阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

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第二节完型填空（共20小题，小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
I will never forget the summer back in 1969．Funds were  36  because my parents were building a new house．The last few days before payday were the  37   There just wasn't enough food to go around．I can remember  38   we waited for payday as if it were a holiday．My father would stop at the  39   on the way home from work so that my mother could goshopping when he got home．We enjoyed going to the grocery store with her．We would dream about  40   the whole store home．When we returned home, my sisters and I were like a pack of wolves _41_ through the bags．On payday we would  42  until we were ready to burst,knowing that as the week progressed,  43  would become less available．We never had any lunch money． 44   did we have the proper school supplies or nice clothes to wear．The other children often made  45  of us．
One day my father told us he  46   where there were some wild blueberries growing．We had permission to go and   47   them and we were so excited．
I can remember being out there in the hot sun all day picking blueberries．When we got 48_, my mother decided to make a blueberry pie．She spent half the day working on it．We couldn't wait．The   49   of it baking in the oven was driving us crazy．We all waited in the 50  and my mother got angry．She put the pie on the top shelf to  51  while we ate our dinner．
After dinner we raced to the kitchen．I was the  52  one to get to the shelf．I  53  forthe pie and started climbing down．Then it happened! I lost my  54   and let go of the pie．Allthe hard work we had done that day had been  55
36．A．enough           B．helpful            C．tight               D．available                                        
37．A．shortest           B．worst              C．busiest        D．best                                                          
38．A．how                   B．why             C．where         D．what                                                               
39．A．bank               B．store               C．school         D．park                                                               
40．A．fetching          B．borrowing         C．bringing      D．keeping                     
41．A．biting             B．tearing            C．looking     D．breaking                  
42．A．eat                B．wait              C．fight         D．play                       
43．A．storage             B．time              C．supply       D．food            
44．A．Nor               B．So                C．Either        D．Also                    
45．A．use               B．light              C．sense        D．fun                          
46．A．recognized         B．realized           C．knew          D．wondered                  
47．A．plant              B．water             C．sell          D．pick                       
48．A．up                B．back              C．down          D．off                 
49．A．smell             B．skill              C．act         D．taste           
50．A．bedroom          B．kitchen            C．house             D．queue                       
51．A．prepare            B．bake              C．warm         D．cool                   
52．A．first               B．last               C．former      D．latter                    
53．A．shouted            B．hunted            C．cared         D．reached                    
54．A．temper            B．weight            C．balance        D．way                      
55．A．enjoyed           B．destroyed          C．stopped        D．Lost

第二节 完型填空（共20小题，小题1．5分，满分30分）

       阅读下面短文，从短文所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

       I will never forget the summer back in 1969．Funds were  36   because my parents were building a new house．The last few days before payday were the  37   There just wasn't enough food to go around．I can remember  38   we waited for payday as if it were a holiday．My father would stop at the  39   on the way home from work so that my mother could go shopping when he got home．We enjoyed going to the grocery store with her．We would dream about  40   the whole store home．When we returned home, my sisters and I were like a pack of wolves _41_ through the bags．On payday we would  42  until we were ready to burst, knowing that as the week progressed,  43  would become less available．We never had any lunch money． 44   did we have the proper school supplies or nice clothes to wear．The other children often made  45   of us．

       One day my father told us he  46   where there were some wild blueberries growing．We had permission to go and   47   them and we were so excited．

       I can remember being out there in the hot sun all day picking blueberries．When we got  48_, my mother decided to make a blueberry pie．She spent half the day working on it．We couldn't wait．The   49   of it baking in the oven was driving us crazy．We all waited in the  50  and my mother got angry．She put the pie on the top shelf to  51   while we ate our dinner．

       After dinner we raced to the kitchen．I was the  52   one to get to the shelf．I  53  for the pie and started climbing down．Then it happened! I lost my   54   and let go of the pie．All the hard work we had done that day had been  55

36．A．enough            B．helpful             C．tight                D．available                                        

37．A．shortest            B．worst               C．busiest         D．best                                                          

38．A．how                    B．why              C．where          D．what                                                               

39．A．bank                B．store                C．school          D．park                                                               

40．A．fetching           B．borrowing         C．bringing       D．keeping                     

41．A．biting              B．tearing             C．looking      D．breaking                  

42．A．eat                 B．wait               C．fight         D．play                       

43．A．storage              B．time               C．supply       D．food            

44．A．Nor                B．So                 C．Either        D．Also                    

45．A．use                B．light               C．sense          D．fun                          

46．A．recognized          B．realized            C．knew           D．wondered                   

47．A．plant               B．water              C．sell           D．pick                       

48．A．up                 B．back               C．down           D．off                 

49．A．smell              B．skill               C．act          D．taste           

50．A．bedroom           B．kitchen             C．house               D．queue                       

51．A．prepare             B．bake               C．warm          D．cool                   

52．A．first                B．last                C．former        D．latter                    

53．A．shouted             B．hunted             C．cared         D．reached                    

54．A．temper             B．weight             C．balance         D．way                      

55．A．enjoyed            B．destroyed           C．stopped         D．Lost

Every time you go shopping, the vegetables and fruit look so tempting that you wish you could buy all of them. Some people are lucky and can grow the fruit and vegetables in the gardens that they have. While getting fresh vegetables, they can also achieve great cost cutting.
Mushrooms are expensive and can also go bad very quickly. Mushrooms can also be grown easily in a dark environment. In fact it’s better than growing other vegetables since you really don’t need an outdoor space. A special type of soil that is good for growing mushrooms is easily available.
Actually mushrooms aren’t even vegetables; they are fungi(菌类) and for this reason, you don’t even require sunlight to grow them. Well how does one go about growing mushrooms? You could always Google “growing mushrooms” and you will find a number of mushroom growing kits(工具) available online that area effective and not very expensive either.
Mushrooms can be added to any dish that you cook. Simply use them in pizzas, salads and anything that you pretty much fancy. Grow mushrooms in your own house and use them whenever you want. Fresh mushrooms are tastier than the ones that are stored in your refrigerator.
If you have had a really good crop of mushrooms, then you can even store them. Ideally you should use the white variety of the mushrooms. Simply pick them, slice them and put them on a cookie sheet in a freezer. When they area frozen, just put them in a zip lock and you can use them when you want to. They give a really great taste to the dish that you are making. Thaw them before you use them.
You should try growing mushrooms, since it’s cost-effective. Furthermore, you can eat the fresh mushrooms any time that you want.
【小题1】 What is an advantage of growing vegetables according to the passage?

Every time you go shopping, the vegetables and fruit look so tempting that you wish you could buy all of them. Some people are lucky and can grow the fruit and vegetables in the gardens that they have. While getting fresh vegetables, they can also achieve great cost cutting.
Mushrooms are expensive and can also go bad very quickly. Mushrooms can also be grown easily in a dark environment. In fact it’s better than growing other vegetables since you really don’t need an outdoor space. A special type of soil that is good for growing mushrooms is easily available.
Actually mushrooms aren’t even vegetables; they are fungi(菌类) and for this reason, you don’t even require sunlight to grow them. Well how does one go about growing mushrooms? You could always Google “growing mushrooms” and you will find a number of mushroom growing kits(工具) available online that area effective and not very expensive either.
Mushrooms can be added to any dish that you cook. Simply use them in pizzas, salads and anything that you pretty much fancy. Grow mushrooms in your own house and use them whenever you want. Fresh mushrooms are tastier than the ones that are stored in your refrigerator.
If you have had a really good crop of mushrooms, then you can even store them. Ideally you should use the white variety of the mushrooms. Simply pick them, slice them and put them on a cookie sheet in a freezer. When they area frozen, just put them in a zip lock and you can use them when you want to. They give a really great taste to the dish that you are making. Thaw them before you use them.
You should try growing mushrooms, since it’s cost-effective. Furthermore, you can eat the fresh mushrooms any time that you want.
【小题1】What is an advantage of growing vegetables according to the passage?