完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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。

Years ago a farmer owed a piece of land along the Atlantic coast. He   36   for hired hands. Most people didn’t want to work on farms along the Atlantic. They were   37   of the storms that blew across the Atlantic, destroying the buildings and crops. So the farmer couldn’t find any   38   worker. Finally, a short,   39   man, well past middle age, visited the   40  .

   “Are you a good farmhand?” the farmer asked him.

   “Well. I can   41   when the wind blows, ”answered the man.

   A1though puzzled at his answer, the farmer,   42  for help, hired him. The little man worked well around the   43   and the farmer felt   44   with the man’s work.

   Then one night the big wind blew. Jumping out of bed, the farmer   45   into the man’s sleeping room. He   46   the 1ittle man and cried. “Get up! A storm is coming! Tie things down   47   they are blown away!” The little man rolled over in bed and said   48   , “No, sir. I told you, I can sleep when the storm strikes. ”

   Hearing his response, the farmer wanted to   49   the man on the spot. Then he hurried outside to make necessary preparations. To his   50   , he found that all of the haystacks (干草堆) had been   51   well. The cows were in the barn and the doors were locked.

     52   was well organized. The farmer then understood what the man   53   , and he returned to his bed while the wind blew.

   When you’re   54   , you have nothing to worry about. Can you sleep with the wind blowing through your life? The worker in the story was able to sleep   55   he had prepared the farm well against the storm. We should also prepare ourselves well against the storms in our lives.

A. applied           B. advertised        C. hunted               D. waited

A. afraid                 B. acute                C. available            D. alike

A. messy              B. young            C. good                 D. normal

A. heavy              B. strong           C. small                D. thin

A. farmer             B. boss                 C. master               D.worker

A. work                B. sleep            C. remain           D. survive

A. offering               B. asking           C. longing          D. hoping

A. factory                B. coast                C. house            D. farm

A. satisfied               B. mature           C. disappointed         D. angry

A. walked             B. stepped              C. rushed           D. forced

A. shook               B. dragged              C. pulled           D. pushed

A. after               B. before           C. when             D. while

A. seriously          B. jokingly             C. patiently            D. firmly

A. desert                 B. punish           C. fire                 D. strike

A. excitement         B. delight              C. amazement        D. shame

A. covered             B. hidden           C. wrapped          D. predicted

A. Anything           B. Everything       C. Something        D. Nothing

A. hesitated          B. promised             C. intended             D. meant

A. prepared           B. possessed        C. experienced      D. skilled

A. since              B. so               C. because          D. therefore

Years ago a farmer possessed vast land along the Atlantic coast. He constantly ___31___ for hired hands. Most people didn’t want to work on farms along the Atlantic. They were ___32___ of the storms that blew across the Atlantic , ___33___ the buildings and crops. So the farmer couldn’t find one good worker. Finally , a short, ___34___ man, well past middle age, visited the ___35___.

“Are you a good farmhand?” the farmer asked him.

“Well, I can ___36___ _when the wind blows,” answered the little man.

Although___37___ _at his answer, the farmer, longing for ___38___, hired him. The little man worked well around the farm and the farmer felt___39___ _with the man’s work.

Then one night the big wind blew. Jumping out of bed, the farmer___40___ into the hire hand’s sleeping room. He___41___ the little man and cried, “Get up! A storm is coming! Tie things down___42___ _they are blown away!” The little man rolled over in bed and said___43___, “No, sir. I told you, I can sleep when the storm strikes.”

Hearing his response, the farmer wanted to___44___ the man on the spot. Then he hurried outside to make necessary preparations. To his___45___, he discovered that all of the haystacks(干草堆)had been___46___ well. The cows were in the barn(畜棚)and the doors were___47___. Everything was well organized. The farmer then understood what he___48___, and he returned to his bed while the wind blew.

When you’re___49___, you have nothing to worry about. Can you sleep with the wind blowing through your life? The worker in the story was able to sleep___50__ _he had prepared the farm well against the storm. We should also prepare ourselves well against the storm in our lives.

1.                A．searched       B．advertised       C．hunted   D．waited

 

2.                A．afraid          B．tired           C．fond D．certain

 

3.                A．damaging       B．watering        C．destroying D．hurting

 

4.                A．heavy          B．strong          C．kind D．thin

 

5.                A．farmer         B．boss           C．master   D．host

 

6.                A．work           B．sleep           C．stay  D．survive

 

7.                A．frightened      B．pleased         C．puzzled   D．shocked

 

8.                A．work           B．service         C．support   D．help

 

9.                A．satisfied        B．excited         C．angry D．disappointed

 

10.               A．walked         B．stepped        C．rushed    D．marched

 

11.               A．shook          B．dragged        C．pulled D．pushed

 

12.               A．after           B．before         C．once D．while

 

13.               A．seriously       B．jokingly         C．impatiently D．firmly

 

14.               A．desert         B．abandon        C．fire   D．strike

 

15.               A．excitement      B．disappointment  C．amazement D．shame

 

16.               A．covered        B．hidden         C．wrapped  D．packed

 

17.               A．closed         B．locked         C．opened   D．fixed

 

18.               A．tended         B．promised       C．intended  D．meant

 

19.               A．prepared       B．willing          C．careful    D．courageous

 

20.               A．since          B．so that         C．because   D．in case

 

 

完形填空

It was a cold winter day that Sunday．The parking lot to the _16_ was filling up quickly．I noticed, as I got out of my car, fellow church members were __17_ among themselves as they walked in the church．As I got _18__, I saw a man leaning up against the wall outside the church．He was almost lying down _19__ he was asleep．His hat was _20_ down so you could not see his face．He wore shoes that looked 30 years old, too _21_ for his feet, with holes all over them and his toes _22_ out．I guessed this man was _23_ and asleep, so I walked on _24_ through the doors of the church．We all talked for a few minutes, and someone  25_ the man lying outside．People whispered but no one took _26_ to ask him to come in, 27_ me．A few moments later church began．We were all waiting for the Preacher （牧师） to take his _28_ and to give us the Word, __29_ the doors to the church opened．In _30_ the man walking down the church with his head down．People gasped（喘息）and whispered and made _31_ ．He made his way down the church and up onto the pulpit （讲坛） where he took off his hat and coat．My heart _32_ ．

There stood our preacher… he was the “homeless man”．The preacher took his Bible （圣经） and  33_ it on his stand．

“_34_ , I don't think I have to tell you what I am preaching about today．If you _35_ people by their appearance, you have no time to love them．”

16．A．school      B．lecture      C．park  D．church

17．A．arguing    B．whispering       C．stating      D．speaking

18．A．closer       B．clearer      C．lower       D．farther

19．A．even though     B．so that      C．as if  D．even if

20．A．dragged    B．pulled       C．dropped    D．pushed

21．A．big    B．bad   C．ugly  D．small

22．A．reached    B．went  C．stuck D．ran

23．A．homeless  B．helpless    C．hopeless    D．careless

24．A．out    B．by     C．across       D．from

25．A．invited     B．mentioned C．took  D．called

26．A．pleasure    B．measure    C．courage    D．trouble

27．A．except      B．besides     C．without     D．including

28．A．turn  B．place．     C．time  D．seat

29．A．when B．before      C．as      D．after

30．A．rushed      B．hurried     C．came D．entered

31．A．decision    B．choices     C．faces D．jokes

32．A．sank  B．fell    C．broke       D．failed

33．A．threw       B．set     C．laid   D．folded

34．A．Brothers   B．Folks C．Supporters       D．Members

35．A．judge       B．hate   C．treat  D．test