第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分,满分20分）
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21 – 40 各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C, 和D）中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
The Best Holiday
I was unbelievably proud of my nine-year-old daughter. Emily  21  to buy a mountain bike. she’d been saving her pocket money all year,  22  doing small jobs to earn extra money.
By Thanksgiving, she had collected only $49. I said, “ You  23  have your pick from my bicycle  24 .” “Thanks, Daddy. But your bikes are so old.” She was right. All my girls’ bikes were 1950s models, not the kind a kid today would   25  choose.
As Christmas  26  near, Emily and I went bike shopping. As we left one store, she  27  a Salvation Army volunteer standing next to a big pot. “Can we give something, Daddy ?” she asked.  “Sorry, Em , I’m out of  28 .”
Throughout December, Emily continued to   29  hard. Then one day, she made a  30  announcement. “You know all the money I’ve been saving ?” she said hesitantly. “I’m going to give it to the poor people.” So one cold morning before Christmas, Emily handed her total savings of $ 58 to a volunteer who was really very 31 .
32  by Emily’s selflessness, I decided to contribute  33 of my old bicycles to a car dealer who was collecting used bikes for poor children.     34   I selected a shiny model from my collection, however, it seemed as if a second bike took on a glow(发光). Should I  contribute two? No, one would be enough. But I couldn’t  35  the feeling that I should give a second bike. When I later  36  the bikes, the car dealer said, “You’re making two kids very  37  , sir. Here are your tickets. For each bicycle contributed, we’re   38   away one chance to win a girls’ mountain bike.”
Why wasn’t I surprised when that second ticket proved to be the  39   ? I like to think it was God’s way of  40  a little girl for a sacrifice beyond her years--- while giving her dad a lesson in the process.
21.  A. promised         B. amazed                   C. determined              D. organized
22.  A.as well as       B. in addition            C. because of          D. except for
23.  A. need                B. should                     C. must              D. can
24.  A. Collection     B. contribution            C. shop               D. club
25.  A. seldom            B. likely                      C. slightly                    D. merely
26.  A. drew               B. became                   C. went                       D. pulled
27.  A. observed          B. sensed                     C. watched                   D. noticed
28.  A.charge             B. change                   C. control                    D. order
29.  A.study          B.try                          C. listen                   D. work
30. A.disappointing    B. surprising                C. formal                     D. public
31.  A. agreeable         B. hopeful                   C. thankful                  D. pitiful
32.  A. Moved             B. Shocked                  C. Persuaded                D. Demanded
33.  A. one                 B. some                       C. two                         D. any
34.  A. While              B. When                      C. Because                   D. Though
35.  A. express            B. describe                  C. explain                    D. shake
36.  A. returned           B. delivered                 C. chose                      D. shared
37.  A. sweet               B. healthy                    C. happy                      D. fair
38.  A. putting            B. giving                     C. storing                    D. signing
39.  A. present            B. harvest                    C. winner                    D. chance
40.  A. greeting           B. praising                   C. sheltering                D. Rewarding

She took her son, ran out of the house, _______ him in the car and drove quickly to the nearest doctor’s office.

A. putting        B. put        C. to put       D. having put

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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。
　　John Blanchard was at Grand Central Station,looking for the girl whose heart he knew,but whose face he didn't,the girl with the 36 .
　　His interest in her had begun 13 months before in a Florida 37 .He was reading a book there and was attracted by the 38 on the margins left by a reader named Miss Hollis Maynell.He 39 to find her address and wrote her a letter 40 himself.The next day he was shipped overseas for 41 in the army in World War Ⅱ.
　　During the next 13 months the two grew to know each other throught the 42 .When he returned,they decided their first 43 -7 pm at Grand Gentral Station. "Youll 44 me," she wrote,"by the red rose I'll be 45 on my coat."
　　A young girl in a green suit was coming 46 Blanchard.She was so beautiful that he started fixing his eyes upon her,entirely 47 to notice that she was not wearing a rose.Just then,he saw Hollis Maynell,who was 48 just behind the girl.She was a woman well past 40,with 49 hair under a worn hat.
　　Blanchard felt 50 .But he didn't hesitate.He said to 51 ,"I'm Lieutenant(中尉) John Blanchard,and you must be Miss Maynell.I am so glad you could meet me; may I take you to 52 ?"
　　"I don't 53 what this is about,son," she said,"but the young lady 54 asked me to wear this rose on my coat. And she said if you were to ask me out to dinner,I should tell you that she is 55 you in the big restaurant across the street!"
　　You can hardly imagine how happy Lieutenant John Blanchard felt at the moment!　
　　36.A.book B.hat C.rose D.letter
　　37.A.library B.restaurant C.post office D.station
　　38.A.trails B.notes C.signs D.marks
　　39.A.attempted B.stopped C.intended D.managed
　　40.A.introducing B.displaying C.acknowledging D.claiming
　　41.A.business B.work C.service D.research
　　42.A.ship B.mail C.line D.telegraphy
　　43.A.greeting B.interview C.meeting D.talk
　　44.A.memorize B.impress C.run into D.recognize
　　45.A.putting B.carrying C.fixing D.wearing
　　46.A.toward B.over C.from D.off
　　47.A.refusing B.forgetting C.stopping D.managing
　　48.A.standing B.wandering C.chasing D.hurrying
　　49.A.lighening B.darkening C.graying D.thickning
　　50.A.excited B.shy C.embarrassed D.disappointed
　　51.A.the girl B.the woman C.himself D.the passer - by
　　52.A.dinner B.my house C.the hotel D.the train
　　53.A.guess B.believe C.know D.like
　　54.A.under a worn hat B.in the green suit C.with gray hair D.standing behind
　　55.A.preparing for B.looking for C.teating D.waiting for

“Where would we be right now if I did not have the restaurant? How else would I be able to provide for our family? Who give me, a man without 36 ，a job?” My father 37 say these things on our car rides to the stores that supply our 38.

He would tell me stories of long, hard hours spent 39 in the hot kitchen and helping all the 40. Now I 41 late on weekends to welcome him， 42 that he will tell me something 43 .He always knows how to inspire me. I could never understand 44 he grew to be so wise without even having the opportunity to complete high school.

“Make sure you get a job 45 you have to wear a tie!” he’d always say with a smile. They were like a paintbrush(画笔) that began 46 this beautiful picture in my head that I have entitled(有资格的)my 47 in life.

My father has worked day in and day out，with few days off, for 20 years, never 48 .He would explain how this is 49 he had to do to make my 50 better. My father worked hard so that I 51 go to the best schools. He worked to supply me with 52 that would provide a job where I had to wear a tie.

My father is a 53 in which I can only hope to catch a reflection(反省)of myself. He is the one I strive to model myself after.  54 , when I make a great name for myself as a doctor, someone will ask, “Where did you get such a great work ethic (道德) ?”

“My father!” I’ ll say, adjusting(调整) my  55 and I’ ll smile.

A work                      B success              C money        D an education

A used to             B would               C always        D might

A family              B kitchen              C restaurant       D hotel

A to work             B work                 C works          D working

A friends              B cooks               C customers       D waiters

A hold up            B keep up               C stand up         D stay up

A wished             B wishing               C hoped          D hoping

A wonderful          B interesting              C big             D wise

A whether          B how                C where          D when

A when             B where              C which          D that

A putting             B describing             C imagining       D painting

A job               B success              C goal            D future

A complained        B complains           C complaining     D complaint

A what             B that                C which           D why

A job               B life               C days          D future

A would            B could             C should         D must

A opportunities      B hopes               C occasions        D possibilities

A model          B mirror                C hero            D example

A The other day      B Another day         C Some days       D One day

A tie                       B suit             C dress           D shirt

“It was cool，because I got a chance to be in a studio and see how a record is made，”says 14-year-old Javon Martin，who joined the music clubhouse 3 years ago.“It has impacted my life in a big way. People are actually starting to see me as an artist.”Ten-year-old Akheylah Hunter didn’t play an instrument when she became a club member last year. Now，she plays piano and sings with the band. What she likes best，she says，is performing.“We performed in different places，”she says.“We go on trips and it is fun.”

Since the Music Clubhouse opened three years ago，it’s served almost 500 kids.Aggeler says performing in front of different audiences helps the young musicians build self-esteem.Coming to the club to prepare for those performances helps them learn how to deal with their personal problems and concerns.

“I can see what it does for them and it just develops confidence，”he explains.“It’s also an escape from the big problems we have in the neighborhood. So whether they feel embarrassed about a zit on their face，or they feel embarrassed because they’re not as tall as somebody，they can rap about it and let it out a little bit.”

To expand the club and help more kids learn music，Aggeler sought the support of the community. The Berklee College of Music and local music stores have provided free equipment. The club has also gotten support from the Music and Youth Initiative，a nonprofit that develops after school music education programs in underserved communities in Massachusetts. All these have made it possible to provide kids who may not have the means to get private music lessons the opportunity to still learn music and get all the benefits that music education brings.”

Why does the writer mention the two children in the first paragraph？

A. To tell readers that all children like music.

B. To provide examples of how children like the club.

C. To convince readers that music can solve many problems.

D. To show readers how to discover children’s potentials.

Which of the following was NOT mentioned as a benefit of joining the club？

A. Helping the youngsters to build self-confidence.

B. Helping its members escape from problems.

C. Learning to deal with personal problems.

D. Learning to get help from nonprofit groups.

What is Mr.Aggeler’s possible post？

A. An organizer of the club.               B.A conductor of the band.

C. An expert in child problems.            D.A parent of one of the children.

What does the writer intend the passage to be？

A. An advertisement for a club.

B.A promotion of some non-profit groups.

C.An introduction of a music club for children.

D.A try to call for attention on children’s needs.

Which of the following might NOT be included in activities of the club？

A. Putting on performances.              B. Making records.

C. Traveling to different places.           D. Giving private music lessons.