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21 – 40 各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C, 和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
Leaning against my parents’ wardrobe in the bedroom, I, six years old then, __21__ to their casual talk about budgets and paychecks. I __22__ that my family was poor.
Their money talk continued, and a thought __23__ me: Dad had to __24__ for me. While the story of my birth ranked as a bedtime favorite, I had never considered hospital bills, the meals I’d eaten, or the __25__ of my clothes.
“Daddy,” I interrupted, “how much did I cost?” “Oh, let me see. About a million dollars.”
A million dollars! Because of me, Dad __26__ two jobs. Because of me, he wore __27__ jeans, drove an old car, and had his shoes __ 28__ over and over again.
I went to the kitchen. From a shelf, I took my granny-shaped __29__, which held every penny I owned – seven dollars. I pulled the bank’s plug out, and __30__ the coins into my hand. I had often __ 31__ with these coins in secret and I felt secure pleasure in just knowing they were there.
Whether the topic had changed when I returned to my parents’ bedroom, I didn’t __32__. Tugging ( 用力拉 ) on Dad’s shirt, I __33__ out my first payment on a million dollars.
“Here,” I said. “Maybe this will __34__ to pay for me.”
“What?” Dad’s confused look __35__ my own. Didn’t he remember what he’d said? Didn’t the sight of me __36__ him of how much I cost?
My tear-filled eyes, which I couldn’t seem to take off the bank, finally made __37__ to him.
Dad knelt down and pulled me __38__ . “You didn’t cost a million dollars, but you’re __39__ a million million dollars. And if that’s what I’d have to pay for you, I would do it.”
Today, I often pull out this memory, think about it and feel the __40__ weight of it in my heart.
21．A．listened B．watched C．heard D．joined
22．A．pretended B．accepted C．concluded D．confused
23．A．occurred B．hit C．came D．left
24．A．apply B．apologize C．send D．pay
25．A．style B．quality C．material D．price
26．A．gave up B．worked C．lost D．offered
27．A．old B．new C．expensive D．beautiful
28．A．repaired B．washed C．sold D．bought
29．A．coin B．bag C．bank D．suitcase
30．A．carried B．sent C．returned D．poured
31．A．quarreled B．played C．worked D．laughed
32．A．notice B．care C．worry D．mind
33．A．ran B．put C．held D．set
34．A．get B．reach C．come D．help
35．A．matched B．surprised C．increased D．confused
36．A．ask B．remind C．warn D．teach
37．A．sense B．trouble C．understanding D．money
38．A．down B．up C．away D．close
39．A．selling B．buying C．worth D．saving
40．A．heavy B．light C．cold D．warm
Sorry, I’m late. I ____ have turned off the alarm clock and gone back to sleep again.
A．might B．should C．can D．Will
My father was in the navy, which meant that my mother was married to both my father and the sea. As was often the , we had to pack our belongings into boxes and those we had grown to love. We would arrive at our new home and find ourselves once again standing at the pier (码头) good-bye to my father as hisshippulled him away from us. My mother would turn my brother and me around before the ship was out of , wipe our tears, and take us back home to start the process of in the new environment again.
Throughout the years of changing , schools and friends, there remained one constant in my childhood — my mother. For both my and me, she was the cook, maid and teacher. She played these roles while some type of part-time job. Leaving a career is just one of thesacrifices which my mother made for my family as we moved around the world with our father every three years or so. she had to deal with only a small budget, my mother, , managed to make each house the very home that is safe and .
This probably sounds like a depressing way to live, with two small children: “single”
parenthood, short-term friendships, and the inability to her career or establish a home. But it was not for my mother. She turned this into adventure for us all! Each relocation (变换位置) was a chance to another part of the world. My mother greeted each new culture, climate and neighborhood. Each new house was a to rearrange furniture, make curtains and pictures. Every part-time job was an opportunity to learn something new and work with interesting people.
No matter how difficult the life was, she was always having a attitude. She always had strength in the face of struggle and change. My mother was so all those years during my childhood — she was my island in a sea of change. She is my hero.
A．situation B．condition C．case D．matter
A．leave out B．leave behind C．leave off D．leave for
A．speaking B．staring C．waving D．talking
A．range B．shape C．sight D．control
A．adapting B．suiting C．matching D．fitting
A．names B．jobs C．addresses D．directions
A．father B．classmates C．brother D．relatives
A．performing B．seeking C．waiting D．applying
A．terrible B．promising C．hopeless D．negative
A．Once B．While C．When D．Unless
A．somewhere B．anyhow C．somewhat D．somehow
A．romantic B．comfortable C．mysterious D．wealthy
A．generally B．actually C．especially D．unfairly
A．desert B．develop C．affect D．limit
A．lifestyle B．value C．journey D．opportunity
A．acquire B．explore C．occupy D．realize
A．load B．sadness C．result D．challenge
A．hang B．draw C．took D．sold
A．changeable B．cautious C．positive D．negative
A．experienced B．brave C．ordinary D．annoyed
When Glen Kruger picked a small cat from an animal shelter, he did not expect much. Yet right from the start, eight years ago, there was an uncommon connection between him and the small black cat. He ____ her Inky.
“I grew up on a hundredacre farm and had only cats ____ playmates,” Kruger, the seventyyearold man, says. “My hearing was damaged by the ____ of farm equipment, so I learned to connect with ____. They react to what they see and what you do.”
Inky was a gentle cat, ____ the house with five other cats. But on a January night in 2009, Inky did ____ that would set her apart from ____ cats forever.
Kruger had gone down to the basement to ____ the wood stove for the night. When he was finished, he ____to the top of the stairs and reached to turn off the lights. In doing so, he slipped and ____ his back against an old shelf. The heavy shelf came crashing down and sent Kruger down the stairs.
____ in a pool of blood on the basement floor, Kruger felt ____ going into shock(休克)．He shouted for help, ____ his wife, Brenda, was asleep in their bedroom at the opposite end of the house. ____ Kruger noticed Inky watching from the top of the stairs.
“Go get Brenda,” Kruger said to Inky.
Inky ____ to the bedroom door and scratched ____ until Brenda opened it. Then Inky led her to the ____. Brenda found her husband ____ the stairs and called 911. Kruger was rushed to the hospital. “I spent six months ____ there,” says Kruger. “Although I became lame, I was blessed.” Since the accident, Inky has ____ left Kruger's side.
A．gave B．chose C．named D．remembered
A．like B．as C．except D．among
A．sound B．alarm C．noise D．voice
A．animals B．friends C．farmers D．neighbors
A．sharing B．visiting C．dividing D．discovering
A．anything B．nothing C．something D．everything
A．familiar B．lovely C．ordinary D．outstanding
A．shut out B．shut off C．shut down D．shut up
A．marched B．flew C．struggled D．climbed
A．bent B．hit C．shook D．pulled
A．Falling B．Lying C．Appearing D．Thinking
A．it B．itself C．him D．himself
A．and B．but C．or D．so
A．Thus B．Otherwise C．Then D．Rather
A．walked B．ran C．returned D．withdrew
A．rapidly B．suddenly C．madly D．urgently
A．bedroom B．basement C．yard D．house
A．at the bottom of B．in the middle of C．at the top of D．in the front of
A．regretting B．resting C．relaxing D．recovering
A．never B．ever C．still D．already
Adventure is in my blood. And I had been considering how I was going to celebrate my high school graduation. I didn’t just want a small in the backyard. I started thinking about doing a solo somewhere out of the ordinary. I took out and drew the 1,500-mile route along which I would be from the northernmost point in Norway to the southernmost section of Sweden. When I my plans with my dad, he as I thought he would. Because I get my adventurous from him, he was all for it.
I had only been away from my three days now, but there was an inner going on inside of me. Part of me was homesick and doubting whether I could make it. The other part of me was ready to to myself and my family that I could do it by myself.
On the road, I met another who was quite a bit older than I was. He had started his journey by bike at the southern part of Norway and had just finished. I could tell he had a great sense of . It encouraged me not to .
As I listened to my artists on my MP4 player, I pedaled (踩踏板) with my feet. There was around me for miles. , that wasn’t entirely true. There were mosquitoes--- millions of them. My arms were so dotted with that they looked like a topographical map (地形图). But, however it would be, nothing could stop my advance towards the destination. As you know, adventure is in my blood.
A．meeting B．party C．conversation D．lecture
A．flight B．interview C．trip D．performance
A．instructions B．maps C．magazines D．newspapers
A．walking B．biking C．flying D．running
A．shared B．compared C．prepared D．changed
A．left B．sighed C．agreed D．cried
A．stories B．hobbies C．skills D．spirits
A．home B．school C．hotel D．office
A．request B．activity C．battle D．discussion
A．certainly B．reasonably C．usually D．really
A．turn B．reply C．prove D．adapt
A．driver B．jogger C．bicyclist D．pilot
A．slowly B．alone C．patiently D．worriedly
A．humour B．direction C．satisfaction D．balance
A．calm down B．break down C．speed up D．give up
A．personal B．favourite C．professional D．successful
A．nobody B．everybody C．anything D．everything
A．Firstly B．Eventually C．Actually D．Fortunately
A．wounds B．cuts C．dots D．bites
A．boring B．difficult C．complex D．confusing
There was a little boy his grandparents on their farm. He was given a slingshot（弹弓）to play with, out in the woods. He in the woods, but he could never hit the target. Getting a little , he headed back to dinner. Then, he saw Grandma’s pet duck, so he let it fly, hit the duck in the head, and it. He was shocked and upset. In , he hid the dead duck in the woodpile, only to see his sister __ ___.Sally had seen it all, she said nothing.
lunch that day grandma said, “Sally, let’s wash the dishes.” But Sally said, “Grandma, Johnny told me he wanted to in the kitchen today, didn’t you Johnny?” And then she said to him in a(n) _ ___ voice, “Remember, the duck?” So Johnny did the dishes.
Later Grandpa asked if wanted to go fishing, and Grandma said, “I’m sorry but I need ___ ___ to help make supper.”
Hearing this, Sally said with a smile, “Well, that’s but Johnny told me he wanted to help.” the duck, Johnny had to stay and Sally went fishing.
After several days of Johnny doing both his and Sally’s, he finally couldn’t it any longer. He came to Grandma and told her that he __ ___ the duck. She knelt down, gave him a hug（拥抱）,and said,“Sweet heart, I know. You see, I was standing at the window and I the whole thing. But because I love you, I you. But I was just how long you would let Sally make a slave of you.”
A．helping B．visiting C．attending D．respecting
A．practised B．played C．worked D．hunted
A．exhausted B．tired C．pleased D．discouraged
A．caught B．injured C．killed D．bothered
A．surprise B．disappointment C．anger D．fear
A．watching B．crying C．laughing D．avoiding
A．so B．and C．instead D．but
A．At B．After C．Before D．Cooking
A．work B．stay C．help D．get
A．high B．low C．angry D．friendly
A．the children B．Sally C．Johnny D．Grandma
A．all of you B．one of you C．Johnny D．Sally
A．easy B．all right C．amusing D．impossible
A．Searching B．Hiding C．Remembering D．Loving
A．homework B．housework C．farm work D．cooking
A．stand B．change C．like D．cover
A．boiled B．hated C．loved D．killed
A．knew B．heard C．saw D．understood
A．missed B．excused C．congratulated D．punished
A．wondering B．saying C．imaging D．expecting