【2011·河北省石家庄第二次模拟】

完形填空(共20小题；每小题l.5分，满分30分)

    阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(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。

    Twenty years ago，I drove a taxi for a living．I met  2l  people．But none touched me  22  than a woman I picked up late one night．

    I received a call from  23  in a quiet part of town．When I arrived at 2：30 a．m．,the building was  24  except for a single light in a ground floor window．I  walked to the door and  25  ．“Just a minute，”answered a  26  ，elderly voice．After a long pause，the door opened．A small woman  27  her 80s stood before me．Beside her was a small suitcase．I took it to the taxi．and then returned to  28  the woman．She took my arm and we walked  29  toward the roadside．

    Seated，she gave me  30  ．“I’m on my way to a hospice(临终关怀医院)．I'm in no hurry．Can you drive through downtown?” I saw her eyes shining with  31  in the rearview mirror．“I don’t have any  32  left．”she continued．“The doctor says I don’t have very long．”

    During the next two hours’  33  , sometimes she asked me to  34  in front of a particular building or corner and she  35  stare into the darkness．When we got to the destination，she asked，“How much do I   36  you?” “Nothing，”I said．“You             37  make a living．”she answered．“I have  38  passengers，”I replied，and gave her a hug． She held onto me  39  ．“You gave an old woman a little moment of joy,” she said．“Thank you.”

    After that，I drove aimlessly，lost in thought．People usually believe that our lives center upon great moments．  40  great moments often catch us unaware，beautifully wrapped in what others may consider a small one．

21．A．honest    B．familiar    C．various    D．similar

22．A．worse    B．more    C．better    D．1ess

23．A．a store    B．an office    C．a clinic   D．an apartment

24．A．dark    B．tall    C．old    D．empty

25．A．looked    B．knocked    C．1istened    D．pushed

26．A．clear    B．10ud    C．sharp    D．weak

27．A．of    B．by    C．in    D．over   www.k@s@5@u.com                            高#考#资#源#网

28．A．help    B．call    C．early    D．pull

29．A．freely    B．rapidly    C．carelessly    D．slowly

30．A．a notebook    B．an address    C．a present    D．an envelope

31．A．anger    B．delight    C．tears    D．surprise

32．A．family    B．money    C．trouble    D．idea

33．A．discussion    B．ride    C．silence    D．cry

34．A．hurry    B．park    C．slow    D．circle

35．A．would    B．should    C．might    D．could

36．A．provide    B．charge    C．afford    D．owe

37．A．want to    B．used to    C．have to    D．seem to

38．A．some    B．other    C．few    D．rich

39．A．doubtfully    B．warmly    C．honestly    D．tightly

40．A．And    B．But    C．So    D．although

Harriet Tubman was born a black slave. She didn’t get a 33     to go to school. And 34    a child, Harriet had to work very hard in the 35     all day. In this way, her owner could 36   a lot of money when he sold his crops. Harriet didn’t think that she was being treated 37    .

After Harriet grew up, she 38   from the plantation(庄园) to the northern United States. There, and in Canada, the 39    could be free.

Harriet liked to be free. She felt 40   for all of the black people who were 41   slaves.

Harriet returned to 42    to help other slaves to run away. She made 43    that they got to the north and became free.

 Harriet was in great 44    because of a law that had just been  45   . The law said it was not permitted to 46   run-away slaves. She also 47   that the slave owners said they would  48    ＄4,000 to anyone who could catch Harriet Tubman .

There were many stories about 49   Harriet help slaves run away. In all, she made nineteen trips back to the South and guided about 300 slaves to 50  . When the Civil War broke out, the northern states 51    the southern states. Harriet  52   the northern states because the northerners believed that slaves should be free. She worked as a nurse and spied behind enemy lines until the northern states won the war.

33.A. day      B. chance        C. permission          D. moment
34.A. as        B. being         C. since              D. like

35. A. farm      B. school          C. fields             D. factory

36.A. make      B. have         C. change            D. give

37.A. badly      B. fairly           C. friendly           D. strangely

38.A. came back     B. ran away     C. gave up           D. came out

39.A. white      B. people        C. slave             D. black

40.A .happy      B. surprised      C. wrong            D. sorry

41.A. still        B. yet            C. only             D. not

42.A. Canada     B. the South      C. the North         D. the U.S

43.A. perfect      B. way          C .possible          D. sure

44.A. anger       B. anxiety       C. hurry             D. danger

45.A. broken      B. given           C. got              D. passed

46.A. help        B. set             C. stop              D. catch

47.A. figured out   B. made out      C. found out       D. made sure

48.A. pay         B. make         C. spend            D. get.

49.A. what        B. who            C. how             D. which

50.A. freedom     B. safety         C. blackness   D. independence

51.A. fought for    B. fought with    C. made peace        D. give in

52. A. looked for    B. stood for      C. looked on         D. went to

The story is told about what happened on a flight between a passenger and an air hostess. The passenger rang and told the air hostess (乘务员) that he needed a cup of __21__to take his medicine when the plane just took off. She told him that she would_22__him the water in ten minutes.
Thirty minutes later, when the passenger’s ring for_23__sounded, the air hostess was in a hurry. She was kept so_24__that she forgot to deliver (送) him the water. As a result, the passenger was_25__to take his medicine.She_26__over to him with a cup of water, but he_27__it.
In the following hours on the_28__, each time the air hostess passed by the _29__ she would ask him with a smile_30__he needed help or not. But the passenger__31__paid attention to her.
When the passenger was going to get__32__the plane, he asked the air hostess to__33__him the passengers’ booklet (意见薄). She was very__34__. She knew he would write down_35__words, which might result in the loss of her job. _36__with a smile she handed it to him.
Off the plane, she_37__the booklet, and cracked a smile, _38__the passenger put it, “On the flight, you asked me whether I need help or not for twelve times_39__. How can I refuse your twelve sincere（真诚的） smiles?”
That’s__40__! Who can refuse twelve sincere smiles from a person?

Too cold for recess?  School policies vary as much as temps

When is it too cold for schoolchildren to go outside for recess（课间休息）? The answer varies widely based on where a school is located and what the kids are used to.

Consider:  One northern Minnesota school says it has to be 15 below zero before kids are kept inside. But in areas along the East Coast, temperatures below 35 to 40 degrees could keep kids inside. Canceling recess because of the cold is no small issue considering that much of the USA is trembling through what may be its coldest winter in a generation, according to AccuWeather.

There is no national temperature standard for when to keep kids inside during the winter months, the U.S. Department of Education says. Decisions are made at the local level, either by principals or school districts.

Consequently, policies are all over the map:

?? In International Falls, Minn., the self-described "Icebox of the Nation," where the average high temperature in January is 13 degrees, Falls Elementary School Principal Jerry Hilfer says, "if it's 15 below (or warmer), they go out, no matter what." "At 20 below, it gets iffy," he adds.

?? In Wicomico County, Md., principals typically keep children indoors when temperatures drop below freezing, or if it's raining or snowing, says Susan Jones, the school system's director of elementary education.

"That's the bottom line," says Curtis Twilley, principal of Pemberton Elementary School in Salisbury, Md. Twilley says students get little exercise when recess stays indoors. At Pemberton Elementary, the students will typically play board games or computer games in a classroom because the school's gym is occupied with other classes, he says.

?? For schools in Marquette, Mich., which averages about 12 feet of snow per season, school officials acknowledge students are probably a little more prepared than those in some more mild climates.

Which of the following is not true according to the passage_________.

A. No national temperature standard is made for when to keep kids inside during the winter months.

B. Susan Jones insists students get little exercise when recess stays indoors.

C. In Wicomico County, children are kept indoors when temperatures dip below freezing.

D. Mich has about 12 feet of snow per season on average.

Which place calls itself Box of Ice?

Wicomico County  B. Marquette    C.Salisbury       D. Minn

Considering_______, canceling recess In USA because of the cold is a big issue.

A. different schools have different principles.

B. much of the USA has very cold winter.

C. physical activity can boost student performance.

D. decisions are made at the local level,

The underlined word iffy means _______.

A. uncertain        B. surprising  C.  serious     D. worse

What will be talked about next?

A. More school policies 

B. The reasons why school policies vary.

C. Measures to improve the situation.

D. Necessities to improve the situation

There was a time when I thought my dad didn’t know a thing about being a good father. I couldn’t   31 him ever saying the words “I love you.” It seems to me his only purpose in life was to say “__32_  ” to anywhere I wanted to go and anything I wanted to do, including getting a   33 .  Some parents bought their kids cars when they got their driver’s licenses. Not my dad ---- he said that I’d have to get a job and buy my own.

So that is what I did. I got a job at a very nice restaurant and   34  every penny I could and   35 I had enough to buy my car, I did! The day I brought that car home, my dad was the first one I wanted to   36  to. “Look, dad, a car of my own. If you ever want a ride, I’ll only   37 you five dollars.” I offered with a smile.

“I see,” was all he said.

One day, there was something wrong with my father’s truck. So he needed a   38 to work. . The sun wasn’t even up when we left the house,   39  it was already getting warm out. It was going to be a(n)   40 day. As I dropped my dad off, I   41  him, dressed in his work clothes, getting his   42  from the trunk of my car. Watching his sun-weathered face, and even from a distance I could tell there were   43  lines than I ever remembered being there before. I realized how hard my dad works for the family. My father is a cement finisher. In that instant, it   44 to me that he actually got down on his hands and knees to sweat over hot concrete to make a living for his family. And he did this day in and day out,   45  hot it got. Never, not once, had I heard him   46  about it. To him we were “worth” it. And never once did he “charge” us for it.

When he closed the trunk, his tools set off to the side, he walked over to my window to   47  me five dollars. I rolled down the window and said “Good-bye, dad. Keep your five dollars. It’s my   48. Don’t work too hard. I love you.” His   49 met mine, then glanced away in the direction of his waiting tools, he   50  his throat and said, “Oh, and… me, too.”