第四节  完形填空（共20小题，每小题1．5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

That night, Joe came back home very late, pulling his heavy legs, obviously tired．He then sat down by the window, ­ 26  his head．

Hearing her husband back, Kay  27  out of the kitchen, but to her  28 , Joe sat still,

without  29 ．Usually, when he came back, he would greet her with a kiss or a hug．Immediately Kay 30 something unusual．She went over to Joe and asked, “Tell me, my dear, any 31  news?”

“Well, I have to say that things are not in our  32 ．It seems that I have no  33 to defeat my opponent (对手)．He’s much more  34 , for he’s been holding the position for nearly four years, and people think he’s done a  35  job．Many signs show that he’s in the 36 ．”

“Oh, really? But I still believe you have our own  37 ．You’re in your forties at the best age for a man．You’re new, so people have reasons to  38  you to do better．So let’s go to the voters and tell hem, ‘Give Joe Hart a chance, and he’ll show you who’s your better 39”

Their next three weeks were spent  40  different neighborhoods, going to all kinds of parties, and making speeches at universities and gatherings．Even Judy and Julie, their small children, went from door to door,  41  their “Please vote for our daddy, Joe Hart!”

The night before the  42 vote, the whole Hart family were too  43 to fall asleep．The moment before the final result was declared, their  44 were brought to their mouths, but at last they all  45 and burst into tears．

Joe Hart became head judge of the state of Texas, USA．

26．A．lifting         B．raising       C．hanging     D．combing

27．A．walked       B．looked       C．kept        D．stole

28．A．anger         B．joy          C．surprise     D．disappointment

29．A．hope         B．movement    C．patience     D．smile

30．A．said          B．sensed        C．told         D．did

31．A．lucky         B．exciting      C．new        D．bad

32．A．favor         B．way          C．place        D．sight

33．A．time          B．thought      C．chance       D．wish

34．A．interesting     B．experienced   C．lovely       D．fit

35．A．good          B．poor         C．beautiful     D．funny

36．A．success        B．office        C．lead         D．government

37．A．people        B．reasons       C．rights        D．advantages

38．A．force         B．expect       C．order         D．ask

39．A．choice        B．friend        C．leader       D．person

40．A．helping        B．visiting       C．inviting            D．traveling

41．A．answering     B．repeating      C．showing     D．offering

42．A．final         B．next         C．first         D．close

43．A．eager         B．sorry         C．anxious      D．happy

44．A．breaths       B．worries       C．tongues      D．hearts

45．A．left          B．arrived             C．laughed      D．jumped

根据中文意思完成句子（共10题，满分20分）。

1.With the improvement of the living standard, people are _____________ (过着幸福的生活)．

2.Don't ________________ (看不起) a student only because he has failed in an exam.

3.It ________________ (值得读) the newly­published book written by the famous writer.

4.________________ (多亏了) everyone's hard work, the performance was a great success.

5.We ________________ (对……满意) you and your classmates yesterday.

6.It is really a hot day.I ________________ (宁愿) stay in the house with air­conditioning ________________ (不愿) go out shopping.

7.Her shoes ________________ (需要修理了)．

8. Lisa is busy ________________ (准备) the coming exam.

9.Our products         _____ (出口) to Southeast Asia to gain more profit.

10.No matter what you do, _____            (一旦开始), you must continue.

One night this summer, on my way home from work I decided to see a movie. I knew the theatre would be air­ conditioned and I couldn’t face my 36 apartment. Sitting in the theatre I had to 37 the opening between the two tall heads in front of me. I had to keep changing the　38　every time she leaned over to talk to him, 39　he leaned over to kiss her. Why do Americans display such　40 in a public place？I thought the movie would help improve my English, but as it 41 ,it was an Italian movie. 42 about an hour I decided to give up the movie and 43　my popcorn. I’ve never understood why they gave me so much popcorn！It tasted pretty good , 44. With time going by, I understood 45 of the romantic­ sounding Italians. I just heard the 46 of the popcorn chewed between my teeth. My thought started to 47.I remembered when I was in South Korea, I 48 to watch a host on TV frequently. He seemed like a good friend to me, until I saw him　49　on TV in New York speaking　50　English instead of perfect Korean. He didn’t　51　have a Korean accent！I felt like I had been betrayed (背叛)．

When our family moved to the United States six years ago, none of us spoke any English. 　52 we had picked up a few words, my mother suggested that we all should practise English at home. Everyone agreed, but our house became terribly　53 and we all seemed to avoid each other. When we couldn’t avoid seeing each other, our expressions were stiff (僵硬的)．Sitting at the dinner table we preferred silence to　54　a difficult language. Mother　55　to say something in English but it came out all wrong and we all burst into laughter and decided to forget it！We’ve been speaking Korean at home ever since.

1.                A．warm          B．hot            C．heated   D．uncomfortable

2.                A．wander through  B．walk through     C．run through   D．look through

3.                A．room          B．seat            C．space    D．angle

4.                A．however        B．but            C．or   D．and

5.                A．excitement      B．feeling         C．privacy   D．love

6.                A．came about     B．came up        C．turned up D．turned out

7.                A．Within         B．After           C．For  D．Before

8.                A．concentrate on   B．stare at         C．work on  D．stick with

9.                A．too            B．either          C．anyhow   D．somehow

10.               A．much          B．something      C．nothing   D．anything

11.               A．nutrient        B．sound          C．explosion D．smell

12.               A．stop           B．wander         C．imagine   D．fascinate

13.               A．started         B．began          C．devoted   D．used

14.               A．again          B．immediately     C．closely    D．clearly

15.               A．fake           B．informal        C．perfect    D．practical

16.               A．even           B．always         C．occasionally    D．frequently

17.               A．Unless         B．If             C．Before    D．Since

18.               A．noisy          B．quiet          C．exciting   D．still

19.               A．improving       B．reading         C．writing    D．speaking

20.               A．managed       B．happened       C．tried  D．had

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分, 满分30分）

It was a rainy day and I was riding on a bus downtown to go to work. I was_36_next to a man in a business suit and J paid little attention_37_ we both got off at the same stop and walked to the same news-stand to get a morning_38_.

The man running the stand was obviously having a_39_day. He was rude and unsmil­ing as we bought our papers，which only_40_ more gloom (郁闷) to my day. The business­man_41_my gloomy feeling and smiled brightly，_42_the news-stand owner for the paper and for being open on such a( n) _43_to make sure we were able to get our papers.

    As we_44_away，I asked this man why he was so_45_to the newsman when he didn't _46_his expression of thanks and friendliness. The businessman smiled at me and said,"Why would I let someone else _47_what I say and what I feel?"

    We then_48_to go to our own work places. To this day，I still don't know who that businessman was，or_49_he worked. He appeared briefly in my life and disappeared just as_50_. But I've never forgotten the words he said and his_51_which seemed like a ray of light on a gloomy day.

That was a good 25 years_52_，but the effect this had on my life has lasted. I_53_had a chance to thank him personally，but the way I look at life has changed _54_those words. I have learnt that we cannot control people and_55_that come to us， but we can always control our response to them. 

1. A. whispering       B. sitting      C. driving         D. weeping

2. A. since            B. after        C. unless          D. until

3. A. paper            B. suit         C. call            D. coffee

4. A. good             B. nervous      C. bad             D.long

5. A. provided         B. offered      C. added           D. returned

6. A. breathed         B. called       C. noticed         D. took

7. A. thanking         B. envying      C. asking          D. blaming

8. A. evening          B. afternoon    C. morning         D. midnight

9. A. turned           B. passed       C. drove           D.ran

10. A. cruel           B. serious      C. pleasant        D. rude

11.A. stick to         B. refer to     C. get used to     D. respond to

12.A. explain          B. understand   C. control         D. correct

13. A. attempted       B. sought       C. continued       D. separated

14. A. where           B. why          C. whether         D. how

15. A. gently          B. quickly      C. regularly       D. strangely

16.A. humor            B. smile        C. business        D. help

17. A. ago             B. before       C.later            D. after

18. A. often           B. seldom       C. once            D. never

19. A. in search of    B. in memoryof C. for the purpose of D. as a result of

20. A. situations   B. statements   C. possibilities    D. positions

Although in 1947 we were still very new to the atomic age, we knew about mushroom clouds. A huge crack (裂缝) spread across the library wall upstairs, sending teachers and __31__ screaming down the hall.
Had a new world war started? Pale­faced, our young science teacher quickly__32__us for a fire drill. We huddled (卷缩) in little groups on the beach side of the school grounds and__33__the spreading cloud darken the bright spring sky.
Rumors flew every which way，__34__two hours would pass before we got the full story. One rumor we heard was that the Texas City Monsanto Chemical plant had__35__； children whose parents__36__there began to cry.
I__37__—that was where my father was working that day.
The school bell called us back inside, and we were dismissed (解散) to__38__our way home the best way we could. I'd walked a quarter of the three­mile trip to my home__39__a car horn frightened me to__40__. My Uncle Barney__41__alongside me in his old Ford. The instant I saw him, I knew my father__42__. Otherwise, Papa would have__43__for me himself.
As if in slow motion from a great distance, Uncle Barney motioned for me to__44__. Numb with grief, I crawled into the back__45__. I barely took notice of the man sitting there, and didn't recognize him until he__46__me. When Papa put his strong arms around me, I forgot for a moment that Cherokees aren't supposed to__47__.
Many of my fellow students lost their__48__in the explosion. Tragedy would one day come to our__49__， as it inevitably (不可避免地) comes to all, but one day Texas City blew up, it miraculously (奇迹般地) passed us by. Because he lost his keys on that April morning, as he explained, my father lived for__50__32 years—we were to have a second lifetime forever.