The 1____ picked up the thermos and poured some hot water into the tea-cup and placed it on the small table in front of his 2____, who were a father and daughter, and put the lid on the cup with a clink. Obviously 3_____ of something, he hurried into the inner room, leaving the 4 _____ on the table. His two guests heard a box of drawers opening and a rustling(飒飒地响).

They 5 _____ sitting in the living-room, the 10-year-old daughter, looking at the flowers outside the window. The father was just about to take his cup when the 6 ____ came, right there in the living room. Something was hopelessly broken.

It was the thermos, which had fallen to the floor. The girl looked 7 ____ her shoulder at once, startled(吓一跳), 8_____. It was 9 _____.Neither of them had touched it, not even a little bit. The sound caused the host to rush back from the inner room. He looked at the 10_____ floor and blurted out（脱口而出）, “It doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter!”

The father started to say something. Then he muttered（嘀咕）, “ Sorry, I 11_____ it and it fell.”

“It doesn’t matter,” the host said.

Later, when they left the house the daughter said, “Daddy, I saw your 12 ____ in the windowpane(玻璃窗). You were sitting perfectly13____. Why did you say…?”

The father 14____, “What then would you 15____ as the cause of its fall?”

“It fell by itself. The floor is uneven(不平). It wasn’t steady when Mr Li put it there.”

“It won’t 16_____, girl. It sounds more 17_____ when I say I knocked it down. There are things people accept less the more you 18_____them. The truer your story is, the less true it sounds.”

The daughter was 19_____ in silence for a while. Then she said, “Can you 20____ it only this way?”

“Only this way,” the father said.

A.owner          B. host          C. guest         D. master

A.friends         B. neighbors     C. children       D. guests

A.knowing        B. remembering  C. hearing        D. thinking

A.thermos        B. cup          C. lid           D. tea

A.enjoyed         B. remained     C. imagined      D. hated

A.stranger        B. host          C. crash         D. noise

A.around         B. at           C. behind         D. over

A.staring          B. watching     C. shouting        D. crying

A.helpless         B. exciting      C. strange         D. terrible

A.broken         B. streaming    C. dirty           D. flooded

A.touched        B. used         C. hit            D. moved

A.faced          B. shadow       C. reflection      D. action

A.calm          B. still          C. silent          D. straight

A.shouted        B. murmured     C. laughed       D. repeated

A. tell           B. make         C. accept         D. give

A.do            B. help          C. go            D. fit

A.comfortable    B. friendly       C. acceptable      D. agreeable

A.defend        B. support        C. discuss         D. argue

A.kept          B. shut           C. worried         D. lost

A.do            B. explain        C. make           D. manage

The 1 picked up the thermos and poured some hot water into the tea-cup and placed it on the small table in front of his 2, who were a father and daughter, and put the lid on the cup with a clink. Obviously 3 of something, he hurried into the inner room, leaving the 4 4 on the table. His two guests heard a box of drawers opening and a rustling(飒飒地响).
They 5 5 sitting in the living-room, the 10-year-old daughter, looking at the flowers outside the window. The father was just about to take his cup when the 6 6 came, right there in the living room. Something was hopelessly broken.
It was the thermos, which had fallen to the floor. The girl looked 7 7 her shoulder at once, startled(吓一跳), 8. It was 9 9.Neither of them had touched it, not even a little bit. The sound caused the host to rush back from the inner room. He looked at the 10 floor and blurted out（脱口而出）, “It doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter!”
The father started to say something. Then he muttered（嘀咕）, “ Sorry, I 11 it and it fell.”
“It doesn’t matter,” the host said.
Later, when they left the house the daughter said, “Daddy, I saw your 12 12 in the windowpane(玻璃窗). You were sitting perfectly13. Why did you say…?”
The father 14, “What then would you 15 as the cause of its fall?”
“It fell by itself. The floor is uneven(不平). It wasn’t steady when Mr Li put it there.”
“It won’t 16, girl. It sounds more 17 when I say I knocked it down. There are things people accept less the more you 18them. The truer your story is, the less true it sounds.”
The daughter was 19 in silence for a while. Then she said, “Can you 20 it only this way?”
“Only this way,” the father said.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      owner
   2. B.
      host
   3. C.
      guest
   4. D.
      master
2. 2.
   1. A.
      friends
   2. B.
      neighbors
   3. C.
      children
   4. D.
      guests
3. 3.
   1. A.
      knowing
   2. B.
      remembering
   3. C.
      hearing
   4. D.
      thinking
4. 4.
   1. A.
      thermos
   2. B.
      cup
   3. C.
      lid
   4. D.
      tea
5. 5.
   1. A.
      enjoyed
   2. B.
      remained
   3. C.
      imagined
   4. D.
      hated
6. 6.
   1. A.
      stranger
   2. B.
      host
   3. C.
      crash
   4. D.
      noise
7. 7.
   1. A.
      around
   2. B.
      at
   3. C.
      behind
   4. D.
      over
8. 8.
   1. A.
      staring
   2. B.
      watching
   3. C.
      shouting
   4. D.
      crying
9. 9.
   1. A.
      helpless
   2. B.
      exciting
   3. C.
      strange
   4. D.
      terrible
10. 10.
    1. A.
       broken
    2. B.
       streaming
    3. C.
       dirty
    4. D.
       flooded
11. 11.
    1. A.
       touched
    2. B.
       used
    3. C.
       hit
    4. D.
       moved
12. 12.
    1. A.
       faced
    2. B.
       shadow
    3. C.
       reflection
    4. D.
       action
13. 13.
    1. A.
       calm
    2. B.
       still
    3. C.
       silent
    4. D.
       straight
14. 14.
    1. A.
       shouted
    2. B.
       murmured
    3. C.
       laughed
    4. D.
       repeated
15. 15.
    1. A.
       tell
    2. B.
       make
    3. C.
       accept
    4. D.
       give
16. 16.
    1. A.
       do
    2. B.
       help
    3. C.
       go
    4. D.
       fit
17. 17.
    1. A.
       comfortable
    2. B.
       friendly
    3. C.
       acceptable
    4. D.
       agreeable
18. 18.
    1. A.
       defend
    2. B.
       support
    3. C.
       discuss
    4. D.
       argue
19. 19.
    1. A.
       kept
    2. B.
       shut
    3. C.
       worried
    4. D.
       lost
20. 20.
    1. A.
       do
    2. B.
       explain
    3. C.
       make
    4. D.
       manage

第二节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

The __36__ picked up the thermos and poured some hot water into the tea-cup and placed it on the small table in front of his __37__, who were a father and daughter, and put the lid on the cup with a clink. Obviously __38___ of something, he hurried into the inner room, leaving the  __39___ on the table. His two guests heard a box of drawers opening and a rustling(飒飒地响).

   They  __40___ sitting in the living-room, the -year-old daughter, looking at the flowers outside the window. The father was just about to take his cup when the  __41__ came, right there in the living room. Something was hopelessly broken.

   It was the thermos, which had fallen to the floor. The girl looked  __42__ her shoulder at once, startled(吓一跳), __43___. It was  __44___.Neither of them had touched it, not even a little bit. The sound caused the host to rush back from the inner room. He looked at the __45___ floor and blurted out（脱口而出）, “It doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter!”

The father started to say something. Then he muttered（嘀咕）, “ Sorry, I ___46__ it and it fell.”

“It doesn’t matter,” the host said.

Later, when they left the house the daughter said, “Daddy, I saw your  __47__ in the windowpane(玻璃窗). You were sitting perfectly__48__. Why did you say…?”

The father __49__, “What then would you __50__ as the cause of its fall?”

“It fell by itself. The floor is uneven(不平). It wasn’t steady when Mr Li put it there.”

“It won’t __51___, girl. It sounds more __52___ when I say I knocked it down. There are things people accept less the more you ___53__them. The truer your story is, the less true it sounds.”

The daughter was ___54__ in silence for a while. Then she said, “Can you __55__ it only this way?”

“Only this way,” the father said.

36.A.owner            B. host            C. guest            D. master

37.A.friends           B. neighbors        C. children         D. guests

38.A.knowing         B. remembering      C. hearing         D. thinking

39.A.thermos          B. cup             C. lid             D. tea

40.A.enjoyed          B. remained         C. imagined       D. hated

41.A.stranger          B. host             C. crash          D. noise          

42.A.around           B. at               C. behind         D. over

43.A.staring          B. watching          C. shouting        D. crying

44.A.helpless         B. exciting           C. strange         D. terrible

45.A.broken        B. streaming           C. dirty           D. flooded

46.A.touched       B. used               C. hit             D. moved

47.A.faced         B. shadow            C. reflection        D. action

48.A.calm         B. still                C. silent           D. straight

49.A.shouted       B. murmured          C. laughed         D. repeated

50.A. tell          B. make              C. accept          D. give

51.A.do           B. help               C. go              D. fit

52.A.comfortable   B. friendly            C. acceptable       D. agreeable

53.A.defend       B. support              C. discuss        D. argue

54.A.kept         B. shut               C. worried         D. lost

55.A.do          B. explain            C. make            D. manage