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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

We always celebrated Dad’s birthday on Thanksgiving Day, even after he entered a nursing home . As years went on , these events took on a  36  meaning for me : A traditional birthday party for Dad , and thanking for all that he had been doing to me in my life . When we knew it might be his 37  birthday, the whole family decided to  38  together for a huge birthday celebration at the nursing home . 

Dad was a good story-teller and here was the  39  he had had .During a quiet moment , I announced it was now Dad’s  40   to listen to stories for a change . I wanted everyone to tell Dad what we loved about him . The room became  41   . Then one after another , people told stories from their hearts , while Dad  42  with tears in eyes . People  43  kinds of stories — stories about when they were little , stories about when Dad was young , and stories that shared family treasures .

The stories  44   . Everyone seemed to have more than one story . Even the little grandchildren couldn’t  45  to tell Dad why they loved him . For a man who had been kind to so many people in his life , here was our  46  to celebrate him . A few months later , at Dad’s memorial service , we more fully realized what we had  47   Dad that night . Those are the stories people  48 tell at a funeral (葬礼)after a loved one is no longer  49  to hear the words . They tell stories , full of  50  . But we had given those memories to Dad in his  51  , and we had told them through laughter , accompanied by hugs and joys . He had them to  52  and roll over in his mind during his last days and months .

Words do   53  , and they are enough . We just need to say them or to speak them  54  to the ones we love . That’s the way to  55  love and our chance to celebrate a person in his or her life .

36. A. special       B. valuable        C. double            D. complex 

37. A. another      B. last            C. important          D. fiftieth

38. A. unite        B. arrange         C. move             D. gather

39. A. career       B. pride           C. happiness          D. audience

40. A. choice       B. wish           C. turn              D. right

41. A. lively        B. still           C. cosy(舒适的)       D. noisy

42. A. thought      B. nodded         C. listened            D. accepted

43. A. understood   B. invented        C. recalled            D. discussed

44. A. flowed       B. passed         C. unfolded           D. differed

45. A. stop         B. stand          C. afford             D. wait

46. A. responsibility  B. situation       C. chance            D. desire

47. A. returned      B. left            C. given             D. owed

48. A. sincerely     B. gently          C. normally          D. regularly

49. A. available     B. happy          C. eager             D. alive

50. A. tears        B. feelings         C. joy               D. peace

51. A. mind        B. life            C. world             D. work

52. A. hold         B. share          C. consider           D. continue

53. A. suit          B. fail           C. survive            D. matter

54. A. willingly     B. publicly        C. actually           D. truly

55. A. get back      B. call up         C. give back         D. keep up  

（2010·辽宁东北育才学校高三第一次模拟） 2、---How do you find your new car?

---_________.

A It is indeed great              

B By chance

C In the newly-opened car market   

D An old friend recommended it to me

（2010·浙江诸暨中学高三10月月考）13. ---Did you invite Kacy to your party?

---I would like ______, but I was too busy and forgot to call her.

A. to have      B. to invite her       C. inviting her D. having invited her

（2010·浙江杭州高级中学高三第二次月考） 13. Word came _____ China’s first spacewalk was a great success.

   A. that             B. what              C. which            D. when

（2010·黑龙江哈三中高三10月月考）26. She may have missed the train, _______ she won’t arrive for another hour.

A. in which            B. when             

C. in which case      D. in that case 

（2010·江苏大丰高级中学高三第一次质量检测） 35. Once _______ a difficult and even dangerous place         , Vietnam is now a friendly destination that welcomes visitors from all over the world.

A. considered; visiting                  B. considered; to visit

C. considering; visiting                  D. considering; to visit

（2010·吉林长春外国语学校高三上第一次月考）   4. By the time Jane gets home, her aunt________ for London to attend a meeting.

  A. will leave     B. leaves  C. will have left     D. left

（2010·福建莆田九中高三上第二次月考）       30. If the wind doesn’t     before three o’clock，we won’t be able to take off today.

A. die out    B. go down    C. get off     D. go up

（2010·山东临港一中高三上10月月考） 23. The language training programmer ____ teenagers who want to go abroad to study.

  A. caters for  B. makes up for  C. cares for  D. accounts for

.（2010·吉林长春外国语学校高三上第一次月考）   10. ________ I call on him, he is out.

A. The moment               B. So far as    

C. Every time              D. Any time