第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题l 5分，满分30分)
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Recently，I flew to Las Vegas to attend a meeting. As we were about to arrive，the pilot announced with apology that there would be a slight 2lbefore setting down. High desert winds had 22 the airport to close all but one runway. He said that we would be 23 L the city for a few minutes waiting t0 24 We were also told to remain in our seats meanwhile with our seat belts fastened25 there might be a few bumps(颠簸)．We11，that few minutes turned into about four—five minutes，including a ride that would make a roller coaster(过山车)26 by comparison
The movement was so fierce that several passengers felt27 and had to use airsickness bags. As you might guess，that’s not good thing to have happen in a(n) 28 space because it only29 to increase the discomfort of the situation.
About twenty minutes into the adventure，the entire airplane became very30 .
There was now a sense of anxiety and fear that could be31 noticed．Every passenger simply held on for dear life …except one. A32 was having a good time! With each bump of the33!he would let out a giggle(咯咯的笑)of delight As I observed this，I34 that he didn’t know he was supposed to be afraid and worried about his 35 He neither thought about the past nor about the future Those are what we grown—ups have learned from36 .He was37 the ride because had not yet been taught to fear it. Having understood this，I took a deep breath and 38 back into my seat，pretending I was 39 on a roller coaster. I smiled for the rest of the flight. I even40 to giggle once or twice ,much to the chagrin(随恼)of the man sitting next to me holding the airsickness bag.
21_______
A. mistake
B. delay
C. change
D. wind
第四节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
I used to live selfishly, I should admit. But one moment changed me.
I was on my lunch break and had 26 the office to ger something to eat . On the way, I 27 a
Busker(街头艺人)，with a hat in front of him. I had some 28 in my pocker, but I would not give them to him, thinking to myself he would 29 use the money to feed his addiction to drugs or alcohol. He 30 like that type-young and ragged. 31 what was I going to spend the money on ? Only to feed my addiction to Coca-Cola or chocolate! I then 32 I had no right to place myself above 33 just because he was busking.
I 34 and dropped all the coins into his 35, and he smiled at me, I watched for a while. As 36 as it sounds, I expected something more to come from that moment—a feeling of 37 or satifaction, for example. But nothing happened 38 , I walked off. “It proved to be a waste of 39 ,”I thought.
On my way home at the end of the 40, I saw the busker again and he was 41 . I watched him pick up the hat and walk 42 a cafe counter. There he poured the 43 contents into a tin collecting 44 an earthquake fund-raising(募捐) event. He was busking for charity(慈善)！
Now I donate any 45 I have to charity tins and enjoy the feeling of giving.
26____
A. left
B. cleaned
C. prepared
D.searched
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l上将该项涂黑。 We may look at the world around us, but somehow we manage not to see it until whatever we've become used to suddenly disappears.（36) ,for example, the neatly-dressed woman I （37) to see-or look at-on my way to work each morning. For three years, no matter （38) the weather was like, she was always waiting at the bus stop around 8: 00 am. On （39) days, she wore heavy clothes and a pair of woolen gloves. Summertime （40) out neat, belted cotton dresses and a hat pulled low over her sunglass-es. （41) ,she was an ordinary working woman. Of course,1 （42) a11 this only after she was seen no more. It was then that I realized how （43) I expected to see her each morning. Youmight say I .（44) her． “Did she have an accident？ Something（45)？”I thought to myself about her .（46) .Now that she was gone，I felt I had .（47) her. I began to realize that part of our.（48) life probably in- cludes such chance meetings with familiar .（49) the milkman you see at dawn, the woman who （50)walks her dog along the street every morning, the twin brothers you see at the library. Such people are（51) markers in our lives. They add weight to our520fplace and belonging. Think about it. .（53),while walking to work, we mark where we are by .（54) a certain building, why should we not mark where we are when we pass a familiar, though.（55)，person？
[A] Make [B]Take [C] Give [D] Have