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，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，并在答题卡上将该项的标号涂黑。
I like to give my praise to anyone whenever and wherever I can. I'll tell you why.
It was the end of my first day as a waitress in a busy New York restaurant. My cap had been lost, and my feet  36  . The loaded plates I was carrying  37  to be heavier and heavier. Tired and  38  , I didn't seem able to do anything right. As I made out a check for a family with several children who had changed their ice－cream  39  a dozen times, I was ready to  40  . Then the father smiled at me as he handed me my tip. "Well done," he said, "you've looked after us really well."   41  my tiredness disappeared. I  42  back, and later, when the manager asked me how I'd  43  my first day, I said, "  44  !" Those few words of  45  had changed everything. Praise is like sunlight to the human  46  ; we can not flower and grow without it. And yet,   47  moat of us are only too ready to  48  to others the cold wind of criticism, we are  49  to give our fellows the warm  50  of praise. Why one word of praise can bring such pleasure?
It's  51  how chary(吝惜的) we are about praising. Perhaps it's because few of us know how to accept it. It's especially  52  to give praise in areas in which effort generally goes  53 
or unmentioned. Do you, however,   54  tell your laundry(洗衣店) manager how pleased you are when the shirts are done just right? In fact, to give praise costs the giver  55  but a moment's though and a moment's effort.
36．A．knelt                        B．stood                      C．hurt                               D．strengthened
37．A．were                              B．seemed                        C．looked                           D．happened
38．A．discouraged                B．excited                          C．hated                            D．forced
39．A．dish                                B．stick                        C．plate                       D．order
40．A．stop                               B．start                        C．praise                            D．smile
41．A．Generally               B．Suddenly                       C．Actually                        D．Terribly
42．A．hit                                  B．talked                            C．smiled                           D．fought
43．A．spend                            B．see                                 C．have                              D．like
44．A．Horrible                        B．Fine                               C．Sad                                 D．Sorry
45．A．praise                            B．criticism                 C．appeal                           D．complaint
46．A．body                              B．activity                          C．spirit                       D．words
47．A．why                                B．what                              C．how                               D．while
48．A．apply                    B．afford                      C．effect                     D．affect
49．A．ready                   B．unwilling                C．anxious                D．uncomfortable
50．A．sunshine                       B．water                            C．advice                           D．suggestion
51．A．good                              B．possible                        C．likely                     D．strange
52．A．rewarding           B．common                       C．ordinary                        D．contributing
53．A．undelivered                 B．unexpected                 C．unnoticed           D．unconditioned
54．A．even                              B．never                   C．ever                               D．still
55．A．something          B．everything          C．anything                       D．nothing

It was the end of my first day as a waitress in a busy New York restaurant. My cup had gone away, and my feet hurt. The loaded plates I carried seemed to be heavier and heavier. Tired and discouraged, I didn’t seem able to do anything right. As I made out a check for a family with several children who had changed their ice-cream order a dozen times, I was ready to stop. Then the father smiled at me as he handed me my tip. “Well done,” he said, “you’ve looked after us really well.” Suddenly my tiredness disappeared. I smiled back, and later, when the manager asked me how I’d like my first day, I said, “Fine!” Those few words of praise had changed everything. Praise is like sunlight to human spirit; we cannot flower and grow without it. and yet, most of us are only too ready to apply to others the cold criticism, but are unwilling to give out fellows the warm sunshine of praise. Perhaps that is why one word of praise can bring such pleasure.
It’s strange how chary we are about praising. Perhaps it’s because few of us know how to accept it. It’s especially rewarding to give praise in areas in which effort generally goes unnoticed．An artist gets admired for a glorious picture，a cook for a perfect meal．But do you ever tell your laundry(洗衣店)manager how pleased you are when the shirts are done just right? In fact，to give praise costs the giver nothing but a moment’s thought and a moment’s effort．
60．Which of the following can’t describe the writer’s situation before she got her tip?
A．She was tired．           B．She was busy． 
C．She was sorry．             D．She was confident．
61．According to the passage，which of the following is least likely to be given praise?
A．An artist．                B．A cook．   
C．A waitress．           D．A laundry manager．
62．The underlined word “chary”in Paragraph 2 means      
A．cautious       B．careful         C．unwilling        D．greedy
63．What is the best title of the passage?
A．Can You Praise Others?      B．Why do You Criticize Others?
C．Be Generous to Give Others Praise!       D．Don’t Criticize Others!

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，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。
It was the end of my first day as waitress in a busy New York restaurant. My cap had gone away, and my feet  36  . The loaded plates I carried  37  to be heavier and heavier. Tired and discouraged, I didn’t able to do anything  38  . As I made out a check for a family with several children who had changed their ice-cream  39  a dozen times, I was ready to stop. Then the father  40  at me as he handed me my tip. “Well done,”  he said, “you’ve   41  us really well.” Suddenly my tiredness  42  . I smiled back, and later, when the manager asked me how I'd like my first day, I said, “  43   !” Those few words of praise had  44  everything. Praise is like 45  to the human spirit; we cannot grow without it. And  46  ,while most of us are only too  47  to apply(应用)to others the cold wind of criticism (批评), we are  48  to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise. Why---when one word of praise can bring such  49 ?
It is strange haw chary (吝啬) we are about praising. Perhaps it’s  50  few of us know how to accept it. It’s  51   rewarding (奖赏)to give praise in areas in which  52  generally goes unnoticed or unmentioned. An artist gets complimented (admired)for a glorious picture, a cook for a  53 meal. But do you ever tell your laundry manager how pleased you are when the shirts are  54 just right? In fact, to give praise  55  the giver nothing but a moment's thought and a moment's effort..
36.A. rested    B. hurt    C. broke  D. slipped
37.A. remained      B. looked       C. seemed       D. turned
38.A. new      B. special       C. nervous      D. right
39.A. order     B. price   C. material     D. chair
40.A. stared    B. smiled C. glared D. nodded
41.A. called on      B. looked after       C. passed by   D. thought of
42.A. arrived  B. continued   C. disappointed      D. developed
43.A. Oh B. Well   C. Fire    D. Terrible
44.A. made     B. changed     C. found  D. improved
45.A. heat      B. warmed      C. snowstorm  D. sunlight
46.A. then      B. thus    C. therefore    D. yet
47.A. ready    B. doubtful     C. satisfied     D. disappointed
48.A. unable   B. unwilling   C. likely  D. anxious
49.A. attention       B. choice C. pleasure     D. difficulty
50.A. because B. when  C. what   D. where
51.A. finally   B. especially   C. silly    D. fortunately
52.A. effort    B. effect  C. deed   D. feeling
53A. daily      B. light   C. perfect       D. poor
54.A. done     B. sold    C. chosen       D. given
55.A. adds      B. leaves C. offers  D. Costs

It was the end of my first day as a waitress in a busy New York restaurant. My cup had gone away, and my feet hurt. The loaded plates I carried seemed to be heavier and heavier. Tired and discouraged, I didn’t seem able to do anything right. As I made out a check for a family with several children who had changed their ice-cream order a dozen times, I was ready to stop. Then the father smiled at me as he handed me my tip. “Well done,” he said, “you’ve looked after us really well.” Suddenly my tiredness disappeared. I smiled back, and later, when the manager asked me how I’d like my first day, I said, “Fine!” Those few words of praise had changed everything. Praise is like sunlight to human spirit; we cannot flower and grow without it. and yet, most of us are only too ready to apply to others the cold criticism, but are unwilling to give out fellows the warm sunshine of praise. Perhaps that is why one word of praise can bring such pleasure.

It’s strange how chary we are about praising. Perhaps it’s because few of us know how to accept it. It’s especially rewarding to give praise in areas in which effort generally goes unnoticed．An artist gets admired for a glorious picture，a cook for a perfect meal．But do you ever tell your laundry(洗衣店)manager how pleased you are when the shirts are done just right? In fact，to give praise costs the giver nothing but a moment’s thought and a moment’s effort．

60．Which of the following can’t describe the writer’s situation before she got her tip?

A．She was tired．                B．She was busy． 

C．She was sorry．                  D．She was confident．

61．According to the passage，which of the following is least likely to be given praise?

A．An artist．                      B．A cook．   

C．A waitress．               D．A laundry manager．

62．The underlined word “chary”in Paragraph 2 means      

    A．cautious         B．careful            C．unwilling   D．greedy

63．What is the best title of the passage?

    A．Can You Praise Others?         B．Why do You Criticize Others?

    C．Be Generous to Give Others Praise!          D．Don’t Criticize Others!

We could all see the Murray Uiver slowly moving back, but now all the water was gone . I couldn’t believe that the Murray had dried up, not one drop of water left.

One morning I went down to the river to try and catch some fish when I saw my boat high and dry (搁浅) on the bank . I rushed down the river and saw all mud—no water . The fish were just lying there, dying . I looked up to see if my friend was there . There was the nest but no eagle（鹰）. I called out to her with my special whistle which I made out of steel.

Suddenly a big shadow came over to me and the eagle landed in her nest and gave her young the food she was out getting while I whistled. But then I suddenly noticed she was getting thinner and had a bit of sheep’s wool in the side of her talon（利爪）. It was deadly quiet by the river bank , except for some sound from my dog. And also I couldn’t see one native animal or bird.

When I walked inside the kitchen. Mum and Dad had sad looks on their faces. “It’s time for us to move ,Son, because the river can no longer provide for（养活）us,” said Dad . I ran out of the kitchen door with tears in my eyes , and down to the river bank, to my favorite spot. I said goodbye to my eagle , crying.

When it was time to go , I saw my eagle fly up into the air with her chicks in her talons , going away to try and find another home ,just like us.

59. The passage is mainly about     

A. the author’s travel away from his hometown

B. the author’s feeling about being away from his friend

C. the author’s idea about being away from home

D. the author’s plan to leave for a new place

60. The underlined word “chicks” in the last paragraph refers to “     ”

A. the eagle’s children                B. the eagle’s food  

C. the eagle’s nest beside the river       D. the dog

61. According to the passage ,the eagle looked thinner most probably because      

A. the eagle had to feed its children     B. the eagle was seriously sick

C. the eagle lost many of his friends     D. there was not enough food for her

62. According to the passage , it can be inferred that       .

A. the eagle lived on the ground beside the author’s house

B. it was winter when the writer went away

C. the writer’s parents didn’t like to leave , either

D. some native animals and birds still lived in the place