第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
For almost 18 years, my mom has given time from her life to devote her care to my growth. She has ashed 36 clothes. She’s planned doctors’ appointments 37 all parts of the body, cut hair, taken icures, bought presents, 38 vacations and basically kept a small boy’s life 39 smoothly.
When I was 12, I got into 40 arguments with my older and wiser parents. The 41 never led a any achievement for me, but I still took part. Many times strong feeling of anger caused tears 42 to in my eyes by the end of the quarrel with them. 43 , I’d return to my room and stay for as long as my parents allowed. Then I’d 44 a knock and hardly manage a weak, “Come in.” My mom, acting as a peacemaker, 45 slowly enter and sit next to me on the bed. I’d again try to 46 what I had said was true, 47 this time less angrily. T
hen mom calmly, strictly and lovingly showed to me her voice of 48 . After that she’d hug me and I’d stop crying; all would be 49 in my family again.
Hugs will 50 be her trademark（标志）: warm hugs for goodnights, good-byes and a thousand other such situations. “You’re never too old to 51 your mother.” I’ve heard those eight words since I came to the world. They ring true. For some reason, those words possess the unbelievable 52 to reduce anxiety, cool an angry head, 53 fears and put wrong things right.
Perhaps my mother, now worthy of the title “Mom” can be an example to mothers everywhere. Being a mother is not so 54 . Any female has the ability to become one. The challenge isn’t in becoming a “mother”, but instead , a “mom”. Mine does that quite 55 .
36．A．Dirty B．expensive C．warm D．old
37．A．on B．for C．in D．about
38．A．prepared B．taken C．spent D．enjoyed
39．A．advancing B．changing C．running D．developing
40．A．unfit B．casual C．unfair D．silly
41．A．quarrels B．doubts C．complaints D．puzzles
42．A．dry B．go C．well D．take
43．A．Crying B．Blaming C．Shaking D．Whispering
44．A．take B．make C．hear D．get
45．A．might B．could C．should D．would
46．A．admit B．prove C．conclude D．debate
47．A．so B．or C．but D．for
48．A．advice B．reason C．demand D．courage
49．A．active B．right C．comfortable D．friendly
50．A．forever B．finally C．even D．actually
51．A．touch B．love C．hug D．comfort
52．A．ability B．confidenceC．influence D．power
53．A．lose B．share C．overcome D．express
54．A．difficult B．sad C．boring D．disappointing
55．A．carefully B．perfectly C．formally D．Normally
As a child,I was truly afraid of the dark and of getting lost;these fears were very real and caused me some uncomfortable moments.
Maybe it was the strange__36things looked and sounded in my familiar room at night that__37me so much.There was never total__38,but a streetlight or passing car lights__39clothes hung over a chair take on the__40of a wild animal.Out of the corner of my__41,I saw the curtains seem to move when there was no__42.A tiny sound in the floor would seem a hundred times louder than in the daylight.My__43would run wild,and my heart would beat fast.I would__44very still so that the“enemy”would not discover me.
Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost, __45on the way home from school.Every morning I got on the school bus right near my home—that was no__46.After school, __47,when all the buses were__48up along the street,I was afraid that I'd get on the wrong one and be taken to some__49neighbourhood.On school or family trips to a park or a museum,I wouldn't__50the leaders out of my sight.
Perhaps one of the worst fears__51all I had as a child was that of not being liked or__52by others.Being popular was so important to me__53，and the fear of not being liked was a__54one.
One of the processes(过程) of growing up is being able to __55 and overcome our fears.Understanding the things that frightened us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life.
36. A. way B. time C. place D. reason
37. A. wounded B. destroyed C. surprised D. frightened
38. A. quietness B. darkness C. emptiness D. loneliness
39. A. got B. forced C. made D. caused
40. A. spirit B. height C. body D. shape
41. A. eye B. window C. mouth D. door
42. A. breath B. wind C. air D. sound
43. A. belief B. feeling C. imagination D. doubt
44. A. lay B. hide C. rest D. lie
45. A. especially B. simply C. probably D. directly
46. A. discussion B. problem C. joke D. matter
47. A. though B. yet C. although D. still
48. A. called B. backed C. lined D. packed
49. A. old B. crowded C. poor D. unfamiliar
50. A. leave B. let C. order D. send
51. A. above B. in C. of D. at
52. A. protected B. guided C. believed D. accepted
53. A. then B. there C. once D. anyway
54. A. strict B. powerful C. heavy D. right
55. A. realize B. remember C. recognize D. recover
What is intelligence(智力) anyway? When I was in the army I __36an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against__37of 100, scored 160.
I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not__38 have scored more than 80. __39 , when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him—and he always__40it.
Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man __41questions for some intelligence tests. By every one of them I'd prove myself a __42. In a world where I have to work with my__43, I'd do poorly.
Consider my auto-repair man __44. He had a habit of telling __45 . One time he said, “Doc, a deaf-and-umb(聋哑) man__46 some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers together on the counter and made__47movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer. He __48his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk__49him some nails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doc, the __50man who came in was blind. He wanted scissors(剪刀). __51do you suppose he asked for them?” I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers. He burst out laughing and said, “Why, you fool, he used his__52and asked for them. I've been__53hat on all my customers today, but I knew __54 I'd catch you.”“Why is that?” I asked. “Because you are so goddamned educated, Doc. I knew you couldn't be very __55 .”
And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.
36. A. failed B. wrote C. received D. chose
37. A. an average B. a total C. an exam D. a number
38. A. always B. possibly C. certainly D. frequently
39. A. Then B. Thus C. Therefore D. Yet
40. A. fixed B. checked C. drove D. changed
41. A. answered B. practised C. designed D. tried
42. A. teacher B. doctor C. winner D. fool
43. A. brains B. effort C. hands D. attention
44. A. again B. as usual C. too D. as well
45. A. lies B. jokes C. news D. tales
46. A. bought B. tested C. found D. needed
47. A. cutting B. hammering C. waving D. circling
48. A. nodded B. raisedC. shook D. turned
49. A. brought B. packed C. sent D. sold
50. A. clever B. other C. right D. next
51. A. What B. How C. Who D. Which
52. A. imagination B. hand C. voice D. information
53. A. trying B. proving C. practising D. examining
54. A. for sure B. at once C. in fact D. right now
55. A. clear B. sillyC. slow D. smart
Andy was still traveling in Spain when he realized he had to confirm(确认) his flight home with the airline company(航空公司). He was visiting Spain in order to __36 his Spanish. When he was speaking to people__37 he had no __38understanding what they said. __39, when he was speaking on the phone, he __40had a problem. Andy__41 the airline. And the clerk confirmed that his plane was leaving at nine o'clock three days from that day. She__42told Andy to be at the airport two hours __43 in order to check in his luggage and get a seat.
Since he was__44in three days, Andy didn't __45any time. He visited as many places as he could. He thought that it would probably be a while before he had enough money again. He wished he could __46 and spend a year in Spain.
Too __47, the final day arrived. Andy left early for the airport to arrive two hours before take-off. He hated to __48 . He went to the clerk to __49his ticket. The clerk looked at the ticket with__50. “Why, sir, but your flight was at nine o'clock in the morning, and __51it is eight in the evening.”“ But I confirmed my flight,” __52Andy. “Will I have to pay for another ticket?”
“No,sir. However, the next flight out will be three days from now.”
Andy's __53of shock turned to one of __54as he realized that now he could continue his__55.
36.A. prepare B. improve C. enjoy D. learn
37.A. slowly B. in public C. in person D. carefully
38.A. difficulty B. ideaC. mistake D. interest
39.A. Instead B. Therefore C. Meanwhile D. However
40.A. even B. just C. still D. seldom
41.A. called B. liked C. trusted D. asked
42.A. againB. also C. only D. once
43.A. before B. earlier C. later D. after
44.A. moving B. returning C. staying D. leaving
45.A. take B. have C. lose D. find
46.A. wait B. go home C. stop D. come back
47.A. shortly B. quickly C. badly D. early
48.A. speak B. go C. rush D. delay
49.A. buy B. present C. order D. provide
50.A. astonishment B. patience C. respect D. delight
51.A. maybe B. so C. here D. now
52.A. insisted B. apologized C. replied D. demanded
53.A. experience B. expression C. look D. face
54.A. pleasure B. comfort C. sadness D. hopelessness
55.A. plan B. flight C. journey D. vacation
DC Hilton was one of the first Americans to find out that there was money to be made in the middle of the night.42 years ago he bought a small restaurant on US highway 69,in Oklahoma.His main customers were truck drivers and __61salesmen who drank coffee and ate cheeseburgers when they stopped to__62their journey.
It was they who first tried to persuade Hilton to remain open all night.He thought about it for a while,and then suddenly made up his mind.He took the door key and threw it across the road.He hasn't closed the door__63.
Over the years his simple burger cafe has expanded into a 24-hour roadside empire,with a 100-seat restaurant,a petrol station,a mini shopping market,a car park__64 mobile homes(活动住房) and all night self-help laundry.
Hilton was a pioneer in a 24-hour__65 which has now caught on around the world.Today not only restaurants but also banks,supermarkets,mail order firms,travel agencies and many other businesses are__66to be open all night. __67is this really a good thing?
A lot of research has been done in America on the effect of 24-hour working, and
there is growing__68about the long-term dangers of a society that doesn't sleep.Americans are said to be sleeping 20% less than they did 100 years ago,and 55% claim to suffer at least occasionally from over-tiredness. __69of the worst man made disasters happened in the last few hours before dawn ,when even the most experienced night-worker has difficulty__70awake.
61.A.travelling B. walking C. entering D. coming
62.A.start B. continue C. break D. enjoy
63.A.ever B. since C. later D. then
64.A.onB. at C. of D. for
65.A.working trendB. touring business C. banking serviceD. delivering system
66.A.performing B. pretending C. beginning D. hesitating
67.A.Thus B. AndBut D. Furthermore
68.A.concern B. understandingC. interest D. sense
69.A.Few B. Several C. None D. All
70.A.preservingB. becomingC. maintaining D. staying
Many people now think that teachers give pupils too much homework .They say that
it is _51for children to work at home in their free time. _52,they argue that most teachers do not_ 53plan the homework tasks they give to pupils. The result is that pupils have to_54 tasks which they have already done at school.
Recently in Greece many parents_ 55_ about the difficult homework which teachers gave to their children. The parents said that most of the homework was a waste of time ,and they wanted to_56__it. Spain and Turkey are two countries which stopped homework recently .In Denmark ,Germany and several other countries in Europe, teachers cannot set homework at weekends .In Holland, teachers allow pupils to stay at school to do their homework .The children are free to help one another.Similar_57_also exists in some British schools.
Most people agree that homework is not___58.A pupil who can do his homework in a quiet and_ 59room is in a much better position than a pupil who does his homework in a small,noisy room with the television on.Some parents help their children with their homework.Other parents take no_ 60 at all in their children's homework.
51.A.unnecessary B. uninteresting C. unfortunate D. unimportant
52.A.Nevertheless B. However C. Therefore D. Moreover
53.A.considerably B. favourably C. properly D. pleasantly
54.A.finish B. repeat C. attend D. accomplish
55.A.quarrelled B. puzzled C. explored D. complained
56.A.delay B. stop C. block D. prove
57.A.schedule B. operation C. arrangement D. behaviour
58.A.fair B. average C. balanced D. comparative
59.A.furnished B. expensive C. comfortable D. suitable
60.A.interest B. curiosity C. notice D. Attention