第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1. 5分，共30分)

I was only eight years old when the Second World War ended,but I can still remember something about the 16 celebrations in the small town where I lived on the day when the war in Europe ended. We had not 17 much from the war,though,like most children of my age,I often saw 18 houses in the streets and the very big 19 lorries passing through. But both at home and at school I had become 20 to the phrases “before the war” and “when the war is over”. “Before the war”, obviously,21  had been better,though I was too young to understand why,22  there had been no bombs then,and people had eaten things like ice cream and bananas,which I had 23 heard of. When the war was over we would go back to London,but this meant very 24 to me. I did not remember what London was like.

What I remember now 25 V-Day was the afternoon and the evening. Some boys and girls were collecting 26 and building an enormous bonfire. We stood and watched them for a time,and then I went home and 27 myself in with my key and waited for my parents to come back from work.

It was May and still broad 28 when my mother arrived,and my father came in about an hour later. After dinner I said I wanted to 29 the bonfire,so when it got dark my father took me to the end of the street. The bonfire was very 30 , and somehow people had collected some old clothes to 31 ‘‘ Hitler ” with the moustache they had put on top of it. Just as we arrived,they set light to it. The flames 32 soon. Everyone was cheering and shouting.

I stood beside my father until the 33 started to go down,not knowing what to say. He said nothing,either. He had 34 in the First World War and remembered everything he had experienced. At last he said,MWell,that*s it'son. Lefs hope that this time it really will be the 35 one. ”

16. A. war   B. victory   C. Christmas   D. birthday

17. A. suffered   B. learnt   C. heard   D. read

18. A. crowded   B. rebuilt

   C. bombed   D. enlarged

19. A. modem   B. old

   C. railway   D. army

20. A. used   B. devoted

   C. engaged   D. related

21. A. food   B. things

   C. houses   D. news

22. A. except that   B. now that

   C. for fear that   D. in order that

23. A. never   B. hardly

   C. only   D. already

24. A. much   B. little

   C. great   D. important

25. A. about   B. on

   C. for   D. during

26. A. money   B. wood

   C. information   D. clothes

27. A. showed   B. allowed

   C. let   D. called

28. A. early   B. daylight   C. dark   D. warm

29. A. see   B. light   C. find   D. put out

30. A. high   B. hot

   C. dangerous   D. far

31. A. draw   B. paint

   C. write   D. dress

32. A. disappeared   B. happened

   C. rose   D. came

33. A. sun   B. moon   C. fire   D. noise

34. A. fought   B. worked

   C. grown   D. changed

35. A. best   B. worst   C. first   D. last

15. It is a shock that a number of people infected with H7N9 and the number of them more than 100 already.

   A. were;have reached

   B. were;has reached

   C. was;reaches

    D. was; have reached

14. The police searching for a tall black man with a beard. Till now more than one person found.

   A. is;is         B. is;are

   C. are;has been   D. are;have been 

13. With the development of economy,our country is becoming more and more powerful economic situation.

   A. on account of   B. in terms of

   C. on behalf of   D. in place of

12. Nobody in the class but John and I that our Chinese teacher will go abroad.

   A. knew   B. know

   C. knows   D. had known

11. He is clever,but , he makes many mis- takes.

   A. on the contrary   B. on an average

   C. on the other hand   D. on one hand

10. It is one of the funniest things on the Internet so far this year.

   A. finding   B. being found

   C. to find   D. found

9. The policeman the children to cross the street when the traffic lights turned green.

   A. agreed   B. signed

   C. made   D. let

8. (2014 •析州高一检测) The road back home may be difficult before the Spring Festival, the desire to get together with family members can never be stopped.

   A. while   B. and   C. but   D. as

7. (2014 •衡水高一检测) with so many challenges,Yang Guang,a blind young fellow-., didn^ give up!He made great efforts to win success.

   A. Facing   B. To face

   C. Faced   D. Face