2021届牛津译林版高二下学期期末英语试题完形填空专练

2021 届牛津译林版高二下学期期末英语试题完形填空专练 （一） UK-based supermarket Waitrose has been criticized strongly by social media users for selling bouquets(束) of "autumn seasonal foliage" at 6 pounds apiece. Photos of various tree leaves packaged in transparent plastic foil and 41 as flower bouquets went viral on social media lately, sparking controversy because of the product's price, six British pounds. 42 tree leaves can literally be 43 from the street this time of year, it's understandable that some people went after Waitrose, accusing the supermarket of trying to make money by selling 44 that is actually free. "A bag of actual leaves? I'll sell you a bin bag of leaves for 10p," one Twitter user wrote. "This has got to be from the drunk Monday morning meeting category of 45 ," someone else commented. 46 , the bizarre foliage bouquets appeared on Waitrose supermarket shelves as a way to welcome autumn, and featured a sticker 47 customers to "bring the outdoors inside". "Bring the outdoors indoors and brighten up your 48 with the freshest flowers 49 reflect the colors of the season," the official product description read. "We source the best blooms from expert growers, and handle them gently on their journey to our stores 50 they look beautiful for longer." 51 the generally negative feedback to its autumn-themed product, the British supermarket 52 its decision to charge 6 pounds for a bunch of tree leaves by claiming that it was inspired by a 53 from shoppers. This isn't the 54 time that English shops and supermarkets make news 55 for selling free things at exorbitant prices. First, there is a posh shop in London, that sold painted logs for $14 apiece, and there was artisan shop Botanique and its $22 chopped tree branches. 41. A. arranged B. acquired C. relayed D. rejected 42. A. Ridding B. Obtaining C. Considering D. Fetching 43. A. wound up B. picked up C. broken up D. turned up 44. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing 45. A. hopes B. description C. insurance D. ideas 46. A. Additionally B. Eventually C. Apparently D. Primitively 47. A. urging B. forcing C. getting D. ridding 48. A. company B. device C. home D. staff 49. A. what B. that C. which D. where 50. A. because B. unless C. so D. since 51. A. Despite B. Before C. Except D. Through 52. A. expanded B. opposed C. explained D. distributed 53. A. opportunity B. commitment C. possession D. demand 54. A. high B. first C. above D. troublesome 55. A. circumstances B. adaptations C. headlines D. victims （二） Counting the votes took about five minutes, but for me it seemed like an hour and a half. As Coach Maguire prepared to make the 41 ,I was ready to spring to my feet as soon as she said my name. “ Girls ”,she began, “ Terry Shaw has been elected as captain of the Holy Cross School cheerleading team(啦啦队).” How could this be? I hadn’t 42 a practice or a game in three years. Terry couldn’t have this perfect43 . Couldn’t they see the one who most 44 the title “Captain”? Everyone ran to 45Terry, but I didn’t take one single step in her direction. After a few minutes, I said “Good luck, Terry” in a whisper that hardly masked my urge to cry. On the way home, I sobbed. There was no way I was going to 46 on this team—they were so 47 that they couldn’t see my hard work. But the next morning, when I saw my uniform, I knew I couldn’t quit. Although I was heartbroken, my true love was cheering with my teammates. How 48 it was to go to that first practice after Terry had been named captain. About halfway through the practice Terry asked me if I had any 49 on how to improve our routines and invited me to stop for a soda on the way home. Was she kidding? I just wanted to __50 her but she kept making it harder and harder for me to do that. Terry always made sure to __51 me when discussing changes in our routine with the coach. Her interest in me was 52 so that we grew to be very close friends53. Terry never knew that 54 was all I had on my mind the day she was named captain. But she read the 55 in my shallow words of congratulations. A friendship grew from her effort that I hold close to my heart. 41. A. arrangement B. assignment C. adjustment D. announcement 42. A. doubted B. missed C. required D. failed 43. A. record B. dream C. plan D. task 44. A. deserved B. abandoned C. honored D. valued 45. A. praise B. congratulate C. encourage D. welcome 46. A. work B. depend C. compete D. stay 47. A. blind B. rude C. stubborn D. selfish 48. A. strange B. crazy C. hard D. different 49. A. comments B. ideas C. topics D. rules 50. A. change B. attack C. hate D. control 51. A. include B. interrupt C. challenge D. assist 52. A. passive B. common C. particular D. sincere 53. A. generally B. eventually C. actually D. regularly 54. A. arguing B. sighing C. quitting D. struggling 55. A. astonishment B. achievement C. agreement D. disappointment （三） There was something in the elderly woman’s elegance that caught my eye. Although slow and unsure of step, the woman moved carefully in an elegant way. However, a younger woman who I guessed was her daughter displayed signs of 41 , checking her watch every few seconds. It was a few years ago, and I 42 a part-time holiday-season job in a video store at the local shopping mall. From inside the store, I could see the people rushing by outside. 43 entering the store, the elderly woman separated from the younger one and began to 44 for the DVDs on the nearest shelf. Without any 45 , I walked over to her and asked 46 I could help her find something. The woman showed me a title written on an old piece of paper. The title was unusual. Rather than rush off to 47 the DVD for the woman, I asked her to walk with me so I could tell her where she could find it. Looking back, I think I must have wanted to enjoy her 48 for a moment. Something about her 49 me of my own mother, who’d passed away in the previous year. As we walked along the back of the store, I 50 our shelf arrangements to her. The woman seemed glad of the 51 company and casual conversation. We found the DVD at last. She smiled and told me it was one she’d 52 when she was her daughter’s age. After I 53 the elderly woman to the queue at the cash register, I stepped back and walked over the younger woman. “Is that your mom?” I asked. Rolling her eyes, she said, “Yeah.” There was annoyance in her reply. “Mind some advice?” I asked. I smiled to show her I wasn’t 54 . “Cherish her,” I said. And then I answered her curious expression by saying, “When she’s gone, it’s these moments that’ll come back to you.” The elderly woman moved back to her daughter. Surprisingly, the daughter placed her arm with obviously unaccustomed 55 around her mother’s shoulders and together they made their way toward the store’s exit. 41. A.kindness B.eagerness C.consideration D.impatience 42. A.made up B.linked up C.took up D. wound up 43. A.Beyond B. Upon C. With D. Through 44. A.purchase B.acquire C.classify D.search （四） Nicole was a baby of only 28 months and had been in our neighboring playgroup with other little kids for over one year. Then my husband and I decided to move her to a full-day nursery ____41____. During the first several days I went with Nicole every morning, and her new____42____, Diomara, was waiting for us. We stayed there for one ____43____. At first, she only played with me or asked me to ___44____her wherever she went. After 2-3 days, I could sit aside, watching her play with new friends, but sometimes she would make a ___45____ to look around for me. During the second week Nicole gradually ____46____ the new settings, and Diomara suggested starting to leave Nicole there ___47____ me. Then I hugged, kissed,and said goodbye to her, but she started crying with the clear ___48____ that mom would go. Feeling sad and___49____,I knew it's just how babies ____50____. 45. A.hesitation B.qualification C.assumption D.doubt 46. A.how B.if C.what D.when 47. A.identify B.witness C.recognize D.locate 48. A.company B.application C.appointment D.reservation 49. A.evaluated B.convinced C.acknowledged D.reminded 50. A.introduced B.announced C.advocated D.praised 51. A.unbelievable B.unrushed C.unfortunate D.unhappy 52. A.missed B.chose C.enjoyed D.ordered 53. A.guided B.bothered C.withdrew D.claimed 54. A.attacking B.criticizing C.violating D.postponing 55. A.competence B.affection C.evolution D.correction Returning on time, my little girl ran to me at the ___51____ of me. Diomara told me all was perfect: Nicole cried and then stopped. Later she had a good time___52____ a castle using Lego blocks. The next day she enjoyed a wonderful lunch with other kids. The last day I stayed there only for a while. By the time she had already ___53____ the concepts of leaving and returning, that day she stayed there till 3 pm. Now she is happily in the new day care for two days a week. Meanwhile she is still in the ___54____ playgroup for another two half days. Gradually she'll quit from the playgroup. There are so many things far ___55____ her knowledge, so we need to perform with patience. 41. A. center B. kindergarten C. group D. school 42. A. friend B. caregiver C. nurse D. schoolmate 43. A. day B. minute C. moment D. hour 44. A. watch B. avoid C. accompany D. keep 45. A. pause B. mistake C. gesture D. sign 46. A. divided into B. emerged into C. eased into D. dived into 47. A. with B. around C. except D. without 48. A. dependence B. consciousness C. loneliness D. wonder 49. A. guilty B. depressed C. worried D. awkward 50. A. study B. suppose C. treat D. develop 51. A. sight B. distance C. idea D. thought 52 . A. visiting B. building C. enjoying D. crashing 53. A. existed B. shaped C. formed D. declined 54. A. valuable B. new C. precious D. previous 55. A. over B. within C. beyond D. for （五） It was time to start my afternoon run on the school bus. I drove up to the elementary school, parked and opened the doors. Usually I enjoyed 41 the kids as they climbed aboard. Today I kept my 42fixed straight ahead. I'd just come from a（n）43 family counseling（辅导）session with myoldest son, Shayn. He started consuming alcohol at 17. I felt 44. How did we ever get here? I thought. Shayn was intelligent and had been a 45 to raise. The two of us were close.The kids walked past me onto the bus. One or two said hi. A little girl 46 a small piece of paper on my lap gently. "This is for you!” she said. I absent-mindedly 47 the folded paper and looked up just in time to see wisps（缕，束）of long blonde hair 48 down the aisle（过道）. I'd hoped family counseling would help Shayn quit drinking. 49 at today's session, Shayn was angry. He said kids his age drink 50 and that his drinking was under control. What hope did we have 51 Shayn couldn't see that he needed help? I moved to throw the note in the rubbish can near the driver's seat, then 52 What if the little girl sees you throw her present away? I thought. So I 53 it. Inside was a four-leaf clover （四叶草），along with a message written in a child's hand: "This is filled with 54 As 1 read the note, my whole body 55 My thinking changed. I couldn't control Shayn's drinking. There was still hope, even when I didn't know what to do. I searched my rear-view mirror（后视镜）for the child who'd given me the note, but not a single one had long blonde hair. 41.A. pulling B. teaching C. greeting D. separating 42.A. gaze B. thought C. brake D. schedule 43.A. cheap B. expensive C. easy D. difficult 44.A. neglected B, hopeless C.abandon D. homeless 45.A. struggle B. pleasure C. failure D.success 46.A. laid B. covered C. distributed D. returned 47.A. tore B. cut C. grabbed D. recycled 48.A. grow B. hang C. disappear D. circulate 49.A. For B. And C. Or D. But 50. A. sensitively B. socially C. passively D. politely 51.A. unless B. though C. so D. if 52.A. paused B.refused C. left D. explained 53.A. unlocked B. unpacked C. unfolded D. unhappy 54.A. confidence B. hope C. patience D. courage 55.A. shook B.ached C. withdrew D. relaxed （六） A trip to a bank’s ATM machine is usually a common affair. But for Jose Nuńez Romaniz, his 41 on Sunday is one that he won’t 42 for the rest of his life. The 19-year-old college student was making a 43 for Mother’s Day online when he noticed his account balance (存款 余 额 )was 44 . So he drove to the nearest bank to deposit money. Little did he know that he was about to make an unbelievable 45 . When he arrived, Jose noticed a plastic bag on the ground filled with cash, which turned out to be $135, 000. “When I first saw it, I was very 46 , not knowing what to do,” Jose told the New York Times. After taking a moment to 47 himself, Jose called the police. And the police soon discovered that the money had 48 been left behind by a worker 49 with refilling the ATM. Thinking that it is the biggest amount of money ever found and 50 in Albuquerque history, the mayor and the police chief held a ceremony to honor Jose’s 51 . And, perhaps best of all, the police chief invited Jose to 52 a job as a public service aid for the department 53 his graduation. For Jose, it was the best gift for Mother’s Day. “Mother called me 54 she almost started crying excitedly. . . She told me I did the right thing and that she was 55 of what I did,” said Jose. 41. A. plan B. experiment C. visit D. show 42. A. enjoy B. forget C. imagine D. face 43. A. purchase B. survey C. wish D. decision 44. A. full B. clear C. improper D. low 45. A. offer B. promise C. profit D. discovery 46. A. shocked B. amused C. excited D. satisfied 47. A. teach B. disturb C. collect D. challenge 48. A. carefully B. accidentally C. deliberately D. nervously 49. A. continued B. charged C. armed D. tasked 50. A. returned B. saved C. lost D. exchanged 51. A. confidence B. honesty C. bravery D. appreciation 52. A. hold up B. adapt to C. wait for D. apply for 53. A. although B. before C. after D. until 54. A. or B. and C. so D. but 55. A. proud B. considerate C. worthy D. sure （七） When I was a young boy, our whole family lived in my Nana’s old house right beside a set of railroad tracks. I can remember the whole house would ___41___ when the trains passed by. I often spent my summer afternoons walking down the ___42___. I can remember the first time I tried to ___43___ myself and walk on a (an) ___44___ rail. The steel rail was very narrow and quite ___45___ so I didn’t have much success. First I tried holding my arms out and ___46___ my feet as I walked. This only led to me falling off after a few steps. I ___47___ to walk backwards once but quickly slipped off. It was only when I started looking ___48___ that I was able to walk the rails. Looking back on this time I now___49___ that it also gave me a wonderful lesson about ___50___. You can’t go through life watching every ___51___ you take or choice you make. This only leads to ___52___ yourself and you soon go off the rails. Looking behind you is even ___53___. Only when you look ahead can you really ___54___ forward and see the life you want to lead. Then you will walk on with a light ___55___. 41. A. collapse B. shake C. break D. burn 42. A. tracks B. road C. train D. farm 43. A. entertain B. test C. balance D. help 44. A. dirty B. old C. black D. single 45. A. long B. hard C. slippery D. safe 46. A. watching B. swinging C. raising D. dragging 47. A. prepared B. started C. offered D. decided 48. A. up B. ahead C. down D. aside 49. A. realize B. suggest C. comment D. declare 50. A. studying B. living C. travelling D. playing 51. A. action B. chance C. step D. risk 52. A. helping B. supporting C. believing D. doubting 53. A. worse B. better C. easier D. messier 54. A. look B. put C. move D. bend 55. A. atmosphere B. heart C. tone D. task （八） It was time to start my afternoon run on the school bus. I drove up to the elementary school, parked and opened the doors. Usually I enjoyed ____21____ the kids as they climbed aboard. Today I kept my ____22____fixed straight ahead. I’d just come from a(n) ____23____ family counseling (辅导) session with my oldest son, Shayn. He started consuming alcohol at 17. I felt ____24____. How did we ever get here? I thought. Shayn was intelligent and had been a ____25____ to raise. The two of us were close. The kids walked past me onto the bus. One or two said hi. A little girl ____26____ a small piece of paper on my lap gently. “This is for you!” she said. I absent-mindedly ____27____ the folded paper and looked up just in time to see wisps (缕，束) of long blonde hair ____28____ down the aisle (过道). I’d hoped family counseling would help Shayn quit drinking. ____29____ at today’s session, Shayn was angry. He said kids his age drink______30______ and that his drinking was under control. What hope did we have ______31______ Shayn couldn’t see that he needed help? I moved to throw the note in the rubbish can near the driver’s seat, then______32______ What if the little girl sees you throw her present away? I thought. So I ______33______ it. Inside was a four-leaf clover (四叶草), along with a message written in a child’s hand: “This is filled with ______34______.” As I read the note, my whole body______35______. My thinking changed. I couldn’t control Shayn’s drinking. There was still hope, even when I didn’t know what to do. I searched my rear-view mirror (后视镜) for the child who’d given me the note , but not a single one had long blonde hair. 21. A. pulling B. teaching C. greeting D. separating 22. A. gaze B. thought C. brake D. schedule 23. A. cheap B. expensive C. easy D. difficult 24. A. neglected B. hopeless C. abandon D. homeless 25. A. struggle B. pleasure C. failure D. success 26. A. laid B. covered C. distributed D. returned 27. A. tore B. cut C. grabbed D. recycled 28. A. grow B. hang C. disappear D. circulate 29. A. For B. And C. Or D. But 30. A. sensitively B. socially C. passively D. politely 31. A. unless B. though C. so D. if 32. A. paused B. refused C. left D. explained 33. A. unlocked B. unpacked C. unfolded D. unhappy 34. A. confidence B. hope C. patience D. courage 35. A. shook B. ached C. withdrew D. relaxed （九） He came from somewhere south of Rome.I didn't know when or how he got to America, swam maybe.But one evening I found him standing in the driveway,behind my garage,extremely thin. “My name Tony Trivionno and I mow(割）your lawn.”he said.It was hard to comprehend his 41.▲ English.“I mow your lawn,”he said again and walked away.Yes,these Depression days were 42.▲，but how could I 43.▲a person who had come to me for help?When I got home the next evening,the lawn had been mowed,the walks swept and the garden weeded.44.▲,my wife assumed I had hired him.I told her of my45.▲the night before and we thought it strange that he had not asked for46.▲. The next two days were busy,and I forgot about him.But on Friday,I saw him,behind my garage again and busy around. I managed to 47.▲ some small weekly pay for him and each day he cleaned up the yard and took care of any little 48.▲. He was very helpful whenever there were any heavy objects to lift or things to fix in my factory. “I want to be an apprentice(学徒）,”he said one day. 49.▲ we had a good Prentice school that trained laborers,I doubted whether he had the ability to 50.▲ blueprints and micrometers(千分尺）. Therefore,he took a 51.▲in pay to become an apprentice. Many years later,I found him in our52.▲ meetingspot,much heavier than he used to be and taking on a look of 53.▲.He was a millionaire now! Tony came to America seeking the American Dream.But he did not find it─he 54.▲ it himself. Tony didn't begin on the bottom rung(横档）of the ladder. He began in the55.▲. Tony’s affairs were tiny,and all he had were 24 hours a day.He wasted none of them and succeeded finally. 41.A.repeated B.broken C.strange D.simple 42.A.special B.boring C.ordinary D.difficult 43.A.give away B.turn away C.pick up D.cheer up 44.A.Hopefully B.Fortunately C.Apparently D.Secretly 45.A.impression B.experience C.doubt D.anxiety 46.A.trouble B.award C.pay D.leave 47.A.bring in B.leave out C.work out D.take in 48.A.tasks B.kids C.animals D.arguments 49.A.Now that B.In case C.Even if D.Ever since 50.A.read B.record C.copy D.draw 51.A.rise B.cut C.step D.break 52.A.casual B.memorable C.formal D.familiar 53. A. confusion B. confidence C. amusement D. astonishment 54.A.discovered B.acknowledged C.deserved D.created 55.A.office B.school C.hotel D.basement （十） Born in Monterey, Virginia in 1896, Marjorie Stewart Joyner moved to Chicago, Illinois at 16. In 1916, she became the first black woman to ___21___ from the A.B. Molar Beauty School. Later she worked for self-made millionaire Madame C.J. Walker’s company, which owned nearly 200 hair salons (沙龙) and ___22___ many well-known black figures of the time. During the 1920’s, black women had real difficulty with their ___23___. In order to straighten their tightly-curled (紧紧卷 曲的) hair, they would have to ___24___ a stove-heated curling iron (烫发器). This was very ___25___ as only one iron could be used at a time. In 1926, Joyner set out to make this ___26___ faster, easier and more efficient. She imagined that if a number of curling irons could be ___27___ above a woman’s head, they could ___28___ at the same time to straighten her hair all at once. Joyner ___29___ her concept and completed her invention, which could be worn for a specific period of time, ___30___ hair that was either straight or curled. Beyond ___31___, the device enjoyed immediate success, and Joyner, as the first black woman, ___32___ received a patent for it in 1928. Joyner’s ___33___ was not limited to Madam C.J.Walker’s company but was extremely popular among white beauty salons. In 1945, along with educator Mary McLeod, Joyner co-founded the United Beauty School Owners and Teachers Association (UBSOTA), and helped the black community by ___34___ money for black colleges. Joyner died on December 7, 1997. She left behind her wisdom, creativity and ___35___ that served to motivate many generations. 21. A. differ B. suffer C. graduate D. recover 22. A. protected B. served C. trained D. employed 23. A. skin B. education C. hair D. job 24. A. make use of B. get hold of C. take place of D. have affection for 25. A. eye-catching B. time-consuming C. life-saving D. heart-stopping 26. A. process B. experiment C. phenomenon D. performance 27. A. checked B. allocated C. carved D. arranged 28. A. benefit B. work C. improve D. scan 29. A. developed B. doubted C. related D. advertised 30. A. winding up B. speeding up C. subscribing to D. resulting in 31. A. repair B. expectation C. control D. recognition 32. A. frequently B. politically C. skeptically D. eventually 33. A. assistance B. enquiry C. success D. assumption 34. A. exchanging B. handling C. transporting D. raising 35. A. selflessness B. prediction C. politeness D. appreciation （十一） Years ago, we celebrated our oldest son’s first birthday by holding a super party. I spent months ____21____, cutting out handmade banners(横幅)and making all kinds of decorations. I kept ____22____ my husband’s work as he built a cardboard city background. And I would lose ____23____ of my emotions when it didn’t progress exactly as I ____24____. I didn’t know exactly why I stuck to ____25____ a party like that, but I felt this unspoken ____26____. It was a feeling that my ____27____ as a mom and my love for my son were tied to how ____28____ this party was. Actually my son was turning one year old, and he had no idea what was going on. ___29___, this clearly meant nothing to him. I tried to _____30_____ other people and maybe even prove something to myself, only to find it made me ______31______. On his birthday, I put on a ton of makeup(化妆品)to ______32______ my stress and smiled to our ______33______ even though I nearly broke down. It was the ______34______ party because of the memories attached to it! I ruined a ______35______ memory for me as a mother and decided to make a ______36______. Last weekend, we celebrated my other son Hudson’s sixth birthday. He asked a Ninjago theme, so a week before the party, I searched Amazon(a shopping website)and ______37______ a banner and some basic party materials as he ______38______. On that day, we ordered a big meal and used disposable(一次性的)plates to avoid hours of cleaning up. The party was ______39______ but perfect. As Hudson went to bed that night, he told me it was his best birthday ever. Parents’ _____40_____ for kids does not lie in the complexity of celebrating kids’ birthday. 21. A. researching B. preparing C. thinking D. studying 22. A. ignoring B. doubting C. finding D. checking 23. A. control B. count C. sight D. track 24. A. learned B. explained C. expected D. promised 25. A. damaging B. arranging C. attending D. leaving 26. A. fears B. concern C. questions D. pressure 27. A. dream B. symbol C. identity D. post 28. A. personal B. difficult C. familiar D. brilliant 29. A. However B. Therefore C. Anyhow D. Besides 30. A. persuade B. remind C. inspire D. impress 31. A. delighted B. annoyed C. tired D. astonished 32. A. create B. cover C. express D. experience 33. A. neighbors B. relatives C. colleagues D. guests 34. A. worst B. newest C. best D. biggest 35. A. clear B. bitter C. precious D. accurate 36. A. mess B. deal C. joke D. change 37. A. designed B. purchased C. made D. wanted 38. A. acquired B. introduced C. demanded D. ordered 39. A. splendid B. complicated C. plain D. boring 40. A. affection B. praise C. support D. advice （十二） My first year living in Los Angeles, I was a birthday-party clown(小丑). I ___21___with my identity because, though I viewed myself as a filmmaker, everyone in my life associated me with this ridiculous day job. For certain parties, I had to go as a ___22___ character, so at the party I'd actually be＂Mickey Mouse" or "Sponge-Bob SquarePants. "One night, I was told that I was going to be Batman. At the time I had a giant mustache but I didn't want to ___23___ my physical appearance for that job. ___24___, for the party, I chose not to shave. Normally at these parties, you pop in through the front door: "Surprise! Batman's here!" However, my element of ___25___ was shot because they saw me coming from, like, a quarter of a mile away, which left me plenty of time to ___26___ my choice not to shave. Once I got close enough for them to make out the ___27___ of my face, the entire party ___28___in laughter and then into cheers. After I ran into the party, they were___29___me. I saw the birthday boy with his dad, who was laughing, and he said, "You see, I told you, son. Batman has a mustache." He took me to the huge birthday cake with a Batman drawn on it, and the Batman had a mustache. I just stared at it in ____30____. When____31____ bringing the cake out, instead of just admitting that it was messed up, the parents tried to save ____32____ and said to the boy," Batman always has a mustache. He just shaves it for movies." In a ____33____ of fate, my mustache confirmed what the parents had said and ____34____the kids that I was actually Batman. That day , there was no doubt in my mind what I was. I may not have been the ____35____ that they ordered and expected. But that day, I was the hero that they needed. 21. A. started B. stuck C. struggled D. settled 22. A. specific B. leading C. central D. generous 23. A. improve B. change C. make D. judge 24 . A. Otherwise B. Besides C. However D. Therefore 25. A. surprise B. joy C. enthusiasm D. anxiety 26. A. withdraw B. regret C. exercise D. influence 27. A. shape B. expression C. features D. wrinkles 28. A. showed up B. calmed down C. ran away D. broke out 29. A. applauding B. blaming C. neglecting D. embarrassing 30. A. peace B. comfort C. disbelief D. despair 31. A. accidentally B. finally C. secretly D. initially 32. A. fuel B. money C. time D. face 33. A. shadow B. path C. twist D. role 34. A. guaranteed B. convinced C. warned D. promised 35. A. hero B. comedian C. actor D. filmmaker （十三） When I was a young boy, our whole family lived in my Nana’s old house right beside a set of railroad tracks. I can remember the whole house would ___41___ when the trains passed by. I often spent my summer afternoons walking down the ___42___. I can remember the first time I tried to ___43___ myself and walk on a (an) ___44___ rail. The steel rail was very narrow and quite ___45___ so I didn’t have much success. First I tried holding my arms out and ___46___ my feet as I walked. This only led to me falling off after a few steps. I ___47___ to walk backwards once but quickly slipped off. It was only when I started looking ___48___ that I was able to walk the rails. Looking back on this time I now___49___ that it also gave me a wonderful lesson about ___50___. You can’t go through life watching every ___51___ you take or choice you make. This only leads to ___52___ yourself and you soon go off the rails. Looking behind you is even ___53___. Only when you look ahead can you really ___54___ forward and see the life you want to lead. Then you will walk on with a light ___55___. 41. A. collapse B. shake C. break D. burn 42. A. tracks B. road C. train D. farm 43. A. entertain B. test C. balance D. help 44. A. dirty B. old C. black D. single 45. A. long B. hard C. slippery D. safe 46. A. watching B. swinging C. raising D. dragging 47. A. prepared B. started C. offered D. decided 48. A. up B. ahead C. down D. aside 49. A. realize B. suggest C. comment D. declare 50. A. studying B. living C. travelling D. playing 51. A. action B. chance C. step D. risk 52. A. helping B. supporting C. believing D. doubting 53. A. worse B. better C. easier D. messier 54. A. look B. put C. move D. bend 55. A. atmosphere B. heart C. tone D. task （十四） Cars have become more than vehicles for moving things. They have stolen our American’s hearts. After the Second World War, middle-class white-collar workers ____16____ into the suburbs in large numbers, taking their cars with them. Our car culture really began to ____17____ in the fifties. More jobs and economic growth ____18____ the rapid development of driving. The idea spread that cars ____19____ freedom—hot, fast and good-looking. We were on the road. ____20____ by self-important fashions, we drove through the twentieth century, and into the harbor of twenty-first century. We are a nation ____21____ our cars. Go to any small town in this country and count how many classic cars you see. Pull into a shopping mall parking lot and ____22____ the luxury(豪华) cars. Ask any teenager how ____23____ he or she wants to get a driver’s license, or any ____24____ citizen how long he or she would like to keep his/her own car. My dad was particularly _____25_____ to that national romance which has affected America for many years. In my childhood I often joked that I never knew what kind of car my dad might _____26_____ the parking space with. I was half serious. My dad had a strange interest in trading cars. For a while, the bigger it was, the _____27_____. Some of my dad’s cars _____28_____ little more than a month. Some lasted a couple of years. And at his very worst, late last year, he owned two Buicks, an Audi A6 and a truck. Somewhere among them, my mother _____29_____ to find a place to park her little Fiat finally. Although we laugh at him a little, compared with those who love cars, my dad is not that _____30_____. 16. A. walked B. cycled C. flooded D. struggled 17. A. drop B. sail C. help D. divide 18. A. applied to B. contributed to C. responded to D. took to 19. A. equaled B. targeted C. matched D. favored 20. A. Driven B. Ignored C. Stopped D. Beaten 21. A. in touch with B. in love with C. in control with D. in line with 22. A. check B. recognize C. count D. record 23. A. hurriedly B. repeatedly C. simply D. badly 24. A. average B. free C. senior D. junior 25. A. accustomed B. friendly C. important D. devoted 26. A. push ahead B. pull into C. draw apart D. drag off 27. A. quieter B. easier C. faster D. better 28. A. conducted B. booked C. lasted D. froze 29. A. managed B. tried C. wanted D. decided 30. A. superb B. unusual C. typical D. sensitive