第二节　　 完形填空(共15分；每小题1分，满分15分)

先通读下面的短文，读懂大意，然后从后面各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

A

What do you think of the most important inventions in the world? The TV? The printing? The telephone? Or the computer? A report shows that they are not the only important inventions．

Here are ___41___ other important inventions．One of the simplest inventions is the toilet(厕所)．Before toilets，waste ran into rivers from ___42___ houses．Illnesses were common in big cities，and it was often difficult to find clean drinking water．

Animal food is another important invention．___43___ the invention，most animals were killed every autumn because there was not enough food for them in winter．After hay(干草)became a kind of common animal food，animals ___44___ live through the long winter．

The third great invention is glasses(眼镜)．Glasses make people read，write and do “close work” easily after the age of 45．___45___ glasses，the world would be difficult for the people above 45．

41．A．two　　 　　　　　　　　 B．three　　 　　　　　　　　 C．four

42．A．people　　 　　　　　　 B．the people's　　 　　　 C．people's

43．A．Before　　 　　　　　　 B．After　　 　　　　　　　 C．During

44．A．can't　　 　　　　　　　　 B．could　　 　　　　　　　 C．couldn't

45．A．For　　 　　　　　　　　 B．With　　 　　　　　　　　 C．Without

B

At school many things happen to us．We may feel very happy when we have success in a school play．We may feel，___46___ if we lose ___47___ important game．We want to keep the memory for the rest of our ___48___．

How to keep the memory? Our English teacher，Miss Wang has taught us a good way of ___49___ things--to make our own yearbook．What is a yearbook? A yearbook is a kind of book which is used to keep the memory of exciting moments of a year．It's usually made ___50___ the year．

Last December，we began to make our yearbook．First we chose the persons who had done ___51___，then some students interviewed them，some wrote down their stories，___52___ took photos of them．Everyone in our class had something to do．Finally our teacher helped US to 1put the things together．We had our ___53___ yearbook．

All of US put a lot of love into ___54___ the yearbook．It is ___55___ wonderful that not only the students but also our parents and teachers will remember the special time for ever．

46．A．safe　　 　　　　　　　　 B．relaxed　　 　　　　　　 C．sorry

47．A．a　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．an　　 　　　　　　　　　 C．the

48．A．lives　　 　　　　　　　　 B．live　　 　　　　　　　　　 C．life

49．A．remembering　　 　　 B．forgetting　　 　　　　 C．looking for

50．A．at the beginning of　 B．in the middle of　 　 C．at the end of

51．A．something special　　 B．special something 　 C．nothing special

52．A．other　　 　　　　　　　 B．others　　 　　　　　　　 C．the other

53．A．first　　 　　　　　　　　 B．second　　 　　　　　　 C．third

54．A．make　　 　　　　　　　 B．making　　 　　　　　　 C．to make

55．A．so　　 　　　　　　　　　 B．such　　 　　　　　　　　 C．too

40．--Let's go to Tom's birthday party．

--I'd like to，but I ________ yesterday．

A．am not invited　　 　 B．wasn't invited　　 　 C．didn't invite

39．Which sign means that we can turn right or left here?

38．--Do you know where ________ now?

--Yes，in New York．

A．he lives　　 　　　　　　 B．does he live　　 　　　 C．he lived

37．--Will they go boating if it ________ tomorrow?

--Of course．

A．won't rain　　 　　　　 B．doesn't rain　　 　　　 C．will rain

36．--When did you come to China?

--In 2007．I ________ here for two years．

A．came　　 　　　　　　　 B．have been　　 　　　　 C．have come

35．--How far is it from the park to your home?

-- ________．

A．About ten minutes' walk　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．About ten minute's walk

C．About ten minutes

34．--Can you climb up the tall tree over there，David?

--Yes，1et me ________．

A．to have a try　　 　　 B．not have a try　　 　 C．have a try

33．--What is your son going to do this holiday?

--He is looking forward to ________ the Great Wall．

A．visit　　 　　　　　　　　 B．visiting　　 　　　　　　 C．visits

32．I'm a little ________ than you，but I'm as ________ as you．

A．thinner；stronger　 B．thin；stronger　 　　 C．thinner；strong