第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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，并在答题卡上涂黑。

Elizabeth Clay decided to go home and spend the holiday with her parents．The next day she drove her old car home along the road．  36  she found she got a flat（爆胎）．The 22-year-old student   37   to stop her car by the side of the road in the winter night and opened the trunk．No  38  tire（轮胎）．

    At this time，a car  39  ．Paul and Diane told Clay to  40  them to a service station near    their  41  ．They arrived to see that it had no suitable tires to  42   with her car．“Follow us home．”said Paul．

    The couple called around to find a tire．No  43  ．They decided to let her use their own car．“Here，”Paul said，handing Clay a  44  of keys．“Take our car．We  45  be using it over the holiday．’’

Clay was  46  “But I’m going all the way to South Carolina，and I'll be gone for two weeks，”she  47  them．

    “We know,”Paul said．“We’ll be  48  when you get back．Here’s our number if you need to  49  us．”

    Unable to believe her eyes．Clay watched as the  50  put her l uggage into their car and then  51  her off．Two weeks later，she  52  to find her old car cleaned inside and out with three new tires and the radio  53  ．

    “Thank you so much，”she said．“How much do I  54  you?“Oh，no，”Paul said，“we don’t  want any money．It’s our  55  ．”Clay realized that while it might have been their pleasure，it was now her duty to pass on their“do onto others”spirit．

36．A．Suddenly        B．Finally              C．Immediately              D．Fortunately

37．A．afforded         B．wanted                    C．allowed                       D．managed

    38．A．spare    B．free                          C．full                                D．empty

    39．A．passed           B．stopped                   C．paused                        D．started

    40．A．help                 B．push                         C．take                               D．follow

    41．A．garage           B．house                       C．shop                             D．hotel

    42．A．agree              B．match                      C．go                                 D．deal

    43．A．way                 B．message                 C．success                       D．luck

    44．A．set                   B．number                   C．pair                               D．chain

    45．A．can’t               B．shouldn’t                C．mustn’t                       D．won’t

    46．A．satisfied         B．worried                   C．astonished                 D．disturbed

    47．A．persuaded   B．advised                       C．reminded                     D．promised

    48．A．happy             B．here                         C．away                            D．busy

49．A．get in touch with                  B．keep in touch with       

C．be in touch with                   D．put in touch witl

    50．A．repairmen         B．cleaners                  C．friends                         D．couple

    51．A．sent                B．shook                       C．watched                      D．drove

    52．A．shocked           B．happened               C．returned                     D．came

    53．A．loaded            B．fixed                         C．tied                               D．rebuilt

    54．A．owe                B．lend                          C．give                              D．offer

    55．A．wish                B．job                            C．duty                              D．pleasure

 

阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。

首先请阅读下列媒体上的插图及提示性文字：

A．Reese Witherspoon poses with her children Ava (L) and Deacon at  ceremonies unveiling her Hollywood  Walk of Fame honor                                             B．Cuba dancers emanate concern to

AIDS

            

C. The UEFA EURO 2012 official mascots  are presented during an unveiling  ceremony in Warsaw

D．Students take part in a bubble fight  as part of the traditional Raisin Monday celebrations

                         

E. Best wishes to the top 10 celebrity couples  who have tied the knot since 2010

F．Celebrities flock to Miami for the Super   Bowl

          

以下是关于这些插图的简要评论。请把评论与相关插图及提示性文字匹配起来。

1.The tradition dates back to the early days of the university when new students would give senior students a pound (0.45kg) of dried grapes in gratitude for their help in adapting to university life, in exchange for a receipt written in Latin. Failure to produce such a receipt could result in a dousing in the local fountain. Nowadays the dried grapes have been replaced with a bottle of wine and the dousing with foam.

2.Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr return from their secret Caribbean honeymoon. The couple were all smiles as they arrived at Los Angeles Airport. Kerr flashed her engagement rings as she smiled at waiting photographers. Kerr, 27, who shot to international fame as a Victoria's Secret lingerie model, and Bloom, 33, star of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” and “The Lord of the Rings” movies, began dating in 2007 and have frequently denied rumors of an impending wedding. The couple get married just a month after they announced their engagement.

3.The New Orleans Saints were the champions last night, but there were stars The UEFA EURO 2012 official mascots 

are presented during an unveiling 

ceremony in Warsaw

4.Dancers dressed in the colors of the national flag pose for pictures during a community event in Havana on November 7, 2010. Several hundred residents of a Havana neighbourhood gathered to play music and dance along the streets in the event sponsored and organized by MINSAP and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) aimed at promoting tolerance of same sex relationships.

5.The names of the twins will be determined by fans. Voters will be able to choose between three sets of names: Slavek &Slavko, Siemko &Strimko or Klemek &Ladko. Poland and Ukraine will stage the coming soccer championships finals.

 

“Football is a very short-term career. Football really prepares you for almost nothing. The only thing I got out of football was the ability to work hard.” says Gales Sayers. So what do you do after your glory days on the field are over? Here’s what one of the top players, Gales Sayers did after he put down the pigskin.

Gales Sayers: #40, Chicago Bears, Running Back.  

Gales Sayers became famous in 1965. After recovering from a serious knee injury in 1968, Sayers returned to the Bears in 1969 and was awarded the George Halas Award as “the most courageous player in professional football.” At the award ceremony, he owed his prize to his friend and teammate Brian Piccolo, who was dying of cancer.

Sayers couldn’t get away from the injuries, though, and another blow to his knee put an end to his football career in 1971. His personal life was unfortunate as well, as he and his wife, Linda, split up that year. Shortly after that, Sayers started a new life and career as an assistant athletic director in the University of Kansas. By 1976 he was moving up the ladder at Southern Illinois University, becoming the first African-American athletic director at a major university.

Sayers started a computer supplies company in 1984 with his second wife, Ardie, whom he married in 1973. The couple was looking for a field with a future, and computers seemed to have it all. Seventeen years later, the company that bears his name is a national provider of technology solutions, with 10 locations and over 350 employees across the country. Just like in the old days the honors started rolling in. Sayers was listed into the Chicago Area Entrepreneurship(企业家) Hall of Fame in 1999.

1. What does the underlined sentence “he put down the pigskin” mean?

A. Sayers ended his football career.                     

B. Sayers was too tired to go on playing.

C. Sayers intended to start a new career.              

D. Sayers only wanted to rest for some time.

2.  How many times was Sayers honored in his life?

A. Only once as a football star.                              

B. Only once as a businessman.

C. Twice in all.                                               

D. We are not quite sure.

3.  Sayers started his new career mainly because of _______ .

A. the first knee injury in l 968                                     

B. his unfortunate personal life

C. another more serious knee injury                         

D. a friend’s being deadly ill

4. What can be learned from this passage?

A. Football players are not successful all the time.

B. A successful businessman should be a ball player first.

C. A retired football player can easily make money.

D. Whatever you do, working hard is the most important.

 

For years my husband, John, and I had dreamed of taking our three kids to Disney World．We'd planned our trip down to the last detail and dollar．But in Georgia, halfway there, our car broke down．
At a garage, the mechanic promised our Mercury Sable would be repaired by the next week．Meanwhile, John tried to find us a rental car．After many phone calls, John finally found a car．Luckily, our auto club would pick up the tab．We ended up arriving there three hours behind schedule．We tried every ride and met Mickey．
At the end of the long weekend we called the garage to check on our car．It turned out that the mechanic hadn't even looked at it yet! John got on the phone again．He found it would cost more than $ l, 100 to rent a car to drive home．That plus a plane ticket for him to go pick up our own car and we'd be out over $2,000!
I wailed（痛哭） and asked John, "What are we going to do?"  He said, "It'll work out．" John encouraged me not to lose heart and he insisted on trying to find a way out．Amazingly, John found a car transport company that had a car we could drive home, paying only for gas! But all the way home I couldn't stop thinking about the money we'd still need for John's trip back to the garage and another long driving home．
When we got home, the high school student who had fed our cats asked how our trip was．I gave him the rundown, "Things worked out okay except that our car's still stuck in Georgia．" "No problem," he said．"I'm heading to Florida for a spring break with my parents．We'll be glad to stop in Georgia on the way back and pick up your car．"
We ended up spending only $50 more than we'd budgeted．The next week, our car was back, and I had a new understanding of dealing with trouble．Whatever happens, if you never give up, a good solution will come out at last．
【小题1】From the passage we can learn that                 ．

A．Disney World is located in Georgia

B．Mercury Sable is the name of the mechanic

C．the couple budgeted for their trip carefully

D．repairing their car needed a lot of money

【小题2】The underlined phrase "pick up the tab" probably means “___________”．

A．pay the expense of renting a car

B．find a taxi for the club members

C．give somebody a lift on the way

D．take someone home free of charge

【小题3】Why was the author unhappy at the end of the weekend?

A．They didn't have enough money to rent a car to go home．

B．They spent $2,000 more than they had budgeted．

C．They didn't enjoy themselves in Disney World．

D．They found their car hadn't been repaired at all．

【小题4】We can infer from the passage that _______________________．

A．the car transport company usually had its cars rented

B．the couple had to drive the company's car to an appointed place

C．the car transport company charged the couple some money

D．a student helped the couple return the car to the company ．

阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。
首先请阅读下列媒体上的插图及提示性文字：

A．Reese Witherspoon poses with her children Ava (L) and Deacon at  ceremonies unveiling her Hollywood  Walk of Fame honor

B．Cuba dancers emanate concern to AIDS

            

C. The UEFA EURO 2012 official mascots  are presented during an unveiling  ceremony in Warsaw

D．Students take part in a bubble fight  as part of the traditional Raisin Monday celebrations

                         

E. Best wishes to the top 10 celebrity couples  who have tied the knot since 2010

F．Celebrities flock to Miami for the Super   Bowl

          
以下是关于这些插图的简要评论。请把评论与相关插图及提示性文字匹配起来。
【小题1】The tradition dates back to the early days of the university when new students would give senior students a pound (0.45kg) of dried grapes in gratitude for their help in adapting to university life, in exchange for a receipt written in Latin. Failure to produce such a receipt could result in a dousing in the local fountain. Nowadays the dried grapes have been replaced with a bottle of wine and the dousing with foam.
【小题2】Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr return from their secret Caribbean honeymoon. The couple were all smiles as they arrived at Los Angeles Airport. Kerr flashed her engagement rings as she smiled at waiting photographers. Kerr, 27, who shot to international fame as a Victoria's Secret lingerie model, and Bloom, 33, star of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” and “The Lord of the Rings” movies, began dating in 2007 and have frequently denied rumors of an impending wedding. The couple get married just a month after they announced their engagement.
【小题3】The New Orleans Saints were the champions last night, but there were stars The UEFA EURO 2012 official mascots 
are presented during an unveiling 
ceremony in Warsaw
【小题4】Dancers dressed in the colors of the national flag pose for pictures during a community event in Havana on November 7, 2010. Several hundred residents of a Havana neighbourhood gathered to play music and dance along the streets in the event sponsored and organized by MINSAP and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) aimed at promoting tolerance of same sex relationships.
【小题5】The names of the twins will be determined by fans. Voters will be able to choose between three sets of names: Slavek &Slavko, Siemko &Strimko or Klemek &Ladko. Poland and Ukraine will stage the coming soccer championships finals.