第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分）
请阅读下面短文，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，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。
An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money left. When she heard her daddy say to her 36    mother with whispered desperation（绝望）, “  37   a miracle（奇迹） can save him now”, the little girl went to her bedroom and took out her piggy bank. She 38   all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Then she  39    her way six blocks to the local drugstore（药店）.
“And what do you want?” asked the chemist.
“It’s   40   my little brother,” the girl answered back. “He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a   41  . His name is Andrew and he has something   42   growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. ”
“We don’t   43    miracles here, child. I’m sorry,” the chemist said, smiling  44   at the little girl.
In the shop was a   45   customer. He stooped down and asked the little girl, “What kind of miracle does your brother   46  ?”
“I don’t know, ”she replied. “He’s really sick and mommy says he needs   47   . But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought my   48   . ”
“How much do you have?” asked the man.
“One dollar and eleven cents,   49   I can try and get some more,” she answered quietly.
“Well, what a coincidence（巧合）, ” smiled the man. “A dollar and eleven cents? The  50        price of a miracle for little brothers.   51    me to where you live. I want to see your brother and   52   your parents. ”
That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon（外科医生）. The operation was completed without   53   and it wasn’t long before Andrew was   54   again and doing well.
The little girl was happy. She knew exactly how much the miracle cost ... one dollar and eleven cents ... plus the   55   of a little child.
36. A. tearful                B. hopeful             C. helpless            D. kind
37. A. Simply             B. Just                      C. Only              D. More than
38. A. drew                  B. pulled             C. put                  D. poured
39. A. followed           B. made               C. took               D. found
40. A. to                     B. as                   C. for                  D. on
41. A. hope                  B. doctor             C. favor              D. miracle
42. A. bad                   B. small               C. extra              D. impossible
43. A. have                  B. offer               C. sell                 D. store
44. A. gently                      B. sadly               C. strangely         D. coldly
45. A. well-dressed    B. kind-hearted      C. well-behaved     D. good-looking
46. A. have                 B. need                C. care                D. like
47. A. a doctor            B. a surgeon       C. an operation      D. a kindness
48. A. savings             B. wishes             C. ideas              D. suggestions
49. A. since                 B. as                   C. after               D. but
50. A. same                 B. exact               C. proper            D. necessary
51. A. Show                       B. Help               C. Take               D. Follow
52. A. help                  B. encourage        C. persuade         D. meet
53. A. difficulty         B. delay               C. charge            D. result
54. A. happy                      B. well                C. strong             D. home
55. A. cleverness          B. faith                     C. courage         D. devotion

Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process. The instructor asked us to list__36__ in our past that we felt __37__ of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud.
This seemed like a very __38__ process, but there’s always some __39__soul in the crowd who will volunteer. The instructor then __40__ that we find ways to __41__ people, or take some action to right any wrong doings. I was seriously wondering how this could ever __42__ my communication.
Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: “Making my__43__, I remembered an incident from high school. I grew up in a small town. There was a Sheriff __44__ of us kids liked. One night, my two buddies（同伴） and I decided to play a __45__ on him.
After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a s.o.b. (畜生). The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious __46__. Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office. My friends told the truth but I lied. No one __47__ found out.”
“Nearly 20 years later, Sheriff Brown’s name __48__ on my list. I didn’t even know if he was still __49__. Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed. I tried his number. After a few __50__, I heard, “Hello?” I said, “Sheriff Brown?” Paused. “Yes.” “Well, this is Jimmy Calkins.”
“And I want you to know that I did it.” Paused. “I knew it!” he yelled back. We had a good laugh and a __51__ discussion. His closing words were: “Jimmy, I always felt bad for you __52__ your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it __53__ all these years. I want to thank you for calling me...for your sake.”
Jimmy inspired me to __54__all 101 items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It’s never too late to __55__the past wrongdoings.

I watched the man for a long time and wanted to know    .

完形填空（共10小题；每小题２分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21－30各题所给的ABC和D项中，选出最佳选项．
The finest and most sought-after violins were handcrafted by an Italian violin maker over 250 years ago. The man’s name was Antonius Stradivarius. He was born in 1644 and began his career  21  a violin maker’s apprentice (学徒). Working on his own by 1680, he became determined to make   22  that could reproduce tones as rich as those produced by the human voice. He  23    several shapes and styles for his violins until he arrived at a design that pleased him. During his career he crafted 1,100 violins. Those in   24  have become treasured possessions.
Unfortunately, the secret of the Stradivarius violin died with its maker. During his lifetime Stradivarius kept his notes safely   25  , even his two sons, who helped him in his workshop, did not know all the steps involved in each violin’s construction.
Through the years, many experts have offered    26  explanations for the unique tone of a “Strad”. Some say it is due to the violin’s shape. Others suggests that the secret    27  the special properties(特性) of the wood, which Stradivarius obtained from native Italian trees that no longer exist. The most widely accepted explanation is that it is created by the varnish（清漆） that the   28   used to coat his violins. Chemists have analyzed as closely as possible the varnish and have found its   29   has improved the sound of many violins.   30  , no other violin maker has been able to fully reproduce the tone of the Stradivarius’s violins.
21.  A. with                B. as             C. for             D. from
22.  A. Instruments    B. facilities            C. equipment     D. tools
23.  A. investigated     B. surveyed      C. tested          D. experimented
24.  A. fashion             B. existence        C. possession     D. use
25.  A. protected         B. buried        C. hidden        D. covered
26.  A. possible      B. accurate             C. detailed       D. persuasive
27.  A. brings in     B. takes in       C. results in      D. lies in
28.  A. master       B. violinist       C. expert          D. user
29.  A. attention            B. application    C. invention            D. foundation
30.  A. Additionally         B. Luckily        C. Therefore     D. Still

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的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。
A jobless man applied for the position of “office boy” at Microsoft. The HR manager     36    him , then watched him cleaning the floor as a     37  .
"You are    38  ." he said. Give me your e-mail address   39    I'll send you the application to   40   , as well as the date when you may start.
The man replied, "But I don't have a computer, neither an e-mail".
"I'm sorry"', said the HR manager."    41   you don't have an email, that    42   you do not exist. And anyone who doesn't exist cannot have the job."
The man left the office,    43  . He didn't know what to do, with only $10 in his pocket. He then decided to go to the supermarket and buy a 10kg tomato crate（柳条箱）. He then sold the tomatoes in a door-to-door round. In less than two hours, he     44    doubling his capital. He   45    the operation three times, and returned home with $60. The man realized that he can   46    in this way, and started to go earlier every day, and return late.    47  , his money doubled or tripled（增至三倍） every day.    48   , he bought a cart, then a truck, and then he had his own fleet （车队）of delivery vehicles. Five years later, the man is one of the     49   food retailers（零售商） in the US.
He started to plan his family's   50   , and decided to have a life insurance. He called an insurance broker（经纪人）, and chose a protection plan. When the conversation was    51  , the broker asked him his e-mail. The man replied, "I don't have an e-mail." The broker said    52  , "You don't have an email, and yet have succeeded in building an empire. Can you    53   what you    54    have been if you had an e-mail?!!"
The man thought for a while and replied, "Yes, I'd be a(n)   55   at Microsoft!"
36.A. introduced           B. interviewed              C. examined             D. invited
37.A. game                   B. test               C. favour               D. reward
38.A. employed            B. received              C. fired                      D. checked
39.A. or                             B. so                 C. and                   D. but
40.A. put up                B. make up             C. take in                     D. fill in
41.A. If                 B. Although             C. Though               D. Even though
42.A. means             B. suggests              C. reminds                D. explains
43.A. excited           B. frustrated         C. amazed              D. satisfied
44.A. tried                        B. attempted            C. succeeded            D. failed
45.A. realized          B. contacted          C. reviewed             D. repeated
46.A. contribute         B. donate              C. survive              D. react
47.A. Instead           B. Otherwise            C. Thus                 D. But
48.A. Shortly               B. Regularly             C. Occasionally          D. Naturally
49.A. fastest          B. biggest            C. oldest                D. highest
50.A. health                    B. fortune            C. success               D. future
51.A. interrupted      B. recovered          C. continued                      D. concluded
52.A. curiously            B. happily              C. nervously               D. patiently
53.A. believe            B. imagine           C. predict                       D. indicate
54.A. could           B. should               C. must                 D. need
55.A. manager            B. boss                C. office boy                      D. political leader