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36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Night after night, as was often the case, she’d lean down and push my long hair out of the 36 ,then kiss my forehead.
I don’t remember when it first started 37 me. But it did. Finally one night, I shouted out as her, “Don’t do that any more – your hands are too 38 ！” She didn’t say anything in reply. But never again did my mother 39 my day with that familiar 40 of her love.
With the years passing, my thoughts 41 to that night, when I missed my mother’s hands, missed her goodnight 42 on my forehead. Sometimes the incident seemed very 43 , while sometimes far away. But always it was hidden in the back of my 44 . Now Mom is in her seventies, and those hands that I 45 thought to be so rough are still doing things for me and my 46 . And now my own children are grown and gone. One Thanksgiving Eve, 47 I slept in the bedroom of my youth, a 48 hand hesitantly run across my face to 49 the hair from my forehead. Then a kiss, ever so 50 , touched my brow.
In my memory, for the thousandth time, I recalled the night and my young voice 51 . “Don’t do that any more – your hands are too rough!” 52 , I caught Mom’s hand in hand, saying how 53 I was for that night. I thought she’d remember, as I did. But Mom didn’t know 54 I was talking about. She had forgotten, and forgiven long ago.
That night, I fell asleep with a new 55 for my gentle mother and her caring hands. And the guilt that I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found.
A．place B．way C．order D．shape
A．pleasing B．frightening C．satisfying D．annoying
A．sweet B．tough C．ugly D．rough
A．take up B．give up C．end up D．break up
A．expression B．symbol C．promise D．experience
A．remained B．returned C．occurred D．missed
A．story B．greeting C．kiss D．song
A．close B．serious C．different D．unusual
A．brain B．mind C．spirit D．heart
A．once B．even C．still D．always
A．husband B．children C．family D．father
A．as B．before C．although D．since
A．rough B．reliable C．thin D．familiar
A．tidy B．touch C．brush D．wiped
A．gently B．friendly C．closely D．weakly
A．wept B．whispered C．complained D．struggled
A．On time B．All at once C．Once again D．As usual
A．grateful B．anxious C．sorry D．excited
A．where B．why C．what D．whom
A．memory B．sense C．pleasure D．appreciation
Universities are institutions that teach a wide variety of subjects at advanced levels. They also carry out research work aimed at extending man's knowledge of these subjects. The emphasis given to each of these functions __21_____from university to university, according to the views of the people in ___22___ and according to the resources available. The smaller and newer universities do not ____23_____ the staff or equipment to carry out the vast research projects possible in larger institutions. But most experts agree that some research activity is _____24______ to keep the staff and their students in ____25_____ with the latest developments in their subjects.
Most students attend a university mainly to ____26_______ the knowledge needed for their chosen profession. Educationists believe that this aim should not be the only one. Universities have always aimed to produce men and women with judgment and wisdom as well as knowledge. For this reason, they ____27____ students to meet others with differing _____28_____ and to read widely to increase their understanding in many fields of study. Upon a secondary school course, a student should be interested enough in a subject to enjoy gaining knowledge for its own _____29_______. He should be prepared to ____30______ every effort to study his chosen field in depth. He should have an ambition to make some truthful contribution to man's knowledge.
21.A) turns B) ranges C) moves D) varies
22.A) order B) place C) control D) favor
23.A) occupy B) possess C) involve D) spare
24.A) natural B)casual C) possible D) essential
25.A) effect B) mind C) touch D) grasp
26.A) acquire B) accept C) endure D) ensure
27.A) arrange B) suggest C) encourage D) anticipate
28.A) histories B) interests C) expressions D) curiosities
29.A) object B) effect C) course D) sake
30.A) take B) make C) suffer D) pay
The telephone rang in the police station at Richmond， California， USA. “Police station？ A train for Santa FE collide(碰撞)with a(n) 31 at the McDonald Street Crossing. Please go there at once， with an ambulance too. A man is badly injured，” said a(n) 32 voice of a young woman.
“Just a minute， we’ll come 33 . Please stay there and wait，” answered the policeman.
Within a minute， a police car and an ambulance 34 . Soon they got to the 35 ， but only to 36 everything was fine. No collision， no 37 man.
“What a dirty trick！” said the policeman 38 . “We must find out that mischievous(恶作剧的) 39 and. . . ”
They had not been able to say anything about a punishment 40 they heard the whistle of a train： the train was nearing them quickly. All 41 a sudden， a truck appeared. It came fast towards them， too. 42 it was passing the crossing， it suddenly refused to move on. Right then and there， before the eyes of all the people present， the train collided with the truck heavily and struck it 43 meters away.
When Randolph Bruce， the driver was 44 out of the damaged truck， he was 45 hurt just 46 the young woman had foretold on the phone. As he was taken to the 47 in time， he was saved at last.
Later the policemen did 48 they could to find the woman who had telephoned them， but 49 .
It is 50 that a prophecy(预言)should coincide(巧合)with the fact so exactly.
31. A. ambulance B. truck C. car D. bus
32. A. anxious B. sweet C. gentle D. low
33. A. fast B. ahead C. soon D. later
34. A. went by B. set off C. got there D. came on
35. A. telephone B. street C. station D. crossing
36. A. feel B. find C. have D. tell
37. A. injured B. trapped C. frightened D. killed
38. A. happily B. excitedly C. angrily D. disappointedly
39. A. man B. policeman C. woman D. boy
40. A. until B. since C. while D. when
41. A. at B. of C. by D. for
42. A. When B. Where C. That D. Which
43. A. dozen B. dozens C. dozen of D. dozens of
44. A. raised B. helped C. pushed D. forced
45. A. slightly B. clearly C. hardly D. badly
46. A. as B. so C. before D. for
47. A. police station B. market C. hospital D. sidewalk
48. A. that B. which C. however D. whatever
49. A. delayed B. worked C. stopped D. failed
50. A. surprised B. surprising C. satisfied D. satisfying
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。
While I was standing at the kitchen window, five-year-old Spencer, my oldest son, ran into the house 1 , “We need a doctor out here! We need a doctor! Hurry , Mom!” “What’s wrong?” I asked. Spencer anxiously told me he had found a dead bird that needed a doctor.
I seized a small plastic bag from the cupboard and took Spencer’s hand. 2 , that’s sort of thing mothers do! While my son led me out of the door and toward the bird, I explained that 3 the creature was indeed dead, a doctor could not 4 . When we arrived at the accident 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 discussed the probable age of the baby bird, its inability to fly well, and exactly how the 5 had caused its death. “ I think his mommy and daddy really 6 him,” Spencer observed. I 7 my boy’s hand and tried to ease his 8 by saying I was sure they did, but that they would be OK because the little bird had gone to Heaven to be with God and Popo (my dead grandfather). I told Spencer that the bird’s mommy and daddy knew that their little one would be 9 and loved. I also told Spencer that Popo loved little birds and I was sure he was in Heaven holding and playing with the baby bird right then. I 10 the little creature’s body, slipped (悄悄放到) it into my plastic bag and 11 placed the bird in the rubbish bin. 12 else was said about the matter for the rest of the day. Spencer went right back to playing 13 he had never been interrupted, and I returned to my work in the kitchen.
At breakfast the next morning, Spencer sadly explained to his father that he had found a baby bird the day before that had fallen from its nest.
“It was dead, Daddy!”
Trying to 14 Spencer’s spirits and remind him that the little bird was really OK, I asked our son to tell Daddy where the baby bird was. Spencer, 15 solemn (郑重的) faced at his dad, said, “In the rubbish bin with Mama’s granddad, Popo.”
1. A. saying B. screaming C. declaring D. telling
2. A. In all B. At all C. Above all D. After all
3. A. unless B. if C. whether D. though
4. A. come B. save C. help D. support
5. A. fall B. tree C. fly D. drop
6. A. hate B. lose C. miss D. love
7. A. picked up B. turned to C. got to D. reached for
8. A. excitement B. regret C. sadness D. disappointment
9. A. enjoyed B. played C. treated D. cared for
10. A. put up B. picked up C. set up D. held up
11. A. gently B. loudly C. strongly D. firmly
12. A. Nothing B. Nobody C. Everything D. Something
13. A. as usual B. as if C. even though D. though
14. A. break B. rise C. show D. lift
15. A. pointing B. shouting C. looking D. aiming
You can arrive in Guangzhou on time for the fashion show ____ you don’t mind taking the night train.
A．provided B．unless C．though D．until
Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she recalled how she became a percussion soloist (打击乐器独奏演员) in spite of her disability.
“Early on I decided not to allow the 36 of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began 37 piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion (酷爱) for music grew. But I also began to gradually lose my 38 . Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was the 39 and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never 40 me.
“My 41 was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I 42 to hear music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can 43 the pitch of a note (音调高低) by the vibrations (振动). I feel through my body and through my 44 . My entire sound world exists by making use of almost every 45 that I have.
“I was 46 to be assessed as a musician, not as a deaf musician, and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had 47 this before and some teachers 48 my admission. Based on my performance, I was 49 admitted and went to 50 with the academy’s highest honours.
“After that, I established myself as the first full-time solo percussionist. I 51 and arranged a lot of musical compositions since 52 had been written specially for solo percussionists.
“I have been a soloist for over ten years. 53 the doctor thought a was totally deaf, it didn’t 54 that my passion couldn’t be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be 55 by others. Follow your passion; follow your heart, they will lead you to to the place you want to go.”
36. A. conditions B. opinions C. actions D. recommendations
37. A. enjoying B. choosing C. taking D. giving
38. A. sight B. hearing C. touch D. taste
39. A. evidence B. result C. excuse D. cause
40. A. left B. excited C. accompanied D. disappointed
41. A. purpose B. decision C. promise D. goal
42. A. turned B. learned C. used D. ought
43. A. tell B. see C. hear D. smell
44. A. carefulness B. movement C. imagination D. experience
45. A. sense B. effort C. feeling D. idea
46. A. dissatisfied B. astonished C. determined D. discouraged
47. A. done B. accepted C. advised D. admitted
48. A. supported B. followed C. required D. opposed
49. A. usually B. finally C. possibly D. hopefully
50. A. study B. research C. graduate D. progress
51. A. wrote B. translated C. copied D. read
52. A. enough B. some C. many D. few
53. A. However B. Although C. When D. Since
54. A. mean B. seem C. conclude D. say
55. A. directed B. guided C. taught D. limited
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