第二节 完形填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

My job was to make classroom observations and encourage a training program that would enable students to feel good about themselves and take charge of their lives. Donna was one of the volunteer teachers who participated in this 　36　 .

One day, I entered Donna’s classroom, took a seat in the back of the room and　 　37　 .All the students were working on a task. The student next to me was filling her page with “I Can’ts.” “I can’t kick the soccer ball.” “I can’t get Debbie to like me.” Her page was half full and she showed no 　　38　 　of stopping. I walked down the row and found 　39　 　was writing sentences, describing things they couldn’t do.

By this time the activity aroused my 　　40　 　, so I decided to check with the teacher to see what was going on, 　　41　　 　I noticed she too was busy writing “I can’t get John’s mother to come for a parents’ meeting.” …I felt it best not to interrupt.

After another ten minutes, the students were instructed to fold the papers in half and bring them to the front. They placed their “I Can’t” statements into an empty shoe box. Then Donna 　42　 　　hers. She put the lid on the box, tucked it under her arm and headed out the door.

Students followed the teacher. I followed the students. Halfway down the hallway Donna got a shovel(铲子) from the tool house, and then marched the students to the farthest corner of the playground. There they began to 　　43　 . The box of “I Can’ts” was placed at the 　　44　 　of the hole and then quickly covered with dirt. At this point Donna announced, “Boys and girls, please join hands and 　　45　　 　your heads.” They quickly formed a circle around the grave.

Donna delivered the eulogy(悼词).“Friends, we gathered here today to honor the memory of ‘I Can’t.’ He is 　46　 　by his brothers and sisters ‘I Can’ and ‘I Will’. May ‘I Can’t’ rest in 　　47　 . Amen!”

She turned the students 　　48　　 　and marched them back into the classroom. They celebrated the 　　49　　 　of “I Can’t”. Donna cut a large tombstone from paper. She wrote the words “I Can’t ”at the top and the date at the bottom, then hung it in the classroom. On those rare occasions when a student forgot and said, “I Can’t,” Donna 　　50 　　　pointed to the paper tombstone. The student then remembered that “I Can’t” was dead and chose other statement.

36. A. job　　　　　　 B. project　　　　 　C. observation　　　　　 　D. course

37. A. checked　　　　 B. noticed　　　　 　C. watched　　　　　　 　D. waited

38. A. scenes　　　　　 B. senses　　　　 　C. marks　　　　　　　 D. signs

39. A. nobody　　　　 B. somebody　　　 　C. everyone　　　　　　 　D. anyone

40. A. curiosity　　　　 B. suspect　　　　 　C. sympathy　　　　　　 　D. worry

41. A. and　　　　　 　B. or　　　　　　 C. but　　　　　　　　 　D. so

42. A. added　　　　　 B. wrote　　　　　 　C. made　　　　　　　 D. folded

43. A. cry　　　　　　 B. pray　　　　　　 C. dig　　　　　　　　 　D. play

44. A. back　　　　　 B. bottom　　　　 C. top　　　　　　　　 　D. edge

45. A. drop　　　　　 B. raise　　　　　 C. fall　　　　　　　　 　D. lift

46. A. remembered　　 B. punished　　　 　C. removed　　　　　　 　D. replaced

47. A. silence　　　　 B. heart　　　　　 C. peace　　　　　　　 　D. memory

48. A. down　　　　 　B. up　　　　　　 C. off　　　　　　　　　 D. around

49. A. birth　　　　　 B. passing　　　　 　C. loss　　　　　　　　 D. starting

50. A. simply　　　　 B. hardly　　　　 　C. seriously　　　　　　 D. angrily

35. Our teachers always tell us to look forward _______ road signs while walking on the streets.

A.　　　 seeing　　　 B. to seeing　　　 C. to see　　　　　 D. see

34.The girl arranged to have piano lessons at the training centre with her sister______ she would stay for an hour.

A. where　　　 B. who　　　　　 C. which　　　　 D. what

33. Bad weather ______ the plan’s delay.

A. accounts of　 B. accounted for　 C. make for　　　 D. go for

32. He left______ with my secretary that he would call again in the afternoon. He said he would keep ______.

A. words; his words　　　　　　 B. word; his word

C. word; word　　　　　　　　 D. the word; his words

31. --What do you think made Mary so upset?

-- ______ her new MP4.

A.　　　 As she lost　 B. Lost　　　 C. Losing　　　　　 D. Because of losing

30. ______ was known to all of them was ______ Bob had broken his promise that he would give them a raise.

A. As; which　 B. What; that　 C. It; that　　　　　 D. It; which

29. It was ______ yesterday ______ that Portugal had beaten North Korea in theWorld Cup.

A. not until; did I learn　　　 B. until; that I learned

C. not until; when I learned　 D. not until; that I learned　

28. A story goes ______ she liked nothing more than being surrounded by clever and qualified noblemen at court.

A. when　　　 B. where　　 C. what　　　　　　 D. that