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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I am a team leader in an insurance company. We are going through a lot of changes right now, which is  36  much stress for all of us.
A few weeks ago I was having a day so  37  that I even doubted if I had the ability to do this challenging work, and was about ready to change to a less stressful job  38  . Something happened that day to change my way of  39  and I am so appreciative of this young lady. I want to let her know that the small act  40  .
On the top of my cubicle (工作隔间) I have a small collection of lighthouses (灯塔) to let people know where I am sitting  41  my team members have to find me for emergencies.
That day I came into the office and was about to get the day  42  when Crystal came over. l asked if she needed anything. She said, "I  43  you something. " I looked at her with a  44  look and said, "Well, thank you, but why  45  you buy me anything?" I had never spoke to this young lady   _46  . She said, "Every day I stand up and look across the  47  and see your lighthouses. Then I feel I am not alone and I encourage myself that there are always  48  things in life. I saw this on the way to work and thought  49  would like it. I wish it would have the same  50  as your Lighthouses do. " In her hand she had a small globe with a Lighthouse and a ship on it. I gave her a hug and  51  her. I don't think she knows how much that small act of  52   changed my day: 1 remained  53  the rest of the day.
For anyone that reads this, I hope you remember, no matter what the  54   is, you could change
someone's day,  55  even his views on life.
36. A. preventing              B. reducing            C. causing            D. suffering
37. A. funny              B. nice               C. bad              D. dull
38. A. everywhere          B. elsewhere            C. anywhere          D. nowhere
39. A. working             B. behaving          C. speaking            D. thinking
40. A. broke my heart       B. touched my heart   C. lost my heart       D. tore my heart
41. A. in case                B. so that              C. as if              D. even though
42. A. ended                  B. started             C. changed            D. avoided
43. A. borrowed          B. lent               C. sold               D. bought
44. A. delighted               B. puzzled            C. thankful            D. worried
45. A. might              B. dare                C. could                      D. would
46. A. before              B. then                    C. since              D. after
47. A. dorm              B. office             C. ship               D. tower
48. A. bright             B. challenging        C. bad               D. stressful
49. A. colleagues          B. leaders            C. you                D. I
50. A. opinion            B. cause              C. expectation         D. effect
51. A. praised             B. thanked             C. scolded             D. refund
62. A. justice               B. courage             C. kindness             D. tolerance
53. A. careful             B. encouraged         C. tired                       D. alone
54. A. present               B. work               C. gesture             D. intention
55. A. so                 B. for                 C. or                  D. nor

Many years ago,I owned a service station and roadhouse on the main road between Melbourne and Adelaide.

One very cold,wet night at about 3:30 a.m.,there was a    41    on the front door of our house.A young man,wet from      42      to toe,explained that he had      43      out of petrol about 30 km up the road.He had left his pregnant(怀孕的) wife and his two children    44    at the car and said that he would hitchhike(搭便车) back.

Once I had    45    a can with petrol,I took him back to his car where his two-year-old and four-year-old children were both    46   ,saying that they were cold.Once the car had started,I suggested that he    47    me back.

Before leaving,I had turned the heater    48    in the roadhouse,so that when we went in,it was nice and    49   .While the little ones played and ran    50   ,I prepared bread and butter for the children,and hot chocolate for the    51   .

It was about 5 a.m. before they   52  .The young fellow asked me how much he    53    

me and I told him that the petrol pump(加油泵) had    54    $15.He offered to pay “call-out fee”,but I wouldn’t accept it.

About a month later,I received a    55    from Interstate,a large bus company that we bad been trying to    56    to stop off at our roadhouse for a long time.It    57    out that the young fellow I had helped was its general manager,the most    58    person in the company.

In his letter,he thanked me again and    59    me that,from then on,all their buses would stop at my service station.In this    60   ,a little bit of kindness was rewarded with a huge amount of benefits.

A.kick                      B.hit                                   C.beat                          D.knock

A.finger                     B.shoulder                    C.head                         D.hand

A.driven                    B.used                          C.come                        D.run

A.away               B.behind                      C.over                          D.out

A.supplied                 B.poured                      C.equipped                   D.filled

A.sleeping                  B.crying                       C.quarrelling                D.fighting

A.allow                     B.ring                          C.lead                          D.follow

A.on                          B.off                            C.in                             D.over

A.neat                       B.hot                           C.warm                        D.attractive

A.around                  B.inside                        C.nearby                      D.along

A.drivers                  B.guests                       C.customers                  D.adults

A.left                       B.arrived                      C.ate                     D.disappeared

A.gave                     B.paid                          C.owed                        D.offered

A.appeared               B.exhibited                   C.calculated                  D.shown

A.call                      B.letter                         C.check                        D.notice

A.get                       B.force                         C.require                      D.hope

A.pointed                 B.turned                       C.worked                            D.found

A.generous               B.successful                  C.serious                      D.powerful

A.praised                 B.persuaded                  C.informed                   D.convinced

A.lesson                   B.business                    C.aspect                       D.case

I’ve always had strong opinions of how love should be expressed, but others had their own ways of showing care.

What I   36   most about visiting my boyfriend’s parents is the loud tick of the clock in the dining room as we   37   ate our meal. With so little conversation I was quick to   38   his family as cold. When we got into the   39   to go home, his father suddenly appeared   40   , he began to wash his son’s windscreen. I could feel he is a caring man through the glass.

I learned another lesson about love a few years later. My father often  41   me early in the morning. “Buy Xerox. It’s a good sharp price,” he might say when I answered the phone. No pleasant   42  or inquiry about my life ,just financial instructions. This manner of his   43  me and we often quarreled. But one day, I thought about my father’s success in business and realized that his concern for my financial security lay behind his   44   morning calls. The next time he called and told me to buy a stock, I

  45   him.

When my social style has conflicted with that of my friends, I’ve often felt   46  . For example, I always return phone calls   47   and regularly contact with my friends. I expect the same from them. I had one friend who rarely called, answering my messages with short e-mails. I rushed to the   48   : She wasn’t a good friend! My anger   49    as the holidays approached. But then she came to a gathering I  50   and handed me a beautiful dress I had fallen in love with when we did some window-shopping the previous month. I was  51   at her thoughtfulness, and regretful for how I’d considered her to be  52  . Clearly I needed to change my expectations of friends.

Far too often, I ignored their  53   expressions, eagerly expecting them to do things in my  54   .Over the years, however, I’ve learned to   55    other persons’ love signs.

A. remember       B. enjoy           C. value            D. admire

A. excitedly        B. nervously       C. silently           D. instantly

A. regard          B. treat            C. take             D. think

A. bus            B. train            C. car              D. plane

A. punctually      B. carefully         C. proudly          D. coldly

A. visited         B. interrupted       C. warned           D. telephoned

A. greeting        B. meeting         C. apology           D. explanation

A. interested       B. angered         C. encouraged        D. surprised

A. long           B. short           C. warm             D. polite

A. praised         B. remembered     C. blamed           D. thanked

A. content         B. guilty          C. curious           D. disappointed

A. in order        B. in turn          C. without delay      D. without difficulty

A. feeling         B. suggestion      C. judgment          D. belief

A. disappeared     B. grew           C. helped           D. declined

A. opened         B. refused         C. hosted           D. invited

A. depressed       B. upset          C. fascinated(对…着迷) D. shocked

A. uncaring        B. dishonest       C. unhappy          D. uncooperative

A. unique         B. common        C. pleasant          D. familiar

A. opinion        B. way            C. mind            D. life

A. send          B. read            C. give             D. express

Ⅱ 语言知识及应用 (共两节，满分35分)
第一节完形填空 (共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Before a master of performance performed, his pupil told him that his shoelace (鞋带) was loose. The master nodded, __21__ him, and then squatted (蹲下) down to tie it carefully.
After his pupil turned round, he again squatted down and __22__ his shoelace.
A looker-on saw all these things and asked the master with a confused __23__, "Master, why loose shoelace again?" The master answered, "Because the person that I play in the performance is a __24__ traveler. The long and difficult __25__ makes his shoelace loose, and his tiredness and emaciation (憔悴) can be __26__ from this detail."      "Why not tell your pupil directly?"
"He can discover that my shoelace is loose carefully, and tell me enthusiastically. I must __27__ this kind of enthusiasm and encourage him in time. __28__ why to untie the shoelace, there will be more __29__ to teach him how to perform in the future. I can say to him next time.
The teacher is a real talented master of performance. To educate his pupils he can perform both on the __30__ and in everyday life.
21. A. praised       B. thanked      C. encouraged    D. appreciated
22. A. tied          B. broke       C. loosed         D. removed
23. A. smile        B. voice        C. expression     D. question
24. A. tired         B. excited      C. experienced    D. confused
25. A. performance  B. preparation   C. interview      D. journey
26. A. reduced      B. shown       C. increased     D. cancelled
27. A. avoid        B. keep        C. protect       D. prevent
28. A. As for       B. Instead of    C. As if         D. In case of
29. A. situations     B. lessons     C. conditions     D. opportunities
30. A. train         B. stage       C. plane        D. playground

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

The first time I remember noticing the crossing guard was when he waved to me as I drove my son to school. He 1me with a puzzle ---- all because he waved to me like someone does 2seeing a close friend. A big, 3smile accompanied his wave. For the next few days I tried to 4his face to see if I knew him. I didn’t. Perhaps he had 5me for someone else. By the time I contented myself with the 6that he and I were strangers, we were greeting each other warmly every morning like old friends.

Then one day the 7was solved. As I 8the school he was standing in the middle of the road 9his stop sign. I was in live behind four cars. 10the kids had reached the safety of the sidewalk, he lowered his sign and let the cars 11. To the first he waved and 12in just the same way he had done to me over the last few days. The kids already had the window down and were happily waving their reply. The second car got the same 13from the crossing guard, and the driver, a stiff-looking（表情刻板的） businessman, gave a brief, almost 14wave back. Each following car of kids on their way to school 15more heartily.

Every morning I continued to watch the man with 16. So far I haven’t seen anyone 17to wave back. I find it interesting that one person can make such a（n） 18to so many people’s lives by doing one simple thing like waving and smiling warmly. His 19armed the start of my day. With a friendly wave and smiling face he had changed the 20of the whole neighbourhood.

1.A. hit            B. disappointed     C. presented        D. bored

2.A. on             B. from             C. during           D. about

3.A. false          B. shy              C. apologetic       D. bright

4.A. research       B. study            C. recognize        D. explore

5.A. praised        B. blamed           C. mistaken         D. respected

6.A. conclusion     B. description      C. evaluation       D. introduction

7.A. argument       B. disagreement     C. mystery          D. task

8.A. visited        B. approached      C. passed            D. left

9.A. drawing back   B. putting on       C. handing in       D. holding out

10.A. Once          B. Before           C. Unless           D. While

11.A. in            B. through          C. out              D. down

12.A. cried         B. cheered          C. smiled           D. gestured

13.A. idea          B. reply            C. notice           D. greeting

14.A. awkward       B. angry            C. elegant          D. patient

15.A. came          B. responded        C. hurried          D. appeared

16.A. surprise      B. frustration      C. interest         D. doubt

17.A. fail          B. try              C. wish             D. bother

18.A. offer         B. sacrifice        C. promise          D. difference

19.A. effectiveness B. cheerfulness     C. carefulness      D. seriousness

20.A. trends        B. observations     C. regulations      D. feelings