第二节 完型填空

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的A，B，C，D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共20小题，每题1分，满分20分）

 Mr. Brown, the wife of a famous doctor, was good at cooking. Once the Browns invited some of their friends to lunch. Mrs. Brown thought it was a good chance for her to ___36___ how wonderfully she could cook, so she ___37___ a new way of cooking a fish dish. She was quite pleased with herself when the dish was ___38___. “I have never cooked such ___39___ dish before!” she thought.

   As the dish was very ___40___ she put it near the open window to cool for a few minutes. But, several minutes ___41___ , when she came back ___42___ it, she was shocked(震惊) to find the neighbor’s cat, Chester, at the dish. She was in time to stop the cat ___43___ it was too late.

   When all the guests sat, the dinner began. The fish dish ___44___ really wonderful and everyone ___45___ it very much. They talked and laughed ___46___ four o’clock.

   At the end of the afternoon, when she was alone again, Mrs. Brown felt ___47___ but also happy. She sat in a chair near a window to have a ___48___. She happened to look down ___49___ the window, and saw something ___50___ a little animal in the garden.

   “Oh, it is Chester. Dear, she is dead! Why? The fish dish must be bad! What will ___51___ to my friends?” she was frightened.

   Immediately she telephoned her husband for ___52___. The doctor told her to telephone ___53___ of the guests to meet him at the hospital as soon as he could.

   Finally the danger was ___54___. Once again, Mrs. Brown was alone in her chair in the sitting room, still tired but no longer happy. Just then the telephone rang, it was her ___55___ who cried, “Oh, Mrs. Brown, Chester is dead. She was killed by a car and someone put it in your garden.”

36. A. enjoy                  B . show                              C. make                       D. say

37. A. did                            B. made                              C. tried                        D. found

38. A. ready                  B. gone                               C. finishing                  D. already

39. A. an expensive              B. an excellent                            C. a terrible                  D. a pretty

40. A. hot                           B. cold                                C. warm                       D. heat

41. A. early                  B. earlier                             C. later                         D. late

42. A. with                          B. to                                          C. for                           D. after

43. A. after                          B. before                             C. when                       D. until

44. A. tasted                 B. was eaten                        C. felt                          D. looked

45. A. ate                            B. enjoyed                                  C. had                          D. ate up

46. A. at                       B. from                               C. to                           D. till

47. A. worried                     B. sad                                 C. tired                        D. sorry

48. A. bread                  B. break                              C. breath                      D. stop

49. A. through                     B. throughout                      C. past                         D. out

50. A. as                       B. seem                               C. to seem                           D. like

51. A. change                B. happen                                   C. become                           D. come

52. A. thought               B. advice                             C. ways                        D. ideas

53. A. both                          B. any                                 C. all                                  D. each

54. A. end                           B. away                               C. over                         D. passed

55. A. husband                     B. doctor                             C. neighbor    D. guest

第二节完形填空(共20小题；每题1.5分，满分30分)
What a blessing to be alive in a wonderful world of unlimited possibilities．After contracting Hodgkin's disease at seven and being given six months to live，I recovered．I’m not dying of cancer．I’m   36  with it ．  37   what comes my way, I don’t have to be afraid any more．
In the second year of high school，the class was scheduled to run the  38  ．Due to the swelling and  39  from surgery on my leg，for two years I hadn't worn shorts and lived in  40 ．Yet that day，I was ready-shorts，heart and mind．When the coach yelled，“Ready．Set．Go!” I ran faster than anyone else for the first 20 feet， 41  to finish first．As we came around the first of four laps，there were students all over the  42 ．By the end of the second and third laps，many of the students had already  43 and were on the ground breathing deeply．By the time I hit the fourth lap，I was   44 ．Then it hit me．I realized nobody had given up．  45 ，everyone had already finished．I cried．12 minutes，42 seconds after starting，I   46  the finish line．I fell to the ground，  47  ．
Suddenly my coach ran up to me and  48 ，yelling，“You did it，Manuel ．You finished，son ．”He looked me   49   in the eyes，waving a piece of paper in his hand．It was my  50  for the day，which I had forgotten．He read it aloud to everyone．It simply said,“I，Manuel Diotte，will finish the mile run tomorrow，whatever  51  come．No  52 or frustration will stop me．  53  capable of finishing，and with God as my strength，I'll finish．” My heart   54  and tears went away．It was then    55  I realized winning is not always finishing first．Sometimes winning is just finishing．
36．A．enduring         B．studying       C．living         D．burdening
37．A．Regardless of     B．As of          C．In terms of    D．Let alone
38．A．game             B．competition    C．match          D．mile
39．A．wounds           B．scars          C．signs          D．treats
40．A．fear             B．surprise       C．anger          D．disappointment
41．A．hoped            B．determined     C．expected       D．longed
42．A．trip             B．school         C．ground         D．track
43．A．quit             B．gone           C．insisted       D．left
44．A．annoyed          B．confident      C．alone          D．lonely
45．A．Otherwise        B．Instead        C．Yet            D．Besides
46．A．ran              B．walked         C．passed         D．crossed
47．A．embarrassed      B．proud          C．amused         D．excited
48．A．sent me up       B．picked me up   C．took me up    D．set me up
49．A．up               B．over           C．straight       D．ahead
50．A．opinion          B．goal           C．belief         D．thought
51．A．can              B．may            C．should         D．must
52．A．hesitation        B．blame          C．pain           D．laughter
53．A．Other than        B．More than      C．Rather than    D．Less than
54．A．lifted            B．broke          C．sank           D．beat
55．A．before           B．when           C．that           D．Since

第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每题1.5分，满分30分)

What a blessing to be alive in a wonderful world of unlimited possibilities．After contracting Hodgkin's disease at seven and being given six months to live，I recovered．I’m not dying of cancer．I’m   36  with it ．  37   what comes my way, I don’t have to be afraid any more．

In the second year of high school，the class was scheduled to run the  38   ．Due to the swelling and  39  from surgery on my leg，for two years I hadn't worn shorts and lived in   40  ．Yet that day，I was ready-shorts，heart and mind．When the coach yelled，“Ready．Set．Go!” I ran faster than anyone else for the first 20 feet， 41  to finish first．As we came around the first of four laps，there were students all over the  42  ．By the end of the second and third laps，many of the students had already  43  and were on the ground breathing deeply．By the time I hit the fourth lap，I was   44  ．Then it hit me．I realized nobody had given up．  45  ，everyone had already finished．I cried．12 minutes，42 seconds after starting，I   46  the finish line．I fell to the ground，  47  ．

Suddenly my coach ran up to me and   48  ，yelling，“You did it，Manuel ．You finished，son ．”He looked me   49   in the eyes，waving a piece of paper in his hand．It was my   50  for the day，which I had forgotten．He read it aloud to everyone．It simply said,“I，Manuel Diotte，will finish the mile run tomorrow，whatever  51  come．No   52  or frustration will stop me．  53  capable of finishing，and with God as my strength，I'll finish．” My heart   54   and tears went away．It was then    55  I realized winning is not always finishing first．Sometimes winning is just finishing．

36．A．enduring          B．studying        C．living         D．burdening

37．A．Regardless of      B．As of           C．In terms of    D．Let alone

38．A．game             B．competition     C．match          D．mile

39．A．wounds           B．scars          C．signs          D．treats

40．A．fear              B．surprise       C．anger          D．disappointment

41．A．hoped            B．determined     C．expected       D．longed

42．A．trip              B．school         C．ground         D．track

43．A．quit              B．gone           C．insisted       D．left

44．A．annoyed           B．confident      C．alone          D．lonely

45．A．Otherwise         B．Instead        C．Yet            D．Besides

46．A．ran               B．walked         C．passed         D．crossed

47．A．embarrassed       B．proud          C．amused         D．excited

48．A．sent me up        B．picked me up    C．took me up     D．set me up

49．A．up               B．over           C．straight       D．ahead

50．A．opinion           B．goal           C．belief         D．thought

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

52．A．hesitation         B．blame          C．pain           D．laughter

53．A．Other than         B．More than      C．Rather than    D．Less than

54．A．lifted             B．broke          C．sank           D．beat

55．A．before            B．when           C．that           D．since

第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每题1.5分，满分30分)

What a blessing to be alive in a wonderful world of unlimited possibilities．After contracting Hodgkin's disease at seven and being given six months to live，I recovered．I’m not dying of cancer．I’m   36  with it ．  37   what comes my way, I don’t have to be afraid any more．

In the second year of high school，the class was scheduled to run the  38   ．Due to the swelling and  39  from surgery on my leg，for two years I hadn't worn shorts and lived in   40  ．Yet that day，I was ready-shorts，heart and mind．When the coach yelled，“Ready．Set．Go!” I ran faster than anyone else for the first 20 feet， 41  to finish first．As we came around the first of four laps，there were students all over the  42  ．By the end of the second and third laps，many of the students had already  43  and were on the ground breathing deeply．By the time I hit the fourth lap，I was   44  ．Then it hit me．I realized nobody had given up．  45  ，everyone had already finished．I cried．12 minutes，42 seconds after starting，I   46  the finish line．I fell to the ground，  47  ．

Suddenly my coach ran up to me and   48  ，yelling，“You did it，Manuel ．You finished，son ．”He looked me   49   in the eyes，waving a piece of paper in his hand．It was my   50  for the day，which I had forgotten．He read it aloud to everyone．It simply said,“I，Manuel Diotte，will finish the mile run tomorrow，whatever  51  come．No   52  or frustration will stop me．  53  capable of finishing，and with God as my strength，I'll finish．” My heart   54   and tears went away．It was then    55  I realized winning is not always finishing first．Sometimes winning is just finishing．

36．A．enduring          B．studying        C．living         D．burdening

37．A．Regardless of      B．As of           C．In terms of    D．Let alone

38．A．game             B．competition     C．match          D．mile

39．A．wounds           B．scars          C．signs          D．treats

40．A．fear              B．surprise       C．anger          D．disappointment

41．A．hoped            B．determined     C．expected       D．longed

42．A．trip              B．school         C．ground         D．track

43．A．quit              B．gone           C．insisted       D．left

44．A．annoyed           B．confident      C．alone          D．lonely

45．A．Otherwise         B．Instead        C．Yet            D．Besides

46．A．ran               B．walked         C．passed         D．crossed

47．A．embarrassed       B．proud          C．amused         D．excited

48．A．sent me up        B．picked me up    C．took me up     D．set me up

49．A．up               B．over           C．straight       D．ahead

50．A．opinion           B．goal           C．belief         D．thought

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

52．A．hesitation         B．blame          C．pain           D．laughter

53．A．Other than         B．More than      C．Rather than    D．Less than

54．A．lifted             B．broke          C．sank           D．beat

55．A．before            B．when           C．that           D．since

第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每题1.5分，满分30分)

What a blessing to be alive in a wonderful world of unlimited possibilities．After contracting Hodgkin's disease at seven and being given six months to live，I recovered．I’m not dying of cancer．I’m   36  with it ．  37   what comes my way, I don’t have to be afraid any more．

In the second year of high school，the class was scheduled to run the  38   ．Due to the swelling and  39  from surgery on my leg，for two years I hadn't worn shorts and lived in   40  ．Yet that day，I was ready-shorts，heart and mind．When the coach yelled，“Ready．Set．Go!” I ran faster than anyone else for the first 20 feet， 41  to finish first．As we came around the first of four laps，there were students all over the  42  ．By the end of the second and third laps，many of the students had already  43  and were on the ground breathing deeply．By the time I hit the fourth lap，I was   44  ．Then it hit me．I realized nobody had given up．  45  ，everyone had already finished．I cried．12 minutes，42 seconds after starting，I   46  the finish line．I fell to the ground，  47  ．

Suddenly my coach ran up to me and   48  ，yelling，“You did it，Manuel ．You finished，son ．”He looked me   49   in the eyes，waving a piece of paper in his hand．It was my   50  for the day，which I had forgotten．He read it aloud to everyone．It simply said,“I，Manuel Diotte，will finish the mile run tomorrow，whatever  51  come．No   52  or frustration will stop me．  53  capable of finishing，and with God as my strength，I'll finish．” My heart   54   and tears went away．It was then    55  I realized winning is not always finishing first．Sometimes winning is just finishing．

36．A．enduring          B．studying        C．living         D．burdening

37．A．Regardless of      B．As of           C．In terms of    D．Let alone

38．A．game             B．competition     C．match          D．mile

39．A．wounds           B．scars          C．signs          D．treats

40．A．fear              B．surprise       C．anger          D．disappointment

41．A．hoped            B．determined     C．expected       D．longed

42．A．trip              B．school         C．ground         D．track

43．A．quit              B．gone           C．insisted       D．left

44．A．annoyed           B．confident      C．alone          D．lonely

45．A．Otherwise         B．Instead        C．Yet            D．Besides

46．A．ran               B．walked         C．passed         D．crossed

47．A．embarrassed       B．proud          C．amused         D．excited

48．A．sent me up        B．picked me up    C．took me up     D．set me up

49．A．up               B．over           C．straight       D．ahead

50．A．opinion           B．goal           C．belief         D．thought

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

52．A．hesitation         B．blame          C．pain           D．laughter

53．A．Other than         B．More than      C．Rather than    D．Less than

54．A．lifted             B．broke          C．sank           D．beat

55．A．before            B．when           C．that           D．Since