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，掌握其大意，然后从第36至第55小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Many years ago, when I was a man in my twenties, I worked as a salesman for a piano company．
We   36   our pianos all over the state by advertising in small town   37 ．Every time we advertised ,we   38   receive a reply on a postcard ,which said , “ Please bring me a new piano for my little   39  ．It must be mahogany ( 红木 )．I can pay $10 a month with my egg money．” Of course ,we could not sell a new piano   40    $10 a month .   41   her cards kept on coming．
A couple of years   42   , I owned my own piano company, and when I   43   in that area, the postcards started coming to me．For months, I ignored   44  ．What else could I do?
But then, one day I   45   to be in the area and have a mahogany piano on my little truck．I decided to look the old lady up. Though I knew that I was about to make a    46   business decision, I took the new piano in the house and placed it   47   I thought the roof would be least likely to let in rain on it．I told the old lady and the little barefoot girl to try to   48    the chickens off it, and I left sure I had just   49   a new piano!
But the   50   came in, all 52 of them as agreed, sometimes with coins．It was incredible! One day years later, I was in Memphis on other   51  ．As I was sitting at a bar having a drink, I heard the most beautiful piano music．I looked around, and there was a lovely young woman playing a very nice grand piano．She   52   at me , and when she took a   53   , she sat down at my table．
“Aren’t you the man who sold my grandma a piano a long time ago?”
My Lord, it was her! It was the little barefoot girl! I   54   remembered．I did have to go as soon as possible because men don't like to be seen   55   in public．
36. A. made       B. sold       C. fixed         D. delivered
37. A. books      B. villages      C. shops          D. newspapers
38. A. would      B. may       C. must          D. can
39. A. son          B. child      C. granddaughter    D. baby
40. A. with        B. for         C. to                  D. on
41. A. And         B. So         C. Therefore      D. But
42. A. ago         B. later       C. before         D. past
43. A. worked     B. went      C. advertised      D. succeeded
44. A. it         B. them      C. this           D. that
45. A. happened     B. decided      C. started         D. wanted
46. A. great       B. wise       C. good          D. terrible
47. A. when       B. there       C. where         D. that
48. A. feed        B. keep      C. leave          D. drive
49. A. given away  B. put off          C. sold           D. thrown away
50. A. payments     B. money          C. possessions      D. postcards
51. A. time        B. chance          C. business        D. matter
52. A. looked     B. stared     C. laughed         D. smiled
53. A. break           B. bread     C. drink         D. list
54. A. slowly     B. suddenly    C. carefully       D. excitedly
55. A. exciting          B. talking          C. crying         D. speaking

第二节完形填空 ( 共20小题, 每小题1.5分, 满分30分)
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。                                                                                        
It was the last day of the final examination in a large eastern university. On the steps of one building, a group of students were talking about the exam that was going to begin in a few 36 .On their faces was confidence. This was their  37  exam—then on to graduation and jobs.
Some talked of jobs they already had, others talked of jobs they  38  get. With the certainty of four years of college, they felt  39   and able to take control of the world.
The coming exam, they knew, would be a（n）_40 _task, as the professor had said they could bring  41  books or notes they wanted, requesting only that they did not_42  each other during the test.
43_ they entered the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. And smiles 44_on the students’ faces as they found there were only five questions.
Three hours had passed _45 the professor began to collect papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a frightened expression. Papers in hand, no one spoke as the professor faced the class.
He looked at the  46  faces before him, and then asked: “How many completed all five questions?”  47  a hand was raised.
“How many answered four?” Still no hand.
“Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly in their seats. “One, then? Certainly somebody finished_ 48  .” But the class remained silent.
The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I  49 _” he said. “I just want you to know that, although you have completed four years of study, there are_50 many things about the  51 _you don’t know. These questions you could not answer are relatively common in everyday_ 52  .” Then, smiling, he added, “You will all 53  this course, but remember--even though you are now college graduates, your education had just _54  .”
The years have weakened the name of the professor, but not the _55  he taught.
36. A. seconds       B. minutes      C. hours  D. days
37. A. only     B. first    C. very    D. last
38. A. would  B. must   C. had to    D. used to
39. A. glad     B. ready  C. sorry   D. nice
40. A. interesting   B. necessary    C. easy     D. unusual
41. A. no B. either  C. any      D. some
42. A. listen to       B. look at       C. care for       D. talk to
43. A. Hardly B. Happily      C. Quickly       D. Carefully
44. A. appeared      B. changed     C. failed   D. stopped
45. A. then     B. as       C. before   D. after
46. A. pleased B. worried      C. surprised    D. moved
47. A. Not      B. Once   C. Only   D. Even
48 A. all  B. none   C. one     D. it
49. A. wondered    B. enjoyed      C. hated   D. expected
50 A. even      B. already       C. so       D. still
51 A. exam     B. subject       C. question     D. college
52 A. job B. class   C. practice      D. study
53. A. pass     B. fail     C. take    D. start
54. A. begun   B. completed  C. failed     D. succeeded
55. A. subject         B. things              C. words         D. lessons

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。

Who are the artists singing all day lone on your MP3 player? They   36   be Jay Chou，Angela Chang or S. H. E. But when it comes to a  37  singer. Avril Lavigne is the one who is   38   listening to.

The Canadian star's hit single Girlfriend was named the  39 download of 2008 by the International Federation of the Phonograph Industry(国际唱片业协会). She  40  China last year for her The Best Damn Tour   41  .

The pop rock princess played at Guangzhou first on the 27th of September，   42    by other cities such as Shanghai and Chengdu. Lavigne performed her most   43   hits in the concerts,   44    Complicated，Girlfriend and My Happy Ending.

Lavigne has been On the music    45    for eight years. She has proved that she is not   46  another pretty face. Lavigne   47   to Wear loose trousers，old T-shirts and a frown(皱眉). That's not like the  48  clothes and sweet smiles of many pop stars.

Lavigne Was only 15 when she was   49   . At that time she had no   50   how to make an album. “A career just came   51    for me. I was trying to    52   this life，”she said. “My friends still don't know if they want to be a teacher or a doctor. When I   53   to them, they'll tell me they have   54   the next day. "

So what does Lavigne think about life? “Life is like a roller coaster(过山车). 55  it， mad be happy,” she said.

36. A. may     B. must   C. should D. can

37. A. home    B. pop     C. local   D. foreign

38. A. different      B. favorite      C. worth  D. busy

39. A. most     B. top     C. best    D. great

40. A. landed  B. voyaged     C.toured  D. visited

41. A. songs    B. music  C. artists  D. concerts

42. A. surrounded   B. followed    C. started D. counted

43. A. Popular       B. similar       C. famous       D. interesting

44. A. Leaving       B. including    C. sending      D. concluding

45. A. show    B. program     C. sign    D. scene

46. A. simply  B. yet      C. still     D. even

47. A. wants   B. intends       C. prefers       D. expects

48. A. 1ong    B. short   C. wide   D. tight

49. A. invented      B. discovered  C. found  D. admitted

50. A. idea      B. point   C. way    D. doubt

51. A. clearly  B. slowly C. early   D. directly

52. A. figure out    B. find out      C. bring out    D. put out

53. A. turn      B. object C. face    D. talk

54. A. sports   B. exams C. jobs    D. performances

55. A. Make    B. Do      C. Live    D. Get

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，掌握其大意，然后从第36至第55小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Many years ago, when I was a man in my twenties, I worked as a salesman for a piano company．

We   36   our pianos all over the state by advertising in small town   37  ．Every time we advertised ,we   38   receive a reply on a postcard ,which said , “ Please bring me a new piano for my little   39   ．It must be mahogany ( 红木 )．I can pay $10 a month with my egg money．” Of course ,we could not sell a new piano   40    $10 a month .   41   her cards kept on coming．

A couple of years   42   , I owned my own piano company, and when I   43   in that area, the postcards started coming to me．For months, I ignored   44   ．What else could I do?

But then, one day I   45   to be in the area and have a mahogany piano on my little truck．I decided to look the old lady up. Though I knew that I was about to make a    46   business decision, I took the new piano in the house and placed it   47   I thought the roof would be least likely to let in rain on it．I told the old lady and the little barefoot girl to try to   48    the chickens off it, and I left sure I had just   49   a new piano!

But the   50   came in, all 52 of them as agreed, sometimes with coins．It was incredible! One day years later, I was in Memphis on other   51   ．As I was sitting at a bar having a drink, I heard the most beautiful piano music．I looked around, and there was a lovely young woman playing a very nice grand piano．She   52   at me , and when she took a   53   , she sat down at my table．

“Aren’t you the man who sold my grandma a piano a long time ago?”

My Lord, it was her! It was the little barefoot girl! I   54   remembered．I did have to go as soon as possible because men don't like to be seen   55   in public．

36. A. made        B. sold        C. fixed         D. delivered

37. A. books       B. villages      C. shops            D. newspapers

38. A. would       B. may        C. must           D. can

39. A. son           B. child       C. granddaughter    D. baby

40. A. with         B. for          C. to                   D. on

41. A. And          B. So          C. Therefore       D. But

42. A. ago          B. later        C. before         D. past

43. A. worked     B. went       C. advertised      D. succeeded

44. A. it          B. them       C. this             D. that

45. A. happened     B. decided      C. started         D. wanted

46. A. great        B. wise        C. good           D. terrible

47. A. when        B. there        C. where         D. that

48. A. feed         B. keep       C. leave           D. drive

49. A. given away  B. put off           C. sold            D. thrown away

50. A. payments     B. money           C. possessions       D. postcards

51. A. time         B. chance           C. business         D. matter

52. A. looked      B. stared      C. laughed          D. smiled

53. A. break             B. bread      C. drink         D. list

54. A. slowly     B. suddenly    C. carefully        D. excitedly

55. A. exciting           B. talking           C. crying         D. speaking

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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Every time I passed boys who were playing basketball，I stopped to silently watch them．I really envied them．But as a girl，I once thought that I could   36   play basketball．

    I like playing basketball though I'm not good at it. I’ve had a basketball   37   I was a child．At first，I could play freely because no one   38   when I was just a kid．But as I grew up it seemed harder and harder for me to enjoy basketball．

    At school，it was always the boys who played basketball during PE classes．The girls were   39   allowed to play volleyball or badminton．

    My parents did not   40   me play basketball at home．“Basketball is not fit for girls，”they said．  41  I went to play basketball with my friends，boys   42   at me on the court as if I were an alien．

     I was feeling   43   and had lost hope of playing basketball． 44  ，something changed the first day of high school． I made some friends who also enjoyed playing basketball．They  45   me to get back on the court．

    One of them told me with a smile.“Go your own   46  ，let others talk．”This girl would always play basketball with me．Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about   47  with me almost every day．

    I was inspired by them．Confidence and passion   48   to my heart．I am ready to stand up and play．I will play as well as I can， 49   for me，even the sky is boundless(无垠的)．

    Basketball has become an important part of my  50  ．I am interested in it．I watch matches and enjoy playing almost every day．Through basketball，not only do I feel happy and confident，but also  51   a lot．

I’ve heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say，“Nothing is impossible．”It is from an advertisement on TV．I have  52   to realize that life is just like playing basketball．You should have an  53  ．After that，just be confident and  54   going．Never give up and you’ll make it sooner or later．

    I love the motto of the NBA.  It can  55  my strong feelings for basketball，“I love this game!”

36．A．ever                       B．often                     C．never                    D．always

37．A．when                     B．before            C．after                      D．since

38．A．struggled                B．cared                     C．enjoyed                   D．joined

39．A．only                      B．almost            C．hardly                     D．not

40．A．encourage              B．agree                     C．let                          D．permit

41．A．Still                       B．Yet                       C．Just                        D．Even

42．A．1ooking                 B．glaring                  C．glancing                  D．staring

43. A. up                         B. down             C. excited           D. satisfied

44. A. Unluckily                B. Naturally             C. Unexpectedly          D. Clearly

45. A. encouraged              B. forbade                  C. ensured               D. explored

46. A. effort                  B. way                  C. business               D. direction

47. A. basketball              B. sports                 C. interests               D. dreams

48. A. stuck                   B. referred              C. turned                D. returned

49. A. but                    B. though               C. and                   D. however

50. A. wish                   B. life                   C. work                  D. study

51. A. experience             B. grow                    C. learn                 D. play

52. A. come              B. turned             C. refused              D. happened

53. A. idea               B. aim                      C. opinion               D. effort

54. A. insist              B. remain                   C. keep                  D. last

55. A. inform                      B. express          C. ignore                  D. connect