第二卷（满分50分）
第一部分：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
While I was standing at the kitchen window, five-year-old Spencer, my oldest son, ran into the house   56   , “We need a doctor out here. Hurry, Mom.” “What’s wrong?” I asked. Spencer anxiously told me he had found a   57    bird that needed a doctor. At once, I seized a small plastic bag from the cupboard and took Spencer’s hand—   58   , that’s the sort of thing mothers do. While my son led me out of the door and   59   the bird, I explained that if the creature was indeed dead, a doctor couldn’t   60  .
When we arrived at the  61   scene, it was obvious that the baby bird was dead. Spencer and I could see the nest high up in the tree. My son and I    62   the probable age of the baby bird, its inability to fly well, and exactly how the   63   had caused its death. “I think its mummy and daddy really   64   him.” Spencer observed. I reached for my boy’s hand and tried to reduce his   65   by saying that I was sure they did, and that everything would return to    66   because the little bird had gone to Heaven to be with God and Pop—my dead grandfather. I made Spencer believe the bird’s mummy and daddy knew their little one would be   67   and loved. I told Spencer that Pop loved little birds and that I  68  he was in Heaven holding and playing with the baby bird  69  . I picked up the little creature’s body, slipped it into my plastic bag and  70  placed the bird in the rubbish bin.  71 was said about the matter for the rest of the day. Spencer went right back to play   72   he had never been interrupted.
At breakfast the next morning, Spencer mentioned it sadly to his father. Trying to    73  Spencer’s spirits and remind him that the little bird was really   74  , I asked our son to tell Daddy   75   the baby bird was. Spencer, looking serious faced at his dad, stated, “In the rubbish bin with Mama’s granddad, Pop.”
56. A. saying  B. screaming   C. declaring    D. telling
57. A. sick      B. wounded    C. dying  D. dead
58. A. in fact  B. at least       C. at most       D. after all
59. A. from    B. toward       C. over    D. of
60. A. come    B. save    C. help    D. support
61. A. accident       B. kitchen       C. danger       D. terror
62. A. wondered     B. discussed    C. studied       D. knew
63. A. fall       B. tree     C. wind   D. nest
64. A. hate      B. lose    C. miss    D. love
65. A. excitement   B. regret  C. sadness       D. disappointment
66. A. normal B. peace  C. life     D. safety
67. A. enjoyed       B. played C. treated       D. cared for
68. A. doubted       B. found  C. believed     D. feared
69. A. right away   B. right then   C. from now on     D. now and then
70. A. gently   B. heavily       C. happily      D. quickly
71. A. Nothing else B. Nobody else      C. Nothing     D. Something else
72. A. since    B. as if    C. even though       D. though
73. A. break    B. low     C. show   D. lift
74. A. dead     B. injured       C. OK     D. alive
75. A. where   B. what C. how    D. when