第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

One night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the subway station, playing his violin. Many people ___36___ and put some money into the   _37_   of the young man.

The next day, the young artist came to the same place again. Different from the day before, he ___38___ out a large piece of paper, ___39___ it on the ground and put some stones on it. Then he began ___40___. Before long, many people were attracted by the ___41___ on that paper which said, “Last ___42___, a gentleman named George Sang put an important thing into my hat by ___43___. Please come to claim(认领) it soon.”

A middle-aged man ran there in a hurry and rushed ___44___ the crowd to the violinist and grabbed his shoulders and said, “Yes, ___45___ is you. You did come here. I knew that you are an ___46___ man and would certainly come here.”

The story ___47___out to be this: George Sang bought a ___48___ ticket a few days ago. The awards ___49___ yesterday and he won a(n) ___50___ of $500,000. On his way home, he took out 50 dollars and put it in the violinist’s hat, However, the lottery ticket(彩票) was also thrown in. The violinist was a ___51___ at an Arts College. He had ___52___ the ticket to Vienna and would take a plane that morning. ___53___, when he found the lottery ticket, he cancelled(取消) the flight and came back to where he was given the lottery ticket.

Later someone asked the violinist ___54___he didn’t take the lottery ticket for himself. The violinist said, “Although I don’t have much ___55___, I live happily; but if I lose honesty, I won’t be happy forever.”

36. A. picked up        B. sped up        C. broke down D. slowed down

37. A. hat          B. pocket C. bag       D. plate

38. A. brought B. made   C. took     D. put

39. A. lie  B. laid       C. lied       D. lain

40. A. selling    B. playing          C. speaking      D. reading

41. A. news      B. notice  C. words  D. advertisement

42. A. night      B. morning       C. evening        D. noon

43. A. purpose B. mistake        C. design D. occasion

44. A. across    B. over     C. through        D. among

45. A. that        B. it  C. he         D. this

46. A. brave     B. attractive    C. confident     D. honest

47. A. looked    B. carried          C. reached        D. turned

48. A. train       B. lottery C. plane   D. subway

49. A. closed    B. ended  C. opened         D. launched

50. A. prize       B. price    C. reward         D. fund

51. A. professor       B. worker          C. violinist         D. student

52. A. applied  B. booked         C. kept     D. renewed

53. A. However     B. Otherwise         C. Therefore    D. Instead

54. A. what      B. why      C. where  D. when

55. A. happiness      B. lottery C. honesty        D. money

第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

One night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the subway station, playing his violin. Many people ___36___ and put some money into the   _37_   of the young man.

The next day, the young artist came to the same place again. Different from the day before, he ___38___ out a large piece of paper, ___39___ it on the ground and put some stones on it. Then he began ___40___. Before long, many people were attracted by the ___41___ on that paper which said, “Last ___42___, a gentleman named George Sang put an important thing into my hat by ___43___. Please come to claim(认领) it soon.”

A middle-aged man ran there in a hurry and rushed ___44___ the crowd to the violinist and grabbed his shoulders and said, “Yes, ___45___ is you. You did come here. I knew that you are an ___46___ man and would certainly come here.”

The story ___47___out to be this: George Sang bought a ___48___ ticket a few days ago. The awards ___49___ yesterday and he won a(n) ___50___ of $500,000. On his way home, he took out 50 dollars and put it in the violinist’s hat, However, the lottery ticket(彩票) was also thrown in. The violinist was a ___51___ at an Arts College. He had ___52___ the ticket to Vienna and would take a plane that morning. ___53___, when he found the lottery ticket, he cancelled(取消) the flight and came back to where he was given the lottery ticket.

Later someone asked the violinist ___54___he didn’t take the lottery ticket for himself. The violinist said, “Although I don’t have much ___55___, I live happily; but if I lose honesty, I won’t be happy forever.”

36. A. picked up     B. sped up      C. broke down       D. slowed down

37. A. hat       B. pocket C. bag     D. plate

38. A. brought       B. made  C. took    D. put

39. A. lie B. laid     C. lied     D. lain

40. A. selling  B. playing      C. speaking     D. reading

41. A. news    B. notice C. words D. advertisement

42. A. night    B. morning     C. evening      D. noon

43. A. purpose       B. mistake      C. design D. occasion

44. A. across   B. over    C. through      D. among

45. A. that      B. it C. he       D. this

46. A. brave    B. attractive    C. confident    D. honest

47. A. looked  B. carried       C. reached      D. turned

48. A. train     B. lottery C. plane  D. subway

49. A. closed   B. ended  C. opened       D. launched

50. A. prize    B. price   C. reward       D. fund

51. A. professor     B. worker       C. violinist     D. student

52. A. applied B. booked       C. kept    D. renewed

53. A. However     B. Otherwise      C. Therefore   D. Instead

54. A. what     B. why    C. where D. when

55. A. happiness     B. lottery C. honesty      D. money

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项

Yesterday I was fortunate enough to find one more person in our world who is kind and caring. It was about 11:00 p.m.   16   my telephone rang. The caller ID showed the number of a Best Western Hotel.   17  , I would ignore this type of call. For some reason,   18  , I went ahead and answered.

The man on the other end asked if I knew Samual K. I   19  , as he is my 91 – year – old grandfather. Still not   20   why I was the one that had been called, the caller went on to tell me that I was the only   21   listed in the phone book. He said his name was Mason and that he was the   22   at the Best Western Hotel. The   23   was that grandpa had no money with him, and that he couldn’t   24   any phone numbers, so Mason called all over the state trying to get help.

Grandpa told me that he just wanted me to tell Mason that he is a (n)   25   guy and would pay the money once he got home. But the man in charge there was   26   because my grandfather seemed to be   27  . He had been going somewhere else when he got on the wrong bus and   28   100 miles from home.

Not wanting to turn him away and not wanting the police to   29   him to the police station, Mason,   30   any normal duty, not only took the time to   31   me, but also charged just $ 39 so that grandpa could   32   safely and comfortably overnight. (The rooms normally rent for about $ 140!) Besides, he had the staff of that hotel all   33   him until my uncle was able to drive the 100 miles to pick him up!

So, it’s just one more piece of   34   that proves that there are still good people out there; wherever you go, there is always one who   35  .

16．A．while       B．when C．after        D．before

17．A．Obviously B．Personally C．Actually   D．Generally

18．A．however   B．besides     C．otherwise  D．therefore

19．A．was   B．did    C．had   D．would

20．A．admitting  B．accepting  C．understanding   D．recognizing

21．A．neighbor   B．relative     C．colleague  D．friend

22．A．manager   B．waiter       C．mayor      D．guest

23．A．disadvantage    B．question    C．problem    D．pity

24．A．write B．remember C．repeat       D．keep

15．A．easy – going    B．generous   C．forgettable       D．okay

26．A．concerned B．disappointed     C．convinced D．surprised

27．A．hurt  B．moved      C．annoyed    D．lost

28．A．went up    B．added up   C．ended up   D．sent up

29．A．take  B．bring C．invite       D．carry

30．A．except      B．against      C．beyond     D．from

31．A．contact     B．persuade   C．warn D．approach

32．A．leave B．live   C．adapt D．stay

33．A．look for    B．watch over       C．care about D．adjust to

34．A．news B．information      C．advice      D．evidence

35．A．minds       B．cares C．sees   D．matters

My father and I were very close. I loved pleasing him, and he was always    21   of my success. If I    22   a spelling contest at school, he was on top of the   23  . Later in life whenever I got a promotion, I’d call my father    24   and he’d rush out to tell all his    25  . In 1970, when I was    26   as president of the Ford Motor Company, I don’t know    27   of us was more excited.
Like many native Italians, my parents were very open with their    28   and their love not only at home, but also in public. Most of my friends would    2 9   hug their fathers. But I hugged and kissed my dad at every    30  —nothing could have felt more    31  .
He was a(n)    32   man who was always trying new things. He was the first person in Allentown to buy a motorcycle.    33  , my father and his motorcycle didn’t    34  too well. He fell off it so often that he   35   it just a month after buying it. As a result, he never again    36   any vehicle with less than four wheels.
Because of that motorcycle, I wasn’t    37   to have a bicycle when I was growing up. Whenever I wanted to ride a bike, I had to   38   one from a friend. However, my father let me drive a car as soon as I    39   sixteen.
My father and I loved and   40   each other. We were close to each other all the time.