第二节 完形填空(共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)

　　　 When she was seven, we found out that Jenny had a few problems. Several ___36___ and many speech classes later, we found out that besides hearing, she also had Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis(幼儿类风湿性关节炎).

　　　 She could not put ___37___ on the heels of her feet, so she walked on tiptoe and when the pain became unbearable, I carried her.

　　　 All ___38___ grade school, and on into high school, Jenny suffered, yet never complained. She ___39___ a smile on her face, a song on her lips, and a(n) ___40___ and acceptance of others. I don’t remember her ever

___41___ self-pity. She ran when she could run. She played when she could play, and she danced when she could dance. And, when she could do ___42___ of these things, she took her medicine, and she waited until she ___43___.

　　　 Jenny never competed in a sport. She could not even take part in a gym class. Jenny continued to have one operation after another on her ___44___. Finally, her hearing improved to 60%, and she taught herself to ___45___ lips.

　　　 She was ___46___ popular and funny, attending every football game, and cheering the team on. She carried her pillow everywhere she went, so that she could ___47___ the pain, when she sat down. Then came her senior year. She would be considered for scholarships; however, school activities, especially ___48___, could often mean the ___49___ between receiving an award and losing out.

　　　 So Jenny came to a decision. She ___50___ the high school football coach to let her participate. She got her best friend to sign up with her. Finally the coach ___51___, saying, “If you miss one game, you are out!” So, Jenny became a member o the Garrett High School Football Team.

　　　 She carried bottles of water to her teammates. She did much preparation work for the team. She worked so actively that it ___52___ to be one of the best year for the Garrett High School Football Team, in its 25-year history.

　　　 When asked why he thought the team was winning all their games, even in the ___53___ of injury, one team member explained, “Well, when you’ve been knocked down, and you can’t seem to move, you ___54___ and see Jenny Lewis. It makes anything the rest of us may suffer seem pretty ___55___.”

36. A. trials　　　　　　　 B. examinations　　　　　　　　 C. experiments　　　　　 D. treatments

37. A. control　　　　　　 B. power　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. strength　　　　　　　　 D. pressure

38. A. through　　　　　 B. across　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. over　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. above

39. A. expressed　　　　　　　 B. wore　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. took　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. made

40. A. love　　　　　　　　　 B. admiration　　　　　　　　　　 C. envy　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. desire

41. A. speaking　　　　　 B. talking　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sharing　　　　　　　　　 D. voicing

42. A. nothing　　　　　　 B. all　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. none　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. some

43. A. would　　　　　　　 B. could　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. should　　　　　　　　　　 D. might

44. A. ears　　　　　　　　 B. legs　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. arms　　　　　　　　　　　 D. mouth

45. A. see　　　　　　　　　 B. learn　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. read　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. hear

46. A. never　　　　　　　 B. totally　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. occasionally　　　　　　 D. seldom

47. A. struggle　　　　　 B. lose　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. stop　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. ease

48. A. grades　　　　　　 B. relationships　　　　　　　　 C. sports　　　　　　　　　　 D. communication

49. A. importance　　　 B. difference　　　　　　　　　　 C. chance　　　　　　　　　　 D. choice

50. A. begged　　　　　　 B. demanded　　　　　　　　　　　 C. required　　　　　　　　 D. managed

51. A. gave out　　　　　 B. gave in　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. held up　　　　　　　　　 D. held on

52. A. turned over　　 B. turned out　　　　　　　　　　 C. turned up　　　　　　　 D. turned in

53. A. sight　　　　　　　　 B. fear　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. risk　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. face

54. A. looked down　　 B. looked in　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. looked up　　　　　　　　 D. looked out

55. A. different　　　　 B. worth　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. difficult　　　　　　　　 D. unimportant

35. --- Let me teach you how to download music from the Internet.

　 --- Teach me? ______! I know how to do it earlier!.

　　　 A. It’s easier said than done.　　　　 B. He who laughs last laughs best.

　　　 C. You are trying to teach your granny how to suck eggs.

　　　 D. You can take a horse to the water but you cannot make him drink

34. --- Do you think the bright girl will soon get used to the new job?

　 --- It’s hard to say. Intelligence only_____ for her lack of experience in part.

　　　 A. accounts　　　　　 B. compensates　　　　　 C. counts　　　　　　　 D. answers

33. I think it will be long ______ the influence of Sanlu Milk Powder incident dies down.

　　　 A. that　　　　　　　　 B. since　　　　　　　　　　　 C. before　　　　　　　　　　 D. after

32. A terrible earthquake struck Sichuan Province on May 12, _____ tens of thousands of lives.

A. claiming　　　　　 B. claimed　　　　　　　　　 C. causing　　　　　　 D. caused

31. --- What’s the matter with Jason. He looks a bit upset.

　 --- Didn’t you know? When returning from his holiday last night, he found his house________.

　　　 A. broken off　　　　　　 B. broken into　　　　　　　　　 C. broken out　　　　　　　 D. broken down

30. Oh, it’s so cool in the house. You _______ have turned on the air-conditioner, haven’t you?

　　　 A.　 should　　　　　 B. might　　　　　　　　　　　 C. must　　　　　　　　 D. can

29. Fathers often feel __________ their duty to earn more money for their family.

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