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和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。
I grew up in a tiny Baltimore row house in a faraway mountain area. My parents    36    the necessities of life    37    they couldn’t give much more. If I asked my father    38    a pair of jeans, he would say, “If you want them, make the money and buy them    39   .” He wasn’t being mean; he just couldn’t    40    them. From age 12 on, I did part-time jobs after school.
When I    41    from high school, I joined the navy. Soon I was in a boot camp(新兵训练营) at Parris Island, S. C., where I learned that life in the navy centered around completing daily  42   . These could be anything from cleaning the camp to conducting mock(模拟的) battles.  Completing these tasks successfully   43    discipline, team-work and responsibility. It didn’t    44    whether you were black, white or Asian; everyone worked together for the    45   of the company.
I went    46    to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy and later became an officer in the navy. The part of my job I    47    most was the counseling(咨询) meetings I    48     with the family members of the men and women in my    49   , trying to help them deal with the long periods of    50   . These proved popular and word of them spread.   51    I was being asked to give encouraging    52    to business groups, educators and kids across the country.
But I consider the boot camp my first real    53   , and my life is still guided by the    54    lessons I learned there. It taught me discipline, friendship and the pride related to setting a task every day and working hard to    55    it.
36. A. got                                   B. provided                C. made                               D. bought
37. A. while                                  B. so                            C. but                                   D. or
38. A. for                                B. with                        C. about                               D. of
39. A. themselves                      B. ourselves              C. myself                       D. yourself
40. A. afford                                 B. find                         C. produce                          D. pay
41. A. came                                  B. returned              C. graduated                      D. escaped
42. A. drills                                   B. tasks                      C. exercises                        D. reports
43. A. included                            B. asked                     C. met                            D. required
44. A. matter                               B. mean                      C. exist                                 D. work
45. A. boss                                   B. good                       C. rest                                  D. right
46. A. out                                               B. off                           C. away                                D. on
47. A. took                                    B. hated                     C. enjoyed                           D. did
48. A. ended                                B. held                        C. continued                       D. began
49. A. charge                               B. situation                C. position                           D. choice
50. A. lessons                              B. separation            C. training                           D. meetings
51. A. Before long                      B. Long before C. As usual                          D. Once again
52. A. performances                  B. descriptions                   C. speeches                        D. gifts
53. A. vacation                            B. job                           C. place                                D. travel
54. A. important                         B. bitter                      C. normal                                      D. difficult
55. A. gain                                    B. show                C. achieve                           D. match

I grew up in a tiny Baltimore row house in a faraway mountain area. My parents ______ the necessities of life but they couldn’t give much more. If I asked my father for a pair of jeans, he would say, “ If you want them, make the money and buy them yourself.” He wasn’t being mean; he just couldn’t ______ them. From age 12 on, I did part-time jobs after school.

When I ______ from high school, I joined the navy. Soon I was in a boot camp(新兵训练营) at Parris Island, S.C., where I learned that life in the navy centered around completing daily ______. These could be anything from cleaning the camp to conducting mock(模拟的) battles. Completing these tasks successfully ______ discipline, team-work and responsibility. It didn’t ______ whether you were black, white or Asian; everyone worked together for the ______ of the company.

I went on to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academic and later became an officer in the navy. The part of my job I ______ most was the consulting(咨询) meetings I ______ with the family members of the men and women in my ______, trying to help them deal with the long periods of ______. These proved popular and word of them spread. Before long I was being asked to give encouraging ______ to business groups, educators and kids across the country.

But I consider the boot camp my first real ______, and my life is still guided by the ______ lessons I learned there. It taught me discipline, friendship and the pride related to setting a task every day and working hard to ______ it.

1.A. provided         B. got       C. made       D. bought

2.A. pay            B. find          C. produce          D. afford

3.A. came          B. returned       C. escaped          D. graduated

4.A. drills          B. tasks          C. exercises         D. reports

5.A. included       B. asked          C. required         D. met

6.A. matter         B. mean          C. exist            D. work

7.A. good          B. staff           C. rest             D. right

8.A. took          B. hated           C. enjoyed          D. did

9.A. ended         B. began          C. continued        D. held

10.A. charge        B. situation        C. position         D. choice

11.A. lessons        B. meetings       C. training          D. separation

12.A. gifts          B. descriptions     C. speeches        D. performances

13.A. vacation       B. place          C. job             D. travel

14.A. important      B. bitter          C. normal          D. difficult

15.A. gain          B. achieve         C. show           D. match

第一节：完形填空    

It’s not just an American phenomenon:   1   the globe, single-parent homes are on the  2  . Numbers for one-parent families increased from England to Australia during the 1990s, mirroring demographic (人口统计学的) changes reflected in the US census.

Just as in America, those changes   3   new questions about how  4     government should be in helping single-parent families, which often are less well-off   5   than those led by a married mom and dad.

Should single parents be afforded tax breaks to help pay for child   6   ? Should employers be monitored to make   7  flexible work hours are offered?

Annie Oliver, a 32-year-old single mother from Bristol, England, thinks so. “You wouldn’t believe   8   becoming a single parent suddenly made me a second-class   9   ,” said Oliver, who struggles to   10   a full-time job and give the extra care her disabled son needs.

(   ) 1. A. on B. in     C. across       D. through

(   ) 2. A. rise      B. way  C. fall   D. decrease

(   ) 3. A. asked    B. answered  C. avoided    D. raised

(   ) 4.A. included       B. concluded C. involved   D. intended

(   ) 5. A. physically    B. financially       C. mentally   D. spiritually

(   ) 6. A. care      B. growth     C. happiness  D. concern

(   ) 7. A. clear     B. known      C. out    D. sure

(   ) 8. A. when    B. what C. how  D. why

(   ) 9. A. employee     B. citizen      C. partner     D. mother

(   ) 10. A. keep   B. look for    C. find  D. own

A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s __1__, she said she would go. This __2__ be the first time that his classmates and teacher __3__ his mother and he felt __4__ of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar (疤痕) that __5__ nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to __6__ why or how she got the scar.

At the meeting, the people were __7__ by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother __ 8__ the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed (尴尬) and __9 __ himself from everyone. He did, however, get within __10__of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.

The teacher asked __11__, “How did you get the scar on your face?”

The mother replied, “__12__ my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was __13__ afraid to go in because the fire was __14__，so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked __15__ but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She __16__ the burned side of her face. “This scar will be __17__, but to this day, I have never __18__ what I did.”

At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great __19__ of the sacrifice (牺牲) that his mother had made for him. He held her hand __20__ for the rest of the day.

1. A. enjoyment   B. disappointment  C. surprise    D. excitement

2. A. would     B. could             C. should      D. must

3. A. noticed   B. greeted            C. accepted  D. met

4. A. sick      B. ashamed           C. afraid    D. tired

5. A. included    B. passed          C. covered       D. shaded

6. A. talk about   B. think about C. care about    D. hear about

7. A. impressed  B. surprised    C. excited    D. comforted

8. A. in sight of   B. by means of    C. by way of D. in spite of

9. A. hid   B. protected  C. separated   D. escaped

10. A. understanding    B. reminding   C. hearing   D. learning

11. A. carefully  B. seriously    C. nervously   D. anxiously

12. A. As    B. When     C. Since     D. While

13. A. so     B. much C. quite   D. too

14. A. out of control B. under control C. in control  D. over control

15. A. helpless   B. hopeless    C. senseless  D. useless

16. A. pointed    B. showed    C. wiped   D. touched

17. A. ugly       B. lasting     C. serious     D. frightening

18. A. forgot  B. recognized  C. considered    D. regretted

19. A. honor    B. sense     C. happiness   D. pride

20. A. quietly   B. slightly     C. tightly    D. suddenly

I grew up in a tiny Baltimore row house in a faraway mountain area. My parents    ?     the necessities of life    ?     they couldn’t give much more. If I asked my father    ?     a pair of jeans, he would say, “If you want them, make the money and buy them    ?    .” He wasn’t being mean; he just couldn’t    ?     them. From age 12 on, I did part-time jobs after school.

??? When I    ?     from high school, I joined the navy. Soon I was in a boot camp(新兵训练营) at Parris Island, S. C., where I learned that life in the navy centered around completing daily ?    . These could be anything from cleaning the camp to conducting mock(模拟的) battles. Completing these tasks successfully    ?     discipline, team-work and responsibility. It didn’t ?     whether you were black, white or Asian; everyone worked together for the    ?    of the company.

??? I went    ?     to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy and later became an officer in the navy. The part of my job I    ?     most was the consulting(咨询) meetings I    ?      with the family members of the men and women in my    ?    , trying to help them deal with the long periods of    ?    . These proved popular and word of them spread.   ?     I was being asked to give encouraging    ?     to business groups, educators and kids across the country.

??? But I consider the boot camp my first real    ?    , and my life is still guided by the ?     lessons I learned there. It taught me discipline, friendship and the pride related to setting a task every day and working hard to    ?     it.

1.A. provided ???? ????????????? B. got   ????????????? ??????? C. made    ????????????? D. bought

2.A. while  ????????????? ??????? B. but   ????????????? ??????? C. so ????????????? ??? D. or

3.A. about  ????????????? ??????? B. with   ????????????? ??????? C. for    ????????????? ??? D. of

4.A. themselves   ????????????? ??? B. ourselves  ????????????? ??? C. yourself   ????????????? D. myself

5.A. pay    ????????????? ??????? B. find   ????????????? ??????? C. produce  ????????????? D. afford

6.A. came    ????????????? ??????? B. returned  ????????????? ??? C. escaped  ????????????? D. graduated

7.A. drills   ????????????? ??????? B. tasks   ????????????? ??????? C. exercises  ????????????? D. reports

8.A. included   ????????????? ??? B. asked   ????????????? ??? C. required   ????????????? D. met

9.A. matter    ????????????? ??? B. mean   ????????????? ??? C. exist    ????????????? D. work

10.A. good  ????????????? ??????? B. boss   ????????????? ??????? C. rest    ????????????? ??? D. right

11.A. out   ????????????? ??????? B. on    ????????????? ??????? C. away    ????????????? D. off

12.A. took   ????????????? ??????? B. hated   ????????????? ??? C. enjoyed   ????????????? D. did

13.A. ended    ????????????? ??????? B. began   ????????????? ??? C. continued   ????????????? D. held

14.A. charge    ????????????? ??? B. situation  ????????????? ??? C. position   ????????????? D. choice

15.A. lessons    ????????????? ??? B. meetings  ????????????? ??? C. training   ????????????? D. separation

16.A. Long before   ????????????? B. Before long  ????????????? C. As usual   ????????????? D. Once again

17.A. performances  ????????????? B. descriptions  ????????????? C. speeches   ????????????? D. gifts

18.A. vacation   ????????????? ??? B. place   ????????????? ??? C. job    ????????????? ??? D. travel

19.A. important  ????????????? ??? B. bitter   ????????????? ??? C. normal    ????????????? D. difficult

20.A. gain     ????????????? ??????? B. achieve  ????????????? ??? C. show   ????????????? D. match