第二節(jié)完形填空(共20小題，每小題1．5分，滿分30分)

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36—55各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳答案，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

Staring at a computer semen，Patty Hall noticed all e-mail from Christopher Mutuku，a driver she knew when volunteering in Kenya．People in his village of Kathmlgu were  36 ，he wrote．”The river has dried up and there is no water．Do you know anyone who can raise  37 to build a dam(壩)?”

Imagining a huge expensive concrete dam，Hall   38  ．At 57 ，she was about to retire．a(chǎn)fter  35 years of  39 ．Much as she wanted to help Kenya, she didn’t want to get  40  in a time-consuming project like this．She knew, 41 ，that the lack of clean water was a life-and-death problem in rural villages．Animals contaminated(污染)the rivers，the main  42  of drinking water．In summer，the rivers dried up completely．

“How much would it  43 ．”she wrote to Mutuku．”About $7,000，”he answered．

That might be doable(可做的)，she  44 ．

Hall showed her students slides of Kenyan mud huts(棚屋)and asked them to  45  living without running water．She shared photos of young girls carrying h11ge containers of  46 on their backs. The girls were  47  to attend school because they spent most of their day walking  48 four miles to and from rivers，springs，orthe well in a nearby village．

49  to help，the ClaSS decided on a name—H2O for Life—and set to work．Students  50  H2O for Life wristbands(手帶)，holiday crafts and African-themed note cards．A student pianist held a  51 that brought in $400．A group of girls sold valentines(情人節(jié)卡)and collected $300．

In just six months，the kids  52  over $12，000．

Later, Hall flew to Kenya and visited Kathungu．The villagers held a  53  to welcome her and then showed her the dam that traps and filters(過濾)water so that it's  54 and drinkable all the year round．

Since that first e-mail，H2O for Life has  55  to 14 schools and raised $130,000 to bring clean water to communities in Africa and Central America．

36．A．a(chǎn)nxious    B．diligent      C．stressful    D．desperate

37．A．money     B．a(chǎn)wareness    C．material    D．contribution

38．A．delayed    B．puzzled      C．hesitated    D．quitted

39．A．working    B．teaching     C．serving    D．volunteering

40．A．involved    B．committed    C. buried     D．occupied

41．A．therefore    B．moreover     C．instead    D．however

42．A．resource    B．source        C．origin     D．root

43．A．pay        B．spend         C．cost      D．need

44．A．wondered    B．decided      C．convinced  D．expected

45．A．think       B．balance       C．predict     D．imagine

46．A．water       B．food         C．crop       D．drink

47．A．unlucky     B．unwilling     C．unable     D．unskillful

48．A．far         B．a(chǎn)bove        C．beyond     D．some

49．A．Likely      B．Eager        C．Fond      D．Active

50．A．sold        B．bought       C．wore      D．offered

51．A．party       B．contest       C．concert     D．exhibition

52．A．loaned     B．raised        C．donated     D．contributed

53．A．opening     B．greeting      C．celebration   D．reception

54．A．a(chǎn)vailable    B．a(chǎn)ccessible    C．a(chǎn)daptable     D．a(chǎn)cceptable

55．A．extended    B．spread       C．expanded     D．Intended

 

Switzerland is famous for its watches. However, this country didn’t  26  the

watch.   It was the British   27  did it.Here is a story of  28  the

watch was  29  to Switzerland.

Many years ago, an Englishman was  30   to Italy   31   his way he stopped in a small town in south Switzerland. This Englishman travelled in a      carriage inside    32  there was a carriage watch. This was the  33  kind of  watch. A native shop assistant   34  to see the watch. He  35  what it was  and asked the Englishman   36  it.“Itis a carriage watch. ”said the man. “ This  machine    37  the time but now it

isn’t working.”

At once the shop assistant    38   to try to repair it. So the traveller  39  him the watch. The assistant was a very wise man. So it  was not  40  that he managed to repair it. He  41  remembered how it was made. As soon as the traveller had  42  on his journey, he made a watch of  43  the same type.

  44  the watch-making was   45  in Switzerland. Today Swiss watches are sold in stores all over the world.

1.                A．make          B．invent          C．produce  D．develop

 

2.                A．which          B．who           C．where    D．they

 

3.                A．why           B．that            C．how D．when

 

4.                A．carried         B．sold            C．sailed    D．brought

 

5.                A．travelling       B．riding          C．walking   D．running

 

6.                A．On            B．In             C．At   D．From

 

7.                A．which          B．that            C．it    D．whom

 

8.                A．proper         B．smallest         C．earliest   D．biggest

 

9.                A．wanted         B．seemed         C．happened D．discovered

 

10.               A．wondered      B．thought        C．understood D．discovered

 

11.               A．on            B．a(chǎn)bout          C．of    D．with

 

12.               A．gives          B．tells           C．strikes D．counts

 

13.               A．failed          B．helped         C．insisted   D．offered

 

14.               A．served         B．shared         C．showed   D．handed

 

15.               A．surprise        B．surprised       C．surprising  D．surprises

 

16.               A．however       B．besides         C．but   D．even

 

17.               A．gone          B．done          C．come D．spent

 

18.               A．correctly       B．specially        C．exactly    D．naturally

 

19.               A．Thus           B．So             C．Otherwise D．However

 

20.               A．opened        B．started         C．done D．returned

 

 

完形填空（共20小題，每小題1分，滿分20分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

A lady wanted a birthday gift from her husband. For many months she had liked a beautiful   1  , and knowing her husband could   2   it, she told him that was all she wanted. On the morning of the   3  , her husband told her how   4   he was to have such a good wife, and how much he loved her. He   5   her a beautiful gift package (紙盒). She opened it and   6   a Bible.

7  , she raised her voice and said to her husband, “With all your money, you give me a Bible?” She was so   8   that she left him.

Many years passed and the lady was very   9   in business. She owned two large companies. She   10   her husband was very old, and thought perhaps she should go to   11   him. But before she could, she   12  a letter telling her that he had died, and gave all of his possessions (財(cái)產(chǎn)) to her. She needed to come back and   13   things.

When she arrived at his house, sadness   14   her heart. She saw the still new

15  , just as she had left it years before. With   16  , she opened it and began to turn the pages. A ring  17   from the Bible to the floor and a  18   could be seen. She picked it up and found it was the ring she wanted in those days. And on the card was the date of her birth, and the words “LUV U ALWAYS”.

19  your gift is not packaged the way you want it, it’s because it is better packaged the way it is! Always appreciate little things; they usually lead you to bigger things! The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched for they must be felt with the   20 .

1.                A．watch          B．ring            C．coat D．box

 

2.                A．a(chǎn)fford          B．like            C．design    D．guess

 

3.                A．holiday         B．performance     C．birthday  D．meeting

 

4.                A．proud          B．kind           C．sorry D．brave

 

5.                A．lent           B．a(chǎn)sked          C．gave D．moved

 

6.                A．carried         B．found          C．missed   D．held

 

7.                A．Politely         B．Lightly          C．Patiently  D．Angrily

 

8.                A．calm           B．upset          C．grateful   D．careless

 

9.                A．failing          B．lonely          C．successful D．poor

 

10.               A．wondered      B．hoped         C．realized   D．explained

 

11.               A．visit           B．understand      C．catch D．help

 

12.               A．passed         B．wrote          C．sent  D．received

 

13.               A．take care of     B．pay for         C．look for   D．give away

 

14.               A．covered        B．broke          C．left   D．filled

 

15.               A．car            B．Bible           C．letter D．table

 

16.               A．smiles          B．Laughter        C．tears D．interests

 

17.               A．hid            B．Dropped        C．disappeared    D．made

 

18.               A．book          B．pen           C．flower D．card

 

19.               A．If             B．But            C．Although  D．So

 

20.               A．hand          B．eye            C．face  D．heart

 

 

For a long time, a boy wondered why his next-desk-pal was always the first in the class, whereas he could only rank the 21st. At home, he asked his mom, “Am I more stupid than other kids? How come I always lag behind? I just can’t come up with an answer.” Mom was aware that her son’s self-respect had been damaged by the ranking system, but she didn’t know what to say to help.

    She was tempted (想要) to say that intelligence differs and that yes, her son’s friend really was the smarter boy. But that would have so upset her son. Thank goodness she resisted the temptation to say it.

Her son and his friend went on to high school that year, but despite trying as hard as he could, her son’s friend still outdid him. But she was proud of her boy for his hard work, sincerely proud. It was around this time she decided to take him on a trip to the seaside. On the trip, she at last found an answer for him.

    Today her son no longer cares about rankings. He doesn’t have to, for he himself is now the top of the class – at the top national university he attends. Invited to speak to his old high school, he mentioned a valuable childhood experience: “Once, on a trip to the sea, my mother and I were lying on the beach. She pointed to the sea and said to me: ‘Do you see the seabirds fighting for food out there? When a wave comes near, the little birds rise quickly. The “clumsy” seagulls (海鷗) are far less agile (靈活的) and have to struggle to get away from the wave. But these “clumsy” birds prove to have the biggest, strongest wings, which open the widest and allow the bird to travel the furthest. When the season changes, they leave for foreign shores, leaving the little birds behind. Son, I have a feeling that you are one of those seagulls.”

1. From the first paragraph, we could conclude the mother ______.

   A. knew her son was not bright enough

   B. saw the negative effects of the ranking system

   C. decided to help with her son’s school work

D. was troubled by her son’s low rankings

2.The mom was glad she didn’t give an answer at first because ______.

   A. she knew her son would forget his rankings soon

   B. she felt intelligence doesn’t mean everything

   C. she knew he was not strong enough for the truth

   D. she wanted to avoid another blow to her son’s self-respect

3.The story conveys the message that ______.

   a. only rankings show intelligence

   b. hard work and confidence can lead to a change in rankings

   c. parents should see children’s strengths and encourage them

   d. competition between students is good for society

   A. bc                B. cd               C. abc              D. bcd

4. Which of the following would be the best title for the story?

   A. How important are rankings?

   B. Little birds and seagulls

   C. The answer Mom gave

   D. Hard work pays off!

 

When high school started, Becky and I became best friends. We   36  many interests and quickly became inseparable. When high school ended, we both cried   37  we would attend different colleges.

Our first term of university life was   38 . Our telephone bill and e-mails were incredibly long. In the second term I found some new friends with whom I felt very   39 and I could   40  out my feelings. I was eager to share my new friends with Becky.

When Becky finally visited me at my school, we were excited. __41__, something unexpected happened when I   42  her to my new friends. Her eyes grew dark and I could see the   43  within them. My new friends tried to share their friendship, but Becky seemed   44  to accept it. I didn’t understand   45  the people I love most couldn’t love each other.

Becky   46 . I knew she was not happy. I thought long about __47__ happened. At last, I found the answer. Becky saw me with my new friends and   48  that we no longer shared the same experiences. She saw all the fun I was having   49  her and wished she could a part of it.

I wrote a letter to Becky   50  she’s always my best friend. I told her everyone had many friends, who were indeed life’s greatest   51 . Becky wrote me back soon. She was in   52  and felt sorry about what she had done.

I think Becky and I both learn an important lesson from it.   53  can influence our friendship and change the experiences we’ve shared. We are now walking on two different paths of   54 . While new friends are special and exciting, old friends are always there,   55  to share their heart and soul, no matter how far apart.

1.                A．shared         B．developed      C．protected D．showed

 

2.                A．while          B．unless          C．a(chǎn)lthough  D．because

 

3.                A．explicit         B．striking         C．tough    D．normal

 

4.                A．a(chǎn)nxious         B．strange         C．familiar   D．comfortable

 

5.                A．figure          B．pour           C．pick D．hold

 

6.                A．Therefore       B．Thus           C．Besides   D．However

 

7.                A．a(chǎn)dmitted        B．mentioned      C．introduced    D．referred

 

8.                A．concern        B．hurt           C．curiosity  D．doubt

 

9.                A．unwilling        B．cautious        C．a(chǎn)shamed  D．thrilled

 

10.               A．how           B．whether        C．that  D．why

 

11.               A．started         B．left            C．remained  D．stared

 

12.               A．that           B．how           C．what  D．Which

 

13.               A．wondered      B．regretted       C．promised  D．proved

 

14.               A．for            B．from           C．a(chǎn)cross D．without

 

15.               A．recognized      B．predicting       C．explaining D．a(chǎn)ssuming

 

16.               A．a(chǎn)chievement    B．spirit           C．gift   D．sign

 

17.               A．sympathy       B．surprise        C．a(chǎn)greement D．disappointment

 

18.               A．Nothing        B．Anything        C．Something D．Everything

 

19.               A．happiness       B．life            C．research  D．success

 

20.               A．choosing       B．demanding      C．planning   D．waiting