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。
When I was 16 years old，I made my first visit to Disneyland in America．It wasn't the first time I had been _16_．Like most English children I learned French 17_school and I had often been to France，so I 18_ speaking a foreign language to people who didn't understand _19 ．But __20_ I went to America，I was really looking forward to _2l_ a nice easy holiday without any _22_ problems．
_23 wrong I was! The misunderstanding began _24_ the airport。I was looking for a _25_ telephone to give my friend Danny a _26_ and tell her that I had arrived．A _27 old man saw me looking lost and asked _28_ he could help me.
“Yes，”I said，“I want to give my friend a ring．”“Well，that's nice，”he said，“Are you getting _29 ？ But aren't you a bit young?”“_30_ is talking about marriage?”I replied．“I just want to give my friend a ring to tell her I've arrived．Can you tell me 31 there’s a phone box?”“Oh!”he said，“there's a phone downstairs．”
When at last we did meet up，Danny explained the misunderstanding to me．“Don't worry，”she said to me，“I had so many _32 at first．There are lots of words which the Americans _33_ differently in meaning from us British．You'll soon get used to 34 funny things they say．Most of the _35_ , British and American people understand each other!”
16. A．out B．away C．outside D．abroad
17. A．from B．during C．at D．after
18. A．get used to B．was used to C．used to D．used
19. A．English B．French C．Russian D．Latin
20. A．when B．while C．if D．for
21. A．buying B．having C．giving D．receiving
22. A．time B．human C．1anguage D. money
23. A. Too B. What a C．What D．How
24. A．with B. to C．over D．at
25. A．cheap B．popular C．public D．good
26. A. letter B. ring C. news D. information
27．A. friendly B. strange C. stupid D. tough
28．A．how B. if C. where D. what
29．A. to marry B. to be married C. marrying D. married
30．A．You B．She C．Who D．He
31．A．where B．in which C．over there D．that
32. A．trouble B．difficulties C．things D．fun
33. A．write B．speak C．use D．read
34. A．every B．these C．some D．all the
35. A．chance B．situation C．condition D．time
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 used to abandon myself to despair. Last year my mother from stroke（中风）and had an operation on her brain. I felt my whole world turn upside down and I had no what I could do to help her to relieve her . Tears welled up in my eyes whenever I was alone.
Last month I a precious watch，which was an 18-year-old birthday gift from my father. I could not fall asleep for a couple of nights because I felt about the loss.
There have been many like these in my life. I could never figure out how to deal with such tough things I read“If You Have a Lemon，Make a Lemonade" by American writer Dale Carnegie.“When the wise man is handed a lemon，he says，‘What can I get from this? Howcan I my situation? How can I turn this lemon into a lemonade？’”he wrote.
I suddenly that life is full of ups and downs，so I need to stay all the time.
Now when I think of my past，I wish I could have handled things ．When my mother was fighting for ，I should have held her hands in mine，telling her things would get better instead of and crying.
Several weeks ago，I took part in a campus singing competition. I didn't a prize. If
I had not this article，I would definitely have felt again. But instead，I smiled
after the competition. I was happy that at least I had got some stage ．
Life is not just a bed of roses. There are thorns（刺）as well，but these thorns help us Become and strong. When life us a lemon, let's try to make a lemonade.
A．resulted B．suffered C．survived D．escaped
A．hope B．wonder C．idea D．doubt
A．pain B．anxiety C．fear D．pressure
A．received B．sold C．fixed D．lost
A．unbelievable B．shameful C．angry D．terrible
A．diseases B．memories C．incidents D．difficulties
A．when B．until C．though D．since
A．lesson B．lemonade C．decision D．challenge
A．control B．accept C．improve D．avoid
A．realized B．thought C．discovered D．predicted
A．healthy B．independent C．serious D．positive
A．exactly B．differently C．easily D．practically
A．recovery B．life C．freedom D．happiness
A．shouting B．hiding C．quarreling D．regretting
A．expect B．miss C．win D．refuse
A．figured out B．written down C．found out D．come across
A．embarrassed B．discouraged C．excited D．concerned
A．performance B．experience C．progress D．effect
A．brave B．calm C．great D．clever
A．shows B．makes C．gives D．sends
Anna Douglas was 72 year old when she started writing her newspaper column. She had been a school teacher before she retired, but she needed to keep . She was even willing to work without pay. She then found a job with a business that helped other businesses find jobs for old people. Every day she with other old folks like her. By talking with them, she two things. Old people had abilities that were not . But old people also had some -- mostly problems with communication.
She found a new purpose for herself then. Through the years, from time to time, she had stories about people for national magazines. There was now a new : Old people like herself. She began to write a newspaper column called ‘Sixty Plus”, which focused on old. She writes about the problems of old people, especially their problems with being .
Anna Douglas uses her ability to see the truth behind a problem. She understands the reason problems begin. For example, one of her said that his grandchildren the houses as soon as he came to visit. Mrs. Douglas some ways for him to understand his grandchildren.
“It’s important to know about your grandchildren’s world,” says Mrs. Douglas, “That means questioning and listening -- and is not what old people do best.” she continues, “Say good things to them and about them. Never your grandchildren or other young people. Don’t them your opinion. Don’t tell them what they should do. They have been taught they should have respect for old people. The old should respect them .”
A．free B．rich C．powerful D．busy
A．volunteer B．well-paid C．part-time D．full-time
A．lived B．talked C．helped D．played
A．recognized B．followed C．enjoyed D．demanded
A．studied B．agreed C．round D．used
A．mistakes B．problems C．questions D．characters
A．had B．found C．read D．written
A．subject B．life C．way D．plan
A．getting B．respecting C．employing D．supporting
A．Unknown B．refused C．misunderstood D．discouraged
A．thinking B．working C．teaching D．leading
A．that B．when C．why D．whether
A．visitors B．readers C．listeners D．friends
A．cleared B．entered C．left D．p assed
A．invented B．chose C．suggested D．imagined
A．everything B．something C．anything D．nothing
A．listening B．speaking C．pleasing D．advising
A．praise B．scold C．trouble D．encourage
A．speak B．take C．get D．give
A．as well B．so much C．either D．Instead
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。
Is the world really going mad? _____day I was sitting in a restaurant _____ a quick drink and a talk with a few friends when it suddenly _____ me that almost everyone in the restaurant was smoking. It wasn’t long _____ the whole room was _____ with smoke. I asked with an apology for _____ to open a window to stop myself _____!
Nowadays air pollution is something that hardly question any more. However, I still can’t walk down the street in any of the big cities without _____ that people are _____ the air pollution. It is time for the government departments of the world to introduce emission(废气排放) controls on all cars and _____ the public transport system(公共交通体系) to encourage people to _____ their cars at home. A friend of mine takes flying lesson each morning and it really makes him _____ when he climbs above the smog layer(烟雾) and looks down _____ it and thinks: “I’m breathing that!” This kind of _____ results from the bad management of resources. Waste things can _____ should, be treated properly. House building, road _____, and industrial development are all earthmoving(or earth-reducing) operations and can change the balances of _____ created over millions of years. I would like to _____serious studies done on all these main works before they are built. Also, there should be _____ national parks set up to keep the most beautiful parts of our countries in their natural _____.
A．The other B．Another C．Every D．Each
A．asking for B．drinking C．having D．buying
A．seemed B．struck C．sank D．showed
A．ago B．after C．before D．now
A．full B．filled C．crowed D．parked
A．promise B．help C．suggestion D．permission
A．standing B．sitting C．talking D．dying
A．thinking B．persuading C．deciding D．learning
A．suffering B．dying C．walking D．standing
A．increase B．reduce C．improve D．raise
A．wash B．repair C．drive D．leave
A．sick B．tired C．foolish D．excited
A．on B．at C．from D．for
A．discussion B．question C．pollution D．operation
A．but B．yet C．still D．and
A．work B．construction C．building D．setting
A．life B．mind C．human being D．plants
A．see B．start C．enjoy D．pay
A．few B．any C．more D．no
A．situation B．states C．soils D．Places
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
I was shopping in the supermarket when I heard the young voice.
“Mom, come here! There’s this lady here like my !” The mother rushed to her son; then she turned to me to . I smiled and told her: “It’s okay.” Then I talked to the boy, “Hi, I’m Darry Kramer. How are you?”
He me from head to toe, and asked: “Are you a little ? “Yes, I have a son,” I answered. “Why are you so little?” he asked.
“It’s the way I was ,” I said. “Some people are little. Some are tall. I’m just not going to grow any bigger.” After I answered his other questions, I shook the boy’s hand, and left.
My life as a little person is filled with like that. I enjoy talking to children and explaining why I look different from their parents.
It takes only one glance to see my . I stand 114 cm tall. I was born a dwarf（侏儒）. this, I did all the things other kids did when I was growing up.
I didn’t how short I was until I started school. Some kids laughed at me. Then I began to the first day of school each year. New students would always stare at me as I to climb the school bus stairs.
But I learned to smile and the fact that I was going to be my whole life. I decided to make my uniqueness an advantage rather than a disadvantage. What I lacked in height, I in personality.
I’m 47 now, and the stares have not as I've grown older. People are when they see me driving. I try to keep a good attitude. When people are , I remind myself: “Look what else I have—a great family, nice friends.”
It’s the children's questions that make my life . I enjoy answering their questions. My is that people will accept various peers（同龄人）, whatever size and shape they come in, and treat them with .
A．weight B．size C．shape D．age
A．scold B．explain C．apologize D．respond
A．studied B．searched C．inspected D．checked
A．lady B．mommy C．person D．kid
A．raised B．taught C．treated D．born
A．excuses B．pains C．stares D．stories
A．shortcomings B．strangeness C．uniqueness D．shyness
A．Besides B．Despite C．Except D．Beyond
A．admit B．care C．fear D．realize
A．hate B．tolerate C．forget D．ignore
A．determined B．struggled C．managed D．learned
A．refuse B．enjoy C．consider D．accept
A．exposed B．pitied C．noticed D．avoided
A．made up for B．ended up with C．caught up with D．made use of
A．increased B．decreased C．improved D．changed
A．scared B．satisfied C．amazed D．puzzled
A．rude B．curious C．regretful D．cruel
A．disappointing B．meaningless C．embarrassing D．special
A．promise B．suggestion C．hope D．advantage
A．respect B．courage C．pity D．pride
Once there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it every day. He loved the tree and the tree loved to with him.
Time went by --- the boy had grown up and he played around the tree. One day, the boy came back to the tree and he looked .“Come and play with me,” the tree asked the boy. “I’m no longer a kid. I play around the tree any more.”the boy . “I want toys. I need to buy them.” “Sorry, I don’t have money. But you can all my apples and sell them. So, you will have money.” The boy picked all the apples on the tree and left . The boy never came back after he picked the apples. The tree was sad.
After that the boy returned and asked the tree for again and again. First, he asked the tree for a house, and the tree gave the boy all its . Second, he told the tree he needed a to go sailing, the tree offered its trunk. , the boy returned after he left for so many years. “Sorry, my boy. But I don’t have for you any more. The only thing left is my dying ,” the tree said with tears.
“Good! Old tree root is the place to lean on and rest”. The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears.
This is a story of everyone. The tree is like our parents. When we were ，we loved to play with Mom and Dad… When we grow up，we them，and come to them when we need something or when we are . No matter what，parents will always give everything they could to make us happy. We may think that the boy is to the tree but that's how all of us are treating our parents.
A．live B．chat C．fight D．play
A．not longer B．often C．always D．no longer
A．sad B．sorry C．delighted D．happy
A．can't B．wouldn't C．didn't D．mustn't
A．asked B．told C．replied D．required
A．apple B．money C．toys D．help
A．buy B．at C．cut D．pick
A．easily B．happily C．sadly D．peacefully
A．help B．house C．meal D．life
A．trunks B．leaves C．branches D．apples
A．car B．boat C．ticket D．sails
A．Then B．Finally C．Soon D．Last
A．all B．something C．anything D．what
A．root B．foot C．body D．tree
A．old B．worst C．best D．new
A．young B．old C．dying D．born
A．love B．leave C．know D．hate
A．always B．often C．only D．seldom
A．in condition B．in return C．in red D．in trouble
A．kindly B．commonly C．cruel D．justly