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，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My neighbor has an eight-year-old daughter. She used to stay in the countryside, her   36   place. Recently her parents brought her to town to live with them. __37   and uneducated, she would swear or use dirty words when she was   38 _. Sometimes she got   39   to roll on the ground, to the   40   of people around. Her parents tried to tame（驯服） her by beating and kicking, __41   lead to worse outbursts(爆发). Finally they became   42   disappointed with her.

One day their next-door neighbor, a retired woman teacher gave the girl a snow-white dress,   43   was very beautiful. It immediately caught the girl’s eyes and made them shine brightly.

The girl put on the dress and became quite   44   person. She no longer   abused or __45   others, and rolled   46   on the floor. She knew running wild would make her lose face   47   such a beautiful dress. Since then the girl had been   48  , neat, and lovely.

The story set me thinking a lot. Perhaps everyone has a beautiful dress  _49_  somewhere in his or her __50__. Only some people are not aware(意识) of it, forget it or   51   it. Beauty is a power force or weapon—that’s something   52   by many of us. It can arouse fine   53   that humans are born with but have so far hidden somewhere. It has a soul-making   54 __ that is  55    unmatched.

36.  A. native               B. strange       C. similar               D. homeless

37.  A. Excited         B. Wild         C. Polite          D. Dishonest

38.  A. happy               B. scared         C. unhappy         D. calm

39.  A. up to          B. as far          C. so mad           D. so wild as

40.  A. pleasure        B. delight        C. sorrow         D. surprise

41.  A. as to           B. likely to      C. only to               D. so as to

42.  A. hardly           B. completely       C. partly          D. exactly

43.  A. which               B. the          C. it              D. this

44.  A. the other       B. another        C. other           D. each other

45.  A. surprised       B. confused      C. attacked        D. spoke

46.  A. more          B. much              C. less            D. few

47.  A. in              B. with         C. on               D. at

48.  A. impolite        B. loyal        C. determined            D. gentle

49.  A. laid           B. covered       C. hidden         D. fixed

50.  A. eyes           B. heart         C. body            D. head

51.  A. lose           B. control      C. recognise        D. undress

52.  A. realised         B. noticed       C. unrealized      D. valued

53.  A. thoughts        B. opinions      C. purposes          D. qualities

54.  A. effort          B. influence     C. work            D. warmth

55.  A. indeed         B. never        C. seldom         D. sometimes

While I studied at school, I felt great difficulty in learning my Latin translations. I was always very 　36　in using a dictionary, and 　37　it most difficult, while to other boys it seemed no 　38　.

　　I formed an alliance(盟友) with a boy in the Sixth Grade. He was very clever and 　39　read Latin as easily as English. My friend for his part was almost as 　40　troubled by the English essays he had to write for the headmaster as I was 　41　these Latin words. We agreed together that he should 　42　me my Latin translations and that I should do his essays. The arrangement 　43　wonderfully. The headmaster seemed quite 　44　with my work, and I had more time to myself in the morning. On the other hand, once a week 　45　I had to compose the essays of my friend. For several months no difficulty 　46　, but once we were nearly caught out.

　　One afternoon, the headmaster 　47　my friend to discuss one essay with him in a lively spirit. “I was interested in this 　48　you make here. I think you might have gone further. Tell me 　49　you had in your mind.” The headmaster continued in this 　50　for some time to fear of my friend. However, the headmaster, not wishing to 　51　an occasion of praise into 　52　of fault-finding, finally 　53　him go. He came back to me like a man who had had a very narrow 　54　and I made up my mind to make every effort to study my 　55　.

A. quick　　　　 B. slow　　　　　 C. hard　　　　　　　 D. good

A. made 　　　　B. got 　　　　　  C. found 　　　　　　 D. left

A. trouble　　　　B. difference　　   C. labor 　　　　　　  D. worry

A. might　　　　　B. would 　　　　C. should　　　　　　  D. could

A. very 　　　　　B. little　　　　   C. much　　　　　　　D. few

A. for　　　　　　 B. by　　　　　　C. in　　　　　　　　 D. to

A. change　　　　　B. take　　　　　 C. forgive　　　　　  D. tell

A. worked　　　　　B. tried　　　　  C. happened　　　　　 D. developed

A. angry　　　　　　B. satisfied　　   C. frightened　　　　  D. sad

A. or so　　　　　　B. or else　　　   C. as usual　　　　　  D. as far

A. became 　　　　 B. seemed　　　　 C. lay　　　　　　　 D. appeared

A. called　　　　　　B. taught　　　　 C. arranged　　　　　 D. sent

A. aim　　　　　　　B. goal　　　　　 C. point　　　　　 　 D. opinion

A. why　　　　　　　B. how 　　　　　C. which　　　　　　 D. what

A. excitement 　　    B. way 　　　　　C. meaning 　　　　　D. disappointment

A. turn 　　　　　　 B. leave 　　　　 C. grow　　　　　　　D. become

A. none　　　　　　　B. one 　　　　　C. either　　　　　　 D. some

A. ordered　　　　　　B. asked 　　　　C. took　　　　　　　D. let

A. surprise 　　　　   B. escape　　　　C. hope　　　　　　　D. chance

A. reading　　　　　　B. writing 　　　 C. translations　　　   D. essays

An old friend from abroad（国外）__16__ I wanted to stay with telephoned me from the airport to tell me that he had arrived. I was still in the __17__, but I had done something to get ready for his coming. After explaining where my new room was, I told him __18__ I had left the key under the doormat（门垫）. __19__ I would be home rather __20_, I asked him to go into the kitchen and __21__ himself to some food and drink.

Two hours later, my friend telephoned me from the __22__. At the moment, he said __23__ was __24__ the radio __25__ having a truly wonderful meal. He had cooked two eggs and helped himself __26__ some __27__ chicken from the refrigerator. Now, he said, he was drinking a glass of milk __28__ he hoped I would __29__ him. When I asked him if he had __30__ the room without __31__, he answered that he had __32_ been able to find the key under the doormat. As the living-room window just __33__ the apple tree had been left _34__, he had climbed in. I listened to all this in __35__. There in no apple tree in front of my living-room. There is one in front of my neighbor’s.

1.A. what      B. as        C. which         D. whom

2.A. room      B. office     C. station        D. airport

3.A. that       B. where     C. why          D. how

4.A. For       B. When     C. So            D. As

5.A. late       B. soon      C. on time        D. early

6.A. eat        B. help      C. cook          D. make

7.A. airport     B. station    C. bus stop       D. living-room

8.A. I          B. he       C. she           D. my boss

9.A. repairing   B. buying    C. listening to     D. hearing

10.A. after      B. before     C. as             D. while

11.A. to        B. with      C. for            D. from

12.A. cold      B. hot       C. new           D. warm

13.A. and       B. but       C. because        D. though

14.A. help      B. see       C. join           D. join in

15.A. got       B. arrived    C. reached        D. came

16.A. joy       B. regret     C. thinking       D. difficulty

17.A. also       B. always   C. not            D. none

18.A. in front of  B. near     C. far away from   D. around

19.A. open      B. dirty     C. closed         D. shut

20.A. silence     B. surprise  C. the room       D. the office

You can go out _____ you promise to be back before 11 o’clock.

1. A.
   so that
2. B.
   as far as
3. C.
   so long as
4. D.
   in case

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My neighbor has an eight-year-old daughter. She used to stay in the countryside, her   1place. Recently her parents brought her to town to live with them. __2and uneducated, she would swear or use dirty words when she was   3. Sometimes she got   4to roll on the ground, to the   5of people around. Her parents tried to tame（驯服） her by beating and kicking, __6lead to worse outbursts(爆发). Finally they became   7disappointed with her.

One day their next-door neighbor, a retired woman teacher gave the girl a snow-white dress,   8was very beautiful. It immediately caught the girl’s eyes and made them shine brightly.

The girl put on the dress and became quite   9person. She no longer   abused or __10others, and rolled   11on the floor. She knew running wild would make her lose face   12such a beautiful dress. Since then the girl had been   13, neat, and lovely.

The story set me thinking a lot. Perhaps everyone has a beautiful dress  _14_  somewhere in his or her __15__. Only some people are not aware(意识) of it, forget it or   16it. Beauty is a power force or weapon—that’s something   17by many of us. It can arouse fine   18that humans are born with but have so far hidden somewhere. It has a soul-making   19_ that is  20unmatched.

1.A. native                   B. strange       C. similar            D. homeless  

2.A. Excited         B. Wild         C. Polite        D. Dishonest

3.A. happy           B. scared       C. unhappy       D. calm

4.A. up to           B. as far       C. so mad        D. so wild as

5.A. pleasure        B. delight      C. sorrow         D. surprise

6.A. as to           B. likely to    C. only to       D. so as to    

7.A. hardly          B. completely   C. partly        D. exactly

8.A. which           B. the           C. it           D. this

9.A. the other       B. another      C. other         D. each other

10.A. surprised      B. confused     C. attacked        D. spoke

11.A. more           B. much         C. less            D. few

12.A. in             B. with          C. on           D. at

13.A. impolite       B. loyal         C. determined   D. gentle

14.A. laid           B. covered      C. hidden         D. fixed

15.A. eyes           B. heart        C. body          D. head

16.A. lose           B. control        C. recognise   D. undress

17.A. realised       B. noticed      C. unrealized      D. valued

18.A. thoughts       B. opinions     C. purposes      D. qualities  

19.A. effort         B. influence    C. work          D. warmth

20.A. indeed             B. never          C. seldom         D. sometimes