第二节 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个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
When middle-aged Alex quit his job and made up his mind to become a freelance (self-employed) writer, no one could tell for sure whether he would succeed or not. He found a cold storage room in a building, set up a(n) 21 typewriter and settled down to work.
After a year or so, however, Alex began to 22 himself. He found it is difficult to earn his living by 23 what he wrote. But Alex determined to put his dream to the test— 24 it meant living with uncertainty and fear of 25 . This is the Shadowland of hope, and 26 with a dream must learn to live there.
One day Alex got a call, "We need a (n) 27 , and we're paying $6,000 a year." $6,000 was 28
money in 1960, It would enable Alex to get a nice apartment, a used car and more.  29 , he could write on the side.  30 the dollars were dancing in Alex's head, something 31 his senses. He had dreamed of being a 32 —full time. "Thanks, but no," Alex said 33 . "I'm going to stick it out and write."
After Alex got off the phone, he 34 everything he had: two cans of vegetables and 18 cents. Alex put the cans and cents into a 35 bag, saying to himself, "There's everything you've made of yourself so far."
Finally his work was 36 in 1970. Instantly he had the kind of fame and success that 37 writers ever experience. The shadows had turned into limelight.
Then one day, Alex 38 a box filled with things he had owned years before.  39 was a paper bag with two cans and 18 cents. Suddenly he 40 himself working in that cold storage room. It reminds Alex, and anyone with a dream, of the courage and persistence it takes to stay the course in the shadowland.
21．A．used                              B．priceless                       C．excellent                      D．expensive
22．A．trust                              B．doubt                            C．regret                           D．hate
23．A．buying                           B．reading                         C．selling                           D．appreciating
24．A．What if                          B．Now that                      C．As if                               D．Even though
25．A．failure                           B．success                         C．loss                                D．perspiration
26．A．someone                      B．nobody                          C．anyone                          D．none
27．A．writer                            B．boss                               C．assistant                      D．manager
28．A．little                               B．false                              C．real                                D．high
29．A．Still                                 B．Therefore           C．However                      D．Besides
30．A．If                                     B．Because                       C．As                                   D．But
31．A．destroyed           B．struck                            C．hurt                               D．cleared
32．A．dancer                          B．writer                            C．driver                            D．assistant
33．A．hurriedly                       B．slowly                            C．firmly                   D．hesitantly
34．A．pulled out           B．pulled apart                 C．pulled down                 D．pulled back
35．A．plastic                           B．paper                            C．cloth                              D．metal
36．A．published                     B．completed          C．written                         D．punished
37．A．poor                               B．few                               C．famous                         D．great
38．A．picked                           B．searched                      C．found                   D．sought
39．A．Outside                         B．Below                            C．Above                            D．Inside
40．A．reminded                     B．pictured                        C．described                     D．called

第二节完形填空（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个选项（A、B、C和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。
Elizabeth Clay decided to go home and spend the holiday with her parents . The next day she drove her old car home along the road .    21     she found she got a flat tire. The 22-year-old student    22     to stop her car by the side of the road in the winter night and opened the trunk . No     23   tire .
At this time , a car    24     . Paul and Diane told Clay to    25     them to a service station near their     26    . They arrived to see that it had no suitable tires to    27     with her car . “Follow us home,” said Paul .
The couple called around to find a tire , no   28      . They decided to let her use their own car . “Here ,” Paul said , handing Clay a    29     of keys , “Take our car . We    30     be using it over the holiday .”
Clay was    31      . “But I’m going all the way to South Carolina , and I’ll be gone for two weeks ,” she     32     them .
“We know,” Paul said . “We’ll be     33     when you get back . Here’s our number if you need to     34     us .”
Unable to believe her eyes , Clay watched as the     35     put her luggage into their car and then    36      her off . Two weeks later she     37     to find her old car cleaned inside and out with three new tires and the radio      38    .
“Thank you so much ,” she said . “How much do I     39     you ?” “Oh, no,” Paul said , “we don’t want any money . It’s  our     40     .” Clay realized that while it might have been their pleasure , it was now her duty to pass on their “do unto others” spirit .
21．A．Suddenly        B．Finally     C．Immediately    D．Fortunately
22．A．afforded     B．wanted     C．allowed        D．managed
23．A．spare          B．free       C．full           D．empty
24．A．passed        B．stopped    C．paused         D．started
25．A．help               B．push        C．take          D．follow
26．A．garage        B．house       C．shop            D．hotel
27．A．agree          B．match      C．go            D．deal
28．A．way         B．message   C．success         D．luck
29．A．set           B．number    C．pair          D．chain
30．A．can’t          B．shouldn’t        C．mustn’t        D．won’t
31．A．satisfied      B．worried    C．astonished       D．disturbed
32．A．persuaded       B．advised    C．reminded            D．promised
33．A．happy         B．here      C．away           D．busy
34．A．get in touch with           B．keep in touch with
C．be in touch with             D．put in touch with
35．A．repairmen       B．cleaners   C．friends         D．couple
36．A．sent         B．shook      C．watched       D．drove
37．A．shocked      B．happened        C．returned       D．came
38．A．loaded        B．fixed       C．tied          D．rebuilt
39．A．owe         B．lend     C．give          D．offer
40．A．wish           B．job      C．duty                D．pleasure

第三节：完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30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。
Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang. He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight. “You need 36  .” his father said．“But if you don’t work hard, no fortune will come.”
What made him said was   37   his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him. “You have no talent. You will never be a pianist.”   38   a nine-year-old boy, Lang Lang was badly   39  He decided that he didn’t want to be a   40   any more. For the next two weeks, he didn’t touch the piano.   41   , his father didn’t push, but waited．
Luckily, the day came when his teacher asked him to   42   some holiday songs. He didn’t want to, but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys, he   43   that he could show others that he had talent   44  .That day he told his father   45   he had been waiting to hear---that he wanted to study with a new teacher.   46   that point on, everything turned around!
He started   47   competitions. In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition, when it was   48   that Lang Lang had won, he was too   49  to hold back his tears. Soon   50   was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever---he had to play on the world big   51   .In 1997 Lang Lang   52  again, this time to Philadelphia, U.S. There he spent two years practicing, and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over. After his   53   performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, gigs(特邀演出) in Lincoln’s Center and Carnegie Hall started   54   , Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots him, and lets him   55 .   
36．A．exercise       B．fortun          C．knowledge    D．wealth
37．A．whether       B．why         C．when           D．that    
38．A．Like          B．With        C．To            D．As     

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面的短文，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。
Russ was a lovable kid with a variety of communication challenges---a speech impediment （语言障碍）, dyslexia （诵读困难）, and auditory problems．__21__ today he is walking confidently, standing tall to make an acceptance __22__ for having been chosen one of the “Outstanding Young Citizens” in Ocean County, New Jersey __23__ his remarkable volunteer service in the town of Toms River．
As I listened, I closed my eyes．I found myself __24__ those memorable moments．My mind was full of warm images of Russ as a loving, caring youth, a gentle soul, __25__ his challenges．And now, as he stood at the platform, I knew his heart __26__ be racing．As Russ continued to speak, I thought about the fateful day when he was diagnosed with all those impairments（损伤） and how __27__ his tutors would be if they could see him today．Here he was at twenty-nine, being honored for ten years of service as a volunteer __28__．Russ was __29__ for organizing clothing for the homeless, teaching preschool children about fire safety, and for playing Santa Claus for very sick children by driving up in a fire truck．
Russ thanked his parents for providing him with dignity and for teaching him about morals．Then, pausing for a few seconds, he __30__ us by surprise by touching lovingly on the __31__ of his nephew, Austin．Austin was just three years old when he died from an incurable disease．At that moment, I had to close my eyes again __32__ a different set of tears ran down my cheeks．A silence __33__ the room as Russ owed his volunteer award to Austin．He __34__ his address by lifting up the audience with these words, “Austin taught me how to love．”
I have never thought of this day．__35__, no one had ever thought that Russ would made __36__ as the star of the football team, and he had never been voted “most likely to succeed,” but he __37__ to be a true “star” in his community．Russ became a man of strong character __38__ his unselfish service to others．With so many impairments, Russ now sees and acts __39__ with his heart．His words and deeds inspire everyone who knows him．It is Russ, our son, who has shown us what __40__ is．
21．A．And         B．While              C．As            D．But
22．A．point         B．speech             C．call          D．appeal
23．A．in spite of     B．regardless of       C．because of     D．in face of
24．A．recalling      B．recording         C．seizing         D．expecting
25．A．facing up to     B．concerning about     C．escaping from  D．putting up with
26．A．could              B．might              C．would          D．must
27．A．nervous       B．excited            C．proud          D．surprised
28．A．policeman     B．tailor             C．tutor         D．fireman
29．A．grateful       B．responsible          C．anxious        D．fit
30．A．took         B．got               C．shocked       D．moved
31．A．birth         B．achievement        C．loss          D．disease
32．A．since         B．after             C．when         D．before
33．A．dropped down  B．got up             C．took off       D．fell over
34．A．concluded     B．wrote                  C．delivered     D．started
35．A．Generally     B．Surprisingly        C．Actually      D．However
36．A．it             B．him              C．one          D．that
37．A．happened     B．rose              C．appeared      D．reduced
38．A．at             B．on               C．by            D．in
39．A．cautiously     B．generously          C．closely         D．clearly
40．A．sharing        B．love             C．sacrifice       D．confidence

（三）完形填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从30 至第40 小题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I feel it enjoyable and exciting to study in a British high school for one year. Life there was quiet different from what I 31 in China. The average size for British schools is much 32 and there were only 29 students in our class. We had to move to different classrooms for different classes. We also had different students in some classes, 33 it difficult to remember all the faces and names. I found the homework was less heavy than 34 in my old school, but all the homework was in English. That is 35 it was a bit challenging for me at first. 36, all my teachers were very helpful and I enjoyed all my subjects. My English 37 a lot as I used English every day and 38 an hour each day reading English books in the library. Students at that school are required to study Math, English and Science, but they can choose other subjects 39. I 40 to have Chinese food a lot at lunchtime there and I missed my parents very much. I usually went to the Computer Club at lunchtime, so I could e-mail my family and friends back home for free.
31. A. used to       B. was similar to   C. was used to        D. was familiar to
32. A. less         B. smaller        C. fewer            D. bigger
33. A. making       B. causing       C. resulting            D. leading
34. A. it            B. one          C. which              D. that
35. A. when         B. why          C. where            D. because
36. A. Unfortunately  B. Eventually     C. Luckily            D. Hopefully
37. A. improved      B. raised         C. rose              D. lifted
38. A. took           B. paid          C. cost              D. spent
39. A. in themselves   B. of themselves    C. by themselves     D. to themselves
40. A. looked forward  B. intended        C. wished for        D. did want