down          C. give up              D. take a rest

46．A. difficult                        B. stupid               C. impossible           D. unnecessary

47．A. go                    B. decide              C. come out            D. go on

48．A. towards                B. with                C. at                  D. against

49．A. realized                 B. noticed              C. found out            D. thought

50．A. the distance                     B. reach               C. sight                D. hand

51．A. over                  B. in                  C. with                D. from

52．A. fresh                  B. greater              C. weakening           D. remaining

53．A. flying                  B. swimming          C. crossing             D. passing

54．A. in spite of                B. because of            C. against              D. during

55．A. demand               B. am afraid            C. hope               D. guess

从所给的四个选项中选择最佳答案

Can you give me a sound reason for your ______?　　　

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A．away　　　B．missing　　　C．absence　　　D．disappear

　　John climbed easily over the garden wall.He made no 　1　.He looked around.After a moment he 　2　 to the window of Mr White's house.?

　　John had been a 　3　 once.But that was 　4　 he had come to live in the small town of Brompton.Now he was a shopkeeper.He had 　5　 the shop in Brompton for ten years.And 　6　 knew that he had once been a thief.Tonight was the first time 　7　 ten years.?

　　John did not want to steal from Mr White.He needed 　8　 because a man he once met in the prison came to this town.He 　9　 that John had been a thief.He said that he would 　10　 the people in Brompton about it.John was afraid,　11　 he gave him money.Then the man wanted more money.John did not have enough to 　12　 him.And he became a thief again.?

　　　13 was easy to get into the house.He 　14　 the room where all the 　15　 things were kept.John 　16　 his pockets with all those things.Soon he had more than enough.

　　He was leaving 　17　 he heard a sound behind him.He 　18　 quickly.The door was 　19　 and Mr White himself was 　20　 in front of him.

1.A.plan　　　　　　　　B.noise　　　　　　　　 C.decision　　　　　　 D.difference

2.A.came up　　　　 B.looked out　　　　 C.jumped　　　　　　 D.ran away

3.A.prisoner　　　　 B.shopkeeper　　　　 C.policeman　　　　 D.thief

4.A.since　　　　B.until　　　　　　　　 C.before　　　　　　　　D.after

5.A.bought　　　　　　B.lived　　　　　　　　 C.had　　　　　　　　　　D.built

6.A.someone　　　　 B.no one　　　　　　　　C.everyone　　　　　　D.anyone

7.A.since　　　　B.for　　　　　　　　　　 C.in　　　　　　　　　　 D.from

8.A.help　　　　　　　　B.care　　　　　　　　 C.money　　　　　　 D.support

9.A.decided　　　　 B.wondered　　　　 C.guessed　　　　　　 D.knew

10.A.ask　　　　　　　　B.talk　　　　　　　　　　C.write　　　　　　　　 D.tell

11.A.so　　　　　　　　 B.but　　　　　　　　　　 C.because　　　　　　 D.still

12.A.give　　　　　　 B.pay　　　　　　　　　　C.agree　　　　　　　　 D.fill

13.A.It　　　　　　　　 B.This　　　　　　　　 C.He　　　　　　　　　　 D.That

14.A.broke　　　　　　B.left　　　　　　　　　　 C.went　　　　　　　　 D.found

15.A.valuable　　　　 B.expensive　　　　 C.beautiful　　　　　　 D.secret

16.A.opened　　　　 B.put　　　　　　　　　　 C.prepared　　　　　　 D.filled

17.A.while　　　　　　 B.when　　　　　　　　 C.as　　　　　　　　　　 D.till

18.A.turned　　　　 B.jumped　　　　　　 C.ran　　　　　　　　　　D.looked

19.A.closed　　　　 B.locked　　　　　　　　C.opened　　　　　　 D.broken

20.A.laughing　　　　 B.standing　　　　　　 C.dancing　　　　　　 D.sleeping

　 Kids will often ignore your requests for them to shut off the TV，start their chores(杂事)，or do their homework as a way to avoid following your directions.Before you know it，you’ve started to sound like a broken record as you repeatedly ask them to do their assignments，clean their rooms，or take out the trash.Rather than saying “Do your chores now.” you’ll be more effective if you set a target time for when the chores have to be completed.So instead of arguing about starting chores，just say，“If chores aren’t done by 4 pm，here are the consequences.”Then it’s up to your child to complete the chores.Put the ball back in their court.Don’t argue or fight with them，just say，“That’s the way it’s going to be.”It shouldn’t be punitive(惩罚性的)as much as it should be persuasive.“If your chores aren’t done by 4 pm，then no video game time until chores are done.And if finishing those chores runs into homework time，that’s going to be your loss.”On the other hand，when dealing with homework，keep it very simple.Have a time when homework starts，and at that time，all electronics go off and do not go back on until you see that their homework is done.If your kids say they have no homework，then they should use that time to study or read.Either way，there should be a time set aside when the electronics are off.

　 When a kid wears his iPod or headphones when you’re trying to talk to him，make no bones about it；he is not ignoring you，he is disrespecting you.At that point，everything else should stop until he takes the earplugs out of his ears.Don’t try to communicate with him when he’s wearing headphones—even if he tells you he can hear you.Wearing them while you’re talking to him is a sign of disrespect.Parents should be very tough about this kind of thing.Remember，mutual respect becomes more important as children mature.

1.According to the passage，it seldom happens that　　　　 .

　 A.kids turn a deaf ear to their parents’ requests

　 B.parents’ directions sound like a broken record

　 C.children are ready to follow their parents’ directions　

　 D.parents are unaware of what they are repeating to their kids

　

2.Parents will be able to deal with their children more effectively if they　　　　 .

　 A.avoid direct ways of punishment

　 B.make them do things at their request

　 C.argue and fight with their children

　 D.allow their children to behave in their own way

　

3.When the kid is doing his homework，parents　　　　 .

　 A.should provide him with a good learning environment

　 B.can do whatever they like

　 C.can stay aside watching TV

　 D.must switch off the power

　

4.It can be inferred from the passage that　　　　 .

　 A.parents should take off his headphones when trying to have a talk with their child

　 B.it will make no difference that a kid is wearing his earplugs while talking to his parents

　 C.parents shouldn’t give in to their kid when he shows no sign of respect

　 D.kids’ purposely talking to their parents with iPod gives them a sense of power and control

　

5.The main idea of the passage is　　　　 .

　 A.that respecting each other is more important than anything else

　 B.how kids behave to ignore and disrespect their parents

　 C.that children should make choices and decisions on their own

　 D.how parents can deal with their kids’ behavior effectively