第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
请阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D中），选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。
On a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the subway station, playing his violin. People quickly going home for the weekend  36  their paces and put some  37  into the hat of the young man.　　
The next day, the young artist came again, and put his  38  on the ground gently. Different from the day before, he  39  a large piece of paper on the ground and put some stones on it. Then he  40  the violin and began playing.
　　Before long, the young violinist was  41  by people, who were all attracted by the words on that paper. It said, “ 42 , a gentleman named George Sang put a(n)  43  thing into my hat  44 . Please come to claim it soon.”
　　It caused a great excitement and people  45  what it could be. After about half an hour, a middle-aged man ran there in a hurry and  46  through the crowd to the violinist and grabbed his  47  and said, “Yes, it’s you. I knew that you’re an  48  man and would certainly come here.”
　　The violinist took out a lottery ticket(彩票) on which George Sang’s name was seen and gave it to George, who  49  the lottery ticket and kissed it, then he  50  with the violinist.
The story turned out to be like this: George Sang  51  a lottery ticket a few days ago. The awards opened yesterday and he won a prize of $500, 000. So he felt very  52  after work the night before and felt the music was so wonderful that he put 50 dollars in the hat.  53 , the lottery ticket was also thrown in.
Through our lives, we can gain a lot and lose so much. But being honest  54  always be with us. If we bear ourselves in a dishonest way, we may succeed  55 . However, from the long-term view, we will be losers.
36．A. sped up                    B. slowed down            C. set                                  D. kept
37．A. money                        B. tickets                      C. food                               D. cards
38．A. violin                      B. wallet                      C. hat                                  D. note
39．A. found                      B. noticed                     C. laid                                 D. stuck
40．A. moved                  B. cleaned                    C. admired                          D. adjusted
41．A. surrounded            B. praised                    C. encouraged                   D. questioned
42．A. Last week                 B. Yesterday morning    C. This afternoon                 D. Last night
43．A. useful                      B. important                 C. new                                D. strange
44．A. on purpose               B. at once                            C. by mistake                       D. with care
45．A. knew                       B. wondered                 C. realized                           D. noticed
46．A. walked                     B. forced                      C. passed                             D. rushed
47．A. violin                      B. ticket                       C. shoulders                         D. ears
48．A. honest                  B. interesting                C. important                        D. exciting
49．A. seized                      B. received                   C. dropped                          D. purchased
50．A. argued                        B. danced                            C. left                                 D. stayed
51．A. printed                     B. possessed                C. lost                                 D. bought
52．A. happy                      B. desperate                 C. grateful                           D. hopeful
53．A. Therefore                 B. However                  C. Besides                           D. Fortunately
54．A. can                          B. may                         C. should                             D. would
55．A. finally                            B. completely               C. happily                           D. temporarily

完形填空 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41—55各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Never Save Something Beautiful for That Special Day

　　Years ago I was talking with a classmate in Sydney. At the time his wife had just passed away not too long ago. He told me while going through her things, he found a silk scarf _1  in a designer store when they had traveled to New York City. The scarf was beautiful, with elegant _2 , and a high price tag still hanging. His wife begrudged wearing it; she was _3  it for a special day.

　　He _4  at that moment; I didn't say anything either. After a long pause he said: “Never save something beautiful for that special day. Each _5  day is a special day.”

　　Whenever I _6  what he had said, I would put down the things I was doing to grab a novel, turn on the music and lie down on the couch to _7  some time for myself. I would appreciate the glorious scenery of the Tanshui River through a French window, _8  the dust gathered on the glass. I would take my wife out to _9 , not thinking what to do with the meal already cooked. Life should be the experience we truly cherish, not days we just have to endure.

　　One time I shared the above conversation with a lady. When I saw her again, she told me that she no longer _10  the beautiful china in a cabinet. She had thought to save them for a special day, only to discover that it never _11  came. “Future”, “someday” are not contained in her _12  any more. If there are things that are pleasant or make her complacent, she wants to hear or see them now.

　　We often hope to gather with old friends, but always say, “let's find a(n) _13 .” We often want to hug our grown children, but always wait for the appropriate moment. We often want to write to our spouses to express our strong affection or to show our deep admiration, but always tell ourselves that there is no need to _14 . In fact, each morning when we open our eyes, we should tell ourselves that this is a special day. Each day, each minute is so incredibly _15 .

完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
When she was seven, we found out that Jenny had a few problems. Several ___36___ and many speech classes later, we found out that besides hearing, she also had Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis（幼儿类风湿性关节炎）.
She could not put ___37___ on the heels of her feet, so she walked on tiptoe and when the pain became unbearable, I carried her.
All ___38___ grade school, and on into high school, Jenny suffered, yet never complained. She ___39___ a smile on her face, a song on her lips, and a(n) ___40___ and acceptance of others. I don’t remember her ever
___41___ self-pity. She ran when she could run. She played when she could play, and she danced when she could dance. And, when she could do ___42___ of these things, she took her medicine, and she waited until she ___43___.
Jenny never competed in a sport. She could not even take part in a gym class. Jenny continued to have one operation after another on her ___44___. Finally, her hearing improved to 60%, and she taught herself to ___45___ lips.
She was ___46___ popular and funny, attending every football game, and cheering the team on. She carried her pillow everywhere she went, so that she could ___47___ the pain, when she sat down. Then came her senior year. She would be considered for scholarships; however, school activities, especially ___48___, could often mean the ___49___ between receiving an award and losing out.
So Jenny came to a decision. She ___50___ the high school football coach to let her participate. She got her best friend to sign up with her. Finally the coach ___51___, saying, “If you miss one game, you are out!” So, Jenny became a member o the Garrett High School Football Team.
She carried bottles of water to her teammates. She did much preparation work for the team. She worked so actively that it ___52___ to be one of the best year for the Garrett High School Football Team, in its 25-year history.
When asked why he thought the team was winning all their games, even in the ___53___ of injury, one team member explained, “Well, when you’ve been knocked down, and you can’t seem to move, you ___54___ and see Jenny Lewis. It makes anything the rest of us may suffer seem pretty ___55___.”
36. A. trials                  B. examinations                   C. experiments              D. treatments
37. A. control        B. power                             C. strength                    D. pressure
38. A. through              B. across                      C. over                         D. above
39. A. expressed            B. wore                               C. took                         D. made
40. A. love                   B. admiration                C. envy                        D. desire
41. A. speaking             B. talking                            C. sharing                     D. voicing
42. A. nothing        B. all                                  C. none                        D. some
43. A. would                 B. could                              C. should               D. might
44. A. ears                    B. legs                                C. arms                        D. mouth
45. A. see                     B. learn                               C. read                         D. hear
46. A. never                  B. totally                      C. occasionally              D. seldom
47. A. struggle              B. lose                                C. stop                         D. ease
48. A. grades         B. relationships                    C. sports                D. communication
49. A. importance   B. difference                 C. chance                     D. choice
50. A. begged        B. demanded                        C. required                   D. managed
51. A. gave out             B. gave in                            C. held up                    D. held on
52. A. turned over  B. turned out                C. turned up                 D. turned in
53. A. sight                   B. fear                                C. risk                          D. face
54. A. looked down       B. looked in                         C. looked up                 D. looked out
55. A. different             B. worth                              C. difficult                   D. unimportant

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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Yesenia is a brave and nice person who has passed challenges in her life. And learning from

the past always makes her a focused person. Are you _____21_____ to know more about hts mysterious girl? Then let’s get started here.

First, her life was ______22______ for a girl of her age at that time because her childhood wasn’t as ______23_______ as other girls. It _______24________ with the death of her grandmother with whom she had a great relationship. Then, when she was eight years old, her ______25____ left because he had a fight with her mother over another woman. So she didn’t have a _____26____ family to raise her.

But, ______27______ time passed, she forgot her sadness and became the same girl again. After that, she had a(n) ________28_________ when she was in her grandmother’s house. It ______29_______ when she was playing with a lighted candle, and _______30______, the candle fell onto the table. The tablecloth caught fire and the flames ________31_______ her on the chest and on the arm.

No matter what happened, however, she continued to _______32______ in school. She graduated from school in 2000 and got the _______33_______she had expected. Then, she moved to America for ______34_______ study. English was very _____35____ for her because she had never studied it before. _____36_____, she worked as a volunteer in a hospital because she didn’t want to see people _____37_____ from accidents. This experience _____38_____ her braver.

Yesenia is a girl who has experienced ___39______ sufferings in her life but who I think will be happy in the USA and she really ______40______ it.

21. A. confused           B. serious          C. curious          D. tired

22. A. difficult            B. lucky               C. dull             D. disappointing

23. A. happy              B. equal                C. real             D. surprising

24. A. ended              B. started              C. combined         D. mixed

25. A. grandfather          B. sister               C. brother           D. father

26. A. complete            B. big                 C. modern           D. comfortable

27. A. after                B. as                 C. since              D. for

28. A. story                B. experience          C. accident          D. lesson

29. A. showed up           B. appeared            C. happened         D. took place

30. A. unacceptably         B. undoubtedly          C. unnaturally       D. unfortunately

31. A. hit                  B. exploded              C. spread           D. burned

32. A. live                 B. work                 C. study            D. calm

33. A. prize                B. diploma              C. reward           D. praise

34. A. farther              B. further               C. farthest          D. furthest

35. A. difficult             B. pleasant               C.  easy           D. popular

36. A. However            B. Thus                  C. Also             D. Therefore

37. A. benefit              B. suffer                C. lose              D. recover

38. A. kept                B. made                 C. forced            D. drove

39. A. many               B. little                 C. few              D. much

40. A. satisfies             B. catches               C. suits              D. deserves