第二节 语法填空(共10小题；每小题l 5分．满分l5分)

         阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16—25的相应位置上。

Ms. Mary was over eighty, but she still drove her old car like half her age. She loved driving very fast, and boasted of the fact   16.           she had never, in her thirty-five years of driving, been punished  17.           a driving mistake.

Then one day, she nearly lost her record. A police car followed her, and the policemen in it saw her pass a red light without  18.          (stop).

When Ms. Mary came before the judge, he looked at her severely and said that she was too old to drive a car, and that the reason  19.                     she had not stopped at red light was most probably that her eyes had become weak        20             old age, so that she had simply not seen it.

When the judge had finished  21.            he was saying, Ms. Mary opened the big handbag she was carrying and took out her sewing. Without saying a word, she  22.              (choose) a needle with a very small eye, and threaded it at the first time.

When she had  23               (success) done this, she took the thread out of the needle again and handed both the needle and thread to the judge, saying, “Now it is your turn. I suppose you can drive a car well, and you have no doubts   24.           your eyesight.”

The judge took the needle and tried to thread it. After half a dozen times, he had still not succeeded. The case against Ms. Mary  25.          (dismiss), and her record remained unbroken.

When a new Harry Potter book hits the shelves, kids aren’t the only people who are happy．Doctors are happy, too．
Doctors in England recently reported that when the last two Harry Potter books came out，the number of kids in the hospital emergency room（急诊室）fell．
Dr．Stephen Gwilym studied the number of kids aged from 5 to 15 who were in the hospital emergency room after the latest Harty Potter books came out．They focused on two weekends：after Order of the Phoenix came out in 2003 and after Half-Blood Prince arrived in stores in the end of 2004．
During the non-Harry Potter weekends，an average（平均）of 67.4 children visited the emergency room．On Harry Potter weekends，that number was 36.5．
Kids were so interested in the books that they would not go outside to play those weekends．Once Dr Stephen Gwilym saw a child sitting peacefully for hours while reading Harry Potter．
69．Why were the doctors happy when the Harry Potter books came out?
A．Because they could read the books．
B．Because there would be fewer injuries in hospital．
C．Because they found the children peacefully reading books．
D．Because they could make the study．
70．What is the name of the last Harry Potter book?
A．Harry Potter                                          B．Order of the Phoenix
C．Half-Blood Prince                                         D．Dr.Stephen Gwilym
71．The sentence“…an average of 67.4 children visited the emergency room’’means“…an average
of 67.4 children                          .”
A．were injured and went to see the doctor
B．read Harry Potter in the emergency room
C．went to see the emergency room
D．stayed at the emergency room to be studied
72．The phrase “hit the shelves” in the passage means        .
A．break the shelves                                          B．begin to be sold
C．become very popular                                      D．become ill

Mrs. Jones was over eighty, but she still drove her old car like a woman half her age. She loved driving very fast, and was proud of the fact   1   she had never, in her thirty-five years of driving, been punished   2   a driving offence (犯规，犯法).

Then one day she nearly   3   her record. A police car   4   her, and the policemen in it saw her   5   a red light without stopping. Of course, she was stopped. It seemed   6   that she would be punished.

7   Mrs. Jones came up to the judge, he looked at her seriously and said that she was   8   old to drive a car, and that the   9   why she had not stopped at the red   10   was most probably that her eyes had become weak   11   old age, so that she had simply not seen it.

When the judge had finished what he was   12, Mrs. Jones opened the big handbag she was   13   and took out her sewing. Without saying a word, she   14   a needle with a very small eye, and threaded it at her first attempt.

When she had   15   done this, she took the thread out of the needle again and handed   16   the needle and the thread to the judge, saying, “Now it is your   17. I suppose you drive a car, and that you are quite sure about your own eyesight.”

The judge took the   18   and tried to thread it. After half a dozen tries, he had still not succeeded. The case (案例) against Mrs. Jones was   19, and her record   20   unbroken.

1. A. which           B. when            C. that               D. this

2. A. about           B. on                C. to                 D. for

3. A. kept             B. won             C. missed          D. lost

4. A. watched       B. after            C. followed        D. ran after

5. A. pass             B. go               C. run                D. rush

6. A. sure             B. indeed          C. certain           D. perhaps

7. A. Before          B. While           C. Until             D. When

8. A. so               B. very             C. too                D. quite

9. A. cause           B. reason          C. matter             D. trouble

10. A. light          B. lamp             C. sign               D. one

11. A. with           B. because        C. for                  D. of

12. A. speaking       B. saying           C. talking            D. telling

13. A. holding        B. getting          C. carrying           D. bringing

14. A. took            B. brought         C. picked             D. chose

15. A. almost         B. hardly           C. successfully      D. successful

16. A. both            B. all                C. neither            D. either

17. A. time            B. turn              C. chance             D. job

18. A. thread          B. glasses         C. needles            D. needle

19. A. dismissed     B. passed          C. settled             D. studied

20. A. was             B. kept             C. seemed             D. remained

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   （请将答案写在答题纸的指定区域内）

On a typical hot August day in Xianyou County, Fujian Province, Zeng Demei, a retired worker in his seventies, hurries down a busy street．In his hand is a black leather bag．Zeng opens his bag, taking out two forms．      _____．

       Each of the forms contains detailed information of a student．On his arrival two hours later a woman greets him and leads him to her office where another man is waiting．They are the two village officials．They inspect the forms handed to them by Zeng and immediately recognize the girls．    _____ ? "It’s a pity but it doesn't matter．" says Zeng, who wastes no time in deciding to look for the remaining child, Su Qiuju．

       After half an hour, they stop outside a small house made of mud brick．A middle-aged man and a girl in a faded pink dress greet them．Su Qiuju is eight years old．She was forced to drop out of school after both her parents died．She is now living with her uncle who cannot afford his own children's education．However, the year of education Su Qiuju did complete was a successful one．     _____  ．

       When they are about to leave, Zeng says, "I must find a supporter for this girl to sponsor her education．" Zeng has made it his retirement task to help children complete their schooling．Back in 1999, Zeng took part in a campaign started by the local women's organization to help students from poor families．     __________ 

       His task had begun and since then he has spent his time persuading his friends and neighbors and others to donate money．"To me, children's education is the most important．    _____ I have to find sufficient funding before the school opens in September．"

       When asked how long he will keep up his vital work as the community's guardian angel, he has a simple reply．" Not until my eyes can't see, and my feet can't move．"

       A．They were having problems with their schoolwork

       B．These are for the two girls he's going to visit this morning

       C．They live in a small village not very far, though only one of the girls is still living at home

       D．She displayed a talent for handwriting, writing her three-character name neatly and

beautifully

       E．The thought of students dropping out of school bothers me so much that I can't get to sleep

at night

       F．Of course, some people question why I would want to give up my retirement to go to so

much trouble

       G．He was so overcome by the tough situation of many poor children ?that he donated all his

money to help out a girl

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　　Ted had not seen his old friend Sam since they were at school together. Then Ted saw Sam at a business meeting which 1 men were at in big 2 , and he went over and spoke to him. “Hi, Sam!” Ted said 3 “How are you?”“ I'm very well, thank you. ”Sam answered. They sat down 4 and began to talk. “I have 5 a wife and two children now. ” Sam began . “Well, ” Ted answered, “ I have married, too and had three children.”

　　After half an hour, Sam said, “I must go and buy myself a tooth brush raw. I 6 mine at home. Let's have dinner this evening and then we can talk 7 ”“All right.” Ted said.

　　They 8 in the restaurant of hotel, and they both began to talk about their 9 . Ted said, “I think it was very 10 for people. When I was a young man we did things ourselves, we didn't just watch other people. In the evenings, we sang songs or played music or cards with each other, 11 we read the newspaper or found ourselves something to do.” Sam 12 , “Yes,” he said, “That's true, and perhaps once a week, or once a month, we went into the town specially to see a film at the cinema, and maybe to buy an ice-cream.”“And now, ” Ted 13 , “ my children watch 14 films on television almost every 15 , and they don't do the work that their teachers give them. 16 will they do with themselves when they 17 school?” “Yes, it's very bad, isn't it?” Sam said, “ 18 what can we do about it?”“ Well,” Ted answered. “I have 19 myself one thing: I'm going to sell our television set 20 the football season finishes at the end of this month. ”

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