第二节 完形填空(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、D)中，选出可以填入空白

处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

第二节完型填空(共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)

It was New Year’s night, An aged man was standing at a window. He raised his mournful（悲哀的）eyes towards the deep  36  sky, where the stars were  37  like white lilies(百合花)on

the surface of a clear calm lake．Then he threw them on the earth．Where a few more  38  people than himself now moved towards their certain goal-the  39 ，He had already passed sixty of the  40   leading to it，and he had brought from his journey nothing but errors and regret．Now his health was poor，his mind  41 ，his heart sorrowful，and his old age short of   42．

The days of his youth appeared like dreams before him．and he recalled the  43  moment

when his father placed him at the  44  to the two roads-one leading to a  45 ．sunny place．

covered with flowers，fruits and resounding with soft，sweet songs；the other 1eading to a deep，

dark cave．which was endless． 46  poison flowed instead of water and where deviIs(恶魔)and

poisonous snakes hissed and crawled．

He saw the  47   fading away in the darkness．and these were the days of his  48  life；He saw a star fall from the sky and disappeared，and this was the  49  of himself．His regret，which was like a sharparrow．Struck deeply into his heart．Then he remembered his friends in his

childhood．who entered on life together with him．But they had  50  to success and were now

honored and happy on this New Year’s night

The clock in the high church tow struck and the sound made him remember his parents’

early love for him．They had taught him and  51  to God for his good．But he chose the 52

way．With shame and grief he   53   no longer look towards that heaven where his father lived．

His darkened eyes were full of tears，and with a despairing  54  ，he burst out a cry；“Come back，my  55   days!Come back!”

36．A．grey           B,blue           C. black        D. cloudy

37．A．floating         B, flashing       C hanging      D shinning

38．A．purposeless     B purposeful      C hopeful      D hopeless

39．A．house          B tomb         C church        D birthplace

40．A．dreams         B moments      C incidents      D stages

41．A．strange         B pale           C blank        D shallow

42．A．allowances      Bcomforts        C experiences   D  memories

43．A．serious         B awful          C tough         D desperate

44．A．end            B entrance        C origin        D base

45．A.  lonely          B noisy           C quiet        D peaceful

46．A．which          B that             C whose       D where

47．A．people         B lights            C  stars       D clouds

48．A．accustomed     B rewarded         C wasted      D occupied

49．A．symbol          B fate             C future       D outcome

50．A．lost their heart B devoted their attention

C．made their way D given their way

51．A．prayed       B attached         C adjusted      D turned

52．A．ordinary     B unfamiliar        C wrong        D difficult

53．A．would      B could            C should         D dared

54．A．anxiety     B effort            C patience       D attempt

55．A．early       B good             C old           D shamdful

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，并在答题卡上涂黑。

The passengers on the bus watched sympathetically as the attractive young woman with the white cane made her way carefully up the steps. She   36    the driver and, using her hands to feel the   37    of the seats, walked down and found the   38    which the driver had told her was empty. Then she settled in.

It had been a year since Mary, 34,   39    a medical misdiagnosis (误诊), was suddenly thrown into a world of   40   . Mark, her husband, was an Air Force officer and he loved Mary with all his heart. He   41    her how to rely on her other   42   , specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and   43    to adapt herself to the new environment. He helped her befriend the bus drivers who could   44    for her, and save her a seat.

  45   , Mary decided that she was ready to try the   46    on her own. Monday morning, she said good-bye and for the first time, they went their   47   ways.

On Friday morning, Mary took the bus to work as usual. As she was   48    the bus, the driver said, “Boy, I   49    envy you.” Mary had no   50  what the driver was talking about, and asked, “What do you   51   ?”

The driver answered, “You know, every morning for the   52    week, a fine-looking gentleman   53  a military uniform has been standing across the corner   54    you as you get off the bus. He   55    you cross the street safely and he watches until you enter your office building. You are one lucky lady.”           

Tears of gratitude poured down Mary’s cheeks.     

36．A． thanked  B． asked      C． discovered      D． paid

37．A． location  B． shape      C． size D． cost

38．A． ticket      B． bus  C． seat D． bag

39．A． according to   B． instead of       C． thanks to D． due to

40．A． anger      B． darkness  C． happiness       D． light

41．A． asked      B． encouraged     C． taught     D． praised

42．A． feelings  B． sights      C． senses     D． abilities

43．A． how       B． when      C． where     D． who

44．A． make out       B． watch out       C． find out  D． work out

45．A． Finally   B． Luckily   C． However D． Besides

46．A． visit       B． trip  C． bus  D． work

47．A． opposite  B． separate  C． difficult  D． usual

48．A． getting on      B． getting in       C． getting off      D． getting up

49．A． must       B． may C． will D． do

50．A． idea B． opinion   C． way D． thought

51．A． want       B． mean      C． say  D． suggest

52．A． next       B． old  C． past D． following

53．A． by   B． on   C． with       D． in

54．A． searching       B． watching C． calling    D． noticing

55．A． looks out       B． takes up  C． believes in      D． makes sure

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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1.5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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was 14 when Mr. Ingram knocked on our farmhouse door in Sacred Heart. Okla. The old farmer   36  about a mile away and needed an assistant to help out grass. It was the first time I had been actually   37  for work.
Mr. Ingram was   38  with the job I did and ended up hiring me to dig potatoes. I even   39  when a   40  cow was being born.
One day he found an old truck that was   41  in the   42 ， sandy soil of the melon field. Was full of melons that someone had tried to steal before their truck got stuck.
Mr. Ingram explained that the truck's owner would be returning soon, and he wanted me to   43   the truck and lean(倚靠) against it. Soon a man from a nearby village, who had a terrible   44  for fighting and stealing,   45   with his two full – grown sons. They looked   46  .
While   47   Mr. Ingram said, “Well, I see you want to buy some   48  .”
There was a long silence   49   the man answered, “Yeah, I guess so. What are you getting for them?”
“Three dollars each,”   50  said immediately. “Well, I guess that would be   51   enough if you help me get my truck out of here,” the man bargained.
It   52  out to be our biggest sale of the summer, and an unpleasant, perhaps unfortunate incident had been   53  . After they left, Mr. Ingram smiled and said to me, “Son, if you don’t   54   your enemies, you’re going to run out of friends.” Mr. Ingram died a few years later, but I have never forgotten him or what he taught me   55   my first job.
36．A．covered    B．went  C．lived D．ran
37．A．charged    B．paid  C．inquired    D．blamed
38．A．strict B．disappointed     C．unsatisfied       D．content
39．A．assisted     B．disturbed  C．included   D．existed
40．A．father       B．mother     C．baby  D．brother
41．A．struck       B．dropped    C．fallen       D．stuck
42．A．soft   B．hard  C．smooth     D．tough
43．A．glare at     B．watch       C．spot   D．stare at
44．A．honor       B．custom     C．reputation D．habit
45．A．took down       B．showed up       C．set out      D．broke up
46．A．sad   B．angry       C．happy       D．pleased
47．A．hardly      B．anxiously  C．calmly      D．noisily
48．A．truck B．watermelons     C．tomatoes   D．grass
49．A．before      B．after  C．since D．unless
50．A．they  B．the sons    C．I      D．the farmed
51．A．expensive B．sure   C．friendly    D．fair
52．A．turned      B．came C．broke       D．stood
53．A．caused      B．postponed C．prevented  D．cancelled
54．A．hate  B．forgive     C．admire      D．abandon
55．A．under       B．below       C．off    D．on