第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从16—35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Robert Moody, 52, is an experienced police officer. Much of his work involves dealing with  16  an gang (团伙)problems in the schools of his community. Knowing that many kids often  17   trouble, he decided to do something about it. So in 1991 he began to invite small groups of kids to go fishing with him on his day   18    .

Those fun trips had a(n) 19  impact. A chance encounter in 2000 proved that. One day,  20  working security at a school basketball game, Moody noticed two young guys   21   .He sensed trouble between them.  22   one of them headed toward Moody and gave him a hug.”I 23   you. You took me    24   when I was  in fifth grade. That was one of the  25   days of my life .”

Deeply touched by the boy’s word, Moody decided to create a foundation（基金会）that  26  teenagers to the basics of fishing in camping programs. “As a policeman, I saw  27  there was violence, drugs were always behind it. They have a damaging  28  on the kids,” says Moody.

By turning kids on to fishing, he  29  to present an alternative way of life, “When you’re sitting there waiting for a  30 ,”he says, “you can’t help but talk to each other, and such  31  can be pretty deep.”

“Talking about drugs helped prepare me for the peer（同龄人）pressures in high school,” says Michelle, 17 who  32  the first program. “And I was able to help my little brother  33  drugs.”

Moody faces 34 in three years, when he hopes to run the foundation full-time.”I’m living a happy life and I have a responsibility to my  35 to give back,” Moody says.”If I teach a kid to fish today, he can teach his brother to fish tomorrow.”

16. A. drinking       B．drug         C．security           D．smoking

17. A. ran into        B．got over      C．left behind        D．looked into

18. A．ahead        B．away         C．off              D．out

19. A．immediate    B．damaging      C．limited          D．lasting

20. A．once         B．while         C．since            D．until

21. A．quarreling    B．complaining    C．talking           D．cheering

22. A．Slowly       B．Suddenly      C．Finally           D．Secretly

23. A．understand    B．hear          C. see               D．remember

24. A．fishing       B．sailing         C．boating          D. swimming．

25. A．quietest      B．longest         C．best             D．busiest

26. A．connects      B．introduces      C．reduces          D．commits

27. A．where        B．unless         C．as               D．whether

28. A．impression    B．burden         C．decision          D．impact

29. A．asked        B．intended       C．pretended         D．agreed

30. A．solution       B．change       C．bite               D．surprise

31. A．concerns      B．interests       C．conversations      D．emotions

32. A. participated in   B. worked out     C. approved of         D. made up

33. A. misuse         B. avoid          C. tolerate            D. test

34. A. unemployment  B. challenge       C. competition         D. retirement

35. A. team           B. school         C. family             D. community

My name is Nick Vujicic, an Australian who was born without any limbs（四肢）. In recent years one of my most __1 __videos on YouTube shows my skateboarding, surfing, playing music, and best of all, __2 ___hugs from all fields of great people.

All in all, those are pretty ordinary __3 __that just about anyone can do, right? So _4 _do you think that video has been viewed millions of times? My theory is that people are __5 _to watch it because in spite of my physical limitations, I’m living __6 __I had no limits.

People often think someone __7 __a severe disability to be inactive, upset, maybe even crazy. But I’d like to __8 __them by showing that I lead a very adventurous and fruitful life

Among the hundreds of __9 _on that video, here’s one typical remark:“Seeing a guy like this being happy makes me wonder why I feel __10 _for myself sometimes －or feel not funny enough, or whatever. How can I __11 __think thoughts like that when this guy is living without limbs and still being happy!?”

I found happiness when I realized that imperfect __12 _I may be, I am the perfect Nick Vujicic. I’m designed __13 _God’s plan. That’s not to say that there isn’t __14 for improvement. I’m always trying to be better so I can better __15 _the world!

I do believe my life has no __16 _. I want you all to feel the same way about your life, no matter what your challenges may be. As we __17 _our journey together, please take a moment to __18 _about any limitations you’ve placed on your life. Now think about what __19 _would be like to be __20 _of those limitations. What would your life be if anything were possible?

1.                A．disappointing    B．unforgettable    C．popular   D．useful

2.                A．receiving       B．collecting       C．returning D．gathering

3.                A．sports          B．activities        C．affairs    D．wonders

4.                A．how           B．what           C．when D．why

5.                A．drawn          B．expected       C．required  D．ordered

6.                A．even though     B．in case          C．as though D．if only

7.                A．of             B．from           C．in   D．with

8.                A．advise          B．greet           C．surprise  D．please

9.                A．comments      B．pictures        C．replies   D．statements

10.               A．nervous        B．sorry          C．eager D．desperate

11.               A．still            B．ever           C．also  D．even

12.               A．if             B．as             C．while D．although

13.               A．according to     B．thanks to       C．owing to   D．up to

14.               A．stage          B．area           C．place D．room

15.               A．protect         B．rescue         C．serve D．reserve

16.               A．challenges      B．limits          C．doubts    D．endings

17.               A．finish          B．continue        C．start  D．stop

18.               A．worry          B．think           C．care  D．talk

19.               A．we            B．one           C．it D．you

20.               A．free           B．short          C．aware D．fond

阅读短文，根据短文内容从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

I had never been much interested in sports. I had tried playing tennis, swimming and running but found nothing I liked. But 10 years ago, I found the right kind of exercise---  41 .

Why did I start walking? At the age of twenty, my doctor told me I had a serious illness and   42  not live longer. I was so   43  then. I spent all of my life worrying. The doctor suggested that I should   44 . I didn’t listen at first.  45 , after several months, I began to get the meaning of the doctor’s words. While I was walking, I began to  46  flowers. I would stop and enjoy their beauty. I  47  found that I had missed the most beautiful part of life--- flowers, falling leaves, snow-covered houses. I had been wasting time worrying about  48 .

Now I’m 35, and I don’t worry any more about  49  may happen, Worry only makes me miss the good things in  50  . I want to say hello to everything because I’m living a new life.

1.                A．skating         B．fishing          C．riding    D．walking

2.                A．must           B．need           C．may D．should

3.                A．happy          B．worried         C．excited   D．bored

4.                                  A．take more exercise   B．watch more TV

C．play computer games less            D．have enough sleep

5.                A．If             B．So             C．Unless    D．However

6.                A．notice          B．water          C．pick D．plant

7.                A．usually         B．early           C．quickly   D．normally

8.                A．pressure        B．death          C．study D．work

9.                A．what           B．when          C．why D．where

10.               A．season         B．life            C．book D．family

When I was eight, I saw a movie about an island that had an erupting volcano and jungles filled with wild animals. The island was ruled by a beautiful woman called Tondalaya, the Fire Goddess of the Volcano. It was a low budget movie, but to me, it represented the perfect life. But through the years, Tondalaya was forgotten.
The week I turned 50, my marriage came to a sudden end. My house, furniture and everything I’d owned was sold to pay debts that I didn’t even know existed. In a week I had lost my husband, my home and my parents who had refused to accept a divorce in the family. I’d lost everything except my four teenage children. I used every penny I had to buy five plane tickets from Missouri to Hawaii. Everyone said I was crazy to think I could just run off to an island and survive. I was afraid they were right.
I worked 18 hours a day and lost 30 pounds because I lived on one meal a day. One night as I walked alone on the beach, I saw the red orange lava（火山岩）pouring out of Kilauea Volcano in the distance. It was time to live my imagination!
The next day, I quit my job, bought some art supplies and began doing what I loved. I hadn't painted a picture in 15 years. I wondered if I could still paint. My hands trembled the first time I picked up a brush. But before an hour had passed, I was lost in the colors spreading across the canvas（画布）in front of me. And as soon as I started believing in myself, other people started believing in me, too. The first painting sold for $ 1500.
The past six years have been filled with adventures. My children and I have gone swimming with dolphins, watched whales and hiked around the crater rim（火山口边缘）of the volcano. We wake up every morning with the ocean in front of us and the volcano behind us. The dream I had more than 40 years ago is now reality. I’m living freely and happily ever after.
【小题1】Why did the writer go to Hawaii?

I’m living in the apartment nearby.Come and see me whenever________.

A．it is convenient               B．you are convenient

C．you have convenience          D．there is convenience