高中英语选句填空试题

II、语言知识及应用（共两节, 满分35分）
第一节：单项填空（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30个题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In a telephone survey of more than 2,000 adults，21% said they believed the sun revolved (旋转)around the earth. An additional 7% did not know which revolved around which. I have no doubt that all o f these people were __21__ in school that the earth revolves around the sun; ___22__may even have written it on a test. But they never __23___ their incorrect mental models of planetary (行星的) motion because their everyday observations didn't support what their teachers told them: People see the sun "moving __24___ the sky as morning turns to night，and the earth seems stationary (静止的) while that is happening.
Students can learn the right answers by __25___ in class，and yet never combined them with their working models of the world. The objectively correct answer the professor accepts and the ___26___ personal understanding of the world can __27___ side by side，each unaffected by the other.
　　Outside of class，the student continues to accept the model ___28____because it has always worked well in that circumstance. Unless professors address specific errors in students' personal models of the world，students are not ___29___ to replace them with the ___30___ one.
21．A．learned        B．suggested     C．taught              D．advised
22．A．those          B．these           C．who            D．they
23．A．formed        B．altered         C．believed            D．thought
24．A．around        B．across        C．on                D．above
25．A．heart          B．hand         C．ink               D．paper
26．A．adult's         B．teacher's      C．scientist's           D．student's
27．A．exist         B．occur        C．survive            D．maintain
28．A．privately      B．individually   C．personally         D．generally
29．A．obliged        B．likely              C．probable            D．partial
30．A．perfect        B．better        C．reasonable          D．correct

第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
I believe listening is powerful medicine. Studies have shown it takes a ___36___ about 18 seconds to interrupt a patient after he begins talking.
It was a Sunday. I had one last patient to see. I ___37___ her room in a hurry and stood at the doorway. She was an old woman, sitting at the edge of the bed, ___38___ to put socks on her swollen（肿胀）feet. I crossed the threshold（门槛）, spoke quickly to the nurse, and scanned her chart noting she was in stable condition. I was almost in the clear.
I ___39___ on the bedrail（床的栏杆）looking down at her. She asked if I could help put on her socks. Instead, I launched into a monologue（独白） that went ___40___ like this, “How are you feeling? Your sugars and blood pressure were high ___41___ they’re better today. The nurse mentioned you’re ___42___ to see your son who’s visiting you today. It’s nice to have family visit from far away. I bet you really look forward to seeing him.”
She ___43___ me with a serious, authoritative voice. “Sit down, doctor. This is my story, not your story.”
I was surprised and embarrassed. I sat down. I helped her with the socks. She began to tell me that her only son lived ___44___ from her, but she had not seen him in five years. She believed that the stress of this ___45___ greatly to her health problems. After hearing her story and putting on her socks, I asked if there was anything else I could do for her. She ___46___ her head no and smiled. All she wanted me to do was to listen.
Each story is different. Some are detailed; others are vague. Some have a beginning, middle and end;others wander ___47___ a clear conclusion. Some are true; others not. Yet all those things do not really matter. What matters to the storyteller is that the story is heard without ___48___, assumption or judgment.
Listening to someone’s story costs ___49___ expensive diagnostic testing but is key to healing and diagnosis.
I often thought of ___50___ that woman taught me, and I ___51___ myself of the importance of stopping, sitting down and truly listening. And, not long after, in a(n) ___52___ twist, I became the patient, with a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis（多发性硬化症） at age 31. Now, 20 years later, I sit all the time in a wheelchair.
For ___53___ I could, I continued to see patients from my chair, but I had to resign when my hands were affected. I still teach medical students and other health care professionals, but now from the perspective(角度) of physician and patient.
I tell them I ___54___ the power of listening. I tell them I know firsthand that immeasurable healing ___55___ within me when someone stops, sits down and listens to my story.
36. A. professor            B. physician           C. musician           D. teacher
37. A. passed                B. examined          C. approached        D. observed
38. A. hoping               B. struggling          C. waiting             D. expecting
39. A. sat                            B. stood                C. lay                    D. leaned
40. A. something           B. anything            C. nothing             D. everything
41. A. so                      B. because             C. though                     D. but
42. A. worried                     B. nervous             C. anxious             D. upset
43. A. stopped                     B. begged              C. urged                D. persuaded
44. A. far away             B. in the distance    C. next door          D. around the corner
45. A. referred                     B. contributed        C. stuck                 D. attached
46. A. lowered                     B. hung                 C. shook                D. waved
47. A. with                   B. without             C. by                    D. in
48. A. distinction          B. interruption              C. instruction         D. attention
49. A. rather than          B. other than          C. more than          D. less than
50. A. that                    B. which               C. what                 D. as
51. A. required             B. recalled             C. reminded           D. informed
52. A. expected             B. unexpected        C. regular              D. irregular
53. A. as soon as           B. as long as          C. as far as            D. as fast as
54. A. believe in           B. realize               C. admit to            D. appreciate
55. A. turns out             B. takes charge       C. comes up           D. takes place

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，从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process. The instructor asked us to list ___21___ in our past that we felt ___22___ of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud.
This seemed like a very ___23___ process, but there’ s always some ___24___soul in the crowd who will volunteer. The instructor then ___25___ that we find ways to ___26___ people, or take some action to right any wrong doings. I was seriously wondering how this could ever ___27___ my communication.
Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: “Making my ___28___, I remembered an incident from high school. I grew up in a small town. There was a Sheriff ___29___ of us kids liked. One night, my two buddies(伙伴)and I decided to play a ___30___ on him.
After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a SOB(畜生). The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious___31___. Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office. My friends told the truth but I lied. No one ___32___ found out.”
“Nearly 20 years later, Sheriff Brown’s name ___33___ on my list. I didn’t even know if he was still ___34___. Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Sheriff Brown still listed. I tried his number. After a few ___35___, I heard, “Hello?” I said, “Sheriff Brown?” Paused(停顿). “Yes.” “Well, this is Jimmy Calkins.”
“And I want you to know that I did it.” Paused. “I knew it!” he yelled back. We had a good laugh and a ___36___ discussion. His closing words were, “Jimmy, I always felt bad for you ___37___ your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it ___38___ all these years. I want to thank you for calling me...for your sake.”
Jimmy inspired me to ___39___ all 101 items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It’s never too late to ___40___the past wrong doings.
21. A. something                  B. anything            C. somebody                 D. anybody
22. A. ashamed                    B. afraid          C. sure                         D. proud      
23. A. private             B. boring        C. interesting                D. funny
24. A. foolish             B. polite         C. simple                  D. brave
25. A. expected                   B. suggested      C. ordered                    D. demanded
26. A. connect with                 B. depend on     C. make apologies to     D. get along with
27. A. improve                 B. continue        C. realize             D. keep
28. A. notes               B. list             C. plan               D. stories
29. A. any                 B. most         C. none               D. all
30. A. part                 B. game        C. trick               D. record
31. A. view                B. sign           C. attention             D. remark
32. A. also                 B. even          C. still                 D. ever
33. A. appears            B. considers       C. presents              D. remembers
34. A. angry              B. happy         C. doubtful             D. alive
35. A. words              B. rings          C. repeats                  D. calls
36. A. cold                B. plain          C. nervous              D. lively
37. A. in case             B. so long as      C. unless              D. because
38. A. around             B. out            C. through              D. away
39. A. build up                 B. make up        C. clear up              D. give up
40. A. regret              B. forgive             C. right               D. punish

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，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Chuck was one of my students in my high school English class. He was a writer of great 21. So, when he was accepted into the journalism program at the University of Missouri, I wasn’t 22.
During his first year at college, Chuck stopped by the school a few times to keep me informed of his 23. We recalled（回忆）that we had worked together several years before to 24 money for 23 sick Cambodian babies who were being cared for by a nurse friend of mine in Thailand, a place far away yet close to our 25. Chuck raised several thousand dollars. It was an activity that 26 our formal relationship into a friendship.
In his second year at college, it was discovered that Chuck had lung cancer and had only a short while to 27. I went to see him one day. Seeing me, he was filled with 28 and we talked and laughed for most of the afternoon.
About six weeks later, Chuck died. It was a great 29 for everyone, especially for his family. Chuck was 30 and full of promise. More importantly, he was a good person, a just person.
When I went to his 31, his father told me that several weeks before, Chuck had asked him to 32 his possessions with him so that he might select a few things to be buried in the coffin(棺木) with him . Chuck 33 six items, including an essay he had written.
He told me that Chuck liked the 34 I had written to him at the bottom of the last page. In that little note, I affirmed his talent as a 35.
I was grateful for the 36 gift Chuck gave me that day. His taking my note with him offered me a great opportunity to 37 students’ lives. I felt a sense of purpose that was greater than ever. Whenever I 38 my purpose, I think of Chuck, and I am reminded of it once again: 39 have the power to affect hearts and 40 for a long time.
21. A. use                    B. promise                   C. height               D. assistance
22.A. disappointed           B. amused                    C. excited             D. surprised
23. A. secret                 B. job                          C. progress           D. family
24. A. raise                  B. borrow                    C. spend                   D. save
25. A. college                  B. hearts                         C. village              D. friends
26. A. transformed               B. divided                    C. put                   D. devoted
27. A. spare                 B. act                          C. live                  D. sleep
28. A. worry                B. joy                          C. pain                 D. tears
29. A. honor                B. comfort                   C. day                  D. loss
30. A. fortunate            B. serious                    C. talented            D. unsatisfied
31. A. funeral                      B. office                             C. dormitory      D. school
32. A. go over              B. take over                 C. give away         D. threw away
33. A. added                B. bought                    C. examined          D. chose
34. A. story                  B. letter                       C. joke                 D. message
35. A. writer                B. teacher                    C. doctor              D. comedian
36. A. excellent            B. practical                 C. extraordinary    D. expensive
37. A. believe                  B. draw                       C. know                      D. influence
38. A. remember          B. forget                         C. change             D. achieve
39. A. Parents              B. Teachers                  C. Students         D. Strangers
40. A. health                B. concentration           C. accents             D. minds

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。
Life is like potato salad; when it’s shared it becomes a picnic．
When my three children were young, my husband, Roy, and I were very    36  ．
“Can we go on a picnic, Mom?” my six-year-old daughter, Becky    37  ．“Please．”
I had said no so many times in the    38    months, and I decided the usual Saturday morning chores （日常工作） could wait．To her    39   , I agreed．
I prepared a few sandwiches and    40    a cooler with ice and drinks and called Roy 41  ．My eleven-year-old twin sons put the cooler and the picnic basket in the trunk and off we went to spend some    42    time together as a family．
About the time I got the lunch    43    out on the table, Roy arrived on the    44   ．
That was one of the happiest meals we ever shared together．The meal was filled with45  ．We felt a closeness that had been hidden by work and school    46   for so many months．Roy and the boys    47    rocks into the lake．Becky fed the ducks and I sat quietly on the picnic table,    48    God for blessing me with such a wonderful family．
That night as our    49    went to bed, I kissed their cheeks and realized what a wonderful life I had．
As I walked out of the room it dawned on me that even the busiest    50    could become a picnic when it’s shared with the ones you    51  ．
Even though the kids have now grown up and    52    from home, I can still remember how I felt that day while sitting at the picnic table．
Maybe today would be a good time to    53    potato salad, call all of my grown kids, feed some hungry    54    and skipped a few rocks into the lake．Since life is like potato salad, let’s make it a    55  ．
36．A．old       B．poor        C．busy        D．miserable
37．A．begged    B．asked         C．doubted       D．wondered
38．A．coming     B．recent          C．following     D．later
39．A．doubt       B．disappointment C．sadness        D．surprise
40．A．supplied   B．provided      C．combined     D．filled
41．A．off work   B．at home       C．at work        D．on business
42．A．unhappy   B．quality         C．quantity       D．sad
43．A．spread      B．taken         C．made        D．cooked
44．A．scene     B．view         C．event        D．landscape
45．A．sadness     B．expectation      C．hope        D．laughter
46．A．orders    B．charges       C．activity        D．responsibilities
47．A．missed      B．took          C．skipped        D．left
48．A．praying  B．praising       C．thanking      D．trusting
49．A．family   B．children       C．friends         D．parents
50．A．lifestyle   B．time         C．world         D．family
51．A．enjoy          B．own         C．have         D．love
52．A．left alone  B．passed away     C．ran away      D．moved away
53．A．supply      B．cook        C．watch          D．plant
54．A．ducks       B．children       C．family       D．people
55．A．salad    B．life            C．picnic        D．hope

第三节完形填空（共20小题，计分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21￣40各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
Louise was 72 years old and she lived by herself．The first thing she noticed when she came downstairs that Sunday morning was that her  21  window was open. In fact，it was so wide open that she had  22  closing it．Then she realized that things were not in their proper    23 ．Finally，when she found her empty  24  on the kitchen table，she realized the awful   25 ．At first, she didn’t know what to do．Then she decided to  26  her son，Derek．
Derek’s wife Sybil answered the phone，“It's your mother，”she  27   him coldly．Louise told Derek about the open window，about things being in the wrong places and about the  28  missing from her purse．
“All right，”said Derek，“Don’t  29  anything．I'll be  30  in half an hour.”
Louise  31   and made herself a pot of tea and some toast．Then she went from room to room wondering  32  anything else was missing．
When Derek arrived，he was content to  33  her looking so calm．“Have you rung the  34    ?”he asked.“No? Then I’ll do that straight away．”So he rang the police．
As it was Sunday，  35  the only detectives were out．However，the police were polite，but vague(含糊的)．“We’ll send  36  round as soon as possible，”they said.
Derek telephoned his wife．“I'm not sure when I'll be home，love．”he told her,“I’ve got to  37  for the police．”While Derek and his mother waited，Derek  38  the catches(挂钩) on the windows and locks on the doors．All of them were old and some of the catches hardly  39  at all．Derek felt   40 ．His mother was an old woman，after all．“I'll have to change all these，”he told her．
21．A．kitchen  　　  B．bedroom  　 C．washroom　　　   D．bathroom
22．A．strength  　　 B．trouble  　　 C．reason 　　　　   D．puzzle
23．A．positions  　　B．situations  　 C．directions 　　    D．Places
24．A．purse          B．vase          C．pot              D．envelope
25．A．mistake        B．message       C．news             D．truth
26．A．visit           B．ask           C．ring             D．punish
27．A．invited         B．informed      C．stated                  D．scolded
28．A．money         B．coin          C．note             D．bill
29．A．say            B．move         C．touch            D．prepare
30．A．round          B．here          C．off               D．away
31．A．sighed         B．relaxed        C．whispered         D．hurried
32．A．how           B．why          C．if                D．where
33．A．realize         B．find          C．know            D．sense
34．A．hospital        B．neighbour      C．police             D．friend
35．A．generally       B．luckily        C．considerably        D．unfortunately
36．A．someone       B．anyone         C．everyone           D．none
37．A．hope          B．ask            C．wait               D．call
38．A．tested         B．repaired         C．fixed              D．examined
39．A．locked        B．worked          C．helped             D．opened
40．A．excited        B．silly            C．worried            D．guilty

第三节完形填空（共20小题，计分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21￣40各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
Louise was 72 years old and she lived by herself．The first thing she noticed when she came downstairs that Sunday morning was that her  21  window was open. In fact，it was so wide open that she had  22 closing it．Then she realized that things were not in their proper    23 ．Finally，when she found her empty  24 on the kitchen table，she realized the awful   25 ．At first, she didn’t know what to do．Then she decided to  26  her son，Derek．
Derek’s wife Sybil answered the phone，“It's your mother，”she  27   him coldly．Louise told Derek about the open window，about things being in the wrong places and about the  28 missing from her purse．
“All right，”said Derek，“Don’t  29  anything．I'll be  30 in half an hour.”
Louise  31   and made herself a pot of tea and some toast．Then she went from room to room wondering  32  anything else was missing．
When Derek arrived，he was content to  33  her looking so calm．“Have you rung the  34   ?”he asked.“No? Then I’ll do that straight away．”So he rang the police．
As it was Sunday，  35  the only detectives were out．However，the police were polite，but vague(含糊的)．“We’ll send  36  round as soon as possible，”they said.
Derek telephoned his wife．“I'm not sure when I'll be home，love．”he told her,“I’ve got to  37  for the police．”While Derek and his mother waited，Derek  38 the catches(挂钩) on the windows and locks on the doors．All of them were old and some of the catches hardly  39  at all．Derek felt   40 ．His mother was an old woman，after all．“I'll have to change all these，”he told her．
21．A．kitchen  　　  B．bedroom  　 C．washroom　　　   D．bathroom
22．A．strength  　　 B．trouble  　　 C．reason 　　　　   D．puzzle
23．A．positions  　　B．situations  　 C．directions 　　    D．places
24．A．purse          B．vase          C．pot              D．envelope
25．A．mistake        B．message       C．news             D．truth
26．A．visit           B．ask           C．ring             D．punish
27．A．invited         B．informed      C．stated            D．scolded
28．A．money         B．coin          C．note             D．bill
29．A．say            B．move         C．touch            D．prepare
30．A．round          B．here          C．off               D．away
31．A．sighed         B．relaxed        C．whispered        D．hurried
32．A．how           B．why          C．if                D．where
33．A．realize         B．find          C．know             D．sense
34．A．hospital        B．neighbour      C．police             D．friend
35．A．generally       B．luckily        C．considerably        D．unfortunately
36．A．someone       B．anyone         C．everyone           D．none
37．A．hope          B．ask            C．wait               D．call
38．A．tested         B．repaired         C．fixed              D．examined
39．A．locked        B．worked          C．helped             D．opened
40．A．excited        B．silly            C．worried            D．guilty

第四节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入
对应空白处的最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
David grew up poor. He started   26   in the 7th grade and by high school he was only going to school half days, leaving at 11 am to go to work.
Lack of money meant lack of   27   opportunities, but he had a   28   for knowledge. In his   29   time he read books on human development, vocabulary builders,   30   that he thought would help him succeed   31   down the road.
He was a hard worker and rose above his lack of higher education to produce decently for his family,   32   the factory life was taking it toll (造成伤害) on him   33   , emotionally, and spiritually. It was, in his mind,   34   him like a slow poison.
In 1995 he bought his first computer and a few months later discovered the Internet. He wanted to be a part of it, and worked 48 or more hours in the   35   and worked   36   40 or more hours a week teaching   37   computer skills. He worked harder than he   38  had in his life, logging over 100 hours a week on many, many  39  .
David began applying for jobs in the Internet and computer fields. He was shot down many times, but he never   40   . he had a goal and kept after it even when he didn’t feel like it because anything else seemed so   41   . That kind of drive and perseverance (坚持不懈) almost always pays off.
I’m   42   to say David left the factory and took a job in the computer field. He beat out college-educated applicants with 4-year degrees with his   43   skills.
This is a true story about   44  . It’s a story about believing yourself. It’s a story about finding what you love to do and following your   45  .     
26. A. studying             B. working                   C. entering                    D. playing
27. A. educational         B. personal                   C. political                    D. occasional
28. A. way                   B. hope                        C. hunger                     D. goal
29. A. spare                  B. part                         C. own                         D. school
30. A. something           B. everything               C. anything                   D. nothing
31. A. somewhere         B. everywhere              C. anywhere                  D. nowhere
32. A. and                    B. so                           C. yet                          D. but
33. A. terribly               B. personally                C. heartedly                   D. physically
34. A. fighting              B. killing                     C. murdering                D. butchering
35. A. factory               B. farm                        C. school                      D. family
36. A. other                  B. the other                  C. others                      D. another
37. A. him                    B. himself                    C. themselves               D. others
38. A. even                   B. ever                        C. still                         D. yet
39. A. positions             B. conditions                C. occasions                 D. situations
40. A. gave up              B. gave in                    C. gave away                D. gave out
41. A. helpful               B. hopeful                    C. helpless                    D. hopeless
42. A. sure                   B. certain                     C. sorry                       D. happy
43. A. self-taught          B. self-assured              C. self-controlled          D. self-styled
44. A. failure                B. confidence               C. foundation               D. determination
45. A. ideas                  B. ways                       C. dreams                     D. styles

III. 完形填空：
Many people believe everything or almost everything they read in newspapers or hear on radio. A few years ago I __36__ a story about a husband and wife who made a __37__ mistake. They had gone shopping and had taken their small baby __38__ with them. After they had finished their shopping, they returned to their car to go home. __39__they reached their car, they put the baby in the plastic baby carrier that __40__ rode in for safety. The couple then __41__ in their car towards home. After they had driven a few miles, they __42__the back seat to see how the baby was. To their surprise, the baby was not there. According to the __43__, the couple had put the plastic seat and the baby on the top of the car but had __44__ to put him inside the car. They had driven away with the baby on the top of the car.
The couple drove back__45__the store but did not find the baby. They called the police, and the police said that they __46__ the baby and that the baby was __47__. The baby had fallen from the top of the car but had been __48__ by his plastic seat. The __49__couple took their baby home and were always careful after that.
There was one thing __50__with the story. It was not true. Stories such as this one are often __51__ in newspapers and on radio and television. Because they are read and heard __52__that usually report the truth, many people believe them. People also believe them because, like the story__53__, they have something unusual or frightening about them. What is __54__is that newspaper and radio reporters __55__ believe them.
36. A. wrote         B. read           C. told          D. imagined
37. A. puzzling      B. terrible         C. interesting      D. harmful
38. A. alone         B. along           C. away          D. around 
39. A. Since         B. Before           C. While          D. After
40. A. they          B. she              C. we            D. he
41. A. went away     B. drove off         C. moved on       D. left out
42. A. searched       B. glanced at        C. examined       D. thought of
43. A. newspaper     B. radio             C. story          D. report
44. A. left           B. planned           C. forgotten       D. expected
45. A. around        B. towards           C. near           D. for
46. A. saved         B. saw              C. helped        D. had
47. A. dangerous      B. dead             C. comfortable     D. fine
48. A. protected      B. saved             C. covered         D. caught
49. A. satisfied       B. puzzled           C. grateful         D. frightened
50. A. wrong         B. right             C. important       D. necessary
51. A. reported       B. told              C. made           D. written
52. A. at ease        B. in places          C. for sure         D. with joy
53. A. told           B. mentioned        C. printed         D. recorded
54. A. surprising      B. believable         C. unlucky        D. strange
55. A. never         B. almost            C. also            D. always

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。
It was almost Christmas. We wrote to my father, asking him to  36  an artificial tree for us and   _37  it to us in several smaller boxes. Two days before Christmas we were in a  38  . All of the boxes that my father had sent us arrived except for the one with the tree  39 . We decided to wait one more day.
Meanwhile, in Bremerhaven, a young mail clerk  40  a box under a counter. He  41  that someone would be without a tree for Christmas. Although he was closing up and there was no  42_   on Christmas, he processed the mail and got it to Mannheim.
After putting the  43  on the proper shelf, he headed to the snack bar. The place was  44   and he ended up sharing a table. Two men were speaking and the clerk discovered that one of his  45  at the table was working in Mannheim. He said to the man, "You could  46  play Santa for someone in Mannheim tonight if you'd like to." The man  47  to deliver it and the two walked to the mail room to  48  the package.
At home in Mannheim, we were busily  49  to think up some way to put our tree together, but couldn't  50  a workable solution. We were ready to give up  51  the door bell rang. There stood a stranger holding a long  52  carton, our tree trunk. We invited him in,  53  it was Christmas Eve and he was  54  to get home to his own family.
The next day as we watched our little boy's eyes light up at the  55  of our beautiful tree, I whispered a little prayer: "Bless the stranger who brightened up our Christmas with his kindness."
36. A. sell              B. buy              C. deliver                 D. bring
37. A. send            B. pass                 C. carry                 D. take
38. A. surprise          B. hunger             C. pleasure                     D. panic
39. A. leaf            B. trunk                C. stand                 D. branch
40. A. watched        B. caught               C. spotted                D. broke
41. A. directed         B. whispered           C. realized                 D. confirmed
42. A. delivery         B. customer             C. money                 D. letter
43. A. present         B. tree              C. mail                           D. package
44. A. crowded         B. small             C. noisy                  D. normal
45. A. friends          B. colleagues           C. relatives               D. companions
46. A. really           B. confidently        C. kindly                 D. patiently
47. A. overcame       B. agreed              C. astonished             D. struggled
48. A. fetch              B. transform           C. post                       D. consult
49. A. solving          B. explaining          C. trying                 D. worrying
50. A. come across      B. come back to        C. come upon             D. come up with
51. A. while             B. when              C. as                        D. since
52. A. slim            B. beautiful           C. thick                 D. heavy
53. A. but               B. so                  C. because                D. or
54. A. in surprise       B. it, the, way         C. in a hurt7                    D. in lime
55. A. sight            B. back            C. corner                  D. scene

第一节完形填空 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—10各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Do you find getting up in the morning so difficult that it’s painful? This might be called   1 , but Dr. Kleitman has a new   2  . He has proved that everyone has a  3  energy cycle. During the hours when you   4  through your work you may say that you’re “hot”. That’s   5  . The time of day when you feel most   6  is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak. For some people the   7  comes during the forenoon. For others it comes in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered why this is so, but it  8   such familiar monologues as: “Get up, John! You’ll be late for work again!” The possible explanation to the trouble is that John is at his temperature-and-energy peak in the   9 . Much family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives  10   what these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each member of the family has. You can’t change your energy cycle, but you can learn to make your life fit it better.
1. A. patience     B. laziness       C. sadness        D. comfort
2. A. discovery    B. invention      C. explanation     D. statement
3. A. changing     B. increasing     C. full           D. daily
4. A. labour       B. get           C. go            D. look
5. A. honest       B. actual        C. true           D. real
6. A. pleasant      B. energetic     C. excited         D. comfortable
7. A. power       B. energy        C. peak           D. altitude
8. A. comes to     B. gets to        C. leads to        D. refers to
9. A. morning     B. afternoon      C. evening        D. noon
10. A. realize      B. recognize      C. memorize      D. see

第三部分：完形填空(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从46—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was going hunting along the motorway the other day when there was a sudden bang and I almost fell off my motorbike. It had a hole in the front tyre and it’s not easy to_46_ a bike without any air in the tyre.
I _47_ stop without falling off luckily, but I still had the problem of what to do with the hole. A motorbike isn’t like a car; you can’t just change a wheel and go on your way. Now, you have to take the wheel off, find the hole, cover it with a piece of rubber, and then put the wheel back together again. Usually it costs you a lot of time and you get very dirty. As I didn’t have any _48_, I set to work. It didn’t _49_ long to get the wheel off and it wasn’t hard to _50_ the tyre from the wheel. The fun really began when I had to put the wheel back on the bike. You have no_51_ how easy it is to _52_ small pieces of motorbike in the dark.
In the _ 53_ the bike was all together again but then I realized I hadn’t got a pump, so how was I going to blow up the tyre? Fortunately, a _54_ motorist saw me and pulled up. He lent me his pump and I was soon ready to start off again. Next time I am in the motorbike shop I really must remember to buy myself a small pump though I don’t know _55_ I am going to carry it on the motorbike.
46. A. drive    B. start       C. carry      D .ride
47. A. tried to B. managed to C. did        D. made an effort to
48. A. time     B. choice     C. chance          D. tool
49. A. spend   B. need      C. take       D. have
50. A. remove B. repaired     C. change          D . check
51. A. idea      B. wonder      C. fun        D. sense
52. A. look for       B. find       C. put together       D. lose
53. A .last       B. meantime   C. same time   D. end
54. A. passing B. past       C. passed     D. pass
55. A. what     B. where     C. that        D. why

第二节：完形填空(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41—50各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In 1962, a Russian woman told her doctor that she could __41_  through her fingers. Certainly the doctor didn’t believe it   42   he saw with his own eyes. The doctor 43  her eyes with a large handkerchief and then put coloured papers and newspapers under her hands. She was able to   44 one colour from another and read the newspaper by   45  and feeling them. The doctor   46  her many times and was   47  with the examination, so he sent her to Moscow, in which she was further examined by   48   . Her unusual powers, in the end, were   49  .
The early research into these unusual powers has shown that  50  man trusts only his eyes, he will not be able to see outside the limits of time and into the space.
41         A. write                    B. draw                    C. sing                     D. see
42         A . after                 B. when          C. until                     D. since
43         A .opened          B. hid                      C .closed                  D. covered
44         A. see            B .guess                   C. tell                      D. think
45         A. seeing          B. singing                 C. touching               D .checking
46         A. saw            B .examined              C. helped                  D. watched
47         A .satisfied                B. strict                  C. busy             D .very careful
48         A. nurses          B. scientists               C .blind people         D. good teachers
49         A. examined           B. believed             C .known                 D. true
50     A. if                    B. whether              C. because              D. after

第二节完形填空 (共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41—50各小题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Life on Land probably began about 430 millions years ago, though it has existed in the water for perhaps as much as 3,000 million years. When we think of the first thing on land, we probably think of strange ___41___coming out of the oceans, but in fact no animals could have been _42__ if plants had not been on land first. Plants had to be on land before animals arrived. They __43___ the first land animals with the surrounding and food necessity, since they, the plants are the only form of life that is able to get and store__44__.
The first plants to exist out of water were probably __45__ kinds of algae(海藻) which were __46__ by other plants that grow ___47__ to the ground and needed water in which to reproduce. Once the move to land had been made, however, evolution (进化) took place quickly. By the end of 100 million years, plants had developed their __48__, and some had got tree-like forms since height was very important in gaining __49__. About 30 million years ago, much of the world was covered with forests of huge trees. In most ways they were like _ 50__ modern trees. They had roots, leaves, wood, but mostly they had not developed
seeds.
41. A. tree             B. plants                C. seeds                 D. animals
42. A. living         B. making             C. dying                D. eating
43. A. offered        B. supplied            C. gave                 D. afforded
44. A. heat             B. sunlight             C. energy                     D. water
45. A. many           B. little                 C. sure                  D. certain
46. A. followed      B. made                C. copied               D. existed
47. A. close           B. far                    C. strong               D. tall
48. A. branches      B. trunks               C. roots                 D. leaves
49. A. weight         B. sunlight             C. soil                   D. water
50. A. modern        B. ancient              C. big                   D. small

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、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。
Ted spent seven years as a prisoner of war. There he discovered the power of  36    . For more than half of that   37  he was in isolation (隔绝). He lived for ten months in total   38    . Those ten months was the longest of his life. When they   39   with wooden boards the window of his little seven-by-seven foot cell, shutting out the light, he  40  if he was going to make it.
Ted spent hours a day exercising and thinking. But at times he felt he could do   41  but scream. Not wanting to give his 42  the satisfaction of knowing they’d 43 him, he placed clothing into his mouth to lessen the noise  44    he screamed at the top of his lungs. 
One day Ted got down on the45   and crawled (爬) under his bed. He found a hole that 46   air from the outside. As he approached the hole, he saw a47    ray of light. Ted put his eye next to the wall and discovered a small crack in the building. It allowed him to glimpse   48  , though all he could see was a  49    piece of grass. But when he saw this, he felt a surge of joy, excitement and   50  that he hadn’t had in years. “It represented life, growth and 51   ,” he later said. It was the small hope that helped Ted  52  this nearly unbearable experience.
The human spirit is53   . It seems to run forever54  nothing but a faint (微弱的) hope. Without it, you have nothing. With it, nothing else   55   — even the worst conditions.
36. A. thought              B. scream                    C. support                    D. hope 
37. A. prison          B. war               C. time               D. month
38. A. happiness       B. sadness            C. darkness           D. silence
39. A. strengthened    B. fixed            C. covered           D. broke
40. A. reminded       B. required           C. wondered          D. feared
41. A. something     B. nothing              C. everything          D. anything
42. A. soldiers        B. friends             C. enemy            D. army
43. A. wounded       B. quitted           C. satisfied             D. broken
44. A. till            B. since              C. as                D. after
45. A. window        B. floor              C. wall              D. board
46. A. let in          B. put out            C. took in            D. gave off 
47. A. weak          B. soft               C. strong            D. sharp
48. A. inside         B. outside              C. above             D. below
49. A. very           B. right               C. specific            D. single
50.A. gratefulness    B. usefulness          C. fulfillment         D. establishment
51. A. courage        B. perseverance      C. choice            D. freedom
52. A. by             B. out                C. over                   D. through
53. A. straight         B. strong             C. lucky               D. interesting
54. A. against         B. from             C. on                 D. over
55. A. matters         B. relates           C. changes               D. happens