Question

第二节：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Many years ago, Dad worked as a farmhand (农场工人). At that time, he had a horse. Every Saturday he __31    to the town after dinner and spent a few hours on social   32   with other farmhands, such as drinking, chatting, and playing cards in the café. On Saturday evenings, the café was   33   because many farmhands were there. Before midnight Dad returned home on his horse, quite satisfied with his   34  . In his words, he   35   thought of changing his job.

At the age of 31, Dad married my mother who was a schoolteacher. In the following spring I came   36   into the world. Life became hard, so my mother felt   37  . She told Dad that they must make a   38  .

My mother had   39   of how some famous persons, especially Thomas Edison who was born in a poor family, fought against fate and achieved greatness and   40  . And she   41   that I would some day become a great leader   42   men or cities and Dad should be a successful businessman. So she   43   Dad to give up his job as a farmhand, sell his horse and   44   a small business of his own. And I went to high school and college. She even sent me abroad for   45   education when I graduated from college. Under the drive of my mother’s hope, Dad and I   46   what we have today. Dad runs a big international   47   and I am a successful lawyer   48   great fame in my country,   49   not a leader as my mother expected.

Dad said, without my mother, we wouldn’t be what we are today; at least, he would remain a farmhand.   50   he got a lesson of life —sometimes we really need drive from outside.

31．A．rode                B．walked                 C．ran                              D．drove

32．A．conversations  B．games                C．relationships      D．activities

33．A．cold         B．crowded        C．quiet                        D．dirty

34．A．horse                  B．entertainment  C．life                               D．beer

35．A．often             B．ever                C．never                           D．sometimes

36．A．laughing     B．singing                   C．sleeping                        D．crying

37．A．unimportant     B．busy                     C．unsatisfied             D．tired

38．A．living              B．change                C．decision                        D．house

39．A．dreamed             B．heard                            C．thought                        D．spoken

40．A．honesty               B．money                 C．fame                              D．energy

41．A．cared                   B．knew                    C．forgot                            D．hoped

42．A．training               B．ruling                  C．helping                        D．protecting

43．A．warned                B．wanted                C．allowed                         D．persuaded

44．A．start                             B．find                       C．design                          D．sell

45．A．farther               B．higher                  C．easier                                D．closer

46．A．showed              B．kept                      C．lost                              D．achieved

47．A．company            B．school                  C．farm                         D．café

48．A．suffering             B．sharing                C．enjoying                      D．following

49．A．though              B．if                            C．and                           D．since

50．A．So                          B．However             C．Or                            D．Because

Answer

         31—35 ADBCC                  36—40 DCBBC

41—45 DBDAB               46—50DACAA