第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother. My    began when I was just a kid. I  becoming a doctor. My mother was a worker. Through her work, she observed that  people spent a lot more time reading than they    watching television. She announced that my brother and I

watch two to three TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and then her written book reports. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights. Years later we realized her marks were a    . My mother was illiterate (文盲的).

When I entered high school I was an A-student, but not for long. I    the fashionable clothes. I wanted to  the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student. One night my mother came home after    at one of her several jobs and I complained about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, “Okay, I’ll give you all the money I make this week scrubbing (擦洗) floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy    food and pay the bills. With the money that is  , you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want.” I was very   with that plan, but once I had finished paying for all of the important things, there was    left. I realized that my mother was always dealing with money well to be able to    a roof over our heads and to put food on the table. I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn’t going to get me anywhere. ___ required intellectual (智力的) preparation. I went back to my    and became an A-student again. Finally, I  my dream and I became a doctor. My story is really my mother’s story — a woman with formal education who used her position as a parent to change the lives of many people around the globe. Now I believe that there is no job more    than parenting.

. A. belief               B. work                  C. education         D. promise

A. kept up with      B. got used to           C. dreamed of            D. got tired of 

A. lazy               B. easy-going           C. successful           D. reliable

A. cost            B. paid                       C. took            D. did

A. could only         B. could not                   C. must not             D. should often

A. read            B. give                 C. hold             D. explain

 A.mystery          B. risk                    C. fool           D. trick

A. wanted        B. attracted              C. recognised        D. accepted

A. get rid of        B. hang out with         C. test on              D. keep in touch with

A. serving           B. looking               C. working        D. getting

A. your brother           B. yourself             C. me                      D. the family

A. left over         B. paid off              C. used up        D. carried out

 A. angry                 B. pleased              C. disappointed    D. bored

A. anything       B. everything                  C. something        D. nothing

A. buy                  B. operate               C. keep            D. send

A. Success         B.Failure               C. Faith                 D. Comfort

A. guys          B. mother                C. studies         D. clothes 

 A. made               B. realised               C. changed        D. tried

A. little          B. much                 C. some          D. high

A. interesting       B. gentle                  C. important        D. bitter

What they need ______ enough money, while what we need ______ enough workers.

A. is; is             B. are; are     C. is; are           D. are; is

The survey_________in our school last month shows that about 2 percent of the students are addicted to Internet games.

  A.conducting                         B.having been conducted

  C.conducted                          D.to be conducted

On weekends when Jane comes back home from school, she eats everything in _____.

    A. scene            B. sight          C. view         D. range

It was rude ______ you to stare at the foreigner when he passed by just now.

A. of                     B. for                        C. with                       D. to

When Charles Stratton was five, he stopped growing. His mother took him to see the famous showman, P. T. Barnum. Mr. Barnum thought a small person would be the perfect addition to his show. He hired Charles’ parents along with him, and they traveled the world together.

He gave the two-foot-tall Charles a name, General Tom Thumb. He taught Tom how to sing, dance, act and tell jokes. When he felt Tom was ready to perform on stage, he made up ads. To stir up great interest, he said that Tom was eleven years old and had come from England.

During the show, Tom fought battles pretendedly with tall people. He also danced upon a wooden plate held by a person who was eight feet tall. Tom’s act was very popular and brought in a lot of money. By the time Tom was an adult, he had grown very rich. He had become a billionaire at the age of twenty five.

Fortunately for Tom, Mr. Barnum added more little people to his show, and Tom became lucky in love as well. One of the little people was Lavinia Warren, a schoolteacher. Tom was able to win her love, and they married.

The ceremony and reception were the talk of the town. They were attended by many rich and famous people and by about 2000 guests. Crowds filled the streets of New York to have a look at their tiny wedding marriage. The couple even met with President on their honeymoon just before going to live in Tom’s house in Connecticut.

Their wedding, which took place during the Civil War, provided a welcome escape from the sad problems of war. Not willing to let this bit of sunshine fade, communities throughout the country sponsored (发起) “Tom Thumb” weddings. In these weddings, small boys and girls, all dressed up, went through marriage ceremony for fun.

56. Which of the statements is TRUE according to the passage?

  A. Charles’ parents supported him and performed together with him.

  B. Charles was found and hired by the famous showman.

  C. Charles put lots of advertisements to arouse interest.

  D. Charles’ success was largely due to Mr. Barnum’s help.

57. Tom would dance on a wooden plate held by an eight-foot-tall person probably because ______________.

A. the wooden plate would make it sound as if Tom was dancing

B. it made Tom look taller

C. the eight–foot–tall man was the only tall person Tom trusted

D. the difference between them would make Tom look even smaller

58. The underlined words “talk of the town” in the second paragraph from the bottom means ______________.

A. it was in the newspaper                        B. people spread bad rumors about it

C. it was the most popular topic                      D. it was discussed in a city meeting

59. What does the author think about Tom’s wedding?

A. It helped people cheer up in a dark time.               B. People gave it too much of their attention.

C. It was funny and ridiculous.                          D. Tom and Lavinia were stupid.

They _____ be at home. You see, the door is locked from the outside.

   A. may                 B. must             C. mustn’t                 D. can’t

How little Franz regretted the days ______ playing in the woods and fields.

         A. which wasted      B. wasted                  C. having wasted              D. which is wasted

The engineers are going on with their highway project, _____the expenses have risen.

A. even though     B. just because      C. now that               D. as though

The world ______ is made up of matter.

   A. in that we live        B. on which we live  C. where we live in           D. we live in