第二节：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36~55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Roland was a carpenter in America. He and Sheila had three 36 —two boys and baby Jessica. The baby had been in and out of the hospital for the last year because of infections and 37 problems. She was very weak and sick. The doctors were not 38 that she would live another year. w.w
39 Jessica was expensive. The family was deep in 40 . Things were bad. Roland saw no light at the 41 of this tunnel (隧道). Then he saw an ad in the newspaper: “Security guards 42 , $150,000 a year. ”
He called the number. The line was busy, but he 43 calling and finally got through. He was worried that the jobs were all taken, 44 they told him plenty of jobs were still available. They said they would give him two weeks of 45 in Texas. Then they would 46 him to Iraq for his assignment.
Roland told Sheila he had to take this job. He knew it was 47 ；he might get injured or killed, but the money was too good. 48 , the family would have full medical benefits, 49 would enable the baby to get the care she needed. Roland said if he survived the first year, he would 50 work there for one more year.
Sheila was 51 . She asked, “What if you get killed? What are we going to do without you?”
“You can’t 52 like that, honey,” he said. “You’ve got to think 53 . Think about how well off we’ll be in two or three years after I bring back all that 54 . This is the best thing I could do for this family.” Sheila 55 him and sobbed (呜咽地说) . “I don’t want you to go.”
Roland flew to Houston five days later. w.w
36．A．students B．friends C．workmates D．kids
37．A．other B．another C．puzzling D．strange
38．A．afraid B．satisfied C．confident D．sad
39．A．Thinking of B．Getting rid of C．knowing of D．Taking care of
40．A．debt B．danger C．thought D．surprise
41．A．top B．entrance C．bottom D．end
42．A．sold B．watched C．wanted D．welcome
43．A．stopped B．enjoyed C．kept D．finished
44．A．but B．and C．so D．because
45．A．holiday B．training C．work D．rest
46．A．invite B．drive C．expect D．fly
47．A．dangerous B．easy C．comfortable D．interesting
48．A．However B．Besides C．Therefore D．Otherwise
49．A．that B．which C．who D．where
50．A．luckily B．happily C．carefully D．probably
51．A．excited B．worried C．satisfied D．disappointed
52．A．think B．guess C．live D．work
53．A．active B．positive C．hard D．honest
54．A．time B．news C．money D．paper
55．A．took B．missed C．hugged D．left
第二节 完形填空 （共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）
请阅读西面短文，，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，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。
Introduction to letters to Sam
Dear Reader,
Please allow me to tell you something before you read this book. When my 36,Sam,was born , my heart was filled with joy . I had been sitting in a wheelchair for 20 years before then ,and I have been 37ill many times . So I wondered if I would have the
38to tell Sam what I had 39 .
For years I have been hosting a program on the 40and writing articles for a magazine . Being 41 to move freely , I have learned to sit still and keep my heart 42, exchanging thoughts with thousands of listeners and 43. So when Sam was born .I
44to tell him about school and fridship , romance and work , love and everything else . That how I started to write these 45, I hope that Sam would 46them sooner or later .
However , that expectation 47when Sam showed aigns of autism (自闭症) at the 
age of two , He had actually stopped talking before the discovery of the signs . He 48to communicate with others , even the family members . That was 49for me but didn’t stop me writing on . I realized that I even 50 now to tell him . I wanted him to 51what it means to be “diffenet” from others , and learn how to fight against the misfortune he’ll 52
as I myself .. his grandfather ,did ,I just 53if I could write all that I wanted to say in the rest of my life .
Now . 54the book has been pubhshed . I have been given the chance , Every chapter in the book is a letter to Sam: some about my life .and all about what it means to be a 55.
Daniel Gottlied
36.A.son B. nephew C.brother D.grandson
37.A.seriously B.mentally C. slightlyD.quictly
38. A.ability B.time C.courage D.reaponsibuty
39. A.writen B. sulfered C.observed D.lost
40. A. radio B. television C.stage D.bed
41. A.ready B.unable C.anxious D.cager
42. A.warm B.broken C.closed D.open
43. A.hosts B.vistors C. readers D.reportets
44. A.boon B.stopped C.forgot D.decided
45.A.letters B.emunls C.books D.diaries
46. A.bad B. read C. collecd D.keep
47. A. decdoped B.disappeared C. changed D.arrived
48. A.ined B.refused C. regreed D.hoped
49. A.exciting B.aeceptable C.strange D.heartherathing
50. A.lessB.eventhing C.more D.nothing
51. A. understand B.explam C.believe D.question
52. A.fear B.face C. know D.cause
53. A.felt B.guessed C.saw D.doubted
54. A. asB.once C. thought D.if
55. A.teacher B. child C. man D.witct
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的从四个选项中（A、B、C和D），选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Born in America, I spoke English, not Chinese, the language of my ancestors. When I was three, my parents flashed cards with Chinese 36 at my face, but I pushed them 37 . My mom believed I would learn 38 I was ready. But the 39 never came.
On a Chinese New Year’s Eve, my uncle spoke to me in Chinese, but all I could do was 40at him, confused, scratching my head. “Still can’t speak Chinese?” He41me, “You can’t even buy a fish in Chinatown.”
“Hey, this is America, not China. I’ll get some 42 with or without Chinese.” I replied and turned to my mom for43 .
“Remember to ask for fresh fish, Xin Xian Yu,” she said, handing over a $20 bill. I 44the words, running downstairs into the streets of Chinatown.
I found the fish 45surrounded in a sea of customers. “I’d like to buy some fresh fish,” I shouted to the fishman. But he 46 my English words and turned to serve the next customer. The laugh of the people behind increased47 their impatience. With every 48 , the breath of the dragons（龙）on my back grew stronger---my blood boiling--- 49 me to cry out, “Xian Sheng Yu， please.” “ Very Xian Sheng,” I repeated. The crowd erupted into laughter. My face turned 50and I ran back home51 ,expect for the $20 bill I held tightly in my pocket.
Should I laugh or cry? They’re Chinese. I’m Chinese. I should feel right at 52Instead , I was the joke , a disgrace (丢脸)to the language.
Sometimes , I laugh at my fish 53, but , in the end .the joke is on 54. Every laugh is a culture 55; every laugh is my heritage (传统)fading away.
A. custom B. games C .characters . D. language
A. ahead B. around C. along D. aside
A. when B. before C. unless D. until
A. success B. study C. time D. attempt
A. aim B. joke C. nod D. stare
A. cared about B. laughed at C. argued with D. asked after
A. right now B. from now C. at times D. in time
A. decision B. permission C. information D. preparation
A. repeated B. reviewed C. spelled D. kept
A. farm B. stand C. pond D. market
A. guessed B. forgot C. doubted D. ignored
A. by B. as C. with D. from
A. second B. effort C. desire D. movement
A. forcing B. allowing C. persuading D. leading
A. bright B. blank C. pale D. red
A. open-mouthed B. tongue-tied C. empty-handed D. broken-hearted
A. service B. home C. risk D. root
A. trade B. deed C. challenge D. incident
A. it B. us C. me D. them
A. thrown B. lost C. divided D. reflected
完型填空（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The passengers on the bus watched with sympathy as Susan made her way carefully up the steps. She paid the driver and then, using her hands to 31the seats, settled in one of them.
It had been a year since Susan became blind. As the result of an accident she was suddenly thrown into a world of 32. Susan’s husband Mark watched her 33into hopelessness and he was 34to use every possible means to help his wife.
Finally, Susan felt ready to 35to her job, but how would she get there? She used to take the bus, but she was now too 36to get around the city by herself. Mark 37to ride the bus with Susan each morning and evening 38she could manage it by herself.
For two weeks, Mark 39Susan to and from work each day. He taught her how to rely on her other 40, specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and how to adapt to her new 41.
At last, Susan decided that she was ready to try the trip 42. Monday morning arrived. Before she left, she hugged her husband 43, her eyes filled with tears of gratitude（感激）.She said good-bye and, for the first time, they went their 44ways. Each day went perfectly, and a wild excitement 45Susan. She was doing it!
On Friday morning, Susan took the bus to work 46. As she was getting off the bus, the driver said, “Miss, I sure 47you.” Curious, Susan asked the driver 48.
“You know ,every morning for the __49_week,a fine-looking gentleman in a military uniform has been standing across the corner watching you until you enter your office building safely,” the bus driver said.
Tears of happiness poured down Susan’s cheeks. She was so lucky for he had given her a gift more powerful than_50_,That is the gift of love that can bring light where there is darkness.
31.A. touch B.grab C.count D.feel
32.A.weakness B. sickness C.darknessD.sadness
33.A.run B.sink C.jump D.step
34.A.inspired B.determined C.honored D.pleased
35.A.return B.adjust C.contribute D.stick
36.A.dred B.astonishedC.depressed D.frightened
37.A.volunteered B.attempted C.continued D.struggled
38.A.when B.as C.until D.after
39.A.drove B.direted C.accompanied D.sent
40.A.feelingB.organs C.skills D.senses
41.A.position B.environment C.status D.role
42.A.on her own B.in person C.to her benefit D.on foot
43.A.politely B.calmly C.brieflyD.tightly
44.A.opposite B.separate C.fixed D.lonely
45.A.took charge of B.took place of
C.took advantage of D.took hold of
46.A.as usual B.as a rule
C.as well D.as a consequence
47.A.respect B.evry C.know D.support
48.A.what B.how C. who D.who
49.A.past B.same C.first D.next
50.A.courage B.will C.sight D.wisdom
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面的短文，从短文所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
It was in my high school science class. I was doing a task in front of the classroom with my favorite shirt on.
A ___21___ came, “Nice shirt,” I smiled from ear to ear. Then another voice said, “That shirt belonged to my dad. Greg’s mother works for my family. We were going to ___22___ that shirt away, but gave it to her ___23___.” I was speechless. I wanted to hide.
I ___24___ the shirt in the back of the closet and told my mum what had happened. She then dialed her ___25___, “I will no longer work for your family,” she told him. That night, Mom told my dad that she couldn’t clean anymore; she knew her life’s ___26___ was something greater.
The next morning she ___27___ with the personnel manager at the Board of Education. He told her that without a proper education she could not teach. So Mom decided to ___28___ a university.
After the first year in college, she went back to the personnel manager. He said, “You are ___29___, aren’t you? I think I have a ___30___ for you as a teacher’s assistant. This opportunity deals with children who are mentally challenged with little or no chance of___31___.” Mom accepted the opportunity very ___32___.
For almost five years, as a teacher’s assistant, she saw teacher after teacher give up on the children and quit, feeling ___33___. Then one day, the personnel manager and the principal ___34___ in her classroom. The principal said, “We have watched how you ___35___ the children and how they communicate with you and admire your hard-working ___36___ over the last five years. We are all in agreement that you ___37___ be the teacher of this class.”
My mom spent more than 20 years there. ___38___ her career, she was voted Teacher of the Year. All of this came about because of the ___39___ comment made in the classroom that day when I was in my high school. Mom showed me how to handle ___40___ situations and never give up.
21. A. noise B. voice C. sound D. tune
22. A. get B. take C. carry D. throw
23. A. otherwise B. anyhow C. instead D. actually
24. A. settled B. pushed C. picked D. put
25. A. teacher B. employer C. director D. adviser
26. A. purpose B. encouragement C. process D. victory
27. A. went B. met C. worked D. stayed
28. A. visit B. continue C. attend D. prepare
29. A. serious B. fortunate C. careful D. responsible
30. A. career B. duty C. position D. part
31. A. learning B. judging C. obeying D. imagining
32. A. patiently B. eagerly C. successfully D. skillfully
33. A. upset B. frightened C. guilty D. ashamed
34. A. looked up B went up C. took up D. showed up
35. A. believe B. protect C. treat D. receive
36. A. spirit B. intention C. idea D. attempt
37. A. must B. would C. might D. should
38. A. At B. During C. On D. With
39. A. worthless B. thoughtless C. hopeless D. helpless
40. A. challenging B. different C. dangerous D. strange
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20）
A few years ago, I had a job that almost destroyed me. My 36_ was that I loved my job too much and couldn’t get 37 of it. Working for the company was happier than any other 38 . In the morning, I couldn’t 39 to get to the office. At night, I left it unwillingly（不愿意地）. Part of my mind 40__ at work even when I was at 41__ with my kids at night.
Not 42 , all other parts of my life shriveled (枯萎) . I nearly lost contact (交谈、联系) with my___43__ , seeing little of my wife or my two sons. I lost contact with my old friends. I even 44 __ to lose contact with myself. Then one evening, I 45 home to tell the boys I wouldn’t go back in time to say good night. I’d already missed five 46__ this week. Sam, the younger of the two, said that was 47 , but asked me to wake him up 48__ I got home. I explained that I’d be back so late that he would have gone to sleep 49_ , and it was probably better if I saw him the next morning. But he 50_ . I asked him why. He said he just wanted to know I was there, at home. To this day, I can’t 51 exactly what happened to me at that moment. Yet I suddenly knew I had to 52 my job.
After I said in public that I had given up my job, I received a number of 53 . Most people understood me, but a few people were 54__. They wrote to tell me that I shouldn’t think myself virtuous (有道德的). They think leaving an important job to spend 55__ time with my family was not virtuous..
36. A. happiness B. disease C. problem D. fight
37. A. enough B. all C. little D. part
38. A. joy B. invitation C. job D. trouble
39. A. hope B. wait C. stop D. help
40. A. remained B. held C. blocked D. stopped
41. A. lunch B. breakfast C. school D. home
42. A. surprisingly B. likely C. really D. usually
43. A. parents B. teachers C. family D. friends
44. A. proved B. wanted C. chose D. began
45. A. wrote B. phoned C. ran D. drove
46. A. bedtimes B. kisses C. nights D. calls
47. A. bad B. easy C. great D. OK
48. A. however B. whenever C. whatever D. wherever
49. A. as well B. on purpose C. in time D. long before
50. A. agreed B. insisted C. managed D. stopped
51. A. understand B. feel C. remind D. get
52. A. get B. leave C. keep D. take
53. A. papers B. notices C. letters D. reports
54. A. angry B. happy C. pleased D. excited
55. A. little B. more C. less D. important