第二节 完形填空（共30小题；A篇10小题，每小题1分；B篇20小题，每小题1.5分；满分40分）

A

I feel like I have the best friend anyone could ever ask for. Her name is Carolyn and she’s done so much for me that I have no idea how I’m going to repay her for her 　　11　 .

Before we became close friends, I was looking to buy my first car. She 　　12　 　to teach me how to pick out a reliable car, helped me to buy it and was always there to help when I got into 　　13　 　with my car. Since then I’ve felt the strongest 　　14　 　with her. She gave me a 　　15　 　bird Monty who was a friend to me for over 10 years, and she was there to give me a shoulder to 　　16　 　on when it died.

I started working at the company where Carolyn 　　17　 　and even though I was slow at picking things up, she patiently 　　18　 　me how to do retail (零售) work and interact with customers. She 　　19　 　me in the same way in which my family does whenever I am 　　20　 　down. I don’t think I would be who I am now if it wasn’t for Carolyn.

11. A. knowledge B. misunderstanding C. kindness　　　 D. friendship

12. A. hoped 　　　　 B. offered　　　　　　 C. agreed 　　　　 D. meant

13. A. trouble　　　　 B. labor　 　　　　　　 C. business　 　　 D. power

14. A. ease　　　　　　 B. rate　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. union　　　 D. bond

15. A. fun　　　　　　 B. color 　　　　　　　 C. pet　　　　　　　　 D. toy

16. A. cry　　　　　　　 B. carry　　　　　　　　 C. focus　 　　　　 D. get

17. A. studied　 　　 B. worked　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. practiced 　　　 D. advised

18. A. reminded 　 B. forced　　 　　 C. urged 　　　　　 D. showed

19. A. encourages　 B. believes　 　　　　 C. guesses　　 D. asks

20. A. pretending B. feeling　　　　　　 C. turning　 　　 D. coming

B

There once was a water bearer who carried water from the distant river into the town where he lived. He owned two pots, which he 　　21　 　at both ends of a pole (扁担) he balanced over his 　　22　 . One pot was smooth and perfectly waterproof, 　　23　 　the other was old and a bit cracked (有裂缝的). 　　24　 　it leaked water on the way.

Each day the pot leaked a little till came a time when it was 　　25　 　able to keep half of its content by the time they’d 　　26　 　the town. This caused the pot great 　　27　 , and so finally, unable to 　　28　 　its embarrassment, the pot said to the water bearer, “Master, please break me! Throw me! I can’t 　　29　 　this unhappiness any longer. I’m unable to hold water, and you can 　　30 　　me and get a new pot.”

“Oh,” replied the water bearer, “is that what you think of 　　31　 　? Then please, let me show you something on the way 　　32　 　from the river tomorrow.”

And the next day, after 　　33　 　both pots, and hanging the smooth one on the right and the cracked one on the left side of his 　　34　 　as usual, the water bearer pointed to the 　　35　 　side of the path and asked, “Tell me, what do you see?” The pot replied, “I see dirt and dust.” 　　36　 　this, the water bearer pointed to the left side of the road and asked, “What do you see on that side?” “Oh, there I see grass and wild 　　37　 .” “Yes,” replied the water bearer, “this is the 　　38　 　you have created by leaking some water by the side of the path every day. You 　　39　 　the soil, you brought the sleeping 　　40　 　to life, and nourished the blooms, and from this side of the path, I picked a few flowers...”

21. A. built　 　　　 B. hung　 　　　　　 C. moved　 　　　 D. aimed

22. A. back　 　　　 B. arm　 　　　　　　 C. shoulder　 　　 D. chest

23. A. since　 　　　 B. when　 　　　　　 C. though　 　　　 D. while

24. A. In fact　 　　 B. As usual　 　　　 C. After all　 　　 D. At times

25. A. still　 　　　　 B. rather　 　　　　 C. only　 　　　　 D. even

26. A. reached　 　 B. left　 　　　　　　 C. toured　 　　　 D. crossed

27. A. damage　 　 B. shock　 　　　　　 C. shame　 　　　 D. anger

28. A. express　 　 B. contain　 　　　 C. save　 　　　　　 D. suffer

29. A. support　 　 B. stand　　 　　　　 C. cause　 　　　　 D. bring

30. A. discover　 B. control　 　　　　 C. improve　 　　 D. replace

31. A. me　 　　　　 B. yourself　 　　　 C. it　 　　　　　　　 D. them

32. A. back　 　　　 B. out　 　　　　　　 C. ahead　 　　　　 D. away

33. A. filling　 　　 B. setting　 　　　　 C. making　 　　 D. using

34. A. step　 　　　 B. hand　 　　　　　 C. path　 　　　　　 D. pole

35. A. near　 　　　 B. far　 　　　　　　　 C. right　　　　　　　 D. left

36. A. Remembering B. Mentioning 　 C. Seeing　 　　　 D. Hearing

37. A. flowers　　 B. animals　 　　　 C. plants　 　　　 D. species

38. A. confidence B. atmosphere　 　 C. wealth　 　　　 D. beauty

39. A. farmed　 　 B. entered　 　　　 C. watered　 　　 D. worked

40. A. people　 　　 B. seeds　 　　　　　 C. woods　 　　　 D. leaves

10. The Imperial Palace, also 　　　　　as the Forbidden City, is located in the heart of Beijing.

　　 A. knowing　　　 B. to be known 　　 C. being known　　　 D. known

9. Mary was absorbed in her cartoon 　　　　　she didn’t hear what I was saying to her at all.

　　 A. so that 　　　 B. although　　　　　　 C. as　　　　　 　 D. even if

8. — Where’s David?

　　 — He 　　　　　far for his car key is still here.

　　 A. couldn’t go 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. can’t have gone　 　

　　 C. mustn’t have gone 　　　　　　　　　 D. mightn’t go

7. I 　　　　　to arrive on time, but the train was delayed because of a heavy fog.

　　 A. hoped　　 B. was hoping　　 C. had hoped　 　　 D. would hope

6. What a shame! Never have you thanked your parents,　　　 　what they have done for you for granted.

　　 A. taken　　　　　 B. to take　　　　　　　 C. having taken 　　 D. taking

5. As a doctor, he feels 　　　　　is his mission to cure the sickness to save the patient.

　　 A. it 　　　　　　　 B. that　　　　　　　　　 C. this　　　　　 D. what

4. The teacher said that it would be very difficult to make progress if I 　　　　　hard.

　　 A. didn’t work 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. wouldn’t work　

　　 C. hadn’t worked　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. wasn’t working

3. I was looking through the newspaper 　　　　　I saw the news that a Korean passenger ferry (渡船) carrying 475 people sank.

　　 A. while　　　　　 B. when　　　　　　　　 C. where　　　 　 D. which

2. — How did your final exam go?

　　 — 　　　　　I had done my best to prepare for it, but my mind went blank in the examination.

　　 A. It couldn’t be better.　　　　　　　　 B. I managed somehow.

　　 C. It was a nightmare.　 　　　　　　　　 D. That’s a good point.