完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was on my school’s playground the other day. Suddenly, an ice cream truck  36  right in front of one of the main common areas of the school. I never  37  an ice cream man would come  38  us — overgrown kids. So I was quite  39  when the sweet man in the truck  40 , “ Free ice cream!” I  41  him to confirm(证实) what he said. I asked, “ I’m sorry, but what did you say?”
“Free ice cream. You have your  42  of these four frozen treats: the rocket pop, the chocolate e clair, the strawberry shortcake, or the drumstick.”
After I make sure that this guy was really  43  free ice cream, I talked with him for a while. He told me that his  44  had always been to travel around giving people free ice cream, and that was  45  what he now does. He maxed out all his credit cards, slept in his  46 , and lived with his parents  47  he could continue to follow his dream during hard times. Now, he has  48  from large companies such as Levi’s to support him to do what he  49  .
The ice cream man told me that he was  50  inspiring people to do exactly what their  51  tell them to do in life: I  52  asking him with respect, “So your dream was just to  53  around and give people free ice cream” It seemed like such a  54  goal.
“Yes, just meeting people and making them  55 ,” he replied.
36. A. followed             B. passed               C. broke                D. stopped
37. A. explained            B. doubted             C. thought             D. proved
38. A. with                  B. before               C. for                    D. after
39. A. surprised            B. angry                C. worried             D. sad
40. A. broke in             B. stopped by         C. showed off        D. called out
41. A. went up to          B. knocked into      C. laughed at         D. looked into
42. A. attention             B. choice               C. way                  D. answer
43. A. picking out               B. giving away       C. going through    D. talking about
44. A. dream                B. job                   C. fear                  D. experiment
45. A. commonly          B. possibly            C. unluckily           D. exactly
46. A. building             B. bag                   C. truck                 D. hotel
47. A. in case                B. now that            C. as if                  D. so that
48. A. desire                 B. invitation          C. help                  D. experience
49. A. promises             B. suggests            C. loves                 D. remembers
50. A. sorry for             B. worried about    C. careful with              D. interested in
51. A. companies          B. teachers             C. parents             D. hearts
52. A. forgot                B. regretted           C. kept                  D. stopped
53. A. fly                            B. cycle                 C. drive                 D. look
54. A. normal              B. dangerous          C. difficult            D. special
55. A. request               B. smile                C. prepare             D. understand

This is the letter that Mr. White wrote before his death about his three books for children:
Dear Reader:
I receive many letters from children and can't answer them all -- there wouldn't be time enough in a day. That is why I am sending you this printed reply to your letter. I'll try to answer some of the questions that are commonly asked.
Where did I get the idea for Stuart Little and for Charlotte's Web? Well, many years ago I went to bed one night in a railway sleeping car, and during the night I dreamed about a tiny boy who acted rather like a mouse. That's how the story of Stuart Little got started.
As for Charlotte's Web, I like animals and my barn（谷仓） is a very pleasant place to be, at all hours. One day when I was on my way to feed the pig, I began feeling sorry for the pig because, like most pigs, he was doomed to die. This made me sad. So I started thinking of ways to save a pig's life. I had been watching a big grey spider at her work and was impressed by how clever she was at weaving. Gradually I worked the spider into the story that you know, a story of friendship and salvation（拯救） on a farm. Three years after I started writing it, it was published. (I am not a fast worker, as you can see.)
Sometimes I'm asked how old I was when I started to write, and what made me want to write. I started early -- as soon as I could spell. In fact, I can't remember any time in my life when I wasn't busy writing. I don't know what caused me to do it, or why I enjoyed it, but I think children often find pleasure and satisfaction is trying to set their thoughts down on paper, either in words or in pictures. I was no good at drawing, so I used words instead. As I grew older, I found that writing can be a way of earning a living.
Some of my readers want me to visit their school. Some want me to send a picture, or an autograph, or a book. And some ask questions about my family and my animals and my pets. Much as I'd like to, I can't go visiting. I can't send books, either -- you can find them in a bookstore or a library. Many children assume that a writer owns (or even makes) his own books. This is not true -- books are made by the publisher. If a writer wants a copy, he must buy it. That's why I can't send books. And I do not send autographs（亲笔签名，手稿） -- I leave that to the movie stars. I live most of the year in the country, in New England. From our windows we can look out at the sea and the mountains. I live near my married son and three grandchildren.
Are my stories true, you ask? No, they are imaginary tales, containing fantastic characters and events. In real life, a family doesn't have a child who looks like a mouse; in real life, a spider doesn't spin words in her web. In real life, a swan doesn't blow a trumpet（喇叭，小号） . But real life is only one kind of life -- there is also the life of the imagination. And although my stories are imaginary, I like to think that there is some truth in them, too -- truth about the way people and animals feel and think and act.
Yours sincerely,
E.B. White
【小题1】What does the author do?

完形填空 （共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
I was on a bus one March evening. The driver didn’t   1  to start the bus soon because it was not yet   2 . A middle-aged woman got on. Tired and sad, she told her story    3 , not to anyone in particular. On her way to the station, half of her   4  was stolen. The other half was hidden under her blouse, so she   5  still had some left. A few minutes later, she stopped crying, but still looked   6  .
When all the seats were taken, the driver started the engine. The conductor began to collect fares. When she came to an old man in worn-out clothes, he   7  that he had spent all his money when he had accidentally got on a wrong bus and now he was trying to go home. On hearing this, she ordered the old man to   8 the bus. The old man was almost in tears as he   9 her to let him take the bus home. The driver took the conductor’s side and repeated the conductor’s   10 .
The woman was watching the incident.  11 the driver and the conductor raised their voices at the old man, she interfered (干预).
“Stop   12  him! Can’t you see he’s only trying to get home?”
“He doesn’t have any money!” the driver   13  .
“Well, that’s no   14  to throw him off the bus,” she insisted.
Then she reached inside her blouse, took out her   15  money, and handed it to the conductor. “Here’s his fare and mine. Just stop giving him a   16  time.”
All heads turned to the woman. “It’s only money,” she shrugged（耸肩）. She rode the rest of the way home   17  a happy smile, with the money she’d lost earlier   18  .
On the road of life, the help of strangers can   19  our loads and lift our spirits. How much sweeter the   20  will be when we make it a little smoother for others!

I made up my mind to drive to South Carolina to meet my friends in my used car. Though I had only been there once  36  and did not know the  37  very well, I was on the  38  after I had made some inquiries (询问).
At Ashvelle, there was a crossroad where I could go on along the main road or I could take a short cut. The short cut was to  39  several hills and was dangerous, I hesitated (犹豫)for a little while and then chose the main road, for I wanted to be  40 .
Something strange happened after I drove a long  41  and found it was not the correct road that I wanted to  42 , but the hilly road I decided to avoid. I realized that it was at the  43  that I had made the  44  mistake. “What shall I do?” I asked myself. If I went back to take that road again, it would be very late by the time I got to Columbia. Thinking it  45 , I decided to go on. “If  46  people can go along this road, why can’t I?” I  47  myself
The short cut, to my surprise ,was not that  48 . In fact, it was only a very peaceful country road,  49  up and down two low  50 .There was  51  traffic. On both sides of the road, you could see trees, wild flowers, and  52  with cows and horses. My fear was  53  with the wind. Listening to the beautiful country music over my car stereo (立体声), I drove on and  54  the scenery which was so quiet and so natural. Even my used car forgot to give me  55 . It was just in this light heartedness that I arrived at my destination. My friends, after they heard what had happened to me, all said it sounded like an adventure.

Doctors Say Most Heart Disease Preventable

Heart disease is the number one killer, worldwide, of men and women over the age of 60. But people of all ages die of heart attacks each year. And while death rates have declined in the U.S. and many western European countries, they are on the rise in the developing world. 1.     .

No one would have guessed that Barbara Teng would have a heart attack. She was not overweight. She did not smoke or exercise.“In 2004, the week after I turned 49, when I was on a business trip in Chicago, I had a major heart attack," she said. 2.     . She now exercises daily, and monitors her heart health.

Dr. Patrice Nickens, who is with the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, thinks that heart disease is 82 percent preventable. “3.     ,” she said, “Men are also facing the same problem, and the key to staying healthy is knowing your numbers”.

“Your weight, your blood cholesterol, blood sugar and your blood pressure are important numbers that can help you take action and reduce your risk,” she said.

4.     .

“And the steps to take are simple: don’t smoke, maintain a healthy weight, exercise, know your numbers and talk to your physician and control these risks,” she said.

  African-Americans are at higher-than-average risk for heart disease and stroke; people don't even know they have it, which increases the risk. Medstar Washington Hospital Center is trying to reach this population. 5.     . For example, helping the people monitor their blood pressure. If people realize they are at risk for heart disease, they'll make lifestyle changes: lose weight, exercise, eat the right foods and keep in touch with a doctor 

A. A healthy lifestyle can prevent heart disease

B. So we must cure heart disease

C. It is the leading cause of death for women

D. With the right training, they can play an important role in community health

E. And that changed her life

F. Lack of exercise causes heart attacks

G. Yet most heart disease is preventable.