第2章完形填空(一)(2011全国卷)There are times when people are so tired that they fall asleep almost anywhere. We can see there is a lot of sleeping on the bus or train on the _1_ home from work in the evenings. A man will be _2_ the newspaper, and seconds later it _3_ as if he is trying to _4_ it. Or he will fall asleep on the shoulder of the stranger _5_ next to him. _6_ place where unplanned short sleep _7_ is in the lecture hall where a student will start snoring (打鼾)so _8_that the professor has to ask another student to _9_ the sleeper awake. A more embarrassing (尴尬的) situation occurs when a student starts falling into sleep and the _10_ of the head pushes the arm off the _11_， and the movement carries the _12_ of the body along. The student wakes up on the floor with no _13_ of getting there. The worst time to fall asleep is when _14_. Police reports are full of _15_ that occur when people fall into sleep and go _16_ the road. If the drivers are _17_， they are not seriously hurt. One womans car, _18_ , went into the river. She woke up in four feet of _19_ and thought it was raining. When people are really _20_， nothing will stop them from falling asleepno matter where they are.很多时候人们疲惫了就会打瞌睡，当睡意来袭时不论身在何处都会很快入眠。例如乘车时、听讲座时，甚至开车时，人们都会因疲惫而睡着。1A.way BtrackCpath Droad答案：A。由下文的in the evenings可知是“在下班回家的路上”，用on the way home from work表示。2A.buying BfoldingCdelivering Dreading答案：D。由上文的on the bus or train可知是在车上“读”报。buy买；fold折叠；deliver递送。3A.acts BshowsCappears Dsounds答案：C。由下文的he is trying to_ it 可知此处是“看起来”好像。由此可知C项正确。4A.open BeatCfind Dfinish答案：B。坐车打瞌睡时会不停地点头，看起来像“吃”报纸。5A.lying BwaitingCtalking Dsitting答案：D。句意：或者他会靠在坐在他旁边的陌生人的肩上睡觉。lie躺；wait等待；talk谈话；sit坐。6A.Next BEveryCAnother DOne答案：C。上文介绍的是在车上，此处再介绍“另一个”地方，故用another。7A.goes on Bends upClasts Dreturns答案：A。go on发生，进行；end up结束；last持续，维持；return归还。8A.bravely BhappilyCloudly Dcarelessly答案：C。学生打鼾声音太“大”，以致教授不得不让另一个同学把他“晃”醒。bravely勇敢地；happily高兴地；loudly大声地；carelessly粗心地。9A.leave BshakeCkeep Dwatch答案：B。见8题解析。10A.size BshapeCweight Dstrength答案：C。学生开始入睡，头的重量将胳膊推离桌面，同时带动身体的其余部分滑到地板上。size大小；shape形状；weight重量；strength体力。11A.cushion BdeskCshoulder Dbook答案：B。学生在教室内上课，故选desk。12A.action BpositionCrest Dside答案：C。由上文中提到的头及胳膊的活动，以及下句The student wakes up on the floor.可知答案为C项。13A.memory BreasonCquestion Dpurpose答案：A。因学生睡着了，所以不记得发生的事情，故选memory。14A.thinking BworkingCwalking Ddriving答案：D。由下文的the drivers可知D项正确。15A.changes BeventsCideas Daccidents答案：D。由下文知此处指发生在路上的“交通事故”。16A.up BoffCalong Ddown答案：B。由上文的people fall into sleep可知车会“驶离”公路。17A.lucky BawakeCcalm Dstrong答案：A。由下文的they are not seriously hurt可知此处应为“如果司机幸运”。18A.in time Bat firstCas usual Dfor example答案：D。此处要举例说明。in time及时；at first首先；as usual像往常一样；for example 例如。19A.dust BwaterCgrass Dbush答案：B。由上句的went into the river可知。20A.tired BdrunkClonely Dlazy答案：A。前后呼应，由文章第一句话可知A项正确。(二)(2011湖北卷)The young woman entered the pool where an injured dolphin(海豚) was swimming.Despite her fear，she felt strong wearing her new leg.In her second grade，Maja _1_ her cousin，Jasmina.After Jasminas death，Maja swore she would honor the little girl by _2_ with a dolphin，an animal that both girls _3_ .“Jasmina never got the chance to do it.”says Maja，now 32，“so I _4_ that someday Id do it for her.”In high school，Maja was _5_ about sports.She even planned to become an athlete._6_，in 1993，during the civil war in her home country，a bomb _7_ her left leg.After two years _8_ in the US.，Maja received her first artificial (人造的)leg，but _9_ it didnt fit well，walking for Maja was very painful._10_，she managed to graduate from a local high school.Then after receiving a _11_ from Saint Francis University，she got a job at an insurance firm and _12_ started her own company.To relax, Maja _13_ often watch the dolphins play at an aquarium (水族馆)near her home.A young dolphin，Winter，who had lost its tail，caught her _14_.One day，Maja happened to see trainers _15_ Winter with a hightech tail.When they were done，Winter swam freely in the water.Maja was _16_.She managed to find inventors of Winters tail.Within ten days，she had a new leg which freed her the _17_ that had troubled her for almost 16 years.Now Maja，was ready to keep her _18_.She went to the aquarium，lowered herself into the pool and held out a hand to Winter，who approached _19_，then swam away.After a few minutes，the dolophin let Maja _20_ its back.Finally，the two began to swim around the pool together.本文描述了一位失去腿的女人和一位失去尾巴的海豚；相似的困境，让两位走到了一起，也让这位女人实现了先前的诺言：一定要和海豚一起游泳。1A.lost BvisitedCrescued Dleft答案：A。根据本句中的“after Jasminas death”可以断定Maja是失去了Jasmina，故选A：失去。2A.talking BlivingCswimming Dsurfing答案：C。从第一段中的提示句“en