第二节完形填空（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36—55各题所给的
A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Staring at a computer semen，Patty Hall noticed all e-mail from Christopher Mutuku，a driver she knew when volunteering in Kenya．People in his village of Kathmlgu were 36 ，he wrote．”The river has dried up and there is no water．Do you know anyone who can raise 37 to build a dam（坝)？”
Imagining a huge expensive concrete dam，Hall 38 ．At 57 ，she was about to retire．after 35 years of 39 ．Much as she wanted to help Kenya, she didn’t want to get 40 in a time-consuming project like this．She knew, 41 ，that the lack of clean water was a life-and-death problem in rural villages．Animals contaminated（污染)the rivers，the main 42 of drinking water．In summer，the rivers dried up completely．
“How much would it 43 ．”she wrote to Mutuku．”About $7,000，”he answered．
That might be doable（可做的)，she 44 ．
Hall showed her students slides of Kenyan mud huts（棚屋)and asked them to 45 living without running water．She shared photos of young girls carrying h11ge containers of 46 on their backs. The girls were 47 to attend school because they spent most of their day walking 48 four miles to and from rivers，springs，orthe well in a nearby village．
49 to help，the ClaSS decided on a name—H2O for Life—and set to work．Students 50 H2O for Life wristbands（手带)，holiday crafts and African-themed note cards．A student pianist held a 51 that brought in $400．A group of girls sold valentines（情人节卡)and collected $300．
In just six months，the kids 52 over $12，000．
Later, Hall flew to Kenya and visited Kathungu．The villagers held a 53 to welcome her and then showed her the dam that traps and filters（过滤)water so that it's 54 and drinkable all the year round．
Since that first e-mail，H2O for Life has 55 to 14 schools and raised $130,000 to bring clean water to communities in Africa and Central America．
36．
A．anxious B．diligent C．stressful D．desperate
37．
A．money B．awareness C．material D．contribution
38．
A．delayed B．puzzled C．hesitated D．quitted
39．
A．working B．teaching C．serving D．volunteering
40．
A．involved B．committed C. buried D．occupied
41．
A．therefore B．moreover C．instead D．however
42．
A．resource B．source C．origin D．root
43．
A．pay B．spend C．cost D．need
44．
A．wondered B．decided C．convinced D．expected
45．
A．think B．balance C．predict D．imagine
46．
A．water B．food C．crop D．drink
47．
A．unlucky B．unwilling C．unable D．unskillful
48．
A．far B．above C．beyond D．some
49．
A．Likely B．Eager C．Fond D．Active
50．
A．sold B．bought C．wore D．offered
51．
A．party B．contest C．concert D．exhibition
52．
A．loaned B．raised C．donated D．contributed
53．
A．opening B．greeting C．celebration D．reception
54．
A．available B．accessible C．adaptable D．acceptable
55．
A．extended B．spread C．expanded D．Intended
三）完形填空（共20小题，每小题1. 5分，满分30分）
One afternoon，my son Adam asked me，“Are all people the same even if they are different in color?”
I thought for a minute，and then I said，“I’ll explain, _21_ you can just wait until we make a quick 22 at the grocery store. I have something 23 to show you.＂
At the grocery store， we 24 some apples—red，green and yellow ones．Back home．I told Adam，＂It’s time to 25 your question．”I put one
apple of each 26 on the table．Then I looked at Adam, who had a 27 look on his face.
“People are like apples．They come in all 28 colors，shapes and sizes．On the 29 ,some of the apples may not 30 look as delicious as the others．”As I was talking, Adam was 31 each one carefully.
Then, I took each of the apples and peeled（削皮）them, 32 them back on the table, but 33 a different place.
“Okay, Adam, tell me which is which.”
He said, “I 34 tell. They all look the same now.” “Take a bite of 35 . See if that helps you 36 which one is which.”
He took 37 , and then a huge smile came across his face. “People are 38 like apples! They are all different, but once you 39 the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside.”
He totally 40 it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.
21．A．although B．so C．because D．if
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