第三节   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。

“How did you do it, Dad? How have you  21  not to take a drink for almost 20 years?” It took me almost 20 years to have the  22  to even ask my father this very  23  question.

When Dad first 24 drinking, the whole family was on pins and needles  25  he got into a situation that, in the past, would have started him drinking again. For a few years we were   26 to bring it up for fear that the drinking would begin again.

“I had this little 27 that I would recite to myself 28 four to five times a day” was Dad’s 29 to my 18 – year – old unasked question. “The 30 were an instant relief and constant reminder to me that things were never so 31 that I could not handle them,” Dad said. And then he 32 the poem with me. The poem’s simple, yet profound （深奥的） words  33  became part of my daily routine as well.

About a month after this talk with my father, I 34 a gift in the mail from a friend of mine. It was a book of affirmations（断言）with one affirmation listed for each 35 of the year.

I 36 opened the book to the page of my birthday to see what words of wisdom this book had in store for me. 37 of disbelief and appreciation rolled down my face. There, on my birthday, was the 38 poem that had helped my 39 for all these years! It is called The Serenity Prayer.

God, give me the Serenity （平静）to accept the things I cannot change, the Courage to 40 the things I can, and the Wisdom to know the difference.

21.  A. failed        B. succeeded        C. managed           D. tried

22.  A. courage       B. ability          C. wisdom            D. confidence

23.  A. interesting   B. personal         C. hard              D. unanswered

24.  A. started       B. enjoyed          C. minded            D. stopped

25.  A. every time    B. all time         C. next time         D. last time

26.  A. anxious       B. glad             C. afraid            D. eager

27.  A. book          B. passage          C. poem             D. list

28.  A. at least      B. at most          C. at first          D. at last

29.  A. comment       B. praise           C. contribution      D. reply

30.  A. words         B. phrases          C. letters           D. sentences

31.  A. strange       B. different        C. simple            D. tough

32.  A. shared        B. talked           C. read              D. impressed

33.  A. surprisingly  B. immediately      C. increasingly      D. regularly

34.  A. brought       B. bought           C. received          D. accepted

35.  A. hour          B. week             C. month             D. day

36.  A. easily        B. hurriedly        C. sadly             D. peacefully

37.  A. Tears         B. Smiles           C. Sweat             D. Satisfaction

38.  A. correct       B. impossible       C. original          D. exact

39.  A. mother        B. father           C. friend            D. classmate

40.  A. believe       B. benefit          C. change            D. do

单词拼写（每小题1分，满分10分）
【小题1】Nantong is in the east of Jiangsu P___________.
【小题2】By working hard, he received a college d_________ at last.
【小题3】Every year the scientists went to the university to have a__________ （学术的）discussion.
【小题4】T_________（青少年） have similar tastes in dress.
【小题5】It’s a pity that he doesn’t seem very e_______（热心的） about the suggestion.
【小题6】The harder the young students work, the more ______________ (精力充沛的) they become.
【小题7】In the case of a highly ___________ (聪明) animal, elementary training is easy.
【小题8】He told us the best way to earn _____ (尊敬) from other students was to achieve high grades.
【小题9】It was a________ to watch the trained elephants perform magic tricks.
【小题10】Our bodies are strengthened by taking exercise. S_______, our minds are developed by learning.

Blogs allow readers to post comments. There were millions of blogs out there, so I   36   expected anyone to read mine,   37   respond. But almost immediately they did. Twelve messages were   38   after my first entry. I went to the library five times that day—each time there were more.

    The next morning I couldn’t wait to get up and hurry to the library.   39   I told my story. It gave structure and a purpose to my day.

    For so long I’d been unable to   40   in the real world, afraid of rejection or pity or scorn(轻蔑).   41   here it was safe. This   42   with people on the other side of the screen, many on the other side of the world, was   43   me back to life again.

    One particularly cold Tuesday I opened my   44   to see, among emails from bloggers   45   how I was surviving the snow, one saying: “New York Times Journalist Trying to Contact You.” Ian Urbina had discovered my blog   46   when researching an article on people living in their   47   in the U.S. exchanged emails and later he called me up. I hadn’t spoken to   48   for months but, as rain streamed down the glass   49  , the words came. I had been living in the car for almost nine months.

    The article   50   on the front page. I didn’t know until I opened my computer. There were emails from people around the world. For almost a year on one had known I   51   existed but now here were hundreds wishing me well. They said they were   52   for me.

    Now every time I pressed “Check Mail”, there were more messages. I watched the numbers of the visitors counter on my blog   53   by the hundreds. These were people at their computers all over the world. I felt as of I was viewing a miracle unfold(展开).

    Over the next week, in libraries and in the car   54   under lamp posts at night, I wrote my papers. I had notepaper spread   55   the dashboard(仪表盘). And every morning in the quiet of the lane, I wrote for my life.

1.A. nearly         B. eagerly      C. patiently            D. hardly

2.A. rather than        B. more than        C. let alone            D. other than

3.A. read           B. printed          C. left             D. taken

4.A. The other day  B. Day and night    C. All day long         D. Another day

5.A. give out       B. reach out        C. make out         D. hand out

6.A. But            B. And          C. Or               D. Then

7.A. problem        B. work         C. appointment      D. connection

8.A. paying         B. giving           C. binging          D. writing

9.A. website        B. mailbox      C. blog             D. newspaper

10. A. concerned about B. bored with        C. careless of          D. disappointed at     

11.A. by mistake        B. in time          C. by chance            D. at last

12.A. homes         B. offices          C. cars             D. libraries

13.A. everybody     B. anyone       C. another          D. other

14.A. inwards       B. inside           C. outwards         D. outside

15.A. carried           B. published        C. appeared         D. contributed

16.A. already       B. even         C. almost               D. only

17.A. praying       B. fighting     C. voting               D. looking

18.A. ending            B. increasing       C. dropping         D. expanding

19.A. repaired      B. washed       C. crashed          D. parked

20.A. through       B. beyond       C. across           D. above

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。

　　At the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, the sports of canoe (划船) racing was added to the list of international competition. The  31  team in the four-man canoe race was the United States team. One member of that team was a young man named Bill Havens.

   As the time for the Olympics  32 , it became clear that Bill’s wife would give birth to their first child at about the  33  that the U.S. team would be competing in the Pairs games. In 1924 there were no planes form Paris to the United States, only  34  ships. Bill found himself in a dilemma (左右为难的困境).

Bill’s wife insisted that he go to Paris.  35 , competing in the Olympics was a lifelong dream. But Bill felt  36  and, after much soul-searching, decided to remain home, where he could  37  his wife when the child arrived. He considered being at her  38  his highest priority (优先考虑的事), even higher than going to Paris to fulfill his  39 .

The team won the gold medal in Paris. And Bill’s wife was  40  in giving birth to their child.  41 , Bill could have competed in the event and returned home  42  to be with he when she gave birth.

People said, “What a shame!” But Bill said he had no  43 . For the rest of his life, he  44  he had made the better decision.

Bill Havens knew what was most important to him. Not everybody  45  that out. Not everybody has the strength to say no to something he or she truly  46  in order to say yes to something that truly  47 . Peace begins to  48  our lives when we learn to say yes to the things that really matter.

Twenty eight years later, Bill  49  a telegram. It was from Finland, where the 1952 Olympics were being held. The telegram read, “Dad, I won. I’m bringing home the gold medal you  50  while waiting for me to be born.”

A. new B. favorite      C. special       D. weak

A. arrived  B. passed C. neared D. ended

A. moment   B. opportunity       C. time    D. promise

A. fast       B. old     C. small  D. slow

A. In all     B. After all     C. As a result  D. As usual

A. honored   B. worried      C. conflicted   D. delighted

A. persuade       B. accompany C. support      D. satisfy

A. place       B. side    C. door   D. mercy

A. duty B. promise      C. dream D. demand

A. favoring       B. successful   C. safe    D. late

A. In addition    B. For example      C. In fact D. At last

A. on time       B. in time       C. on purpose D. in need

A. judgments   B. excuse C. choices       D. regrets

A. believed      B. wished       C. wondered   D. proved

A. puts     B. takes   C. figures       D. gives

A. trusts     B. wants  C. understands       D. respects

A. matters       B. happens      C. appears      D. continues

A. turn into     B. look into    C. settle on    D. rely on

A. discovered    B. wrote  C. sent    D. received

A. grasped       B. offered       C. took    D. lost

I played a racquetball game against my cousin Ed last week. It was one of the most__36  and tiring games I've  ever had. When Ed first phoned and __37  we play, I laughed quietly, figuring on an___38 victory. After all, Ed's idea of___39   has always been nothing more ___40   than lifting a fork to his mouth.___41   I can remember, Ed's been the least physically fit member in the family, and __42  proud of himself. His big stomach has always ballooned out between his T?shirt and trousers. Although the family often__43  about that, Ed refused to buy a___44  Thirt or to lose weight. So when Ed___45  for our game not only with the bottom of his shirt gathered inside his trousers but also with a stomach you could hardly   46   , I was so surprised that I was_  47  .My cousin must have made an effort to get himself into shape.__48  , at the point in our game when I'd have predicted（预计）the score to be about 9 to 1 in my favor, it was__49   7 to 9—and Ed was_ 50  .The sudden realization was painful. We__51  to play like two mad men. When the score was 16 up, I was having serious __52  about staying alive until 21 years old,let alone_53    that many points. When the game finally ended, both of us were lying flat on our backs, too tired to __54  . In a way, I think we both won in the game, but cousin Ed my ____55  .

36. A. encouraging     B. hopeless       C. surprising      D. regular 

37. A. declared        B. mentioned      C. persuaded       D. suggested

38. A. unforgettable   B. unexpected     C. easy            D. early

39. A. exercise        B. preparation    C. joy             D. fitness 

40. A. time  saving    B. comfortable    C. suitable        D. effort making

41. A. As soon as      B. As long as     C. When            D. Since 

42. A. strangely       B. personally     C. reasonably      D. eagerly 

43. A. cared           B. forgot         C. quarrelled      D. joked 

44. A. clean           B. larger         C. straight        D. darker 

45. A. set out         B. got ready      C. arrived         D. returned 

46. A. notice          B. admire         C. believe         D. measure 

47. A. nervous         B. curious        C. careless        D. speechless 

48. A. After all       B. As a result    C. Above all       D. At last 

49. A. mistakenly      B. then           C. instead         D. naturally 

50. A. leading         B. coming         C. waiting         D. counting 

51. A. pretended       B. stopped        C. continued       D. decided 

52. A. thoughts        B. doubts         C. situations      D. problems 

53. A. scoring         B. completing     C. receiving       D. keeping 

54. A. play            B. start          C. sleep           D. move

55. A. friendship      B. respect        C. support         D. favor