第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，共30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One afternoon I toured an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting．I was looking forward to a quiet   36   of the splendid artwork．
A young _37_ viewing the paintings ahead of me _38__ nonstop between themselves．I watched them a moment and decided the lady was doing all the talking．I admired the man's   39 for putting up with her  40   stream of words．  41   by their noise, I moved on．
I met them several times as I moved   42   the various rooms of art．Each time I heard her continuous flow of words, I moved away  43   .
I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a   44   when the couple approached the   45 ．Before they left, the man   46   into his pocket and pulled out a white object．He   47   it into a long stick and then   48   his way into the coatroom to get his wife's jacket．
"He's a   49   man, " the clerk at the counter said．" Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age．During his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldn't change．So, as before, he and his wife come in   50   there is a new art show．"
"But what does he get out of the art?" I asked．"He can't see．"
"Can't see! You're   51 ．He sees a lot．More than you and I do," the clerk said．"His wife   52   each painting so he can see it in his head．"
I learned something about patience,   53   and love that day．I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without   54   and the courage of a'' husband who would not  55   blindness to change his life．And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away, their arms intertwined．
36．A．view        B．touch     C．wander    D．stare
37．A．lady           B．couple   C．man       D．clerk
38．A．yelled         B．argued         C．screamed     D．chatted
39．A．attempt        B．independence   C．patience       D．wisdom
40．A．constant       B．vivid    C．casual              D．vague
41．A．Adopted       B．Adapted       C．Disturbed     D．Conducted
42．A．from          B．to        C．towards       D．through
43．A．anxiously     B．quickly        C．urgently       D．sensibly
44．A．comment          B．purchase        C．decision        D．profit
45．A．exit          B．entrance   C．front    D．queue
46．A．plugged           B．reached  C．held     D．bent
47．A．lengthened          B．made       C．brought       D．broadened
48．A．led           B．found     C．tapped         D．forced
49．A．generous      B．rough         C．smart     D．brave
50．A．wherever        B．whatever      C．whenever          D．whichever
51．A．unique         B．silly     C．equal              D．wrong
52．A．decorates      B．draws          C．shoves        D．describes
53．A．kindness       B．pride          C．courage            D．enthusiasm
54．A．sight          B．support        C．expectation         D．confidence
55．A．get        B．allow    C．hope        D．cause

He lost his arms in an accident that claimed his father’s life who was the main   36  of support for the family. He had to   _37__  the arms of his younger brother，and his younger brother became his ___38 _ ，never leaving him alone for years. Except for writing with his toes，he was completely unable to do   _39_   in his life.

    One late night，his younger brother accompanied him into the toilet and went back to  __40__ . But being so   41___ ，his younger brother fell asleep，leaving him on the toilet for two hours. As the two brothers grew up together，they had their share of problems and they would often  __42__  . His younger brother wanted to live   _43__  from him，living his own life，as many normal people do. So he was   44 __ and didn't know what to do.

    A   _45__  misfortune befell(降临) a girl. One night her mother，who suffered from mental illness ___46_  . So her father went out looking for her mother，leaving her alone at home. She tried to prepare a   __47_   for her parents，only to overturn the stove，  _48 __  in a fire which took her hands away.

    Though her elder sister who was studying in another city，showed her   _49__  to take care of her，she was determined to be completely   _50__ . At school，she always studied hard.

    One day，the boy and the girl were both invited to appear on a television interview program. They were both asked to write something on a piece of paper with their toes. The boy wrote： My younger brother’s arms are my arms；  51_  the girl wrote: Broken wings，flying heart.

    Disasters can    52_  at any time. If you choose only to complain and    53    from the ordeal(苦难的经历)，it will always follow you wherever you go. But if you decide to be       ___54    ，the hardship will turn out to be a(n)   55   on which new hopes will arise.

1.A. cause            B. strength       C. source         D. course

2.A. live on          B. take on        C. turn on        D. depend on

3.A. shadow           B. volunteer      C. bodyguard      D. servant

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

5.A. play             B. work           C. wait           D. wash

6. A. tired           B. angry          C. impatient      D. unfair

7.A. support          B. separate       C. quarrel        D. avoid

8.A. lonely           B. different      C. separated      D. divided

9. A. heartless       B. heart-broken   C. kind-hearted   D. heart-warming

10.A. same            B. similar        C. simple         D. strange

11.A. died            B. disappeared    C. dismissed      D. failed

12.A. meal            B. medicine       C. heating        D. plan

13.A. leading         B. resulting      C. taking         D. bringing

14.A. willingness     B. anxiety        C. contribution   D. respect

15.A. independent     B. relaxed        C. disabled       D. energetic

16.A. since           B. while          C. as             D. though

17.A. strike          B. afford         C. form           D. return

18.A. hide            B. remain         C. survive        D. escape

19.A. careful         B. strong         C. healthy        D. polite

20.A. difficulty    B. fortune  C. occupation   D. attitude

One day in 1965，when I worked at View Ridge School in Seattle，a fourth?grade teacher approached me.She had a student who finished his work before all the others and needed a challenge.“Could he help in the library？” she asked.I said, “Send him along.”

Soon a slight，sandy?haired boy in jeans and a T?shirt appeared.“Do you have a job for me？” he asked.

I told him about the Dewey Decimal System(杜威十进分类法) for shelving books.He picked up the idea immediately.Then I showed him a stack(摞) of cards for long?overdue books that I was beginning to think had actually been returned but were misshelved with the wrong cards in them.He said，“Is it kind of a detective job？” I answered yes，and he became working.

He had found three books with wrong cards by the time his teacher opened the door and announced，“Time for break！”He argued for finishing the finding job；she made the case for fresh air.She won.

The next morning，he arrived early.“I want to finish these books，”he said.At the end of the day，when he asked to be a librarian on a regular basis，it was easy to say yes.He worked untiringly.

After a few weeks I found a note on my desk，inviting me to dinner at the boy’s home.At the end of a pleasant evening，his mother announced that the family would be moving to a neighbouring school district.Her son’s first concern，she said，was leaving the View Ridge library.“Who will find the lost books？” he asked.

When the time came，I said an unwilling good?bye.I missed him，but not for long.A few days later he came back and joyfully announced，“The librarian over there doesn’t let boys work in the library.My mother got me transferred back to View Ridge.My dad will drop me off on his way to work.And if he can’t，I’ll walk！”

I should have had an idea such focused determination would take that young man wherever he wanted to go.What I could not have guessed，however，was that he would become a genius of the Information Age：Bill Gates，tycoon(企业巨头) of Microsoft and America’s richest man.

1.What was the author when the story happened?

A．A teacher.? B．A librarian.

C．A detective.? D．A student.

2.Why was the boy sent to the library by the fourth?grade teacher?

A．He failed to finish his work on time.

B．He challenged the teacher in the class.

C．He disturbed all the other students in the class.

D．He needed something to do to challenge himself.

3.What was the boy told to do on his first day in the library?

A．To rearrange the books according to the new system.

B．To put those overdue books back to the shelves.

C．To find out the books with wrong cards in them.

D．To put the cards back in the long?overdue books.

4.The boy got transferred back to View Ridge because ________.

A．he didn’t get along well with the librarian in the new school

B．he was not allowed to work in the new school’s library

C．he missed his old schoolmates and teachers

D．he had to walk a long way to go to school

完形填空（共20小题；每题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。
He drove after drinking alcohol, having a severe accident and had to get his arms removed. Since then, he has had to rely on his younger brother, who became his shadow, never   36   him alone for years. Except for   37   with his toes, he was totally unable to do anything else. As the two brothers grew up together, they had their own problems and would often   38  . Eventually, his younger brother went away and lived separately, leaving him heartbroken and   39   a loss what to do.
40  , a misfortune happened to a girl. One night she was preparing dinner when the kerosene(煤油) light on the stove was overturned, resulting in a fire which took her   41   away. Having decidedly   42   her sister’s willingness to help her, she determined to be thoroughly   43  . At school, she always studied hard. Most of all, she learned to be self-reliant. “I am lucky.   44   my arms are broken, my heart can still fly.” She wrote in her blog.
One day, the young man and the girl were both invited to a(n)   45   program. The boy told the television hostess about his uncertain future, whereas the girl was full of   46   for her life. They were both asked to write something on a piece of paper with their  47  . The boy: My younger brother’s arms are my arms. The girl: Broken wings,   48  heart.
They had both gone through the same ordeal(痛苦的折磨), but their different   49   determined the nature of their lives. As seems the case, unexpected disasters can strike our life at any time. How you handle   50   when faced with it is the true   51   of your character. If you choose to   52   or escape from the ordeal, it will follow you wherever you go.   53  , if you decide to be strong, the   54   will turn out to be a fortune on which new   55   will arise.
36. A. having left                   B. to leave                 C. left                  D. leaving
37. A. walking                B. writing               C. cleaning              D. playing
38. A. quarrel                         B. share                   C. communicate          D. disagree
39. A. on                    B. under                C. in                   D. at
40. A. Unfortunately          B. Unexpectedly         C. Similarly             D. Seriously 
41. A. hair                     B. hands                   C. happiness             D. possessions 
42. A. turned on                    B. turned up             C. turned off             D. turned down
43. A. helpless                     B. free                     C. independent           D. respected
44. A. Though                 B. Unless                 C. Whether               D. Since
45. A. interview              B. entertainment         C. contest                D. donation
46. A. calmness               B. enthusiasm           C. patience               D. excitement
47. A. wisdom                 B. strength                C. toes                     D. mouths
48. A. promising           B. inspiring             C. flying                D. advancing
49. A. characters              B. attitudes               C. opinions              D. ambitions
50. A. emergency             B. misfortune            C. opportunity                 D. defeat
51. A. test                       B. value                   C. meaning              D. function
52. A. complain                    B. struggle                    C. fight                 D. suffer
53. A. However               B. Though                C. But                  D. Therefore
54. A. accidents               B. carelessness           C. failures                D. hardship
55. A. solutions               B. impressions           C. hopes                  D. rewards

He drove after drinking alcohol, having a severe accident and had to get his arms removed．Since then, he has had to __31__ on his younger brother, who became his shadow, never leaving him alone for years. Except for writing with his toes, he was totally unable to do __32__ else. As the two brothers grew up together, they had their own problems and would often __33__. Finally, his younger brother went away and lived __34__, leaving him heartbroken and at a loss what to do.

　　　 __35__, a misfortune befell（降临）a girl. One night she was preparing dinner when the kerosene light on the stove was overturned, __36__ in a fire which took her hands away. Having decidedly __37__ her sister’s willingness to help her, she determined to be thoroughly __38__. At school, she always studied hard．Most of all she learned to be self-reliant. “I am lucky. Though my __39__ are broken, my heart can still fly.” she wrote in her blog.

　　　 One day, the young man and the girl were both invited to a（n）__40__ programme. The boy told the television hostess about his __41__ future, whereas the girl was full of __42__ for her life. They were both asked to write something on a piece of paper with their __43__. The boy: My younger brother’s arms are my arms. The girl: Broken wings, flying heart.

　　　 They had both gone through the same ordeal（痛苦经历）, but their different __44__ determined the nature of their lives. As seems the case, __45__ disasters can strike our life at any time. How you handle the __46__ when faced with it is the true __47__ of your character. If you choose to __48__ or escape from the ordeal, it will follow you wherever you go. But if you decide to be strong, the __49__ will turn out to be a fortune on which new __50__will arise.

31．A．live　　　　　　　　　　 B．stand　　　　　　　　　 C．rely　　　　　　　　　　 D．assist

33．A．quarrel　　　　　　　 B．share　　　　　　　　　 C．support　　　　　　　 D．dislike

34．A．happily　　　　　　　 B．lonely　　　　　　　　 C．separately　　　　　 D．disappointedly

35．A．Unfortunately　　　 B．Unexpectedly　　　 C．Similarly　　　　　　 D．Naturally[来

36．A．leading　　　　　　　 B．bringing　　　　　　　 C．causing　　　　　　　 D．resulting

37．A．turned to　　　　　　 B．turned down　　　 C．turned off　　　　　 D．turned against

38．A．alone　　　　　　　　　 B．free　　　　　　　　　　 C．independent　　　　 D．successful

39．A．arms　　　　　　　　　 B．wings　　　　　　　　 C．dreams　　　　　　　 D．promises

40．A．interview　　　　　　 B．radio　　　　　　　　　 C．sports　　　　　　　　 D．health

41．A．hopeful　　　　　　　 B．uncertain　　　　　　 C．bright　　　　　　　　 D．miserable

42．A．calmness　　　　　　 B．enthusiasm　　　　 C．patience　　　　　　 D．excitement

43．A．hands　　　　　　　　 B．strength　　　　　　　 C．toes　　　　　　　　　 D．mouths

44．A．characters　　　　　 B．desires　　　　　　　 C．opinions　　　　　　 D．attitudes

45．A．unexpected　　　　 B．passive　　　　　　　 C．rough　　　　　　　　 D．serious

46．A．emergency　　　　 B．misfortune　　　　　 C．difficulty　　　　　　 D．accident

47．A．test　　　　　　　　　　 B．reflection　　　　　　 C．display　　　　　　　 D．problem

48．A．ignore　　　　　　　　 B．resist　　　　　　　　　 C．complain　　　　　　 D．suffer

49．A．problem　　　　　　 B．result　　　　　　　　 C．failure　　　　　　　　 D．hardship

50．A．solutions　　　　　　 B．ways　　　　　　　　　 C．rewards　　　　　　 D．hopes