第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题l分,满分20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,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The House Fairy
As young parents, my husband and I felt that at age 6 and 8, our children were old enough to be cleaning their rooms and making their beds. But they thought   36  . My complaints, repeating myself, even self-justified shouting were landing on   37   ears. I felt frustrated (沮丧的) , and very often a whole afternoon’s scolding would end with their   38   into tears, I realized I needed to   39   my methods of “mothering”.
One day while they were at school, I had great fun   40   their rooms. On their desks, in plain   41  , I left the cards: “Dear Bill (the other card was   42   to Sarah), your room was messy this morning and I’m sure you like it clean. Love, the House Fairy.”   43   arriving back, the children were   44  excited to receive the little note from the House Fairy. The next day, their rooms were fairly tidy. Sure enough, there was another note from the House Fairy         45   for them, thanking them for their nice “gift” of a clean room and   46   asking them to play a certain violin   47 . Each day, thank--you notes would be worded differently to keep the ideas   48  .
Sometimes the House Fairy would propose a little   49  : “If you can finish your homework today and   50   it before dinner, I’ d like to watch a particular television program with you tonight.” Sometimes some colored markers or other little items would be left in   51
of jobs especially well done the day   52  .
53   I can’t remember how long “the House Fairy” continued leaving her love notes. When they were no longer age appropriate (合适的), we used various versions of Post-Its. The bathroom mirror became the   54   centre of our home. Appointments, notices about visiting relatives, lesson schedules, and changes in plans could be posted.
We all benefited from and   55   the idea of sharing reminders and daily details of life through notes. I believe the true legacy of the House Fairy notes survives in our frequent and enjoyable communication.
36.  A. different      B. no             C. otherwise        D. doubtful
37.  A. side          B. deaf           C. neither           D. either
38.  A. crying        B. breaking        C. bursting          D. bumping
39.  A. adjust        B. adopt         C. access            D. addict
40.  A. to tidy        B. tidying         C. tidied            D. tidy
41.  A. distance        B. words         C. speech           D. sight
42.  A. sent          B. read           C. delivered         D. addressed
43.  A. As           B. At             C. Of             D. Upon
44.  A. more than     B. rather than       C. no more than     D. other than
45.  A. asking        B. waiting         C. praying         D. expecting
46.  A. politely       B. friendly         C. gently          D. toughly
47.  A. music        B. song             C. piece           D. tone
48.  A. respectable    B. uninteresting     C. incredible        D. fresh
49.  A. challenge     B. question         C. suggestion       D. advice
50.  A. go with       B. go through       C. look up         D. look into
51.  A. response      B. answer          C. praise          D. honor
52.  A. ahead         B. before          C. over           D. ago
53.  A. Actually       B. Even so         C. Even if         D. Though
54.  A. reminder      B. main            C. memory        D. life
55.  A. learned          B. appreciated      C. shared          D. thanked


I remember my math teacher Mr. Young very well. He stood out because the kids made fun d him. He was missing one of his fingers, and always pointed at students with his middle finger.
I was not very good at English and math. No matter how hard I tried, I just could not figure out why I did not understand what all the other kids found so easy to learn.
One day, I was told that if I got one more E on my report card, I would be taken to the “big person for kids”
I tried really hard for weeks. I just couldn't understand how to make different parts of members into whole things.
The day before report cards were to come out, 1 knew that Mr. Young would give me an E, just like he always did.
I went to Mr. Young and told him that the orphanage (孤儿院) was going to send me to the big person if I got another E on my report card. He told me there was nothing he could do; it would be unfair to the other kids if he gave me a better grade than I had actually earned.
I smiled at him and said, "Mr. Young, do you know how the kids make fun of you because you’re missing your finger?" He looked at me, moved his mouth to one side and said nothing.
“They shouldn’t do that to you because you can't help having a finger, Mr. Young. Just like I can’t help not being able to learn numbers and stuff like that.” I said
The next day, when I got my report card, I tucked it into one of my books. While on the school bus, I opened it: Geography, B+; Mechanical Drawing, C-; English, D-l; History, C-; Gym, B+; Art, C; Math, D-.
That math grade was the most favorite one I ever received. Because I knew that someone in the world finally understood what it was like for me to be missing a finger inside my head.
59. From the second paragraph we can infer that the boy is _________ in some subjects.
A. mind-blowing (给人印象极深的 )         B. slow-witted (头脑迟钝的)
C. fun-loving                              D. badly- behaved
60. Where may the boy live according to the passage?
A. In an orphanage.    B. In a big prison.   C. In the school dormitory.      D. In his home.
61. What grade should the boy have got in the math test this time?
A. D-.                  B. B +               C. D.                     D. E.
62. The underlined word "tucked" in the passage most probably means “________”.
A. stuck             B. listed               C. hid                   D. copied
63. The reason why the boy remembers Mr. Young is that ________.
A. he missed one of his fingers               B. he treated his students very well

In the process of my growing up I cannot remember hearing the words ‘‘I love you” from my fatherWhen your father never says them to you when you are a childit gets ? ? ? for him to say those words as he gets olderIn factI could not honestly remember when I had last ? ? ? my love to him eitherI decided to ? ? ? my pride and make the first ? ? ? After some hesitationin our next phone conversation I burst out the words“Dad...I love you!”

There was a silence at the other end and he ? ? ? replied“Wellsame back at ya!”

I chuckled and said“DadI know you love meand when you are ? ? ? I know you will say what you want to say’’

Fifteen minutes later my mother ? ? ? and nervously asked“Paulis everything okay?’’

A few weeks laterDad ? ? ? our phone conversation with the words“PaulI love you’’I was at work during this conversation and the tears were rolling down my cheeks as I ? ? ? “heard’’ the loveAs we both sat there in tears we realized that this special moment had taken our father-son relationship to a new ? ? ?

A short while after this special momentmy father ? ? ? escaped death following heart surgeryMany times sinceI have ? ? ? whether l would have ever “heard” the love if I had not taken the first step and Dad had not ? ? ? the surgery

1.Arougher????????????? Btougher????????????? Cshyer????????????? Dseverer

2.AconveyedBleft????????????? Cpassed????????????? Ddevoted

3.Aget acrossBput up????????????? Cset aside????????????? Dtake on

4.AassumptionBmove????????????? Cdecision????????????? Dremark

5.Afearfully????????????? Bexcitedly????????????? Ccheerfully????????????? Dawkwardly

6.Acautious????????????? Bcasual????????????? Crelaxed????????????? Dready

7.Acalled????????????? Bdropped????????????? Cremoved????????????? Dglanced

8.AcontinuedBperformed????????????? Cconcluded????????????? Dobtained

9.Anaturally????????????? Bfinally????????????? Cindirectly????????????? Dgradually

10.A1evel????????????? Bsituation????????????? Cclass????????????? Drank

11.Aslightly????????????? Bnearly????????????? Cnarrowly????????????? Dhardly

12.Arealized????????????? Bwondered????????????? Cunderstood????????????? Dbelieved

13.AoperatedBperformed????????????? Ctolerated????????????? Dsurvived

 

My grandparents were married for over half a century, and played their own special game the time they had met each other. The goal of their game was to write the word “shmily” in a surprise place for the other to find. They took turns leaving “shmily” around the house, and as soon as one of them discovered it, it was their turn to hide it once more. They dragged “shmily” with their fingers through the sugar and flour containers to await whoever was preparing the next meal. “Shmily” was written in the steam left on the mirror after a hot shower, where it would reappear bath after bath. There was no end to the places where “shmily” would pop up. Little notes with “shmily” were found on car seats, or taped to steering wheels. The notes were put inside shoes and left under pillows. “Shmily” was written in the dust upon the mantel(壁炉架)and traced in the ashes of the fireplace. This mysterious word was as much a part of my grandparents’ house as the furniture.

It took me a long time before I was able to fully appreciate my grandparents’ game. Skepticism has kept me from believing in true love --- one that is pure and enduring (持久的). However, I never doubted my grandparents’ relationship. It was based on passionate(热情的)affection which not everyone is lucky enough to experience.

But there was a dark cloud in my grandparents’ life: my grandmother had breast cancer. The disease had first appeared ten years earlier. As always, Grandpa was with her every step of the way. He comforted her in their yellow room, painted that way so that she could always be surrounded by sunshine, even when she was too sick to go outside. But my grandmother grew steadily weaker until, finally, she could not leave the house anymore. Then one day, what we all dreaded finally happened. Grandma was gone.

“Shmily.” It was written in yellow on the pink ribbons of my grandmother’s funeral bouquet (花束). As the crowd thinned and the last mourners turned to leave, Grandpa stepped up to my grandmother’s coffin and, taking a shaky breath, he began to sing to her. Through his tears and grief, the song came: S-h-m-i-l-y: See How Much I Love You.

1.According to the passage, where may the word “shmily” be found?

a.in the flour containers

b.on the mirror

c.on the sheet of toilet paper

d.on pillows

e.on the furniture

A.a, b     B. b, c     C. a, d     D. b, e

2.The first paragraph is mainly about ________.

A.what the word “shmily” means

B.how the author’s grandparents played their special game

C.how the author appreciated her grandparents’ game

D.how the author’s grandparents cared for each other

3.The underlined phrase “pop up” in Paragraph 1 means ________.

A.appear    B. change    C. survive    D. work

4.According to the passage, the author _________.

A.thought the game was meaningless

B.believes everyone can experience true love

C.doubted the existence of true love at first

D.sometimes left “shmily” around the house

5.Grandpa tried to make Grandma comfortable by _______.

A.singing songs to her every day

B.painting the room yellow

C.encouraging her to go outside

D.helping her take a hot shower every day

 

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