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。
It is a very interesting story that I heard.
A young man longing to 36 the beautiful daughter of a farm-owner came one day to the 37 to make the proposal(求婚)
The farm-owner looked at him 38 , saying, “All right . Let’s go to my pasture (牧场)I’ll 39 three bulls one by one . If you can catch any one’s 40 ,you’re qualified to marry my daughter.”
Then they came together to the pasture . The young man stood waiting 41 , for the first bull to appear. A few minutes later the cattle shed (牛栏) opened and a bull rushed out 42 him . It was the largest and ugliest bull he had ever seen. He thought may be the 43 one would be better, so he stepped aside to let it 44 the pasture to the back gate of the shed.
A．The shed 45 again and the second bull came rushing in. It was not only very big but also unusually 46 . It stood with its hoofs (蹄子) kicking and its throat muttering (咕噜)“How terrible it is ! The next cannot be as 47 as this .” He was so scared that he hurried to
48 behind the railings (栏杆). It rushed away to the back gate.
Soon afterwards, the shed opened for the third bull to come out . 49 it , the young man
51 type of a bull for him. When it rushed toward him he was ready to 52 . With a jump he stretched his hands to catch its tail but 53 ——it simply had no tail at all .
It goes without saying that the young man 54 to marry the farmer’s beautiful daughter. He had been given 55 , but they had all gone in a flash.
36．A．meet B．know C．date D．marry
37．A．farm B．village C．town D．country
38．A．up and down B．here and there C．again and again D．little by little
39．A．set out B．give out C．let out D．take out
40．A．head B．leg C．body D．take out
41．A．anxiously B．sadly C．happily D．patiently
42．A．from B．over C．upon D．toward
43．A．last B．next C．other D．another
44．A．cross B．pass C．leave D．enter
45．A．closed B．locked C．opened D．turned
46．A．fierce B．gentle C．lovely D．cruel
47．A．exciting B．surprising C．frightening D．amazing
48．A．fall B．sit C．wait D．hide
49．A．Looking at B．Seeing C．Watching D．Observing
50．A．size B．length C．weight D．number
51．A．just B．very C．only D．quite
52．A．act B．behave C．run D．perform
53．A．in astonishment B．in anger C．in trouble D．in vain
54．A．tried B．decided C．failed D．managed
55．A．luck B．chances C．bulls D．time
As Christmas is coming，there are presents to be bought，cards to be sent，and rooms to be cleaned．Parents are 36 with difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children·If the gifts are large，this is sometimes a real 37 On Christmas Eve， young children find the excitement almost unbearable They are torn between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring their presents quickly and the wish to 38 up late SO that they will no’ 39 the fun．The wish for gifts usually proves stronger．But though children go to bed early， they often lie 40 for a long time，hoping to get a short 41 at Father Christmas．
Last Christmas，my wife and I 42 hid a few large presents in the storeroom．I feared the 43 when my son，Jimmy，would 44 me where that new bike had come from，but 45 he did not see it．
On Christmas Eve, 46 took the children hours to go to sleep．It must have been nearly47 when my wife and 1 went quietly into their room and began 48 stockings(袜子) ．Then I pushed in the 49 I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree．We knew we would not get much sleep that night，for the children were 50 to get up early At about five o’clock the next morning， we were 51 by loud sounds coming from the children’s room--they were shouting excitedly! 52 I had time to get Out of bed，young Jimmy came riding into the room on his new bike，and his sister，Mary，followed close behind pushing her new baby carriage． 53 the youngest baby arrived He moved 54 the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon behind him Suddenly it burst．That woke us up 55 ．
The day had really begun with a bang(巨响)!
A．faced B．met C．filled D．pleased
A．event B．affair C．problem D．business
A．get B．stay C．stand D．wake
A．bring B．break C．miss D．1eave
A．awake B．wake C．asleep D．sleep
A．100k B．stare C．glare D．watch
A．hopefully B．busily C．gladly D．successfully
A．day B．moment C．week D．month
A．answer B．tell C．ask D．search
A．sadly B．unluckily C．possibly D．fortunately
A．it B．they C．I D．we
A．morning B．midnight C．evening D．daybreak
A．filling B．sewing C．mending D．preparing
A．card B．stocking C．bike D．tree
A．troubled B．frightened C．woken D．shocked
A．Before B．Because C．Unless D．Since
A．with B．on C．over D．by
A．all B．nearly C．happily D．completely
“How did you do it, Dad? How have you 21 not to take a drink for almost 20 years?” It took me almost 20 years to have the 22 to even ask my father this very 23 question. When Dad first 24 drinking, the whole family was on pins and needles 25 he got into a situation that, in the past, would have started him drinking again. For a few years we were 26 to bring it up for fear that the drinking would begin again.
“I had this little 27 that I would recite to myself 28 four to five times a day” was Dad’s 29 to my 18 – year – old unasked question. “The 30 were an instant relief and constant reminder to me that things were never so 31 that I could not handle them,” Dad said. And then he 32 the poem with me. The poem’s simple, yet profound （深奥的） words 33 became part of my daily routine as well.
About a month after this talk with my father, I 34 a gift in the mail from a friend of mine. It was a book of affirmations（断言）with one affirmation listed for each 35 of the year.
I 36 opened the book to the page of my birthday to see what words of wisdom this book had in store for me. 37 of disbelief and appreciation rolled down my face. There, on my birthday, was the 38 poem that had helped my 39 for all these years! It is called The Serenity Prayer.
God, give me the Serenity （平静）to accept the things I cannot change, the Courage to 40 the things I can, and the Wisdom to know the difference.
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One of my favourite films is Mr. Bean At a Fancy（化装）Restaurant. In the film, after being 21 at his table，Mr. Bean takes out a 22 ，writes a few words on it，signs his name，puts it into an envelope and 23 it on the table．After a moment，he looks at the 24 but this time he looks surprised，as if he did not know it was there．He opens it to find a birthday card and delightedly puts it on the table for everyone to see．
When he looks at the 25 ，an astonished look quickly 26 on his face．He takes all 27 out of his pockets，counts it and puts it in a saucer（碟子）．He then looks from the menu to the money with 28 until he finds one thing that makes him smile. He29 a dish called “steak tartare.” When the dish arrives，he is 30 to discover that “steak tartare” is 31 a raw（生肉的）hamburger．He 32 an attempt to eat it，but it is 33 ，from the look on his face，that he finds the taste really terrible．He cannot 34 his feelings，except when the waiter asks whether everything is OK．He smiles and nods， 35 that everything is fine．36 no one is looking，however，he 37 himself hiding the raw meat anywhere he can 38 ，inside a sugar bottle，a tiny flower vase and under a plate．He becomes so disappointed in the end that he 39 hides some inside the 40 of a woman sitting near him and throws some under the seat of the restaurant’s violinist！
I like to watch Mr. Bean on TV but I wouldn’t want to meet someone like him in real life．
A．treated B．invited C．accepted D．served
A．magazine B．book C．card D．wallet
A．throws B．places C．removes D．spreads
A．waiter B．watch C．envelope D．table
A．customers B．tablecloth C．surroundings D．menu
A．appears B．grows C．turns D．shows
A．cards B．money C．bills D．keys
A．satisfaction B．care C．confidence D．concern
A．buys B．orders C．washes D．breaks
A．shocked B．pleased C．moved D．frightened
A．mostly B．indeed C．actually D．nearly
A．makes B．gets C．tries D．takes
A．doubtful B．sure C．clear D．likely
A．hide B．express C．prevent D．explain
A．admitting B．recognizing C．indicating D．realizing
A．Because B．When C．Once D．Although
A．pretends B．helps C．prepares D．busies
A．reach B．see C．get D．arrive
A．rather B．almost C．exactly D．even
A．hand B．purse C．blouse D．hair
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Mr. Smith，head of Howard’s department，never said a pleasant word to anyone. He never smiled．His face always __36__a serious expression．Worse __37__，he never did his own work．__38__，he always asked his subordinates(下属)to do the job he __39__himself．The clerks were __40__frightened by Mr. Smith that they were afraid to __41__to Mr. White，who was Mr. Smith’s superior．Everybody worked very hard while Mr. Smith，who had nothing to do，read newspapers all morning to__42__．
One day，Mr. Smith could not find an important paper．He told Howard to__43__the paper which__44__．
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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
I’m an operating engineer, running crane in New York City. I was in the countryside, playing golf when we got the call that a plane had 36 the World Trade Centre. We checked out of the hotel immediately and started 37 our way downtown. When I got home, I called the rescue center and they told me to come 38 and get on the 39 list.The next morning I went down to the 40 at about 5 A. M., and four hours later I 41 the call to come down to West Street. I called my wife and told her not to 42 me, and that I would stay in 43 with her. I took the subway. It stopped at West Fourth Street, so I had to 44 the rest of the way.And somewhere in there I became 45 that I was going into something I 46 . I once worked there in 1966 for the 47 of the World Trade Centre. On halfway on September 12, I was frightened to see the World Trade Centre was a huge pile, maybe ten 48 tall. And it was burning. I started to ask 49in which my crane might be 50a whistle blew suddenly warning us of some danger. I saw people running away and I really didn’t know what to do. So I did the same, too. It was as if they had 51 the bulls go in Spain and we were running through the street. People falling down, people 52 them up as they came by, and carrying them, just to get them out of the way, because something was extremely 53 . I didn’t even look back. We stopped running when we got to the Battery Tunnel, and I caught my 54 and said, “Oh, my God, I’m going to 55 .”
Then I settled down a little bit, thinking about what we should do next. As we started again we knocked into a fire chief officer and we asked, “What can we do to help you?”
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