完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Once upon a time, there was a boy who would go into the forest and gather food and herbal medicines(草药) with some of his fellows every spring. However, one year, a tiger  36  in the forest and no one dared go into the forest again. One day, the boy’s father became  37 ， and the family couldn’t afford the  38  that the father needed. The boy decided to try and find some herbal medicines as well as some food in the forest.
It was a perfect sunny day. At first, it was quiet and  39  happened. But later, when the boy bent down to reach one more mushroom, he was suddenly pushed to the ground. A large shadow 40   him. He rolled over and looked  41  in shock as the tiger said in a deep voice. “You are my  42  . Say good-bye to this world.”  43  his sick father, the boy knew he couldn’t die. He quickly calmed down and put a(n)  44  into his mouth, and chewed and swallowed.Then he said, “45  you can kill and eat me, but I  46  you to know that these mushrooms are  47  poisonous(有毒的). You can eat me,  48  you will die too. My family will  49 me and find you. They will  50 your stomach and eat your meat. Your fine  51 will carpet the floor of a rich man’s house and your tiger bones will get a good  52  in the medicine shops. My family will have enough for a year or more and I will be given a good funeral（葬礼） and long53  .
The tiger hesistated. He saw the frightful mushrooms in the basket and  54  his appetite(胃口). He slowly walked away. The boy saved his own life with his quick  55 .
36.  A．broke out        B. woke up       C. showed up         D. set out
37．A．hungry          B. ill            C. angry            D. mad
38．A．love               B. medicine       C. care            D. doctors
39．A．anything          B. everything      C. nothing          D. something
40．A．covered           B. followed          C. caught          D. pushed
41．A．down           B. out              C. around            D. up
42．A．energy          B. power          C. enemy          D. supper
43．A．Looking after   B. Thinking of     C. Bringing back    D. apple
45.  A .Of course      B. No way       C. In the beginning    D. In any case
46．A．choose             B. wish            C. persuade       D. order
47．A．expensive          B. delicious       C. deadly            D. magic
48．A．as             B. so             C. but             D. because
49．A．look for           B. call for        C. take care of    D. get rid of
50．A．feed            B. open            C. sell              D. kick
51．A．head           B. tail             C. paws           D. skin
52．A．price            B. seller            C. reward           D. doctor
53 A．understood       B. encouraged     C. needed         D. remembered
54．A．lost            B. increased        C. regained       D. forgot
55．A．skill           B. warning        C. thinking        D. word

Once upon a time, there was a large mountainside, where an eagle’s nest rested. The eagle’s nest contained four  41  eagle eggs. One day an earthquake rocked the mountain,  42  one of the eggs to roll down the mountain  43  a chicken farm, which was in the valley below. The chickens knew that they must  44  and care for the eagle’s egg, so an old hen   45  to hatch and raise the large egg.

       One day, the egg hatched and a beautiful eagle was born.  46  , however, the eagle was raised to be a(n)  47  . Soon, the eagle believed he was  48  more than a chicken. The eagle loved his home and family,  49  his spirit cried out for more. While playing a game on the farm one day, the eagle looked to the skies above and  50  a group of eagles soaring(翱翔) in the skies. “Oh,” the eagle  51  , “I wish I could soar like those birds.” The chickens shouted with 52  , “You cannot soar with those birds. You are a chicken and chickens do not soar.”

       The eagle  53  staring at his real family up above,  54  that he could be with them. Each time the eagle would let his  55  be known, he was told it couldn’t be done. That is  56  the eagle learned to believe. Slowly, the eagle  57  dreaming and continued to live his life like a chicken.  58  , after a long life as a chicken, the eagle  59  .

       You become what you believe you are; so if you ever dream to become an eagle,  60  your dreams, not the words of a chicken.

A. large                     B. curious                     C. small                D. fortunate

A. guiding                B. blowing                   C. causing             D. inviting

A. on                        B. over                         C. past                  D. to

A. introduce              B. punish                 C. protect             D. share

A. offered                B. regretted                  C. managed           D. turned

A. Carefully            B. Gently                         C. Sadly                D. Luckily

A. chicken                B. eagle                        C. hero                  D. fool

A. something              B. everything             C. anything            D. nothing

A. and                   B. but                         C. so                  D. however

A. noticed               B. recognized             C. respected           D. watched

A. cried                   B. smiled                   C. argued                     D. explained

A. excitement       B. anger                       C. laughter            D. surprise

A. approached          B. avoided                    C. continued          D. considered

A. promising           B. proving                    C. believing           D. dreaming

A. suggestion            B. advantage                 C. dream               D. discovery

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

A. went                   B. enjoyed                    C. began                D. stopped

A. Happily              B. Finally                     C. Quickly          D. Probably

A. gave away            B. broke down                  C. passed away    D. died out

A. steal                   B. follow                   C. have              D. remember

There was a(n) __________ moment when the plane suddenly dropped.

A.anxious              B.worried              C.secure         D.exciting

There was a man who had a little boy that he loved very much. Every day after work the man would come home and  36  with the little boy. He would always  37  all of his extern) time with the little boy.

One night. while the man was at work, he  __38  that he had extra work to do for the evening, and that he wouldn’t be able to play with his little boy.   39  he wanted to be able to give the boy something to keep him  40  . So, looking around his office, he saw a magazine with a large  41  of the world on the cover. He got a(n)  42  . He removed the map, and then patiently tore it up into small pieces. Then he put all the  43  in his coat pocket.

When he got home, the little boy came  __44  to him and was ready to play. The man  __45  that he had extra work to do and couldn’t play just now. He  46  the little boy into the dinning room, and  47  all the pieces of the map. He spread them on the table. He explained that it was a map of the world, and that by the time he could  48  together, his extra work would be  49  , and they could both play. Surely this would keep the child busy for hours, he thought.

About half an hour later the boy came to the man and said, “Okay, it’s finished. Can we play now?”

The man was  50  , saying, “That’s impossible. Let’s have a look.” And  51__enough, there was the picture of the world, all put together, every piece in its  52  .

The man said, “That’s amazing! How did you do that?” The boy said, “It’s  53  . On the  54  of the page is a(n) 55   of a man. When I put the man together the whole world fell into place.”

A. play             B. watch          C. share            D. enjoy

A. take             B. spend          C. spare            D. have

A. recognized       B. realized         C. knew            D. expected

A. However         B. Or             C. For             D. But

A. happy            B. excited         C. busy            D. silent

A. map             B. picture          C. figure           D. image

A. information       B. chance          C. advice           D. idea

A. world            B. pieces          C. paper            D. magazine

A. shouting          B. expecting       C. running          D. meeting

A. explained         B. persuaded       C. shouted          D. discussed

A. asked            B. led             C. ordered          D. showed

A. did up           B. dealt with        C. put out           D. took out

A. looked it up       B. got it around     C. put it back        D. turned it over

A. finished          B. wasted          C. delivered         D. filled

A. shocked          B. surprised        C. satisfied          D. tired

A. beautiful          B. sure           C. right             D. quite

A. way              B. position        C. side             D. place

A. funny             B. difficult        C. simple           D. interesting

A. cover             B. back           C. top              D. front

A. picture            B. impression      C. sculpture         D. shade

Once there was a very brilliant, creative and educated man. He gained much __36__ while traveling throughout the world. Unfortunately he lost his legs and left arm in a tragic accident, leaving only a finger and thumb on his right hand. He became so __37__ that he was afraid he would spend his life __38__ and would no longer be able to use his life in a(n) __39__ way.

One day, he remembered how he had always loved getting __40__. He realized that he still had partial __41__ of his right hand and could write with __42__. Then, he had an idea. “Why not write to other people who need encouragement?”

He __43__ where he could find those who could be encouraged if they read his letters. He thought of people in __44__. Many of them had hope of regaining their __45__. Others would keep feeling depressed and remain put away for the rest of their lives. He decided that he must try to __46__ them. So he wrote to a prison ministry about sending letters to the prisoners. The prison minister replied that writing to the prisoners would be __47__. However, it would be against prison rules for the prisoners to write back.

__48__ with the intention, the man began sending __49__ messages of God’s love, hope, strength, and encouragement. He wrote twice a week, __50__ his strength and ability to the limit. He poured his heart and soul into his words, __51__ his experience, sense of humor, optimism, and faith.

It was difficult to write those letters, especially without hope of any__52__. Frequently, he felt discouraged, wondering if anyone __53__ read his letters. However, this was his __54__  chance，so he determined to continue.

At last, he received a letter from the prison officer, which said, “Please write on the best paper you can afford. Your letters are passed from cell (牢房) to cell until they almost fall to __55__!”

We all have unique experiences, abilities and talents. We can discover ways to reach others in need of encouragement and strength.