完形填空（共20 小题，每小题1 分, 满分20分）

Returning from a trip overseas, I sensed that something was wrong between Keith, one of my two sons, and me. So I asked him, “Keith, have I done anything that really  41  your feelings?”

Immediately, he said, “Yes, last Christmas you promised us a special  42 that I really wanted but you  43 gave it to me.”

The  44  was that I’d completely forgotten about it. I  45  , “Is there anything else I’ve done wrong, but I haven’t apologized  46  ?”

Again, his  47  was immediate, “Remember last Christmas when Mom said you had to go to the  48  because Kate, my little sister, was going to be born? You left us at home and  49    in a hurry. Remember?”

“Well, you left and forgot the suitcase.” I couldn’t believe he  50  all the details! “After you came back from the hospital you were  51 to see the suitcase had been opened and  52  had been thrown all over the place, and then you  53  me.”

“And you didn’t do it?” I asked.

“No, I didn’t. I was just searching for my gift.”

My heart sank. I felt  54 . I hugged Keith and asked him to  55  me. His honesty made me think of my other son, Kevin. Maybe I’d hurt his feelings, too. I went to ask him the  56    question. Kevin answered as immediately as his  57 , “Last Christmas you promised us a special toy, but you forget about it.”

58 Christmas had passed, I took my two sons to the store that day and bought them what I had promised. The  59  thing wasn’t the toy. The problem was that I’d made a promise too  60  and didn’t keep it as their mother.

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题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。

My grandmother was an iron-willed woman, the feared head of the family.

When I was five years old, she invited some friends to her apartment for a party. __36__ the guests was a neighborhood big shot who was doing well __37__. His wife was proud of their social status. They had a little girl about my age who was __38__ and very much used to getting her own way.

At one point during the party, I __39__ my way to the bathroom and closed the door behind me. A minute or two later, the little girl __40__ the bathroom door and grandly walked in. I was still sitting down. "Don't you know that little girls aren't __41__ to come into the bathroom when a little boy is using it!?" I shouted. The __42__ I had heaped upon her shocked the little girl. Then she started to cry. She tearfully __43__ to her parents and my grandmother. Grandmother was waiting for me when I left the bathroom. I received the longest, sharpest __44__. After her scolding was over and I had been __45__, the party continued．

Twenty minutes later, all that changed．Grandmother walked by the bathroom and noticed a flood of water __46__ out from under the door. She __47__ the bathroom door and saw that the sink and tub were plugged up and that the __48__ were going at full blast (拧到最大). Everyone knew who did it. The guests quickly formed a __49__ wall around me, but Grandmother was __50__ angry that she almost got to me anyway.

My grandfather took me __51__ to the window. He was a kind and gentle man, full of wisdom and patience. __52__ did he raise his voice to anyone, and never did he __53__ his wife. He looked at me with much curiosity, __54__ angry or upset.

"Tell me," he asked, "why did you do it?"

"Well, she yelled at me __55__," I said earnestly. "Now she's got something to yell about."

Grandfather didn't speak right away. He just sat there, looking at me and smiling. "Eric," he said at last, "you are my revenge."

36．A．Between B．Among    C．Around    D．Beside

37．A．on business     B．for wealth       C．in money        D．in business

38．A．spoiled    B．harmed    C．liked        D．concerned

39．A．made       B．found      C．pushed    D．wound

40．A．closed      B．opened     C．beat D．tapped

41．A．expected B．asked       C．supposed D．told

42．A．happiness        B．depression       C．embarrassment        D．anger

43．A．complained     B．apologized     C．replied     D．referred

44．A．crying     B．scolding   C．murmuring   D．whispering

45．A．fined       B．hired       C．dismissed        D．fired

46．A．moving    B．stirring    C．floating    D．streaming

47．A．pushed open    B．pulled down  C．shut up    D．knocked at

48．A．pipes       B．taps C．tubes       D．switches

49．A．productive      B．hard        C．protective        D．rough

50．A．so    B．too   C．as     D．very

51．A．by his hand     B．by the hand     C．by surprise      D．with anxiety

52．A．Often      B．Sometimes      C．Always    D．Rarely

53．A．argue with      B．talk with   C．put up with     D．discuss with 

54．A．at least     B．at most    C．not at all D．more than

55．A．for something        B．for nothing      C．without doubt D．with sympathy

A friend and I were standing in line at the grocery store the other day, and I was telling her how lazy my children were．I had come in from work that morning, and like most times, my house was wrecked.

  “I believe children nowadays are just out for what they can get．They can never help keep our house clean.” I said, feeling unhappy.

“Do you know how happy you are?” a woman behind us asked．“I would love to go home and find my house a mess．I wouldn’t mind my floor being dirty．Nor would I mind the dirty clothes being piled high．I wouldn’t even mind anyone talking about my dirty home．I would love it．I would love to kick my way through the house just to get to my kids and be able to hug them, kiss them and tell them how much I love them．You see, my two children were killed in an accident． My house stays clean; my clothes stay put up; the dishes are done.”

“There are no fingerprints on my walls．There are no sounds of arguing, either．So you see, you are very lucky．I would give anything to be going through what you are now! How I’d love to be able to hold my kids, wipe away their tears and share their dreams! I wouldn’t care how my house looked．I would be happy just to have them.”

Now if you come into my house and see a big mess, you can think bad thoughts if you want, but I feel greatly blessed.(268 words)

The writer was complaining about her children to her friend because they ____.

       A．would go out without permission   B．couldn’t keep the house clean

       C．made her look dirty and bad   D．were too lazy to hug or kiss her

My house was wrecked in the first paragraph means my house _____.

       A．was very dirty                     B．was broken into

       C．needed to be painted       D．looked beautiful

What is the main idea of the passage?

       A．Children shouldn’t be left home alone.

       B．A mother lost her children in an accident.

       C．People should be thankful for what life gives.

       D．A mother complained about the mess at her house.

第二节完形填空(1)（每空一词，共12小题；每小题1分，满分12分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31至第40小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A girl complained（抱怨） to her father about her hard life. She wanted to  29  because she didn’t know how to overcome her problems. She felt tired of fighting and fighting. Once one     
_30  had been solved, another came.
Her father, a cook, took her into the kitchen. He poured water into three pans. After the water boiled, in the first pan he put some carrots, the second some eggs, and in the last some coffee. He waited without any   31  .
The girl closed her mouth and waited,  32   by what her father was doing. After about twenty minutes, her father    33   the stove and took out the carrots and the eggs. Then the coffee was poured into a cup.
Turning back to his daughter, he asked, “what do you  34   ?”
“Carrots, eggs, and coffee,” she answered.
Her father suggested she  35   the carrots. She did, and felt the carrots were   36  . Then he asked her to take the eggs and  37  them. After peeling（剥）them, she felt that the eggs were hard.  Lastly, he asked her to smell the coffee. She asked impatiently , “What’s the meaning of this, father?” He explained that    38   had felt the same misfortune to be put into the boiling water， but had reacted（反应）  39  . The strong and hard carrots became soft and weak after a while in the boiling water. The easily broken eggs became hard after being cooked. Coffee was very unique --- it could change water.
“   40  are you? ”asked her father. “When the difficulty knocks your door, what is your reaction? Are you carrots, eggs, or coffee?”
29. A. catch up             B. wear out                   C. give up                    D. run out
30. A. matter            B. business                   C. question                   D. problem
31. A. breath             B. praises                            C. words                      D. complaints
32. A. pleased        B. frightened                C. disappointed             D. puzzled
33. A. turned off           B. turned up                 C. turned down             D. turned away
34. A. mean                  B. see                           C. suggest                     D. explain
35. A. touch                  B. eat                           C. observe                    D. keep
36. A. bad                    B. hard                         C. soft                          D. gentle
37. A. hit               B. break                       C. beat                         D. destroy
38. A. nothing        B. anything                   C. everything                D. something
39. A. differently          B. certainly                   C. happily                    D. equally
40. A. How                   B. Who                        C. When                       D. Where

Nobody in the class except you and me _____ to the principal about the air quality problems.

A. has complained   B. have complained

C. complain         D. complaining