第二节：完形填空（共20小题，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中选出最佳选项。
Once an Arab was traveling in the desert. When the sun went down in the west, he stopped and 36 his tent then, made a fire and have a37 meal. When night fell, he 38 down to sleep.
He had 39 fallen asleep when he felt a soft 40 on his elbow(手肘). He woke up to find that his camel had put his head inside the tent. The camel said: “Would you please let me keep my head in the tent to get warm? It is so cold outside. I will not take up too much 41 .”
The Arab was a 42 man, “All right, do as you 43 .” he said. Then he turned on his 44 and went back to sleep.
It wasn’t long 45 he felt a push on his shoulder. It was the camel again. “Dear master,” the camel said, “my head is quite warm now, but my neck is still cold. Do you mind 46 I keep it inside the tent, too?”
“ 47 .” the man said. But this time he felt a bit 48, as camel had such a long neck.
No sooner had he shut his eyes 49 he got a harder push in his side. This time the camel said, “will you please allow me to bring my front legs inside and warm then a little?”
The Arab 50 over to one side of the tent. He made 51 as small as he could. It was not 52 comfortable, and sleep was now out of 53 .Soon after that the camel gave his a rough push and said, “The tent is too small for the two of us. 54 , my two hind legs are still left in the cold. It is only 55 that you should leave the tent wholly to me.” And with that, the camel kicked the poor man out.
16. A. built                   B. made                       C. put up               D. set
17 A. simple                 B. rich                         C. excellent               D. ordinary
18. A. laid                    B. lay                           C. lied                       D. went
19. A. seldom               B. not                          C. almost                   D. hardly
20. A. touch                  B. beat                         C. kick                      D. bite
21. A. place                  B. tent                          C. room                    D. blanket
22. A. hard-hearted     B. kind-hearted             C. absent-mined         D. careless
23. A. please                 B. willing                     C. are like                 D. want
24. A. light                   B. head                        C. arm                      D. side
25. A. after                   B. before                      C. since                     D. then
26. A. whether                 B. as                            C. that                       D. if
27. A. Yes, of course      B. No, not at all           C. Don’t. please         D. No, you can.
28. A. crowded             B. comfortable           C. warmer             D. narrower
29. A. than           B. then                         C. when               D. after
30. A. went                   B. walked                     C. climbed              D. moved
31. A. the tent.                 B. himself                    C. room               D. ground
32. A. very                   B. much                       C. a lot                D. a little
33. A. question              B. the question              C. quite possible        D. possibility
34. A. Except                B. Besides                    C. After all             D. But
35. A. unfair                 B. wrong                      C. reasonable          D. right

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.

A. chair          B. bed          C. seat         D. bench

A. provide     B. expect           C. happen       D. think

A. plane          B. bus          C. ship         D. train

A. quick           B. clean            C. simple           D. long

A. bad            B. good         C. easy         D. happy36. A. trouble      B. food         C. sleep           D. help

A. asked          B. informed     C. advised      D. persuaded

A. time            B. show         C. duty         D. sale

A. behind     B. out          C. through      D. back

A. start           B. ask          C. see          D. pay

A. passing        B. seeing           C. looking      D. fighting

A. offer          B. charge           C. bargain      D. share

A. even            B. still            C. also         D. only

A. what           B. which            C. where            D. how

A. window     B. seat         C. chair            D. wood

A. wouldn’t       B. couldn’t        C. shouldn’t       D. needn’t

A. learned        B. taught           C. offered      D. heard

A. harder      B. earlier          C. later            D. easier

A. interests      B. interested       C. interest     D. interesting

A. interesting        B. crowded      C. famous       D. noisy

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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。

　　I went to Beijing this National holiday, and it was an interesting experience of my life.

　　My friends told us that taking the “hard　 36　 ”to Beijing would be really terrible. So we didn’t know what to　 37　. But we were pleasantly surprised when we finally boarded the

　 38　 , which was relatively modern and　 39　 . During the 14 - hour ride we ate peanuts and talked. It was not　 40　 at all.

　　It was morning when we arrived. We stepped out of the railway station, having sat in hard seats and not getting much　 41　 . However, We had energy, First we tried to get teturn tickets to Shanghai, but the tickets seller　 42　 us that tickets would not be on　 43　 for another two days. We were a little worried about getting　 44　 , but we made up our minds to　 45　 for the hotel to put our bags down. After fighting our way　 46　 the“ gypsy”taxi drivers that tried to　 47　 us one hundred yuan for the ride, we found a taxi and it　 48　 cost us thirty yuan to get　 49　 we had planned to go. When we reached the hotel, there was a window for airplane and train tickets.　 50　 the man behind the counter could get tickets that day, which we

　 51　 . The most important lesson about China I ever　 52　 , is to get someone to do your work for you, and it seems to work out much　 53　 . We were not able to get tickets, but the

　 54　 agents（代理）could.

While in Beijing we saw a lot of places of interest, most of which were very　 55　 . It was fun to be with thousands of people in one place, There aren’t any words to describe it.

36．A. chair                       B. bed                         C. seat                         D. bench

37．A. provide                   B. expect                     C. happen                    D. think

38．A. plane                             B. bus                         C. ship                        D. train

39．A. quick                             B. clean                       C. simple                     D. long

40．A. bad                         B. good                       C. easy                        D. hard

41．A. trouble                    B. food                        C. sleep                       D. help

42．A. promised                 B. informed                 C. advised                    D. persuaded

43．A. time                        B. show                       C. duty                        D. sale

44．A. behind                    B. out                          C. through                   D. back

45．A. start                        B. ask                          C. look                        D. pay

46．A. towards                   B. into                         C. across                      D. past

47．A. offer                       B. charge                     C. bargain                    D. share

48．A. even                       B. still                         C. also                         D. only

49．A. what                       B. which                      C. where                      D. how

50．A. Somehow                B. However                 C. Therefore                D. Otherwise

51．A. wouldn't                  B. couldn't                   C. shouldn't                  D. needn't

52．A. learned                    B. taught                     C. offered                    D. heard

53．A. harder                     B. earlier                     C. later                        D. easier

54．A. business                  B. transport                  C. travel                             D. hotel

55．A. interesting                      B. crowded                  C. famous                    D. noisy

Once an Arab was traveling in the desert . When the sun went down in the west , he stopped and put up his tent , made a fire and had a   36   meal . When night fell , he  37  down to sleep .

He had   38  fallen  asleep  when he felt a soft  39  on his elbow(肘) . He woke up to find that his camel had put his head inside the tent . The camel said , “Would you please let me keep my head in the tent to get warm ? It’s so cold outside . I won’t take up much room . ”

The Arab was a  40  man . “All right ,do as you please , ”he said . Then he turned on his side and went back to sleep .

It wasn’t long  41  he felt a push on his shoulder . It was the camel again . “Dear master ,”the camel said , “my head is quite warm now , but my neck is still cold . Do you mind  42  I keep it inside the tent ,too ? ”

“No , not at all , ”the man said . But this time he felt a bit  43  , as the camel had such a long neck .

Hardly had he shut his eyes when he got a harder push in his side . This time the camel said , “Will you please  44  me to bring my front legs inside and warm them up a little ?”

The Arab moved over to one side of the tent .He made  45  as small as he could . It wasn’t a bit comfortable , and sleep was now  46  .

 After a while, the camel gave him a rough push and said , “The tent is too small for the two of us .Besides , my two hind legs are still left in the cold.  47  is only reasonable that you should leave the whole tent to me .”

A. simple                   B. rich                         C. excellent                  D. ordinary

A. laid                       B. lay                           C. lied                          D. went

A. seldom                  B. not                          C. almost                   D. hardly

A. touch                    B. beat                         C. kick                         D. bite

A. hard-hearted       B. kind-hearted             C. cruel                D. careless

A. after                   B. before                   C. since                        D. then

A. whether                 B. as                            C. that                          D. if

A. crowded             B. comfortable                  C. warmer                    D. narrower

A. let                      B. allow              C. make                 D. have

A. the tent                  B. himself                    C. room                       D. ground

A. impossibly             B. impossible             C. quite possible            D. possibility

A. It                          B. That                         C. What                       D. This