第三部分英语知识运用
第一节完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空
白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I became interested in writing at an early age. So when my fourth-grade teacher told me about a 36 writer's conference where students my age could 37 published writers, I decided to go. I began thinking about the writers whose stories I 38 --Judy Blume, Beverly Cleary, Shell Silverstein and 39 if they would be at this conference.
Well, I went to the conference, but I was a little 40. None of them were there. But the conference was well 41, and every half hour we would move on to hear a new writer speak. Soon the42period of the day came. A man introduced himself and gave the same little speech we had heard since that morning. 43, he threw in a twist(转折).
"44 are more than just words thrown together," he said. "Words are more than just
45 thrown together. You must also 46 the mood or the tone (语气) of your ideas. "
He let that idea sink in and then 47 us about the difference between a house and a home. We all thought that was a 48 question, and made some wild guesses at it."
“Class,”he49, "the difference between a. house and a home is in the mood or the tone. A house is the 50 --the wood, the bricks, the lighting, the refrigerator. A home is the love and warmth, and comfort you 51 as you walk through the 52"
I've kept that 53 in my memory ever since that day. Writing is more than just filling up a blank page with54; it' s about expressing your ideas with clarity(清晰) and the mood. And that's why I 55 it.
36. A. Famous
B. new
C. report
D. School
37. A. become
B. Recognize
C. meet
D. Follow
38. A. Wrote
B. loved
C. believed
D. changed
39. A. cared
B. doubted
C. imagined
D. wondered
40. A. Disappointed
B. confused
C. Surprised
D. worried
41. A. Attended
B. Organized
C. informed
D. equipped
42. A. happy
B. late
C. busy
D. last
43. A. Anyhow
B. Again
C. Then
D. Therefore
44. A. Stories
B. Lessons
C. Lectures
D. Languages
45. A. sounds
B. letters
C. spellings
D. meanings
46. A. enjoy
B. separate
C. consider
D. notice
47. A. Warned
B. taught
C. told
D. asked
48. A. Silly
B. difficult
C. familiar
D. serious
49. A. Agreed
B. Suggested
C. Explained
D. Attempted
50. A. Design
B. fortune
C. Mood
D. building
51. A. lack
B. feel
C. give
D. need
52. A. house
B. yard
C. hall
D. door
53. A. expression
B. statement
C. standard
D. rule
54. A. words
B. facts
C. numbers
D. ideas
55. A. like
B. understand
C. suggest
D. stress
第二节语法填空
阅读下面对话，在空格处填人适当的单词或空格后括号内单词的正确形式，每空填写一个单词。请将答案写在答题卡上的相应位置。
John: Mary, I'm looking for something 56(interest) to read. Any suggestions?
Mary: I can recommend (推荐) All Joy and No Fun, which 57 (be) out last week. It' s the sort of book that you find hard to stop reading once you start. I finished it within two days.
John: Sounds good: What's it about, then?
Mary : It' s about being a parent. It focuses on58 it is like to be a parent rather59how to raise kids. It's 60 (total) different from other books on parenting.
John: I guess so. At least the rifle(书名) suggests something new.
Mary: You're right. The author said she 61 (borrow) it from a friend who recently had a kid. It has just five words, 62 she finds it the best way of 63 (describe) the true nature of being a parent. The point is being a parent is full 64joy, but is no fun. After a long day at work, for example, you come home to a long "to do" list: dinner, homework, bedtime and so on. How do you feel?
John: The 65 (write) sees things from her own point of view.
Mary: So she does.
John: Oh, I can't wait to get a copy and read it at once.
