The idea puzzled me so much that I stopped for a few seconds to try to________.A. make it out    B. make it off      C. make it up     D. make it over 

In the room ______ window is wide open ______.

  A. which, does our teacher live      B. whose, does our teacher live

  C. whose, lives our teacher         D. which, live our teacher

— Why do you look so angry?

— He insists on my presence here, but I can see it makes no difference ______.

A. I am here                      B. I was here             C. me to be here               D. my being here

第一节 完形填空 (共10小题; 每小题2分, 满分20分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项, 并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。  

Children find meanings in their old family tales.   

When Stephen Guyer’s three children were growing up, he told them stories about how his grandfather, a banker,    21   all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times when his strong-minded grandfather was nearly   22    , he loaded his family into the car and   23    them to see family members in Canada with a   24   ,“There are more important things in life than money. ”  

The  25   took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to a   26    house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was   27   that his children, a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset. To his surprise, they weren’t. Instead, their reaction echoed（共鸣）their great-grandfather’s. What they   28    was how warm the people were in the house.K   Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children through hard times. Storytelling experts say the phenomenon reflects a growing   29     in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in a storytelling events and festivals.  

A university   30    of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to retell parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety.  

21. A. missed        B. lost            C. forgot         D. ignored

22. A. friendless            B. worthless           C. penniless  D. homeless

23. A. fetched       B. allowed   C. expected  D. took

24. A. hope            B. promise   C. suggestion         D. belief

25. A. tale             B. agreement       C. arrangement             D. report

26. A. large            B. small         C. new           D. grand

27. A. surprised     B. annoyed    C. disappointed     D. worried

28. A. talked about       B. cared about       C. wrote about      D. heard about

29. A. argument    B. skill            C. interest     D. anxiety

30. A. study           B. design       C. committee      D. staff

I was lucky enough to get on the train before it ________.

. —What made him so angry?

—______ in the snow for one hour.

A. Being kept waiting    B. Keeping waiting

C. Because of waiting  D. She was kept waiting

A concert violinist was performing a difficult piece in front of a large audience. Suddenly there is a loud snap( 断裂声 ) and the__31___could be heard throughout the auditorium( 礼堂 ).The audience ___32___knew that a string( 弦)had broken. They all __33____the concert to stop for a short time ___34___another instrument was brought to the musician.

But instead, the __35___composed( 使镇定 ) herself and then signaled the conductor to start again.The orchestra( 管弦乐团 ) continued where they had __36___and the musician played the music on three strings. In her __37____she worked out new fingering to make up for the missing string. A work that few people could play __38___on four strings, the violinist played on three.

When she __39____and bowed to the audience,there was a silence in the hall. And then the crowd rose to their feet and cheered wildly. The violinist ___40___and wiped sweat from her forehead. When __41____returned to the hall, she ___42___why she had continued to play although there was a __43___string. "You know," she said, "sometimes it is the artist's __44___to find out how much music you can still ___45___with what has been left."

Maybe we've lived most of our lives and we have only a little time left. Maybe disease has ___46___us of our capacity( 能力 ) to work. Or perhaps a financial(财政的) loss has left us very__47___. Can we still make "music"?

There will come a time when we all __48___loss. Can we find the __49___to discover how much "music" we can still make with what has been left, just like the violinist? And if it takes extra courage to make the "music", others will __50___ your effort. Some people have lost more than others, but they are brave enough to face it. They inspire the rest of us to reach greater heights.

31. A. voice           B. sound         C.music        D. screamw

32. A.immediately      B. gradually       C. hardly       D.eventually

33. A. hoped          B. advised         C.urged        D.expected

34. A.when           B.until            C.after         D. since

35. A.audience        B.conductor        C.violinist      D.pianist

36. A.left             B. stopped         C.remained     D.arrived

37. A.hands           B. eyes            C.opinion      D.mind

38. A.fast             B.badly           C.well         D.gently

39. A.started          B.performed        C.finished      D.paused

40. A.worried         B.smiled          C.apologized    D.escapedw

41. A.thought         B.happiness        C.excitement    D.silence

42. A.asked          B. wondered        C.explained     D.introduced

43. A.broken         B.lost              C.bad          D.difficult

44. A.dream         B. plan              C. suggestion    D. task

45. A.take           B.get               C.make         D.carry

46. A.warned        B.reminded          C. required      D.robbed

47. A.poor          B.brave              C.guilty        D.rich

48. A.appreciate      B.avoid             C.experience     D.improve

49. A. assistance     B. hope              C. support       D.courage

50. A. comment      B.applaud            C. accept        D.blame

It is obvious __________ he has no chance to go to college.

A. that  B. whether  C what  D. Which

The children ____ very quiet；I wonder what they ____ up to.

A. were； are being B. are being；are    C. are；do                D. are being；do

— Tom, did Mr. Li join you in your discussion?

— No, he _____, but he happened to have fallen ill.

A. would like to       B. will           C. was to have    D. was going to join