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 guess I should look upon it as a sweet proof of my tastes ,My 17-year-old son，who had for so long 36 my choice of clothing，now 37 searches through my closet．Wasn’t it only yesterday that he had turned up his 38 at my clothes? When Alyosha was in middle school and 39 beginning to look at his 40 as a creature from outer space，I had once 41 to suggest buying a pair of chinos(斜纹棉布裤)while we were 42 .He said nothing but selected a pair of Jeans. He 43 it on. “Too 44 ，”I pronounced. “Just right，”was his reply, 45 he admired himself mirror，completely 46 with the image．I think that set the tone(基调)for the next four years. When it 47 to clothing，the divide seemed 48 .I was chinos，he was outsized jeans; I was neatly pressed shirts, he was loose T’s.
49 began to change about a year ago．I remember the 50 day．I had gone to my 51 in search of a favorite T-shirt．I couldn't find it, 52 it appeared later in the day when Alyosha returned home from school．“That’my shirt，”I said．“Yeah，I know，”said Alyosha as he 53 for the fridge．Since that time，he often—and 54 warning—searched for the new and different in my closet．I asked Alyosha why he wore my clothes. “I like some of them，”he smiled．Warmed by his words，I 55 my tongue as he slipped into a pair of my trousers．
36. A. thought highly of B. looked down on C．set on D. based on
37. A. interestedly B．hurriedly C. disappointedly D. unwillingly
38. A. head B. eyes C. hand D. nose
39. A. also B. soon C．just D．almost
40. A. classmates B. teachers C．father D．mother
41. A. attempted B．managed C．longed D．persuaded
42. A. reading B．walking C. wandering D. shopping
43. A. put B．tried C. had D. wore
44. A. big B．tight C. cheap D. expensive
45. A. because B．though C. until D．as
46. A. worried B．satisfied C. proud D. nervous
47. A. belonged B．talked C．came D. happened
48. A. opposite B．slight C. unbridgeable D. unthinkable
49. A. Things B. Times C. Manners D. Tastes
50. A. first B．exact C. only D. single
51. A. house B．store C．office D. closet
52. A. and B. unless C. but D. so
53. A headed B. looked C．searched D. walked
54. A. about B．with C．on D. without
55. A. took B．held C．got D. moved
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。
(2012年湖北荆州毕业班质检)All 34 of my students I taught at Saint Mary's School in Morris，Minnesota were dear to me，but Mark was one in a million. His happy-to-be-alive attitude made even his occasional naughtiness ____.
Mark ____ constantly in class. I had to remind him again and again that talking without permission was ____.What ____ me so much，though，was his sincere response every time I had to ____ him for misbehaving，“Thank you for correcting me，Madam！”I didn't know what to make of it at first，but before long I became ____ hearing it many times a day.
One morning my ____ was growing thin when Mark talked once too often. I ____ Mark，“If you say one more word，I am going to tape your mouth shut！”
It wasn't ten seconds later ____ Chuck blurted out(脱口说出)，“Mark is talking again.”I hadn't asked any of the students to help me ____ Mark，but since I had stated the ____ in front of the class，I had to act on it.
Taking out a roll of masking tape(胶纸带) from the drawer(抽屉) of my desk，I ____ to Mark's desk，____ two pieces of tape and made a big X with them over his ____.I then returned to the ____ of the room.
As I glanced at Mark to see how he was doing，he winked(眨眼) at me naughtily. That he did so funnily！I started ____.The entire class ____ as I walked back to Mark's desk，____ the tape，and shrugged my shoulders. His first ____ were，“Thank you for correcting me，Madam！”
Several years passed until one cold rainy day when my father ____ the news to me that Mark was killed in Vietnam war，I broke down and cried in my heart，“Mark，I would give all the masking tape in the world if only you could talk to me！”
A．attractive B．delightful C．striking D．annoying
A．talked B．argued C．quarreled D．disrupted
A．troublesome B．shameful C．irresponsible D．unacceptable
A．annoyed B．impressed C．puzzled D．delighted
A．punish B．blame C．correct D．scold
A．accustomed to B．unbearable of C．fond of D．curious about
A．warned B．advised C．asked D．frightened
A．then B．when C．after D．until
A．criticize B．report C．watch D．inform
A．opinion B．view C．punishment D．evidence
A．threw B．flew C．walked D．pointed
A．tore off B．put up C．cut into D．took out
A．face B．mouth C．hand D．head
A．back B．center C．front D．entrance
A．screaming B．laughing C．complaining D．criticizing
A．cheered B．protested C．froze D．disturbed
A．stuck B．fastened C．recovered D．removed
A．expectations B．actions C．movements D．words
A．indicated B．broke C．presented D．unfolded
完型填空
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。
Once a farmer had some puppies to sell. He painted a(n) ____ advertising the pups and set about nailing it to a post on the edge of his yard.____ he was driving the last nail into the post，he felt a sudden pull on his trousers. He____down into the eyes of a little boy.
“Mister，” he said，“I want to buy one of your puppies.”
“Well，” said the farmer，as he rubbed the sweat off the back of his ____，“these puppies come from fine parents and ____ a good deal of money.”
The boy____his head for a moment. Then reaching deep into his pocket，he pulled out a handful of ____ and held it up to the farmer.“I've got thirty-nine cents. Is that enough to take a look？”
“Sure，” said the farmer.
And with that he ____ a whistle，“Here，Dolly！” he called.
____ from the doghouse and down the road ran Dolly ____ by four little balls of fur. As the dogs made their ____ to the fence，the little boy noticed something else moving inside the doghouse.____ another little ball appeared，this one noticeably smaller. The little pup began walking unsteadily toward the others，doing its best to ____.
“I want that one，” the little boy said，____ at the runt(矮个子)．
The farmer knelt down at the boy's side and said，“Son，you ____ want that puppy. He will never be able to ____ and play with you as other dogs would.”
With that the little boy ____ back from the fence，reached down，and began rolling up one leg of his ____.In doing so he showed a steel brace(支柱) running down both sides of his leg attaching itself to a ____ made shoe. Looking back up at the farmer，he said，“You see，sir，I don't run too well myself，and he will need someone who understands.”
The ____ is full of people who need someone who understands.
A．sight B．paper C．information D．sign
A．Then B．Before C．As D．After
A．put B．looked C．knelt D．stared
A．nose B．neck C．head D．face
A．spend B．spare C．make D．cost
A．raised B．lifted C．fell D．dropped
A．notes B．change C．sugar D．goods
A．let out B．carried out C．put out D．left out
A．Up B．Over C．Out D．In
A．came B．followed C．went D．caught
A．step B．way C．walk D．drive
A．Quickly B．Slowly C．Oddly D．Sadly
A．get up B．stand up C．catch up D．move up
A．moving B．pointing C．calling D．turning
A．mustn't B．don't C．can't D．needn't
A．run B．sit C．walk D．stand
A．stepped B．talked C．climbed D．fell
A．clothes B．dresses C．sweaters D．trousers
A．simply B．specially C．carefully D．newly
A．farm B．country C．city D．world
完形填空
You have probably heard of homing pigeons，which usually appeared in wars.From 3000 B．C.to the present，homing pigeons have ____ as postmen.They have been especially useful for carrying messages ____ wars.The telegraph is not ____ to carry about.Sometimes only the little pigeon can take a message where it ought to go.
In 1870，when the Prussians surrounded the city of Paris，the city was cut off from all the ____ means of communication.The people ____ many different ways of sending news.One way was to let go small balloons carrying mail.____ of course，they only drifted (漂) ____ the wind carried them.Often they landed inside the enemy’s lines.Even balloons large enough to carry a pilot could hardly be ____ controlled.
It was pigeons that in the end solved the ____.Homing pigeons were brought into the city.Soon they were carrying letters far and wide.The enemy brought ____ to catch pigeons，but the little postmen could fly faster than their ____.Strangely enough，pigeons played an important ____ in war.
During the First World War every army unit had a group of pigeons ____.Many of them were ____.Among them was an American pigeon with a French name Cher Ami，which meant“dear friend”．A group of US soldiers were surrounded by the enemy.They had no food and no bullets.They nearly died of ____.There was little hope for them.Cher Ami made his way ____ the bullets and succeeded.At once planes ____ to drop food and ammunition (军火) to them.With their strength ____，the soldiers fought back to their own army and got saved.
____ can pigeons carry the message？There were various methods.Usually the message is put into a little glass tube.The tube is tied to the leg or hidden under ____ or hung around the neck.
A．considered B．served C．regarded D．made
A．in favour of B．in need of C．during D．in time of
A．easy B．difficult C．necessary D．important
A．present B．past C．usual D．ordinary
A．used B．did C．tried D．managed
A．And B．Though C．Since D．But
A．which B．that C．to which D．where
A．well B．rather C．only D．just
A．questions B．situation C．problem D．thing
A．dogs B．soldiers C．planes D．hawks
A．enemies B．postmen C．balloons D．bullets
A．action B．part C．ball D．game
A．trained B．taught C．bought D．fed
A．killed B．sold C．honoured D．sent
A．the enemy B．hunger C．anger D．war
A．for B．to C．in D．through
A．landed B．found out C．set out D．set about
A．renewed B．arrived C．lost D．missing
A．Why B．How C．When D．Where
A．the head B．a body C．the foot D．a wing
Every year，whenever Spring Festival arrives，a lot of Chinese people cannot wait to go home.They ____for long hours in front of the ticket offices in railway stations，or do ____ they can in order to get a ____.They tolerate the long ____ on the train only to want to have a family ____ with their near and dear ones.
Most Chinese ____ the Spring Festival ____ because they want to follow tradition，there are also some practical reasons to explain Chinese people’s fever for the holiday.Compared with one’s ____，home provides a more humane environment for one to ____ oneself.
Society may do with or without you，but at home，you become ____ and irreplaceable.You may be the father or mother，daughter or son，grandfather or grandmother in the family and the family will be ____ if anyone is absent.
In addition，family provides an ideal environment for one to fully relax oneself.____，one can ____ one’s time to do whatever he or she wants，and one can spend money whenever one likes.In society，____，one needs to do ____ fast and with high efficiency，because society always requires efficiency and ____ profits.Such company principles ____ people merely a tool in modern society.
Chinese people’s strong desire for Spring Festival shows that they feel ____.With the Spring Festival，people can find back the ____ family atmosphere often seen in days ____.
A．expect B．queue C．wish D．call
A．whatever B．what C．whichever D．which
A．present B．ticket C．souvenir D．food
A．journey B．trip C．voyage D．tour
A．dinner B．entertainment C．relationship D．reunion
A．congratulate B．spend C．celebrate D．take
A．only if B．if only C．simply D．not only
A．workplace B．factory C．hospital D．company
A．improve B．relax C．control D．strengthen
A．only B．ordinary C．unique D．common
A．impossible B．incomplete C．irregular D．illegal
A．At home B．In reality C．In society D．In the world
A．take B．spend C．waste D．kill
A．furthermore B．however C．besides D．but
A．something B．nothing C．everything D．anything
A．minimum B．medium C．middle D．maximum
A．make B．take C．get D．bring
A．happy B．pleased C．pleasant D．oppressed
A．hot B．warm C．cold D．cool
A．gone by B．gone out C．gone off D．gone down
While on a family canoe trip on the Fox River a few years ago ，Grant and Colton Shepard were disturbed by what they saw in the water.“We were there to enjoy the ____，”says Grant,11，“____we saw a lot of litter (垃圾) .”
The brothers，who live in Riverside，Illinois，went home and took action.They ____the Illinois Department of Natural Resources，____ to monitor local rivers and streams carefully.They ____training workshops to become familiar with the organisms (微生物) that are found in local____.
Ever since，the two boys have been taking weekly ____ from two rivers.They study them to make certain that the underwater ecosystem is ____.Sometimes they find strange things.“We ____discovered a big picnic table that had ____underwater！” says Grant.
It’s not just rivers that these kid volunteers____.They have devoted themselves to keeping their environment____balanced.“In the future，we’re going to need more resources.____we protect them now，they won’t be there for us，”says Colton,14.
Every year，____their campaign for a cleaner world, the brothers____ at least 100 days without using a car.Their purpose is to cut down on the ____ gases that cars give off into the air.
The brothers have also been active in helping ____ Illinois’ precious grassland.For the past two years，they have spent ____ one Saturday a month clearing away nonnative plants from a 100acre rare oak (橡木) grassland.“The plants and bushes ____our heritage because they prevent the old oaks from growing ____，”says Grant.
A．garden B．grass C．beauty D．trip
A．because B．so C．though D．but
A．contacted B．reminded C．informed D．interviewed
A．preparing B．offering C．advising D．agreeing
A．produced B．provided C．attended D．held
A．forests B．lakes C．waters D．schools
A．wastes B．samples C．polluters D．liquids
A．in order B．in place C．in danger D．in balance
A．never B．often C．once D．seldom
A．put B．deserted C．sunk D．left
A．pick out B．care about C．look out D．take over
A．slightly B．regularly C．totally D．finally
A．Even if B．As long as C．Before D．Unless
A．for the purpose of B．as a result of C．as part of D．as well as
A．walk B．run C．choose D．go
A．extra B．harmful C．useless D．various
A．decorate B．plough C．design D．restore
A．at least B．by turns C．as usual D．at most
A．destroy B．threaten C．change D．replace
A．rightly B．nicely C．properly D．separately