第二节 完形填空。（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。

Christmas was an exciting season for my six-year-old son. For weeks, he’d been memorizing   36  for the “Winter Ceremony” in his kindergarten class. I went to  37  their rehearsal(排演).

As I waited, students were led into the room. Each class,  38  by their teacher, sat cross-legged on the floor. Then, each group, one by one  39  to perform their song. I didn’t expect anything other than fun.

My son’s class rose to sing “Christmas Love”. Those in the front row on the center stage held up large  40 , one by one, to spell out the  41  of the song. When the class sang: “C is for Christmas,” a child would hold up the letter C, then another would hold up “H” for happy, and on and on,  42  each child was holding up a letter, presenting the  43  message, “Christmas Love”.

The performance was going  44 , until suddenly we noticed her, a small, quiet girl in the  45  row holding the letter “M” upside down-totally  46  that her letter “M” appeared as a “W”. The audience began to laugh at this little girl’s  47 . But she had no idea that they were laughing at her, so she stood tall,  48  holding her “W”.  49  many teachers tried to quiet the children, the  50  continued until the last letter was raised, and we all saw it together. A  51  came over the audience and eyes began to  52 . In that instant we understood the  53  why we were there, and even though it was such a busy holiday, there was a(n)  54  for celebrating Christmas. When the  55  letter was held high, the message read loud and clear: “ CHRIST WAS LOVE”. And I believe that this is why Christmas is so important.

36. A. songs                        B. message                         C. texts                                D. performance

37. A. direct                        B. celebrate                        C. design                             D. attend

38. A. led                             B. accompanied                 C. looked                             D. pulled

39. A. stood                        B. turned                             C. rose                                 D. came

40. A. letters                      B. words                              C. names                             D. boards

41. A. topic                         B. title                                  C. idea                                  D. theme

42. A. when                        B. after                                C. until                                 D. while

43. A. exact                        B. complete                        C. proper                             D. right

44. A. smoothly                 B. happily                            C. heatedly                         D. joyfully

45. A. back                          B. middle                             C. left                                   D. front

46. A. ignoring              B. unknown                         C. unaware                         D. recognizing

47. A. action                       B. play                                  C. mistake                           D. joke

48. A. highly                        B. proudly                            C. clearly                             D. bravely

49. A. Unless                      B. As                                     C. Although                         D. In spite of

50. A. performance          B. laughter                          C. audience                         D. message

51. A. fear                           B. worry                               C. pride                                D. silence

52. A. widen                       B. close                                C. rise                                   D. wink

53. A. cause                        B. reason                             C. way                                  D. place

54. A. purpose                   B. excuse                             C. reward                                     D. song

55. A. seventh                    B. middle                             C. last                                   D. full

第二节 完形填空 (共20小题, 满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第36至第55小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项       

It was raining. I went into a cafe and asked for a coffee.   36 I was waiting for my drink, I realized there were other people in the place, but I sensed 37  . I saw their bodies, but I couldn’t feel their souls  38   their souls belonged to the  39  .

    I stood up and walked between the tables. When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin, small man 40  in front of it. “I’m Steve,” he finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was. “I can’t talk with you. I’m 41,”he said. He was chatting online and, 42, he was playing a computer game—a war game. I was   43.

   Why didn’t Steve want to talk with me? I tried 44  to speak to that computer geek(怪人),   45      not a word came out of his mouth. I touched his shoulder, but no reaction(反应). I was 46  . I put my hand in front of the monitor, and he started to shout, “   47!”

   I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people in the cafe were looking at me. I  48  , and saw nobody showed any interest.

    49  , I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their machines, not with people. They were more 50   having a relationship with the  51  , particularly Steve. I wouldn’t want to 52  the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines 53  with people.

   I was worried and sank in my thoughts. I didn’t even  54  that the coffee was bad,   55   Steve didn’t notice there was a person next to him.

36. A. Before          B.While                C. Although                    D. Since   

37. A. pain                           B. fear               C. sadness                          D. loneliness   

38. A. until                             B. when                          C. because                          D. unless

39. A. Net                               B. world                                 C. home                      D. Café

40. A. sleeping                       B. laughing                    C. sitting                              D. learning

41. A. tired                      B. thirsty                             C.     busy                             D. sick

42. A. at the same time  B. just then                         C. first of all               D. by that time

43. A. delighted                 B. surprised                        C. moved                    D. frightened

44. A. again                        B. once                                 C. first                                  D. even

45. A. but                                B. so                                     C. if                                       D. or

46. A. excited                B. respected                       C. unhappy    D afraid           .

47. A. Shut up              B. Enjoy yourself                  C. Help me out         D. Leave me alone

48. A. walked about            B. raised my head   C. raised my hand   D. walked out        

49. A. From then on             B. Above all                  C. In all                       D. At that moment

50. A. interested in      B. tired of                          C. careful about                 D. troubled by

51. A. computer                B. soul                                C. shop                                 D. geek

52.A. tell                              B. plan                               C. design                    D. imagine

53.A. other than                B. instead of                     C. except for                       D. as well as

54. A. pretend                    B. understand                  C. insist                                D. realize

55. A. as if                           B. just as                           C. just after                        D. even though

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，从短文后所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
This morning I awoke from a wonderful night’s sleep. One of those completely satisfying sleep—difficult to explain, but if you’ve ever had one you’ll know what I’m    36    about.
No amount of    37    could buy a better night’s sleep. I truly    38   my blessed rest. It was like a gift from heaven. Interesting to think that Bill Gates or any    39    billionaire you can     40   really couldn’t have had a more satisfying, fulfilling night of sleep.
That started me thinking of other    41   that cost nothing or very little．Like a drink of cold water on a    42   day．Or a warm relaxing    43   when you’re tired．
What could be better than    44    to your favorite music or watching good movies? These are    45    delights—small pleasures．I hope this doesn’t    46    too silly in today’s rough，loud world．I wonder if the new generation can appreciate some such things．
We’re told we   47    the latest model car, or TV or computer to be happy，but it’s all a trick, a marketing move．No sooner do we get these things,    48    we’re looking to replace them    49    a newer car, or TV or computer．
This is not to say that money isn't important. Money can help    50   , clothes and house those in need．Money is neither all good nor all bad—it’s just a   51    of life that can be used for good things or abused(滥用).
I suppose having    52    money worries can give a certain peace of mind that   53   a person to have a good night’s rest. But no amount of money can   54    buy that wonderful, particularly restful night’s sleep that I   55   last night.
36．A．telling         B．talking        C．hearing       D．referring
37．A．poors              B．persons       C．workers      D．riches
38．A．appreciated      B．feared         C．disliked      D．doubted
39．A．one          B．more        C．other      D．big
40．A．write         B．remember    C．mention      D．say
41．A．dreams        B．pleasures     C．nights     D．gifts
42．A．happy          B．fine         C．cool       D．hot
43．A．match          B．walk        C．talk        D．bath
44．A．enjoying      B．receiving    C．listening     D．looking forward
45．A．quiet         B．interesting    C．moving      D．exciting
46．A．sound          B．keep        C．seem      D．prove
47．A．have         B．need        C．buy        D．find
48．A．when         B．than        C．and        D．then
49．A．with         B．by           C．for         D．in
50．A．eat           B．feed        C．serve      D．food
51．A．necessity      B．thing        C．kind       D．tool
52．A．many              B．some        C．no          D．few
53．A．makes         B．forces         C．allows     D．advises
54．A．always         B．already       C．still        D．ever
55．A．experienced     B．awaited     C．liked       D．talked about

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（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。

Forty-three years seems like a long time to remember the name of a person. I have forgotten the name of an old lady who was a(n)   31   on my paper route (报童) when I was a twelve-year-old boy. Yet it seems like just yesterday that she taught me a lesson in   32  . One afternoon, a friend and I were   33   rocks onto the roof of the old lady’s house   34   her backyard. The object of our play was to observe how the rocks changed to missiles as they   35  to the roof’s edge and shot out into the   36  .

I found myself a perfectly smooth rock and sent it for a ride. The stone was too smooth, however, so it   37   from my hand as I let it go and headed   38   for a small window on the old lady’s back wall.

I was too scared about getting   39   that first night to be concerned about the old lady with the broken window. However, a few days later,   40   I was sure that I hadn’t been discovered, I started to feel   41   for her misfortune.

I made up my mind that I would   42   my paper delivery money, and in three weeks I had the seven dollars that I   43   would cover the cost of her window. I put the money in an envelope with a(n)   44   explaining that I was sorry for breaking her window and hoped that the seven dollars would cover the   45   for repairing it.

I waited until it was dark, and then put the envelope through the letter slot in her door.

The next day, I   46   the old lady her paper and was able to   47   the warm smile that I was   48   her. She thanked me for the paper and said, “Here, I have something for you.” It was a bag of cookies. I thanked her and ate the cookies as I   49   my route.

After several cookies, I   50   an envelope. When I opened the envelope, I was shocked. Inside were the seven dollars and a short note that said, “I’m proud of you.”

31. A. adviser                  B. customer                               C. assistant                      D. neighbor

32. A. carefulness             B. cleverness                      C. selfishness                    D. forgiveness

33. A. throwing                  B. kicking                          C. picking                      D. striking

34. A. by                         B. under                           C. from                         D. around

35. A. dropped                B. rolled                           C. flowed                     D. fell

36. A. room                  B. kitchen                            C. yard                         D. sky

37. A. skipped                   B. stopped                        C. stepped                  D. slipped

38. A. straight                  B. slow                             C. right                         D. fast

39. A. lost                        B. trapped                        C. caught                       D. hurt

40. A. before                     B. when                             C. but                         D. though

41. A. guilty                       B. safe                            C. anxious                     D. nervous

42. A. borrow                    B. move                              C. transfer                         D. save

43. A. used                        B. calculated                     C. chose                                       D. earned

44. A. book                        B. article                            C. note                                D. notice

45. A. period                     B. cost                                C. size                                 D. distance

46. A. handed                   B. sold                                 C. left                                  D. showed

47. A. witness                   B. wear                               C. return                            D. bring

48. A. comparing to        B. playing with                  C. learning about             D. receiving from

49. A. continued               B. chose                                       C. followed                        D. forgot

50. A. tore                         B. marked                          C. bought                           D. felt

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

I love spending weekends with my grandparents. I felt especially welcome and    36    in Grany’s small kitchen. It was there that we had conversations and Grany always seemed to include a bit of    37    with every recipe she prepared.

I remember one Saturday morning    38   . After breakfast I asked Grany, “What kind of soup are you making today?” “Vegetable beef,” she answered, “And you can help by chopping some carrots and celery.” As I slowly peeled carrots, I    39   , “I’ve got to give an oral work report next week and I’m    40   .”

Grany looked at me and said, “Most people are afraid of    41    speaking. But remember, the only thing you have to fear is fear    42   .”

“But I don’t like standing up in front of everybody.    43    I forget what I’m going to say?”

“Have you prepared    44   ?” asked Grany.

“Well, no. That would be a lot of    45    work.”

“But do you like my soup?” she asked. Soup? I wondered. I thought we were talking about my life.

“I love your soup, Grany.” I said.

“Well, you know, a lot of people don’t    46    homemade soup these days. They say it’s too much trouble. First you have to cook a nice broth（肉汤）and then chop all the vegetables into bite-size pieces.”

“But I don’t    47    a little trouble,” she said. “It adds variety and flavor to my soup and to my life. My soup would be    48    bland（淡而无味的）without the vegetables, and so would my life if it didn’t have the little    49   .”

After pausing she added, “Besides, you have to remember God knows exactly    50    he’s cooking up in your life. You’ve got to trust him with the recipe.” She smiled and then walked to the sink to start washing the dishes.

While I help Grany  51  , I thought as well what she had said. I still had a few days to  52    my oral report.

That Saturday, Grany gave me food for thought as well as a bowl of her homemade soup. Every spoonful of Grany’s masterpiece was    53    with delicious bits of meat and vegetables. As I enjoyed the meal with my grandparents,    54    my problems didn’t seem quite so big any more. I was determined to work on them. Grany had said hard work    55   . Maybe I too could turn a little trouble into something as special as Grany’s homemade soup.tesoon

36. A. experienced                B. relaxed                     C. withdrawn                D. tortured

37. A. wisdom                            B. affection                  C. anecdote                   D. fantasy

38. A. as usual                            B. above all                  C. in general                 D. in particular

39. A. wept                          B. suspected                  C. complained               D. mourned

40. A. scared                        B. received                   C. conservative             D. deliberate

41. A. public                        B. private                            C. personal                   D. authentic

42. A. others                        B. itself                        C. audience                   D. judges

43. A. Only if                      B. How come                C. So what                   D. What if

44. A. assessment                 B. regulation                 C. deadline                   D. notes

45. A. absolute                            B. subjective                 C. extra                        D. flexible

46. A. decorate                     B. inspect                            C. make                       D. foresee

47. A. add                           B. mind                        C. expose                     D. appoint

48. A. even                          B. pretty                       C. much                       D. far

49. A. ups and downs            B. part and parcel          C. cats and dogs            D. pros and cons

50. A. how                          B. when                       C. what                        D. where

51. A. eat up                        B. do up                       C. pick up                    D. clean up

52. A. distribute                   B. practice                    C. boycott                    D. decline

53. A. loaded                       B. equipped                  C. reformed                       D. resisted

54. A. therefore                    B. however                   C. somehow                  D. moreover

55. A. left off                      B. kept off                    C. took off                   D. paid off