第二节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Mr. and Mrs. Jones’ house was full of suitcases, packages and packed-up boxes. The two of them were ___36___with pencils and paper, ____37____their luggage, when there was a ____38____ at the door. Mr. Jones went to ____39____ it and saw a well-dressed middle-aged lady outside. The lady said that she lived in the house ____40____ theirs, and that she had come to ____41____ them to their new home.
The Jones invited her in, after ___42___ for the state of the house.
“Oh, ___43___,” she answered. “Do you know in some parts of this ____44___ neighbors are not all ___45___? There are some streets where people do not ___46___ their neighbors, ____ 47____ their next-door ones. ___ 48___ in this street everybody is friends with ____49___ else. We are one big, happy family. I’m ___50____ that you will be ___51___ here.”
The well-dressed lady got a ___52___ when she came to visit the house the ____53___ time, because she found a quite ____54____ man and woman in it. Mr. and Mrs. Jones had not had the ____55___ to tell her that they were not the new owners of the house, who were to move in the next day, but the old ones, who have lived beside her for two years without ever having visited her or even noticing her existence.
36. A. free         B. busy        C. satisfied    D. familiar
37. A. checking     B. examining    C. testing     D. enjoying
38. A. sound       B. ring         C. friend      D. message
A. answer      B. serve        C. see        D. guess
A. above       B. of          C. under       D. beside
A. welcome    B. lead         C. take        D. invite
A. explaining   B. apologizing   C. showing    D. asking
A. excuse me   B. here you are  C. never mind   D. thank you
A. house       B. street       C. town        D. time
A. busy        B. lonely      C. safe         D. friendly
A. know       B. understand   C. welcome     D. respect
A. merely      B. even        C. mostly      D. neither
A. And        B. But         C. Otherwise    D. While
A. anybody    B. nobody       C. somebody    D. none
A. uncertain   B. glad          C. sure         D. afraid
A. happy      B. lonely        C. popular     D. friendly
A. surprise    B. fright         C. pleasure      D. worry
A. first       B. exact         C. next        D. same
A. famous     B. different      C. young       D. old
A. time       B. chance        C. courage     D. interest

It was Monday. Mrs. Smith's dog was hungry, but there was not any meat in the house.

　　Considering that there was no better way. Mrs. Smith took a piece of paper, and wrote the following words on it：“Give my dog half a pound of meat.” Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently：“Take this to the butcher（* person whose job is selling meat）and he's going to give you your lunch today.”

　　Holding the piece of paper in its mouth, the dog ran to the butcher's. It gave the paper to the butcher. The butcher read it carefully, recognized that it was really the lady's handwriting and soon did it as he was asked to. The dog was very happy, and ate the meat up at once.

　　At noon, the dog came to the shop again. It gave the butcher a piece of paper again. After reading it, he gave it half a pound of meat once more.

　　The next day, the dog came again exactly at noon. And as usual, it brought a piece of paper in the mouth. This time, the butcher did not take a look at paper, and gave the dog its meat, for he had regarded the dog as one of his customers（*people who buy sth. from a shop）.

　　But, the dog came again at four o'clock. And the same thing happened once again. To the butcher's more surprise, it came for the third time at six o'clock, and brought with it a third piece of paper. The butcher felt a bit puzzled. He  said to himself, “This is a small dog. Why does Mrs. Smith give it so much meat to eat today?”

Looking at the piece of paper, he found that there were not any words on it！

1.Mrs. Smith treated her little dog quite 　　　.

2.It seemed that the dog knew well that the paper Mrs. Smith gave it ______ .

3.The butcher did not give any meat to the dog __________ .

4.From its experience, the dog found that ________.

5.At the end of the story, you'll find that _______.

I walked alongside my father, clutching his right hand．All my clothes were new: the black shoes, the green school uniform, and the red cap．They did not make me happy, however, as tins was the day I was to be thrown into school for the first time．I tried in vain lo convince him that I did nothing wrong all the way, but it didn't help．

When we．arrived at the sate we could see the courtyard, vast and full of boys and girls．I hesitated and clung to his hand, but he gently pushed me from him．"Be a man, "he said．"today you truly begin your life．You will find me waiting for you when it's time to leave．"

I took a few steps．Then the faces of the boys and girls came into view．I did not know a single one of them, and none of them knew me．I felt I was a stranger who had lost his way．But then some boys began to glance at me in curiosity, and one of them came over and asked, " Who brought you? "

    "My father," I whispered．

    ''My father's dead, " he said simply．

I did not know what to say．The gate was now closed．Some of the children burst into tears．The bell rang．A lady came along, followed by a group of men．The men began soiling us into ranks．We were formed into an intricate pattern in the great courtyard surrounded by high buildings．

Well, it seemed that my misgivings had had no basis．From the first moments I made many friends and fell in love with many girls．I had never imagined school would have this rich variety of experiences．

We played all sorts, of games．In the music room we sang our first songs．We also had our first introduction to language．We saw a globe of Earth, which revolved and showed the various continents and countries．We started lean-line numbers, and we were told the story of the Creator of the universe．We ate delicious food, took a little nap, and woke up to go on with friendship and love, playing and learning．

Our path, however, was not totally sweet and unclouded．We had to be observant and patient．It was not all a matter of playing and fooling around． Rivalries could bring about pain and hatred or give rise to fighting．And while the lady would sometimes smile, she would often yell and scold．Even more frequently

she would resort to physical punishment．

The bell rang, announcing the passing of the day and the end of work．The children rushed toward the gate, which was opened again．I said goodbye to friends and sweethearts and passed through the gate．I looked around but found no trace of my father, who had promised to be there．I stepped aside to wait.

1.The writer hesitated and clung to his father's hand when they got to the school gate because ____．

    A．he loved his father and didn't want to leave his father

    B．he had thought attending school meant being punished

    C．he was afraid of the punishment given by teachers

    D．he did not want to leave his mother and his rather alone at home

2.What happened to him first during his first day at school?

    A．He was moved to tears by a sad story told by a girl．

    B．He together without other students was grouped．

    C．He learnt music and other courses and had a good time．

    D．He got punished by die woman teacher because of his impatience．

3.Which of the following subjects did he not probably have?

    A．Cooking．      B．Math．         C．Music．        D．Geography．

4.From the last but one paragraph we can learn that ______.

    A．they got on well with one another all the time

    B．they had a good time at school without being scolded

    C．their teacher was more kind to them than strict with them             

    D．more often than not they experienced physical punishment

5.The writer stepped aside after he got out of the school gate because           .

    A．he was polite to let other students go before him 

    B．he left something behind in his classroom         

    C．he wanted to say goodbye to his teacher

    D．his father has promised to wait for him

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，从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Mr. Smith gave his wife ten pounds for her birthday. The day after her birthday Mrs. Smith went shopping. She got on   16   and sat down next to an old lady.   17  she noticed that the old lady’s handbag was   18   .  Inside it, she found a wad（沓）of pound notes   19   the one her husband had given her. She quickly   20  her own bag—the notes were   21   . Mrs. Smith was now sure that the old lady sitting   22   her must have stolen them. She thought   23 not have to call the   24  as she didn’t like getting people   25  . 
So she decided to take back the money   26   the lady’s handbag and say   27    about it. She looked around the bus to make sure   28  was watching, then she carefully put her hand into   29   handbag, took out the notes and   30  her own handbag． 
When she got home that evening, she showed   31   the beautiful hat she had bought. “How did you  32  it?” he asked. “ 33   you gave me for my birthday, of course.” “Oh,   34  then?” he asked, as he   35   a wad of pound notes on the table. 
16. A. a bus          B. a train         C. an old ship        D. a plane
17. A. In a minute      B. After a while    C. For a second       D. On the moment
18. A. good           B. old            C. open             D. shut
19. A. the same that    B. perhaps was      C. probably as        D. exactly like
20. A. looked at       B. watched carefully  C. saw to            D. looked into
21. A. gone           B. missed        C. disappear          D. found
22. A. close          B. next to              C. before             D. behind
23. A. she would      B. he can         C. she must          D. he may
24. A. driver         B. old lady             C. police            D. husband
25. A. to difficulty     B. into trouble     C. out of work       D. seeing her
26. A. into           B. out           C. away           D. from
27. A. something     B. everything      C. anything         D. nothing
28. A. nothing       B. somebody            C. nobody            D. neither
29. A. the old lady’s   B. her husband’s    C. the police’s        D. her own
30. A. gave it away   B. put them into    C. brought them out  D. took it to
31. A. the driver     B. the police            C. the old lady       D.her husband
32. A. pay for       B. spend on            C. cost in            D. take to
33. A. Use them     B. With the money   C. With that              D. Using it
34. A. how is it      B. what’s that      C. where is it         D. why is this
35. A. put up       B. held out             C. pointed to          D. handed up

I remember my first Christmas party with Grandma．I remember the day when my big sister dropped the bomb: “There is no Santa Claus,” she laughed．“Even dummies know that!”

　　I fled to Grandma because I knew she always told me  21 ．After I told her everything, she said “No Santa Claus? Don’t believe it. Now,  22 your coat, and let’s go.”

　　“Go? Go where?” I asked．

　　“Where” 23  to be the General Store．As we walked through its doors, Grandma   24 me ten dollars．That was a lot in those days．“Take this money and buy something for  25 needs it．I’ll wait for you in the car．”

　　The store seemed big and  26 , full of people hurrying to finish their Christmas shopping．For a few moments I just stood there, 27  , holding that bill, wondering what to buy, and who on earth to buy it for．

　　Suddenly I thought of Bobbie who sat right behind me．I remembered he didn’t have a coat．I fingered the bill with growing  28 ．I would buy Bobbie a coat．

　　“Is this a Christmas present for someone?” the lady behind the   29  asked me kindly, as I laid my ten dollars down

　　“Yes,” I replied shyly．“It’s…for Bobbie.”

　　The nice lady smiled at me．I didn’t get any  30 , but she put the coat in a bag and wished me a Merry Christmas．

　　That evening, Grandma helped me  31  the coat and wrote, “To Bobby, From Santa Claus” on it．Then she  32 me over to Bobbie’s house．

　　Grandma parked down the street from Bobbie’s house, and she and I crept 33 and hid in the  34 ．Then Grandma gave me a sign．“All right, Santa Claus, get going．”

　　I took a deep 35 , dashed for his front door, threw the present down, pounded his doorbell and flew back to the safety．Together we  36 breathlessly in the darkness for the front door to open．Finally it  37 , and there stood Bobbie．

Forty years haven’t dimmed the thrill of those  38 spent shivering, beside my grandma, in Bobbie’s bushes． 39 ,  I realized: Santa was alive and well, and we were  40  his team．

1.                A．the reason      B．many things      C．stories   D．the truth

2.                A．put on         B．put away        C．put up    D．put down

3.                A．used           B．turned out      C．found out D．turned up

4.                A．lent           B．took           C．paid D．handed

5.                A．anyone         B．whomever       C．someone who  D．those who

6.                A．crowded        B．varied          C．noisy D．convenient

7.                A．satisfied        B．confused        C．curious   D．amazed

8.                A．worry          B．disappointment   C．happiness D．excitement

9.                A．counter        B．desk           C．shelf D．goods

10.               A．money         B．gifts           C．change    D．encouragement

11.               A．make          B．wrap           C．undo D．design

12.               A．drove          B．took           C．led   D．asked

13.               A．quickly         B．painfully        C．nervously  D．noiselessly

14.               A．bushes         B．darkness        C．doorway   D．car

15.               A．courage        B．look           C．step D．breath

16.               A．waited         B．whispered      C．crept D．stood

17.               A．came          B．sounded        C．did   D．appeared

18.               A．moments       B．days           C．time D．people

19.               A．Today          B．That year       C．That night  D．Since then

20.               A．on            B．for            C．at    D．of