第三节：完形填空(共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分)

“Tell me what you were like when you were my age,” I asked my mother one afternoon. She looked up, 21 at my question. After a long time she answered, “I was 22 like you. Then, there was only one career for girls - being a hard-working 23. To tell the truth, it is 24 for me to tell you that I 25 my mother when I was growing up. I did so much for her. Besides doing lots of housework, every night I would go into my parents’ bedroom, and wash their feet with warm water. Not once did my mother ever said, ‘thank you’."

I stared out of the window, remembering 26 I grew up, always wanting to hear a word of 27 from her, but getting only the rule and 28 I could never live up to (做到). I remembered the years when she 29 me to get up at six every morning and cook breakfast for the family before leaving for school. Least of all, I remembered the times she’d 30 me to other girls who were as old as me and found me useless.

　“Nothing was ever 31 enough for my mother,’’ continued my mother, “ but now I know she did 32 me, even if she never said so. I told you this just for a 33. Yes, I love all my children, but you are my first child, the first in everything to me. I have been very strict and hard on you, but I 34 you in the only way I knew. I am 35 proud of you.”

21. A. excited　 　　　　　　　 B. angry　　 　　　　　　　 C. disappointed　　　　　　　　　 D. surprised

22. A. ever　　　 　　　　　　 B. mostly　　　　 　　 C. never　　 　　　　　　 　　　 D. once

23. A. woman　　 　　　　　　 B. worker　 　　　　　　　 C. wife　　　　 　　　 　　　 D. student

24. A. comfortable　 　　　　 B. proud　　　 　　　　　 C. shameful　　 　　　 　　　 D. silly

25. A. hated　　 　　　　　　 B. loved　　 　　　　　　　 C. respected　 　　　　　 　　　 D. forgave　

26. A. where　　　　 　　　 B. how　　　　 　　　 C. before　　 　　　　　　 　　　 D. when

27. A. honesty　　　 　　　　 B. use　　　　　 　　　 C. importance　　 　　　 　　　 D. praise　

28. A. promise　 　　　　　　 B. order　　　 　　　　 C. expectation　 　　　　 　　　 D. curiosity

29. A. made　　　　　　　　　　　 B. encouraged　 　　　　 C. forced　　　 　　　　 　　　 D. advised　　　

30. A. compared　　　　　　　　 B. matched　　　 　　　 C. explained　 　　　　　　 　　　 D. introduced

31. A. interesting　 　　　　　 B. bad　　　　 　　　　 C. modern　 　　　　　　 　　　 D. good

32. A. support　　　　 　　 B. love　　　　　 　　 C. honour　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. ignore

33. A. reason　　　 　　　　　 B. explanation 　　　　　 C. excuse　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. consideration

34. A. helped　　　 　　　　　 B. taught　　 　　　　　　 C. raised　　 　　　　　　 　　　 D. affected

35. A. slightly　　　 　　　 B. generally　 　　　　　 C. actually　　　 　　　 　　　 D. gradually

20.A poet and artist _____ coming to speak to us about Chinese literature and painting tomorrow afternoon.

A. is 　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. are 　　　　　 　　　 C. was 　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. were

19.The father as well as his three children _____ skating on the frozen river every Sunday afternoon in winter.

A. is going　　　 　 　　　 B. go　　　　　　　　　　 C. goes　　　　 　　 　　　 D. are going

18. 　　　　was most important to her, she told me, was her family.

　　　 A. It　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. This　　　 　　C. What　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. As

17.According to a recent U.S. survey, children spent up to 25 hours a week ______ TV.

A. to watch　　　　　　　　　 B. to watching　　　 　　　 C. watching　　 　 　　 　　　 D. watch

16.Progress so far has been very good. ______, we are sure that the project will be completed on time.

A. However　　　　　　　　　 B. Otherwise　 　　　 C. Therefore　　　　　 D. Besides　

15.Eugene’s never willing to alter any of his opinions. It’s no use ______ with him.

A. to argue　　 　　　　　　 B. arguing 　　 　　　 C. argued　 　　　　　 　　　 D. having argued