III ：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从37-56各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.
As a child, there was nothing I liked better than Sunday afternoon at my grandfather’s farm. __31__ by miles of winding stone walls, the house provided __32__hours of fun for a city boy.
I can still remember one __33__ when I was eight years old. I wanted __34__ anything to be allowed to climb the walls surrounding the property. The walls were old; some stones were __35__, others loose. Still, my desire to climb across those walls __36__so strong that finally, one spring weekend, I took all my __37__ and entered the living room, where the __38__had gathered after Sunday dinner.
I, I wanna climb the stone walls,” I said hesitantly. __39__ a chorus went up from the women in the room. “Heavens, no!” they cried. “You will hurt yourself”. I wasn’t 
too __40__; the respond was just as I had expected. But __41__I could have left the room, I was __42__ by my grandfather’s loud voice:” Now __43__just a minute.” I heard him say.” Let the little boy climb the stone walls. __44__, he has to learn to do things for himself.”
For the next two hours I climbed those old walls and had the time of my __45__. Later I told my grandfather about my __46__. I will never forget what he said:” Fred,” he said, smiling, “ you made this day a (an) __47__one just by being yourself. Always remember, there is only one person in this whole world like you, and I like you exactly as you are.”
Many years have passed since then, and today I __48__ the television program. Mister Rogers’s Neighborhood, seen by millions of children. There have been __49__ over the years, but one thing __50__ the same: my suggestion to children at the end of almost every visit. “ There is only one person in this whole world like you, ,” the kids can hear me say,” and people can like 
you exactly as you are.”
31. A. Covered B. Surrounded C. Extended D. Spread
32. A. meaningless B. short C. endless D. imaginable
33. A. morning B. afternoon C. evening D. Sunday
34. A. more than B. as well as C. rather than D. other than
35. A. remaining B. left C. tight D. missing
36. A. built B. went C. grew D. turned
37. A. trouble B. mind C. courage D. heart
38. A. adults B. relatives C. men D. women
39. A. Quickly B. Hurriedly C. Frequently D. Instantly
40. A. excited B.
sad C. disappointed D. pleased
41. A. after B. before C. as D. when
42. A. encouraged B. surprised C. allowed D. stopped
43. A. keep up B. hold on C. hold up D. keep on
44. A. Anyhow B. However C. Therefore D. Nevertheless
45. A. childhood B. play C. life D. Sunday
46. A. action B. adventure C. pleasure D. happiness
47. A. special B. interesting C. common D. beautiful
48. A. own B. like C. hold D. host
49. A. jobs B. events C. adventures D. changes
50. A. remains B. develops C. becomes D. seems
Even though very small amounts of each vitamin are enough for the needs of the body, the worry people have about vitamins has some reasons. And this has to do with their __1_ --- the food they take in. A person eating a good variety of food get all the vitamins now __2 ___ (know) to be needed.
The problem is that there are many people who don’t ___3_ __ foods wisely. So the answer ___4 ___ this question is: No extra ___5_ __ are needed, ___6 __ you eat proper foods. In fact, many of the vitamins cannot be ___7_ __（store） in the body, so when extra vitamins are taken in, the body simply gets rid of them. It is even ___8 ___ (harm) to put too much of certain vitamins into the body. This has been found to be ___9 (truth) of vitamin A and D, when ___10 ___ amounts are taken in.
However, most children are 2 ( face ) with a completely different situation. Most parents fear that games will prevent children from increasing new knowledge and 3 the children will fail in the future examinations. So, instead of 4 ( let ) the children 5 find and learn naturally from their surroundings, they force their children to take part in various kinds of classes, learning English, playing 6 piano or practising drawing, etc. What’s more, some parents put 7 the children’s toys which are very useful in developing children’s imagination and practical abilities.
8 is a piece of good advice to those parents: 9 you want to expect your child to be able to accomplish something, you must first of all develop his ability to adapt to the new surroundings. That cram education can lead to nothing 10 a failure in the children’s growth.
He always walks sideways so 3 not to inconvenience anyone. Instead of saying “Excuse me”, he prefers to glide by one side. 4 the gap is so narrow that it will not allow him to pass, Luke waits patiently 5 the obstruction (障碍物) moves by itself. Stray dogs and cats panic him, and in order to avoid them, he constantly crosses from one side of the road to the 6 .
He speaks in 7 very thin, subtle voice, so inaudible that it is hard to tell if he is speaking at 8 . He has never interrupted anybody. On the other hand, he can never manage more than two words without 9 (interrupt). This does not seem to irritate him; in fact, he actually appears happy 10 (be) able to utter(发出) those two words.
Temperature changes during the day or night can be great 6 small. This depends partly 7 how many clouds are in the sky. 8 there are many clouds during the night, they act like tile covers on your bed. They blanket the earth and keep the air from losing much of 9 heat. The temperature usually does not drop much during such a night. When there are many clouds during 10 day, some of the sun's energy will not reach the earth. The temperature usually does not rise much on such a day.
When you read a story in English, do you read it for the storyforthe English? This is a question
is not so
(fool) as it mayseem, for I find that many students of English pay far more attention to the story thanto the English. For instance, they care for how the mystery in the story
(solve), but do not remember a single sentence in the story and cannot tell what preposition is used before a certain word in the speech of a certain character.
Of course, if you want to know the story only, you need not(bother)about the language. But a student of English is different
a student ofstories or
is called the general reader. As you may also have learned fromthe above, you ought to read not only very carefully but also aloud
you learn the passage by heart and can recite it as if it
(be)your own. On
hand, this will teach you m any useful words and phrases; on the other hand.it will help you to avoid many errors and faults in expression.
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