三、完形填空：（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
One day a mother rat and her babies were out in an open field. They were playing and having a good time when ___21___ a hungry cat came on the scene! It hid ___22___ a big tree and then ___23___ forward through tall grass ___24___ it could almost hear them talk. ___25___ the mother rat and her babies knew ___26___ had happened, the cat ___27___ from its hiding-place and started to run ___28___ them.
The mother rat and her babies all ___29___ at once. They hurried towards ___30___ home, which was under a pile of large stones. ___31___ the baby rats were ___32___ scared that they could not run very ___33___. Closer and closer the cat came. In no time the cat could catch ___34___. What was to be done?
The mother rat stopped running, ___35___ round and faced the cat, ___36___, “Wow! Wow! Wow-wow!” just like ___37___ angry dog. The cat was so surprised and ___38___ that it ran away.
The mother rat turned to her babies, “Now you see ___39___ important it is to learn ___40___ second language!”
21. A. naturally           B. suddenly           C. nearly             D. certainly
22. A. or                 B. between           C. by                D. behind
23. A. crawled            B. jumped            C. looked             D. climbed
24. A. before             B. when              C. until               D. while
25. A. Before             B. After              C. Unless             D. Otherwise
26. A. where              B. what              C. which             D. when
27. A. jumped            B. started             C. walked            D. appeared
28. A. over               B. through            C. after             D. against
29. A. stood              B. fled               C. left               D. cried
30. A. to                 B. for                C. its               D. their
31. A. Because            B. But               C. Therefore          D. Although
32. A. as                 B. much              C. so               D. very
33. A. freely              B. hardly             C. soon             D. quickly
34. A. ahead              B. down              C. that              D. them
35. A. turned            B. walked             C. jumped           D. ran
36. A. saying             B. speaking           C. shouting          D. telling
37. A. a                 B. an                 C. their             D. that
38. A. pleased            B. excited             C. frightened         D. worried
39. A. so                B. why                C. what             D. how
40. A. our               B. their                C. a                D. An

第三节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、Ｂ、Ｃ和Ｄ）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
When I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. My 21 took me by train or by car to a hotel by the 22  . All day, I seem to remember, I  23   on the sands with strange   24  children. We made houses and gardens, and  25   the tide destroy them. When the tide went out, we  26  over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.
In those days the  27   seemed to shine always brightly  28  the water was always warm. Sometimes we left beach and walked in the country,_ 29  ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were 30   in one’s pockets or good places where one could  31   ice creams. Each day seemed a lifetime.
Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good  32   is much the same as it was. I  33  like the sun and warm sand and the sound of  34  beating the rocks. I no longer wish to  35   any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets. 36 I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.
Sometimes I  37 what my ideal (理想的) holiday will be like when I am  38  . All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about  39  who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make themselves  40   on too many ices…
21. A. teacher      B. parents      C. nurse           D. younger sister
22. A. sea         B. lake         C. mountain       D. river
23. A. played      B. slept         C. sat            D. stood
24. A. moving     B. exciting      C. anxious         D. nervous
25. A. made       B. brought       C. watched        D. heard
26. A. rolled       B. jumped       C. turned         D. climbed
27. A. light        B. sun          C. moon          D. lamp
28. A. and         B. yet          C. but            D. or
29. A. exploring    B. examining    C. repairing        D. measuring
30. A. sweets      B. sand         C. ice-creams      D. money
31. A. make       B. sell          C. buy           D. offer
32. A. house       B. holiday       C. garden         D. tide
33. A. hardly      B. almost        C. still            D. perhaps
34. A. waves      B. tides         C. hands           D. feet
35. A. destroy     B. fix           C. use           D. build
36. A. But        B. However      C. Otherwise      D. Besides
37. A. wonder     B. feel          C. understand      D. believe
38. A. strong      B. weak         C. young         D. old
39. A. children    B. boys          C. girls           D. grown-ups
40. A. happy      B. tired          C. sad            D. Sick

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。、
When I was in primary school, I got into a major argument with a boy named Tom in my class. I can’t remember what it was about,  21  I have never forgotten the  22  I learned that day.
I was  23  that I was right and he was wrong--and he was sure that I was wrong and he was right. The  24  decided to teach us a very important lesson. My English teacher, Ms Green  25  both of us up to the 26  of the class and  27  him on one side of her desk and me on  28 . In the middle of her desk was a large, round object. I could  29 see that it was black. She asked the boy what  30  the object was. “White,” he answered.
I couldn’t believe he said the object was white,  31  it was obviously black! Another  32  started between my classmate and me, this time about the  33  of the object.
The teacher told me to go stand where the boy was standing and told him to come stand where I had been. We changed  34  and now she asked me what the color of the object was. I  35  answer, “White.” It was an object with two  36  colored sides, and from his side it was white.  37  from my side was it black.
My teacher taught me a very important lesson that day: You must  38  in the other person’s shoes and look at the  39  through their eyes in order to  40  understand their view.

阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

When I was a little girl, my father loved to play catch(接球) with me. I wasn’t very good at it, 　16 we would play anyway. He was always telling me “Keep your eye on the ball” as I would not be able to catch even the 　17 of throws.

As I got 　18 , we didn’t play catch as much. If I had a problem and would go to my father to ask for his 　19 , he would try to 　20 with me and say “Keep your eye on the ball”. We would both laugh 　21 usually that advice was not useful to the problem, but he would try to make me 　22 .

My father became 　23 in 1995 when I was 23. There weren’t any more conversations, as he suffered from a stroke(中风). 　24 could not speak. He could only give 　25 words, which were sometimes hard to understand. I seemed to be pretty good at 　26 his lips(唇) after a while, even better than the 　27 who were caring for him there.

During one of our last conversations, I was telling him about a problem I was having with my boyfriend. 　28 , I could read his lips: “Keep your eye on the ball.” We both smiled.

That was the last time I saw my father 　29 he passed away.

Sometimes, all these years later, when I get in trouble, I just 　30 myself “Keep your eye on the ball”.

16. A. so 　　　　　　　　　　 B. and 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. but 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. or

17. A. fastest 　　　　　　　 B. easiest 　　　　　　　　　 C. slowest 　　　　　　　　 D. highest

18. A. taller 　　　　　　　　 B. heavier 　　　　　　　　　 C. younger 　　　　　　　　 D. older

19. A. words 　　　　　　　 B. advice 　　　　　　　　　 C. answer 　　 　　　　　　 D. thought

20. A. joke 　　　　　　　　 B. play 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. discuss 　　　　　　　　　 D. stay

21. A. because 　　　　　　 B. when 　　　　　　　　　　 C. since 　　　　　　　　　　 D. though

22. A. cry 　　　　　　　　　 B. sad 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. shout 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. smile

23. A. tired 　　　　　　　　 B. ill 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. angry 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. free

24. A. We 　　　　　　　　　 B. I 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. He 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. They

25. A. throat 　　　　　　　 B. finger 　　　　　　　　　　 C. body 　　　　　　　　　　 D. mouth

26. A. feeling 　　　　　　　 B. reading 　　　　　　　　　 C. hearing 　　　　　　　　　 D. keeping

27. A. children 　　　　　　 B. nurses 　　　　　　　　　 C. parents 　　　　　　　　　 D. friends

28. A. However 　　　　　 B. Therefore 　　　　　　　 C. Once again 　　　　　　 D. Many times

29. A. after 　　　　　　　　 B. before 　　　　　　　　　 C. as 　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. until

30. A. comfort 　　　　　 B. believe 　　　　　　　　　 C. tell 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. enjoy

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项。
Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends. When we were seniors, we began to think about college. Kyle   【小题1】 on Georgetown, and I was going to Duke. I knew that we would always be   【小题2】  and that the miles would never be a problem. Kyle was  【小题3】   to prepare a speech for graduation.
Graduation day, I saw Kyle. I could see that he was   【小题4】  about his speech. So, I patted him on the back and said, "Hey, big guy, you'll be great!" He looked at me with one of those   【小题5】   (the really grateful one) and smiled. "Thanks," he said. 
As he started his speech, he  【小题6】  his throat, and began. "Graduation is a time to   【小题7】  those who helped you   【小题8】  it through those tough years. Your parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach.... but   【小题9】 , your friends. I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best   【小题10】  you can give them. I am going to tell you a story."
I just looked at my friend with   【小题11】 as he told the story of the first day we met. He had planned to   【小题12】 himself over the weekend. He talked of how he had  【小题13】   his locker so his Mom wouldn't have to do it later and was carrying his stuff home. He looked hard at me and gave me a little smile. "   【小题14】  , I was saved. My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable."
I heard the  【小题15】 go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment. I saw his Mom and Dad  【小题16】 me and smiling that same grateful smile. Not until that moment did I   【小题17】 it's depth. 
Never underestimate(低估) the   【小题18】 of your actions. With one small gesture you can change a person's life. For   【小题19】  or for worse. Friends are angles who lift us to our feet when our wings have   【小题20】  remembering how to fly. .