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，从短文后所给各题四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the specialist tested him again.
To my __36__, it was the same score.
Later that evening, I _37_ told Frank what I had learned that day. After talking it over,
we agree that we knew our _38_ much better than an IQ(智商) test. We _39_ that Michael’s
score must have been a __40___ and we should treat him ___41___ as usual.
We moved to Indiana in 1962, and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year.
He got _42 _ grades in the school, especially _43_ biology and chemistry, which was a great comfort.
Michael _44_ Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student, soon afterwards,
his teachers permitted him to take more courses than _45_. In 1968,
he was accepted by the School of Medicine, Yale University.
On graduation day in 1972, Frank and I _46_ the ceremony (典礼) at Yale. After the ceremony,
we told Michael about the _47_ IQ score he got when he was six. Since that day, Michael sometimes
would look at us and say _48_, “My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldn’t be a doctor,
not until after I graduated from medical school!” It is his special way of thanking us for the _49_ we had in him.
Interestingly, Michael then _50_ another IQ test. We went to the same clinic where he
had _51_ the test eighteen years before. This time Michael scored 126, an increase of 36 points.
A result like that was supposed to be _52_.
Children often do as _53_ as what adults, particularly parents and teachers, _54_ of them.
That is, tell a child he is “ _55_”, and he may play the role of a foolish child.
36. A. joyB. surpriseC. dislikeD. disappointment
37. A. tearfullyB. fearfullyC. cheerfullyD. hopefully
38. A. studentB. sonC. friendD. doctor
39. A. arguedB. realizedC. decidedD. understood
40. A. jokeB. mistakeC. warningD wonder.
41. A. speciallyB. strictlyC. naturallyD. carefully
42. A. poorB. goodC. averageD. standard
43. A. in B. aboutC. ofD. for
44. A. visitedB. choseC. passedD. entered
45. A. allowedB. describedC. requiredD. offered
46. A. missedB. heldC. delayedD. attended
47. A. highB. sameC. lowD. different
48. A. curiouslyB. eagerlyC. calmlyD. jokingly
49. A. faithB. interestC. prideD. delight
50. A. looked forB. asked forC. waited forD. prepared for
51. A. receivedB. acceptedC. organizedD. discussed
52. A. imperfectB. impossibleC. uncertainD. unsatisfactory
53. A. honestlyB. muchC. well D. bravely
54. A. hear B. learnC. expectD. speak
55. A. wiseB. rudeC. shyD. stupid
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出选项。
A
The very wealthy English Baron Fitzgerald had only one child, a son, who understandably
was the apple of his eye. His wife died when the child was in his early teens.
So Fitzgerald devoted himself to fathering the kid. Unfortunately the son died in his late teens.
Meanwhile, Fitzgerald's wealth greatly increased. He spent a lot on art works of the masters.
Later Fitzgerald himself became seriously ill. Before his death, he had carefully prepared his
will as to how his wealth would be settled-to sell his entire collection at an auction(拍卖）.
Because of the large quantity and high quality of his collection, a huge crowd of possible
buyers gathered for the auction. Many of them were museum directors and private collectors
eager to bid（出价）. Before the auction, the art works were shown, among which was a
painting of Fitzgerald's son by an unknown artist. Because of its poor quality, it received little attention.
When it was time for the auction, the auctioneer gaveled（敲槌）the crowd to attention.
First the lawyer read from Fitzgerald's will that the first art work to be auctioned was the painting of his son.
The poor-quality painting didn't receive any bidders. . . except one-the old servant who
had served the son and loved him, and who for emotional reasons offered the only bid.
As soon as the servant bought the painting for less than one English pound, the auctioneer
stopped the bidding and asked the lawyer to read again from the will. The crowd became quiet,
and the lawyer read from the will: “Whoever buys the painting of my son gets all my collection. ”Then the auction was over.
56. The English Baron Fitzgerald was __________.
A. a museum director B. a master of art
C. an art collector D. an art dealer
57. Why did the old servant bid for the painting of Fitzgerald's son?
A. He was devoted to the family. B. He saw that no one bid for it.
C. He knew the content of the will. D. He found it cheap for him to buy.
58. Fitzgerald's will showed __________.
A. his desire to fool the bidders
B. his invaluable love for his son
C. his sadness at the death of his son
D. his regret of having no children to take over his wealth