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第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。

I stopped to let the car cool 　36　and to study the map. I had expected to be near my destination（目的地） by now, but everything still seemed 　37　to me. I was only five when my father had 　38　me abroad, and that was eighteen years 　39　. When my mother had 　40　after a car accident, he didn’t quickly 　41　from the shock and loneliness. Everything around him was full of her 　42　, continually reopening the wound. 　43　he decided to go abroad. In the new country he paid much attention to 　44　a new life for the two of us, 　45　he gradually forgot the past. He did not marry again, and I was 　46　without a woman’s care, but I lacked 　47　, for he was both father and mother to me. He always 　48　to go back one day and see old friends again and to visit my mother’s 　49　. He became ill for a few months 　50　we planned to go and, when he knew he was 　51　, he made me promise to go on my own.

　　I 　52　a car the day before landing and bought a map, 　53　I found most helpful on the last stage. My father had described over and over again what we could see on the way there, so I was pretty 　54　that I could find it. Well, I had been wrong, for I was now 　55　.

　　36. A. up　　　　　　　B. off　　　　　 C. of　　　　　　　　D. to

　　37. A. unfamiliar　　　 B. similar　　　　C. unusual　　　　　 D. familiar

　　38. A. brought　　　　　B. carried　　　　C. taken　　　　　　D. fetched

　　39. A. later　　　　　　 B. since　　　　 C. then　　　　　   D. ago

　　40. A. been disabled　　B. died　　　　  C. gone up　　　　　D. passed by

　　41. A. return　　　　　 B. make　　　　 C. go back　　　　  D. recover

　　42. A. presence　　　　 B. absence　　　 C. arrival　　　　　 D. show

　　43. A. Since　　　　　 B. For　　　　　 C. So　　　　　　　D. Before

　　44. A. earning　　　　　B. starting　　　 C having　　　　　　D. opening

　　45. A. in case　　　　　B. so that　　　　 C. so long　　　　 D. so much

　　46. A. brought up 　　　B. taken up 　　　C. brought out 　　  D. taken off

　　47. A. anything　　　 B. nothing　　　　C. everything　　　  D. something

　　48. A. imagined 　　　 B. supposed　　　 C. meant 　　　　　D. asked

　　49. A. house　　　　　 B. room　　　　　C. church　　　　　 D. grave

　　50. A. before　　　　　 B. after　　　　　C. until　　　　　　 D. as

　　51. A. lying　　　　　  B. dying　　　　 C. helping 　　　　 D. living

　　52. A. bought　　　　　 B. lent　　　　　 C. borrowed　　　　D. hired

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

　　54. A. sad　　　　　 B. happy　　　　  C. sure　　　　　　 D. interested

　　55. A. away　　　　　　B. out　　　　　 C. gone　　　　　　D. lost

 

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第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。

I stopped to let the car cool 　36　and to study the map. I had expected to be near my destination（目的地） by now, but everything still seemed 　37　to me. I was only five when my father had 　38　me abroad, and that was eighteen years 　39　. When my mother had 　40　after a car accident, he didn’t quickly 　41　from the shock and loneliness. Everything around him was full of her 　42　, continually reopening the wound. 　43　he decided to go abroad. In the new country he paid much attention to 　44　a new life for the two of us, 　45　he gradually forgot the past. He did not marry again, and I was 　46　without a woman’s care, but I lacked 　47　, for he was both father and mother to me. He always 　48　to go back one day and see old friends again and to visit my mother’s 　49　. He became ill for a few months 　50　we planned to go and, when he knew he was 　51　, he made me promise to go on my own.

　　I 　52　a car the day before landing and bought a map, 　53　I found most helpful on the last stage. My father had described over and over again what we could see on the way there, so I was pretty 　54　that I could find it. Well, I had been wrong, for I was now 　55　.

　　36. A. up　　　　　　　B. off　　　　　 C. of　　　　　　　　D. to

　　37. A. unfamiliar　　　 B. similar　　　　C. unusual　　　　　 D. familiar

　　38. A. brought　　　　　B. carried　　　　C. taken　　　　　　D. fetched

　　39. A. later　　　　　　 B. since　　　　 C. then　　　　　   D. ago

　　40. A. been disabled　　 B. died　　　　  C. gone up　　　　　D. passed by

　　41. A. return　　　　　 B. make　　　　 C. go back　　　　  D. recover

　　42. A. presence　　　　 B. absence　　　 C. arrival　　　　　 D. show

　　43. A. Since　　　　　 B. For　　　　　 C. So　　　　　　　D. Before

　　44. A. earning　　　　　B. starting　　　 C having　　　　　　D. opening

　　45. A. in case　　　　　B. so that　　　　 C. so long　　　　  D. so much

　　46. A. brought up 　　　B. taken up 　　　C. brought out 　　  D. taken off

　　47. A. anything　　　 B. nothing　　　　 C. everything　　　  D. something

　　48. A. imagined 　　　 B. supposed　　　 C. meant 　　　　　D. asked

　　49. A. house　　　　　 B. room　　　　　C. church　　　　　 D. grave

　　50. A. before　　　　　 B. after　　　　　C. until　　　　　　 D. as

　　51. A. lying　　　　　  B. dying　　　　 C. helping 　　　　 D. living

　　52. A. bought　　　　　 B. lent　　　　　 C. borrowed　　　　D. hired

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

　　54. A. sad　　　　　 B. happy　　　　   C. sure　　　　　　 D. interested

　　55. A. away　　　　　　B. out　　　　　 C. gone　　　　　　D. lost

My husband has always had a huge affection for older people and has helped out several elderly friends in the past．Mr．Daves 36 the same lake as my husband John for over 15 years．A friendship 37 bllt when Mrs．Daves died five years ago，it left Mr．Daves 38 ．So John took Mr．Daves fishing with him every time he went．Mr．Daves was very， 39 for 80 years old and never tired of being with John．

A few years later Mr.Daves had a stroke(中风)that paralyzed(麻痹)his right side．He lost his speech and was 40 a nursing home．Restricted to his bed and unable to　 41 ，Mr.Daves began to suffer from　 42 ．

This almost broke John's heart．He finally got 43 from the nursing home to take Mr.Daves out for a ride．They were both 44　 to be together again but it was very painful for Mr．Daves to be 45 into John's truck．Because he was paralyzed on one side．The 46 of that side pulled heavily on his good side．

John had gotten his truck a year earlier, a real cowboy Cadillac， 47 was the truck of his dreams．But one day he 48 it so he could buy a van(厢式货车)that was 49 for a wheelchair．The van isn't sporty or fast but it surely 50 Mr．Daves’pain on their outings．

John has made a 51 fishing rod that Mr．Daves can use， 52 they still go fishing together．Even though Mr．Daves can't 53 ，he has led the nursing home staff to believe John is his son．I don't know anyone who would 54 their prized possession to help a friend．I hope he can be an example for others to take similar steps to 55　 those who are in need．

36．A．swam　 　　　 B．played　 　　　　　　 C．fished 　　　　　　　　 D．visited

37．A．destroyed　 B．developed　 　　　　 C．disappeared 　　　　　 D．increased

38．A．disabled　 　 B．sleepless　 　　　　 C．homeless 　　　　　　　 D．alone

39．A．happy　 　　　 B．energetic　 　　　　 C．proud 　　　　　　　　　 D．powerful

40．A．put into　 　　 B．kept away　 　　　 C．locked in 　　　　　　　 D．picked up

41．A．sleep　 　　　 B．communicate　 　 C．eat 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．think

42．A．weakness　 B．starvation　 　　　　 C．depression 　　　　　　 D．pressure

43．A．donation　 　 B．support　 　　　　　 C．mercy 　　　　　　　　　 D．permission

44．A．sad　 　　　　　 B．excited　 　　　　　　 C．desperate 　　　　　　　　　　 D．lucky

45．A．lifted　 　　　 B．invited　 　　　　　　 C．led 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．pushed

46．A．pain　 　　　　 B．flesh　 　　　　　　　 C．strength 　　　　　　　 D．weight

47．A．that　 　　　　 B．which　 　　　　　　 C．what 　　　　　　　　　　 D．it

48．A．fixed　 　　　 B．repaired　 　　　　　 C．remade 　　　　　　　　 D．sold

49．A．created　 　　 B．equipped　 　　　　 C．changed　 　　　　　 D．decorated

50．A．overcomes　　　 B．removes　 　　　　　 C．reduces 　　　　　　　　 D．relaxes

51．A．expensive　　　　 B．beautiful　 　　　　　 C．strong 　　　　　　　　　 D．special

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

53．A．walk　 　　　　 B．talk　 　　　　　　　　 C．escape 　　　　　　　　 D．hear

54．A．give up　 　　 B．put away　 　　　　 C．hand in　 　　　　　 D．keep off

55．A．impress　 　 B．help　 　　　　　　　　 C．cure 　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D．comfort

There lived a poor farmer. He had a beautiful white horse. Many people offered him much money to buy the horse. But he wouldn’t 21 it. The villagers told him, “You are so 　22 . You have such a precious horse.” The farmer said, “It is true that my horse may bring me a 　 23 . But we can’t say it is good luck or bad luck because nobody knows what will happen tomorrow.” The villagers didn’t like his 24 .

One day the horse just 　25 . They searched everywhere. But the horse was not found. The villagers told the farmer, “You should have sold that horse. It is such bad luck that the horse was stolen.” The farmer replied, “It is true that my horse is 　26 . But we can’t say it is good luck or bad luck because nobody knows what will happen tomorrow.” The villagers still didn’t like his answer.

After a few days, to the great 　27 of all the villagers, the horse came back to the farmer and 　28 a dozen white horses from the forest with it. The villagers all gathered 　29 the farmer and said he was so lucky. The farmer offered the same reply. The villagers thought the man was 30 .

One day the farmer’s youthful son was riding one of the horses. 　31 he fell off the horse and seriously broke his legs. The villagers came to 32 the farmer, “We are really sorry for you. It’s such bad luck that your only son has become disabled now.” The farmer 33 replied with the same word. The villagers really got mad and they didn’t 　34 him.

A few months later, suddenly the king of a neighboring country 35 the farmer’s own country. In order to win the war the king of the farmer made a(n) 36 that all the youth of the country should 37 the army, except 　38 people. The villagers were all in 　39 . They came to the farmer and said, “You are a lucky man. 40 you can see your son alive.” The wise farmer kept on giving the same reply. And the story never ended.

21. A. raise　　　　　 B. sell　　　 C. have　　　　　 D. control(控制)

22. A. right　　　　　 B. fine　　　 C. lucky　　　　 D. careful

23. A. fight　　　　　 B. faith(信念) C. failure(失败)　 D. fortune(财富)

24. A. result　　　　 B. reply　　　 C. horse　　 　　 D. excuse

25. A. died　　　　　 B. deserted(遗弃)C. walked　　　 D. disappeared

26. A. missing　　　 B. losing　　　 C. taken　　　　 D. left

27. A. disappointment B. happy　　　 C. surprise　　　 D. sadness

28. A. accepted　　　 B. brought　　 C. got　　　　 D. received

29. A. around　　　　 B. in　　　　　 C. to　　　　　 D. of

30. A. excited　　　　 B. puzzled　　 C. crazy　　　　 D. proud

31. A. Luckily　　　 B. Suddenly　　 C. Immediately　 D. Gradually

32. A. comfort　　　 B. talk　　　 C. remind　　　 D. warn

33. A. never　　　　 B. already　　　 C. seldom　　　 D. still

34. A. enjoy　　　　 B. understand　 C. help　　　　 D. tell

35. A. treated　　　　 B. cheated　　　 C. blocked　　　 D. attacked

36. A. announcement　 B. debate　　　 C. appointment　 D. expression

37 .A. Attend(参加)　 B. take part　　 C. serve　　　　 D. join

38. A. young　　　　 B. old　　　　 C. disabled　　　 D. perfect(完美的)

39. A. sorrow(悲伤)　 B. happiness　 C. trouble　　　 D. joy(高兴)

40. A. At last　　　　 B. At most　　 C. At first　　　 D. At least

I didn’t cry when I learned I was the parent of a mentally handicapped (弱智的) child.

“Go ahead and cry” the doctor 1 kindly. But I couldn’t cry then nor during the months that followed.

We sent her to a kindergarten in our neighborhood at age seven. I worried that she was the “ 2 ” child among twenty five?year?olds.

3 ，positive things began to happen to Kristi in her school，and to her schoolmates，too. When talking big of their own accomplishments，Kristi’s classmates always took 　4 to praise her as well，“Kristi got all her spelling words right today.” No one would say that her spelling list was easier than anyone else’s.

During Kristi’s second year in school，she 　5 a very special challenge. The big public event of the term was a 　6 based on the final outcome of the year’s music and physical education activities. Kristi was 　7 in both. My husband and I felt 　8 about the day as well.

On the day of the program，Kristi 　9 to be sick. Desperately I wanted to keep her home. Why let Kristi fail in a gymnasium 10 with parents，students and teachers？What a simple 　11 ！But I finally got her onto the school bus.

Just as I had forced my daughter to go to school，now I forced myself to go，too. Then I knew Kristi’s 　12 . Her class was divided into relay teams. With her slow and clumsy reactions，she would surely 13 her team.

But as Kristi’s turn to 　14 neared，a change took place in her team. The tallest boy in the line stepped 15 Kristi and placed his hands on her waist. Two other boys stood a little ahead of her. The 　16 the player in front of Kristi stepped from the sack(bag)，the two boys seized it and held it open while the tall boy 17 Kristi and dropped her neatly into the sack. A girl ahead took her hand and supported her until she gained her 　18 .Then off Kristi hopped (跳跃)，smiling and proud.

At the cheers of the crowd，I slipped out to thank Heaven for the warm and considerate people making it possible for my 19 daughter to be like her fellow human beings. Then I finally 20 .

1．A. demanded B．requested C．advised 　　　　 D．joked

2．A. common 　 B．different C．excellent 　 D．casual

3．A. Thus 　　 B．Therefore C．Eventually 　　 D．However

4．A. pains 　　 B．time 　　 C．efforts 　　　　 D．measures

5．A. failed 　 B．accepted C．faced 　　　 D．shared

6．A. competition B．conclusion 　 C．conference 　　 D．ceremony

7．A. stupid 　 B．slow 　　 C．serious 　　　　 D．awkward

8．A. annoyed 　　 B．anxious 　　 C．guilty 　　　　 D．tough

9．A. wanted 　 B．happened C．pretended 　 D．proved

10．A. filled 　　 B．jammed 　　　 C．covered 　　　　 D．burdened

11．A. approach 　 B．method 　　　 C．key 　　　　 D．solution

12．A. worry 　 B．disaster 　　 C．choice 　　　　 D．error

13．A. hold on 　　 B．hold out 　　 C．hold over 　 D．hold up

14．A. participate B．operate 　　 C．practise 　　　 D．show

15．A. around 　　 B．off 　　　　 C．behind 　　　　 D．beside

16．A. interval 　 B．moment 　　　 C．chance 　　　　 D．point

17．A. caught 　　 B．lifted 　　　 C．protected 　 D．hid

18．A. access 　　 B．position 　　 C．speed 　　　 D．balance

19．A. nervous 　　 B．slim 　　 C．disabled 　　　 D．delicate

20．A. recovered 　 B．cried 　 C．prayed 　　　　 D．applauded