完形填空（共20小题；每题1分，满分20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。
One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods from door to door found that he only had one dime left. He was hungry so he decided to     21    for a meal at the next house.
However, he lost his nerve     22    a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked     23    so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it     24   , and then hesitatingly asked, “How much do I owe you?”
“You don’t owe me anything,” she     25   . “Mother has taught me never to accept pay for a __26  .” He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger     27   , but it also increased his faith in God and human race. He was about to give up and quit before this point.
Years later the young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists can be called     28    to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly, now     29    , was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light    30    his eyes. Immediately, he     31    and went down through the hospital hall into her room.
    32  in his doctor’s gown he went in to see her. He     33   her at once. He went back to the consultation room and     34    to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave    35__attention to her case.
After a long     36   the battle was won. Dr. Kelly    37    the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because she was     38    that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her     39 . She read thesewords…
“Paid in full with a glass of milk.”
(Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly
Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she    40    silently. “Thank you, God. Your love has spread through human hearts and hands.”

It was the summer of 1936．The Olympic Games were being held in Berlin．I had trained, sweated and disciplined myself for 6 years on the running broad jump．A year before, as a college student at the Ohio State, I'd set the world's record of 26 feet 8 1/4 inches．Nearly everyone expected me to win．

I was in for a surprise．When the time came for the broad-jump trials(选拔赛), I was shocked to see a tall boy hitting the pit （坑） at almost 26 feet on his practice leaps．He turned out to be a German named Luz Long．He had easily qualified for the finals on his first attempt．

A nervous athlete is an athlete who will make mistakes．I fouled （犯规）twice on my qualifying jumps．Walking a few yards from the pit, I kicked at the dirt disgustedly．Suddenly I felt a hand on my shoulder．I turned to look into the friendly blue eyes of Luz Long．"Hi, I'm Luz Long．I don't think we've met．" "Glad to meet you," I said．Then, trying to hide my nervousness, I added, "How are you?" "I'm fine．Something must be eating you．You should be able to qualify with your eyes closed．" He said．

He seemed to understand my nervousness, and took pains to reassure me．Finally, seeing that I had calmed down somewhat, he said, "What does it matter if you're not the first in the trials? Tomorrow is what counts．" All the tension left my body as the truth of what he said hit me．Confidently I qualified with almost a foot to spare．

Luz broke his own record and pushed me on to a peak performance．The instant I landed from my final jump—the one which set the Olympic record of 26 feet 5 1/16 inches—he was at my side, congratulating me．

1.The author said "I was in for a surprise" because he _____．

A．beat Luz Long                          B．met a great competitor

C．qualified for the final                     D．joined in the Olympic Games

2.What can we learn about the author from the passage?

A．He remained confident in the Olympic Games．

B．He had qualified for the finals on his first attempt．

C．He broke the world record of the running broad jump．

D．He had prepared for Berlin Olympics in Ohio State．

3.What is the passage mainly about?

A．A memorable experience in the Olympics．

B．A reliable man in the Olympic Games．

C．A surprising result in the Olympic Games．

D．A good suggestion on how to win in the Olympics

Britain’s seed bank, the only one in the world aiming to collect all of the planet’s wild plant species, has reached its goal of banking 10 percent by 2010.
The Millennium Seed Bank Project, run by Kew Gardens—one of the oldest botanical gardens—will officially deposit the 24,200th species on Thursday, a pink, wild banana from China.
More than 50 countries are now on board with Kew's giant task but vast places of the globe, including India and Brazil, still need to join in and donate seeds, director Paul Smith said.                                                                                                                                                            
The seed bank is one of the largest and most diverse in the world with more than 1.5 billion seeds. Its goal is to help protect the planet’s bio-diversity during a time of climate change.
The wild banana seed is under threat of extinction(灭绝) in southwest China from agricultural development. It is a vital food source for Asian elephants and important for growing bananas for human consumption.
Stored at minus-20 degrees centigrade, so they can last for thousands of years, the seeds await the day that scientists hope never comes—when the species no longer exist in the wild.
It is a race against time, Smith said, because in the last decade alone, 20 plants held in the bank have already been wiped out in the wild. He estimates that between a third and a quarter will become extinct this century.
"It is urgent and it is happening now. An area, the size of England, is cleared of primary vegetation（植被）every year." Smith said.
Because most of the world's food and medicines come from nature, protecting wild plant species is quite important, scientists say. There are already many other seed banks safeguarding food crops, which only account for 0.6 percent of plant diversity.
For Kew's next goal—to collect a quarter of wild varieties by 2020—the botanists need 10 million pounds a year, or a further 100 million pounds on top of the 40 million they have already been granted.
【小题1】What’s the final purpose of the Britain’s seed bank?

Hidden in our subconsciousness(潜意识）is a perfect mental picture.  We see ourselves on a long trip that goes across the continent. We are traveling by train. Out the windows, we think in the passing scene of cars on nearby highways,  of children waving at a crossing , of cattle feeding on a distant hillside, of smoke pouring from a power plant, or row upon row of corn and wheat, of flat lands and valleys, of mountains and rolling hills, of city skylines and village halls.

But uppermost in our minds is the final destination.  On a certain day at a certain hour, we will pull into the station. Bands will be playing and flags waving. Once we get there, so many wonderful dreams will come true and the pieces of our lives will fit together like a completed jigsaw puzzle. How restlessly we pace the aisles, condemning(谴责）the minutes for loitering(虚度）— waiting, waiting,  waiting for the station.

"When we reach the station, that will be it!”we cry. "When I’m 38." "When I buy a new 450SL Mercdes Benz!""When I put the last kid through college.""When I have paid off the debt!" "When I get a promotion.""When I reach the age of rement, I shall live happily ever after!"

Sooner or later, we must realize there is no station, no one place to arrive at once and for all. The true joy of life is the trip. The station is only a dream.It constantly outdistances us.

"Relish(appreciate) the moment" is a good motto,  actually it isn’t the burdens of today that drive man mad. It is the regret over yesterday and the fear of tomorrow. Regret and fear are twin thieves who rob us of today.

So stop pacing the aisles and counting the miles. Instead, climb more mountains, eat more ice cream, swim more rivers,  watch more sunsets, laugh more and cry less. Life must be lived as we go along. Then the station will come soon enough.

1.

Why does the author describe the mental picture?

     A. To lead us into a perfect world.     B. To let people enjoy the scenery.

     C. To introduce an actual trip of his.   D. To compare it to our life’s journey.

2.

 How do people feel when they’re on their trip?

     A. Puzzled.    B. Happy.    C. Relaxed.      D. Impatient.

3.

 What does the author mean by "Regret and fear are twin thieves who rob us of

today" in Line 2 Paragraph 5?

   A. Regret and fear are responsible for the loss of today.

   B. We must be careful of the two thieves: regret and fear.

   C. Regret and fear stop us from enjoying our present life.

   D. We’re frequently challenged by the two: regret and fear.

4.

Why does the author write the passage?

A. To teach us a good lesson.       

B. To tell us the right attitude to life.

C. To advise us to forget our worries.

D. To stop us wandering along the aisles.

根据句子结构的语法性，在下面空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词的适当形式填空。

1.He got his driving license yesterday. He _______ be excited now.

2.The playground is so wet. It __________ (rain) last night.

3.The bridge_______ was washed away was built 200 years ago.

4.Do you know ________ they can arrive by noon today？

5.His reason for being late for school is_______ he didn’t set the alarm clock.

6.My question is______ can solve this tough task for us.

7.He didn’t realize_______ he was going until he hit the big tree.

8.His brother’s success gives him so much________(strong)

9.Everyone in my class got A in the final Chinese exam, which was ____________(believe)

10.Bobby has bought_______ useful dictionary.

11.The little boy was curious_______ everything in the exhibition hall.

12.Tom sold newspaper from door to door, _______ (hope) to earn more money.

13.Great changes_______ (take) place in this small village in the past few years.

14.Would you mind______ opening the windows. I feel so hot.

15.Jennifer has always been________(luck) than any other student since she came to study here.