第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分,满分20分）
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21 – 40 各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C, 和D）中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
The Best Holiday
I was unbelievably proud of my nine-year-old daughter. Emily  21  to buy a mountain bike. she’d been saving her pocket money all year,  22  doing small jobs to earn extra money.
By Thanksgiving, she had collected only $49. I said, “ You  23  have your pick from my bicycle  24 .” “Thanks, Daddy. But your bikes are so old.” She was right. All my girls’ bikes were 1950s models, not the kind a kid today would   25  choose.
As Christmas  26  near, Emily and I went bike shopping. As we left one store, she  27  a Salvation Army volunteer standing next to a big pot. “Can we give something, Daddy ?” she asked.  “Sorry, Em , I’m out of  28 .”
Throughout December, Emily continued to   29  hard. Then one day, she made a  30  announcement. “You know all the money I’ve been saving ?” she said hesitantly. “I’m going to give it to the poor people.” So one cold morning before Christmas, Emily handed her total savings of $ 58 to a volunteer who was really very 31 .
32  by Emily’s selflessness, I decided to contribute  33 of my old bicycles to a car dealer who was collecting used bikes for poor children.     34   I selected a shiny model from my collection, however, it seemed as if a second bike took on a glow(发光). Should I  contribute two? No, one would be enough. But I couldn’t  35  the feeling that I should give a second bike. When I later  36  the bikes, the car dealer said, “You’re making two kids very  37  , sir. Here are your tickets. For each bicycle contributed, we’re   38   away one chance to win a girls’ mountain bike.”
Why wasn’t I surprised when that second ticket proved to be the  39   ? I like to think it was God’s way of  40  a little girl for a sacrifice beyond her years--- while giving her dad a lesson in the process.
21.  A. promised         B. amazed                   C. determined              D. organized
22.  A.as well as       B. in addition            C. because of          D. except for
23.  A. need                B. should                     C. must              D. can
24.  A. Collection     B. contribution            C. shop               D. club
25.  A. seldom            B. likely                      C. slightly                    D. merely
26.  A. drew               B. became                   C. went                       D. pulled
27.  A. observed          B. sensed                     C. watched                   D. noticed
28.  A.charge             B. change                   C. control                    D. order
29.  A.study          B.try                          C. listen                   D. work
30. A.disappointing    B. surprising                C. formal                     D. public
31.  A. agreeable         B. hopeful                   C. thankful                  D. pitiful
32.  A. Moved             B. Shocked                  C. Persuaded                D. Demanded
33.  A. one                 B. some                       C. two                         D. any
34.  A. While              B. When                      C. Because                   D. Though
35.  A. express            B. describe                  C. explain                    D. shake
36.  A. returned           B. delivered                 C. chose                      D. shared
37.  A. sweet               B. healthy                    C. happy                      D. fair
38.  A. putting            B. giving                     C. storing                    D. signing
39.  A. present            B. harvest                    C. winner                    D. chance
40.  A. greeting           B. praising                   C. sheltering                D. Rewarding

The National Geographic Channel has unearthed a time capsule (时光宝盒)? buried by late Apple chairman and co-founder Steve Jobs thirty years ago.

???? The time capsule was buried in Aspen .Colorado .in 1983, shortly after Jobs attended the International Design Conference being held in that city. Organizers called the device the Aspen Time Tube and contributed items like Rubik's cubes(魔方) and some iconic music. Jobs added his own items to the capsule ,including the " Lisa"? ( also known as an "Apple" )"mouse he used for his presentation at the conference. '

??? Younger readers may not recognize the name but the Lisa Apple mouse was one of the first commercial mice released to consumers. The mouse was specially designed for the Apple? Lisa computer. It's also the first personal computer to offer users a graphical user interface(图形用户界面)

??? Initially ,the plan was to dig up the time capsule in the year2000,but organizers forgot its exact location. Recently .they brought in researchers working with the National Geographic Channel show Diggers to find the device. Eventually they came across the 13-foot-long.1. 5-foot-diameter tube. inside they found a lot of 1980s artifacts(人工制品）that are still being catalogued.

??? “When the end came off .literally things just poured out .”noted Diggers host Tim Saylor "There must be literally thousands of things in there.”

??? “They had the foresight to put a bunch of stuff in? plastic bags." Saylor said .“I could see at least a dozen plastic bags and other items. But I know for sure there got to be photographs in there. People had hand-written things on the back of the photographs ,so there will be some really interesting things inside.”

??? Among the artifacts researchers expect to discover inside :a Steve Jobs speech in which the Apple visionary outlines his predictions? for future technologies. We should know more about the researchers ,discoveries once the Diggers program airs this fall.

1.Which of the following is true about the Lisa mouse?

A .The mouse was the first? commercial one for consumers

B. The mouse was created only for the Apple Lisa computer

C. The mouse was buried in Aspen ,Colotado for two decades.

D. The mouse was invented after the International Design Conference

2.Why wasn't the time capsule dug up in 2000?

A. Because it was not the time set by Steve Jobs.

B. Because it could not be accurately located.

C. Because organizers forgot its precise shape .

D. Because the local government didn't? approve.

3.From the passage we can infer that_______.

A. there were some special photographs found-inside the time capsule

B. a Steve Jobs speech with future predictions was found inside the cap

C. Steve Jobs? predictions for future technologies have come true

D. more about the capsule will be discovered in the Diggers program

4.The best title for the passage might be _______.

A. The "Lost" Steve Jobs Time Capsule

B. The Mystery of Steve Jobs Speech Solved

C. Steve Jobs' 1983 Time Capsule Recovered

D. Co-founder & Former Apple CEO Steve Jobs

The Best Holiday

I was unbelievably proud of my nine-year-old daughter, Emily.  36  to buy a mountain bike, she’d been saving her pocket money all year, as well as doing small jobs to earn extra money.

By Thanksgiving , she had collected only $49. I said, “ You  37 have your pick from my bicycle  38  ”. “Thanks, Daddy. But your bikes are so old. ” She was right. All my girls’ bikes were 1950s models, not the kind a kid today would   39 choose.

As Christmas  40 near, Emily and I went bike shopping . As we left one store, she  41 a Salvation Army volunteer standing next to a big pot. “Can we give something, Daddy?” She asked. “Sorry, Em, I’m out of   42    . ”

Throughout December, Emily continued to work hard. Then one day, she made a  43 announcement. “You know all the money I’ve been saving?” she said hesitantly. “I’m going to give it to the poor people.” So one cold morning before Christmas, Emily handed her total savings of $58 to a volunteer who was really very  44   .

45  by Emily’s selflessness, I decided to contribute  46 of my old bicycles to a car dealer who was collecting used bikes for poor children.  47 I selected a shiny model from my collection, however, it seemed as if a second bike took on a glow. Should I contribute two? No, one would be enough. But I couldn’t  48  the feeling that I should give a second bike. When I later  49 the bikes, the car dealer said, “You’re making two kids very  50  , sir . Here are your tickets. For each bicycle contributed, we’re   51  away one chance to win a girl’s mountain bike. ”

Why wasn’t I surprised when that second ticket proved to be the 52   ? I like to think it was God’s way of  53  a little girl for a sacrifice  54  her year--while giving her dad a lesson in the  55  .

The morning had been a disaster. My tooth was aching. And I’d been in an argument with a friend. Her words still hurt: “The trouble with you is that you won’t put yourself in my place. Can’t you see things from my point of view?” I shook my head stubbornly—and felt the ache in my tooth. I’d thought I could hold out till my dentist came back from holiday, but the pain was really unbearable. I started calling the dentists in the phone book, but no one could see me immediately. Finally, at about lunchtime, I got lucky.

“If you come by right now,” the receptionist said, “the dentist will fit you in.”

I took my purse and keys and rushed to my car. But suddenly I began to doubt about the dentist. What kind of dentist would be so eager to treat someone at such short notice? Why wasn’t he as busy as the others?

In the dentist’s office, I sat down and looked around. I saw nothing but the bare walls and I became even more worried. The assistant noticed my nervousness and placed her warm hand over my ice-cold one.

When I told her my fears, she laughed and said, “Don’t worry. The dentist is very good.”

“How long do I have to wait for him?” I asked impatiently.

“Come on, he is coming. Just lie down and relax. And enjoy the artwork,” the assistant said.

“The artwork?” I was puzzled.

The chair went back. Suddenly I smiled. There was a beautiful picture, right where I could enjoy it: on the ceiling. How considerate the dentist was! At that moment, I began to understand what my friend meant by her words.

What a relief!

1.Which of the following best describes the author’s feeling that morning?

A．Cheerful.          B．Nervous.          C．Satisfied.          D．Upset.

2.What made the author begin to doubt about the dentist?

A．The dentist’s agreeing to treat her at very short notice.

B．The dentist’s being as busy as the other dentists.

C．The surroundings of the dentist’s office.

D．The laughing assistant of the dentist.

3.Why did the author suddenly smile?

A．Because the dentist came at last.

B．Because she saw a picture on the ceiling.

C．Because she could relax in the chair.

D．Because the assistant kept comforting her.

4.What did the author learn from her experience most probably?

A．Strike while the iron is hot.

B．Have a good word for one’s friend.

C．Put oneself in other’s shoes.

D．A friend in need is a friend indeed.

完形填空（每小题1.5分，共30分）

It was a normal summer night, humidity（潮湿）hung in the thick air. The only sound was my sister’s heavy __36__ from the bed next to me.

       I couldn’t go to _37__, partly because of my cold and partly because of my __38__ for the next day. My mum had said that tomorrow was going to be a __39__ .

       Sweat stuck to my aching body. Finally, I gathered enough __40__ to sit up. I looked out of my small window into the night. There was a big bright __41__ hanging in the sky, giving off a magic glow.

       My sister turned over as though she was as light as air. Why could she sleep soundly? Why wasn’t she __42__ too? Did she know about tomorrow?

       I couldn’t stand the __43__ anymore, so I did what I always do to make myself feel better. I went to the __44__ and picked up my toothbrush and toothpaste. Pouring the red paste onto the brush, I cleaned back and forth, up and down.

       Then I walked downstairs to look for some __45__of movement, some life. Gladiator, my cat,  __46__ me as he meowed（猫叫）his sad song. He was on the old orange couch （长沙发）, sitting up on his front legs,   47   something to happen. He looked at me as if to say, “I’m __48__, pet me. I need a good hug.” Even the couch begged me to sit on it.

       In one movement I settled down onto the soft   49  . This couch represented my birth, my parents’ marriage, and hundreds of other little __50__.

       As I held Gladiator, my heart started beating heavily. My mind was __51__ with questions: What’s life? Am I really alive? Are you listening to me? Every time I moved my hand down Gladiator’s body, I had a __52__ thought; each touch sang a different song.

       I forgot all about the __53__ and the next day’s surprise. The __54__ was so full of warmth and silence that I sank into its arms. Falling asleep with the big cat in my arms, I felt all my worries __55__ move away.

A. murmuring                B. breathing          C. crying                      D. thinking

A. sleep                         B. work                 C. study                       D. rest

A. interpretations          B. plans                 C. arrangements         D. expectations

A. surprise                     B. hope                 C. success                  D. failure

A. energy                     B. ideas                 C. strength                    D. stamps

A. cloud                       B. star                   C. sun                          D. moon

A. thrilling                     B. sweating            C. sleeping                   D. speaking

A. silence                       B. cold                  C. pressure                   D. pain

A. sitting-room             B. kitchen              C. bathroom              D. waiting-room

A. sights                      B. signs                 C. signals                         D. notices

A. interested                B. pleased             C. reminded               D. frightened

A. begging for              B. asking for          C. admiring for          D. waiting for

A. lonely                          B. shy                   C. friendly                    D. lively

A. bed                            B. couch             C. cat                          D. bad

A. people                    B. animals           C. events                        D. pets

A. flooded                   B. applauding      C. satisfied                     D. knocked

A. strange                   B. difficult                 C. new                           D. noble

A. cold                       B. mind              C. time                       D. heat

A. family                    B. atmosphere      C. heart                          D. bed

A. completely              B. slowly            C. suddenly                    D. partly