第三节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分,满分30分）
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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 learned to play on a piano purchased at Grinnell Brothers in Detroit.My brothers and sisters were taking lessons and I  41  to play, too."You're  42  young,"I heard over and over.But when began playing my sister's   43  by heart from hearing her practice, they   44  me begin. I was four.  45   joy and comfort I found at those keys.If I had a rough day at school,I played ragtime hard and loud  46  my frustratio(挫折)was gone, then I calmed my self with Mozart until I was  47  to face the world. The day I lost my first child, and my dad was diagnosed with cancer,I played until I nearly  48  .There was a comfort in those keys.
That piano followed me everywhere.I taught hundreds of  49  and adults on the keys of my own piano in Taylor for over ten years. I  50  my home to a fire in 1998 and my piano was destroyed. I felt  51 I lost my oldest friend.
The insurance (保险) supplied the money to purchase  52  .My mother asked me every time she spoke to me, "Did you get another piano yet?" even when she struggled to call me by name. After she died in 1999, I  53  an envelope containing a gift certificate(礼券)to Hammell Music for a  54 .Mother made sure that I would get another piano, knowing I wouldn't do it  55   .
And so I purchased a Yamaha baby grand. Nearby hangs Mom and Dad's  56  . I play every day when I come home from work. I imagine my folks are in heaven,  57  and smiling. Every song is for them and the  58  goes on.
And although I miss my first piano, the new one is a(n)  59  that old things pass away and new life  60  .
41.A.planned B.allowed       C.begged D.dared
42.A.very       B.so C.not      D.too
43.A.lessons   B.piano   C.keys     D.text
44.A.permitted       B.promised     C.let       D.made
45.A.What a   B.What   C.How    D.How many
46.A.until       B.when   C.as soon as    D.after
47.A.likely     B.ready   C.discouraged D.afraid
48.A.dropped  B.went    C.came to       D.slept
49.A.people    B.students       C.boys    D.children
50.A.destroyed       B.left      C.lost      D.rebuilt
51.A.as though       B.even though C.even if D.though
52.A.the other B.another       C.a house       D.one
53.A.accepted B.gained  C.received      D.won
54.A.present   B.piano   C.house   D.sum of money
55.A.for myself     B.at all    C.any way      D.above all
56.A.bed B.clothing      C.portrait       D.name
57.A.crying    B.listening      C.singing D.playing
58.A.joy  B.piano   C.sadness D.friendship
59.A.book      B.reminder     C.equipment   D.instrument
60.A.disappears      B.remains       C.stops    D.begins

A

The choice to adopt and hold gratefulness is the one that is different from those who suffer misfortune and those who enjoy a full life.

My mother died when I was 24. It was a very difficult time in my life — everything seemed to fall apart. I lost my job, and then my utilities were turned off. I had to take cold showers for six months. A neighbor who knew about my situation came to my house and made me an offer. I took care of her children as a job, and I no longer went hungry. I was surprised that someone would trust me — a young woman with her children. And it was with the very confidence that before long I began taking care of other people’s children, too. I have since moved 300 miles from Boise, Idaho. For more than 23 years I have made every effort to reach out to all the kind-hearted people who helped me when I was down and out. Without their trust, I don’t know what I would have done. I am very involved in my community and volunteer at the local food bank, and I help out whenever I can. I’d like to owe what I am to whoever has offered me generosity.

If you are grateful for what you already have, the world will work together to give you more to be grateful for. Otherwise, the world will give you more to complain about.

Moreover, the true master learns to be grateful, in advance, for the things that are desired, because, being grateful in advance for some attainment or accomplishment does two very important things: one…it tricks your subconscious into believing that the goal is certain and two…it convinces other people, with whom you must interact to achieve your desires, that you know what you are about, that you are a winner, not a whiner (哀诉者).

1.The underlined word “utilities” refers to __________ in the passage.

2.The writer was grateful mainly for ___________.

3.The writer’s personal story in the second paragraph tells us that __________.

4.The best title for the passage would be ____________.

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的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

As a child, I was afraid of everything. At the age of 8, I even became  36   of getting Halloween candy.  37   , on October 31, my twin brother and I went out and   38   to every house in the neighborhood. Most of the houses only had a few steps to the door. It was easy. However, when we   39    one of the bigger houses with 10 tall steps   40   to the front door, which were known to have the best candy, my fear  41    me. My brother was already up the stairs, while I stood   42    at the bottom.

It was  43    that I’d be able to climb all that way, for I was afraid that I might fall over in the dark and   44   my bag of candy. I might   45   my clothes on something. I wanted the candy, but there was no   46    I would go up those stairs to get it. I failed. I lost more than just candy. I lost my   47   .

Fear of the unknown   48   me for a long time. After six years in nursing, I was  49    with the career I had chosen. I faced a  50   : step out into the unknown or   51    the rest of my life at the bottom of those steps, never   52   the best candy.

Finally, with only $100 in my savings account, I started my own business. Whenever I would lose a client (客户), the old fears   53   . However, I’d tasted the candy, and now I don’t   54   when I face difficulties. I believe that, though    55   things can happen when we step out, worse things happen when we don’t.

36. A. afraid         B. happy            C. fond          D. tired

37. A. Hardly          B. Normally              C. Certainly      D. Approximately

38. A. pointed        B. rushed             C. moved              D. traveled

39. A. knocked          B. escaped                      C. reached       D. entered

40. A. pointing        B. belonging           C. opening             D. leading

41. A. encouraged     B. spread               C. prevented       D. attracted

42. A. slightly        B. frozen             C. calmly        D. happily

43. A. unlikely              B. unlucky             C. possible         D. pitiful

44. A. fall                  B. drop              C. forget         D. lose

45. A. bury          B. break               C. tear           D. catch

46. A. way                    B. need               C. doubt          D. wonder

47. A. bag               B. life               C. way           D. confidence

48. A. amused         B. controlled          C. helped         D. ruined

49. A. excited         B. concerned           C. impressive     D. unsatisfied

50. A. difficulty       B. cause               C. fear           D. choice

51. A. save            B. spend              C. change             D. escape

52. A. presenting      B. buying                       C. making           D. tasting

53. A. disappeared     B. warned                C. returned          D. reminded

54. A. fear           B. cry                C. fail              D. complain

55. A. big            B. fortunate                   C. bad             D. small

—Lost and Found Department.

—I lost my suitcase this morning. I wonder if it _____.

One day, I was working alone on the roof of a new six-story building. When I completed my work, I discovered that I had about 500 pounds of bircks left over!   36  carry the bricks down by hand I decided to lower them by a pulley（滑车）, which fortunately was  _37  to the side of the building on the sixth floor.

Fastening the rope at the ground level, I went up to the roof and  _38  the bricks into a barrel (桶). Then I went back to the  _39  and untied the rope,   40  it tightly to insure a  __41__  fall of the 500 punds of bricks. You know, I only weighed 135 pounds. Due to my  __42 _ at being pulled off the ground so suddenly, I lost my presence of mind and  _43   to let go of the rope. Needless to say, I went on at a rather  _44 _ rate up the building.

Near the third floor, I met the barrel __45  , which made my collarbone（锁骨）broken,  __46 _ only slightly, I didn’t stop. At approximately（大约）the same time, the barrel  _47__ the ground, and the bottom fell out of the barrel.   48  the bricks, the barrel now weighed about 50 pounds. I refer you again to my weight of 135 pounds.  _49   you might imagine, I began a rapid down.

Also near the  _50 _ floor, I met the barrel coming up, which made my legs broken. The encounter（相遇）with the _ 51 _ slowed me enough to reduce my  _52  when I fell onto the pile of bricks, and  53  , only three vertebrae（椎骨）were broken. However, as I __54__there on the bricks in pain, unable to move, and  _55   the barrel six stories above, I again lost my presence of mind. I let go of the rope!

1. A. Rather than           B. Other than           C. Better than          D. Instead of

2.A. connected          B. attached             C. added           D. joined

3. A. brought          B. carried              C. loaded               D. took

4. A. ceiling               B. floor            C. roof                 D. ground

5.A. grabbing           B. pulling          C. fastening            D. holding

6. A. sudden           B. quick                C. slow                 D. peaceful

7. A. carelessness          B. surprise             C. excitement           D. joy

8.A. forgot            B. had              C. took              D. began

9. A. slow             B. rapid                C. strange              D. special

10. A. coming down          B. going up         C. going down        D. coming up

11. A. Slowed               B. Calmed           C. Relaxed           D. Cooled

12.A. fell                  B. beat                 C. hit                  D. knocked

13. A. Besides              B. Without              C. With                 D. Beyond

14. A. As                   B. When             C. While                D. Which

15. A. first                B. ground           C. second            D. third

16. A. bricks               B. barrel               C. pulley               D. rope

17. A. pain                 B. weight               C. injuries             D. speed

18. A. unluckily           B. surely               C. undoubtedly          D. fortunately

19. A. sat                  B. lay              C. stood                D. bent

20. A. noticed             B. remembered        C. watched         D.saw