第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分）
请阅读下面短文，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，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。
An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money left. When she heard her daddy say to her 36    mother with whispered desperation（绝望）, “  37   a miracle（奇迹） can save him now”, the little girl went to her bedroom and took out her piggy bank. She 38   all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Then she  39    her way six blocks to the local drugstore（药店）.
“And what do you want?” asked the chemist.
“It’s   40   my little brother,” the girl answered back. “He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a   41  . His name is Andrew and he has something   42   growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. ”
“We don’t   43    miracles here, child. I’m sorry,” the chemist said, smiling  44   at the little girl.
In the shop was a   45   customer. He stooped down and asked the little girl, “What kind of miracle does your brother   46  ?”
“I don’t know, ”she replied. “He’s really sick and mommy says he needs   47   . But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought my   48   . ”
“How much do you have?” asked the man.
“One dollar and eleven cents,   49   I can try and get some more,” she answered quietly.
“Well, what a coincidence（巧合）, ” smiled the man. “A dollar and eleven cents? The  50        price of a miracle for little brothers.   51    me to where you live. I want to see your brother and   52   your parents. ”
That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon（外科医生）. The operation was completed without   53   and it wasn’t long before Andrew was   54   again and doing well.
The little girl was happy. She knew exactly how much the miracle cost ... one dollar and eleven cents ... plus the   55   of a little child.
36. A. tearful                B. hopeful             C. helpless            D. kind
37. A. Simply             B. Just                      C. Only              D. More than
38. A. drew                  B. pulled             C. put                  D. poured
39. A. followed           B. made               C. took               D. found
40. A. to                     B. as                   C. for                  D. on
41. A. hope                  B. doctor             C. favor              D. miracle
42. A. bad                   B. small               C. extra              D. impossible
43. A. have                  B. offer               C. sell                 D. store
44. A. gently                      B. sadly               C. strangely         D. coldly
45. A. well-dressed    B. kind-hearted      C. well-behaved     D. good-looking
46. A. have                 B. need                C. care                D. like
47. A. a doctor            B. a surgeon       C. an operation      D. a kindness
48. A. savings             B. wishes             C. ideas              D. suggestions
49. A. since                 B. as                   C. after               D. but
50. A. same                 B. exact               C. proper            D. necessary
51. A. Show                       B. Help               C. Take               D. Follow
52. A. help                  B. encourage        C. persuade         D. meet
53. A. difficulty         B. delay               C. charge            D. result
54. A. happy                      B. well                C. strong             D. home
55. A. cleverness          B. faith                     C. courage         D. devotion

A young student was one day taking a walk with a professor, who was commonly    21   the students’ friend. As they went    22    , they saw lying in the path a pair of old    23    , which they supposed to belong to a poor man who was employed in a   24   close by. The student turned to the professor, saying, “Let’s play the man a   25  : We will hide his shoes, and 26   ourselves behind those bushes, and wait to see his   27  when he cannot find them.”
“My young friend,” answered the professor, “we should never   28   ourselves at the   29   of the poor. But you are   30  , and may give yourself a much greater   31  by means of the poor man. Put a coin into each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and   32   how the discovery affects him.” The student did so, and they both placed themselves behind the bushes. The poor man soon finished his work, and came   33  the field to the path   34   he had left his coat and shoes. While   35  his coat he slipped his foot into one of his shoes; but feeling   36 , he stopped down to feel   37  it was, and found the coin. Astonishment and wonder were seen upon his face. He now put the money into his pocket, but his  38  was doubled on finding the other coin. He fell upon his knees, looked up to heaven and uttered aloud a fervent（热烈的）thanksgiving, in which he   39  his wife, sick and helpless, and his children without bread. The student stood there deeply   40 , and his eyes filled with tears.

The man pulled out a gold watch, ______ were made of small diamonds.

完形填空（共10小题；每小题２分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21－30各题所给的ABC和D项中，选出最佳选项．
The finest and most sought-after violins were handcrafted by an Italian violin maker over 250 years ago. The man’s name was Antonius Stradivarius. He was born in 1644 and began his career  21  a violin maker’s apprentice (学徒). Working on his own by 1680, he became determined to make   22  that could reproduce tones as rich as those produced by the human voice. He  23    several shapes and styles for his violins until he arrived at a design that pleased him. During his career he crafted 1,100 violins. Those in   24  have become treasured possessions.
Unfortunately, the secret of the Stradivarius violin died with its maker. During his lifetime Stradivarius kept his notes safely   25  , even his two sons, who helped him in his workshop, did not know all the steps involved in each violin’s construction.
Through the years, many experts have offered    26  explanations for the unique tone of a “Strad”. Some say it is due to the violin’s shape. Others suggests that the secret    27  the special properties(特性) of the wood, which Stradivarius obtained from native Italian trees that no longer exist. The most widely accepted explanation is that it is created by the varnish（清漆） that the   28   used to coat his violins. Chemists have analyzed as closely as possible the varnish and have found its   29   has improved the sound of many violins.   30  , no other violin maker has been able to fully reproduce the tone of the Stradivarius’s violins.
21.  A. with                B. as             C. for             D. from
22.  A. Instruments    B. facilities            C. equipment     D. tools
23.  A. investigated     B. surveyed      C. tested          D. experimented
24.  A. fashion             B. existence        C. possession     D. use
25.  A. protected         B. buried        C. hidden        D. covered
26.  A. possible      B. accurate             C. detailed       D. persuasive
27.  A. brings in     B. takes in       C. results in      D. lies in
28.  A. master       B. violinist       C. expert          D. user
29.  A. attention            B. application    C. invention            D. foundation
30.  A. Additionally         B. Luckily        C. Therefore     D. Still

三、完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）
A   37   thing happened   38   me last Sunday. It was such a beautiful day __39_ I drove to go for a look in the country.
On the way back home, my   40   stopped. It was out of gas on a   41   road far from a town! I decided to walk until I found someone   42  could sell some gas. I had walked almost a mile   43  I finally found a house near the __44__. I was glad to see it because it was getting dark.
I knocked at the door and a little old lady with long white hair __45_. She said, “I’ve been __46__ for you here for a long time. Come in.   47   is almost ready.”
“But I only came for some gas,” I answered. I couldn’t   48   what she was talking about.
“Oh, Alfred! Gas? You   49  tea,” said she.
I quickly   50  that my car was out of   51  , but she didn’t seem to listen to me. She just kept   52  me Alfred and talking about how long it had been   53   she had seen me. She was acting very strangely and I was anxious to leave. As soon as she went to get tea, I went out of the house as fast as I   54  .
Fortunately, there was another house down the road and I was able to buy the gas I needed. When I told the man about my   55 , he said, “Oh, that’s Miss Emily. She lives by herself in that big house. She’s strange, but she wouldn’t   56  anybody. She is still waiting for the man she was going to marry thirty years ago. The day before their wedding he left home and never came back because of the war.”
37. A. happy   B. strange       C. common     D. bad
38. A. on B. in       C. upon   D. to
39. A. and      B. so       C. but     D. that
40. A. car       B. bus     C. bike    D. truck
41. A. narrow B. lonely C. crowded     D. busy
42. A. what     B. whom C. who    D. how
43. A. before  B. after   C. while  D. as
44. A. street    B. path    C. way    D. road
45. A. came    B. answered    C. opened       D. appeared
46. A. asking  B. looking      C. calling       D. waiting
47. A. Gas      B. Coffee       C. Tea     D. Lunch
48. A. consider       B. understand  C. accept D. think
49. A. like      B. love    C. used to like D. liking
50. A. answered     B. explained   C. refused       D. promised
51. A. gas       B. tea      C. strength      D. energy
52. A. calling  B. call     C. to call D. called
53. A. until     B. before C. since   D. when
54. A.could     B.can      C. would D. wanted
55. A. accident       B. incident      C. experience  D. surprise
56. A.hit  B. injury C. hurt    D. frighten