完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30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。

Trudy, an American girl, tried swimming across the English Channel. That was August 6, 1962. Her father had　 36　 her two things. One was not to pull her out of the water　 37　 she asked. The other was to give her a red sports　 38　 if she made it.

In gay spirits Trudy　 39　 out , swimming strongly. All the swimmers started at 7：09 in the morning. His father and the trainer were going along in a boat beside her.

At ten o’clock, rain began falling.　 40　 , Trudy trod （踩）water while drinking and eating a chicken leg. Then she started swimming　 41　 The wind was　 42　 and the sea became rougher.

Late　 43　 the wind became even worse. The trainer　 44　 it was useless trying to finish. He called to Trudy to　 45　 .

“No human being could do it in this weather, ” he said, “It’s　 46　 to go on.

However, her father shouted, “Don’t grab her. Let her　 47　 ”

At seven o’clock the tides（潮水）turned　 48　 her. It was more difficult to move ahead. But Trudy still swam on. She　 49　 victory was possible now, for the English coast was in　 50　 .

It was getting dark. A sound could be heard　 51　 the wind; hundreds of car horns （喇叭）were cheering her on. With　 52　 strength, she finished the last 200 yards.

At 9：35 p.m. Trudy got out of water. She had swum some 35 miles in　 53　 the 21 - mile - wide - Channel　 54　 a strong storm. But she had made it in 14 hours and 30 minutes.

“Well, Pop, ”she said to her father. “I　 55　 I get my car this time, don’t I”

36．A. given                  B. refused              C. allowed             D. promised

37．A. as                    B. unless               C. even if              D. when

38．A. suit                    B. shoe                C. hat                 D. car

39．A. rushed                 B. left                 C. started               D. worked

40．A. At midday              B. In the morning          C. In the evening    D. In the late afternoon

41．A. faster                  B. better               C. again               D. across

42．A. stopping　              B. rising               C. changing            D. increasing

43．A. morning               B  afternoon           C. evening             D. night

44．A. thought                B. considered           C. decided             D. felt

45．A. keep up                B. slow down          C. give up              D. take a rest

46．A. difficult                        B. stupid               C. impossible           D. unnecessary

47．A. go                    B. decide              C. come out            D. go on

48．A. towards                B. with                C. at                  D. against

49．A. realized                 B. noticed              C. found out            D. thought

50．A. the distance                     B. reach               C. sight                D. hand

51．A. over                  B. in                  C. with                D. from

52．A. fresh                  B. greater              C. weakening           D. remaining

53．A. flying                  B. swimming          C. crossing             D. passing

54．A. in spite of                B. because of            C. against              D. during

55．A. demand               B. am afraid            C. hope               D. guess

Last weekend, my kids along with a few other kids from the neighborhood volunteered to help me wash my car．My 10-year-old daughter came up with the idea of 31 other people’s cars as well．It was pretty　 32　 outside and I had no plans to　 33　 being in the bright sun．She　 34　 wanted to give lemonade（柠檬汽水）to passers-by for free．I had seen little kids 35　 and sell fresh lemonade for a small cost but not free．Although I felt 36 , I decided to help her．

　　 37　 she asked me, “What if we 38　 this a smile car wash?” I couldn’t hold back my tears and　 39　 her and the other kids to go outside the house and come up with　 40　 ideas．While I kept myself busy in drying the car, the gang walked up to me with a（n） 41　 with beautiful images of smiles．They had “Free Car Wash” written on it and the　 42　 of their exercise was “smile”．It was pretty neat to see a team of kids ranging 5-11 years with the 43　 to do something for others．

　　　 All that seemed 44　 and came right from their heart．Nothing seemed to　 45　 to them: their playtime, the heat outside—they just wanted to　 46 others and do something nice in the community!

　　　 I helped them make some fresh lemonade and brought out some additional　 47 to help clean cars．Passers-by were　 48　 and one even shouted back to them saying “God Bless You, my kids…” One of them even tried giving them 5 dollars, which they refused．A pretty heartwarming　 49　 !

　　　 I feel blessed by being 50　 by such wonderful and loving souls．

31. A. drying B. repairing C. washing　　　　　　　　　 D. decorating

32. A. quiet　　　　　　　　　 B. hot　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. different　　　　　　　　　 D. dirty

33. A. suggest　　　　　　　 B. avoid　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. continue　　　　　　　　　 D. practise

34. A. further　　　　　　　　 B. therefore　　　　　　　　　　　 C. already　　　　　　　　　　 D. hardly

35. A. choose　　　　　　　 B. enjoy　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. buy　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. serve

36. A. worried　　　　　　　 B. popular　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. confused　　　　　　　　　 D. difficult

37. A. Finally　　　　　　　　 B. Simply　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Then　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Luckily

38. A. show　　　　　　　　　 B. leave　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. make　　　　　　　　　　　 D. order

39. A. challenged　　　　　 B. expected C. invited D. encouraged

40. A. creative　　　　　　　 B. ready　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. changed　　　　　　　　　 D. familiar

41. A. board　　　　　　　　 B. picture　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. idea　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. car

42. A. purpose　　　　　　　 B. trouble　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. secret　　　　　　　　　　　 D. theme

43. A. need　　　　　　　　　 B. duty　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. imagination　　　　　　　 D. sense

44. A. important　　　　　　 B. disappointing　　　　　　　　 C. hopeful　　　　　　　　　　 D. natural

45. A. matter　　　　　　　　 B. mean　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. belong　　　　　　　　　　　 D. refer

46. A. relax　　　　　　　　　 B. try　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. help　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. smile

47. A. food　　　　　　　　　 B. rags　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. money　　　　　　　　　　 D. fruit

48. A. interested　　　　　　 B. amazed C. bored D. frightened

49. A. scene　　　　　　　　 B. scenery　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. story　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. view

50. A. supported B. understood C. refused D. surrounded

请认真阅读下列各小题所给的两句句子，在空格处填上一个单词，使两句句子语义保持不变。请将答案写在答题卷上相应题号的横线上。（注意：不得使用第一句中的原词。）

71.　 Medicine should be placed out of children’s reach.

Medicine should not be placed where it is ___________ to children.

72.　 He is never late for appointments. What has happened to him today?

He is always 　　 ▲　　 for appointments. What has happened to him today?

73.　 Believe it or not, in our city library, I met with a man who looked like my brother.

Believe it or not, in our city library, I met with a man 　　 ▲　　 my brother.

74.　 The mum gave an angry lecture to the child because he would not sit still.

　 The child got __________ by his mother because he would not sit still.

75.　 She asked her old friends for advice when she was in trouble.

She 　　 ▲　　 advice from her old friends when she was in trouble.

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

I first met Annie Mae, a maid (女仆), at my parents-in-laws’ in 1959. She prepared and　　 36　 meals in her quiet, gentle way and then returned to the kitchen to read her Bible (《圣经》) while we 　　37　 . She was a devoted Christian. I found this increasingly true 　　38　 I came to know her more by observation than by conversation.

My husband and I 　　39　 　visited his parents. Each time I saw her eating　 40　 , reading her Bible, I wanted to sit down with her and just talk. 　 41　 , whites didn’t do that with blacks then, and I had to 　 42　 the practice.

In 1965, I decided to 　　43　 the furniture and return to my home state with my two 　　44　　 when my husband wanted a divorce (离婚).

Annie Mae asked if she could buy the boys’ 　 45　 . When I answered 　　46　 , she asked the price. Then, she asked if she could 　　47 　 a little money each month. She was　　 48　 , and I knew her well.

Then each month, an envelope 　　49　 us from Annie Mae with 2 or 3 dollars. A year passed. Annie Mae’s 　 50　 payment arrived along with the following note:

Dear Mrs. Holladay,

I am sending you my last payment of three dollars for the beds 　　51　 . I told my two sons they could now put the beds 　　52　 　and sleep in them, for they are now paid for and rightfully 　 53　 us.Thank you for your 　　54　 .

Annie Mae

I read the note two or three times, my eyes filled with tears. Had I only known earlier, I would have said, “Use them now. Don’t 　　55　 until you pay for them.”

36. A. offered 　　　　　　 B. served 　　　　　　 C. gave 　　　　　　　 D. showed

37. A. talked 　　　　　　　 B. quarreled 　　　　 C. ate 　　　　　　　　 D. watched

38. A. so that 　　　　　　　　　　 B. in case 　　　　　　 C. as if 　　　　　　　 D. even though

39. A. often 　　　　　　　　 B. hardly 　　　　　　 C. never 　　　　　　　　　　 D. again

40. A. angrily 　　　　　　 　　B. wildly 　　　　　　 C. secretly 　　　　　 D. alone

41. A. Instead 　　　　　　 B. However 　　　　 C. Still 　　　　　　　　 D. So

42. A. protect 　　　　　　　　　　 B. break 　　　　　　　 C. follow 　　　　　　 D. stop

43. A. sell 　　　　　　　　　 B. buy 　　　　　　　　 C. repair 　　　　　　　　　　 D. change

44. A. parents 　　　　　　 B. sons 　　　　　　　 C. brothers 　 　　　 D. friends

45. A. toys　　　　　　　　　 B. chairs 　　　　　　 C. desks　　　　　　　 D. beds

46. A. sorry 　　　　　　　 B. thanks 　　　　　　 C. no 　　　　　　　　　 D. yes

47. A. earn 　　　　　　　　 B. use 　　　　　　　　 C. send 　　　　　　　 D. get

48. A. clever 　　　　　　　 B. honest 　　　　　　 C. simple 　　　　　 D. kind

49. A. separated 　　　　　 B. disturbed 　　　　 C. reached 　　　　　 D. kept

50. A. first 　　　　　　　　 B. only 　　　　　　　 C. double 　　　　　　 D. last

51. A. in full 　　　　　　　 B. in short 　　　　　 C. in common 　　 D. in general

52. A. together　　　　　　 　 B. away　　　　　　　　 C. on 　　　　　　　　　 D. down

53. A. depend on 　　　　 B. belong to 　　　　 C. lie in 　　　　　　　 D. begin with

54. A. help 　　　　　　　　 B. friendship　　　　 C. trust 　　　　　　　 D. faith

55. A. wait 　　　　　　　　 B. leave 　　　　　　　 C. return 　　　　　　　　　　 D. put