完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
My fiance (未婚夫) and I were excited about shopping for our first home. But our funds were , and none of the houses in our price range seemed satisfactory.
One agent a house in particular. Although her description sounded wonderful, the price was our range, so we declined. But she kept urging us to have a look .
We finally did and it was at first sight. It was Our Home, small and charming, overlooking a quiet lake. Walking through the rooms and talking with the owners, a nice elderly couple, we felt the warmth and of the marriage within that home. As perfect as it was, the price remained too high for us. But every day, we would sit by the lake, looking at the house and dreaming of________it would be like to live there.
Days later, we made a(n) ________—far below the asking price. Surprisingly, they didn’t ________ us. They renewed their offer ________. It was also much more than we could afford, but far ________ than the original asking price.
The next day, we got a ________ message that another buyer had offered a much higher price. Even so, we decided to talk with the ________ directly. We made our final offer, which ________ was thousands of dollars less than the other buyer’s bid. We knew it, ________ we had to try.
“Sold!” said the owner. Then he ________ : He’d seen us sitting by the lake all those times; he knew how much we loved the place and that we’d ________ the years of work they had put into their home; he realized he would take a ________ by selling it to us, but it was worthwhile; we were the people they wanted to live there. He told us to consider the ________ in the price “an early wedding present.”
That’s how we found our home and how I learned that when people are ________ they are not strangers, only friends we haven’t yet met.
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A bar manager was so sure that he himself was the strongest man. Thus he made a bet and declared he would offer $1000 if 1 could beat him.
The 2 was that the landlord would squeeze（压榨）a lemon until all the 3 ran out into a beer glass, then hand the lemon to the customer. Anyone who could squeeze even one more __ 4 out of the lemon would win the money.
Over the years many people had tried this, truck drivers, weightlifters, karate masters, and __ 5 had failed. Then one day a geeky little fellow with heavy black rimmed glasses 6 the bar and asked if he could try the challenge.
After the laughter had quieted down the landlord said that it was only fair that the man should be given a 7 at the bet, so he picked up a lemon and started squeezing. Once he had done, he handed the 8 to the little man. Immediately, the little man promptly squeezed out 4 more drops of juice onto the bar!
Everyone looked at the little man in 9 as the landlord handed over the prize and asked
"What do you do for a living that has given you such 10 ? Are you a lumberjack, weightlifter?"
"No." the man replied, "I work for the IRS.( 美国国税局)"
A．anyone B．someone C．every one D．no one
A．fact B．trap C．challenge D．match
A．flesh B．juice C．seeds D．peel
A．water B．lemon C．beer glass D．drop
A．none B．neither C．either D．all
A．rushed into B．came into C．put into D．looked into
A．then B．likely C．fair D．chance
A．container B．money C．remains D．other
A．tears B．amazement C．trouble D．time
A．strength B．bravery C．skill D．bet
Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story to their children. And they must have 11 how difficult it is to write a 12 children’s book. Either the author has aimed too 13 , so that the children can’t follow what is in his (or more often, her) story, 14 the story seems to be talking to the readers.
The best children’s books are 15 very difficult nor very simple, and satisfy both the 16 who hears the story and the adult who 17 it. Unfortunately, there are in fact few books like this, 18 the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not 19 to solve. This may be why many of the books regarded as 20 of children’s literature(文学) were in fact written for 21 . “Alice in wonderland” is perhaps the most obvious of this.
Children, left for themselves, often 22 the worst possible interest in literature. Just leave a child in a bookshop or a 23 and he will more willingly choose the books written in an imaginative way, or have a look at most children’s comics(连环画), full of the stories and jokes which are the objections of teachers and right-thinking parents.
Perhaps we parents should stop 24 to brainwash children into accepting our taste in literature. After all children and adults are so 25 that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the same books. So I suppose we’ll just have to compromise（妥协） over the bedtime story.
A．hoped B．realized C．told D．said
A．short B．long C．bad D．good
A．easy B．short C．high D．difficult
A．and B．but C．or D．so
A．both B．neither C．either D．very
A．child B．father C．mother D．teacher.
A．hears B．buys C．understands D．reads
A．but B．however C．so D．because
A．hard B．easy C．enough D．fast
A．articles B．work C．arts D．works
A．grown-ups B．girls C．boys D．children
A．become B．show C．find D．add
A．school B．home C．office D．library
A．going B．liking C．trying D．preferring
A．same B．friendly C．different D．common
As I drove my blue Buick into the garage. I saw that a yellow Oldsmobile was36 too close to my space. I had to drive back and forth to get my car into the 37 space. That left
38 enough room to open the door. Then one day I arrived home39 , and just as I turned off the engine, the yellow Oldsmobile entered its space － too close to my car,40. At last I had a chance to meet the driver. My patience had 41 and I shouted at her, “Can’t you see you’re not42 me enough space” Park father over.” Banging(猛推) open her door into 43 ,
the driver shouted back: “Make me!”44 this she stepped out of the garage. Still, each time she got home first, she parked too close to my45 . Then one day, I thought, “What can I do?” I soon found46 . The next day the woman47 a note on her windshield(挡风玻璃):
Dear Yellow Oldsmobile,
I’m sorry mistress(女主人) shouted at yours the other day. She’s been sorry about it. I know it because she doesn’t sing anymore while48 . It wasn’t like her to scream49 . Fact is, she’d just got bad news and was taking it out on you two. I 50 you and your mistress will 51 her.
Your neighbor,
Blue Buick
When I went to the52 the next morning, the Oldsmobile was gone, but there was a note on my windshield:
Dear Blue Buick,
My mistress is sorry, too. She parked so 53 because she just learned to drive. We will park much farther over after this. I’m glad we can be 54 now.
Your neighbor,
Yellow Oldsmobile
After that, whenever Blue Buick 55 Yellow Oldsmobile on the road, their drivers waved
cheerfully and smiled.
A．driven B．parked C．stopped D．stayed
A．complete B．close C．narrow D．fixed
A．quite B．nearly C．seldom D．hardly
A．hurriedly B．first C．finally D．timely
A．as usual B．as planned C．as well D．as yet
A．run into B．run about C．run out D．run off
A．keeping B．saving C．offering D．leaving
A．mine B．hers C．itself D．ours
A．For B．With C．From D．Upon
A．room B．area C．front D．side
A．an instruction B．a result C．an answer D．a chance
A．put B．wrote C．sent D．discovered
A．working B．driving C．returning D．cooking
A．on end B．so long C．like that D．any more
A．hope B．know C．suppose D．suggest
A．comfort B．help C．forgive D．please
A．office B．flat C．place D．garage
A．crazily B．eagerly C．noisily D．early
A．neighbors B．friends C．drivers D．writers
A．followed B．passed C．found D．greeted
We make a living with what we get, but we make a life with what we give.
--- Winston Churchill（温斯顿丘吉尔） I am willing to 36 this saying. I have been 37 at the Boston Children’s Hospital every year since I was thirteen. At the beginning, I only wanted to go 38 I would get praise for entertaining children at the 39 . After giving my time for two months, my 40 changed completely. When I first 41 into the waiting room on the ground floor, I was very 42 that I would be spending my entire summer with kids. As it became 43 for me to show up every day at 8 a.m., many kids began to 44 me. To my surprise, I began looking forward to seeing their 45 faces as well. They were always enthusiastic（热情）about 46 . My heart warmed every time I heard their 47 voices asking me for a story or an answer to a question. I felt 48 and irreplaceable. As I look back, I see the influence that these 49 children have had on me. It is because of them that I have 50a desire to become a psychologist. Recently, I have volunteered for a month. I have been asked to 51 on many different floors besides the waiting room where I 52 . The kids on the floors above are usually there for a longer time.Despite their anxiety and desire to get better and go home, they always offer me a（n）53 smile. I feel renewed about 54a day with them because I realize that there is much more to 55 than money. It is much more important to love and to be loved.
A．know B．believe C．respect D．understand
A．working B．studying C．staying D．volunteering
A．unless B．until C．after D．because
A．hospital B．school C．room D．building
A．plan B．style C．opinion D．life
A．looked B．stepped C．turned D．changed
A．old B．busy C．nervous D．upset
A．special B．curious C．routine D．hopeful
A．notice B．expect C．watch D．annoy
A．foolish B．bright C．dirty D．silent
A．smiling B．sleeping C．learning D．playing
A．loud B．crazy C．deep D．eager
A．valued B．tired C．disappointed D．surprised
A．sad B．harmful C．special D．lazy
A．developed B．remembered C．worked D．improved
A．help out B．drop in C．go around D．turn up
A．found B．stood C．started D．gave
A．willing B．sad C．pitiful D．optimistic
A．spending B．taking C．living D．leaving
A．life B．habit C．nature D．family
Water costs money．In some places water is hard 36 ．What37when a town
has these problems？A small town in California found a happy38 ．
Very 39 rain ever fell there．The town had no water40 ．The water it used was41 from a river 300 miles away．As more people42 live in the town，43 water was needed．Now water44 to be brought in from 600 miles away．All these cost45 money．
The town 46 a plan．It found 47 to clean its “dirty” water．Once the cleaned water was reused 48 many ways．Five49 lakes were built．Here people could swim and fish and go50 ．They51 have picnics in their new parks．Farmers had more water 52 their crops．New factories can be built，now that they have the promise of53 ．
In most places，water is used and thrown 54．The town that saved 55 water
has saved the town！
A．supplying B．getting C．to get D．to supply
A．little B．a little C．few D．a few
A．fetch B．take C．brought in D．guided
A．come to B．came to C．coming to D．came for
A．many B．plenty of C．more D．many more
A．has B．had C．must D．needed
A．many B．a few C．a great many D．a lot of
A．put B．made C．supply D．noticed
A．a way B．ways C．an answer D．a key
A．for B．by C．at D．in
A．man-making B．man-make C．man-made D．man made
A．boating B．to boat C．to boating D．on boating
A．must B．could C．needed D．had to
A．as B．with C．for D．to
A．water enough B．enough water C．crops enough D．enough crops
A．off B．of C．away D．out of
A．it’s B．its C．one’s D．his