One afternoon in January in 1998, Susan Sharp, 43, and her 8-year-old son David, were walking across an icy square,? ? ? ? Susan's cane(手杖) slipped on the ice. Her face ? ? ? first into the mud. David ? ? ? her mother's side, “Are you all right, Mom” ? ? , Susan pulled herself up, “I'm okay, Honey,” she said.

Susan was falling more ? since she had trouble walking. Every inch of ice was a ? ? danger for her. “I wish I could do something,” the boy thought. David, too, was having ? ? ? of his own. The boy had a speech problem, so at school he talked ?? ? .

　　One day, David's teacher announced? a ? ? ? homework. "Each of you is going to come up with an ? ? ? ," she said. This was for "INVENT AMERICA", a national competition to encourage creativity in children.

　　An idea ? ? ? David one evening. If only his mother's cane didn't slip on the ice. “What if I ? ? ? your cane to a nail coming out of the bottom” he asked his mother.

　　“ ? ? ? the sharp end would scratch(划破) floors,” Susan said.

　　“No, Mom, I ? ? make it like a ball-point pen. You take your hand off? the button and the ? ? ? returns back up.” Hours later the cane was finished. David and his father ? ? ? as Susan used it to walk 50 feet about the ? ? ? . Happily Susan cried out, “It ? ? ? !”

In July 1999, David was? ? ? national winner for the "INVENT AMERICA". David began to make public appearance. Thus he was forced to communicate ? ? .Today, David is nearly free of his speech problem, and his cane is becoming well accepted.

1.A. Where??? ?? B.while? ?????? C.when?? ???? D. then

2.A. fell????????????? ???? ?? B. touched????????????? ??? C. lay????????????? ?????? D. dropped

3.A. stood by????????????? ??? B. rushed to????????????? ??? C. looked at????????????? ?? D. ran around

4.A. Firmly????????????? ??? B. Easily????? ????????????? C. Quickly????????????? ??? D. Shakily

5.A. slowly????????????? ??? B. frequently????????????? ??? C. freely????????????? ??????? D. heavily

6.A. hiding????????????? ??? B. certainly????????????? ??? C. possible????????????? ??? D. waiting

7.A. method????????????? ??? B. disease????????????? ??? C. trouble????????????? ??????? D. hope

8.A. few????????????? ??????? B. little????????????? ??????? C. much????????????? ??????? D. more

9.A. useful????????????? ??? B. strange????????????? ??? C. common????????????? ??? D. special

10.A. appearance????????????? B. invention????????????? ??? C. experience????????????? ??? D. experiment

11.A. reminded????????????? B. encouraged?? ????????????? C. occurred????????????? ??? D. hit

12.A. fastened????????????? B. stuck????????????? ??????? C. fixed????????????? ??????? D. tied

13.A. So????????????? ??? B. And????????????? ??????? C. For????????????? ??????? D. But

14.A. might????????????? ??? B. would????????????? ??????? C. did????????????? ??????? D. need

15.A. pen????????????? ??? B. hand????????????? ??????? C. cane????????????? ??????? D. nail

16.A. watched????????????? B. supported????????????? ??? C. noticed????????????? ??? D. helped

17.A. street????????????? ??? B. ice????????????? ??????? C. yard????????????? ????? ? D. square

18.A. works????????????? ??? B. operates????????????? ??? C. succeeds????????????? ??? D. helps

19.A. declared????????????? B. received????????????? ??? C. won????????????? ??????? D. praised

20.A. more slowly????????????? B. more carefully????????????? C. more clearly????????????? D. faster

One afternoon in January in 1998, Susan Sharp, 43, and her 8-year-old son David, were walking across an icy square, when Susan’s cane(手杖) slipped on the ice. Her face   36  first into the mud. David   37  her mother’s side, “Are you all right, Mom”  38 , Susan pulled herself up, “I’m okay, Honey,” she said.
Susan was falling more   39  since she had trouble walking. Every inch of ice was a   40  danger for her. “I wish I could do something,” the boy thought. David, too, was having   41  of his own. The boy had a speech problem, so at school he talked   42 .
　　One day, David’s teacher announced a   43  homework. "Each of you is going to come up with an   44 ," she said. This was for "INVENT AMERICA", a national competition to encourage creativity in children.
　　An idea   45  David one evening. If only his mother’s cane didn’t slip on the ice. “What if I   46  your cane to a nail coming out of the bottom” he asked his mother.
　　“  47  the sharp end would scratch(划破) floors,” Susan said.
　　“No, Mom, I   48  make it like a ball-point pen. You take your hand off the button and the   49  returns back up.” Hours later the cane was finished. David and his father   50  as Susan used it to walk 50 feet about the   51 . Happily Susan cried out, “It   52  !”
　　In July 1999, David was  53  national winner for the "INVENT AMERICA". David began to make public appearance. Thus he was forced to communicate  54 .Today, David is nearly free of his speech problem, and his   55  is becoming well accepted.

One afternoon in January in 1998, Susan Sharp, 43, and her 8-year-old son David, were walking across an icy square, when Susan's cane(手杖) slipped on the ice. Her face   36   first into the mud. David   37   her mother's side, “Are you all right, Mom”   38  , Susan pulled herself up, “I'm okay, Honey,” she said.

Susan was falling more   39   since she had trouble walking. Every inch of ice was a   40   danger for her. “I wish I could do something,” the boy thought. David, too, was having   41   of his own. The boy had a speech problem, so at school he talked   42  .

　　One day, David's teacher announced a   43   homework. "Each of you is going to come up with an   44  ," she said. This was for "INVENT AMERICA", a national competition to encourage creativity in children.

　　An idea   45   David one evening. If only his mother's cane didn't slip on the ice. “What if I   46   your cane to a nail coming out of the bottom” he asked his mother.

　　“   47   the sharp end would scratch(划破) floors,” Susan said.

　　“No, Mom, I   48   make it like a ball-point pen. You take your hand off the button and the   49   returns back up.” Hours later the cane was finished. David and his father   50   as Susan used it to walk 50 feet about the   51  . Happily Susan cried out, “It   52   !”

　　In July 1999, David was  53   national winner for the "INVENT AMERICA". David began to make public appearance. Thus he was forced to communicate  54  .Today, David is nearly free of his speech problem, and his   55   is becoming well accepted.

One afternoon in January in 1998, Susan Sharp, 43, and her 8-year-old son David, were walking across an icy square, when Susan's cane(手杖) slipped on the ice. Her face 1 first into the mud. David 2 her mother's side, “Are you all right, Mom？” 3, Susan pulled herself up, “I'm okay, Honey,” she said.
Susan was falling more 4  since she had trouble walking. Every inch of ice was a 5 danger for her. “I wish I could do something,” the boy thought. David, too, was having 6 of his own. The boy had a speech problem, so at school he talked 7.
　　One day, David's teacher announced a 8 homework. "Each of you is going to come up with an 9," she said. This was for "INVENT AMERICA", a national competition to encourage creativity in children.
　　An idea 10 David one evening. If only his mother's cane didn't slip on the ice. “What if I 11 your cane to a nail coming out of the bottom” he asked his mother.
　　“ 12 the sharp end would scratch(划破) floors,” Susan said.
　　“No, Mom, I 13 make it like a ball-point pen. You take your hand off the button and the 14 returns back up.” Hours later the cane was finished. David and his father 15 as Susan used it to walk 50 feet above the 16. Happily Susan cried out, “It 17 !”
　　In July 1999, David was18 national winner for the "INVENT AMERICA". David began to make public appearance. Thus he was forced to communicate 19.Today, David is nearly free of his speech problem, and his 20 is becoming well accepted.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      dropped
   2. B.
      touched
   3. C.
      lay
   4. D.
      fell
2. 2.
   1. A.
      rushed to
   2. B.
      stood by
   3. C.
      looked at
   4. D.
      ran around
3. 3.
   1. A.
      Firmly
   2. B.
      Easily
   3. C.
      Shakily
   4. D.
      Quickly
4. 4.
   1. A.
      frequently
   2. B.
      slowly
   3. C.
      freely
   4. D.
      heavily
5. 5.
   1. A.
      hiding
   2. B.
      possible
   3. C.
      certainly
   4. D.
      waiting
6. 6.
   1. A.
      method
   2. B.
      trouble
   3. C.
      disease
   4. D.
      hope
7. 7.
   1. A.
      little
   2. B.
      few
   3. C.
      much
   4. D.
      more
8. 8.
   1. A.
      useful
   2. B.
      strange
   3. C.
      special
   4. D.
      common
9. 9.
   1. A.
      invention
   2. B.
      appearance
   3. C.
      experience
   4. D.
      experiment
10. 10.
    1. A.
       reminded
    2. B.
       encouraged
    3. C.
       hit
    4. D.
       occurred
11. 11.
    1. A.
       fastened
    2. B.
       fixed
    3. C.
       stuck
    4. D.
       tied
12. 12.
    1. A.
       So
    2. B.
       And
    3. C.
       But
    4. D.
       For
13. 13.
    1. A.
       would
    2. B.
       might
    3. C.
       did
    4. D.
       need
14. 14.
    1. A.
       pen
    2. B.
       hand
    3. C.
       nail
    4. D.
       cane
15. 15.
    1. A.
       helped
    2. B.
       supported
    3. C.
       noticed
    4. D.
       watched
16. 16.
    1. A.
       ice
    2. B.
       street
    3. C.
       yard
    4. D.
       square
17. 17.
    1. A.
       helps
    2. B.
       operates
    3. C.
       succeeds
    4. D.
       works
18. 18.
    1. A.
       praised
    2. B.
       received
    3. C.
       won
    4. D.
       declared
19. 19.
    1. A.
       more slowly
    2. B.
       more clearly
    3. C.
       more carefully
    4. D.
       faster
20. 20.
    1. A.
       cane
    2. B.
       speech
    3. C.
       mother
    4. D.
       story

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

请阅读下面短文，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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项的标号涂黑。

I was sleeping in dark, and a strange terrible noise was just around my ears. Suddenly , a white light flashed into my eyes, completely  36    me up. Oh, a strong storm was just  37  . The sound of the angry wind was like the howl of  38  lions, as if they were  39  to tear the whole world into pieces. The lightning became more and more frequent ,just like  40  dragons which were flying in the sky. Suddenly, a loud  thunder cracked, following more. It was not long  41  it  rained cats and dogs. Everything outside was  42  .The thunderstorm ,together with the strong winds,   43  my house, and I was  44  to death. I could do nothing but  45  under my quilt for  46  .The storm shouted for two hours or so, Thank God, anyhow, it finally  47  .

  48  , I became totally sleepless , I turned over and over in bed, but just couldn’t fall asleep. Suddenly, a good idea  49  me. Why not write down what I heard and saw, and how I felt. NO sooner had I got the idea than I began my work  50   the light of my cell phone.  (The electricity was cut off).That is  51  you are reading now.

Now you see, the power of  52  is that strong ! By doing so, I just want to set an example to you. I wish I could make  53  a reminder that you should write more good compositions with your own inspiration. It is inspiration   54  every one of you should value most, and you should try to catch it to lighten your  55  future .

36．A．to wake                       B．waking                         C．woke                              D．woken

37．A．on the corner             B．at the corner             C．around the corner      D．at the corner

38．A．a great deal of         B．a large amount of  C．a large number of       D．a plenty of

39．A．threatening                B．frightening                   C．scaring                            D．struggling

40．A． gold                    B．bronze                         C．iron                                 D．silver

41．A．when                          B．before                          C．since                              D．while

42．A．out of order                B．out of control             C．out of imagination      D．out of reach

43．A．was shaking              B．were shaking              C．was shaken               D．were shaken

44．A．fright                            B．frightened                 C．frightening                   D．frighten

45．A．hiding                           B．hidden                         C．to hide                           D．hide

46．A．shelter                         B．anger                           C．pleasure                        D．reward

47．A．died away                   B．died out                       C．died down                  D．died off

48．A．But                               B．Besides                       C．Therefore                     D．However

49．A．struck                     B．thought                       C．came into                     D．happened to

50．A．with                           B．by                                   C． through                       D．in

51．A．that                              B．which                           C．whether                        D．what

52．A．inspiration                 B．admiration                 C．determination            D．preparation

53．A． them                          B．that                             C．it                                    D．this

54．A．that                      B．which                           C．who                             D．where

55．A．inspiring                      B．promising                     C．determining                  D．inviting