Do you have trouble ______ the post office?

　 A. to have found 　 B. with finding

　 C. to find 　      D. in finding

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

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Do you know what kind of things the young people are reading? More and more　 36　 and parents have noticed another kind of pollution, which came from the printed papers　 37　 on streets. These printed things　 38　 newspapers but have hardly anything to do with　 39　 , you can only find reading materials badly made up there—— some are too strange for anyone to 40 ; others are frightening stories of something　 41 ．However, many of the young readers are getting interested in such　42　 reading, which 43   them what they should pay for their breakfast and brings them nightmares（恶梦）and immoral（邪恶的）ideas in 44  . Homework was left　 45　 ; daily games lost.

　　These sellers shout on streets selling their papers well. The writers, publishers and printers,　 46　 they are, we never know, are　 47　their silent money.

　　The sheep - skinned wolf’s story seems to have been forgotten once again. Why not　 48　 this kind of thing? Yes, both teachers and parents have asked each other for more strict control of the young readers.　 49 　, the more you want to forbid it, the more they want to have a look at it.　 50 　 you may even find out several children, driven by the curious nature,　 51 　 one patched paper, which has traveled from hand to hand.

　　It really does 52 　 to our society. It has already formed a sort of moral pollution. The 53　 teachers and parents need more powerful support in their protection of the young generation. At the same time the young　 54　 need more interesting books to help them　 55　 those ugly papers.

　　36．A. writers     B. readers    C. students      D. teachers

　　37．A. sold        B. printed     C. put          D. found

　　38．A. work out   B. look like    C. act as        D. depend on

　　39．A. them       B. children     C. young people  D. it

　　40．A. think　     B. believe      C. know        D. understand

　　41．A. still worse  B. even better   C. very good   D. more important

　　42．A. wonderful  B. interesting   C. useful        D. poisonous

　　43．A. spends     B. costs        C. pays         D. takes

　　44．A. sight       B. common     C. return       D. use

　　45．A. unknown  B. much       C. less        D. undone

　　46．A. what       B. whoever    C. whatever     D. who

　　47．A. making     B. spending     C. wasting      D. using

　　48．A. forbid     B. separate      C. leave        D.forget

　　49．A. Luckily    B. Unfortunately C. Badly        D. Happily

　　50．A. Always    B. Hardly      C. Sometimes   D. Seldom

　　51．A. share      B. get          C. hold        D. take

　　52．A. good       B. favor        C. wrong      D. harm

　　53．A. puzzled     B. surprised     C. disappointed  D. worried

　　54．A. teachers     B. parents     C. readers       D. writers

　　55．A. come into   B. break down   C. get rid of     D. get of

It was Monday. Mrs Smith’s dog suffered from hungry, but there was not any meat in the house.

　　Considering that there was no better way．Mrs．Smith took a piece of paper, and wrote the following words on it: “Give my dog half a pound of meat．” Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently: “Take this to the butcher, and he's going to give you your lunch today．”

　　Holding the piece of paper in its mouth, the dog ran to the butcher's．It gave the paper to the butcher．The butcher read it carefully, recognized that it was really the lady's handwriting and soon did it as he was asked to．The dog was very happy, and ate the meat up at once．

　　At noon, the dog came to the shop again．It gave the butcher a piece of paper again．After reading it, he gave it half a pound of meat once more．

　　The next day, the dog came again exactly at noon．And as usual, it brought a piece of paper in the mouth．This time, the butcher did not take a look at paper, and gave the dog its meat, for he had regarded the dog as one of his customers．

　　But, the dog came again at four o'clock．And the same thing happened once again．To the butcher's more surprise, it came for the third time at six o'clock, and brought with it a third piece of paper．The butcher felt a bit puzzled．He said to himself, “This is a small dog．Why does Mrs．Smith give it so much meat to eat today?”

　　Looking at the piece of paper, he found that there were not any words on it!

1.It seemed that the dog knew well that the paper Mrs．Smith gave it_______．

　  A．might do it much harm

　  B．could do it much good

　  C．would help the butcher

　  D．was worth many pounds

2.From its experience, the dog found that ________．

　  A．only the paper with Mrs Smith's words in it could bring it meat

　  B．the butcher would give the meat to it whenever he saw it

　  C．Mrs Smith would pay for the meat it got from the butcher

　  D．a piece of paper could bring it half a pound of meat

3.The butcher did not give any meat to the dog __________．

　  A．before he felt sure that the words were really written by Mrs．Smith

　  B．when he found that the words on the paper were not clear

　  C．because he had sold out all the meat in his shop

　  D．until he was paid enough by Mrs Smith

4.At the end of the story, you'll find that _______．

　  A．the dog was clever enough to write on the paper

　  B．the dog dared not go to the butcher's any more

　  C．the butcher was told not to give any meat to the dog

　  D．the butcher found himself cheated by the clever animal

完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

　　Our plan was to drive into Cambridge, catch the 7:34 train to Liverpool Street Station, then to separate and meet again for lunch. Although we arrived at Liverpool Street Station at 10:30, Joan 1 that she would go to see the Crown Jewels in the Tower of London 2 we went shopping. It was only after her sister had 3 into the fog that my wife realized that we hadn't decided where we should 4 her for lunch. 5 I had our three tickets for the concert in my pocket, this was indeed a 6 . There seemed to be nothing we could do but take a taxi to the Tower of London. However, we didn't find her.

　　It was now one o'clock, and the concert would begin at 2:30.“Perhaps she'll 7 waiting outside the concert hall,”said my wife hopefully. By this time the fog was so thick that the road traffic had to 8 , and the only way to get there was 9 underground railway. Hand in hand we 10 our way along the road to where we thought the 11 station should be. An hour later we found Tower Hill Station.

　　By now it was far 12 late even to try to get to the concert hall before the performance began at 2:30. So we decided to 13 to Cambridge. It took seven long hours instead of two as usual to 14 that journey. 15 were we able to get any food and drink on the train. Tired and hungry we finally reached home at ten. 16 the door, we heard the sound of the telephone bell. It was Joan; she had seen the Crown Jewels, had managed to get another ticket for the concert, and had had a wonderful 17 at a restaurant near the hotel where she had decided to stay at night. Now she was 18 us to discover 19 we had had an equally 20 day.

1．

[　　]

A．hoped　　　　　　B．decided

C．suggested　　　　　D．wanted

2．

[　　]

A．during　　　　　B．when

C．since　　　　　　D．before

3．

[　　]

A．hidden　　　　　　B．run

C．disappeared　　　　D．entered

4．

[　　]

A．see　　　　　　B．meet

C．wait　　　　　　D．call

5．

[　　]

A．Though　　　　　B．When

C．Since　　　　　　D．For

6．

[　　]

A．chance　　　　　　B．subject

C．matter　　　　　　D．problem

7．

[　　]

A．mind　　　　　　B．forget

C．insist on　　　　　D．think of

8．

[　　]

A．finish　　　　　　B．begin

C．stop　　　　　　D．start

9．

[　　]

A．with　　　　　　B．on

C．by　　　　　　D．through

10．

[　　]

A．made　　　　　　B．pushed

C．found　　　　　　D．felt

11．

[　　]

A．nearby　　　　　　B．near

C．nearer　　　　　　D．nearest

12．

[　　]

A．too　　　　　　B．very

C．quite　　　　　　D．so

13．

[　　]

A．walk　　　　　　B．drive

C．ride　　　　　　D．return

14．

[　　]

A．do　　　　　　B．make

C．get　　　　　　D．have

15．

[　　]

A．So　　　　　　B．Hardly

C．Nor　　　　　　D．Thus

16．

[　　]

A．Opening　　　　　　B．Knocking at

C．Closing　　　　　　D．Going to

17．

[　　]

A．breakfast　　　　　　B．lunch

C．afternoon tea　　　　　D．dinner

18．

[　　]

A．asking　　　　　　B．thinking

C．ringing　　　　　　D．wanting

19．

[　　]

A．why　　　　　　B．how

C．where　　　　　　D．whether

20．

[　　]

A．busy　　　　　　B．successful

C．free　　　　　　D．sad

If you visit a big city anywhere in the world,you will probably find a restaurant which serves the food of your native country.Most large 　1 in the United States offer an international sample of 　2 .Many people enjoy eating the food 　3 other nations.This is probably one reason 　4 there are so many different kinds of restaurants in the United States.A second is that Americans 　5 from all the parts of the world.They enjoy tasting the foods of their 　6 lands.

In the city of Detroit, 7 ,there are many people from Western Europe,Latin America 8 the Far East.There are many restaurants in Detroit 9 serve the foods of these areas.There are many

10 international restaurants,too.Americans not only like the foods in these restaurants but also enjoy the chance to 　11 understand the foreign people and their 　12 of life.

One of 　13 most common international restaurants to be 　14 in the US is an Italian restaurant.The restaurant is a small business 　15 by a single family.The mother of the 　16

cooks all the dishes and the 　17 and children serve the customers who come to eat there.Or it may be a 18 restaurant which can 　19 many customers during one evening.So a restaurant may be owned 　20 one family,one person,or by several different people who work together in the business.

1.A.cities　　　　　 B.countryside　　　 C.nations　　　　　 D.families

2.A.waiters　　　　 B.restaurants　　　 C.foods　　　　　　 D.cooks

3.A.about　　　　　 B.of　　　　　　　　 C.on　　　　　　　　 D.with

4.A.as　　　　　 B.when　　　　　 C.which　　　　　　 D.why

5.A.arrive　　　 B.come　　 　　　 C.go　　　　　　　　 D.leave

6.A.garden　　　 B.country　　　　　 C.state　　　　　　 D.native

7.A.as　　　　　 B.like　　　　　 C.for example　　　 D.such as

8.A.and　　　　　　 B.with　　　　　 C.of　　　　　　　　 D.then

9.A.where　　　 B.which　　　　　　 C.when　　　　　 D.why

10.A.other　　　 B.others　　　　　　 C.another　　　　　 D.other’s

11.A.worse　　　 B.better　　　　　　 C.hardly　　　　　　 D.more

12.A.hope　　　 B.wish　　　　　 C.place　　　　　　 D.way

13.A.the　　　　　　 B.a　　　　　　　 C.this　　　　　 D.that

14.A.cooked　　　　 B.enjoyed　　　　 C.found　　　　　　 D.eaten

15.A.built　　　 B.run　　　　　　 C.driven　　　　　　 D.lived

16.A.family　　　　 B.city　　　　　 C.business　　　 D.restaurant

17.A.mother　　　　 B.guests　　　　　　 C.visitors　　　　　 D.father

18.A.small　　　 B.large　　　　　　 C.tiny　　　　　 D.bad

19.A.deal　　　　　 B.work　　　　　 C.serve　　　　　　 D.prepare

20.A.by　　　　　　 B.with　　　　　 C.of　　　　　　　　 D.for