第二节 完型填空(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)　　
阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题的四个选项(A，B，C和D)中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。并将答案写在答题卡上。
Shopping habits in the United States have changed greatly in the last quarter of the 20th century. 　36  in　 the 1900s most American towns and cities had a Main Street. Main Street was always in the heart of a town. This street was 37  on both sides with many 38  businesses. Here, shoppers walked into stores to look at all sorts of merchandise: clothing, furniture, hardware, groceries. 39  ,some shops offered 40  .These shops included drugstores, restaurants, shoe-repair stores, and barber or hairdressing shops. 　41  in　 the 1950s, a change began to 42  .Too many automobiles had crowded into Main Street 43  too few parking places were 44 shoppers. Because the streets were crowded, merchants began to look with interest at the open spaces 45  the city limits. Open space is what their car-driving customers needed. 　　
And open space is what they got 46  the first shopping centre was built. Shopping centres, or rather malls, 47  as a collection of small new stores 48  crowded city centres. 49 by hundreds of free parking space, customers were drawn away from 50  areas to outlying malls. And the growing 51  of shopping centres led 52   to the building of bigger and better?stocked stores. 53  the late 1970s,many shopping malls had almost developed into small cities themselves. In addition to providing the 54   of one stop shopping, malls were transformed into landscaped parks, 55   benches, fountains, and outdoor entertainment.　　
36.A.As early as     B. Early     C. Early as      D. Earlier　　
37.A.built          B.designed      C.intented        D.lined　　
38.A.varied       B.various       C.sorted  D.mixed up　　
39.A.Apart from    B.However     C.In addition   D.As well　　
40.A.medical care  B.food       C.cosmetics     D.services　　
41.A.suddenly     B.Abruptly     C.Contrarily    D.But　　
42.A.be taking place      B.take place   C.be taken place   D.have taken place　　
43.A.while        B.yet              C.though   D.and then　　
44.A.available for  B.available to  C.used by            D.ready for　　
45.A.over          B.from       C.out of       D.outside　　
46.A.when         B.while      C.since         D.then　　
47.A.started       B.founded         C.set up    D.organized　　
48.A.out of        B.away from   C.next to       D.near　　
49.A.Attracted          B.Surprised    C.Delighted     D.Enjoyed　　
50.A.inner         B.central     C.shopping      D.downtown　　
51.A.distinction     B.fame       C.popularity    D.liking　　
52.A.on          B.in turn     C.by turns       D.further　　
53.A.By         B.During     C.In           D.Towards　　
54.A.cheapness      B.readiness     C.convenience   D.handiness　　
55.A.because of     B.and         C.with          D.provided　　

第二节  完型填空(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)　　

阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题的四个选项(A，B，C和D)中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。并将答案写在答题卡上。

Shopping habits in the United States have changed greatly in the last quarter of the 20th century. 　36  in　 the 1900s most American towns and cities had a Main Street. Main Street was always in the heart of a town. This street was 37  on both sides with many 38  businesses. Here, shoppers walked into stores to look at all sorts of merchandise: clothing, furniture, hardware, groceries. 39   ,some shops offered 40  .These shops included drugstores, restaurants, shoe-repair stores, and barber or hairdressing shops. 　41  in　 the 1950s, a change began to 42  .Too many automobiles had crowded into Main Street 43  too few parking places were 44  shoppers. Because the streets were crowded, merchants began to look with interest at the open spaces 45  the city limits. Open space is what their car-driving customers needed. 　　

And open space is what they got 46  the first shopping centre was built. Shopping centres, or rather malls, 47  as a collection of small new stores 48  crowded city centres. 49  by hundreds of free parking space, customers were drawn away from 50  areas to outlying malls. And the growing 51  of shopping centres led 52   to the building of bigger and better?stocked stores. 53   the late 1970s,many shopping malls had almost developed into small cities themselves. In addition to providing the 54   of one stop shopping, malls were transformed into landscaped parks, 55   benches, fountains, and outdoor entertainment.　　

36.A.As early as     B. Early      C. Early as       D. Earlier　　

37.A.built           B.designed      C.intented         D.lined　　

38.A.varied        B.various       C.sorted  D.mixed up　　

39.A.Apart from    B.However     C.In addition    D.As well　　

40.A.medical care  B.food        C.cosmetics      D.services　　

41.A.suddenly     B.Abruptly     C.Contrarily     D.But　　

42.A.be taking place      B.take place   C.be taken place   D.have taken place　　

43.A.while         B.yet               C.though   D.and then　　

44.A.available for  B.available to  C.used by             D.ready for　　

45.A.over           B.from        C.out of        D.outside　　

46.A.when          B.while       C.since          D.then　　

47.A.started        B.founded          C.set up     D.organized　　

48.A.out of         B.away from   C.next to       D.near　　

49.A.Attracted           B.Surprised    C.Delighted      D.Enjoyed　　

50.A.inner          B.central     C.shopping       D.downtown　　

51.A.distinction     B.fame        C.popularity     D.liking　　

52.A.on           B.in turn     C.by turns        D.further　　

53.A.By          B.During     C.In           D.Towards　　

54.A.cheapness      B.readiness     C.convenience   D.handiness　　

55.A.because of     B.and          C.with           D.provided　　

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中,选出可以填人空白处的最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Once a group of tourists who were staying at a hotel in Birmingham were having dinner in the restaurant. Fish was brought in and while they were   16  it, some of them told interesting stories about  17  pearls and other   18   things inside fish.

An old gentleman, who up to now had   19   quietly to their conversation, at last said,

“ I’ve heard all your stories, now I’ll tell you   20  . When I was a young man I was working in a large importing factory in New York, and   21   is usual with young persons, I fell in   22   with a pretty young girl. Very __23__ we were engaged（订婚）. About two months __24___ our marriage was to take place, I was suddenly   25  to Birmingham on a very important business. I left my sweetheart,   26   to write to her. ”

“ I had to stay in Birmingham longer than I had   27  . At last my work was done and I could leave Birmingham. But just before I  28  New York, I bought a beautiful and very expensive diamond   29  , planning to give it to my sweetheart. ”

“ On my way to New York, I was__30___ the morning newspaper, which had been brought on board by the sailor. Suddenly I   31   an announcement of my sweetheart’s   32   with another. This made me so angry that I threw the ring overboard. A few days  33  , when I was eating fish, I bit(咬) on something   34  . What do you think it was ? ”

“ The diamond ring, ” cried his companions. “ No ” , said the old gentleman  35  , “ it was a fish-bone.”

16. A. eating         B. cooking           C. peeling         D. weighing

17. A. exchanging      B. tasting                  C. finding          D. searching

18. A. valuable                     B. terrible                  C. common                D. cheap

19. A. sat                     B. listened                 C. stood                      D. thought

20. A. one                        B. all                      C. some                 D. another

21. A. it                   B. which                          C. that                        D. as

22. A. trouble              B. debt                                C. quarrel                            D. love

23. A. quickly               B. fast                        C. soon                  D. lucky

24. A. when                     B. before                         C. after                  D. since

25. A. reported                    B. sent             C. caught            D. taken

26. A. promising                  B. agreeing               C. refusing                 D. wishing

27. A. regretted             B. wondered                  C. expected       D. finished

28. A. left for               B. left to                          C. returned back   D. returned from

29. A. watch                B. ring                        C. earring                            D. necklace

30. A. looking at        B. looking up                  C. looking through   D. looking for

31. A. looked               B. saw                        C. heard                     D. recognized

32. A. marriage                   B. fight                            C. talk                         D. agreement

33. A. before               B. later                           C. earlier               D. ago

34. A. hard                            B. sweet                         C. soft                         D. crisp

35. A. happily              B. loudly                     C. angrily              D. sadly 

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，并把答案填在题号前括号内。

You Did More Than Carry My Books

   Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with a baseball bat and several other things. Mark __16__ down and helped the boy pick up these articles. __17__they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of them for him. As they walked Mark __18_ the boy’s name was Bill, that he __19__ computer games, baseball and history, that he was having a lot of _20_ with his other subjects and that he had just broken _21__ with his girlfriend.

   They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was __22__in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed __23__ with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They __24__ to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before __ 25_ , Bill asked Mark if they _26_ talk.

   Bill __27__ him of the day years ago when they had first met. “ Do you __28__ wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “ You see, I __29__ out my locker because I didn’t want to leave a mess ( 脏乱) __30__ anyone else . I had planned to run away and I was going home to __31__ my things. But after we spent some time together __32_ and laughing, I realized that __33_ I had done that , I would have _34_ a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together. So you see, Mark , when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more . You __35__ my life.

A. fell         B. sat             C. lay             D. knelt

A. Although B. Since         C. After          D. Until

A discovered       B. realized      C. said           D. decided

A. played     B. loved         C. tried          D. made

A. questions B. ideas          C. trouble              D. doubt

A. up           B. out            C. off             D. away

A. called             B. helped        C. invited              D. invited

A. peacefully       B. willingly    C. freely         D. pleasantly

A. continued       B. agreed        C. forced        D. offered

A. graduation    B. movement  C. separation        D. vacation

A. would    B. should        C. could         D. must

A. demanded     B. reminded    C. removed     D. asked

A. ever             B. usually       C. even          D. never

A. checked B. took           C. cleaned      D. put

A. over             B. into           C. with           D. for

A. find              B. pick           C. pack          D. hold

A. talking   B. playing      C. reading      D. watching

A. before   B. if        C. while         D. as

A. forgotten      B. passed        C. left            D. lost

A. helped          B. recovered C. improved   　　　D. changed 

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，并把答案填在题号前括号内。

You Did More Than Carry My Books

   Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with a baseball bat and several other things. Mark __16__ down and helped the boy pick up these articles. __17__they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of them for him. As they walked Mark __18_ the boy’s name was Bill, that he __19__ computer games, baseball and history, that he was having a lot of _20_ with his other subjects and that he had just broken _21__ with his girlfriend.

   They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was __22__in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed __23__ with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They __24__ to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before __ 25_ , Bill asked Mark if they _26_ talk.

   Bill __27__ him of the day years ago when they had first met. “ Do you __28__ wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “ You see, I __29__ out my locker because I didn’t want to leave a mess ( 脏乱) __30__ anyone else . I had planned to run away and I was going home to __31__ my things. But after we spent some time together __32_ and laughing, I realized that __33_ I had done that , I would have _34_ a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together. So you see, Mark , when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more . You __35__ my life.

1.A. fell                   B. sat                               C. lay                         D. knelt

2.A. Although          B. Since                   C. After                              D. Until

3.A discovered          B. realized                         C. said                       D. decided

4.A. played                            B. loved              C. tried                      D. made

5.A. questions          B. ideas                   C. trouble                            D. doubt

6.A. up                    B. out                      C. off                      D. away

7.A. called                             B. helped             C. invited                   D. invited

8.A. peacefully         B. willingly            C. freely                               D. pleasantly

9.A. continued          B. agreed                          C. forced                   D. offered

10.A. graduation       B. movement            C. separation           D. vacation

11.A. would             B. should                          C. could                     D. must

12.A. demanded       B. reminded             C. removed                         D. asked

13.A. ever                             B. usually             C. even                     D. never

14.A. checked          B. took                    C. cleaned                           D. put

15.A. over                             B. into                 C. with                      D. for

16.A. find                B. pick                    C. pack                               D. hold

17.A. talking            B. playing                          C. reading                D. watching

18.A. before             B. if                        C. while                              D. as

19.A. forgotten         B. passed                           C. left                        D. lost

20.A. helped          B. recovered C. improved   　　　D. changed