第二节完形填空（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。
Our friend, Mike, was going to finally see his boys．When he divorced （离婚） his wife, he 36 to a different continent．It was over a year 37 he'd last seen his boys．They were coming to spend one week with him．
38 ,Mike was not accustomed to being with them by himself．Also, he was afraid he didn't have enough money to take them to interesting places．My husband, Steve, 39 some activities which didn't 40 much money and tried to 41 him that he didn't have to spend a lot of money to have fun．
Judging from the distaste on our friend's face, we knew the suggestion wasn't worthy of 42 ．Mike told us that he 43 the view that the amount of 44 spent on his children equaled the amount of love he'd get 45 ．Actually, what his children needed most was his company．He just didn't 46 it, though．
I remember as a child the things my family did that cost 47 nothing at all．A picnic or a walk around the block with my parents after dinner was some of the fondest 48 I had. One Christmas, without 49 things for his girls, my dad presented each of us with a wrapped box inside of which was a sheet of paper that 50 read, "I love you．" I can't even remember what else I opened that Christmas morning．
I remember we took our boys for 51 ．After a wonderful day of telling stories and singing to an audience of trees and a quiet 52 of watching the campfire's dance, they entered the tent screaming with laughter, jumping up and down．Steve 53 no time joining their merrymaking．It's a 54 that will remain in our memory for ages．
Time is the 55 important thing one can spend on a child．
36．A．belonged B．moved C．referred D．adapted
37．A．after B．as C．until D．since
38．A．Therefore B．Though C．Besides D．However
39．A．took B．suggested C．provided D．created
40．A．cost B．save C．earn D．lose
41．A．persuade B．scold C．explain D．recommend
42．A．challenge B．decision C．consideration D．operation
43．A．gave up B．talked about C．cared about D．stuck to
44．A．time B．money C．energy D．love
45．A．in turn B．in return C．in vain D．in total
46．A．get B．mean C．guess D．finish
47．A．practically B．gradually C．slightly D．mainly
48．A．drills B．experiments C．lessons D．memories
49．A．common B．u
seful C．expensive D．necessary
50．A．approximately B．especially C．simply D．mostly
51．A．shopping B．camping C．swimming D．boating
52．A．morning B．afternoon C．evening D．dawn
53．A．spared B．spent C．afforded D．wasted
54．A．sight B．message C．signal D．description
55．A．least B．last C．most D．best
The simplest way to say it is this：I believe in my mother．My 31 began when 1 was just a kid . I 32 be coming a doctor．
My mother was a domestic．Through her work，she observed that 33 people spent a lot more time reading than they 34 watching television．She announced that my brother and I 35 watch two to three pre—selected TV programs during the week． With our free time，we each had to read two books from the Detroit Public Library and 36 written book reports to her. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights．Years later we realized her marks were a 37 ．My mother was a domestic
When I entered high school I was a(n) 38 ，but not for long．I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to 39 the guys．I went from being an A -student to a B-student to a C-student. One night my mother came home from 40 her various jobs and I complained about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said ,“Okay，I’ll give you all the money I make this week by scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms， and you can buy 41 food and pay the bills．With everything 42 ，you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want．”I was very 43 with that arrangement，but once I got through allocating money，there was 44 left．I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to 45 our heads and any kind of food on the table， 46 buy clothes．I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn’t going to get me anywhere. Success required intellectual preparation．I went back to my 47 and became an A-student again，and eventually I 48 my dream and became a doctor.
My story is really my mother’s story — a woman with 49 formal education or property who used her position as a parent to change the lives of many people around the globe. There is no job 50 than parenting．This I believe .
A．belief B．work C．education D．promise
A．majored in B．got used to C．dreamed of D．got tired of
A．1azy B．easy-going C．successful D．reliable
A．spent B．paid C．took D．did
A．could only B．could not C．must not D．should often
A．read at B．present to C．teach D．explain to
A．joke B．means C．tool D．trick
A．A-student B．B-student C．C-student D．D-student
A．get rid of B．hang out with C．break away from D．keep in touch with
A．making B．stopping C．doing D．getting
A．your brother B．yourself C．your sister D．the family
A．1eft over B．paid off C．used up D．carried out
A．angry B．pleased C．disappointed D．bored
A．anything B．everything C．something D．nothing
A．put an idea into B．give an impression on C．have a roof over D．have eyes in the back of
A．let alone B．1et out C．let in D．leave alone
A．guys B．mother C．studies D．play
A．made B．fulfilled C．changed D．tried
A．1ittle B．much C．few D．high
A．more interesting B．1ess important C．more important D．1ess interesting
Robison was born in a very poor family. At seven, he had to pick coal in a deserted mine, then he 16 what he had picked and earned a few coins to help his parents. He had 17 schooling. 18 so poor, how could they pay for the education?
When he was fifteen, he worked 19 a servant in a school, looking at other children studying in the classroom, he felt 20 for himself. How he wished to have the same chance. He 21 to study by himself. In the day time after the sweeping and cleaning was over, he 22 stand by the window outside the classroom trying to 23 what the teacher said. At night, he tried his best to remember 24 he had learned during the day. He worked 25 hard at the lessons that he sometimes had just three or four hours’ 26. The more he learned, the 27 he wanted to learn.
A maths teacher 28 him and came to like this diligent(刻苦) boy and 29 him to sit at the back of the class. In 30 exam, he was the one in the whole school who reached the 31 grade.
Robison went on for six years 32 his study of maths and wrote several articles which drew the attention of some university professors. They appreciated (欣赏) his talent and his diligence. 33 him the better chance they employed him as a librarian and 34 him free guidance. Robison was filled with joy. Fro he felt that before him there was a broad road leading to 35.
A．burned B．gave C．sent D．sold
A．any B．less C．no D．small
A．Because B．As C．For D．Being
A．like B．as C．for D．at
A．sorry B．angry C．disappointed D．interesting
A．wished B．wanted C．decided D．considered
A．would B．should C．could D．might
A．do B．catch C．listen to D．hear
A．when B．all C．that D．which
A．such B．too C．so D．very
A．study B．sleep C．work D．time
A．better B．harder C．less D．more
A．punished B．discovered C．liked D．laughed at
A．allowed B．let C．pushed D．tired
A．his B．a C．one D．the
A．highest B．most C．tallest D．largest
A．for B．at C．with D．in
A．To give B．Giving C．Give D．For giving
A．taught B．offered C．sent D．supplied
A．death B．success C．school D．happiness
When I turned 40, my husband secretly planned a surprise party for me. I'll never forget my feeling 1 I entered the restaurant and saw loving friends among flowers and music and a large display of photos. I hurried from one table 2 the next, greeting each guest. Then suddenly at the back of the room I caught sight of a gentle, smiling man with snow-white hair and a kind, blue-eyed woman on his arm.
“Mom, dad,” my 3 became wide. They had flown to Los Angeles from Chicago just hours before. I burst into tears at the sight of these two who, more than 4 else, had taught me that being there for another person is the 5 gift we can give.
A year later, my husband and I were invited to an unusual wedding. The night before the wedding, I decided to 6 my friends and beg off. “Kathy, this is Karen.”
“You're 7 , aren't you?” she broke in, almost begging (乞求). I 8 and at that moment the sight of my parents at my 40th-birthday party came into my mind.
“Yes, of course,” I said. “We'll be there.”
So we 9 And I was grateful we did. We weren't in our seats a minute before Kathy came up, happy but with 10 She told me how much our presence meant to her. Kathy's parents didn't make it as well as her son. I saw 11 in her eyes.
I see now that one's presence 12 be a duty. It is, in fact, something that we owe one another, whatever the 13 To be there—in person—for the sad or happy events of our friends and dear ones makes 14 .
When we are truly 15 for other people, important things happen to them and to us. We are renewed in love and friendship.
A．though B．when C．if D．since
A．to B．in C．at D．on
A．nose B．forehead C．eyes D．ears
A．everybody B．nobody C．somebody D．anybody
A．heaviest B．cheapest C．smallest D．greatest
A．call B．help C．visit D．join
A．driving B．coming C．going D．returning
A．resisted B．prayed C．hesitated D．refused
A．had B．went C．waited D．were
A．tears B．surprise C．smiles D．pride
A．puzzle B．comfort C．hurt D．honor
A．must B．can C．may D．would
A．present B．happy C．thankful D．eager
A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor.
The conversation soon turned into complaints about 36 in work and life. To offer his guests coffee, the 37 went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and a variety of 38 — porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some 39 , some expensive, some delicate — telling them to help themselves to the 40 .
When all the students 41 a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, "If you have 42 , all the nice-looking expensive cups have been taken up, 43 the plain and cheap ones. While it is 44 for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the 45 of your problems and stress. "
"Be assured that the cup itself adds no 46 to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even 47 what we drink. "
"What all of you really want is coffee, 48 the cup, but you 49 went for the best cups … And then you began 50 each other's cups. "
"Now consider 51 : Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain 52 , and the type of cup we have does not determine, nor 53 the quality of life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we 54 to enjoy the coffee. Fully appreciate the coffee, not the cups! Don't let the cups 55 you ... enjoy the coffee instead.
A．stress B．progress C．condition D．pride
A．advisor B．professor C．monitor D．graduate
A．glasses B．bowls C．trays D．cups
A．plain-looking B．beautiful C．modern D．nice-looking
A．pot B．sugar C．milk D．coffee
A．made B．had C．cooked D．served
A．talked B．discussed C．noticed D．decided
A．leaving behind B．falling about C．leaving about D．falling behind
A．strange B．wonderful C．normal D．important
A．source B．purpose C．doubt D．result
A．price B．quality C．sweet D．color
A．proves B．tastes C．hides D．steals
A．more than B．less than C．other than D．rather than
A．consciously B．wisely C．shyly D．carelessly
A．showing B．eyeing C．exchanging D．praising
A．it B．that C．this D．one
A．jobs B．money C．position D．life
A．change B．increase C．discover D．lower
A．try B．manage C．fail D．plan
A．envy B．drive C．support D．assess
A few years ago, when I was about 14,I went out for a walk 31 a rainy summer day. I saw a man 32 small, dirty colthes. He had 33umbrella, and he was picking bottles out of bushes. When he found 34 ,he smiled and put it in his big bag. I thought,“I wish there 35 some way to help him. Well, I could give him my umbrella.” Then I walked to him 36 gave the umbrella to him.“You need this more than I 37 .” The man took it with 38 big smile on his face and said,“Thank you! Thank you!” And then I walked away 39 good, I turned around and saw him 40a lot more, even though he was still picking bottles from bushes. “It was just an umbrella.” I thought, not 41 that it was the kindness 42 made him happy.
A few weeks later I was walking on a sunny day, and 43 the same man with the same clothes, 44 the same big bag 45 of bottles. The only 46 was that my umbrella was right in the corner, looking47 he cherished（爱护） it. It was so clean.
It didn’t 48 that I couldn’t give the man a house and a job and I only did I was able to do. But 50made someone else happier, so that was enough.
A．in B．on C．at D．during
A．wear B．dress C．with D．in
A．no B．not any C．not a D．none
A．it B．one C．some D．anything
A．was B．are C．is D．were
A．and B．but C．so D．such
A．do B．need C．am D．were
A．the B．a C．/ D．some
A．feel B．felt C．feeling D．to feel
A．crying B．laughing C．shouting D．smiling
A．wanting B．thinking C．realizing D．considering
A．that B．which C．what D．how
A．passing by B．passed by C．went by D．going by
A．as well B．but C．and D．rather than
A．fill B．filled C．full D．filling
A．difference B．same C．change D．vary
A．even if B．as to C．as for D．as if
A．matter B．count C．event D．affair
A．which B．what C．that D．whether
A．one B．this C．that D．they
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