第二节 完型填空（共20小题，小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文所给各题的四个选项（A, B, C, D）中选能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
In 1991, 1 spent five months in Niger. There were many things I found difficult about this place—the climate and beggars were my biggest complaints. One day, a friend and I  36  for neighbouringBurkina Faso to work in a health clinic. Arriving by taxi at our  37  in Burkina, we began to  38  . I had a large backpack and a smaller daypack. With my daypack between my legs, I reached for my larger piece of  39  . Out of the darkness, a motorbike with two men  40  slowly Without warning, one of the men grabbed my daypack  41  the motorbike swept close by. Within seconds, the two were out of sight,  42  up by the night. The bag had everything  43  to me, my passport, money and an airline ticket. I was in deep trouble. All I wanted was to leave this hell.
Then, walking through Burkina's streets the following week, I was  44  rudely by an old woman who stretched her hand in my face. "Cadeau (gift)! Cadeau!" she  45  in French.
I'd had enough. I was sick and  46  of the country. I told her  47  in French, "I have no 'cadeau'. I have no money A thief stole all my money a week ago and now I can't  48  your country. I cannot give you anything."
The beggar woman listened  49   and thought about my words. "Then I will give you a cadeau," she announced and  50  into the folds of her dress. Kindly, she placed an old, dark brown coin in my  51  .  I looked at it in  52  . It was an extremely small amount of money—but for this woman, the coin  53  a meal. At that moment, I saw the beauty of the  54  of Burkina Faso, and appreciated the kindness of me  55  .
36. A. went                  B. headed                   C. served                   D. worked
37. A. destination            B. spot                         C. goal                      D. station
38. A. rest                      B. dine                         C. load                             D. unload
39. A. equipment            B. furniture                  C. luggage                 D. medicine
40. A. rode                     B. drove                       C. approached            D. left
41. A. because                B. as                            C. until                         D. after
42. A. taken                   B. brought                    C. turned                   D. swallowed
43. A. memorable           B. important                 C. beautiful                  D. wonderful
44. A. cheated                B. charged                    C. stopped                    D. questioned
45. A. cried                    B. whispered                 C. threatened                D. demanded
46. A. fond                    B. proud                       C. aware                       D. tired
47. A. pleasantly            B. firmly                     C. actively                   D. bravely
48. A. get rid of             B. take advantage of     C. get out of                D. take notice of
49. A. attentively           B. anxiously               C. curiously                       D. coldly
50. A. reached               B. pulled                     C. looked                    D. came
51. A. pocket                       B. bag                         C. dress                      D. palm
52. A. fright                 B. disappointment         C. shock                     D. satisfaction
53. A. bought                B. meant                      C. ordered                   D. prepared
54. A. country                      B. society                    C. nature                     D. people
55. A. foreign               B. poor                        C .rich                        D. Female

They may make us scared, but somehow we just can’t get enough of our favorite monsters．From literature to movies, TV shows to Halloween（万圣节） costumes（服装）, we want more of these blood-drinking, walking-dead, scary creatures!
Here’s a look at a few of them．
Mummy（木乃伊）: All you’ll need is a generous supply of toilet paper of make this instantly recognizable costume．The concept of mummies dates back thousands of years and across many cultures．Mummies are constantly seen in books, movies, and of course, on every Halloween night．
Werewolf（狼人）: The werewolf is known for its superhuman strength and shape-shifting powers．Examples of the werewolf date back to ancient Greek and Roman stories, which were about humans changing into animals and animals changing into humans．With television shows and movies, werewolves are once again having a strong influence on popular culture．
Frankenstein: Mary Shelley created the monster in her 1818 novel．Victor Frankenstein, a scientist who is curious about life and death, uses different body parts to create his works．Shocked by his new scientific creation, however, Victor ran away, leaving the creature to leave the laboratory and go out into the human world．Whether in books, movies, or onstage, this monster is still a costume favorite for people of all ages．
Zombie（僵尸）: Halloween activities would incomplete without zombies to really give people a fright．The zombie earned its title as one of Halloween’s most terrifying creatures after popular films．Zombies still frighten audiences as undead monsters that return to feast on the living．
Dracula（德拉库拉）: This classic vampire（吸血鬼） has terrified audiences for decades, but first appeared as a character in Irish writer Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel．In horror films, Dracula remains the most popular character．He is known for his pale skin, sharp teeth, red lips and son on．
【小题1】According to the article, monsters ______．

第二节完型填空（共20小题，小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文所给各题的四个选项（A, B, C, D）中选能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
In 1991, 1 spent five months in Niger. There were many things I found difficult about this place—the climate and beggars were my biggest complaints. One day, a friend and I  36  for neighbouring Burkina Faso to work in a health clinic. Arriving by taxi at our  37  in Burkina, we began to  38   . I had a large backpack and a smaller daypack. With my daypack between my legs, I reached for my larger piece of  39  . Out of the darkness, a motorbike with two men  40   slowly Without warning, one of the men grabbed my daypack  41  the motorbike swept close by. Within seconds, the two were out of sight,  42  up by the night. The bag had everything  43  to me, my passport, money and an airline ticket. I was in deep trouble. All I wanted was to leave this hell.
Then, walking through Burkina's streets the following week, I was  44   rudely by an old woman who stretched her hand in my face. "Cadeau (gift)! Cadeau!" she  45   in French.
I'd had enough. I was sick and  46   of the country. I told her  47  in French, "I have no 'cadeau'. I have no money A thief stole all my money a week ago and now I can't  48  your country. I cannot give you anything."
The beggar woman listened  49   and thought about my words. "Then I will give you a cadeau," she announced and  50  into the folds of her dress. Kindly, she placed an old, dark brown coin in my   51  .  I looked at it in  52  . It was an extremely small amount of money—but for this woman, the coin  53  a meal. At that moment, I saw the beauty of the  54   of Burkina Faso, and appreciated the kindness of me  55  .
36. A. went                  B. headed                   C. served                   D. worked
37. A. destination          B. spot                         C. goal                      D. station
38. A. rest                    B. dine                         C. load                             D. unload
39. A. equipment           B. furniture                  C. luggage                 D. medicine
40. A. rode                   B. drove                       C. approached            D. left
41. A. because               B. as                            C. until                      D. after
42. A. taken                  B. brought                    C. turned                    D. swallowed
43. A. memorable          B. important                 C. beautiful                  D. wonderful
44. A. cheated               B. charged                    C. stopped                    D. questioned
45. A. cried                  B. whispered                 C. threatened                D. demanded
46. A. fond                   B. proud                       C. aware                       D. tired
47. A. pleasantly           B. firmly                     C. actively                   D. bravely
48. A. get rid of           B. take advantage of     C. get out of                D. take notice of
49. A. attentively               B. anxiously               C. curiously                      D. coldly
50. A. reached            B. pulled                     C. looked                   D. came
51. A. pocket              B. bag                         C. dress                     D. palm
52. A. fright                      B. disappointment         C. shock                    D. satisfaction
53. A. bought             B. meant                      C. ordered                   D. prepared
54. A. country              B. society                    C. nature                     D. people
55. A. foreign             B. poor                        C .rich                       D. female

Cheerful Charlie was a very special boy. When he was still in his mother’s tummy(肚子), she had had an accident, which   36   that Charlie couldn’t walk. But that had never been a(n)   37   for him; he had always been happy. When he became older, they had started calling him Cheerful Charlie because of his joyful and   38   nature. He really brightened everything up for those around him.

    There wasn’t a postman, or a taxi driver who wasn’t   39   to see Charlie. “Cheer up, Mr Postman, that way you’ll   40   more letters today!” he would say, or “That was great, Mr Taxi Driver. You   41   that thing better than anyone else.” He also had great ideas and   42   for everything; and he shared them so   43   that, just about every day in that town, someone did a great job, or   44   something new, thanks to Charlie’s ideas.

    One day, though, he came up against a real   45  . A young boy came to town on his holidays. He was known as Waterworks and was a real crybaby. No matter what Charlie said to him, Waterworks would always find some   46    to be sad: “I don’t have many sweets…my parents didn’t buy me that toy…” Everything seemed so bad to him. But Cheerful Charlie wasn’t going to be   47  , and he kept spending more time with Waterworks,   48   trying to cheer him up, just as he did with everyone.

    Then, one day, when they were together in the street, someone   49   a pie from a window above by chance, and it landed   50   on Charlie’s head. He got such a fright that he couldn’t even move his lips. He was speechless, and   51   Waterworks was just about to cry, he   52   Charlie’s happy words so much that he finally said, “Wow, Charlie, that’s a nice clown mask (小丑面具) you just   53  !”

    On saying those words, Waterworks felt so   54   that he finally understood why Charlie was always so happy and cheerful. He realized that he was so used to Charlie’s enthusiasm that he couldn’t help but see the fun   55   of everything.

1.A. reflected          B. meant            C. told             D. predicted

2.A. problem            B. mistake          C. excuse           D. topic

3.A. sensitive          B. humorous         C. responsible      D. enthusiastic

4. A. surprised         B. moved            C. pleased          D. disappointed

5.A. send               B. write                C. print                D. find

6.A. paint              B. play             C. park             D. repair

7.A. theories           B. solutions            C. comments     D. impressions

8. A. eagerly           B. carefully            C. quickly          D. generously

9.A. cleared            B. noticed          C. enjoyed          D. invented

10.A. difficulty            B. surprise         C. risk             D. disaster

11.A. means         B. reason           C. method           D. value

12.A. let down          B. taken up         C. set free         D. driven away

13.A. hardly            B. quickly          C. constantly       D. specially

14.A. aimed             B. moved            C. threw                D. dropped

15.A. ahead             B. right                C. almost           D. even

16.A. because           B. but              C. therefore            D. although

17.A. missed            B. loved                C. envied           D. disliked

18.A. set on                B. put on           C. build up         D. make up

19.A. ordinary          B. sorry                C. good             D. curious

20.A. result                B. wonder           C. side             D. influence

Full of ______， he closed his eyes.

A.fright                        B.frighten                     C.frightened                 D.frightening