第二节完形填空（共20小题：每小题1分，满分20分）
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和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I believe in miracles（奇迹）because I‘ve seen so many of them.One day, a patient was referred to me who was one hundred and two years old.“There’s a 36 in my upper jaw ,”she said.“I told my own dentist it’s nothing,but he 37 I come to see you”
Her eight-year-old son accompanied her.He would 38 to add something .but she stopped him.She wanted to tell everything herself.I found a large cancer that spread over much of the 39 of her mouth.A careful examination later 40 that it was a particularly bad sort of cancer.
During her next appointment，I explained to her the 41 of the problem.She clasped my hand in hers and said,“I know you’re worried about me,but I’m just 42 .”
I thought otherwise.After considerable 43 on my part,and kindness on her part because she wanted to 44 me ,she agreed to have me refer her to a cancer surgeon.She saw him,but as I expected, 45 treatment.
About six months later she returned to my office,still energetic and 46 .
“How are you?”I asked.
“I’m just fine ,honey，”she responded 47 high spirits.“When can I get stared on fixing my dentures（假牙）?”
Surprised to see her at all,Ianswered 48 ,“Let me take a look at your mouth and we’ll see about it.”
I couldn’t believe my eyes.The cancer that had 49 nearly the entire roof of her mouth was gone-only one small area of redness 50 .
I had read of such things happening.but had 51 seen them with my own eyes.That was my first miracle.Since then I’ve seen many others,because they keep getting 52 to see.In fact,miracles are daily events for me now.And people are miracles, 53 through them we have a chance to know ourselves and to 54 the miracles of one another.
Since my first miracle,I’ve come to understand that the time and place for a miracle is 55 we choose to find it.
36.A.cut B.pain C.wound D.cancer
37. A.declared B.suspected C.promised D.insisted
38. A.refuse B.continue C.attempt D.manage
39. A.roof B.coiner C.bottom D.surface
40. A.confirmed B.convinced C.considered D.concluded
41. A.possibility B.importance C.seriousness D.resolution
42.A.old B.sick C.fine D.glad
43.A.permission B.support C.approval D.effort
44.A.persuade B.please C.encourage D.astonish
45.A.declined B.provided C.received D.required
46.A.healthy B.elegant C.optimistic D.humorous
47.A.to B.in C.with D.by
48.A.worriedly B.confusedly C.patiently D.confidently
49.A.covered B.reached C.spread D.grown
50.A.cured B.faded C.expanded D.remained
51.A.ever B.also C.never D.already
52.A.easier B.rarer C.happier D.closer
53.A.or B.so C.yet D.for
54.A.read B.make C.keep D.see
55.A.whatever B.wherever C.whoever D.whichever
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和D）中，选出最佳选项
My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling 36, but I always knew he was37 . He never criticized us, but used38to bring out our best. He’d say, “If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you don’t give them water, they die.” I39as a child I said something40about somebody, and my father said, “ 41time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you.” He explained that if I looked for the best42people, I would get the best43 . From then on I’ve always tried to44the principle in my life and later in running my company.
Dad’s also always been very 45. At 15, I started a magazine. It was 46a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a47：stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.
I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision, 48any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad 49me to go into law. And I’ve 50regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, 51I didn’t pursue my 52 . You know what you want. Go fulfill it.”
As 53turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national 54for young people in the U.K. My wife and I have two children, and I’d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad 55me.
36.A. biologist B. manager C. lawyer D. gardener
37.A. strictB. honest C. special D. learned
38. A. praise B. courage C. power D. warmth
39. A. think B. imagine C. remember D. guess
40.A. unnecessary B. unkind C. unimportant D. unusual
41.A. AnotherB. SomeC. Any D. Other
42.A. onB. inC. at D. about
43.A. in caseB. by turns C. by chance D. in return
44.A. reviseB. set C. review D. follow
45.A. understanding B. experienced C. serious D. demanding
46. A. taking up B. making upC. picking up D. keeping up
47.A. suggestion B. decision C. notice D. choice
48.A. and B. asC. even if D. as if
49.A. helped B. allowedC. persuaded D. suggested
50.A. always B. neverC. seldom D. almost
51.A. rather B. but C. for D. therefore
52.A. promise B. taskC. beliefD. dream
53.A. this B. he C. it D. that
54.A. newspaper B. magazine C. program D. project
55.A. controlled B. comforted C. reminded D. raised
In the summer vacation of 1997 , I was fixed with a job . I worked as a(n) 36at Mr. Breen’s fruit shop .The fruit shop did37business . Most of the trade came from the housewives who lived in the neighbourhood, 38he also had regular customers who arrived outside the shop in cars . Mr Breen39them all by name and they sometimes even had their order already made up , always40me to carry it out to their car . They were clearly long-standing customers , and I41they must have stayed faithful to him42he had promised to sell good quality43. He had a way with them —I had to44that . He called every woman “madam” for a start , 45those who clearly were not, but when he46it , it did not sound like flattery (奉承). It just sounded47in an old-fashioned way . He was a great chatter48. If he did not know them , he would greet them with a few49about the weather , 50he did , he would ask about their families or make51, always cutting his cloth52his customers . Whatever their bills came to , be53gave them back the few odd pence (零钱), and I am sure they thought he was very generous (慷慨). But I thought he was the opposite . He never54anything away . He was always looking for55for nothing .
36.A.operator B.assistant C.waiter D.secretary
37.A.good B.poor C.big D.usual
38.A.so B.when C.therefore D.but
39.A.sold B.knew C.gave D.sent
40.A.making B.letting C.getting D.keeping
41.A.wish B.insist C.declare D.suppose
42.A.when B.if C.because D.though
43.A.food B.fruit C.vegetables D.drink
44.A.admit B.expect C.announce D.promise
45.A.yet B.only C.just D.even
46.A.told B.said C.spoke D.talked
47.A.serious B.strange C.polite D.familiar
48.A.as well B.as usual C.either D.also
49.A.sayings B.questions C.words D.speeches
50.A.and then B.and so C.even if D.but if
51.A.preparations B.jokes C.repairs D.friends
52.A.according to B.due to C.instead of D.up to
53.A.never B.ever C.seldom D.always
54.A.took B.moved C.threwD.turned .
55.A.something B.anything C.somebody D.anybody
When I was thirteen, my family moved from Boston to Tucson, Arizona. 36 the move, my father 37 us in the living-room on a freezing January night. My sisters and I sat around the fire, not 38 that the universe would suddenly change its course. "In May, we're 39 to Arizona."
The words, so small, didn't seem 40 enough to hold my new life. But the world changed and I awoke on a train moving across the country. I watched the 41_ change from green trees to flat dusty plains to high mountains as I saw strange new plants that 42 mysteries(奥秘) yet to come. Finally, we arrived and 43 into our new home.
44 my older sisters were sad at the loss of friends, I 45explored(探索) our new surroundings.
One afternoon, I was out exploring 46 and saw a new kind of cactus(仙人掌). I crouched (蹲) down for a closer look. "You'd better not 47 that."
I turned around to see an old woman
"Are you new to this neighborhood?" I explained that I was, 48 , new to the entire state.
"My name is Ina Thorne. Have you got used to life in the 49 ? It must be quite a _50 after living in Boston."
How could I explain how I 51 the desert? I couldn't seem to find the right words.
"It's vastness," she offered. “That vastness 52 you stand on the mountains overlooking the desert -- you can 53 how little you are in comparison with the world.54, you feel that the possibilities are limitless.”
That was it. That was the feeling I'd had ever since I'd first seen the mountains of my new home. Again, my 55 would change with just a few simple words.
"Would you like to come to my home tomorrow? Someone should teach you which plant you should and shouldn't touch."
36. A. During B. Until C. Upon D. Before
37. A. gathered B. warned C. organized D. comforted
38. A. hoping B. admitting C. realizing D. believing
39. A. going B. moving C. driving D. flying
40. A. good B. simple C. big D. proper
41. A. picture B. ground C. scene D. area
42. A. suggested B. solved C. discovered D. explained
43. A. settled B. walked C. hurried D. stepped
44. A. If B. After C. Once D. While
45. A. bitterly B. easily C. proudly D. eagerly
46 A as well B. as usual C. right away D. on time
47. A. move B. dig C. pull D. touch
48. A. of course B. in fact C. after all D. at least
49. A. desert B. city C. state D. country
50. A. luck B. doubt C. shock D. danger
51. A. found B. examined C. watched D. reached
52. A. why B. when C. how D. where
53. A. prove B. guess C. sense D. expect
54. A. However B. Otherwise C. Therefore D. Meanwhile
55. A. idea B. life C. home D. family
You are near the front line of a battle . Around you shells are exploding ;people are shooting from a house behind you .What are you doing there? You aren’t a soldier .You aren’t 36carrying a gun .You’re standing in front of a 37 and you’re telling the TV 38what is happening.
It’s all in a day’s work for a war reporter ,and it can be very 39.In the first two years of the 40 in former Yugoslavia（前南斯拉夫）,28 reporters and photographers were killed .Hundreds more were 41. What kind of people put themselves in danger to 42 pictures to our TV screens and 43to our newspapers? Why do they do it ?
“I think it’s every young journalist’s 44to be a foreign reporter,” says Michael Nicholson, “that’s 45 you find the excitement .So when the first opportunity comes, you take it 46it is a war.”
But there are moments of 47. Jeremy Bowen says, “Yes ,when you’re lying on the ground and bullets （子弹）are flying 48your ears ,you think: ‘What am I doing here? I’m not going to do this again.’ But that feeling 49after a while and when the next war starts, you’ll be 50 .”
“None of us believes that we’re going to 51,” adds Michael. But he always52 a lucky charm（护身符）with him .It was given to him by his wife for his first war. It’s a card which says “Take care of yourself.”Does he ever think about dying?“Oh,53 ,and every time it happens you look to the sky and say to God, ‘If you get me out of this ,I 54 I’ll never do it again.’ You can almost hear God 55, because you know he doesn’t believe you .”
36．A．simplyB．really C．merely D．even
37．A．crowdB．house C．battlefield D．camera
38．A．producersB．viewers C．directors D．actors
39．A．dangerousB．exciting C．normal D．disappointing
40．A．stayB．fight C．war D．life
41．A．injuredB．buried C．defeated D．saved
42．A．bringB．show C．take D．make
43．A．scenesB．passagesC．stories D．contents
44．A．beliefB．dreamC．duty D．faith
45．A．whyB．what C．how D．where
46．A．even soB．ever sinceC．as ifD．even if
47．A．fearB．surprise C．shame D．sadness
48．A．intoB．around C．pastD．through
49．A．returnsB．goes C．continues D．occurs
50．A．thereB．away C．outD．home
51．A．leaveB．escapeC．dieD．remain
52．A．hangsB．wearsC．holdsD．carries
53．A．neverB．many timesC．some time D．seldom
54．A．considerB．accept C．promise D．guess
55．A．whisperingB．laughingC．screaming D．crying
A lady and her husband stepped off the train in Boston. They walked without an appointment（预约）into the outer 36 of Harvard’s president. But they were 37 by his secretary and kept waiting. For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, 38 that the couple would finally become 39 and go away. But they didn’t. The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though 40 .
A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a 41 face. The lady told him, “We had a son that 42 Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard. He was 43 here. But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed. My husband and I would like to 44a memorial（纪念物）to him, somewhere on campus.”
The president wasn’t 45 . Instead, he was shocked. “Madam,” he said, “we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died. If we did, this46 would look like a cemetery（墓地）,” “Oh, no,” the lady 47 quickly. “We don’t want to put up a statue. We would like to give a 48 to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes and 49 at the couple and then exclaimed,“ A building! Do you have any 50 how much a building costs? We have spent over ＄7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard.” For a moment the lady was silent. The president was 51 , because he could get rid of them now. Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly, “Is that all it costs to start a 52 ? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded. 53 their offer was turned down. Mr. and Mrs. Stanford traveled to California where they founded the University that bears their 54 , a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer 55 about.
36．A．labB．libraryC．hallD．office
37．A．watchedB．stopped C．followed D．interviewed
38．A．hopingB．finding C．realizing D．imagining
39．A．surprisedB．disappointed C．worried D．troubled
40．A．hopelesslyB．carefully C．unexpectedly D．unwillingly
41．A．pleasantB．funny C．coldD．sad
42．A．attendedB．visitedC．studiedD．served
43．A．cleverB．brave C．proud D．happy
44．A．set aboutB．set up C．take down D．take over
45．A．satisfiedB．excited C．moved D．ashamed
46．A．houseB．partC．garden D．place
47．A．explainedB．expressed C．refused D．admitted
48．A．buildingB．yardC．playground D．square
49．A．laughedB．shouted C．glanced D．called
50．A．suggestionB．ideaC．thought D．opinion
51．A．boredB．astonished C．interested D．pleased
52．A．departmentB．university C．businessD．club
53．A．OnceB．WhileC．SinceD．Though
54．A．nameB．character C．picture D．sign
55．A．talkedB．knew C．heard D．cared