（2013·江苏卷)第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的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。
I used to believe in the American Dream, which meant a job, a mortgage (按揭), credit cards, success. I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else, all of us chasing the same thing.
One year, through a series of unhappy events, it all fell . I found myself homeless and alone. I had my truck and $ 56. I the countryside for some place I could rent for the possible amount. I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road the Potomac River in West Virginia. It was , full of broken glass and rubbish. I found the owner, rented it, and a corner to camp in.
The locals knew nothing about me, slowly, they started teaching me the of being a neighbor. They dropped off blankets, candles, and tools, and began around to chat. They started to teach me a belief in a American Dream—not the one of individual achievement but of .
What I had believed in, all those things I thought were for a civilized life, were nonexistent in this place. on the mountain, my most valuable possessions were my with my neighbors.
Four years later, I moved back into . I saw many people were having a really hard time, their jobs and homes. I managed to rent a big enough house to a handful of people. There are four of us now in the house, but over time I’ve had nine people come in and move on to other places. We’d all be in if we hadn’t banded together.
The American Dream I believe in now is a shared one. It’s not so much about what I can get for myself; it’s about we can all get by together.
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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。
In the United States there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic （技工）. One day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl 36 to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose. After some time the girl 37 the mother would not return to her eggs and she 38 to take them home. There she carefully 39 the eggs in the heat of a lamp. Several days 40 the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the 41 .
Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother. 42 , to these young geese, the girl was their mother.
As they 43 , the girl was able to 44 her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to 45 . The girl became increasingly worried about this, both when 46 and in her dreams. Later, she had an 47 : She would pilot a plane to guide them in 48 . She asked her father for a plane and he assembled（组装）a small aircraft for her.
Caring about 49 safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself. However, the birds did not 50 or follow him, and 51 slept in the grass.
One day, the girl 52 into the plane, started it and soon left the 53 . Seeing their mother take to the air, the birds 54 flapped（拍打）their wings and 55 . She flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following.
A．managed B．attempted C．happened D．supposed
A．realized B．expected C．imagined D．admitted
A．helped B．decided C．afforded D．meant
A．placed B．protected C．treated D．examined
A．ago B．out C．later D．long
A．family B．lake C．home D．world
A．But B．Also C．Thus D．Still
A．increased B．improved C．rose D．grew
A．ask B．lead C．want D．allow
A．fly B．race C．swim D．sing
A．asleep B．away C．around D．awake
A．idea B．opinion C．explanation D．excuse
A．sky B．heaven C．flight D．plane
A．his B．her C．their D．its
A．respect B．remember C．recognize D．receive
A．so B．instead C．hardly D．too
A．climbed B．looked C．reached D．fell
A．house B．floor C．water D．ground
A．secretly B．disappointedly C．patiently D．eagerly
A．looked away B．set out C．went by D．turned back
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Wouldn't it be great if we didn't have to remember passwords (密码) ever again？If we could just sit in front of our computers and be 21 logged in (登录? Crave mentions how NECSoft BiodeLogon system uses face recognition technology to log you on to Windows, rather than using a 22 All you need is a webcam and your pretty face to 23 your PC. No more 24 , confusing passwords to remember or change every few months.
After doing a little research, I found this type of 25 already available to consumers via a relatively 26 application called FaceCode. The 27 requires the use of a webcam to recog- nize and log PC users into their systems. You can add as many 28 as you want, provided they each have a Windows account. If the system 29 to recognize your 30 , you can recall the Windows user name and password by using a hot-key combination.
A．automatically B．personally C．correctly D．occasionally
A．face B．password C．software D．system
A．access B．connect C．recognize D．remember
A．simple B．complicated C．special D．useful
A．computer B．technology C．password D．application
A．independent B．infrequent C．inexpensive D．instant
A．account B．consumer C．designer D．software
A．users B．passwords C．systems D．computers
A．begins B．tries C．fails D．stops
A．account B．name C．password D．face
阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项
When I was a girl, in the deserts of Somalia（索马里）, my family was nomadic（游牧的）, 36 with our animals, and leading a happy life．
I was about thirteen 37 my father called me at the end of a hot day．“Come and 38 here．” He said．“I’ve found you a 39 ! We have arranged that he will 40 me five camels．“ That night I ran away．I was 41．For almost three weeks, I walked
42 the desert, and finally I got to my auntie’s house in Mogadishu．Auntie’s husband was an ambassador（大使）, and in a few months I 43 Britain to work at his London house．
One day a 44 called Michael Goss saw me in the street．He took my picture and the photographs were 45 ．“You should try and do 46 ,” he told me．When my aunt and uncle 47 Africa, I stayed in London．I found a place to stay and got 48 at McDonald’s before I took Michael Goss’s photographs to an agency one day．They 49 me to a studio, and my picture appeared 50 of the Pirelli calendar．Soon after that, the agency got me 51 in the James Bond film The Living Daylights．
That was seven years ago．Since then I’ve done modeling all over the world and I’ve had frequent52 in magazines such as Vogue and Elle．I have 53 hosted the US music program Soul Train．
Once 54 five camels, now I can 55 up to ₤5000 for one day’s work．I have gone from the bottom to the top．
A．working hard B．living together C．looking after D．moving around
A．when B．after C．as D．before
A．listen B．sit C．work D．see
A．business B．boss C．husband
A．support B．provide C．share D．give
A．excited B．worried C．frightened D．surprised
A．around B．through C．inside D．beyond
A．flew to B．stayed in C．chose D．left
A．director B．editor C．photographer D．writer
A．satisfied B．beautiful C．well-mannered D．young
A．designing B．photographing C．dressing D．modeling
A．moved to B．changed for C．returned to D．started for
A．sent B．wanted C．ordered D．informed
A．in the list B．on the cover C．in the ads D．on the page
A．a rise B．a job C．a part D．an actress
A．interviews B．performances C．visits D．appearances
A．already B．even C．yet D．still
A．looking after B．feeding C．worth D．as much as
A．pay B．spend C．give D．earn
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。
Red roses were her favorites, her name was also Rose. And every year her husband sent them, tied with pretty bows. The year he died, the roses were still 26 to her door.
Each year he sent her roses, and the 27 would always say, “I love you even more this year, than last year on this day.” My love for you will always 28 , with every passing year. “She knew this was the last time 29 the rose would appear. Her loving husband did not know that he would 30 . he always liked to do things early. Then, if he got too busy, 31 would work out fine.”
A year went by, and it was 32 to live without her mate. Then, the very hour, as on Valentines before, the doorbell rang, and there were roses, sitting by her door. She brought the roses 33 , calling the florist shop. The owner answered, and she asked him , if he would explain, why would someone do this to her, 34 her such pain?
“I know your husband passed away, more than a year ago,” The owner said, “I knew you’d 35 , and you would want to know. “ “ The flowers you received today, were36 in advance.” “Your husband always planned ahead, he left nothing to chance.”
She thanked him and 37 the phone, her tears now flowing hard. Her fingers shaking, as she slowly reached to 38 the card. Inside the card, she saw that he had written her a note. This is what he wrote: “Hello my love, I know it’s been a year 39 I’ve been gone, I hope it hasn’t been too hard for you to overcome.” “I know it must be lonely, and the pain is very 40 . for if it was the other way, I know how I would feel. The love we shared 41 everything so beautiful in life. I loved you more than words can say.”
“You were my friend and lover, I know it’s only been a year, 42 please try not to grieve.
I want you to be happy, 43 when you shed your tears. That is why the roses will be sent to you for years.”
“ When you get these 44 , think of all the 45 that we had together, and how both of us were blessed. I have always loved you and I know I always will. My love, you must go on, you have some living still.”
A．passed B．shown C．presented D．delivered
A．note B．message C．line D．information
A．disappear C．grow D．keep
A．that B．when C．which D．what
A．pass by B．pass away C．pass down D．pass on
A．everything B．something C．nothing D．anything
A．happy B．meaningful C．hard D．impossible
A．in B．out C．along D．up
B．healing C．causing D．killing
A．ask B．wonder C．doubt
A．booked B．grown C．planted D．designed
A．picked up B．turned up C．held up D．hung up
A．buy B．get C．read D．write
A．when B．that C．before D．since
A．so B．but C．though D．still
A．even B．only C．merely D．just
A．roses B．belongings C．congratulations D．remarks
A．sadness B．disappointment C．happiness D．sufferings
完形填空
When people don’t know the language, the most common way is 36 communicate with 37 . However, many gestures have different meanings, or no meanings at all. In different parts of the world, in the United States, 38 example 39 your head 40 “Yes.” In
some parts of Greece and Turkey,41 , this motion can mean “” 42 “. In Southeast Asia, nodding your head43 a polite way of 44 “I hear
you.”
In ancient Rome, 45 the emperor wanted to spare someone’s life, he would put his 46 up. Today in the United States, when someone put his/ her thumb47 , it means “ 48 .” However in Sardinia and Greece, the gesture is insulting and 49 not be used there.
In the United States, 50 your clasped hands 51 your head means “I’m the champion.” Or “I’m the winner.” It is the sign fighters make 52 they win a fight. When a leading Russian Statesman made this gesture after a White House meeting, Americans misunderstood and thought he meant he was a winner. In Russia, however, it is a sign of 53 .
In the United States, 54 your hand up with the thumb and index finge in a circle and the 55 three fingers spread out means “Everything is O.K.” And is frequently used by astronauts and politicians. In France and Belgium, it can mean “ You are worth nothing.”
A．to B．on C．for D．of
A．smiles B．gestures C．waving D．languages
A．for B．with C．of D．about
A．nodding B．tossing C．nodded D．tossed
A．up and down B．to and fro C．back and forth D．neck and neck
A．but B．or C．however D．yet
A．No B．Yes C．O. K D．Go
A．be B．is C．am D．are
A．say B．said C．says D．saying
A．when B．after C．since D．while
A．finger B．thumb C．index D．hand
A．down B．above C．up D．below
A．must B．can C．might D．should
A．to raise B．raising C．to be raised D．raise
A．above B．before C．below D．up
A．when B．before C．since D．while
A．friends B．friendship C．friendly D．being friend
A．hold B．holding C．held D．to be held
A．no B．other C．another D．either