第二节: 完形填空(共 20 小题; 每小题 1.5 分, 满分 30 分)
A man and his wife arrived in Boston by train.After getting off the train, they walked without an 36 into the outer office of Harvard’s president.So they were stopped by his secretary and kept 37 .For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, 38 that the couple would finally become disappointed and 39 .But they didn’t.The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though 40 .
A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a 41 face.The lady told him, “We had a son that 42 Harvard for one year.He loved Harvard.He was 43 here.But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed.My husband and I would like to 44 a memorial(纪念物)to him, somewhere on campus.”
The president wasn’t moved .Instead, he was 45 .“Madam,” he said, “we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died.If we did, this place would look like a 46 ,” “Oh, no,” the lady 47 quickly.“We don’t want to put up a statue.We would like to give a 48 to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes and 49 at the couple and then exclaimed(喊道), ” A building! Do you have any 50 how much a building costs? We have spent over $7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard.” For a moment the lady was silent.The president was 51 , because he could get rid of them now.Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly, “Is that all it costs to start a 52 ? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded. 53 their offer was turned down.Mr.and Mrs.Stanford traveled to California where they founded Stanford University 54 after them , a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer 55 about.
36.A.choice B.decision C.acquaintance D.appointment
37.A.waiting B.standing C.sitting D.talking
38.A.hoping B.finding C.realizing D.imagining
39.A.go down B.go out C.go away D.go around
40.A.hopelessly B.carefully C.unexpectedly D.unwillingly
41.A.pleasant B.funny C.cold D.sad
42.A.attended B.visited C.studied D.served
43.A.clever B.brave C.proud D.happy
44.A.set about B.set up C.set down D.set off
45.A.satisfied B.excited C.shocked D.ashamed
46.A.park B.cemetery C.garden D.museum
47.A.explained B.expressed C.refused D.admitted
48.A.building B.yard C.playground D.square
49.A.laughed B.shouted C.glanced D.called
50.A.suggestion B.idea C.thought D.opinion
51.A.bored B.astonished C.interested D.pleased
52.A.department B.university C.business D.club
53.A.Once B.While C.Since D.Though
54.A.named B.looked C.taken D.followed
55.A.talked B.knew C.heard D.cared
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,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。
My husband hasn’t stopped laughing about a funny thing that happened to me. It is funny now but it wasn’t at that time.
Last Friday, after doing all family 31 in town, I wanted a rest 32 catching the train, so I bought a newspaper and some chocolate and went into the 33coffee shop—that cheap, self–service place with long 34 to sit at. I put my heavy bag down on the floor, put the newspaper and chocolate on the table to 35 a place, and went to get a cup of coffee.
When I came back with the coffee, there was someone in the next 36 . It was one of those wild-looking youngsters, 37 dark glasses and worn clothes, and 38colored bright red at the front. Not so unusual these days. What did 39 me was that he had started to eat my chocolate.
Naturally, I was annoyed. However, to avoid 40 —and really I was rather 41
about him, I just looked down at the front page of the newspaper, tasted my coffee, and took a bit of chocolate. The boy looked at me 42 , then he took a second piece of my chocolate. I could 43 believe it. Still I didn’t dare to 44an argument. When he took a 45 piece, I felt more angry than uneasy. I thought, “Well, I shall have the last piece”. And I got it.
The boy 46 me a strange look, then stood up. As he left he shouted out,” This 47 is crazy.” Everyone stared. That was embarrassing(令人难堪的)enough, but it was worse when I finished my coffee and got ready to 48. My face went red—as red as his hair—when I 49 I’d made a mistake. It wasn’t my chocolate that he had been taking. There was mine, unopened, just 50 my newspaper.
31. A. cooking B. running C. shopping D. reading
32. A. after B. as C. while D. before
33. A. airport B. park C. station D. hotel
34. A. bridges B. tables C. desks D. fences
35. A. keep B. make C. take D. have
36. A. seat B. room C. chair D. door
37. A. on B. with C. by D. between
38. A. hair B. button C. hands D. eyes
39. A. frighten B. worry C. encourage D. surprise
40. A. matter B. thing C. trouble D. danger
41. A. difficult B. excited C. uneasy D. worried
42. A. quickly B. closely C. happily D. friendly
43. A. seldom B. nearly C. almost D. hardly
44. A. avoid B. follow C. attack D. make
45. A. second B. third C. fourth D. fifth
46. A. took B. kept C. gave D. turned
47. A. woman B. man C. boy D. kid
48. A. run B. leave C. calm D. prepare
49. A. guessed B. regretted C. said D. realized
50. A. in B. with C. under D. for
Ⅲ、完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
When I was a small child, during the war, we were very poor and we lived in a faraway village. One day, on the road, I found the 51 pieces of a mirror. There was a Garman motorcycle accident.
I tried to find all the pieces and put them 52 , but it was not possible, so I kept only the 53 piece and I made it round. I could 54with it as a toy and became greatly attracted by the 55 that I could reflect(反射)light to dark places where the sun would never shine—in 56holes and some other dark places. It became a 57 for me to get light into the darkest places I could find.
I 58 the little mirror, and, as I 59 up, I would take it out when I had nothing to do and 60the game, As I became a 61 , I grew to understand that this was not 62 a child’s game but a metaphor(象征)for what I might do with my life. I came to 63 that I am not the light or the source of light. But light—truth, understanding, knowledge—is 64 , and it will shine in many dark places only if I reflect it.
I am just a single piece of a mirror whose 65 design and shape I do not know. 66 , with what I have I can reflect light into the dark places of this 67—into the black places in the 68 of men—and change some things 69 some people. Perhaps others may see and do the same. This is what I am about. This is the 70of my life.
51. A. broken B. dropped C. pointed D. sharpened
52. A. back B. down C. together D. up
53. A. best B. longest C. smallest D. largest
54. A. talk B. play C. flash D. share
55. A. idea B. fact C. decision D. reason
56. A. deep B. big C. pretty D. empty
57. A. job B. task C. game D. trouble
58. A. kept B. hid C. forgot D. lost
59. A. came B. stood C. grew D. went
60. A. watch B. continue C. remember D. change
61. A. man B. boy C. father D. grandfather
62. A. always B. completely C. really D. just
63. A. announce B. doubt C. understand D. expect
64. A. absent B. home C. far D. there
65. A. whole B. most C. half D. other
66. A. So B. However C. Besides D. Certainly
67. A. country B. village C. world D. city
68. A. hands B. brains C. eyes D. hearts
69. A. on B. in C. with D. like
70. A. way B. standard C. quality D. meaning
第二节完型填空(共20小题;每小题 1.5 分,满分 30 分)
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。
A ship hit a rock on its way back. The only 36of the shipwreck was washed up on a small, 37 island. He prayed 38for God to rescue him, and every day he scanned the 39for help, but none seemed forthcoming.
Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut 40driftwood to protect him from the bad weather, and to store his few 41 . But then one day, after searching for food, he arrived home to 42his little hut in flames, the 43rolling up to the sky.
The 44had happened; everything was lost.
He was shocked with grief and 45. “God how could you do this to me!” he cried.
Early the next day, however, he was awakened by the 46of a ship that was 47 the island. It had come to rescue him. "How did you know I was here?" asked the tired man of his 48. “We saw your smoke 49,”they replied.
It is easy to get 50when things are going bad.
But we shouldn't 51, because Nature is 52in our lives, even in the midst of pain and 53.
Remember, 54your little hut is burning to the ground it just may be a smoke signal that summons the grace of Nature.
For all the negative things we have to say to ourselves, Nature has a 55answer for it .
36. A. captain B. boss C. friendD. survior
37. A. lonely B. populated C. rich D. poor
38. A. happily B. feverishly C. sadly D. surprisingly
39. A. horizon B. sky C. land D. tree
40. A. by B. with C. out of D. in
41. A. possessions B. food C. furniture D. animals
42. A; look for B. find C. search D. search for
43. A. fire B. cloud C. smoke D. wind
44. A. best B. worst C. most D. least
45. A. sadness B. silence C. fear D. anger
46. A. sound B. voice C. whisper D. footstep
47. A. reaching B. arriving in C. approaching D. getting to
48. A. friends B. rescuers C. searchers D. brothers
49. A. sign B. mark C. scene D. signal
50. A. encouraged B. discouraged C. enabled D. disabled
51. A. lose heart B. lose our heart C. Lose a heart D. lose hearts
52. A. at work B. at play C. at large D. at table
53. A. blame B. suffering C. praise D. wandering
54. A. the first time B. the last time C. every time D. next time
55. A. wrong B. right C. different D. positive
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,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Many television programs are very realistic. One who watches 41 often feels that whatever happens in a film can 42 happen to him. With only a little imagination(想象力), every man in the 43 becomes a thief, a spy(间谍) or a 44 . Jane had been watching a spy film at a friend’s house. In it a girl has been 45 and murdered. She walked to the station, feeling a little frightened. She took a 46 back to the center of the city. There were a lot of people traveling with her, 47 she felt much 48.
A man sitting opposite her, 49 a newspaper, glanced at her. She thought 50 terrible until she saw him staring at her, 51 the film and feeling very uncommon, she got 52 the train and went to the bus-shop. When he got on 53 bus as she did, she found that he was following her. As long as she was with other people, she wasn’t frightened, but when she got off the bus, the street was almost 54 . She walked as fast as possible. She could hear footsteps following her, but she dared not look behind. Reaching the front door, she 45 for her key, but she was unable to find 56because she was so terrified. Just then she felt a hand on her shoulder. Instead of feeling hands 57 her neck, however, she heard a 58 voice.
“ I wonder 59 I frightened you. I’m your new 60 . I thought I recognized you on the train, but I wasn’t sure.”
41. A. films B. TV C. plays D. matches
42. A. well B. often C. not D. hardly
43. A. park B. school C. factory D. street
44. A. stranger B. walker C. murderer D. passenger
45. A. followed B. loved C. kissed D. found
46. A. bus B. taxi C. car D. train
47. A. but B. so C. or D. unless
48. A. safer B. hotter C. noisier D. faster
49. A. reads B. reading C. readed D. read
50. A. something B. everything C. nothingD. anything
51. A. Seeing B. Remembering C. Watching D. Noticing
52. A. on B. off C. inD. out
53. A. the same B. same C. the similar D. similar
54. A. noisy B. busy C. crowded D. Empty
55. A. asked B. felt C. called D. waited
56. A. her B. him C. it D. them
57. A. above B. round C. over D. under
58. A. pleasant B. terrible C. cold D. loud
59. A. and B. if C. because of D. or
60. A. friend B. husband C. classmate D. neighbor
二.完型填空(每小题1分,共20分)
For the first nineteen months, Helen Keller was like other pretty, happy babies in every way. Then a sudden illness destroyed her sight and hearing. 16 she could not hear what other people were saying, the child couldn’t 17 to speak. For the next five years, she lived in a world of darkness 18 sounds and words.
The person who changed Helen’s world was her teacher, Anne Sullivan, who 19 her life in 1887. Miss Sullivan had agreed 20 a blind child who acted like a young animal, rushing wildly around, throwing and hitting anyone whom she could 21 . Who could believe that 22 child could be taught? But Anne had been blind during part of her childhood and had learned to read Braille, 23 is a system of raised dots that can be felt by the fingers of a blind person. She had learned 24 again only after several operations, and she 25 forgot the experience of 26 . Miss Sullivan couldn’t teach Helen to speak 27 some other important things 28 . The little girl had to learn to control her actions and feelings. She had always been able to get what she wanted 29 force. The teacher had to 30 her learn that she could not always do 31 she wished to do.
Miss Sullivan’s battle began. Sometimes there was real fighting 32 the wild child and the strong teacher. 33 , however, the battle was won by Miss Sullivan, who had succeeded 34 Helen that she loved her and wanted to help her. The child and the teacher became friends. They 35 be friends until the teacher’s death, fifty years later.
( )16. A. Because B. IfC. Even D. Though
( )17. A. able B. study C. learn D. managed
( )18. A. with B. without C. either D. of
( )19. A. brought to B. entered C. saved D. made
( )20. A. to teach B. to bring up C. to cure D. to punish
( )21. A. see B. reach C. look at D. look for
( )22. A. so B. a C. such D. such a
( )23. A. it B. this C. that D. which
( )24. A. to speak B. to walk C. to look D. to see
( )25. A. not B. neither C. nor D. never
( )26. A. deaf B. being deaf C. blind D. being blind
( )27. A. as soon as B. until C. after D. when
( )28. A. learned B. had studied C. had learned D. had been learned
( )29. A. to use B. by using C. using D. to be used
( )30. A. make B. get C. tell D. ask
( )31. A. whatever B. however C. wherever D. whoever
( )32. A. among B. between C. in D. against
( )33. A. At first B. At lastC. At the end D. At once
( )34. A. in B. in understanding C. in showing D. to show
( )35. A. wouldn’t B. could never C. came to D. continued to