10年高考英语完形填空真题汇编

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases

marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Behind our house is the start of a fascinating trail (小径). This trail is one of the old roads

that wind through untold miles of forest. My 36 , Beans, and I walk the trail frequently. Normally, Beans sniffs alongside the trail to follow the smell of a deer track or 37 some cause known only to him.

Beans is a white dog, quite handsome and very 38 . He not only understands what we tell him, but also often makes sounds as if he were trying to 39 back.

One morning, we took a different route, which led us to an unfamiliar trail. I was sure this trail would eventually lead us to our familiar 40 .But, no. We seemed to be far off course. After two hours, I suddenly realized that Beans probably 41 the way home. So I urged, \"Beans, take me home.\" He ran down a new trail. But it merely led to an intersection (岔道口) of trails. Soon it became 42 that we were getting nowhere. I began to picture the rest of the day in the 43 , without food or drink. We had walked about ten miles. But Beans seemed totally 44 . The sniffing and exploring was going well for him.

Finally,we 45 a crossroad near a highway. Lady Luck suggested I should turn left. We did and 46 reached a cottage beside a field. I knocked on the door and explained my situation to an old man. He laughed and then drove us home.

Since our adventure,I 47 that Beans probably knew all along how to get home. He was just having too much fan exploring new trails.

36. A. deer B. dog C. lady D. man 37. A. imagine B. consider C. explore D. present 38, A. smart 39. A. turn

B. sweet B. kick

C. slow C. jump

D. shy

D. speak

40. A. driveway B. path C. crossroad D. highway 41. A. knew B. saw C. showed 42. A, mysterious

D. made

B. ridiculous C. fascinating D. apparent

43. A. house B. forest C. field D. cottage 44. A. unconcerned B. unconscious

C. undecided D. uncomfortable

45. A. left for B. went off C. came to D. drove toward 46. A. punctually 47. A. regretted

B. frequently C. formally

D. shortly

B. remembered C. concluded D. confirmed

2．（10江西）

When Alice started to cycle home from Jenny’s house, she wasn’t nervous. She was certainly not afraid of the dark. __36_, it was only a 15-minute ride home. But halfway there, she began to wish that she hadn’t been so __37__.

As she rounded a sharp bend, it suddenly __38__ cold — very cold. Alice’s breath became puffs of white cloud and her legs were so cold that it became hard to ride.

With her heart beating fast, she struggled so hard to move __39__ that she didn’t hear the car which suddenly appeared beside her. She stopped by the road. The big black car also __40__. Slowly, the passenger-window began to slide down. Alice held her breath. In the soft light inside the car, something __41__. Then, the light brightened and Alice was staring at a sweet, grey-haired old lady. “Hello, dear,” said the old lady. “I need __42__. I’m afraid I’m lost. I need to find the nearest airport. I must be there in the next five minutes.”

“Airport? You __43__ are lost,” Alice said. “You need to go back five kilometers __44__ you

reach the T-junction. Turn left and __45__ for about another 10 kilometers to the main highway. From there, just follow the __46__ to the airport. But I’m afraid there’s no __47__ you’ll get there in five minutes!”

“Thank you very much, dear,” replied the old lady. “Don’t worry — I’ll __48__ in time.” The __49__ moved up and the car started off. A little way ahead, it __50__ and with headlights flashing, it drove past Alice. But then, something __51__ happened. The car began changing. First, its color __52__from black to silvery-grey. Then, the wheels began disappearing, but the car continued to move forward, __53__ just above the ground. As the car ____ into the dark sky, the big red tail-lights grew larger and larger and glowed more and more brightly. With a faint whistling __55__, the car was gone in seconds, leaving Alice shaking her head in disbelief… 36 A However 37 A brave 38 A fell 39 A aside 40 A arrived 41 A gathered 42 A help 43 A necessarily 44 A if 45 A drive 46 A address

B Besides

C Therefore D Otherwise C curious D stubborn

B excited

B seemed C proved D grew B around B stopped B existed

C forward D backward C stayed D started

C dropped D moved

B gas C rest D water B normally B until

C basically D certainly C unless D as

D march

B walk C follow B signs

C notices D guidance

47 A doubt B room C time 48 A have it 49 A door 50 A passed 51 A strange 52 A developed 53 A rolling A pointed

B get it

D way

C make it D finish it

B window C headlight D wheel B rushed B sensitive

C turned D continued C imaginable D horrible C spread C drawing C broke C sound

D faded D flashing D rose D tone

B appeared B floating

B returned B voice

55 A tune 3．（10山东）

It was a cool October evening. Excitement and family members __36___ the hall. I was only a 7-year-old girl, but I was the center of __37___. Finally, after weeks of preparation, I would __38_ all my hard work in a dance of performance. Everything would be __39___ —so I thought. I waited backstage all __40__ in my black tights with a golden belt. In a loud and clear voice, the master of ceremonies __41__ that my class was next.

My dance class was doing a routine on wooden boxes two feet by two feet, facing the __42___. All I had to do in the next move was put one foot on the box next to mine and keep my other foot on my box. I really was an __43__ move. I was concentrating so much __44___ the huge smile on my face and holding my head up that I did not look __45__ I was going. I missed my partner’s box altogether and __46__. There I was standing on the stage floor when my classmates were on top of their boxes. I could hear giggles(咯咯笑) coming from the audience, and I felt the ___47___ rush to my face. I remembered my dance teacher had told us, “If you make a mistake, keep smiling so the audience will not ___48___.” I did my best to follow her ___49___ as I continued with the routine.

When the curtain dropped, so did my __50___ for the evening. I ___51___ bitterly, tasting the salt from the tears that streamed down my face. I ran backstage, but no one could __52__ me down.

Recently I realized I had been a __53__ that night. I was ______, but I fought the urge to run off the stage. __55___, I finished the routine with a smile on my face. Now when friends and family laugh about the time I slipped during a dance performance, I can laugh too.

36. A. filled B. visited C. attended D. decorated 37. A. pressure B. impression C. debate D. attention 38. A. take over B. show off

C .look after D. give up

D . perfect

39. A. reasonable B. suitable C . obvious

40. A. dressed up B. folded up C. covered up D. mixed up 41. A. suggested B. explained C. announced D. predicted 42. A. music 43. A. easy

B .audience

C . curtain

D . stage

B .active C . adventurous D. extra

D . keeping

44. A. containing B . hiding C . sharing 45. A. why B .whether

C . where D . what

C .waved D . skipped C . pride D . tear

D . notice

D . plan

46. A. wandered B. slipped 47. A. blood

B .pleasure

48. A. leave B .cheer C . believe 49. A. gesture 50. A. doubts 51. A. argued

B .example

C . advice

B .hopes C . voice D . patience B .shouted

C . begged D . put

D . sobbed

52. A. turn B .calm C . let 53. A. star B .pioneer . A. satisfied 55. A. However

4．（10上海）

C . loserD . fool

B .moved C . embarrassed D. confused B . Instead C . In total D .in return

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

The first attempt of even the most talented artists, musicians, and writers is seldom a masterpiece, If you consider your drafts as dress rehearsals (彩排), or tryouts, revising will seem a natural part of the writing ___50___.

What is the purpose of the dress rehearsals and the out-of-town previews that many Broadway shows go through? The answer is adding, deleting, replacing, reordering, ___51___ revising. Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Phantom of the Opera underwent such a process.

When Lloyd Webber began writing in 1984, he had in mind a funny, exciting production. However, when Phantom opened in London in 1986, the audience saw a moving psychological love story set to music. The musical had. ___52___ several revisions due, in part, to problems with costuming andmakeup (戏服和化妆). For instance, Lloyd Webber ___53___ some of the music because the Phantom's makeup prevented the actor from singing certain sounds.

When you revise, you change aspects of your work in ______ to your evolving purpose, or to include ___55___ ideas or newly discovered information.

Revision is not just an afterthought that gets only as much time as you have at the end of an

assignment. ___56___, it is a major stage of the writing process, and writers revise every step of the way. Even your decision to ___57___.topics while prewriting is a type of revising. However.don't make the mistake of skipping the revision stage that follows ___58___. Always make time to become your own ___59___and view your dress rehearsal, so to speak. Reviewing your work in this way can give you ___60___ new ideas.

Revising involves ___61___ the effectiveness and appropriateness of all aspects of your writing, making your purpose more clearly, and refocusing or developing the facts and ideas you present. When you revise, ask yourself the following questions, keeping in mind the audience for whom you are writing: Is my main idea or purpose ___62___ throughout my draft? Do I ever lose sight of my purpose? Have I given my readers all of the ___63___ that is, facts, opinions, inferences --- that they need in order to understand my main idea? Finally, have I included too many ______ details that may confuse readers? 50. A. technique 51. A. in particular 52. A. undergone 53. A. rewrote . A. addition 55. A. fixed 56. A. However 57. A. discuss 58. A. drafting 59. A. director 60. A. personal 61. A. mixing 62. A. amazing 63. A. angles . A. unnecessary

5．（10福建）

Born in America, I spoke English, not Chinese, the language of my ancestors. When I was three, my parents flashed cards with Chinese 36 at my face, but I pushed them 37 . My mom believed I would learn 38 I was ready. But the 39 never came. On a Chinese New Year’s Eve, my uncle spoke to me in Chinese, but all I could do was 40at him, confused, scratching my head. “Still can’t speak Chinese?” He 41me, B .style C . process B .as a result B .skipped B .released B .response

D . career

D . in other words

C . for example

C . rejected D . replaced

C . recorded D . reserved

C . opposition D . contrast C . familiar

D . fresh

B .ambitious B . Moreover

C . Instead D . Therefore

D . cover

B .switch C . exhaust

B .rearranging C . performing D . training B .master C . audience D . visitor B .valuable

C . basic D . delicate

D . assessing

B .weakening C . maintaining B .bright C . unique B .evidence

D . clear

C . information D . hints

B .uninteresting C . concrete D . final

“You can’t even buy a fish in Chinatown.”“Hey, this is America, not China. I’ll get some 42 with or without Chinese.” I replied and turned to my mom for 43 .“Remember to ask for fresh fish, Xin Xian Yu,” she said, handing over a $20 bill. I 44the words, running downstairs into the streets of Chinatown.I found the fish 45surrounded in a sea of customers. “I’d like to buy some fresh fish,” I shouted to the fishman. But he 46 my English words and turned to serve the next customer. The laugh of the people behind increased 47 their impatience. With every 48 , the breath of the dragons（龙）on my back grew stronger---my blood boiling--- 49 me to cry out, “Xian Sheng Yu， please.” “ Very Xian Sheng,” I repeated. The crowd erupted into laughter. My face turned 50and I ran back home 51 ,expect for the $20 bill I held tightly in my pocket.Should I laugh or cry? They’re Chinese. I’m Chinese. I should feel right at 52 Instead , I was the joke , a disgrace（丢脸）to the language.Sometimes , I laugh at my fish 53 , but , in the end .the joke is on . Every laugh is a culture 55 ; every laugh is my heritage （传统）fading away.

36. A. custom

B. games

C .characters . D. language C. along D. aside C. unless D. until C. time D. attempt C. nod D. stare

37. A. ahead B. around 38. A. when B. before 39. A. success B. study 40. A. aim B. joke

41. A. cared about B. laughed at C. argued with D. asked after 42. A. right now B. from now C. at times D. in time 43. A. decision B. permission C. information D. preparation 44. A. repeated B. reviewed C. spelled 45. A. farm

D. kept

B. stand C. pond D. market

46. A. guessed B. forgot C. doubted D. ignored 47. A. by B. as C. with D. from 48. A. second B. effort C. desire D. movement 49. A. forcing B. allowing C. persuading D. leading 50. A. bright B. blank C. pale D. red

51. A. open-mouthed B. tongue-tied C. empty-handed D. broken-hearted 52. A. service B. home C. risk D. root 53. A. trade B. deed C. challenge

D. incident

. A. it B. us C. me D. them 55. A. thrown B. lost C. divided D. reflected

8．（10广东）

Every country has its own culture.

Even though each country uses doors. .Doors many have21 functions and purposes which lead to 22 differences.

When I first came to America, I noticed that a public building had two different 23 and they had distiFnct functions. You have to push the door with the word “PUSH” to go out of the building and to pull the door with the word “PULL” to 24the building. This was new to me, because we use the 25 door in south Korea. For quite a few times I failed to go out of a shopping centre and was embarrassed.

The way of using school bus doors was also 26 to me .I used to take the school bus to classes. The school decided that when the driver opened both the front and back doors, 27 who were getting off the bus should get off first , and students who were getting on should get on 28 . In south Korea, we do not need to wait for people to get off. One morning, I hurried to the bus ,and when the bus doors opened, I 29 _tried to get on the school bus through the front door. All the students around looked at me, I was totally 30,and my face went red. 21. A.different B .important 22. A.national B .embarrassing 23. A.exits 24.A.enter 25. A.main

B .entrances

C .practical D .unusual C .cultural D .amazing C .signs D .doors

B .leave C .open D .close B .same

C .front D .back

26.A.annoying B .hard C .satisfying D .strange 27.A.parents B .students C .teachers D .drivers 28.A.sooner B .later C .faster D .earlier 29.A.politely B .patiently C .unconsciously D .slowly 30.A.embarrassedB.annoyed C .unsatisfied D .excited

9．（10全国Ⅰ）

It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital. I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for appointment （约会）at 9:30.

The nurse had him take a 36 in the waiting area, 37 him it would be at least 40 minutes 38 someone would be able to see him .I saw him 39 his watch and decided, since I was 40 buy-my patient didn’t 41 at the appointed hour ,I would examine his wound, While taking care of his wound ,I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment.

The gentleman said no and told me that he 42 to go to the nursing home on eat breakfast with his 43 .He told me that she had been 44 for a while and that she had a special disease, I asked if

she would be 45 if he was a bit late. He replied that she 46 knew who he was ,that she had not been able to 47 him for five years now. I was 48 and asked him,” And you 49 go every morning, even though she doesn’t know who you are?”

He smiled and said .”She doesn’t know me, but I know who she is” I had to hold back 50 as he left.

Now I 51 that in marriages, true love is 52 of all that, The happiest people don’t 53 have the best of everything; they just the best of everything they have .55 isn’t about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain. 36.A.breath

B . test

C . seat

D . break

D. telling

37.A.persuading 38. A. if

B. promising B .before B. fixing B .also

C. understanding

D . after

C . since

39. A. taking off 40. A. very 41. A. turn up 42. A. needed 43. A. daughter 44. A late 45. A. lonely 46. A. so far

C .looking at

D . winding

C . seldom D . not D . go away

B. show off

C . come on C . agreed C . mother C . around

B .forgot B .wife B .well B .worried B .neither B. answer

D . happened

D . sister D . there

D . hungry

C . doubtful

C . no longer

C .believe

D . already

D . expect D .satisfied

47. A. recognize 48.A. moved 49.A. only 50.A. curiosity 51. A. realize 52. A. agreement 53. A. necessarily . A. learn 55. A. Adventure

11．（10陕西）

B . disappointed C . surprised

D . still

B . then C . thus B . tears C . words B .suggest

D . judgment

D . prove D . exhibition

D . frequently

C . hope

B .expression C . acceptance B .completely B .make

C . naturally

D . try

C . favor

B . Beauty C . Trust D ..Life

I used to live selfishly, I should admit. But one moment changed me.I was on my lunch break and had 26 the office to get something to eat . On the way, I 27abusker(街头艺人)，with a hat in front of him. I had some 28 in my pocket, but I would not give them to him, thinking to myself he would 29 use the money to feed his addiction to drugs or alcohol. He 30 like that type-young and ragged.31 what was I going to spend the money on? Only to feed my addiction to Coca-Cola or chocolate! I then 32 I had no right to place myself above 33 just because he was busking. I 34 and dropped all the coins into his 35, and he smiled at me, I watched for a while. As 36 as it sounds, I expected something more to come from that moment—a feeling of 37 or satisfaction, for example. But nothing happened 38 , I walked off. “It proved to be a waste of 39 ,”I thought.

On my way home at the end of the 40, I saw the busker again and he was 41 . I watched him pick up the hat and walk 42 a cafe counter. There he poured the 43 contents into a tin collecting 44 an earthquake fund-raising(募捐) event. He was busking for charity(慈善)！

Now I donate any 45 I have to charity tins and enjoy the feeling of giving. 26. A. left 27. A. led 28. A. chocolates 29. A. almost 30. A. acted 31. A. Though 32. A. declared 33. A. it

B .cleaned

C . prepared D . searched

B .chose C . saw D . fooled B . coins

C . tins D . drugs

B .only C . rather D . still B .looked C . sounded D . smelt

C . Therefor D . But

B . For

B .realized B .all

C . expected D . guessed C . him D . them

C . stopped

D . arrived

34. A. waited 35. A. rag 36. A. selfish 37. A. happiness

B .followed B .hat

C . pocket D . counter

D . special D . hate

D. Comfortably

B .awkward C . innocent B .sadness

C . love

38. A. Disappointedly 39. A. words 40. A. moment

B. Unfortunately B .effort B .day

C. Coincidentally

D . money D . event

C . space C . break

41. A. walking around B. passing by 42. A. around 43.A. chief 44.A.by 45.A.work

14．（10辽宁）

B . for

B .in

C .packing up

D . to D . total

D. running off

C . behind

B . basic C . on

C . actual

D . with

D .change

B . time C . energy

When I first entered university, my aunt, who is an English professor, gave me a new English dictionary. I was __36___to see that it was an English dictionary, also known as a

monolingual dictionary._37___it was a dictionary intended for non—native learners, none of my classmates had one __38__, to be honest, I found it extremely __39_ to use at first. I would look up words in the dictionary and _40__ not fully understand the meaning. I was used to the __41__ bilingual dictionaries, in which the words are _42__ both in English and Chinese. I really wondered why my aunt __43_ to make things so difficult for me. Now, after studying English at university for three years, I _44__ that monolingual dictionaries are __45_ in learning a foreign language

As I found out, there is __46_ often no perfect equivalence(对应)between two _47___ in two language. My aunt even goes so far as to 48___ that a Chinese “equivalent” can never give you the __49___ meaning of a word in English! ___50_ , she insisted that I read the definition(定义) of a world in a monolingual dictionary __51___ I wanted to get a better understanding of its meaning. ____52__, I have come to see what she meant.

Using a monolingual dictionary for learners has helped me in another important way. This dictionary uses a(n) 53 number of words, around 2, 000, in its definitions. When I read these definitions, I am exposed to（接触）the basic words and learn how they are used to explain objects and ideas. 55 this, I can express myself more easily in English. 36.A．worried B ．sad

C ．surprised D ．nervous

37.A．Because B ．Although C ．Unless D ．If 38.A．but B ．so C ．or D ．and 39.A．difficult B ．interesting C ．ambiguous D ．practical 40.A．thus B ．even

C ．still D ．again

41.A．new B ．familiar C ．earlier D ．ordinary 42.A．explained B ．expressed C ．described D ．created 43.A．offered B ．agreed C ．decided D ．happened 44.A．imagine B ．recommend C ．predict D ．understand 45.A．natural B ．better C ．easier D ．convenient 46 A．at best B ．in fact C ．at times D ．in case 47.A．words B ．names C ．ideas D ．characters 48.A．hope B ．declare

C ．doubt D ．tell

49.A．exact B ．basic C ．translated D ．expected 50.A．Rather B ．However C ．Therefore D ．Instead 51.A．when B ．before C ．until D ．while 52.A．Largely B ．Generally 53.A．extra B ．average

C ．Gradually D ．Probably C ．total D ．limited

.A．repeatedly B ．nearly C ．immediately D ．anxiously

55.A．According to B ．In relation to C ．In addition to D ．Because of

15．（10北京）

I met Mrs. Neidl in the ninth grade on a stage-design team for a play and she was one of the directors. Almost instantly I loved her. She had an Unpleasant voice and a direct way of speaking, 36 she was encouraging and inspiring. For some reason, she was impressed with my work and me.

Mrs. Neidl would ask me for my 37 . She wanted to know how I thought we should 38 things. At first I had no idea how to answer because I knew 39 about stage design! But I slowly began to respond to her 40 . It was cause and effect: She believed I had opinions, so I began to 41 them. She trusted me to complete things, so I completed them perfectly. She loved how 42 I was, so I began to show up to paint more and more. She believed in me, so I began to believe in myself.

Mrs. Neidl's 43 that year was, \"Try it. We can always paint over it 44 !\"I began to take 45 . I had been so afraid of failing but suddenly there was no failing--only things to be 46 upon. I learned to dip my brush into the paint and 47 create something. The shy, quiet freshman achieved success that year. I was 48 in the program

as \"Student Art Assistant\" because of the time and effort I'd put in. It was that year that I 49 I wanted to spend the rest of my life doing stage design.

B eing on that stage-design team 50 Mrs. Neidl changed me completely. Not only was I

stronger and more competent than I had thought, but I also 51 a strong interest and a world I hadn't known existed. She taught me not to 52 what people think I should do: She taught me to take chances and not be 53 . Mrs. Neidl was my comforter when I was upset. Her in me has inspired me to do things that I never imagined 55 . 36. A. and 37. A. opinion

B .yet

C . so

D . for C . information

D . change

D . intention

B .impression

38. A. make 39. A. anything 40. A. questions 41. A. hold 42. A. happy 43. A. message 44. A. again

B .keep C . handle

B .something C . everything D . nothing B .comments C . explanations D. remarks B .follow C . evaluate B .lively C . reliable B .motto C . saying B .more

D . form

D . punctual

D . suggestion

D . later

C . instead

45. A. steps 46. A. improved 47. A. easily 48. A. introduced 49. A. confirmed 50. A. with 51. A. developed 52. A. accept

B .controlC . charge B .acted C . looked B .carefully

D . risks[ D . reflected

D . proudly D . considered

C . confidently C . identified

B .recognized B .decided B .below

C . realized C . of

D . acknowledged

D . by

B .discovered C . took D . fostered

B .care C . judge D . wonder B .lazy C . sad D . afraid B .patience

C . curiosity C . possible

D o interest

53. A. bored . A. trust 55. A. accessible

16．（10重庆）

B .enjoyable D . favorable

Introduction to Letters to Sam

Dear Reader,

Please allow me to tell you something before you read this book. When my 36 , Sam, was born, my heart was filled with joy. I had been sitting in a wheelchair for 20 years before then, and I have been 37ill many times. So I wondered if I would have the 38to tell Sam what I had 39 . For years I have been hosting a program on the 40and writing articles for a magazine. Being 41to move freely, I have learned to sit still and keep my heart 42 , exchanging thoughts with thousands of listeners and 43 . So when Sam was born, I 44to tell him about school and friendship, romance and work, love and everything else. That’s how I started to write these 45. I hope that Sam would 46them sooner or later. However, that expectation 47 when Sam showed signs of autism (自闭症) at the age of two. He had actually stopped talking before the discovery of the signs. He 48to communicate with others, even the family members. That was 49for me but didn’t stop me writing on. I realized that I had even 50 now to tell him. I wanted him to 51what it means to be “different” from others, and learn how to fight against the misfortune he’ll 52 as I myself, his grandfather, did. I just 53if I could write all that I wanted to say in the rest of my life. Now, the book has been published, I have been given the chance. Every chapter in the book is a letter to Sam: some about my life, and all about what it means to be a 55 .

Daniel Gottlieb

36. A. son 37. A. seriously 38. A. ability 39. A. written 40. A. radio 41. A. ready 42. A. warm 43. A. hosts 44. A. began 45. A. letters 46. A. find 47. A. developed 48. A. tried 49. A. exciting 50. A. less 51. A. understand 52. A. fear 53. A. felt . A. as 55. A. teacher

B. nephew B. mentally B. time B. suffered B. television B. unable B. broken B. visitors B. stopped B. emails B. read B. disappeared B. refused B. acceptable B. everything B. explain B. face B. guessed B. once B. child

C. brother C. slightly C. courage C. observed C. stage C. anxious C. closed C. readers C. forgot C. books C. collect C. changed C. regretted C. strange C. more C. believe C. know C. saw C. though C. man

D. grandson D. quietly D. responsibility D. lost D. bed D. eager D. open D. reporters D. decided D. diaries D. keep D. arrived D. hoped D. heartbreaking D. nothing D. question D. cause D. doubted D. if D. writer

18．（10安徽）

Most people give little thought to the Pens they write with,especially since the printer.In modern homes and offices mean that very 36 things are handwritten．All too often，people buy a pen based only on 37 ，and wonder why they are not satisfied 38 They begin to use it．However，buying a Pen that you'11 enjoy is not 39 if You keep thefollowing in mind．

First of all．a pen should fit comfortably in your hand and be 40 to use．The thickness of the pen is the most important characteristic(特征) 4l comfort．Having a small hand and thick fingers，you may be comfortable with a thin pen. If you have a 42 hand and thicker fingers，you may 43 a fatter pen．The length of 8 pen call 44influence comfort．A pen that is t00 45 can easily feel top-heavy and unstable．

Then，the writing point of the pen should 46 the ink to flow evenly(均匀地)while the pen remains in touch with the paper．47 will make it possible for you to create a 48 line of writing. The point should also be sensitive enough to 49 ink from running when the pen is lifted．A point that does not block the 50 may leave dropsof ink， 51 you pick the pen up and put it down again．

52，the pen should make a thick,dark line. Fine—line pens may 53 badhandwriting，but fine，delicate lines do not command next to printed text，as， 55 ，a signature on a printed letter.A broad line ,on other hand，gives animpression of confidence and authority(权威).

36.A.many B.few C.pleasant D.important 37.A.1ooks B.reason C.value D.advantages 38.A.once B.if C.because D.though 39.A.convenient B.easy C.hard D.difficult 40.A.heavy B.easyC.hard D.safe

41.A.taking B.finding C.determining D.seeking 42.A.stronger B.weaker C.Smaller D.1arger 43.A.prefer B.recommend C.prepare D.demand 44.A.hardly B.allowC.never D.Still

45. A.thick B.1ight C.1ong D.soft 46. A.change B.allow C.reduce D.press 47. A They B.One C.This D.Some 48. A thin B.rough C.black D.Smooth 49. A prevent B.free C.protect D.Remove 50. A way B.Sight C.flow D.Stream 51. A so B.as C.and D.Yet

52. A Meanwhile B.Generally C.Afterwards D.Finally

53. A show up B.differ from C.Break down D.compensate for . A attention B.support C.respect D.Admission 55. A at most B.For example C.in brief D.on purpose