第二节完形填空（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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
A father was sitting at his desk poring (仔细研究) over his monthly bills   36   his young son rushed in and announced, “Dad, because this is your   37   and you’re 55 years old, I’m going to give you 55 kisses, one for each year!” When the boy started making good on his word, the father exclaimed, “Oh, Andrew, don’t do it now; I’m too   38  !”
The youngster immediately fell   39   as tears welled up in his big blue eyes. Apologically the father said, “You can finish   40  .”
The boy said nothing but   41   walked out of the room,   42   written over his face. That evening the father said, “Come and finish the   43   now, Andrew!” But the boy didn’t   44  . The father didn’t think it serious and soon it went out of his mind.
45  , a few days later after this incident, the boy had an   46   and was drowned. His heartbroken father wrote...
“If only I could tell him how much I   47   my thoughtless words, and could be assured that he knows how much my   48   is aching and how I miss him.”
49  is a two-way street. Any loving act must be warmly accepted   50   it will be taken as rejection and can leave a scar. If we are too busy to   51   and receive love, we are too busy!   52   is more important than responding with love   53   the cry for love from those who are near and   54   to us, because there may be no chance at all as in the   55   of the little boy. Cherish every chance!
36. A. after                          B. when                       C. since                        D. before
37. A. festival                      B. party                        C. birthday                   D. gift
38. A. worried                            B. busy                        C. disappointed             D. excited
39. A. silent                         B. curious                     C. thankful                   D. ashamed
40. A. now                          B. immediately             C. quickly                    D. later
41. A. quietly                       B. angrily                            C. anxiously                 D. eagerly
42. A. puzzle                       B. disappointment         C. anger                       D. pain
43. A. tasks                          B. words                      C. kisses                       D. wishes
44. A. notice                        B. smile                       C. finish                       D. respond
45. A. Unfortunately             B. Luckily                    C. Strangely                 D. Properly
46. A. problem                        B. matter                      C. accident                   D. affair
47. A. regret                        B. expect                      C. scold                        D. forget
48. A. mind                         B. heart                        C. brain                        D. head
49. A. Word                         B. Aching                     C. Birthday                   D. Love
50. A. and                           B. so                            C. but                          D. or
51. A. give                          B. achieve                    C. reach                       D. cherish
52. A. Everything                 B. Nothing                   C. Something                D. Anything
53. A. with                          B. in                                   C. to                                   D. by
54. A. kind                          B. important                 C. useful                      D. far
55. A. demand                            B. point                        C. condition                  D. case

What is true friendship? True friendship doesn’t mean that when you need your friends’ help, you will  36  them to dinner, and you will put your friends in a difficult  37  when you have to protect yourself.   38  true friendship is understanding of the souls and the  39  of the hearts. True friends are connected in hearts every minute whatever the  40  is.

True friendship involves  41  : doing something for someone else while expecting nothing  42  ; sharing thoughts and feelings  43  fear of judgment or negative criticism.

  44  is essential to true friendship. We need to be able to  45  our deepest secrets with someone, without worrying that those secrets will  46  on the Internet the next day! Failing to  47  those secrets can destroy a friendship in a hurry. True friendship has  48  to do with fame, power, or possessions. True friends  49  contact you at usual time, but come to you  50  you need their help. They care not  51  you are, but who you are. You’re not his stepping-stone to  52  but are his walking stick to  53  difficulties. When you are happy, you are  54  to forget him, but when you are in trouble, he is the first one you will  55  for help.

1. A. inform         B. regard           C. treat            D. advise

2.A. situation        B. state            C. occasion        D. surrounding

3.A. In a word       B. On the contrary   C. In a nutshell     D. On average

4.A. consideration    B. connection       C. attraction       D. communication

5.A. distance        B. destination       C. position         D. ambition

6.A. promise        B. action           C. belief           D. words

7. A. in turn         B. at times          C. in return        D. at no times

8.A. with           B. without          C. despite         D. beyond

9.A. Trust          B. Honesty          C. Kindness       D. Humor

10.A. keep          B. unite             C. share          D. realize

11.A. take up        B. end up           C. come up        D. bring up

12.A. keep          B. prevent           C. protect         D. remain

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

14. A. frequently      B. regularly         C. seldom         D. usually

15.A. all the time     B. any time         C. each time        D. by the time

16.A. where         B. who             C. how            D. what

17.A. dream         B. future            C. success         D. aim

18. A. live through    B. put through       C. break through     D. look through

19.A. possible       B. likely            C. probable         D. impossible

20.A. turn to        B. bring in           C. set out          D. look up

People say one man's trash(垃圾) is another man's treasure. That? ? ? comes to me as I? ? the house purchased in 1962 by my parents. My mother passed away in 1996. My father left the house? ? my sister and me when he died a few months ago.

After Dad was? ? ? , we looked around the? ? ? house where we grew up and that Dad loved so much. At first we felt so? ? ? all the stuff(东西) left. Like so many of their generation, my parents? ? ? everything. And like many in my generation, we faced anxious? ? ? about what to abandon and what to keep.

As we started throwing out old phone books and every medical bill from every? ? ? my parents ever saw, I also? ? ? many hidden treasures. Mom's pocketbook was in their bedroom closet, which had everything in it,? ? ? her hairbrush with hair, as if she were still here. And Dad, who was a World War II veteran(退伍兵) and a world traveler,? ? ?? everything -- from little spoons from all over the world to every letter he wrote to his parents while in the? ? ? . The letters he wrote during the war? ? ? his thoughts as a young man. Later, in the basement, I? ? ? our old kitchen table, which brought back? ? ? of my parents and sister and me having breakfast together.

 ? I'm realizing all these things? ? ? my parents' life journey. Each time I go to? ? ? , I find something that reminded me of my childhood or teaches me something about my parents I? ? ? knew.? ? ? , from the shabby furniture to all the hidden treasures, means more to me than all the money in the world.

1.A. coincidence????????????? ????????????? B. goal?? ????????????? ????????????? C. principle? ????????????? D. thought

2.A. looked for????????????? ????????????? B. looked through C. looked into ????????????? D. looked after

3.A. to? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. for? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. with? ????????????? ????????????? D. by

4.A. retired????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. ill? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. gone ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. injured

5.A. clean ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. strange?? ????????????? ????????????? C. empty ????????????? ????????????? D. modern

6.A. pleased with? ????????????? B. familiar with ????????????? C. astonished at? ????????????? D. disappointed at

7.A. saved? ????????????? ????????????? B. enjoyed? ????????????? ????????????? C. purchased? ????????????? D. designed

8.A. decisions? ????????????? ????????????? B. bargains?? ????????????? C. challenges? ????????????? D. responsibilities

9.A. person ????????????? ????????????? B. doctor? ????????????? ????????????? C. neighbor ????????????? ????????????? D. child

10.A. bought? ????????????? ????????????? B. discovered? ????????????? C. buried?? ????????????? ????????????? D. lost

11.A. just? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. even ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. only?? ????????????? ????????????? D. yet

12.A. liked? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. bought? ????????????? ????????????? C. kept????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. lost

13.A. countryside ????????????? B. school? ????????????? ????????????? C. college? ????????????? ????????????? D. army

14.A. receive????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. direct?? ????????????? ????????????? C. sense? ????????????? ????????????? D. describe

15.A. repaired ????????????? ????????????? B. cleaned? ????????????? ????????????? C. spotted? ????????????? ????????????? D. set

16.A. introductions????????????? B. memories????????????? ????????????? C. descriptions ????????????? D. communications

17.A. represented? ????????????? B. recognized? ????????????? C. instructed? ????????????? D. confirmed

18.A. the supermarket B. church? ????????????? ????????????? C. my office? ????????????? D. the house

19.A. merely ????????????? ????????????? B. always?? ????????????? ????????????? C. really? ????????????? ????????????? D. never

20.A. Everything?? ????????????? B. Nothing? ????????????? ????????????? C. Anything? ????????????? D. Something

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
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。
Any housewife who went to the new supermarket wished to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for her shopping. This was what the  36  just inside the entrance  37 . It said: Remember,  38 , one of our customers gets  39  goods. THIS MAY BE YOUR LUCKY DAY!
For quite a long time Mrs. Edwards  40 , like many of her  41 , to be the lucky customer. Unlike her friends, she never  42  hoping. The  43  in the kitchen was full of things which she did not need. Her husband tried to advise her  44  buying so many things but failed. She 45  dreamed of the DAY when the manager of the supermarket would come up to her and say, "Madam, THIS IS YOUR LUCKY DAY. Everything in your 46 doesn't need to be paid!" One Friday afternoon Mrs. Edwards shopped 47 . But she was not the lucky customer. No sooner had she just put the things inside her  48  than she found that she had forgotten to  49  tea. She dashed back to the  50 ,got some tea and went towards the  51 . As she did so, she saw the  52  came.  53  his hand he said, "I want to  54  you. You are our LUCKY CUSTOMER this week! Everything you have in your basket  55 !"
36. A. notice   B. report C. board  D. newspaper
37. A. did       B. promised    C. made  D. agreed
38. A. every day     B. every month      C. twice a week      D. once a week
39. A. excellent     B. free    C. extra   D. unexpected
40. A. waited  B. came   C. hoped D. went
41. A. friends  B. neighbors   C. relatives     D. customers
42. A. got rid of     B. got along with   C. gave up      D. gave out
43. A. counter B. cushion      C. food   D. cupboard
44. A. against  B. for      C. with    D. about
45. A. often    B. always       C. usually       D. seldom
46. A. bill       B. hand   C. car      D. basket
47. A. anxiously     B. seriously    C. crazily       D. wonderfully
48. A. pockets B. car      C. basket D. house
49. A. buy      B. find    C. take    D. have
50. A. shop     B. counter      C. department D. supermarket
51. A. door     B. entrance     C. cash-desk   D. shelves
52. A. secretary      B. policeman  C. manager     D. salesman
53. A. Putting out   B. Holding out       C. Shaking     D. Waving
54. A. congratulate B. tell     C. inform       D. thank
55. A. is yours       B. means nothing   C. belongs to you   D. costs nothing

After watching the movie Inception《盗梦空间》, I bought some DVD copies of the film, but now        is left.

  A. no one             B. nothing     C. none          D. neither