第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面的短文，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。
Russ was a lovable kid with a variety of communication challenges---a speech impediment （语言障碍）, dyslexia （诵读困难）, and auditory problems．__21__ today he is walking confidently, standing tall to make an acceptance __22__ for having been chosen one of the “Outstanding Young Citizens” in Ocean County, New Jersey __23__ his remarkable volunteer service in the town of Toms River．
As I listened, I closed my eyes．I found myself __24__ those memorable moments．My mind was full of warm images of Russ as a loving, caring youth, a gentle soul, __25__ his challenges．And now, as he stood at the platform, I knew his heart __26__ be racing．As Russ continued to speak, I thought about the fateful day when he was diagnosed with all those impairments（损伤） and how __27__ his tutors would be if they could see him today．Here he was at twenty-nine, being honored for ten years of service as a volunteer __28__．Russ was __29__ for organizing clothing for the homeless, teaching preschool children about fire safety, and for playing Santa Claus for very sick children by driving up in a fire truck．
Russ thanked his parents for providing him with dignity and for teaching him about morals．Then, pausing for a few seconds, he __30__ us by surprise by touching lovingly on the __31__ of his nephew, Austin．Austin was just three years old when he died from an incurable disease．At that moment, I had to close my eyes again __32__ a different set of tears ran down my cheeks．A silence __33__ the room as Russ owed his volunteer award to Austin．He __34__ his address by lifting up the audience with these words, “Austin taught me how to love．”
I have never thought of this day．__35__, no one had ever thought that Russ would made __36__ as the star of the football team, and he had never been voted “most likely to succeed,” but he __37__ to be a true “star” in his community．Russ became a man of strong character __38__ his unselfish service to others．With so many impairments, Russ now sees and acts __39__ with his heart．His words and deeds inspire everyone who knows him．It is Russ, our son, who has shown us what __40__ is．
21．A．And         B．While              C．As            D．But
22．A．point         B．speech             C．call          D．appeal
23．A．in spite of     B．regardless of       C．because of     D．in face of
24．A．recalling      B．recording         C．seizing         D．expecting
25．A．facing up to     B．concerning about     C．escaping from  D．putting up with
26．A．could              B．might              C．would          D．must
27．A．nervous       B．excited            C．proud          D．surprised
28．A．policeman     B．tailor             C．tutor         D．fireman
29．A．grateful       B．responsible          C．anxious        D．fit
30．A．took         B．got               C．shocked       D．moved
31．A．birth         B．achievement        C．loss          D．disease
32．A．since         B．after             C．when         D．before
33．A．dropped down  B．got up             C．took off       D．fell over
34．A．concluded     B．wrote                  C．delivered     D．started
35．A．Generally     B．Surprisingly        C．Actually      D．However
36．A．it             B．him              C．one          D．that
37．A．happened     B．rose              C．appeared      D．reduced
38．A．at             B．on               C．by            D．in
39．A．cautiously     B．generously          C．closely         D．clearly
40．A．sharing        B．love             C．sacrifice       D．confidence

　Some plays are so successful that they run for years on end. In many ways, this is　 36　 for the poor actors who are required to go on repeating the sane　 37　 night after night. One would

 38　 them to know their parts by heart and　 39　 have cause to falter（结巴）.Yet　40　is not always the case.

　　A famous actor in a　 41　 successful play was once cast in the role of an aristocrat　 42　 had been imprisoned in Bastille for twenty years. In the last act，a gaoler（监狱长，看守）would always come on to the stage with a letter which he would hand to the prisoner.　 43　 the noble was expected to read the letter at each　 44　 ,he always insisted that it should be written out in full.

　　One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke　 45　 his colleague to find out if, after so many performances, he had managed to learn the　 46　 of the letter by heart. The curtain went up on the final act of the play and revealed（使显露）the aristocrat sitting alone behind bars in his dark cell. Just then，the gaoler　 47　 with the precious letter in his hands. He entered the　 48　and presented the letter to the aristocrat. But the copy he gave him had not been written out in　

 49　 as usual. It was simply a blank sheet of paper. The gaoler looked on eagerly,　50　 to see if his fellow actor had at last learnt his lines. The noble stared at the blank sheet of paper for a few seconds. Then，squinting（眯着眼看）his eves，he said,“The light is　 51　.Read the letter to me.”And he promptly handed the sheet of paper to the gaoler.　52　 that he could not remember a word of the letter either, the gaoler replied，“The light is indeed dim，sir. I must get my　 53　”With this, he hurried off the stage. Much to the aristocrat’s　 54　 ，the gaoler returned a few moments later with a pair of glasses and the　 55　 copy of the letter which he proceeded（继续进行）to read to the prisoner.

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的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。

Every fast-food employee knows that the drive-through window is the worst position. The window sticks with constant ice; the roar of engines hurts your ? ; your words are lost in the howling wind.

On a ? ? ? afternoon, everything changed.

Every once in a while, the sub-zero temperatures seal a ? ? ? windows shut. Drivers don’t exactly enjoy having to stand outside in the cold,? ? ? their orders into a speaker box, when they expect to drive through on their heated leather seats. In such cases, most customers tend to show their annoyance to the employees.

This woman was ? ? ? .

“I’ll get the next car’s ? ? ? as well,” she said as she came up to the window to pay. She stood outside, ? ? ? much snow on her hair. Though she was obviously freezing, her bright ? ? ? lit up her face like a fire.

“You can’t ? ? ? their drinks,” I said, confused and tired.

“No, but I’ll buy them,” she said. “Pay it forward and all that.”

Completely puzzled, I charged her as ? ? ? , and when the next customer arrived at the window I explained what had just happened. I watched as his ? ? ?? changed — first angry to be out in the cold, then? ? ? ? at the random act of kindness, and finally, delighted by his? ? ? .

“I suppose I’ll pay for the next order then,” he replied, nodding and waving at the impatient driver ? ? him. He ? ? ? over the cash and received his pre-paid hot drink.

The trend continued. Customers arrived annoyed, only to leave ? ? ? and pleased. Some were shocked to spend much more than they had expected, ? ? ? others ended up receiving their order for less than half the price.

Five vehicles passed, then ten, then twenty. No one refused to pay. Customers stood at my window ?? ? ?? a fist-full of change to buy drinks for a complete stranger. Cars drove off, honking (鸣笛) and ?? ? ?? their thanks.

It only takes one customer, one person, to change the entire ? ? ? of traffic. It only takes one moment, one smile, to warm up even the coldest of days.

1.A. ears????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. hands????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. feet????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. back

2.A. freezing????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. sunny????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. warm????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. usual

3.A. truck’s????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. vehicle’s????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. car’s????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. lorry’s

4.A. offering????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. throwing????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. screaming????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. cancelling

5.A. polite????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. angry????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. popular????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. different

6.A. number????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. coffee????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. fee????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. order

7.A. covering????????????? ????????????? B. increasing????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. gathering????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. falling

8.A. eyes????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. smile????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. hair????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. annoyance

9.A. pay????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. take????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. buy????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. bring

10.A. instructed????????????? ????????????? B. requested????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. directed????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. suggested

11.A. gesture????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. expression????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. figure????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. feeling

12.A. inspired????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. upset????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. surprised????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. disappointed

13.A. turn????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. sense????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. deed????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. luck

14.A. beyond????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. before????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. beside????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. behind

15.A. took????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. looked????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. handed????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. thought

16.A. shy????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. calm????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. anxious????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. regretful

17.A. while????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. since????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. as????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. unless

18.A. making????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. emptying????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. lying????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. holding

19.A. explaining????????????? ????????????? B. sending????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. introducing????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. casting

20.A. jam????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. row????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. flow????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. line

Ma Lili’s parents are going to give a birthday party for her. She’s going to be fourteen years old. Ma Lili has a lot of friends. They are going to come to the party. They are girls from Ma Lili’s school. There are twenty-five of them.

Ma Lili’s mother is making birthday cakes for the party. They are very nice cakes. Ma Lili says to her mother, “Mum, you’re very nice. Thank you for your nice cakes. ” Her father is going shopping. He buys a lot of apples, bananas, oranges and pears.

It’s four o’clock in the afternoon. Now everything is ready. The party begins in thirty minutes.

1. Who is going to give Ma Lili a birthday party?

A. Ma Lili    B. Her friends   C. Her teacher   D. Her parents

2. How many people are coming to Ma Lili’s party?

A. Two      B. Twenty      C. Twenty-one     D. Twenty-five

3. Her mother _____ for her party.

A. is making cakes   B. is shopping   C. is buying apples   D. makes a cake

4. How old is Ma Lili going to be?

A. 12      B. 13      C. 14       D. 20

5. What time does the party begin?

A. At four                           B. At half past four

C. After five o’clock     D. At about six o’clock

Strange things happen when you travel, because the earth is divided into twenty-four zones. The time difference between two zones is one hour. You can have days with more than twenty-four hours and days with fewer than twenty- four hours. You can have weeks with more than seven days and weeks with fewer than seven days.
If you make a five-trip across the Atlantic Ocean , your ship come into a different time zone every day. As you come into each zone, the time changes one hour. If you travel west, you set your watch back. If you travel east, you set it ahead. Each day of your trip has either twenty-five or twenty-three hours.
If you make a trip by ship across the Pacific Ocean , you cross the International Date Line. This is the point where a new day begins when you cross the line, you change one full day. If you travel east, today becomes yesterday, if you travel west it is tomorrow.
【小题1】Something interesting will happen to the time if you travel because ______.