第二节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
My wife called, "Will you come here and make your darling daughter eat her food?" I rushed to the scene. My only daughter, Sindu, 36 frightened. In front of her was a bowl filled with rice. She 37 disliked rice.
“Sindu, why don’t you take a few 38 of this? Just for Dad’s sake. If you don’t, your mom will shout at me. ” Sindu softened a bit and 39 her tears with the back of her hands. "OK. Dad. I will eat. But, you should…" Sindu hesitated. " Dad, if I eat the rice, will you give me 40 I ask for?" " Oh, sure. " She 41 eating the whole quantity. After the ordeal was through, Sindu came to me, " Dad, I want to have my 42 shaved off this Sunday!"
" Darling, we will be sad 43 you with a clean - shaven head." "Dad, you saw how difficult it was for me to eat the rice. " Sindu was in tears. " 44 you promised to give me whatever I ask for. " It was 45 for me to call the shots . "Our promise must be 46 . "
With her head clean - shaven, Sindu had a round face. On Monday morning, I dropped her at her 47 Just then, a boy shouted, "Sindu, please wait for me!" 48 struck me was the hairless head of that boy.
"Sir, your daughter Sindu is great 49 !" a lady said to me. ."That boy who is walking along with your daughter is my son Harish. He is 50 from leukemia(白血病)?He lost all his hair due to the side 51 of the chemotherapy ( 化疗). He refused to 52 to school for fear of being laughed at. Sindu visited him last week'" But, I 53 imagined she would sacrifice her lovely hair for the sake of 54 "My little angel, you are teaching me 55 selfless real love is!" I wept.
36. A. looked B. Proved C. sounded D. turned
37. A. properly B. likely C. formerly D. particularly
38. A. bowls B. mouthfuls C. rices D. pieces
39. A. cleaned B. burst C. wiped D. crashed
40. A. however B. whenever C. wherever D. whatever
41. A. enjoyed B. finished C. practiced D. liked
42. A. hair B. face C. ear D. hand
43. A. comparing B. looking C. seeing D. watching
44. A. So B. And C. If D. Though
45. A. chance B. good C. choice D. time
46. A. made B. carried C. kept D. broken
47. A. room B. school C. house D. desk
48. A. That B. This C. It D. What
49. A. in fact B. for example C. indeed D. really
50. A. suffering B. separating C. judging D. affecting
51. A. illnesses B. effects C. health D. medicine
52. A. come back B. turn back C. pay back D. date back
53. A. such B. even C. ever D. never
54. A. your daughter B. my son C. me D. you
55. A. how B. Whether C. where D. when
35. It’s reported that the fire that ______ at two o’clock last night caused a lot of damage.
A. breaking out B. breaks out C. broke out D. was broken out
34. Bob’s salary is three times ______, so John admires Bob very much.
A. as high as that of John B. as bigger as that of John
C. as high as John D. as much as John
33. You can complain, but I doubt _____ it’ll make any difference.
A. if B. what C. that D. how
32. This problem is far _____ me. I can’t work it out on my own.
A. over B. above C. from D. beyond
31. You ______ worry about their safety. They are old enough to take care of themselves.
A. mustn’t B. needn’t C. can’t D. wouldn’t
30．Della had only one dollar and eighty – seven cents Jim, her Husband, a Christmas present.
A．to buy B．which to buy C．for him to buy D．with which to buy
29． , you’ll never be able to persuade him.
A．However hard may you try B．Try however hard you may
C．However hard you may try D．Try hard however you may
28．-Bob! How’s your project? I heard you started it last Friday，right?
-Oh！I for it．But I haven’t decided when to do it．
A．have prepared B．had prepared
C．have been preparing D．was preparing