第三部分：英语知识运用 (共两节，满分45分)

第一节：完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One day I visited an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting. I was expecting a quiet ___41___ of the splendid artwork.

A young ___42___ viewing the paintings ahead of me ___43___ nonstop between themselves. I watched them a moment and decided the lady was doing all the talking. I admired the man’s ___44___ for putting up with her ___45___ stream of words. ___46___ by their noise, I moved on.

I met them several times as I moved ___47___ the various rooms of art. Each time I heard her continuous flow of words, I moved away ___48___.

I was ___49___ at the counter of the museum gift shop making a purchase when the couple approached the ___50___. Before they left, the man ___51___ into his pocket and pulled out a white object. He ___52___ it into a long stick and then ___53___ his way into the coatroom to get his wife’s jacket.

“He’s a ___54___ man.” the clerk at the counter said. “Most of us would give up if we were blind at such a young age. During his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldn’t change. So, as before, he and his wife come in ___55___ there is a new art show.”

“But what does he get out of the art?” I asked. “He can’t see.”

“Can’t see! You’re ___56___. He sees a lot. More than you and I do,” the clerk said. “His wife ___57___ each painting, so he can see it in his head.”

I learned something about patience, ___58___ and love that day. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without ___59___ and the courage of a husband who would not ___60___ blindness to change his life. And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away, their arms intertwined.

41. A.break B.view C.wander D.scenery

42. A.lady B.man C.couple D.clerk

43. A.chatted B.argued C.screamed D.yelled

44. A.attempt B.independence C.wisdom D.patience

45. A.vivid B.constant C.casual D.exciting

46. A.Adopted B.Adapted C.Conducted D.Disturbed

47. A.through B.to C.towards D.from

48. A.anxiously B.slowly C.quickly D.sensibly

49. A.lying B.shouting C.standing D.singing

50. A.entrance B.exit C.front D.queue

51. A.touched B.held C.reached D.bent

52. A.made B.lengthened C.brought D.broadened

53. A. led B.lost C.forced D.tapped

54. A. brave B.rough C.smart D.generous

55. A.wherever B.whatever C.whichever D.whenever

56. A.wrong B.silly C.equal D.unique