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,掌握其大意,然后从第36.至55小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
“This Friday we’ll have the yearly Egg Drop Challenge,” said our science teacher, Mr. Baker.
“You can work alone with a partner.”
My friend, Cassie, and I smiled at each other. We always worked on projects ___36___.
The ___37___ of the Challenge was simple—to build a projective container to keep an egg from breaking when ___38___ the stadium wall.
I made my sandwich that afternoon while waiting for Cassie. ___39___ the butter-cream gave me an idea.
“I have a brilliant design for our ___40___ container!” I said when Cassie arrived. “We can ___41___ the egg with some butter cream.
“Why not put the egg in a basket with a parachute(降落伞) ___42___?” Cassie rolled her eyes.” The parachute is better than that stupid idea.”
I couldn’t believe it. Of course we’d had our little ___43___ in the past, but she’d never called any of my ideas “___44___” before.
“Then I’ll build mine and you build yours!”___45___ words had been out, our friendship was challenged.When Friday finally arrived, I had to ___46___ Cassie’s Egg Force One looked pretty good.___47___, my Egg-cellent Egg Cream didn’t look quite scientific. We kids carried our containers up three stadium steps and dropped them over the side wall. Those whose eggs broke were out; those whose egg survived ___48___ three more steps and dropped them again. This would go on till the last egg broke.
After four rounds, only Cassie and I were ___49___. I let go of my box. I heard someone say “ew” after seconds. Had my egg broken? I raced down the ___50___. The sidewalk was dotted with egg shell(蛋壳) from those ___51___ drops. Finally I found my little Egg-cellent Egg Cream.
“That looks like egg drop soup, Laura,” Cassie said. She was holding her Egg Force One. My ___52___ raced. Had she won? I looked at her basket. ___53___.
“My egg bounced ___54___,” she explained, pointing to a broken shell.
“A tie(平局),” Mr Baker said.
Cassie looked at me, and her glare ___55___. I laughed. She smiled…
36. A. patiently B. silently
C. together D. alone
37. A. function B. goal
C. reason D. result
38. A. rolled down B. pushed against
C. thrown at D. dropped over
39. A. Spreading B. Boiling
C. Baking D. Holding
40. A. butter B. sandwich
C. cream D. egg
41. A. protect B. replace
C. carry D. mix
42. A. followed B. covered
C. attached D. supported
43. A. ideas B. fights
C. worries D. challenges
44. A. wrong B. stupid
C. brilliant D. scientific
45. A. Since B. While
C. But D. And
46. A. explain B. deny
C. admit D. prove
47. A. Therefore B. Anyway
C. Otherwise D. Besides
48. A. paced down B. turned around
C. walked up D. went back
49. A. left B. wanted
C. chose D. discovered
50. A. steps B. way
C. wall D. sidewalk
51. A. intended B. unexpected
C. failed D. desired
52. A. eyes B. hands
C. feet D. heart
53. A. Lost B. Dirty
C. Broken D. Empty
54. A. around B. out
C. in D. down
55. A. returned B. remained
C. increased D. softened