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36—55各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

One evening after dinner，Mr．and Mrs．Bond called a family meeting．“We’ve had to make a  36  decision，” Mr．Bond announced．“You see，your mother has been offered a post as co-director of a TV station in Chicago． 37 ，the station is not here．After  38  long and hard about it，we’ve  39  that the right decision is to move to Chicago．”

Marc looked  40 ，while his sister Rachel breathlessly started asking when they’d be moving．“It’s surprising but exciting!” she said．Marc simply said，“I can’t leave my  41 ． I’d rather stay here and live with Tommy Lyons !”

The Bonds hoped that by the time they moved to Chicago in August，Marc would grow more  42  the idea of leaving．However，he showed no  43  of accepting the decision，refusing to  44  his belongings．

45  the morning of their move，Marc was nowhere to be found．His parents called Tommy Lyons’ house，but Mrs．Lyons said she hadn’t seen Marc．Mrs．Bond became increasingly  46  while her husband felt angry with their son for behaving so  47 ．

What they didn’t know was that Marc had started to walk over to Tommy’s house with a faint idea of  48  in Lyons’ attic (阁楼) for a few days．But as he walked along，all the  49  landscape of his neighbourhood  50  him of the things he and his family had done together : the green fence he and his mother had painted；the trees he and his sister used to  51  while playing hide-and-seek；the park  52  he and his father often took walks together．How much would these  53  without his family，who made them special in the first place ? Marc didn’t take the  54  to answer that question but instead，he hurried back to his house， 55  if the were any boxes the right size to hold his record collection．

36．A．different      B．quick           C．wise                D．final

37．A．Besides            B．However          C．Therefore     D．Even though

38．A．thinking          B．quarrelling       C．complaining     D．arguing

39．A．known             B．recognized       C．concluded     D．insisted

40．A．shocked           B．puzzled            C．disappointed     D．excited

41．A．classmates     B．friends             C．neighbours       D．parents

42．A．delighted at      B．pleased with     C．used to            D．worried about

43．A．ways               B．signs           C．interests       D．hopes

44．A．pack                B．collect             C．tie                   D．pile

45．A．Before             B．In                   C．On                  D．During

46．A．anxious           B．angry                 C．frightened     D．miserable

47．A．rudely             B．irregularly          C．irresponsibly   D．naughtily

48．A．hiding             B．staying            C．sleeping           D．living

49．A．beautiful      B．familiar           C．splendid       D．modern

50．A．recalled           B．remembered     C．warned            D．reminded

51．A．plant           B．water           C．climb                 D．hide

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

53．A．cost                 B．value           C．mean               D．measure

54．A．time                B．courage           C．strength           D．patience

55．A．looking           B．wondering              C．asking             D．expecting

 

阅读下面短文，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，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。

There was a woman in Detroit（底特律），who has two sons．She was worried 36 them，especially the younger one，Ben， 37 he was not doing well in school．Boys in his class 38 fun of him because he seemed so 39 ．

　 The mother 40 that she would，herself，have to get her sons to do better in school．She 41 them to go to the Detroit Public Library to read a 42 a week and do a report about it for her．

　 One day，in Ben’s 43 ，the teacher held up a rock and asked if anyone knew it．Ben 44 up his hand and the teacher let him 45 ．“Why did Ben raise his hand？” they wondered．He 46 said anything；what could he possibly want to say？

　 Well，Ben not only 47 the rock；he said a lot about it．He named other rocks in its group and even knew 48 the teacher had found it． The teacher and the students were 49 ．Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book 50 ．

　 Ben later went on to the 51 of his class．When he finished high school，he went to Yale University (耶鲁大学) 52 at last became one of the best doctors in the United States．

　 After Ben had grown up，he 53 something about his mother that he did not know as a 54 ．

　 She，herself，had never learned how to 55 ．

36．A．about　　　　　　 　　　 B. on　　　　　 　　　　 C. with　　　　 　　　　　　 D. over

37．A．because　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. so　　　　　 　　　　 C. but　　　　　 　　　 D. though　　　

38．A．played　　　　　 　　　 B. got　　　　 　　　　 C. took　　　　 　　　　　　 D. made

39．A．clever　　　　　 　　　 B. hard　　　　 　　　 C. slow　　　　 　　　　　　 D. quick

40．A．asked　　　　　　 　　　 B. decided　　 　　　 C. forgot　　　 　　　　　　 D. heard

41．A．made　　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. let　　　　 　　　　 C. told　　　　 　　　 D. considered

42．A．notice　　　　　 　　　 B. message　　 　　 C. book　　　　 　　　　　　 D. question

43．A．class　　　　　　 　　　　 B. room　　　　 　　　　　　 C. office　　　 　　　　　　 D. lab

44．A．looked　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. gave　　　　 　　　 C. took　　　　 　　　　　　 D. put

45．A．think　　　　　　 　　　　 B. leave　　　 　　　 C. stand　　　　 　　　　　　 D. speak

46．A．always　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. even　　　　 　　　 C. quickly　　　 　　 D. never

47．A．found　　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. played　　　 　　　　　　 C. knew　　　　 　　 D. threw

48．A．whether　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. when　　　　 　　　　　　 C. where　　　　 　　 D. why

49．A．afraid　　　　　 　　　　 B. surprised　 　　 C. worried　　　 　　 D. unhappy

50．A．pictures　　　　 　　　　　　 B. exercises　 　　 C. shops　　　　 　　　　　　 D. reports

51．A．top　　　　　　　 　　　　 B. end　　　　 　　　 C. back　　　　 　　　　　　 D. side

52．A．so　　　　　　　 　　　　 B. and　　　　 　　　 C. or　　　　　 　　　 D. however

53．A．learnt　　　　　 　　　　 B. remembered　 　 C. understood　 　 D. guessed

54．A．doctor　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. child　　　 　　　　 C. student　　　 　　 D. teacher

55．A．read　　　　　　 　　　　 B. work　　　　 　　　　　　 C. teach　　　　 　　　　　　 D. show

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36—55各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

       One evening after dinner，Mr．and Mrs．Bond called a family meeting．“We’ve had to make a  36  decision，” Mr．Bond announced．“You see，your mother has been offered a post as co-director of a TV station in Chicago． 37 ，the station is not here．After  38  long and hard about it，we’ve  39  that the right decision is to move to Chicago．”

       Marc looked  40 ，while his sister Rachel breathlessly started asking when they’d be moving．“It’s surprising but exciting!” she said．Marc simply said，“I can’t leave my  41 ． I’d rather stay here and live with Tommy Lyons !”

       The Bonds hoped that by the time they moved to Chicago in August，Marc would grow more  42  the idea of leaving．However，he showed no  43  of accepting the decision，refusing to  44  his belongings．

        45  the morning of their move，Marc was nowhere to be found．His parents called Tommy Lyons’ house，but Mrs．Lyons said she hadn’t seen Marc．Mrs．Bond became increasingly  46  while her husband felt angry with their son for behaving so  47  ．

       What they didn’t know was that Marc had started to walk over to Tommy’s house with a faint idea of  48  in Lyons’ attic (阁楼) for a few days．But as he walked along，all the  49  landscape of his neighbourhood  50  him of the things he and his family had done together : the green fence he and his mother had painted；the trees he and his sister used to  51  while playing hide-and-seek；the park  52  he and his father often took walks together．How much would these  53  without his family，who made them special in the first place ? Marc didn’t take the  54  to answer that question but instead，he hurried back to his house， 55  if the were any boxes the right size to hold his record collection．

36．A．different       B．quick            C．wise                D．final

37．A．Besides            B．However          C．Therefore      D．Even though

38．A．thinking          B．quarrelling       C．complaining     D．arguing

39．A．known             B．recognized       C．concluded     D．insisted

40．A．shocked           B．puzzled            C．disappointed     D．excited

41．A．classmates     B．friends             C．neighbours       D．parents

42．A．delighted at      B．pleased with     C．used to            D．worried about

43．A．ways               B．signs            C．interests        D．hopes

44．A．pack                B．collect             C．tie                   D．pile

45．A．Before             B．In                   C．On                  D．During

46．A．anxious           B．angry                  C．frightened     D．miserable

47．A．rudely             B．irregularly           C．irresponsibly   D．naughtily

48．A．hiding             B．staying            C．sleeping           D．living

49．A．beautiful       B．familiar           C．splendid        D．modern

50．A．recalled           B．remembered     C．warned            D．reminded

51．A．plant            B．water            C．climb                  D．hide

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

53．A．cost                 B．value            C．mean               D．measure

54．A．time                B．courage           C．strength           D．patience

55．A．looking           B．wondering              C．asking             D．expecting

The sound of the rain hitting the windows wakes me up and it sounds just exactly as it did 15 years ago, which reminded me of my girlhood.

It was my second day of 26 and it was raining heavily. I could not 27 the habit I had at home , so I fell asleep right at my 28 . I woke up to find myself not in the classroom but carried on Dad’s back. We were 29 home. It was the last time I felt 30 to him.

After that, he never carried me or hugged me as other fathers did to their children. I was not bothered much by this 31 . I was proud of it, for I felt 32 and “grown up.” However, there were times when I felt depressed by not having sought 33 from him.

One day, I was writing Chinese characters as homework. I hated doing this more than anything. Dad came and stood behind me for a moment, 34 me scratching (乱涂，勾抹) the paper. Then he said, “This kind of writing needs 35 .Your writing is not strong enough. Press harder.”

I follow his 36 for the next two words, but 37 I could see little improvement, I followed my own method the 38 way. His advice did not improve my writing but our 39 . As I grew older, I found out that he had finished his 40 in Grade 6, which was the highest grade in town then, so he was considered to be a 41 . People used to ask him to write something to put on the walls, but he never felt very useful.

He often said to me, “As you can see, this family is going to depend on you. We are 42 to improve you anything for your future .You have to get 43 to change the life for yourself.”

As a result of his 44 , I have 45 it through high school and through college.

26. A. graduation　　　　　 B. employment　　　　　　 C. college　　　　　　　　　　 D. school

27. A. from　　　　　　　　 B. resist　　　　　　　　　　　 C. follow　　　　　　　 D. break

28. A. dormitory　　　　　 B. door　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. desk　　　　　　　　　　　 D. bed

29. A. at　　　　　　　　　　　 B. already　　　　　　　　　　 C. beyond　　　　　　　　　　 D. halfway

30. A. close　　　　　　　　 B. near　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. happy　　　　　　　 D. relaxed

31. A. gap　　　　　　　　　 B. thought　　　　　　　　　 C. action　　　　　　　 D. accident

32. A. lonely　　　　　　　　 B. depressed　　　　　　　　 C. independent　　　　　　 D.comfortable

33. A. comfort　　　　　　 B. help　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. support　　　　　　　　　 D. explanation

34. A. helping　　　 B. directing　　　　　　　　　 C. watching　　　　　　　　 D. blaming

35. A. skill　　　　　　　　　 B. patience　　　　　　　　　 C. time　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. practice

36. A. introduction B. manner　　　　　　　　　　 C. spirit　　　　　　　　　　　 D. advice

37. A. even if　　　　 B. while　　　　　　　　　　　 C. as　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. though

38. A. difficult　　　　　　 B. slow　　　　　　　　　　　 C. efficient　　　　　　　　　 D. fast

39. A. relationship B. friendship　　　　　　　　 C. thought　　　　　　　　　 D. life

40. A. schooling　　　　　 B. life　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hope　　　　　　　　　　　 D. expectation

41. A. writer　　　　　　　　 B. scholar　　　　　　　　　　 C. scientist　　　　　　　　　 D. specialist

42. A. tired　　　　　　　　　 B. glad　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. useless　　　　　　　　　　 D. ready

43. A. an education B. a rich boyfriend C. a well-paid job　 D. a good writing

44. A. help　　　　　　　　　 B. expectations　　　　　　 C. examination　　　　　　 D. watch

45. A. succeeded　　　　　 B. got　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. made　　　　　　　　　　　 D. found

Jane’s mother worked on the farm from dawn till dark, which just could make ends meet. To make Jane live a   36  life. Mother was very carful about spending money.   37  , Jane didn’t understand her. Every day Mother was busy with her  38   while Jane was studying at school, so they had little time to enjoy themselves.

One day, Mother realized Jane was unhappy and even  39  to her, so she decided to go   40  with Jane to make Jane happy.

On Sunday morning they went happily to the snowfield. Since they were   41  in white clothes, the manager advised them to buy ski clothes. He said   42  there was an accident, they might be easily  43  in their ski clothes. Mother couldn’t   44  them, so she refused.

Then they went skiing in their white clothes. They were skiing happily on the   45   when suddenly the snowfield began to  46  . It was the snowslide(雪崩). They ran a long way and  47   the snowslide finally, but they couldn’t find their way. Later, a helicopter was flying above,  48  people on it couldn’t see or hear them. Jane was  49   because she had hurt her head seriously and  50  dropped on the snow. Just then an idea struck Mother. She pierced (刺破) her wrist  51  and then bright red blood dropped down on the snowfield. A red SOS was on the snow. At last Jane  52  , but Mother died.

Every time I   53  the blood dropping onto the snowfield, I feel   54  . I believe anyone who hears the tragedy will  55  Mother for her selfless love to her daughter.

36.     A. happy                B. healthy              C. busy               D. meaningful

37.     A. Moreover             B. However            C. Anyway            D. Though

38.     A. writing         B. housework        C. work               D. research

39.     A. unfriendly       B. loyal                C. kind                D. cruel

40.     A. skating              B. dancing             C. hiking              D. skiing

41.     A. all                     B. both               C. either               D. every

42.     A. now that        B. in case             C. as though           D. even if

43.     A. searched        B. examined           C. found              D. caught

44.     A. pay            B. manage           C. afford               D. stand

45.     A. mountain       B. farmland            C. playground           D. snowfield

46.     A. change         B. melt               C. shake               D. jump

47.     A. escaped         B. passed             C. experienced          D. overcame

48.     A. but             B. so                 C. since               D. while

49.     A. in despair       B. in danger           C. in peace             D. in ruins

50.     A. hair            B. blood              C. tears                D. jewels

51.     A. carefully        B. slowly              C. immediately          D. hardly

52.     A. cried           B. died                C. woke               D. survived

53.     A. find out         B. think of           C. suffer from          D. come across

54.     A. satisfied        B. curious             C. anxious             D. painful

55.     A. admire          B. envy               C. reward             D. thank