完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

The science teacher believed very strongly in practical work as a means of teaching science effectively, and she wanted her pupils' parents to see how well their children were learning ___36___ her methods. She therefore arranged for all the parents ___37___ and see the results of one of the ___38___ experiments on a Saturday evening,___39___ all of them were free. The children had been studying the growth of plants, and they ___40___ four pots of beans a few weeks before.  They had put poor soil in one pot, to see ___41___ effect this would have ___42___ the growth of the beans in ___43___,and good soil in ___44___ three pots. Then they had put one of the ___45___ in the dark for several days, and had given ___46___ pot no water for the same length of time.

　　At the end of the lesson on Friday afternoon, the teacher put little ___47___ on the four pots:‘The beans in this pot were planted in poor soil.’‘This pot　___48___ in the dark for four days.’‘These beans have had no water for four days.’‘These beans have had good soil, plenty of light and ___49___  water.’ Then the teacher went home.

   　When she arrived on ___50___ evening, half an hour before the ___51___were due to come, she found this note beside the pots:‘We read your notes  ___52___ the school servant and thought we would help him, so we watered all the plants, changed the earth in the one with ___53___ soil, and ___54___ the light on above the one that had been left in the dark for four days. We hope that the plants will now grow___ 55___.’

  　　Your friends,

‘The Boy Scouts.’ 

A. by              B. with          C. in            D. through

A. come            B. came         C. to come       D. coming

A. child            B. children       C. child's         D. children's

A. when            B. as            C. because       D. since

A. have planted      B. had planted    C. planted        D. had been planted

A. how            B. what          C. which         D. why

A. in              B. on            C. for           D. with

A. them            B. that           C. it            D. one

A. the other         B. an other        C. Other        D. others

A. beans           B. soil           C. plants        D. pots

A. a third           B. the third       C. a fourth      D. the fourth

A. notes            B. messages      C. notices       D. announcements

A. had been kept                     B. has been kept 

C. had been remained                 D. has been remained

A. no              B. some         C. much         D. regular

A. Friday           B. Saturday      C. Sunday       D. Monday

A. children         B. students       C. parents        D. teachers

A. to              B. for            C. from         D. on

A. good            B. wet           C. dry          D. poor

A. left             B. leave          C. kept         D. keep

A. well            B. strong          C. better        D. good

When my son, Mark, was in the third grade, he saved all his pocket money for over three months to buy holiday presents for those he loved. He had  36  twenty dollars.

  The third Saturday in December, Mark said he had  37  his list and had his money in his  38  . I drove him to a  39  supermarket. Mark picked up a hand basket and went off on his own  40  I waited patiently reading a book at the front of the store. It  41  Mark over 45 minutes to choose his presents. When he came up to the checkout, the smile on his face was truly  42  . The clerk rang up his purchase as I  43  looked at the other way. Mark kept  44  his budget and  45  into his pocket for his money.  46  was not there! There was a hole in his pocket, but no money. Mark stood  47  the store holding his basket, tears rolling down his cheeks. His whole body was  48  with his sobs. Then a(n)  49  thing happened. A  50  shopping in the store came up to Mark. She knelt down and took him  51  her arms. “You would do me the favor if you let me  52  your money,” said the woman. “It would be the most wonderful present you could ever give me. I only ask you could  53  . One day, when you grow up, I would like you to find someone you can help. I know you feel as good about it  54  I do now when you do help other people.” Mark took the money, tried to dry his  55  and ran to the checkout as fast as he could go.

People often say, “The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.” and “Behind every successful man there is a woman.” Both these sayings mean the same thing. Men rule the world, but their wives rule them.

Most American women like making their husbands and sons successful, but some of them want more for themselves. They want good jobs, and when they work they want to be paid. They also want to be as successful as men.

The American women’s liberation movement was started by women who didn’t want to stand behind successful men. They wanted to stand beside men and have the same chances for success. They didn’t want to be told that certain jobs or offices were closed to them. They refused to work side by side with men who did the same work for a higher pay.

A liberated woman must be proud of being a woman and have confidence in herself. If somebody says to her, “You have come a long way, baby.” She will smile and answer, “Not nearly as far as I’m going to go, baby.” This movement is quite new, and many American women don’t agree with it. But it has already made some important changes in women’s lives and in men’s lives, too.

1. From the first paragraph, we can learn that ________.

A. American women usually take care of their children by themselves

B. women in the United States are powerful

C. women play a very important role in men’s lives

D. if there is no woman, there is no man

2. From the passage we know that most American women today are _____.

A. fighting for their rights to work side by side with men

B. working hard at home to help their husbands and sons be successful

C. working side by side with men in all kinds of jobs

D. very confident about their future

3. The liberated women want to do all the following EXCEPT ___________.

A. stay at home to help their husbands be successful

B. have the same chances for success as men

C. get the same pay when doing the same work as men

D. seek for office and do some important jobs as men

4. By saying “Not nearly as far as I’m going to go”, a liberated woman is stating that _______.

A. she has nearly got to her destination

B. there is a little more than what she wants

C. she will never get to her ideal destination

D. it is not far enough and she will go a lot further

5. In this passage, the author suggests that in the United States _______.  

A. most women can’t get a good job

B. many women still don’t want to go out of their home to work

C. all families are still supported by men

D. all liberated women have achieved a lot

Production rose  _____ 10% in April,  ____ the same month of last year.

A in, compared to             B by, compared with 

C in, compared with           D by, comparing to

My payment rose_____10% in April_____ the same month last year.

A. in; compared to  B. by; compared with  C. in; compared with D. by; compared to