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。

My mother attended college during the day while my sister was in school and I was in daycare．One day at daycare I   36   a tired mother attempt to   37   her daughter．The mother refused her little girl's request to go to McDonalds for dinner and the daughter immediately  38  over the floor, kicking and screaming, "I want to go to McDonalds．"_39_her mother tried stopped her crying．Finally her mother gave in, the girl stopped crying and they left．To say I was amazed would be   40   ,I was delighted that 41   I wanted could be got in the same way．

That day my mother picked me up early from daycare  42   we were collecting our - Christmas shopping．As we walked through the toy section, I saw a  43  I had to have．It was a white and red telephone whose bells   44   as it was pulled along on a string．

45   lovingly at my mother, I asked, "Mama,   46   I have that telephone?" She replied, "Not now, but if you are a good girl maybe Santa will bring it to you．" As I insisted, her eyes narrowed and her hand 47   on mine．

By now we were standing in the long line, and I figured it was _48_．I lay down on the ground and began screaming．"I want that telephone．" Tired Christmas shoppers looked as my mother   49 said, "Becky, you 'd better get up by the count of three  50  ．"

Nothing happened．So then she lay   51   me on the floor, and began kicking and screaming, "I want a new car, I want a new house, I want some jewelry, I want…" _52_ , I stood up．

    "Mama, stop．Mama, get up," I   53   said．

She stood, and   54   herself off．At first astonished, the others waiting in line began to clap．And as they were leaving, they said with a smile, "Your mom got your good．I bet you'll never try that again．"

And I didn't, because it left a lasting mental picture more effective than any   55 _ mark．

1.A．looked             B．found            C．observed             D．watched

2.．A．pick up          B．hold up          C．make up          D．hang up

3.．A．knocked          B．fell             C．came             D．took

4.．A．Anything         B．Something        C．Nothing          D．Everything

5.A．enough             B．abrupt           C．impossible       D．inaccurate

6.A．however            B．whenever         C．whatever         D．whichever

7.A．where              B．because         C．though           D．after

8.A．toy                B．bell             C．ring             D．doll

9.A．hung               B．burst            C．stayed           D．rang

10.A．Looking up        B．Holding up       C．Carrying on      D．Going through

11.A．must              B．can't           C．shall           D．will

12.A．tended            B．accumulated      C．tightened        D．approved

13.A．more or less      B．again and again  C．now and then     D．now or never

14.A．calmly            B．angrily          C．anxiously        D．disappointedly

15.A．at length         B．and so on        C．or something     D．or else

16.．A．beside          B．against          C．besides          D．over

17.A．Shocked           B．Excited          C．Angry            D．Amused

18.A．excitedly         B．tearfully        C．smilingly        D．jokingly

19.A．lift              B．polished         C．breathed         D．brushed

20.A．arbitrary         B．worthy           C．physical         D．Necessary

Many years ago three soldiers, hungry and tired of battles, came upon a small village. The villagers,  36  a poor harvest and many years of war, quickly  37  what little they had to eat and met the three at the village square, wringing（绞）their clothes and complaining of the  38  shortages.

The soldiers spoke quietly among themselves and the first soldier then  39  the village elders. “Your tired fields have left you  40  to share, so we will share what little we have: the   41  of how to make soup from stones.”

42  the villagers were interested and soon a fire was put to the town’s greatest pot as the soldiers dropped three smooth  43  into the pot full of water. “Now this will be a fine soup,” said the second soldier, “but a little salt and some parsley（欧芹）would make it  44  !” Up jumped a villager, crying “I’ve just remembered  45  some have been left!” She ran away, 46  with the parsley and salt. 47  the water boiled, corn, carrots, beef and cream  48  their way into the pot when all sat  49  to have a large meal.

The villagers ate and sang and danced well into the  50  , full of energy again by the meal and their new-found friends. In the next morning the three soldiers  51  up to find the whole village standing before them. At their feet  52  a bag of the village’s best bread and cheese. An elder said that the soldiers had given them the  53  gift: the secret of how to make soup from stones and they would never forget. The third soldier turned to the  54  and said, “There is no secret, but this is certain: it is only by  55  that we may enjoy a large meal.”

1.A.having          B. disliking            C. knowing          D. suffering

2.A.threw           B. hid              C. covered          D. collected

3.A.clothing            B. money                C. food             D. water

4.A.called for      B. believed in          C. looked for           D. turned to

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

6.A.skill               B. secret               C. study                D. story

7.A.Quietly         B. Naturally            C. Suddenly         D. Finally

8.A.coins           B. spoons               C. stones               D. knives

9.A.salty           B. wonderful            C. sweet                D. beautiful

10.A.where          B. when             C. why              D. how

11.A.leaving            B. starting         C. playing          D. returning

12.A.while          B. Though           C. As               D. Since

13.A.lost               B. went             C. found                D. directed

14.A.up             B. around               C. by               D. down

15.A.night          B. morning          C. afternoon            D. day

16.A.stayed         B. jumped           C. woke             D. moved

17.A.lay                B. stood                C. hung             D. fell

18.A.greatest           B. simplest         C. worst                D. funniest

19.A.adults         B. soldiers         C. workmen          D. crowd

20.A.learning           B. sharing          C. borrowing            D. trusting