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16-35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
The Price of a Dream
　　I grew up poor—living with my wonderful mother. We had little money, but plenty of love and attention. I was 　16　 and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still 　17　 a dream.
My dream was 　18　. By the time I was sixteen, I started playing baseball. I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball and 　19　 anything that moved on the football field.
I was also  20　. My high school coach was John, who not only believed in me, but also taught me 　21　to believe in myself. He 　22　 me the difference between having a dream and remaining true to that dream. One particular 　23　 with Coach John changed my life forever.
　　A friend recommended me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket—money for a new bike, new clothes and the 　24　 of savings for a house for my mother. Then I realized I would have to 　25　 up summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell John I wouldn’t be playing.
　　When I told John, he was 　26　 as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,” He shouted. “Your 　27　 days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.” I stood before him with my head 　28　, trying to think of the right　29　　that would explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his 　30　 in me.
　　“How much are you going to make at this job, son?” He asked. “3.5 dollars an hour,” I replied.
　　“Well,” he asked, “is $ 3.5 an hour the price of a dream?”
　　That simple question made  31    for me the difference between  32 　something at once and having a 　33　. I decided myself to play sports that summer and the ___34    year after I finished high school, I was hired by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and was 　35　 a $ 20,000 contract. Finally, I bought my mother the house of my dream!
16. A. happy                 B. polite　             C. shy　                        D. honest
17. A. live                    B. have　　　       C. make　　　           D. need
18. A. athletics                 B. music　　　     C. business　　              D. money
19. A. kick                   B. play                   C. pass　　　　             D. hit
20. A. right                   B. popular　　       C. lucky　　　             D. honest
21. A. how                   B. why　　　        C. when　　　           D. whether
22. A. gave                   B. taught　　　     C. brought　　　          D. asked
23. A. accident                 B. matter　　      C. problem　　            D. experience
24. A. aim　　　　    B. idea　　　       C. start　　　　           D. purpose
25. A. keep　　　      B. end　　　       C. give　　　　           D. pick
26. A. mad　　　　     B. mournful　             C. frightened　           D. shameful
27. A. living　　　     B. playing　　        C. working　　            D. dreaming
28. A. moving　　      B. nodding　　       C. shaking　　           D. hanging
29. A. answers　　      B. excuses　　        C. words　　　            D. ways
30. A. sadness　　    B. regret　            C. hopelessness           D. disappointment
31. A. direct　　　　  B. clear　　           C. straight　　　      D. bare
32. A. wanting　　　    B. changing　　       C. dreaming　　           D. enjoying
33. A. wish　　　　　 B. goal　　　                 C. score　　　　      D. desire
34. A. following　　　 B. same　　           C. previous　　            D. very
35. A. charged　　　　B. got　　　　         C. offered　　       D. presented

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    One evening, long after most people had gone to bed, a friend of mine and I 　　1    happily home through the 　　2   street. We had been to a musical and    3   about the people we had seen and heard in it.

    “The show    4    him a star overnight,” said my friend about one of them. “He was completely 　　5   before. And now thousands of people    6   him gifts and letters.” “I thought him quite good,” I said, “but not 　　7   thousands of letters. As a matter of 　　8   ,”one of his songs gave me a shock. It was too noisy. “What was that?” my friend asked me, “    9   it to me.” I began to sing. “Do be quiet. You will give everybody a shock and 　　10   them up for miles    11   . Besides, there will be a policeman 　　12   us. ”My friend gave me an astonished look.

    “Never mind. I don’t care. What is the matter?” I said and went on singing 　　13   the top of my voice.

　　 Presently there came a policeman, 　　14   in front of me, his notebook 　　15   . “    16   , sir,” he said, “You have a very good voice, if I   17　　 say so. Who taught you singing? I’d very much 　　18   to find someone who can give my daughter singing lessons. Would you be    19   to tell me your name and address? Then my wife and I would    20   on you and we could discuss it.”

1．A. went　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. was coming

C. was making our way　　　　　　　　    D. had lost our way

2．A. calm　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B .crowded

C. silent　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. quiet

3．A. were thinking    　　　　　　　　　　   B. were talking

C. knew　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. were discussing

4．A. called　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. turned

C. named　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. made

5．A. famous　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. forgotten

C. stranger　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. unknown

6．A. show　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. write

C. send　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. brought

7．A. worthy　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. worth

C. received　　　　　　　　   　　　　　　   D. accepted

8．A. fact　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. facts

C. a fact　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the fact

9．A. Read　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. Sing

C. Say　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. Tell

10．A. call   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B. pick

C. wake　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. join

11．A. long　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. far   

C. around　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. away

12．A. observing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. after

C. besides　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. in front of

13．A. with　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. on

C. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. at

14．A. stood　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. going

C. standing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. walking

15．A. closing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. closed

C. open　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. opened

16．A. Wait a minute　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. Stop singing

C. I’m sorry　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. Excuse me

17．A. may　　　　　　　　　　  　　　　　　   B. can

C. must　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. don’t

18．A. liked　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. wanted

C. like　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. eager

19．A. brave　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. kind enough

C. willing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. honest

20．A. try　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. visit

C. invite　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. drop in

I found out one time that doing a __36____for someone could get you into a lot of trouble．I was in the eighth grade at the time, and we were having a final test．During the test, the girl sitting next to me ___37____ something, but I didn’t understand．So I __38______ her way and found out that she was trying to ask me if I had an extra pen．She showed me that hers was ____39_____ and would not write．I happened to have an extra one, so I took it out of my pocket and ____40_____ it on her desk．
Later, after the test papers had been turned in, the teacher asked me to stay in the room when all the other students were____41_____．As soon as we were alone she began to talk to me about ____42____ it meant to grow up; she talked about how important it was to____43____ your own two feet and be responsible for your own ____44____．For a long time, she talked about honesty and emphasized the fact ____45____ when people do something____46____, they are really cheating themselves．She made me ____47____ that I would think seriously about all the things she had said, and then she told me I could leave．I walked out of the room ____48____ why she had chosen to talk to me about all those things．
____49____, I found out that she thought I had cheated on the test．When she saw me lean over to talk to the girl next to me, it looked as if I was copying answers ____50____ the girl’s test paper．I ___51____ to explain about the pen, but all she____52____ say was that it seemed very strange to her that I hadn’t talked of anything about the pen the day she talked to me ____53____ after the test．____54____ I tried to explain that I was just doing the girl a favor by letting her use my pen, I was sure she ____55____ to believe that I had cheated on the test．

【小题6】

A．punished B．dismissed C．praised D．parted

【小题18】

A．right　　　　 B．only　　　 C．slight　　　 D．once

完形填空

　　In the water around New York city is a very small island ___1___ Liberty Island. On Liberty Island there is a very special ___2___ called the Statue of Liberty. It is one of the ___3___ famous sights in the world.

　　___4___ Statue of Liberty was a gift ___5___ the people of France to the people of the Passageed States. The Statue was made ___6___ a French sculptor named Frederic Auguste Bartholdi. The inner support ___7___ was designed by Gustave Eiffel, the same man ___8___ made the famous Eiffel Tower in ___9___.

　　Liberty, of course, ___10___ freedom, and the Statue of Liberty was given to the Passageed States to ___11___ the one __12___ anniversary of US independence from ___13___. The statue was built in France, taken ___14___ piece by piece and then ___15___ in the Passageed States. It was opened for ___16__ public on October 28, 1886.

　　___17___ you might expect, the statue is very big. Visitors can ride an elevator from the ground to the ___18___ of the statue. If they want to, they can then __19__ up the 168 steps to reach the head of the Statue ___20___ they can look out and enjoy the beautiful sight of the city of New York.