完形填空（二）1、阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

The mother stared down at her dying son.Like any 1 she wanted her son to grow up and 2 all his dreams,which seemed no longer possible.But she still wanted to try.Taking her son’s hand,the mother asked,“Bopsy,did you ever 3 what you wanted to be when you grew up?”“Mommy,I 4 wanted to be a fireman.”Mom smiled back and said,“Let’s see if we can make it come true.”She went to the local 5 department,where she met Fireman Bob,who had a 6 heart.She 7 her son’s final wish and asked 8 it might be possible to give her son a 9 on a fire engine (消防车).Bob said,“We’ll 10 him a fireman.He can eat with us and go out on all the fire 11 !Give ushis 12 and we’ll get a real fire uniform (制服)for him,with a real fire hat and rubber boots.”Three days later Bob 13 Bopsy.That day Bopsy went out on three calls and rode on different fire engines.With all the love, 14 and attention,Bopsy’s dream came true.He was so deeply 15 that he lived 3 months longer than 16 .The night before his death,the mother called Bob and wanted a 17 to be with Bopsy.About 5 minutes later,five firemen arrived as well as Bob.They were with Bopsy till his last 18 .Each should learn from those who 19 love and help to those in great 20 unconditionally (无条件地).1.A.woman B.family C.parent D.member2.A.realize B.finish C.show D.express3.A.pick up B.think about C.think over D.pick out4.A.always B.ever C.seldom D.hardly5.A.shop B.fire C.hospital D.school6.A.cold B.warm C.cruel D.healthy7.A.reminded B.explained C.promised D.asked8.A.that B.when C.where D.if9.A.ride B.try C.truck D.chance10.A.become B.choose C.make D.gain11.A.places B.clothes C.fights D.calls12.A.size B.age C.hobby D.job13.A.picked up B.took up C.put up D.woke up14.A.duty B.protection C.help D.treatment15.A.puzzled B.moved C.excited D.frightened16.A.excused B.explained C.expressed D.expected17.A.fireman B.doctor C.leader D.man18.A.hour B.minute C.night D.day19.A.have B.share C.give D.express20.A.favor B.honor C.need D.time2、阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Alia Baker is a librarian in Iraq. Her library used to be a 1 place for all who loved books and liked to share knowledge. They 2 various matters all over the world. When the war was near, Alia was 3 that the fires of war would destroy the books, which are more 4 to her than mountains of gold. The books are in every language — new books, ancient books, 5 a book on the history of Iraq that is seven hundred years old.She had asked the government for 6 to move the books to a 7 place, but they refused. So Alia took matters into her own hands. 8 , she brought books home every night, 9 her car late after work. Her friends came to 10 her when the war broke out. Anis who owned a restaurant 11 to hide some books. All through the 12 , Alia, Anis, his brothers and neighbours took the books from the library, 13 them over the seven-foot wall and 14 them in the restaurant. The books stayed hidden as the war 15 . Then nine days later, a fire burned the 16 to the ground.One day, the bombing stopped and the 17 left. But the war was not over yet. Alia knew that if the books were to be safe, they must be 18 again while the city was 19 . So she hired a truck to bring all the books to the houses of friends in the suburbs(郊区). Now Alia waited for the war to end and 20 peace and a new library.1.A.meeting B.working C.personal D.religious2.A.raised B.handled C.reported D.discussed3.A.worried B.angry C.doubtful D.curious4.A.practical B.precious C.reliable D.expensive5.A.then B.still C.even D.rather6.A.permission B.confirmation C.explanation rmationrge B.public C.distant D.safe8.A.Fortunately B.Surprisingly C.Seriously D.Secretly9.A.starting B.parking C.filling D.testing10.A.stop B.help C.warn D.rescue11.A.intended B.pretended C.happened D.agreed12.A.war B.night C.building D.way13.A.put B.opened C.passed D.threw14.A.hid B.exchanged C.burnt D.distributed15.A.approached B.erupted C.continued D.ended16.A.restaurant B.library C.city D.wall17.A.neighbours B.soldiers C.friends D.customers18.A.sold B.read C.saved D.moved19.A.occupied B.bombed C.quiet D.busy20.A.dreamed of B.believed in C.cared about D.looked for3、For a long time Gabriel didn’t want to be involved in music at all. In his first years of high school,Gabriel would look pityingly at music students, 1 across the campus with their heavy instrument cases. 2 at school for practice hours 3 anyone else had to be there.He swore to himself to 4 music,as he hated getting to school extra early.5 ,one day,in the music class that was6 of his school’s standard curriculurn,he was playing idly (随意地)on the piano and found it7 to pick out tunes.With a sinking feeling,he realized that he actually8 doing it.He tried to hide his9 pleasure from the music teather,who had 10 over to listen.He might not have this particularly well, 11 the teacher told Gabriel that he had a good 12 and suggested that Gabriel go into the musin store-room to see if any of the instruments there 13 him.There he decided to give the cello(大提琴)a 14 .When he began practicing,he took it very 15 .But he quickly found that he loved playing this instrurnent,and was 16 to practicing it so that within a couple of months he was playing reasonably well.This 17 ,of course,that he arrived at school early in the morning, 18 his heavy instrument case across the campus to the 19 looks of the non-musicians he had left 20 .1.A.travelling B.marching C.pacing D.struggling2.A.rising up ing up C.driving up D.turning up3.A.before B.after C.until D.since4.A.betray B.accept C.avoid D.appreciate5.A.Therefore B.However C.Thus D.Moreover6.A.part B.nature C.basis D.apiritplicated B.safe C.confusing D.easy9.A.transparent B.obvious C.false D.similar10.A.run B.jogged C.jumped D.wandered11.A.because B.but C.though D.so12.A.ear B.taste C.heart D.voice13.A.occurred to B.took to C.appealed to D.held to14.A.change B.chance C.mission D.function15.A.seriously B.proudly C.casually D.naturallymitted ed C.limited D.admitted17.A.proved B.showed C.stressed D.meant18.A.pushing B.dragging C.lifting D.rushing19.A.admiring B.pitying C.annoying D.teasing20.A.over B.aside C.behind D.out4、We have all heard of giant pandas, and know that they are endangered. When one bears babies, it makes national 1 news, and the pictures of the panda babies are 2 circulated. But it now seems that the giant panda is not 3 of itself.The lovely animals have 4 a classic test of self-awareness. They cannot 5 themselves in the mirror. Researchers use the mirror recognition test to 6 whether children or animals have a 7 of self-awareness.In the test, an animal is presented 8 a mirror. Researchers then watch to see 9 it notices a mark on its face,which is only 10 in the mirror. If the animal notices the mark, it often 11 it. Human children often pass the test when they are only two years old.Many other animals have passed the mirror test, including monkeys, Asian elephants and even pigeons. But when researchers tested pandas, 12 of them did the same thing as those animals did. 13 , each panda behaved as if its 14 in the mirror were another panda altogether. They acted as if they were 15 by what they saw in the mirror, scratching their feet and walking 16The 17 of this research will help design better areas for animals in captivity(圈养) . Forex-ample ,one-directional glass sometimes used in the areas may 18 pandas to feel stressed when they see their own images in the 19 .That’s because they might believe it to be another panda,20 themselves.1.A.paper B.cover C.headline D.page2.A.widely B.popularly C.especially pletely4.A.failed B.ignored C.faced D.refused5.A.observe B.discover C.recognize D.understand6.A.believe in B.find out C.pick out D.take in7.A.sense B.question C.opinion D.thought8.A.for B.with C.in D.before9.A.how B.when C.why D.whether10.A.touchable B.seeable C.sensible D.possible11.A.dismisses B.admits C.feels D.moves12.A.all B.most C.one D.none13.A.Thus B.However C.Instead D.Still14.A.reaction B.reflection C.operation D.imagination15.A.trapped B.amazed C.threatened D.teased16.A.backwards B.alone C.forwards D.along17.A.failure B.outcome C.success D.review18.A.cause B.prepare C.accelerate D.urge19.A.eyes B.cages C.zoo D.glass20.A.other than B.regardless of C.because of D.rather than答案以及解析1答案及解析：答案：1.C; 2.A; 3.B; 4.A; 5.B; 6.B; 7.B; 8.D; 9.A; 10.C; 11.D; 12.A; 13.A; 14.C; 15.B; 16.D; 17.A; 18.B; 19.C; 20.C 解析：1.C 像任何父母一样,她希望她儿子能够长大成人实现他所有的梦想,但这看起来不可能了。