第二节：完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16 ~ 35各题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项,。
Night after night, my mother came to my bed, even long after my childhood years. She would 21 down and push my long hair out of the way, and then kiss my forehead.
I don’t remember when it first started 22 me-her hands pushing my hair that way, for they
felt work-worn and rough 23 my young skin. Finally , one night, I shouted out at her, “Don’t do
that any more-your hands are too rough!” she made no 24 and left quietly. But never again did
my mother do it with that familiar expression of her 25 .
With the passing years, my 26 returned to that night time after time. By then I 27 my mother’s hands and her goodnight kiss. Sometimes the incident seemed very 28 , sometimes far away, but always it was 29 in the back of my mind.
The years have passed, and I’m not a little girl any more. Mom is in her seventies, and those hands I once 30 to be so rough are still doing things for me and my family.
Now, Mom no longer has Dad and lives 31 . One night on Thanksgiving Eve, I found myself 32 to her house to spend the night with her. As I slept in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand hesitantly ran across my face to 33 the hair from my forehead. Then a 34 , ever so gently , touched my forehead. I burst into tears.
In my memory, thousands of times, I 35 the night my young voice complained. Catching Mom’s hand in hand, I told her how 36 I was for that night. I thought she’d remember 37 I did. But Mom didn’t know what I was talking about. She had already forgotten and 38 long ago.
That night, I fell
asleep with a new 39 for my gentle mother and her caring hands. And
the guilt that I had carried around for so long was 40 to be
found.
21．A．lie B．bend C．look D．fall
22．A．annoying B．astonishing C．delighting D．disappointing
23．A．along B．above C．against D．aside
24．A．reply B．promise C．request D．agreement
25．A．pity B．sadness C．apology D．love
26．A．feelings B．opinions C．spirits D．thoughts
27．A．missed B．forgot C．held D．shook
28．A．strange B．close C．serious D．common
29．A．stressed B．existed C．hidden D．exposed
30．A．expected B．changed C．reminded D．complained
31．A．yet B．away C．alone D．long
32．A．drawn B．carried C．moved D．stayed
33．A．cut B．wash C．brush D．take
34．A．tear B．kiss C．press D．hand
35．A．returned B．remembered C．realized D．recalled
36．A．sorry B．happy C．angry D．nervous
37．A．when B．how C．why D．as
38．A．disappeared B．forgiven C．apologized D．abandoned
39．A．imagination B．inspiration C．decoration D．appreciation
40．A．still B．soon C．nowhere D．anyhow
—You’re going to publish my book. Are you serious?
—_________. It’s to be published next month.
A．No, I am not B．No, I was just joking
C．Yes, I do D．Yes, I have never been more serious
Low-carbon lifestyle is of great benefit to improve the world environment．_________can be
enjoyed from it until you have a deep understanding of it，however．
A．Something B．Nothing C．Few D．Much
—Jack isn't a football coach, is he?
—_________.
A. No, but he was. B. Yes, he isn't
C. Yes, he wasn't D. No, he is
The two young men
were having a heated argument. No one could ______ a word.
A. get on B .get in C. get out D. get into
Having bought a new car, _________to tell my wife the good news.
A. a phone call was made B. a phone call was needed
C. I made a phone call D. I would make a phone call
