第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，共20分)

In the United States there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic (技工). One day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl 　36 　　to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose. After some time the girl 　37　 　the mother would not return to her eggs and she 　38　 　to take them home. There she carefully 　39　 　the eggs in the heat of a lamp. Several days 　40　 　the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the 　41　 .

Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother. 　42　 , to these young geese, the girl was their mother.

As they 　43　 , the girl was able to 　44　 　her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to 　45　 . The girl became increasingly worried about this, both when 　46　 　and in her dreams. Later, she had an 　47　 : She would pilot a plane to guide them in 　48　 . She asked her father for a plane and he assembled(组装)a small aircraft for her.

Caring about 　49　 　safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself. However, the birds did not 　50　 　or follow him, and 　51　 　slept in the grass.

One day, the girl 　52　 　into the plane, started it and soon left the 　53　 . Seeing their mother take to the air, the birds 　54　 　flapped(拍打)their wings and 　55　 . She flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following.

36. A. managed　　　　 B. attempted　　　　　 C. happened　　　　 　D. supposed

37. A. realized　　　　 B. expected　　　　　 C. imagined　　　　 D. admitted

38. A. helped　　　　 　 　B. decided　　　　　　 C. afforded　　　　　 D. meant

39. A. placed　　　 　　 　B. protected　　　　　 C. treated　　　　　 D. examined

40. A. ago　　　　 　　 　B. out　　　　　　　　 C. later　　　　　　 D. long

41. A. family　　　　　 　B. lake　　 　　　　　　C. home　　　　　　 D. world

42. A. But　　　　　　 　B. Also　　　　　　　 　C. Thus　　　　　　 D. Still

43. A. increased　　　　 　B. improved　　　　　 C. rose　　　　　　 D. grew

44. A. ask　　　　　　 　B. lead　　　　　　　 C. want　　　　　　 D. allow

45. A. fly　　　　 　　　 　B. race　　　　　　　 C. swim　　　　　　 D. sing

46. A. asleep　　　　　 　B. away　　　　　　 C. around　　　　　 D. awake

47. A. idea　　　　 　　 　B. opinion　　　　　　 C. explanation　　　 D. excuse

48. A. sky　　　　　　 　B. heaven　　　　　　 C. flight　　　　　　 　D. plane

49. A. his　　　　　　　 B. her　　　　　　　　 C. their　　　　　　 D. its

50. A. respect　　　 　　 　B. remember　　　　　 C. recognize　　　　 D. receive

51. A. so　　　　 　　　　 　B. instead　　　　　　 C. hardly　 　　　　D. too

52. A. climbed　　　　　 B. looked　　　　　　 C. reached　　　　 　D. fell

53. A. house　　　　　　 B. floor　　　　　　 　C. water　　　　　 　D. ground

54. A. secretly　　　　　 B. disappointedly　　　 C. patiently　　　 　D. eagerly

55. A. looked away　　　 B. set out　　　　　　 C. went by　　　　 　D. turned back

35.It made people surprised _____ the chemical melamine (三聚氰胺) was in eggs.

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

34. ______ go straight on to university why not get some work experience first?

A. Instead of　　　 B. Rather than　　　 C. In spite of　　　　 D. In case

33. “Christmas is ____ time for celebration, but this year it is ______darker occasion for many.” The Queen said.

A. a, /　　　　 B. a, a　　　 C. the , a　　　 D. /,　 the

32. I hurried to the bookstore only to find a sign on the door which ______，“For Rent”.

A. wrote　　　　 B. read　　　 C. showed　　　 D. offered

31. There is some doubt _____ she will be able to repay the money on time

A. that　　　 B. which　　　 C. whether　　　 D. why

30. As a result of destroying the forests, a large　　　　 of desert　　　 covered the land.

A. number; has　　　 B. quantity; has　　　 C. number; have　　　 D. quantity; have

29. When _____ about the secret of his success, Steven gave us a smile and said nothing .

A. asking　　　　 B. having asked　　　　 C. ask　　　　　 D. asked　

28. --- I think we can’t repair the damaged car in the small town.

　 --- We are considering _____ to Beijing to have it repaired.

A. to go　　　 B. going　　　　 C. to have gone　　　 D. having gone

27. I though we would be late for the film, ______ we ended up getting there ahead of time..

A. but　　　　 B. or　　　　 C. so　　　　　　 D. for