第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1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。

        One day before Christmas, all of us children from the Children's Home Society Orphanage(孤儿院) were taken to the Mayflower Hotel in downtown to attend a Christmas party.

After the man on the stage said a prayer       （祈祷）, we were told to  　36　 . Within minutes we were   37    a meal which was fit for a king. I ate   38  I could eat no more. As we ate, Santa Clause came walking out onto the  39  . The kids cheered with  40  . Everyone began clapping their hands and yelling as   41  as they could.

I too was excited   42   but I knew better than to yell（叫喊）out loud or to jump up and scream. Mrs. Winters, the head matron, sat only three seats from me. She had   43   it very clear to everyone that we were to behave ourselves in "a proper manner" and that there was to be "no yelling or shouting".

One orphan   44  was led up onto the stage and each kid was handed a   45   by Santa Claus himself.

As the line became shorter and shorter my   46   finally came. He smiled at me. Then he reached over and handed me a   47   box which had two gold ribbons(丝带) on it. As I leaned(向前倾) to take the box I tripped and I   48  to my knees. Santa reached over and helped me to my feet.

"Move  49   Kiser." called out Mrs. Winters.

I was now leaning against Santa Claus' leg and I was looking   50   into his eyes. His face was less than an inch from mine.

"Can I   51   you Santa?" I asked him.

The next thing I knew Mrs. Winters had caught me up by my shirt collar and was  52   me away from the line of children.

I sat down in my chair just crying. Once in a while I would  53   at the stage to see if my gift was still sitting by Santa Claus.

When we all lined up waiting, I  54  "HO HO HO" coming from behind me.

As I   55  , there stood Santa Claus holding my large box. Then he knelt down and he hugged my neck as hard as he could.

36. A. stand up            B. go out               C. sit down            D. keep silent

37. A. taken                B. served               C. brought             D. supplied

38. A. until                  B. unless               C. before               D. after

39. A. table                   B. hotel                 C. seat                   D. stage

40. A. encouragement  B. excitement        C. disappointment D. astonishment

41. A. loud                  B. big                   C. high                  D. low

42. A. outside               B. beside              C. aside                 D. inside

43. A. took                  B. made             C. demanded         D. warned

44. A. at a time           B. at one time        C. at time’s            D. at time

45. A. favor                       B. box                 C. gift                  D. medal

46. A. turn                   B. way                 C. chance              D. gift

47. A. golden                      B. yellow              C. small                D. large

48. A. sat                     B. fell                  C. dropped            D. turned

49. A. by                     B. on                  C. in                    D. out

50. A. quickly             B. directly            C. immediately      D. finally

51. A. tell                            B. call                  C. hug                  D. leave

52. A. pushing              B. keeping             C. stopping            D. pulling

53. A. look                  B. jump               C. put                  D. stand

54. A. watched            B. found               C. heard                      D. observed

55. A. turned around      B. turned up          C. turned away       D. turned down

Riding School：    ．

 You can start horse-riding at any age．Choose private or group lessons any weekday be 9 am and 8：30 pm(3：30 pm on Saturdays)．There are 10 kilometres of tracks and paths for leisurely rides across farmland and open country．You will need a riding hat．

 Opening Hours：Monday through Friday：9：00 am一8。30 pm

 Phone：(412)396--6754 Fax：(412)396—6752

Sailing Club；

 Our Young Sailor’s Course leads to the Stage 1 Sailing qualification．You’11 learn how to sail safely and the course also covers sailing theory and first aid．Have fun with other course membe。afterwards in the clubroom．There are 10 weekly two—hour lessons(Tuesdays 6 pm～8 pm).

 Opening Hours：Tuesdays：6：00 pm一8。00 pm

 Phone：(412)396—6644 Fax：(412)396—6644

Diving Centre：

 Our experieneed instructors offer one-month courses in deep-sea diving for beginners．There are two evening lessons a week，in which you learn to breathe underwater and use the equipment safely．You only need a swimming costume and towel.Reduced rates for couples.

 Opening Hours：Monday and Friday：6：30pm一8：30pm

 Phone：(412)396—6312 Fax：(412)396—6706

Medical Center

 The staff of the Medical Center aim to provide convenient and comprehensive medical care to students and staff of the university．The center is well equipped and tbe staff here are trainedto deal with a broad range of medical problems.Both female and male doctors as well as nursing staff are available for consultation．Also，all kinds of medicines are sold here and are cheaper for students than other drugstores．

Opening Hours：24 hour from Monday to Sunday

Phone：(412)396—6649 Fax：(412)396—6648

Watersports Club：

We use a two-kilometre length of river for speedboat racing，and water-skiing．A beginners’course consists of ten 20-minute lessons．You will learn to handle boats safely and confidently, but must be able to swim．The club is in a convenient central position and is open daily from 9 a.m to 4 p.m，with lessons all through the day．

Opening Hours：Monday t~rough Friday：9：OOam一4。00pm

Phone：(412)396--6899 Fax：(412)396—6890

61  If you wanl to swim and enjoy activities which are fast and a bit dangerous,you should join

 A．Watersports Ciub     B．Diving Centre     C．Sailing Club    D．Riding School

62．If you want to experience a new activity in the countryside in the mornings，you may fax

 A．(412)396--6648                  B．(412)396--6706

 C．(412)396--6752                  D．(412)396—6876

63．If you are planning to explore the ocean depths，you should attend your lessons at       

 A．24 hour from Monday to Sunday

 B．Monday through Friday：7：00am一10：00pm

 C．Tuesdays：6：00 pm一8。00 pm

 D．Monday and Friday：6：30pm一8：30pm

64．You want to do an activity one evening a week and get a certificate in the end，you can go to

 A．Watersports Club               B．Diving center

C．Saillng CIub                   D．Riding School

65．Which is NOT the convenience that the Medical Center provides?

A．Good equipment．                    B．Well trained staff members．

C．Various less expensive medicines．        D．Nursery for newly- born babies

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56. Margaret - is a 65-year-old retired woman who lives in Glasgow, Scotland and visits her sister in London four times a year. She usually takes the long-distance train on these journeys and the normal return train fare is E50.

57. Bill - is a student living in London and needs to catch the bus to and from university every weekday. The normal cost of the fare is ;E3 each way.

58. Robert - will visit London for 1 day with his family (wife and 2 daughters) and plans to use the public transport system to see as much of the city as possible. According to his plan they will be catching at least 5 buses or trains that day. Average cost of each fare is # 3 per person.

59. Jill - is a 40-year-old mother who lives in West London and has to travel to the city centre for work each day. To get there she needs to catch a bus to the train station then board the train to work. Average cost of each ticket is #3.

60. Albert - is a salesman who mainly visits his customers in the city but must also travel to other parts of the country at least twice each month. He prefers to travel by train.

We will ______ all the natural resources if we continue consuming them like that.

   A. run out                      B. wipe out                   C. drop out                   D. hold out

 It’s time that you __________ the whole book.

   A. must go over     B. can go over          C. went over            D. have gone over

 What has started as a Chicago morning program in 1984 has now turned into one of the most popular daytime chat shows ever _____ on TV.

A. to be seen                        B. to see                       C. seeing                      D. has been seen

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Entering a sport into the Olympics can be a long process. There are many requirements to meet   53   a sport can be considered  54  the International Olympic Committee (IOC). First, a sport must have its own international committee.   55  , it must be practiced by  56 _  in at least 75 countries on at least four continents and by women in at least 40 countries on three continents. Last, a current sport must be dropped, for it becomes   57   popular and has to make way   58   new, more popular sport,  59  helps to ensure that the IOC can keep the Olympics  60 _ control.

    Guangzhou （Xinhua）——12 people were killed and 20 injured early yesterday morning when they jumped from a burning train car into the path of an oncoming goods train in Southern China. When No. 247 Wuchang——Guangzhou passenger train was passing the Dayaoshan Tunnel in Guangdong Province， South China at 00 ：17 hours yesterday， a fire caused by passengers' smoking broke out on No. 17 car. They wanted to extinguish fire. As the train stopped some frightened passengers jumped from windows. 12 people were crushed to death and 20 others injured by a northward passing goods train（No. 1766）。

    In which direction did the passenger train travel？

    A. Northward.         B. Southward.       C. Eastward.      D. Westward.

    For what did the passenger train stop？

    A. To put out the fire.            B. To let the passengers jump out.

    C. To let the other train pass.    D. To pick up some other passengers.

What was the cause of the fire？

A. A heavy rain.    B. High temperature.     C. Carelessness.     D. Fear.

I failed in the fimal examination last term and only then      the importance of studies.

A.I realized           B.I had realized    

 C.had I realized       D.did I realized

It is reported that the floods have left about _________ people homeless.

A. two thousand        B. two-thousands            C. two thousands         D. two thousands of