第二节 完形填空(共15小题，满分15分)

从短文后所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story __46__ their children. And they must have realized how difficult it is to write a __47__ children’s book. Either the author has aimed (定目标) too __48__, so that children can’t follow what is in his ( or more often, her ) story, __49__ the story seems to be talking to the readers.

The best children’s books are __50__ very difficult nor very simple, and satisfy(令人满意的) the __51__ who hears the story and the adult(成年人) who __52__ it. Unfortunately(不幸的是), there are in fact few books like this, __53__ the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not __54__ to solve. This may be why many of the books regarded as __55__ of children’s literature(文学) were in fact written for __56__ “Alice in Wonderland” is perhaps the most obvious(明显)of this.

Children, left for themselves, often __57__ the worst possible interest in literature. Just leave a child in a bookshop or a __58__ and he will more willingly choose the books written in an unimaginative (并非想象的 ) way, or have a look at the most children’s comics(连环图书), full of the stories and jokes which are the rejections of teachers and righting-thinking parents.

Perhaps we parents should stop __59__ to brainwash(洗脑)children into accepting(接受)our taste in literature. After all, children and adults are so __60__ that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the same books. So I suppose we’ll just have to compromise(妥协)over the bedtime story.

46.(　　 ) A. to　　　　 B. in　　　　　 C. with　　 　　 D. around

47.(　　 ) A. short 　　 　　B. long　 　　　 C. bad　 　　　　 　　 D. good

48.(　　 ) A. easy　 　　 B. short　 C. high　 　　　 　　 D. difficult

49.(　　 ) A. and　 　　　 　　B. but　 　　　 C. or　 　　 　　 D. so

50.(　　 ) A. both　 　　 B. neither　 　　 C. either　 　　 D. very

51.(　　 ) A. child　 　　 　　 B. father　 C. mother 　 　　 D. teacher

52.(　　 ) A. hears　　　 　　 B. buys　 　 C. understands D. reads

53.(　　 ) A. but　 　　 B. however　 C. so 　　　 　　 D. because

54.(　　 ) A. hard　 　　 B. easy　 　 C. enough　 　　 D. fast

55.(　　 )A. articles　 　 　　B. work　 　 C. arts　 　　　 　　 D. works

56.(　　 ) A. grown-ups B. girls　 C. boys　 　 　　 D. children

57.(　　 ) A. are　 　　　 　　B. show　 　 C. find　 　　　 　　 D. add

58.(　　 ) A. school　 　 　　B. home　 　 C. office　 　　 D. library

59.(　　 ) A. going　 　 　　B. liking　 　　 C. trying 　 　　 D. preferring

60.(　　 ) A. same　 　　 　　B. friendly C. different　 　 　　 D. common

45.(　　 )- I'm sorry to trouble you, Miss White.　

-________.

　 A. Fine, thank you.　　 B. All right.　 C. It's very kind of you. D. It doesn't matter

44.(　　 )--- May I speak to John?

--- Sorry, he ____________Japan. But he _________in two days.

A. has been to, will come back　　 B. has gone to, will be back

C. has been in, would come back　 D. has gone to, won't come back

43.(　　 ) My shoes are worn out. They need __________.

　 A. to mend　　 　　B. mend　　　　　　 C. be mended　　　　 D. to be mended

42.(　　 ) _____ great news it was!

　 A. What a　　　　　 B. What　　　　　 C. How　　　　　　　 D. How a

41.(　　 ) Don't forget to give the baby some food drinks, ______?

　 A. will you?　　　　 B. shall we　　　　 C. won't you　　　　　 D. do you

40.(　　 ) Tomorrow is my ______ birthday.

　 A. twelve　　　　　 B. twelfth　　　　　 C. the twelfth　　　　　 D. the twelve

39.(　　 ) - I think that Germany will win the next World Cup.

- ____, I think that Brazil will win next time.

　 A. I don’t know　　 B. Good idea　　　　 C. I agree　　　　　　 D. I disagree