完型填空 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My grandmother became a wi
dow in 1970. Shortly after that, we went to the 36 shelter to pick out a dog to keep her 37 . Grandma decided on a little dog with a reddish-brown spot above each eye. 38 these spots, the dog was named Penny.
Grandma and Penny quickly became very 39 to each other, but 
that attachment grew much stronger about three years later 40 Grandma had a stroke（中风）. Grandma could no longer
41 , so when she came home from the hospital, she and Penny were 42 companions.
After her stroke, it became a real 43 for Grandma to let Penny in and out because 44 was at the bottom of a flight of stairs. So a mechanism（机械装置）using a rope and pulley（滑轮）was 45 from the door to a handle at the top of the stairs. Grandma just had to pull the handle to open and close the door. If the store was 46 Penny’s favorite dog food, Grandma would make one of us 47 Penny browned beef with potatoes in it. I can remember 48 my grandmother by saying that she loved that dog better than she loved her family.
As the years passed, it was not 49 for Grandma and Penny to separate each other. If Grandma went to take her nap（打盹）, Penny stayed by her side until she 50 . As Penny aged, she could no longer jump up on the bed, so she 51 on the rug （垫子）beside the bed. If Grandma went into the 52 , Penny would walk along beside her, wait outside the door and accompany her 53 to the bed or chair. Grandma never went anywhere without her 54 companion by her side.
The time came when both my grandmother’s and Penny’s 55 were failing fast. After fifteen years of loving companionship, Grandma and Penny passed away within a few hours of each other.
A．animal B．toy C．fish D．bird
A．business B．firm C．company D．friend
A．In spite of B．Because of C．Instead of D．In front of
A．linked B．fastened C．attached D．tied
A．before B．while C．until D．when
A．think B．speak C．work D．walk
A．contrary B．content C．confident D．constant
A．problem B．question C．practice D．rule
A．the door B．Grandma C．the window D．Penny
A．repaired B．fixed C．bought D．loaded
A． out of B．ahead of C．away from D．apart from
A．show B．hand C．buy D．cook
A．drawing attention to B．making use of C．breaking away from D．making fun of
A．necessary B．possible C．important D．convenient
A．recovered B．awoke C．slept D．screamed
A．rolled B．stood C．waited D．lay
A．kitchen B．bedroom C．living-room D．bathroom
A．back B．up C．off D．down
A．splendid B．remote C．faithful D．legal
A．smell B．health C．habit D．living
原创（五）
Students will need to use all of their skills in order to understand the reading selections in Reader’s Choice.
The book 36 many types of selections on a wide 37 of topics. These selections provide practice on 38different reading skills to get the 39 of the writer. They also give students 40 in four basic reading skills: skimming, scanning, reading for 41comprehension, and critical reading.
Skimming involves reading quickly through a text to get an overall idea of its contents. This kind of rapid reading is 42 when you are trying to decide 43careful reading is desirable or when there is not 44 to read something carefully.
Like skimming, scanning is also quick reading. 45 , in this case the search is more 46 .To scan is to readquickly in order to 47 specific information. When you read to find a 48 date, or number you are scanning.
Reading for thorough comprehension is 49 reading in order to understand the total 50 of the passage. 51this level of comprehension the reader is52to summarize the author’s ideas but has not yet made a critical evaluation of those ideas.
Critical reading demands that a reader 53 judgments about what he or she reads. This kind of reedit 54 posting and answering questions such as “Does my own experience support that of the author?”, “Do I55the author’s point of view?” And “Am I convinced by the author’s arguments and evidence?
36.A.contains B.uses C.put D.writes
37.A.sense B.variety C.kind D.subject
38.A.making B.understanding C.speaking D.employing
39.A.message B.secret C.content D.nature
40.A.power B.point C.practice D.opinion
41.A.better B.basic C.general D.thorough
42.A.suttable B.interesting C.wrong D.true
43.A.that B.if C.when D.why
44.A.interest B.habit C.time D.desire
45.A.Moreover B.Anyway C.However D.Therefore
46.A.funny B.concentrated C.perfect D.important
47.A.deal with B.get in C.go over D.find out
48.A.common B.different C.fine D.particular
49.A.carefully B.slowly C.quickly D.perfectly
50.A.design B.explanation C.meaning D.feeling
51.A.To B.On C.At D.In
52.A.impossible B.able C.difficult D.simple
53.A.makes B.finds C.puts D.offers
54.A.lacks B.requires C.demands D.affords
55.A.tell B.express C.share D.argue
原创（四）
It is universally known that friendship is one of the permanent themes in the literature of all languages. Friends are people who willingly and readily help us when we are in trouble, and show36for us when we are in misery. This is 37 human beings were born to need the warmth and laughter of friends. Some of us like 38friends, while others different friends. Personally,I prefer both.
It goes without saying that having similar friends has many 39, We can feel a renewed sense of 40when we have a group of old friends who would 41 our sufferings and happiness.42, old friends always know how to 43mutual trust（互信）and how to avoid 44conflicts. I always feel 45when I meet an old friend after a long 46 . Immediately, hearty laughter 47the atmosphere.
Nevertheless I believe that a mixture of friends is 48advantageous.One can ___49___ various sorts of friends in three aspects. First,frequent 50 with different friends broadens my world 51．Just as various kinds of nutriments keep you healthy, making a 52 of friends keeps you lively. Secondly , I have found that the 53friends cannot only 54new adventures but alse show me new 55to success in life. Thirdly, they can help me with whatever difficulties I encounter in life.
To conclude, I prefer to have both types of friends and as many as possible. Of course, I will not forget friends wisely.
36．A．direction B．respect C．sympathy D．anxiety
37．A．because B．why C．how D．What
38．A．true B．right C．same D．similar
39．A．problems B．advantages C．disadvantages D．duties
40．A．tension B．challenge C．strength D．oppression
41．A．share B．convey C．guarantee D．cause
42．A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．However D．Moreover
43．A．lack B．abandon C．bear D．maintain
44．A．obvious B．impossible C．impressive D．hidden
45．A．stressed B．worried C．delighted D．confused
46．A．experienceB．departure C．work D．discussion
47．A．fills B．weakens C．ruins D．buries
48．A．eagerly B．equally C．bitterly D．rarely
49．A．make with B．benefit from C．result from D．appeal to
50．A．quarrel B．contact C．argument D．view
51．A．attitude B．position C．outlook D．ambition
52．A．range B．series C．quantity D．variety
53．A．strange B．doubtful C．available D．different
54．A．result fromB．stick to C．attend to D．lead to
55．A．avenues B．appeal C．benefit D．attitude
原创（三）
Once there lived a rich merchant(商人) and a poor shoemaker in the same house. The merchant occupied the second floor, 36 the shoemaker lived and worked in a small room on the first floor. The shoemaker was one of the 37persons on earth. He worked from morning till night, singing merrily. His heart was filled with 38, whenever he saw the boots and shoes 39 . Now the merchant upstairs was so rich that he 40knew how much wealth he had. He was always 41over his gold and silver coins far into the night. Even in bed his uneasiness(不安) about his riches kept him 42. When at last he had been asleep for an hour or two, up came the song of the happy shoemaker, who was an 43riser. It continued all day and was a (n) 44 to the merchant. Day by day the merchant grew more and more tired through want of 45. He asked a wise friend of his how he could put an 46to the shoemaker’s song. “Well, if I were you, I would give the shoemaker a hundred pounds,” answered his friend. “You are rich enough to do that, I suppose. Ask for nothing in 47 . Simply give the money.” The merchant 48the advice.
When the shoemaker 49the bag that had been sent by the merchant, he was 50 to find shining coins. “I must hide this from the eyes of my neighbors. If they see it, they will think that I have stolen it,” he thought. “I will 51it away even from my wife.” So he hid the bag of money under the floor. From then on he 52his neighbors as much as he could. His wife who had been the best 53 to him, became troublesome. Now his mind was too much set on the money bag to 54to his work with diligence(勤劳). He could not sing merrily now. 55 he thought of the money bag, he became uneasy and unhappy.
36．A．for B．therefore C．but D．however
37．A．poorest B．happiest C．richest D．shortest
38．A．smile B．sorrow C．sadness D．joy
39．A．being repairedB．repair C．to repair D．to be repaired
40．A．always B．completely C．hardly D．entirely
41．A．hiding B．counting C．calculating D．figuring
42．A．awake B．nervous C．frightened D．asleep
43．A．early B．happy C．noisy D．late
44．A．threat B．matter C．trouble D．alarm
45．A．sympathy B．understanding C．sleep D．treatment
46．A．end B．notice C．information D．stop
47．A．trouble B．need C．turn D．return
48．A．refused B．agreed C．asked D．followed
49．A．stole B．opened C．received D．closed/carried
50．A．excited B．amazed C．ashamedD．disappointed
51．A．throw B．keep C．give D．put
52．A．avoided B．thanked C．helped D．attract
53．A．companion B．fellow C．shoemaker D．merchant
54．A．tend B．turn C．attend D．come
55．A．Wherever B．Whatever C．Whenever D．However
原创（二）
Whohasdeprivedthechildren'shappinessoflearning???
Children are born with a natural desire of learning. They are curios and concerned about 36around them. They are 37to learn anything that amazes them. They have so many 38 that they keep on asking. They can bore the 39all day long with many 40questions which they will never feel bored with. Why? This is because learning is their 41, perhaps an instinct of human beings. They just can't help. But 42, they feel bored with learning, especially when learning becomes a boring 43for them, especially after school has become a 44of their life, especially when they have to 45teachers who tell them again and again to 46 to recite and memorize things they don't want to learn, and especially47 they realize school is not what they once 48to be but something that, according to their parents, they must rely on in order to 49a good fame or a good job or a good future. That is to say, learning has become a 50, which they are forced or 51 to face. So it is the teachers and parents who have thrown the heavy 52on the children. And meanwhile, the competitive society is also to blame. The children have been 53 of their pleasure and happiness that they could have enjoyed from the natural learning.
Therefore, my 54to the students’ learning is that they 55 enjoy learning, enjoy the pleasure that they could feel from learning itself. Find back the long lost desire and curiosity of learning in their childhood.
36．A．nothing B．anything C．everything D．something
37．A．curious B．proud C．nervous D．eager
38．A．questionsB．reactions C．problems D．troubles
39．A．studentsB．adults C．parents D．teachers
40．A．funny B．boring C．bored D．practical
41．A．ability B．excuse C．characteristic D．nature
42．A．graduallyB．eventually C．however D．therefore
43．A．duty B．exercise C．task D．remark
44．A．pleasure B．part C．occasion D．success
45．A．faceB．follow C．escape D．imitate
46．A．repeat B．copy C．report D．reply
47．A．before B．since C．after D．when
48．A．forbidden B．attracted C．intended D．expected
49．A．require B．achieve C．earn D．indicate
50．A．promise B．service C．must D．choice
51．A．pleased B．recommended C．obliged D．experienced
52．A．burden B．confidence C．difficulty D．challenge
53．A．informedB．deprived C．accused D．approved
54．A．encouragementB．persuation C．suggestion D．decision
55．A．must B．should C．might D．could
原创（一）
It is not so much what happens to each of us that determines our quality of life, but rather our reaction to what happens. Though we may have no 36 in unexpected events that happen to us, we most certainly have choice in 37we interpret what happens, and in whatwe choose to do about it. These choices make all the 38 in how we experience our world and very much determine our39of life.
Neither does what we own 40a major role in quality of life. One person with all the money and possessions in the world may have a41life, while another in the lowest income classes may 42love their life. It is what we do with what we own that 43our level of satisfaction and joy in life. It's not what you44or what happens to you in life that 45, but rather what you do with it.
Every 46something is happening in our lives. And every moment we 47or a judgment about what happens. By choosing to become more48of how we react to what happens, we can 49towards what we really want in our lives. 50following habitual, reactive patterns which 51more of the same, we can recognize and 52our old habits to move powerfully in the53of creating the life we really want. Yet to do this, we must first find the 54 to look at some of the disempowering, often unconscious 55which get in the way and don't serve to increase our quality of life. But by continually reminding ourselves of our intention to be creators, we can transform our life.
36．A．need B．courage C．choice D．necessity
37．A．what B．whether C．that D．how
38．A．difference B．troubles C．decisions D．measures
39．A．type B．quality C．amount D．level
40．A．take B．play C．make D．get
41．A．miserable B．accessible C．acceptable D．adaptable
42．A．practically B．privately C．absolutely D．adequately
43．A．creates B．investigates C．affects D．handles
44．A．lack B．need C．reserve D．possess
45．A．means B．exists C．works D．matters
46．A．time B．period C．date D．moment
47．A．make a mistake B．make a discovery
C．make a decision D．make a fortune
48．A．conscious B．sensitive C．reasonable D．active
49．A．alter B．shift C．differ D．distinguish
50．A．Other than B．Rather than C．As well as D．According to
51．A．lead to B．lie in C．call for D．appeal to/ equal to
52．A．transplant B．transform C．transport D． transmit
53．A．edge B．way C．direction D．center
54．A．hope B．interest C．chance D．courage
55．A．patterns B．frames C．landscape D．examples