第二节：完形填空(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)

先通读下面的短文，读懂大意，然后从题后所给的A、B、C三个选项中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并涂在答题卡上的相应位置。

A

　 51　 　the future can be difficult. There are many famous predictions 　52　　 　never came true.Before 1929, there was no sound in movies. The head of one of the　 　53　 　movie companies in the United States predicted that no one would want to see actors 　54　 　. Of couse,he was wrong! In 1979,the head of the largest computer company in the United States said,“No one will want to have a computer in his or her home.” He thought that computer would never　 　55　 　by most people.

51.A.Predict　　　　　 　　B.Predicting　　　 　　　C.Predicted

52.A.who　　　　　　　 B.what　　　　　　　　　 C.that

53.A.big　　　　　　 　　B.bigger　　　　　　　 　　C.biggest

54.A.talk　　　　　 　　　B.talked　　　　　　 　　C.to talk

55.A.use　　　　　　　 　B.be used　　　　　　 　　C.are used

B

Jenny was my grandmother’s sister and she was an amazing woman. She was born in 1901 and　 　56　 　in 2000. It was a pity that she didn’t live to celebrate(庆祝)her 100th birthday, 　57　 　she had a good,long life.

She had already been a professional 　58　 　before many women had jobs.She taught in Africa for many years. Then she moved to Malaysia and taught English there for a few years. At that time,people didn’t tralvel 　59　 　a plane, so she had to travel there by ship. It took her three months 　60　 　from England to Malaysia in those days. In 1947,she traveled by plane for the first time. This made traveling 　61　 easier and quicker. She continued to teach around the world until she was 75 years old.

Jenny really loved teaching and she was also good at telling stories. I always loved to hear her 　62　 　her stories. They were 　63　 　interesting that I would like to listen to her when I was free. It was 　64　 　that she could remember everything even though she was so old. I think it was because she never stopped　 65　 .My grandmother’s sister was really an amazing woman.

56.A.death　　　　　　 B.die　　　　　　 　　　C.died

57.A.but　　　　　　　 B.and　　　　　　 　　　C.or

58.A.singer　　　　　 　　B.teacher　　　　 　　　C.manager

59.A.on　　　　　　　　 B.at　　　　　　 　　　C.by

60.A.to sail　　　　　 　　B.sailing　　　　 　　　C.to fly

61.A.too　　　　　　　 B.much　　　　　 　　　C.more

62.A.talk to　　　　　 　　B.talk with　　　 　　　C.talk about

63.A.so　　　　　　　　 B.such　　　　　　 　　　C.very

64.A.boring　　　　　 　　B.relaxing　　　　 　　　C.amazing

65.A.work and think　 　　B.working and thinking　 C.to work and think

50. - Could you tell me _____?

- Yes. He _____to Australia.

A.where is he;has gone　 B.where he is;has gone　 C.where he is;has been

49.We had to _____our discussion because one of us suddenly got ill.

　 A.take off　　　　　　　 B.turn off　　　　　　 C.break off

48. - Would you mind my taking this seat? - ______.

　 A.Sorry, I can’t　　　　 B.No,not at all　　　　 C.It’s a pleasure

47. - ____can we board our plane? - In twenty minutes.

　 A.How soon　　　　　　　 B.How long　　　　　　 C.How often

46.My e-mail______to you last night.　Have you received it____?

　 A.sent;yet　　　　　　　 B.is sent;already　　　 C.was sent;yet

45.Several days has passed_______the air crash(空难) happened.

　 A.since　　　　　　　　　 B.after　　　　　　　　 C.as

44.In our school libray,there____a number of books on science and the number of them_____growing larger and larger.

　 A.is;are　　　　　　　　 B.are;is　　　　　　　 C.have;is