第二节完形填空(共20小题。每小题1．5分。满分30分)
阅读下面一篇文章，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选
项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A couple of years ago, I went to a lady's house to buy some vitamins. Upon entering the house, I  36  that there was an electronic keyboard on a stand, leaning   37  the wall. Being a piano music lover and   38 , I asked if the woman played. She nodded and added that she had been  39  lessons--at age 54! I told her that it was very   40  that she was pursuing (追求) her   41  to play the piano.
Then she asked me the same question.  
"I have been playing for 8 years now," I answered.
"Then you must play a song for me before you leave," she requested.
I    42  she was kidding and I simply smiled. At the end of the   43  of the vitamins, she 44    me of our musical "  45 ". She then showed me to an old upright piano in the living room and asked me to play a song for her. I thought    46   and decided to play David Lanz's "Return to the Heart", since she had so much passion for    47  , and it was my soul-searching song.
I played the song to the best of my    48 , and with my emotions pouring into it as possible. She loved it.   49  I was about to step out of the door, I heard a weak voice calling out, "Young man!"
I turned around. And there was an old lady    50   one little step at a time with the help of another woman. "I wanted to come out to   51  you for the beautiful song that you played. I have been very sick, and it's very hard for me to    52   my bed, but I really wanted to thank you for the song. It made me feel good..." she said. With that, she turned around and walked   53  back to her room.
I was deeply touched by her   54  and felt a deeper understanding for the song. It served its purpose beautifully, returning to one's   55   for peace and joy.
36. A. observed            B. watched           C. noticed           D. caught
37. A. on                B. at                      C. over              D. against
38. A. player             B. learner                  C. composer         D. starter
39. A. giving             B. attending                C. teaching          D. learning
40. A. interesting         B. exciting            C. aggressive        D. impressive
41. A. passion           B. interest             C. hobbies            D. emotions
42. A. found            B. felt                 C. hoped            D. thought
43. A. charge           B. purchase              C. bargain            D. obtaining
44. A. warned          B. required              C. asked             D. reminded
45. A. deal            B. contract              C. discussion          D. debate
46. A. for the moment    B. at the moment        C. for a moment       D. at a moment
47. A. music           B. me                   C. the piano          D. vitamins
48. A. knowledge       B. attitude                 C. mind              D. ability
49. A. Since           B. As                    C. While            D. Because
50. A. taking          B. making                C. having            D. moving
51. A. thank           B. praise                 C. admire            D. respect
52. A. get on          B. get up                         C. get off              D. get down
53. A. quickly         B. calmly                        C. happily           D. slowly
54. A. approval        B. appreciation             C. joy               D. thanks
55. A. heart          B. world                C. soul              D. Dream

第二节完形填空(共20小题。每小题1．5分。满分30分)

    阅读下面一篇文章，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选

项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A couple of years ago, I went to a lady's house to buy some vitamins. Upon entering the house, I   36   that there was an electronic keyboard on a stand, leaning   37   the wall. Being a piano music lover and   38  , I asked if the woman played. She nodded and added that she had been   39   lessons--at age 54! I told her that it was very   40   that she was pursuing (追求) her   41   to play the piano.

Then she asked me the same question.  

"I have been playing for 8 years now," I answered.

    "Then you must play a song for me before you leave," she requested.

     I    42   she was kidding and I simply smiled. At the end of the   43   of the vitamins, she 44    me of our musical "  45  ". She then showed me to an old upright piano in the living room and asked me to play a song for her. I thought    46    and decided to play David Lanz's "Return to the Heart", since she had so much passion for    47   , and it was my soul-searching song.

     I played the song to the best of my    48  , and with my emotions pouring into it as possible. She loved it.   49   I was about to step out of the door, I heard a weak voice calling out, "Young man!"

     I turned around. And there was an old lady    50    one little step at a time with the help of another woman. "I wanted to come out to   51   you for the beautiful song that you played. I have been very sick, and it's very hard for me to    52    my bed, but I really wanted to thank you for the song. It made me feel good..." she said. With that, she turned around and walked   53   back to her room.

I was deeply touched by her   54   and felt a deeper understanding for the song. It served its purpose beautifully, returning to one's   55   for peace and joy.

36. A. observed             B. watched            C. noticed           D. caught

37. A. on                B. at                       C. over               D. against

38. A. player             B. learner                   C. composer         D. starter

39. A. giving              B. attending                 C. teaching          D. learning

40. A. interesting         B. exciting             C. aggressive        D. impressive

41. A. passion           B. interest              C. hobbies             D. emotions

42. A. found            B. felt                 C. hoped            D. thought

43. A. charge           B. purchase               C. bargain             D. obtaining

44. A. warned          B. required               C. asked              D. reminded

45. A. deal             B. contract               C. discussion           D. debate

46. A. for the moment    B. at the moment         C. for a moment       D. at a moment

47. A. music           B. me                    C. the piano           D. vitamins

48. A. knowledge       B. attitude                  C. mind               D. ability

49. A. Since           B. As                     C. While            D. Because

50. A. taking          B. making                 C. having             D. moving

51. A. thank           B. praise                  C. admire             D. respect

52. A. get on          B. get up                          C. get off               D. get down

53. A. quickly         B. calmly                         C. happily           D. slowly

54. A. approval        B. appreciation              C. joy                D. thanks

55. A. heart          B. world                 C. soul               D. dream

第二节完形填空(共20小题。每小题1．5分。满分30分)

    阅读下面一篇文章，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选

项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A couple of years ago, I went to a lady's house to buy some vitamins. Upon entering the house, I   36   that there was an electronic keyboard on a stand, leaning   37   the wall. Being a piano music lover and   38  , I asked if the woman played. She nodded and added that she had been   39   lessons--at age 54! I told her that it was very   40   that she was pursuing (追求) her   41   to play the piano.

Then she asked me the same question.  

"I have been playing for 8 years now," I answered.

    "Then you must play a song for me before you leave," she requested.

     I    42   she was kidding and I simply smiled. At the end of the   43   of the vitamins, she 44    me of our musical "  45  ". She then showed me to an old upright piano in the living room and asked me to play a song for her. I thought    46    and decided to play David Lanz's "Return to the Heart", since she had so much passion for    47   , and it was my soul-searching song.

     I played the song to the best of my    48  , and with my emotions pouring into it as possible. She loved it.   49   I was about to step out of the door, I heard a weak voice calling out, "Young man!"

     I turned around. And there was an old lady    50    one little step at a time with the help of another woman. "I wanted to come out to   51   you for the beautiful song that you played. I have been very sick, and it's very hard for me to    52    my bed, but I really wanted to thank you for the song. It made me feel good..." she said. With that, she turned around and walked   53   back to her room.

I was deeply touched by her   54   and felt a deeper understanding for the song. It served its purpose beautifully, returning to one's   55   for peace and joy.

36. A. observed             B. watched            C. noticed           D. caught

37. A. on                B. at                       C. over               D. against

38. A. player             B. learner                   C. composer         D. starter

39. A. giving              B. attending                 C. teaching          D. learning

40. A. interesting         B. exciting             C. aggressive        D. impressive

41. A. passion           B. interest              C. hobbies             D. emotions

42. A. found            B. felt                 C. hoped            D. thought

43. A. charge           B. purchase               C. bargain             D. obtaining

44. A. warned          B. required               C. asked              D. reminded

45. A. deal             B. contract               C. discussion           D. debate

46. A. for the moment    B. at the moment         C. for a moment       D. at a moment

47. A. music           B. me                    C. the piano           D. vitamins

48. A. knowledge       B. attitude                  C. mind               D. ability

49. A. Since           B. As                     C. While            D. Because

50. A. taking          B. making                 C. having             D. moving

51. A. thank           B. praise                  C. admire             D. respect

52. A. get on          B. get up                          C. get off               D. get down

53. A. quickly         B. calmly                         C. happily           D. slowly

54. A. approval        B. appreciation              C. joy                D. thanks

55. A. heart          B. world                 C. soul               D. Dream

【2011·北京市朝阳区高三综合练习】

完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30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。

While Andrew was getting ready for work one Friday morning, he announced to his wife that he had finally decided to ask his boss for a salary raise. All day Andrew felt  36  as he thought about the upcoming showdown（摊牌）. What if Mr. Larchmont  37  his request? Andrew had worked so hard in the last 18 months and   38  winning a contract which was difficult to get for Braer and Hopkins Advertising Aenecy.   39  , he should get a salary raise.

The thought of walking into Mr. Larchmont’s office left Andrew weak  40  the knees. Late in the afternoon he was finally  41  enough to approach his superior. To his delight and   42  , the ever-frugal（一惯节省的）Harvery Larchmont   43  to give Andrew a raise!

Andrew arrived home that evening-despite breaking all city and state speed limits-to a beautiful table   44  with their best china, and candles lit. His wife, Tina, had prepared a delicate meal including his favorite dishes. Immediately he   45  someone from the office had told her the news.

Next to his plate Andrew found a beautiful  46  . It was from his wife. It read: “Congratulations, my love! I knew you’d get the raise! I prepared this dinner to show  47  how much I love you. I am so  48  of your accomplishments!” He read it and stopped to reflect on how sensitive and caring Tina was.

After dinner, Andrew was on his way to the kitchen to get dessert when he noticed that a second card had   49  out of Tina’s pocket onto the floor. He bent forward to pick up. It read: “Don’t   50  about not getting the raise! You do  51  one! You are a wonderful provider and I prepared this dinner to show you how much I love you   52  you did not get the increase.”

Suddenly tears welled in Andrew’s eyes. Total  53  ! Tina’s support for him was not   54  upon his success at work.

The fear of   55  is often softened and we can face almost any difficulty when we know someone loves us regardless of our success or failure.

36．A．nervous                  B．strange                   C．silly                        D．upset

37．A．followed                 B．considered              C．refused                   D．forgot

38．A．suggested               B．imagined                 C．missed                    D．succeeded

39．A．Totally                    B．Obviously               C．Eventually               D．Constantly

40．A．by                          B．in                           C．with                       D．for

41．A．active           B．smart            C．brave            D．  patient

42．A．surprise                             B．embarrassment   

    C．sorrow                               D．disappointment

43．A．hesitated       B．demanded          C．forbade          D．  agreed

44．A．covered         B．made              C．decorated        D．  set

45．A．confirmed       B．proved            C．figured          D．  admitted

46．A．card            B．box                C．cheque           D．  flower

47．A．even            B．almost            C．nearly           D．just

48．A．ashamed         B．fond              C．proud            D．scared

49．A．appeared        B．slipped           C．escaped          D．spread

50．A．argue           B．worry             C．talk             D．  concern

51．A．deserve         B．prefer            C．ignore           D．appreciate

52．A．so that         B．in case           C．as if            D．  even though

53．A．satisfaction    B．assistance        C．acceptance       D．commitment

54．A．temporary       B．conditional       C．flexible         D．subjective

55．A．rejection       B．challenge         C．distrust         D．punishment

【2011·北京市朝阳区第二次综合练习】

完型填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30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，并在答题卡上涂黑。

When I was about five years old, I used to watch a bird in the skies of southern Alberta from the Blackfoot Blood Reserve in northern Montana where I was born．I loved this bird; I would    36  him for hours．He would    37   effortlessly in that gigantic sky, or he would come down and light on the   38  and float there beautifully．Sometimes when I watched him, he would not make a sound and liked to move   39   into the grasses．We called him meksikatsi, which in the Blackfoot language   40   “pink-colored feet”; meksikatsi and I became very good friends．

The bird had a very particular significance to me   41   I desperately wanted to be able to fly too．I felt very much as if I was the kind of person who had been born into a world where    42   was impossible．And most of the things that I    43    about would not be possible for me but would be possible only for other people．

When I was ten years old, something unexpected   44  my life suddenly. I found myself become an  45  child in a family I was not born into; I found myself in a   46  position that many native Americans find themselves in, living in a city that they do not understand at all, not in another culture but   47  two cultures．

A teacher of the English language told me that meksikatsi was not called meksikatsi, even though that is what   48  people have called that bird for thousands of years．Meksikatsi, he said, was really “duck”．I was very  49  with English．I could not understand it．First of all, the bird did not look like “duck”, and when it made a    50   , it did not sound like “duck”, I was even more   51   when I found out that the meaning of the verb “to duck” came from the bird．

As I   52  to understand English better, I understand that it made a great deal of    53   , but I never forgot that meksikatsi made a different kind of meaning．I   54   that languages are not just different words for the same things but totally different    55   , totally different ways of experiencing and looking at the world．

36．A．keep                       B．watch                   C．follow                      D．search

37．A．jump                      B．dive                      C．circle                       D．wander

38．A．nest                        B．hill                        C．water                       D．road

39．A．quickly                   B．naturally                C．freely                       D．quietly

40．A．means                    B．reads                    C．shows                      D．states

41．A．though                    B．because                 C．while                       D．until

42．A．communication        B．imagination            C．belief                       D．flight

43．A．dreamed                 B．worried                 C．knew                       D．argued

44．A．improved                B．enriched                C．changed                   D．ruined

45．A．educated                 B．adopted                 C．outgoing                   D．independent

46．A．weak                      B．comfortable           C．terrible                     D．central

47．A．between                  B．against                  C．without                    D．beyond

48．A．most                      B．few                      C．their                         D．my

49．A．desperate                B．bored                    C．uncomfortable          D．disappointed

50．A．noise                      B．call                       C．decision                   D．choice

51．A．ashamed                 B．confused               C．embarrassed             D．frightened

52．A．tried                       B．came                    C．determined               D．expected

53．A．evidence                 B．distinction             C．profit                       D．sense

54．A．identified                 B．confirmed             C．realized                    D．predicted

55．A．concepts                 B．regulations             C．messages                 D．evaluations