第二节 完形填空(共l5分．每小题1分)

先阅读短文，然后从文后每小题的四个选项中选出一个可以填入短文中相应空白处的最佳答案。

(A)

Football is, I do think, the most favorite game in England. It is one of the important  ( 36 )              to see. Rich and poor, young and old, one can see them. To a stranger, one of the most surprising things about football in England is the great  ( 37 )               of the game which even the smallest boy seems to have. He can   (38)              you the names of the players in most of the important teams; he has pictures of them and knows the   ( 39 )                of Large numbers of matches. He will tell you who he hopes will   (40)                 such a match, and his ideas about football are usually as good as those of men three or four times his age.

36. A. tides             B. matches          C. teams               D. places

37. A. medal            B. success          C. knowledge        D. secret

38. A. say               B. tell                   C. talk                   D. speak

39. A. results          B. roles                C. reasons           D. reporters

40. A. heat             B. cover               C. enjoy               D. win

(B)

One day a wise man was walking along the beach when he saw a young man far away picking up something and very gently throwing it into the sea. As he got   (41)             he called out to the young man, "Good morning! What are you doing?"

The young man  （42）               , looked up and replied, "Throwing starfishes into the sea. "

"Why are you throwing starfishes into the sea?"

"The sun is up and the   (43)              is going away. And if I don't throw them in they’ll   (44)           . "

"But, young man, don't you   (45)                 that there are miles and miles of beach and starfishes all along it. You can't  (46)            make a difference! '"

The young man   (47)             politely. Then he picked another starfish and threw it into the sea, and said, "It made a difference for that   (48)                 . "

There is something very   (49)                 in each and every one of us. We have all been given the ability to make a difference to shape the future. We must each find our own starfish. And if we throw our starfish wisely and well, the   (50)                will be better.

41. A. better            B, farther            C. closer            D. faster

42. A. continued        B. stopped         C. watched          D. answered

43. A. water            B. wind                 C. boat             D. fish

44. A. leave            B. die                    C. run              D. lose

45. A. believe           B. realize              C. expect           D. guess

46. A. possibly         B. hardly              C. especially        D. fortunately

47. A. replied           B, argued              C. spoke            D. listened

48. A. day              B. time                  C. place            D, one

49. A. special           B. brave                C. strange           D, lucky

50. A. family            B. village               C. country           D, world