Zigfried, a little mouse, blew his breath on the frosty window of the farmhouse and rubbed it to see the outside. Still nobody came. Maybe today, he thought  31 . It was only a few days before Christmas and he was watching for a miracle (奇迹).
This farmhouse had been  32  too long. It needed a family. Zigfried’s  33  made a noise. He realized that he hadn’t eaten anything since yesterday. He jumped from the windowsill (窗沿), grabbed a  34  from his home, and went next door to Farmer Mike’s.
Farmer Mike’s house had been a great place for the little mouse  35  the farmer married a wife who had a cat. Zigfried  36  when he thought of it. He looked around cautiously as he 37  into the room where grain was stored and was quite  38  as he filled his bag with wheat. He was turning to leave when suddenly he  39  a hot breath about his ear. His heart beat  40  , and without thinking he started to run and luckily  41  the cat’s paws (爪子).
The next afternoon Zigfried heard some good news: a  42  family would be moving into the farmhouse soon. Zigfried’s granny would arrive on Christmas Eve to  43 with him. He hoped that the family would come before his granny came. Before long, a car came  44  the road leading to the house, with butter sandwiches, cheese and chocolate.
Zigfried’s Christmas miracle did arrive!
The house came  45  the next few days. Zigfried  46  every single hour of them.  47 , the day before Christmas when he was drinking hot chocolate with a  48  smile at the door of his home, he heard the  49 of the children of the family about what they might get for Christmas. What? A cat? The  50  froze on his face； his mouth fell wide open. After a long while, he at last found his voice: “Hey! Whose Christmas miracle is this?”

Zigfried, a little mouse, blew his breath on the frosty window of the farmhouse and rubbed it to see the outside. Still nobody came. Maybe today, he thought  31 . It was only a few days before Christmas and he was watching for a miracle (奇迹).

This farmhouse had been  32  too long. It needed a family. Zigfried’s  33  made a noise. He realized that he hadn’t eaten anything since yesterday. He jumped from the windowsill (窗沿), grabbed a  34  from his home, and went next door to Farmer Mike’s.

Farmer Mike’s house had been a great place for the little mouse  35  the farmer married a wife who had a cat. Zigfried  36  when he thought of it. He looked around cautiously as he 37  into the room where grain was stored and was quite  38  as he filled his bag with wheat. He was turning to leave when suddenly he  39  a hot breath about his ear. His heart beat  40  , and without thinking he started to run and luckily  41  the cat’s paws (爪子).

The next afternoon Zigfried heard some good news: a  42  family would be moving into the farmhouse soon. Zigfried’s granny would arrive on Christmas Eve to  43 with him. He hoped that the family would come before his granny came. Before long, a car came  44  the road leading to the house, with butter sandwiches, cheese and chocolate.

Zigfried’s Christmas miracle did arrive!

The house came  45  the next few days. Zigfried  46  every single hour of them.  47 , the day before Christmas when he was drinking hot chocolate with a  48  smile at the door of his home, he heard the  49 of the children of the family about what they might get for Christmas. What? A cat? The  50  froze on his face； his mouth fell wide open. After a long while, he at last found his voice: “Hey! Whose Christmas miracle is this?”

1.                A．carefully        B．excitedly        C．hopefully D．proudly

2.                A．shabby         B．noisy           C．messy    D．empty

3.                A．mouth          B．nose           C．stomach D．throat

4.                A．bag            B．stick           C．bowl     D．coat

5.                A．although        B．until           C．whereas D．unless

6.                A．leapt           B．sniffed         C．trembled D．withdrew

7.                A．broke          B．marched        C．paced    D．stole

8.                A．curious         B．nervous         C．pitiful    D．sensible

9.                A．took           B．released        C．felt D．drew

10.               A．strongly        B．irregularly       C．slowly     D．wildly

11.               A．escaped        B．seized          C．rubbed    D．scratched

12.               A．close          B．happy          C．new D．young

13.               A．celebrate       B．communicate    C．compete  D．compromise

14.               A．across          B．from           C．off   D．up

15.               A．alive           B．loose          C．open D．still

16.               A．counted        B．enjoyed        C．missed    D．wasted

17.               A．However       B．Instead         C．Moreover D．Therefore

18.               A．bitter          B．forced         C．polite     D．satisfied

19.               A．introduction     B．discussion       C．comment D．debate

20.               A．blood          B．smile           C．tear D．sweat

第三节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后个体所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

In the year 1893, James Hilton wrote a novel “ Lost Horizon”. In the novel, a group of English people were flying home. Their plane was seized and  21     down into a mountain in a Tibetan region. Some lucky survivors were   22     to Shangri-La where they found lots of  23   things in such a state   24     nearly 200 years ago,  25  the local people lived peacefully and 26  with the other people, animals and everything here. The place was called “ Shangri-La” by the local  27   .

James Hilton   28  “ Shangri-La” in a mysterious valley which was  29   by snowcapped mountains, near where there were blue lakes and  30   grasslands. The human beings and nature were in  31   harmony; several religions and varieties of nationalities  32  at the same time; the temples looked splendid in green and golden; though people  33   the outer world by caravan(商队) for a long time, many foreign experts and scholars had come here to  34   .

Obviously, that is not only beautiful    35  , but also a kind of artistic concept.

With the novel and the film  36  out, Shangri-La became very famous in western countries. Later, a Chinese used the name of this place and  37    “ Shangri-La” Hotel Group which has become one of the most successful hotel groups in the world.

At the same time, people didn’t give up looking for the  38   Shangri-La. Up to the end of this century, they   39  have found it.

After inspecting and proving on many aspects, people found that Diqing Prefecture(辖区), the only Tibetan region in Yunnan, China, has striking similarity with what’s described in the tale     either natural scenery or people’s way of living. Therefore, the name of “ Diqing Shangri-La” spreads worldwide.

21. A. put            B. broke         C. dropped             D. fell

22. A. taken          B. caught         C. represented          D. devoted

23.A.thorough        B. fantastic       C. flexible              D. strange

24. A. found          B. processed      C. founded             D. existed

25. A. from which     B. there          C. so                  D. in which

26. A. in sympathy     B. in terms       C. in harmony           D. in turn

27. A. survivors       B. folks           C. imagination          D. tradition

28.A. located        B. dreamed        C. demand              D. played

29. A. surrounded     B. spotted        C. recognized            D. covered

30. A. mysterious     B. solid          C. broad                 D. valuable

31. A. exact         B. fair            C. reasonable            D. entire

32. A. created       B. existed         C. wandered              D. kept

33. A. contacted      B. called         C. imagined              D. set

34. A. evaluate       B. investigate     C. display                D. charge

35.A.valley          B. scene          C. novel                 D. scenery

36.A. breaking       B. standing        C. coming               D. putting

37. A. set up         B. put on         C. took on               D. focused on

38. A. typical        B. legendary      C. particular              D. average

39. A. actually       B. urgently        C. adequately             D. eventually

40. A. judging       B. making         C. concerning             D. depending