第二节：完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）
　　阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 36－55 各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Telling the truth is a very good habit. If you  36  speak the truth, you can save yourself from a lot of  37 ! Here is a story of a man who did a lot of  38  things, but his promise to tell the truth 39  him.
Once a man came to a  prophet（预言家）and said, “Oh, prophet, I have many bad  40. Which one of them should  I  41  first？”The prophet said, “Give up telling  42  first and always speak the truth. ”The man promised to do so and went home.
At night the man was about to go out to steal. Before setting out , he thought for a moment about the  43  he made with the prophet.  “44  tomorrow the prophet asks me where I have been, what shall I say？Shall I say that I went out  45？No, I cannot say that. But nor can I lie. If  I tell the truth,  46  will start hating me and call me a thief. I would be  47  for stealing.”
So the man  48  not to steal that night, and  gave up this bad habit.
Next day, he  49  drinking wine. When he was about to do so, he said to himself, “What shall I say to the prophet if he asks me what I did during the day？I cannot tell a lie, and if I speak the truth people will  50 me, because a Muslim is not  51  to drink wine.” And so he gave up the  52 of drinking wine.
In this way,  53  the man thought of doing something bad, he  54  his promise to tell the truth. One by one, he gave up all his bad habits and became a very  55  person.
36、A、always                    B、hardly                    C、sometimes        D、never
37、A、time                  B、money                    C、trouble            D、energy
38、A、great                  B、bad                        C、strange            D、stupid
39、A、educated             B、bothered             C、tested              D、saved
40、A、habits                     B、friends                    C、purposes          D、collections
41、A、take in                B、bring back                 C、give up            D、depend on
42、A、stories                B、truths                        C、reasons            D、lies
43、A、plan                   B、secret                        C、promise           D、mistake
44、A、Because              B、Unless                    C、Since               D、If
45、A、stealing              B、drinking             C、walking           D、dancing
46、A、none                  B、someone                 C、anyone            D、everyone
47、A、controlled           B、admired                  C、punished          D、killed
48、A、refused              B、tried                  C、decided            D、agreed
49、A、talked about        B、felt like            C、adapted to(适应)  D、broke down
50、A、understand              B、like                    C、hate              D、respect
51、A、allowed             B、encouraged             C、invited             D、advised
52、A、chance                    B、disadvantage       C、adventure      D、idea
53、A、wherever            B、whenever            C、whatever          D、however
54、A、forgot                    B、doubted                  C、regretted          D、remembered
55、A、good                  B、attractive            C、practical     D、generous(慷慨的)

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
When I was a young girl, I spent a lot of time with my grandparents, who lived in a community especially for the elderly and near to an old people's home. They used to tell me that few volunteers would go there and said if someone elderly engages me in  36 ，I'd better make time for them. As a result，I   37 be the only person they got to talk to that day. I've never forgotten this and still  38  time to chat with elderly people.
So when I   39 a 100-dollar prize in the kindness competition for my community, I  40 thought of the elderly! I then  41 my local community centre and told them how I'd made a suggestion that if I had 100 dollars to  42 my community, I would use it for the elderly who were living    43 . I asked, "Could you do something a bit  44 so that they could all get something from this   45 ？”"Yes, of course, we could do a buffet (自助餐）and dance,”the centre manager told me.
I thought this was a fantastic   46 and a very worthwhile use of the   47 ．We bought food and beverages (饮料) enough to serve about 30 elderly residents. A poster was    48 to announce it and it was   49 for an afternoon.
I went up to see how it was all  50 and it turned out to be a very enjoyable afternoon. I was very  51 to see that the people I wanted to serve had a wonderful and enjoyable times. It  52 me that one is never too   53 to have fun! I knew my grandparents would have been very  54 of me. It also helped me to remember that whatever is going on in the world，we can still make a(n) 55 to other people's lives.

【小题6】

A．recognized B．joined C．contacted D．congratulated

【小题18】

A．young B．busy C．poor D．old

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。

         I was loading my truck to go to the flea market when a hook（钩子） on one of the bungees bent and broke back into my left eye．The ____36___ was like a hot sword had been struck through my head．I fell down on my hands and knees, and ___37___ I saw blood dripping onto the ground, I knew it was ___38___．

         They ___39___ me to Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga, where there's a special eye center．The ____40___ there operated on me several times but couldn't save my eye．When they told me the news, I wanted to ___ 41___．

         Even after I got my prosthetic eye （义眼）, I couldn't ____42___ off the depression．To make matters worse, I lost my job as a transportation officer for the Tennessee Department of Children's Services because of ___43___ about my driving ability．But one morning, I woke up and the TV was ___44___, and there was a 16-year-old girl．She had been ___45___ burned on her face, hands, and legs and was learning to walk again．She ___46___ a big smile and seemed to look right at me and said, "You can't ever give up．" At that moment, I thought, this is just a （n） ___47___．Get over it．And I ____48___．

         It's been almost 12 years since my ____49___, and there isn't anything I can't do now that I used to do．Although I didn't get my ___50___ job back, I could do something else to ___51___ a happy life．

         I read a ___52___ once where a man was feeling bad because he had no ___53___, until he met a man who had no feet． No matter how destroying your problem is, ___54___ there's always someone somewhere who's worse off．____55___ having just one eye, I see things a lot more clearly now．

1.A．fight               B．pain              C．injury            D．wound

2.A．before               B．though         C．because          D．when

3.A．bad                 B．good        C．strange           D．lucky

4.A．forced             B．passed                 C．took         D．gave

5.A．doctors             B．workers      C．teachers       D．soldiers

6.A．rise                 B．stay             C．leave           D．die

7.A．set                  B．shake          C．turn           D．leave

8.A．possibilities          B．decisions     C．chances      D．concerns

9.A．off                B．up               C．on               D．down

10.A．badly              B．carefully       C．finally          D．hardly

11.A．developed         B．covered        C．enjoyed      D．wore

12.A．ear               B．eye             C．arm             D．nose

13.A．worked        B．stopped        C．did               D．helped

14.A．accident         B．experiment   C．argument              D．quarrel

15.A．new               B．hard             C．easy           D．former

16.A．build               B．lead              C．search       D．avoid

17.A．humor             B．joke            C．poem          D．story

18.A．clothes            B．jackets         C．shoes          D．trousers

19.A．remember        B．forget          C．promise      D．prove

20.A．Through          B．Despite      C．Without        D．Beyond

完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分,满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55题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。

From the very beginning, the girl's family objected strongly to her dating this guy. Though the girl loved the guy __36__, she always asked him: "How deep is your love for me?" As the guy was not good at words, this often caused the girl to be very __37__.

After a couple of years, the guy finally graduated and decided to __38__ his studies overseas. Before leaving, he proposed marriage to the girl and promised to __39__ her for the whole life. The girl agreed, and with the guy's determination, the family finally __40__. Before he went abroad, they got engaged．They often sent their __41__ through emails and phone calls. Though it was hard, both never thought of giving up.

One day, while the girl was on her way to work, she was ___42__ by a car. The collision (碰撞) on her brain has caused her to lose her voice. The girl did not want to be a ___43__ to him. She __44__ him saying that she did not wish to wait any longer. With the letter, she sent the ring back to him.

The girl decided to move away, hoping that she could completely forget __45__. In the new environment, the girl learnt the __46__ and started a new life. She told herself every day that she must __47__ the guy. One day, her friend came and told her that he was __48__. She asked her friend not to let him know what had happened to her. Since then, there wasn't any more __49__ of him.

A year later, her friend came with an envelope, __50__ an invitation card for the guy's wedding. The girl was shattered (打击). When she opened the letter, she saw her own __51__ in it. She was about to ask her friend what was the matter __52__ she saw the guy standing in front of her. He used the sign language telling her, "I've spent a year __53__ the sign language. I want you to know I haven’t forgotten my __54__. Let me have the chance to be your voice. I love you." With these, he slipped the __55__ back into her finger. The girl finally smiled.

36．A．deeply      B．affectionately   C．gently       D．kindly

37．A．pleasant    B．foolish      C．upset       D．happy

38．A．add B．expand     C．do    D．further

39．A．take care of     B．get along with  C．wait for   D．keep in touch with

40．A．gave up   B．gave in    C．gave away       D．gave out

41．A．words       B．letters      C．secret       D．love

42．A．blown down    B．broken down   C．knocked down        D．torn down

43．A．burden     B．package   C．weight     D．obstacle

44．A．explained to    B．wrote to   C．replied to        D．spoke to

45．A．nothing    B．something       C．anything D．everything

46．A．sign language B．native tongue   C．Braille     D．foreign language

47．A．remember       B．forget      C．leave       D．miss

48．A．away B．out   C．back        D．in

49．A．sense B．report       C．advice      D．news

50．A．containing       B．including        C．owning     D．combining

51．A．photo      B．name       C．promise   D．agreement

52．A．while       B．so     C．until        D．when

53．A．teaching   B．learning   C．writing    D．creating

54．A．promise   B．permission      C．dream      D．desire

55．A．card        B．letter       C．envelope   D．ring

--- Nancy is not coming tonight.   

   --- But she _______!

  A. promises        B. promised       C. will promise     D. had promised