Ⅲ．完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
One day at the day care centre（日间托儿所）I watched a mother try to pick up her daughter. The girl wanted to go to McDonald’s. The mother replied, “Susie, not tonight. Maybe we can go tomorrow.”. Susie 36 dropped to the floor, kicking and screaming. “I want to …”
Her mother tried to 37 Susie’s tantrum（发脾气）. Finally her mother 38 . I was surprised that we could have almost anything we wanted by throwing a tantrum.
That day my mother 39 me up early because we were going to a department to do the shopping for 40 Day. I was excited to see a toy telephone. Looking lovingly 41 at my mother, I asked, “Can I have that telephone?”
She replied, “Baby, not now, but 42 you are a good girl, maybe Santa Clause will 43 you.” “But Mama, I want that telephone right now,” I said. My mother’s eyes 44 and her hand tightened（紧握）on mine. “Becky, you 45 have that telephone today, and if you 46 you can have a spanking（打屁股）.”
We were standing in the long 47 ,and I knew from my experience that it was now or 48 . So I lay down on the ground and began screaming, “I want that telephone.” Tired Christmas 49 looked as my mother calmly said, “Becky, you’d better get up by the 50 of three or else.” “One…Two…Three.” But I was 51 in full tantrum. Then she lay down beside me on the 52
and began screaming, “I want a new car, I want some jewellery, I want…”
53 , I stood up. “Mama, stop, Mama, get up,” I tearfully 54 .
She stood up. The others waiting began to laugh. The next thirty minutes was complete 55 for me. Then on parent said to me with a smile, “I bet you’ll never try that again”.
36．A．heavily B．immediately C．directly D．hopelessly
37．A．cover B．free C．resist D．stop
38．A．gave in B．dropped C．moved on D．walked away
39．A．carried B．picked C．held D．sent
40．A．Mother’s B．Children’s C．Christmas D．National
41．A．down B．up C．over D．out
42．A．if B．unless C．until D．while
43．A．praise B．believe C．love D．help
44．A．opened B．closed C．narrowed D．shone
45．A．won’t B．daren’t C．mustn’t D．can’t
46．A．lie B．risk C．scream D．steal
47．A．line B．street C．row D．passage
48．A．never B．ever C．later D．then
49．A．managers B．sellers C．families D．shoppers
50．A．noise B．count C．voice D．word
51．A．again B．even C．still D．more
52．A．bench B．mat C．counter D．floor
53．A．Frightened B．Satisfied C．Embarrassed D．Amused
54．A．begged B．ordered C．explained D．promised
55．A．luck B．discomfort C．complaint D．anger
完形填空（每小题1.5分，共30分）
It was a normal summer night, humidity（潮湿）hung in the thick air. The only sound was my sister’s heavy __36__ from the bed next to me.
I couldn’t go to _37__, partly because of my cold and partly because of my __38__ for the next day. My mum had said that tomorrow was going to be a __39__ .
Sweat stuck to my aching body. Finally, I gathered enough __40__ to sit up. I looked out of my small window into the night. There was a big bright __41__ hanging in the sky, giving off a magic glow.
My sister turned over as though she was as light as air. Why could she sleep soundly? Why wasn’t she __42__ too? Did she know about tomorrow?
I couldn’t stand the __43__ anymore, so I did what I always do to make myself feel better. I went to the __44__ and picked up my toothbrush and toothpaste. Pouring the red paste onto the brush, I cleaned back and forth, up and down.
Then I walked downstairs to look for some __45__of movement, some life. Gladiator, my cat,__46__ me as he meowed（猫叫）his sad song. He was on the old orange couch （长沙发）, sitting up on his front legs, 47 something to happen. He looked at me as if to say, “I’m __48__, pet me. I need a good hug.” Even the couch begged me to sit on it.
In one movement I settled down onto the soft 49 . This couch represented my birth, my parents’ marriage, and hundreds of other little __50__.
As I held Gladiator, my heart started beating heavily. My mind was __51__ with questions: What’s life? Am I really alive? Are you listening to me? Every time I moved my hand down Gladiator’s body, I had a __52__ thought; each touch sang a different song.
I forgot all about the __53__ and the next day’s surprise. The __54__ was so full of warmth and silence that I sank into its arms. Falling asleep with the big cat in my arms, I felt all my worries __55__ move away.
A．murmuring B．breathing C．crying D．thinking
A．sleep B．work C．study D．rest
A．interpretations B．plans C．arrangements D．expectations
A．surprise B．hope C．success D．failure
A．energy B．ideas C．strength D．stamps
A．cloud B．star C．sun D．moon
A．thrilling B．sweating C．sleeping D．speaking
A．silence B．cold C．pressure D．pain
A．sitting-room B．kitchen C．bathroom D．waiting-room
A．sights B．signs C．signals D．notices
A．interested B．pleased C．reminded D．frightened
A．begging for B．asking for C．admiring for D．waiting for
A．lonely B．shy C．friendly D．lively
A．bed B．couch C．cat D．bad
A．people B．animals C．events D．pets
A．flooded B．applauding C．satisfied D．knocked
A．strange B．difficult C．new D．noble
A．cold B．mind C．time D．heat
A．family B．atmosphere C．heart D．bed
A．completely B．slowly C．suddenly D．partly
I’d been 16 for six days and was already prepared to deal with failure. I remember when my mum 36 me up that morning, her voice wasn’t as 37 as it usually was.
I stayed in bed for a few minutes. I was 38 to leave its warmth and comfort, and didn’t want to face the problem that I’d let myself 39 for the past six months. Finally, I dragged myself out of 40 .
I finished getting ready and tried to 41 . It didn’t work, so I decided that my 42 should go with me. We had a little time, so I thought we could practice parking. I 43 , with the wheel hitting the fence. After that, the little bit of confidence I’d had was 44 . I tried two more times, but didn’t 45 much. Then we headed to the test site.
I went into a room for some paperwork. And I waited for 20 minutes—just 46 time to make myself believe that I was going to fail. Then, finally, it was my 47 . I just wanted to get it over and make sure that I had to come back next Thursday.
I stepped outside and the sky was the light blue I love. It offered me some 48 and I realized something: something between when I pulled myself off the seat and when I got outside. I had become 49 and confident.
The first thing I had to do was parking, which I did quite 50 . The confidence that came with it hit me like a wave. The rest of the test went well too and I 51 it all. As I drove back, the instructor told me I would not be coming back for a second 52 next Thursday.
Back in the building I didn’t have to say a word. My mum knew just by looking at me. Her 53 made her face softer. And I’m sure it was at least as big as the smile on my face. Her eyes, 54 , looked kind of teary. I knew she was 55 for me.
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
We recently treated our new-adult son and his girlfriend to a seafood feast, near Cocoa Beach, Florida. Our server, a grandmotherly woman skilled in the art of___36_____, flew around the ___37_____juggling dishes and drinks while treating customers as individuals. She remembered their ____38_____tastes likes and dislikes –all of which she’d learned after only the briefest ____39_____.
At the end of the meal, she presented the bill, and then went to____40_____ the growing crowd of other dinners. My husband ___41____with a credit card, added her___42____, and we were off.
“Mr. Goldsmith!” our waitress ran out of the dining room waving a receipt at him, “Thank you.”
He looked at her as though he didn’t __43_____. We’ve all seen that universal___44___ of confusion—eyebrows drawn together and head cocked to one side
“What did you give her?” I asked in a stage whisper, ____45___if he had done something __46___ or made a calculation error.
“Wow, Dad,” our son said, ___47___like an awestruck 10 –year-old. “I’ve never seen a waitress ____48____anyone out of the restaurant to say ‘thank you’ for the tip.
“She gave us great service. I just thought she deserved a little bump __49_____ what I usually give.”
It wasn’t until later, when I accidentally heard our___50____retelling the story of the ___51___waitress, that I realized she had given my family something___52___ a “thank you”. She showed our son the importance of ___53_____hard work and the rewarding sound of “thank you”. Her show of thanks helped a dad earn a bit more ___54___from a loving son. And it reminded me just why I ___55____this thoughtful, caring man.
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、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. My 36 took me by train or by car to a hotel by the 37 . All day, I seem to remember, I 38 on the sands with strange 39 children. We made houses and gardens, and 40 the tide (潮汐) destroy them. When the tide went out, we 41 over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.
In those days the 42 seemed to shine always brightly 43 the water was always warm. Sometimes we left the beach and walked in the country, 44 ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were 45in one's pockets or good places where one could 46 ice-creams. Each day seemed a life-time.
Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good 47 is much the same as it was. I 48 like the sun and warm sand and the sound of _ 49 beating the rocks. I no longer wish to 50 any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets. 51 , I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.
Sometimes I 52 what my ideal (理想的) holiday will be like when I am 53 . All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about 54 who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make 55 sick on too many ices...
A．teacher B．parents C．nurse D．doctor
A．sea B．lake C．mountain D．forest
A．played B．slept C．sat D．stood
A．moved B．excited C．worried D．nervous
A．made B．brought C．watched D．heard
A．rolled B．jumped C．turned D．climbed
A．light B．sun C．moon D．lamp
A．and B．yet C．but D．or
A．exploring B．examining C．repairing D．measuring
A．sweets B．sand C．ice-creams D．money
A．make B．sell C．buy D．offer
A．house B．holiday C．garden D．tide
A．hardly B．almost C．still D．perhaps
A．waves B．water C．hands D．birds
A．destroy B．fix C．use D．build
A．But B．However C．Or D．Yet
A．wonder B．feel C．understand D．believe
A．strong B．weak C．young D．old
A．children B．boys C．girls D．grown-ups
A．herself B．himself C．itself D．themselves
第二节完形填空 (共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-25各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Most children want to be pop stars or footballers when they grow up. But 11-year-old Amy Jones had the chance to ____16____ more about her ____17____ job—a medical biologist —when she won an essay writing competition for primary students.
Amy’s __18__ for the best essay on “What I want to be when I’m older” was a day at Oxford Medical Science Institute. Staff organised a special programme for the would-be __19__, introducing her to the projects being worked on by medical biologists at Oxford. The sessions included a look at the ___20___ of medical
biologists in fighting cancer and ___21___ to become a medical biologist.
Amy said she was ___22___ to become a biologist after watching a television programme. In her essay she wrote: “The medical biologist plays a big part in many discoveries and it would be a challenging, exciting and ___23__ job.”
Dr. Kathryn Robson, the Institute director said: “ It’s ___24___that we encourage young people to study science and think about scientific research as a job. I hope Amy now has a better __25__of what it takes to become a medical biologist.”
16. A. carry out B. sort out C. find out D. look out
17. A. dream B. father’s C. first D. mother’s
18. A. idea B. prize C. wish D. topic
19. A. pop star B. journalist C. scientist D. writer
20. A. performance B. action C. operation D. role
21. A. when B. whether C. how D. where
22. A. inspired B. chosen C. made D. forced
23. A. disappointing B. tiring C. surprising D. rewarding
24. A. vital B. simple C. funny D. unusual
25. A. decision B. understanding C. desire D. taste