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完形填空(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16~35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Roberta appeared on the stage.She took a deep breath and began to 16 .Now she was Portia,a strong-willed 17 in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice.The theater was filled with people.She was speaking with a power she had never before experienced,the words flowing

18 from her.

19 .Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition(选拔试演).She 20 being in front of other people.She was very 21 at school.She had never thought she was good enough at anything to 22 much attention.She stayed mostly to herself,making 23 friends.She had excellent grades, 24 she always thought that something was missing.

Two weeks before the audition,Roberta’s mother had heard about it and 25 her to join in.

“I can’t think of anyone else better suited to 26 the part.Remember all the plays you used to act out for us?”

Roberta looked down.“I’m not interested.”

Her mother wouldn’t let the 27 drop.“You’re just a little scared(害怕).Everyone gets scared.You know you 28 do it.The trick is to look past the 29 to find the love of what you’re doing.”

So Roberta had made an appointment(预约)with the head of the Drama Club.She had read the play and found herself excited by the 30 of speaking such rich words.In secret she practiced Portia’s part, 31 the lines by repeating them over and over.It wasn’t hard;she 32 every minute of it.Every time she spoke the words,she had a new 33 of the lines,as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels.

On the day of the audition,she 34 two of Portia’s famous speeches for the auditors.When she had finished,the head of the Drama Club announced the 35 was hers.

16.A.sing B.dance C.speak D.report

17.A.member B.actress C.player D.character

18.A.weakly B.rapidly C.smoothly D.slowly

19.A.At first B.In fact C.After all D.In all

20.A.hated B.enjoyed C.appreciated D.regretted

21.A.honest B.shy C.polite D.patient

22.A.avoid B.focus C.pay D.attract

23.A.few B.a few C.several D.many

24.A.or B.so C.for D.but

25.A.forced B.requested C.encouraged D.reminded

26.A.accept B.play C.offer D.learn

27.A.role B.matter C.interest D.grade

28.A.can B.must C.may D.should

29.A.anger B.pain C.sadness D.fear

30.A.purpose B.way C.idea D.importance

31.A.memorizing B.organizing

C.checking D.improving

32.A.disliked B.loved C.expected D.bore

33.A.consideration B.description

C.selection D.understanding

34.A.practiced B.planned C.performed D.delivered

35.A.part B.play C.speech D.position

The central provinces have floods in some years，and .

A.others in droughts B.droughts in other

C.in others droughts D. droughts in others

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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When my son was 11 years old, he got a small job helping out with a traveling carnival in our town. He didn't come home at lunch time, phoning 36 to tell me he was fine and had found a few days' work 37 out at an exhibit. However, after he finished work he 38 for supper as usual.
I asked him how he had 39 at lunch and he told me he had made some new 40 at the carnival, some young men who were twin brothers, and their mom and dad. They had 41 him a few dollars and invited him for lunch 42 for helping them set up their exhibit and wanted him to 43   the next day to help with other chores (杂务).
I was glad he had found new friends but a little 44 about the type of people who might be traveling in a carnival. "Oh, Mum, these are just 45 everyday people like anyone else. They 46   work at a carnival instead of in a store or something". "Come down tomorrow and 47 them yourself," he said.
So the next day I went to the carnival and to the exhibit he had 48 me to. The twin brothers   _49 out to be Siamese (连体的) twins, joined at the chest. He hadn't thought this 50 was noteworthy enough to mention. When I brought it to him, he said, "yes, I 51 that too. Do you know that their mum has to make all their clothes 52 it's so difficult to find anything to fit them? They're also really good 53 . Today, Joe, one on the fight, made me spaghetti (意大利面条) for lunch. "
What others see first in a person is not what a child considers 54 . Where I saw Siamese twins, he saw people having difficulty buying clothes that fit, and young men who were good cooks. It was a   _55 I have thought about many times over the years.
36. A. instead                B. even              C. also              D. besides
37. A. helping             B. helping                    C. taking             D. showing
38. A. did up                       B. gave up                    C. took up                    D. turned up
39. A. sought                       B. managed                  C. worked                    D. acted
40. A. clothes                       B. friends                            C. choices                     D. differences
41. A. paid                          B. charged                    C. lent                          D. owed
42. A. by chance                  B. in return                   C. by turns                   D. in advance
43. A. return                        B. promise                    C. consider                   D. decide
44. A. excited                      B. regretful                   C. worried                    D. optimistic
45. A. humorous                  B. obvious                    C. particular                 D. normal
46. A. just                           B. never                       C. hardly                      D. always
47. A. teach                         B. meet                        C. affect                       D. join
48. A. ordered                      B. directed                    C. forced                      D. persuaded
49. A. worked                      B. left                          C. came                        D. turned
50. A. expression                  B. change                            C. fact                          D. idea
51. A understood                  B. made                       C. noticed                     D. formed
52. A. before                       B. if                             C. after                        D. because
53. A. cooks                        B. doctors                     C. artists                       D. singers
54. A. necessary                   B. important                 C. impossible                D. unlucky
55. A. lesson                        B. festival                     C. task                         D. match

第二节完型填空（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，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。
I was in a crowded local in Mumbai. I was lucky to find a seat as I had got in at the first station. Soon, the seats were all 21 ,and most people had to stand.
In the middle of all this, I saw a girl about 10 years old. It was   22 that she was used to the crowd and the pushing, because she would silently change 23 to be just a little bit more comfortable. I felt a little sad sitting there 24 her standing nearby.
It struck me that this is the time to 25 an act of kindness. However, I had to overcome some internal barriers before I   26 an act of kindness. “World I look foolish trying to help her?” I wondered. Them I thought. “Maybe this sort of thing is quite common, and   27 would think the worse of me if I did not do anything.” I felt a little shy just 28 . But I told myself “Well,   29 you think about it, go the whole way.” So I asked her if she wanted to sit on my   30 for the rest of the train ride. 31 I was a little hesitant while offering it to her, the surprised and  32 look on her face was enough to   33 all my doubts. And then, I began to think—“Why hadn’t I offered it to her even 34 ?” “What was stopping me?” A complete about-face came from my previous thoughts.
35 , the gift of gratitude she had given me was far more that the ‘scat’ I had offered her! It was 36 to say who was doing the giving. She was so considerate as she sat at the sat at the very edge of my knee,   37 half her weight so as not to make my legs hurt. I told her that she could sit comfortably, and I wouldn’t   38 . I got one more pure expression of   39 ! And luckily, I was in the window seat, so the little grill had fun 40 the sights form the window! This simple give and take made the day beautiful!
21．A．kept             B．put          C．given         D．taken
22．A．obvious           B．convenient       C．consequent       D．efficient
23．A．condition         B．occasion      C．position       D．situation
24．A．for               B．about         C．beyond        D．situation
25．A．practise           B．play         C．hold         D．manage
26．A．might              B．should         C．could         D．would
27．A．anybody          B．somebody     C．everybody     D．nobody
28．A．passing by              B．giving out     C．keeping off      D．nobody
29．A．once             B．even if         C．in case         D．unless
30．A．bag              B．seat          C．lap           D．top
31．A．Because           B．Though        C．So            D．But
32．A．frightened         B．amused        C．embarrassed     D．delighted
33．A．increase           B．sweep          C．digest          D．submit
34．A．better                  B．faster         C．earlier         D．later
35．A．To some degree       B．By chance     C．In other words D．As usual
36．A．difficult           B．strange        C．generous      D．easy
37．A．depending         B．supporting          C．concentrating   D．transforming
38．A．advance           B．agree         C．mind         D．fear
39．A．carefulness          B．gratitude      C．happiness     D．kindness
40．A．keeping up          B．putting up     C．giving off     D．taking in

Body language is the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all! It speaks 36 than words. According to specialists, our bodies send out more   37  than we realize. In fact, non-verbal communication(非言语交际) takes up about 50% of what we really   38 , And body language is particularly 39  when we attempt to communicate across cultures（文化）. Indeed, what is called body language is so   40   a part of us that it's actually often unnoticed. And misunderstandings occur as a result of it.   41  , different societies treat the   42  between people differently. Northern Europeans usually do not like having 43  contact(接触)
even with friends, certainly not with 44 . People from Latin American countries， 45 , touch each other quite a lot. Therefore, it's possible that in 46 ， it may look like a Latino is 47 a Norwegian all over the room. The Latino, trying to express friendship, will keep moving   48  . The Norwegian, very probably seeing this as pushiness, will keep  49   - which the Latino will in return regard as 50 _.
Clearly, a great deal is going on when people 51 . And only a part of it is in the words themselves. And when parties are from 52  cultures, there's a strong possibility of 53 . But whatever the situation, the best 54 is to obey the Golden Rule: treat others as you would like to be 55 _.