Alice was_________the letter from Tom, but it didn't reach her for some reason.

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，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

         When Alice started to cycle home from Jenny’s house, she wasn’t nervous. She was certainly not afraid of the dark.  36  , it was only a 15,ncnule ride home. But halfway there, she began to wish that he hadn’t been so   37  .

         As she rounded a sarp benu, it suddenly   38   cold－very cold. Alice’s breath became puffs of white cloud and her legs aso cale that it became hard to ride.

         With her liart beating fast, she struggled so hard to move   39   that the didn’t hear the car which suddenly appeared beside her. She stopped by the road. The big black car also   40  ,Slowly, the passenger-window began to slide down. Alice held her breath. In the soft light inside the car, something   41  . Then, the light brightened and Alice was staring at a sweet, grey-haired old lady. “Hello, dear,”said the old lady. “I need   42  . I’m afraid I’m lost. I need to find the nearest airport. I must be there in the next five minutes.”

         “Airport? You   43   are lost,”Alice said. “You need to go back five kilometers   44   you reach the”

T-junction.Turn left and  45  for about another 10 kilometers to the main highway.From there,just follow the  46  to the airport.But I’m afraid there’s no  47  you’ll get there in five minutes!”

         “Thank you very much,dearn eplied the old lady.“Don’t worry-I’ll  48  it time.”

         The  49  up and the started off.A little way ahead,it  50  and with hedlights filashing, it drove past Alice. But then, mething  51  happened.The car hegary changing flrst, its color  52  from black to silvey grew when, the wheels began disappearing, but the car    to move forward,  53  just above the grolld. As the car  54  into the dark sky, the big red tail-lights grew larger and larger and glowed more and more brightly.With a faint whistling  55  ,the car was gone in seconds,leaving Alice shaking her head in disbelief…

         36.A.However                    B.Besides                   C.Therefore               D.Othrwise

         37.A.brave                          B.excited                    C.eurious                   D.grew

         38.A.fell                               B.around                    C.forward                  D.backward

         40.A.arrived                       B.aopped                   C.stayed                     D.started

         41.A.gathered                   B.opped                      C.stayed                     D.started

         42.A.help                             B.exicult                     C.rest                          D.water

         43.A.necess                        B.gas                           C.rest                          D.water

         44.A.if                                  B.until                         C.unless                     D.as

         45.A.drive                           B.walk                         C.follow                      D.march

         46.A.address                      B.sigms                      C.notiees                   D.guidance

         47.A.doubt                          B.room                       C.time                         D.way

         48.A.have it                        B.get it                       C.make it                   D.finishit

         49.A.door                            B.window                   C.headlight                D.wheel

         50.A.passed                       B.rashed                    C.turned                     D.continued

         51.A.strange                      B.entive                      C.imaginable             D.horrible

         52.A.developen                 B.apend                      C.spread                    D.ladea

         53.A.rollin                           B.floating                   C.drawing                  D.flashing

         54.A.pointed                      B.returned                 C.broke                       D.rose

         55.A.tune                                     B.voice                        C.sound                      D.tone

When Alice started to cycle home from Jenny’s house, she wasn’t nervous. She was certainly not afraid of the dark.36, it was only a 15-minute ride home. But halfway there, she began to wish that she hadn’t been so 37. As she rounded a sharp bend, it suddenly 38 cold — very cold. Alice’s breath became puffs of white cloud and her legs were so cold that it became hard to ride. With her heart beating fast, she struggled so hard to move 39 that she didn’t hear the car which suddenly appeared beside her. She stopped by the road. The big black car also 40. Slowly, the passenger-window began to slide down. Alice held her breath. In the soft light inside the car, something 41. Then, the light brightened and Alice was staring at a sweet, grey-haired old lady. “Hello, dear,” said the old lady. “I need 42. I’m afraid I’m lost. I need to find the nearest airport. I must be there in the next five minutes.”  “Airport? You 43 are lost,” Alice said. “You need to go back five kilometers 44 you reach the T-junction. Turn left and 45 for about another 10 kilometers to the main highway. From there, just follow the 46 to the airport. But I’m afraid there’s no 47 you’ll get there in five minutes!” “Thank you very much, dear,” replied the old lady. “Don’t worry — I’ll 48 in time.” The 49 moved up and the car started off. A little way ahead, it 50 and with headlights flashing, it drove past Alice. But then, something 51 happened. The car began changing. First, its color 52 from black to silvery-grey. Then, the wheels began disappearing, but the car continued to move forward, 53 just above the ground. As the car 54 into the dark sky, the big red tail-lights grew larger and larger and glowed more and more brightly. With a faint whistling 55, the car was gone in seconds, leaving Alice shaking her head in disbelief…

Dear Alice,

You really have two different questions here, so we’ll discuss them one at a time. Your problems at school may be a result of a number of things . You don’t say much about how these classmates get along with each other. It’s possible that all the students are feeling a little cautious(谨慎的) in the first term.

It’s also possible that the others are unkind. If this is so, you have to find out why you are the class “outsider”.

In your letter you say you often offer to help others with their work. Is it possible that your classmates don’t understand your offers? Could it seem that you were trying to “ buy” friends with these offers?

Is it possible that you took no notice of your classmates when you had your good friends near you ? They may have felt hurt at that time. It may take a time for them to believe in you if so. Try to ask one classmate directly what the problem is. If you hear a negative answer, at least you’ll know what to do.

                                               Yours truly,

                                                   Shelia

From the letter we know that Alice was very _______.

A. lucky     B. unkind    C. clever   D. unhappy

From the letter, we can conclude that ______.

   A. Alice wasn’t pleased with her teachers . 

   B. Alice’s parents made her study too hard. 

   C. Alice didn’t get along well with her classmates 

D. Alice didn’t want to go to school any more

Which of the following is NOT true according to the letter?

   A. Alice felt her classmates weren’t kind to her. 

 B. Alice was very warm-hearted to help her classmates

 C. Alice didn’t want to get along well with her classmates.

 D. Alice asked two questions in her letter  

Alice’s mother died when she was five. Although her brothers and sisters were loving and caring, their love couldn’t take the place of a mother’s. In 1925 Alice became my mother and told me that her family couldn’t even afford her a doll.

One afternoon in December 1982, when I was getting ready for Christmas, I suddenly decided to buy two dolls, one for my five-year-old daughter, Katie, and one for my old mother.

Things went smoothly when a friend told me that his dad, who played Santa Claus in my area, would be willing to make a visit on Christmas morning to our home with the gifts! Knowing that my parents would also come to my house, I began to get ready for the most memorable day of my mother’s life.

Christmas Day arrived and so did Santa Claus at the planned time. Katie was very excited and happy all the time to welcome the Santa. My mother was enjoying watching Katie welcoming this special guest. As Santa turned to leave he looked again into his bag and took out one more gift. As he asked who Alice was, my mother, without thinking of her name being called, said that she in fact was Alice. Santa handed her the gift with a message card that read:

For Alice:

I was cleaning out my sleigh (雪橇) before my trip this year and came across this package that should be sent on December 25, 1925. The gift inside has aged, but I felt that you might still wish to have it. Many apologies for the lateness of the gift.

Love,

Santa Claus

My mother was very excited and deeply moved to tears. She couldn’t speak but only held tightly in her arms the doll she had waited fifty-seven years to receive as tears of joy flew down her face. That doll made my mother the happiest “child”.

1.Why couldn’t Alice get a doll as a child?

A. Because her mother died quite early.

B. Because her family disliked her.

C. Because her family was very poor.

D. Because Alice didn’t love dolls.

2.What did the friend’s father do that Christmas morning?

A. He acted as Santa Claus to send Christmas gifts.

B. He went to her home to see Alice.

C. He bought some Christmas gifts for Katie.

D. He helped her to get Christmas gifts ready.

3.Why didn’t Alice expect there was also a gift for her?

A. The gifts from Santa Claus were usually for children.

B. The gift was forgotten many years ago.

C. The gift for her was bought by accident on the way.

D. The gifts for Katie were enough to share with her.

4.The author wrote the message card in order to _________.

A. show her deep apology to her mother

B. make it clear that Santa Claus didn’t forget her

C. show that Santa Claus was hard-working

D. make Alice believe the gift was exactly for her

5.From the last paragraph we can infer that _________.

A. old people still keeps something of childishness

B. we should always give our parents a surprise

C. old people usually feel lonely on festivals

D. we should spend more time with our parents