第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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，并在答题卡上涂黑。

A successful business man was growing old and wanted to choose a successor to take over the business. He called all the young executives together and said, "I have to __36__ and choose the next CEO from you."

They were __37__, but the boss continued. "I am going to give you a very __38__ seed. I want you to plant the seed, water it, and come back one year from today with __39__ you have grown from the seed. I will then __40__ the plants, and choose the next CEO."

Jim went home __41__. Everyday, he would water the seed and see __42__ it had grown. Although he kept __43__ his seed, nothing ever grew. Many weeks went __44__, still nothing. By now, others were talking about their plants, but Jim didn't have a plant and he felt like a __45__.

A year later, they brought their plants to the CEO for __46__. When Jim arrived, he was __47__ at the variety of plants grown by the other executives. They were beautiful.

The CEO greeted them. "What great plants, trees, and flowers you have grown," said the CEO. "Today one of you will be__48__ the next CEO!"

All of a sudden, the CEO __49__ Jim at the back with his empty pot. The CEO asked him what had happened - Jim told him the story. He looked at Jim, and then __50__, "The next CEO is Jim!"

Jim couldn't believe __51__. Jim couldn't even grow his seed. "How could he be the new CEO?" the others said.

Then the CEO said, "The seeds I gave you were boiled seeds; they were dead - it was not __52__ for them to grow. Jim was the only one with the courage and __53__ to bring me a pot with my seed in it. __54__, he is the one who will be the new CEO!"

If you plant honesty, you will reap __55__. So, be careful what you plant now; it will determine what you will reap later. 

36. A. step down           B. sit down            C. settle down        D. hand down

37. A. exhausted            B. shocked             C. annoyed            D. embarrassed

38. A. special                B. valuable            C. common            D. expensive

39. A. how                   B. which               C. where               D. what

40. A. compare                 B. observe             C. judge                D. examine

41. A. heatedly                  B. excitedly           C. desperately        D. disappointingly

42. A. if                       B. unless               C. until                 D. though

43. A. checking             B. planting            C. appreciating       D. counting

44. A. down                  B. away                 C. by                    D. back

45. A. fool                    B. failure               C. successor           D. onlooker

46. A. direction             B. application        C. instruction         D. inspection 

47. A. amazed               B. discouraged              C. amused             D. puzzled

48. A. performed           B. voted                C. considered         D. appointed

49. A. spotted               B. glanced             C. stared                D. noticed

50. A. announced          B. stated                C. confirmed         D. whispered

51. A. it                       B. those                 C. themselves         D. him

52. A. likely                 B. sure                  C. necessary           D. possible

53. A. confidence          B. honesty             C. optimism           D. diligence

54. A. Moreover            B. However           C. Therefore          D. Besides

55. A. trust                   B. success              C. power               D. reputation 

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第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
What seemed impossible is possible nowadays. One spring afternoon last year a group of   36  attacked a 15-year-old girl in the Berlin district of Köpenick. They hit her in the face and pushed her to the ground. When the victim   37   to hand over her money, some of them held her down and   38  her arms with a lighted cigarette. The   39   were not a gang of boys, but of 13- to 15-year-old girls.
While men are still responsible for the  40  of crimes in Germany,  41   violence is on the rise. Young girls and women of all  42  groups are becoming more violent, and that has been a   43   trend for several years. Last year in Berlin, the   44   of female suspects of violent crime under the age of 21 increased by almost 8%, while that of male suspects   45   slightly. Violent crimes like  46 and serious bodily harm have even shot up by 18% and 25% among young women.
Why are   47   women becoming more violent? Gender (性别)   48   may have something to do with it. Today's females are drinking and smoking more, and raising all sorts of   49   things. Girls and young women are generally less held back in adopting male forms of behavior.  50  , the same goes for the   51   of violence. The members of all-female gangs tend to be especially   52  . When particularly humiliating methods like burning or undressing are involved, the   53   will usually be girls. It seems to be all about showing the   54  , “Hey, we can do   55   than you.” 

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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I watched as she led him by the hand to the bathroom in the waiting hall of the airport. Although he looked a little confused, he seemed   31   as long as his hand was in hers.
Returning to their seats at the gate, she   32  his hair and buttoned his jacket. He looked nervous and asked, “Where are we going, Mom? What time is it? When will we get to   33   our plane?”
I wondered about the woman’s patience and love. I   34   her take him by the hand when they were finally   35   to board.
Upon finding my seat, I discovered that the three of us would be   36  . I managed to pass the two of them to my window seat and then told him how handsome he looked in his new coat. He   37  . She helped take off his jacket and   38   his seatbelt. He said that he had to go to the   39  again, and she told him that he could last until the end of the   40  .
As the plane started, he became frightened and   41   for her hand. She calmed him down and began talking to him about whom to visit. He was confused about the different   42   they would be seeing, but she patiently repeated who was who   43   he seemed to understand.
We introduced ourselves and   44   the usual things all mothers like to exchange with one another. I   45   she had four children and was on her way to visit one of them.
The hour passed   46  , and soon we were preparing to land. He became frightened again, and she   47   his arm gently. She smiled and hugged him. “I love you, Honey.”
They   48   the plane before I did, the mother never realizing how deeply she had   49  me. I prayed for this remarkable woman and for myself that I would have enough love and   50  to meet whatever challenges came my way, as this extraordinary mother clearly had.
31．A．nervous    B．secure       C．strong        D．confident
32．A．washed     B．dried     C．combed     D．cut
33．A．ride      B．leave     C．see         D．land
34．A．found       B．noticed     C．made       D．watched
35．A．allowed    B．expected   C．announced        D．believed
36．A．apart     B．together    C．upset       D．different
37．A．cried     B．shook       C．responded   D．smiled
38．A．search      B．loosen      C．fasten        D．set
39．A．cafe     B．shop     C．bathroom   D．airport
40．A．day      B．flight     C．life         D．patience
41．A．struggled  B．prayed      C．looked       D．reached
42．A．relatives   B．books       C．places        D．children
43．A．until     B．when     C．after       D．since
44．A．explained  B．had      C．shared       D．enjoyed
45．A．heard          B．proved      C．knew       D．learned
46．A．slowly      B．quickly     C．silently      D．senselessly
47．A．seized       B．held     C．struck        D．beat
48．A．walked around B．wandered about        C．left for  D．got off
49．A．calmed     B．excited     C．touched     D．confused
50．A．strength    B．quality      C．energy       D．advantage

第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
“If you want to see a thing well, reach out and touch it!” This   36    seem a strange thing to say, But   37    things can help you to   38   them better.
Your eyes can tell you that a glass ball is round. But by holding it   39    your hands, you can feel how smooth and cold the ball is. You can feel how   40   the ball is . The roundness, smoothness,  41   and heaviness are all parts of the ball. When you feel all these things about the   42   , you really see it.
You can feel surprisingly well, For example, your fingers can   43    the difference of coins in your pocket. You can feel a little   44  of water on the back of your hand.
You can even feel   45   . Have you ever wondered why some people like very   46    music? They must like to feel the sounds of music as to hear them.
All children soon learn what “Don’t touch!” means. They hear it often.   47    most of us keep right on touching things as we grow up. In stores, we touch things we want to   48   : food, clothing, tables and beds, To see something well, we   49  touch it.
There are ways of learning to see well by feeling. One way is to close your   50    and try to feel   51   , Feel the shoes on your feet, the clothes on your body, and the air. At first,   52  is not easy to feel these things, You are too   53   to them.
Most things on   54   in museums are just for looking. But today, “Do touch!” There you can feel the shape of a gun, the smooth silk of a dress, and the rough   55  of an old chair.
36. A. may                   B. must                 C. should                  D. will
37. A. doing                 B. seeing           C. touching                   D. hearing
38. A. know                  B. see                    C. hear                         D. feel
39. A. in                       B. on                    C. with                         D. under
40. A. heavy                 B. light                 C. big                          D. small
41. A. lightness             B. temperature          C. warmth                D. coldness
42. A. glass                   B. ball                   C. parts                        D. thing
43. A. understand      B. say                   C. tell                          D. feel
44.A. drop                    B. piece                 C. block                       D. bit
45.A. noise                   B. songs                C. voice                       D. sounds
46. A. quiet                  B. peaceful            C. loud                         D. silent
47. A. Since                  B. Though             C. Yet                          D. So
48. A. eat                        B. wear                 C. buy                          D. use
49. A. can                 B. shall                 C. might                   D. have to
50. A. door                   B. mouth           C. window                    D. eyes
51. A. everything          B. anything            C. them                        D. nothing
52. A. that                    B. this                   C. those                        D. it
53. A. used                   B. interested          C. excited                D. moved
54. A. wall                   B. shelf                 C. show                        D. desk
55. A. paper                  B. cloth                 C. wood                       D. medal

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
I am not one who is frightened easily, but I must admit that one night I saw a firure that really struck terror into my heart.
I   36   it was a cold moon - lit night when I was walking home. It was the first night of my whole life that I had been outside   37   at such a late time. There were   38  few people on the road at night. Even during the day, the road was used by only some. On that night, it seemed even   39  . While I was walking, I could hear some   40   made by creatures that love the night world. I moved really fast towards home. It was   41   because I was hungry. More importantly, I was eager to get back home for warmth. All of a sudden, I   42   an old lady in a short distance away. Her   43   was covered with a white cloth. She was   44   to me, I think.
I was a bit   45  . I wanted to know   46   she was there at that time of the late night. I stopped walking for a while. As I   47   there, stories about ghosts (鬼) began to come to my mind one after   48  . I was soon   49   fear and started to run as fast as I could. When I reached home I could   50   speak.
The next day, however, I   51   that place again to make sure that the woman was not a ghost but indeed a real person. But I could find no footprints there   52   a banana plant. I realized then that it was the banana plant with its leaves moving in the gentle wind that   53   like a woman waving her hand. I had indeed made a fool of myself; but after the   54   night’s experience, this   55   was small relief to me.
36．A．realized       B．recognized       C．remembered     D．reminded
37．A．alone         B．asleep          C．awake          D．lonely
38．A．never              B．often         C．seldom        D．rarely
39．A．busier          B．noisier         C．quieter         D．wider
40．A．noises          B．quarrels       C．songs         D．voices
41．A．completely       B．mainly         C．obviously     D．partly
42．A．made sense of  B．caught sight of C．got ahead of     D．took hold of
43．A．waist         B．leg           C．head         D．hand
44．A．smiling        B．waiting        C．whispering       D．waving
45．A．mysterious       B．cautious       C．conscious     D．curious
46．A．why         B．when         C．what         D．how
47．A．lay           B．sat            C．stood         D．walked
48．A．another        B．other         C．others          D．the other
49．A．addicted to       B．filled with     C．far from      D．short of
50．A．clearly         B．easily              C．hardly         D．loudly
51．A．traveled       B．visited         C．appreciated      D．went
52．A．over         B．without        C．than         D．except
53．A．felt          B．looked         C．smelt         D．sounded
54．A．previous      B．next         C．last           D．following
55．A．invention     B．achievement     C．contribution     D．discovery