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,掌握其大意,然后从36-55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。

    When I was ten, my family moved to a housing project in East Los Angeles. Even though we struggled to make  36  meet, my parents stressed to me .  37  fortunate we were to live in a great country with  38  opportunities. They imbued(灌输) in me the  39  of family, faith and love for our country.

      The following year, my dad, Benjamin, injured his back working in a cardboard-box factory and was  40  as a hairstylist. He rented space in a shopping mall and gave his shop the fancy name of Mr Ben's Coiffure.

      The owner of the shopping center gave Dad a discount on his  41  for cleaning the parking lot three nights a week, which  42  getting up at 3 a.m. To pick up trash, Dad used a little machine that looked like a lawn mower  43  Morn and I emptied garbage cans and picked up litter  44  .

      I did this job for two years, but the lessons I learned have  45  a lifetime. I acquired discipline, a strong work ethic and a  46  attitude towards life, I also learned at an early age the importance of  47  life's competing interests---in my  48  , school, homework and a job. All  49  helped during my senior year of high school, when I worked 40 hours a week at a fast-food restaurant while  50  precollege courses.

      The hard work paid off. I attended the U.S. Military Academy and went on to receive graduate 51  in law and business from Harvard,  52  I joined a big Los Angeles law firm. In these jobs and in everything else I've done, I have never forgotten those days in the parking lot. The experience has  53 me that there is dignity in all work and that if people are working to  54  themselves and their families that is something we should  55  .

36. A. ends         B. demands     C. challenges  D. friends

37. A. so         B. what       C. why        D. how

38. A. priceless      B. resistless     C. limitless     D. sightless

39. A. efforts      B. decisions    C. concepts     D. activities

40. A. retired      B. resigned   C. replaced     D. retrained

41. A. sales         B. rent       C. machine    D. shop

42. A. meant       B. kept        C. needed    D. started

43. A. since        B. although     C. when     D. while

44. A. with joy    B. on purpose C. by hand   D. in time

45. A. proved     B. impressed   C. marked    D. lasted

46. A. practical      B. pleasant      C. positive      D. tolerant

47. A. developing   B. balancing   C. comparing  D. facing

48. A. case       B. example     C. dream     D. attempt

49. A. generally   B. lately      C. really           D. typically

50. A. applying      B. doing      C. following   D. taking

51. A. titles         B. instructions C. chances      D. degrees

52. A. after that      B. ever since  C. after which       D. after then

53. A. equipped      B. prepared   C. taught           D. guided

54. A. serve for      B. feed on    C. provide for       D. count on

55. A. believe     B. honor     C. remember  D. support

II.阅读理解( 满分34分)

     A couple from Minneapolis decided to go to Florida for a long weekend to warm themselves up during one particularly icy cold winter. They planned to stay at the very same hotel where they spent their honeymoon 20 years ago. They both had jobs, so it was decided that her husband would fly to Florida on a Thursday, and his wife would follow him the next day. Upon arriving as planned, the husband checked into the hotel. There he decided to open his laptop(笔记本电脑) and send his wife an e-mail back in Minneapolis. However, he accidentally left off one letter in her address and sent the e-mail without noticing his error.

In the mean time: In Houston, a woman had just returned from her husband’s burial. He was a minister of many years who had been “called home to glory” following a heart attack. The woman checked her e-mail, expecting message from family and friends. Upon reading the first message, she fainted(昏厥)and fell to the floor. Her son rushed into the room, found his mother on the floor and saw the computer screen which read:

To: My Loving Wife

From: Your Departed Husband

Subject: I’ve arrived!

I’ve just arrived and have been checked in. I see that everything has been prepared for your arrival tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing you then. Hope your journey is as uneventful(平静)as mine was.

P.S. Sure is hot down here.

1. Why did the couple decide to go to Florida for weekend?

       A. To visit their family and friends         B. To escape from the cold winter

       C. To escape from their busy work         D. To attend a friend’s funeral

2. What mistake did the husband make after checking into the hotel?

       A. He checked into a wrong hotel           B. He forget to bring the laptop

       C. He misspelled her wife’s address         D. He forgot to mail his letter

3. The expression “called home to glory” probably suggests that the man had______.

       A. gone back to his hometown            B. called his family to say hello

       C. been awarded an honor               D. died and gone to heaven

4. How did the woman probably feel after reading the e-mail?

       A. Pleased       B. Inspired        C. Frightened          D. Moved

5. Which of the following is true according to the text?

       A. The woman’s husband died of a heart attack

       B. The woman liked to chat with her friends by e-mail

       C. The couple held their wedding in Florida 20 years ago.

       D. His wife wouldn’t go to Florida for his error.

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