第二部分：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。
For my daughter’s 19th birthday, we bought her tickets to go and see
Linkin Park, as they were playing in our city. We didn’t really have the 41 but we knew how much this band meant to her.
The night before she was like a 42 at Christmas. Every so often she got up and came to 43 with us, because she couldn’t 44 . On the night of the 45 it was good to see her so 46 and excited, as she and her boyfirend set off.
Needless to say when they 47 after midnight, with T-shirts and lots of pictures of the band, 48 her telling about how fantastic they had been, we knew the money had been well 49 . This will be a memory she would 50 forget, and nor would we.
51 full of excitement from the night before, the following day they 52 to go shopping on the other side of the city. My husband and I 53 , loving the fact that she had not 54 that quality as she grew up.
Later that day they returned, with faces full of happiness and warmth. They presented my husband and me with a 55 each. On each present were the words “Because you are the 56 mum / dad in the world”. When we said our thank-yous and told her she didn’t have to, we asked her 57 she had bought us gifts. Her 58 was simply “Just because I love you”.
This wasn’t something 59 from our daughter; she had always given us a gift when she wanted to express her 60 , and each gift was always a welcome surprise. It could have been anything, it wouldn’t have mattered, and it was the act itself and the feelings behind it.
41. A. money B. time C. interest D. news
42. A. worker B. baby C. kid D. parent
43. A. dance B. learn C.walk D. sit
44. A. speak B. sleep C. stand D. leave
45. A. concert B. holiday C. party D. travel
46. A. healthy B. happy C. pretty D. surprised
47. A. stayed B. left C. returned D. turned
48. A. worrying about B. caring for C. looking at D. listening to
49. A. lent B. earned C. saved D. spent
50. A. ever B. never C. often D. neither
51. A. Still B. Only C. Just D. Also
52. A. continued B. tried C. decided D. struggled
53. A. refused B. cried C. shouted D. laughed
54. A. kept B. lost C. realized D. discovered
55. A. gift B. prize C. ticket D. picture
56. A. richest B. oldest C. best D. cleverest
57. A. where B. how C. when D. why
58. A. way B. answer C. suggestion D. idea
59. A. important B. ordinary C. new D. valuable
60. A. feelings B. concerns C. understandings D. opinions
I still remember the year when I started university. It was a very time for me. Like many other new students I missed my mother’s cooking and my friends, got quite homesick and thought of leaving university and going home.
The time for many students was getting letters from home, and at first my mailbox was full. But the letters gradually became fewer and finally the day came when I found my mailbox was . It made me feel quite miserable(愁苦的，不幸的). Then one day while I was waiting for the postman I saw that I had a postcard in my box. Happily I sat down to read it, that it was from one of my friends. it was of a young woman called Annie and her new baby. I took the card back to my room, put it into my desk drawer and all about it.
Several days later, I another postcard. This time it was about Antonio, Annie’s cousin. Soon later, another card came and then another, full of interesting information about people I had met. I began to really look forward to them, to see what the writer would next. They made me feel unhappy with my own life and I even began to smile. while the cards coming, I joined some societies and made some new friends. At last I was beginning to enjoy life. The postcards had made me feel happy and helped me begin a new life so I all the cards and even now bring them out I feel miserable.
A．easy B．difficult C．good D．bad
A．often B．sometimes C．only D．seldom
A．busiest B．hardest C．happiest D．worst
A．as time went by B．as time going C．with time went D．with time going by
A．open B．closed C．full D．empty
A．enjoying B．expecting C．hoping D．writing
A．So B．Although C．However D．But
A．postcards B．emails C．letters D．news
A．cared B．forgot C．thought D．realized
A．sent B．accepted C．received D．wrote
A．either B．neither C．every D．each
A．ever B．never C．once D．always
A．surprised B．interested C．frightened D．worried
A．write about B．think about C．ask for D．come up
A．more B．most C．less D．least
A．Actually B．At the same time C．Luckily D．Frequently
A．began B．continued C．stopped D．finished
A．college B．home C．hardship D．common
A．sold B．sent C．thrown D．kept
A．whenever B．wherever C．whichever D．when
Two thieves came to a house to steal something, they a hole in the wall of the house.
There lived many in the house. The woman in the moonlight a mouse crawl(爬行) into the house. “Look! In one,” she said to the man in the house. He was so frightened that he crawled out of the house and said to the one outside, “She me when I was just in.” But the thief outside didn’t believe him, so he said, “Let us two try to into the house together.” At that time two mice to crawl into the house, too. The woman saw the mice and shouted, “In come , catch them!” The two thieves were terribly . The man in the house said, “You saw them come in where are they? I will catch them tonight.” The two thieves started at once.
The two thieves wanted to make it clear they had been found or not the night before. The next day they as men selling sweet potatoes and came before the house. The man and the woman were ploughing in their fields. The rein(缰绳) broke and the woman came home for a . She saw two men selling sweet potatoes and wanted to buy some. She picked out two which looked like mice. At the time the man wait for her any longer in the fields and he ran back from the fields to hurry her up. The woman showed the sweet potatoes to the man and said, “ they look like the two of last night.” The man said, “I asked you to fetch a rope, why don’t you for it?” The two thieves ran away very quickly their sweet potatoes.
A．pulled B．dug C．pushed D．worked
A．rope B．mouse C．mice D．dog
A．saw B．see C．listened to D．listen to
A．rises B．flows C．comes D．stands
A．hardly B．hurriedly C．properly D．finally
A．waiting B．doing C．taking D．ploughing
A．gave B．found C．existed D．led
A．go B．walk C．crawl D．jog
A．happened B．took place C．happen D．take place
A．many B．little C．one D．two
A．disappointed B．frightened C．surprised D．amazed
A．so B．but C．and D．or
A．running away B．running back C．running after D．running out
A．that B．what C．which D．whether
A．operated B．spotted C．acted D．gathered
A．water B．plough C．rope D．tool
A．couldn’t B．needn’t C．mustn’t D．shouldn’t
A．What B．When C．Where D．How
A．permit B．admit C．remind D．hurry
A．with B．without C．along D．around
Most people would have given up on an old, blind horse. But Berowra’s Justine Ruta is not most people.
The lights went out for 27-year-old Appaloosa Prince in March last year_ _cataracts(白内障)，an eye disease __ _ blindness. Experts advised euthanasia(安乐死) as the best choice. Instead, Ruta, 27, retrained the __ _she was given on her 13th birthday and the pair are _ __ together again.
Two years ago, one of the horse’s eyes developed a cataract and Ruta was told he might go _ __. When he did go _ _ blind, some people said the best thing to do would be to put him down. But one vet saw him and gave a(n) _ __opinion. He said the connection between the ___ _ was so strong that he would trust her to do anything with the horse.
So, for the next six months, Ruta would teach Prince to _ __her other senses to get around. She used wind chimes(风铃) to __ _him to his food. She played the radio before walks. She lifted his head to encourage him to _ _ his legs when walking up hills. The __ __ helped improved Prince’s weak legs and put a(n) _ _ on his owner’s face.
Ruta thought she could not face the idea of __ _ the horse who helped her through so much as a teenager, __ _ after losing her father when she was 15. When she first got the horse, she fell in love with him and _ _ every weekend with him.
Ruta, who is a vet at Wild Life Sydney Zoo, said she hoped her__ _would encourage others not to _ _ when things get difficult. “It takes _ _ and patience,” she said, “It was so challenging but it was __ _in the end.”
A．in case of B．according to C．because of D．in need of
A．introducing B．causing C．stopping D．avoiding
A．dog B．friend C．partner D．horse
A．swimming B．riding C．waiting D．holding
A．blind B．dead C．mad D．deaf
A．normally B．finally C．completely D．exactly
A．different B．important C．similar D．immediate
A．group B．pair C．team D．couple
A．forget B．play C．use D．close
A．lead B．send C．show D．carry
A．step B．shake C．bend D．lift
A．performances B．walks C．tasks D．lessons
A．expression B．mask C．shadow D．smile
A．selling B．punishing C．losing D．training
A．surely B．generally C．mainly D．especially
A．began B．appreciated C．finished D．spent
A．story B．idea C．wish D．memory
A．fall down B．try out C．turn back D．give up
A．money B．understanding C．love D．work
A．suitable B．worthwhile C．useful D．interesting
阅读下在短文，从短文后各题的ABCD四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项。
A woman in her sixties lived alone in her little cottage with a pear tree at her door. She spent all her time taking care of the tree. But the children nearby drove her by making fun of her. They would climb her tree and then run away with pears, “Aunty Misery” at her.
One evening, a passer-by asked to for the night. Seeing that he had an face, she let him in and gave him a nice . The next morning the stranger, actually a sorcerer (巫师), thanked her by granting (允准) her that anyone who climbed up her tree not be able to come back down until she it.
When the children came back to steal her , she had them stuck on the tree. They had to beg her long she gave the tree permission to let go. Aunty Misery was free from the at last.
One day another man her door. This one did not look trustworthy to her, she asked who he was. “I am Death. I’ve come to take you me,” said he.
Thinking fast Aunty Misery said, “Fine, but I’d like to some pears from my pear tree to remember the it brought to me in this life. But I am too to climb high to get the best fruit. Will you be so as to do it for me?” With a deep sigh, Mr. Death climbed up the tree _ and was immediately stuck to it. No matter how much he warned or begged, Aunty Misery would not allow the tree to let Death go.
A．hopeless B．painful C．dull D．crazy
A．calling B．shouting C．announcing D．whispering
A．stay B．live C．hide D．lie
A．interesting B．honest C．anxious D．angry
A．gift B．kiss C．treat D．smile
A．suggestion B．advice C．permission D．wish
A．could B．should C．might D．must
A．permitted B．promised C．answered D．declared
A．branch B．food C．tree D．fruit
A．after B．while C．since D．before
A．it B．them C．him D．her
A．trick B．question C．trouble D．difficulty
A．stepped into B．left for C．stopped at D．walked around
A．so B．but C．although D．because
A．with B．off C．upon D．for
A．choose B．pick C．shake D．hit
A．honor B．pleasure C．hope D．excitement
A．light B．short C．old D．thin
A．proud B．kind C．fine D．smart
A．disappointedly B．cheerfully C．unwillingly D．Eagerly
All through high school, students dream of McDonald’ s for lunch instead of school lunches. , they don’t have that opportunity here. They have to what the school has provided for them. In my opinion, they deserve to have lunches outside of the school.
By teens to spend lunchtime outside, the school could save a lot of money, which could be used to more school programs. As we know, school lunches are subsidized（补贴）by the government. That’s why food in school is sold . If students are able to go outside at noon, the school will spend less money on the program. And the school can use the money saved for things, such as sports equipment or new books.
If students are able to have lunch outside of the school, they will get more about how the real world works. If they stand in a cafeteria line every day, they won’t have the to get involved in wider society. Students, those who are about to graduate, need to know what to expect when they’re on their own. Eating outside makes it possible for them to more of the outside world.
It is for the school to place more trust in teens. They should be trusted enough to eat out and on time. School officials argue that they’re making sure children are by keeping them in school since they’re worried that something might happen to children. Of course, lunch rush can be , especially if teens race outside and back to school at the expected time. But the students are now enough to be responsible for their own behavior. All teens have been taught to road rules when they are outside alone.
, the school should let students go outside for lunch. It gives students a sense of and responsibility, and they deserve to be trusted.
A．Instead B．Besides C．However D．Therefore
A．eat B．play C．read D．cook
A．ordering B．requiring C．encouraging D．allowing
A．support B．copy C．find D．write
A．cheaply B．easily C．secretly D．quickly
A．health B．lunch C．education D．exercise
A．interesting B．surprising C．different D．unusual
A．feelings B．expectations C．explanations D．experiences
A．wish B．ability C．need D．chance
A．obviously B．naturally C．especially D．clearly
A．accept B．learn C．enjoy D．remember
A．important B．easy C．useless D．doubtful
A．work B．start C．return D．leave
A．active B．safe C．happy D．honest
A．strange B．necessary C．impossible D．unexpected
A．dangerous B．exciting C．boring D．puzzling
A．tall B．strong C．old D．smart
A．make B．change C．break D．follow
A．After all B．In short C．In fact D．As usual
A．humor B．freedom C．direction D．Achievement