第二节 完型填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
In 1982, Mark Thatcher, the son of Mrs. Thatcher, was reported
missing in the Sahara Desert while competing in the Grand Prix Motor race
from Paris to
Daker. This sad unexpected news, shook the __36___ calm and unhurried
politician off her balance. Though she did her best to___37___as if
nothing had happened and made her public appearances usual, people could not
fail to notice that she was no longer the old self-assured(自信的) prime minister who always had
everything under__38___ . Instead she had become a very sad mother who
was unable to recover from her__39___ .
One day when she was to___40___at a lunch party, a reporter
caught her off her guard by bringing up the ___41___of her missing son
again. She was totally mentally__42___ for the question and lost her___43___
. Tears were rolling down her eyes___44___ she sobbingly told the
reporter there was still no news of Mark and that she was very__45___
about him. She said that all the countries concerned had promised to do their
best to help her find her son. With that she ___46___ down completely
and sobbed silently for quite a while. Gradually she ___47___ down and
started to speak as planned. It was a very___48___scene which exposed a
new side of Mrs. Thatcher’s ___49__the public do not usually see, so
people began to ___50___ about the Iron Woman’s motherly love, a
feeling___51___is common to all human race.
Later Mark returned safe and__52___to his mother’s side,
good-humored and all smiles as usual___53___nothing unusual had___54____happened.
The Iron Woman, however, broke down again and was___55___sobbing for the
second time.
36. A. seldom B.
quite
C. usually D. frequently
37. A. talk
B. pretend C. seem D. look
38. A. help B.
control
C. oppression D. power
39.A. shaking B. dream C. fear
D. shock
40. A. speak
B. appear C. pay
D. cook
41. A. object
B. subject C.
report
D. announcement
42. A. unprepared B. answering C. eager D. ready
43. A. son
B. self-control C. balance D. belief
44. A. because B. that
C. as
D. thus
45. A. eager
B. curious C. afraid D. worried
46. A. broke
B.
fell
C. calmed D. went
47. A. slowed B. turned C. calmed D. broke
48. A. interesting B. moving C. serious D. merry
49. A. character B.
importance C. thought D. position
50. A. set
B. worry
C. think
D.
talk
51. A. it
B. she
C. this
D. that
52. A. healthy B. happy C. sound D. well
53. A. so that
B.
as if
C. though D. as
54. A. ever
B. just C. never D. yet
55. A. seen
B. caught C. heard
D. made