题目内容
On her father’s death, she took the____ of a large house, but unfortunately she lost all her_____ including the house in the fire yesterday.
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A．possession; possession |
B．possessions; possession |
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C．possessions; possessions |
D．possession; possessions |
D
【解析】略
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。
John stood up and studied the crowd of people who were making their way through the station. He looked for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he16 , the girl with a(an) 17 . The story had begun twelve months before in a 18 . Taking a book off a shelf he found himself 19 by the notes penciled in the margin(空白处，白边).The soft handwriting20 a thoughtful soul and insightful mind. In the front of the book, he discovered the 21 owner’s name, Rosanna.
During the next year the two grew to know each other through the 22 . Each letter was a seed falling on a fertile heart. The day finally came for their first 23 —7:00p.m. at the station.
A beautiful young girl in a green suit was coming toward him, whose 24 was (were) tall and slim. John started to walk towards her with delight, entirely forgetting to 25 that she was not wearing a rose. He 26 made one step closer to her, and then saw Rosanna, a short and fat woman well past 40, with a rose on her coat was standing almost directly 27 the girl. The girl in the green suit quickly walked away.
John felt 28 he was split(撕开) in two, and there he stood. His fingers gripped（紧握） the worn leather copy of the 29 that was to identify him to her. He knew this would not be 30 something perhaps even better than love. John felt choked by the bitterness of his 31 . “I’m John, and you must be Rosanna. I am so glad you could meet me, may I take you to 32 ?”
The woman’s face broadened into a big smile. “I don’t know what this is about, son,” she answered, “but the young lady in the green suit who just 33 begged me to wear this rose on my coat. And she said 34 you were to ask me out to dinner, I should tell you that she is waiting for you in the big 35 across the street. She said it was some kind of test!”
| 16. A. hadn’t | B. haven’t | C. couldn’t | D. didn’t |
| 17. A. rose | B. flower | C. book | D. notes |
| 18. A. restaurant | B. meeting room | C. library | D. station |
| 19. A. absorbed | B. surrounded | C. interested | D. persuaded |
| 20. A. reacted | B. reflected | C. responded | D. repeated |
| 21. A. previous | B. nice | C. thoughtful | D. beautiful |
| 22. A. phone | B. telegram | C. book | D. mail |
| 23. A. dining | B. meeting | C. walking | D. talking |
| 24. A. legs | B. face | C. figure | D. hair |
| 25. A. observe | B. know | C. notice | D. say |
| 26. A. carefully | B. eagerly | C. luckily | D. easily |
| 27. A. behind | B. past | C. beside | D. before |
| 28. A. as long as | B. even though | C. no matter how | D. as though |
| 29. A. newspaper | B. book | C. magazine | D. note |
| 30. A. a meeting | B. happiness | C. love | D a dinner |
| 31. A. excitement | B. sorrow | C. disappointment | D. unwillingness |
| 32. A. a walk | B. your home | C. a party | D. dinner |
| 33. A. went by | B. followed me | C. came here | D. went in the restaurant |
| 34. A. when | B. if | C. unless | D. since |
| 35. A. market | B. restaurant | C. building | D. library |
YOUR mom might cook a bowl of noodles for you on your birthday. But in the US, a mom makes a cupcake for her children on their birthday.
Cupcakes are small, round cakes topped with frosting (糖霜). It has been an American tradition that moms bring cupcakes to the classroom to celebrate their child’s birthday.
But recently some doctors have called for this to be banned. They believe cupcakes contribute to child obesity.
Despite their good intentions, however, some people believe that experts are interfering (妨碍) with American culture. The cupcake is seen as American as apple pie — only prettier.
According to Marion Nestle, a professor of nutrition at New York University, the cupcake is the most democratic (民主的) of desserts. As they are small enough for one person, you don’t have to share your cupcake with anyone — it’s all yours. They are also all the same size, so there can’t be any cries of 
“she got the bigger piece!”
Each bite can taste different depending on how much icing you have. It is a lesson in self- determination. Some people eat only a little of the frosting every time, others have it all in just one bite.
In recent years, eating a cupcake has become as trendy as having a cup of Starbucks coffee.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton jokingly promised on a talk show that if she was electe
d president, she would give everyone a cupcake on her birthday.
Ruth Reichl, editor-in-chief of Gourmet magazine, explains that the rise of the cupcake is very much about going back to American national identity in food, which is all about comfort. “People want to think about when they and their country were innocent,” she said.
【小题1】According to the passage, it has been an American tradition that ___________.
| A．the family holds a party for children on their birthday |
| B．a mom cooks a bowl of noodles for her children on their birthday |
C．a mom makes a cupcake for her children on their birt hday and brings it to the classroom |
| D．parents go travelling with their children on their birthday |
| A．Because they themselves don’t like cupcakes. |
| B．Because they think cupcakes are not so delicious. |
| C．Because they believe cupcakes will cause cries of “She got the bigger piece”. |
| D．Because they believe cupcakes are one of the causes to make children become fat. |
| A．The cupcake is more democratic than any other desserts in the US. |
| B．The cupcake is too small to share with others. |
| C．The sizes of cupcakes are the same so it’s equal to everyone. |
| D．Cupcakes will lead to child obesity so they should be banned. |
| A．popular | B．gentle | C．delicious | D．different |
| A．To arouse the readers’ attention to banning the tradition of making cupcakes. |
| B．To show that cupcakes are becoming a popular way to show kindness and comfort. |
| C．To make a comparison between them in order for readers to remember them. |
| D．To give readers some idea of cupcakes so as to better understand the American culture |