完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Two days before Thanksgiving, I was trying to open my mouth wide enough for a mirror and a roll of steel wire. Metal braces (牙齿矫正器)had been on my   31  for weeks, but this was the day for the wire to be adjusted. Only those who have had braces will understand the terrible   32  of being “wired”. For the next 24 hours, it felt like every tooth was being   33  slowly by a giant clawhammer (拔钉锤).  34  drinking water caused pain.

By Thanksgiving Day, I had got used to it.   35  I didn’t use my teeth, the pain was bearable. But this was a day when teeth had to   36  longer than usual. We were   37  at my grandparents’ house with relatives. The house was filled with so many pleasant   38  that we could hardly resist the food. When grandma said, “Dinner is ready!” all the kids   39  to be first in line. I was so excited that I    40  the braces in my mouth and   41  my way up to the head of the line.

I piled my plate high with my favorite corn-on-the-cob(玉米棒子)and   42  my mouth to enjoy it. The pain was   43 . I felt I would never be able to eat again. I put my plate away and ran outside in   44 .

Grandma then took my plate to the   45 . She cut all the corn off that cob and rescued me from my   46 . She handed me my plate piled high with corn. “Thanks,” I said   47 . Then I looked up and   48  a strange light in her eye, a light that is still   49  to me after more than fifty years. That was the Thanksgiving when I discovered something more   50  than good food.

5.As long as                  B.Even though                     C.In case                      D.As though

10.A thought of             B.got out of                 C.complained about       D.forgot about

My husband has always had a huge affection for older people and has helped out several elderly friends in the past. Mr. Dave   16   the same lake as my husband John for over 15 years．A friendship   17  but when Mrs. Dave died five years ago, it left Mr. Dave   18  . So John took Mr. Dave fishing with him every time he went. Mr. Dave was very   19  for 80 years old and never tired of being with John．

A few years later Mr. Dave had a stroke(中风)that paralyzed(麻痹)his right side．He lost his speech and was   20  a nursing home. Restricted to his bed and unable to  21 , Mr. Dave began to suffer from   22 .

This almost broke John’s heart. He finally got   23  from the nursing home to take Mr. Dave out for a ride．They were both   24   to be together again but it was very painful for Mr. Dave to be   25  into John’s truck. Because he was paralyzed on one side. The   26  of that side pulled heavily on his good side．

John had gotten his truck a year earlier, a real cowboy Cadillac,   27  was the truck of his dreams. But one day he   28  it so he could buy a van(厢式货车)that was  29  for a wheelchair. The van isn’t sporty or fast but it surely   30  Mr. Dave’s pain on their outings.

John has made a   31  fishing rod that Mr. Dave can use,   32  they still go fishing together. Even though Mr. Dave can’t   33 , he has led the nursing home staff to believe John is his son. I don’t know anyone who would   34  their prized possession to help a friend. I hope he can be an example for others to take similar steps to   35   those who are in need.

1.                A．swam          B．played          C．fished    D．visited

2.                A．destroyed       B．developed       C．disappeared   D．increased

3.                A．disabled        B．sleepless        C．homeless D．alone

4.                A．happy          B．energetic       C．proud    D．powerful

5.                A．put into         B．kept away       C．locked in D．picked up

6.                A．sleep          B．communicate    C．eat D．think

7.                A．weakness       B．starvation       C．depression    D．pressure

8.                A．donation        B．support         C．mercy    D．permission

9.                A．sad            B．excited         C．desperate     D．lucky

10.               A．lifted          B．invited         C．led   D．pushed

11.               A．pain           B．flesh           C．strength   D．weight

12.               A．that           B．which          C．what D．it

13.               A．fixed           B．repaired        C．remade   D．sold

14.               A．created        B．equipped       C．changed   D．decorated

15.               A．overcomes      B．removes        C．reduces   D．relaxes

16.               A．expensive       B．beautiful        C．strong     D．special

17.               A．but            B．or             C．so    D．and

18.               A．walk           B．talk            C．escape    D．hear

19.               A．give up         B．put away        C．hand in    D．keep off

20.               A．impress        B．help           C．cure D．comfort

There once was a little boy who often lost his temper and ended up quarreling with his friends. In order to help the son, his Father gave him a bag of  1  and told him that every time he lost his temper and got mad at  2  , he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence.

The first day the little boy had  3  thirty nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks,  4  he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually became  5  .Three months later, the little boy discovered it was easier to  6  his temper than to hammer those nails into the fence.   7  the day came when the little boy did not lose his temper  8  .He told his father about it and the father  9  that the little boy now pull out one nail  10  each day when he was able to control his temper. The day passed and the little boy was  11  able to tell his father that all the nails were  12  .

    The father  13  his little boy by the hand and led him to the fence. He said, “You have done well, my son, but look at the  14  in the fence. The fence will never be the  15  . When you say things in anger, they  16  a scar just like this one on the person to whom you lose your temper. You   17  put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won’t   18  how many times you say I’m sorry,   19  the wound is still there. A wound caused by words is as bad as a   20  one. the hurt and pain caused by the tongue are deeper than those caused by the hand.”

1．A．books                   B．tools                   C．nails                    D．suggestions

2．A．somebody             B．anybody              C．everybody           D．nobody

3．A．discovered            B．driven                 C．pushed                D．pulled

4．A．till                        B．unless                 C．as                       D．although

5．A．smaller                  B．larger                  C．easier                  D．shorter

6．A．catch                    B．hold                    C．break                  D．lose

7．A．And then               B．As with               C．Up to                  D．From then on

8．A．after all                 B．at all                    C．in all                   D．at once

9．A．desired                  B．requested             C．intended              D．suggested

10．A．for                      B．with                    C．of                       D．at

11．A．  eagerly               B．fortunately           C．finally                 D．hardly

12．A．lost                     B．returned              C．gone                   D．spared

13．A．seized                 B．showed               C．touched               D．took

14．A．nails                    B．cuts                    C．holes                   D．surface

15．A．one                     B．best                    C．same                   D．fence

16．A．run                     B．leave                   C．lead                    D．remain

17．A．can                     B．will                     C．should                 D．need

18．A．change                B．matter                 C．survive                D．disappear

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

20．A．physical              B．violent                 C．terrible                D．serious

My husband has always had a huge affection for older people and has helped out several elderly friends in the past. Mr. Dave   16   the same lake as my husband John for over 15 years．A friendship   17  but when Mrs. Dave died five years ago, it left Mr. Dave   18  . So John took Mr. Dave fishing with him every time he went. Mr. Dave was very   19  for 80 years old and never tired of being with John．
A few years later Mr. Dave had a stroke(中风)that paralyzed(麻痹)his right side．He lost his speech and was   20  a nursing home. Restricted to his bed and unable to  21 , Mr. Dave began to suffer from   22 .
This almost broke John’s heart. He finally got   23  from the nursing home to take Mr. Dave out for a ride．They were both   24   to be together again but it was very painful for Mr. Dave to be   25  into John’s truck. Because he was paralyzed on one side. The   26  of that side pulled heavily on his good side．
John had gotten his truck a year earlier, a real cowboy Cadillac,   27  was the truck of his dreams. But one day he   28  it so he could buy a van(厢式货车)that was  29  for a wheelchair. The van isn’t sporty or fast but it surely   30  Mr. Dave’s pain on their outings.
John has made a   31  fishing rod that Mr. Dave can use,   32  they still go fishing together. Even though Mr. Dave can’t   33 , he has led the nursing home staff to believe John is his son. I don’t know anyone who would   34  their prized possession to help a friend. I hope he can be an example for others to take similar steps to   35   those who are in need.

As an engineering student, I had a degree and three good job offers. I couldn’t help trembling when I heard about studies which showed that women are at a (n) 　1 when it comes to math. However, I discovered: just because a subject is 　2 to learn, it does not show you are not good at it. You just have to grit your teeth and work harder to get good at it. 　3 you do, there’s a (an) 　4 chance you will enjoy it more than anything else.

In eighth grade I took algebra (代数). On one test I got only 1 percent of the 　5 answers. I failed the next one, too. I started to 　6 maybe I’m just not good at this. I was lucky enough to have a teacher who didn’t take my bad grades as a judgment of my 　7 , but 　8 as an indication that I should study more. He 　9 me aside and told me he knew I could do better. Success grows out of struggles to overcome difficulties. I 　10 the following tests, and pulled my grade up to an A.

I studied a lot in college, too. I had moments of fear while sitting below the fluorescent lights in the 　11 library on Saturday afternoons, when I 　12 that the estrogen (雌性激素) in my body was 　13 me from understanding thermodynamics (热动力学). But the 　14 in my class had to work just as hard, and I knew that I couldn’t 　15 to lose confidence in myself. I didn’t want to choose between my femininity (女人气) and a good career. 16 I reminded myself that those 　17 , the ones that say math comes more naturally to men, are faulty.

Here’s a secret: math and science don’t go 　18 to most people. No one was 　19 born knowing calculus (微积分). But as a famous saying goes: Y nothing is difficult if you put your heart into it. A woman can learn anything a man can, but first she needs to know that she can do it, and then takes a leap of 　20 .

1．A．advantage　 B．disadvantage　　 C．trouble　　 D．discomfort

2．A．enjoyable　 B．humorous C．simple　　 D．difficult

3．A．Once　 B．Where　　 C．Although　 D．Until

4．A．strong B．poor C．impossible D．few

5．A．wrong B．complete　 C．correct　　 D．missing

6．A．think　 B．astonish　 C．know　　　 D．decide

7．A．marks B．standards C．characteristics D．abilities

8．A．extremely　 B．simply　　 C．slightly　　 D．especially

9．A．pulled B．led　　 C．put　 D．pushed

10．A．designed　 B．attended　 C．got　 D．took

11．A．chemistry B．engineering　　　 C．biology 　 D．geography

12．A．worried　 B．agreed　　 C．knew D．realized

13．A．protecting B．awaking　 C．preventing D．attempting

14．A．girls B．boys C．students　 D．classmates

15．A．afford　　　 B．try　　 C．help　 D．manage

16．A．Also B．But　 C．Though　 D．So

17．A．studies　　 B．grades　　 C．students　 D．experiments

18．A．actively　　 B．easily C．difficultly D．gradually

19．A．never B．ever　 C．even D．often

20．A．honesty　 B．knowledge　　　 C．reality　　　 D．faith