第二节 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。
It was summer and I had gotten one of the few jobs a 14-year-old can find—working at Burger King，a fast－food restaurant．It  31  wasn’t a good job，but it meant money，  32  was something I needed.
One day，I was working behind the front counter，taking  33  .The customers were coming and going，and the woman who  34  didn’t seem any different from most others. She ordered her meal and I told her the total. As she searched  35  her purse to find some change，the woman soon  36  that she was about a dollar short.  “I’m  37  to say this, but I guess I won’t be able to make my purchase 38，”she said sadly.
That’s when I had the idea of 39 the difference for her. She refused at first，but after I 40, she agreed. She thanked me and moved to the end of the counter to  41  her order. I continued with my work and thought  42  more of it.
About an hour later  43  had slowed down and I was waiting for my next customer. Then I glanced over towards the  44  and saw the same woman whom I’d helped with the money entering again．I  45  recognized her.
She walked straight up to me and said，“I want to thank you again for what you did. You see，I’m a diabetic(糖尿病患者),and  46  I need to eat something right away．That’s  47  I came in earlier．If you hadn’t helped me as you did，I might have fainted(晕倒). Thank you．”
She  48  me two dollars, twice I’d given her.   
49  the woman walk away, I realized that God had used me to help me. In the end, I was  50  not only with money but also with the satisfaction of knowing that I’d helped someone out of a tight spot.
31．A．firstly          B．badly       C．certainly          D．finally
32．A．which          B．what            C．that                 D．it
33．A．menus             B．orders              C．water             D．food
34．A．reached           B．moved             C．left         D．approached
35．A．through       B．over                  C．about               D．across
36．A．recognized       B．knew           C．admitted          D．said
37．A．glad              B．disappointed     C．sorry     D．surprised
38．A．in all         B．at all        C．above all               D．after all
39．A．costing    B．spending            C．paying          D．taking
40．A．supported            B．insisted           C．stuck          D．watched
41．A．pick up               B．put up         C．pick out            D．put out
42．A．none               B．anything          C．nothing            D．something
43．A．customers        B．orders              C．service           D．business
44．A．entrance          B．restaurant         C．counter            D．window
45．A．suddenly          B．immediately     C．surely              D．completely
46．A．seldom         B．always             C．never         D．sometimes
47．A．when               B．where              C．why                D．how
48．A．threw                B．handed                C．showed              D．put
49．A．Watching         B．Looking           C．Observing        D．Noticing
50．A．awarded          B．honored           C．returned           D．rewarded

Like every language, American English is full of special expressions, phrases that come from the day-to-day life to the people and develop in their own way. Our expression today is “to face the music”.
When someone says, “Well, I guess I’ll have to face the music.” It does not mean he’s planning to go to the concert. It is something far less pleasant, like being called in by your boss to explain why you did this and did that, any why you didn’t do this or that. Sour music indeed, but it has to be faced. At some time or another, every one of us has had to face the music, especially as children. We can all remember father’s angry voice, “I want to talk to you.” and only because we did not obey him. What an unpleasant business it was!
The phrase “to face the music” is familiar to every American, young and old. It is at least 100 years old. And where did this expression come from? The first explanation comes from the American novelist, James Fenimore Cooper. He said, in 1851, that the expression was first used by actors while waiting in the wings to go on the stage. When they got their cue to go on, they often said, “Well, it’s time to face the music.” And that is exactly what they did- facing the orchestra which was just below them. And an actor might be frightened or nervous as he moved on to the stage in front of the audience that might be friendly or perhaps hostile, especially if he forgot his lines. But he had to go out. If he did not, there would be no play. So the expression “to face the music” came to mean “having to go through something, no matter how unpleasant the experience might be, because you knew you had no choice.”
Other explanations about the expression go back to the army. When the men faced inspection by their leader, the soldiers would be worried about hw well they looked. Was their equipment clean, whinny enough to pass inspection? Still the men had to go out, and face the music of the band, as well as the inspection. What else could they do?
Another army explanation is more closely related to the idea of facing the results and accepting the responsibility for something that should not have been done. As, for example, when a man is forced out of the army because he did something terrible, he is dishonored. The band does not play. Only the drums tap a sad, slow beat. The soldier is forced to leave, facing such music as it is and facing the back of his horse.
【小题1】According to the passage, how many ways does the phrase “to face the music” come from?

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。        

When I was about 13, my father would take me on short outings on Saturdays．On the way home, Dad  21 stopped at the Dairy Queen for 10-cent ice creams．I couldn’t  22  it, but I could pray from the  23 we started heading home to that corner where we would either go straight for the ice cream or  24  and go home empty-handed．That corner  25  either mouth-watering excitement or 26 ．

One day, we were heading home, and again I was praying for the  27  sound of his offer．It  28 ．“Would you like an ice cream today?” “That sounds great, Dad!” But then he said, “Would you like to  29  today?”

“Twenty cents!” I thought to myself, “I can afford it．I got 25 cents’ pocket money and some  30  for odd jobs（零活）．Well,  31  it is enough, ice cream isn’t a good use of it.”    32 , I said, “Well, in that case, I guess I’ll  33 .” My father just said, “Okay, Son.”

But as we headed home, I realized how wrong I was and begged him to  34 ．But he just said, “That’s okay, we don’t really need one.” I felt  35  for my selfishness and ungratefulness．He didn’t mind, or  36  act disappointed．

From that I  37  generosity（慷慨）goes two ways and gratefulness (感谢) sometimes costs more than “thank you”．On that day gratefulness would have cost 20 cents and it would have been the  38 ice cream I’d ever had．

I’ll tell you one more thing．We  39  another trip the next week．As we  40  the corner, I said, “Dad, would you like an ice cream today? My treat.”

21．A．suddenly           B．hardly      C．frequently             D．strangely

22．A．expect     B．mention            C．wait          D．get         

23．A．month        B．day           C．weekend          D．time        

24．A．finish        B．drive          C．turn D．return       

25．A．showed  B．meant        C．suggested         D．instructed    

26．A．anger        B．shame     C．happiness        D．disappointment

27．A．interesting         B．surprising          C．beautiful    D．funny   

28．A．came        B．spoke       C．rung         D．flew       

29．A．serve B．treat        C．buy           D．provide     

30．A．extra        B．limited     C．little         D．easy      

31．A．since  B．as    C．when    D．although   

32．A．However    B．Therefore          C．Besides  D．Instead 

33．A．accept        B．pay           C．pass               D．forbid      

34．A．turn back          B．carry on           C．stop by            D．give in    

35．A．unsatisfied         B．ashamed C．shameful          D．crazy     

36．A．even         B．never         C．only         D．somehow  

37．A．recognized         B．learned    C．realized  D．found    

38．A．dearest      B．worst      C．cheapest          D．best       

39．A．made up   B．prepared for    C．went on  D．took on  

40．A．came over        B．came left       C．came out              D．came near

As I was leaving to meet Lynne，my roommate told me that I’d better take some money，but I didn’t listen to him. I thought that Lynne would pay because she had invited me.
I arrived at the restaurant exactly on time. I’d been told that Americans expect you to be on time. Lynne and I sat at a table in the corner of the restaurant and a waitress came and took our order. The dinner was a great success. I talked a lot about Saudi Arabia and Lynne told me all about herself. After two hours the waitress finally came and asked if we wanted one check or two. Lynne said two. We went to the cashier and Lynne paid her check. I was embarrassed (尴尬) when the cashier gave me my bill. I had no money to pay for my meal. Then I had an idea. I pretended to look for something in my pockets and said，“Oh！I forgot my money! Can I call my roommate，please？” The cashier showed me where the phone was and I quickly called my roommate.
In a few minutes he arrived with some money，but he couldn’t hide how he felt. He laughed all the way home.
Now，I think it’s funny too. But at the time I was terribly embarrassed. I thought that an invitation to have dinner meant the same thing in the United States as in my country. I guess you have to understand that your customs（习俗） are only your customs. When you visit a foreign country，you have to learn about their customs，too.
【小题1】Customs can be ________in different countries according to this passage.

I guess we’ll not need to pay for the admittance, but I’ll take some just _________．

1. A.
   in case
2. B.
   on purpose
3. C.
   by chance
4. D.
   so so