Ⅲ 完形填空 (本题一节，每小题1分，计15分)

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入短文空白处的最佳选项。

　　　 When I was about twelve years old, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to tell me about my shortcomings(缺点). Week by week her list became 　　41　 　: I was very short, and I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, and so on. I tried to stand all of these as long as I could. Finally, I became very　 42　 . I ran to my father with tears(眼泪) in my eyes.

He listened to me 　　43　 , and then asked, “Are the things that she said true or not? Jane, have you ever 　　44　 　what you’re really like? Now you have that girl’s 　　45　 . Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are 　　46　 . Pay no attention to the other things that she said.”

　　　 I did 　　47　 　he told me. To my great surprise, I found that about half of the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t 　　48　 , like being very short, but a good number of them I could. I wanted to change the bad things in me, and for the 　　49　 　time I knew something about myself in a very clear way.

　　　 I brought the list back to my father. He 　　50　 　to take it. “That’s just for you,” he said, “You know better than 　　51　 　else the truths about yourself, but sometimes others’ opinions　 are also important, so you have to learn how to 　　52　 , and not just close your ears in anger and feel hurt. When something 　　53　 　is said about you is true, you’ll find that it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think that they know you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to all of them, 　　54　 　hear the truth and do what you think is the right thing to do.” I have remembered my father’s 　　55　 　at many important moments. I have never had a better piece of advice in my whole life.

41. A. longer　　　　　 　　　 B. shorter　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. politer　 　　　　　　　　　 D. fairer

42. A. dull 　　　　　　　　　 B. brave　　　　 　　 C. angry　　　　　 　　 D. happy

43. A. quietly 　　　　　　　 　　　 B. carelessly　 　　　　 C. casually　　　　　 　 D. differently

44. A. came out 　　　　　 B. dealt with　　　 　　 C. got over　　　 　　　　　　　 D. thought about

45. A. strategies　 　 　　　 B. ideas　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. photos　　　　　 　　 D. books

46. A. crazy　 　　　　　　　 　　　 B. true　　　　　 　　　　 C. strict　　　　　 　　 D. simple

47. A. as　　　 　　　　　　 B. against　　　　　　 　　　 C. since　　　　　 　　 D. for

48. A. produce　　　　　　　 　　　 B. check　　　　　 　　 C. borrow　　　　　 　 D. change

49. A. first　　　　　　　　　　 B. second　　　　　 　　 C. last　　　　　　 　 D. next　

50. A. described　　　　　　 B. needed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. warned　　　　　　　　　　 D. refused

51. A. everything　 　　　 　　　 B. anyone　　　　 　　 C. nothing　　　　　 　 D. anything

52. A. shout　　 　 　　　 B. teach　　　　　 　　 C. listen　　　　　　 　 D. read

53. A. that　　 　　　　　 B. why　　　　　 　　　 C. where　　　　　 　 D. who

54. A. so　　　 　　　　　 B. or　　　　　　　 　　 C. for　　　　　　 　　　 D. but

55. A. advice　　　　 　　　 B. excuse　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. features　　　　　　　　　　 D. promises

40. -Daddy, will you come home for supper with us today?

　　　 -_________ , but I might be a little late.

　　　 A. I’m busy　　 　　　 B. No problem　　　 　　　　　　　 C. It’s a pity　　　　 D. It’s hard to say

39. -What’s your math teacher like?　

　　　 -_________.

　　　 A. He’s twenty-seven years old　　 　　　　　　　 B. He works in our school　

　　　 C. He’s creative and outgoing 　　　　　　　　　 D. He likes physics and biology

38. Luckily, we’d brought a road map without_________ we would have lost our way.

　　　 A. it　　 　　　　　B. that　　　　 　　　 C. one　　　　 　　 　D. which

37. -I think it’s going to be a problem.

　　　 -Yes, it could be.

　　　 　-I wonder_________ we can do about it.

　　　 A. what　　　　　　　　 B. how　　　　　　　　　　　 C. if　　　　　　　 　　　 D. that

36. -You were out when I dropped by your house.

　　　 - Oh, I_________ for a friend from England at the airport.

　　　 A. was waiting　　 B. had waited　　 　　　 C. am waiting　 　　 　D. have waited

35. -Maria is wanted on the telephone. Where is she?　

　　　 -She _________ the library. You can find her there.

　　　 A. has been to 　　　 　B. has gone to　　　　 C. has left　　　　 D. will leave

34. Which of the following signs can be seen on the door of a shopping mall?

　　　 A. 　　　 　B.　　　　　　　 C.　 　　　 D.

33. What’s the slogan of the 2008 Beijing Olympics?

　　　 A. Great Beijing, Green Olympic　　　　　　　　 B. One World, One Dream

　　　 C. Light the Passion, Share the Dream　　　　 D. Faster, Higher, Stronger

32. Yuan Longping, one of the greatest scientists in China, _________ as “father of hybrid rice”.

　　　 A. is regarded 　　 B. has regarded　　　　　 C. is regarding　　　　　　　 　 D. regards