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第二节：完形填空（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36~55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并填写在答题卡上。
Last weekends, my kids along with few other kids from the neighborhood volunteered to help me wash my car. My 10-year-old daughter came up with the idea of__36__ other people’s cars as well. It was pretty __37__ outside and I had no plans to __38__ being in the bright sun. She __39__ wanted to give lemonade（柠檬汽水）to passerby for free. I had seen little kids __40__ and sell fresh lemonade for a small cost but not free. Although I felt __41__ , I decided to help her.
__42__ she asked me, “What if we __43__ this a smile car wash?” I couldn’t hold back my tears and __44__ her and the other kids to go outside the house and come up with __45__ ideas. While I kept myself busy in drying the car, the gang walked up to me with a(n) __46__ with beautiful images of smiles. They had “Free Car Wash” written on it and the __47__ of their exercise was “smile”. It was pretty neat to see a team of kids ranging 5--11 years with the __48__ to do something for others.
All that seemed __49__ and came right from their heart. Nothing seemed to __50__ to them: their playtime, the heat outside—they just wanted to __51__ others and do something nice in the community!
I helped them make some fresh lemonade and brought out some additional __52__ to help clean cars. Passersby were __53__ and one even shouted back to them saying “God Bless You, my kids…” One of them even tried giving them a 5 dollars, which they refused. A pretty heartwarming __54__!
I feel blessed by being __55__ by such wonderful and loving souls.
36. A. drying B. repairing C. washing D. decorating
37. A. quiet B. hot C. different D. dirty
38. A. suggest B.avoid C. continue D.practise
39. A. further B. therefore C.already D.hardly
40. A choose B.enjoy C. buy D.serve
41. A. worried B. popular C. confused D.difficult
42. A. Finally B. Simply C. Then D.Luckily
43. A.show B. leave C. make D.order
44. A.challenged B. expected C. invited D.encouraged
45. A.creative B. ready C. changed D.familiar
46. A. board B.picture C.idea D. car
47. A. purpose B.trouble C.secret D. theme
48. A.need B.duty C.imagination D.skill
49. A.important B.disappointing C. hopeful D.natural
50. A.matter B.object C.belong D.refer
51. A.relax B.try C.help D.smile
52. A.friends B.rags C.children D.fruit
53. A.interested B.amazed C.bored D.frightened
54. A.scene B.gift C. story D.explanation
55. A.supported B.understood C.refused D.surrounded
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21－30 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。
In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the specialist tested him again. To my __21__, it was the same score. Later that evening, I __22__ told Frank what I had learned that day. After talking it over, we agree that we knew our son much better than an IQ(智商) test. We decided that Michael’s score must have been a __23___ and we should treat him naturally as usual.
We moved to Indiana in 1962, and he got _24 _ grades in Concordia High school, especially _25_ biology and chemistry, which was a great comfort. Michael entered Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student, soon afterwards, his teachers permitted him to take more courses than _26_. In 1968, he was accepted by the School of Medicine, Yale University.
After the graduation ceremony, we told Michael about the low IQ score he got when he was six. Interestingly, Michael then _27_ anoth
er IQ test. We went to the same cliniche had received the test eighteen years before. This time Michael scored 126, an increase of 36 points. A result like that was supposed to be _28._.
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21~30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。
Tales of the supernatural are common in all parts of Britain. In particular, there was (and perhaps still is) a belief in fairies(仙女). Not all of these 21 are the friendly, people-loving characters that appear in Disney films, and in some folktales they are 22 and cause much human suffering. This is true in the tales about the Changeling. These tell the story of a mother whose baby grows 23 and pale and has changed so much that it is almost 24 to the parents. It was then 25 that the fairies had come and stolen the baby away and 26 the human baby with a fairy Changeling. There were many ways to prevent this from happening: hanging a knife over the baby’s head while he slept or covering him with some of his father’s clothes were just two of the recommended 27 . However, hope was not lost even if the baby had been 28 . In those cases there was often a way to get the 29 baby back. You could 30 the Changeling on the fire — then it would rise up the chimney, and you would hear the sound of fairies’ laughter and soon after you would find your own child safe a
nd sound nearby.
A．babies B．believers C．fairies D．supermen
A．powerful B．cruel C．frightened D．extraordinary
A．sick B．slim C．short D．small
A．uncomfortable B．unbelievable C．unacceptable D．unrecognizable
A．feared B．predicted C．heard D．reported
A．covered B．changed C．replaced D．terrified
A．cases B．tools C．steps D．methods
A．missed B．stolen C．found D．lost
A．1ittle B．pale C．sad D．real
A．seize B．burn C．place D．hold
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。
Recently I gave my adult students homework．It was to "go to someone you love and tell them you love them．It has to be someone you have 25 said those words to before or at least haven't 26 those words with for a long time．"
Since most of the men were over 35 and were raised in the 27 of men that were taught28 feelings is not "manly", this was very 29 homework for some．
In our next 30 , I asked if someone wanted to share his story with us．I fully 31 one of the women to volunteer, as was 32 the case, but on this evening one of the men raised his hand．As he 33 out of his chair （all 1．85 metres of him）, he began by saying, "Dennis, I was quite 34 with you last week when you gave us this homework． 35 were you to tell me to do something that personal? But as I began driving home my heart started talking to me, telling me that I knew 36 who I needed to say 'I love you' to．"
"My father and I had a severe 37 five years ago, and since then we had 38 seeing each other unless we had to at Christmas．But even then, we hardly 39 to each other．So last Tuesday I drove to my parents' house after work and said, "Dad, I just 40 to tell you that I love you. '"
"Dad reached out and 41 me and said, 'I love you too, son, but I've never been able to say it．' Two days after my visit, my dad had a heart attack and I don't know if he will 42 it．So, I'm here to tell all of you that my 43in this is: Don't wait to do the things 44 it is too late．Take the time to do what you need to do and do it now!"
A．ever B．always C．never D．even
A．said B．shared C．talked D．discussed
A．year B．occasion C．period D．generation
A．explaining B．hurting C．devoting D．expressing
A．interesting B．threatening C．inspiring D．exciting
A．class B．term C．holiday D．week
A．asked B．disliked C．advised D．expected
A．usually B．probably C．not D．seldom
A．sat B．rose C．stood D．struggle
A．bored B．amused C．curious D．angry
A．How B．Why C．Who D．What
A．exactly B．fully C．directly D．simply
A．condition B．discussion C．disagreement D．experiment
A．hated B．avoided C．reduced D．continued
A．spoke B．smiled C．looked D．turned
A．dropped in B．ran across C．came over D．came across
A．touched B．tested C．inspired D．hugged
A．get B．make C．deserve D．overcome
A．sense B．point C．thought D．message
A．until B．when C．before D．as
完型填空（共20小题，每题1．5分，满分30分）。
In 1990 a report was published about36 the earth might be like 20 years from then on．The report was a result of a three-year study．
According to the report, the picture of the earth in the year 2010 is not a37 one．The world will be more 38 because the population will continue to grow．The population could be39 6,300 million, almost 2,500 million more than in 1985．More people would move into cities,40 cities in developing countries．Such cities as Cairo and Jakarta probably would 41 have 15 million by then．
Food production will42 , but not enough to feed all the people．Farmers will grow 90% more food than they did in 1985,43 most of the increase would be in countries that44 produce enough food for their people．45 increase is expected in South Asia, Africa and the Middle East．Poor farming ways are46 large areas of crop land, changing farms into deserts．More farmland is47 as cities become larger and more houses are built．48 will get worse as industrial countries burn more coal and oil．Many of the world’s forests could disappear as more and more trees49．Energy will continue to be a serious problem．The experts say their picture of the earth for the year 201050．They only pictured the situation that51 today．By changing the situation, by52 the problems, the picture can be changed．There is53 time for nations of the world to 54 a plan of action．But they warned that 55 too long to make decisions would greatly reduce the chances of success．
A．that B．whether C．how D．what
A．pleased B．pleasant C．safe D．clean
A．dangerous B．brilliant C．crowded D．awful
A．no more than B．as many as C．as much as D．as large as
A．especially B．specially C．deliberately D．apparently
A．none B．each C．all D．neither
A．insist B．reduce C．increase D．continue
A．so B．but C．or D．however
A．already B．hardly C．partly D．never
A．Much B．More C．Heavy D．Little
A．destroying B．protecting C．disturbing D．interrupting
A．saved B．lost C．discovered D．used
A．Air pollution B．Water pollution C．Some diseases D．All farmland
A．is cut across B．is cut up C．are cut down D．are cut off
A．must be true B．will come true C．can’t be true D．may be wrong
A．happens B．develops C．exists D．appears
A．settling B．working out C．answering D．dealing
A．much B．still C．less D．fewer
A．work about B．work at C．work out D．work for
A．working B．suggesting C．spending D．waiting
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。
One afternoon, my son Adam asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?”
I thought for a minute, and then I said, “I’ll explain, 21 you can just wait until we make a quick 22 at the grocery store. I have something 23 to show you. ”At grocery store, we 24 some apples --- red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Adam, “It’s time to 25 your question.” I put one apple of each 26 on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a 27 look on his face.“People are like apples. They come in all 28 colors, shapes and sizes. On the 29, some of the apples may not 30 look as delicious as the others. ” As I was talking, Adam was 31 each one carefully.Then, I took each of the apples and peeled（削皮）them, 32 them back on the table, but 33 a different place.“Okay, Adam, tell me which is which.”He said, “I 34 tell. They all look the same now. ” “Take a bite of 35. See if that helps you 36 which one is which. ”He took 37, and then a huge smile came cross his face.”People are 38 like apples! They are all different, but once you 39 the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside. ”He totally 40 it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.
A．although B．so C．because D．if
A．stop B．start C．turn D．stay
A．expressive B．encouraging C．informative D．interesting
A．bought B．counted C．saw D．collected
A．check B．mention C．answer D．improve
A．size B．type C．shape D．class
A．worried B．satisfied C．proud D．curious
A．ordinary B．normal C．different D．regular
A．outside B．whole C．table D．inside
A．still B．even C．only D．ever
A．examining B．measuring C．drawing D．packing
A．keeping B．placing C．pulling D．giving
A．on B．toward C．for D．in
A．mustn’t B．can’t C．shouldn’t D．needn’t
A．each one B．each other C．the other D．one another
A．admit B．consider C．decide D．believe
A．big bites B．deep breaths C．a firm hold D．close look
A．just B．always C．merely D．seldom
A．put away B．get down C．hand out D．take off
A．made B．took C．got D．did