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。
My husband hasn’t stopped laughing about the thing that happened to me. It is    36   now but it wasn’t at that time.
Last Friday after doing all the family shopping in town I    37   a rest before catching the train, so I bought a    38   and some chocolate and went to the station coffee shop---- that cheap, self-service place with long   39 to sit at. I put my heavy bag down on the floor, put the newspaper and the chocolate on the table to    40   a place and went to get a cup of coffee.
When I came back with the coffee, there was someone in the    41   seat. It was one of those   42 young man, with dark glasses and torn clothes, and hair colored bright    43   at the front, not so unusual these days. What did    44   me was he’d started to eat my chocolate! Naturally, I was rather annoyed. However, to avoid trouble, I just    45   down at the front page of the newspaper, tasted my coffee, and took a bit of chocolate. The boy looked at me   46   . Then he took another piece of my chocolate. I could hardly    47   it. Still I didn’t want to start an argument. When he took a    48   piece, I felt more    49  than annoyed. I thought, “ Well, I shall have the last piece.” And I   50   it.
The boy gave me a   51   look, and then stood up. As he left, he shouted out, “This woman is mad!” Everyone   52 . That really made me feel silly, but it was    53   when I finished my coffee and got ready to leave. My face went red----- as red as his hair when I    54  I’d made a mistake. There was mine, unopened, just under my    55   .
36. A. serious         B. wonderful         C. funny                D. exciting
37. A. enjoyed       B. took              C. had                   D. wanted
38. A. cake        B. newspaper         C. magazine           D. bag
39. A. chairs          B. tables            C. benches(长椅)   D. beds
40. A. order           B. find                  C. keep               D. visit
41. A. very            B. same             C. free                  D. next
42. A. wild-looked                   B. wild-looking     
C. gook-looked                                  D. good-looking
43. A. red                     B. black                C. brown               D. white
44. A. interest        B. surprise             C. frighten             D. hurt
45. A. looked         B. lay                    C. sat                    D. put
46. A. eagerly        B. friendly             C. closely                     D. shyly
47. A. believe        B. manage             C. notice               D. stop
48. A. last              B. big                   C. single                D. third
49. A. angry          B. lucky                C. happy               D. curious
50. A. covered              B. threw                C. got                   D. wrapped
51. A. strange        B. terrible              C. nervous             D. pleasant
52. A. agreed         B. promised           C. stared                D. followed
53. A. better          B. worse                C. later                  D. easier
54. A. wondered     B. realized             C. decided             D. recognized
55. A. bags           B. clothes                     C. book                 D. newspaper

“Few things help an individual more than to place responsibility upon him，and let him know that you trust him.” These words are from the black American educator，Booker Washington. He was saying that，“If you want people to grow up，you have to stop treating them like children.”
In America，families are close but children are encouraged to be independent，to make their own decisions，even at a very early age. It’s not unusual for a child of seven to be given an allowance  (津贴) every week. The child is encouraged to save some of the money but he or she can spend it on whatever they choose，for example，buying clothes，school supplies or CDs. Some teenagers even have their own credit cards！That’s a big responsibility since even adults are tempted to overspend when they have credit cards（信用卡）.
From an early age，American children are asked for their opinions and they are included in family decision­making. At the dinner table，teenagers will be listened to on any topic，from politics to buying a new family car or where the family will go on vacation. In this way，teenagers are getting practice in becoming individuals：they are learning how to stand on their own two feet.
Many Chinese young people are becoming almost as interested as American teens in searching for independence. They want to express those qualities that make them unique human beings. You can see this in the way they dress，the music they listen to and the friends they choose.“Super Girl” Li Yuchun caught the imagination of Chinese teenagers on the “Super Girl” television contest. She was not the traditional “nice，young Chinese girl”．With her short，spiky hair and boy­like clothes，she was telling everyone that she was different. She had the courage to be her own person and to stand on her own two feet...and she won!
There is an old saying，“Everyone should carefully observe which way his heart draws him and then choose that way with all his strength.” If you do this，step by step，over a period of time，you may find that you have become the person you always wanted to be.
【小题1】
The passage is intended to encourage the youth to________.

On a hot summer day in late August, I sought shade and a cool drink at a waterfront café on a Greek island. Over a hundred degrees in    1   air. Crowded. Tempers（脾气）of both the tourists and waiters had    2  to meet the situation, making it a rather quarrelsome environment（环境）
At the table next to mine sat an attractive,    3   couple, waiting for    4 .  They held hands, whispered, kissed, and laughed. Suddenly they stood, picked up their    5   and stepped together    6   the edge of where they were sitting to place the table in the sea water. The man stepped   7  for the two chairs. He politely   8  his lady in the knee-deep water and then sat down himself. All people around laughed and cheered.
  9  appeared. He paused for just a second, walked into the water to   10   the table and take their   11  , and then walked back to the    12   cheers of the rest of his    13 . Minutes later he returned carrying a bottle of wine and two glasses. Without pausing, he went    14   into the water to     15    the wine. The couple toasted（祝酒）each other, the waiter and the crowd. And the crowd   16  by cheering and throwing flowers to them. Three other tables  17  to have lunch in the water. The place was now filled with laughter.
One doesn’t step into water in one’s best summer clothes. Why not?
Customers are not served    18   . Why not?
Sometimes one should consider   19  the line of convention（常规）and enjoy   20  to the fullest.

第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，共30分）
It was on a winter morning, near Oxford, Maryland, that I set the breakfast table beside the huge window, which __36__ the Tred Avon River．The snow decorated the shore in white．For a moment I stood quietly against the bookcase, appreciating what the night’s snow had __37__．
38    I leaned forward and peered （盯着看） close to the frosted window．“It really is!” I cried out loud．“There is a goose out there!” I __39__ to the bookcase and pulled out a pair of binoculars （望远镜）．Into their sights came the __40__ of a large Canada goose, very still, its wings folded tight to its sides, its __41__ frozen to the ice．
Then from the dark sides, I saw a line of swans．They crossed __42__ the west of the broad river, moving __43__ to the east．
As I __44__, the leader swung to the right, and then the white __45__ of birds become a white circle．It floated from the top of the sky downward．At last, as easy as feathers coming to earth, the circle __46__ the ice．The swans __47__ the frozen goose! Amazingly, those bills （啄） began to work on __48__．The long necks were lifted and curved down, __49__．It went on for a long time．At last, the goose was free and __50__ its big webbed （有蹼的） feet slowly．The goose __51__ its wings as far as they would go．The swans took off and __52__ their eastward journey, in perfect formation, to their secret destination．__53__ them, rising with incredible speed and joy, the goose moved into the sky．
I watched them __54__ they disappeared over the tips of the farthest trees．Only then did I realize that tears were running down my cheeks．
This is a true story．I do not try to interpret it here．I just often __55__ it in the bad moments, and tell myself, “If so for birds, why not for man?”
36．A．undertook B．overlooked       C．overshadowed  D．evaluated
37．A．destroyed  B．covered    C．painted     D．hidden
38．A．Finally     B．Unwillingly     C．Disappointedly D．Suddenly
39．A．rushed      B．returned    C．advanced  D．reached
40．A．figure       B．shadow     C．cry    D．baby
41．A．head  B．body C．feet   D．beak
42．A．along       B．from C．around      D．in
43．A．steadily    B．smoothly  C．in the snow      D．closely
44．A．watched    B．expected   C．predicted  D．feared
45．A．block       B．mass  C．dot    D．string
46．A．skated on  B．landed on  C．fell down to     D．broke into
47．A．threatened B．attacked    C．surrounded       D．killed
48．A．the ice      B．their feather     C．the river   D．the shore
49．A．one after another     B．side by side      C．now and then   D．again and again
50．A．washing    B．protecting C．moving     D．warming
51．A．enlarged   B．spread      C．lifted D．threw
52．A．started      B．carried on C．repeated    D．stopped
53．A．Behind     B．In front of       C．Along with      D．Including
54．A．after  B．although   C．unless       D．until
55．A．write about      B．keep  C．think of    D．retell

Open   adj．, verb, nounadj．NOT CLOSED1 allowing things or people to go through: A wasp flew in the open window． She had left the door wide open．
2 （of sb’s eyes, mouth, etc．） with eyelids or lips apart: She had difficulty keeping her eyes open （=" because" she was very tired）．He was breathing through his open mouth．3 spread out; with the edges apart: The flowers are all open now．
4 not blocked by anything: The pass is kept open all the year．NOT FASTENED5 not fastened or covered, so that things can easily come out or be put in: The bag burst open and everything fell out．
verbDOOR / WINDOW / LID1 [vn] to move a door, window, lid, etc．so that it is no longer closed: Mr Chen opened the car door for his wife． close2 [v] to move or be moved so that it is no longer closed: The door opened and Alan walked in． The doors of the bus open automatically．closeCONTAINER / PACKAGE3 [vn] to remove the lid, undo the fastening, etc．of a container, etc．in order to see or get what is inside: Shall I open another bottle? She opened her bag and took out her passport．EYES4 [vn, v] if you open your eyes or your eyes open, you move your eyelids upwards so that you can see closeCOMPUTING5 [vn, v] to start a computer program or file so that you can use it on the screenopen doors for sb to provide opportunities for sb to do sth and be successful open your / sb’s eyes （to sth） to realize or make sb realize the truth about sth: Travelling really opens your eyes to other cultures．open your / sb’s mind to sth to become or make sb aware of new ideas or experiences．
open the way for sb/sth （to do sth） to make it possible for sb to do sth or for sth to happen: The agreement could open the way for the country to pay off its debts．—more at heart, heaven open into / onto sth to lead to another room, area or place: This door opens onto the yard． The two rooms open into each other．open out to become bigger or wider: The street opened out into a small square．open out （to sb） to become less shy and more willing to communicate open up1 to talk about what you feel and think: It helps to discuss your problems but I find it hard to open up．2 to begin shooting: Anti-aircraft guns opened up．3 （often used in orders） to open a door, container, etc．: Open up or we’ll break the door down! open up1 to become or make sth possible, available or able to be reached: The new catalogue will open up the market for our products． The railway opened up the east of the country．
2 to begin business for the day; to start a new business: I open up the store for the day at around 8．30． close up3 to start a new business: There’s a new Thai restaurant opening up in town． close down
noun  the open [sing．] OUTDOORS1 outdoors; the countryside: Children need to play out in the open．NOT HIDDEN2 not hidden or secret: Government officials do not want these comments in the open．
1．Which of the following “open” is closest in the meaning with the “open” in the sentence “The book lay open on the table．”
A．She had left the door wide open． 
B．The bag burst open and everything fell out．
C．The flowers are all open now．    
D．He opened the letter and read it．
2．Fill in the blank in the sentence “He’s eager to __________different kinds of music．”
A．open the minds of his audience to         
B．open the eyes of his audience to   
C．open the way for his audience to listen to   
D．open doors for his audience to listen to
3．What does the phrase “ the open” mean in “ When you feel tired after a day’s hard work, you’d better invite some friends to the open to relax yourself．”
A．the gym       B．the cinema      C．the countryside       D．the music room
4．Choose one of the following to complete the sentence, “Exciting possibilities__________for her in the new job”．
A．were opening out        B．were opening into  
C．were opening onto       D．were opening up