第二节完形填空 It is not polite to arrive at a dinner party more than 15 t0 20 minutes late. The host or hostess usually waits for all the guests to arrive before （36) the meal. If someone is late, the food may be spoiled, and so might the host or the hostess （37) . If you have to be late, call and tell them t0 （38) you. It's even （39) to be early! The host or the hostess will probably not be （40) .If you are early, drive or walk around the block a few minutes, or just sit in your car （41) the right time. Though it' s often important to arrive on time, yet （42) , for open houses, the host or the hostess invite guests to arrive and leave （43) a certain time so you can arrive at any time （44) the time he or she gives you. It ' s nice to bring an empty stomach, but it ' s even nicer to bring a small present. The present should not cost （45) , or you might embarrass the host or hostess. Flowers, wine, or a box of （46) will be fine. Never bring money as a present. In an introduction, the order of a name: the given name, the family name. In other words, the given name comes （47) . It' s important not only to learn and remember names, but t0 （48 them often in conversation. After the （49) , we usually call friends by their given names. （50) may want you call them by their titles and （51) such as "Mr. Jones" , "Mrs. Smith", "Ms. Johnson" or "Dr. Brown". A maiden name is a woman ' s family name at birth. In the United States and Canada, after a woman marries, she （52) the family name of her husband （53) her maiden name. It is now becoming common, （54) , for women to keep their maiden names （55) they get married.

[ A] making [ B ] cooking [ C] doing [ D] serving

第二节： 完形填空（共20小题：每小题1分， 满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意， 然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

I will never forget the year I was about twelve years old. My mother told us that we would not be _21_ Christmas gifts because there was not enough money. I felt sad and thought, “What would I say when the other kids asked what I’d 22 ?” Just when I started to 23 that there would not be a Christmas that year, three women 24 at our house with gifts for all of us. For me they brought a doll, I felt such a sense of 25 that I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school. I wasn’t 26 . Somebody had thought 27 of me to bring me a gift.

Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my 28 Christmas there special and memorable, I 29 remembered the women’s visit. I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of 30 for as many children as I could possibly reach.

So I 31 a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help. We gathered about 125 orphans (孤儿) at the Christmas party. For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school suppliers, 32 with a child’s name. We wanted all of them to know they were 33 . Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I 34 them that they couldn’t open their presents 35 every child had come forward. Finally the 36 they had been waiting for same as I called out, “One, two, three. Open your presents!” As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright smiles 37 up the room. The 38 in the room was obvious, and f 39 wasn’t just about toys. It was a feeling –the feeling I knew 40 that Christmas as long also when the women came to visit. I wasn’t forgotten. Somebody thought of me. I matter.

21__________

A. sending

B. receiving

C. making

D. exchanging

英语四级完形填空部分的目的是测试学生什么能力？

第二节 完形填空 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c [ A] 、[ B ] 、[ C]和 [ D] )中 ,选出最佳选项。 It was Clark ' s frrst visit to London Underground Railway. Against （36） advice of his friends, he decided to go there after 5 0' clock in the afternoon. This is a bad time t0 （37） in London, because numerous people go home from work （38） this hour. He had to join a long （39） 0f people who were waiting for tickets. When his turn came, he had some difficulty in making himself （40） by the man selling tickets. However, he got the right ticket （41） the end and, by asking people the （42） , he also found the right platform. It was packed tight （43） people. He did not （44） to get on the frrst train, but he was （45） to move nearer to the edge of the platform. so as to be in a better （46） to get on the next one. When this train came in, Clark was （47） forward on to the train by the （48） 0f people from behind. The doors closed and the train （49）0ff. He was unable to see the names of the sta tions where the train stopped, but he knew that the station he wanted was the sixth （50）along the line. When the train got to the sixth station, Clark got off, feeling good that his （51） had been so easy. But he suddenly （52） that he had come to a station he had never heard of. He ex plained his difficulty to a man who was standing on the platform. With a （53） 0n his face, the man （54） Clark that he had caught a train going in the opposite （55） .

[A]an [B]some [C]any [D]the

第二节 完形填空 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（[A]、[B]、[C]和[D]）中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡1上将该项涂黑。 It was the district sports meet My foot still hadn't healed（痊愈)from a（n) （36）injury. I had（37） whether or not I should attend the meet But there I was, （38） for the 3,000-meter run. "Ready... set...” The gun popped and we were off. The other girls rushed （39） me. I felt （40） as I fell farther and farther behind. "Hooray!" shouted the crowd. It was the loudest （41）I had ever heard at a meet. The first-place runner was two laps（圈) ahead of me when she crossed the finish line. "Maybe I should （42）," I thought as I moved on. （43） , I decided to keep going. During the last two laps, I ran （44） and decided not t0 （45） in track next year. It wouldn't be worth it, （46） my foot did heal. When I finished, I heard a cheer—（47） than the one I'd heard earlier. I turned around and （48）. , the boys were preparing for their race. "They must be cheering for the boys. " I was leaving （49） several girls came up to me. "Wow, you've got courage!" one of them told me. "Courage？ I just（50） a race!" I thought. "I would have given up on the first lap," said another girl. "We were cheering for you. Did you hear us？" Suddenly, I regained （51） . I decided t0 （52） . track next year. I realized strength and courage aren't always （53） in medals and victories, but in the （54） we overcome（战胜). The strongest people are not always the people who win, （55）the people who don't give up when they lose.

[ A] slighter [ B ] worse [ C ] earlier [ D ] heavier

完形填空。On May 27, 1995, our life was suddenly changed. It happened a few minutes past three,1my husband,

Chris, fell from his horse as it jumped over a fence. Chris was paralyzed (瘫痪) from the chest down, unable to

breathe normally. As he was thrown from his horse, we entered into a life of2with lots of unexpected

challenges. We went from the "haves" to the "have-nots". Or so we thought.

3what we discovered later were all the gifts that came out of sharing difficulties. We came to learn that

something wonderful could happen in a disaster (灾难). All over the world people4Chris so much that letters

and postcards poured in every day. By the end of the third week in a medical center in Virginia, about 35,000

pieces of5had been received and sorted.

As6, we opened letter after letter. They gave us comfort and became a source of strength for us. We

used them to7ourselves. I would go to the pile of letters marked with "Funny" if we needed a8, or to the

"Disabled" box to find advice from people in wheelchairs or even in bed living happily and successfully.

These letters, we realized, had to be shared. And so here we offer one of them to you.

Dear Chris,

My husband and I were so sorry to hear of your9accident last week. No doubt your family and your

friends are giving you the strength to face this10challenge. People everywhere are also giving you best

wishes every day and we are among those who are keeping you close.

Yours Sincerely,Nancy Reagan() 1. A. since

() 2. A. disability

() 3. A. So

() 4. A. wrote for

() 5. A. news

() 6. A. patients

() 7. A. encourage

() 8. A. cry

() 9. A. driving

() 10. A. technicalB. before

B. possession

B. For

B. cared for

B. paper

B. a family

B. express

B. laugh

B. flying

B. differentC. when

C. inconvenience

C. Or

C. hoped for

C. equipment

C. nurses

C. control

C. chat

C. running

C. difficultD. while

D. experience

D. Yet

D. sent for

D. mail