第二节 完形填空(共30小题；ll—20每小题1分，2l—40每小题1.5分，满分40分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从11—40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

(I)

Children can sometimes teach us valuable lessons．One summer afternoon over a dam，our three sons asked if they could dive off the newly-built bridge．Their   11   was certainly met with“No”．Not only was it a 13-foot drop to the water．I pointed out，but there might be potential dangers that could be a   12   trap．

However，my middle son was not   13   ．At his suggestion his elder brother walked into the water and   14   the area where they wanted to jump．The   15   of water was fine，as well as being   16   of dangers．They had the times of their lives that afternoon．

I can’t help relating that   17   to everyday life．How many   18   have I missed because I was   19   by “potential dangers” that were   20   never there in the first place?

11．A．question    B．inquiry     C．request   D．reaction

12．A．joy     B．death     C．sorrow  D．1eisure

l3．A．disappointed B．contused     C．encouraged  D．convinced

14．A．surveyed     B．searched     C．chose  D．found

15．A．width     B．quantity     C．depth  D．temperature

16．A．clear     B．afraid     C．free  D．full

17．A．outing     B．experience     C．research  D．practice

18．A．jobs     B．occasions     C．opportunities  D．sights

19．A．cheated     B．blinded     C．moved  D．fascinated

20．A．certainly     B．truly     C．partly  D．probably

（II）

one afternoon walking along Fifth Avenue，I remembered that it was necessary to buy one pair of socks．I turned into the first sock shop that   21    my eye，and a young clerk   22   .

“1 want to buy a pair of socks．”I said．His eyes were shining．There was a note of   23   in his voice．“Did you know that yon had come into the   24   place in the world to buy socks?”I had not been   25   of that，as I entered the shop    26   ．“Come with me，”said the boy，excitedly．I followed him to the back part of the shop，and he began to take down from the shelves box after box，  27   their goods for my enjoyment．

“   28   ，young man，I am going to buy only   29   !”“I know that，”said he，“but I want you to see how   30   these are． Aren’t they wonderful?”There was an expression of   31   on his face, as if he had   32   the lottery．I became far   33   interested in him than in the socks.

I looked at him in   34   ．“My friend，”said I，“if you can keep up this enthusiasm and excitement day after day，in ten years you will   35   in your career．”My amazement at his pride and joy in salesmanship will be easily understood by all who read this article. In many shops the   36   has to wait for someone to serve him．The clerk shows no   37   either in you or in the goods he is paid to sell．Many young people began his career with hope and   38   at first．Then the daily work was too much for him；the newness   39    slowly．That was the   40   stage．His usefulness was over．

21．A．kept     B．shut     C．took  D．caught

22．A．turned out     B．got along     C．came forward  D．went off

23．A．anxiety     B．shame     C．panic  D．excitement

24．A．finest     B．most beautiful C．biggest  D．most comfortable

25．A．sure     B．aware     C．confident  D．capable

26．A．in particular B．at length     C．by accident  D．on purpose

27．A．exchanging B．showing     C．selling  D．hiding

28．A．Look out     B．Look up     C．Hold up  D．Hold on

29．A．one piece     B．two pieces  C．one pair  D. two pairs

30．A．beautiful     B．cheap     C．valuable  D．strange

31．A．pleasure     B．sadness     C．surprise  D．puzzle

32．A．bought     B．found     C．won  D．1ost

33．A．much     B．more     C．1ess  D．1ittle

34．A．anger     B．despair     C．amazement  D．vain

35．A．succeed     B．fail     C．delay  D．fade

36．A．salesman     B．passenger     C．manager  D．customer

37．A．pride     B．interest     C．mercy  D．admiration

38．A．content     B．sympathy     C．surprise  D．enthusiasm

39．A．disappeared B．appeared     C．arose  D．increased

40．A．first     B．next     C．1ast  D．new
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