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.

1.A. walking              B. argument          C. conversation            D. shopping

2.A. might                   B. must                C. would                     D. should

3.A. consume               B. spare                C. devote                     D. share

4.A. won                     B. admitted           C. impressed                D. paid

5.A. eventually             B. usually             C. immediately             D. always

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

7.A. purchase               B. create               C. benefit                    D. match

8.A. freely                   B. comfortably      C. lonely                      D. alone

9.A. adventurous       B. strange             C. special                     D. merciful

10.A donation              B. movement         C. collection                D. recreation

11.A. promise              B. idea                 C. discovery                 D. comment

12.A. community         B. competition      C. money                     D. space

13.A. thought of           B. put up              C. agreed on                D. sent up

14.A. known                B. applied             C. arranged                  D. read

15.A. going                 B. existing            C. preparing                 D. ending

16.A. pleased                   B. hopeful            C. curious                    D. anxious

17.A. provided             B. challenged               C. reminded                 D. puzzled

18.A. young                 B. busy                 C. poor                        D. old

19.A. proud                 B. ashamed .         C. cautious                   D. aware

20.A. fortune            B. influence          C. promise                D. contribution

The day before Father’s Day, Mrs. Berry asked her students to make a card for their fathers. She passed out paper and pieces of cloth.

Elizabeth looked for a while at the blue cloth and began to cut it. Then she   36   her paper in half and began writing. When Elizabeth finally looked at the message the teacher gave on the paper, she noticed something else. She felt her   37   grow hot — she hadn’t heard that anyone who didn’t have a father could make one for a grandfather or an uncle.

As her teacher walked to her, Elizabeth tried   38   her card with her arm, but Mrs. Berry gently   39   it so that she could read it. Elizabeth sat   40  , waiting for her to say something, but she saw a   41   roll down Mrs. Berry’s face. She had never made Mrs. Berry so upset.

When school was over, Elizabeth   42   until all the other kids left so that she could

43  . “I’m sorry for not listening. I’ll make another card   44   you want. I’ll do it   45   and bring it tomorrow.” “  46   are you talking about?” asked Mrs. Berry.

“My Father’s Day card. I know you’re upset because I didn’t do it   47  .”

“Elizabeth, that was the __48   card in the whole class. It was so   49   that it made me cry.”

Elizabeth was so   50   that she ran out of the classroom.

When her mom came home from work that night, Elizabeth   51   to give her the card early. On the front of the card was a   52   of Elizabeth’s mom, with a blue piece of cloth cut like her hair. Inside the card she had written:

Dear Mom,

I know you work really hard to be both a mommy and a(n)   53  . I want to thank you and  54   you a happy Father’s Day!

                                                        Love,

                                                       Elizabeth

When her mom read the card she started   55  , just like Mrs. Berry did.

A. cut                        B. tore                  C. spread               D. folded

A. heart                         B. face                  C. hands                       D. body

A. covering             B. holding             C. doing                       D. making

A. caught                   B. left                   C. lifted                       D. placed

A. alone                     B. still                   C. up                           D. down

A. tear                    B. smile                C. hair                         D. sweat

A. worked                  B. waited            C. stood                       D. sat

A. apologize            B. stop                  C. understand             D. stay

A. because               B. until                 C. unless                   D. if

A. just here             B. at once           C. at home              D. at school

A. Who                         B. Whose                  C. Which                   D. What

A. carefully             B. quickly             C. wrong                      D. right

A. worst                    B. best                  C. favorite                    D. simplest

A. wild                   B. useful               C. sweet                       D. hard

A. happy                    B. regretful            C. brave                       D. rude

A. seemed                 B. decided             C. refused                     D. promised

A. recording            B. discovery          C. drawing                   D. writing

A. teacher                  B. sister                 C. daddy                      D. aunt

A. wish                   B. hope                 C. want                        D. congratulate

A. laughing             B. joking               C. worrying                  D. crying

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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C, 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。
Hundreds of people, adults and children, come and go every day from the Kingsley School in Evanston, and police say that right now none of them has been eliminated(排除) as a(n)  21  suspect.  22 ,police have the weapon and detectives are trying to find out to whom it last  23 .
Investigators say that  24  Tuesday morning a few minutes before lunch a second grader found the weapon in a toilet in a first floor laboratory. It is a five-shot, 38 caliber(口径) revolver that was fully loaded.  25  the 7-year-old girl reported her discovery immediately.
“We’ve taken  26  . We’ve called the police. It’s being  27  . And we are concerned,” said Evanston School’s spokesperson Jan Roy.
Wednesday school officials sent students home with a  28  addressed to their parents about the  29  .
“At this point I don’t have enough answers and I would really like to get  30 ,” said Emily Gregrich, one of the parents.
31  parents who waited for their kids Thursday afternoon still had not  32  about the gun.
The principal conducted two assemblies(集会) to put to rest rumors  33  the 475 children who  34  the school. For  35 , the police investigation is focused on interviewing adults, teachers and nonprofessional staff members who were in the building the 24-hour period  36  the weapon was found.
“Where they were, what was going on, did they see anybody, you know, anybody in the school, anything unusual  37  , and we hope to  38  information through those interviews,” said Dep. Chief Joe Bellino of the Evanston Police Department.
Thursday afternoon the school district announced  39  to improve its efforts to communicate with  40  . It will make a phone tree Thursday night, and we are told the principal has invited parents who need more information about this to meet him here at the school Friday morning.
21．A．possible    B．unknown  C．strange     D．unusual
22．A．However  B．Later C．Meanwhile       D．Still
23．A．given       B．offered     C．devoted    D．belonged
24．A．after  B．before      C．early D．late
25．A．Suddenly  B．Fortunately      C．Quickly    D．Soon
26．A．advice      B．measures   C．notice       D．notes
27．A．investigated     B．discussed  C．questioned       D．removed
28．A．book B．speech      C．letter D．record
29．A．incident    B．accident    C．discovery  D．gun
30．A．angry       B．shocked    C．less   D．more
31．A．Some       B．Many       C．Any  D．Other
32．A．heard       B．read       C．talked    D．told
33．A．in   B．among   C．between        D．within
34．A．attend    B．love       C．escape    D．protect
35．A．all  B．certain   C．now       D．example
36．A．when     B．while     C．before   D．after
37．A．goes on  B．went on  C．were going on      D．going on
38．A．search    B．develop  C．prove     D．check
39．A．news      B．plans      C．instructions    D．introductions
40．A．parents   B．teachers   C．adults     D．Students

Once upon a time, there was a large mountainside, where an eagle’s nest rested. The eagle’s nest contained four  21  eagle eggs. One day an earthquake rocked the mountain,  22  one of the eggs to roll down the mountain  23  a chicken farm, which was in the valley below. The chickens knew that they must  24  and care for the eagle’s egg, so an old hen   25  to hatch and raise the large egg.

    One day, the egg hatched and a beautiful eagle was born.  26  , however, the eagle was raised to be a(n)  27  . Soon, the eagle believed he was 28  more than a chicken. The eagle loved his home and family,  29  his spirit cried out for more. While playing a game on the farm one day, the eagle looked to the skies above and  30  a group of eagles soaring(翱翔) in the skies. “Oh,” the eagle  31  , “I wish I could soar like those birds.” The chickens shouted with32  , “You cannot soar with those birds. You are a chicken and chickens do not soar.”

    The eagle  33  staring at his real family up above,  34  that he could be with them. Each time the eagle would let his  35  be known, he was told it couldn’t be done. That is  36  the eagle learned to believe. Slowly, the eagle  37  dreaming and continued to live his life like a chicken. 38  , after a long life as a chicken, the eagle  39  .

    You become what you believe you are; so if you ever dream to become an eagle,  40  your dreams, not the words of a chicken.

1.

 A. large           B. curious          C. small                D. fortunate

2.

 A. guiding         B. blowing          C. causing          D. inviting

3.

 A. on              B. over             C. past             D. to

4.

 A. introduce       B. punish              C. protect      D. share

5.

 A. offered        B. regretted            C. managed          D. turned

6.

A. Carefully    B. Gently               C. Sadly                D. Luckily

7.

 A. chicken         B. eagle                C. hero             D. fool

8.

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

9.

 A. and         B. but                  C. so               D. however

10.

. A. noticed      B. recognized         C. respected            D. watched

11.

A. cried        B. smiled               C. argued               D. explained

12.

 A. excitement      B. anger                C. laughter         D. surprise

13.

 A. approached  B. avoided          C. continued            D. considered

14.

A. promising        B. proving          C. believing            D. dreaming

15.

 A. suggestion  B. advantage            C. dream                D. discovery

16.

. A. what           B. why              C. how              D. when

17.

. A. went           B. enjoyed          C. began                D. stopped

18.

. A. Happily            B. Finally          C. Quickly          D. Probably

19.

 A. gave away       B. broke down           C. passed away      D. died out

20.

 A. steal           B. follow               C. have             D. remember

Once upon a time, there was a large mountainside, where an eagle’s nest rested. The eagle’s nest contained four  41  eagle eggs. One day an earthquake rocked the mountain,  42  one of the eggs to roll down the mountain  43  a chicken farm, which was in the valley below. The chickens knew that they must  44  and care for the eagle’s egg, so an old hen   45  to hatch and raise the large egg.

       One day, the egg hatched and a beautiful eagle was born.  46  , however, the eagle was raised to be a(n)  47  . Soon, the eagle believed he was  48  more than a chicken. The eagle loved his home and family,  49  his spirit cried out for more. While playing a game on the farm one day, the eagle looked to the skies above and  50  a group of eagles soaring(翱翔) in the skies. “Oh,” the eagle  51  , “I wish I could soar like those birds.” The chickens shouted with 52  , “You cannot soar with those birds. You are a chicken and chickens do not soar.”

       The eagle  53  staring at his real family up above,  54  that he could be with them. Each time the eagle would let his  55  be known, he was told it couldn’t be done. That is  56  the eagle learned to believe. Slowly, the eagle  57  dreaming and continued to live his life like a chicken.  58  , after a long life as a chicken, the eagle  59  .

       You become what you believe you are; so if you ever dream to become an eagle,  60  your dreams, not the words of a chicken.

A. large                     B. curious                     C. small                D. fortunate

A. guiding                B. blowing                   C. causing             D. inviting

A. on                        B. over                         C. past                  D. to

A. introduce              B. punish                 C. protect             D. share

A. offered                B. regretted                  C. managed           D. turned

A. Carefully            B. Gently                         C. Sadly                D. Luckily

A. chicken                B. eagle                        C. hero                  D. fool

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

A. and                   B. but                         C. so                  D. however

A. noticed               B. recognized             C. respected           D. watched

A. cried                   B. smiled                   C. argued                     D. explained

A. excitement       B. anger                       C. laughter            D. surprise

A. approached          B. avoided                    C. continued          D. considered

A. promising           B. proving                    C. believing           D. dreaming

A. suggestion            B. advantage                 C. dream               D. discovery

A. what                   B. why                         C. how              D. when

A. went                   B. enjoyed                    C. began                D. stopped

A. Happily              B. Finally                     C. Quickly          D. Probably

A. gave away            B. broke down                  C. passed away    D. died out

A. steal                   B. follow                   C. have              D. remember