完形填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分）

请阅读下面短文，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，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

Michael O’her lived alone with his father, and the two of them had a very special relationship. The father believed in encouragement.

Though Michael was the    36    of the class when he entered high school, his    37    continued to encourage him, but also made it very clear that he did not have to play    38    if he didn’t want to.

However, Michael loved football and was    39    to try his best at every practice. All through high school, he never    40    a practice or a game, but remained a bench warmer(替补队员) all four years. His    41    father was always in the stands, with words of    42    for him.

It was the end of the football season, and as Michael ran slowly onto the practice field shortly    43    the big final game, the coach met him with a telegram. Michael    44    the telegram and became deathly silent—his father died that morning, and the sad man left for    45    immediately.

In the third quarter, when the team was ten points    46   , a silent young man eagerly    47    onto the sidelines. The coach and his players were shocked to see their team-mate back so    48   .

“Coach, please let me    49   . I have to play today,” said Michael. Feeling sorry for him, the coach    50   . Before long, nobody could believe their eyes. This small bench warmer played like a(n)    51   . He helped his team win finally.

When the team was cheering for their    52   , Michael was sitting in the corner all alone. The coach came to him and said, “You were fantastic! Tell me    53    you did it?”

Tears in eyes, Michael said, “Well, you knew my dad died, but did you know he was blind?” He    54    a smile, “Dad came to all my games, but today was the first time he could    55    me play, and I wanted to show him I could do it!”

A. strongest          B. smallest         C. biggest          D. youngest

A. coach              B. players          C. classmates           D. father

A. football               B. games                C. practices            D. basketball

A. required               B. determined           C. satisfied            D. reminded

A. failed             B. lost             C. missed               D. won

A. sympathetic            B. upset                C. faithful         D. optimistic

A. encouragement      B. judgment         C. wisdom           D. amusement

A. after              B. since                C. towards          D. before

A. went through           B. turned over          C. got over         D. tore up

A. school             B. home             C. field                D. class

A. ahead              B. beside               C. behind               D. away

A. walked              B. ran              C. stepped          D. slipped

A. quietly                B. sadly                C. punctually           D. soon

A. go                 B. fight                C. work             D. play

A. left                    B. refused          C. agreed               D. cried

A. star               B. son              C. amateur          D. trainer

A. victory                B. award                C. memorial         D. unity

A. why                B. when             C. where                D. how

A. spread             B. skipped          C. forced               D. stopped

A. hear               B. see              C. feel             D. make

An 80-year-old man was sitting in his house beside his 45-year-old son. Suddenly a crow(乌鸦) landed in front of the window. The father___21___ son, "What is that?" The son replied, "It is a crow." ___22___ few minutes, the father asked his son a second time, "What is that?" The son said "I just ___23___ you that it’s a crow." After a little __24____ , the father again asked his son, "What is that?" That time a(n) __25____ tone could be heard in the son’s __26____ . "It’s a crow, a crow!"

A little later, the father went to his room and __27____ with an old diary which he had __28____ for many years. After opening the right page, he asked his son to ___29___  it. When the son read it, tears came to his eyes." Today my __30____ was sitting with me on the sofa.When a crow was__31____ by the window, my son asked me 23 times what it was, and I __32____ to him all 23 times that it was a crow. I hugged him __33____each time he asked me the same question. I did not feel__34____ answering the same question."

If your __35____ become old, don’t treat them or look __36____ them as a burden(累赘). Instead be warm and__37____ to them. From today on say this to yourself, "I want to ___38___  my parents happy forever, for they have __39____ for me ever since I was born, and they have always showed their ___40___love to me."

1.                A．demanded      B．asked          C．commanded   D．tested

2.                A．Before         B．During          C．After D．Within

3.                A．told           B．reminded       C．called    D．consulted

4.                A．sigh           B．doubt          C．breath   D．while

5.                A．sad            B．angry          C．pitiful    D．gentle

6.                A．face           B．mind           C．voice D．pace

7.                A．came up        B．came out        C．came back D．came on

8.                A．kept           B．gathered        C．collected D．searched

9.                A．tear           B．read           C．write D．recite

10.               A．son            B．daughter       C．brother   D．father

11.               A．lying           B．wiping         C．sitting D．spying

12.               A．required       B．repeated       C．recalled   D．replied

13.               A．lovingly        B．carefully        C．deeply    D．lightly

14.               A．puzzled        B．worried        C．Amazed   D．annoyed

15.               A．parents        B．relatives        C．families   D．teachers

16.               A．up            B．upon          C．down D．into

17.               A．wise           B．kind           C．strict D．generous

18.               A．send           B．pray           C．own  D．see

19.               A．frightened      B．hunted         C．cared D．waited

20.               A．pleasant        B．limited         C．useful D．selfless

An 80-year-old man was sitting in his house beside his 45-year-old son. Suddenly a crow(乌鸦) landed in front of the window. The father___21___ son, "What is that?" The son replied, "It is a crow." ___22___ few minutes, the father asked his son a second time, "What is that?" The son said "I just ___23___ you that it’s a crow." After a little __24____ , the father again asked his son, "What is that?" That time a(n) __25____ tone could be heard in the son’s __26____ . "It’s a crow, a crow!"
A little later, the father went to his room and __27____ with an old diary which he had __28____ for many years. After opening the right page, he asked his son to ___29___  it. When the son read it, tears came to his eyes." Today my __30____ was sitting with me on the sofa.When a crow was__31____ by the window, my son asked me 23 times what it was, and I __32____ to him all 23 times that it was a crow. I hugged him __33____each time he asked me the same question. I did not feel__34____ answering the same question."
If your __35____ become old, don’t treat them or look __36____ them as a burden(累赘). Instead be warm and__37____ to them. From today on say this to yourself, "I want to ___38___  my parents happy forever, for they have __39____ for me ever since I was born, and they have always showed their ___40___love to me."

Ｍy second father
My father died when I was five. It was hard on us all. My brother, who is eight years older than me, began to __36____my mother and me. He made sure the trash was taken out and the yard mowed. He did this _37____ without being told to do so.
Because of my father’s death, my mother was __38___ to get a full time job. My brother, __39____ , would get me up for school and make me __40____ . On our way to school, he would play games with me. He made every__41___to make me happy and he succeeded __42____.
When we arrived home from school, we were__43____for about half an hour until mom was home from work. He would__44____something for supper, and have everything ready for mom __45___she could start cooking. After that, we would go outside and have some __46___. This was my brother’s time to be a(n)___47___ , enjoying himself in the games.
It was a Saturday in June a couple years later. My mother and I were at the store when I __48____ they had the Father’s Day cards out. Feeling __49___, I asked my mother why they hadn’t Brother’s Day cards. She smiled and said, “You’re right.___50___ your brother has been a father to you. Go and__51____ a card.”
So I did, and on Father’s Day, my mother and I _52__ my brother down and gave him the card.
As he read it, I saw the tears __53____ in his eyes. I heard my mom’s __54____    trembling as she said, “Son, your father is proud of you, seeing that he___55___ a good man. We love you, and thank you.”

完形填空 （共20 小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

The story goes that some time ago, a man had a very lovely little daughter. One day the man  26  his 3-year-old daughter for  27  a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he became  28  when the child tried to decorate a  29  to put under the Christmas tree.  30  , the little girl brought the gift to her  31  the next morning and said, “This is for you, Daddy.”

The man was  32  by his earlier  33  , but his anger flared again when he found out the box was  34 . He yelled at her, “Don’t you know, when you give someone a present, there is  35  to be something inside?” The little girl looked  36  at him with tears in her eyes and cried, “Oh, Daddy, it’s not empty at all. I  37  kisses into the box. They are all for you, Daddy.”

The father was crushed. He  38  his arms around his little girl, and he begged for her  39 .

Only a short time later, an  40  took the life of the child. It is also told that her father  41  that gold box by his bed for many years and whenever he was discouraged, he would take out a(n)  42  kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there.

         In a very real sense, each of us, as human beings, has been given a gold container  43  unconditional love and kisses from our children, family members, friends, and God. There is simply no other  44  , which anyone could hold, more  45  than this.