Ⅱ. 完型填空
Every time I passed boys who were playing basketball, I stopped to silently watch them. I really envied them. But as a girl, I once thought that I could 16 play basketball.
I like playing basketball though I'm not good at it. I've had a basketball 17 I was a child. At first, I could play freely because no one 18 when I was just a kid. But as I grew up it seemed harder and harder for me to enjoy basketball.
At school, it was always the boys who played basketball during PE classes. The girls were 19 allowed to play volleyball or badminton.
My parents did not 20 me play basketball at home. "Basketball is not fit for girls," they said. 21 when I went to play basketball with my friends, boys 22 at me on the court as if I were an alien.
I was feeling 23 and had lost hope of playing basketball. 24 , something changed the first day of high school. I made some friends who also enjoyed playing basketball. They 25 me to get back on the court.
One of them told me with a smile, "Go your own 26 , let others talk." This girl would always play basketball with me. Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about 27 with me almost every day.
I was inspired by them. Confidence and passion 28 to my heart. I am ready to stand up and play. I will play as well as I can, 29 for me, even the sky is boundless (无垠的).
Basketball has become an important part of my 30 . I am interested in it. I watch matches and enjoy playing almost every day. Through basketball, not only do I feel happy and confident, but also 31 a lot.
I've heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say, "Nothing is impossible." It is from an advertisement on TV. I have 32 to realize that life is just like playing basketball. You should have an 33 . After that, just be confident and 34 going. Never give up and you'll make it sooner or later.
I love the motto of the NBA. It can 35 my strong feelings for basketball, "I love this game!"
16. A. ever B. often C. never D. always
17. A. when B. before C. after D. since
18. A. struggled B. cared C. enjoyed D. joined
19. A. only B. almost C. hardly D. not
20. A. encourage B. agree C. let D. permit
21. A. Still B. Yet C. Just D. Even
22. A. looked B. glared C. glanced D. stared
23. A. up B. down C. excited D. satisfied
24. A. Unluckily B. Naturally C. Unexpectedly D. Clearly
25. A. encouraged B. forbade C. ensured D. explored
26. A. effort B. way C. business D. direction
27. A. basketball B. sports C. interests D. dreams
28. A. stuck B. referred C. turned D. returned
29. A. but B. though C. and D. however
30. A. wish B. life C. work D. study
31. A. experience B. grow C. learn D. play
32. A. come B. turned C. refused D. happened
33. A. idea B. aim C. opinion D. effort
34. A, insist B. remain C. keep D. last
35. A. inform B. express C. ignore D. connect
三、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
With the introduction of family planning policies in the 1970s, most Chinese teenagers have no brothers or sisters．They get to be the beloved（心爱的）__51__child．But they may not realize that they will have to “__52__” the love as their__53__ones grow old．They will have to__54__lots of old people—their parents, grandparents, their_ 55 _parents and grandparents．China is becoming__56_ country．
According to the United Nations, an aging society refers to one 57 10 percent or more of the population is over 60, or 7 percent or more is over 65. According to 58 from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, by 2008, Chinese over 60 years old made up 12 percent of the nation’s total population. The 59 for those aged 65 or older was 8.3 percent.
In China, people have a belief that “parents raise children; then the children care for the parents as they get old”．But this__60__is under stress as the market economy puts millions of young Chinese on the road__61__better paying jobs．They are leaving their parents__62_．Now many families are looking more to the government than to their__63__for support when they’re old．China has increased its basic social security（基本社会保险）plan which is__64__protecting those__65__, including the old, the disabled and others．These programs are now broad, __66_they are still not highly developed．
As more people grow__67__, China will have fewer working people, __68__will slow down economic growth．According to a November 26 report in the Economic Information Daily, an expert said China should __69_
_its people to have more than one child in the future__70_China should keep its labor population and total population size stable（稳定的）．
51．A．only B．lonely C.friendly D．heartily
52．A．take up B．take back C．pay back D．pay for
53．A．hated B．loved C．tired D．hearted
54．A．c
are for B．bring up C．look for D．pay attention to
55．A．daughter’s or son’s B．niece’s or nephew’s
C．wife’s or husband’s D．aunt’s or uncle’s
56．A．an old B．an aging C．a developing D．a developed
57．A．where B．when C．which D．that
58．A．an article B．an email C．a magazine D．a report
59．A．conclusion B．character C．figure D．survey
60．A．tradition B．opinion C. saying D．way
61．A．in favor of B．in search of C．in the way of D．in the face of
62．A．out B．off C ．ahead D．behind
63．A．friends B．relatives C．parents D．children
64．A．an act B．a case C．a program D．a plan
65．A．in danger B．in need C．in desperate D．in disaster
66．A．but B．or C．and D．so
67．A．strong B．realistic C．rich D．old
68．A．as B．which C．what D．that
69．A．forbid B．promise C. encourage D．order
70．A．so that B．though C．even if D．because
第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，撑握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项
Time is the easiest thing in the world to waste—the most difficult to control. When
you look ahead, it may appear you have 36 you need. Yet it has a way of slipping 37 your fingers like quicksand. You may suddenly find that there is no way to stretch the little time you have 38 to cover all your obligations. For example,
39 a beginning student looking ahead to a full term you may feel that you have an oversupply of time on your hands.40 toward the end of the term you may be
41 because you are running out of time. How can you do? —Control!
Time is 42 . If you don't control it, it will control you. If you don't make it work for you, it will 43 you. You must become the master of time, not the servant. “Study hard and play hard” is an old saying, but it still 44 . You have plenty of time for classes, study, work, and play if you use your time 45 . It is not how much time you 46 for study that counts but how much you learn when you do study.
Too much wasted time is 47 medicine. The more time you waste, the easier it is to continue wasting time. Soon, doing nothing becomes a habit you can't 48 . You will be 49 to wasting time. When this happens, you 50 your feeling of accomplishment and you fall by the wayside. A full schedule is a good schedule. Some students 51 to hear the time message. They refuse to 52 the fact that college life demands some53 of time control. There is no escape. So what's the next step? If you seriously want to get the time message, the next passage will give it to you. 54 — it will not only improve your grades but also free you to 55 college life more.
36．A．less than B．more than C．rather than D．other than
37．A．by B．between C．through D．on
38．A．saved B．left C．remained D．wasted
39．A．since B．because C．for D．as
40．A．Although B．But C．Therefore D．Otherwise
41．A．angry B．brave C．worried D．eager
42．A．money B．friendly C．enough D．dangerous
43．A．work out B．work on C．work at D．work against
44．A．makes sense B．makes no use C．makes up D．makes it
45．A．immediately B．properly C．apparently D．shortly
46．A．allocate B．spend C．save D．take
47．A．bad B．good C．useful D．alternative
48．A．get along with B．get close to C．get rid of D．get down to
49．A．crazy B．achieve C．catch D．lose
51．A．hesitate B．refuse C．.like D．want
52．A．accept B．receive C．ignore D．imagine
53．A．disagreement B．agreement C．degree D．standard
54．A．Forget B．Remind C．Think D．Remember
55．A．hate B．enjoy C．dislike D．assess
第三节 完形填空（共20小题，第小题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、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。
All our dreams have something to do with our feelings, fears, longings, wishes, needs and memories. But something on the “outside” may affect what we 21. If a person is hungry or tired or cold, his dream may include a feeling of this kind. If the 22 on your body has slipped off your bed, you may dream that you are 23 or resting on the ice and snow. The material for the dream you will 24 tonight is probably to come from the experiences you have today.
25 the subject of your dream usually comes from something that has an effect on you 26 you are sleeping (feeling of cold, a noise, a discomfort, etc.) and it may also use your past experiences and the wishes and interests you have now. This is why very young 27 are likely to dream of fairies, older children of school examinations, 28 people of food, homesick soldiers of their families and prisoners of freedom.
To show you how that is 29 while you are asleep and how your wishes or needs can all be joined together in a dream, 30 is the story of an experiment. A man was asleep and the back of his 31 was rubbed 32 a piece of cotton. He would dream that he was 33 in a hospital and his girlfriend was visiting him, 34 by the bed and gently feeling his hand!
There are some scientists who have made a special 35 of why we dream, what we dream and what those dreams 36. Their explanation of dreams, though a bit reasonable, is not accepted by everyone, but it 37 an interesting approach to the problem. They believe that dreams are 38 expressions of wishes that didn’t 39. In other words, a dream is a way of having your wishes 40 out.
21. A. long B. dream C. think D. wish
22. A. blanket B. book C. shoe D. trousers
23. A. working B. running C. sleeping D. studying
24. A. have B. meet C. see D. think
25. A. But B. For C. Because D. So
26. A. before B. while C. after D. during
27. A. children B. fathers C. drivers D. gentlemen
28. A. happy B. sad C. hungry D. old
29. A. taking B. happening C. dreaming D. carrying
30. A. that B. it C. here D. this
31. A. leg B. head C. body D. hand
32. A. in B. of C. with D. off
33. A. studying B. living C. dreaming D. lying
34. A. waiting B. sitting C. smiling D. speaking
35. A. study B. watch C. sleep D. way
36. A. stand B. do C. form D. mean
37. A. makes B. offers C. finds D. demands
38. A. any B. almost C. mostly D. hardly
39. A. get B. arrive C. come true D. believe in
40. A. carried B. taken C. kept D. called
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。
It used to be our custom to take handmade baskets to friends on May Day．We would 21 baskets on a doorstep, knock on the door, and then run away as fast as our legs could 22 us．It was delightful to peer (窥视) around a bush and watch our friends open their 23 and pick up the colorful gift, 24 who had left it out for them.
I clearly 25 the May Day of the year when I turned ten．That year I was faced with a(an) 26 involving one of my dearest friends, Pam．We had studied and 27 together nearly every day, but things 28 after a new family had moved into our small town．Pam was spending more and more time at their house and I felt 29 and left out.
When my mother asked me 30 I was going to take a May Day basket to Pam’s house, I responded 31 , “Absolutely not! I hate Pam.” I began to cry.
Mom wiped away my 32 and told me that things and people change．She explained that one of the greatest things friends can do is to give each other a 33 to grow, to change and to develop, and that it’s 34 for one’s friends to spend time with other people.
I 35 decided to give Pam a basket as a sign of forgiveness, and asked my sister to help me do it．As we watched from our 36 place, Pam picked up the basket and said loudly enough for us to hear, “Thank you, Susie, I hoped you wouldn’t 37 me!”
That day, I made a 38 that changed my life: I decided to hold my friends tightly in my heart, but 39 in my expectations of them, allowing them 40 to grow and to change—with or without me.
21．A．hang B．place C．throw D．give
22．A．send B．transport C．carry D．support
23．A．baskets B．eyes C．arms D．doors
24．A．asking B．wondering C．mentioning D．informing
25．A．remember B．experience C．remind D．grasp
26．A．plan B．task C．opportunity D．challenge
27．A．lived B．played C．traveled D．discussed
28．A．failed B．finished C．changed D．proved
29．A．started B．hurt C．paid D．injured
30．A．why B．what C．whether D．how
31．A．anxiously B．weakly C．angrily D．happily
32．A．tears B．thoughts C．unhappiness D．freedom
33．A．reason B．means C．chance D．direction
34．A．able B．impossible C．acceptable D．doubtful
35．A．nearly B．hardly C．finally D．generally
36．A．covering B．hiding C．cheering D．passing
37．A．miss B．forget C．disturb D．control
38．A．decision B．mistake C．suggestion D．difference
39．A．deeply B．shortly C．highly D．loosely
40．A．time B．space C．sense D．care
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，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
He must have been completely lost in something he was reading because I had to tap on the windshield to get his attention.
“Is your taxi 21 ?” I asked when he 
finally looked 22 at me. He nodded, then said 23 as I settled into the back seat, “I'm sorry, but I was reading a 24 .” He 25 as if he had a cold .
“I am not in a hurry,” I told him. “Go ahead and finish your letter.” He 26 his head. “I've read it several times already. I guess I 27 know it by heart.”
“Letters from home always mean a lot,” I said. “From a child?”
“This isn't 28 ,” he replied. “Although it 29 just as well have been family. Old Ed was my oldest friend. In fact, we used to call each other 'Old Friend' when we'd meet. I'm not much good at 30 .”
“I don't think any of us keep 31 our correspondence (通信) too well,” I said. “I know I don't. But I take it he's someone you've 32 quite a while?”
“All my life. We were kids together, went to school together and all the 33 through high school.”
“There are not too many people who've had such a long friendship,” I said.
“ 34 ,” the driver went on, “I hadn't seen him more than once or twice a year over the past 25 or 30 years because I 35 away from the old neighbourhood and you kind of lose touch 36 you never forget.”
“You said 'was'. Does that mean….?” He nodded. “ 37 a couple of weeks ago.”
“I'm sorry,” I said. “It's no fun to lose any friend—and losing a real old one is 38 tougher.”
He didn't 39 to that, and we rode on in silence for a few minutes. But I realized that Old Ed was still on his mind when he spoke again, almost more to himself than to me: “I should have kept in touch.”
“Well,” I agreed, “we should all keep in touch with old friends more than we do. But things 40 an
d we just don't seem to find the time.”
When I got to my hotel room I didn't unpack right away. First
I had to write a letter and mail it.
21. A.available B.acceptable C.beneficial D.occupied
22. A.down B.up C. to D. off
23. A.unexpectedly B. curiously C. apologetically D. definitely
24. A.booklet B. novel C. book D. letter
25. A.sounded B. spoke C.seemed D. continued
26. A.hung B.nodded C. shook D. kept
27. A.anyhow B.hardly C.almost D. really
28. A.friendship B.family C.leadership D. colleague
29. A.could B. might C.maybe D. would
30. A.writing B.reading C.talking D. earning
31. A.up B.with C.on D. in
32. A.found B.written C.known D. seen
33. A.curriculum B.coinci
dence C.life D. way
34. A.Eventually B.Actually C.Additionally D. Besides
35. A.removed B.left C.headed D. moved
36. A.even though B.as though C.when D. whereas
37. A.Died B. Suffered C.Choked D. Survived
38. A.ever B.even C.fairly D. quite
39. A.appeal B.reply C.adapt D. talk
40.A.take up B.pick up C.come up D. break up
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