（2011·湖南卷）完形填空

   Directions: For each blank in the following passage, there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

   People in communities have slowly been pushed apart through the years, mostly because people simply aren’t taking the time to say a simple “hello,” After considering this phenomenon, I decided I was going to   36   the way I was doing things.

   My   37   came one morning when I was in the community library. I passed by a girl who   38   her books out of her locker .Thinking like most that someone else would help her pick them up, I continued my way. However, when I had to   39   because I stupidly forgot my book, I noticed she had just finished packing them up by herself he one had stopped to   40   her.

   “OK,” I thought to myself, “this is where I should have changed.”

   My best opportunity came a few days later when I saw a man   41   by himself waiting for the library to open ,so I sat down next to him and began a   42  .It was difficult to get started ,and even when I had to say goodbye, almost every   43   from my new friend had a tone (语气) of doubt in it ,And who could blame him?

   People aren’t used to making an   44   chat with a stranger. But a change, no matter how   45   it is needed, doesn’t just happen. It takes people like us to make it possible. I    46    you to take a small step out of your comfort zone and try to make someone’s day a little brighter, Together, we can really make   come   47    as a whole.

36. A. change        B. explain      C. learn         D. show

37. A. trouble        B. doubt       C. wish         D. opportunity

38. A. took          B. dropped     C. got           D. pulled

39. A. come out      B. stand by     C. go back       D. turn up

40. A. please        B. greet        C. help          D. praise

41. A. sitting        B. walking      C. riding        D. running

42. A. discussion     B. lesson       C. report        D. conversation

43. A. joke          B. response     C. cry          D. story

44. A. unchangeable  B. unprepared   C. unforgettable   D. unfinished

45. A. desperately    B. frequently    C. simply        D. widely

46. A. allow         B. warn        C. order         D. advise

47. A. tater          B. straighter    C. closer        D. slower

 (10·辽宁)

When I first entered university, my aunt, who is an English professor, gave me a new English dictionary. I was __36___to see that it was an English English dictionary, also known as a monolingual dictionary._37___it was a dictionary intended for non—native learners, none of my classmates had one __38__, to be honest, I found it extremely __39_ to use at first. I would look up words in the dictionary and _40__ not fully understand the meaning. I was used to the __41__ bilingual dictionaries, in which the words are _42__ both in English and Chinese. I really wondered why my aunt __43_ to make things so difficult for me. Now, after studying English at university for three years, I _44__ that monolingual dictionaries are __45_ in learning a foreign language

     As I found out, there is __46_ often no perfect equivalence(对应)between two _47___ in two language. My aunt even goes so far as to 48___ that a Chinese “equivalent” can never give you the __49___ meaning of a word in English! ___50_ , she insisted that I read the definition(定义) of a world in a monolingual dictionary __51___ I wanted to get a better understanding of its meaning. ____52__, I have come to see what she meant. 

Using a monolingual dictionary for learners has helped me in another important way. This dictionary uses a(n)   53    number of words, around 2, 000, in its definitions. When I read these definitions, I am    54    exposed to（接触）the basic words and learn how they are used to explain objects and ideas.   55   this, I can express myself more easily in English.

36.A．worried           B．sad              C．surprised            D．nervous

37.A．Because           B．Although        C．Unless              D．If

38.A．but               B．so              C．or                  D．and

39.A．difficult           B．interesting        C．ambiguous          D．practical

40.A．thus              B．even             C．still                D．again

41.A．new              B．familiar          C．earlier              D．ordinary

42.A．explained          B．expressed        C．described            D．created

43.A．offered            B．agreed           C．decided             D．happened

44.A．imagine           B．recommend       C．predict              D．understand

45.A．natural            B．better            C．easier               D．convenient

46 A．at best             B．in fact           C．at times              D．in case

47.A．words             B．names           C．ideas                D．characters

48.A．hope              B．declare           C．doubt               D．tell

49.A．exact              B．basic            C．translated            D．expected

50.A．Rather             B．However         C．Therefore            D．Instead

51.A．when              B．before           C．until                D．while

52.A．Largely            B．Generally         C．Gradually           D．Probably

53.A．extra              B．average           C．total                D．limited

54.A．repeatedly          B．nearly            C．immediately         D．anxiously

55.A．According to        B．In relation to      C．In addition to         D．Because of

 (09·福建)

Children find meanings in their old family tales.  

When Stephen Guyer’s three children were growing up, he told them stories about bow his grandfather, a banker,    36   all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times   37   his strong-minded grandfather was nearly   38    , he loaded his family into the car and   39    them to see family members in Canada with a   40   ,“there are more important thins in life than money. ”

The  41   took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to a   42    house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was  43     that his children ,a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset. To his surprise, they weren’t   44      , their reaction echoed （共鸣） their great-grandfather’s. What they   45    was how warm the people were in the house and how  46     of their heart was accessible.  

Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children   47    hard times. Storytelling expects say the phenomenon reflects a growing  48     in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in a storytelling events and festivals.  

A university   49    of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to 50   parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety.  

The  51    is telling the stories in a way children can  52     . We’re not talking here about the kind of story that   53    , “When I was a kid, I walked to school every day uphill both ways, barefoot in the snow. ” Instead, we should choose a story suited to the child’s  54    , and make eye contact （接触） to create “a personal experience”,. We don’t have to tell children

55   they should take from the story and what the moral is . ”

36. A. missed                     B. lost                        C. forgot                     D. ignored

37. A. when                       B. while                      C. how                      D. why

38. A. friendless                 B. worthless                C. penniless                 D. homeless

39. A fetched                     B. allowed                  C. expected                 D. took

40. A. hope                        B. promise                  C. suggestion              D. belief

41. A. tale                         B. agreement              C. arrangement           D. report

42. A. large                        B. small                      C. new                       D. grand

43. A. surprised                  B. annoyed                  C. disappointed            D. worried

44. A. Therefore                 B. Besides                   C. Instead                   D. Otherwise

45. A. talked about             B. cared about             C. wrote about            D. heard about

46. A. much                       B. many                      C. little                       D. few

47. A. beyond                    B. over                       C. behind                    D. through

48. A. argument                  B. skill                       C. interest                   D. anxiety

49. A. study                       B. design                    C. committee             D. staff

50. A. provide                    B. retell                      C. support                   D. refuse

51. A. trouble                     B. gift                         C. fact                       D. trick

52. A. perform                   B. write                      C. hear                       D. question

53. A. means                     B. ends                       C. begins                    D. proves

54. A. needs                       B. activities                 C. judgments              D. habits

55. A. that                         B. what                      C. which                    D. whom

 (07·重庆)

In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the specialist tested him again. To my __36__, it was the same score.

       Later that evening, I _37_ told Frank what I had learned that day. After talking it over, we agree that we knew our _38_ much better than an IQ(智商) test. We _39_ that Michael’s score must have been a __40___ and we should treat him ___41___ as usual.

       We moved to Indiana in 1962, and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year. He got _42 _ grades in the school, especially _43_ biology and chemistry, which was a great comfort.

       Michael _44_ Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student, soon afterwards, his teachers permitted him to take more courses than _45_. In 1968, he was accepted by the School of Medicine, Yale University.

       On graduation day in 1972, Frank and I _46_ the ceremony (典礼) at Yale. After the ceremony, we told Michael about the _47_ IQ score he got when he was six. Since that day, Michael sometimes would look at us and say _48_, “My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldn’t be a doctor, not until after I graduated from medical school!” It is his special way of thanking us for the _49_ we had in him.

       Interestingly, Michael then _50_ another IQ test. We went to the same clinic where he had _51_ the test eighteen years before. This time Michael scored 126, an increase of 36 points. A result like that was supposed to be _52_.

       Children often do as _53_ as what adults, particularly parents and teachers, _54_ of them. That is, tell a child he is “ _55_”, and he may play the role of a foolish child.

36. A. joy                     B. surprise             C. dislike                      D. disappointment

37. A. tearfully       B. fearfully            C. cheerfully                 D. hopefully

38. A. student        B. son                   C. friend                       D. doctor

39. A. argued         B. realized              C. decided                    D. understood

40. A. joke             B. mistake             C. warning                   D wonder.

41. A. specially       B. strictly                     C. naturally                   D. carefully

42. A. poor            B. good                 C. average                    D. standard

43. A. in                      B. about                C. of                            D. for

44. A. visited          B. chose                C. passed                            D. entered

45. A. allowed        B. described           C. required                   D. offered

46. A. missed         B. held                  C. delayed                    D. attended

47. A. high             B. same                 C. low                          D. different

48. A. curiously      B. eagerly              C. calmly                      D. jokingly

49. A. faith            B. interest              C. pride                        D. delight

50. A. looked for    B. asked for           C. waited for                D. prepared for

51. A. received       B. accepted            C. organized                 D. discussed

52. A. imperfect     B. impossible         C. uncertain                  D. unsatisfactory

53. A. honestly       B. much                C. well                        D. bravely

54. A. hear            B. learn                 C. expect                      D. speak

55. A. wise            B. rude                  C. shy                          D. stupid

 (07·四川)

It's fourteen years since I left the Philippines to live with my family in the USA. A month ago, while on summer vacation back in my motherland, I learned a lesson from mosquito (蚊子) bites. Right before    36   Kennedy Airport in New York, my grandma   37   me of the behavior of the native mosquitoes around the   38   like me. She said, "There's an old saying—the   39   you stay away from the motherland, the sweeter your blood   40   to the mosquitoes. " Not   41   it, I replied, "Grandmaaaa, that's just an old wives' tale!" 

Well, less than a week   42   my arrival in Manila, I was already carpeted with a   43   of mosquito bites. I took many measures to keep myself from being   44   , but they all proved useless.

Late one   45   in my cousin's home, I couldn't bear the   46   of the bites. Hoping to find some comfort, I   47   my cousin, who was sleeping peacefully in the bed next to mine. Unhappy for being   48    she said, "There is nothing you can do. Go back to sleep. "  With a few turns, she slept again. Enviously (妒嫉地)   49   her sleep, I hoped a big mosquito would   50   on her face.  However, the mosquitoes would just lightly dance around her forehead and fly away quickly, never biting her. Amazed (惊奇的), I ran to others'   51   , only to find they were all sleeping   52   as the same thing occurred again and again.

From those bites, I came to   53   my grandma's silly tale. From then on, I've always tried to keep a(n)   54   mind about those strange old wives' tales   55   they do have some truth to them.

36. A. leaving          B. passing               C. visiting                   D. finding

37. A. persuaded        B. reminded          C.  warned                D.  informed

38. A. students         B. foreigners           C. passengers                 D. visitors

39. A. earlier             B. longer            C. sooner                   D. later

40. A. grows           B. goes               C. flows                   D. remains

41. A. expecting          B. understanding      C. recognizing               D. believing

42. A. after            B. before              C. when                    D. as

43. A. shade            B. pile                C. cloud                           D. blanket

44. A. touched               B. bitten                C. defeated                  D. discovered

45. A. morning         B. afternoon            C. evening                  D. night

46. A. noise            B. hit                 C. pain                      D. effect

47. A. woke up       B. shouted at         C. looked for                 D. dropped on

48. A. blamed          B. interrupted          C. moved                    D. frightened

49. A. having           B. watching           C. making                   D. helping

50. A. land              B. fly                 C. fall                             D. wait

51. A. houses         B. flats               C. rooms                  D. homes

52. A. joyfully        B. anxiously            C. soundlessly               D. worriedly

53. A. tell            B. know               C. remember                  D. accept

54. A. open          B. active               C. clear                     D. honest

55. A. and           B. so                 C. because                  D. until