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。
Several months ago, my 22-year-old niece phoned me. “Aunt,” she said in her sweet voice, “the blood bank called and asked if I would donate blood. Would you come and donate with me?” I couldn't  21  her though I had never done that before.
I didn't know before going to the blood bank   22   I would be able to donate blood in the   23   of someone specific. There was a bulletin board with photos of children who were
24  at the Children's Hospital where I lost my daughter to   25   two years ago, so my heart went out to these children who were   26   cancer. One photo was of a little black girl, only nine. I   27   to donate my blood in Alexis's name. A month later, I   28   , and then a month after that, I went back again. I felt this was something I could do,    29   I made a promise to myself to go as often as possible.
One morning I heard a newscaster(播音员)   30   about a young girl named Alexis on TV.    31   , that's my Alexis from the blood bank who had lost her battle with cancer! My heart   32   . As I sat with tears running down my face, I listened to Alexis's story she left behind. I wasn't   33   to hear what an extraordinary child Alexis was,   34  I saw it in her eyes when I saw her   35   at the blood bank. She had the most angelic(天使般的)face, and a smile   36   of joy and courage. I never met this wonderful child, but she surely   37   me.
I am always telling myself that even though I do something that doesn't take   38   of my time, effort or money, it doesn't mean that what I do has no   39   . Every little thing we do to   40   another has value to the one who needs it.
21.A.blame               B.refuse           C.punish           D.comfort
22.A.where               B.why              C.until             D.that
23.A.name                B.charge           C.course           D.hope
24.A. volunteers          B.nurses           C.patients         D.students
25.A.a fire                B.water            C.cancer           D.an accident
26.A.curing              B.producing      C.examining     D.battling
27.A.hesitated           B.demanded      C.ordered         D.came
28.A.got through       B.got along       C.went back      D.went round
29.A.still                  B.but                      C.so                 D.or
30.A.reporting          B.thinking        C.reminding     D.worrying
31.A.Naturally          B.Doubtfully    C.Unfortunately  D.Unusually
32.A.broke              B.flew          C.beat              D.hit
33.A.interested          B.surprised       C.encouraged    D.disappointed
34.A.once                 B.which           C.while            D.because
35.A.photograph       B.smile            C.achievements  D.success
36.A.afraid            B.full              C.jealous          D.ashamed
37.A.touched            B.caught           C.defended       D.thanked
38.A.much                      B.advantage      C.notice           D.none
39.A.difference         B.preference     C.victory          D.value
40.A.improve           B.trust              C.help              D.Educate

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I was at a coffee shop last night taking in a wonderful folk music performance, and was busy tapping my feet,and  32 along to the relaxing tunes!
WhenI got up to get a cup of coffee and a  33 ,I noticed a middle-aged woman nearby.She had  34 been caught in a fire of some sort. Her face had been seriously  35 ,so that the skin looked very tight.She almost had no nose.and her eyes were tiny.I took a deep
breath,and went back to my  36 ,thinking how brave she was to come out and  37 in public.I also felt  38 of myself for shuddering(战栗)and looking down while I   39 back to my seat,unable to send even a weak  40 her way
As I was sipping(啜饮)my coffee and eating my cookie,I kept thinking about  41 I should ignore this moment and just  42 my own business,or do something about my feelings.I couldn’t let it go.I went for a refill of coffee and to get another cookie,  43 this time I made my way slowly  44 the wonan,said,“Isn’t he a wonderful performer?”and gave her a largest smile I was able to give.To my  45 ,she looked right at me and gave me a huge SMILE in return!
I’m sure it took this woman a   46 time to find her smile after her terrible  47 .I believe that my smile  48 her day,and hers also made me very happy.She seemed to have
  49 to find peace with herself,and I was  50 ,because her smile had made her beautiful
Sometimes it takes  51 to smile,considering how hard life can be.

【小题1】
A.speakingB.singingC.watching D.listening
【小题2】
A.teaB.dishC.sweetD.cookie
【小题3】
A.obviouslyB.naturallyC.suddenlyD.regularly
【小题4】
A.cutB.burnedC.beatenD.wounded
【小题5】
A.spaceB.shopC.stageD.seat
【小题6】
A.appearB.performC.sufferD.express
【小题7】
A.satisfiedB.tiredC.ashamedD.proud
【小题8】
A.lookedB.headedC.carriedD.pushed
【小题9】
A.chanceB.messageC.wordD.smile
【小题10】
A.whetherB.howC.whenD.where
【小题11】
A.understandB.mindC.organizeD.control
【小题12】
A.butB.thoughC.orD.so
【小题13】
A.outB.towardC.aroundD.through
【小题14】
A.surpriseB.sorrowC.joyD.regret
【小题15】
A.goodB.hardC.shortD.long
【小题16】
A.accidentB.dreamC.slate D.journey
【小题17】
A.markedB.praisedC.brightened D.reminded
【小题18】
A.forgotB.determinedC.failed D.managed
【小题19】
A.anxiousB.puzzladC.glad D.worried
【小题20】
A.courageB.abilityC.strength D.patience

Early this morning, I got up to make a batch of Rice Krispie treats(大米花糖) for my neighbor across the hall. She   21  greets me when we see each other, and her little boy, who’s now 4, won’t talk to me either.
Last Monday, she called the firefighters when a pan I’d forgotten on the stove caused my flat to     22  . I had gone for a walk, but when I came home the street in front of our apartment was   23   by a police car, a fire truck and an ambulance!   24   I saw them, I remembered the pan!
I felt safe knowing that    25  we don’t get along, my neighbor had done the right thing and didn’t blame me. Hence, the Rice Krispie treats.
Last Christmas, my neighbor revealed that she had been a little angry about me because of a(n) __26___ four years ago. I had apologized and asked if there was anything I could do to ___27___ our relationship, but she would not accept my     28  .
Her direct refusal really    29   me. After that, I decided I’d just leave her be—a relationship     30   two to work.
So, you see, I was really scared she was going to refuse my offer again,    31    me standing on her     32   holding my plate of treats. Then, I reminded myself of how good I had felt the day before when I’d done some random acts of ___33___ after telling myself: “ Feel the fear, and do it    34   !”
After placing the Rice Krispie treats on a beautiful plate, I opened my apartment door and met her in the hall way. I said:“I just wanted to tell you how    35   I am that you were paying attention on Monday.” I held the plate    36  her, explaining these were very sweet American treats and that she    37  try to see whether she and her family liked them. She took the plate and we talked a bit about   38   she’d become aware of the smoke in my flat before parting ways.
Back at home I    39   a “ happy dance”, because I had been kind even though I wasn’t sure it would be appreciated. I want to be able to be kind without expecting people to    40  in a certain way.

【小题1】
A.warmlyB.occasionally C.barelyD.frequently
【小题2】
A.go upB.smoke up C.burn upD.tear up
【小题3】
A.filledB.surroundedC.blockedD.taken
【小题4】
A.The instantB.For a minuteC.That momentD.At that time
【小题5】
A.as thoughB.in case C.now thatD.even though
【小题6】
A.affairB.incidentC.deedD.event
【小题7】
A.improveB.buildC.reuniteD.establish
【小题8】
A.adviceB.suggestionC.apologyD.request
【小题9】
A.shockedB.saddened C.amusedD.amazed
【小题10】
A.takesB.costsC.coversD.makes
【小题11】
A.havingB.leavingC.keepingD.remaining
【小题12】
A.homeB.hall C.apartmentD.doorstep
【小题13】
A.kindnessB.happinessC.politenessD.willingness
【小题14】
A.some wayB.anywayC.somehowD.somewhat
【小题15】
A.kindB.safeC.happyD.grateful
【小题16】
A.atB.onC.towardsD.over
【小题17】
A.couldB.mustC.wouldD.need
【小题18】
A.whenB.whatC.howD.where
【小题19】
A.performedB.learnedC.didD.played
【小题20】
A.receiveB.respondC.reflectD.realize

If we were asked exactly what we were doing a year ago,we should probably have to say that we could not remember. But if we had kept a book and had written in it an account of what we did each day,we should be able to give an answer to the question.

It is the same in history .Many things have been forgotten because we do not have any written account of them .Sometimes men did keep a record of the most important happenings in their country,but often it was destroyed by fire or in a war.Sometimes there was never any written record at all because the people of that time and place did not know how to write.For example,we know a good deal about the people who lived in China 4,000 years ago, because they could write and leave written records for those who lived after them.But we know almost nothing about the people who lived even 200 years ago in central Africa, because they had not learned to write.

Sometimes, of course,even if the people cannot write,they may know something of the past.They have heard about it from older people,and often songs and dances and stories have been made about the most important happenings,and these have been sung and acted  and told for many generations, for most people are proud to tell what their fathers did in the past.This we may call  “remembered history”.Some of it has now been written down. It is not so exact or so valuable to us as written history is,because words are much more easily changed when used again and again in speech than when copied in writing.But where there are no written records,such spoken stories are often very helpful.

1.Which of the following ideas is not suggested in the passage?

A.“Remembered history”,compared with written history,is less reliable

B.Written records of the past play the most important role in our learning of the human history.

C.A written account of our daily activities helps US to be able to answer many questions.

D.Where there are no written records.there is no history.

2.We know very little about the central Africa 200 years ago because ___

A.there was nothing worth being written down at that time

B.the people there ignored the importance of keeping a record

C.the written records were perhaps destroyed by a fire

D.the people there did not know how to write

3.“Remembered history” refers to ___.

A.history based on a person’s imagination

B.stories of important happenings passed down from mouth to mouth

C.songs and dances about the most important events

D.both B and C

4.“Remembered history”is regarded as valuable only when ____.

A.it is written down

B.no written account is available

C.it proves to be time

D.people are interested in it

5.The passage suggests that we could have learned much more about our past than we do now if the ancient people had _____

A.kept a written record of every past event

B.not burnt their written records in wars

C.told exact stories of the most important happenings

D.made more songs and dances

 

I’m an operating engineer, running crane(起重机) in New York City. I was in the countryside, playing golf when we got the call that a plane had   36  the World Trade Centre. We checked out of the hotel immediately and started   37  our way downtown. When I got home, I called the rescue center and they told me to come   38  and get on the   39  list.

The next morning I went down to the   40  at about 5 A. M., and four hours later I   41  the call to come down to West Street. I called my wife and told her not to   42  me, and that I would stay in   43  with her. I took the subway. It stopped at West Fourth Street, so I had to   44  the rest of the way.

And somewhere in there I became   45  when I went into something I   46 . I once worked there in 1966 for the   47  of the World Trade Centre. On halfway on September 12, I was frightened to see the World Trade Centre was a huge pile, maybe ten   48  tall. And it was burning. I started to ask   49  in which my crane might be   50  a whistle blew suddenly warning us of some danger. I saw people running away and I really didn’t know what to do. So I did the same, too. It was as if they had   51  the bulls go in Spain and we were running through the street. People falling down, people   52  them up as they came by, and carrying them, just to get them out of the way, because something was extremely   53 . I didn’t even look back. We stopped running when we got to the Battery Tunnel, and I caught my   54  and said, “Oh, my God, I’m going to die.”

Then I 55  a little bit, thinking about what we should do next. As we started again we knocked into a fire chief officer and we asked, “What can we do to help you?”

1.

A.noticed

B.reached

C.hit

D.passed

 

2.

A.finding

B.making

C.getting

D.losing

 

3.

A.away

B.near

C.in

D.down

 

4.

A.volunteer

B.soldier

C.police

D.fireman

 

5.

A.company

B.hotel

C.center

D.home

 

6.

A.answered

B.made

C.heard

D.received

 

7.

A.be curious about

B.forget about

C.laugh at

D.worry about

 

8.

A.peace

B.touch

C.connection

D.relation

 

9.

A.walk

B.complete

C.cancel

D.smooth

 

10.

A.delighted

B.frightened

C.embarrassed

D.interested

 

11.

A.built

B.met

C.designed

D.had

 

12.

A.construction

B.plan

C.destruction

D.use

 

13.

A.miles

B.centimeters

C.stories

D.floors

 

14.

A.means

B.numbers

C.position

D.directions

 

15.

A.as

B.why

C.when

D.because

 

16.

A.driven

B.let

C.asked

D.enjoyed

 

17.

A.pushing

B.giving

C.looking

D.picking

 

18.

A.dangerous

B.urgent

C.efficient

D.important

 

19.

A.view

B.sight

C.breath

D.sense

 

20.

A.put down

B.settled down

C.knocked down

D.let down

 

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