第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分,满分20分)

Once there was a woman whose only son had died. In her sorrow she went to ask a wise man whether there was a way to bring her son back to 36 . "Bring me a mustard seed (芥菜籽) from a home that has never known 37 . I will use it to help you," he said to her, 38 sending her away or trying to persuade her that there was hope. At once she 39 to look for that mustard seed. The first 40 she came to was a huge building. Knocking on the door, she said, "I’m 41 a house that has never known suffering. Is this the place? It’s very 42 to me." "You have come to the 43 place," they told her, and began to 44 out all the sad things that had happened to 45 ."Who is better able to 46 the misfortune (不幸) these poor people have suffered than I, who have 47 sadness?" she thought. 48 she stayed there and comforted them 49 setting off again to look for a house that had never known sorrow. The woman went on, full of 50 , and came across a51 on the road. She asked the farmer the same question, but 52 he too said no. Wherever she went, from huts (茅屋) to palaces, there was no one without tales of 53 and misfortune. She came to be so 54 listening to other people’s sad stories that she 55 about looking for the mustard seed. Listening to the sorrow of others had driven the sorrow from her own heart.

36. A. attention         B. truth                 C. health           D. life

37. A. happiness    B. sorrow                 C. value                D. wealth

38. A. for fear of   B. because of     C. in spite of      D. instead of

39. A. set off         B. took off            C. put off                 D. went off

40. A. expression   B. memory            C. place                 D. chance

41. A. caring for    B. looking for     C. paying for     D. leaving for

42. A. important    B. strange              C. fair                   D. common

43. A. different         B. right                 C. wrong               D. certain

44. A. turn                   B. pour                 C. carry                 D. work

45. A. it                B. them                 C. him                  D. her

46. A. preserve             B. describe            C. share                 D. accept

47. A. experienced B. treated                 C. controlled      D. connected

48. A. However            B. While               C. Though             D. So

49. A. unless         B. after                 C. before           D. until

50. A. hope           B. pleasure            C. regret            D. fear

51. A. factory        B. palace           C. sign                  D. hut

52. A. hopefully       B. strangely           C. originally      D. Unfortunately

53. A. happiness       B. endings             C. sadness              D. promises

54. A. disappointed  B. busy                 C. happy               D. Free

55. A. forgot          B. cared                C. worried             D. found

  

 第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分,满分20分)

     Once there was a woman whose only son had died. In her sorrow she went to ask a wise man whether there was a way to bring her son back to 36 . "Bring me a mustard seed (芥菜籽) from a home that has never known 37 . I will use it to help you," he said to her, 38 sending her away or trying to persuade her that there was hope. At once she 39 to look for that mustard seed. The first 40 she came to was a huge building. Knocking on the door, she said, "I’m 41 a house that has never known suffering. Is this the place? It’s very 42 to me." "You have come to the 43 place," they told her, and began to 44 out all the sad things that had happened to 45 ."Who is better able to 46 the misfortune (不幸) these poor people have suffered than I, who have 47 sadness?" she thought. 48 she stayed there and comforted them 49 setting off again to look for a house that had never known sorrow. The woman went on, full of 50 , and came across a51 on the road. She asked the farmer the same question, but 52 he too said no. Wherever she went, from huts (茅屋) to palaces, there was no one without tales of 53 and misfortune. She came to be so 54 listening to other people’s sad stories that she 55 about looking for the mustard seed. Listening to the sorrow of others had driven the sorrow from her own heart.

     36. A. attention           B. truth                 C. health            D. life

     37. A. happiness      B. sorrow                  C. value                D. wealth

     38. A. for fear of     B. because of      C. in spite of       D. instead of

     39. A. set off           B. took off            C. put off                  D. went off

     40. A. expression     B. memory            C. place                 D. chance

     41. A. caring for      B. looking for     C. paying for      D. leaving for

     42. A. important      B. strange              C. fair                   D. common

     43. A. different           B. right                 C. wrong               D. certain

     44. A. turn                     B. pour                 C. carry                 D. work

     45. A. it                  B. them                 C. him                  D. her

     46. A. preserve        B. describe            C. share                 D. accept

     47. A. experienced   B. treated                  C. controlled       D. connected

     48. A. However              B. While               C. Though             D. So

     49. A. unless           B. after                 C. before            D. until

     50. A. hope             B. pleasure            C. regret             D. fear

     51. A. factory          B. palace            C. sign                  D. hut

     52. A. hopefully          B. strangely           C. originally       D. Unfortunately

53. A. happiness     B. endings             C. sadness              D. promises

54. A. disappointed B. busy                 C. happy               D. Free

55. A. forgot          B. cared                C. worried             D. found

 (浙江省衢州一中2009届高中毕业班第三次模拟考试)

Years ago in Scotland, the Clark family had a dream. Clark and his wife worked and saved, making _21_ for their nine children and themselves to travel to the US. It had taken__22_ but they had saved enough money __23 _and had got passports and booked tickets for the whole family on a new liner to the US.

The whole family was filled with expectation and __24__ about their new life. However, seven days __25__ they left for the US, the youngest son was _ 26__ by a dog. The doctor treated the wound of the boy, but __27 _a yellow sheet on the Clarks’ front door.  __28__ the possibility of rabies（狂犬病）, they would be kept away from others for fourteen days.

The family’s dreams were __29__. They would not be able to make the __30__ to America as they had planned. The father, filled with disappointment and _ 31__ , kicked the dock（码头）constantly and  __32__  the ship leave — without the Clark family. The father shed tears of _ 33 and cursed（咒骂）both his son and God for their _ 34__.

Five days later, a piece of sad news __35__ throughout Scotland — the strong and _ 36_ ship, Titanic, had gone down, taking hundreds of lives with it. The Clark family was to have been on that ship, _37__ because the son had been bitten by a dog, they were left behind in Scotland.

When Mr. Clark heard the news, he __38__ his son and thanked him for _39_ the family. He thanked God for __40__ what he had felt was a sad thing into a good thing.

Although we may not always understand, all things happen for a reason.

21. A. designs             B. journeys                C. suggestions              D. plans

22. A. years                B. months                 C. weeks                      D. days

23. A. on end              B. as usual                C. in the end                 D. at ease

24. A. sadness             B. excitement            C. confusion                 D. emotion

25 A. before                B. after                     C. when                       D. as

26. A. attacked            B. frightened             C. bitten                       D. chased

27. A. laid                   B. wrote                   C. raised                       D. hung

28. A. In spite of         B. Because of            C. Apart from               D. Other than

29. A. controlled          B. completed             C. shared                      D. destroyed

30. A. flight                 B. adventure              C. trip                          D. movement

31 A. anger                 B. joy                       C. interest                     D. pride

32. A. found                B. noticed                 C. watched                   D. heard

33. A. disappointment   B. worry                   C. loneliness                 D. illness

34. A. hope                 B. misfortune            C. suffering                  D. sorrow

35. A. moved              B. affected                C. reached                    D. spread

36. A. little                  B. powerful               C. terrible                     D. ordinary

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

38. A. disturbed           B. comforted             C. hugged                     D. deserted

39. A. feeding              B. supporting             C. loving                      D. saving

40. A. translating         B. putting                  C. turning                     D. replacing