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。 My father believed that there were mysterious forces（神秘的力量）at work in the world. One day, he was lecturing me on these mysterious forces （36) suddenly the door opened, and a woman entered,（37) two geese. She smiled （38) and looked frightened. "Yusef , I have a very （39) problem. These dead geese, they keep shrieking（尖声叫 )insuch a sad voice. . . " （40) hearing this, my father turned pale. "（41)dead geese don' t shriek," my mothercut in. "You' II hear for yourself ,"replied the woman. It is impossible t0 （42) what I heard. Myhands grew （43 and I wanted to run from the room. Father was no less （44 ) than I was. He jumped away from the table. " Yusef ,what shall I do？"the woman cried. "（45)？ I' m a poor woman. Two geese! They （46) me a fortune! " Father did not know what to answer. （47)face was growing sharper and more （48 ) . "I want to hear it again ,"she said. And so for the second and the third time, the shrieks were （49).Nobody said anything. The woman asked ,"Well ,l didn' t （50) it, did I？" Suddenly my mother laughed. "Did you （51 the windpipes（气管)？"my mother asked. " The windpipes？ No. . . " " Let me （52) ,"said Mother. She took hold of one of the geese, and pulled out the windpipe She did the same with the other one. I was surprised by my mother' s （53) . "Now, try it again. "I was （54) to hear the geese shriek, but they were dead silent. "There is always （55). Dead geese don't shriek,"said my mother. "Now go home and cook them for the meal. They won ' t make a sound in your pot. "

[A]when [B]while [C]then [D]later

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(共20小题；每小题l.5分，共30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I met Mrs. Neidl in the ninth grade on a stage-design team for a play and she was one of the directors. Almost instantly I loved her. She had an Unpleasant voice and a direct way of speaking, 36 she was encouraging and inspiring. For some reason, she was impressed with my work and me.

Mrs. Neidl would ask me for my 37 . She wanted to know how I thought we should 38 things. At first I had no idea how to answer because I knew 39 about stage design! But I slowly began to respond to her 40 . It was cause and effect: She believed I had opinions, so I began to 41 them. She trusted me to complete things, so I completed them perfectly. She loved how 42 I was, so I began to show up to paint more and more. She believed in me, so I began to believe in myself.

Mrs. Neidl's 43 that year was, "Try it. We can always paint over it 44 !"I began to take 45 . I had been so afraid of failing but suddenly there was no failing--only things to be 46 upon. I learned to dip my brush into the paint and 47 create something.

The shy, quiet freshman achieved success that year. I was 48 in the program

as "Student Art Assistant" because of the time and effort I'd put in. It was that year that I 49 I wanted to spend the rest of my life doing stage design.

Being on that stage-design team 50 Mrs. Neidl changed me completely. Not only was I stronger and more competent than I had thought, but I also 51 a strong interest and a world I hadn't known existed. She taught me not to 52 what people think I should do: She taught me to take chances and not be 53 . Mrs. Neidl was my comforter when I was upset. Her 54 in me has inspired me to do things that I never imagined 55 .

36______

A. and

B. yet

C. so

D. for

第二节 完形填空 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的[A]、[B]、[C]和[D]四个选项中选出能填人相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡l上将该项涂黑。 It is always a little sad to say goodbye to a long-time friend you are leaving forever ,a 36 you are spent many hours with, in all sorts of 37 . David didn't think I should be s0 38 about the separation. "It's 39 a car," he said. "And we need a 40 0ne. " We were standing in the hot car park outside a car dealer's office, keys to the new 41 in David's hand, keys to the old one in mine. David took the keys and handed them to the 42 .As we drove away, I 43 to look at my trusty friend, standing silent and alone. As it turned out, I 44 the new car. It ran beautifully, all the tires were good, 45 I happily stopped buying gas every week. Our teenage children were 46 to ride around in asmall green car 47 a smoky van （小型客货车). It began to feel like our family's car. Still, I 48 looking in the rear-view mirror （后视镜) and seeing the seats 49 I used to put my little children. I still thought about the family 50 in that car and the fun we had to-gether. Then one day, I happened to go to a 51 . I parked in a sea of vehicles （车辆). As I 52 through the car park on my way into the store, I saw a 53 blue van coming slowly toward me.A little boy and a girl looked out the window at me as I stared at them in great 54 . The boysmiled at me cheerfully and waved. Then, as I waved back slowly with 55 feelings, and then walked quickly away toward the store's entrance, I burst into tears.

[A] leader [B] customer [C] companion [D]neighbour

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

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