第二节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
Nearly thirty years ago, I went rock climbing for the first time with a group in New Mexico. It sounded exciting and  31  ! Anyone who has ever climbed knows that you can easily  32  where there is no place to go, or so. It seems you’re stuck. But    33  is not an option. You cannot just stand there and feel  34  for yourself. You cannot go back down, so you are  35  to become solution minded.
I held on for dear life that day, on my first climb,   36  about three quarters of the way to the top. It seemed that there was no place to go, and  37  to put my hands or feet so that I could  38  upward. But after a few minutes had passed I realized that I had to do  39  . I began to look again for a(n)  40  . I then noticed a   41  sticking out, which I might be able to grab with my hands and  42  myself up to where I could have a small foothold. I called to the instructor at the top and asked him if that rock would hold my  43  if I pulled myself up. I can  44  remember his answer, “I don’t know. Why don’t you try it and see?”
In life we many times feel “stuck”. We wonder how we got into the  45  that we are presently in. It is in those times that we need to be careful about how we define(定义)it. Have we failed,   46  is it just a setback?
Setbacks, adversity(逆境), or being stuck is never an indication that you are a   47  unless you decide that those things define your life as a failure. For people looking for a(n)  48  to be a failure, there are always plenty to choose from. But if you want your life to be successful, setbacks, adversity and being stuck are   49  stepping-stones to your success. Success minded people  50  those kinds of things for what they really are. They know that for them, they are only temporary.
31. A. amusing              B. challenging               C. boring               D. surprising
32. A. put away             B. take up                     C. end up                     D. lead to
33. A. searching            B. regretting                 C. refusing            D. quitting
34. A. sorry                  B. free                         C. amazed             D. surprised
35. A. unlikely                 B. forced                      C. asked                D. bound
36. A. shocked                 B. stuck                        C. suffered            D. struck
37. A. nowhere             B. somewhere               C. anywhere          D. wherever
38. A. continue             B. improve                   C. promote            D. enjoy
39. A. everything          B. something                C. anything            D. nothing
40. A. attention             B. appreciation              C. solution             D. expectation
41. A. track                  B. sign                         C. tree                   D. rock
42. A. turn                    B. push                        C. pull                  D. build
43. A. quantity                 B. feet                          C. weight                     D. burden
44. A. still                    B. never                       C. hardly               D. ever
45. A. destination          B. situation                   C. location             D. occasion
46. A. however             B. otherwise                 C. or                     D. yet
47. A. learner                B. failure                      C. thinker                 D. winner
48. A. signal                 B. excuse                      C. comment           D. imagine
49. A. easily                 B. hardly                      C. simply                     D. nearly
50. A. develop                     B. deserve                    C. promise             D. accept

As a child, I was afraid of everything. At the age of 8, I even became  1   of getting Halloween candy.  2   , on October 31, my twin brother and I went out and   3   to every house in the neighborhood. Most of the houses only had a few steps to the door. It was easy. However, when we   4    one of the bigger houses with 10 tall steps   5   to the front door, which were known to have the best candy, my fear  6    me. My brother was already up the stairs, while I stood   7   at the bottom.

It was  8    that I’d be able to climb all that way, for I was afraid that I might fall over in the dark and   9   my bag of candy. I might   10   my clothes on something. I wanted the candy, but there was no   11    I would go up those stairs to get it. I failed. I lost more than just candy. I lost my   12   .

Fear of the unknown   13   me for a long time. After six years in nursing, I was  14    with the career I had chosen. I faced a  15   : step out into the unknown or   16    the rest of my life at the bottom of those steps, never   17   the best candy.

Finally, with only $100 in my savings account, I started my own business. Whenever I would lose a client (客户), the old fears   18   . However, I’d tasted the candy, and now I don’t   19   when I face difficulties. I believe that, though    20   things can happen when we step out, worse things happen when we don’t.

1.A. afraid          B. happy                   C. fond                D. tired

2.A. Hardly            B. Normally              C. Certainly            D. Approximately

3.A. pointed                 B. rushed                    C. moved             D. traveled

4.A. knocked          B. escaped                      C. reached           D. entered

5.A. pointing        B. belonging        C. opening           D. leading

6.A. encouraged             B. spread             C. prevented           D. attracted

7.A. slightly        B. frozen          C. calmly               D. happily

8.A. unlikely                 B. unlucky           C. possible    D. pitiful

9.A. fall                     B. drop                      C. forget               D. lose

10.A. bury                  B. break             C. tear                 D. catch

11.A. way                      B. need             C. doubt               D. wonder

12.A. bag                        B. life             C. way        D. confidence

13.A. amused      B. controlled                 C. helped              D. ruined

14.A. excited                B. concerned      C. impressive          D. unsatisfied

15.A. difficulty               B. cause             C. fear                 D. choice

16.A. save         B. spend            C. change                   D. escape

17.A. presenting            B. buying                        C. making                  D. tasting

18.A. disappeared          B. warned                        C. returned               D. reminded

19.A. fear                  B. cry               C. fail                       D. complain

20.A. big            B. fortunate                 C. bad                    D. small

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36至55各个题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When we visit another country, differences in music and dance are   36   some of the first things that we notice. Every culture has   37   its own types of music and dance, which are very different from those of other societies.

   Each type of music usually has a distinctive rhythm and a special sound,   38   on the kinds of instruments that are used to produce it. The most common type of instruments are   39   instruments, such as guitars and violins; wind instruments, including horns and flutes. Many different kinds of musical sounds   40   be created by using different combinations of instruments.

   The human voice is a very special kind of instrument,   41   it can produce a great number of different sounds with different   42  , ranging from loud to soft. Singing is very popular in most cultures because it allows us to   43   words and ideas with music.

   Societies coordinate body movements with musical rhythms to create   44  . Sometimes people dance for fun and individual expression. Dances can also be used to   45   ideas to an audience. Hawaiian dancers,   46  , use arm and hand movements to express the meaning of a song. In the same way, many societies use dances in religious ceremonies   47   to tell about important events.

   Music and dance are passed from one   48  to another and thus become a permanent part of the society and   49   culture. Of course, as cultures come   50   contact with each other, the music and dance of one society may be accepted by other societies, or the different styles may be combined to   51   a new kind of music or dance. Some Latin American music, for example, has taken   52   from Indian cultures and mixed them with those from European and African cultures.   53  , popular music from England and the US can be heard in countries   54   the world,   55   it has had an influence on musical tastes, especially among young people.

36. A. unlikely  B. likely    C. probably       D. surely

37. A. installed         B. meant    C. developed          D. established

38. A. focusing          B. depending   C. playing           D. resting

39. A. thread   B. string   C. cord    D. band    

40. A. might     B. can      C. must    D. should   

41. A. when      B. after    C. since    D. although  

42. A. heights  B. sizes    C. tones   D. volumes

43. A. explain   B. express        C. provide         D. compose

44. A. sounds   B. songs   C. moves D. dances

45. A. give        B. communicate       C. translate      D. perform

46. A. such as  B. for example C. that is  D. on the contrary

47. A. just         B. as         C. only      D. or

48. A. country  B. generation  C. people D. time

49. A. their       B. its         C. form     D. the

50. A. to   B. for        C. into      D. with      

51. A. join         B. show    C. form     D. become

52. A. advantages   B. features       C. styles             D. origins

53. A. However        B. On the contrary   C.  Similarly    D. Besides

54. A. over        B. through        C. across D. along

55. A. when      B. where  C. which   D. what     

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的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

As a child, I was afraid of everything. At the age of 8, I even became  36   of getting Halloween candy.  37   , on October 31, my twin brother and I went out and   38   to every house in the neighborhood. Most of the houses only had a few steps to the door. It was easy. However, when we   39    one of the bigger houses with 10 tall steps   40   to the front door, which were known to have the best candy, my fear  41    me. My brother was already up the stairs, while I stood   42    at the bottom.

It was  43    that I’d be able to climb all that way, for I was afraid that I might fall over in the dark and   44   my bag of candy. I might   45   my clothes on something. I wanted the candy, but there was no   46    I would go up those stairs to get it. I failed. I lost more than just candy. I lost my   47   .

Fear of the unknown   48   me for a long time. After six years in nursing, I was  49    with the career I had chosen. I faced a  50   : step out into the unknown or   51    the rest of my life at the bottom of those steps, never   52   the best candy.

Finally, with only $100 in my savings account, I started my own business. Whenever I would lose a client (客户), the old fears   53   . However, I’d tasted the candy, and now I don’t   54   when I face difficulties. I believe that, though    55   things can happen when we step out, worse things happen when we don’t.

36. A. afraid         B. happy            C. fond          D. tired

37. A. Hardly          B. Normally              C. Certainly      D. Approximately

38. A. pointed        B. rushed             C. moved              D. traveled

39. A. knocked          B. escaped                      C. reached       D. entered

40. A. pointing        B. belonging           C. opening             D. leading

41. A. encouraged     B. spread               C. prevented       D. attracted

42. A. slightly        B. frozen             C. calmly        D. happily

43. A. unlikely              B. unlucky             C. possible         D. pitiful

44. A. fall                  B. drop              C. forget         D. lose

45. A. bury          B. break               C. tear           D. catch

46. A. way                    B. need               C. doubt          D. wonder

47. A. bag               B. life               C. way           D. confidence

48. A. amused         B. controlled          C. helped         D. ruined

49. A. excited         B. concerned           C. impressive     D. unsatisfied

50. A. difficulty       B. cause               C. fear           D. choice

51. A. save            B. spend              C. change             D. escape

52. A. presenting      B. buying                       C. making           D. tasting

53. A. disappeared     B. warned                C. returned          D. reminded

54. A. fear           B. cry                C. fail              D. complain

55. A. big            B. fortunate                   C. bad             D. small

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36至55各个题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When we visit another country, differences in music and dance are   36   some of the first things that we notice. Every culture has   37   its own types of music and dance, which are very different from those of other societies.
Each type of music usually has a distinctive rhythm and a special sound,   38   on the kinds of instruments that are used to produce it. The most common type of instruments are   39   instruments, such as guitars and violins; wind instruments, including horns and flutes. Many different kinds of musical sounds   40   be created by using different combinations of instruments.
The human voice is a very special kind of instrument,   41   it can produce a great number of different sounds with different   42  , ranging from loud to soft. Singing is very popular in most cultures because it allows us to   43   words and ideas with music.
Societies coordinate body movements with musical rhythms to create   44  . Sometimes people dance for fun and individual expression. Dances can also be used to   45   ideas to an audience. Hawaiian dancers,   46  , use arm and hand movements to express the meaning of a song. In the same way, many societies use dances in religious ceremonies   47   to tell about important events.
Music and dance are passed from one   48  to another and thus become a permanent part of the society and   49   culture. Of course, as cultures come   50   contact with each other, the music and dance of one society may be accepted by other societies, or the different styles may be combined to   51   a new kind of music or dance. Some Latin American music, for example, has taken   52   from Indian cultures and mixed them with those from European and African cultures.   53  , popular music from England and the US can be heard in countries   54   the world,   55   it has had an influence on musical tastes, especially among young people.
36. A. unlikely       B. likely  C. probably    D. surely
37. A. installed       B. meant    C. developed       D. established
38. A. focusing      B. depending  C. playing        D. resting
39. A. thread   B. string  C. cord   D. band    
40. A. might   B. can    C. must   D. should   
41. A. when    B. after   C. since   D. although  
42. A. heights B. sizes   C. tones   D. volumes
43. A. explain B. express       C. provide      D. compose
44. A. sounds  B. songs  C. moves D. dances
45. A. give     B. communicate     C. translate     D. perform
46. A. such as B. for example       C. that is D. on the contrary
47. A. just      B. as       C. only    D. or
48. A. country B. generation  C. people D. time
49. A. their     B. its       C. form   D. the
50. A. to  B. for      C. into    D. with      
51. A. join      B. show   C. form   D. become
52. A. advantages   B. features      C. styles           D. origins
53. A. However      B. On the contrary  C.  Similarly D. Besides
54. A. over     B. through      C. across D. along
55. A. when    B. where C. which D. what