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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。
Before dinner my wife wanted me to go to the store to get some soft drinks. It seemed that this would be a good time to let my teenage daughter Holly get a little driving 36 . I drove her to the store and 37 my car with her, and then I came back home with my son. He spoke 38 of the car. I was a little proud, for it was the nicest car I had 39 owned. 40 , I said, “Guy, my heart is not 41 that car. I like it but it is just metal. It won’t last forever. Never set your heart on anything that is 42 .”
It was at that moment 43 I heard a noise on our street. My son went out and then he shouted, “Dad! Holly damaged your car.”
My heart 44 and my mind was flooded with conflicting thoughts. Was 45 hurt? Who else was involved? As I ran to the door, I heard a voice in my heart say: “ Here is a 46 to show Holly what you really love. She will never forget it.” Holly was not hurt 47 , but when I reached her, she was crying and saying over and over again, “Oh, Dad, I’m sorry. I know how much you love this car.” I held her in my arms.
Later that week a friend asked what happened to my car. I told her the whole 48 . Then she said, “That happened to me when I was a girl. After I 49 my Dad’s car, my father, 50 , knocked me to the ground and began to kick me.” Over forty years later she still felt the 51 . It was a deep wound on her soul.
I have repaired my car, but there are 52 some scratches (划痕) on it. Every day they 53 me of the really priceless things in my life. Every day it reminds me of what really 54 in my life. One day, when Holly thinks back on her life, I want her to know that I love her a thousand times more than any piece of 55 .
36.A. practice B. exercise C. training D. lesson
37.A. gave B. left C. kept D. got
38.A. admiringly B. proudly C. deeply D. curiously
39.A. just B. already C. even D. ever
40.A. Therefore B. However C. Otherwise D. Besides
41.A. set up B. set aside C. set on D. set down
42.A. temporary B. metal C. nice D. contemporary
43.A. when B. as C. that D. until
44.A. struck B. sank C. beat D. ached
45.A. anyone B. someone C. my car D. my son
46.A. chance B. time C. turn D. lesson
47.A. mentally B. physically C. lightly D. painfully
48.A. story B. truth C. explanation D. process
49.A. borrowed B. drove C. used D. ruined
50.A. nevertheless B. moreover C. or rather D. on the contrary
51.A. guilt B. pain C. embarrassment D. terror
52.A. still B. yet C. just D. only
53.A. remember B. remind C. warn D. inform
54.A. values B. happens C. cares D. matters
55.A. property B. equipment C. treasure D. fortune
Before her 21-year-old daughter died in an accident in early 2007, Pam Weiss had never logged on to Facebook, a social-networking site. At that time, social-networking sites were used almost only by 36. But she knew her daughter Amy Woolington, a UCLA student, had a(n) 37, so in her sadness Weiss turned to Facebook to look for photos. She found what she was looking for and more. She was soon communicating with her daughter’s many friends, 38memories through passages that her daughter had written. “It makes me feel 39that Amy had a positive effect on so many people, and I wouldn’t have had a clue if it hadn’t been 40Facebook,” says Weiss.And she wouldn’t have had a 41if she had waited too long. She managed to copy most of her daughter’s profile in the three months before Facebook 42.
Like a growing number of sad relatives, Weiss tapped into one of the most powerful treasures of memories available: a loved one’s online presence. As people spend more time at 43, there’s less being stored away in dusty attics(阁楼).These pieces of our lives that we put online can feel as eternal as the Internet itself, but what happens to our 44identity after we die?
Facebook 45its policy a few months after Woolington died. “We first realized we needed a protocol(协定书) for 46 users after the Virginia Tech University shooting, when students were looking for ways to remember and 47their classmates,” says Facebook spokeswoman Elizabeth Linder.
( ) 36. A. men B. the youthful C. women D. students
( ) 37. A. status B. post C. account D. memory
( ) 38. A. sharing B. storing C. accumulating D. devoting
( ) 39. A. enthusiastic B. upset C. well D. good
( ) 40. A. with B. for C. on D. of
( ) 41. A. blueprint B. poet C. picture D. clue
( ) 42. A. took it up B. took it on C. took it over D. took it down
( ) 43. A. television B. music C. keyboard D. sports
( ) 44. A. digital B. virtual C. real D. false
( ) 45. A. made B. declared C. fixed D. changed
( ) 46. A. dying B. active C. alive D. dead
( ) 47. A. honor B. recognize C. recall D. observe
Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to __36__ in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me. They don’t act in the __37__ ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too __38__ for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of __39__.
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a question to ask you. Is there __40__ between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice. She didn’t answer immediately. She __41__ her head and continued to sew the quilt.
I was very worried because I thought I had _42_ her. I was _43__ and I didn’t know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words:
“Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread．Sometimes it __44_, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt __45__. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread．It can hardly be seen __46_, but it’s really there. Love is __47__.”
I listened carefully but I __48__ her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly __49_ seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked __50 _. It seemed both of them had had a serious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father __51__ on the country road．
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.“Susan, don’t __52__ me.” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom.”__53__ his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and __54__. But from this experience, I understand that love is just __55__ in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
31．A．keep fit B．rise early C．earn money D．collect fortune
32．A．magic B．romantic C．fantastic D．attractive
33．A．simple B．easy C．relaxing D．luxurious
34．A．the question B．question C．reach D．control
35．A．feeling B．love C．quarrel D．smile
36．A．raised B．shook C．nodded D．bowed
37．A．hurt B．injured C．wounded D．harmed
38．A．in great surprise B．in a great embarrassment
C．with deep depression D．at extreme sorrow
39．A．happens B．comes about C．appears D．occurs
40．A．warm and soft B．hot and hard C．thin and cool D．strong and durable
41．A．somewhere and sometime B．anywhere or anytime
C．more or less D．here and there
42．A．inside B．outside C．faraway D．nearby
43．A．could believe B．couldn’t understand C．wouldn’t recognize D．might know
44．A．got sick B．got stuck C．threw up D．became disabled
45．A．quite healthy B．very pale C．fairly red D．much surprised
46．A．jump high B．go hurriedly C．run fast D．walk slowly
47．A．think about B．talk with C．worry about D．laugh at
48．A．Reading B．Seeing C．Saying D．Writing
49．A．fresh roses B．gold ring C．sweet kisses D．beautiful jewelry
50．A．a thread B．a needle C．the cloth D．the cotton
I am always eager to do experiments, especially chemistry ones. It's 21to work with test tubes and beakers , even though sometimes my efforts end in failure. Experiments were fun for me 22a recent accident.
The accident happened when I was heating a big test tube with an alcohol burner , chatting to my partner. All of a sudden, the tube cracked. Even though I jumped from my seat when I heard the crack, the hair on my forehead was burnt as I was leaning too close to the test tube.
23I had no time to be sad about my hair: the liquid in the test tube poured onto the table and caught fire. I'd never 24anything so bad! My mind went blank for a moment. Then I quickly covered the fire with a damp cloth to put it out.
The teacher told me that the test tube broke in half at the bottom because we didn't dry it properly before 25 it.
We calmed down and did the experiment, again. But our hearts were still26rapidly even after we walked out of the lab.
But my bad luck didn't end there! Since all our 27was focused on the flames while we were in the lab, I didn't see the liquid falling onto my trousers.
During the following class, I felt a pain in my leg. Soon it became more and m6re painful and I touched the area with my fingers, 28to make things better. But to my great 29 , the material of my trousers turned into powder! "Vitriol ! ! ! The terrible word came into my mind. I rushed out right away to wash and examine my poor skin. 30 , it was not a serious injury.
After changing my trousers I thought it's very important to have a serious attitude in chemistry class. Doing scientific experiments as a learner is no laughing matter.
21. A. exciting B. moving C. dangerous D. difficult
22. A. but B. except C. besides D. until
23. A. Because B. Instead C. But D. Or
24. A. felt B. heard C. experienced D. imagined
25. A. boiling B. holding C. heating D. cooking
26. A. striking B. beating C. knocking D. hitting
27. A. effort B. sense C. attention D. spirit
28. A. failing B imanaging C. trying D. planning
29. A. disappointment B. joy C. surprise D. comfort
30. A. Luckily B. Obviously C. Unexpectedly D. Generally
Professor Barry Wellman of the University of Toronto in Canada has invented a term to describe the way many North Americans interact these days. The 1 is "networked individualism". This concept is not 2 to understand because the words seem to have opposite meanings. How can we be individuals and be networked 3 ? You need other people for 4 .
Here is 5 Professor Wellman means. 6 the invention of the Internet and email, our social networks 7 live interactions with relatives, neighbors and colleagues at work. Some of the_8 was by phone, but it was still voice to voice, person to person, in 9 time.
A recent 10 by the Pew Internet and American Life Project 11 that for a lot of people, electronic interaction through the computer has 12 the person-to-person interaction. However, a lot of people interviewed for the Pew's study 13 that's a good thing. Why?
In the past , many people were 14 that the Internet isolated (孤立) us and caused us to _15 too much time in the imaginary world of the computer. But the Pew's study discovered that the _16 is true. The Internet 17 us with more real people than expected -- 18 people who can give advice on careers, medical problems, raising children, and choosing a school or college. About 60 million Americans told Pew that the Internet 19 an important role in helping them make major life decisions.
Thanks to the computer, "networked individuals" are able to be 20 and together with other people -- at the same time!
1. A. saying B. term C. concept D. meaning
2. A. difficult B. different C. easy D. surprising
3. A. at the same time B. at once C. all the time D. once in a while
4. A. job B. food C. help D. networks
5. A. what B. how C. where D. which
6. A. After B. With C. Before D. As
7. A. included B. contained C. formed D. affected
8. A. appointment B. interaction C. invitations D. doings
9. A. true B. right C. wrong D. real
10. A. experiment B. study C. interview D. work
11. A. showed B. suggested C. learned D. added
12. A. ensured B. removed C. replaced D. exchanged
13. A. say B. discuss C. talk D. speak
14. A. excited B. surprised C. shocked D. worried
15. A. take B. spend C. cost D. stay
16. A. opposite B. thing C. outcome D. effect
17. A. connects B. offers C. shares D. informs
18. A. thankful B. considerate C. helpful D. friendly
19. A. finds B. plays C. catches D. possesses
20. A. united B. social C. separated D. alone
Have you heard news 9 The price of petrol around the world is going down by 70% !
A．the, the B．the, 不填 C．不填, the