第二节　 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分)

I once heard the story of a grown bear that lived in a cage and traveled with a circus ever since he was young．The bear spent every day of his life　 16　 back and forth in his cage while lots of　 17　 　looked on．When the keepers weren’t 　18　 , some visitors would throw pieces of food 　19　 broken glass into the cage．When the great bear would eat what he thought was a(n) 　20　 　meal, the broken glass 　21 　cut his throat and stomach．

One day an animal lover visited the circus and saw the 　22　 , things that the people were doing．He felt so 　23　 　for the animal that he decided to buy the bear．The circus 　24　 to sell the bear to him and they set up a 　25　 　to send it．

When the day arrived for the bear to be 　26　 , everyone was waiting to see what would happen．To everyone’s 　27　 , when the door of the cage was opened for the first time, the bear 　　　28　 　paced back and forth as usual．The bear didn’t seem to 　29　 　that the cage door was open．Finally the keepers got the bear out of the cage and rolled it 　30　 ．What they saw next shocked everyone．The bear 　31　 　at his new home．Then to everyone’s surprise and 　32　 , the bear began his pacing again．Back and forth he would go as if he was in a(n) 　33　 　cage．In the end, he had to be put to sleep．

I hope and 　34　 　that you are not living a life like the bear described above．I heard a(n)　 35　 　recently, “Don’t let your past dictate who you are, but do let it influence who you become．”

16．A．bending　　　　 confusing　　　　　　 C．removing　　　　　　 D．pacing

17．A．activists 　　　 visitors　 　　　　　　 C．keepers　 　　　　　　 D．bears

18．A．tidying 　　　　 contacting　　　　　　 C．looking 　　　　　　　 D．existing

19．A．made up　　 kept up　　　　　　　　 C．made of　 　　　　 D．filled with

20．A．wonderful　　 simple　　 　　　　　 C．unforgettable　 　 D．frustrating

21．A．should　　　　　 will 　　　　　　　　　　 C．may　 　　　　　　　　 D．would

22．A．terrible　　　　 strange　　　　　　　　 C．amusing　 　　　　 D．endless

23．A．promising　 silent　　 　　　　　　 C．pity　　　　　　　　　　 D．fair

24．A．refused　 　 thrilled　 　　　　　　　 C．agreed　 　　　　　 D．inspired

25．A．rule　　　　　　　 date　 　　　　　　　　 C．company　 　　　　 D．calendar

26．A．sold　 　　　　　 delivered 　　　　　　 C．presented 　　　　　 D．shot

27．A．surprise　 　　 sadness　　 　　　　 C．comment　　　　　　 D．entertainment

28．A．originally　 　 anxiously　 　　　　　 C．simply　 　　　　　　 D．enjoyably

29．A．bother　　　　　 dream　　 　　　　 C．desire　 　　　　　　　 D．care

30．A．in　 　　　　　　 up 　　　　　　　　　　　 C．out　 　　　　　　　　 D．away

31．A．traveled around　 looked into　　 C．checked in 　　　　 D．looked around

32．A．excitement 　 disappointment　　　 C．eagerness　 　　　　 D．imagination

33．A．lovely　 　　　 precious　 　　　　　 C．imaginary 　　　　　 D．similar

34．A．advise　 　　　 pray　　　　　　　　　　 C．explain　　　　　　　　 D．educate

35．A．statement　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 announcement　 　 C．method 　　　 D．quote

15．Soon after he left the hotel he was lost．So he decided to ask for ___________．

A．purposes　　　 directions　 　　　　 C．approaches 　　　　 D．destinations

14．_________ he was told his father was injured in an accident on the phone, he ran to the

hospital．

A．Quickly　　　 　 Unfortunately 　　　 C．Directly 　　　　　　 D．Hardly

13．There is such an occasion ___________ we know lots of words, but we can’t choose a suitable one to express ourselves．

A．where　　　　 when　　　　　 C．which　　　　　 D．what

12．China is seeking ________ access to ________ more friendly environment in economic

development between the United States．

A．an; a　　 　　　　　 an; the　　　　　 C．/; a　　　　　　 D．the; /

11．The Maori ________ in New Zealand for about 1,000 years, but their present lifestyle and

culture differ little from _________ of their ancestors．

A．have lived; that　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 had been living; ones

C．have been living; those　　　　　　　 D．have been living; the one