第二节  完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

    阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从31—50各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Many years ago my grandfather had a small farm and chickens. One morning he  31  me out to the chicken coop（鸡舍）to collect fresh eggs. He became  32  when I didn’t return after a short while. When he came  33  me I jumped with joy, but he saw tears in my eyes and noticed that I was in a(n)  34  chicken coop nearby, which could be entered only  35  the same door.

When he  36  my pain and asked, “What was wrong?” I told him  37 , “That nasty rooster,” who was now docile（驯服的）, in my grandfather’s  38 , “came pecking after me and all the hens started cackling, which scared me, and I ran into the next coop for  39 .” He took me by the hand and we walked right by the now  40  nasty rooster and comfortable nesting hens. We sat under the apple tree, and he related the following story. “Did you notice  41  that rooster and hens behaved when I came in? Totally  42  from when you first came in.” I shouted, “The rooster and hens seemed to pounce on（攻击）me.”

My grandfather then said, “That’s a new rooster the neighbor gave me. All your life you are going to  43  people who will act like that rooster and hens. Only in different ways! It’s  44  for that rooster to protect his coop and his hens. The rooster is the  45 and the hens are followers. Same with people! It doesn’t  46  whether they are men or women. There will always be people who will try to  47  your life and if you let them, you will become like the hens.”

“ 48  to be the leader, you have to first be able to lead your own life and be the rooster of your actions. You can be like the rooster leading the hens.  49  of us in life are followers, like the hens and some stay  50  in their own chicken coops, like you did.”

31.A．took        B．picked      C．sent       D．carried

32.A．concerned   B．excited     C．surprised   D．interested

33.A．calling on    B．dropping in      C．looking for      D．running after

34.A．full          B．empty       C．small     D．large

35.A．with        B．over      C．under           D．through

36.A．comforted   B．noticed     C．removed   D．felt

37.A．tearfully      B．proudly    C．nervously  D．carefully

38.A．control     B．eyes      C．hands       D．presence

39.A．eggs        B．safety       C．hens      D．balance

40.A．angry       B．satisfied    C．quiet     D．puzzled

41.A．why         B．how      C．what      D．whether

42.A．slowly     B．fiercely     C．differently       D．popularly

43.A．come over   B．come across     C．come up   D．come out

44.A．hard        B．brave     C．useless      D．natural

45.A．leader      B．key       C．member    D．problem

46.A．disturb     B．include     C．matter      D．belong

47.A．lead         B．involve     C．change      D．mind

48.A．And         B．As         C．But       D．So

49.A．None       B．Most      C．All        D．Both

50.A．missing       B．worrying  C．packed      D．hidden

He has been in high spirits, for pieces of exciting news came to him_________.

       A．one after another     B．one by one       C．little by little    D．step by step

Upon reaching an ________ age, more often than not, children are encouraged, but not forced, “ to leave the nest.”

  A. appropriate      B. adequate       C. automatic      D. accurate

Scientists conclude that female cats tend to favor their right paws when _______ complex tasks.

A. knocking about       B. bringing in            C. holding up             D. taking on

．The middle-aged man said he would accept the job, so we have asked him to __________ his acceptance in writing.

       A. confirm                   B. convey                     C. convince                  D. consider

. Don’t leave matches or cigarettes on the table within ______ of little children.

A. hand       B. reach       C. space            D. distance

---People should use public transport instead of their own private cars.

   --- _______.The roads are too crowd as it is.

   A. All right.        B. Exactly.        C. Go ahead.        D. Fine.

．______   in the leg made it impossible for him to walk home.

 A．Injured B．Being injured C．To be injured D．Having injured

His explanation was so clear that everyone could understand it with _____        . 

A. possibly the least effort B. the least effort possibly

C. the possible least effort D. the least possible effort

— Hello, everyone! Have you heard the meeting will be put off?

   — Yeah, that’s what we         about when you came in.

A. were talking  B. are talking   C. have talked   D. had talked