第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

“Hi, Mommy, what are you doing?” asked Susie, who was only six years old. “I’m making a casserole(炖锅菜) for Mrs. Smith next door, __36__ Mrs. Smith is very sad. She lost her daughter and has a __37__ heart. We need to take care of her a little while.” Said her mother. “ Why, Mommy?” 

“You see, Susie, when someone is very, very sad, they have __38__ doing the little things like making dinner or other housework. Because we’re __39__ of a community and Mrs. Smith won’t ever be able to talk with her daughter or hug(拥抱) her. You are a very __40__ girl, Susie; maybe you’ll think of __41__ way to help take care of Mrs. Smith.”

Susie thought __42__ about this challenge and how she could do her __43__ on caring for Mrs. Smith. A few minutes later, Susie knocked on her door. After a few moments, Mrs. Smith __44__ the knock with a “Hi, Susie.”

Susie noticed that Mrs. Smith didn’t have that familiar musical __45__ about her voice when she __46__ someone.

“What can I do for you, Susie?” asked Mrs. Smith.

“My mommy says that you lost your daughter and you’re very, very sad with a broken heart.” Susie __47__ her hand out shyly. In it was a Band-Aid. “This is for your broken heart.” Mrs. Smith knelt down and hugged Susie. Through her __48__ she said, “Thank you, darling girl, this will __49__ a lot.”

Mrs. Smith __50__ Susie’s act of kindness and took it one step __51__. She bought a small key ring with a picture frame(框架) ---- the ones __52__ to carry keys and display a family __53__ at the same time. Mrs. Smith placed Susie’s Band-Aid in the frame to __54__ her to heal a little every time she sees it. It has become her symbol(象征) for healing, while not __55__ the joy and love she experienced with her daughter.

36. A. although      B. because      C. when D. so

37. A. broken  B. absent C. sick    D. gentle

38. A. trouble B. time    C. interest       D. danger

39. A. owners        B. whole C. part    D. relatives

40. A. naughty       B. little   C. pretty  D. smart

41. A. the other      B. the very     C. our     D. some

42. A. seriously      B. deeply C. much        D. little

43. A. job       B. work   C. part    D. deed

44. A. replied  B. answered to      C. greeted       D. responded

45. A. sound   B. quality       C. gift     D. note

46. A. praised B. helped C. greeted       D. saw

47. A. gave     B. set      C. took    D. held

48. A. tears     B. sadness       C. excitement  D. glasses

49. A. do B. care    C. mean  D. help

50. A. refused B. accepted     C. received     D. took

51. A. more    B. forward      C. further       D. ahead

52. A. made    B. bought       C. invented     D. designed

53. A. photo   B. scene  C. gathering   D. life

54. A. force    B. remind       C. get      D. advise

55. A. forgetting    B. missing      C. losing D. remembering

 

Once upon a time, there was a group of forest deer. In this group was a wise and respected   36  , smart in the ways of deer. He taught the tricks of   37   to the fawn-the young deer.

One day, his younger sister   38   her son to him, to be taught   39   is so important for deer. The teacher said to the fawn, “Very well, you can come at this time tomorrow for your first   40  .”

At first, the young deer came to the lessons   41   he was supposed to. But soon, he became more interested in   42   with the other young bucks（雄鹿）. He didn’t realize how   43   it could be for a deer who learned   44   but deer games. So he started

   45  . Soon he was escaping school all the time.

       46  , one day the fawn who played hooky   47   a snare（陷阱）and was trapped. Since he was   48  , his mother got worried. She went to her brother the teacher, and

   49   him if her son had learned something. The teacher   50  ,”My dear sister, your son was disobedient and   51  . Out of respect for you, I   52   to teach him. But he did not want to learn the   53   of deer. He played hooky! How could I possibly teach him?”

Later they heard the sad news. The   54   fawn had been trapped and killed by a hunter. He skinned him and took the meat home to his family.

The moral is: Nothing can be learned from a teacher by one who   55   the class.

1.A. student         B. mother             C. teacher        D. magician

2.A. perform        B. survival            C. hunting        D. hiding

3.A. brought         B. caught             C. arranged       D. referred

4.A. that            B. which              C. how          D. what

5.A. arrival          B. punishment         C. prize          D. lesson

6.A. as              B. because            C. whether       D. where

7.A. learning         B. playing            C. talking         D. fighting

8.A. interesting       B. boring             C. dangerous      D. useful

9.A. nothing         B. something          C. all            D. none

10.A. working hard     B. cutting classes      C. playing games   D. teaching others

11.A. Luckily          B. Unexpectedly      C. Definitely      D. Unfortunately

12.A. found out        B. set up             C. stepped in      D. got over

13.A. dying           B. missing            C. unhappy       D. improving

14. A. told            B. scolded           C. asked          D. suspected

15.A. replied           B. analyzed          C. advised        D. questioned

16.A. unbelievable      B. unreachable        C. inflexible      D. unimportant

17.A. made up my mind  B. tried my best       C. gave up        D. would like

18.A. stories           B. structures          C. games         D. tricks

19.A. proud            B. sick              C. stubborn       D. shy

20.A. misses           B. loves             C. forms          D. attends

 

School was over and I felt quite tired. I sat at the very   36   of the crowded bus because of my anxiety(焦虑) to go home. Sitting there makes me  37   like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.

Janie, the   38  , tried to break the uncomfortable   39    by starting a conversation. I tried to mind my manners and politely   40   her, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day,   41 , her conversation was worth listening to.

“My father’s sick,” she said to no one in   42  , I could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes. “What’s wrong with him?” I asked. With her eyes wet and her voice tight from fighting the tears, she       43  , “Heart trouble.” Her eyes lowered as she continued. “I’ve   44   lost my mum, so I don’t think I can stand losing him.”

I was shocked. My   45   ached for her. And this reminded me of the great   46   my own mother was thrown into when her father   47  . I saw how hard it was, and still is, for her. I wouldn’t like anyone to   48   that.

Suddenly I   49   Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. That was just her job. She had a whole world of   50   and concerns, too. I suddenly felt very selfish(自私). I realized I had only thought of people as far as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no   51   to Janie   52   she was a bus driver. I had judged(评价) her by her   53   and brushed her off as unimportant.

For all I know, I’m just another person in   54   else’s world, and may not even be   55  . I should not have been so selfish and self-centered. Everyone has places to go to, people to see and appointment to keep. Understanding people is an art.

A. front              B. end            C. side              D. middle

A. stand for           B. stand up          C. stand out         D. stand by

A. doctor             B. driver            C. teacher        D. classmate

A. mood              B. condition        C. atmosphere    D. occasion

A. listen to            B. argue with       C. explain to       D. talk to

A. however            B. instead          C. therefore         D. otherwise

A. surprise         B. particular        C. purpose           D. silence

A. replied             B. shouted          C. cried               D. spoke

A. totally              B. already           C. completely       D. heavily

A. leg               B. stomach         C. heart              D. head

A. pain               B. respect         C. happiness        D. disappointment

A. was lost            B. was away         C. died                    D. was sick

A. go against         B. go for           C. go by              D. go through

A. realized            B. recognized      C. argued                  D. explained

A. family            B. school        C. friend           D. job

A. money             B. attention      C. respect          D. time

A. unless             B. though          C. because            D. while

A. voice               B. job                  C. family            D. look

A. anyone            B. someone         C. everyone       D. nobody

A. happy             B. smart         C. important       D. useful

Like most people, I was brought up to look upon life as a process of getting. It was not until in my late thirties that I made this important      : giving-away makes life so much more exciting. You needn’t worry if you       money.

        This is how I      with giving-away. If an idea for improving the window display of a neighborhood store     in my mind, I step in and make the     to the storekeeper. If an accident takes place, the     of which I think the local police could use, I     him up and tell him about it, though I am not in     here. I found a rule about this world is to give     getting something back, though the     often comes in an unexpected form.

         One Sunday morning the local post office delivered an important special letter to my home, though it was     to me at my office. I wrote the postmaster a note of     . More than a year later I needed a post-office box for a new business I was     . I was told at the window that there were     boxes left, and that my name would have to go on a long     list. As I was about to be      , the postmaster appeared in the     . “Wasn’t it you that wrote us that letter a year ago about delivering an   __  delivery to your home?” I said it was. “Well, you certainly are going to have a box in this post office      we make one specifically for you. You don’t know what a letter like that means to us. We usually get     but complaints.”

1.A. difference         B. research        C. speech D. discovery

2.A. earn  B. lack       C. spend   D. steal

3.A. experienced      B. connected    C. cooperated   D. experimented

4.A. strikes        B. flashes  C. happens        D. attempts

5.A. appeal        B. request          C. suggestion     D. demand

6.A. story  B. damage          C. challenge      D. material

7.A. call     B. hold      C. cheer    D. pick

8.A. possession B. trouble C. place     D. charge

9.A. plus   B. without C. for          D. before

10.A. process    B. goal       C. return D. concern

11.A. replied     B. addressed     C. driven   D. brought

12.A. invitation B. apology          C. complaint      D. appreciation

13.A. discussing         B. providing       C. applying         D. starting

14.A. enough    B. extra     C. no          D. other

15.A. admitting B. relating C. buying  D. waiting

16.A. positive    B. shocked         C. discouraged          D. optimistic

17.A. doorway  B. window          C. home    D. yard

18.A. unfamiliar         B. unexpected  C. unknown       D. uncertain

19.A. in case     B. now that        C. even if  D. rather

20.A. nothing    B. something     C. anything       D. Everything

 

阅读下面短文,从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

In Twain, many people know what a “motorpool” means. It is   36  known as a place for the maintenance(维修)of official business and government cars.   37  it is a place for vehicle maintenance.

More than ten years ago I came to America on business and I took advantage of the   38   to visit my friend. My friend drove a car to   39   me at the airport, and took me to his home. Out of the   40 , my friend drove his car into the innermost   41  , which had a sign “carpool only”. I   42   what “carpool” meant. I felt doubted whether he was going to a motorpool.   43   I thought myself clever in asking:

       “Is there anything wrong with the car?”

       “Nothing.   44  ?” said he.

       “Well then, why are you going to carpool?” I   45  .

       My friend couldn’t help   46   and told me that“carpool”refers to the lane that only the cars with two or more   47   can drive in. I felt rather embarrassed on   48   that.

       After dinner, my friend’s neighbor came over to ask whether he   49   “carpool” the next day.  “ 50  ,” my friend said, “I will accompany my friend to go shopping tomorrow.” I was   51  again, wondering why he could not “carpool” with him since we had “carpooled”   52  . My friend explained to me again that the “carpool” that his neighbor   53   meant they in turn drove the car to work so as to save energy. The first “carpool” is a noun,   54   the second “carpool” is a verb. It is really   55   for newcomers in America to understand it in a short time.

A. commonly      B. probably    C. partly  D. simply

A. In general       B. In particular      C. First of all  D. Above of all

A. break      B. time    C. chance       D. place

A. watch      B. help    C. meet   D. catch

A. house      B. airport       C. station D. waiting-room

A. road B. lane    C. street  D. route

A. wondered       B. knew  C. understood D. learned

A. For  B. Thus   C. Then   D. Though

A. How       B. What  C. Why   D. Where

A. replied   B. asked  C. explained   D. answered

A. saying    B. talking       C. laughing     D. speaking

A. passengers     B. drivers       C. gentlemen  D. ladies

A. noticing B. seeing C. informing   D. hearing

A. needed   B. could  C. should D. would

A. Sure      B. Sorry  C. Pardon       D. Good

A. believed B. doubted      C. confused    D. worried

A. today     B. tomorrow   C. yesterday    D. tonight

A. used      B. insisted      C. learned       D. provided

A. as   B. so       C. while  D. for

A. interesting     B. difficult     C. important   D. necessary