第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的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。
For almost 18 years, my mom has given time from her life to devote her care to my growth. She has ashed 36 clothes. She’s planned doctors’ appointments 37 all parts of the body, cut hair, taken icures, bought presents, 38 vacations and basically kept a small boy’s life 39 smoothly.
When I was 12, I got into 40 arguments with my older and wiser parents. The 41 never led a any achievement for me, but I still took part. Many times strong feeling of anger caused tears 42 to in my eyes by the end of the quarrel with them. 43 , I’d return to my room and stay for as long as my parents allowed. Then I’d 44 a knock and hardly manage a weak, “Come in.” My mom, acting as a peacemaker, 45 slowly enter and sit next to me on the bed. I’d again try to 46 what I had said was true, 47 this time less angrily. T
hen mom calmly, strictly and lovingly showed to me her voice of 48 . After that she’d hug me and I’d stop crying; all would be 49 in my family again.
Hugs will 50 be her trademark（标志）: warm hugs for goodnights, good-byes and a thousand other such situations. “You’re never too old to 51 your mother.” I’ve heard those eight words since I came to the world. They ring true. For some reason, those words possess the unbelievable 52 to reduce anxiety, cool an angry head, 53 fears and put wrong things right.
Perhaps my mother, now worthy of the title “Mom” can be an example to mothers everywhere. Being a mother is not so 54 . Any female has the ability to become one. The challenge isn’t in becoming a “mother”, but instead , a “mom”. Mine does that quite 55 .
36．A．Dirty B．expensive C．warm D．old
37．A．on B．for C．in D．about
38．A．prepared B．taken C．spent D．enjoyed
39．A．advancing B．changing C．running D．developing
40．A．unfit B．casual C．unfair D．silly
41．A．quarrels B．doubts C．complaints D．puzzles
42．A．dry B．go C．well D．take
43．A．Crying B．Blaming C．Shaking D．Whispering
44．A．take B．make C．hear D．get
45．A．might B．could C．should D．would
46．A．admit B．prove C．conclude D．debate
47．A．so B．or C．but D．for
48．A．advice B．reason C．demand D．courage
49．A．active B．right C．comfortable D．friendly
50．A．forever B．finally C．even D．actually
51．A．touch B．love C．hug D．comfort
52．A．ability B．confidenceC．influence D．power
53．A．lose B．share C．overcome D．express
54．A．difficult B．sad C．boring D．disappointing
55．A．carefully B．perfectly C．formally D．Normally
Seven loyal readers came to the Teens’ office two weeks ago. They had a wonderful day learning how to make a newspaper. But what 36 made them excited was that they had their say（发表意见）.
“What most impressed me was 37 I was saying something, I found all eyes were 38 me,” said Tang Shining, one of the students. Her friend, Li Chunbei agreed, and felt very glad that when she was talking, the editors nodded and even 39 notes.
Students were happy to see the editors listen to their 40 . You may often 41 about being neglected (忽略) by teachers and parents. 42 before complaining, please 43 that you have already spoken about your thoughts.
It’s common in China that teachers at school and parents were 44 the ones to tell teenagers what they should and shouldn’t do. The young are 45 to doing what they are told, rather than thinking by themselves. But then their ideas would be locked in their brains and not be 46 .
A girl wrote to Teens about her family 47 . She used to be very sad because her father seldom talked and played with her. After years of consideration, she 48 decided to write her father a letter, telling him about her sadness. To her 49 , the father 50 , saying that he didn’t realize his mistakes. From then on, he really 51 .
Sometimes, we need to let our 52 be heard, so others can understand our thoughts and feelings. Don’t be afraid of being 53 for what you have done. You know it is your 54 to speak your mind. 55 your ideas are denied (否定), at least you have tried your best. You will not be left with any regret.
A．directly B．really C．completely D．immediately
A．when B．how C．where D．what
A．at B．for C．in D．on
A．read B．saw C．took D．copied
A．speeches B．opinions C．songs D．articles
A．complain B．talk C．write D．speak
A．And B．So C．Instead D．But
A．make good B．make of C．make sure D．make up
A．seldom B．never C．hardly D．always
A．reduced B．used C．advised D．told
A．remembered B．used C．heard D．touched
A．history B．story C．event D．report
A．sadly B．suddenly C．finally D．angrily
A．sorrow B．disappointment C．joy. D．surprise
A．smiled. B．apologized C．laughed D．shouted
A．changed B．exchanged C．talked D．played
A．decisions B．voices C．suggestions D．secrets
A．blamed(责备) B．punished C．beaten D．fined（罚款）
A．duty B．task（任务） C．pleasure D．right （权利）
A．Because B．Even if C．Instead D．Not until
We all know something about Thomas Edison. He was a great American 21 .He was in school for only a short time. 22 , he had to leave the school and 23 himself at home and learned a lot. When Edison grew up, he had his own lab. He worked hard and hardly 24 to have a rest.
One day a friend of his brought a young man into his lab. He 25 the young man to Edison. He said the young man had studied in a famous university in Germany and had a lot of 26 of physics and maths. Edison was glad to work with a man like him and 27 him as a helper. A few weeks later, the young 28 about Edison’s past. He began to look down on him. Edison 29 about it, but he said 30 .
Once the young man came into the lab while Edison 31 an important experiment. He stood near the table 32 he didn’t help him. Edison stopped 33 out a bottle and said, “Go to calculate (计算)its volume(容积)and tell me the 34 in two hours.”
At first the young man thought it easy to do it. Soon he 35 it difficult. Two hours later Edison went into his office and saw a lot of paper and books on his desk. Of course he couldn’t compute the volume in the time 36 .
“Why not pour some 37 into the bottle?” said Edison. “Then you’ll 38 calculate its volume!” Having heard this, the young man’s 39 turned red, and he knew Edison was really 40 than him!
A．doctor B．player C．writer D．inventor
A．Soon B．After C．Later on D．Soon after
A．teach B．play with C．study D．enjoy
A．forgot B．remembered C．finished D．observed
A．showed B．pushed C．introduced D．threw
A．news B．books C．knowledge D．dictionaries
A．employed B．asked C．made D．watched
A．beard B．learned C．read D．told
A．told B．was told C．said D．was said
A．something B．everything C．nothing D．all
A．did B．had C．was doing D．was having
A．but B．and C．as D．while
A．bringing B．to bring C．taking D．to take
A．result B．way C．idea D．opinion
A．knew B．saw C．learned D．found
A．given B．followed C．said D．taken
A．oil B．salt C．water D．food
A．carefully B．slowly C．easily D．quietly
A．head B．face C．eyes D．ears
A．more polite B．stricter C．more kind-hearted D．cleverer
When Glen Kruger picked a small cat from an animal shelter, he did not expect much. Yet right from the start, eight years ago, there was an uncommon connection between him and the small black cat. He1her Inky.
" I grew up on a hundred-acre farm and had only cats2playmates ," Kruger,
The seventy-year-old man , says. "My hearing was damaged by the3of farm equipment , so I learned to connect with4. They react to what they see and what you do. "
Inky was a gentle cat,5the house with five other cats. But on a January night in 2009, Inky did6that would set her apart from7cats forever.
Kruger had gone down to the basement to8the wood stove for the night. When he was finished, he9to the top of the stairs and reached to turn off the lights. In doing so , he slipped and10his back against an old shelf. The heavy shelf came crashing down and sent Kruger down the stairs.
11in a pool of blood on the basement floor, Kruger felt12going into shock（休克）. He shouted for help ,13his wife, Brenda , was asleep in their bedroom at the opposite end of the house.14Kruger noticed Inky watching from the top of the stairs.
"Go get Brenda, " Kruger said to Inky.
Inky15to the bedroom door and scratched16until Brenda opened it. Then Inky led her to the17Brenda found her husband18the stairs and called 911. Kruger was rushed to the hospital. "I spent six months19therd," Says Kruger . "Although I became lame , I was blessed. " Since the accident, Inky has20
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"What's it like to have a gap between your teeth?" a girl asked me one day.
Nobody had ever _. 36 _ before. My hand unconsciously rose to cover my mouth. But, as she looked at me, sincerely waiting for__ 37__, 1 realized she was not trying to be rude. "I never think about it," I truthfully replied. She nodded and turned away. I was left wondering if people _38__ me and saw only gappy teeth.
Later that day at home, I began to __39 __ my teeth again. I felt upset. I thought my life would be somehow better if my teeth were not gappy. How I wanted the perfect teeth that everyone else seemed to have!
Of course, Mom 40 everything . She has lived her entire life with gappy teeth, and tried to convince me that there was nothing to __41__. When I refused to listen, she told me I could get the surgery to close the gap if it was that important. "Let's be 42__, though," she said. "If everyone got surgeries to become pretty, everyone would be exactly the same. There is beauty in differences."
Her __43__ made me consider my teeth seriously. The thought of losing my gap was more terrible than the reality that people were going to notice it. I realized how important it was to me. It is part of my 44 _.
Nowadays many people do ridiculous things to realize their dream of "perfection." The__45_ is that no one is perfect. When all potential for ugliness is removed, so is all of the potential for 46__.
So if that girl ever asked about my teeth 47___, I would truthfully answer. "You know? It's really cute."
A．faced B．guessed C．asked D．imagined
A．an offer B．an answer C．a suggestion D．a result
A．heard of B．thought of C．talked about D．looked at
A．consider B．brush C．cover D．appreciate
A．admitted B．noticed C．controlled D．changed
A．worry about B．put off C．give up D．wipe out
A．friendly B．lovely C．honest D．helpful
A．words B．jokes C．dreams D．acts
A．ability B．decision C．goal D．identity
A．possibility B．purpose C．truth D．choice
A．courage B．wisdom C．kindness D．beauty
A．once B．again C．too D．instead
“Mama, when I grow up, I’m going to be one of those!” I said this after seeing the Capital Dancing Company perform when I was three. It was the first time that my __36__ took on a vivid form and acted as something important to start my training. As I grew older and was __37__ to more, my interests in the world of dance __38__ varied but that little girl’s dream of someday becoming a __39__ in the company never left me. In the summer of 2005 when I was 18, I received the phone call which made that dream a __40__; I became a member of the company __41__ back to 1925.
As I look back on that day now, it surely __42__ any sense of reality. I believe I stayed in a state of pleasant disbelief __43__ I was halfway through rehearsals (排练) on my first day. I never actually __44__ to get the job. After being offered the position, I was completely __45__. I remember shaking with excitement.
Though I was absolutely thrilled with the chance, it did not come without its fair share of __46__. Through the strict rehearsal period of dancing six days a week, I found it vital to __47__ up the material fast with every last bit of concentration. It is that extreme __48__ to detail (细节) and stress on practice that set us __49__. To then follow those high-energy rehearsals __50__ a busy show schedule of up to five performances a day, I discovered a new __51__ of the words “hard work.” What I thought were my physical __52__ were pushed much further than I thought __53__. I learned to make each performance better than the last.
Today, when I look at the unbelievable company that I have the great __54__ of being a part of, not only as a member, but as a dance captain, I see a __55__ that has inspired not only generations of little girls but a splendid company that continues to develop and grow-and inspires people every day to follow their dreams.
A．hobby B．plan C．dream D．word
A．connected B．expanded C．exposed D．extended
A．rarely B．certainly C．probably D．consistently
A．director B．trainer C．leader D．dancer
A．symbol B．memory C．truth D．reality
A．bouncing B．dating C．turning D．tracking
A．lacks B．adds C．makes D．brings
A．while B．since C．until D．when
A．cared B．expected C．asked D．decided
A．motivated B．relaxed C．convinced D．astonished
A．challenges B．profits C．advantages D．adventures
A．put B．mix C．build D．pick
A．attention B．association C．attraction D．adaptation
A．apart B．aside C．off D．back
A．over B．by C．with D．beyond
A．function B．meaning C．expression D．usage
A．boundaries B．problems C．barriers D．efforts
A．necessary B．perfect C．proper D．possible
A．talent B．honor C．potential D．responsibility
A．victory B．trend C．tradition D．desire
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