第二节完形填空（20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。
Our friend, Mike, was going to finally see his boys．When he divorced （离婚） his wife, he   36   to a different continent．It was over a year   37  he'd last seen his boys．They were coming to spend one week with him．
38  ,Mike was not accustomed to being with them by himself．Also, he was afraid he didn't have enough money to take them to interesting places．My husband, Steve,   39   some activities which didn't  40  much money and tried to  41   him that he didn't have to spend a lot of money to have fun．
Judging from the distaste on our friend's face, we knew the suggestion wasn't worthy of   42 ．Mike told us that he   43  the view that the amount of   44  spent on his children equaled the amount of love he'd get   45 ．Actually, what his children needed most was his company．He just didn't 46   it, though．
I remember as a child the things my family did that cost   47   nothing at all．A picnic or a walk around the block with my parents after dinner was some of the fondest 48   I had. One Christmas, without   49   things for his girls, my dad presented each of us with a wrapped box inside of which was a sheet of paper that  50  read, "I love you．" I can't even remember what else I opened that Christmas morning．
I remember we took our boys for   51 ．After a wonderful day of telling stories and singing to an audience of trees and a quiet  52 of watching the campfire's dance, they entered the tent screaming with laughter, jumping up and down．Steve   53   no time joining their merrymaking．It's a  54  that will remain in our memory for ages．
Time is the  55   important thing one can spend on a child．
36．A．belonged       B．moved            C．referred       D．adapted
37．A．after         B．as              C．until         D．since
38．A．Therefore    B．Though            C．Besides       D．However
39．A．took          B．suggested          C．provided       D．created
40．A．cost          B．save              C．earn        D．lose
41．A．persuade       B．scold              C．explain        D．recommend
42．A．challenge        B．decision           C．consideration  D．operation
43．A．gave up      B．talked about         C．cared about    D．stuck to
44．A．time          B．money             C．energy      D．love
45．A．in turn       B．in return           C．in vain      D．in total
46．A．get          B．mean             C．guess       D．finish
47．A．practically     B．gradually          C．slightly      D．mainly
48．A．drills          B．experiments        C．lessons         D．memories
49．A．common     B．useful           C．expensive     D．necessary
50．A．approximately B．especially           C．simply        D．mostly
51．A．shopping     B．camping           C．swimming    D．boating
52．A．morning      B．afternoon          C．evening       D．dawn
53．A．spared        B．spent              C．afforded      D．wasted
54．A．sight           B．message           C．signal         D．description
55．A．least         B．last              C．most           D．best

第二节完形填空（20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

      阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。

       Our friend, Mike, was going to finally see his boys．When he divorced （离婚） his wife, he   36   to a different continent．It was over a year   37   he'd last seen his boys．They were coming to spend one week with him．

       38  ,Mike was not accustomed to being with them by himself．Also, he was afraid he didn't have enough money to take them to interesting places．My husband, Steve,   39   some activities which didn't  40   much money and tried to  41   him that he didn't have to spend a lot of money to have fun．

       Judging from the distaste on our friend's face, we knew the suggestion wasn't worthy of   42 ．Mike told us that he   43   the view that the amount of   44  spent on his children equaled the amount of love he'd get   45 ．Actually, what his children needed most was his company．He just didn't 46   it, though．

       I remember as a child the things my family did that cost   47   nothing at all．A picnic or a walk around the block with my parents after dinner was some of the fondest 48    I had. One Christmas, without   49   things for his girls, my dad presented each of us with a wrapped box inside of which was a sheet of paper that  50   read, "I love you．" I can't even remember what else I opened that Christmas morning．

       I remember we took our boys for   51 ．After a wonderful day of telling stories and singing to an audience of trees and a quiet  52  of watching the campfire's dance, they entered the tent screaming with laughter, jumping up and down．Steve   53   no time joining their merrymaking．It's a  54   that will remain in our memory for ages．

       Time is the  55   important thing one can spend on a child．

36．A．belonged        B．moved             C．referred        D．adapted

37．A．after          B．as                C．until           D．since

38．A．Therefore    B．Though             C．Besides        D．However

39．A．took           B．suggested           C．provided        D．created

40．A．cost           B．save               C．earn         D．lose

41．A．persuade        B．scold               C．explain         D．recommend

42．A．challenge        B．decision            C．consideration  D．operation

43．A．gave up      B．talked about          C．cared about     D．stuck to

44．A．time           B．money              C．energy       D．love

45．A．in turn        B．in return            C．in vain        D．in total

46．A．get           B．mean              C．guess        D．finish

47．A．practically      B．gradually           C．slightly      D．mainly

48．A．drills           B．experiments         C．lessons          D．memories

49．A．common     B．useful             C．expensive      D．necessary

50．A．approximately B．especially            C．simply         D．mostly

51．A．shopping     B．camping            C．swimming    D．boating

52．A．morning      B．afternoon           C．evening        D．dawn

53．A．spared         B．spent               C．afforded       D．wasted

54．A．sight            B．message             C．signal          D．description

55．A．least         B．last                C．most            D．best

When I received my grade on my first writing assignment, I was very disappointed. I met with Dr. Caldwell to discuss my   1  and my work. She gave me lots of   2  and allowed me to rewrite my paper. My grade improved but I still was not completely  3  . Dr. Caldwell decided to help me and  4  me into a capable writer. Before each paper was due, I turned in a  5  draft and she corrected it for me. Her dedication to my successfulness was very encouraging because she   6  the time to personally help me time and again.

Dr. Caldwell is behind my dedication to the learning process. Not only did she help me, but also Dr. Caldwell has   7  me to become a teacher and dedicate my life to helping children who struggle through school. My most memorable   8  as a teacher was when I tutored a fourth-grade boy, Darnell, in math. He was unable to add, minus, multiply, or divide. He was far  9  his classmates and needed personal  10  to help him work at the same level.

11   we first began our sessions, Darnell was very quiet and   12  in learning. I was becoming frustrated because after two weeks, it seemed as if we had not  13  a goal. Happily, Darnell finally  14  up to me and became absorbed in his work. His progress began to show through and his teacher told me his grades in class had  15  greatly. I was very happy with the progress that we had made and became even more dedicated to Darnell’s success. We had a lot of  16  learning math; we created many games and played them to make learning more  17  for Darnell. All that Darnell needed was the one-on-one attention that I was able to give him and once he  18  it, his improvement was evident almost  19   . I was able to work with Darnell and encourage him to learn the   20  Dr. Caldwell worked with me to become a better writer.

1．A．grade                    B．study                  C．paper                  D．essay

2．A．solutions               B．approaches          C．means                 D．suggestions

3．A．satisfied                B．interested             C．absorbed             D．excited

4．A．talk                       B．put                      C．turn                    D．persuade

5．A．tough                    B．detailed                C．rough                  D．general

6．A．spent                    B．took                    C．cost                    D．paid

7．A．encouraged           B．forced                 C．prevented            D．begged

8．A．experiment            B．experience           C．example              D．moment

9．A．behind                  B．before                 C．beyond                D．ahead

10．A．wealth                 B．sympathy            C．comfort              D．attention

11．A．When                  B．Before                 C．While                  D．Once

12．A．uninterested         B．involved              C．concerned           D．interested

13．A．owned                B．finished               C．learned                D．achieved

14．A．looked                 B．opened                C．walked                D．came

15．A．obtained              B．raised                  C．improved             D．decreased

16．A．trouble                B．time                    C．fun                     D．difficulty

17．A．difficult               B．important             C．reasonable           D．enjoyable

18．A．learned                B．received              C．afforded              D．failed

19．A．instantly              B．punctually            C．slowly                 D．gradually

20． A．skill                 B．means                 C．knowledge         D．way

When I received my grade on my first writing assignment, I was very disappointed．I met with Dr．Caldwell to discuss my    41 and my work．She gave me lots of _42 and allowed me to rewrite my paper．My grade improved but I was   43 not completely satisfied．Dr．Caldwell decided to help me and  44  me into a good writer, Before each paper was due, I turned in a   45 draft and she corrected it for me, Her dedication to my success was very encouraging because she 46 _ the time to personally help me time and time again．

Dr．Caldwell was behind my dedication to the learning process．Not only did she help me, but also Dr．Caldwell  47 me to become a teacher and dedicate my life to helping children who struggle through school. My most memorable   48  as a teacher was when I tutored a fourth-grade boy, Darnell, in math．He was unable to add, minus, multiply, or divide．He was far 49  his classmates and needed personal  50  to help him work at the same level．

51  we first began our sessions, Darnell was very quiet and  52 _ in learning．I was becoming annoyed and impatient because after two weeks, it seemed as if we had not   53  a thing．To my surprise, Darnell finally _54  __ up to me and began to work hard at his lessons．His progress began to show through and his teacher told me his grades in class had 55  greatly, I was very happy with the progress that we had made and． became even more dedicated to Darnell's success, We had a lot of   56   learning math; we created  many games and played them to make learning more  57  for Darnell． All that Darnell needed was the one-on-one attention that I was able to give him and once he 58   it, his improvement was evident almost  59 . I was able to work with Darnell and encourage him to learn the 60 Dr. Caldwell worked with me to become a better writer．

1.                A．grade          B．study           C．future    D．essay

2.                A．solutions        B．approaches      C．assessments   D．suggestions

3.                A．still            B．also            C．again D．even

4.                A．talk            B．put            C．turn D．build

5.                A．tough          B．similar          C．rough    D．general

6.                A．spent          B．took           C．cost D．paid

7.                A．encouraged     B．forced          C．expected D．begged

8.                A．experiment     B．experience      C．example  D．moment

9.                A．behind         B．below          C．out of    D．ahead of

10.               A．influence       B．sympathy       C．comfort   D．attention

11.               A．When          B．Before         C．While D．Once

12.               A．absorbed       B．delighted       C．concerned D．uninterested

13.               A．conveyed       B．submitted       C．learned   D．accomplished

14.               A．looked         B．opened        C．walked    D．came

15.               A．obtained       B．raised          C．improved  D．decreased

16.               A．trouble         B．patience        C．fun   D．difficulty

17.               A．difficult        B．important       C．reasonable D．enjoyable

18.               A．learned        B．received        C．afforded   D．failed

19.               A．instantly        B．punctually      C．slowly D．gradually

20.               A．skill           B．means         C．knowledge D．way