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高考英语总复习专题练习：完型填空题(附参考答案)
完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—A55题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。
Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel. Green said, "Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and hope. I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves. Without me, all animals would ___36__."
Blue interrupted, "You only think about the __37__, but consider the sky and the sea．__38__ the water that is the basis of life and drawn（吸引）up by the clouds from the deep sea．Without my peace, you would all be __39__."
Yellow laughed （笑道）, "You are all so serious（认真）. I bring laughter, fun, and __40__ into the world．"
Orange started next to blow her trumpet（吹嘘）, "I am the color of health and strength. I may be __41__, but I am precious（珍贵的）for the needs of human life. When I fill the sky __42__, my beauty is so striking（吸引人的）that no one gives another __43__ to any of you."
Red could stand（忍受） it __44__ and he shouted out, "I am the ruler of all of you. I am the color of danger and of bravery. I am willing to __45__ truth. I am also the color of passion and of love."
Then came Purple（紫色）and Indigo （深蓝）. …
The colors went on arguing, each convinced（相信）of his or her own __46__. Their quarreling became louder and louder. Suddenly Rain started to pour down __47__. The colors crouched （蜷缩） down __48__, drawing close to one another for comfort.
In the midst of the clamor （叫嚷）, rain began to speak, "You foolish colors, fighting __49__ yourselves, each trying to dominate（控制）__50__. Don't you know that you were each made for a special purpose, __51__ Join hands with __52__ and come to me."
Doing as they were told, the colors __53__ and joined hands. They formed a colorful rainbow. From then on, whenever a good rain ___54__ the world, a rainbow appears in the sky. They remember to __55__ one another.
36．A．stay B．leave C．go out D．die
37．A．earth B．moon C．star D．sun
38．A．That is B．I am C．It is D．This is
39．A．anything B．nothing C．something D．everything
40．A．warmth B．sadness C．depression D．anxiety
41．A．usual B．normal C．common D．scarce
42．A．at midnight B．at noon or at night C．at sunrise or sunset D．during the day
43．A．gift B．honor C．thought D．respect
44．A．for more B．any more C．very much D．no longer
45．A．turn to B．fight for C．struggle with D．bend over
46．A．superiority B．disadvantages C．inferiority D．weakness
47．A．gently B．quietly C．violently D．peacefully
48．A．with care B．in fear C．by chance D．on purpose
49．A．amongst B．by C．for D．against
50．A．others B．themselves C．the other D．the rest
51．A．equal and simple B．ordinary and similar C．more or less D．unique and different
52．A．each other B．me C．one another D．them
53．A．combined B．separated C．united D．divided
54．A．cleans B．washes C．brightens D．dampens
55．A．appreciate B．quarrel with C．ignore D．praise
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完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55题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。
Throughout history man has had to accept the fact that all living things must die. But people now live longer than they 36 . Yet, all living things still show the 37 of aging, which will eventually 38 death.
Aging is not a disease, but as a person passes maturity (成熟期), the cells of the body and the 39 they form do not function as well as they 40 in childhood and teenage years. The body provides less 41 against disease and is more 42 to have accident.
A number of related causes may 43 aging. Some cells of the body have a fairly long life, but they are not 44 when they die. As a person ages, 45 of brain cells and muscle cells decreases. 46 body cells die and are replaced by new cells. In an aging person the 47 cells may not be as workable or as capable 48 growth as those of a young person.
Another 49 in aging may be changes within the cells 50 . Some of the protein chemicals in cells are known 51 with age and become less elastic (有弹性的). This is why the skin of old people wrinkles (皱纹) and 52 . This is also the reason why old people 53 in height. There may be other more important chemical changes in the cells. Some complex cell chemicals, such as DNA and RNA, store and 54 information that the cells need． Aging may affect this 55 and change the information-carrying molecules so that they do not transmit the information as well.
36. A．would B．be used to C．used to D． used
37. A．function B．effect C．affect D． sign
38. A．lead in B．give in C．run into D． result in
39. A．hands B．feet C．heart D． organs
40. A．do B．has done C．did D． had done
41. A．energy B．protection C．vigor D． power
42. A．likely B．probable C．possible D． alike
43. A．attend to B．contribute to C．add to D． devote to
44. A．replaced B．reborn C．recovered D． surrendered
45. A．a number B．the amount C．the number D． a great deal
46. A．The others B．The other C．Another D． Other
47. A．old B．left C．new D． other
48. A．to B．for C．of D． in
49. A．factor B．effect C．reason D． element
50. A．for themselves B．of themselves C．themselves D． on their own
51. A．change B．to have changed C．to change D． to be changed
52. A．hangs loose B．hangs loosely C．is hanging loosely D． is hanging loose
53. A．increase B．shrink C．lengthen D． decrease
54. A．pass away B．pass by C．pass off D． pass on
55. A．improvement B．procession C．approach D． process
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完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分,满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55题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。
The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother. My __36__ began when I was just a kid．I __37__ becoming a doctor.
My mother was a domestic．Through her work, she observed that __38__ people spent a lot more time reading than they __39__ watching television. She announced that my brother and I __40__ watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and __41__ her written book reports. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights. Years later we realized her marks were a __42__. My mother was illiterate.
When I entered high school I was a(n) __43__, but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to __44__ the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student. One night my mother came home from __45__ her various jobs and I complained about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, “Okay, I'll give you all the money I make this week scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy __46__ food and pay the bills. With everything __47__, you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want.” I was very __48__ with that arrangement but once I got through allocating money, there was __49__ left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to __50__ our heads and any kind of food on the table, __51__ buy clothes. I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn't going to get me anywhere. Success required intellectual preparation. I went back to my __52__ and became an A-student again, and eventually I __53__ my dream and I became a doctor.
My story is really my mother's story—a woman with __54__ formal education or property who used her position as a parent to change the lives of many people around the globe. There is no job __55__ than parenting. This I believe.
36．A．belief B．work C．education D．promise
37．A．majored in B．got used to C．dreamed of D．got tired of
38．A．lazy B．easy-going C．successful D．reliable
39．A．spent B．paid C．took D．did
40．A．could only B．could not C．must not D．should often
41．A．read to B．present to C．teach D．explain to
42．A．joke B．means C．tool D．trick
43．A．A-student B．B-student C．C-student D．D-student
44．A．get rid of B．hang out with C．break away from D．keep in touch with
45．A．making B．stopping C．working D．getting
46．A．your brother B．yourself C．your sister D．the family
47．A．left over B．paid off C．used up D．carried out
48．A．angry B．pleased C．disappointed D．bored
49．A．anything B．everything C．something D．nothing
50．A．put an idea into B．gave an impression on
C．keep a roof over D．have eyes in the back of
51．A．let alone B．let out C．let in D．leave alone
52．A．guys B．mother C．studies D．play
53．A．made B．fulfilled C．changed D．tried
54．A．little B．much C．few D．high
55．A．more interesting B．less important C．more important D．less interesting
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完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分,满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55题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。
Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to __36__ in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me. They don’t act in the __37__ ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too __38__ for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of __39__.
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a question to ask you. Is there __40__ between you and Dad ” I asked her in a very low voice. She didn’t answer immediately. She __41__ her head and continued to sew the quilt.
I was very worried because I thought I had _42_ her. I was _43__ and I didn’t know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words:
“Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread．Sometimes it __44_, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt __45__. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread．It can hardly be seen __46_, but it’s really there. Love is __47__.”
I listened carefully but I __48__ her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly __49_ seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked __50 _. It seemed both of them had had a serious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father __51__ on the country road．
“Dad, how are you feeling now ” I asked him one day.
“Susan, don’t __52__ me.” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom.”__53__ his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and __54__. But from this experience, I understand that love is just __55__ in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
36．A．keep fit B．rise early C．earn money D．collect money
37．A．magic B．romantic C．fantastic D．attractive
38．A．simple B．easy C．relaxing D．luxurious
39．A．the question B．question C．reach D．control
40．A．feeling B．love C．quarrel D．smile
41．A．raised B．shook C．nodded D．bowed
42．A．hurt B．injured C．wounded D．harmed
43．A．in great surprise B．in a great embarrassment C．with deep depression D．at extreme sorrow
44．A．happens B．comes about C．appears D．occurs
45．A．warm and soft B．hot and hard C．thin and cool D．strong and durable
46．A．somewhere and sometime B．anywhere or anytime C．more or less D．here and there
47．A．inside B．outside C．faraway D．nearby
48．A．could believe B．couldn’t understand C．wouldn’t recognize D．might know
49．A．got sick B．got stuck C．threw up D．became disabled
50．A．quite healthy B．very pale C．fairly red D．much surprised
51．A．jump high B．go hurriedly C．run fast D．walk slowly
52．A．think about B．talk with C．worry about D．laugh at
53．A．Reading B．Seeing C．Saying D．Writing
54．A．fresh roses B．gold ring C．sweet kisses D．beautiful jewelry
55．A．a thread B．a needle C．the cloth D．the cotton
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完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分,满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55题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。
He was 11 years old and went fishing every chance he got from the dock at his family’s cabin on an island in the middle of a New Hampshire lake. On the day __36__ the bass (鲈鱼) season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening, __37__ sunfish with worms. Then he tied on a small lure (鱼饵) and practiced casting. When his pole __38__, he knew something huge was __39__. His father watched __40__ as the boy skilfully worked the fish alongside the dock. Finally, he very carefully lifted the __41__ fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, __42__ it was a bass. It was 10 P.M.-- two hours before the season opened. The father looked at the fish, then at the boy.
“You’ll have to __43__, son,” he said.
“Dad!” cried the boy.
“There will be other fish,” said his father.
“Not as big as this one,” cried the boy.
__44__ no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever know what time he caught the fish, the boy could __45__ by his father’s firm voice that the decision was __46__. He slowly worked the hook out of the lip of the huge bass and lowered it into __47__. The creature moved its powerful body and __48__. The boy thought that he would never again see such a great fish.
That was 34 years ago. Today, the boy is a successful architect in New York City. And he was __49__. He has never again caught such a magnificent fish as the one he __50__ that night long ago. But he does see __51__ fish again and again every time he comes up against a question of principles. As his father taught him, principles are simple matters of right and wrong. It is only the practice of principles__52__ difficult. Do we __53__ when no one is looking
We would if we __54__ to put the fish back when we were young. For we would have learned the truth. The decision to do right lives __55__ in our memory. It is a story we will proudly tell our friends and grandchildren.
36．A．until B．when C．after D．before
37．A．providing B．catching C．feeding D．supplying
38．A．bent over B．came up C．turned over D．broke down
39．A．on the other end B．on the other hand C．on one hand D．at the either side
40．A．with anxiety B．in surprise C．with admiration D．for fear
41．A．delighted B．frustrated C．frightened D．exhausted
42．A．and B．but C．however D．yet
43．A．bring it home B．put it aside C．put it back D．pick it up
44．A．Even though B．Now that C．Ever since D．In case
45．A．tell B．say C．speak D．talk
46．A．passed B．changed C．fixed D．refused
47．A．the wide container B．the broad sea
C．the black water D．the small river
48．A．fled B．disappeared C．floated D．swam
49．A．wrong B．right C．satisfactory D．pleased
50．A．landed B．saw C．cast D．threw
51．A．a different B．many big C．even bigger D．the same
52．A．which is B．it is C．that is D．this is
53．A．do wrong B．do right C．do harm D．do good
54．A．were taught B．told C．were let D．ordered
55．A．freshly B．fresh C．clearly D．strongly
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完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分,满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55题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。
As the train approached the seaside town where I was going to spend my holidays, I went into the corridor to __36__ my legs. I stayed there a short while, breathing in the fresh sea air and __37__ a few words with one of the passengers, whom I had met earlier on the __38__.
When I turned to go back to __39__, I happened to glance into the compartment (车厢) next to mine. Sitting there was a man who many years before had been my neighbor. He was a great __40__, I remembered; it used to take hours to __41__ him once he began a conversation. I was not at all __42__ when he went to live in another part of London. We had not met since then, __43__ did I wish to meet him now, when __44__ was about to begin.
Luckily at that moment he was __45__ busy talking to the man opposite him to catch sight of me. I slipped back into my compartment, took down my two suitcases and carried them to the far end of the corridor so as to be ready to __46__ the train as soon as it stopped． The moment the train came to a halt (停止), I called a porter, who in no time at all had carried my luggage out of the station and __47__ me a taxi. As I drove towards my small hotel on the outskirts of the town, I breathed a deep sigh of relief at my__48__. There was little chance that I should __49__ my boring ex-neighbor again.
When I reached the hotel, I went __50__ to my room and rested there until it was time for dinner. Then I went down to the dining room and __51__ a drink. I had barely raised the glass to my lips __52__ an all too familiar voice greeted me. I had not escaped from the tiresome neighbor __53__! He grasped me warmly by the hand and insisted that we __54__ a table in the dinning-room. “This is a pleasant __55__,” he said． “I never expected to see you again after all these years.”
36．A．reach B．extend C．stretch D．loosen
37．A．exchanging B．changing C．talking through D．talking about
38．A．fruit stand B．department store C．bus stop D．station platform
39．A．the station B．my seat C．the waiting room D．the office
40．A．talker B．poet C．speaker D．hero
41．A．get rid of B．take care of C．get away from D．pay attention to
42．A．happy B．afraid C．sorry D．content
43．A．so B．no C．not D．nor
44．A．holiday B．school day C．work day D．conversation
45．A．very B．too C．so D．much
46．A．get on B．stay on C．catch D．get off
47．A．found B．gave C．offered D．stopped
48．A．good luck B．nice choice C．narrow escape D．bad fortune
49．A．keep in touch with B． run into C．knock down D． catch up with
50．A．carelessly B．aimlessly C．idly D．straight
51．A．ordered B．requested C．fetched D．asked
52．A．while B．before C．when D．after
53．A．above all B．after all C．first of all D．in all
54．A．spare B．rent C．reserve D．share
55．A．surprise B．interview C．appointment D．party
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完形填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In Britain, people have different attitudes to the police．Most people generally 36 them and the job they do – although there are certain people who do not believe that the police 37 have the power that do．
What does a policeman actually do It is not 38 job to describe．After all, a policeman has a number of jobs in 39 ．A policeman often has to control traffic, either 40 foot in the center of a town, or in a police car on the roads．Indeed, in Britain, he might be in the Traffic Police and spend all, or a lot of, his time 41 up and down main roads and motorways．A traffic policeman has to help keep the traffic moving, stop 42 motorists and help when there is an accident．
A policeman has to help keep the 43 , too．If there is a fight or some other disturbance, we 44 the police to come and restore order．And they often have to 45 situation at great risk to their own 46 ．
We expect the police to solve crimes, of course, so an ordinary policeman, 47 he is not a detective (侦探), will often have to help 48 and arrest criminals．
And 49 do we call when there is an emergency – an air crash, a 50 , a road accident, or a robbery We call the police． 51 a policeman has to be 52 to face any unpleasant emergency that may happen in the 53 world．
The police do an absolutely necessary job, they do it 54 well and I support them, but I do not envy policemen, I do not think that I could 55 do the job of a policeman．
36．A．dislike B．join C．appreciate D．admire
37．A．should B．would C．could D．must
38．A．a funny B．a pleasant C．an interesting D．an easy
39．A．it B．one C．his D．them
40．A．on B．by C．under D．with
41．A．walking B．driving C．wandering D．searching
42．A．resting B．tired C．speeding D．drunken
43．A．peace B．silence C．situation D．condition
44．A．wait for B．call C．think of D．expect
45．A．turn to B．avoid C．deal with D．treat
46．A．safety B．families C．future D．friends
47．A．although B．as if C．however D．even if
48．A．get rid of B．question C．look for D．sentence
49．A．how B．where C．what D．who
50．A．power failure B．fire C．thunder storm D．thief
51．A．Yet B．Then C．As D．So
52．A．provided B．promised C．prepared D．presented
53．A．future B．modern C．real D．whole
54．A．extremely B．specially C．surprisingly D．particularly
55．A．hardly B．forever C．ever D．never
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完形填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Mars is not, it seems, the dry old planet we once believed （36） ．Astronauts who are （37） to go there in the next decade may find plenty （38） water to slake （消除） their thirst．And with water present the （39） of finding some sort of life of Mars are （40） brighter．
This is the view of forty geologists who have been analyzing （41） of pictures and other scientific （42） obtained by robot explorers in the sixties and seventies．
To begin with, scientists thought the Red planet was as （43） as the Moon （44） dust storms swirling over vast sandy （45） ．But now the picture is very different （46） mountains and valleys carved by （47） glaciers and rivers rushing and rumbling deep underground．
In a report on the analysis of the Martian pictures Dr．Michael Car of the U．S．Geological Survey comments: “I am convinced （48） lots of water on Mars．” Any surface water will be in the （49） of ice．But it could save explorers from （50） to take so much （51） with them．
The report says （52） Mars probably had a warmer climate in ages （53） due to its axis （轴） having been more tilted （倾斜） towards the sun．
（54） signs of plant or animal life have been detected by instruments landed on Mars, （55） the landing vehicles have been sent there for a few years．
36．A．it is B．it C．it to be D．was
37．A．expected B．hoped C．required D．sent
38．A．to B．of C．more D．in
39．A．chances B．openings C．occasions D．possibility
40．A．quite B．very C．much D．more
41．A．a few B．many C．thousand D．thousands
42．A．skills B．news C．intelligence D．information
43．A．peaceful B．quiet C．lifeless D．dead
44．A．of B．with C．for D．through
45．A．deserts B．mountains C．rivers D．seas
46．A．from B．between C．for D．with
47．A．energetic B．great C．heavy D．powerful
48．A．there’s B．there’re C．here’s D．here’re
49．A．appearance B．way C．form D．shape
50．A．have B．having C．carry D．carrying
51．A．water B．ice C．equipment D．oxygen
52．A．what B．if C．how D．that
53．A．pass B．past C．ago D．before
54．A．Not B．No C．Nor D．Never
55．A．probably B．perhaps C．supposed D．although
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分）
　　阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My first job was in what they call the city center．The 36 was large, dark and old 37 the physics lecture room was on the second floor． 38 , it wasn’t a lecture room at all, it was an ordinary room, but it had “LECTURE ROOM” on the 39 ．The students were sixteen or seventeen years old, 40 several years younger than me． 41 , some of them looked and acted 42 older than me sometimes．
The room was directly 43 the street, and had the window looking out over the street and many houses．One day, I was 44 some work on the blackboard when I heard a sudden change in the noise behind me．There was a man standing in the room with 45 an apple in his hand．He looked 46 ．
“Who threw this ” he asked, looking round the class．
“I beg your pardon ” I said．Was this the school inspector（督学） 47 threw this apple out of the window,” he said．“It 48 on my car．”
“Who threw an apple out of the window ” I 49 to the class．There was no answer．
“I 50 the fellow who threw this．” said the man．“I 51 outside for you．” And then he left, slamming the door．
52 was silence and I continued with the lesson．At the end of every lesson, a bell rang, usually the class were all 53 before it finished ringing, leaving me saying “That’s all for today” to an empty 54 ．
This time, when the bell went for the end of the lesson, no one 55 ．“That’s all for today,” I said．
“You go first, sir．” said one of the boys．It made a nice change, being first out．
36．A．room B．building C．floor D．city
37．A．and B．as C．so D．but
38．A．Happily B．Luckily C．Properly D．Actually
39．A．floor B．ground C．door D．window
40．A．over B．only C．up D．almost
41．A．In fact B．In the end C．After all D．As a result
42．A．more B．less C．very D．even
43．A．on B．above C．below D．in
44．A．getting B．making C．taking D．putting
45．A．hardly B．almost C．half D．such
46．A．angry B．kind C．sorry D．happy
47．A．Anyone B．One C．Who D．Someone
48．A．hit B．fell C．landed D．arrived
49．A．asked B．said C．talked D．told
50．A．hate B．find C．get D．want
51．A．will be waiting B．have waited C．have been waiting D．wait
52．A．It B．There C．This D．That
53．A．walked B．left C．gone D．ended
54．A．lesson B．class C．room D．lecture
55．A．heard B．finished C．spoke D．moved
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完形填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分）
　　阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Every country has its heroes．The heroes are the people the nation and especially the young people __36___．If you get a list of the heroes of a nation, it will tell you the potential(潜势;潜力) of that nation．For example, the youngsters in China nowadays take Yang Liwei __37__ ever since the launch(发射) of Shenzhou V．
If today in America you ask the high school students to list their heroes, their __38__ would probably fall into three groups．The first group of heroes would be the rock stars-the people __39__ with rock music．There’s no doubt that such people have talent but one often wonders if one should __40__ rock stars as a model．The rock stars too often are mixed with drugs and their personal life is not all that __41__．The rock stars are rich and they wear the latest fashion styles．However, one should __42_ more in a hero than such things __43__ money and fine clothes．
A second type of heroes for the American youth are sports star．__44__, you have a person who has a talent in one area- sports．However, too often the personal of the sports star is __45__ disorder．Too frequently drugs and drinking are a part of __46__ of the sports stars．
A third group of heroes are TV or movie stars．These people may have lots of __47_ talent and are quite handsome．However, the personal life of too many actors is quite sad and __48__ be held up as a model for young people．
Today, the rock stars, the sportsmen and the actors have __49__ become the models of the youth in America．Really, do you hear a young person say that his __50__ is a doctor, a teacher or a scientist These people are not __51__ and do not wear fashionable clothes．However, they are __52_ people who work hard to make the world a better place for everyone．
What is really sad is that the young try to __53__ their heroes．They like to wear the same clothes as theirs．If the heroes of today for the American youth are __54__ only to rock stars, sports and actors, the future does not look too __55__．
36．A．respect B．admire C．satisfy D．hold
37．A．on the tip of their tongue B．as a model C．to be admired D．to hear from
38．A．choice B．conclusion C．majority D．suggestion
39．A．interested B．connected C．excited D．pleased
40．A．take on B．think up C．put on D．hold up
41．A．simple B．mixed C．good D．bad
42．A．put B．gather C．spend D．be after
43．A．like B．besides C．with D．as
44．A．This time B．Instead C．However D．Again
45．A．little B．a bit C．kind of D．any
46．A．sports B．life C．clothes D．talent
47．A．teaching B．running C．acting D．speech
48．A．should not B．should C．must D．may not
49．A．both B．each one C．all D．none
50．A．dream B．husband C．wife D．hero
51．A．rich B．poor C．healthy D．kind
52．A．stupid B．talented C．terrible D．weak
53．A．persuade B．praise C．remember D．follow
54．A．enough B．limited C．powerful D．great
55．A．bright B．usual C．necessary D．important
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完形填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分）
　　阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My son Joey was born with clubfeet （畸形足）. The doctors told us that with treatment he would be able to walk normally 36 would never run very well. The first three years of his life were spent in 37 . By the time he was eight, you 38 he had a problem when you saw him walk.
The children in our neighborhood ran around as most children do during play, and Joey would
39 and play, too. We 40 told him that he probably wouldn’t be able to 41 as wall as the other children. So he didn’t know.
In seventh grade he decided to go out for the cross country 42 . Every day he trained with the team. He worked harder and ran more than any of the others perhaps he 43 that the abilities that seemed to come 44 to so many others did not come naturally to him. Although the 45
team runs, only the top seven runners have the potential （可能性）to 46 points for the school. We didn’t tell him he probably would never 47 the team, so he didn’t know.
He 48 to run four to five miles a day, every day even the day he had a 103 degree fever. I was 49 , so I went to look for him after school. I found him running all alone. I asked him how he felt, “ 50 ,” he said．He had two more miles to go. The sweat 51 his face and his eyes were glassy from his fever. Yet he 52 straight ahead and kept running.. We never told him he couldn’t run four miles with a 103 degree fever. So he didn’t know.
Two weeks later, the name of the team runners were 53 . Joey was number six on the list. Joey had made the team. He was only in seventh the other six team members were all 54 .
We never told him he shouldn’t 55 to make the team. We never told him he couldn’t do it, so he didn’t know. He just did it.
36．A．however B．or C．but D．though
37．A．attention B．development C．circulation D．treatment
38．A．wouldn’t know B．didn’t imagine C．shouldn’t find D．couldn’t identify
39．A．keep just out B．jump right in C．stand only behind D．sit still away
40．A．never B．generally C．often D．sincerely
41．A．live B．jump C．run D．hope
42．A．competition B．class C．game D．team
43．A．meant B．sensed C．showed D．noticed
44．A．eventually B．suddenly C．safely D．naturally
45．A．entire B．same C．other D．all
46．A．score B．collect C．pay D．catch
47．A．join B．enter C．make D．keep
48．A．liked B．continued C．hoped D．aimed
49．A．moved B．excited C．encouraged D．worried
50．A．Never mind B．Okay C．Don’t worry D．Sorry
51．A．ran down B．came from C．dropped off D．came down
52．A．stood B．looked C．faced D．glanced
53．A．made B．called C．designed D．checked
54．A．sixth-graders B．seventh-graders C．eighth-graders D．fifth-graders
55．A．expect B．fight C．avoid D．refuse
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完形填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分）
　　阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When Dunstan Cass left the cottage, Silas Marner was only a hundred meters away. He was
walking home from the village, where he had 36 to buy what he needed 37 his next day’s work. His legs were tired, but he felt almost happy. He was looking forward to 38 , when he would bring out his gold．Tonight he had an extra reason to hurry home. He was going to eat hot meat, which was 39 for him. And it would 40 him nothing, because someone had given him a piece of meat as a present. He left it 41 over the fire. The door key was needed to hold it safe in place, but Cass was not at all 42 about leaving his gold in the cottage with the door
43 . He could not imagine that a thief would 44 his way through the mist, rain and darkness to the little cottage by the quarry ( 采石场 ).
When he reached his cottage and opened the door, he did not notice 45 anything was different. He 46 is wet coat, and pushed the meat 47 he fire. 48 he was warm again, he began to think about his gold . It seemed a long time to wait until after super, when he usually brought out coins to look at. 49 he decided to bring out his gold immediately, while the meat was still cooking.
But when he 50 he floorboards near the loom, and saw the 51 hole, he did not understand 52 . His heart beat violently as his trembling hands felt all round the hole. There was 53 !he put his hands to his head and tried to think . Had he put his gold in a different place, and forgotten about it He 54 every corner of this small cottage, until he could not pretend to himself any more. He had to accept the truth----his gold had been 55 !
36．A．arrived B．been C．left D．gone
37．A．to B．in C．for D．with
38．A．holiday B．old C．supper-time D．meat
39．A．ordinary B．unusual C．normal D．common
40．A．pay B．spend C．take D．cost
41．A．boiling B．cooking C．smoking D．making
42．A．interesting B．worried C．interested D．worrying
43．A．unlocked B．uncovered C．discovered D．locked
44．A．go B．lead C．find D．lose
45．A．whether B．that C．because D．as
46．A．turned off B．threw into C．threw off D．got off
47．A．away from B．farther on C．on to D．closer to
48．A．As soon as B．As well as C．No sooner D．As long as
49．A．But B．As C．So D．For
50．A．took down B．took after C．took over D．took up
51．A．dark B．empty C．small D．deep
52．A．at last B．at once C．at most D．at least
53．A．everything B．something C．nothing D．anything
54．A．search B．search for C．looked into D．found
55．A．gone B．missed C．lost D．stolen
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完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分,满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55题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。
Most people make treehouses using a pile of wood, a hammer, and some nails. Mitchell Joachim, an architect from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has a(n) _36_ vision. He pictures a day when homes will be created from __37__.
Joachim's vision ___38__ an idea called pleaching (编织), where tree branches are grown so that they __39__ weave together. Since the growth patterns of trees are _40_ by wind and sunlight, it may be __41_ to control the way a tree develops.
These Fabricated Tree House Habitats would use trees grown into shapes as housing. One of the __42_ of these designs is that trees would not have to be cut down __43_.
"A 100 percent treehouse would take _44_ to create," Joachim said．__45_ the climate, a house could take anywhere from 5 to 30 years to grow. Fortunately, there's a way to __46_ the process. Joachim suggests including __47_ materials such as sod (草皮), grasses and living branches in the housing designs. "This material would be able to move __48_ the house grows," Joachim said．
A home would become an actual ecosystem, a community of plants, animals, and bacteria working together. The trees would also give off water vapor that would assist in _49__ the homes. Solar panels and wind would help provide _50__. The tree homes might even have soil pockets, __51_ plants could grow from the structure itself.
Work has already __52_ on Joachim's first design—a house made from 50 percent recycled and 50 percent living things. Joachim is confident about the __53__ of his work, as he uses natural products _54_ nature.
"The environment and its study are very important. We need to respect nature, don’t _55_," he said．
36．A．similar B．excellent C．strange D．different
37．A．living trees B．small trees C．living things D．wild plants.
38．A．agrees with B．is considered as C．is based on D．comes up with
39．A．luckily B．naturally C．partly D．separately
40．A．effected B．affected C．attempted D．intended
41．A．possible B．impossible C．important D．necessary
42．A．designers B．purposes C．disadvantages D．advantages
43．A．on purpose B．for wood C．by chance D．at ease
44．A．troubles B．great efforts C．a few months D．years
45．A．Depending on B．Judging by C．Protected from D．Suffering from
46．A．speed up B．carry on C．slow down D．smooth away
47．A．compound B．chemical C．ecological D．industrial
48．A．for B．as C．so D．because
49．A．cleaning B．heating C．cooling D．lighting
50．A．food B．energy C．beauty D．charming
51．A．where B．which C．that D．and
52．A．stopped B．completed C．controlled D．begun
53．A．pleasure B．happiness C．benefit D．importance
54．A．going against B．without destroying C．by destroying D．coming from
55．A．think you are it B．do it ourselves C．take it for granted D．put it like this
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完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分,满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55题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。
From the very beginning, the girl's family objected strongly to her dating this guy. Though the girl loved the guy __36__, she always asked him: "How deep is your love for me " As the guy was not good at words, this often caused the girl to be very __37__.
After a couple of years, the guy finally graduated and decided to __38__ his studies overseas. Before leaving, he proposed marriage to the girl and promised to __39__ her for the whole life. The girl agreed, and with the guy's determination, the family finally __40__. Before he went abroad, they got engaged．They often sent their __41__ through emails and phone calls. Though it was hard, both never thought of giving up.
One day, while the girl was on her way to work, she was ___42__ by a car. The collision (碰撞) on her brain has caused her to lose her voice. The girl did not want to be a ___43__ to him. She __44__ him saying that she did not wish to wait any longer. With the letter, she sent the ring back to him.
The girl decided to move away, hoping that she could completely forget __45__. In the new environment, the girl learnt the __46__ and started a new life. She told herself every day that she must __47__ the guy. One day, her friend came and told her that he was __48__. She asked her friend not to let him know what had happened to her. Since then, there wasn't any more __49__ of him.
A year later, her friend came with an envelope, __50__ an invitation card for the guy's wedding. The girl was shattered (打击). When she opened the letter, she saw her own __51__ in it. She was about to ask her friend what was the matter __52__ she saw the guy standing in front of her. He used the sign language telling her, "I've spent a year __53__ the sign language. I want you to know I haven’t forgotten my __54__. Let me have the chance to be your voice. I love you." With these, he slipped the __55__ back into her finger. The girl finally smiled.
36．A．deeply B．affectionately C．gently D．kindly
37．A．pleasant B．foolish C．upset D．happy
38．A．add B．expand C．do D．further
39．A．take care of B．get along with C．wait for D．keep in touch with
40．A．gave up B．gave in C．gave away D．gave out
41．A．words B．letters C．secret D．love
42．A．blown down B．broken down C．knocked down D．torn down
43．A．burden B．package C．weight D．obstacle
44．A．explained to B．wrote to C．replied to D．spoke to
45．A．nothing B．something C．anything D．everything
46．A．sign language B．native tongue C．Braille D．foreign language
47．A．remember B．forget C．leave D．miss
48．A．away B．out C．back D．in
49．A．sense B．report C．advice D．news
50．A．containing B．including C．owning D．combining
51．A．photo B．name C．promise D．agreement
52．A．while B．so C．until D．when
53．A．teaching B．learning C．writing D．creating
54．A．promise B．permission C．dream D．desire
55．A．card B．letter C．envelope D．ring
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完形填空（共20小题，每小题1．5分,满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55题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。
My grandmother was an iron-willed woman, the feared head of the family.
When I was five years old, she invited some friends to her apartment for a party. __36__ the guests was a neighborhood big shot who was doing well __37__. His wife was proud of their social status. They had a little girl about my age who was __38__ and very much used to getting her own way.
At one point during the party, I __39__ my way to the bathroom and closed the door behind me. A minute or two later, the little girl __40__ the bathroom door and grandly walked in. I was still sitting down. "Don't you know that little girls aren't __41__ to come into the bathroom when a little boy is using it! " I shouted. The __42__ I had heaped upon her shocked the little girl. Then she started to cry. She tearfully __43__ to her parents and my grandmother. Grandmother was waiting for me when I left the bathroom. I received the longest, sharpest __44__. After her scolding was over and I had been __45__, the party continued．
Twenty minutes later, all that changed．Grandmother walked by the bathroom and noticed a flood of water __46__ out from under the door. She __47__ the bathroom door and saw that the sink and tub were plugged up and that the __48__ were going at full blast (拧到最大). Everyone knew who did it. The guests quickly formed a __49__ wall around me, but Grandmother was __50__ angry that she almost got to me anyway.
My grandfather took me __51__ to the window. He was a kind and gentle man, full of wisdom and patience. __52__ did he raise his voice to anyone, and never did he __53__ his wife. He looked at me with much curiosity, __54__ angry or upset.
"Tell me," he asked, "why did you do it "
"Well, she yelled at me __55__," I said earnestly. "Now she's got something to yell about."
Grandfather didn't speak right away. He just sat there, looking at me and smiling. "Eric," he said at last, "you are my revenge."
36．A．Between B．Among C．Around D．Beside
37．A．on business B．for wealth C．in money D．in business
38．A．spoiled B．harmed C．liked D．concerned
39．A．made B．found C．pushed D．wound
40．A．closed B．opened C．beat D．tapped
41．A．expected B．asked C．supposed D．told
42．A．happiness B．depression C．embarrassment D．anger
43．A．complained B．apologized C．replied D．referred
44．A．crying B．scolding C．murmuring D．whispering
45．A．fined B．hired C．dismissed D．fired
46．A．moving B．stirring C．floating D．streaming
47．A．pushed open B．pulled down C．shut up D．knocked at
48．A．pipes B．taps C．tubes D．switches
49．A．productive B．hard C．protective D．rough
50．A．so B．too C．as D．very
51．A．by his hand B．by the hand C．by surprise D．with anxiety
52．A．Often B．Sometimes C．Always D．Rarely
53．A．argue with B．talk with C．put up with D．discuss with
54．A．at least B．at most C．not at all D．more than
55．A．for something B．for nothing C．without doubt D．with sympathy
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完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分,满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55题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。
If you have a watch, don't repair it! I know it 36 . Once I had a beautiful watch. And this watch 37 perfect time. But one night it happened that I forgot to 38 it up. Next morning I went to a watchmaker as I wanted my perfect watch to 39 by the exact time. The watchmaker examined my watch and said: "The regulator (校准器) is to be pushed up 40 your watch is four minutes 41 ."
I tried to stop him, tried to 42 him understand that my watch kept perfect time, but he did not listen to me and pushed the regulator.
My beautiful watch began to gain time. It 43 faster and faster day by day. By the end of the second month it 44 all the clocks and watches of the town far behind.
What did I have to do To take it to another watchmaker to be regulated. I expected him to regulate the watch immediately 45 he asked me to come in a week's time. When at last I took my watch from him it began to 46 down. And I began to be late for trains, business appointments and even missed my dinners.
Now I went to 47 watchmaker. While I waited for him to repair my poor watch, he 48 it to pieces and said that he could finish this work 49 three or four days. I could do nothing but 50 . That time my watch went for half a day and then stopped.
So I kept 51 my watch from one watchmaker to another for a considerable period of time.
And as a result of it the cleverest man in the world could not 52 the time by my watch. The thing was getting 53 . My watch had 54 two hundred dollars originally but I paid for repairs more than two hundred. At last I decided to buy 55 watch, which I did.
36．A．for reality B．for truth C．for certain D．for certainty
37．A．kept B．told C．observed D．struck
38．A．turn B．wind C．pick D．put
39．A．be turned B．be taken C．be put D．be set
40．A．as B．as if C．when D．if
41．A．fast B．slowly C．faster D．slow
42．A．get B．persuade C．make D．explain
43．A．gained B．lost C．went D．won
44．A．had remained B．had left C．had stayed D．had fallen
45．A．however B．and C．but D．therefore
46．A．go B．walk C．slow D．take
47．A．the third B．the second C．the first D．the fourth
48．A．broke B．took C．tore D．cut
49．A．after B．before C．over D．in
50．A．to agree B．agree C．agreeing D．agreed
51．A．taking B．bringing C．carrying D．fetching
52．A．recognize B．tell C．know D．understand
53．A．seriously B．pleasant C．badly D．serious
54．A．spent B．took C．cost D．paid
55．A．another B．the other C．one D．one more
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完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分,满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55题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。
In 1989 an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened America, killing over 30,000 people in less than four minutes. In the middle of complete damage and disorder, a father rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be, ___36__ that the building was __37__.
After the unforgettably shock, he __38__ the promise he had made to his son: "No matter __39__, I'll always be there for you!" And tears began to __40__ his eyes. As he looked at the pile of ruins, it looked hopeless, but he kept remembering his __41__ to his son. He rushed there and started ___42__ the ruins.
As he was digging, other helpless parents arrived, ___43__: "It's too late! They're all dead! ___44__, face reality, there's nothing you can do!" To each parent he responded with __45__: "Are you going to help me now " No one helped． And then he continued to dig for his son, stone by stone.
Courageously he went on alone because he needed to know __46__: "Is my boy __47__ or is he dead " He dug for eight hours...12 hours...24 hours...36 hours...then, in __48__ hour, he pulled back a large stone and heard his son's __49__. He screamed his son's name, "ARMAND!" He heard back, "Dad! ! It's me, Dad! I told the other kids not to worry. I told them that if you were alive, you __50_ me and __51_ you saved me, they'd be saved． You promised, 'No matter what happens, I'll always be there for you!' You did it, Dad!"
"What's going on in there " the father asked．
"There are 14 of us __52__ __53__ 33,dad． We're scared, hungry, thirsty and thankful you're here. When the building collapsed, it made __54__, and it saved us."
"Come out, boy!"
"No, Dad! Let the other kids out first, __55__ I know you'll get me! No matter what happens, I know you'll always be there for me!"
36． A．only discovering B．only to discover
C．only realizing D．only to realize
37． A．as flat as a pancake B．as high as a mountain
C．as strong as an ox D．as weak as a kitten
38． A．memorized B．forgot C．kept D．remembered
39． A．what B．what happen C．which D．who
40． A．fill B．fill in C．come D．burst
41． A．picture B．promise C．present D．encourage
42． A．digging B．digging through C．digging out D．digging into
43． A．to say B．said C．and saying D．saying
44． A．Come out B．Come again C．Come on D．Come off
45． A．one word B．one sound C．one row D．one line
46． A．for himself B．of himself C．by himself D．to himself
47． A．live B．living C．alive D．lively
48． A．38 B．the 38 C．38th D．the 38th
49． A．sound B．voice C．noise D．tone
50． A．will save B．would save C．save D．would have saved
51． A．when B．because C．even if D．though
52． A．remained B．missing C．left D．gone
53． A．for B．behind C．out of D．over
54． A．a promise B．space C．room D．a triangle
55．A．because B．though C．when D．even though
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完形填空（共20小题，每小题1．5分,满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55题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。
One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods door to door found that he only had one dime left． He was hungry so he decided to __36__ a meal at the next house．
However, he lost his __37__ when a lovely young woman opened the door． Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water． She thought he looked __38__ so she brought him a large glass of milk． He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I owe you ”
“You don’t owe me __39__,” she replied． “Mother has taught me never to accept __40__ for a kindness．” He said, “Then I __41__ you from the bottom of my heart．” As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger __42__, but it also increased his faith in God and the human race． He was about to give up and __43__ before this point．
__44__ later the young woman became critically __45__． They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists can be __46__ to study her rare disease． Dr． Howard Kelly, now __47__, was called in for the consultation． When he __48__ the name of the town she came from, a strange light __49__ his eyes． Immediately, he rose and went down through the hospital hall into her room． He __50__ her at once and determined to do his best to save her life． From that day on, he gave special attention to her __51__．
After a long struggle, the battle was __52__． Dr． Kelly requested the business office __53__ the final bill to him for approval． He looked at it and then wrote something on the side． The bill was sent to her room． She was afraid to open it because she was sure that it would take the rest of her life to __54__． Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill __55__ her attention． She read these words．．．
“Paid in full with a glass of milk．”
(Signed) Dr． Howard Kelly
Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she prayed silently: “Thank You, God． Your love has spread through human hearts and hands．”
36．A．care for B．beg for C．wish for D．hope for
37．A．nerve B．heart C．way D．meal
38．A．mad B．polite C．cold D．hungry
39．A．anything B．everything C．nothing D．something
40．A．gift B．present C．pay D．milk
41．A．owe B．thank C．praise D．appreciate
42．A．physically B．carefully C．emotionally D．spiritually
43．A．leave B．work C．stay D．quit
44．A．Months B．Centuries C．Years D．Weeks
45．A．mad B．rich C．bad D．ill
46．A．sent in B．left for C．called for D．called in
47．A．well off B．handsome C．skilled D．famous
48．A．listened to B．heard C．heard of D．heard from
49．A．filled B．blanked C．blocked D．hit
50．A．knew B．saw C．recognized D．realized
51．A．health B．case C．condition D．body
52．A．won B．defeated C．beaten D．lost
53．A．passed B．passes C．to passing D．pass
54．A．pay for it B．pay it off C．answer of it D．see it off
55．A．paid B．gave C．took D．caught
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完型填空（共20题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
As I drove my blue Buick into the garage. I saw that a yellow Oldsmobile was 36 too close to my space. I had to drive back and forth to get my car into the 37 space. That left 38 enough room to open the door. Then one day I arrived home 39 , and just as I turned off the engine, the yellow Oldsmobile entered its space － too close to my car, 40 . At last I had a chance to meet the driver. My patience had 41 and I shouted at her, “Can’t you see you’re not 42 me enough space” Park father over.” Banging(猛推) open her door into 43 , the driver shouted back: “Make me!” 44 this she stepped out of the garage. Still, each time she got home first, she parked too close to my 45 . Then one day, I thought, “What can I do ” I soon found 46 . The next day the woman 47 a note on her windshield(挡风玻璃):
Dear Yellow Oldsmobile,
I’m sorry mistress(女主人) shouted at yours the other day. She’s been sorry about it. I know it because she doesn’t sing anymore while 48. It wasn’t like her to scream 49 . Fact is, she’d just got bad news and was taking it out on you two. I 50 you and your mistress will 51 her.
Your neighbor,Blue Buick
When I went to the 52the next morning, the Oldsmobile was gone, but there was a note on my windshield:
Dear Blue Buick,
My mistress is sorry, too. She parked so 53because she just learned to drive. We will park much farther over after this. I’m glad we can be54 now.
Your neighbor, Yellow Oldsmobile
After that, whenever Blue Buick 55 Yellow Oldsmobile on the road, their drivers waved
cheerfully and smiled.
36．A．driven B．parked C．stopped D．stayed
37．A．complete B．close C．narrow D．fixed
38．A．quite B．nearly C．seldom D．hardly
39．A．hurriedly B．first C．finally D．timely
40．A．as usual B．as planned C．as well D．as yet
41．A．run into B．run about C．run out D．run off
42．A．keeping B．saving C．offering D．leaving
43．A．mine B．hers C．itself D．ours
44．A．For B．With C．From D．Upon
45．A．room B．area C．front D．side
46．A．an instruction B．a result C．an answer D．a chance
47．A．put B．wrote C．sent D．discovered
48．A．working B．driving C．returning D．cooking
49．A．on end B．so long C．like that D．any more
50．A．hope B．know C．suppose D．suggest
51．A．comfort B．help C．forgive D．please
52．A．office B．flat C．place D．garage
53．A．crazily B．eagerly C．noisily D．early
54．A．neighbors B．friends C．drivers D．writers
55．A．followed B．passed C．found D．greeted
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完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Trudy, an American girl, tried swimming across the English Channel. That was August 6, 1962. Her father had　 36　 her two things. One was not to pull her out of the water　 37　 she asked. The other was to give her a red sports　 38　 if she made it.
In gay spirits Trudy　 39　 out , swimming strongly. All the swimmers started at 7：09 in the morning. His father and the trainer were going along in a boat beside her.
At ten o’clock, rain began falling.　 40　 , Trudy trod （踩）water while drinking and eating a chicken leg. Then she started swimming　 41　 The wind was　 42　 and the sea became rougher.
Late　 43　 the wind became even worse. The trainer　 44　 it was useless trying to finish. He called to Trudy to　 45　 .
“No human being could do it in this weather, ” he said, “It’s　 46　 to go on.
However, her father shouted, “Don’t grab her. Let her　 47　 ”
At seven o’clock the tides（潮水）turned　 48　 her. It was more difficult to move ahead. But Trudy still swam on. She　 49　 victory was possible now, for the English coast was in　 50　 .
It was getting dark. A sound could be heard　 51　 the wind; hundreds of car horns （喇叭）were cheering her on. With　 52　 strength, she finished the last 200 yards.
At 9：35 p.m. Trudy got out of water. She had swum some 35 miles in　 53　 the 21 - mile - wide - Channel　 54　 a strong storm. But she had made it in 14 hours and 30 minutes.
“Well, Pop, ”she said to her father. “I　 55　 I get my car this time, don’t I”
36．A. given B. refused C. allowed D. promised
37．A. as B. unless C. even if D. when
38．A. suit B. shoe C. hat D. car
39．A. rushed B. left C. started D. worked
40．A. At midday B. In the morning C. In the evening D. In the late afternoon
41．A. faster B. better C. again D. across
42．A. stopping　 B. rising C. changing D. increasing
43．A. morning B afternoon C. evening D. night
44．A. thought B. considered C. decided D. felt
45．A. keep up B. slow down C. give up D. take a rest
46．A. difficult B. stupid C. impossible D. unnecessary
47．A. go B. decide C. come out D. go on
48．A. towards B. with C. at D. against
49．A. realized B. noticed C. found out D. thought
50．A. the distance B. reach C. sight D. hand
51．A. over B. in C. with D. from
52．A. fresh B. greater C. weakening D. remaining
53．A. flying B. swimming C. crossing D. passing
54．A. in spite of B. because of C. against D. during
55．A. demand B. am afraid C. hope D. guess
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Each of us fails from time to time. If we are wise, we accept these failures as a 36 part of the learning process. But all too often as parents and teachers we disallow this 37 right to our children.
When I see a child 38 to this kind of pressure, I think of Donnie.
Donnie was my youngest third grader. His 39 of failure kept him from classroom games that other children enjoyed. He 40 answered questions — he might be wrong.
I tried my best to build his 41. But nothing changed until midterm, when Mary Anne, a student teacher, was assigned （安排）to our classroom.
She was young and pretty, and she loved children. My pupils, Donnie included, 42 her.
One morning, we were working math problems at the chalkboard. Donnie had 43 the problems with painstaking neatness. Pleased with his progress, I 44 the children with Mary Anne and went for art materials. When I returned, Donnie was in 45 . He’d missed the third problem.
My student teacher looked at me in despair. Suddenly her face 46. From the desk we shared, she got a container filled with pencils.
"Look, Donnie," she said, kneeling beside him and gently 47 the tear?stained face from his arms. "I’ve got something to48 you." She removed the pencils, one at a time, and placed them on his desk.
"See these 49 , Donnie," she continued. "They belong to Mrs. Lindstrom and me. See how the erasers are 50 That’s because we make mistakes too.But we erase the mistakes and try again. That’s what you 51 learn to do, too."
She kissed him and stood up. "Here," she said, "I’ll leave one of these pencils on 52 desk so you’ll remember that everybody makes mistakes, 53 teachers." Donnie looked up with love in his eyes and a smile.
The pencil became Donnie’s 54 possession. That, together with Mary Anne’s frequent encouragement, gradually 55 him that it’s all right to make mistakes — as long as you erase them and try again.
36. A. small B. basic C. necessary D. large
37. A. correct B. same C. important D. natural
38. A. suffering B. object C. fall D. subject
39. A. fear B. lesson C. chance D. sense
40. A. always B. often C. never D. seldom
41. A. self－protection B. self－improvement C. self－confidence D. self－learning
42. A. respected B. disliked C. avoided D. mined
43. A. worked out B. copied C. gone over D. leaned
44. A. left B. offered C. missed D. parted
45. A. surprise B. astonishment C. anger D. tears
46. A. darkened B. brightened C. pulled D. loosened
47. A. lifting B. picking C. holding D. pushing
48. A. help B. show C. reward D. promise
49. A. pencils B. mistakes C. marks D. containers
50. A. used B. built C. worn D. damaged
51. A. may B. must C. will D. can
52. A. my B. someone’s C. the teacher’s D. your
53. A. still B. also C. even D. not
54. A. prized B. own C. kept D. expected
55. A. warned B. informed C. persuaded D. reminded
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完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
　　阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
　　I went to Beijing this National holiday, and it was an interesting experience of my life.
　　My friends told us that taking the “hard　 36　 ”to Beijing would be really terrible. So we didn’t know what to　 37　. But we were pleasantly surprised when we finally boarded the
　 38　 , which was relatively modern and　 39　 . During the 14 - hour ride we ate peanuts and talked. It was not　 40　 at all.
　　It was morning when we arrived. We stepped out of the railway station, having sat in hard seats and not getting much　 41　 . However, We had energy, First we tried to get teturn tickets to Shanghai, but the tickets seller　 42　 us that tickets would not be on　 43　 for another two days. We were a little worried about getting　 44　 , but we made up our minds to　 45　 for the hotel to put our bags down. After fighting our way　 46　 the“ gypsy”taxi drivers that tried to　 47　 us one hundred yuan for the ride, we found a taxi and it　 48　 cost us thirty yuan to get　 49　 we had planned to go. When we reached the hotel, there was a window for airplane and train tickets.　 50　 the man behind the counter could get tickets that day, which we
　 51　 . The most important lesson about China I ever　 52　 , is to get someone to do your work for you, and it seems to work out much　 53　 . We were not able to get tickets, but the
　 54　 agents（代理）could.
While in Beijing we saw a lot of places of interest, most of which were very　 55　 . It was fun to be with thousands of peop

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