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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并填在答卷卡上。
I can still remember the first day when I met my best friend. She had just moved into the neighborhood （邻里）and her grandmother brought her down to 36 me. I hid behind my mother and she hid behind her grandmother, 37 to look at each other. Soon we lost the 38 and started playing with each other.
In the 7th grade, I first lost touch with her. She was 39 family problems and I deserted her to be with the “cooler people”. None of my new friends liked her as much as I did 40 they knew she had 41 . However, every summer we 42 always sit at each other’s house and watch soap operas （肥皂剧）and talk about all the boys we liked.
It was last year when I noticed the problem. I guessed I was 43 devoted in high school to __44 she needed someone there for her. Anyway, she made a new “best firiend” and so did I. Then I didn’t know why, 45 she started cutting herself!
She then was diagnosed as clinical depression （临床抑郁症）. At first, I was very 46 , but we still stayed in 47 . I wanted to be there for her since her new best friends basically 48 her and people were calling her 49 .
Yesterday she came to me and said: “I never knew what a best friend was 50 you were the only person that would stop me from cutting. 1 51 you so much, and you didn’t even know you were 52 me.”
We both cried. And I think a kind of 53 from my life so far is to never give up on （放弃）your friends. Even if they aren’t as cool as others, or people think they are crazy, they need 54__ there. If you desert them, you will only be 55 yourself.
36. A. follow B. meet C. join D. support
37. A. scared B. angry C. worried D. delighted
38. A. temper B. interest C. confidence D. shyness
39. A. working out B. answering for C. going through D. helping with
40. A. though B. because C. while D. yet
41. A. problems B. shortcomings C. partners D. disabilities
42. A. should B. could C. would D. might
43. A. much B. too C. only D. just
44. A. admit B. accept C. consider D. realize
45. A. but B. for C. or D. so
46. A. mad B. careless C. upset D. hopeful
47. A. place B. touch C. control D. mood
48. A. confused B. bothered C. reminded D. deserted
49. A. crazy B. selfish C. brave D. lonely
50. A. since B. when C. until D. if
51. A. expect B. influence C. appreciate D. demand
52. A. cheating B. reminding C. helping D. praising
53. A. honour B. favour C. pleasure D. lesson
54. A. someone B. something C. anyone D. everything
55. A. unguilty B. successful C. guilty D. reliable
The year I went to college was a very difficult transition(过渡期) for me. 21is probably true with many people. I got quite homework and 22 thought about going home.
Although the 23time for many students is getting 24from home, my mailbox was frequently 25 . One day when I went to the mailbox, there was a postcard 26 out at me. I sat down to read it, 27 a note from someone back home. 28 I became increasingly puzzled(困惑) as 29postcards were like this; It was a full news report about a woman named Mabel and her newborn baby. I took the card back to my room and 30 about it.
Several days later I 31 another postcard, this one 32 news about Maybelline, Mabel’s cousin. Soon after, another card arrived and then another, 33 full of news of different people. I befan to 34 look forward to the next one, 35 to see what this author would come up with 36 . I was never 37 .
Finally, the cards 38 coming, right about the time I had begun to feel 39 about college life. They had been such a happy distraction(调剂) that I have 40 all the postcards and still bring them out to read whenever I need a lift.
21. A. If B. So C. As D. What
22. A. often B. carefully C. seldom D. merely
23. A. hard B. last C. busiest D. happiest
24. A. visitors B. letters C. calls D. directions
25. A. empty B. full C. closed D. open
26. A. pouring B. reaching C. staring D. rolling
27. A. describing B. considering C. enjoying D. expecting
28. A. But B. Thus C. Also D. Even
29. A. any B. no C. some D. such
30. A. joked B. talked C. forgot D. cared
31. A. mailed B. accepted C. worte D. received
32. A. delivering B. demanding C. discovering D. developing
33. A. one B. each C. either D. both
34. A. nearly B. possibly C. usually D. really
35. A. promising B. surprised C. interested D. pretending
36. A. below B. lately C. next D. behind
37. A. frightened B. disappointed C. excited D. pleased
38. A. continued B. stopped C. started D. avoided
39. A. easy B. safe C. tired D. anxious
40. A. lost B. collected C. torn D. saved
On a hot summer day in last August, I sought shade and a cool drink at a waterfront cafe on a Greek island. Over a hundred degrees in 36 air. Crowded. Tempers(脾气) of both the tourists and waiters had 37 to meet the situation, making it a rather quarrelsome environment(环境).
At the table next to mine sat an attractive, 38couple, waiting for 39 . They held hands, whispered, kissed, and laughed. Suddenly they stood, picked up their 40 and stepped together 41 the edge of where they were sitting to place the table in the sea water. The man stepped 42 for the two chairs. He politely 43 his lady in the knee-deep water and then sat down himself. All people around laughed and cheered.
44appeared. He paused for just a second, walked into the water to 45 the table and take their 46 , and then walked back to the 47cheers of the rest of his 48 . Minutes later he returned carrying a bottle of wine and two glasses. Without pausing, he went 49 into the water to 50the wine. The couple toasted(祝酒) each other, the waiter and the crowd. And the crowd 51 by cheering and throwing flowers to them. Three other tables 52to have lunch in the water. The place was now filled with laughter.
One doesn’t step into water in one’s best summer clothes. Why not?
Customers are not served 53. Why not?
Sometimes one should consider 54the line of convention(常规) and enjoy 55 to the fullest.
36. A. fresh B. cool C. still D. thin
37.A. managed B. expected C. attempted D. risen
38.A. lonely B. curious C. well-dressed D. bad-tempered
39. A. cheers B. service C. attention D. flowers
40. A. metal table B. empty bottle C. chairs D. bags
41. A. on B. off C. around D. along
42. A. outside B. forward C. down D. back
43. A. led B. seated C. watched D. received
44. A. The manager B. A friend C. A waiter D. The servant
45. A. set B. wash C. remove D. check
46. A. menu B. bill C. food D. order
47. A. loud B. anxious C. familiar D. final
48. A. tourists B. customers C. fellows D. assistants
49. A. at last B. in time C. once more D. as well
50. A. change B. drink C. sell D. serve
51. A. replied B. insisted C. agreed D. understood
52. A. prepared B. joined in C. settled up D. continued
53. A. with pleasure B. in the cafe C. in the sea D. with wine
54. A. following B. keeping C. limiting D. crossing
55. A. life B. wine C. lunch D. time
In the United States there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic （技工）. One day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl 36to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose. After some time the girl 37 the mother would not return to her eggs and she 38to take them home. There she carefully 39the eggs in the heat of a lamp. Several days 40 the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the 41.
Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother. 42, to these young geese, the girl was their mother.
As they 43, the girl was able to 44her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to 45 . The girl became increasingly worried about this, both when 46and in her dreams. Later, she had an 47 : She would pilot a plane to guide them in 48 . She asked her father for a plane and he assembled（组装）a small aircraft for her.
Caring about 49safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself. However, the birds did not 50or follow him, and 51 slept in the grass.
One day, the girl 52into the plane, started it and soon left the 53 . Seeing their mother take to the air, the birds 54 flapped（拍打）their wings and 55 . She flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following.
36. A. managed B. attempted C. happened D. supposed
37. A. realized B. expected C. imagined D. admitted
38. A. helped B. decided C. afforded D. meant
39. A. placed B. protected C. treated D. examined
40. A. ago B. out C. later D. long
41. A. family B. lake C. home D. world
42. A. But B. Also C. Thus D. Still
43. A. increased B. improved C. rose D. grew
44. A. ask B. lead C. want D. allow
45. A. fly B. race C. swim D. sing
46. A. asleep B. away C. around D. awake
47. A. idea B. opinion C. explanation D. excuse
48. A. sky B. heaven C. flight D. plane
49. A. his B. her C. their D. its
50. A. respect B. remember C. recognize D. receive
51. A. so B. instead C. hardly D. too
52. A. climbed B. looked C. reached D. fell
53. A. house B. floor C. water D. ground
54. A. secretly B. disappointedly C. patiently D. eagerly
55. A. looked away B. set out C. went by D. turned back
I was having my dinner at McDonald’s one evening when an old couple slowly walked in. They 21their meal. Took a table near the window and started 22food out of the plate. There was one hamburger, one order of French fries(炸薯条) and one drink. The man 23the food into two halves and carefully placed 24before his wife.
He took a sip(一小口)of the drink. His wife also took one and then 25the cup down between them. “That 26 old couple！All they can 27is one meal for the two of them,” thought I. 28 the man began to eat his French fries. I 29to my feet, went over and said that I was 30to buy another meal for them. Bet he 31 refused me and said that they made it a 32to share everything.
33,the lady didn’t take a bite, She sat there 34her husband eat, and taking turns (轮流) sipping the drink, Again I 35to buy them something but was refused, When the man finished eating and was 36his face with a napkin (纸巾).I 37no longer stand it. I made an offer to them a third time. 38being politely refused, I asked the lady 39 ,“Madam, why aren’t you eating? You said that you share everything, 40is it that you are waiting for?” “The teeth,” she answered.
21. A. served B. requested C. collected D. ordered
22. A. carrying B. raking C. fetching D. bringing
23. A. divided B. cut C. changed D. formed
24. A. it B. this C. that D. one
25. A. got B. settled C. set D. turned
26. A. funny B. crazy C. strange D. poor
27. A. afford B. pay C. demand D. choose
28. A. While B. Since C. As D. Until
29. A. came B. struggled C. rushed D. rose
30. A. anxious B. willing C. satisfied D. quick
31. A. warmly B. proudly C. kindly D. seriously
32. A. way B. habit C. case D. model
33. A. Surprisingly B. Sadly C. Shockingly D. Bitterly
34. A. seeing B. noticing C. watching D. finding
35. A. wanted B. asked C. planned D. attempted
36. A. wiping B. touching C. bathing D. washing
37. A. should B. could C. might D. would
38. A. In B. Upon C. After D. With
39. A. curiously B. carefully C. naturally D. plainly
40. A. How B. Who C. Why D. What
In the clinic，I asked if Michael could be retested，so the specialist tested his again. To my
36，it was the same score.
Later that evening，I 37told Frank what I had learned that day. After talking it over，we agreed that we knew our 38much better than an IQ（智商）test. We 39 that Michael’s score must have been a 40and we should treat him 41as usual.
We moved to Indiana in 1962，and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year. He got 42grades in the school，especially 43biology and chemistry，which was a great comfort.
Michael 44Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student. Soon afterwards，his teacher permitted him to take more courses than 45 .In 1968，he was accepted by the School of Medicine，Yale University.
On graduation day in 1972，Frank and I 46the ceremony（典礼）at Yale. After the ceremony，we told Michael about the 47IQ score be got when he was six. Since that day，Michael sometimes would look at us and say 48，“My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldn’t be a doctor，not until after I graduated from medical school！”It is his special way of thanking us for the 49we had in him.
Interestingly，Michael then 50another IQ test. We went to the same clinic where he had 51 the test eighteen years before. This time Michael scored 126，an increase of 36 points. A result like that was supposed to be 52 .
Children often do as 53as what adults，particularly parents and teachers，54of them. That is，tell a child he is“ 55，”and he may play the role of a foolish child.
36.A.joy B. surprise C. dislike D. disappointment
37.A.tearfully B. fearfully C. cheerfully D. hopefully
38.A.student B. son C. friend D. doctor
39.A.argued B. realized C. decided D. understood
40.A.joke B. mistake C. warning D. wonder
41.A.specially B. strictly C. naturally D. carefully
42.A.poor B. good C. average D. standard
43. A. in B. about C. of D. for
44. A. visited B. chose C. passed D. entered
45. A. allowed B. descried C. required D. offered
46. A. missed B. held C. delayed D. attended
47. A. high B. same C. low D. different
48. A. curiously B. eagerly C. calmly D. jokingly
49. A. faith B. interest C. pride D. delight
50. A. looked for B. asked for C. waited for D. prepared for
51. A. received B. accepted C. organized D. discussed
52. A. imperfect B. impassibleC. uncertain D. unsatisfactory
53. A. honestly B. much C. well D. bravely
54. A. hear B. learn C. expect D. speak
55. A. wise B. rule C. shy D. stupid