第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的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。
As a young man, Al was a skilled artist．He had a wife and two fine sons．One night, his  oldest son developed a severe stomachache．Thinking it was only some   36   intestinal （肠内的）disorder, neither Al nor his wife took the condition very seriously．But the boy   37   suddenly that night．
Knowing the death could have been   38    if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, Al's emotional health became worse under the huge burden of his   39     To make matters worse his wile   40   him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son．The hurt and pain of the two   41   were more than Al could handle, and he   42  to alcohol．In time Al became an alcoholic．
43___ the alcoholism progressed, Al began to lose everything he   44   — his home, his land, his art objects, everything．  45   Al died alone in a San Francisco motel room．
When I heard of Al's death, I thought that Al's life was a complete   46 ．
As time went by, I began to re-evaluate my earlier judgment．I knew Al's now   47   son, Ernie．He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have ever known．I watched Ernie with his children and saw the free   48   of love between them．I knew that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere．
I hadn't heard Ernie talk much about his  49__．One day I worked __50_ my courage to ask him．"I'm really _51__ by something," I said．"I know your father was  52  _ the only one to raise you．What on earth did he do that you became such a special person?"
Ernie sat quietly and _53__ for a few moments．Then he said, "From my earliest _54_ as a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, ' I love you, son．' "
Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to __55_ Al as a failure．He had not left any material possessions behind．But he had been a kind loving father, and he left behind one of the finest, most giving men I have ever known．
36．A．certain          B．common           C．rare          D．basic
37．A．died              B．choked            C．starved        D．worsened
38．A．cured            B．prevented          C．forbidden     D．saved
39．A．disease            B．debt              C．guilt        D．duty
40．A．left              B．scolded            C．quarreled      D．forgave
41．A．disasters           B．adventures         C．conflicts      D．situations
42．A．got                   B．drank             C．turned       D．sank
43．A．As               B．Though            C．Because      D．If
44．A．needed            B．shared             C．benefited      D．possessed
45．A．Eventually         B．Gradually          C．Therefore     D．Meanwhile
46．A．trouble            B．hardship          C．failure       D．waste
47．A．teen               B．aduh               C．aged          D．adolescent
48．A．win               B．fall                   C．space         D．flow
49．A．mother            B．brother           C．father         D．child
50．A．up              B．with              C．on            D．through
51．A．worried          B．puzzled         C．interested      D．attracted
52．A．especially          B．basically           C．merely       D．specially
53．A．argued            B．searched             C．analyzed        D．reflected
54．A．thoughts           B．ideas               C．minds        D．memories
55．A．treat              B．call                C．judge        D．Feel

HOLLYWOOD(UPI)—Loni Anderson decided last year it was time to change her career around to play moms and comedy instead of pretty young girls.

So far, most people remember her as Jennifer Marlowe, the role she played in her first film in 1982.

This summer people will see Anderson in A Night as Roxbury, a film produced and directed by Amy Heckerlin.

“In the film I have two sons. One is 26, and the other is 30. Isn’t that interesting? I know I don’t look that old, but that’s what’s so fun about it.”

“My character dresses in clothes too short, too tight. Dan Hedaya plays my husband. We’re a couple with a lot of money and no taste. Our sons are complete idiots(白痴). Their purpose in life is to get into the Rich Young Man Club where everybody is proud of his wealth.”

“As you can tell, I’m doing things I’d never have done at the beginning of my career.”

“But I am who I am. I’ve worked as an actress a long time and now I can be anything I want. It’s a great time for me. I don’t have anything to prove.”

“I hadn’t done comedy in a long time. It’s what I do best and what I like best. At this point in my life I want to look a lit­tle bit foolish. I think that would be something new for me.”

1.What had Loni Anderson probably played most in her past film career?

A. Pretty young girls.                                         B. Old mothers. 

C. Foolish persons.                                   D. Rich women.

2.When did she begin to be an actress?

A. Last year.   B. This year.                     C. 1972.                           D. 1982.

3.What was she going to change?

A. Her clothes.                                                        B. Her husband.  

C. Her role type.                                                     D. Her living place.

4.Where does this article most likely appear?

A. Newspaper.                                                   B. Science magazine.   

C. Tourist guide book.                          D. Historical record.

When a dirty and untidy orange cat showed up in the prison yard，I was one of the first to go out there and pet it．I hadn’t touched a cat or a dog in over 20 years．I spent at least 20 minutes，knelt down behind the kitchen as the cat rolled around，relaxed．What he was expressing outwardly, I was feeling inwardly．It was an amazing bit of grace to feel him under my hand and note that I was reaching a life or another creature with something as simple as my care．

 Over the next few days，there were other prisoners responding to the cat．Every yard period，a group of prisoners gathered there．They stood around talking and taking turns petting the cat．These were guys you wouldn’t usually find talking to each other．Several times I saw an officer in the group，not chasing people away, but just watching and seeming to enjoy along with the prisoners．Bowls of milk and water appeared along with bread, wisely placed under the edge of the dustbin to keep the birds from getting it．

 The cat was obviously homeless and in pretty bad shape．People said that the cat came to the right place．He's getting treated like a king．This was true．but as I watched I was also thinking about what the cat was doing for us．There was a lot of talk about what's wrong with prisons in America．We need more programs．We need more psychologists or treatment of various kinds．Some may even talk about making prisons more kind．But I think what we really need is a chance to practise our own kindness．Not receive it，but give it．After more than two decades here，I know kindness is not a value that's encouraged．It's often seen as a weakness．

Instead，the culture encourages keeping your head down，minding your own business，and never letting yourself be weak．

The cat did my heart good to see the effect he had on me and the men here．By simply saying，”I need some help here”，he did something important for us．He needed us．And we needed to be needed．I believe we all do．

1.From the passage，we can learn that the author was            ．

A．an animal protector   B．the cat owner   C．a prison officer        D．a prisoner

2.Which of the following statements is true?

A．The cat was dirty because it was kept in prison．

B．The officer in the prison enjoyed petting the cat．

C．The prisoners prepared food for both the cat and birds．

D．The author realized the importance of practising kindness．

3.We can infer from the third paragraph that               ．

A．showing love to others can make prisoners strong

B．the American prison culture will be improved

C．the author is not content with the prison culture

D．caring for others is encouraged in American prisons

4.What is the best title for the passage?

A．Caring Makes Us Human．          B．Prison Culture is Important．

C．Animals Need Care．              D．Everyone Needs to be Cared for．

5.In Paragraph 2，the author mentioned that “Several times I saw an officer in the group，not chasing people away, but just watching and seeming to enjoy along with the prisoners．”to               ．

A．show us the officer and prisoners get along well with each other

B．show us the American prison culture does need improvement

C．show us the officer and prisoners all like cat

D．show us the American prison culture is great

短文填词（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

I went to see a film after supper.

On my way_______the cinema, I met an old English             1.__________

Woman, _________had lost her way.   I gave up the            2.___________

________（机会）to see the film, walked towards her and took    3.__________

her to her________(宾馆). While going there, I told her           4.__________

great changes had ________place in the past few years and        5.___________

she told me s________about Britain and her family. Though       6.__________

I _________(错过)the film, I felt very happy, for I not only        7.__________

helped the old lady _________ of trouble but also practised my     8.__________

s__________ English. If I hadn’t worked hard at English,          9.__________

I  w_______ have  been able to help her.                      10.__________

For some time I’ve had a church member provide me with a rose to pin on the lapel of my suit every Sunday.  【小题1】  I always got a flower on Sunday morning, I really did not think much of it. It was a nice gesture that became routine. One Sunday,   【小题2】 , what I considered ordinary became very  【小题3】 .
As I was leaving the Sunday  【小题4】 , a young boy approached and said,” Sir, what are you going to do with your flower?” At first I was confused, but then I understood. “Do you   【小题5】 this?” I said as I  【小题6】 to the rose pinned to my coat. He said, “Yes sir. I would  【小题7】  it if you are just going to throw it away.” The little boy said, “Sir, I’m going to give it to my granny. My mother and father got  【小题8】 last year. I was living with my mother, but I could not stay, so she  【小题9】 me to live with my grandmother. She has been so  【小题10】 to me that I want to give that pretty flower to her for  【小题11】 me.” When the little boy finished I could hardly   【小题12】 . My eyes were filled with tears and I knew I had been touched in the   【小题13】 of my soul. I reached up and unpinned my flower. With the flower in my hand, I looked at the boy and said, “Son, that is the nicest thing I have  【小题14】 heard, but you can’t have this flower because it’s not  【小题15】 . If you’ll look in front of the pulpit（布道讲坛）, you’ll see a big bouquet of flowers. Different families buy them for the  【小题16】 each week. Please take those flowers to your granny because she  【小题17】 the very best.”
【小题18】 I hadn’t been touched enough already, he made one last  【小题19】 and I will always cherish it. He said, ”What a wonderful day! I  【小题20】 one flower but got a beautiful bouquet!”