第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每题1.5分，满分30分)

What a blessing to be alive in a wonderful world of unlimited possibilities．After contracting Hodgkin's disease at seven and being given six months to live，I recovered．I’m not dying of cancer．I’m   36  with it ．  37   what comes my way, I don’t have to be afraid any more．

In the second year of high school，the class was scheduled to run the  38   ．Due to the swelling and  39  from surgery on my leg，for two years I hadn't worn shorts and lived in   40  ．Yet that day，I was ready-shorts，heart and mind．When the coach yelled，“Ready．Set．Go!” I ran faster than anyone else for the first 20 feet， 41  to finish first．As we came around the first of four laps，there were students all over the  42  ．By the end of the second and third laps，many of the students had already  43  and were on the ground breathing deeply．By the time I hit the fourth lap，I was   44  ．Then it hit me．I realized nobody had given up．  45  ，everyone had already finished．I cried．12 minutes，42 seconds after starting，I   46  the finish line．I fell to the ground，  47  ．

Suddenly my coach ran up to me and   48  ，yelling，“You did it，Manuel ．You finished，son ．”He looked me   49   in the eyes，waving a piece of paper in his hand．It was my   50  for the day，which I had forgotten．He read it aloud to everyone．It simply said,“I，Manuel Diotte，will finish the mile run tomorrow，whatever  51  come．No   52  or frustration will stop me．  53  capable of finishing，and with God as my strength，I'll finish．” My heart   54   and tears went away．It was then    55  I realized winning is not always finishing first．Sometimes winning is just finishing．

36．A．enduring          B．studying        C．living         D．burdening

37．A．Regardless of      B．As of           C．In terms of    D．Let alone

38．A．game             B．competition     C．match          D．mile

39．A．wounds           B．scars          C．signs          D．treats

40．A．fear              B．surprise       C．anger          D．disappointment

41．A．hoped            B．determined     C．expected       D．longed

42．A．trip              B．school         C．ground         D．track

43．A．quit              B．gone           C．insisted       D．left

44．A．annoyed           B．confident      C．alone          D．lonely

45．A．Otherwise         B．Instead        C．Yet            D．Besides

46．A．ran               B．walked         C．passed         D．crossed

47．A．embarrassed       B．proud          C．amused         D．excited

48．A．sent me up        B．picked me up    C．took me up     D．set me up

49．A．up               B．over           C．straight       D．ahead

50．A．opinion           B．goal           C．belief         D．thought

51．A．can              B．may            C．should         D．must

52．A．hesitation         B．blame          C．pain           D．laughter

53．A．Other than         B．More than      C．Rather than    D．Less than

54．A．lifted             B．broke          C．sank           D．beat

55．A．before            B．when           C．that           D．since

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。

 I teach biology at UNLV three times per week . Last Monday , at the beginning of class , I cheerfully asked my   21  how their weekend had been . One young man said that his weekend had not been so   22   . He had his wisdom teeth removed . Then he went on to ask me why I always seemed to be so     23   .

His question   24   me of something I’d read somewhere before : “Every morning when you get up , you have a   25   about how you want to deal with life that day .” I said . “I choose to be cheerful .”

“Let me give you an example ,” I continued ,   26   all sixty students in the class . “In   27   to teaching here at UNLY , I also teach out at a   28   in Henderson , 17 miles down the highway from where I live . One day a few weeks ago I drove those 17 miles to Henderson . I   29   the highway and turned onto College Drive . I only had to drive another quarter mile down the road to the college . But just then my car   30   .I tried to start it again , but the   31   wouldn’t work .   32   I turned my flashers on , took my books , and   33   down the road to the college .”

“As soon as I got there , I called and   34   for a tow truck to meet me at my car after   35   . The secretary there asked me what had happened . ” This is my   36   day .” I replied , smiling .

She was   37   . “What do you mean ?”

“My car could have broken down anywhere along the highway . It didn’t .” I relied . “  38  , it broke down in the perfect place : off the highway ,   39   walking distance of here . I’m still able to teach my class , and I’ve been able to get the tow truck to meet me after class . If my car was meant to break down today , it couldn’t have been arranged in a more convenient   40   .”

I ended my story . In spite of the early hour , no one in my class seemed to be asleep . Somehow , my story had touched them .

A. students     B. schoolmates       C. children         D. teachers     

A. bad           B. sad          C. good          D. free

A. grateful      B cheerful           C. hopeful          D. thankful

A. reminded      B. informed  C. told     D. warned

A. decision       B. preference   C. judgment   D. choic

A. showing     B. demanding    C. commanding D. addressing

A. contribution   B. addition   C. devotion   D. application

A. college        B. school       C. university   D. institute

A. found        B. exited      C. crossed  D. entered

A. broke          B. ended        C. died      D. finished

A. instrument     B. engine       C. wheel        D. light      

A. So          B. But      C. And      D Or

A. drove           B. marched  C. rode     D. followed

A. prepared        B. looked       C. arranged    D. waited       

A. work            B. study        C. lunch       D. class

A. usual          B. lucky     C. unusual   D. unlucky       

A. astonished      B. excited  C. pleased      D. puzzled

A. Anyway     B. Also     C. Instead    D. Still

A. beyond      B. without    C. within       D. along

A. order          B. way  C. need       D. situation

第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题; 每小题2分,满分40分）
Around six weeks ago, Kaileen came running into the house, just getting off the bus from school. She was all excited about a story about homeless pets because of Hurricane (飓风) Katrina and all that was going on to help them. She said that this information came from her animal newspaper (your KIND News). Kaileen has a great love and compassion (同情心) for animals, so her excitement did not surprise me. Her next ideas, however, did. She said that we should go around right then to our neighbors and collect all their change to send to the animal shelters (保护所).
I thought this was a school project, but in fact, it was not. This was what Kaileen wanted to do on her own! Well, it warmed me all over. To see your child so willing to help others just lets you feel that maybe you had done something right in raising (养育) her.
Anyway, I told her to make a card and send it out to our neighbors first. With the help of her older brother, Kaileen soon made a lovely card that asked our neighbors to help these pets by giving their spare change. She gave them a few days and a date she would come by to pick up any donations (捐赠). 
Well, I had to go out and buy a donation box. Kaileen collected $279.50!!! I just thought you would like to know how KIND News had touched a little one’s heart and given her the idea to show her compassion for animals. Thank you — we really enjoy your paper.
36. The passage is probably taken from ______. 
A. a report about a warm-hearted girl
B. an advertisement for an animal shelter 
C. a thank-you letter to a newspaper
D. a donation program for homeless pets 
37. What was the author’s feeling about Kaileen’s idea? 
A. Pleased and excited. 
B. Surprised and moved.
C. Tired and sad.                         
D. Worried and angry.
38. From the passage we learn that KIND News ______.
A. collects donations for homeless people 
B. sets up many shelters for homeless animals 
C. tells children how to keep pets healthy 
D. encourages children to help homeless pets 
39. We can infer that the passage is written by Kaileen’s ______.
A. parent          B. teacher         C. brother      D. neighbor

完形填空 （20分）
The famous British inventor George Stephenson was born in 1781 and died in 1848. one of his _21_ important inventions was the train. He _22_his first train when he was forty-four years old. When he was experimenting with the _23_ engine on the train, he met with _24_ from the government, newspapers and the gentlemen in the country. They said that the noise and the smoke would _25_ cows, horses and sheep, that the _26_ would hurtle(炸飞) or that the hot coals from it would _27_their houses. At that time, _28_ people believed what they said.
George Stephenson _29_ the people that the train could go on small _30_, could pull carriages _31_goods and passengers and there was _32_ to them. It was a very _33_ matter for him to _34_ them believe. However, after _35_, he was able to do it; and the first train that _36_ by Stephenson himself _37_ what he had said.
The first day _38_ the people along the way _39_ the noises of the train _40_ and saw it running quickly to them, they ran back home as quickly as they could and closed their doors tightly, for they thought it a genius. They did not dare to come out until it had passed.

完形填空 

The famous British inventor George Stephenson was born in 1781 and died in 1848. one of his _21_ important inventions was the train. He _22_his first train when he was forty-four years old. When he was experimenting with the _23_ engine on the train, he met with _24_ from the government, newspapers and the gentlemen in the country. They said that the noise and the smoke would _25_ cows, horses and sheep, that the _26_ would hurtle(炸飞) or that the hot coals from it would _27_their houses. At that time, _28_ people believed what they said.

George Stephenson _29_ the people that the train could go on small _30_, could pull carriages _31_goods and passengers and there was _32_ to them. It was a very _33_ matter for him to _34_ them believe. However, after _35_, he was able to do it; and the first train that _36_ by Stephenson himself _37_ what he had said.

The first day _38_ the people along the way _39_ the noises of the train _40_ and saw it running quickly to them, they ran back home as quickly as they could and closed their doors tightly, for they thought it a genius. They did not dare to come out until it had passed.

A. very   B. a lot   C. most   D. much

made   B. bought   C. introduced   D. did

A. electrical    B. atomic   C. steam    D. beautiful

A. success    B. troubles    C. people    D. pleasure

A.kill    B. buy    C. interest    D. take away

A. smoke    B. noise    C. driver     D. engine

A. pull down    B. blow away   C. set fire to    D. pass

A. most    B. few    C. only a few    D. the rich

A. said    B. spoke     C. told    D. warned

A.reads    B. rivers    C. steam    D rails

A. short of    B. full of    C. empty of    D. without

A. no great danger  B. dangerous  C. a lot of danger  D. few danger

A. easy     B. difficult    C. pleasant    D. light

A. get     B. cause     C. make     D. force

A. sometimes   B. some time   C. a few times   D. sometime

A. was sold    B. were driven   C. was pulled  D. was driven

A. believed   B. seemed    C. sensed    D. proved

A. of     B. when     C. while     D. for

A. caught sight of   B. listened to  C. heard   D. thought

A. nearby   B. in the distance   C. on the far   D. from the distance