第二部分:完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分) 阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 I came to study in the US last fall. My life had been 36 since I arrived at Andover. Although I had several outside-class activities, I hadn’t taken any official leadership position. This 37 changed when I received an e-mail from Ms Griffith, my cluster(一组,一群) dean(主任), 38 that a new female DC Rep was needed. DC Rep 39 Discipline Committee Representative. 40 boarding school(寄宿学校) students break serious rules, like using 41 , getting drunk or cheating in their studies. The punishments given to such students are 42 by a DC Rep, a house adviser, two student representatives, the cluster president and the cluster dean. I was interested in becoming a DC Rep for my cluster, Pine Knoll, 43 so were other students. We had to hold an election and Ms Griffith asked us to write 44 to be sent to everyone in Pine Knoll. I thought hard about what to write. I didn’t want to make any 45 , because they are difficult to keep. So I started my speech by explaining 46 I wanted to become a DC Rep. “ I want to serve Pine Knoll and also learn how American boarding schools carry out discipline,” I wrote 47 . I made three 48 that said, “ Vote For Teresa” and put them on every exit of my dorm(宿舍) so that people would 49 my name when they went to vote. Although I tried hard, I didn’t win the election. I was 50 , but my positive(乐观的) nature did not allow me to 51 for very long. I actually 52 when my friends tried to 53 me, “Teresa, I am sorry.” “Don’t be sorry for me. I’m very happy to have taken part in the election,” I said. It is true that the process is much more important than the 54 . I am surprised and happy to 55 my hidden courage. 36. A. hard B. terrible C. happy D. simple 37. A. condition B. situation C. time D. life 38. A. explaining B. writing C. saying D. talking 39. A. stands for B. asks for C. calls for D. looks for 40. A. Usually B. Sometimes C. Often D. Seldom 41. A. computers B. drugs C. cars D. mobiles 42. A. realized B. given C. determined D. made 43. A. but B. although C. or D. therefore 44. A. articles B. speeches C. compositions D. introductions 45. A. mistakes B. movements C. promises D. requests 46. A. how B. whether C. when D. why 47. A. openly B. easily C. fluently D. honestly 48. A. posters B. advertisements C. pictures D. rules 49. A. recognize B. remember C. forget D. see 50. A. satisfied B. surprised C. disappointed D. helpless 51. A. put down B. feel down C. look down D. lie down 52. A. smiled B. cried C. laughed D. sorrowed 53. A. encourage B. cheer C. comfort D. persuade 54. A. reason B. attitude C. result D. aim 55. A. know B. find C. invent D. discover
答案:36-40:DBCAB 41-45:BCABC 46-50:DDABC 51-55:BACCD