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，从各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
He was 11 years old and went fishing every chance he got from the dock（码头） at his family’s cabin on an island in the middle of a New Hampshire lake. On the day __16__ the bass (鲈鱼) season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening, __17__ sunfish with worms. Then he tied on a small lure (鱼饵) and practiced casting. When his pole（竿） __18__, he knew something huge was __19__. His father watched __20__ as the boy skilfully worked the fish alongside the dock. Finally, he very carefully lifted the __21__ fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, __22__ it was a bass. It was 10 P.M.-- two hours before the season opened. The father looked at the fish, then at the boy.
“You’ll have to __23__, son,” he said.
“Dad!” cried the boy.
“There will be other fish,” said his father.
“Not as big as this one,” cried the boy.
__24__ no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever know what time he caught the fish, the boy could __25__ by his father’s firm voice that the decision was __26__. He slowly worked the hook out of the lip of the huge bass and lowered it into __27__. The creature moved its powerful body and __28__. The boy thought that he would never again see such a great fish.
That was 34 years ago. Today, the boy is a successful architect in New York City. And he was __29. He has never again landed such a big fish as the one he __30 that night long ago. But he does see __31 fish again and again every time he comes up against a question of principles. As his father taught him, principles are simple matters of right and wrong. It is only the practice of principles__32 difficult. Do we __33_when no one is looking?
We would if we __34__ to put the fish back when we were young. For we would have learned the truth. The decision to do right remains __35__ in our memory. It is a story we will proudly tell our friends and grandchildren.
16．A．until B．when C．after D．before
17．A．providing B．catching C．feeding D．supplying
18．A．bent over B．came up C．turned over D．broke down
19．A．on the other end B．on the other hand C．on one hand D．at the either side
20．A．with anxiety B．in surprise C．with admiration D．for fear
21．A．delighted B．frustrated C．frightened D．exhausted
22．A．and B．but C．however D．yet
23．A．bring it home B．put it aside C．put it back D．pick it up
24．A．Even though B．Now that C．Ever since D．In case
25．A．tell B．say C．speak D．talk
26．A．passed B．changed C．fixed D．refused
27．A．the wide container B．the broad sea C．the black water D．the small river
28．A．fled B．disappeared C．floated D．swam
29．A．wrong B．right C．satisfactory D．pleased
30．A．caught B．saw C．cast D．threw
31．A．a different B．many big C．even bigger D．the same
32．A．which is B．it is C．that is D．this is
33．A．do wrong B．do right C．do harm D．do good
34．A．were taught B．told C．were let D．orderedw
35．A．freshly B．fresh C．clearly D．strongly
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。
One afternoon I was sitting at my favorite table in a restaurant, waiting for the food I had ordered to arrive. Suddenly I that a man sitting at a table near the window kept glancing in my direction, he knew me. The man had a newspaper in front of him, which he was to read, but I could that he was keeping an eye on me. When the waiter brought my ,the man was clearly puzzled by the way in which the waiter and I each other. He seemed even more puzzled as went on and it became that all the waiters in the restaurant knew me. Finally he got up and went into the . When he came out, he paid his bill and .without another glance in my direction.
I called the owner of the restaurant and asked what the man had . "Well," he said，"that man was a detective. He you here because he thought you were the man he . "What?" I said, showing my The owner continued, "He came into the kitchen and showed me a photo of the wanted man. I say he looked very much like you! Of course, since we know you, we told him that he had made a ." "Well, it's really I came to a restaurant where I'm known, " I said." , I might have been in trouble."
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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。
Starting from my early young age，I was a happy child．However，at age twelve，my life had a huge ．I developed obsessive compulsive disorder(OCD)．I started to wash my hands ten times an hour to germs and I frequently checked my kitchen oven to make sure that it was ．This way of life continued for four years，and by then，my OCD had led to ．I was no longer the happy little girl I had been．I told my mother that I was suffering from depression．So mum took me for a ．The medicine didn’t help me very much．I was still sad，believing that my life no longer ．
One autumn evening two years ago，I rock bottom．I even thought suicide(自杀)was the only . to my depression problem，so I wrote a suicide to my family．As I was folding the note，my fell on a photograph. It was a picture of a lovely little girl with dark—blue eyes .of adventure and curiosity．It took me a few minutes to that the smiling girl in the photo was me．The photo had been taken at one weekend at my uncle’s house when I was seven．Suddenly I felt a and it was like my younger self had sent me a message．Once I had been a little girl，and I had to become strong like that again．
I tore up my suicide note and swore that l would have to the depression with my mind，too．I could make myself happy again．It has been two years I “rediscovered” myself．I am OCD-and depression-free．I am prepared for whatever life may bring．My hero is a seven-year-old girl， back at me from a photo on my desk．
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完形填空
阅读下面短文 , 掌握其大意 , 然后从每题所给的 A , B , C , D四个选项中选出最佳答案 .
My daughter performed on behalf of her class in the annual school concert today. She played so ________ that I could not help cheering her. The very ________ reminded me of her experiences of piano practicing.
When she was five, we gave her a piano as a birthday present. With great________ , she began learning it. However, when she was no longer ________ , shebecame sick of it. ________ , it is a tough job to learn the piano, not to mention the daily routine (常规) of ________ .
When her first teacher left, my friend ________ me to an American teacher whoseway of teaching was completely American. After practicing, she would give my daughter some ________ comments, and then point out what should be ________ . Every time she came, ________ beginning the lesson right away, she would first play some _______ . She said, “To learn the piano, you should learn not only the ________of playing, but more importantly, to ________ the music and love it.”
After some time, my daughter became fond of her lessons. Sometimes she ________ would like to ________ a little bit when her skill had reached a certain level.
Surprisingly, my daughter said to me one day, “Mom, I was________ thatyou didn’t give up my piano lessons. Learning it is like climbing a mountain. You’ll feel ________ when you are on the way. When you look ________ from where you are, you will realize that you have been making ________ . But if you ________ ,you’ll never take one more step. ” That was the very thing I wanted to teach her.
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完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31-50各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。
A man wanted to become wealthy．He was told a story one day that there was a ________pebble (鹅卵石）among the pebbles on the beach of the Black Sea．It could turn everything it touched into________．This pebble could be________ only by touching it: unlike the other pebbles it was________when touched．The man rushed to the beach of the Black Sea and began to ________ the pebble．
________ he picked up a pebble that felt cold, he threw it into the sea．He________ this practice day after day．Each pebble that felt cold was________ thrown into the sea．
One morning, he ________ to take hold of a pebble that felt warm, unlike the other ________ . The man threw the pebble into the sea．He hadn’t ________to, but he had formed a habit．Habits can be hard to ________ ．
In fact, if we repeat any behaviour ________ enough, it becomes a habit．But some habits can work in our favour, such as ________ attitudes and healthy ways of life．Our habitual attitudes and behaviour can either ________us or hinder(阻碍) us．
Is there behaviour or an attitude you would like to make into a ________ ? Then reinforce (强化) it by ________ it at every opportunity．
When it comes to habits, ________ may not make perfect．But practice will certainly form ________ behaviour. Your habits will form who you are．So form the habits that are ________ to you and let them mold (塑造) you into the person you want to be．
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完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A，B，C，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。
“Ring! Ring! Ring!”The telephone rang for a long time in Bill Hewlett’s house．Bill was the director of a large ________company called Hewlett-Packard．At that time，computers had already ________ but they were huge machines that cost a lot of money．
Bill answered the telephone________．He did not like being disturbed while he was reading his newspaper．A young-sounding ________ on the other line said，”My name is Steve Jobs．I in a________of the Hewlett-Packard Explorers’Club．I went on a fieldtrip to one of your company ‘s laboratories and was ________ by the 9100A computer．I’ve never seen anything so splendid!”He ________ for a while and continued．”I in looking for some computer ________ to build a frequency counter．Well．I thought you might be able to ________ me．”
There was ________ ．Then，Bill asked the young boy for his ________．Steve revealed that he was twelve．There was another silence．________ by the boy’s enthusiasm，Bill invited Steve to his office．
A few days later，Bill Hewlett gave Steve what he needed．Steve was also offered a ________ job in one of his laboratories．
Eight years later，Steve Jobs set up a ________ with his close friend，Steve Wozniak．Their first step was to find a ________ for the company．Steve Jobs loved apples and had worked off an apple ________ before．Although there was no ________ between apples and computers，________ thought‘Apple’would be a catchy name．”I like the name．We’11 be in a great ________ in the telephone directory，”Steve Wozniak said confidently．That was how Apple was ________ in 1976．
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