The trees　　　　　　　　　　　　 (在风暴中被吹倒的) have been moved off the road.(blow)

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。

One day a few years ago we had an uninvited guest—a sparrow.  36  the little bird had flown into our open garage. Then I  37  the bird before I saw it.

“What’s that?”I asked when I first heard the sound.

“It’s coming from the  38  .”my wife, Anita, said. “Maybe it’s one of the little  39  .”

I looked into the garage. No children at all. But there was that sound again, coming from right up there. And that’s  40   I saw the sparrow. It was flying  41  just inches below the ceiling. It was clearly  42  to get out, but couldn’t see the way out was not up, but  43  and and out through the garage door. So the bird continued flapping its wings and bumping its little head 44  the ceiling.

I tried to terrify it out, but only succeeded in driving it into the  45  open space between the door and the ceiling. Then I tried to show the bird how to fly down a few feet  46   it could get outside, but that only seemed to  47  it more.

“Why don’t we just leave for a few minutes,” Anita  48  .“I’m sure he’ll figure it out eventually.”

We went back into the house, where we  49  to hear the ongoing struggle between the sparrow and the ceiling. Then suddenly, it was  50  and our uninvited guest was gone.

I’ve  51  that little sparrow through the years, and I’ve decided that birds are not different much from people. We think we were  52  to fly ever upward, and we don’t even consider the  53  that something good might happen if we just fly down a little bit. Once we figure out that we can make  54  without banging（碰）our heads against ceilings, we can usually save ourselves much  55  .

36.A. Still              B. Somehow          C. Instead              D. Perhaps

【答案】B

【解析】不知怎么的，这只小鸟飞进了我们开着的车库。B.不知怎么的。

37.A. heard            B. caught               C. searched           D. observed

【答案】A

【解析】根据下文when I first heard the sound， 可知本句的意思是“未见其鸟，先闻其鸣”。

38.A. house           B. backyard           C. garage               D. basement

【答案】C

【解析】根据36题所在的句子可知， 小鸟进入了garage,所以声音应该从garage传来。

39.A. birds            B. guests               C. cats                  D. kids

【答案】D

【解析】根据下文no children at all.可知, 作者的妻子认为是期中一个孩子

40.A. when            B. how                  C. why                  D. whether

【答案】A

【解析】when引导表语从句。“就在那时我看到了那只麻雀。”

41.A. quickly         B. anxiously           C. cautiously          D. slowly

【答案】B

【解析】anxiously不安的，焦虑的。因为被困，所以很焦虑。

42. A. deciding       B. hesitating           C. trying                D. choosing

【答案】C

【解析】try to get out努力要出去。

43. A. up               B. backward          C. forward            D. down

【答案】D

【解析】但是它看不到出去的路不在上方，而在下方。

44. A. against         B. off                    C. along                D. into

【答案】A

【解析】bump its little head against the ceiling 小脑袋撞击天花板

45. A. free             B. small                 C. wide                 D. dark

【答案】B

【解析】门和天花板之间的空间很小。

46. A. in case         B. even if               C. as though          D. so that

【答案】D

【解析】so that 引导目的状语从句。

47. A. puzzle          B. confuse             C. frighten             D. disturb

【答案】C

【解析】但是这样似乎使它更害怕。Frighten sb使某人害怕， 吓唬某人

48. A. suggested     B. explained           C. insisted             D. demanded

【答案】A

【解析】why don’t sb do 是表示建议的用语。 所以选择A。

49. A. attempted     B. continued          C. refused             D. failed

【答案】B

【解析】continue to do sth继续干某事

50. A. fierce           B. empty               C. safe                  D. silent

【答案】D

【解析】根据下文our uninvited guest was gone， 所以没有声音了，很安静

51.A. looked after   B. worried about    C. thought about    D. brought up

【答案】C

【解析】Ａ．照看　Ｂ．担心 Ｃ．思考  Ｄ． 提出。下文题到“鸟和人没有什么不同”，所以作者是在思考。

52. A. forced         B. determined         C. born                 D. urged

【答案】C

【解析】be born to do 天生就是干某事的。 “我们认为我们天生就是往上飞的”

53. A. idea             B. possibility          C. challenge           D. problem

【答案】B

【解析】我们甚至没有考虑这种可能性，如果我们飞的低一些，好事也可能会发生。

54. A. progress      B. peace                C. decisions           D. efforts

【答案】A

【解析】make progress取得进步

55. A. panic           B. pressure            C. loss                  D. trouble

【答案】D

【解析】save some trouble 省去很多麻烦。

　 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，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并标在答题卷的相应位置。用答题卡的考生，先把选出的最佳选项标在试卷的相应位置，再转涂到答题卡上。

The American parenting style is characterized by an active interest and involvement in children's lives. Parents' 36 in their children' s lives have grown greatly, 37 a generation of emotionally healthy, capable and successful adults.

American parents are unique in the sense that they make decisions 38 discussing issues with their children. This way of 39 may not be considered valuable in other parts of the world, where 40 cultural values drive parents to rule with an iron fist. By involving their children in the decision-making process, parents are preparing them for 41 , where success is often determined by an individual's ability to make thoughtful, informed 42 . American children also gain confidence from this kind of 43 power and learn to consider the consequences of their actions.

American parents are also constantly observing successful parenting techniques form other 44 . 45 people from other countries continue to get into American society, American parents take the 46 of these cultures and combine the best aspects of them with 47 American styles of child-raising. Early experiencing 48 ideas also gives American children a healthy appreciation for 49 and creates a tolerant society.

American parents 50 children with a strong support system and give them 51 in their own abilities. When children are fully confident that their parents are concerned 52 and affected by their behavior, they become 53 and self-assured. Tile democratic (民主的) and fair way, which Americans 54 to parenting, promotes individuals who am prepared to become strong-minded and successful 55 in the future.

36. A. roles　　　 　　　 B. beliefs　　　　　 　 C. difficulties　　　 D. expectations

37. A. bringing up　　 B. taking back　　　 　 C. resulting in　　　 D. dating from

38. A. while　　　 　　 B. after　　　　　　 C. when　　　　　　 　　　 D. before

39. A. consulting　 　 B. arguing　　　　　 C. referring　　　　 D. parenting

40. A. strict　　　　 　 B. flexible　　　 　　 C. authentic　　　　 D. average

4I. A. adulthood　　　 　　　 B. livelihood　　　　 C. childhood　　　 　 D. neighborhood

42. A. friends　　　 　 B. progress　　　　 C. choices　　　　 　 D. achievement

43. A. limited　　 　　 B. endless　　　　　 C. shared　 　　　　 D. soft

44. A. institutes　　 　 B. cultures　　　　 C. experts　　　　　 D. organizations

45. A. As　　　　 　　 B. If　　　　　　　 C. Since　　　　　　 　　　 D. Once

46. A. differences　 　 B. features　　　　　 C. similarities　　 　　 D. values

47. A. traditional　　 　 B. modern　　　　　 C. colorful　　　　 D. fashionable

48. A. updated　　　 B. different　　　　 C. complex　　　 　　 D. general

49. A. prosperity　　 B. similarity　　　　 　 C. variety　　　　　 　　　 D. stability

50. A. provide　　 　 B. combine　　　　 C. mix　　　　　　 　 D. associate

51. A. support　　　 　 B. assistance　　 　　 C. judgement　　　 D. confidence

52. A. at　　　　　　 　　　 B. with　　　　　　 C. to　　　　　　　 D. over

53. A. relaxed　　　 B. generous　　　　 C. dependent　　　　 D. hardworking

54. A. adapt　　　　 B. add　　　　　　 C. apply　　　　　　 D. advise

55. A. teenagers　　 B. athletes　　　　　 C. grown-ups　　 　　 D. heroes