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，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was 14 when Mr. Ingram knocked on our farmhouse door in Sacred Heart. Okla. The old farmer 36 about a mile away and needed an assistant to help out grass. It was the first time I had been actually 37 for work.
Mr. Ingram was 38 with the job I did and ended up hiring me to dig potatoes. I even 39 when a 40 cow was being born.
One day he found an old truck that was 41 in the 42 ， sandy soil of the melon field. Was full of melons that someone had tried to steal before their truck got stuck.
Mr. Ingram explained that the truck's owner would be returning soon, and he wanted me to 43 the truck and lean(倚靠) against it. Soon a man from a nearby village, who had a terrible 44 for fighting and stealing, 45 with his two full – grown sons. They looked 46 .
While 47 Mr. Ingram said, “Well, I see you want to buy some 48 .”
There was a long silence 49 the man answered, “Yeah, I guess so. What are you getting for them?”
“Three dollars each,” 50 said immediately. “Well, I guess that would be 51 enough if you help me get my truck out of here,” the man bargained.
It 52 out to be our biggest sale of the summer, and an unpleasant, perhaps unfortunate incident had been 53 . After they left, Mr. Ingram smiled and said to me, “Son, if you don’t 54 your enemies, you’re going to run out of friends.” Mr. Ingram died a few years later, but I have never forgotten him or what he taught me 55 my first job.
36．A．covered B．went C．lived D．ran
37．A．charged B．paid C．inquired D．blamed
38．A．strict B．disappointed C．unsatisfied D．content
39．A．assisted B．disturbed C．included D．existed
40．A．father B．mother C．baby D．brother
41．A．struck B．dropped C．fallen D．stuck
42．A．soft B．hard C．smooth D．tough
43．A．glare at B．watch C．spot D．stare at
44．A．honor B．custom C．reputation D．habit
45．A．took down B．showed up C．set out D．broke up
46．A．sad B．angry C．happy D．pleased
47．A．hardly B．anxiously C．calmly D．noisily
48．A．truck B．watermelons C．tomatoes D．grass
49．A．before B．after C．since D．unless
50．A．they B．the sons C．I D．the farmed
51．A．expensive B．sure C．friendly D．fair
52．A．turned B．came C．broke D．stood
53．A．caused B．postponed C．prevented D．cancelled
54．A．hate B．forgive C．admire D．abandon
55．A．under B．below C．off D．on
There were two lazy men who did any work at all. They spend the whole day sitting in the sun and sleeping talking about what they would do when they were .Many years went in this way and the two men poor. One summer’s day as they were sitting on a bench in the sunshine, one of the men jumped his feet without warning and exclaimed, “We can’t go on this. We’ve got to do something to some money.”
“ for instance?” asked his friend in a voice.
“We’ll go to the mountains and snails（蜗牛）,” said the first man.
The second man didn’t want to go out at first. But in the end his friend him. They each took a bucket（桶）and set for the mountains. They walked extremely slowly. When they reached the hill, they looked it might have a lot of snails on it. The first man said, “Let’s work . I’ll go up this side with my bucket, and you go up the other side with , we’ll meet at the top.”
They snails all day and in the evening they met on top of the hill. “How many did you get?” asked the first man. “Two,” said the second man. “I got three, but one got away.”
A．always B．never C．often D．seldom
A．used to B．was used to C．got used to D．became used to
A．or B．and C．but D．with
A．old B．ill C．rich D．poor
A．on B．with C．by D．down
A．appeared B．proved C．continued D．remained
A．calmly B．quietly C．nervously D．nearly
A．up B．down C．off D．to
A．as B．like C．with D．about
A．steal B．rob C．exchange D．make
A．How B．However C．What D．Whatever
A．tireless B．tiring C．tired D．tiresome
A．catch B．take C．get D．fetch
A．advised B．persuaded C．agreed D．forced
A．up B．about C．down D．off
A．as B．though C．that D．as though
A．lonely B．separately C．alone D．together
A．mine B．ours C．yours D．yourself
A．hunted B．found C．searched D．caught
A．nearly B．finally C．mainly D．already
I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early_____of gardening may not have originated from my love for nature. It was to _______my parents.
At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked with _____at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her, “something else to ______!” Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father ever thought it a waste of time.
At that age, I always did something______to whatever my parents did! If gardening were something they found_______, I would plant a garden!
I planted some lily（百合花）seeds in the yard. But they failed to ______.I continued to plant sunflower seeds and roses. Wild ______ joy, I found the first rose bloom（开花）.One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off. _____, I was touched by this land of wonder.
______, my parents showed no interest in my garden. My father even______at me because he found it was ______to move around my garden to the driveway. To my mother’s _____, I put in her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were simply weeds_______flowers.
Regardless of their ______,I kept on planting my garden and ______to enjoy the pleasure of gardening. Plants make such good companions: they breathe, they bloom, they_______to care and love.
It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to ______my parents. Today I become known as Mrs. Greenthumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show which makes my parents feel very____ . And now I could say it is my affection for______that makes me a real gardener.
A．memory B．dream C．intention D．design
A．please B．change C．help D．annoy
A．doubt B．appreciation C．surprise D．excitement
A．collect up B．care about C．clean up D．come in
A．equal B．similar C．superior D．opposite
A．painful B．valuable C．upsetting D．interesting
A．come up B．break out C．hold on D．get through
A．to B．with C．in D．by
A．Luckily B．Cheerfully C．Regularly D．Eventually
A．Instead B．However C．Therefore D．Besides
A．shouted B．laughed C．glanced D．jumped
A．convenient B．troublesome C．enjoyable D．dangerous
A．sadness B．displeasure C．delight D．relief
A．other than B．more than C．rather than D．less than
A．dislike B．encouragement C．threat D．suggestion
A．decided B．stopped C．continued D．struggled
A．devote B．turn C．respond D．lead
A．defeat B．satisfy C．respect D．challenge
A．proud B．comfortable C．strange D．disappointed
A．freedom B．life C．growth D．nature
A frail old man went to live with his______, daughter-in-law, and a four-year-old grandson. The family ate together nightly at the dinner table. ______the elderly grandfather's shaky hands and failing sight made eating rather_____. Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. When he grasped the glass, often milk spilled on the tablecloth.
The son and daughter-in-law became_____the mess. So the husband and wife______a small table in the corner. There, grandfather ate_____while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner at the dinner table. Since grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a_____bowl.
Sometimes when the family glanced in grandfather's______, he had a tear in his eye as he ate alone. Still, the only words the couple had for______were sharp warnings when he dropped a fork or spilled food. The four-year-old son watched it all______.
One evening_____supper, the father noticed his son playing ______ wood scraps on the floor. He asked the child______, “What are you making?” Just as sweetly, the boy responded, “Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and mama to eat your food from when I grow up.” The words struck the parents so hard______they were speechless. Then______started to stream down their cheeks. ______no word was spoken, both knew_____must be done. That evening the husband took grandfather's hand and gently led him back to the family table.
For the rest of his days he______every meal with the family. And for some reason, ______ husband nor wife seemed to care any longer when a fork was dropped, milk spilled, or the tablecloth soiled. The wise parent______that every day is being laid for the child's future.
A．wife B．brother C．son D．sister
A．And B．So C．Or D．But
A．easy B．difficult C．interesting D．happy
A．angry with B．satisfied with C．concerned about D．tired of
A．built B．bought C．set D．gave
A．lonely B．tiredly C．alone D．happily
A．woolen B．wooden C．golden D．plastic
A．action B．direction C．attraction D．attention
A．him B．her C．me D．you
A．in need B．in case C．in silence D．in all
A．after B．when C．while D．before
A．with B．in C．for D．on
A．strictly B．loudly C．sweetly D．sadly
A．that B．what C．which D．who
A．sweat B．rain C．tears D．water
A．Because B．When C．Until D．Though
A．which B．how C．that D．what
A．cooked B．ate C．prepared D．drank
A．both B．neither C．either D．all
A．recognized B．thought C．realized D．agreed
A light drizzle (小雨) was falling as my sister Jill and I ran out of the Methodist Church, eager to get home and play with the presents that Santa had left for us and our baby sister, Sharon. the street from the church was a gas station. It was for Christmas, but I noticed a standing outside the locked door, huddled(挤在一起) under the narrow overhang in an attempt to keep . I wondered briefly why they were there but then about them as I raced to keep up with Jill.
Once we got home, there was barely time to our presents. We had to go off to our grandparents’ house for our Christmas dinner. As we drove down the highway through town, I noticed that the family was there, standing outside the closed gas station.
My father was driving very slowly down the highway. The closer we got to the turnoff for my grandparents’ house, the the car went. , my father U-turned in the middle of the road and said, “I can’t it!”
“What?” asked my mother.
“It’s those people back there at the gas station, standing in the . They’ve got . It’s Christmas.”
When my father into the service station, I saw that there were five of them: the parents and three children — two girls and a small boy.
My father down his window. “Merry Christmas. You are on the bus?” my father asked.
The man said that they . They were going to Birmingham, where they would have a family .
“Well, that bus isn’t going to come along for several hours and you’re getting standing here. Why don’t you all get in the car and I’ll 60 you up there.”
A．Across B．Over C．Through D．Past
A．checked B．kept C．closed D．opened
A．man B．family C．group D．team
A．active B．close C．warm D．dry
A．talked B．forgot C．cared D．wondered
A．enjoy B．touch C．count D．collect
A．grand B．pleasant C．rich D．annual
A．forever B．still C．already D．always
A．slower B．faster C．farther D．closer
A．Actually B．Quickly C．Suddenly D．Naturally
A．understand B．miss C．control D．stand
A．wind B．outside C．rain D．cold
A．luggage B．trouble C．children D．worries
A．hurried B．turned C．pushed D．pulled
A．rolled B．took C．pressed D．forced
A．catching B．waiting C．expecting D．riding
A．did B．had C．have D．were
A．plan B．celebration C．reunion D．party
A．anxious B．wet C．lost D．helpless
A．run B．send C．help D．find
阅读下面的短文，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。
Brother James Kimpton, an Englishman, has been planting trees for a lifetime and doesn't plan on ___ now. The __ of Reaching the Unreached (RTU) has been serving among the poorest and most ___ communities of India for the last 50 years.
It's difficult to ___ Brother Kimpton's work. He digs wells, builds homes, run schools, dresses wounds, helps the disabled, feeds the hungry, trains the unskilled, and shelters the ___ . At 27, he was sent on foreign duty to Sri Lanka. For 12 year, he taught in the slums(贫民窟). In 1964 when the government ordered all foreigners to leave the country, he caught a ship to India and travelled to the city of Madurai. “The_ I got there I knew I’d come home.”
Brother Kimpton founded an orphanage(孤儿院)in Madurai, a huge ___ modeled after Nebraska's Boys Town. But this was only a __ The suffering and ___ he saw in India led him to start RTU. What began as a single, modest medical ___ has today developed into a diverse network of highly efficient programs __ at comprehensive and sustainable (可持续的)rural development.
There're many ___ at RTU. As an architect, artist, educator，economist, medical worker, James did a lot: over 2000 ____ have been dug in this area bringing clean, safe water to the villages; over 6000 homes have been built and __ to the very poor; daycare centers have been______ that now feed and treat close to 2000 poor children every day; over 2000 receive ___ education in the schools he built and runs...
In his last ___ , Brother Kimpton has requested to be buried at Anbu Illam. Speaking to the audience gathered to ___ his 50th year of service in Asia, he said, “I'm an Indian ____ .”
He's smiling, but there's something in his words.
A．expecting B．stopping C．continuing D．insisting
A．sponsor B．assistant C．founder D．settler
A．disadvantaged B．disappointed C．miserable D．unconcerned
A．subscribe B．describe C．depress D．represent
A．abandoned B．occupied C．respected D．abused
A．point B．stage C．minute D．time
A．community B．department C．team D．organization
A．pausing B．beginning C．ending D．developing
A．loneliness B．carefulness C．hopelessness D．helplessness
A．clinic B．center C．office D．branch
A．ashamed B．aimed C．astonished D．delighted
A．dreams B．advantages C．wonders D．ambitions
A．wells B．streams C．ponds D．lakes
A．pick out B．figure out C．get away D．given away
A．get out B．build up C．set up D．seek out
A．strange B．free C．similar D．familiar
A．will B．step C．process D．plan
A．treat B．convey C．congratulate D．celebrate
A．by choice B．by accident C．by chance D．by mistake
A．guiding B．touching C．caring D．encouraging