第一节：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。

My father was a self-taught mandolin player. He was one of the best string ___ ___ players in our town. He could not ___ ___ music, but if he heard a tune a few times, he could play it.

Dad loved to play the mandolin for his ___ ___ for he knew we enjoyed singing, and hearing him play. He was always there, ___ ___ his time and efforts to see that his family had enough in their life. I had to grow into a man and have children of my own ____ ____I realized how much he had sacrificed.

I joined the United States Air _ _ in January of 1962. Whenever I would come home ___ ___ , I would ask Dad to play the mandolin. He could ___ __ _your soul with the tones that came out of that old mandolin. He seemed to shine when he was playing. You could see his _ ___ in his ability to play so well for his family.

In 1950, our family moved to Maryland. While working at Todd Steel, he was _ _ in an accident. On that particular day, Dad got the third index finger of his left hand ______ _ by the machine. He didn't lose enough of the finger __ __ it would stop him picking up anything, but it did _ his ability to play the mandolin. After the accident, When I came home and asked him to play, Dad would make ___ _ for why he couldn't play. For the family it didn't make any __70_ ___ that Dad couldn't play as well.

In August of 1993, my father was discovered with lung cancer. He chose not to receive treatments so that he could live out the rest of his life _ ___ dignity. About a week before his death, we asked Dad if he would play the mandolin for us. He made excuses but said "okay". He knew it would probably be the _ __ time he would play for us. He tuned up the old mandolin and played a few _ __ . When I looked around, there was not a _ eye in the family. We saw before us a quiet man with an inner strength. Dad would never play the mandolin for us again. Dad was doing something he had done all his life, _ _____. As sick as he was, he was still pleasing others. Dad sure could play that Mandolin!

1.A. equipment B. instrument C. musical D. musician

2.A. read B. see C. look at D. copy

3.A. audience B. employer C. family D. friends

4.A. employing B. devoting C. spending D. wasting

5.A. since B. when C. after D. before

6.A. Power B. Energy C. Force D. Strength

7.A. on duty B. on holiday C. on vacation D. on leave

8.A. feel B. touch C. contact D. keep

9.A. proud B. pride C. please D. praise

10.A. involved B. participated C. took part D. joined

11.A. cut in B. cut up C. cut off D. cut out

12.A. which B. that C. what D. where

13.A. destroy B. affect C. effect D. injure

14.A. uses B. preparations C. excuses D. impressions

15.A. difference B. sense C. comment D. decision

16.A. at B. on C. off D. in

17.A. first B. latest C. last D. longest

18.A. notes B. bills C. symbols D. signs

19.A. wet B. dry C. cried D. crying

20.A. sponsoring B. taking C. distributing D. giving

He was unhappy when he sold his violin．After all，he ____________ it for a very long time．

A．has had B．had had C．has D．had

_____________ hard you try，it is difficult to lose weight without cutting down the amount you eat.

A．Whichever B．Whatever C．However D．Whoever

I made a promise to myself ____________ this year，my final year in high school，would be different．

A．whether B．what C．how D．that

— Dear，the skirt I received today is not the same as is shown online．

— _________? But I promise you that we’ll 1ook into it right away．

A. Who says B. How come

C．What for D．Why worry

Passengers are permitted ___________ only one piece of hand luggage onto the plane．

A．to carry B．carrying

C．to be carried D．being carried

In our class there are 50 students，half ___________ wear glasses．

A. in whom B．in them

C．of whom D．of them

A

I grew up in a little village in England．My father was a struggling ，but I always knew he was special.

Dad’s always been very ．At 15，I started a magazine．It was a great deal of my time，and the headmaster of my school gave me a ：stay in school or leave to work on my magazine．I decided to leave，and Dad tried to sway me from my decision， as any good father would．When he realized I had made up my mind，he said，“Richard，when I was 23，my dad me to go into law．And I’ve always regretted it．I wanted to be a biologist， I didn’t pursue my ．You know what you want．Go fulfill it．”As turned out， my little publication went to become Student，a national for young people in the U．K．

My wife and I have two children，and I'd like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad me．

1.A．teacher B．driver C．1awyer D．doctor

2.A．understanding B．experienced C．serious D．active

3.A．taking up B. making up C. picking up D．keeping up

4.A．suggestion B．decision C．hand D．choice

5.A．helped B．advised C．persuaded D．suggested

6.A．rather B．but C．and D．therefore

7.A．promise B．task C．belief D．dream

8.A．this B．he C．it D．that

9.A.newspaper B．magazine C．program D．project

10.A．controlled B．comforted C．reminded D．raised

B

The eyes are one of the most expressive of body language．Keith，seventeen，from Montclair， New Jersey，learned the hard way about one the eyes can make．“I had a teacher who heavily on classroom discussion，”Keith says．“He seemed to have a strong to know just when I didn’t have the answer．I couldn’t how he could be so .Then it dawned on(逐渐被人明白)me． I didn’t know the answer，I would looking at him．When I did know what to say，I always stared straight back him. From that moment on，I myself to look him in the eye， I knew the aniswe or not．That trick has me a lot of trouble．”

Many people， some policemen，believe eye contact is a good of testing honesty．If someone can’t look at you directly in the eye，then he or she is not playing ，they insist. After many experiments， ，a number of exports have found out that good liars can make false eye contact．

Eye contact，though not a sure of dishonesty, is a clear way to show interest in another person. When a person looks at you and continues to do so，you know his attention is on you．When he turns his head away， his mind is probably ．But there is ．A shy person may have trouble making and keeping eye contact， no matter how interested he is in the other person．And certain nationalities，such as the British and Germans，are much oriented(适应)to eyeball-to-eyeball contact than，say，the French and the Arabs．

1.A．1etter B. notice C．message D．news

2.A．1ooked B．graded C．1ived D．took

3.A．ability B．body C．mind D．way

4.A．figure out B．speak out C．turn out D．put out

5.A．slow B．sharp C. boring D．cautious

6.A. The first time B．Last time C．Each time D．At times

7.A．hate B．enjoy C．1ike D．avoid

8.A．on B. at C．in D．of

9.A．allowed B. forbade C．taught D．persuaded

10.A．when B. whether C．if D．unless

11.A．saved B．given C．increased D．offered

12.A．except B．adding C．beside D．including

13.A．1esson B．way C．chance D．approach

14.A．honestly B．effectively C．efficiently D．constantly

15.A．furthermore B．moreover C．however D．otherwise

16.A．expression B．means C．sign D．trick

17.A．discovered B．1ain C．put D．fixed

18.A．anywhere B．nowhere C．elsewhere D．everywhere

19.A．exception B．expectation C．question D．adaptation

20.A．worse B．1ess C．too D．enough

A

Starting in 1972，the National Park Service established a policy for forest fires called Natural Burn．It was acknowledged that some forest fires，such as those which were caused by lighthing were necessary for forests to maintain(保持)balanced ecosystems，so the fire should be allowed to burn．However， a big fire in Yellowstone National Park in 1988 caused this policy to be abandbned since the fire was initially（最初）allowed to burn yet soon out of contro1．As a result，the fire of 1988 destroyed much of Yellowstone，which is America’s oldest and most beloved national park．Massive areas of plants were destroyed，and large empty spaces and acres of burned and blackened trees greeted visitors．The rivers and streams were choked with ash，and the ecosystem of the park was changed beyond repair．

In addition，great numbers of animals were killed by the fires that burned out of control. The fires were driven by high winds，moving as many as ten miles a day．Many small animals died in the flames．The fires’rapid advances gave the wildlife little chance to escape．Even today，few of these small forest animals have returned to live in the park. In the years immediately following the fires，the numbers of visitors declined. rapidly．No one was interested in seeing a blackened and treeless park on vacation．Yellowstone had previously been famous for its amazing views and unique geological formations such as the geyser(喷泉) Old Faithful．But now its reputation as America's wonder is damaged permanently．

1.Natural Burn was adopted because some forest fires were ______________

A. hard to put out

B．started by lightning

C. good for the balance of nature

D．approved by National Park Service

2.The big fire in Yellowstone in 1988 _______________．

A．became out of control at first

B．brought the natural burn policy to an end

C．was allowed to burn continuously

D．destroyed the park completely

3.Why were so many animals killed in the big fire?

A． Because winds were blown from high places．

B． Because the animals moved only ten miles a day．

C． Because the animals lived in lower places．

D. Because strong winds contributed to the fire a lot．

4.Yellowstone was famous for its ______________．

A．rare animals

B．unique plants

C．beautiful scenery

D．1ittle streams

5.The text probably comes from _____________．

A．a geography magazine

B．a news report

C．a commercial ad

D．a science fiction