第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1. 5分, 满30分)
“Where is the bus?” I asked myself. I was going to be late and the manager wasn’t going to be pleased. Thank God, here it is! The bus  31  round the corner and I got on. Ten minutes later I was walking into the  32  where I work. “Twenty-five past nine. I 33  the manager doesn’t notice.” But no  34  luck! “Smith!” shouted the manager. “Late again. What’s your 35  this time?”. “ I’m afraid the bus was late, Mr. Brown.” “Get up earlier tomorrow! Anyway, go to your  36  at the counter, we’ll be opening in a few minutes.”
My first customer was a pretty girl wearing a red dress. Behind her was a young man of about 25. He seemed very  37 , and every few seconds he looked  38 the main entrance. The girl  39  about opening a bank account. I gave her the necessary  40  and she walked out. 41 , I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something  42  with brown paper. Turning to my next customer, I was terrified to see a gun  43  out of his coat. The moment a loud noise  44  my ears. Everything went black. I was falling….
After  45  seemed a very long time, I opened my eyes and found in bed!  46  shaking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed and ran out of the house. As usual, the bus wasn’t on time, and I got to the bank at 9:25.
“Smith!” the manager cried out in a voice like thunder. “  47  of your excuse! Go start work at once!” To my  48 , the first customer was a girl  49  a red dress and behind her stood a man carrying something wrapped in brown paper. The  50 ! Wasn’t that the surprise of my life?
31. A. ran       B. came          C. rode              D. drove
32. A. hotel      B. shop             C. bank              D. restaurant
33. A. believe    B. expect        C. guess             D. hope
34. A. much      B. such           C. more             D. this
35. A. excuse     B. idea            C. cause              D. answer
36. A. business   B. job            C. place           D. spot
37. A. nervous    B. shy             C. calm        D. angry
38. A. down      B. for               C. towards        D. through
39. A. cared      B. talked           C. asked           D. worried
40. A. information  B. offer           C. instruction      D. support
41. A. Again     B. Then           C. Thus           D. However
42. A. hidden     B. rolled          C. filled          D. covered
43. A. getting    B. aiming         C. appearing       D. sticking
44. A. took      B. shook          C. filled          D. covered
45. A. what      B. when           C. that            D. it
46. A. Even            B. Still            C. Just           D. Ever
47. A. Less       B. Plenty         C. More           D. None
48. A. belief     B. surprise        C. joy            D. regret
49. A. of        B. with           C. on             D. in
50. A. dream     B. story           C. affair           D. accident
31—50  BCDBA    CACCA    BDDCA   BDBDA

All things change except barbers, the ways of barbers, and the surroundings of barbers. These never change. What one experiences in a barber’s shop the first time he enters one is what he always experiences in barbers’ shops afterward till the end of his days.
I got shaved this morning as usual. A man approached the door from Jones Street as I approached it from Main--a thing that always happens. I hurried up, but it was of no use; he entered the door one little step ahead of me, and I followed in and saw him take the only empty chair, the one headed by the best barber. It always happens so. I sat down, hoping that I might sit in the chair belonging to the better of the remaining two barbers, for he was a bit ahead. I watched the probabilities with strong interest. When I saw that No. 2 was gaining on No. 1, my interest grew to solicitude (孤单). When No. 1 was gradually losing the race, my solicitude rose to anxiety. When No. 1 caught up again, and both were about to finish and say “Next!” first, my very breath stood still with the suspense. But when I saw that he had lost the race by a single instant, I rose angrily and quitted the shop, to keep from falling into the hands of No. 2; for I have none of that firmness that enables a man to look calmly into the eyes of a waiting barber and tell him he will wait for his fellow-barber’s chair.
I stayed out fifteen minutes, and then went back, hoping for better luck. Unfortunately, all the chairs were occupied now, and four men sat waiting, silent, and looking bored, as men always do who are waiting their turn in a barber’s shop. I sat down and waited.
At last my turn came. A voice said “Next!” and I give in to No. 2, of course. It always happens so. I smiled and said that I was in a hurry, and it affected him as strongly as if he had never heard it.  
He explored my hair with his claws and suggested that it needed trimming(修剪). I said I did not want it trimmed. He explored again and said it was pretty long for the present style. I said I had had it cut only a week before. He stopped for a moment, and then asked “who cut it?” I stared at him from the mirror and replied “You did!” Then a dog-fight attracted his attention, and he ran to the window and stayed and watched it…
1. The author left the barber’s shop mainly because_________.
A. he would like to wait for “No. 1” outside
B. he would rather be served by the best barber
C. he lacked the courage to tell “No. 2” his intention
D. he was angry at the slow speed of “No. 1”
2. What is the change of the author’s attitude from the moment he went into the barber’s to the moment he left it?
A. Disappointed---Anxious---Hopeful---Angry.
B. Disappointed --Hopeful---Anxious---Angry.
C. Hopeful--- Sad --- Anxious ---Angry.     
D. Hopeful--- Anxious --- Angry --- Sad.
3. The author chose “No. 2” in the end, because________.
A. he had no choice                                  B. he was in a hurry
C. “No. 1” avoided him on purpose            D. he is always one step behind others
4. The underlined word “suspense” in the 2nd paragraph probably means ________.
A. loneliness                                             B. possibility
C. anxiety                                                D. hope
5. What is likely to happen next?
A. The author lost his temper.                    B. “No. 2” ran out of his patience.
C. The author was well-served by “No. 2”. D. The author was treated the same way as usual.

It was pouring outside. We all stood there   26   , some patiently , others annoyed   27   nature messed up (弄糟) their hurried day . I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens  28    away the dirt and dust of the world.
“Mom, let’s run through the rain,” a girl’s voice    29  me.
“No, honey. We’ll wait until it   30   down a bit,” Mom replied.
The young girl waited about another minute and    31  : “Mom, let’s run through the rain.”
“We’ll get wet if we do,” Mom said.
“No, we won’t, Mom. That’s not what you said this morning,” the young girl said as she  32    her Mom’s arm.
“This morning?   33   did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?”
“Don’t you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said,” If God can get us through this, he can get us through   34  .”
The entire crowd turned   35  . Mom paused and thought for a moment about    36  she would say. Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being   37   . But then we heard, “Honey, you are   38  . Let’s run through the rain. If we get wet, maybe we just need washing,” Mom said. Then    39  they ran.
We all stood    40 , smiling and laughing as they ran past the cars. Yes, they got wet. But they were   41   by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the   42   to their cars. Circumstances (境况) or people can take away your material possessions, and they can even take away your   43  . But no one can ever take away your precious   44  . So, don’t forget to make time and take the   45   to make memories every day! I hope you still take the time to run through the rain.

Ⅲ．完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
One day at the day care centre（日间托儿所）I watched a mother try to pick up her daughter. The girl wanted to go to McDonald’s. The mother replied, “Susie, not tonight. Maybe we can go tomorrow.”. Susie  36 dropped to the floor, kicking and screaming. “I want to …”
Her mother tried to  37  Susie’s tantrum（发脾气）. Finally her mother  38  . I was surprised that we could have almost anything we wanted by throwing a tantrum.
That day my mother 39  me up early because we were going to a department to do the shopping for 40  Day. I was excited to see a toy telephone. Looking lovingly 41 at my mother, I asked, “Can I have that telephone?”
She replied, “Baby, not now, but  42 you are a good girl, maybe Santa Clause will 43 you.” “But Mama, I want that telephone right now,” I said. My mother’s eyes   44  and her hand tightened（紧握）on mine. “Becky, you   45  have that telephone today, and if you  46  you can have a spanking（打屁股）.”
We were standing in the long   47  ,and I knew from my experience that it was now or   48  . So I lay down on the ground and began screaming, “I want that telephone.” Tired Christmas   49 looked as my mother calmly said, “Becky, you’d better get up by the   50  of three or else.” “One…Two…Three.” But I was   51  in full tantrum. Then she lay down beside me on the   52
and began screaming, “I want a new car, I want some jewellery, I want…”
53  , I stood up. “Mama, stop, Mama, get up,” I tearfully 54  .
She stood up. The others waiting began to laugh. The next thirty minutes was complete  55 for me. Then on parent said to me with a smile, “I bet you’ll never try that again”.     
36．A．heavily     B．immediately     C．directly     D．hopelessly
37．A．cover       B．free   C．resist D．stop
38．A．gave in    B．dropped    C．moved on D．walked away
39．A．carried     B．picked      C．held  D．sent
40．A．Mother’s  B．Children’s C．Christmas D．National
41．A．down       B．up     C．over  D．out
42．A．if      B．unless       C．until  D．while
43．A．praise       B．believe     C．love  D．help
44．A．opened     B．closed       C．narrowed  D．shone
45．A．won’t       B．daren’t     C．mustn’t     D．can’t
46．A．lie     B．risk   C．scream      D．steal
47．A．line   B．street C．row   D．passage
48．A．never       B．ever  C．later  D．then
49．A．managers  B．sellers       C．families    D．shoppers
50．A．noise B．count C．voice D．word
51．A．again B．even  C．still   D．more
52．A．bench       B．mat   C．counter     D．floor
53．A．Frightened       B．Satisfied   C．Embarrassed    D．Amused
54．A．begged     B．ordered     C．explained  D．promised
55．A．luck  B．discomfort       C．complaint D．anger

I went to a local post office to send a gift to Florida yesterday afternoon. When I __1  _ the door, there were many people waiting there. A bit   2  , I decided to calmly wait for my turn to place the precious package on the    3  .
Since I didn’t    4  the tape to seal(封住)the box, I went to buy the tape. As I   5 secure the top of the box, a woman in front of me, a similar situation, asked if she could use some    6  . I gave her some and helped her put the gift into her    7  . Then a woman behind me also asked me if she could have some tape, since her envelop had ripped and I gladly    8  it to her.
When the woman  in front of me    9  who I was sending the package to, I explained that my 80-year-old   10  Selma lives in Florida, 1200 miles from my home. She has a(n)   11  
neighbor named Diane who has, on several occasions, accompanied her to the hospital. My mom  12   her “her angel” and had asked me to send her two willow tree angel.
As we spoke, the line moved and she offered me a place in front of her. I was   13  and thanked her. At that moment, the other people in front of her ushered me in front of them by the time
I __14  the counter, we were all smiling and laughing and I thanked them sincerely.
A few inches of tape can seal the world    15  .