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

  假设你叫李华。你校原外籍教师Mrs．Smith曾经在外语学习上给过你很多的帮助。上周她从澳大利亚来信，询问你高考英语的复习情况。最近你在外语考试中，听力、阅读和写作进步很大，但在做完形填空时还存在一些问题。请你给Mrs．Smith写封回信，感谢她对你的帮助，说明目前学习状况，分析取得进步的原因和存在的问题，并请她提出指导意见。
注意：1．词数110左右
2．信的开头和结尾已经为你写好
3．参考词汇：完形填空Close Test
Dear Mrs. Smith,
Thank you very much for your letter last week.
I hope this letter WIll find you happy and healthy. Please remember me to your family.
_________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua

第二节 完形填空先通读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从短文后面各题所给的选项中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Suppose you find a bright yellow bike on a street corner in the city. You hop on(跨上)it and 31 . But wait—isn’t this stealing？ No, it isn’t. 32 shouts,“Stop! Thief!” That is 33 this free ride is just fine with the city.

You 34 find hundreds of free yellow bikes in some US cities. The idea began in Portland, Oregon, in 1994. People saw a need for 35 transportation, and they wanted to help 36

pollution. So, to get citizens(市民) 37 their cars and onto pollution-free bikes, they 38 the Yellow Bike Project.

The 39 bikes are painted bright yellow and placed throughout the city. People can hop on the yellow bike and ride to run errands(短程差事), to work 40 to school. Then, they leave the bike for the 41 rider. There have been times when bikes have been stolen, but most people 42 the rules, because they think it is not wise to 43 the bike that’s already free.

Portland’s 44 was quickly loved by a lot of people. Within two years of its starts, similar programs were 45 in cities in six other states.

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