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 21～40 各题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。

　　One Saturday, some five-or-six-year olds in my neighborhood gathered at the lot to play cowboys. Brian came, 21 the biggest toy gun I’d ever seen. Before we started, I told him I wanted to borrow it 22 . As soon as we broke up for the 23 , I ran to a far corner of the lot and buried the gun in the soft dirt. I wanted to give Brian a 24 .

　　Before long, Brian was demanding his gun back. We all walked 25 the lot to the corner, and I dug where I 26 I’d buried it. No gun. I dug some more. 27 no gun. Brian started shouting, “Find my gun!” and I started getting 28 . I knew it was somewhere, but the whole corner was looking 29 to me. Everyone stood around and watched 30 I desperately dug at the ground. No one 31 . My eyes started burning, and I knew I was going to cry. I 32 with Brian screaming, “You bastard! My dad will get you!”

　　That afternoon when I heard Brian calling outside the window, I told Mom everything. She 33 listened to me, then went out to the garage and got the shovel. We 34 Brian outside and the three of us returned to the lot.

　　35 it was very hot outside, and my mom dug in the heat for an hour. She turned up most of the dirt in that corner, 36 the gun was never found. I stood and watched 37 , and felt worse and worse as she worked and sweated 38 me.

　　My parents bought Brian a new gun, so he was 39 . Now I realize how lucky I was to have 40 who stood up for me, and that I still needed Mom to help me out of trouble.

　　21. A. carrying out B. showing off C. picking up D. taking away

　　22. A. after a moment B. at a time C. in a minute D. for a while

　　23. A. race B. game C. party D. role

　　24. A. blow B. test C. chance D. scare

　　25. A. across B. in C. over D. by

　　26. A. imagined B. pretended C. thought D. expected

　　27. A. Also B. Still C. Just D. Indeed

　　28. A. hot B. hurt C. sick D. angry

　　29. A. unlikely B. perfect C. the same D. the opposite

　　30. A. since B. though C. if D. as

　　31. A. helped B. laughed C. quarreled D. worked

　　32. A. settled down B. came up C. set out D. ran away

　　33. A. doubtfully B. calmly C. regretfully D. kindly

　　34. A. left B. followed C. met D. took

　　35. A. By now B. Till then C. At last D. So far

　　36. A. but B. for C. when D. so

　　37. A. carelessly B. impatiently C. helplessly D. cautiously

　　38. A. in spite of B. except for C. in favor of D. because of

　　39. A. satisfied B. moved C. encouraged D. comforted

　　40. A. all B. someone C. anybody D. one

There is a small shop about 200 meters from where I live that sells groceries, meat and other basic necessities. About 10 yearsa ago, there was a beggar who would go into the shop every day and ask the owner for a 　1 . The owner, 2 he would love to help, simply didn’t have any jobs availabe, so he kept 　3 the man’s office.

This situation continued 　4 for a few months, until the owner 　5 to give the homeless man a job which 　6 sweeping outside the shop. Every single day form 5 a.m, the homeless man was there doing the very 　7 he could for the 　8 , making it the community’s favourite, even though it did earn him pennies. 9 , the owner saw how good a job the man was doing and gave him a job working 　10 a cashier(收银员). He was watched closely to make sure that he didn’t 　11 any of the money received from the sales. He was still homeless, after all. The homeless man did a/an 　12 job as a cashier for over 2 years, and did such a good job that he was promoted to 　13 the finances for the whole shop.

To my 　14 , this was the arrangements up until 2 years ago, when the owner 　15 . In his will, he only had one 　16 , to give the whole shop to the now stable, “homeless” man. Now, I could walk into that shop and see him working as hard as 　17 , with his own business that is still 　18 and active 10 years after getting his job as a sweeper.

From this story, we can probably get the inspiration: work hard and give everything your best effort, even if it isn’t your 　19 situation, it very well may turn out to 　20 some day in the future.

1. A.coin　 　　　　　　　　 B. home　 　　　　　　　　 C.job 　　　　　　　　　　　 D.meal

2. A.although　 　　　　　 B.unless 　　　　　　　　　 C.because　 　　　　　　　 D.if

3. A.expecting　 　　　　 B.considering　 　 C.accepting　 　　　　　　 D.refusing

4. A.again　 　　　　 B.often　 　　　　　　　　　 C.weekly　 　　　　　　　　 D.daily

5. A.offered　 　　　　　　 B.agreed　 　　　　　 C.planned　 　　　　　　　 D.failed

6. A.meant　 　　　 B.involved　 　　　 C.included　 　　　　　　　 D.trained

7. A.best　 　　　　　　　　 B.least　 　　　　　　　　　　 C.better　 　　　　　　　　　 D.less

8. A.family　 　　　　　　 B.owner　 　　　　　　　　 C.interest　 　　　　　　　 D.moment

9. A.Suddenly　 　　　　 B.Fortunately　 　 C.Quietly　 　　　　 D. Eventually

10. A.for　 　　　　　　　 B.with　 　　　　　　　　　　 C.as　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D.like

11. A.lose　 　　　　　　　 B.pocket　 　　　　　　　　 C.spend　 　　　　　　　　 D.save

12. A.honest　 　　　　　 B.loyal　 　　　　　　　　　 C.fantastic　 　　　　　　　 D.kind

13. A.guard　 　　　　　　 B.raise　 　　　　　　　　　 C.provide　 　　　　　　　 D.manage

14. A.knowledge　 　　 B.mind　 　　　　　　　　　 C.scare　 　　　　　　　　　 D.joy

15. A.got tired　 　　　　 B.became old　 　 C.passed away　 　　　　 D.gave up

16. A.thought　 　　　　　 B.purpose　 C.request　 　　　　　　　 D.suggestion

17. A.ever　 　　　　　　　 B.necessary　 　　　　　　 C.expected D.required

18. A.big　 　　　　　　　　 B.new　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. shabby　 　　　　　　　 D. popular

19. A.ideal　 　　　　　　　 B.current　 　　　　　　　　 C.own　　　　　 D.financial

20. A.become　 　　　　 B.be　 　　　　　　　　　　　 C.happen　 　　　　　　　　 D.do

On seeing the accident, he felt ___.

　 A. scary　　　　 B. scared C. scare　　 D. scaring

 

The traffic in the city was ________ today, so as you guess, Mary got home far earlier than usual.

A.heavy　 　　　 B.weak 　　 C.scare 　　　　　 D.light

阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。(满分２５分)                       

After my brother died in an accident , my mother was inconsolable(痛苦的，极其伤心的). I was only 4 years old at that time, but I still understood the seismic shift（地震的改变） in my mom’s attitude towards safety. Suddenly, everything around us was potentially dangerous.

I grew up with a lot of restrictions（限制）that were meant to protect me. I couldn’t walk home from school by myself even though everyone I knew already did. I couldn’t attend parties, or go to summer camp, because what if something happened to me. My life was divided into “things you should avoid” and “things you needed to do in order to have a good , long life”.

I became a natural worrier. I worried about things like getting cancert, losing my wallet, car accidents, and earthquakes-disasters big and small, real and imagined.

When I was 14, my mother died suddenly in a car accident. That loss, on top of my brother’s unnatural death, could have paralyzed(瘫痪) me. But at my mom’s funeral, I made a choice. I could either live out the rest of my life trying to be “safe”　or I could be brave enough to live out a fulfilling, exciting and, yes, sometimes dangerous life.

I began constantly forcing myself to do the things that frighten or worry me. In fact, I’ve developed a rule for myself: If it scares（使….害怕） me, I have to do it at least once. I’ve done lots of things that my mom would have worried about: I’ve ridden a motorcycle, I’ve dived, I’ve tried rock-climbing, I’ve traveled a lot.

Courage（勇气，勇敢） isn’t a natural attribute (性格) of human beings. I believe that we have to practice being courageous; using courage is like developing a muscle. The more often I do things that scare me, the more I realize that I can do a lot more than I originally thought I could. I’ve also come to believe that fear can be good thing if we face it.

写作内容

1. 以约３０词概括以上短文的主要内容；

2. 然后以约１２０词写一篇短文谈谈你对培养勇气的看法，并包括如下要点：

1).勇气是否需要后天的培养；

2).以你自己成长的经历（真实的或虚拟的）举例说明。

写作要求:

可参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文句子。