第二节：完形填空（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

       Roland was a carpenter in America. He and Sheila had three   36   —two boys and baby Jessica. The baby had been in and out of the hospital for the last year because of infections and   37   problems. She was very weak and sick. The doctors were not   38   that she would live another year. w.w

         39   Jessica was expensive. The family was deep in   40  . Things were bad. Roland saw no light at the   41   of this tunnel (隧道). Then he saw an ad in the newspaper: “Security guards   42  , $150,000 a year. ”   

       He called the number. The line was busy, but he   43   calling and finally got through. He was worried that the jobs were all taken,   44   they told him plenty of jobs were still available. They said they would give him two weeks of   45   in Texas. Then they would   46   him to Iraq for his assignment.

       Roland told Sheila he had to take this job. He knew it was   47  ；he might get injured or killed, but the money was too good.   48  , the family would have full medical benefits,   49   would enable the baby to get the care she needed. Roland said if he survived the first year, he would   50   work there for one more year.

       Sheila was   51  . She asked, “What if you get killed? What are we going to do without you?”

       “You can’t   52   like that, honey,” he said. “You’ve got to think   53  . Think about how well off we’ll be in two or three years after I bring back all that   54  . This is the best thing I could do for this family.” Sheila   55   him and sobbed (呜咽地说) . “I don’t want you to go.”

       Roland flew to Houston five days later. w.w

36．A．students          B．friends            C．workmates             D．kids

37．A．other              B．another           C．puzzling          D．strange

38．A．afraid             B．satisfied          C．confident        D．sad

39．A．Thinking of     B．Getting rid of  C．knowing of            D．Taking care of

40．A．debt               B．danger            C．thought           D．surprise

41．A．top                 B．entrance          C．bottom            D．end  

42．A．sold                B．watched          C．wanted            D．welcome

43．A．stopped           B．enjoyed           C．kept                D．finished

44．A．but                 B．and                 C．so                   D．because

45．A．holiday           B．training           C．work              D．rest

46．A．invite             B．drive               C．expect            D．fly

47．A．dangerous       B．easy                C．comfortable    D．interesting

48．A．However         B．Besides           C．Therefore        D．Otherwise

49．A．that                    B．which             C．who                D．where

50．A．luckily            B．happily           C．carefully         D．probably

51．A．excited           B．worried           C．satisfied          D．disappointed

52．A．think              B．guess              C．live                D．work

53．A．active             B．positive           C．hard               D．honest

54．A．time            B．news               C．money            D．paper

55．A．took               B．missed                   C．hugged           D．left

GENEVA(Reuters) -Pregnant women and other people at high risk should be vaccinated(注射疫苗) against the H1N1 swine flu virus as the cold weather begins to bite in the northern hemisphere(半球), the World Health Organization(WHO) said on Tuesday.

It voiced concern that some vulnerable(弱势的) people don’t have access to the pandemic(传染病) vaccine, which the WHO stressed had not caused any unusual side effects in hundreds of thousands of people to have received it worldwide so far.

“Certainly the fact that the vaccine isn’t being used by those who would have access to it and who would be in priority risk groups is of concern, yes,” WHO spokesman Gregory Hartl told a news briefing.

At least 5, 712 people have died from the swine flu virus, according to the United Nations agency. Health workers, pregnant women and people with conditions such as asthma are deemed at greatest risk and should be top priority for getting the shot.

“We have seen many, many examples of people in high risk groups such as pregnant women who have very severe disease or outcomes. These outcomes could be in all likelihood avoided if one were to get vaccinated,” Hartl said.

Unlike seasonal flu, which is most dangerous to the elderly, H1N1 is hitting younger adults and children especially hard.

The WHO recommends a single vaccine dose for protecting adults against H1N1. It has also urged governments to consider giving a single dose to as many children under age 10 as possible, but says more research is needed into child dosages.

In the United States, studies show that children under the age of 9 will need two doses of the vaccine to be fully protected, officials there said on Monday.

Parts of North America and Europe have already crossed the epidemic (流行病) threshold( 开始了), ahead of the normal influenza season which peaks in January-February for the northern hemisphere, WHO says.

51.According to the passage, what is WHO probably most concerned about now?

A. Whether the vaccine has side effect or not.

B. How many people are infected by the H1N1 swine flu virus.

C. Whether pregnant women and those at high risk can get the vaccination.

D. What is the difference between H1N1 and seasonal flu.

52.According to the passage, what group of people are more vulnerable to H1N1 swine flu virus?

A. The elderly.                  B. A teenager with asthma. 

C. An adult with heatstroke.               D. A newly-born baby.

53.In paragraph 4, “getting the shot” means ____________.

A. being shot      B. being vaccinated     C. being cured     D. getting killed

54.What can we learn from this passage?

A. Pregnant women will surely get severe disease if infected with H1N1.

B. Seasonal flu is more likely to hit younger adults and children.

C. one more dose of vaccine should be given to the children under 9.

D. About 6000 people have died from seasonal flu.

55.   Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Pregnant women need flu shot. 

B. Differences between H1N1 flu and seasonal flu.

C. The harm caused by H1N1 swine flu virus.

D. A breakthrough in H1N1 cure: vaccination.

第三部分：完形填空
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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It was almost Christmas. We wrote to my father, asking him to  36  an artificial tree for us and   _37  it to us in several smaller boxes. Two days before Christmas we were in a  38  . All of the boxes that my father had sent us arrived except for the one with the tree  39 . We decided to wait one more day.
Meanwhile, in Bremerhaven, a young mail clerk  40  a box under a counter. He  41  that someone would be without a tree for Christmas. Although he was closing up and there was no  42_  on Christmas, he processed the mail and got it to Mannheim.
After putting the  43  on the proper shelf, he headed to the snack bar. The place was  44   and he ended up sharing a table. Two men were speaking and the clerk discovered that one of his  45  at the table was working in Mannheim. He said to the man, "You could  46  play Santa for someone in Mannheim tonight if you'd like to." The man  47  to deliver it and the two walked to the mail room to  48  the package.
At home in Mannheim, we were busily  49  to think up some way to put our tree together, but couldn't  50  a workable solution. We were ready to give up  51  the door bell rang. There stood a stranger holding a long  52  carton, our tree trunk. We invited him in,  53  it was Christmas Eve and he was  54  to get home to his own family.
The next day as we watched our little boy's eyes light up at the  55  of our beautiful tree, I whispered a little prayer: "Bless the stranger who brightened up our Christmas with his kindness."
36. A. sell             B. buy              C. deliver                 D. bring
37. A. send            B. pass               C. carry                 D. take
38. A. surprise          B. hunger             C. pleasure              D. panic
39. A. leaf            B. trunk              C. stand                D. branch
40. A. watched        B. caught             C. spotted               D. broke
41. A. directed         B. whispered           C. realized                 D. confirmed
42. A. delivery         B. customer          C. money                 D. letter
43. A. present        B. tree              C. mail                   D. package
44. A. crowded         B. small             C. noisy                  D. normal
45. A. friends          B. colleagues           C. relatives               D. companions
46. A. really           B. confidently         C. kindly                 D. patiently
47. A. overcame       B. agreed              C. astonished            D. struggled
48. A. fetch           B. transform           C. post                       D. consult
49. A. solving          B. explaining          C. trying                 D. worrying
50. A. come across      B. come back to        C. come upon             D. come up with
51. A. while             B. when              C. as                        D. since
52. A. slim            B. beautiful           C. thick                 D. heavy
53. A. but               B. so                  C. because                D. or
54. A. in surprise       B. it, the, way         C. in a hurt7              D. in lime
55. A. sight            B. back             C. corner                  D. scene

When I was born, my parents immediately noticed something wrong. My feet were deformed (畸形的), pointing inward and curling under. I wore casts (石膏) and foot braces (支架) in my first two years to correct the problem. Yet I learned to balance and walk in casts. Soon after the last set of casts came off，Mom enrolled me in dance classes as therapy for my feet. I, however，quickly decided to try something else. Not far from my house was an ice rink (溜冰场) in the mall. There，local skaters would perform ice shows. I wanted to try skating.

I started taking group skating lessons. Performing on ice came naturally. For me，skating has never been about beating others. It’s been about being my personal best. I progressed through various levels rapidly and gave my first ice performance at age seven. Soon I started winning local and regional competitions. That’s because being on the ice has always been the one place I can truly express my emotions. The ice is like home.

I began seriously training when I was nine years old. After graduating from girls’ high school，I moved to Canada. Saying goodbye to my family and friends made me homesick，but I knew deep down that I had to leave and train full－time to give my dreams a chance at reality.

I went to compete in the Olympic Games in 1992.I was the first of the final six skaters on the ice. My long performance started well，but I slipped while landing one of my easiest triple jumps，and my hand touched the ice. I didn’t want to make two mistakes in a row，so next I did a jump with just two spins to play it safe. As I neared the end，I had one more jump. I landed it perfectly.

When medals were awarded，I found myself on the top step，the gold hanging around my neck and America’s national anthem playing. Words can’t describe the overwhelming mixture of emotions I felt.

1.The author was enrolled in dance classes to________.

2.When the author says “The ice is like home”，she really means she________.

3.The author moved to Canada after graduating from girls’ high school because________.

4.What do we learn about the author’s performance in the 1992 Olympic Games?

5.By her own experience，the author intends to tell us________.

George, when your big brother and your little dog and I walked you up to schools today, you had no idea how I was feeling.
You were so excited. You had packed and unpacked your pencils and safety scissors in your backpack a dozen times. I am really going to miss those lazy mornings when we waved your brother and sister off to school.
Because you are my youngest, I had learned a few things by the time you came along. I found out that the seemingly endless days of babyhood are gone like lightning. I blinked(眨眼), and your older siblings were setting off for school as eagerly as you did this morning, I was one of the lucky ones; I could choose whether to work or not. By the time it was your turn, the shining prizes of career advancement and a double income had lost their brightness. A splash(溅水) in the pool with you in your bright red boots or "just one more" rereading of your favorite book, Frog and Toad Are Friends, meant more. You didn’t go to preschool and I hope that doesn’t hold you back. You learned numbers by helping me count the soda cans we returned to the store.
I have to admit that in my mind’s eye, an image of myself while you’re in school has developed, I see myself updating all the photo albums and starting that novel I always wanted to write. As the summer wound down and more frequent quarrels erupted between you and your siblings, I was looking forward to today. And then this morning, I walked you up the steep hill to your classroom. You found the coat hook with your name above it right away, and you gave me one of your characteristically fierce, too-tight hugs. This time you were ready to let go before I was.
Maybe someday you will deliver a kindergartner to the first day of school. When you turn at the door to wave good-bye, he or she will be too deep in conversation with a new friend to notice. Even as you smile, you’ll feel something warm on your cheek.
And then, you’ll know…
【小题1】What does the author mean by the underlined sentence?