第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

A farmer had some young dogs to sell. He painted a sign describing the dogs and began to nail (钉) 　36　 　to a post in his yard. As he was driving the last nail, 　he 　37　 　a pull on his coat. He looked 　38　 　and found a little boy.

　　 “Mister,” he said, “I want to 　39　 　one of your dogs.”

　　 “Well,” said the farmer, as he 　40　 　the sweat (汗水) off his neck, “these dogs come from 　41　 　parents and cost a good deal of money.”

　　 The boy 　　42　 　his head for a moment. Reaching deep into his pocket, he pulled out a handful of 　43　 　and held it up to the farmer. “I’ve got thirty-nine cents. Is that 　44　 　to take a look?”

　　 “Sure,” said the farmer.

　　 Then he let out a 　45　 . “Here, Dolly!” he called.

　　 Out from the doghouse ran Dolly 　46　 　by four little balls of fur. The boy’s eyes danced　 47　 .

　　 As the dogs made their way to the fence (篱笆), the boy noticed something else moving　 48　 　inside the doghouse. Slowly another little ball 　49　 . This one was even smaller, walking with 　50　 　toward the others, doing its best to catch up with them.

　　 “I　 　51　 　that one,” the boy said, pointing to the smallest and 　52　 　developed dog.

　　 The farmer said, “Son, you don’t want that dog, 　53　 　he will never be able to run and play with you.”

Hearing that, the boy stepped back, and began rolling up one leg of his 　54　 . A steel brace (支撑板) appeared running down his leg connecting itself with a 　55　 　made shoe. He said to the farmer, “You see, I don’t run too well myself, and he will need someone who understands.”

36. A. it　　　　 　　 B. them　　　 C. dog 　　　D. dogs

37. A. found　　 　　 B. felt 　 C. realized　 　 D. caused

38. A. back　　　 　 B. forwards C. down　　 　　　 D. up

39. A. raise　　　 　 B. keep　 　　 C. afford　　　 　　 D. buy　

40. A. took　　　 　　 B. carried　　 　　 C. removed　　　 D. moved

41. A. fine　　　 　 B. special　　 　　 C. ordinary D. natural

42. A. fell　　　　 　 B. dropped　 C. raised　　　 　　 D. rose

43. A. bills　　　 　 B. notes　　　 　　 C. change　 　　 D. exchange

44. A. right　　　 　B. enough C. nice　 　　 D. exact

45. A. breath　　 　　B. noise　　 　　 C. cry 　　D. whistle

46. A. followed　 　 B. run　　 　　 C. caught　 　 D. hurried

47. A. with care　 　B. with delight　　 C. in surprise　　 　　　　　　 D. in danger

48. A. quickly　　 　　 B. violently　　　 　 C. slightly　　 　 D. happily

49. A. came　　　 　B. went　　　 　　　 C. appeared　　　　　　　 D. jumped

50. A. upset　　 　　B. worry　　 　　　 C. help　　 　　　　　 　D. difficulty

51. A. love　　　 　B. like 　　　 　　　　C. prefer　 　 　　D. want

52. A. most　　　　 B. least　 C. much 　　 　　　D. very

53. A. for　　　　 　 B. and　 　　 C. though　　 　　　 D. but

54. A. legs　　　 　 B. arms 　　 C. trousers 　 D. coats

55. A. especially　 　 B. specially　　 C. powerfully　　 D. wonderfully

35. _____ 　in the interesting story, the girl didn’t notice that all her classmates have all gone away.

A. Buried　 　B. Burying　 C .To bury 　D. Bury

34. Scientists are afraid that some day an even bigger earthquake will _____ the area.

A. strike　　 B. beat　　 C. knock　 D. push

33. As the strong winds blew down many tall trees, some of the streets in the city were _______.

A. struck　 B. caught　　 C. crowded　 D. blocked

32. – Do you think the Suns will beat Bulls?

--Yes. They have better players, so I _____ them to win.

A. hope　 B. prefer　 C. expect　 D. want

31. A person’s ____ body temperature is about 37C.

A. ordinary　 B. normal　 C. common　 D. usual

30. She started singing to the baby and was ____ with a smile.

A. awarded B. rewarded　　　 C. prized　　　 D. valued