第三节 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。
I have a love-hate relationship with 8 o’clock classes. I like to get 21 that early; most students don’t . They drag in late and look sleepy and 22 at that early hour.
One day I got really angry with it. I was 23 about the topic (history of Indians),but no one else seemed to be. I moved 24 the classroom. I told stories and tries 25 . I got theatrical(表演似的). It was useless. Students’blank looks didn’t seem to 26 . I was about to start a major topic when I 27 down at my watch. It was already past the scheduled end of class. So I just ended 28 .
Watching the students running out of the door, I 29 my books, notes and papers and stepped out into the hall. I was tired and a bit 30 . I had put everything I knew into that classroom 31 but it had seemed good for nothing. Then 32 I started across the hall, a student coming out of the back door of the classroom 33 me . It was Randy. I thought he wanted to ask 34 I didn’t have those test papers 35 or maybe he wanted 36 to hand in a late paper or …However , It was 37 of that. With his eyes sparking(闪亮). Randy said “This is the first time I’ve not 38 a college class to end. ”
The tiredness lifted. I had done 39 than I thought. I don't know if Randy will ever40 how much he did for me that day.
21. A. changed B. started C. caught D. asked
22. A. dull B. lazy C. dirty D. strange
23. A. sure B. curious C. excited D. worried
24. A. into B. from C. forward D. about
25. A. luck B. humor C. experiment D. success
26. A. change B. loose C. appear D. think
27. A. broke B. put C. took D. glanced
28. A. carelessly B. hurriedly C. suddenly D. naturally
29. A. got through B. took away C. picked up D. went over
30. A. anxious B. delight C. sick D. discouraged
31. A. lesson B. discussion C. performance D. content
32. A. as B. because C. if D. till
33. A. ran after B. shouted at C. got along with D.caught up with
34. A. when B. why C. whether D. who
35. A. taken B. passed C. graded D. checked
36. A. excuse B. information C. promise D. permission
37. A. none B. nothing C. all D. anything
38. A. attended B. asked C. wanted D. chosen
39. A. better B. worse C. more D. less
40. A. care B. understand C. think D. forget
第一节：完形填空
My friend Gayle has been "living" with cancer for four years and it is progressively getting worse. One day Gayle 1 that one of her childhood wishes was to have a red Radio Flyer bicycle. As a child she never received one because she believed that if you told your birthday wish it wouldn't 2 .
I was at an ice cream stand one day and in the window was a miniature (微型的) red Radio Flyer bicycle that could be won in a 3drawing (抽奖). For each ice cream you could fill out a ticket for a chance to win. After several weeks and many ice creams, I didn't win. I got up the courage to ask the person 4 if I could buy one. T 'went to the window and as I began 5, I could feel my throat 6 and my eyes overflowed with tears. However I managed to tell him the story, and after writing a 7 I left carrying it.
The bicycle was 8 the next day, and Gayle's dream came true. The following day I received a letter that read:
Dear Bonnie,
Once in a while there is an opportunity to pass on a 9 I lost my parents to cancer six months ago. I cared for both of them but could not have done it without the love and generosity of friends - friends who10 .
The best to you,
Norma
It was from the owner of the ice cream stand. Enclosed was my uncashed check.
( ) 1. A. expressed B. whispered C. told D. ordered
( ) 2. A. realize B. appear C. happen D. come true
( ) 3. A. daily B. weekly C. monthly D. yearly
( ) 4. A. in the charge B. in charge C. in office D. in public
( ) 5. A. to say B. to tell C. to weep D. to speak
( ) 6. A. tighten B. loosen C. dry D. wet
( ) 7. A. name B. check C. notice D. note
( ) 8. A. bought B. came C. ridden D. delivered
( ) 9. A. hand B. check C. kindness D. bicycle
( ) 10. A. care B. treasure C. value D. promise
第一节：完形填空
San Francisco is a big city which lies in the west of the United States very near the Pacific, where two earth's plates often meet and jump. So earthquake is a 1 word to hear there. It is recorded that at least 2 big earthquakes have happened in San Francisco since the beginning of the _3 century. One happened in 1906, the other in 1989.
The second worst earthquake _4 San Francisco on the evening of October 17, 1989, when people were traveling to their 5 . A wide and busy overhead road fell onto the one 6 _. Many people were killed in their cars. A few 7 ones were not hurt, but many thousands became 8 . A large number of weak buildings didn't _9 in the quake and the 10 electricity was cut off for several days, too.
( ) 1. A. terrible B. sad C. usual D. funny
( ) 2. A. two B. three C. four D. five
( ) 3. A. 17th B.18th C. 19th D 20th
( ) 4. A. shook B. felt C. discovered D. moved
( ) 5. A. offices B. homes C. factories D. schools
( ) 6. A. above B. nearby C. below D. round
( ) 7. A. young B. tall C. strong D. lucky
( ) 8. A. homeless B. jobless C. friendless D. childless
( ) 9. A. put up B. go up C. stay up D. turn up
( ) 10. A. company's B. school's C. country's D. city's
第一节：完形填空
It was said by Sir George Bernard Shaw that "England and America are two countries separated by the same language". My first personal ___1___ of this was when I worked as a camp instructor for two months in 2006 in a Summer camp __2__ by the Boy Scouts of America, __3__ part of an international leader exchange program. Before I went, all the participants in the program were given a list of words that are in common __4__ in the UK which Americans would either be confused by or would __5__ make them angry. I memorized the words and thought "I'll manage."
However, when I finally arrived in the States three months later, I realized that perhaps a lifetime of watching American television was not __6__ preparation for appreciating and __7__ the differences between American and British speech. In the first hour of arriving at the camp, I was __8__ to High School American English, Black American English and the American English spoken by other ordinary people, all very __9__ to each other. Needless to say, I __10__ manage in the end. The Americans I met were very helpful, and I found they were patient with me when I made a social communicative mistake when I used an inappropriate word or phrase.
( ) 1. A. chance B. opinion C. viewpoint D. experience
( ) 2. A. run B. set C. controlled D. found
( ) 3. A. with B. for C. as D. like
( ) 4. A. sense B. practice C. phenomenon D. use
( ) 5. A. even B. ever C. hardly D. never
( ) 6. A. wrong B. adequate C. true D. real
( ) 7. A. helping with B. doing with C. dealing with D. comparing with
( ) 8. A. shown B. put C. faced D. exposed
( ) 9. A. similar B. alike C. different D. opposite
( ) 10. A. did B. should C. might D. would
第一节：完形填空
It’s not just an American phenomenon: 1 the globe, single-parent homes are on the 2 . Numbers for one-parent families increased from England to Australia during the 1990s, mirroring demographic (人口统计学的) changes reflected in the US census.
Just as in America, those changes 3 new questions about how 4 government should be in helping single-parent families, which often are less well-off 5 than those led by a married mom and dad.
Should single parents be afforded tax breaks to help pay for child 6 ? Should employers be monitored to make 7flexible work hours are offered?
Annie Oliver, a 32-year-old single mother from Bristol, England, thinks so. “You wouldn’t believe 8 becoming a single parent suddenly made me a second-class 9 ,” said Oliver, who struggles to 10 a full-time job and give the extra care her disabled son needs.
( ) 1. A. on B. in C. across D. through
( ) 2. A. rise B. way C. fall D. decrease
( ) 3. A. asked B. answered C. avoided D. raised
( ) 4.A. included B. concluded C. involved D. intended
( ) 5. A. physically B. financially C. mentally D. spiritually
( ) 6. A. care B. growth C. happiness D. concern
( ) 7. A. clear B. known C. out D. sure
( ) 8. A. when B. what C. how D. why
( ) 9. A. employee B. citizen C. partner D. mother
( ) 10. A. keep B. look for C. find D. own
第一节完形填空
People joke that no one in Los Angeles reads; everyone watches TV, rents DVDs, or goes to the movies. The most popular reading material is comic books, movie magazines, and TV guides. City 21 has only 10 percent of the traffic that car washes have.
But how do you explain the following? An annual book festival in west Los Angeles is “22 ”，year after year. People wait half an hour for a parking space to become 23．
This outdoor festival, 24 by a newspaper, occurs every April for one weekend. This year’s attendance was about 145,000. There were about 90 talks given by authors, with an 25 question period following each talk. Book lovers were also able to collect some of the signatures of their favourite authors. A food store sold all kinds of popular foods. 26 a＄7 parking fee, the festival was free. Even so, some people 27 the food store prices by 28 taking in their own sandwiches and drinks．
The idea for the festival occurred years ago, but nobody knew if it would succeed. 29 book festivals were already popular in other US cities, would Los Angeles people welcome one?“Los Angeles people are very 30，”said one of the festival founders．
1. A. cinemas B. libraries C. supermarkets D. parkings
2. A. broken out B. carried out C. sold out D. run out
3. A. possible B. available C. acceptable D. useful
4. A. bought B. discovered C. taken D. sponsored
5. A. expert B. accurate C. audience D. optimistic
6. A. Except for B. Consisting of C. Rather than D. Along with
7. A. avoided B. increased C. asked D. bargained
8. A. openly B. secretly C. slowly D. naturally
9. A. As if B. When C. Even that D. Although
10. A. confident B. unexpected C. friendly D. unpredictable