从A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
1.—Susan, your grandma will come to see you next Friday. —Really? Thank you so much for telling me. __.
A. These things happen! B. There's no panic. C. So far so good. D. You've made my day!
2.The Jurassic Park is - Steven Spielberg movie in which hero fights bravely and protects his friends and family from dinosaurs.
A.不填;the B. a; the C.不填;a D. the; a
3.The city government has promised that it will seek to solve the problem .
A. once and for all B. once upon a time C. once in a while D. all at once
4.When to a totally different culture, we should be open-minded and try to understand and appreciate it.
A. to expose B. having exposed C. exposed D. exposing
5.Why do you turn to me for help you can easily work out the problem independently?
A. until B. when C. after D. unless
6.The snowstorm last night delayed my flight, otherwise I _____in Hawaii sunbathing on the beach now.
A. would be B. could have been C. will be D. might have been
7.I _____TV alone in the living room when I suddenly heard a crack upstairs.
A. would watch B. had watched C. was watching D. watched
8.We all know that it's easy to follow fashion but rather difficult to establish our own _____.
A. fancy B. favor C. principle D. style
9.My grandpa, _____is often the case with old people, is fond of talking about the good old days.
A. as B. that C. when D. which
10.They have nothing in common. _____there is almost no communication between them.
A. First of all B.Worse still C.Even so D.After all
11.The insurance company has sent us an email saying their policy has been specially _____to our needs.
A. related B.attached C.tailored D.accustomed
12.With time going by, _____once seemed vital in our life is no longer as important now.
A. which B.how C. what D.whether
13.Because water is present on our planet, people often overlook its importance in daily life.
A. consequently B.accurately C. particularly D.universally
14.Although you _____also find beautiful scenery in Detroit , it is generally not a place for sightseeing.
A. should B.must C. need D. can
15.Excuse me, but could you please stop! Such an argument is not getting you _____.
A. anyhow B.anything C.anywhere D. anyone
16.As they talked in a very low voice, Jessica could hardly_____ what they were discussing.
A. leave out B.make out C.turn out D.set out
17. _____the efforts made by the police, a fantastic performance will be put on tomorrow.
A.In place of B. In search of C. In time of D. In praise of
18.This novel is excellent and has won a lot of awards, but it is not a _____success.
A.commercial B. frequent C. physical D. faithful
19.It's reported that both sides have _____ their willingness to start a new round of talk.
A.inspired B.represented C. signaled D.reflected
20.—I'm _____leaving for Paris this afternoon.
A.What for? B.Who cares? C.Why me? D.How about you?
第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分, 满分20分)
It was Christmas Eve 1881. I was 15 years old and feeling like the world was 21 for me because there hadn't been enough money to buy me the rifle (长枪)that I'd wanted that year.Pa came back in and there was ice in his beard. “Come on, Matt,” Pa said. “Dress warmly. It's cold outside. We're going to Widow Jensen's. They are 22 wood.” Widow Jensen lived about two miles down the road. Her husband had died a year or so before and 23 her with three children, the oldest being eight.
I 24 went out with Pa and we 25 the sled (雪橇)high with wood. 26 we went to the store and Pa took down a big ham, some bacon, a sack of flour and some shoes, which were put into a smaller sack. We rode the two miles to Widow Jensen's in 27 . I tried to think through what Pa was doing. I knew we didn't have much money and Widow Jensen had 28 neighbors than us. It shouldn't have been our 29 .
Widow Jensen opened the door and let us in. She had a blanket wrapped around her 30 .
The children were wrapped in 31 and were sitting in front of the fireplace by a very small fire that 32 gave off any heat at all. “We brought you a few things , Ma'am, ” Pa said and set down the sack of flour. I put the meat on the table. Then Pa handed her the sack that had the shoes in it.
She 33 and took the shoes out one pair at a time. I watched her carefully. She bit her lower lip to keep it from 34 and then tears filled her eyes and started running down her cheeks. She looked up at Pa like she wanted to say something, 35 it wouldn't come out. “We brought a load of wood too, Ma'am,” Pa said. Then he turned to me and said, “Matt, go bring some in. ”
I wasn't the 36 person when I went back out to bring in the wood. I choked and as much as I hate to 37 it, there were tears in my eyes too. In my mind I kept 38 those three kids huddled (捲缩)around the fireplace and their mother standing there with tears running down her cheeks with so much 39 in her heart that she couldn't speak. Just then the rifle seemed very 40 . Pa had given me the best Christmas of my life.
21. A. over B. complete C. lost D. boring
22. A. in between B. for C. out of D. behind
23. A. offered B; brought C. delighted D. left
24. A. excitedly B. hurriedly C. gratefully D. unwillingly
25. A. equipped B. placed C. loaded D. armed
26. A. Now B. Then C. Meanwhile D. Sometime
27. A. silence B. regret C. devotion D. condition
28. A. smarter B. tougher C. prettier D. closer
29. A. topic B. concern C. idea D. case
30. A. shoulders B. head C. arms D. feet
31. A. one B. the rest C. another D. the other
32. A. nearly B. hardly C. actually D. slowly
33. A. jumped B. laughed C. joked D. hesitated
34. A. trembling B. moving C. bending D. crying
35. A. and B. so C. or D. but
36. A. honest B. kind C. same D. disappointing
37. A. allow B. admit C. clarify D. confirm
38. A. seeing B. imagining C. cheering D. comforting
39. A. motivation B. gratefulness C. sympathy D. courage
40. A. typical B. valuable C. unimportant D. hopeless