第二节完型填空（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。
I remember one Thanksgiving when our family had no money and no food, and someone knocked on our door. A man was there with a giant 36 and some other food. The stranger announced, “I’m here to help people 37 . Have a great Thanksgiving.”
From then on ,I promised 38 that someday I would do the same for others. Every Thanksgiving since I was eighteen, I would buy enough food, 39 like a delivery boy, go to the 40 neighborhood and knock on a door. I always 41 a note explaining my Thanksgiving experience as a kid. I have received 42 from it than from any amount of money.
Last Thanksgiving I was in a hotel in New York with my new wife. She was sad because normally she 43 be home decorating the house for Christmas. I said, “Why don’t we decorate some 44 today instead of trees?” When I told her what I always did on Thanksgiving , she got 45 .
We went down to the street to 46 a van. We has waved to about twenty drivers before one finally 47 . We asked him, “Could you take us to a disadvantaged area? We’ll pay you.”
The driver said, “You don’t have to 48 me. I’ll take you to places you’ve 49 thought of going. 50 first tell me why you want to do this.”
I told him my story and that I wanted to show gratitude by giving something 51 . We bought food 52 for a troop. Then he took us to the South Bronx where there were half a dozen people living in one room with no electricity or heat in the dead of 53 . It was both an 54 realization that people lived this way and a truly fulfilling experience to make even a small 55 .
36．A．chicken B．turkey C．pig D．sheep
37．A．in vain B．in turn C．in return D．in need
38．A．my wife B．the stranger C．myself D．him
39．A．dress B．work C．look D．behave
40．A．poorest B．nearest C．nicest D．best
41．A．included B．read C．contained D．took
42．A．much B．less C．fewer D．more
43．A．could B．would C．might D．must
44．A．hotels B．lives C．streets D．houses
45．A．nervous B．sad C．excited D．worried
46．A．buy B．make C．decorate D．find
47．A．talked B．smiled C．fled D．stopped
48．A．tell B．stop C．ask D．pay
49．A．ever B．never C．always D．sometimes
50．A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．Instead D．But
51．A．up B．back C．in D．out
52．A．just B．right C．enough D．good
53．A．spring B．summer C．autumn D．winter
54．A．astonishing B．angry C．unforgettable D．unrealistic
55．A．progress B．meal C．difference D．Trip
One young person, who was well educated, went for a job as a manager in a big company. The president did the final . He discovered the youth was and felt satisfied. Then the president asked who paid for his school fees. The youth answered, “My mother did it. She worked as a clothes .” The president requested the youth to his hands. So the youth did. They were smooth. Then he asked, “Have you ever your mother wash the clothes before?” The youth answered, “Never, my mother always wanted me to .”“Go and clean your mother’s when you go back today, and then me tomorrow morning,” the president said .The youth felt his chance of getting the job was high, so when he went back, he requested his mother to let him clean her hands. However, his tears fell he cleaned his mother’s hands slowly. It was the first time he had that his mother’s hands were so wrinkled (布满皱纹的). After that, the youth didn’t say a word and washed all the remaining clothes for his mother . That night, Mother and Son for a very long time, longer than any talk before.
The next , the youth went to the president’s office. The president noticed the tears in the youth’s eyes and asked: “Please tell me how you about helping your mother.” The youth said, “Number One, I know now what is. Without my mother, I wouldn’t be successful today. Number Two, by helping my mother, I realize how it is to get something done. Number Three, I’ve come to realize the of family relationship.” The president said, “You are . This is what I’m looking for to be my manager.”
A．election B．test C．interview D．competition
A．strong B．excellent C．humorous D．cute
A．maker B．cleaner C．mender D．seller
A．wash B．hide C．show D．dry
A．found B．let C．helped D．watched
A．study B．ignore C．work D．rest
A．clothes B．hands C．feet D．shoes
A．see B．move C．recognize D．answer
A．on purpose B．in patience C．by chance D．at last
A．carefully B．nervously C．happily D．shyly
A．after B．until C．because D．as
A．believed B．sensed C．noticed D．expected
A．quietly B．sadly C．excitedly D．angrily
A．thought B．slept C．sat D．talked
A．morning B．noon C．afternoon D．evening
A．worried B．felt C．brought D．spoke
A．courage B．appreciation C．success D．family
A．important B．difficult C．different D．impossible
A．value B．secret C．type D．change
A．educated B．respected C．trusted D．hired
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Some passengers won’t turn off their mobile phones or iPads during takeoff or landing. It happens on almost every now. It’s time to turn off personal electronic devices when the plane’s door . However, there’s always at least one person who keeps talking, texting, playing, watching or emailing — and strict orders to power down during flights.
“People have become so to those devices, and a lot of people whether they really need to turn them off,” says an airhostess from Southwest Airlines.
Is turning off the devices really in the first place? Lots of passengers have doubted about the of leaving devices on. They think one cell or message or game isn’t going to down the plane.
Indeed, there’s no scientific evidence that having devices powered on during takeoff and landing would cause a , only that there is the potential of a problem.
In the US, pilots are allowed to use certain electronic devices during takeoff and landing, but if passengers’ devices are tested at the same time, it may lead to wrong warnings and readings on the aircraft instruments. In some studies researchers found mobile phones could global-positioning satellite systems or other aircraft systems. Though the effects are slight, they could result in disaster.
If even the possibility of disaster exists, it’s better to turn them off during takeoff and landing.
A．seat B．flight C．passenger D．device
A．opens B．closes C．turns D．moves
A．giving B．obeying C．ignoring D．receiving
A．addicted B．connected C．opposed D．exposed
A．decide B．choose C．understand D．question
A．reliable B．necessary C．dangerous D．excellent
A．fact B．value C．danger D．price
A．knock B．bring C．shut D．fall
A．large B．great C．firm D．heavy
A．problem B．difficulty C．question D．mistake
A．small B．expensive C．various D．colorful
A．clear B．right C．bad D．false
A．affect B．operate C．control D．change
A．unusually B．strangely C．exactly D．seemingly
A．remotest B．biggest C．best D．worst
Even though it was only October，my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more____ waiting for the final school bell. Upon its____ everyone would run for their coats and go home，everyone except David.
David was a small boy in ragged clothes. I had often____ what kind of home life David had，and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so____for the cold winter months without a coat，boots，or gloves. But something made David____.I can still remember he was always____a smile and willing to help. He always____ after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much.He____ just simply smile and ask what else he could do，then thank me for letting him stay and slowly____ home.
Weeks passed and the____ over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of____ before the holiday break. I smiled in____ as the last of them hurried out of the door. Turning around I saw David____ standing by my desk.
“I have something for you，”he said and____from behind his back a small box.__ __ it to me，he said anxiously，“Open it.” I took the box from him，thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lifted the lid and to my____ I saw nothing. I looked at David’s smiling face and back into the box and said，“The box is nice，David，but it’s____.”
“Oh，no. It isn’t.” said David.” It’s full of love. My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there.”
Tears filled my eyes_____ I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given____ to. After that Christmas，David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning____the little empty box set on my desk..
A．cautious B．courageous C．serious D．anxious
A．warning B．calling C．ringing D．yelling
A．scolded B．wondered C．realized D．learned
A．modestly B．naturally C．inaccurately D．inappropriately
A．special B．upset C．popular D．funny
A．wearing B．delivering C．expressing D．sharing
A．practised B．wandered C．studied D．stayed
A．might B．should C．would D．could
A．aim at B．head for C．put off D．turn to
A．argument B．judgment C．movement D．excitement
A．education B．year C．school D．program
A．relief B．return C．vain D．control
A．weakly B．quietly C．sadly D．helplessly
A．searched B．found C．raised D．pulled
A．Holding B．Handing C．Sending D．Leaving
A．appreciation B．expectation C．delight D．surprise
A．empty B．cheap C．useless D．improper
A．as B．until C．because D．though
A．advice B．support C．attention D．command
A．from B．towards C．over D．behind
The story I’m going to tell truly happened in my life.
The other day, I met a man outside the gym who a movie star. He was handsome and smiling. His upper body was muscular（肌肉发达的）and he to be on top of the world.
“How are you?” I with a smile. “I’m doing really well,” he replied in a cheerful voice. His enthusiasm and big smile the parking garage. as he walked up, I his long legs were thin and I saw he had a silver cane (手杖). “Why do you need that cane?” I couldn’t thinking he had a minor injury. “I have MS,” he answered in a voice too, as if his broad smile left his face. Multiple Sclerosis（多发性硬化症）is a very serious disease and often painful. I looked at him from my little red sports car and said, “You it very well. You seem like a happy man the MS.” Without losing a bit of his smile he replied, “I am a happy man,” and then added, “I’d be even happier if I had that sports .”
It was ironic (讽刺的). Just we spoke, I’d been sitting in that little sports car, feeling sad about my painful shoulder over the last 11 months as I was after an operation. Here’s a man with a far tougher than mine, but his positive attitude made him feel no less happiness. He went on with his of life as usual, which moved me deeply.
It was also a wonderful reminder of that old , “I cried because I had no shoes. Then I met a man who had no feet.” your problems, just keep in that none of us goes through life and you should make the most of what you have, like the man with MS. Count your blessings.
A．stared at B．talked about C．agreed with D．looked like
A．conducted B．appeared C．performed D．pretended
A．questioned B．advised C．complained D．greeted
A．lit up B．put up C．held up D．kept up
A．So B．And C．But D．Though
A．watched B．noticed C．examined D．checked
A．want B．set C．wait D．help
A．cheerful B．careful C．wonderful D．painful
A．sometimes B．seldom C．never D．always
A．solve B．handle C．predict D．deal
A．in spite of B．in return for C．due to D．aside from
A．gym B．hospital C．coat D．car
A．when B．until C．before D．since
A．recovering B．mourning C．separating D．benefiting
A．direction B．location C．situation D．position
A．anxiety B．disappointment C．enjoyment D．excitement
A．story B．news C．saying D．lesson
A．Whatever B．However C．Whichever D．Whenever
A．head B．brain C．heart D．mind
A．completely B．easily C．hardly D．gradually
“Where is the bus? Why is it always late?” I asked myself. I was going to be late the manager wasn’t going to be pleased. “Thank God, here it is!” The bus came round the corner and I got on. Ten minutes later I was walking into the where I work. “Twenty-five past nine. I the manager doesn’t notice.” But I was not .
“Smith!” shouted the manager. “Late again. What’s your this time?” “I am afraid the bus was late, Mr. Brown.” “ up earlier tomorrow! Anyway, go to your place at the counter(柜台). We’ll be opening in a few minutes.”
My first customer was a pretty girl wearing a red dress. her was a young man of about 25. He seemed very , and every few seconds he looked towards the main entrance. The girl drew some money and about opening an account. I gave her necessary and she went out. , I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something with brown paper. Turning to my next customer, I was frightened to see a gun sticking out of his coat. The next moment a loud noise my ears. Everything went black. I was falling… It seemed to be a long time I opened my eyes and I found myself in bed! shaking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed and ran out of the house. , the bus wasn’t on time, and I got to the bank at 9:25.
“Smith!” the manager cried out in a voice like thunder. “ of your excuses! Start work at once!” To my , the first customer was a girl a red dress and behind her stood a man carrying something wrapped in brown paper. The ! Sometimes life is full of coincidences (巧合)!
A．as B．but C．and D．or
A．hotel B．shop C．bank D．restaurant
A．believe B．think C．guess D．hope
A．lucky B．happy C．sorry D．angry
A．excuse B．idea C．cause D．answer
A．Hurry B．Set C．Catch D．Get
A．Before B．Behind C．Beyond D．Against
A．nervous B．shy C．calm D．angry
A．cared B．talked C．asked D．worried
A．information B．offer C．introduction D．support
A．Again B．Then C．Thus D．However
A．hidden B．filled C．decorated D．covered
A．took B．closed C．filled D．came
A．before B．after C．when D．that
A．Even B．Still C．Just D．Ever
A．As usual B．For one thing C．In fact D．In general
A．Less B．Plenty C．More D．None
A．pleasure B．surprise C．joy D．regret
A．of B．with C．on D．in
A．dream B．story C．affair D．incident