摘要:第二节:完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分.共30分) It seems to me that all writers, including those famous novelists, need encouragement, particular in their early years. As a writer, I was 36 to meet such a teacher when I was a middle school student. Her name was Marguerite Byrne. She not only 37 me English, which, of course, involved writing skills but also 38 me to begin my writing to the press--- chiefly poems at that time. To my 39 , the Chicago Tribune not only published several of my verses, but also 40 me--- the highest encouragement an unknown author can 41 . The editor wrote a secret letter to Miss Byrne, asking her to see 42 my poems were written by myself. He found it 43 to believe that a seventeen-year-old student could create material on such a professional level. When Miss Byrne 44 the letter with me, I was very 45 ! It was wonderfully encouraging. Miss Byrne also encouraged me to join in a 46 organized by the CIVITAN organization. I was literally astonished when I received a letter saying that I was the 47 of the contest. The prize was a 48 for one hundred dollars and an invitation to a banquet at a hotel in downtown Chicago. My mother, at the time, was not even 49 that I was interested in writing. 50 I arrived back home that evening, she didn’t ask how the evening had gone. I 51 the one-hundred-dollar check on the breakfast table 52 she would see it when she 53 in the morning, and then I went immediately to bed. 54 later, I was able to repay my debt to Marguerite Byrne by dedicating one of my books, Wry on the rocks, to her. 55 her encouragement, I wouldn’t have achieved so much. 36. A. lucky B. surprising C. probable D. sure 37. A. offered B. practiced C. gave D. taught 38. A. taught B. showed C. encouraged D. suggested 39. A. shame B. surprise C. shock D. pity 40. A. paid B. praised C. hoped D. admitted 41. A. refuse B. publish C. receive D. contain 42. A. how B. if C. when D. why 43. A. natural B. wrong C. possible D. hard 44. A. showed B. shared C. unloaded D. delivered 45. A. calm B. sad C. afraid D. excited 46. A. contest B. show C. match D. game 47. A. owner B. loser C. holder D. winner 48. A. card B. check C. credit card D. note 49. A. aware B. sure C. curious D. familiar 50. A. Before B. The moment C. While D. When 51. A. kept B. hid C. placed D. settled 52. A. that B. where C. which D. and 53. A. awoke B. visited C. arrived D. recognized 54. A. Days B. Years C. Weeks D. Hours 55. A. With B. Besides C. Without D. For

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第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)

    阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21—40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

     I will never forget the year I was about twelve years old. My mother told us that we would not be   21   Christmas gifts because there was not enough money. I felt sad and thought, "What would I say when the other kids asked what I'd   22   ?" Just when I started to   23  that there would not be a Christmas that year, three women  24   at our house with gifts for all of us. For me they brought a doll. I felt such a sense of  25   that I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school. I wasn't   26  . Somebody had thought   27   of me to bring me a gift.

     Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my   28   Christmas there special and memorable, I   29   remembered the women's visit. I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of   30   for as many children as I could possibly reach.

     So I   31   a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help. We gathered about 125 orphans (孤儿) at the Christmas party. For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies,   32   with a child's name. We wanted all of them to know they were.  33  . Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I   34   them that they couldn't open their presents   35   every child had come forward. Finally the   36   they had been waiting for came as I called out, "One, two, three. Open your presents!" As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright smiles   37   up the room. The   38   in the room was obvious, and   39   wasn't just about toys. It was a feeling — the feeling I knew   40   that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit. I wasn't forgotten. Somebody thought of me. I matter.

21. A. sending          B. receiving          C. making            D. exchanging

22. A. found           B. prepared           C. got               D. expected

23. A. doubt           B. hope              C. suggest            D. accept

24. A. broke in         B. settled down        C. turned up          D. showed off

25. A. relief           B. loss               C. achievement        D. justice

26. A. blamed         B. loved              C. forgotten           D. affected

27. A. highly          B. little               C. poorly             D. enough

28. A. present         B. first                C.. recent            D. previous

29. A. hardly          B. instantly            C. regularly          D. occasionally

30. A. strength        B. independence         C. importance        D. safety

31. A. kept up with     B. caught up with       C. came up with       D. put up with

32. A. none           B. few                C. some              D. each

33. A. fine            B. special              C. helpful            D. normal

34. A. reminded       B. guaranteed           C. convinced          D. promised

35. A. after           B. until                C. when              D. since

36. A. chance         B. gift                 C. moment            D. reward

37. A. lit             B. took                C. burned             D. cheered

38. A. atmosphere      B. sympathy           C. calmness           D. joy

39. A. it              B. such               C. something          D. everybody

40. A. by             B. till                 C. for                D. from

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第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

A man had a little daughter--an only and much-loved child. He lived for her – she was his  36  . So when she became ill, he became like a man possessed, moving heaven and  37  to bring about her restoration to health.

His best efforts, however, proved  38  and the child died. The father became a bitter recluse, shutting himself  39  from his many friends and  40  every activity that might restore his poise (平静) and bring him back to his  41  self.   42  one night he had a dream.

He was in heaven, witnessing a grand pageant of all the little child  43  . They were marching  _44  a line passing by the Great White Throne. Every white-robed angelic child  45  a candle. He   _46  that one child’s candle was not lighted. Then he saw that the child with the  47  candle was his own little girl.  48  to her, he seized her in his arms, caressed her tenderly, and then asked, "How is it, darling, that your candle alone is  49 ?"

"Daddy, they often relight it, but your  50  always put it out. " Just then he awoke from his dream. The  51  was crystal clear (晶莹), and its effects were  52  .  53  that hour on he was not a recluse(隐者), but mingled freely and cheerfully with his  54  friends and associates. No longer would his darling’s candle be  55  by his useless tears.

36. A. time                   B. life                      C. possession          D. family

37. A. earth                 B. hospital           C. home                    D. field

38. A. good                B. hard               C. useless               D. useful

39. A. out                 B. down              C. up                D. away

40. A. agreeing              B. permitting                C. refusing                  D. joining

41. A. normal              B. regular             C. common          D. gentle

42. A. Therefore             B. So               C. But              D. As

43. A. girls                 B. angels            C. babies              D. gods

44. A. on                  B. at                 C. under                    D. in

45. A. took                   B. brought           C. carded             D. caught

46. A. noticed               B. observed          C. watched            D. recognised

47. A. light                B. dark               C. bright              D. black

48. A. Walking              B. Jumping           C. Rushing          D. Climbing

49. A. unlighted             B. burning           C. lit                 D. lighting

50. A. hearts               B. tears                C. wind               D. sweat

51. A. lesson               B. experience          C. dream            D. result

52. A. soon                B. fast              C. immediate          D. slow

53. A. After                B. Since                    C. From              D. In

54. A. former              B. older               C. regular             D. before

55. A. put on                B. put off             C. put up              D. pat out

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第二节:完形填空(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。
This is a true story. Rex White lived in a  36  some distance from the coast, so he   37   to drive to Lytham and leave his car in a car park beside the river. Then he  38  row out to the pilot boat, and wait for the  39   ship that it was his duty to guide.
Early one morning, Mr. White   40   to Lytham from a night on duty, only to   41 he couldn't start his car. He had driven from his village the evening before and left his car in the car park   42  . Now with his work finished; how he   43   to drive home to enjoy a cup of hot chocolate and a warm bed!   44  , no matter what he did, he could not get the engine to start.
It was a cold and windy night; there was no garage   45   to which he could turn for help. He was just about to   46 , and spend the rest of the night in his car,  when a bright idea 47   him.  He pushed his car round so that it was facing in the   48   of the wind, opened ail four doors,   49   it along a short way, and then jumped in. The doors acted like 50, and in no time the wind had taken him  51   out of the car park and away down the beach road. When he   52  the starter-switch once more,  the engine roared to   53  immediately.  All he had to do then was to stop the car and shut the   54  .
He went to bed later than usual,   55   he did not go without his cup of hot chocolate. Mr. White was not a seaman for nothing.
36. A. city               B. town            C. village                  D. family
37. A. decided            B. had             C. managed                  D. asked
38. A. could              B. should           C. would                   D. might
39. A. old                B. foreign          C. big                     D. particular
40. A. returned             B. got              C. went                   D. walked
41. A. accept             B.  tell           C. find                    D. remember
42. A. once more      B. as usual         C. at last               D. as well
43. A. prepared             B. supposed          C. hurried             D. desired
44. A. Sadly            B. Surprisingly    C. Naturally           D. Finally
45. A. inside              B. around           C. away                    D. ahead
46. A. shout at             B. break down    C. give out            D. give up
47. A. knocked             B. beat          C. kicked                  D. struck
48. A. position             B. direction           C. speed                   D. strength
49. A. pulled             B. rode             C. pushed                  D. followed
50. A. brakes             B. engines          C. energies                 D. batteries
51. A. nearly             B. right             C. almost                  D. hardly
52. A. opened             B. checked          C. tried                    D. provided
53. A. effect              B. way             C. use                     D. life
54. A. windows            B. doors            C. lights                   D. systems
55. A. but                    B. or               C. and                    D. so

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第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I am a team leader in an insurance company. We are going through a lot of changes right now, which is  36  much stress for all of us.
A few weeks ago I was having a day so  37  that I even doubted if I had the ability to do this challenging work, and was about ready to change to a less stressful job  38  . Something happened that day to change my way of  39  and I am so appreciative of this young lady. I want to let her know that the small act  40  .
On the top of my cubicle (工作隔间) I have a small collection of lighthouses (灯塔) to let people know where I am sitting  41  my team members have to find me for emergencies.
That day I came into the office and was about to get the day  42  when Crystal came over. l asked if she needed anything. She said, "I  43  you something. " I looked at her with a  44  look and said, "Well, thank you, but why  45  you buy me anything?" I had never spoke to this young lady   _46  . She said, "Every day I stand up and look across the  47  and see your lighthouses. Then I feel I am not alone and I encourage myself that there are always  48  things in life. I saw this on the way to work and thought  49  would like it. I wish it would have the same  50  as your Lighthouses do. " In her hand she had a small globe with a Lighthouse and a ship on it. I gave her a hug and  51  her. I don't think she knows how much that small act of  52   changed my day: 1 remained  53  the rest of the day.
For anyone that reads this, I hope you remember, no matter what the  54   is, you could change
someone's day,  55  even his views on life.
36. A. preventing              B. reducing            C. causing            D. suffering
37. A. funny              B. nice               C. bad              D. dull
38. A. everywhere          B. elsewhere            C. anywhere          D. nowhere
39. A. working             B. behaving          C. speaking            D. thinking
40. A. broke my heart       B. touched my heart   C. lost my heart       D. tore my heart
41. A. in case                B. so that              C. as if              D. even though
42. A. ended                  B. started             C. changed            D. avoided
43. A. borrowed          B. lent               C. sold               D. bought
44. A. delighted               B. puzzled            C. thankful            D. worried
45. A. might              B. dare                C. could                      D. would
46. A. before              B. then                    C. since              D. after
47. A. dorm              B. office             C. ship               D. tower
48. A. bright             B. challenging        C. bad               D. stressful
49. A. colleagues          B. leaders            C. you                D. I
50. A. opinion            B. cause              C. expectation         D. effect
51. A. praised             B. thanked             C. scolded             D. refund
62. A. justice               B. courage             C. kindness             D. tolerance
53. A. careful             B. encouraged         C. tired                       D. alone
54. A. present               B. work               C. gesture             D. intention
55. A. so                 B. for                 C. or                  D. nor

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第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When my son was 11 years old, he got a small job helping out with a traveling carnival in our town. He didn't come home at lunch time, phoning  36  to tell me he was fine and had found a few days' work  37  out at an exhibit. However, after he finished work he  38  for supper as usual.
I asked him how he had  39  at lunch and he told me he had made some new  40  at the carnival, some young men who were twin brothers, and their mom and dad. They had  41  him a few dollars and invited him for lunch  42  for helping them set up their exhibit and wanted him to  43   the next day to help with other chores (杂务).
I was glad he had found new friends but a little  44  about the type of people who might be traveling in a carnival. "Oh, Mum, these are just  45  everyday people like anyone else. They  46   work at a carnival instead of in a store or something". "Come down tomorrow and  47  them yourself," he said.
So the next day I went to the carnival and to the exhibit he had  48  me to. The twin brothers   _49  out to be Siamese (连体的) twins, joined at the chest. He hadn't thought this  50  was noteworthy enough to mention. When I brought it to him, he said, "yes, I  51  that too. Do you know that their mum has to make all their clothes  52  it's so difficult to find anything to fit them? They're also really good  53  . Today, Joe, one on the fight, made me spaghetti (意大利面条) for lunch. "
What others see first in a person is not what a child considers  54  . Where I saw Siamese twins, he saw people having difficulty buying clothes that fit, and young men who were good cooks. It was a   _55  I have thought about many times over the years.
36. A. instead                B. even              C. also              D. besides
37. A. helping             B. helping                    C. taking             D. showing
38. A. did up                       B. gave up                    C. took up                    D. turned up
39. A. sought                       B. managed                  C. worked                    D. acted
40. A. clothes                       B. friends                            C. choices                     D. differences
41. A. paid                          B. charged                    C. lent                          D. owed
42. A. by chance                  B. in return                   C. by turns                   D. in advance
43. A. return                        B. promise                    C. consider                   D. decide
44. A. excited                      B. regretful                   C. worried                    D. optimistic
45. A. humorous                  B. obvious                    C. particular                 D. normal
46. A. just                           B. never                       C. hardly                      D. always
47. A. teach                         B. meet                        C. affect                       D. join
48. A. ordered                      B. directed                    C. forced                      D. persuaded
49. A. worked                      B. left                          C. came                        D. turned
50. A. expression                  B. change                            C. fact                          D. idea
51. A understood                  B. made                       C. noticed                     D. formed
52. A. before                       B. if                             C. after                        D. because
53. A. cooks                        B. doctors                     C. artists                       D. singers
54. A. necessary                   B. important                 C. impossible                D. unlucky
55. A. lesson                        B. festival                     C. task                         D. match

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