第二节完型填空（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

Wings of Angel

I used to hate myself because I wasn’t “normal”. Everyone else could play on the monkey bars and ride on a bicycle, but not   36  . I had a severe spinal cord disorder(脊髓病) and I knew I would always be much   37  than others.

I hated going to school and I hated   38   at me. I hated seeing others smiling broadly and standing   39  and tall. And most of all, I hated looking in the   40  and seeing an ugly and hunchback(驼背).

My friends found me   41  because I didn’t let other get close to me. I thought I was going to go on like this for the rest of my life   42  Angela appeared.

That afternoon, I was sitting by myself in a corner of the school—a spot where no one would

43  me. That’s when I first heard your voice.

“Hi. Can I sit down?”

I raised my head and there she was, with an irresistible smile on her round face.

“What are you looking at?” you asked.

“Ants.”

“What are they doing?”

“No   44  .”

“I bet they’re playing games and make friends. Don’t you think so?”

That was how our   45  started and it didn’t stop. We talked about everything under the sun—the ants, the clouds, my little niche(处境)—until it was sunset.

Then suddenly, you saw my   46  . She just stared.

My heart   47  . What I feared most had happened and I knew for sure she would   48   me now.

She stood up, pointed at my back and said, “I know why your back is hunched.”

I closed my eyes like a criminal waiting to be   50  . I begged in my heart for her to   51  , but you just kept on going. “I know what you’ve got in there. Do you?”

“No,” I answered   52  .

She bent and whispered in my ears.

“Your back is bunched because you’ve got a pair of wings from the angels.”

I was   53  . I looked into your eyes and her   54  touched my heart. From that day on, I started to learn to   55  myself because I have the wings of an angel and a kind – hearted friend.

36．A．them B．it      C．mo    D．her

37．A．sadder      B．shorter      C．weaker     D．slower

38．A．looking    B．smiling     C．aiming      D．glaring

39．A．still   B．alone C．straight     D．together

40．A．street B．sun    C．corner      D．mirror

41．A．distant      B．stubborn   C．hopeless    D．unfortunate

42．A．after  B．before      C．since D．until

43．A．disturb     B．seek  C．interrupt   D．ignore

44．A．wonder     B．idea   C．sign   D．action

45．A．connection       B．competition      C．conversation     D．comprehension

46．A．face  B．back  C．eyes  D．shoulders

47．A．sank  B．beat   C．broke       D．ached

48．A．care for    B．rely on     C．look down upon      D．put up with

49．A．that   B．how  C．whether    D．why

50．A．accused    B．arrested    C．punished   D．sentenced

51．A．relax B．leave C．stop   D．pause

52．A．shyly B．weakly     C．proudly    D．firmly

53．A．astonished B．ashamed   C．annoyed    D．amused

54．A．wisdom    B．generosity C．honesty     D．kindness

55．A．control     B．like   C．comfort    D．enjoy

Wings of Angel

I used to hate myself because I wasn't "normal". Everyone else could play on the monkey bars and ride on a bicycle, but not 36 . I had a severe spinal cord disorder(脊髓病) and I knew I would always be much 37 than others. I hated going to school and I hated  others  38  at me. I hated seeing others smiling broadly and standing 39 and tall. And most of all, I hated looking in the 40 and seeing an ugly  hunchback(驼背).

My friends found me 41 because I didn't let other get close to me. I thought I was going to go on like this for the rest of my life 42 Angela appeared.

That afternoon, I was sitting by myself in a corner of the school—a spot where no one would 43 me. That's when I first heard your voice. "Hi. Can I sit down?"

I raised my head and there she was, with an irresistible smile on her round face. "What are you looking at?" you asked. "Ants." "What are they doing?" "No 44 ." "I bet they're playing games and make friends. Don't you think so?" That was how our 45 started and it didn't stop. We talked about everything under the sun—the ants, the clouds, my little niche(处境)—until it was sunset. Then suddenly, you saw my 46 . She just stared. My heart 47 . What I feared most had happened and I knew for sure she would 48 me now. She stood up, pointed at my back and said, "I know 49   your back is hunched." I closed my eyes like a criminal waiting to be 50 . I begged in my heart for her to 51 , but she just kept on going. "I know what you've got there. Do you?" "No," I answered 52 . She bent and whispered in my ears. "Your back is bunched because you've got a pair of wings from the angels."I was 53 . I looked into her eyes and her 54 touched my heart. From that day on, I started to learn to 55 myself because I have the wings of an angel and a kind_hearted friend.

1.A．them     B．it       C．me       D．her

2.A．sadder   B．shorter  C．weaker   D．slower

3.A．looking  B．smiling  C．aiming   D．glaring

4.A．still     B．alone    C．straight D．together

5.A．street   B．sun      C．corner   D．mirror

6.A．distant  B．stubborn C．hopeless D．unfortunate

7.A．after    B．before   C．since    D．until

8.A．disturb  B．seek     C．interrupt D．ignore

9.A．wonder   B．idea     C．sign     D．action

10.A．connection B．competition C．conversation D．comprehension

11.A．face     B．back     C．eyes     D．shoulders

12.A．sank     B．beat     C．broke    D．ached

13.A．care for B．rely on  C．look down upon D．put up with

14.A．that     B．how      C．whether   D．why

15.A．accused  B．arrested C．punished  D．sentenced

16.A．relax    B．leave   C．stop       D．pause

17.A．shyly    B．weakly  C．proudly   D．firmly

18.A．astonished B．ashamed C．annoyed D．amused

19.A．wisdom   B．generosity  C．honesty D．kindness

20.A．control  B．like     C．comfort  D．enjoy

When I was six years old, my parents and I were in London for a one-month vacation. One day when my mother and I were   36  down Oxford Street, I felt too   37  to walk any more, so I asked my mother to take the subway.

At first, she    38  to take it because she said the weather was very    39  and it was better to walk. I started    40  . She told me to stop immediately, but I didn’t pay attention to what she was    41 . For about an hour, I didn’t stop crying. My mother became very   42 with me. I didn’t stop. I just ran away from her. I ran as    43 as I could.

The street was really crowded, so she couldn’t    44  me. Then, I entered one of the biggest shops. There was a coffee house on the second floor. I went    45 , sat in a chair, and started crying again. All of the people in the coffee shop came around me. They were   46 to me, but I didn’t understand English at all. After that, they    47  the police station, and a policeman came to the coffee shop. He tried to talk to me, but I just    48  crying. Then he took the small bag that I was    49  , opened it and found my hotel address and     50  number. When he phoned the hotel, my    51  answered the phone.

In the end, the policeman took me to the    52 . My father was standing in front of the hotel door. He talked to the policeman, and then he asked me what had    53  and where my mother was. I told him everything, and I also told him that I was    54  that my mother was very angry with me.

When my mother came back, she was crying. But when she saw me, she hugged me and kissed me. She talked to my father about everything.    55  of them told me not to do anything like that in the future because maybe one day I wouldn’t find anyone to help me. They wouldn’t forgive me if I did it again.

1.                A．running        B．walking         C．visiting   D．driving

2.                A．tired           B．mad           C．happy    D．sad

3.                A．agreed         B．refused         C．suggested D．managed

4.                A．horrible        B．windy          C．nice D．cold

5.                A．talking         B．laughing        C．singing   D．crying

6.                A．hearing         B．regarding       C．thinking  D．saying

7.                A．angry          B．strict           C．satisfied  D．familiar

8.                A．excitedly       B．slowly          C．quickly   D．carelessly

9.                A．search         B．educate        C．forgive   D．follow

10.               A．outside         B．inside          C．upon D．down

11.               A．advising        B．talking         C．listening   D．coming

12.               A．called          B．remembered    C．measured  D．left

13.               A．stopped        B．preferred       C．regretted  D．continued

14.               A．catching        B．carrying        C．gaining    D．buying

15.               A．serial          B．lucky          C．phone D．license

16.               A．mother         B．guide          C．father D．waiter

17.               A．hotel          B．shop           C．street D．station

18.               A．forgotten       B．happened       C．damaged  D．lost

19.               A．worried        B．concerned      C．afraid D．angry

20.               A．None          B．Either          C．Neither   D．Both

One fine afternoon I was walking along the Fifth Avenue, when I remembered that it was necessary to buy a pair of socks．I   36  the first sock shop that caught my eye, and   37 , not more than 17, came forward. "What can I do for you, sir?" "I wish to   38  a pair of socks."   39  glowed. "Did you know that you had come into   40  in the world to buy socks?" I had not been   41  that, as my entrance had been accidental．"Come with me,”"said the boy happily．He began to   42  down from the shelves box after box．

"  43 , boy, I'm going to buy only one pair!" "I know that, but I want you to see how beautiful these are．Aren't they wonderful?" There was   44  an expression of joy,   45  he were revealing(透露） to me the   46  of his religion．I became far more interested in him than in the socks．"My friend,"said I, "if this is   47  the enthusiasm from freshness, and you can keep it up   48 , in ten years you’ll own every sock in the United States．"

My amazement at his pride in   49  will be understood by all who read this article．In many shops the customer has to wait for someone to   50  him．When   51  some clerk does notice you, you are made to feel as if you were interrupting him．  52  possibly that very clerk who is now so   53  began his career with enthusiasm．The freshness   54 ; He became a mechanical salesman．

I’ve observed such change in the lives of so many men in so many occupations that I've come to the   55  that the fastest road to failure is to do things mechanically．

1.                A．turned into      B．broke into       C．came across   D．met with

2.                A．a female clerk    B．a boy clerk      C．a girl clerk D．an old man

3.                A．buy            B．find            C．see  D．have

4.                A．His face        B．The room       C．His eyes D．The fire

5.                A．the worst       B．the right place    C．the wrong D．the best place

6.                A．curious about    B．aware of        C．sensitive to    D．attached to

7.                A．push           B．force           C．look D．drag

8.                A．Hold up         B．Just you wait     C．Hold on   D．Hang up

9.                A．on his face      B．to my surprise    C．for some reason    D．to some degree

10.               A．when          B．as if           C．even if    D．while

11.               A．beliefs         B．stories         C．values D．mysteries

12.               A．hardly          B．only           C．no more than   D．not merely

13.               A．day after day    B．day by day      C．the other day   D．to this day

14.               A．passion         B．salesmanship    C．enthusiasm D．job

15.               A．serve on        B．care for        C．wait upon  D．deal with

16.               A．accidentally     B．occasionally     C．finally D．disrespectfully

17.               A．Yet            B．So             C．Then D．For

18.               A．enthusiastic     B．unconcerned    C．different  D．responsible

19.               A．wore of        B．wore on        C．wore over D．wore off

20.               A．response       B．realization      C．conclusion D．circumstance

完形填空 （满分20分）

Wings of Angel

I used to hate myself because I wasn’t “normal”. Everyone else could pay on the monkey bars

and ride on a bicycle, but not  41 . I had a severe spinal cord disorder(脊髓病) and I knew I would always be much  42  than others.

I hated going to school and I hated people  43  at me. I hated seeing others smiling broadly and standing  44  and tall. And most of all, I hated looking in the  45  and seeing my ugly hunchback.(驼背)

My friends found me  46  because I didn’t let others get close to me. I thought I was going to go on like this for the rest of my life  47  Angela appeared.

That afternoon, I was sitting by myself in a corner of the school--- a spot where no one would   48   me. That’s when I first heard her voice.

“Hi. Can I sit down?”

I raised my head and there she was, with an irresistible smile on her round face.

“What are you looking at?” she asked.

“Ants.”

“What are they doing?”

“No  49   .”

“I bet they’re playing games and making friends. Don’t you think so?”

That was how our  50  started and it didn’t stop. We talked about everything under the sun---the ants, the clouds, my little niche(处境)---until it was sunset.

Then suddenly, she saw my  51  . She just started.

My heart  52 . What I feared most had happened and I knew for sure she would  53  me now.

She stood up, pointed at my back and said, “I know  54   your back is hunched.”

I closed my eyes like a criminal waiting to be  55 . I begged in my heart for her to  56 , but she just kept on going. “I know what you’ve got in there. Do you?”

“No,” I answer  57 .

She bent and whispered in my ears.

“Your back is hunched because you’ve got a pair of wings from the angels.”

I was  58 . I looked into her eyes and her  59  touched my heart. From that day on, I started to learn to  60  myself because I have the wings of an angel and a kind-hearted friend.

1.                A．them          B．it              C．me  D．her

2.                A．sadder         B．shorter         C．weaker   D．slower

3.                A．looking         B．smiling         C．aiming    D．glaring

4.                A．still            B．alone          C．straight   D．together

5.                A．street          B．sun            C．corner   D．mirror

6.                A．distant         B．stubborn        C．hopeless  D．unfortunate

7.                A．after           B．before         C．since D．until

8.                A．disturb         B．seek           C．interrupt  D．ignore

9.                A．wonder        B．idea           C．sign  D．action

10.               A．connection      B．competition     C．conversation   D．comprehension

11.               A．face           B．back           C．eyes  D．shoulders

12.               A．sank           B．beat           C．broke D．ached

13.               A．care for        B．rely on         C．look down upon D．put up with

14.               A．that           B．how           C．whether   D．why

15.               A．accused        B．arrested        C．punished  D．sentenced

16.               A．relax          B．leave          C．stop  D．pause

17.               A．shyly          B．weakly         C．proudly   D．firmly

18.               A．astonished      B．ashamed        C．annoyed   D．amused

19.               A．wisdom        B．generosity      C．honesty   D．kindness

20.               A．control         B．like            C．comfort   D．enjoy