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，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，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My neighbor has an eight-year-old daughter. She used to stay in the countryside, her   36   place. Recently her parents brought her to town to live with them. __37   and uneducated, she would swear or use dirty words when she was   38 _. Sometimes she got   39   to roll on the ground, to the   40   of people around. Her parents tried to tame（驯服） her by beating and kicking, __41   lead to worse outbursts(爆发). Finally they became   42   disappointed with her.

One day their next-door neighbor, a retired woman teacher gave the girl a snow-white dress,   43   was very beautiful. It immediately caught the girl’s eyes and made them shine brightly.

The girl put on the dress and became quite   44   person. She no longer   abused or __45   others, and rolled   46   on the floor. She knew running wild would make her lose face   47   such a beautiful dress. Since then the girl had been   48  , neat, and lovely.

The story set me thinking a lot. Perhaps everyone has a beautiful dress  _49_  somewhere in his or her __50__. Only some people are not aware(意识) of it, forget it or   51   it. Beauty is a power force or weapon—that’s something   52   by many of us. It can arouse fine   53   that humans are born with but have so far hidden somewhere. It has a soul-making   54 __ that is  55    unmatched.

36.  A. native               B. strange       C. similar               D. homeless

37.  A. Excited         B. Wild         C. Polite          D. Dishonest

38.  A. happy               B. scared         C. unhappy         D. calm

39.  A. up to          B. as far          C. so mad           D. so wild as

40.  A. pleasure        B. delight        C. sorrow         D. surprise

41.  A. as to           B. likely to      C. only to               D. so as to

42.  A. hardly           B. completely       C. partly          D. exactly

43.  A. which               B. the          C. it              D. this

44.  A. the other       B. another        C. other           D. each other

45.  A. surprised       B. confused      C. attacked        D. spoke

46.  A. more          B. much              C. less            D. few

47.  A. in              B. with         C. on               D. at

48.  A. impolite        B. loyal        C. determined            D. gentle

49.  A. laid           B. covered       C. hidden         D. fixed

50.  A. eyes           B. heart         C. body            D. head

51.  A. lose           B. control      C. recognise        D. undress

52.  A. realised         B. noticed       C. unrealized      D. valued

53.  A. thoughts        B. opinions      C. purposes          D. qualities

54.  A. effort          B. influence     C. work            D. warmth

55.  A. indeed         B. never        C. seldom         D. sometimes

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was a single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job. Money was always tight, but we had a   36   over our heads, food on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always   37  . Not knowing we were poor, my kids(孩子们) just thought I was   38  . I’ve always been glad about that.
It was Christmas time, and although there wasn’t   39   for a lot of gifts, we planned to celebrate with a family party. But the big   40   for the kids was the fun of Christmas   41  .
They planned weeks ahead of time, asking   42   what they wanted for Christmas. Fortunately, I had saved $120 for   43   to share by all five of us.
The big   44   arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and   45   them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered(散开). We had two hours to shop; then we would   46   back at the “Santa’s Workshop”.
Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits,   47   my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually   48  . She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies — fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn’t say anything   49   we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door,  50   to be angry again. This is what she told me.
“I was looking   51   thinking of what to buy, and I   52   to read the little cards on the ‘Giving Trees.’ One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she   53   for Christmas was a doll(玩具娃娃). So I took the card off the tree and   54   the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn’t have anything.”
I never felt so   55   as I did that day.
36. A. roof                          B. hat                           C. sky                          D. star
37. A. little                          B. less                          C. enough                     D. more
38. A. busy                          B. serious                        C. strict                        D. kind
39. A. effort                        B. room                       C. time                         D. money
40. A. improvement                 B. problem                   C. surprise                    D. excitement
41. A. shopping                    B. travelling                 C. parties                      D. greetings
42. A. the other                    B. each other                C. one by one               D. every other one
43. A. toys                              B. clothes                            C. presents                    D. bills
44. A. day                           B. chance                            C. cheque                            D. tree
45. A. forced                       B. reminded                  C. invited                            D. begged
46. A. draw                         B. stay                         C. move                       D. meet
47. A. including                   B. besides                     C. except                      D. considering
48. A. quiet                         B. excited                     C. happy                      D. ashamed
49. A. since                         B. after                        C. while                       D. until
50. A. waiting                      B. ready                       C. hoping                            D. afraid
51. A. out                              B. over                          C. forward                   D. around
52. A. forgot                        B. stopped                    C. failed                       D. hated
53. A. wanted                      B. did                          C. got                          D. played
54. A. made                         B. searched                   C. bought                            D. fetched
55. A. angry                        B. rich                         C. patient                            D. sad

To stay awake, he finished a cup of coffee and ordered ______.

A. the other           B. other               C. the others           D. another

第三节：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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I learned to play on a piano purchased at Grinnell Brothers in Detroit.My brothers and sisters were taking lessons and I  41  to play, too."You're  42  young,"I heard over and over.But when began playing my sister's   43  by heart from hearing her practice, they   44  me begin. I was four.  45   joy and comfort I found at those keys.If I had a rough day at school,I played ragtime hard and loud  46  my frustratio(挫折)was gone, then I calmed my self with Mozart until I was  47  to face the world. The day I lost my first child, and my dad was diagnosed with cancer,I played until I nearly  48  .There was a comfort in those keys.

That piano followed me everywhere.I taught hundreds of  49  and adults on the keys of my own piano in Taylor for over ten years. I  50  my home to a fire in 1998 and my piano was destroyed. I felt  51 I lost my oldest friend.

The insurance (保险) supplied the money to purchase  52  .My mother asked me every time she spoke to me, "Did you get another piano yet?" even when she struggled to call me by name. After she died in 1999, I  53  an envelope containing a gift certificate(礼券)to Hammell Music for a  54 .Mother made sure that I would get another piano, knowing I wouldn't do it  55   .

And so I purchased a Yamaha baby grand. Nearby hangs Mom and Dad's  56  . I play every day when I come home from work. I imagine my folks are in heaven,  57  and smiling. Every song is for them and the  58  goes on.

And although I miss my first piano, the new one is a(n)  59  that old things pass away and new life  60  .

41.A.planned B.allowed       C.begged D.dared

42.A.very       B.so C.not      D.too

43.A.lessons   B.piano   C.keys     D.text

44.A.permitted       B.promised     C.let       D.made

45.A.What a   B.What   C.How    D.How many

46.A.until       B.when   C.as soon as    D.after

47.A.likely     B.ready   C.discouraged D.afraid

48.A.dropped  B.went    C.came to       D.slept

49.A.people    B.students       C.boys    D.children

50.A.destroyed       B.left      C.lost      D.rebuilt

51.A.as though       B.even though C.even if D.though

52.A.the other B.another       C.a house       D.one

53.A.accepted B.gained  C.received      D.won

54.A.present   B.piano   C.house   D.sum of money

55.A.for myself     B.at all    C.any way      D.above all

56.A.bed B.clothing      C.portrait       D.name

57.A.crying    B.listening      C.singing D.playing

58.A.joy  B.piano   C.sadness D.friendship

59.A.book      B.reminder     C.equipment   D.instrument

60.A.disappears      B.remains       C.stops    D.begins

We had a picnic last term and it was a lot of fun, so let’s have ______ one this month.  

A. the other   B. some     C. another    D. other