第二节：完形填空(共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分)

The Hand

Thanksgiving Day was near. The first grade teacher gave her class a fun assignment to draw a picture of ___36____ for which they were thankful.

Most of the class might be __37___　 economically disadvantaged, but still many would __38___ the holidays with turkeys and other traditional goodies of the season. These, the teacher thought, would be the ___39___ of most of her students’ art. And they were.

　 But Douglas made a(n) __40___ kind of picture. Douglas was a different kind of boy. He was the teacher’s true child of misery, ___41___ and unhappy. As other children played at recess, Douglas was likely to stand close by her side. One could only guess the pain Douglas felt ___42___those sad eyes.

　 Yes, his picture was different. When___43___ to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a____44___. Nothing else. Just a empty hand.

　 His abstract image captured the _45_____ of his classmates, Whose hand could it be ? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers__46___ turkeys. Another suggested a police officer, because the police protect and __47___ people. And so the discussion went ------ until the teacher ___48__　 forgot the young artist himself.

　 __49__ the children had gone on to other assignments, she ___50___ at Douglas’ desk, bent down, and asked him whose hand it was. The little boy looked away and murmured, “It’s yours, teacher.”

　 She recalled the __51___ she had taken his hand and walked with him here and there, as she had the other students. How _52_____ had she said, “Take your hand, Douglas, we’ll go outside.” Or, “Let me show you how to hold your pencil.” Or, “Let’s do this together.” Douglas was most ___53__ for his teacher’s hand.

　Brushing aside a tear, she went on with her work.

　 In fact, people __54___ not always say “thanks”. But they will remember the hand that ____55___ .

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

37．A．suggested　　 　　　 　B．affected　　　　 　 　C．encouraged 　　　　　 D．considered

38．A．celebrate　　　 　　　 　B．share　　　　　 　 　C．like 　　　　　　　　　　 D．avoid

39．A．purposes　　　 　　　 　B．subjects　　　　 　 　C．motivations　　　　　 D．examples

40．A．good　　　　 　　　 　B．encouraging　　　　　 C．different　　　　　　　　 D．exciting

41．A．merry　　　　 　　　 　B．naughty　　　　 　　C．weak　　　　　 D．lively

42．A．behind　　　　 　　　 　B．beside　　　　　　　　　 C．before　　　　　 　D．around

43．A．ordered　　　 　　　 　B．asked　　　　　 　 　C．forced　　　　　 　D．persuaded

44．A．gift　　　　　 　　　 　B．person　　　　 　C．hand　　　　　 　D．wonder

45．A．thought　 　　　　　 　B．description　　 　　C．respect　　　　　　　　 D．imagination

46．A．raise　　　　 　　　 　B．need　　　　　 　C．buy　　　　　 　D．sell

47．A．look at　　　 　　　　 　B．care for　　　　 　C．take away　　　 D．drive off

48．A．always　　　 　　　　　　　 　B．almost　　　　　　　　　 C．usually　　　　 　D．therefore

49．A．Before　　　 　　　　 　B．Now that　　　　 　C．Since　　　　　 　D．When

50．A．stared　　　　 　　　 　B．aimed　　　　　　　　　　 C．paused　　　　　　　　　 D．glanced

51．A．chances　　　 　　　　　　　 　B．forms　　　　　 　C．ways 　　　　　　　　　 D．times

52．A．seldom　　　 　　　 　B．often　　　　　　　　　　 C．soon　　　　　　　　　　 D．much

53．A．thankful　　　 　　　 　B．calm　　　 　　　　C．pleased 　　　　　　　　 D．comfortable

54．A．could　　　　 　　　　 　B．must　　　　　 　C．should　　　　　　　　　 D．might

55．A．move on　　　 　　　 　B．stick above　　　　　　 C．reaches out　　　　　 D．help out

35． -Shall we go to the art exhibition right away?

-__________.

A．It’s your opinion.　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．I don’t mind．

C．It’s all up to you.　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　D．That’s your decision.

34．-I don’t know what I _________ without the suitcase you lent me.

-Glad to have been of some help to you.

A．would have done　　 B．would do　 　　　　　 C．should have done　 D．should do

33．_________ I feel pity on hurricane victims　 in Southeast Asia, I can’t really do very much to help them but contribute my pocket money.

　　　 A．As long as　 　　　　　 B．When　　 　　　　　　　 C．While　 　　　　　　　　 D．Even

32．Mrs. Green took up the story at the point _______the thief had just made off with the jewels.

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

31．-I heard that many westerners prefer vegetables to meat.

-It is true. Americans eat ________ vegetables each person today as they did 20 years ago.

A．more than twice　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．as twice as many　

C．twice as many　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．that twice as many

30．-Hurry up! Alice and Sue are waiting for you at the school gate.

-Oh! I thought they _______ without me.

A．went　　 　　 　　　 B．are going　　　 　　C．have gone　　　 　　 D．had gone

29．If the present unemployment ______continue, the society would face a more difficult situation.

A．would　　 　　　　　　 B．should　　 　　　　　　 C.might　　　 　　　　　　 D．could

28．-I’d like to reserve a table for six.

　 -Sorry, sir, but there’re no tables___________ at the moment.

A．comfortable　　　 　 B．suitable　　 　　　　　 C.usable　　　 　　　　　 D．available

27．He glanced over at her, _______that though she was tiny, she seemed very well put together.

A．noting　　 　　　　　　　 B．noted　　 　　　　　　 C．to note　　 　　　　　 D．having noted