第二节：完型填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
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，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My little Angel, you are teaching me how selfless real love is!
My wife called, “How long will you be with that   36 ? Will you come here and make your dear daughter eat her food?” I threw the paper away and rushed to the   37  . My daughter, Sindu, sat there,   38  welling up in her eyes. In front of her was a big bowl of rice.
　  I   39  the bowl. “Sindu, darling, why don't you take a few mouthful of this rice?”
　　Sindu wiped her tears. “Ok, Dad. I will eat — not just a few mouthfuls,   40  the whole lot of this. But …You should…” Sindu hesitated. “Dad, if I eat this  41  rice, will you give me   42  I ask for?”
　　“Promise”. I   43  the pink soft hand of my daughter with mine. Now I became a bit   44   . “Sindu, dear, you shouldn't insist on getting a computer or any such   45  items. Dad does not have that kind of money right now.”
　 Slowly and   46 , she finished eating the whole quantity. After that, Sindu came to me with her eyes wide with   47  . “Dad, I want to have my head shaved off(剃掉), this Sunday!”was her   48 .
On Monday morning, I  49  her at her school. It was a sight to watch my hairless Sindu walking towards her classroom. She turned around and   50  . I waved back with a smile. Just then, a boy, who just got out of a car, shouted, “Sindu, please wait for me!' What struck me was the hairless head of that boy.
“Sir, your daughter Sindu is   51  indeed!” Without introducing herself, a lady standing beside me continued, “that boy is my son Harish. He is suffering from a disease. He lost all his   52  due to the side effects of the treatment. He   53   to come back to school fearing the unintentional but   54  teasing（取笑）of the schoolmates. Sindu visited him last week, and promised him that she would take care of the teasing issue. But, I   55   imagined she would sacrifice her lovely hair for the sake of my son!”
36. A. bowl         B. newspaper              C. daughter            D. food
37. A. scene            B. kitchen              C. bedroom          D. study
38. A. surprise          B. anger                  C. tears                      D. smiles
39. A. took away        B. picked up            C. put aside          D. put down
40. A. and             B. so                   C. or                 D. but
41. A. delicious       B. terrible              C. entire                     D. wonderful
42. A. whatever         B. wherever             C. whichever             D. whenever
43. A. moved          B. hit                   C. covered               D. put
44. A. nervous          B. anxious               C. excited                D. confused
45. A. valuable             B. useful                C. wonderful        D. expensive
46. A. happily          B. excitedly          C. painfully         D. quietly
47. A. expectation       B. confidence            C. worry            D. curiosity
48. A. message         B. demand                C. note                D. sign
49. A. sent          B. helped             C. dropped               D. collected
50. A. shouted          B. smiled             C. waved            D. nodded
51. A. beautiful       B. lovely             C. faithful               D. great
52. A. friends        B. hair                C. hope               D. face
53. A. refused          B. wished                    C. intended               D. disliked   
54. A. kind                B. cruel                  C. harmless               D. rough
55. A. hardly           B. ever                   C. never                 D. nearly

　　The llama is a member of the camel family． Like the camel, the llama can live for weeks without a drink of water． Both get enough moisture from the grass, shrubs, and other plants they eat． But unlike the camel, the llama has no hump on its back．

　　The llama is large and has long, soft hair． It is used as a pack animal in South America because it can carry heavy loads safely over narrow mountain tracks． It is tame, but it can be stubborn and bad-tempered． When angry, it spits． If you see a llama curling its big lips, move away as quickly as you can!

　　And don't ever overload a llama． If you do, it won't move an inch．

1．Like the camel, the llama_________．

A． has a hump on its back　　 B．can live for weeks without water

C． Neither A nor B D． Both A and B

2．Unlike the llama, the camel______．

A． is stubborn and bad-temperedB． can live for weeks without water

C． eats grass and shrubs　　 D． has a hump on its back

3．Llamas are used as pack animals in ________．

A． North America B． South America C． Africa D． Asia

4． The llama is most useful to man________．

A．in the mountains B． on the plains C． by the seashore D． in the forest

5．Llamas are used as pack animals because they_______．

A．can carry heavy loads B． are surefooted C． are tame D．All of the above

6．Llamas show they are angry by________．

A． spitting　　　　B．stamping their feet

C．crying loudly　　D．running away

7．From this story, it is clear that llamas are_______．

A． useful B． useless C． good pets D．found in zoos

完形填空 （共15小题； 每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该题涂黑。

I climbed the stairs slowly，carrying a big suitcase，my father following with two more. By the time I got to the third floor，I was　1　and at the same time feeling lonely. Worse still，Dad　2　a step and fell，sending my new suitcases 　3　down the stairs. “Damn!”he screamed，his face turning red. I knew trouble was ahead. Whenever Dad's face turns red，　4　！

How could I ever　5　him to finish unloading the car without screaming at me and making a scene in front of the other girls，girls I would have to spend the rest of the  6  with？Doors were opening and faces peering out(探出)，as Dad walked with difficulty close behind. I felt it in my bones that my college life was getting off to a(n)　7　start.

“Enter the room quickly，”I thought. “Get him into a chair and calmed down.” But then again，would there be a chair in Room 316？Or would it be a(n)　8　room？

Finally I turned the key in the lock and   9   the door open，with Dad still   10    about a hurting knee or something. I put my head in，　11　the worst. But to my　12　，the room wasn't empty at all！It had furniture，curtains，a TV，and even paintings on the walls.

And there on a well­made bed sat Amy，my new roommate，dressed neatly. Greeting me with a nod，she said in a soft voice，“Hi，you must be Cori.” Then，she　13　the music and looked over at Dad. “And of course，you're Mr.Faber，”she said，　14　.“Would you like a glass of iced tea？”Dad's face turned 15　 less red before he could bring out a “yes.”

I knew then that Amy and I would be friends and my first year of college would be a success.

Fish Ears Tell Fish Tales

　 Fish have ears. Really. They’re quite small and have no opening to the outside world carrying sound through the body. For the past seven years, Simon Thorrold, a university professor, has been examining fish ears, small round ear bones called otoliths (耳石).

　 As fish grow, so do their otoliths. Each day, their otoliths gain a ring of calcium carbonate (碳酸钙). By looking through a microscope and counting these rings, Thorrold can determine the exact age of a young fish. As a fish gets older, its otoliths no longer get daily rings. Instead, they get yearly rings, which can also be counted, giving information about the fish’s age, just like the growth rings of a tree.

　 Ring counting is nothing new to fish scientists. But Thorrold has turned to a new direction. They’re examining the chemical elements (元素) of each otolith ring.

　 The daily ring gives us the time, but chemistry tells us about the environment in which the fish swam on any given day. These elements tell us about the chemistry of the water that the fish was in. It also says something about water temperature, which determines how much of these elements will gather within each otolith ring.

　 Thorrold can tell, for example, if a fish spent time in the open ocean before entering the less salty water of coastal areas. He can basically tell where fish are spending their time at any given stage of history.

　 In the case of the Atlantic croaker, a popular saltwater food fish, Thorrold and his assistant have successfully followed the travelling of young fish from mid-ocean to the coast, a journey of many hundreds of miles.

　 This is important to managers in the fish industry, who know nearly nothing about the whereabouts of the young fish for most food fish in the ocean. Eager to learn about his technology, fish scientists are now lending Thorrold their ears.

1.What can we learn about fish ears from the text?

　A. They are small soft rings.

　B. They are not seen from the outside.

　C. They are openings only on food fish.

　D. They are not used to receive sound.

2.Why does the writer compare the fish to trees?

　A. Trees gain a growth ring each day.

　B. Trees also have otoliths.

　C. Their growth rings are very small.

　D. They both have growth rings.

3.Why is it important to study the chemistry of otolith rings?

　A. The elements of the otoliths can tell the history of the sea.

　B. Chemical contents of otoliths can tell how fast fish can swim.

　C. We can know more about fish and their living environment.

　D. Scientists can know exactly how old a fish is.

4.How would you understand “fish scientists are now lending their ears”?

　A. They are very interested in Thorrold’s research findings.

　B. They want to know where they can find fish.

　C. They lend their fish for chemical studies.

　D. They wonder if Thorrold can find growth rings from their ears.　

Fish Ears Tell Fish Tales

　 Fish have ears. Really. They’re quite small and have no opening to the outside world carrying sound through the body. For the past seven years, Simon Thorrold, a university professor, has been examining fish ears, small round ear bones called otoliths (耳石).

　 As fish grow, so do their otoliths. Each day, their otoliths gain a ring of calcium carbonate (碳酸钙). By looking through a microscope and counting these rings, Thorrold can determine the exact age of a young fish. As a fish gets older, its otoliths no longer get daily rings. Instead, they get yearly rings, which can also be counted, giving information about the fish’s age, just like the growth rings of a tree.

　 Ring counting is nothing new to fish scientists. But Thorrold has turned to a new direction. They’re examining the chemical elements (元素) of each otolith ring.

　 The daily ring gives us the time, but chemistry tells us about the environment in which the fish swam on any given day. These elements tell us about the chemistry of the water that the fish was in. It also says something about water temperature, which determines how much of these elements will gather within each otolith ring.

　 Thorrold can tell, for example, if a fish spent time in the open ocean before entering the less salty water of coastal areas. He can basically tell where fish are spending their time at any given stage of history.

　 In the case of the Atlantic croaker, a popular saltwater food fish, Thorrold and his assistant have successfully followed the travelling of young fish from mid-ocean to the coast, a journey of many hundreds of miles.

　 This is important to managers in the fish industry, who know nearly nothing about the whereabouts of the young fish for most food fish in the ocean. Eager to learn about his technology, fish scientists are now lending Thorrold their ears.

What can we learn about fish ears from the text?

　A. They are small soft rings.

　B. They are not seen from the outside.

　C. They are openings only on food fish.

　D. They are not used to receive sound.

Why does the writer compare the fish to trees?

　A. Trees gain a growth ring each day.

　B. Trees also have otoliths.

　C. Their growth rings are very small.

　D. They both have growth rings.

Why is it important to study the chemistry of otolith rings?

　A. The elements of the otoliths can tell the history of the sea.

　B. Chemical contents of otoliths can tell how fast fish can swim.

　C. We can know more about fish and their living environment.

　D. Scientists can know exactly how old a fish is.

How would you understand “fish scientists are now lending their ears”?

　A. They are very interested in Thorrold’s research findings.

　B. They want to know where they can find fish.

　C. They lend their fish for chemical studies.

　D. They wonder if Thorrold can find growth rings from their ears.