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。

       Anna arrived far too early. Usually she left things to the last minute,  46   today was a very special occasion. It was almost  47  by getting there an hour beforehand that she   48  to cause the plane to arrive sooner.   49  raced through her mind.“Do I look all right? Will he notice that I’m wearing a   50  trouser suit? Will he even  51  me?” After all, it was a year almost to the day since she had   52  seen Joe. She fished a   53  out of her handbag and inspected her face. Too much make-up? Joe had  54  made any comment but she knew that he did not approve of （赞成）heavy make-up—“gilding the lily”, he  55  it. It was funny how much importance she attached to   56  a good impression on him. After all, friends do not judge each other by  57  .All the same, it was the first meeting after a long separation, and she wanted everything to 58  right.

       Looking out of the window, Joe  59  a first glimpse, through a break in the  60  ,of the town far below. Certainly it was very flattering that they had   61  him to be the guest lecturer at their Autumn Congress yet again. The Chairman of the Organizing Committee, as a matter of courtesy（礼貌），had   62  to meet him at the airport, as he had done on previous occasions. This time,   63  ,it was not necessary,   64  because Joe was quite familiar  with  the city, but mainly because Anna had said that she could  65  the afternoon off in order to come and meet him.

46．A．and   B．but    C．for    D．as

47．A．because    B．since C．as if  D．when

48．A．thought    B．liked C．had   D．hoped

49．A．Idea  B．Facts C．Thoughts  D．Matters

50．A．new  B．strange     C．latest D．single

51．A．like   B．recognize  C．terrify      D．tell

52．A．before      B．recently    C．last    D．most

53．A．purse B．handkerchief    C．mirror      D．book

54．A．never       B．almost      C．often D．regularly

55．A．told   B．called       C．saw   D．thought

56．A．offering    B．taking       C．having      D．making

57．A．appearance       B．clothes      C．make-up   D．looking

58．A．come across     B．turn up     C．go off       D．get out

59．A．caught      B．left    C．enjoyed    D．met

60．A．air    B．rain   C．train  D．clouds

61．A．employed B．invited      C．told   D．informed

62．A．offered     B．arrived     C．intended   D．attempted

63．A．therefore  B．however   C．instead      D．as well

64．A．luckily     B．really       C．partly       D．separately

65．A．put    B．make C．take   D．leave

【2011·四川成都4月月考】

完形填空 （ 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。然后在各题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I was recently invited to lecture on anxiety to several hundred mental-health professionals. My talk was scheduled to ____21__those of a number of famous psychiatrists. When my turn came, I was especially ___22__ because the speaker before me had been particularly impressive and charming. As I approached the podium(讲台)， my heart pounded and my mouth went completely ___23__.

What am I doing here? I asked myself. To make matters worse, my presentation partly __24___ with fear of public speaking. To ___25__ myself, I tried an unusual way. I asked the audience,” How many of you feel nervous__26___ you give a speech. Nearly every hand __27__. “Well, that’s exactly _28__ I feel right now!”

The audience___29__ with laughter. I relaxed and was able to get on with my __30__.

__31__, we all find ourselves in a __32___ that makes us nervous. Perhaps you’re afraid of saying __33___things at a drinking party, stumbling over a presentation at work or having your __34__go blank during a test. For some of us the anxiety is so __35__ that it is personally and professionally incapability.___36__ the years, my work with hundreds of patients has taught me that __37__ can increase his or her social ___38___, even in the most stressful situations. And I have a few simple but helpful___39__, such as tackling your fears one step at a time; focusing on others; ___40__anxity into energy and stopping comparing yourself, which I think are of great value to us in our work.

21. A. take               B. follow          C. observe     D. learn

22. A. worried             B. eager         C. nervous       D. anxious

23. A. sweet             B. wet        C. bad             D. dry

24. A. dealt            B. went             C. stayed           D. left

25. A. comfort          B. calm              C. enjoy            D. delight

26. A. during           B. while    C. before          D. when

27. A. went up          B. raised            C. lifted             D. brought up

28. A. what            B. how             C. when          D. why

29. A. shouted         B. cried            C. responded   D. answered

30. A. job             B. idea           C. speech        D. nervousness

31. A. At times         B. At any time   C. All the time  D. At one time

32. A. state            B. condition    C. situation         D. position

33. A. foolish        B. wonderful    C. believable    D. false

34. A. head           B. mind            C. heart            D. brain

35. A. important    B. valuable          C. difficult          D. strong

36. A. For           B. Through        C. During         D. Over

37. A. anyone          B. someone       C. none             D. no one

38. A. position         B. experience   C. knowledge   D. confidence

39. A. tips           B. ideas              C. means           D. abilities

40. A. putting         B. turning             C. forcing          D. getting