完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was caught in the war and put to prison．I was sure that I was to be killed，I became  terribly nervous．I reached in my pockets to see if there were any cigarettes(香烟)，which had   36__ their search．I found one and because of my  37  hands，I could only get it to my lips.But I had no  38 ．
I looked   39  the bars(铁栏)at my jailer(狱警)．He did not make eye contact with me．I called out to him,“Have you got a light?” He looked at me，and came over to  40  my cigarette．
As he came close and lit the match，his eyes met with mine．At that moment，I smiled I don't know  41  I did that，Perhaps it was  42 ，perhaps it was because，when you get very close，one to another，it is very hard not to  43 ．In any case，I smiled．It was   44   a spark(火花)jumped across the distance between our two hearts．I know he didn't want to，but my smile jumped through the bars and caused a smile on his lips．He lit my cigarette but stayed near，looking at me  45_ in the eyes and continuing to smile．
I kept smiling at him，now   46  of him as a person and not just a jailer．And his looking at me seemed to have a new   47 ，too．“Do you have kids?” he asked．
“Yes，here，here．”I took out my wallet and nervously searched for the pictures of my family．He, too，took out the pictures of his family and began to talk about his  48  and hopes for them．My eyes were filled with   49 ．w*w^w.k&s#5@u.c~o*mI said that I feared that I'd never see my family again，never have the chance to see them grow up．Tears came to his eyes，too．
Suddenly，  50  ，he unlocked my cell(牢房)and silently led me out．Out of the prison，quietly and by   51  routes，out of the town．There，at the edge of town，he set me   52 ．And without another word，he turned back toward the town．
My life was  53  by a smile．
Yes, the smile—the unaffected，unplanned，natural connection between people．I really believe that if that part of you and that part of me could   54  each other，we wouldn’t be enemies．We couldn’t have  55 or envy or fear．
(   )36.A. avoided       B.escaped              C.followed             D.prevented
(   )37.A.interacting         B.trying                C.shaking             D.upsetting
(   )38.A.energy              B.strength       C.daylight            D.matches
(   )39.A.over                  B.through          C.below               D.above
(   )40.A.1ight                 B.smoke              C.accept            D.operate
(   )41.A.when                B.where              C.why                D.how
(   )42.A.embarrassment   B.confidence    C.disappointment    D.nervousness
(   )43.A.smile                 B.smoke              C.call            D.glare
(   )44.A.as though          B.even though        C.if only             D.what if
(   )45.A.deliberately     B.thankfully           C.directly              D.immediately
(   )46.A．certain      B.aware              C.tired               D．careful
(   )47.A．motivation       B.belief          C.response            D．meaning
(   )48.A．plans             B.procedure            C.accomplishment   D.concern
(   )49.A．admiration       B.shame                C.tears              D.ambition
(   )50.A．without difficulty  B.without another word C.with reason       D.with safety
(   )51.A．1eft             B.front                   C.back               D.right
(   )52.A．out                 B.up                C.off                   D.free
(   )53.A．saved        B.inspired       C.delivered            D.approached
(   )54.A．realise       B.adapt               C.comfort         D.recognize
(   )55.A．love                B.sympathy             C.hatred           D.worry

The Loss of Innocence（纯真）

Innocence is such a precious gift. It’s explained as freedom from guilt or wrong doing. Just imagine never having to worry about anything and having a guilt-free mind. Some people wish to save this kind of innocence from being lost from childhood to adulthood.

What would the world be like if innocence were never lost? One way it would benefit humanity is the lack of hatred （仇恨） among the world. During youth, there may be an occasional argument, even a little physical fight, but nothing like firing a handgun at a fellow human being. And children are blind towards the racial differences of others. A kid will hang out with any other kid. It is the lack of innocence and the ignorance we learn from adults that influence children otherwise. Another benefit is the constant desire for fun and adventure. With very little if any time at all for fun, the adventurous mind is lost in time with the responsibilities placed upon adults. If innocence were kept alive, these ambitions would never depart from our lives.

However, other people actually hate the idea of innocence lasting for ever. They feel that the lack of organization and mental power of those with innocence would cause extremely destructive consequences to society in general. A large number of individuals would never have the urge to learn, work, and act upon the necessary needs for humanity to survive. Without a proper education which is usually provided by those who no longer live in a world of innocence, people would not have the desire to succeed, get a good job in life, or provide income for their families, which would hurt the lives of children.

    The lack of a good education and career would also harm the economy. As long as innocence is kept alive, no one would be terribly angry at the lack of effort people put out in the workplace, resulting in a strong decline（减少） in production and quality of needed goods.

     Maybe it is wrong in wanting to save innocence. It sure is a nice thought, though. Perhaps innocence was meant to be lost. It was god's will to make things the way they are, and there is a good purpose for everything. All that remains to be said about innocence is to enjoy it while it lasts.

1.The author believes that the loss of innocence in adulthood should be______.

A. avoided   B. criticized  C. accepted   D. encouraged

2.Lifelong innocence would be beneficial to society in that__________.

A. proper education would be provided

B. there would be no racial discrimination

C. there would be more happy families

D. people would realize their childhood dreams

3. According to the author, people with innocence can hurt the economy with their lack of____ .

A. motivational will

B. mental ability

C. adventurous ambitions

D. needed goods

4.Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

CP：Central Point           P：Point            Sp:（次要点）C：Conclusion

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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。

As the hot tears rolled down her cheeks, I knew I had asked the wrong question. The ___21___reverberated(回荡)in my mind: Widowed or divorced? I looked into the lady’s __22___, now dampened （使潮湿）with the __23___ tears my words had caused.

    “ Well, you could call me widowed,” she replied. “ My husband ___24___ five months ago .”

    “ I am so ____25___ ,” I mumbled. “ I need it to fill out your credit application.”

    “Don’t worry about it, honey,” she ____26___. “if I never thought about it, I would not ___27____ the love and the memories we shared. Even after 50 years of ___28____ ,each passing moment would bring a deeper meaning to the word love. Now, trust me, I know how ____29___ that sounds. We had our share of challenging times, but in the end ____30___ of that mattered.”

Unsure of what to say, I laughed ___31___ . I picked up the phone to relay her information. After finally completing the credit application, I ____32____ to find myself riveted（固定） to the lady’s face again.

Her eyes began to sparkle ___33___ she continued in a heart-to-heart way. I couldn’t believe someone could open up to a perfect stranger, but it was not my place to ___34____ . I enjoyed listening to her just as much as she ___35___ having somebody to talk to.

“ Have you ever been ____ 36___?” she  asked.

I couldn’t help but ___37____. “Ah, no.” I replied. “I’m only 16.”

“Sixteen?” she murmured. “That’s a great age, an age of ____38____. There’s so much worth learning.”

She then spoke in a whipser, “Never take anyone for granted. If you are in ____39___ with someone, let it known. Otherwise, life may pass you by. Don’t spend your life angry . The ridiculous arguments which you think are important won’t even be remembered in a short time.”

Then, she hugged me and thanked me for letting her talk. As she turned to walk away, I could see that tears still hung in her eyes, but the smile that lit her face was amazing. After that,    I have never seen that woman again, but her words of inspiration still live in me. At that time, the words were only little bits of advice. Now, ___40___, they are the words which I try to live by, words that will always remind me of my special friend.

A. tunes          B.whistles              C. songs            D. words

A. eyes           B. hands               C. ears             D. arms

A. grateful        B. miserable            C. happy           D. sweet

A. failed          B. worked              C. died            D. retired

A. sorry           B. lucky               C. anxious         D. gloomy

A. encouraged      B. explained           C. persuaded        D. comforted

A. understand      B. remember           C. experience       D. enjoy

A. teaching        B. struggle             C. marriage         D. life

A. foolish         B. terrible              C. mysterious       D.wonderful

A. few            B. all                 C. some            D. none

A. loudly          B. nervously           C. bravely          D. bitterly

A. attempted       B. began              C. turned           D. went

A. as             B. because             C. before           D. until

A. comment       B. surprise             C. doubt            D. criticize

A. avoided        B. appreciated          C. imagined          D. considered

A. blamed        B. interviewed          C. married           D. employed

A. laugh          B. sigh                C. cry              D. complain

A. success        B. wonder              C.failure            D. lessons

A. peace          B. love                C. agreement        D. harmony

A.but            B. so                  C. however          D.although

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。

No matter how many boos (嘘声) or abuses you get, they shouldn’t stop you from being the champion you are.

When I was in primary school, I was 36 asked by my teachers to sit at the 37 of the class because I was not clever. I was the butt (对象) of class jokes. I was all alone, friendless and 38. I hated school, but my dad would have none of it. He 39 telling me that I was a champion, if I 40 it.

A turnaround 41 one day when I remembered the spelling of the word “cognoscenti”, a word all the other “42” students had forgotten how to spell because they spent their free time 43 me. I raised my hand 44 I wasn’t asked to spell. I stood up and went to the front of the class, with 23 pairs of eyes 45 on me. My teacher grabbed her cane (藤条), ready to beat me if I’d 46. I spelt the word and became a(n) 47 champion. I represented and won for my school, five Spelling Bee championships.

Secondary school had its own share of 48. I was tall but wasn’t good at any 49. I loved basketball and lawn tennis. The first day I held a racket, I was disgraced (使丢脸) by my opponent (对手). He 50 six straight sets without sweat and there I was sweating 51 as if I’d run a marathon, while I hadn’t even made a single point.

My dad’s 52 kept playing in my ears, “Stanley, you’re a champion if you believe it.” I did. Finally, I was not only 53 at lawn tennis and basketball. I was an all-round athlete and 54 won both athletic and academic scholarships to college.

Now, staring at this old racket of defeat that once brought me 55, I can’t help but say to it, “You made me a champion when I believed.”

A. seldom   B. never        C. once        D. always

A. back     B. front        C. outside      D. middle

A. shocked B. satisfied     C. depressed   D. surprised

A. avoided B. preferred   C. forgot       D. kept

A. started    B. imagined   C. liked     D. believed

A. came      B. followed    C. worked      D. paid

A. poor       B. bright        C. dull        D. active

A. picking out    B. getting along with     C. looking after     D. making fun of

A. only if    B. just as     C. as if       D. even though

A. fixed    B. closed       C. held       D. called

A. delay    B. fail        C. fight     D. offend

A. permanent B. frequent        C. instant       D. temporary

A. aims      B. targets     C. reasons      D. challenges

A. sport     B. subject      C. action        D. field

A. moved B. won       C. missed       D. found

A. slightly        B. weakly      C. heavily      D. openly

A. songs    B. voices     C. whispers    D. words

A. good     B. angry      C. strict     D. serious

A. still      B. even       C. yet         D. thus

A. pride    B. joy         C. shame       D. happiness

My husband and I are both musicians. I took it  36   granted that one day our daughter Holly would learn to play an instrument.

In 2000 Holly fell  37   and the doctor said she may have been left   38    deaf. “She won’t be able to hear music in any shape or form,” said the doctor. It was a great   39   .

In 2001, her right ear was fitted with a cochlear implant --- electronic equipment that provides a sense of    40    for people who are completely deaf. Seven years later, another was fitted in her    41    ear. The doctors played us a model of what music would sound like to Holly --- I was horrified    42   it was just white noise.

“Holly will hear music,” I   43    saying to myself. I tried to put what had gone wrong right, so we constantly   44   words and sounds to her. She has been having lessons since she was seven . she’s   45   all the time. I’m always surprised by just how much better she does.

When she   46   a national piano competition, the adjudicator   47   Holly for appearing to listen to the sounds she was making --- her whole body, he said to us, was   48   in the process of making music.

I   49   that the model we originally heard of how music sounds with a cochlear implant isn’t   50   holly hears it. The brain is complex and adapts to many   51   ;in some way, Holly has made   52   of it all. She loves life. She doesn’t think about what happened to her and says   53   , “I don’t want to talk about bad things. Let’s talk about good things.”

I was determined that her life would not be   54   by a miserable event, but never imagined that she could   55   what she has. I can only describe this as a miracle.

A. as              B. like              C. for             D. with

A. asleep           B. ill               C. silent           D. short 

A. partly           B. nearly            C. deeply          D. totally

A. accident         B. disease           C. shock           D. surprise 

A. sound           B. noise             C. music           D. voice

A. right            B. left              C. deaf             D. good

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

A. avoided          B. remembered      C. imagined         D. kept 

A. repeated          B. reflected         C. reacted          D. responded 

A. suffering          B. crying          C. working          D. improving

A. entered           B. quitted          C. lost              D. visited

A. asked             B. cared           C. praised          D. thanked

A. considered         B. contained        C. invited          D. involved

A. remind            B. believe          C. advise          D. forget

A. when             B. how             C. whether         D. why

A. states             B. positions         C. places           D. situations 

A. sense             B. choice           C. use             D. fun

A. exactly            B. finally           C. simply          D. generally 

A. influenced         B. decided          C. remarked        D. introduced 

A. achieve            B. choose          C. take            D. expect