Question

第三节  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，然后从短文后所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

For Senior 3 students, choosing which college to attend can be the most exciting and thrilling time in their entire school lives. This is also true for an American girl   21   Melanie.

Melanie’s dad, James Porter, who is the chief of police for a Chicago suburb, wants Melanie to  22   nearby Northwestern University, where she’s   23   been accepted. But Melanie, 17, really wants to go to Georgetown University in Washington, D.C, where she’s been wait-listed.

When she gets an unexpected  24   from Georgetown University, she decides to   25    a road trip with a few   26  female friends. Melanie believes it is her first step   27  adulthood. But  28   the fact that this trip is “girls only”, James isn’t   29  with the prospect(期望) of his little princess   30   the world without him. He wants to protect her, so he joins the girls and hopes he can convince Melanie to go to Northwestern.  31  Melanie’s father only has the best of  32  , his presence   33  an endless series of comic encounters.

After following their faulty device   34   into the backwoods (偏远地区), James and Melanie   35   Melanie’s little brother and his pet pig have been hiding in the spare compartment. What should be a simple tire change   36   the expensive car rolling down a mountain, forcing them to hike to a nearby hotel…All these disasters add spice to their trip while along the way a father and a daughter   37   get the chance to really   38   each other.

All parents,  39   they have college students or not, can relate to the bittersweet realization that their kids are growing up.   40   what Melanie and James have done, we all can find the delicate balance between staying connected and letting go.

21. A. named                 B. naming                C. namely                D. names

22. A. join                     B. send                    C. attend                 D. pass

23. A. still                     B. always                C. yet                      D. already

24. A. appointment         B. interview             C. visit                    D. meeting

25. A. provide               B. offer                   C. take                    D. hold

26. A. closing                B. close                   C. closed                 D. closely

27. A. toward                B. for                      C. during                 D. with

28. A. though                B. in spite                C. once                   D. despite

29. A. satisfying            B. successful           C. comfortable         D. meaningful

30. A. seeking               B. examining            C. searching            D. exploring

31. A. Since                  B. Because               C. While                  D. When

32. A. intentions            B. attempts           C. efforts                D. planning

33. A. comes about        B. leads to               C. calls in                D. turns out

34. A. lately                   B. late                     C. deeply                 D. deep

35. A. discover              B. invent                  C. recognize            D. realize

36. A. succeeds in         B. brings in              C. results from         D. results in

37. A. hopefully             B. finally                  C. firstly                  D. certainly

38. A. agree to               B. speak to              C. talk to                 D. turn to

39. A. whether              B. if                        C. what                    D. why

40. A. As                      B. Like                    C. For                  D. Except

Answer 1

21ACDBC   26 BADCD     31 CABDA      36 DBCAB