第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

Father's Day is a fairly new celebration in the British calendar compared with Mother's Day, which has been a very popular and well celebrated festival in the UK for a very long time.

Father’s Day was first celebrated by American　 36　 it was inspired by the actions of a man named William Smart. He was a veteran(退伍军人)of the US Civil War and his wife　　　　　 37　 away giving birth to their sixth child. He　 38　 six children alone without remarrying, which was undoubtedly　 39　 back in those days.

His daughter, Sonora Dodd,　 40　 when she was an adult what her father had sacrificed for his　 41　 . It was in the early 1900s and she was actually　 42　 one day, listening to a sermon(传教) on 　43　 . She thought there should 　44　 　be a Father's Day celebration.

And so the 　45　 　was born, on the third Sunday every June, close to the anniversary of Sonora's father's death. Britain took the idea of Father's Day from the American celebration and it has been celebrated 　46　 　since the 1970s.

Father's Day is never quite such the big commercial event 　47　 　Mother's Day is, probably because it hasn't been in 　48　 　for so long. But what do British people do for Father's Day?

Well, most people would buy their fathers a card. The card would probably have a nice message in it 　49　 what a great Dad their father is. Some people do buy presents as well.

50　 gifts for Dads are probably ties, chocolates or socks because these are things that Dads can　 51　 use even if they don't want them. In the run-up(即将到来之际) to Father's Day, or indeed Mother's Day, there will be ads on the TV giving　 52　 ideas of CDs or gadgets (小玩具，小玩意)we can buy. Card shops will be full of mugs or pens and similar goods with “World's Greatest Dad”　 53　 on them.

Some families 　54　 do things together to celebrate Father's Day like going for a meal. As a special treat, British people might give their Dad a bit of a rest , 　55　 him a cup of tea, or even wash his car and mow the lawn(除草) to make him feel really appreciated.

36. A. so 　　　　　　　　　　 B. or　　　　　　　　　　 C. and 　　　　　　　　 D. but

37. A. passed 　　　 　　B. ran　　　　　　　　　　 C. went　　　　　　　　 D. died

38. A. brought 　　　　　 B. raised 　　　　　　 C. fed 　　　　　　　　 D. educated

39. A. unnatural 　　　　 B. unfair 　　　　　　 C. untrue 　　　　　 D. unusual

40. A. realized 　　　　　 B. noticed 　　　　　 C. found 　　　　　　 D. heard

41. A. wife 　　　　　　　　 B. son 　　　　　　　　 C. daughter　　　　 D. children

42. A. at school 　　　　 B. at church 　　　　 C. at home 　　　　 D. at work

43. A. Father’s Day 　 B. Christmas Day　　　 C.Mother’s Day D. New Year’s Day

44. A. still 　　　　　　　　　 B. also　　　　　　　　　 C. too 　　　　　　　　 D. as well

45. A. attraction　　　　　 B. position　　　　　 C. tradition　　　　　 D. congratulation

46. A. specially 　　　　　 B. especially 　　　　　　　 C. greatly 　　　　　 D. officially

47. A. as 　　　　　　　　　　 B. like 　　　　　　　　 C. that 　　　　　　　　 D. which

48. A. use 　　　　　　　　　 B. existence　　　　　 C. effect 　　　 　　D. power

49. A. writing 　　　　　　 B. speaking 　　　　 C. telling 　　　　　　 D. saying

50. A. Popular 　　　　　 B. Regular 　　　　　 C. Normal 　　　　　 D. Moral

51. A. sometimes 　　　　　　　 B. seldom　　　　　　 C. never 　　　 　　D. always

52. A. you 　　　　　　　　 B. us 　　　　　　　　　 C. them　 　　　　　　 D. people

53. A. placed 　　　　　　 B. put 　　　　　　　　 C. written　　　　　　 D. laid

54. A. must 　　　　　　　　 B. might 　　　　　　 C. can　　　　　　　　　 D. should

55. A. make 　　　　　　　 B. cook　　　　　　　　 C. boil　　　　　　　　　 D. steam

35.______ more and more companies closed down, _____ number of laid-off people is increasing year by year.

A. With; the　 B. For; a　 C. Since; the　　 D. Because; a

34.Not until we had stayed together for a couple of days _____ we had a lot in common.

　 A. I found　 B. that I found　 C. did I find　 D. had I found

33.---What’s going on between you and Peter ?

　 --- We had a fight. I regard him as my trustworthy friend ____ to my shock, he gave me away.

A. unless　　 B. since　　 C. for　　　　 D. until

32. John Smith, who _____ in many different countries before he _____ to France, was one of its earliest film directors.

A. lived; came　 B. live; had come　 C. has lived; came　 D. had lived; had came

31.Do you know that smoking and drinking has become a _____ problem among teenagers, which worries many parents and　 teachers ?

A. popular　　　 B. typical　　　　 C. daily　　　　 D. traditional

30.The inspectors, _____ the book unhealthy for children, suggested it ______.

A. finding; banned　 B. to find; banned　 C. found; to be banned 　D. finding; be banned