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册选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Most people give little thought to the pens they write with , especially since the printers in modern homes and offices mean that very 36things are handwritten .All too often,people buy a pen based only on 37,and wonder why they are not satisfied 38 ,they begin to use it ,However, buying a pen that you’ll enjoy is not 39 if you keep the following in wond.

First of all, a pen should fit comfortably in your hand and be 40 to use .The thickness of the pen is the most important characteristic(特征)41comfort. Having a small hand and thick fingers, you may 43 a fatter pen .The length of a pen can 44 influence comfort. A pen that is too 45 can easily feel top-heavy and unstable.

Then, the writing point of the pen should 46 the ink to flow evenly(均匀的) while that pen remains in touch with the paper 47 will make it possibly for you to creat a 48 line of writing .The point should also be sensitive enough to 49 ink from running when the pen is lifted.A point that does not block the 50 may leave drops of ink, 51 you pick the pen up and put it down again. 

52 ,the pen should make a thick , dark line. Fine-line pens may 53 bad handwriting, but fine, delicate  lines do not command  54  next to printed  text ,as ,55,  a  singnature  on  a printed  letter  .A   broader line, on  the  other   hand  ,gives  an  impression of  confidence  and  authority (权威)。

36.A.many    B.few    C.pleasant       D.important

37.A.looks     B.reason  C.value        D.advantanges

38.A.once      B.if      C.because      D.though

39.A.coveenient  B.practocal   C.strange    D.difficult 

40.A.heavy B.easy C. hard                  D.safe

41.A.taking        B.finding      C.determining    D.seeking

42.A.strong         B.weaker      C.smaller       D.larger

43.A.prefer          B.recommend   C.prepare     D. demand

44.A.hardly         B.also     C.    never      D。  still

45.a.thick           B.light              C.  rong        D.   soft  

46.A.change        B.allow            C.  reduce     D .press

47. Athey           B. one        C.  this       D.  some

48.  A. from        B. rough         C. black         D. smooth

49.  A. prevent      B. free           C. protect        D. remove

50.  A. way         B. sight          C. flow          D. stream

51.  A. so          B. as             C. and          D. yet

52.  A. Meanwhile   B. Generally       C. Afterwards    D. Finally

53.  A. show up     B. differ from      C. break down    D. compensate for

54.  A. attention     B. support         C. respect       D. admission

55.  A. at most      B. for example      C. in brief      D. on purpose

Most people give little thought to the pens they write with, especially since the printers in modern homes and offices mean that very  【小题1】 things are hand written. All too often, people buy a pen based only on  【小题2】, and wonder why they are not satisfied  【小题3】 they begin to use it. However, buying a pen that you’ll enjoy is not  【小题4】 if you keep the following in mind.
First of all, a pen should fit comfortably in your hand and be  【小题5】  to use. The thickness of the pen is the most important characteristic  【小题6】 comfort. Having a small hand and thick fingers, you may be comfortable with a thin pen. If you have a  【小题7】 hand and thicker fingers, you may  【小题8】 a fatter pen. The length of a pen can 【小题9】 influence comfort. A pen that is too  【小题10】 can easily feel top-heavy and unstable.
Then, the writing point of the pen should  【小题11】 the ink to flow evenly（均匀地）while the pen remains in touch with the paper.  【小题12】 will make it possible for you to create a  【小题13】 line of writing. The point should also be sensitive enough to  【小题14】 ink from running when the pen is lifted. A point that does not block the    【小题15】   may leave drops of ink,  【小题16】 you pick the pen up and put it down again.
 【小题17】, the pen should make a thick, dark line. Fine-line pens may  【小题18】 bad handwriting, but fine lines do not command  【小题19】 next to printed text, as,  【小题20】 , a signature on a printed letter. A broader line, on the other hand, gives an impression of confidence and authority（权威）.

“The pen is more powerful than the sword(剑).” There have been many writers who used their pens to fight things that were wrong. Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe was one of them. She was born in the U.S.A. in 1811.One of her books not only made her famous but has been described as one that excited the world, and was helpful in causing a civil war and freeing the enslaved race. The civil war was the American Civil War of 1861,in which the Northern States fought the Southern States and finally won.

This book that shook the world was called Uncle Tom’s Cabin. There was a time when every English-speaking man, woman, and child has read this novel that did so much to stop slavery. Not many people read it today, but it is still very interesting. The book has shown us how a warm-hearted writer can arouse(唤起) people’s sympathies. The author herself had neither been to the Southern States nor been a slave. The Southern Americans were very angry at the book, which they said did not at all represent true state of affairs, but the Northern Americans were wildly excited over it and were so inspired by it that they were ready to go to war to set the slaves free. According to the passage______.

    A．every English-speaking person has read Uncle Tom's Cabin

    B．Uncle Tom's Cabin was not very interesting

    C．those who don't speak English cannot have read Uncle Tom's Cabin

    D．the book Uncle Tom's Cabin did a great deal in the American Civil War

How old was Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe when her world famous book was published?

    A．About sixty years old.    B．Over fifty years old.

    C．In her forties.           D．Around twenty years old.

What do you learn about Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe from the passage?         

A．She had been living in the north of America before the American Civil War 

broke out.

    B．She herself encouraged the Northern Americans to go to war to set the slaves free.

    C．She was better as writing as swinging(挥舞)a sword.

    D．She had once been a slave.

What can we learn from the passage?　　

A．We needn’t use weapons to fight things that are wrong.

B．A writer is more helpful in a war than a soldier.

C．We must understand the importance of literature and art.   

D．No war can be won without such a book as Uncle Tom's Cabin .

“The pen is more powerful than the sword（刀）.” There have been many writers who used their pens to fight things that were wrong. Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe was one of them.

　　She was born in the U.S.A. in 1811.One of her books not only made her famous but has been described as one that excited the world, and was helpful in causing a civil war and freeing the enslaved race. The civil war was the American Civil War of 1861, in which the Northern States fought the Southern States and finally won.

　　This book that shook the world was called Uncle Tom's Cabin. There was time when every English-speaking man, woman, and child has read this novel that did so much to stop slavery.  Not many people read it today, but it is still very interesting. The book has shown us how a warm-hearted writer can arouse (唤起) people's sympathies. The author herself had neither been to the Southern States nor been a slave. The Southern Americans were very angry at the book, which they said did not at all represent true state of affairs, but the Northern Americans were wildly excited over it and were so inspired by it that they were ready to go to war to set the slaves free.

According to the passage______

　A. every English-speaking person has read Uncle Tom's Cabin

　B. Uncle Tom's Cabin was not very interesting

　C. those who don't speak English cannot have read Uncle Tom's Cabin

　D. the book Uncle Tom's Cabin did a great deal in the American Civil War

What do you learn about Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe from the passage?

　A. She had been living in the north of America before the American Civil War broke out.

　B. She herself encouraged the Northern Americans to go to war to set the slaves free.

　C. She was better as writing as swinging (挥舞) a sword.

　D. She had once been a slave.

Why could Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe's book cause a civil war in America?

　A. She wrote so well that Americans loved her very much.

　B. She disclosed the terrible wrongs that had been done to the slaves in the Southern States.

　C. The Southern Americans hated the book while the Northern Americans like it.

　D. The book had been read by many Americans.

What can we learn from the passage?

　A. We needn't use weapons (武器) to fight things that are wrong.

　B. A writer is more helpful in a war than a soldier.

　C. We must understand the importance of literature and art.

　D. No war can be won without such a book as Uncle Tom's Cabin.

Most people give little thought to the pens they write with，especially since the printers in modern homes and offices mean that very ____things are handwritten.All too often，people buy a pen based only on ____，and wonder why they are not satisfied ___ they begin to use it.However，buying a pen that you’ll enjoy is not ____ if you keep the following in mind.

First of all，a pen should fit comfortably in your hand and be __5__ to use.The thickness of the pen is the most important characteristic(特征)____ comfort.Having a small hand and thick fingers，you may be comfortable with a thin pen.If you have a ____ hand and thicker fingers you may ____a fatter pen.The length of a pen can ____ influence comfort.A pen that is too ____ can easily feel top?heavy and unstable.

Then，the writing point of the pen should ____ the ink to flow evenly(均匀地) while the pen remains in touch with the paper.____ will make it possible for you to create a ____ line of writing.The point should also be sensitive enough to ____ink from running when the pen is lifted.A point that does not block the ____ may leave drops of ink，____ you pick the pen up and put it down again.

___，the pen should make a thick，dark line.Fine?line pens may ____ bad handwriting，but fine，delicate lines do not command ____ next to printed text，as，____，a signature on a printed letter.A broader line，on the other hand，gives an impression of confidence and authority(权威)．

1.A.many? B．few

C．pleasant? D．important

2.A.looks? B．reason

C．value? D．advantages

3.A.once? B．if

C．because? D．though

4.A.convenient? B．practical

C．strange? D．difficult

5.A.heavy? B．easy

C．hard? D．safe

6.A.taking? B．finding

C．determining? D．seeking

7.A.stronger? B．weaker

C．smaller? D．larger

8.A.prefer? B．recommend

C．prepare? D．demand

9.A.hardly? B．also

C．never? D．still

10.A.thick? B．light

C．long? D．soft

11.．A.change? B．allow

C．reduce? D．press

12.A.They? B．One

C．This? D．Some

13.A.thin? B．rough

C．black? D．smooth

14.A.prevent? B．free

C．protect? D．remove

15.A.way? B．sight

C．flow? D．stream

16.．A.so? B．as

C．and D．yet

17.A.Meanwhile? B．Generally

C．Afterwards? D．Finally

18.A.show up? B．differ from

C．break down D．compensate for

19.A.attention? B．support

C．respect? D．admission

20.A.at most? B．for example

C．in brief? D．on purpose