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

单词拼写。根据汉语或首字母的提示写出单词，使句子完整与正确。1. C__________ （好奇心）can drive children to know more about the world around them.

2. People with good ____________(礼貌) will be welcome everywhere.　　

3. Mr. Green a___________ to Mrs. Brown yesterday for destroying some flowers in her garden.

4. As they had been ____________(包围）by our army for a week, the enemy had no choice but to surrender (投降).

5. Millions of people in Africa are still s_________to death at present because of hunger.

6. Why should I say sorry when it’s not my f_________.

7. A new computer s__________(系统) was introduced into our school last year.

8. It was the first time that he had lived ___________（独立地）.

9. It is o________ that foods, such as rice, sugar, butter, oils and so on can give us energy.

10. We ____________ (寻找) for somewhere to live but failed.

"Just sign here, sir," the deliveryman said as he handed Oscar Reyna a package.
The package consisted of a long, narrow box 21 wrapped in brown paper. 22 the box, Oscar saw an umbrella inside — a very old one with a beautifully carved wooden handle. 23 he had not seen it in more than 20 years, he recognized it 24 .
Oscar was 16 when he first saw the 25 umbrella. He had gone to a concert with his grandparents. As they were leaving, h noticed an umbrella on an empty seat, impressed by its 26 , Oscar felt a strong desire to find its 27 .
Oscar 28 the manager to look in the record of advance ticket sales. Just as he thought, a name matched the seat 29 Oscar had found the umbrella. The name was Mrs. Katie O'Brien.
Oscar talked his grandparents into going by Mrs. O'Brien's 30 on their way home. He rang the bell, the door opened, and an elderly woman appeared. "May I   31  you?" she asked.
"I'd like to return it if it's yours," Oscar said, 32 the umbrella as if presenting a 33 that had long been wished for.
"Why, yes! It's mine," replied Mrs. O'Brien with a 34 smile and shining eyes. "It was given to me by my father years ago. Thank you so much for returning it. May I offer you a reward for your __35_ ?"
"No, ma'am," he said, "My grandmother says that a good deed is its own reward. "
"Well, that's 36 what my father used to say. What is your name, young man?"
Years later Oscar was staring at the finely carved handle of the umbrella as he remembered Mrs. O'Brien. It was in perfect condition, considering how 37 it was. Why had it arrived here today?
As if 38 , a note fell from the paper. It reads: Mrs. O'Brien wanted to 39 this umbrella as a present for a kind, 40. gesture long ago.

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 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.”

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

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

A. ready             B. gone                 C. missing             D. already

A. an expensive   B. a wonderful       C. a terrible           D. a frightening

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A. bread            B. rest                   C. breath            D. stop

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

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

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

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

A. both             B. any                   C. some                 D. each

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

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

“ Just sign here, sir,” the deliveryman said as he handed Oscar Reyna a packet.
The package consisted of a long, narrow box   36  wrapped in brown paper.   37  the box, Oscar saw an umbrella inside—a very old one with a beautifully carved wooden handle.   38  he had not seen it in more than 20 years, he recognized it   39 .
Oscar was 16 when he first saw the   40  umbrella. He had gone to a concert with his grandparents. As they were leaving, he noticed an umbrella on an empty seat. Impressed by its   41  Oscar felt a strong desire to find its   42 .
Oscar   43  the manager to look in the record of advance ticket sales. Just as he thought, a man matched the seat   44  Oscar had found the umbrella. The name was Mrs. Katie O’Brien.
Oscar talked his grandparents into going by Mrs. O’Brien   45  on their way home. He rang the bell, the door opened, and an elderly woman appeared. “May I   46  you?” she asked.
“I’d like to return it if it’s yours,” Oscar said,   47  the umbrella as if presenting a   48  that had long been wished for.
“ Why, yes ! It’s mine,” replied Mrs. O’Brien with a   49  smile and shining eyes. “It was given to me by my father years ago. Thank you so much for returning it. May I offer you a reward for your   50 ?
“No, ma’ma, ”he said , “My grandmother says that a good deed is its own reward.”
“Well, that’s   51  what my father used to say. What is your name, young man?”
Years later Oscar was staring at the finely carved handle of the umbrella as he remembered Mrs. O’ Brien. It was in perfect condition, considering how   52  it was. Why had it arrived here today?
As if   53  , a note fell from the paper. It read：Mrs. O’Brien wanted you to   54  this umbrella as a present for a kind,   55  gesture long ago.