三、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各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
In February 2006, I flew into Beijing from Shanghai to watch a performance by Iceland’s Bjork and to interview her.
Some people find it difficult to   36   Bjork’s music.  Her sound is an acquired taste, but  37   you get into it, you’re hooked. After the   38   press conference, I was   39   to a room where we did a one-on-one   40   for radio. I was surprised at how intelligent and pleasant she was. And fun.
The   41   at Worker’s Stadium was unbelievably wonderful. Barefoot for most of the show, Bjork   42   the audience’s interest with her music and her spirit.
However, an incident gave me an impression that she was unusual and moody.
The next day I was invited to go to the Great Wall with a lot of   43   who were to take pictures of Bjork. She was with her son and did not seem to be in the   44   for the photographers. She stood and stared at the ground, not facing the   45  .
Then suddenly, she ran off to the   46  , out to her waiting bus, and sped back to Beijing. It was strange to see since she had been so   47  with the press a few days before.
After leaving Beijing, she went on to perform in Hong Kong and Thailand. In a story that   48   around the world, she jumped on and attacked a female reporter at the Bangkok airport who   49   said, “Welcome to Thailand!”
You may have seen her at the Academy Awards a few years ago when she   50   in that usual swan costume,   51   perhaps her performance of Oceania at the opening ceremony of the 2004 Greece Olympics. Bjork does demand attention.
She’s   52   a new album, Volta. She challenges us to enter her own world with every album, and this one is no   53   .
Working with a variety of producers, including Timbaland, she takes us into her music again with an artistic   54   . It is   55   to digest, but if you can appreciate her unusual efforts, you will have a lot to get into.
36. A. receive                      B. get                           C. hear                         D. accept
37. A. while                         B. after                        C. before                  D. once
38. A. heated                   B. attended                   C. appointed                 D. packed
39. A. led                               B. brought                   C. fetched                     D. carried
40. A. lecture                   B. comment                  C. interview                  D. dialogue
41. A. game                B. party              C. performance        D. play
42. A. held                          B. acquired                   C. seized                  D. focused
43. A. viewers                  B. tourists                     C. reporters                  D. officials
44. A. state                          B. mood                       C. situation                   D. position
45. A. cameras                        B. audience                   C. films                        D. directors
46. A. exit                           B. entrance                   C. edge                        D. side
47. A. communicative       B. conservative             C. cooperative           D. aggressive
48. A. turned                       B. went                        C. came                        D. ran
49. A. already                  B. hardly                  C. simply                        D. seldom
50. A. appeared                    B. accompanied             C. presented           D. joined
51. A. or                         B. and                          C. so                            D. but
52. A. showed               B. collected                  C. produced                  D. took
53. A. exception                   B. excuse                  C. way                         D. comment
54. A. spirit                         B. ability                  C. talent                   D. understanding
55. A. easy                      B. simple           C. difficult            D. funny

Back in my country, when I was a child, I used to go to “market day” with my mother. One day each week, farmers used to ___1___ their fruit and vegetables into the city. They ___2___ one street to all cars, and the farmers set up tables for their ___3___. This outdoor market was a great place to ___4___. Everything was fresher than produce in grocery stores because the farmers brought it in ___5___ after the harvest. My mother and I always got there early in the morning to get the ___6___ produce.

The outdoor market was a wonderful adventure for a small child, ___7___ was like a festival — full of colors and ___8___. There are red tomatoes, yellow lemons, green lettuce, peppers, grapes, onions. The farmers did their own ___9___. They all shouted loudly for ___10___ to buy their produce. “Come and buy my beautiful oranges! They’re juicy and delicious and full of vitamins to ___11___ your children healthy and strong!”

Everyone used to ___12___ with the farmers over the ___13___ of their produce. It was like a wonderful drama in a theatre; the buyers and sellers were the “___14___” in this drama. My mother was an ___15___ at this. First, she picked the freshest, most attractive tomatoes, for example. Then she asked the price. The seller told her.

“What?” she said. She looked very surprised. “ So ___16___?”

The seller looked terribly ___17___. “My dear lady!” he replied. “I’m a poor, ___18___ farmer. These are the cheapest tomatoes on the market!”

They always argued for several minutes before agreeing ___19___ a price. My mother took her tomatoes and left. Both buyer and seller were ___20___. The drama was over.

1. A. carry            B. take　        C. bring             D. fetch

2. A. opened　         B. closed　　     C. started　　             D. stopped

3. A. produce　       B. goods　　     C. food　　         D. product

4. A. buy           B. sell　　    C. bargain　　         D. shop

5. A. hurriedly       B. immediately    C. directly            D. straightly

6. A. best　　       B. finest　　     C. freshest            D. cheapest

7. A. who　          B. that　　　     C. which　　       D. what

8. A. voices          B. noises　　     C. sounds　　              D. accent

9. A. shopping       B. business　     C. shouting　        D. advertising

10. A. customers      B. producers　   C. themselves        D. sellers

11. A. keep              B. let　　      C. expect              D. make

12. A. argue          B. talk　　　     C. discuss　　          D. speak

13. A. order          B. price　　　   C. quality　　         D. form

14. A. viewers       B. listeners　      C. actors             D. directors

15. A. actress　       B. inventor　      C. advancer　         D. expert

16. A. wonderful      B. exciting       C. cheap　　　         D. expensive

17. A. injured　        B. hurt　　      C. damaged　         D. wounded

18. A. excellent        B. fair　　　     C. honest　　           D. easy

19. A. with           B. to　　　           C. in　　　　               D. on

20. A. disappointed　B. encouraged  C. satisfied　　　      D. tired

Back in my country, when I was a child, I used to go to “market day” with my mother. One day each week, farmers used to ___1___ their fruit and vegetables into the city. They ___2___ one street to all cars, and the farmers set up tables for their ___3___. This outdoor market was a great place to ___4___. Everything was fresher than produce in grocery stores because the farmers brought it in ___5___ after the harvest. My mother and I always got there early in the morning to get the ___6___ produce.

The outdoor market was a wonderful adventure for a small child, ___7___ was like a festival — full of colors and ___8___. There are red tomatoes, yellow lemons, green lettuce, peppers, grapes, onions. The farmers did their own ___9___. They all shouted loudly for ___10___ to buy their produce. “Come and buy my beautiful oranges! They’re juicy and delicious and full of vitamins to ___11___ your children healthy and strong!”

Everyone used to ___12___ with the farmers over the ___13___ of their produce. It was like a wonderful drama in a theatre; the buyers and sellers were the “___14___” in this drama. My mother was an ___15___ at this. First, she picked the freshest, most attractive tomatoes, for example. Then she asked the price. The seller told her.

“What?” she said. She looked very surprised. “ So ___16___?”

The seller looked terribly ___17___. “My dear lady!” he replied. “I’m a poor, ___18___ farmer. These are the cheapest tomatoes on the market!”

They always argued for several minutes before agreeing ___19___ a price. My mother took her tomatoes and left. Both buyer and seller were ___20___. The drama was over.

1. A. carry      B. take　      C. bring D. fetch

2. A. opened　       B. closed　　      C. started　　 D. stopped

3. A. produce　     B. goods　　  C. food　　   D. product

4. A. buy B. sell　　   C. bargain　　     D. shop

5. A. hurriedly       B. immediately      C. directly      D. straightly

6. A. best　　 B. finest　　  C. freshest      D. cheapest

7. A. who　    B. that　　　      C. which　　 D. what

8. A. voices    B. noises　　       C. sounds　　       D. accent

9. A. shopping       B. business　  C. shouting　 D. advertising

10. A. customers    B. producers　     C. themselves  D. sellers

11. A. keep            B. let　　     C. expect D. make

12. A. argue    B. talk　　　      C. discuss　　       D. speak

13. A. order    B. price　　　      C. quality　　       D. form

14. A. viewers B. listeners　  C. actors  D. directors

15. A. actress　      B. inventor　  C. advancer　 D. expert

16. A. wonderful    B. exciting      C. cheap　　　     D. expensive

17. A. injured　     B. hurt　　  C. damaged　 D. wounded

18. A. excellent      B. fair　　　 C. honest　　 D. easy

19. A. with     B. to　　　    C. in　　　　       D. on

20. A. disappointed　    B. encouraged C. satisfied　　　 D. tired 

三、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各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

In February 2006, I flew into Beijing from Shanghai to watch a performance by Iceland’s Bjork and to interview her.

Some people find it difficult to   36   Bjork’s music.  Her sound is an acquired taste, but  37   you get into it, you’re hooked. After the   38   press conference, I was   39   to a room where we did a one-on-one   40   for radio. I was surprised at how intelligent and pleasant she was. And fun.

The   41   at Worker’s Stadium was unbelievably wonderful. Barefoot for most of the show, Bjork   42   the audience’s interest with her music and her spirit.

However, an incident gave me an impression that she was unusual and moody.

The next day I was invited to go to the Great Wall with a lot of   43   who were to take pictures of Bjork. She was with her son and did not seem to be in the   44   for the photographers. She stood and stared at the ground, not facing the   45  .

Then suddenly, she ran off to the   46  , out to her waiting bus, and sped back to Beijing. It was strange to see since she had been so   47  with the press a few days before.

After leaving Beijing, she went on to perform in Hong Kong and Thailand. In a story that   48   around the world, she jumped on and attacked a female reporter at the Bangkok airport who   49   said, “Welcome to Thailand!”

You may have seen her at the Academy Awards a few years ago when she   50   in that usual swan costume,   51   perhaps her performance of Oceania at the opening ceremony of the 2004 Greece Olympics. Bjork does demand attention.

She’s   52   a new album, Volta. She challenges us to enter her own world with every album, and this one is no   53   .

Working with a variety of producers, including Timbaland, she takes us into her music again with an artistic   54   . It is   55   to digest, but if you can appreciate her unusual efforts, you will have a lot to get into.

36. A. receive                      B. get                           C. hear                         D. accept

37. A. while                         B. after                        C. before                  D. once

38. A. heated                   B. attended                   C. appointed                 D. packed

39. A. led                               B. brought                   C. fetched                     D. carried

40. A. lecture                   B. comment                  C. interview                  D. dialogue

41. A. game                B. party              C. performance        D. play

42. A. held                          B. acquired                   C. seized                  D. focused

43. A. viewers                  B. tourists                     C. reporters                  D. officials

44. A. state                          B. mood                       C. situation                   D. position

45. A. cameras                        B. audience                   C. films                        D. directors

46. A. exit                           B. entrance                   C. edge                        D. side

47. A. communicative       B. conservative             C. cooperative           D. aggressive

48. A. turned                       B. went                        C. came                        D. ran

49. A. already                  B. hardly                  C. simply                        D. seldom

50. A. appeared                    B. accompanied             C. presented           D. joined

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

52. A. showed               B. collected                  C. produced                  D. took

53. A. exception                   B. excuse                  C. way                         D. comment

54. A. spirit                         B. ability                  C. talent                   D. understanding

55. A. easy                      B. simple           C. difficult            D. funny

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

In February 2006, I flew into Beijing from Shanghai to watch a performance by Iceland’s Bjork and to interview her.

Some people find it difficult to   36   Bjork’s music.  Her sound is an acquired taste, but  37   you get into it, you’re hooked. After the   38   press conference, I was   39   to a room where we did a one-on-one   40   for radio. I was surprised at how intelligent and pleasant she was. And fun.

The   41   at Worker’s Stadium was unbelievably wonderful. Barefoot for most of the show, Bjork   42   the audience’s interest with her music and her spirit.

However, an incident gave me an impression that she was unusual and moody.

The next day I was invited to go to the Great Wall with a lot of   43   who were to take pictures of Bjork. She was with her son and did not seem to be in the   44   for the photographers. She stood and stared at the ground, not facing the   45  .

Then suddenly, she ran off to the   46  , out to her waiting bus, and sped back to Beijing. It was strange to see since she had been so   47   with the press a few days before.

After leaving Beijing, she went on to perform in Hong Kong and Thailand. In a story that   48   around the world, she jumped on and attacked a female reporter at the Bangkok airport who   49   said, “Welcome to Thailand!”

You may have seen her at the Academy Awards a few years ago when she   50   in that usual swan costume,   51   perhaps her performance of Oceania at the opening ceremony of the 2004 Greece Olympics. Bjork does demand attention.

She’s   52   a new album, Volta. She challenges us to enter her own world with every album, and this one is no   53   .

Working with a variety of producers, including Timbaland, she takes us into her music again with an artistic   54   . It is   55   to digest, but if you can appreciate her unusual efforts, you will have a lot to get into.

36. A. receive                      B. get                           C. hear                         D. accept

37. A. while                         B. after                        C. before               D. once

38. A. heated                B. attended                   C. appointed                 D. packed

39. A. led                            B. brought                    C. fetched                     D. carried

40. A. lecture                B. comment                  C. interview                  D. dialogue

41. A. game              B. party           C. performance         D. play

42. A. held                          B. acquired                   C. seized               D. focused

43. A. viewers               B. tourists                     C. reporters                  D. officials

44. A. state                          B. mood                       C. situation                   D. position

45. A. cameras                     B. audience                   C. films                        D. directors

46. A. exit                           B. entrance                   C. edge                        D. side

47. A. communicative    B. conservative             C. cooperative        D. aggressive

48. A. turned                       B. went                        C. came                        D. ran

49. A. already               B. hardly               C. simply                     D. seldom

50. A. appeared                    B. accompanied             C. presented            D. joined

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

52. A. showed             B. collected                  C. produced                  D. took

53. A. exception                   B. excuse               C. way                         D. comment

54. A. spirit                         B. ability               C. talent                D. understanding

55. A. easy                       B. simple          C. difficult         D. funny