III. 完形填空：

Many people believe everything or almost everything they read in newspapers or hear on radio. A few years ago I __36__ a story about a husband and wife who made a __37__ mistake. They had gone shopping and had taken their small baby ????__38__ with them. After they had finished their shopping, they returned to their car to go home. __39__they reached their car, they put the baby in the plastic baby carrier that __40__ rode in for safety. The couple then __41__ in their car towards home. After they had driven a few miles, they __42__the back seat to see how the baby was. To their surprise, the baby was not there. According to the __43__, the couple had put the plastic seat and the baby on the top of the car but had __44__ to put him inside the car. They had driven away with the baby on the top of the car.

The couple drove back__45__the store but did not find the baby. They called the police, and the police said that they __46__ the baby and that the baby was __47__. The baby had fallen from the top of the car but had been __48__ by his plastic seat. The __49__couple took their baby home and were always careful after that.

There was one thing __50__with the story. It was not true. Stories such as this one are often __51__ in newspapers and on radio and television. Because they are read and heard __52__that usually report the truth, many people believe them. People also believe them because, like the story__53__, they have something unusual or frightening about them. What is __54__is that newspaper and radio reporters __55__ believe them.

36. A. wrote         B. read           C. told           D. imagined

37. A. puzzling      B. terrible         C. interesting      D. harmful

38. A. alone         B. along           C. away          D. around 

39. A. Since         B. Before           C. While          D. After

40. A. they          B. she              C. we            D. he

41. A. went away     B. drove off         C. moved on       D. left out

42. A. searched       B. glanced at        C. examined       D. thought of

43. A. newspaper     B. radio             C. story          D. report

44. A. left           B. planned           C. forgotten       D. expected

45. A. around        B. towards           C. near           D. for

46. A. saved         B. saw               C. helped        D. had

47. A. dangerous      B. dead             C. comfortable     D. fine

48. A. protected      B. saved             C. covered         D. caught

49. A. satisfied       B. puzzled           C. grateful         D. frightened

50. A. wrong         B. right             C. important       D. necessary

51. A. reported       B. told              C. made           D. written

52. A. at ease        B. in places          C. for sure         D. with joy

53. A. told           B. mentioned        C. printed         D. recorded

54. A. surprising      B. believable         C. unlucky        D. strange

55. A. never         B. almost            C. also            D. always

One Sunday morning my mother walked into my room. “   36   !” she said, proudly holding up a yellow    37    with black and white stripes. “I made it just for you. What do you think?”

I    38     my tongue. How could I tell Mom it was the most hideous（丑陋） one I had ever seen?

“It’s perfect for    39   ,” my mother continued. “I    40     someone had made a dress like this for me.”

    41   you can’t wear it, I thought. But I knew Mom had spent a lot of time on the dress. Only the world’s most     42    daughter would refuse. Reluctantly（不情愿的）. I put it on.

All through church I prayed, Lord, let me get out of here    43    anyone seeing me. Especially Dennis Pearce, the boy I had a crush on. He was one of the cutest (bright) guys at Neptune High. Although we were in some of the same classes, Dennis had    44    taken any notice of me.

At the end of the service（仪式） I    45    for the door. But I had to wait on the    46   while my parents chatted with their friends. Just a little while longer ... Then     47     the corner of my eye I saw the Pearce approaching（走近）.   48    I could escape, Dennis was right beside me.

I started gabbing(闲聊) a mile a minute（快）, hoping if I kept it    49     he wouldn’t notice my horrible dress. “I am going to college in September,” I said.

“That’s great,” Dennis replied. “I got   50   to the police academy.”

“Wow!” I said.  Somehow I kept the conversation going. Soon we were walking to the parking lot together. The next thing I knew Dennis had first asked me   51    .

We courted(相爱) through college, and eventually（最后） got married. Months after our wedding, I asked Dennis if he remembered the day  52  he had first asked me out.（约会）

“   53   bet I do,” he said. “You were always    54    in school, almost standoffish (coldhearted). I didn’t think you’d be much fun. But you were so animated (lively) when we talked on the church steps, I wanted to get to know you better.” Maybe that   55    yellow dress wasn’t what I would have chosen, but that day it was the perfect dress for me.

36. A. Strange      B. Surprise      C. Interesting      D. Puzzled

37. A. dress        B. coat          C. skirt          D. hat

38. A. beat         B. held          C. bit           D. caught

39. A. the party     B. church        C. school        D. your birthday

40. A. hope        B. expected      C. wish          D. wished

41. A. Too beautiful   B. Too big        C. Too small    D. Too bad

42. A. ungrateful     B. lovely          C. considerate   D. responsible

43. A. beyond            B. before         C. until         D. without

44. A. never         B. sometimes      C. frequently    D. ever

45. A. made        B. ran            C. escaped      D. walked

46. A. steps        B. gate            C. door         D. bench

47. A. within       B. out of          C. beside         D. off

48. A. Until        B. After           C. Not until      D. Before

49. A. on           B. back          C. in            D. up

50. A. received      B. accepted       C. permitted      D. allowed

51 A. my telephone  B. my address     C. out           D. in

52. A. that          B. which         C. on when      D. When

53 A. I            B. You           C. We            D. They

54. A. quiet         B. calm           C. silent         D. still

55. A. blue-white striped  B. black and white stripes  C. zebra-striped    D. dark-white-striped

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。

One Sunday morning my mother walked into my room. “_ 36  !” she said, proudly holding up a yellow  37  with black and white stripes. “I made it just for you. What do you think?”

    I   38  my tongue. How could I tell Mom it was the most hideous one I had ever seen?

  “It’s perfect for   39  ,” my mother continued. “I  40  someone had made a dress like this for me.”

      41  you can’t wear it, I thought. But I knew Mom had spent a lot of time on the dress. Only the world’s most   42  daughter would refuse. reluctantly（不情愿的）. I put it on.

    All through church I prayed, Lord, let me get out of here __43   anyone seeing me. Especially Dennis Pearce, the boy I had a crush on. He was one of the cutest (bright) guys at Neptune High. Although we were in some of the same classes, Dennis had   44  taken any notice of me.

    At the end of the service I  45   for the door. But I had to wait on the   46  while my parents chatted with their friends. Just a little while longer… Then   47  the corner of my eye I saw the Pearce approaching.    48  I could escape, Dennis was right beside me.

    I started gabbing a mile a minute, hoping if I kept it   49   he wouldn’t notice my horrible dress. “I am going to college in September,” I said.

    “That’s great,” Dennis replied. “I got   50  to the police academy.”

    “Wow!” I said. Somehow I kept the conversation going. Soon we were walking to the parking lot together. The next thing I knew Dennis had first asked me  51  .

    We courted through college, and eventually got married. Months after our wedding I asked Dennis if he remembered the day   52   he had first asked me out.

    “You bet I do,” he said. “You were always 53 in school, almost standoffish (coldhearted). I didn’t think you’d be much fun. But you were so animated (lively) when we talked on the church steps, I wanted to get to know you better.” Maybe that   55   yellow dress wasn’t  55  I would have chosen, but that day it was the perfect dress for me.

36. A. Strange       B. Surprise        C. Interesting     D. Puzzled

37. A. dress         B. coat            C. skirt          D. hat

38. A. beat           B. held           C. bit            D. caught

39. A. the party      B. church          C. school        D. your birthday

40. A. hope         B. expected        C. wish          D. wished

41. A. Too beautiful   B. Too big         C. Too small      D. Too bad

42. A. ungrateful      B. lovely          C. considerate    D. responsible

43. A. beyond       B. before          C. until           D. without

44. A. never         B. sometimes       C. frequently     D. ever

45. A. made         B. ran             C. escaped        D. walked

46. A. steps          B. gate            C. door          D. bench

47. A. within        B. out of          C. beside          D. off

48. A. Until         B. After           C. Not until       D. Before

49. A. on           B. back            C. in             D. up

50. A. agreed       B. accepted        C. permitted       D. allowed

51. A. my telephone   B. my address      C. out            D. in

52. A. that           B. which           C. on when       D. \

53 A. quiet         B. calm            C. silent          D. still

54. A. blue -white striped                 B. black and white stripes

   C. zebra-striped                    D. dark-white-striped

55.A. what        B. which         C. that            D. One