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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 It’s fourteen years since I left the Philippines to live with my family in the USA.A month ago,while on summer vacation back in my motherland,I learned a lesson from mosquito（蚊子) bites.Right before 36 Kennedy Airport in New York,my grandma 37 me of the behavior of the native mosquitoes around the 38 like me.She said,“There’s an old saying—the 39 you stay away from the motherland,the sweeter your blood 40 to the mosquitoes.”Not 41 it,I replied,“Grandmaaaa,that’s just an old wives’ tale!” Well,less than a week 42 my arrival in Manila,I was already carpeted with a 43 of mosquito bites.I took many measures to keep myself from being 44 ，but they all proved useless. Late one 45 in my cousin’s home,I couldn’t bear the 46 of the bites.Hoping to find some comfort,I 47 my cousin,who was sleeping peacefully in the bed next to mine.Unhappy for being 48 she said,“There is nothing you can do.Go back to sleep.”With a few turns,she slept again.Enviously（妒忌地) 49 her sleep,I hoped a big mosquito would 50 on her face.However,the mosquitoes would just lightly dance around her forehead and fly away quickly,never biting her.Amazed（惊奇的),I ran to others’ 51 ,only to find they were all sleeping 52 as the same thing occurred again and again. From those bites,I came to 53 my grandma’s silly tale.From then on,I’ve always tried to keep a（n) 54 mind about those strange old wives’ tales 55 they do have some truth to them.
小题1:
A．leaving
B．passing
C．visiting
D．finding
小题2:
A．persuaded
B．reminded
C．warned
D．informed
小题3:
A．students
B．foreigners
C．passengers
D．visitors
小题4:
A．earlier
B．longer
C．sooner
D．later
小题5:
A．grows
B．goes
C．flows
D．remains
小题6:
A．expecting
B．understanding
C．recognizing
D．believing
小题7:
A．after
B．before
C．when
D．as
小题8:
A．shade
B．pile
C．cloud
D．blanket
小题9:
A．touched
B．bitten
C．defeated
D．discovered
小题10:
A．morning
B．afternoon
C．evening
D．night
小题11:
A．noise
B．hit
C．pain
D．effect
小题12:
A．woke up
B．shouted at
C．looked for
D．dropped on
小题13:
A．blamed
B．interrupted
C．moved
D．frightened
小题14:
A．having
B．watching
C．making
D．helping
小题15:
A．land
B．fly
C．fall
D．wait
小题16:
A．houses
B．flats
C．rooms
D．homes
小题17:
A．joyfully
B．anxiously
C．soundlessly
D．worriedly
小题18:
A．tell
B．know
C．remember
D．accept
小题19:
A．open
B．active
C．clear
D．honest
小题20:
A．and
B．so
C．because
D．until
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
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