第二节完形填空(共20小题；每题1.5分，满分30分)
What a blessing to be alive in a wonderful world of unlimited possibilities．After contracting Hodgkin's disease at seven and being given six months to live，I recovered．I’m not dying of cancer．I’m 36 with it ． 37 what comes my way, I don’t have to be afraid any more．
In the second year of high school，the class was scheduled to run the 38 ．Due to the swelling and 39 from surgery on my leg，for two years I hadn't worn shorts and lived in 40 ．Yet that day，I was ready-shorts，heart and mind．When the coach yelled，“Ready．Set．Go!” I ran faster than anyone else for the first 20 feet， 41 to finish first．As we came around the first of four laps，there were students all over the 42 ．By the end of the second and third laps，many of the students had already 43 and were on the ground breathing deeply．By the time I hit the fourth lap，I was 44 ．Then it hit me．I realized nobody had given up． 45 ，everyone had already finished．I cried．12 minutes，42 seconds after starting，I 46 the finish line．I fell to the ground， 47 ．
Suddenly my coach ran up to me and 
48 ，yelling，“You did it，Manuel ．You finished，son ．”He looked me 49 in the eyes，waving a piece of paper in his hand．It was my 50 for the day，which I had forgotten．He read it aloud to everyone．It simply said,“I，Manuel Diotte，will finish the mile run tomorrow，whatever 51 come．No 52 or frustration will stop me． 53 capable of finishing，and with God as my strength，I'll finish．” My heart 54 and tears went away．It was then 55 I realized winning is not always finishing first．Sometimes winning is just finishing．
36．A．enduring B．studying C．living D．burdening
37．A．Regardless of B．As of C．In terms of D．Let alone
38．A．game B．competition C．match D．mile
39．A．wounds B．scars C．signs D．treats
40．A．fear B．surprise C．anger D．disappointment
41．A．hoped B．determined C．expected D．longed
42．A．trip B．school C．ground D．track
43．A．quit B．gone C．insisted D．left
44．A．annoyed B．confident C．alone D．lonely
45．A．Otherwise B．Instead C．Yet D．Besides
46．A．ran B．walked C．passed D．crossed
47．A．embarrassed B．proud C．amused D．excited
48．A．sent me up B．picked me up C．took me up D．set me up
49．A．up B．over C．straight D．ahead
50．A．opinion B．goal C．belief D．thought
51．A．can B．may C．should D．must
52．A．hesitation B．blame C．pain D．laughter
53．A．Other than B．More than C．Rather than D．Less than
54．A．lifted B．broke C．sank D．beat
55．A．before B．when C．that D．Since
完形填空：(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
When you are learning English, you find 21 wrong to translate a sentence word for word into your 22 language. Take the sentence “How do you do?” as an 23 . If you look 24 each word in the 25 , one at a time, what is your 26 ? It must be a 27 sentence in your native language. Languages do not only have different sounds, they are also 28 in many other ways. It is very 29 to master the rules of word 30 in the study of English, too. If the 31 puts words in a very unusual order, the listener doesn’t 32 the speaker’s sentence easily.
Another thing we must always 33 is that there are a lot of 34 in the English language. For example when we say “look out!” to a man who is in danger, we 35 mean “Be careful!”
When people are parting, they often say “Good—bye 36 ” “Bye—bye!” But sometimes they 37 say “Good morning!” or “Good afternoon!” or “Good evening!” 38 “Good night!” to one another 39 “Good—bye!” You will find few people 40 who know that “Good—bye!” is a short way of saying “God be with you!”
A．it B． that C．you D．yourself
A．second B． spoken C．native D．foreign
A．advice B． example C．article D．answer
A．up B． at C．after D．down upon
A．sentence B． book C．phrase D．dictionary
A．idea B． meaning C．answer D．translation
A．wrong B． interesting C．puzzled D．strangely
A．same B． different C．similar D．alike
A．important B． easy C．simple D．hard
A．place B． stress C．order D．formation
A．speaker B． listener C．reader D．writer
A．read B． repeat C．translate D．understand
A．emember B．say C．do D．deal with
A．letters B． words C．phrases D．idioms
A．hardly B． nearly C．really D．clearly
A．and B． or C．instead D．as well
A．don’t B． must C．should D．may
A．or B． nor C．either D．neither
A．without B． instead of C．unless D．more than
A．today B． tomorrow C．in future D．in the past
完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
请认真阅读下面各题，从 A、B、C、D四个选项选出最佳选项。
When Alice started to cycle home from Jenny’s house, she wasn’t nervous. She was certainly not afraid of the dark. __31_, it was only a 15-minute ride home. But halfway there, she began to wish that she hadn’t been so __32__.
As she rounded a sharp bend, it suddenly __33_ cold — very cold. Alice’s breath became puffs of white cloud and her legs were so cold that it became hard to ride.
With her heart beating fast, she struggled so hard to move __34_ that she didn’t hear the car which suddenly appeared beside her. She stopped by the road. The big black car also __35__. Slowly, the passenger-window began to slide down. Alice held her breath. In the soft light inside the car, something __36__. Then, the light brightened and Alice was staring at a sweet, grey-haired old lady. “Hello, dear,” said the old lady. “I need __37_. I’m afraid I’m lost. I need to find the nearest airport. I must be there in the next five minutes.”
“Airport? You __38_ are lost,” Alice said. “You need to go back five kilometers _39__ you reach the T-junction. Turn left and __40__ for about another 10 kilometers to the main highway. From there, just follow the __41__ to the airport. But I’m afraid there’s no __42 you’ll get there in five minutes!”
“Thank you very much, dear,” replied the old lady. “Don’t worry — I’ll __43__ in time.”
The __44_ moved up and the car started off. A little way ahead, it __45__ and with headlights flashing, it drove past Alice. But then, something __46_ happened. The car began changing. First, its color __47__from black to silvery-grey. Then, the wheels began disappearing, but the car continued to move forward, 48__ just above the ground. As the car __49_ into the dark sky, the big red tail-lights grew larger and larger and glowed more and more brightly. With a faint whistling __50__, the car was gone in seconds, leaving Alice shaking her head in disbelief… A However B Besides C Therefore D Otherwise
A brave B excitedC curious D stubborn
A fell B seemedC proved D grew
A aside B around C forward D backward
A arrived B stopped C stayedD started
A gathered B existed C dropped D moved
A help B gas C rest D water
A necessarily B normally C basically D certainly
A if B until C unless D as
.A drive B walk C follow D march
A address B signs C notices D guidance
A doubt B room C time D way
A have it B get it C make it D finish it
A door B window C headlight D wheel
A passed B rushed C turned D continued
A strange B sensitive C imaginable D horrible
A developed B appeared C spread D faded来源：()
A rolling B floating C drawing D flashing
A pointed B returned C broke D rose
A tune B voice C sound D tone
完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的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。
Do you know what kind of things the young people are reading? More and more 46 and parents have noticed another kind of 47 , which came from the printed papers 48 on the streets.
These printed things 49 newspapers but have hardly 50 to do with them. You can only find reading materials badly made up there----some are too strange for anyone to 51 ; others are 52 stories of something 53 . However, many of the young readers are getting interested in such 54 reading, which 55 them what they should pay for their breakfast and brings them nightmares（噩梦）and 56 ideas in return. Homework was left 57 ; daily games lost.
These sellers shout on streets selling their papers well. The writers, publishers and printers, 58 they are, we never know, are 59 their silent money.
The sheep-skinned wolf’s story seems to have been forgotten once again. Why not 60 this kind of things? Yes, 61 the teachers and parents have asked each other for more strict control of the young readers. 62 , the more you want to stop it, 63 they want to have a look at it. 64 you may even find out several children, driven by the curious natures, 65 one patched paper, which has travelled from hand to hand.
A．readers B．writers C．teachers D．students
A．result B．effect C．education D．pollution
A．found B． sold C．given D．shown
A．appear B．seem as C．look like D．are
A．nothing B．anything C．something D．everything
A．get B．find C．believe D．know
A．puzzling B．pleased C．worried D．frightening
A．too bad B．still worse C．even better D．very good
A．poisonous B．wonderful C．interesting D．useless
A．takes B．uses C．costs D．pays
A．ordinary B．immoral C．valuable D．unpunished
A．undone B．unknown C．much D．less
A．who B．what C．whoever D．which
A．using B．making C．spending D．losing
A．allow B．forbid C．separate D．leave
A．neither B．some C．most D．both
A．Happily B．Luckily C．Unfortunately D．Badly
A．the less B．so that C．the more D．as though
A．Seldom B．Always C．Sometimes D．Hardly
A．find B．share C．get D．hold
完型填空（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，然后从下列各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。
Sharon wrote this when she was 16 and in the llth grade．Her goal is to become an international diplomat （外交官） and peace-maker．
It was my first day at school．I felt __36___ and scared．I went to all my classes with no _37_ ．It felt like no one _38__．I listened anxiously to all the lessons and waited for lunch __39_ at 1:00．Then finally the bell rang．It was time to talk and have 40 ．
In the lunch line I met a new friend who wore a hijab （穆斯林妇女戴的面纱） on her head, and though I am 41 ．we got along fine, and I was so 42 when she said, "Sit-with us, at our table．" She pointed to the one next to the door．
So I 43 ,and took my tray and was _44_ to walk with her across the floor, when suddenly I felt a jog．"Hey, I saw you on the bus," said a tall girl in a long skirt．"I see your Jewish star necklace．You _45_ sit with us．"
At that moment I looked around, and that's when I 46 ,to my surprise, the nations of the world,47 themselves．That's what I saw through my own eyes．
The Spanish only sat with Spanish, the Hindus only with Hindus, the Russians always with the Russians, and _48_ the Arabs with the Jews．
I saw the reason why 49 got started．Everyone 50 to their own kind．The 51_ was just like a map of the world, where there should never have been so much separation among nations．But why was everyone so _52_?
And so I turned _53__ this girl, and went with the first, and there was no offence, I built a 54 between two worlds when I sat with those 55 from me．
A．nervous B．generous C．frightened D．excited
A．relatives B．teachers C．friends D．classmates
A．cared B．mattered C．understood D．helped
A．hours B．stop C．period D．break
A．rest B．fun C．chat D．lunch
A．Spanish B．Arab C．Russian D．Jewish
A．curious B．relieved C．worried D．serious
A．allowed B．adopted C．agreed D．admitted
A．about B．ready C．willing D．likely
A．might B．would C．could D．should
A．saw B．noticed C．knew D．recognized
A．developing B．expanding C．separating D．defending
A．only B．always C．sometimes D．never
A．dialogues B．friendships C．wars D．arguments
A．stuck B．catered C．turned D．listened
A．school B．classroom C．restaurant D．lunchroom
A．quiet B．blind C．deaf D．tough
A．down B．towards C．off D．up
A．stage B．platform C．bridge D．path
A．opposite B．different C．strange D．apart
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。
I grew up poor－living with my wonderful mother. We had little money, but plenty of love and attention. I was 21 and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still 22a dream.
My dream was 23 . By the time I was sixteen, I started playing baseball. I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball and 24 anything that moved on the football field. I was also 25 : My high school coach was John, who not only believed in me, but also taught me 26 to believe in myself. He 27 me the difference between having a dream and remaining true to that dream. One particular 28 with Coach John changed my life forever.
A friend recommended me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket－money
for a new bike, new clothes and the 29 of savings for a house for my mother. Then I realized I would have to 30 up summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell John I wouldn’t be playing.
When I told John, he was 31 as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work, ”He said. “Your 32 days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them. ”I stood before him with my head 33 , trying to think of the 34 that would explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his 35in me.
“How much are you going to make at this job, son? ”He asked. “3.5 dollars an hour, ”I replied.
“Well, ”he asked, “is $3.5 an hour the price of a dream? ”
That simple question made 
36 for me the difference between 37 something right now and having a 38 . I decided myself to play sports that summer and the next year I was 39 by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and was 40a $20,000 contract（agreement）. In 1999, I bought my mother the house of my dream!
A．happy B．polite C．shy D．honest
A．live B．afford C．make D．need
A．athletics B．music C．business D．money
A．kick B．play C．pass D．hit
A．right B．popular C．lucky D．confident
A．how B．why C．when D．whether
A．gave B．taught C．brought D．asked
A．accident B．matter C．problem D．experience
A．keep B．end C．give D．pick
A．mad B．mournful C．frightened D．shameful
A．living B．playing C．working D．learning
A．moving B．nodding C．shaking D．hanging
A．answers B．excuses C．words D．ways
A．sadness B．regret C．hopelessness D．disappointment
A．direct B．clear C．straight D．bare
A．wanting C．dreaming D．enjoying
A．wish B．goal C．score D．desire
A．fired B．accompanied C．avoided D．hired
A．paid B．got C．offered D．presented