第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

I love spending weekends with my grandparents. I felt especially welcome and    36    in Grany’s small kitchen. It was there that we had conversations and Grany always seemed to include a bit of    37    with every recipe she prepared.

I remember one Saturday morning    38   . After breakfast I asked Grany, “What kind of soup are you making today?” “Vegetable beef,” she answered, “And you can help by chopping some carrots and celery.” As I slowly peeled carrots, I    39   , “I’ve got to give an oral work report next week and I’m    40   .”

Grany looked at me and said, “Most people are afraid of    41    speaking. But remember, the only thing you have to fear is fear    42   .”

“But I don’t like standing up in front of everybody.    43    I forget what I’m going to say?”

“Have you prepared    44   ?” asked Grany.

“Well, no. That would be a lot of    45    work.”

“But do you like my soup?” she asked. Soup? I wondered. I thought we were talking about my life.

“I love your soup, Grany.” I said.

“Well, you know, a lot of people don’t    46    homemade soup these days. They say it’s too much trouble. First you have to cook a nice broth（肉汤）and then chop all the vegetables into bite-size pieces.”

“But I don’t    47    a little trouble,” she said. “It adds variety and flavor to my soup and to my life. My soup would be    48    bland（淡而无味的）without the vegetables, and so would my life if it didn’t have the little    49   .”

After pausing she added, “Besides, you have to remember God knows exactly    50    he’s cooking up in your life. You’ve got to trust him with the recipe.” She smiled and then walked to the sink to start washing the dishes.

While I help Grany  51  , I thought as well what she had said. I still had a few days to  52    my oral report.

That Saturday, Grany gave me food for thought as well as a bowl of her homemade soup. Every spoonful of Grany’s masterpiece was    53    with delicious bits of meat and vegetables. As I enjoyed the meal with my grandparents,    54    my problems didn’t seem quite so big any more. I was determined to work on them. Grany had said hard work    55   . Maybe I too could turn a little trouble into something as special as Grany’s homemade soup.tesoon

36. A. experienced                B. relaxed                     C. withdrawn                D. tortured

37. A. wisdom                            B. affection                  C. anecdote                   D. fantasy

38. A. as usual                            B. above all                  C. in general                 D. in particular

39. A. wept                          B. suspected                  C. complained               D. mourned

40. A. scared                        B. received                   C. conservative             D. deliberate

41. A. public                        B. private                            C. personal                   D. authentic

42. A. others                        B. itself                        C. audience                   D. judges

43. A. Only if                      B. How come                C. So what                   D. What if

44. A. assessment                 B. regulation                 C. deadline                   D. notes

45. A. absolute                            B. subjective                 C. extra                        D. flexible

46. A. decorate                     B. inspect                            C. make                       D. foresee

47. A. add                           B. mind                        C. expose                     D. appoint

48. A. even                          B. pretty                       C. much                       D. far

49. A. ups and downs            B. part and parcel          C. cats and dogs            D. pros and cons

50. A. how                          B. when                       C. what                        D. where

51. A. eat up                        B. do up                       C. pick up                    D. clean up

52. A. distribute                   B. practice                    C. boycott                    D. decline

53. A. loaded                       B. equipped                  C. reformed                       D. resisted

54. A. therefore                    B. however                   C. somehow                  D. moreover

55. A. left off                      B. kept off                    C. took off                   D. paid off

完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

One day a few years ago we had a guest of the uninvited variety. In fact, it was a bird,   1 a sparrow.

“What’s that?” I asked when I first heard the gentle thumping(重击声). “It sounds like Joe is outside playing basketball,” my wife, Anita, said. She   2  and listened more devotedly. “It’s coming from the  3 .” she said. “Maybe it’s one of the little kids.”

We rushed out the door. Jonathan, our youngest, was  4 to make trouble. “If he’s making holes in the wall again…” I said as I searched there. No children       5  . But there was that  6  again, coming from right up there.

And that’s when I  7  the sparrow. It was flying  8 just inches below the ceiling. It was  9 trying to get out, but couldn’t see that the way out wasn’t up, but down 10  the open door. So the bird continued  11  its wings and hitting its head against the  12 .

“Poor thing,” Anita said. “It must be  13  .”  

“Well, maybe it’s because of us,” I said as I moved toward it. I tried to show the bird how to glide（滑翔） down to get outside, but that only seemed to  14   it more. “Why don’t we just 15 for a few minutes?” Anita suggested. “I’m sure he’ll    16 eventually.” So we went back into the house, where we continued to hear the ongoing  17  .Then suddenly, it was silent. We looked into the garage, and our uninvited guest was gone.

“See?” Anita said. “I told you he’d succeed.”

“Yeah,” I said. “But how many knocks on the head did it 18  him?”

I’ve thought about that little sparrow through the years. Just like that sparrow, we often meet situations we don’t know how to  19 . Born to go upward, we don’t even consider the possibility that something good might happen if we stop flapping（拍打）around and just glide  20 a little bit.    

1.                A．for example     B．rather than      C．or rather  D．as well

2.                A．hurried         B．paused         C．ignored   D．confirmed

3.                A．basement       B．kitchen         C．garage   D．hall

4.                A．easy           B．happy          C．sorry D．angry

5.                A．in all           B．at all           C．above all  D．after all

6.                A．guest          B．voice           C．noise     D．sound

7.                A．watched        B．found          C．realized  D．caught

8.                A．carefully        B．gently          C．patiently  D．anxiously

9.                A．eventually      B．unwillingly       C．obviously D．thoroughly

10.               A．through        B．over           C．below D．beyond

11.               A．shaking         B．breaking        C．striking    D．injuring

12.               A．wall           B．floor           C．door  D．ceiling

13.               A．clumsy         B．painful         C．amazed   D．terrified

14.               A．frighten        B．comfort        C．confuse   D．calm

15.               A．leave          B．scream         C．relax D．escape

16.               A．put it aside      B．leave it alone    C．give it up  D．figure it out

17.               A．accident        B．achievement    C．struggle   D．trouble

18.               A．cost           B．offer           C．earn  D．owe

19.               A．classify         B．handle         C．debate    D．conclude

20.               A．up            B．back           C．forth D．down

第二节：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，然后从所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
There once was a little boy who wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he   36   his suitcase with Twinkies and a six-pack of root beer and he started his   37.
When he had gone about three blocks, he met an old woman. She was   38   in the park just staring at some pigeons（鸽子）. The boy sat down next to her and opened his  39_. He was about to take drink from his root beer when he noticed that the old lady looked   40  ,so he offered her a Twinkie . She   41    accepted it and smiled at him. Her   42   was so pretty that he boy wanted to see it   43   , so he offered her a root beer. Once again she smiled at him. The boy was   44   !
They sat there all   45   eating and smiling, but they never said a word .
As it grew dark , the boy realized how   46   he was and he got up to leave , but before he had gone more than a few steps , he   47   around , ran back to the old woman and gave her a hug . She gave him her  48   smile ever .
When the boy opened the door to his own house a short time later, his mother was   49  by the look of joy on his face .
She asked him, “What did you do today that made you so happy?”
He replied, “I had   50   with God. ” But before his mother could respond, he added, “You know  51  ? She’s got the most beautiful smile I’ve ever seen!”
Meanwhile, the old woman , also radiant（容光焕发的）with   52   , returned to her home .
Her son was shocked by the look of   53   on her face and he asked, “Mother, what did you do today that made you so happy?”
She replied, “I   54   Twinkies in the park with God.” But before her son responded, she added, “You know, he’s much   55  than I expected.”
36．A．packed     B．carried     C．delivered D．arranged
37．A．game       B．journey  C．car    D．work
38．A．standing   B．playing    C．sitting       D．waiting
39．A．suitcase    B．bag   C．beer  D．map
40．A．worried    B．pale C．hungry     D．poor
41．A．willingly  B．joyfully   C．respectfully      D．gratefully
42．A．face  B．skirt  C．smile D．ring
43．A．again B．often C．further      D．soon
44．A．satisfied    B．delighted C．moved      D．shocked
45．A．morning   B．day   C．night D．afternoon
46．A．happy       B．tired  C．bored       D．thirsty
47．A．turned      B．looked     C．walked     D．jumped
48．A．commonest      B．biggest     C．weakest    D．trickiest
49．A．surprised  B．terrified   C．impressed D．attracted
50．A．a talk       B．a walk    C．fun    D．lunch
51．A．why  B．who C．what  D．where
52．A．joy    B．fear C．anger D．content
53．A．victory     B．regret       C．peace D．surprise
54．A．sold  B．baked      C．drank       D．ate
55．A．nobler      B．taller       C．wiser D．younger

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完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
About two years ago while working downtown at our company’s headquarters I met a man. I’ll call him “Martin”. Martin was a short, middle-aged man with a glandular(内分泌) problem. He was fat, using a walking stick to help, and was painfully shy. Almost every morning I saw Martin on the elevator. We were usually the only people there, so I made __36   conversation as we __37_ to the 15th floor. I chatted with him about sometimes weather and sometimes about each other’s weekend.
About six months __38   our daily elevator chats, Martin came to my office and asked if I had a minute to chat. Though we worked on the same floor, I’m sure he had to __39   to find me. I invited him to sit down. He said, “I wanted to come and say __40  . The company has let me go. Today will be my last day.”
I didn’t know what to say. __41   I was too familiar with saying goodbye to co-workers, it was never __42  . Honestly, I usually avoid talking about the event because I felt __43   and at a loss for words. I told him I was __44   and asked if there was anything I could do. He said, “No, I’ll be fine, I just wanted to take the time to thank you.” I was now __45   . He explained that our daily talks had __46   a lot to him.
He thanked me not only for  __47   with him in the mornings, but for speaking directly to him and others on the elevator, and for telling him a quick joke in the crowded cafeteria. It seemed that __48   had ever been his friend before—or if so they were __49   to him in public.
He said he didn’t want to __50   much of my time, as he knew I was busy and he needed to __51   his personal things. He had tears in his eyes as he shook my hand and left.
I’ve never seen him since, but I imagine he’s doing well. Meeting him  __52   my life. Now when I’m in a hurry, or have a bad day, I try extra hard to speak __53   to those around me. I remind myself that it’s just as easy to say something nice as to say something __54  , and I’m awed (敬畏) at how __55   our daily actions are.
36. A. formal          B. polite        C. special          D. usual
37. A. climbed                 B. ran              C. rode             D. moved
38. A. during                B. before          C. until             D. after
39. A. search                 B. walk            C. drive            D. move
40. A. thanks                B. goodbye       C. hello             D. words
41. A. But                    B. Because        C. When           D. Though
42. A. difficult                     B. easy            C. convenient    D. comfortable
43. A. astonished           B. painful       C. embarrassed   D. amazed
44. A. calm                   B. nervous        C. disappointed  D. sorry
45. A. confused        B. worried        C. moved          D. proud
46. A. meant                 B. done            C. caused          D. brought
47. A. working              B. traveling      C. chatting               D. staying
48. A. someone             B. everyone      C. anyone          D. no one
49. A. cold                   B. friendly        C. warm            D. cruel
50. A. use up                B. take up         C. break up       D. pick up
51. A. sell                     B. decorate      C. pack             D. sort
52. A. changed                     B. colored        C. satisfied               D. controlled
53. A. directly               B. loudly          C. kindly           D. softly
54. A. different             B. rude         C. serious       D. interesting
55. A. surprising           B. strange         C. impressive    D. powerful