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,从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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 hired a plumber（水管工） to help me restore an old farmhouse, and he just finished a rough first day on the job: a 41 tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric drill quit and his ancient one ton truck refused to 42 .
43 I drove him home, he sat in stony silence. 44 arriving, he invited me in to meet his 45 . As we walked toward the front door, he paused briefly at a small 46 , touching the tips of the branches with both 47 .
When 48 the door he passed through an amazing transformation. His brown face was in all smiles and he hugged his two small children and gave his 49 a kiss. 50 he walked me to the car. We passed the tree and my 51 got the better of me. I asked him about what I had 52 him do earlier.
"Oh, that's my 53 tree," he replied. "I know I can't help having troubles on the job, but one thing's 54 :those troubles don't 55 the house with my wife and the children. So I just hang them up on the tree 56 when I come home and ask God to 57 them. Then in the morning I 58
them up again." "And the 59 thing is," he smiled, "when I come out in the morning to pick them up, there aren't 60 as many as I remember hanging up the night before."
41. A. smooth B. broken C. failed D. flat
42. A. begin B. start C. set D. launch
43. A. While B. During C. As soon as D. Though
44. A. In B. For C. On D. At
45. A. friends B. parents C. family D. home
46. A. room B. tree C. flower D. wood
47. A. arms B. hands C. fingers D. feet
48. A. opening B. closing C. knocking D. covering
49. A. wife B. daughter C. son D. baby
50. A. Meanwhile B. Afterwards C. Previously D. Consequently
51. A. satisfaction B. responsibility C. occupation D. curiosity
52. A. heard B. made C. seen D. let
53. A. comfort B. pain C. suffering D. trouble
54. A. at length B. for sure C. at risk D. straight away
55. A. belong in B. hold back C. fit in D. bring to
56. A. one day B. every morning C. one night D. every night
57. A. take note of B. take care of C. look for D. focus on
58. A. pick B. take C. bring D. choose
59. A. flexible B. funny C. casual D. humorous
60. A. almost B. roughly C. nearly D. approximately
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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、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。
A woman came out of her house and saw three old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She said, “I don’t think I 36 you, but you must be hungry. Please 37 and have something to eat.”
“Is the man of the house 38 ?” they asked. “No,” she replied, “He’s out.” “Then we cannot come in,” they replied. In the evening when her 39 came home, she told him what had happened. “ 40 them I am home and invite them in!” The woman went out and invited the men in. “We do not go into a house 41 ,” they replied. “Why is that?” she asked.
One of the old men explained, “His name is Wealth,” he said 42 one of his friends, “and he is Success, and I am Love.” Then he added, “Now go in and 43 your husband which one of us you want in your home.”
The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband was 44 . “How nice!” he said. “Since that is 45 , let us invite Wealth. Let him come and fill our home with wealth!” His wife 46 . “My dear, why don’t we invite Success?” Their daughter-in-law was listening from the other corner of the house. She jumped in with her own 47 , “Wouldn’t it be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love.” “Let us 48 our daughter-in-law’s advice,” said the husband to his wife. “Go out and invite 49 to be our guest.” The woman went out and asked the three old men, “Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our 50 .”
Love got up and started walking toward the house.
The other two also got up and 51 him. 52 , the lady asked Wealth and Success, “I only invited Love. Why are you coming in?”
The old men replied together, “If you 53 Wealth or Success, the other two of us would have stayed out, but 54 you invited Love, wherever he goes, we go with him. 55 there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!”
36. A. like B. know C. recognize D. need
37. A. go out B. get away C. get up D. come in
38. A. home B. room C. family D. office
39. A. friend B. father C. brother D. husband
40. A. Go tell B. Do tell C. Go ask D. Do ask
41. A. one by one B. one after anotherC. alone D. together
42.A. laughing at B. looking at C. pointing to D. staring at
43. A. argue with B. discuss with C. debate with D. quarrel with
44. A. overjoyed B. surprised C. excited D. worried
45. A. the situation B. the position C. the case D. the point
46. A. agreed B. appreciated C. nodded D. disagreed
47. A. suggestion B. plan C. solution D. explanation
48. A. discuss B. take C. consider D. ignore
49. A. Success B. Wealth C. Love D. them
50. A. friend B. relative C. son-in-law D. guest
51. A. followed B. stopped C. honored D. pleased
52. A. Pleased B. Surprised C. Delighted D. Disappointed
53. A. invited B. Invite C. had invited D. have invited
54. A. when B. while C. if D. since
55. A. Wherever B. However C. Whenever D. Whatever
第二节完形填空（共15题，每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I dropped my 5-year-old daughter off at the day care centre(育儿中心) yesterday. There we saw one of her friends sitting at a table 16 , crying. She sometimes gets 17 when her mom leaves. My daughter often 18 with her, and they’re good friends. When we saw the little girl 19 , I asked my daughter if she wanted to go and20with her. She said, "Yes, I don’t want her to be 21 ,"and then took her breakfast to sit beside her friend. I watched her 22 her food and talk to the little girl.
Walking back to my car I was very 23 to know that my little girl had a kind 24 . When I got home last night, I asked her how her day had been. She said that her 25wasn’t sad any more. She was proud to have shared (分享) her 26 with her and played with her all day . I praised my daughter for being such a caring friend and 27her that I was very proud of her. She 28 , and told me that she didn’t like to see people sad.
I hugged her and told her what a wonderful girl she was. 29 , she said "I’m Daddy’s little girl!" I couldn’t help but smile, and was proud to be her dad. My little girl has 30 me a lot. Because of her I do my best to make people who may be sad smile.
16. A. alone B. alike C. likely D. lonely
17. A. bored B. surprised C. excited D. worried
18. A. agrees B. plays C. fightsD. argues
19. A. singing B. talking C. crying D. dancing
20. A. sit B. wait C. pass D. drop
21. A. Frightened B. nervous C. afraid D. sad
22. A. make B. eat C . enjoy D. share
23. A. happy B. disappointed C. helpful D. Great
24. A. mind B. heart C. feeling D. idea
25. A. daughter B. teacher C. toy D. friend
26. A. feeling B. drink C. food D. dream
27. A. taught B. wrote C. told D. asked
28. A. cried B. smiled C. shouted D. disagreed
29. A. quickly B. luckily C. proudly D. rudely(粗鲁地)
30. A. encouraged B. suggested C. taught D. told
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。
I am a single mom with two girls and we are on food stamps.
I often go to do my grocery shopping for the whole 36______. While I was shopping for this month, I noticed a lady 37______ a very serious conversation on the cell phone. I continued to do my shopping and continually ran into her throughout the 38________. By the time I made it to the check-out line, she too was in line 39________ me. I didn’t think anything of it and went to pay my 40________.
I needed to pay $60 for my non-food items as food 41 _______are only for food. I opened my 42_______only to find that I did not have credit card with me. 43_____,I realized that I had 44______it at home. The 45_______said she could hold my order and I could 46______home to get my money and come back.
I ran outside to ask Sharon, who gave me a lift to the store, 47______she could drive me home and she said 48______. So I ran back in to let the cashier know that I would be right back. But while I was running in the store, the cashier was 49______her hands in the air. She told me not to 50_______going home because the lady behind me had paid my $60 bill. I was 51_______as I had never expected she would help me out. I asked her if I could give her phone number so that I could 52______her. She smiled and said, “Just 53______it.” But I will 54 ______forget what she has done for me. I thank her so much for 55______a single mom without any expectation.
36. A. day B. week C. month D. year
37. A. sparing B. sharing C. going D. having
38. A. shelf B. counter C. store D. street
39. A. behind B. beside C. ahead D. around
40. A. debt B. fine C. rent D. bill
41. A. cards B stamps C. papers D. tickets
42. A. box. B. basket C. purse D. watch
43. A. Suddenly B. Firstly C. Interestingly D. Luckily
44. A. brought B. sent C. left D. placed
45. A. man B. woman C. cashier D. boss
46. A. ride B. fly C. run D. roll
47. A. what B. if C. how D. why
48. A. nothing B. no C. sorry D. yes
49. A. waving B. shaking C. biting D. touching
50. A. find out B. think upC. worry out D. turn to
51. A. satisfied B. surprised C. ashamed D. disappointed
52. A. remind B. call C. teach D. repay
53. A. leave B. follow C. forget D. remember
54. A. sometimes B. usually C. ever D. never
55. A. cheering up B. helping out C. making up D. letting down
完形填空（共20题，每小题1分）
阅读下面一段文章，从A 、B、 C、 D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Water costs money. In some places water is hard 36 . what 37 when a town has these problems ? A small town in California found a happy 38 .
Very 39 rain ever fell there. The town had no water 40 . The water it used was
41 from a river 300 miles away. As more people 42 live in the town, 43 water was needed. Now water 44 to be brought in from 600 miles ways. All these cost 45 money.
The town 46 a plan. It found 47 to clean its “dirty” water. Once the cleaned water was reused 48 many ways. Five 49 lakes was built. Here people could swim and fish and go 50 . They 51 have picnics in their new parks. Farmers had more water
52 their crops. New factories can be built, now that they have the promise of 53 .
In most places, water is used and thrown 54 . The town that saved 55 water has saved the town!
36. A. supplying B. getting C. to get D. to supply
37. A. happens B. happeningC. is happened D. happened
38. A. key B. answer C. answering D. way
39. A. little B. a little C. few D. a few
40. A. of itself B. of its own C. for its own D. for itself
41. A. fetch B. take C. brought in D. guided
42. A. come to B. came to C. coming to D. came for
43. A. many B. plenty of C. more D. many more
44. A. has B. had C. must D. needed
45. A. many B. a few C. a great many D. a lot of
46. A. put B. made C. supply D. noticed
47. A. a way B. ways C. an answer D. a key
48. A. for B. by C. at D. in
49. A. man-making B. man-make C. man-made D. man made
50.A. boating B. to boat C. to boating D. on boating
51. A. must B. could C. needed D. had to
52. A. as B. with C. for D. to
53. A. water enough B. enough water C. crops enough D. enough crops
54. A. off B. of C. away D. out of
55. A. it’s B. its C. one’s D. his
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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Most people hate rock music. 36 I am not by nature an unpersonable or biased (有偏见的)person, two personal 37 of rock music during the past two weeks have 38 me that it has become a 39 for those of us with enough common sense to see its potential dangers to 40 . My first experience was the 41 that if I spoke to my teenage son when he was listening to rock music through headphones, he replied in an 42 loud voice, as if there was something wrong with his 43 . The second occurred when I went with him to a “ 44 ” and saw for myself what these affairs are like.
45 I went to that concert, I had always taken the “live-and-let-live” 46 that rock music was simply not my taste but that other people had every 47 to enjoy it if it was theirs. But what I saw and heard made me believe that we are 48 something very powerful to take possession of the younger generation. In the first place, I noticed a collective madness, brought about by the 49 level. But secondly, and far more 50 , I observed that after a time everyone was 51 by the noise. By the end I was in the middle of a faceless 52 who clapped and stamped and jumped around like 53 . I seriously believe that in time to come our 54 younger generation would thank us if we managed to put a 55 to it now.
36. A. If B. While C. When D. Even
37. A. happenings B. hearings C. experiences D. affairs
38. A. persuaded B. treated C. punished D. encouraged
39. A. job B. problem C. pleasure D. duty
40. A. let them out B. pick them up C. find them out D. point them out
41. A. satisfaction B. realization C. excitement D. disappointment
42. A. unnaturally B. unfairly C. unfortunately D. unexpectedly
43. A. hearing B. mind C. voice D. thought
44. A. lecture B. party C. concert D. ball
45. A. Since B. Until C. After D. As
46. A. attitude B. decision C. chance D. opinion
47. A. position B. reason C. right D. time
48. A. inviting B. leading C. allowing D. preventing
49. A. dance B. music C. sound D. noise
50. A. safely B. obviously C. naturally D. dangerously
51. A. carried along B. carried out C. taken on D. brought up
52. A. team B. crowd C. group D. people
53. A. artists B. dancers C. monkeys D. sportsmen
54. A. modern B. former C. lovely D. present
55. A. measure B. stop C. praise D. start