第二节完形填空  (共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36至55各个题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When we visit another country, differences in music and dance are   36   some of the first things that we notice. Every culture has   37   its own types of music and dance, which are very different from those of other societies.
Each type of music usually has a distinctive rhythm and a special sound,   38   on the kinds of instruments that are used to produce it. The most common type of instruments are   39   instruments, such as guitars and violins; wind instruments, including horns and flutes. Many different kinds of musical sounds   40   be created by using different combinations of instruments.
The human voice is a very special kind of instrument,   41   it can produce a great number of different sounds with different   42  , ranging from loud to soft. Singing is very popular in most cultures because it allows us to   43   words and ideas with music.
Societies coordinate body movements with musical rhythms to create   44  . Sometimes people dance for fun and individual expression. Dances can also be used to   45   ideas to an audience. Hawaiian dancers,   46  , use arm and hand movements to express the meaning of a song. In the same way, many societies use dances in religious ceremonies   47   to tell about important events.
Music and dance are passed from one   48  to another and thus become a permanent part of the society and   49   culture. Of course, as cultures come   50   contact with each other, the music and dance of one society may be accepted by other societies, or the different styles may be combined to   51   a new kind of music or dance. Some Latin American music, for example, has taken   52   from Indian cultures and mixed them with those from European and African cultures.   53  , popular music from England and the US can be heard in countries   54   the world,   55   it has had an influence on musical tastes, especially among young people.
36. A. unlikely       B. likely  C. probably    D. surely
37. A. installed       B. meant    C. developed       D. established
38. A. focusing      B. depending  C. playing        D. resting
39. A. thread   B. string  C. cord   D. band    
40. A. might   B. can    C. must   D. should   
41. A. when    B. after   C. since   D. although  
42. A. heights B. sizes   C. tones   D. volumes
43. A. explain B. express       C. provide      D. compose
44. A. sounds  B. songs  C. moves D. dances
45. A. give     B. communicate     C. translate     D. perform
46. A. such as B. for example       C. that is D. on the contrary
47. A. just      B. as       C. only    D. or
48. A. country B. generation  C. people D. time
49. A. their     B. its       C. form   D. the
50. A. to  B. for      C. into    D. with      
51. A. join      B. show   C. form   D. become
52. A. advantages   B. features      C. styles           D. origins
53. A. However      B. On the contrary  C.  Similarly D. Besides
54. A. over     B. through      C. across D. along
55. A. when    B. where C. which D. what     

三、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从34－48各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

If we really want to be happy, why do we complain all the time in our daily life? We can be active in our life by setting goals and going   34   what we want. But if we’re always expressing complaints, we can not really live   35  .

If you don’t believe me,   36   how many times you complain about something or other in one day. Whether it is being stuck in traffic, being bothered by the weather, or whatever it is, there are endless   37   where you can find a reason to complain. But it’s not just outside circumstances   38   we complain about. We also complain about   39  . We complain constantly that we don’t have enough time, that we don’t have enough money and that we’re not   40   enough, cool enough, or just enough.

Most of us have experienced plenty of unpleasantness   41   complaining about things we can’t control, so do I. And I   42   really thought about it much until I found the website about “living in a complaint-free world”, which   43   my attitude towards life.

Imagine how   44   you would be if you simply stopped being a complainer.   45   of what you complain of is outside of your control anyway.   46  , it is no use thinking about something you have no power to change. When you   47   that you’re complaining, stop and ask yourself if you would rather complain, or be happy.

In our daily life, we have many choices. As Dale Carnegie puts it, any fool can criticize and complain but it takes character and   48   for the wise persons to live a complaint-free and happy life.

34.   A. without                      B. against                 C. after                  D. over

35.   A. effectively                      B. normally                C. casually                 D. honestly

36.   A. scan                                 B. evaluate                C. witness                  D. count

37.   A. effects                             B. cases                      C. consequences      D. anecdotes

38.   A. that                                  B. which                     C. where                    D. what

39.   A. yourselves                      B. themselves           C. oneself                   D. ourselves

40.   A. clumsy                   B. attractive              C. neat                        D. awesome

41.   A. due to                              B. in addition to        C. by means of          D. in spite of

42.   A. ever                                 B. even                       C. never                      D. once

43.   A. reflected                         B. strengthened       C. abandoned           D. changed

44.   A. awkward                        B. confident               C. awful                      D. cheerful

45.   A. Few                                  B. Little                       C. Much                      D. Many

46.   A. Therefore                       B. However               C. Otherwise             D. Anyway

47.   A. guarantee                      B. determine       C. realize                    D. recommend

48.   A. dignity                    B. self-control           C. judgement            D. affection

  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。

To his parents’ disappointment, Andy was born with a disability. The two sides of his brain were not joined  21   to each other. The right side of his body could not   22    with the left. At age three, it was  23   for him to walk, speak or play. He could only 24  a few words and walk slowly  25   someone held each of his hands.

Then came the 26  struggle. He attended an all-day health center  27   he was enrolled for every type of treatment imaginable. He struggled, sometimes  28   , to get stronger. Andy hated   29  when his parents would leave him there in the mornings.   30   , they believed that he would grow up to live a normal and healthy life. They believed it for themselves and for Andy.

It  31   . Today Andy is a successful 13-year-old high school student. His progress has been nothing short of extraordinary. He receives special help with a few things, but  32  his friends in all the activities he loves. Andy has  33  enormous difficulties to move from adversity(困境) to  34  .

Ask yourself, "What are the seeds of strength    35   in my struggles today? If I get up when I fall, what will that make possible tomorrow?"

"Overnight success" is the    36   of years of determination and continued learning. Victory is possible for    37   who decide it is their   38   . They’ll find the path    39___ their dream. However, they will accept hard times as the adversity that will foster their strength, growth and skills to attract the victory they    40   .

A. commonly             B. normally                  C. particularly           D. correctly

A. talk             B.catch up           C. communicate      D. put up

A. easy                   B. impossible                C. difficult               D. slow

A. say                  B. tell                       C. speak                   D. repeat

A. while                    B. as                         C. if                     D. because

A.difficulty            B. bitter                    C. pressure               D. struggle

A. where                    B. that                         C. which                  D. when

A. in danger              B. in tears                     C. in trouble             D. in advance

A. that                    B. it                            C. the time               D. them

A. Therefore            B. Furthermore          C. However              D. Besides

A. paid off              B. took off                   C. called off             D. set off

A. joins                    B. attends                        C. takes part in    D. participates in

A. managed              B. overcome             C. taken                     D. had

A. confidence           B. power                   C. end                      D. victory

A. found                  B. put                       C. hidden                        D. grown

A. result                   B. reason                   C. cause                   D. effect

A. them                   B. those                     C. these                    D. such

A. measure               B. duty                   C. attempt                D. purpose

A. to                     B. of                         C. at                            D. towards

A. look                    B. search                   C. seek                     D.hunt

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，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。

　　Summer is the best time on the Island of the Blue Dolphins (海豚). The sun is warm then and the winds blow out of the west,   16   out of the south.

    It was   17   these days that the ship might return and now I   18  most of my time on the rock,   19   out from the headland（水中凸起的陆地） into the east, towards the country   20   my people had gone, across the   21   that was never-ending.

    Once   22   I watched, I saw a small object which I took to be the ship, but a stream of water   23   from it and I knew that it was whale (鲸鱼)spouting (喷水). During those summer days I saw nothing   24  .

    The first storm of winter   25   my hopes. If the white men's ship were   26      for me it would have come during the time of good   27  . Now I would have to wait   28   winter was gone, maybe longer.

The thought of being   29   on the island while so many suns rose   30   the sea and went   31  back into the sea   32   my heart with loneliness. I had not felt so   33  before because I was sure   34   the ship would return as Matasaip had said   35   would. Now my hopes were dead.

A. totally           B. already          C. entirely      D. sometimes

A. during           B. for              C. after         D. between

A. spent            B. shared           C. paid          D. devoted

A. look             B. to look           C. looking       D. looked

A. when            B. where            C. which         D. until

A. island            B. sea              C. lake          D. ocean

A. since             B. though           C. while         D. till

A. rose              B. raised           C. grew          D. set

A. different          B. ordinary          C. else           D. valuable

A. encouraged        B. ended            C. spared        D. limited

A. leading           B. moving           C. coming        D. following

A. weather           B. pattern           C. rain           D. fog

A. after              B. as               C. until          D. while

A. quiet              B. alone             C. calm          D. alive

A. of                B. in               C. to            D. from

A. rapidly            B. quickly           C. slowly         D. fully

A. pumped          B. set               C. filled          D. full

A. lonely            B. strict             C. boring         D. empty

A. whether           B. and              C. that           D. when

A. it                B. he               C. that            D. this

完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I went to Beijing this National holiday, and it was an interesting experience of my life.
My friends told us the taking the “hard  31 ” to Beijing would be really terrible. So we didn’t know what to   32 . But we were pleasantly surprised when we finally boarded the   33 , which was relatively modern and  34 . During the 14-hour ride we ate peanuts and talked. It was not  35 at all.
It was morning when we arrived. We stepped out of the railway station, having sat in hard seats and not getting much  36 . However, we had energy. First we tried to get return tickets to Shanghai, but the ticket seller  37  us that tickets would not be on  38  for another two days. We were a little worried about getting  39 , but we made up our minds to   40  for the hotel to put our bags down. After 41  our way past the “gypsy” taxi drivers that tried to  42  us 100 yuan for the ride, we found a taxi and it  43  cost us 30 yuan to get   44 we had planned to go. When we reached the hotel, there was a   45  for airplane and train tickets. Somehow the man behind the counter could get tickets that day, which we   46 . The most important lesson about China I ever  47  is to get someone to do your work for you, and it seems to work out much   48 . We were not able to get tickets, but the travel agents could.
While in Beijing we saw a lot of places of   49 ,  most of which were very  50 . It was fun to be with thousands of people in one place. There aren’t any words to describe it.