第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项

It was Mother’s Day, the day we celebrate everything mothers are and everything we do. But I’d  31  that Sunday in 200 was  32  for me. As a single mother I   33  to think of my shortcoming---how many evenings I couldn’t share with my children, and how many things I couldn’t   34  my waitress’ salary to buy.

But what  35  kids I has! My daughter Maria was a senior in college and Danny was home visiting from his freshman year at Harvard University. They were  36  impolite enough to complain, but there was so much more I   37  I had done for them. I just hoped they  38  .

As I walked into the kitchen quietly to start breakfast, I was   39  by a vase containing a dozen red roses! When did Denny possibly   40  in to leave them?  41  even their delicate beauty was overshadowed by the note sitting beside them, in the quick, manly  42  of an eighteen-year-old boy. It was about a   43  that happened between Danny and me long age. It   44  :

She took a day off from her busy schedule to take the boy to see his  45  in the flesh at the stadium. It took 3.5 hours just to get there, and they had to be there early so that he could see his hero take batting practice. In their   46  , she took her hard earned money to buy a (an )  47  T–shirt on which was printed his hero making a diving catch. After the game, of course he has to get his hero’s   48  ,so she stayed with the little boy until one in the morning.

It took me long enough to  49  it, but I finally know who the true hero is. Mom, I love you!

And suddenly, it was a happy Mother’s Day,   50  .

31．A．admit       B．adopt C．deny  D．indicate

32．A．happy       B．sad    C．plain D．bittersweet

33．A．intended   B．liked C．tended      D．hesitated

34．A．spend       B．spare C．bargain     D．calculate

35．A．sensitive   B．considerate       C．faithful     D．troublesome

36．A．merely     B．usually     C．never D．always

37．A．wished     B．proposed   C．demanded D．desired

38．A．supported B．understood       C．approved  D．honored

39．A．welcomed B．greeted     C．received    D．met

40．A．hurry       B．settle C．wander     D．slip

41．A．And  B．But   C．So     D．Though

42．A．handwriting     B．description       C．draft  D．attitude

43．A．secret       B．joke  C．quarrel     D．story

44．A．wrote       B．recorded   C．read  D．memorized

45．A．friend       B．athlete      C．hero  D．classmate

46．A．return       B．bus    C．arrival      D．road

47．A．oversized  B．normal     C．ridiculous D．overpriced

48．A．signature  B．sign   C．scene D．signal

49．A．explore     B．evaluate    C．realize      D．treasure

50．A．above all  B．at all C．in all D．after all

It was Mother’s Day , the day we celebrate everything mothers are and everything we do .But that Sunday in 2008 was bittersweet for me . As a single mother I tended to think of my shortcomings —how many evenings I couldn’t spend with my children , and how many things I couldn’t    21    my waitress’ salary to buy .

But what    22   kids I had! They were   23    impolite enough to complain.

As I walked into the kitchen quietly to start breakfast, I was greeted by a vase   24    a dozen red roses ! But even their delicate beauty was overshadowed by the note sitting beside them , in the quick , manly    25     of an eighteen-year-old. It was about a story that happened between Denny and me long ago. It   26    :

…She took a day off from her busy    27    to take the boy to see his hero in the flesh at the stadium . It took 3.5hours just to get there, and on their arrival , she took her hard-earned money to buy an overpriced T-shirt on which was   28    his hero . After the game , she stayed with the little boy to get his hero’s signature until one o’lock in the morning …

It took me long enough to    29   it , but I finally know who the  30    hero is . Mom, I love you !

And suddenly, it was a happy Mother’s Day , after all .

It was Mother’s Day, the day we celebrate everything mothers are and everything we do .But that Sunday in 2008 was bittersweet for me. As a single mother I tended to think of my shortcomings —how many evenings I couldn’t spend with my children , and how many things I couldn’t   21  my waitress’ salary to buy .

But what   22   kids I had! They were   23   impolite enough to complain.

As I walked into the kitchen quietly to start breakfast, I was greeted by a vase   24    a dozen red roses! But even their delicate beauty was overshadowed by the note sitting beside them, in the quick, manly   25   of an eighteen-year-old. It was about a story that happened between Denny and me long ago. It  26   :

…She took a day off from her busy   27   to take the boy to see his hero in the flesh at the stadium. It took 3.5hours just to get there, and on their arrival, she took her hard-earned money to buy an overpriced T-shirt on which was   28   his hero. After the game, she stayed with the little boy to get his hero’s signature until one o’clock in the morning …

It took me long enough to    29   it, but I finally know who the  30   hero is . Mom, I love you!

And suddenly, it was a happy Mother’s Day, after all.

It was Mother’s Day，the day we celebrate everything mothers are and everything we do．But I’ll  1 that Sunday in 2000 was bitter-sweet for me．As a single mother I  2  to think of my shortcomings-how many evenings I couldn’t spend with my children，mad how many things I couldn’t  3  my waitress’s salary to buy．

    But what  4  kids I had! My daughter Maria was a senior in college，and Denny was home visiting from his freshman year at Harvard University．They were  5  impolite enough to complain．but there was so much more I  6  I had done for them．I just hoped they  7 ．

As I walked into the  8  quietly to start breakfast，I was greeted by a vase  9  a dozen red roses! When had Denny possibly slipped down to leave them? But even their delicate beauty was overshadowed by the note sitting beside them，in the quick，manly 10  of an eighteen-year-old．It was about a story that happened between Denny and me long ago It  11  ．

She took a day off from her busy  12  to take the boy to see his hero at the stadium．It took 3．5 hours just to get there，and they bad to be there early  13  he could see his hero take batting practice．14  their arrival，she took her hard-earned money to buy an overpriced T-shirt on which was  15  his hero making a diving catch．After the game，of course he had to  16  his hero’s signature，so she stayed with the little boy  17  1：00 in the morning…

      It took me long enough to  18  it．but I finally know who the  19  hero is．Mom，I love you!

    And suddenly, it was a  20  Mother’s Day, after all．

    1．A．admit             B．abandon                 C．deny                      D．refuse

    2．A．hated              B．disliked                  C．tended                   D hesitated

    3．A stress               B．spare                   C．strengthen              D．spend

     4．A．poor               B．great                    C．faithless                 D．pretty

    5．A．merely           B．usually                  C．never                      D．often

    6．A．wished           B．hoped                  C．expected                D．desired

     7．A．supported                B．understood             C．exchanged              D．survived

    8．A．living room       B．kitchen                C．bedroom                D．study

     9．A．including          B．containing              C．contacting              D．advising

    10．A．handwriting      B description                C．tone                       D．pocket

    11．A．wrote                  B．recorded                C．memorized             D．read

    12．A．scenery        B．system                 C．schedule                D substance

     13．A．or                B．for                      C．but                        D．so

     14．A．At                B．In                        C．On                        D．By

    15．A．impressed       B．printed                  C．presented                      D．pressed

     16． A．buy            B．abandon                C．get                         D．sweep

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

     18．A．See              B．hear                     C．realize                    D．tell

    19．A．actual           B．true                     C．imaginary               D．various

      20．A．sad               B．bitter                   C．happy                    D．exciting