完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四册选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Most people give little thought to the pens they write with , especially since the printers in modern homes and offices mean that very 36things are handwritten .All too often,people buy a pen based only on 37,and wonder why they are not satisfied 38 ,they begin to use it ,However, buying a pen that you’ll enjoy is not 39 if you keep the following in wond.

First of all, a pen should fit comfortably in your hand and be 40 to use .The thickness of the pen is the most important characteristic(特征)41comfort. Having a small hand and thick fingers, you may 43 a fatter pen .The length of a pen can 44 influence comfort. A pen that is too 45 can easily feel top-heavy and unstable.

Then, the writing point of the pen should 46 the ink to flow evenly(均匀的) while that pen remains in touch with the paper 47 will make it possibly for you to creat a 48 line of writing .The point should also be sensitive enough to 49 ink from running when the pen is lifted.A point that does not block the 50 may leave drops of ink, 51 you pick the pen up and put it down again. 

52 ,the pen should make a thick , dark line. Fine-line pens may 53 bad handwriting, but fine, delicate  lines do not command  54  next to printed  text ,as ,55,  a  singnature  on  a printed  letter  .A   broader line, on  the  other   hand  ,gives  an  impression of  confidence  and  authority (权威)。

36.A.many    B.few    C.pleasant       D.important

37.A.looks     B.reason  C.value        D.advantanges

38.A.once      B.if      C.because      D.though

39.A.coveenient  B.practocal   C.strange    D.difficult 

40.A.heavy B.easy C. hard                  D.safe

41.A.taking        B.finding      C.determining    D.seeking

42.A.strong         B.weaker      C.smaller       D.larger

43.A.prefer          B.recommend   C.prepare     D. demand

44.A.hardly         B.also     C.    never      D。  still

45.a.thick           B.light              C.  rong        D.   soft  

46.A.change        B.allow            C.  reduce     D .press

47. Athey           B. one        C.  this       D.  some

48.  A. from        B. rough         C. black         D. smooth

49.  A. prevent      B. free           C. protect        D. remove

50.  A. way         B. sight          C. flow          D. stream

51.  A. so          B. as             C. and          D. yet

52.  A. Meanwhile   B. Generally       C. Afterwards    D. Finally

53.  A. show up     B. differ from      C. break down    D. compensate for

54.  A. attention     B. support         C. respect       D. admission

55.  A. at most      B. for example      C. in brief      D. on purpose

    The battle was followed by a terrible storm. Therefore, it wasn't until October 26 that Vice-Admiral(海军中将）Collingwood was  36  to send off his report to Britain  37  tile victory and Nelson' s death.

    He chose  38  the task one of the smallest ships in his fleet. Pickle.  39  by Captain Lapenotiere. In spite of  40  winds and rough seas, Pickle made the  41  of more than 1,000 miles in just over eight days,  42  Falmouth on the morning of November 4.

    From there, Captain Lapenotiere  43  a fast post chaise (轻便马车) to London, traveling   44   for 37 hours. He reached the Admiralty in Whitehall at 1 a.m. on Wednesday, November 6 -- less than 11 days after he had.  45   Collingwood.

    Most of the officials had gone to bed  46  , but the secretary was still  47  in the famous Board Room. Lapenotiere hurried in and  48   the report with the simple words:" Sir, we have gained a great victory. But we have  49  Lord Nelson."

    Copies of the report were quickly made and  50   to the Prime Minister and King George III. A special edition of a  51  was rushed out and delivered all over the country.

    The atmosphere of public  52  for the victory was weakened by widespread sorrow for the   53   of Nelson.  As one poet later wrote: "The victory of Trafalgar was  54  . indeed, with the usual forms of rejoicing (欢庆),  55  they were without joy."

My father brought home a sailboat when I was ten, and almost each Sunday in summers we would go sailing. Dad was quite skilled in sailing, but not good at  36  . As for me, I  37  both before twelve because of living close to Lake Ontario.

The last time Dad and I set sail together is really  38  . It was a perfect weekend after I graduated from university. I came home and  39  Dad to go sailing. Out we set soon on the__40__ lake. Dad hadn’t sailed for years, but everything   41 

well with the tiller (舵柄) in his hands.

When we were in the middle of the lake, a  42  wind came all of a sudden. The boat was hit  __43  . Dad was always at his best in any  44  , but at this moment he   45  .

“John!   46  !” he shouted in a trembling voice, with the tiller still in his hands.

In my memory he could fix any  47  . He was the one I always  48  for strength and security. Before I could respond, a  49  of water got into the boat. I rushed to the tiller  50  it was too late. Another huge wall of water  51  the boat in a minute. We were thrown into the water, and Dad was struggling aimlessly. At that moment, I felt fiercely  52  of him.

I swam to Dad  53  and assisted him in climbing onto the hull (船壳) of the boat. Upon sitting on the hull, Dad was a little awkward about his flash of  54  . “It’s all right, Dad. We are safe now,” I comforted him.

That was the first time Dad had counted on me in a moment of emergency. More importantly, I found it was my turn to start  55  for my father.

1. A. boating       B. running      C. swimming         D. teaching

2.A. enjoyed        B. desired      C. hated            D. learned

3. A. unforgivable B. unforgettable    C. cheerful         D. regretful

4. A. sent          B. ordered      C. invited      D. allowed

5. A. calm          B. icy          C. stormy       D. thundery

6. A. finished         B. went             C. seemed       D. sounded

7.A. strong             B. gentle       C. cold             D. hot

8.A. repeatedly         B. lightly      C. hardly       D. violently

9. A. danger            B. place            C. sport            D. job

10.A. suffered      B. fell             C. froze            D. withdrew

11.A. Look          B. Help             C. Run          D. Jump

12.A. problem       B. relationship     C. machine      D. boat

13. A. turned to        B. lived with       C. argued with D. objected to

14. A. fountain         B. stream       C. shower       D. wave

15. A. if               B. for          C. after            D. but

16.A. got through       B. poured into C. turned over D. lifted up

17. A. ashamed      B. protective       C. tired            D. afraid

18.A. hopelessly        B. quickly      C. slowly       D. helplessly

19.A. pain          B. anger            C. fear             D. shame

20. A. making up        B. getting ready    C. paying off       D. looking out

Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned twelve, a white gardenia was delivered to my house. No card or note came with it.    1    to the flower shop were always useless---it was a cash    2    . After a while I stopped trying to   3     who the sender was and just delighted in the beautiful and perfume of the white flower. But I never    4    imagining who the sender might be. Some of my   5     moments were spent daydreaming about it.

My mother asked me whether there was someone for whom I had done a(n)    6    kindness who might be showing    7     . Perhaps the neighbor I helped when she was    8    a car full of groceries. Or maybe it was the old man    9    the street whose mail I helped to get during the    10    so he wouldn’t have to venture down his icy step. As a teenager,     11   , I had more fun guessing that it might be a  12    who had noticed me    13    I didn’t know him.

One month before my high school graduation, my father died of a heart attack. He was    14    some of the most important events in my life. I became completely    15    in my upcoming graduation and the dance. When my father died, I    16    the dance and the dress for it. The day before the dance, I found a dress on the sofa. I didn’t   17     if I had a new dress or not, but my mother did.

She wanted her children to feel   18     and lovable, imaginative, believing that there was a    19    in the world and beauty in the face of hard times. Actually mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia-lovely,    20    and perfect. The gardenia stopped coming when my mother died.

1. A. Calls            B. Quarrels         C. Messages         D. Letters

2. A. service          B. deal             C. bargain           D. offer

3. A .recognize        B. imagine          C. wonder           D. discover

4. A. failed           B. stopped          C. succeeded         D. enjoyed

5. A. saddest          B. painful          C. happiest           D. loneliest

6. A. special          B. common         C. valuable           D. important

7. A. concern          B. attitude          C. interest            D. appreciation

8. A. repairing         B. washing          C. unloading          D. starting

9. A. across           B. through          C. from              D. onto

10.A. spring            B. summer         C. autumn            D. winter

11. A. though          B. anyway           C. therefore          D. indeed

12. A. friend           B. superman         C. teacher            D. boy

13. A .as if             B. even though       C. in case            D. so that

14. A. considering       B. expecting         C. missing           D. preparing

15. A. disappointed      B. uninterested       C. discouraged        D. concentrated

16.A. forgot           B. lost               C. hated             D. expected

17. A. wonder          B. believe           C. care              D. know

18. A. contented        B. respected          C. thanked           D. loved

19. A. trouble          B. magic            C. tragedy            D. comedy

20. A. strong           B. beautiful          C. smelly            D. lucky

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I recently heard a story about a famous scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs. He was being interviewed by a reporter who asked him    36   he thought he was able to be so much more    37   than the average person.
He    38   that it all came from a(n)   39   with his mother that occurred when he was about 2. He had been trying to remove milk from the fridge when he    40   the slippery(光滑的) bottle, its contents running all over the kitchen floor.
When his mother came in,    41   shouting at him or giving him a lecture, she said, "Robert, what a great and wonderful    42   you have made! I have    43   seen such a huge pool of milk. Well, the damage has already been    44  . Would you like to get down and    45   in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?"
Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, "Robert, whenever you make a mess like this, eventually you have to    46   everything to its proper order. So, how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge(海绵), a towel or a mop. Which do you prefer?" He chose the sponge.
His mother then said, "You know, what we have here is a    47   experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two    48   hands. Let's go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can make it." The little boy learned that if he    49   the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful    50  !
This scientist then remarked that it was at that moment that he knew he didn't need to be    51  to make mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just    52   for learning something new, which is,    53  , what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment "doesn't   54  ," we usually learn something    55   from it.
36. A. why                          B. what                    C. when                    D. how
37. A. capable                      B. able                       C. creative                 D. original
38. A. responded                B. reacted                  C. recalled                 D. reminded
39. A. coincidence             B. experience            C. incident                       D. conflict
40. A. fell                                B. lost                          C. escaped                    D. dropped
41. A. rather than                 B. instead of                C. other than                 D. in place of
42. A. picture                      B. mass                      C. map                       D. mess
43. A. rarely                        B. happily                  C. frequently               D. angrily
44. A. obtained                    B. suffered                 C. done                       D. received
45. A. jump                         B. play                        C. enjoy                       D. draw
46. A. recover                      B. return                   C. restore                        D. regain
47. A. failed                             B. successful              C. fantastic               D. painful
48. A. strong                        B. tiny                       C. thin                       D. weak
49. A. controlled                B. possessed              C. seized                     D. grasped
50. A. example                     B. teaching                   C. lesson                      D. instruction
51. A. anxious                   B. nervous                  C. fearful                    D. afraid
52. A. situations                   B. opportunities            C. occasions                D. turns
53. A. after all                            B. above all                C. first of all                 D. in all
54. A. do                             B. finish                    C. go                        D. work
55. A. worthy                      B. costly                     C. valuable                   D. interesting